. >>> it is all back-to-school time at uc berkeley. incoming freshman begin orientation today. amber lee talked with some of them about their hopes for the future during move-in day. >> reporter: two young men. one from modesto followed by one from toronto canada meet for the first time on this move in day for uc berkeley students. they 10-year-olds are forging a friendship as they venture into college life as young adults. >> we are here. we made it somewhere.

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on the uc santa cruz campus with ktvu fox2 news >>> sal, are you wide-awake? had your coffee?> at least one of those. i'm wide-awake . the is friday and we have a little extra at an -- adrenaline on a friday sometimes. northbound 101 looking good from gilroy to san jose. a nice looking drive without a lot going on when it comes to slow traffic. even though there are some road work areas. not really slowing traffic right now . the is a good drive through the south bay. you can see a live picture up to 80 and he continues to be good all the way to the valley. if you're getting up early you get the advantage. the same thing for the bay bridge. things are doing well getting into san francisco. let's bring in steep with today's forecast >> you had a rough day. just take it easy today. >> thank you. >> you were running in place. >> exactly. >> south lake tahoe, truckee is a bowl so they client 39. south lake tahoe is 35. there is and a little warmer with more 80s. all the way into monday tuesday. if you have any flights okay so far. cooling off in the northeast. some cloud cover but

. >>> plus, a new scholarship program designed to help keep african-american students at uc berkeley. update the bathroom but we didn't want to break the bank rebath made it effortless. a rebath design consultant came to our home and pres and products in a way that made our decisions simple. they took away the old installed the new and gave us the bathroom we've always wanted. call 925-364-4218 and save $1000 off your complete bathroom remodel >>> welcome back to morningstar 2. a bill passed would allow some california parents to give their children medical marijuana on school campuses. the marijuana would have to be in capsules or oils. it would only be given to students who have a prescription. right now, parents have to remove their children from the campus before giving them cameras -- cannabis based medicine. the author of the bill, state senator jerry hill of san mateo, says the legislation would help students who have severe medical disabilities. it is now on governor jerry brown's this year. the school was looking to eliminate a total of 10 teams, but the district later realiz

there is a food pantry at uc berkeley's student union students can go twice a month. some students we talked to say it is a struggle sometimes to come up with enough money for food. to skip am just going to coffee throughout the day and that will keep my appetite down and i will maybe something small for dinner. >> this teaches students how to apply. coordinators say two years ago, it much different. >>> the oakland a's beat the texas rangers 9-0. they now move into first place. >> that when his hit high and deep. >> you knew chris davis had that out of here. he crushed a monster over the upper deck. he was language of the signed by a young fan from the make-a- wish foundation. look at this ricky who hit the first two homers of his career. incredible. the oakland a's play the rangers again today. >> the giants kept their playoff hopes alive winning 2-1 over the new york mets. the giants first run came in the seventh inning thanks to that blooper right there. the giants will try to slip a home run home, but that didn't happen. moments later, brandon crawford hit a pop-

that is why uc-berkeley has created an on campus food pantry.had clinics to help student's -- students learn how to sign up. coming to college, the cost of tuition, books and rent can quickly add up. some students with -- are left with little money for food. >> normally, i spend 30-$35 weekly.>> reporter: she holds down a job and plans to graduate this fall. >> that is all you need? >> reporter: for her, the food pantry has been a lifeline. >> the pantry is an emergency safety net.>> reporter: students can visit twice per month and get free food when they need a little help. >> at the start of the year, you are inundated with staff for your apartment, course requirements, housing. >> reporter: the food pantry is open weekly -- weekdays until 4 pm. they are holding clinics to help students apply for cal fresh, the state's food stamp program. >> in order to be a staff -- successful student community -- successful student, you need to take care of your basic needs. >> in the study we published in december 2017 is a study that identifies that 39% of

. >>> a uc berkeley professor has been suspended for three years without pay for sexually harassing a graduate student. nezar alsayyad engaged in a pattern of harassment that created a host file environment. the chancellor would not address it specifically saying doing so would violate the confidentiality of the procedures but she talked about the university's position regarding harassment. >> the campus has no tolerance for sexual harassment. we aspire to be a harassment-free environment and i think we're seeing real progress there. >> the complaint was filed in 2016 by a uc doctoral candidate and he has denied misconduct. >>> a man was run over and dragged three-quarters of a mile before the driver realized he was under her car. it happened on borgess lane near agnes court. live in vallejo with the story. >> reporter: police say it is possible someone other than this driver had already hit this man or that he was already in the roadway. tonight, that driver is cooperating with police. so far she has not been charged or cited. vallejo police say just before 2:00 a.m., a driver called

. >>> it is all back-to-school time at uc berkeley. incoming freshman begin orientation today. amber lee talked with some of them about their hopes for the future during move-in day. >> reporter: two young men. one from modesto followed by one from toronto canada meet for the first time on this move in day for uc berkeley students. they 10-year-olds are forging a friendship as they venture into college life as young adults. >> we are here. we made it somewhere. >> reporter: harry chen says he's a new member of the cal marching band. his goal is to work in tech and do something with his -- with his love for music. >> i'm very optimistic. i'm very hopeful of my years at calendar beyond the new were made some into their life at cunningham hall. julian perez says the political activism berkeley is known for motivated him to choose cal. the deep roots with protests or how open we are to these things and all these difficult topics. down the hallway cassandra finance -- fernandez of gilroy is moving in with the help of her mother. the incoming freshman plans to major in molecular biol

. >> reporter: marsha cohen, a uc hastings professor of law, says the city could is not breaking the law. >> it's not distributing drugs. it's notelling site have their own. >> reporter: supporters acknowledge no injection sites will be open unless and until the governor signs ab-186 into law. it would allow san francisco to open the sites under a three-year pilot program. opponents say it's a waste of taxpayer dollars. >> arrest the drug dealers and help the people instead of encouraging them to do it safely. there's no safe illegal drug. >> reporter: professor cohen says a state law won't protect the people who operate these sites from prosecution. >> state can't immunize any of us against prosecution by federal law. >> reporter: the mayor says the city is in a public health crisis and these sites will connect addicts to medical care and treatment. >> we are here today to save lives. that's what this is about. >> the governor has until september 30th to sign the bill into law. there's no indication whether he will or not. city officials have not yet identified where the safe inject

uc hastings law professor says the city could argue that operating the sites is not breaking the law. >> it's not disturbing drugs. it's not selling them. people are required, people who come to the safe injection site have >> right now san francisco is waiting to see whether governor brown signs the bill that would authorize safe injection sites in the city under a three-year pilot program. even if this bill is sent professor cohen says the government could still go after the site as a violation of federal law. >>> would you want your boss to also be your landlord? straight ahead we will tell you why one south bay restaurant owner is adding landlord to her title. she is renting out a house to her employees. >>> right now we have a freeway closure on 680 northb we will talk about that coming up after the break. we will also look at the commute including interstate 80. >>> yesterday at this time it was mostly clear. it is cloudy this morning. the lows are up. we will see what is in store for the high temperatures. >>> welcome back. breaking news. it is going to affect traffic on northb

a new set of stackable apartments went up in just days a few blocks from uc berkeley. don ford went down to check them out. >> reporter: just how long does it take to raise a four-story apartment complex in berkeley? >> prefabricated buildings from china. probably four days. >> reporter: much larger than a traditional shipping container. stacked together like leg goes. each one a completed 310 square foot studio apartment. finished with cabinets. a small kitchen and of course a large screen tv. >> it is a structural steel box. everything is built within the box. >> reporter: once assembled the building is connected to utilities. the time savings is tremendous. >> this employs a technology that does not exist in the united states now. which is all still unibody construction. >> reporter: 22 units. there is a catch. >> we decided to call this a research and development project. >> reporter: translation, not going to make the expected profit. when completed the entire building is being leased to uc berkeley for grad student housing. each single occupancy unit rents for $2

it's the latest trend on one uc campus.how a bay area housing shortage is being blamed here. >> plus, the win for colin kaepernick in his legal case against the nfl. we'll tell you about the ruling and the next in his case. -- and the next step in his case. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> san francisco protects its trees but it will soon have to remove a beautiful grove of trees in a famous square. ktvu's tom vacar reports from washington square. >> reporter: well, it's going to be something. these trees weigh anywhere from 5 to 10 tons each and they are now officially a hazard. [ bells ] >> report

add to that long term lease apartments and uc berkeley added 836 beds this year on a campus long known for housing shortages. >> i'm committed to doubling the number of beds that we offer our students in the next 10 years. >> reporter: just one year into her tenure here, the new chancellor has successfully slashed the budget deficit and now prioritizing new housing construction on land the university owns, from adding apartments at albany village to people's park. >> we're in the process of looking for a master developer to help us develop specific plans for all eight of these sites. >> i have lots of conversations with people and they say, don't build on people's park, build on the gateway site. we have to build on all the sites if we're going to meet this goal. it's such a critical goal for us to meet. >> reporter: this vacant field

there is a food pantry at the uc berkeley student union. students can go there twice a month.ay it is a struggle sometime to come up with the money for food. >> it is a pretty common story for students to skip meals. they will say oh, i am going to drink coffee all day and maybe get something small for dinner. >> the campus basic needs committee holds clinics that teach students how to apply. more than 200 students apply two years ago, 1300 applied last year, and as many as 3000 students may sign up this year. texas rangers, 9-0. they have moved into a tie for first place for the american league west. >> chris davis hit that went to new jersey. he crushed it. throughout the game, davis was wearing a jersey signed by a young fan from the make-a-wish foundation, and a rookie went wild. he hit the first two homeruns of his career. the oakland a's play the texas rangers again today. >>> in the meantime, the giants kept their playoff hopes alive. they beat the mets, 2-1. >> that is a base hit. >> the giants first run came in the seventh inning. it stayed tied into extra innings. e

(take sot, frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor) frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor. firstthing you do is make it more expensive and longer and more public and more acromonize and lenghten out the process. alof ot people then suffer especially the families of the victims. they are told this is the ultimate, however, they will end up the paying the largest price of what happens. (continue vo)zimring says in addition to a longer more expensive and emotional trial.. there is the enlongated appeals process... if one is found guilty and put on death row... he says that can stretch on for decades.... wilsons family was in court today... but the left without saying anyting about this... new development in their case. here in berkeley, te (grant) a big story tonight... the man accused of killing m tiet 24-year-old cristhian vera faces a charge of first-degree murder. a five million dollar bond was set in his case... and a preliminary hearing will be held august 31st. the 20-year-old went missing on july 18th after going for a jog... and yesterday we learned her body had been found.

that's what uc davis researcher ben houlton is projecting climate impacts are here.ben houlton/uc davisssor"they were knocking on our door and now they're in our living room."houlton authored a new report on climate change just published by the state and in the sacramento valley.houlton projects daily temperatures here will increase by 10 degrees over the next 80 years. with extreme heat days of 104 degrees or higher climbing from an average of four times a year to 40 times by 2100 sparking even more wildfires. ben houlton/uc davis professor "based on the current model projections we're estimating that maybe a 300 percent increase in wildfire in the next 30 to 50 years."wildfires have now become a year round phenomenon according to cal fire.and today at this climate summit in downtown sacramento state agency leaders addressed how california is fighting back against risk of wildfires through more controlled burns. john laird/natural resources secretary "we're doubling the number of treating we're adding six fire units to deal with prescribed fire. we're giving out try to deal with fire p

uc santa cruz is turning to its own faculty and staff as it deals with a student housing crisis .is asking employees to open their homes to student. this appeal comes as uc santa cruz scrambles to find enough student housing for this fall semester. several hundred students are still on a waiting list and there are not enough off-campus rentals available. a letter going out to faculty and staff says providing a room to student would be a tremendous help to uc santa cruz. >>> the owner of a palo alto restaurant is offering some of her workers an unusual job benefit, affordable housing. lorraine kohn says it was hard for her to keep employees because they couldn't afford to live anywhere near the restaurant. she bought a three bedroom home in east palo alto and four of her staff pay $500 a month including utility costs and share the house. she says it is the only way she has been able to deal with the current labor crunch in the restaurant industry. >> most of our employees either commute from san jose or hayward were very few live in east palo alto. even east palo alto prices are go

ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare, serious, potentially fatal brain infection caused by a virus may be possible. this condition has not been reported with entyvio. tell your doctor if you have an infection, experience frequent infections or have flu-like symptoms or sores. liver problems can occur with entyvio. if your uc or crohn's treatment isn't working for you, ask your gastroenterologist about entyvio. entyvio. relief and remission within reach. >>> we're back with this scene from a shopping mall in nnsylvania where customers walked out of an outlet store to find their cars trapped in a sinkhole. one woman was side her car when she said the ground started shaking like an earthquake. luckily, she and noe lse were injure

they make up only 3% of the undergrad population at uc berkeley in 2% of the graduate students. often choose to go to other schools because of the expense. this year, a one million-dollar anonymous donation made it possible to offer scholarships. >>> the oakland a's play the houston astros tonight. the two teams are battling for first place in the american league west. >> gonzalez is looking out, and that baby is gone. 4-0, the a's lead to. >> then, the reigning world series champs scored 11 straight runs. the first pitch for tonight's game, 5:10. >>> the giants played the arizona diamondbacks. >> a high drive, right field, it is gone. >> this is a two run homer in the second. that would be the only run the giants would score. that would be enough for them to win. the giants pitcher lead in the shutout victory. the two teams play again tonight at 7:15 at at&t park. >>> we are looking at the faraway commutes. you can see traffic is busy on 205 and 580. this is more of a normal commute. yesterday, it was very slow. there is not as much roadwork as it was yesterday. reducing traffi

the san jose spartans kicked it off against uc davis. crazy george was there. love crazy george.an for 82 yards and two scores, but later he was carted off after taking a hit in the fourth quarter. this is very tense moment for all involve, but he was able to give a thumbs up on his way out. we are certainly sending him our best. uc davis won this one he was called the pros pro, he was well respected and a leader on the court and in the locker room. and for his effort west won back-to-back championships with the warriors. >> you covered a lot. a >>> tomorrow's friday. we're out of time. i appreciate your time. i'm dan >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, sean diddy combs, from "glow," betty gilpin, plus music from johnnyswim and drew holcomb & the neighbors. and now, and this time i mean it, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice, thank you. hi, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. i'm glad we can have this time. very nice. i appreciate it. i got to tell you, i had a humbli e

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uc hastings professor david levine.ciate your insight today. >> glad to be with you. >>> attorneys in the bay area and across the country are suing the massage envy chain, saying the franchise has not done enough to protect women from sexual assault. ktvu's christien kafton has more from the area where attorneys were representing victims today. >> reporter: attorneys say that massage envy has not done enough to protect women customers. attorneys today say they are filing the suit on behalf of numerous women, in response to dozens of allegations of sexual assault at massage envy franchises. at one location, one male employee assaulted at least 13 women and the franchise did nothing to stop him or warn the women. they say that they want to see the culture of massage envy changed from the top down. >> this lawsuit seeks to give a voice to all the women in california who are sexually assaulted at a massage envy, and to stop massage envy from protecting the criminals within its employment at the expense of the safety of the

the san jose spartans kicked it off against uc davis. crazy george was there. love crazy george.an for 82 yards and two scores, but later he was carted off after taking a hit in the fourth quarter. this is very tense moment for all involve, but he was able to give a thumbs up on his way out. we are certainly sending him our best. uc davis won this one he was called the pros pro, he was well respected and a leader on the court and in the locker room. and for his effort west won back-to-back championships with the warriors. >> you covered a lot. a good sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, all beds are on sale. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends labor day. >>> tomorrow's friday. we're out of time. i appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> right now on jimmy >>> tv's number one daily viral video show "right this minute." >> for workers at a recycling plant. >> you got to know what you're dealing with when you're dealing with it. >> see what happen

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okay, that's roger bales, adjunct professor at uc berkeley.time. >> thank you so much. >>> today, mineta san jose international airport until new technology, beefing up security while speeding up security lines. the biometric technology has been in place since june but today was a public rollout. the machine scans a person's eyes and nose to match them against an existing photo. officials say technologies have reduced the wait time at san jose from 29 minutes to 10 minutes. >> we've figured out a way to do it that is paperless, tokenless, simple, and very passenger friendly to do. so, we are solving again, a very collocated security mandate by focusing on the traveler experience. >> officials say the goal is to have the system set up at all departing and arriving international gates at mineta san jose by the end of fall. >>> coming up, the government's star witness in the trial of paul manafort admits to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the former trump campaign chairman. we'll have an update on the testimony that was given tod

happening today students at uc berkeley are headed back to class the school is welcoming -- welcoming 6100 first-year students this semester. last week and coming students moved into dorm rooms. on monday uc berkeley chancellor carol chris said 81% of this year's freshman come from public high schools, 93% of the transfers are from community colleges for chris says that she will be devoting a lot of attention to the issue of diversity among all the new students on campus. >>> air b&b, the short-term rental website, is teaming up with businesses in chinatown to increase businesses. last night the oakland chinatown can't chamber of commerce hosted this to her. the goal is to get the air b&b host to recommend this area to their guests. >> certainly given me a lot of exposure as far as where to send people. we have a, we're building a guidebook. >> normally when we see people using air b&b mostly their families and they want to have the local experience. >> the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce is excited about this new partnership with air b&b. air b&b hosts who went on the walk last

. >>> a new scholarship program benefiting black students at uc- berkeley. >> there are no words, but humbled. >> how a fund is helping students who never imagined that they would study at cal. >>> the oakland a's start with a thud. what went wrong in houston. >>> of next, a mother's plea. more than eight months after her son's suspicious death. she believes investigators should look at a next girlfriend. >> it came to light that there was a life insurance policy. >>> the mother of a bay area man who fell from a cliff near stinson beach eioke with the mo who says a life just days before he died. >> my son was worth it. >> reporter: she is demanding answers more than eight months after her son's mysterious death in marin county. >> i am devastated, totaling -- not only with the death of my child, but why there has not been more movement. >> reporter: her son, tyler silva , was last seen on the top of the cliffs. a week later, kayakers found his body about two miles away. heather lundborn says he was with a former girlfriend on the day he went missing. she shares her view that the woman

ask your doctor about entyvio®, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's.e site of inflammation in the gi tract, and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio® may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare, serious, potentially fatal brain infection caused by a virus may be possible. tell your doctor if you have an infection experience frequent infections or have flu-like symptoms, or sores. liver problems can occur with entyvio®. if your uc or crohn's treatment isn't working for you, ask your gastroenterologist about entyvio®. entyvio®. relief and remission within reach. charles: here is a look at some of the biggest market events that could impact your wallet. monday estee lauder reports their earnings. tuesday the non-manufacturing survey comes out. kohl's and dollar tree report their results. and more retail earnings from target and the parent company of victoria's secret. earnings from hp and alibaba. the

in "money" magazine's list of the top colleges, san diego and uc irvine rank second and third behind princeton, behind ucla and cal. stanford is on the list and not only factored in economic excellence but also -- ability. >> i was looking for uc santa barbara where my daughter goes but they're all at the beach. >> and uc davis has a great wine program. >> and agricultural as well. >> wine patient's of agricultural. how did you like that cooldown we had today? >> breezy. >> a little bit more would be okay. >> i will see what i can work up fewer. a look at live doppler 7. we had lingering fog much of the day and along the coastline and a little out over the bay. it will push a bit farther during the overnight hours. 61 degrees in san francisco. 73 in san jose. the inland east bay is warm. concord in the north bay, 77 in santa rosa, 90 at cloverdale. a live view from mt. tam over the bay, you can see the fog beginning a push through the golden gate and the bay. we will see the fog expanding overnight. average temperatures with us tomorrow and warmer pattern developing after midweek. th

and many officials for comment. >>> police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a ucstaff member that happened shortly before 9:00 yesterday morning at the entrance of the university's garage on bancroft way. police say a man grabbed the woman's chest before running away. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> a bill that would ban gun shows at the cow palace in daly city is now headed to the governor's desk work it would put a stop to the five firearms shows a year. the bills authors say residents who live near the cow palace do not want gun shows in their neighborhood. the gun shows sponsors say the cow palace will lose more than $700,000 in annual revenue if the legislation is enacted. >>> alleys seven people killed when a semi truck slammed head- on into a greyhound bus in new mexico. all the victims were on the bus . there were 49 people on board . several passages who survived are now listed in critical condition. the truck driver is expected to recover. the bus was headed from st. louis to los angeles when it crashed on interstate west of albuquer

none of the 34 uc or csu campuses offer abortion services. private donors have agreed to pay millions in start-up costs including ultrasound machines and staff training. universities would be required to offer the service by 20 2. >>> disturbing new details in the disappearance of brian egg of san francisco. police are trying to identify a headless and handless corps found in his home this month. that body so decomposed the medical examiner reported has to use dna to identify the body and abc 7 news reporter vic lee has more on what we're learning about a person of interest in the case. >> reporter: lance silva, person of interest in the case of missing brian egg. alameda prosecutors say he violate his probation on a grand theft conviction seven years ago. this after san francisco police arrested him two weeks ago for financial crimes, i.d. theft and homicide. these charges related to the disappearance of the 65-year-old man who lived in the south market home. police found a body without a head or hands in a fish tank. but san francisco prose

. >>> a false report of a gunman caused a scare at uc berkeley today. police locked down two buildings and told people to avoid the area. one student who was studying in the student center told us that she heard yelling, and two people ran toward her telling her to get out of the building. >> my first thought was like a school shooter. and because of that, i think because of the specific time we're in, i didn't questin it and i just ran out. it was definitely really scary. >> uc police later said the armed man was an armored guard who was on campus for business reasons. >>> devastating fires last year in the north bay, and this year in redding, in clear lake, are having a ripple effect on homeowners in the bay area. some can't get their homeowners insurance renewed due to high fire danger. new at 5:00, laura anthony has the story from the oakland hills, talking about people who weren't even in the fire zone, laura. >> reporter: that's right, kristen, this is hiller highlands, which did burn, but it was 27 years ago. certainly there have been some terrib

about the suspension. sota little over 2 years ago uc berkeley grad student eva hagberg fisher accusedne of her archiecture professors of sexual harassment. just last week the university decided to suspend him for 3 years without pay.sot eva hagberg fisher/uc berkeley grad student 18-28a statement from the university says professor nezar alsayyad ...sexually harassed a graduate student. the chancellor found that between 2012-2014, alsayyad engaged in a pattern of unwelcome, manipulative and divisive behavior toward the graduate student and toward his faculty colleagues. this pattern of sexual harassment created a hostile environment. but hasberg fisher says getting to this resolution has been excruciatingsotit took more than 2 years from hagberg fisher's initial complaint to this month's actual discipline... the university says that time table has since been changed, but hagberg fisher says the university has a long way to go...sotstandup dan kerman/ uc berkeley (pam) an effort to level out what some students saw as a sexist clothing rule at one east bay high school... works out in the

. >>> researchers across california, including uc berkeley saving matronly di climate change on the bay state. the 2012 to 2016 drop reduced statewide lotion -- statewide moisture levels. the levels in the bay area has risen eight entries -- eight inches. studies suggest the area burned by those fires will increase by 77%. hellfire says we are already close to having a year-round fire season. state leaders say they are doing what they can to address the climate change. >> we are giving out grants to locals to try to deal with fire preparations. the california natural resources agency commissioned the report based on 40 new studies. >>> preventing sports from being canceled at a public high school, the dosing -- the donations learned saving three girls sports teams from being closed. >>> there is a brand-new on sixemont flunking -- blocking several lanes. we will give you an update when we come back. >>> it is a cool day for us. what about heading towards the weekend? we will take a look. in 2011, california passed a law requiring carbon monoxide alarms in single-famil - [ beep ] ...in s

uc berkeley law professor frank zimring has written two books on the death penalty in the u.s. he says for prosecutors it can be a tool to hammer down the harshest punishment possible for a defendent... however, he quickly adds, for those looking for a closure to a painful event, such as a murder of a loved one... it can be a long drawn out experience - that could stretch out over decades. frank zimring, first thing you do is make it more expensive and longer and more public and more acromonize and lenghten out the process. alof ot people then suffer especially the families of the victims. they are told this is the ultimate, however, they will end up the paying the e of what (continue vo)zimring says currently there are 750 people on death row in california, the largest number in the world... he says california has not executed anyone for ten years.... he adds in addition, because of legalities, the entire trial will now be more focused on the accused, in this case john lee cowell rather than the victim zimring. 'the center of the attention goes to the subject now and the punis

president trump withdrew from uce iran nuclear deal in may and tomorrow the first part of the u.s.ns kick in. the remaining sanctions return in november. they're expected to cause iran's economy to deteriorate even more and fuel more protests. roxana saberi reports. >> reporter: the protests appear to be scattered and sporadic. but they share the same message. dissatisfaction with the economy and the country's leaders. in this video posted online, demonstrators near tehran shout "mullahs, get lost!" the authorities are playing down the protests while stepping up security. .n this clip, a woman gives a byay by play of what she describes as security forces facing off with protesters in the central city of shahin- shahr. "they use tear gas," she says. she adds, "this is how people here live. we don't even have a right to protest." the protests come as iranians brace for the return of u.s. sanctions on monday. those sanctions have been looming since may, when mesident trump withdrew the u.s. from its nuclear deal with itan. prices have already soared in edcent months as the values of i

. >>> uc-santa cruz is making an unusual move to try to ease a housing crunch. the administration is asking faculty and staff to rent out rooms to students if they can. kpix 5's kiet do on why housing is suddenly in such short supply. >>> reporter: to get a sense of just how urgent the housing crisis has gotten, come on down to the community rental's office at uc-santa cruz. a quick scan through their database listing shows only 172 units available which means if more rentals don't come on the market soon, the hundreds of students arriving in the next few weeks on the housing wait list will have no place to live. >> students are getting desperate. >> they are. >> reporter: this senior says after a massive search, he finally found a place but it's not going to be cheap. he and his roommates are paying $1,100 each for their own small room inside a shared house. >> i have actually talked to over 30 or 40 landlords to be honest, yeah. it's crazy out there, you know? >> reporter: so earlier this week university took the dramatic step of e-mailing their nearly 6,000 f

4's dan kerman talked with that grad student today about the suspension. sota little over 2 yes ago ucerkeley grad student eva hagberg fisher accused one of her archiecture professors of sexual harassment. just last week the university decided to suspend him for 3 years without pay.sot eva hagberg fisher/uc berkeley grad student 18-28a statement from the university says professor nezar alsayyad ...sexually harassed a graduate student. the chancellor found that between 2012-2014, alsayyad engaged in a pattern of unwelcome, manipulative and divisive behavior toward the graduate student and toward his faculty colleagues. this pattern of sexual harassment created a hostile environment. but hasberg fisher says getting to this resolution has been excruciatingsotit took more than 2 years from hagberg fisher's initial complaint to this month's actual discipline... the university says that time table has since been changed, but hagberg fisher says the university has a long way to go...sotstandup dan kerman/ uc berkeley (grant)topvo coming up... a teenage girl's mother is outraged tonight...afte

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california natural resources agency commissioned the report and it was based on 40 new studies. >>> uckley has a new scholarship program that is aimed to attract and retain african-american students. they only make up 3% undergraduate population. they often choose to go to the other schools because of the expense. a 1 million-dollar anonymous donation made it possible to offer scholarships. one 17-year-old said it was a dream come true. >> they were not choosing berkley because they felt like the campus was not welcoming because there was not enough african-american to make them feel there was community. >> school officials said that many african-americans do this, and offered better financial aid packages at other universities. >>> today is the 55th anniversary of one of the most famous speeches ever, ever given on the national mall in washington. martin luther king, jr. delivered during a walk in washington. >> i have a dream that my poor little children will one day live in a nation that they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of they are character. >> mor

abc 7 news asked uc berkeley chancellor about the case. she would not address it specifically, saying that in doing so, it would violate confidentiality of the procedures. she did talk about the university's position regarding harassment. >> the campus has no tolerance for sexual harassment. we aspire to be a harassment-free environment. i think we're seeing real progress there. >> the complaint against the man was filed in 2016 by a uc berkeley doctoral candidate. he has denied any misconduct. >> happening today, san francisco's muni director could face a tough performance review after being criticized by the mayor. mayor london breed sent a letter yesterday blasting the agency over a number of issues. it expressed disappointment with service delays tied to the twin peaks tunnel project and the vetting of contractors. you'll remember a worker died at the construction site earlier this month. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's head up to the north bay where i'm seeing fog develop right now. v

abc 7 news asked uc berkeley chancellor about the case. she wouldn't address it specifically. would violate confidentiality of the procedures but went on to talk about the urss position regarding harassment. >> campus has no tolerance for sexual harassment. and we aspire to be a harassment-free environment. i think we're seeing real progress there. >> the complaint was filed in 2016 by a uc berkeley doctoral candidate. he has denied any misconduct. >> san francisco's muni director could face a tough performance review after being criticized by the mayor. mayor london breed sent a letter yesterday blasting the agency over a number of issues. it expressed disappointment with service delays tied to the twin peeks tunnel project and the vetting of contractors. you'll remember a worker died at the construction site earlier this month. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. for those of you following hurricane lane as i have, notice it got impressively wound up. now it's a category 4 hurricane. good news, it will as it tracks right south of the i

taking on uc davis. stanford begins its season tomorrow against san diego state. and cal hosts north carolina on saturday. there are games scheduled each day through monday. >>> 'tis the season. >> we're ending august and creeping into september, and it looks like we're going to let go of summer by going to higher temperatures. san jose temperatures looking quite nice. if you lock to 11:00, 12:00, this gives us a good idea as to how our daytime highs will look. errr topping out in 70s, but today, we're getting more 80s out there for inland areas. even though we're warming up to the 80s by midafternoon, we're still below seasonable. right now in san francisco, temperatures at about 62 degrees. and i do want to point out that, yes, we're still welcoming some of that cloud cover, but if you like yesterday, you'll enjoy the weekend because i look ahead to labor day, and it's looking like a really nice one up ahead. let's send things over to mike. >> we continue with a mostly nice commute, but we have one big problem in the south bay. overall, flow is nice, but northbo

san jose state begins at home tonight, taking on uc davis. san diego state. and cal hosting north carolina on saturday. there are games scheduled every day through monday. enjoy. get the wings ready. >> oh, yeah. >> and the guac. >> all right, a last look at weather. >> if you're outside having a picnic, temperatures will be extremely pleasant. i want to say pleasant because the skies will clear up, the sun will come out, and into saturday and sunday, even in san francisco, you'll notice a very gradual warmup, but then, look at sunday. 90 degrees for inland areas. don't say you haven't been warned. heats up again there. >> a lighter commute for labor day weekend. >> that's what saved the commute right now, because the traffic alert we had, as we look at the map, northbound 680 throughout the south bay was completely closed, but now it's reopened in the last half hour and we see good recovery. that's not bad for san jose. slowing over across the bridges, san mateo and dumbarton bridge, and north 880 slows intoward hayward. might be some debris