the federal environmental ma will p $5.6 million to uc uc berkeley, long with oakland and east bay parks to reduce the fire danger from a total of 80,000 nonnative trees. >> a construction crew hit a goods line behind an oakland fire station today. pg&e were asked to respond to a gas leak near fire station 25. workeres were using a bobcat at an oil construction site when it severed the gas. firefighters kept a close watch on the site while pg&e crews repaired the line. >> a tip led to an arrest in a homicide case in antioch. a 22-year-old man was found shot to death. police say a phone call from someone reporting a suspicious person in their neighborhood led to the arrest. police are not naming the suspect, who was booked on homicide charges. >>> developing news. more than 50 people have been injured after a car drove into a parade in virginia. it happened during a small operations town festival. the cell phone video was taken moments after. witnesses say an elderly man plowed into parade participants, then kept going 100 feet before coming to a stop. there were people still pinned under

galaleo high school and in the fall i am going to uc berkeley thank you. >> hi, my name is wendy and i am going to be graduating from mission high school tomorrow, and i am going to berkeley as well. >> >> okay. >> thank you. >> so are we ready for the san francisco alliance of black school educaters? >> yes. >> so please come to the podium and do you have students with you? >> yes. bring them with you. >> >> good evening to everyone and to our president and for the superintendent and all board president and to sister ester and to all present, we would like to thank you for this opportunity to announce that on may 9th we gave away, 13 scholarships. and we have one recipient that is here with us this afternoon that we would like to introduce her. hi, my name is anna and i am graduating mission as well tomorrow, and i am going to san francisco state. >> thank you. >> thank you. so much. >> thank you. >> wait. >> would you like to read the names of your other recipients, and the other, yes. >> president norton, vice president fewer, i just have a... superintendent carranza, it has been

the property is owned by uc berkeley and is slated for development. occupiers want the now vacant property sphwiewrnd an urban farm. >> i would like to see this become an urban farm, to be able to teach the children from around here what a farm looks like and how it feels and how we can grow foods ourselves. >> ordered to leave the property immediately. >> the uc berkeley police lieutenant issued the order every hour. "occupy the farm" began weeding and planting vegetables on the property, and a grocery store and senior housing are planned for the sight several albany residents protested the takeover. >> come down here to counteract what they're doing. >> claire home with uc c berkeley say police standing by. >> woe hope they live on their own volition. >> if they don't live, they will probably be evicted like last year. they were also kicked off this section last week, and four arrests were made. we're live in albany. abc7 news. >> ama: still to come on abc7 news at 6:00. the season may be over but the celebrations are not. the big honor for the gold

the property is owned by uc berkeley and is slated for development. occupiers want the now vacant property sphwiewrnd an urban farm. >> i would like to see this become an urban farm, to be able to teach the children from around here what a farm looks like and how it feels and how we can grow foods ourselves. >> ordered to leave the property immediately. >> the uc berkeley police lieutenant issued the order every hour. "occupy the farm" began weeding and planting vegetables on the property, and a grocery store and senior housing are planned for the sight several albany residents protested the takeover. >> come down here to counteract what they're doing. >> claire home with uc c berkeley say police standing by. >> woe hope they live on their own volition. >> if they don't live, they will probably be evicted like last year. they were also kicked off this section last week, and four arrests were made. we're live in albany. abc7 news. >> ama: still to come on abc7 news at 6:00. the season may be over but the celebrations are not. the big honor for the gold

. >>> uc medical workers around california are on strike since they haven't hatched out a pension and staffing compromise. employees on strike are urging management to reorganize their priorities. >> we need uc to dedicate resources, time and energy to supporting the staff and everything that we do for the patients every day. >> uc health workers plan to strike again tomorrow. a spokesman for uc hospital says patients' safety will not be compromised. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. well, it was a hot one yesterday but these temperatures really coming down. and those winds are whipping up. we'll talk about that coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, c-e-o tim cook faced tough questioning today on capitol hill about the company's >>> in his first appearance before congress apple's ceo tim cook faced tough questions on capitol hill about the company's tax strategy. apple executives defended the company against accusations that they are keeping billions of dollars in overseas accounts to avoid paying taxes. lawmakers are looking into tax code loopholes th

jade hernandez is there live with what she learned from uc police. >> reporter: uc berkeley police are still not releasing the victim's name or age tonight. it became the scene of a crime early this morning. >> reporter: drivers encountered uc berkeley police turning traffic around. between centennial and south park drive for hours today. at around 5:45, a man called police about a gunshot. >> i never thought there would be a shooting up here. >> reporter: police found the body just beyond the crime tape. >> it's great, you see the views here. you have the views of the bay and it's really cool up here. >> reporter: it's also deserted during certain times of the day. >> i come up here all the time on my bike at least once a week and there's always a lot of people here. but during that time of the morning there wouldn't be anyone here. >> reporter: a pair of neatly placed tennis shoes, authorities towed two vehicles this white sedan parked on and off the roadway just off of sign post16 and this smaller hatch back. police would not say how the two vehicles were tied to the shooting. we sp

uc berkeley police will be here today, so will the activists.cupy the land later this afternoon. groundbreaking is slated for next year. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police and volunteers in lake county, they are searching for a missing 9-year-old autistic girl who cannot speak. mikaela lynch was reported missing yesterday afternoon from her clearlake home. she was last seen out in the front yard. the lake county sheriff's department is using a boat equipped with sonar to check the lake. no amber alert has been issued. police say in her case right now, it does not meet the criteria. >>> continuing coverage on the stabbing death of leila fowler. her 12-year-old brother has been arrested in connection with his sister's death. ktvu's alex savidge is live in calaveras county, where the close-knit community is reacting to this news. good morning, alex. >> reporter: this community is stunned by the arrest of leila fowler's brother. the 12-grade boy is a student here at toyon middle school. the superintendent says this school will have grief

all five uc medical centers around the state, including uc san diego, ucla, a uc irvine, and a uc sanor on strike is patient care. they say there's just not enough to go around. patient care suffers. >> as far as a hospital concern, yesterday we heard about some of the problems the strike was causing this morning we had a chance to talk with the chief medical officer here at ucsf. >> he talked about the issues they're having during the strike. >> we did cancel about 100 researchers between tuesday and wednesday. we have cancelled and other probably 100 admissions to the hospital for other types of care such as chemotherapy. we have reduced our outpatient care for cancer and our radiation their department. we have also reduced, and in fort lee is to the morning we had to do an assessment of our ability to handle ambulance traffic. we are not going to be able to do that so we close our more the department of in a scare as of yesterday morning. >> a direct quote from them i ask him so this at a bid impact. >> he said absolutely. yes a large impact on the care given to new patients at you

asset and how to grow food and move us away from dependence. >> the uc regions have a plan to build housing for seniors and a grocery store. >> cal trans crews will get to work tonight. several highway overpasses are covered with graffiti and been there for months. the public outcry got the attention of law makers who want it gone. installed barriers to keep taggers off the overpasses. tonight, crews will be shutting down lanes. >> meet tomorrow to discuss the accident that claimed a sailor's life last week. the 72-foot overturned. two time olympic medallist was trapped under water and died. the chronicle quotes one of the crew members saying he heard a sharp crack before the boat overturned. >>> a hearing is set for tomorrow in the structural integrity of the new bay bridge. the senate public safety committee will look at the decision to purchase thousands of rods made with high strength steal. 32 recently cracked and others made with the same material may be vulnerable. more than 400 are a threat inside that new span. >> the earth continues to move in a lake county subdivision. mo

a uc berkeley engineer laid out the concerns in a story today. he says they did tests that were the least sensitive to the presence of pits, and lo and behold, the test says there is no problem. that's when uc berkeley engineering professor thomas def sign, who says caltrans found rust and pits in the ducts, but he said didn't use the correct method to test how much they could compromise the strength of the steel inside this section of the bridge. a bay bridge spokesperson says this problem is not new, it was discovered in 2008 when this section of the bridge was being built and says engineers and contractors came up with solutions to the rust problem and the die sign -- design of the bridge allows for continued strength even with some rust on some steel tendons. >> we have 10% more than would be necessarily required of that, say, 110%, only 1.5're were effected and of that 1 35, they lost 5% of their strength. >> what you're seeing here is a model of the skyway, which helps to illustrate which section is now raising the concerns. andrew gordon w

a uc berkeley engineer laid out the concerns in a story today. he says they did tests that were the least sensitive to the presence of pits, and lo and behold, the test says there is no problem. that's when uc berkeley engineering professor thomas def sign, who says caltrans found rust and pits in the ducts, but he said didn't use the correct method to test how much they could compromise the strength of the steel inside this section of the bridge. a bay bridge spokesperson says this problem is not new, it was discovered in 2008 when this section of the bridge was being built and says engineers and contractors came up with solutions to the rust problem and the die sign -- design of the bridge allows for continued strength even with some rust on some steel tendons. >> we have 10% more than would be necessarily required of that, say, 110%, only 1.5're were effected and of that 1 35, they lost 5% of their strength. >> what you're seeing here is a model of the skyway, which helps to illustrate which section is now raising the concerns. andrew gordon w

uc berkeley is asking for federal grants to wipe out 47,000 trees. tom clat says they're dangerous. >> they are the primary trees that carry fast moving wild fires and send burning ambers into the community. >> the university is asking fema for $1.5 million they would match to complete the project. they started cutting down these trees in strau in 2001. 19,000 are already gone. in their place, shorter trees. >> you need to cut down that many trees? >> in order to achieve the fire safety, we do. >> and to avoid a repeat of the fire storm of 1991 that burned more than 1,500 acres and killed 25 people. >> i think it's a great idea. i almost lost my house in the fire of '91. you know, they are dangerous. they're beautiful but dangerous. >> i think that we always have to save the trees. >> there's no correlation between native and fire or non-native and fire. all trees will burn. >> dan gresetti says three of their five board members lost their homes in the 199 fire storm but oppose the elimination of these trees. >> we think if the objective is really fi

. >>> hundreds of workerswalked off the job at ucs medical center to protest negotiations. the employees are upset with staffing levels and pension contributions and also want protection against management subcontracting at work. the walk out cost 150 surgeries to be cancelled including five heart surgeries for children. the two day walk out as part of a larger labor action involving 1,300 workers at five uc hospitals statewide. >>> a top executive on the hot seat. lawmakers question the cupertino company's tactics to avoid paying millions of the dollars in taxes. >>> and the city cracks down on street musicians. >>> addition cooling for tomorrow. i'll have a look at the numbers expected for tomorrow coming up. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down,

this strike involving the patient care technical workers at the five uc campuses including uc san diego health system, poses a threat to the health, safety of our patients and a problem with those of care from the public. those workers feel overworked and understaffed and no one's listening to them. he's one of the 13,000 expected to take part in it to day strike span across all five uc medical centers. we got all cultures, all personalities look at these numbers they never seen anything like this and they can only be done if the patients come first. trauma doctors and nurses continue to man the emergency room of all workers like ultrasound and mammogram technicians and radiation therapy for cancer patients are all outside. fog tell you what the issues are what we're doing to get is, places deserve to be taken care by those workers were arrested and was that. both sides say patients take priority but money matters in to be the crew of the controversy. if the uc system says they're offering solid salaries, benefits and raises. for now they say patients are paying the price. they had post

uc berkeley professor is worried the bad welds may have compromised the seismic safety of the bridge. >> these are important. we have to keep the legs together so they move together. it is like a table with four legs. if those four legs move in different directions, that's not going to be good. >> in a statement, a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission says, there are millions of welds on the bridge. this issue involves about 20 of them. the mtc says the welds won't affect structural stability and will not affect the grand opening of the bridge planned for labor day weekend. >>> caltrans working on a plan to replace old rail bridges in san mateo. the bridges at tilton, monta diablo and santa inez and popular avenue, all more than 100 years old. the bridges are structurally unsound and need to be replaced. the new bridges will be raised higher above the roadways and ensure caltrans is prepared for electrified rail service. a public meeting will be held tonight to inform residents about the plan >>> rising from the ashes, the preview of the final touch that will ma

we may have to worry about our lipstick and lip glosses, because of this study done out of uc berkeley. the school of public health tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses that are commonly found in drug stores and department stores. the lipsticks you are seeing here are generic, because the study doesn't list the brands researchers tested. at this point, we just don't know. what we do know, nine metals were detected in these lipsticks, and glosses, including cadmium, chrome yun, aluminum and lead. this shows lead is present in many lipsticks but at acceptable levels. the red flag is the amount of chro chromium detected, a car sin know jen linked to stomach tumors and man began knees was found, problems with our nervous system. reapplying your color and gloss two to three times a day could result in overexposure of these metals. here is the takeaway, ladies. the study says that blotting, that could be beneficial to us. then, we are absorbing and consuming less of the bad stuff. researchers say this isn't exactly cause for you to throw away your lipsticks and lip glosses. they adm

. >>> there is a disputed piece of farm land owned by uc berkeley. we are live now in albany with more on the resistance the protestors face as they try to reclaim the plot of land. katie? >> reporter: they camped out overnight. we have a few people waking up. yesterday, they planted rows of squash. and other vegetables here in this piece of land. they are trespassing and they say it is worth it to stop very many. if we move over to the left. they have a whole bunch more plants to plant today. they are hoping that uc berkeley will realize what a reasonable resource this is as a farm as opposed to a development. >> this is peaceful and they showed up here and show you the resistance movement that started yesterday. >> our press passing and in -- trespassing and in violation of the penal code. >> reporter: farmers took over this tract. it is owned by the university of california berkeley and slated for development. more than 50 people entered the property at san pablo avenue. they planted squash, and brought in goats and chickens. they think itit is mo

. >> researchers at uc davis have come up with, get this, a sweat-proof fabric. tony lopez shows us how it works. >> we lift and we glide and we sweat. >> i get extremely soak and had then i have all these thing sdmrs the more you sweat, the more distracting it is. >> what if i told you this tiny piece of cloth is being designed to soak up that distraction. >> it'd be great. >> uc davis grad student and professor are now 6 to 12 months away from manufacturing a ground-breaking new fabric. the material works like human skin. sweat doesn't absorb into your body. it's funneled through chambers in the fabric. >> you can look closely. you isle see there are three spot sfls those spots attract a sweat merging one droplet into one big droplet which is then rolled away from your skin. >> it's a surface and doesn't stay there. >> because it doesn't stay there, it won't weigh you down during a tough workout. >> it definitely will help you stay in a much drier and comfortable state. >> and comfort during cardio could help you burn more calories. staying dry near the dumbbel

fire burning uc, uc cruise's doing what they can to battle the flames.re trying to get everything they can't to to keep this fire from damaging any more homes. all if so far only 15 homes have been damaged that is the good news but this fire is far from over. >> pam: all personnel will remain on duty at least nine crews. shellfire is also asking the government for help. the 21% six strike team is on duty for the different counties. >> >> what is your staff? how many can you give up? to protect your area. >> pam: depending on the web they're the santa cruz firefighters could be on the job for a week more. highway 128 and yellow >> pam: woman, originally reportedpolice say 36 year old custody on an unrelated matter. bay. a preschool and sunday custody. prosecutors have charge 23 year old anthony d'tiole with four counts of lewdness of 14. this is picture from his linked in account. he is currently at the contra costa bail where bail has been set at 5.6 million dollars. prosecutors have said they put bail so high because they believe there are other victims

uc berkeley were the first ones to find evidence for the existence of this gene.ut 15 minutes we caught up. she's the executive director for breast cancer reaction, an activist group with a stake in the fight to get women tested for b cra 1 commonly known as the breast cancer gene. some mutations are increase risk. women who have that increased risk may choose to undergo more surveillance or in some cases proef lafktic surgeries. breast cancer action is on a case that is currently before the u.s. supreme court challenging the fact that one company owned the patent on these human genes. what that means is one company has a monopoly oun all testing and creates a barrier to research so in her peace, angelina jolie notes that the test is over $3,000 and too many women are not able to access this potentially-life-saving information. >> the national cancer institute says preventive mastectomy may reduce by as much as 90% the chance for developing breast cancer in moderate to high hef risk women like jolie. >> so you mentioned over 90%. you've got to make that decision a

family moved to fremont just as he was about to enter uc berkeley. has won 40 academic and community service awards. 2 years ago he founded see your future. outreach program for all students but especially thosliving in under served communities. >> every young person society we have to acknowledge that and we have to give them way to show that. >> do you have time to date. >> yes. but it's not something i have pursued. love to play basketball and i'm an outside shooter. >>reporter: he said he wants to focus on helping others less fortunate than him. >> i captain tell you but as long as i find myself working on that i'll be happy. >>reporter: at uc berkeley abc 7 news. >> fast all of that isn't enough he's also accomplished virginia vooe violinist and chess player. from here to oxford then mit for his p hd. i don't know but but i think he will be okay. >> still to come tonight on 7 news at 9. preventing panic at the mall. new security now making pop already shopping center one of the safest places in the country. plus. >> tension rise. arrest are made

but uc berkeley police remains here tonight in case those protesters return. after being evicted this morning, dozens of occupy the farm reoccupied this plot of land owned by uc berkeley. >> this land is our land. we're going to take it back. it's public land for the people we're going to put it to public use. >> you're ordered to leave the premise immediately. >> reporter: the protesters started replanting the vegetable it is university plowed under just this week. four people were arrested after uc berkeley police moved in. >> obviously we don't want them back. >> reporter: a uc berkeley spokeswoman says that the protesters have been repeatedly warns that they are protesting on university property. and that the plans meet the need in this area. >> we've been involved in a five year process with the city and the residents in this area who are definitely supportive of a mixed use site. >> reporter: and this albany resident agrees. >> it will benefit the city, it will help with green space pollution. >> we think that the city made several legal errors in adopts

the world's top universities including harvard columbia, uc berkeley and princeton offering virtual learning to some 15 countries through nonprofit websites. like udacita and udemi. the founder is also a stanford professor and he believe hes the old model of education is being challenge. >> when you go to school for four years and the next 40 years is on what you learned the model doesn't make sense in the rapidly changing world. we are bringing adults back into the education system so that they can keep on, you know, getting booster shots of knowledge. >> already, millions are tapping in with an average of 15% of them finishing the entire course. the american council on education says some are worthy of college credit. >> interesting thing is because of the technology and because we can track what students.org and what they are learning, how they are performing on different exercises and examinations, we have the ability to be able to really determine the learning outcomes. >> still, educators threat that inter-- stress that interaction is critical and crucial to learning and there may be r

. >>> it was almost a year ago when uc police officers killed out an occupying encampment. may 14th police arrested nine protesters who were camping out and planting crops on the property. >>> one of the highest-ranking women in american professional sports resigned as ceo of the oakland raiders today. amy trask, had been with the team for 25 seasons. sports illustrated report has her resignation is not a surprise, because owner mark davis had told trask she would have "a subordinate role under his ownership." trask released a statement saying is, "having honor a commitment that i made to effectuate a smooth transition and transfer of control, i no longer wish to remain with the organization." and the raiders said, "the raiderswir her the very best in her future endeavors." >> reporter: there are reports that the owners of the sacramento kings may refuse to sell to the team that wishes to keep the team in sacramento. maloof brothers say if they dea have a back-up plan. the back-up plan involves mohave's continuing to operate the franchise, but selling 20% of the team to the

and if approved uc berkeley believes earliest it could begin is 2014. >> okay. thank you. >> only on abc 7 news tonight we hear from the barista who helped police catch the woman suspected of trying to poison starbucks customers. officer as rested the woman after getting tips from the barista and a customer yesterday. the barista agreed to speak with david louie as long as we don't show you her face. >> i seen a lady pull out two juices and place them on the counter then went over to the counter to check if they've been opened or unsealed they were unsealed and warm. soy noticed they were not juices there throughout the day. >> they called police. she will be arraigned on a tempted murd qlaerjs on thursday. >> all right. more details on isop the ophol alcohol. the lethal dose in humans is one come. you prooblly have a bottle around the house used in a variety of applications. it's in rubbing alcohol, you use to disinfect scratches, it is also used in antifreeze as well as cleaning products that you probably have somewhere in the home. so what happens if it is in

and uc president got $847,000 at number eight. and the head of the usc system was in 78th place, and uc berkeley chancellor was 93rd at $458,000. >> in more standing in long lines at the airport for some passengers. us airways and delta and united include a symbol on boarding passes that let certain frequent flyers go through faster called precheck. you apply through the t.s.a. and you don't have to take off your shoes, belts, or laptops or liquid bottles. >> the top bicyclists in the world are in california, with the tour start this weekend in san diego county. it is headed up here. the race wines through eight stages in eight days and today they are in palm springs the on friday they hit the bay area. the first bay area stage is in san jose and on saturday, they will race from livermore to mount diabolo, sunday is the final stage which wipeds from san francisco to santa rosa. >> chrysler is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles. >> here is the bloomberg business report. >> good morning, chrysler recalling hundreds of thous

uc berkeley police this morning arrested four people for trespassing on a piece of land known as the guilt trap. they were the only ones who were later identified as friends of brook moran. >> it is really -- the university should be looking at it as an opportunity to do something transformative and i am upset about how they are destroying a beautiful public project right now. >> reporter: uc berkeley police told the activists they had to leave because the land is owned by the campus. one was arrested for not leaving and just after 9:00, they brought in a tractor to mow the plants that were grown. one activist tried to jump on the tractor to try to stop it. >> they are doing illegal acts on our property. >> reporter: the piece of land is already slated for development. they are expected to break ground early next year. this is the last piece of fertile land in the east bay. >> this is an absolute disgrace to be tearing out these crops. >> reporter: those arrested will be facing trespassing and resisting arrest charges and i just got off the phone and they said they will be reconvenin

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similar walkouts have taken place in uc davis and three other uc medical centers. >> again we'll update that fire at 6:00 but carolyn johnson is live with more on what we'll have then. >> we'll take a look the a company envisioning future of shopping with leaving your wallet at home. it's a story only on abc 7 news, also. a rare look at crisis situation buzz is this too much is in the i team investigates coming up tonight at 6:00. >> super bowl may have stolen headlines today, right? but we have not forgot again about warrior autos that is right. a fan rally going to kick off at 6:00. >> admission will be free. you can meet players and tour the >>> this is "world news." tonight, direct hit, twister outbreak. we have new pictures, proving the epic size of the tornado in oklahoma. powerful, deafening, 600 times the strength of an atomic bomb, flattening that elementary school with children taking shelter inside. and tonight families show us how they emerged from underground shelters to see their homes simply erased. >> the lord giveth, and the lord taketh away. >> the frantic search for s

. >> 12,000 workers in uc san francisco will walk off the job. is a two day strike and officials say it will cost the system $20 million. u.d c postponed hundreds of surgeries, he chemotherapy sessions and thura putic procedure autos 150 patients had to be cancelled. this is including five children with congenital heart disease. >> they're taking money that should gobbing into patient care and going into the pockets of overpaid executives. >> uc officials tried to get a court order and a judge ruled 100 workers could not join the strike. negotiations have stalled over pension reforms. >> still to come what apple may have done oversea autos and the simulation device that could make taking medicine a thing of the past fofr some children with adhd. >> dramatic changes about to take place and conditions causing those tornadoes in >>> back out live now to update terrible breaking news happening oklahoma this, is a live picture over the touchb moore. an elementary school there. a giant tornado swept across this area raking the ground as you can see and

but uc berkeley police remains here tonight in case those protesters return.er being evicted this morning, dozens of occupy the farm reoccupied this plot of land owned by uc berkeley. >> this land is our land. we're going to take it back. it's public land for the people we're going to put it to public use. >> you're ordered to leave the premise immediately. >> reporter: the protesters started replanting the vegetable it is university plowed under just this week. four people were arrested after uc berkeley police moved in. >> obviously we don't want them back. >> reporter: a uc berkeley spokeswoman says that the protesters have been repeatedly warns that they are protesting on university property. and that the plans meet the need in this area. >> we've been involved in a five year process with the city and the residents in this area who are definitely supportive of a mixed use site. >> reporter: and this albany resident agrees. >> it will benefit the city, it will help with green space pollution. >> we think that the city made several legal errors in adopts the

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uc berkeley is seeking federal funds to cut down 22,000 eucalyptus and acacia trees. the university wants to replace the trees with native species 0 to lessen the fire danger. >> the city of san francisco will declare tuesday warriors day and will celebrate the team's winning season and playoff one, and the mayor will decare it warriors day and steph curry will get the keys to the city. free and open to the public. >> an exotic meat dished up here in the bay area is stirring up controversy. what the restaurant is no now changing. >> the app that helps you get through governmental red tape, and can help you get your neighborhood potholes filled. and later... >> she is like raising her hand, holding a child. >> the police officers who helped save three women held >> ama: new at 11:00, restaurant in burg game has decided to stop selling lion meat after an angry outcry thivment feature exotic meat on its menu. the owner decided to try out lion, he purchased the meat from a company in illinois. after posting a picture on facebook, people flooded the page with angry comment

. >>> live in san francisco, where uc. if workers are -- uc.s are saying they are not getting what they want. >>> we will have more about the commute straight ahead, there is more going on between walnut creek and oakland, stay tuned. ♪ we don't have a ten step filtering process for our water. we don't need it. because crystal geyser is made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. . >>> good morning, very, very, strong system dropping down this time of year, cooling trend plus windy conditions 60s and 70s. >>> steve, good morning, here is a quick look at some of the top stories we are following in the past 30 minutes. oklahoma lowered the death toll and now they are saying at least 24 people were killed not 51. they believe some of the victims were counted twice in all of the chaos and president barack obama is due to address the nation on how the government will help those tornado victims and ktvu channel 2 morning news will bring it to you live. tim cook is on capitol hill testifying about apple's taxes

there are 13,000 and employees from five different uc campuses around the state.there are about 3400 at acting employees here. this is the union that is out on strike, contract negotiations have been going on for some time now and they have come to an and pass. they're holding a two day strike. they're also saying that part of the strike have to deal with pension plans and patient care. beijing gear is a bigger issue this morning. about 3400 employees are covered by this walk out. we had a chance to talk to use the f s medical center and they talk about what it means for the hospital. >> we have had canceled surgery, cancelled chemo cases people not able to get their radiation treatments. we're trying to work through all of that and get patients rescheduled back to work on thursday and back to getting care. in the meantime, we are staffing and going through out making short that we can get the next 48 hours. >> and all this big cancelled about 150 surgeries'. on both sides of the street this morning, out of that 200 to 300 people out here right now. as far as a se

and if approved uc berkeley believes earliest it could begin is 2014. >> okay. thank you. >> only on abc 7 news tonight we hear from the barista who helped police catch the woman suspected of trying to poison starbucks customers. officer as rested the woman after getting tips from the barista and a customer yesterday. the barista agreed to speak with david louie as long as we don't show you her face. >> i seen a lady pull out two juices and place them on the counter then went over to the counter to check if they've been opened or unsealed they were unsealed and warm. soy noticed they were not juices there throughout the day. >> they called police. she will be arraigned on a tempted murd qlaerjs on thursday. >> all right. more details on isop the ophol alcohol. the lethal dose in humans is one come. you prooblly have a bottle around the house used in a variety of applications. it's in rubbing alcohol, you use to disinfect scratches, it is also used in antifreeze as well as cleaning products that you probably have somewhere in the home. so what happens if it is in

uc berkeley is seeking federal funds to cut down 22,000 eucalyptus and acacia trees. the university wants to replace the trees with native species 0 to lessen the fire danger. >> the city of san francisco will declare tuesday warriors day and will celebrate the team's winning season and playoff one, and the mayor will decare it warriors day and steph curry will get the keys to the city. free and open to the public. >> an exotic meat dished up here in the bay area is stirring up controversy. what the restaurant is no now changing. >> the app that helps you get through governmental red tape, and can help you get your neighborhood potholes filled. and later... >> she is like raising her hand, holding a child. >> the police officers who helped save three women held >> ama: new at 11:00, restaurant in burg game has decided to stop selling lion meat after an angry outcry thivment feature exotic meat on its menu. the owner decided to try out lion, he purchased the meat from a company in illinois. after posting a picture on facebook, people flooded the page with angry comment

berkeley. ♪ >> governor jerry brown yong greated from uc berkeley in 1961.is own father was governor at the time and handed jerry brown his diploma. today, the governor focused on the future and the power of democracy as well as the pour of individual people. >> but i do affirm based on my experience that people can exercise power where ever they are on society. certainly, not on every occasion but at crucial moments, imaginative and bold people make a difference. >> brown told the graduates they have the intellect to make change. and all they need is the will. >>> after days of speculation, it's official. silicon valley's yahoo!announced it is buying tumblr. alex savidge is live with more reaction to this. >> reporter: one tech analyst i talked to here in san francisco told me today the goal of this deal is to try to make yahoo!cool again. it's a play for younger users. marissa mayer announced this $is .5 billion deal to -- $1.5 billion deal to buy tumblr. most of the visitors are in their teens and 20s. the company will be operated independently. it won't

and the fact that it continues to be linked to the fantastic research doctors and medical staff of ucthat is a great combination that very few cities have across this country. this hospital, creates 3,000 jobs in it's rebuild. thirty% are san francisco residents that is 500 san francisco residents working with their hands to build the brand new hospital for our future generations. they have done it right. it's on time, $63 million to local businesses as a result of the construction of this hospital. so i'm looking forward in 2015 to join all of you in opening this hospital, making sure we are doing everything to keep people healthy in the city and congratulations to the foundation for your wonderful work congratulations to all of us nobody has got it better than us in san francisco congratulations everyone. (applause) . i don't ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage grace davis, director of california corporate affairs intell corporation ... >>> okay with today being valentine's day we are thrilled to help present 13 new heart art works we see these hearts all around san fr

i went to school at uc santa barbara. i have been in san francisco since 1989, have lived in the excelsior since 1999. the difficulty is, muni often sees it as an industrial area, not a neighborhood. we have to figure out how to make it work as a neighborhood and as a place that can service the light rail vehicles. i have had lots of different jobs. my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organization supporting kids and families, working for labor. i got to see how city hall could be an effective tool to create change. i looked at running in 2007, 2008, and somehow i made it. i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in colle

that to us is ideal. >> but uc berkeley wants to remove most of its 22,000 eucalyptus trees and restore native species like they did in the clairemont canyon. >> these are lower trees. they don't have the same bark characteristics. they put far less litter out per acre per year in terms of ground fuels. >> but opponents believe the native species are a greater fire threat. >> and because all of these trees have foliage at ground level, they are ideal for propogating a fire. >> reporter: they are providing the money to cut down the trees and a final public meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at clairemont middle school in oakland at 10:00 a.m. in the east bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> tonight the port of oakland suspended operations for 24 hours to investigate the death of a longshoreman there. the unidentified employee died when his white pick up truck plunged into the san francisco bay this afternoon. the man who worked at the port for 50 years was helping direct the placement of containers when this accident happened. >>> a southern california woman has been charged with bill -- bilkin

. >> i am graduate froming mission high school and i am going to uc berkeley next fall. >> up here and sidney lynn. and kelsey from walenburg and we have anna ma from galeleo. >> and we do have regina, and the scholarships and cathy scholarship winner. and come on up here this is regina romera. >> hi, everyone. i am attending lowell high school and i will be attending uc santa barbara as well. >> also winners are rosie perez, and she is going to san francisco state. lorena from mission high school and briana taylor from cal state north ridge, thank you very much. >> >> all right. and finally, but certainly not least, we have the united educators of san francisco. >> good evening before we get into our scholarships we have one other presentation that we would like to make first. >> we do have good evening. i am happy to say that we have certificates for the 2 student delegates for their thoughtful and determined service, as student members of the san francisco board of education. [ applause ] >> so you can see that wendy is here, windy ly and what should we do with megan wong? >> give i

. >> police are investigating the death of a man found shot in the hills above uc berkeley outside a car packed near centennial drive. police received several 9-1-1 calls about a shooting. police investigated the crime for 12 hours. >> a search is underway in lake county for a nine-year-old awe advertise tick girl who is unable to speak. investigators say because of her mental state, age and circumstances, she is considered "at risk" and amber alert was issued and canceled because police say the case does not meet the criteria at the time. in fremont, police are searching for a missing teen that could be in a stolen truck with a 30-year-old man. the 15-year-old is described as hispanic and 4' 1" at 90 pounds. she was seen saturday at her uncle's home and she may be in a stolen white ford pickup license plate 6e82209. there is a white camper shell and a raised suspension. >> manhunt is intensifying in the woods for a northern california man wanted for murder of his family. investigators believe the 45-year-old shane miller killed his wife and two daughters in shasta agents. teams from

medical centers including uc san francisco. officials say they want the judge to limit the size of the walkout in order to protect patient safety. the two sides are locked in a dispute over contract issues including workers' pension contributions, which has canceled elective surgeries for a few days. >> today it will be tougher for worker whose lost their jobs to get help. call takers at unemployment offices will only answer calls from 8:00 a.m. until noon and then you can only get help online. the employment development department is cutting phone service in half so workers can help customers in person in the afternoon. they say losing 158 million in federal funding forced the reduction. >> san francisco resident whose have something to say about a proposed increase in garbage fees have another chance to speak up starting at 9:00 this morning. the initial proposal called for the three-bin household to pay $6.60 each month for a typical bowl of $45. a review by staff and the public works department found that not all of the 21