. >> moving on, uc berkeley leading in helping undocumented students get money for education.day, cal announced a grant awarded by the fund for that purpose. abc 7 news is here with a closer look at what that money will do. this other elections like michigan and texas now talking í÷ their own program. >> this was the only student in his high school to get into uc berkeley. >> everybody was happy except me. yeah, i got in. time not going make it. right? i won't be able to go. how am i going pay for this? >> is he an undocumented student and does not qualify for any federal money. the coordinator of the undocumented student program at cal. >> the federal pell grant, work study, loans aren't eligible to undocumented students. >> rivera had a small private scholarship working owed jobs to put himself through cal but it wasn't enough that. is why the chancellor spear headed a scholarship program to help:e students like rivera. the fund responded with a $1 million award. >> the fund one of the core pieces of work is about equal chances and opportunities, leveling the playing field

today uc berkeley announced a $1 million scholarship for low income undocumented students. a student at uc berkeley says she's happy about scholarships to help students like her. >> money, money to go to school. money to like you know pay for your rent. money to buy food. >> reporter: kiki is one of 200 students from 20 different countries attending berkeley who are undocumented. although undocumented students qualify for state financial aid, they don't qualify for federal grants or loans. counselors here say the new money will help fill in the gap and will also send a message. >> what it tells our students is if you work hard and you get into uc berkeley now you have support. what happened in the past, is students got accepted and they were really excited but then the next question was, how do i pay for it. >> we're really looking forward with students outside of california to help them build sustainable programs that are going to help with these populations. >> reporter: the hass family has also donated an extra $300,000. they say that money is also going to go to support

that largest scholarship fund for undocumented students begins next fall here at uc berkeley. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> we hope to learn this morning the identity of the pedestrian killed in san francisco hours after a new campaign was launched to reduce such accidents. it happened in the financial district yesterday at beale and market. a man in his 40s was crossing the busy intersection 2:third -- 230 when he was hit. the driver is cooperating this is the 18th pedestrian fatality of the year within more than last year already. the -- one more than last year already. the city is urging drivers and pedestrians to be more careful and alert this time of year when more people are out. >>> this morning san francisco police on the hunt for the person who shot a man in the mission district. officers responded to reports of multiple shorts fired near 14th street before 8:00 last night. they found the victim lying in the street. members of the gang task force were on the scene. >>> this morning, pleasant hill police are investigating another pipe bomb incident. device was spotte

we're live on the uc berkeley camp pows tonight. abc-7 news. >> ama: the family of a man who died after being beaten during a world series celebration in san francisco is pleading for help. sean moffat was almost the revelers from the haight as burly district. his relatives are offering a $25,000 reward. >> two women suspected of stealing a credit card in sausolito have been caught on tape. this is a pike tower -- picture of the women at cvs in mill valley temp police say the stole the car in halloween. the women get into what appears to be a black toyota suv. the owner quickly cancelled the car but officers believe the have toes could still be active in the area. >> police and security patrols are being expanded in the east bay to help fight burglaries and other crimes. reporter: hospital claire villages sits at the foot of the oakland hills. a usually quiet area that is seeing a rise in crime. he has owned a store for eight years. >> we had break-ins and robberies, had people that attacked and take the purses. >> help is on the wa

. >> a hit uc berkeley tonight.dollar endowment to help undocumented students make it through college. abc 7 news at 6:00 continue >>> in washington another day and another step closer to that fiscal cliff. at this point it's hard to tell if there is any progress in the negotiations. and judging by public statements made by the speaker, it does not look good. abc 7 news mark matthews is here with word on what we're not seeing. >> yes. we heard speaker boehner called the president this evening to make a counter offer to the president's latest offer, when abc 7 news at 4:00 we talked about inside game@ú4d versus the outside gam. the out side game is played for leverage. inside is where real negotiations are taking place. >> in okay gress the american people have be scratching their heads and wondering when is the president going to get serious? >> democratic leader took the floor. >> he said he's willing to make some changes but it's important that any changes not hurt the middle class. >> the post you'ring went on th

. >> if the uc berkeley government has of their way you will never receive the salvation army runners on campus ever again. and i think it has gone too far i would disagree with the band. and i think that the student body is discriminating against the salvation army. >> last month passed a resolution of the discriminatory practices of the salvation army and want to end the presence of the organization's donation containers on the uc- berkeley campus. students have mixed opinions >> and i think that if it is dividing the campus. >> from my stance, i believe that christians should be the bigger people. regardless, of what judgment is on one hand. >> the resolution states that the church services are only available for people that accept and abide by the doctrine and discipline. that excludes the homosexuality. the golden state of selvage an army responded to kron 4 and sang " totally false ". the only requirement is it demonstrated to need. >> our message to uc berkeley were not returned and the celebration army has not been contacted by the university and also says that the bell ringer

. >> ama: a controversy is brewing at uc berkeley. at the center, famous charity nope for collecting donations during the holidays, but some students say the salvation army is antigay. we're live at uc berkeley. >> the salvation armis not doing any bell-ringing on campus this holiday but are collecting clothing donations and student government wants it to stop. >> during the holiday salvation army bell ringers can be seen and heard collecting donations across the bay area. no bell ringers on uc berkeley's campus but there is this. two clothing donation boxes in front of a dorm and many don't like it one bit. >> i think it's very problematic that the salvation army is presented in such a prominent way. >> student senator recently voted in favor of a campus resolution to remove the donation boxes. >> we think they should be replaced with an organization like the goodwill that doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation. >> the university student government association believes the salvation army is antigay with a long history of di

. >> ama: a controversy is brewing at uc berkeley. at the center, famous charity nope for collecting donations during the holidays, but some students say the salvation army is antigay. we're live at uc berkeley. >> the salvation armis not doing any bell-ringing on campus this holiday but are collecting clothing donations and student government wants it to stop. >> during the holiday salvation army bell ringers can be seen and heard collecting donations across the bay area. no bell ringers on uc berkeley's campus but there is this. two clothing donation boxes in front of a dorm and many don't like it one bit. >> i think it's very problematic that the salvation army is presented in such a prominent way. >> student senator recently voted in favor of a campus resolution to remove the donation boxes. >> we think they should be replaced with an organization like the goodwill that doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation. >> the university student government association believes the salvation army is antigay with a long history of di

your rent, money to buy food. >> what it tells our stunts that if you work hard and you get into uc berkeley, now you have support. >> uc officials say they plan to work with other colleges in california to help them build programs for undocumented students. >>> the biggest tides of the year are rising along the coast this week. the tides expected to peak on thursday, the so-called king tide. we've already been seeing impacts from higher-than-normal tides. the road along the bay was flooded this morning. it will likely flood again tomorrow and on thursday. experts say the naturally hof curing king tides will give us an idea what the coastline could look like in the future if water levels rise. >>> a bold jewelry store heist today in a bay area mall. the quick action by police that helped nab the suspect. >>> and a stalemate is cracked. a deal in place for bay area crab fishermen. what they're doing right now to return to the waters and how soon you'll see fresh dungeness. >>> cold air is settling into the bay area and before long so will the rain. when you can expect it to arrive in your are

>>reporter: los angeles person here was the only student at the high school to get that uc berkeley. >> everybody was happy because i was like yes i got in but i won't make. >> i won't be able to go. how aim going to pay for it. >>reporter: he's an undocumented student and does not qualify for any federal money. coordinator of the undocumented student program at cal. >> federal pel grant, work study, loan aren't eligible to undocumented students. >>reporter: rivera had a small private scholarship and worked odd jobs to help put himself through cal. but it wasn't enough money to make ends meet. that's why uc berkeley chancellor robert spear head add scholarship program to help students likely vary a.evelyn and walter haas junior fund rae responded with 1 million dollar award. >> the fund one of the core pieces of work is about equal chances, equal opportunities, leveling the playing field so everybody has a chance to succeed in life. >>reporter: about 200 undocumented students at uc berkeley from 20 countries will receive a portion of the private money. beginning in the spring. each w

chris and i have been friends since we pledged the fraternity at uc berkeley in 1978.to first thank chris's family for allowing me the honor of speaking today as we celebrate chris's amazing life. i look at this crowd. i try to figure out how much he achieved so much while making personal and professional connections and lifelong friends all over the world. this beautiful light-filled rotunda is the perfect seting to celebrate chris's life. he was a true renaissance man and offered a lesson in modern day enlightenment to all he met. some say don't sweat the small stuff. chris was successful because he did pay attention to little details and common courtesis that showed the world that he cared. i think the roots of chris's enlightening character were evident when we were undergrads at cal. i would like to share examples. first of all we will start superficially on the topic of fashion. chris like many of our pledge class was from piedmont. i recall thinking what is up with piedmont. the khakis, penny loafers and button-down shirts? chris lived in the room across from mi

. >>> a bit of holiday cheer spread at the uc berkeley campus with word that a scholarship is being setup for low income undocumented students. the university says the scholarship will help nearly 200 undocumented students from 20 different countries. >> what it tells our students is if you work hard and you get into uc berkeley now you have support. what we've seen in the past when undocumented students were earning their way into uc berkeley they were really excited but the next question that came after that was, how do i pay for it. >> in the past, the haas family gave funds to set up programs like tutoring services for low income students. >>> the king tide will be moving in and people are being asked to share their images of the event. >> reporter: on thursday the tide should be even higher with a king tide. >> basically a king tide is just a natural tpe no, -- phenomenon it's the highest tide of the year. >> reporter: they monitor tides and how they effect the bay. as for the king tide. >> in some places it'll be a couple of inches in difference in other places it could be several

this and more returned. >> if the uc-berkeley has there were university bell ringers on campus ever aink it has gone last month, the resolution of discriminatory practices of the salvation army and and presence of the donation containers on the uc- berkeley campus students have mixed opinions. >> they have to have a state of tolerance. >> for my stands i think that the christians should be the bigger people if it is disproportionate on one hand we should not give them something to attack us for. >> they say that the salvation army church services are only available for people that abide by the doctrine that they set forth which does not support homosexuality. they requested a statement saying that it is totally false all they need is demonstrated the >> i would not agree with any discrimination. >> they have released a statement saying that the bell ringers have not been on the campus for a least four years. the student government at u- salvation army bell ringers from campus. >> a san francisco tradition kicked off last night in union square. last night marked the first night of hanu

. >>> and two uc berkeley students appear before a judge. the torture charges they are facing in connection to the death of an exotic animal. >>> here's a look at highway 24. this is in lafayette. we'll have much more traffic coming up for you in a bit. >>> good morning. increasing clouds. patchy fog in the north bay. a little system there getting very close. kind of cool though. 40s or low 50s. >>> after this morning russian children cannot be adopted by americans. russian's president signed a bill to keep americans from adopting children from russia. it's in response to a -- that targets russians. children who are in the process of being adopted now cannot leave the country. the u.s. is the biggest destination for adopted children from russia. >>> general norman is being remembered as a straight talking commander. >> you are all better trained, better equipped, better led, believe it or not inspite of mre you are better fed. okay. but most of all, you are a hell of a lot tougher than they are. >> the 78-year-old general died yesterday in f

. >>> a bit of holiday cheer spread at the uc berkeley campus with word that a scholarship is being setents. the university says the scholarship will help nearly 200 undocumented students from 20 different countries. >> what it tells our students is if you work hard and you get into uc berkeley now you have support. what we've seen in the past when undocumented students were earning their way into uc berkeley they were really excited but the next question that came after that was, how do i pay for it. >> in the past, the haas family gave funds to set up programs like tutoring services for low income students. >>> the king tide will be moving in and people are being asked to share their images of the event. >> reporter: on thursday the tide should be even higher with a king tide. >> basically a king tide is just a natural tpe no, -- phenomenon it's the highest tide of the year. >> reporter: they monitor tides and how they effect the bay. as for the king tide. >> in some places it'll be a couple of inches in difference in other places it could be several feet. >> the king tide is expected

stanford on top followed by har record is, uc-berkeley did stanford, harvard, uc-berkeley. >>> the stanfordospital and clinics has been named one of the best in the nation for the fourth year in a row. the leapfrog group measures patient safety, quality of care and efficiency. the top hospitals are chosen from more than 1200 nationwide. >>> in today's healthwatch, we have heard it's good but now a new study questions the health benefits of an ingredient that's found in red wine. resveratrol was thought to prevent diabetes, heart disease and cancer. but researchers in st. louis said it didn't help healthy middle-aged women. the ingredients may work in combination with other ingredients that are found in red wine. >>> it's bad news for people who struggle with insomnia, the lack of shut-eye can double the risk of stroke. it amps up the body's fight or flight system which increase heart rate and blood pressure which long-term consequences. lack of sleep is linked to depression, substance abuse and poor cognitive functioning. >> we're in trouble. >>> this is a study in canada found watching wei

robert birgeneau/rector uc berkeley :11 hacer una donacion de este nivel para estudiantes indocumentadoslgo que no tiene precedentes aqui, en california y en el pais...estamos muy agradecidos.. la noticia fue celebrada no solo en ese recinto universitario sino tambien por estudiantes y maestros de otras universidades. jordan cruz/ estudiante universitario :33 yo pienso que es bueno para mi como estudiante latino fue muy dificil para pagar por mis estudios, tuve que sacar prestamos, si hubiera la oportunidad de becas seria mejor andrea belloso/ estudiante universitaria :48 tengo muchos primos que son de mexico y estan estudiando aqui y se tienen que ir alla proque no tienen dinero para terminar estudios la donacion proviene del haas junior fund, y maestros esperan que esto sirva de precedente para que se haga lo mismo en otras instituciones y se apoye a los estudiantes indocumentados. rosalinda quitanar/maestra universitaria 1:09 ojala vengan mas becas porque han sufrido mucho estos estuidantes para llegar donde estan actualmente hay cerca de 200 estudiantes indocumentados en esa instituc

uc berkeley announced a new scholarship program for undocumented students. why did the university feel it was necessary to support these students? >> well, yes it's very excites news. $1 million from the foundation. and the university really feels strong obligation to these students because they're one of the most vulnerable set of students that we have. the average family income for these students is $24,000 a year. they're not eligible for federal financial aid. they're not eligible for pell grants. and so they've overcome great odds just to get to berkeley and we want to keep them as our chancellor, chancellor burgeneaux, who's been an amazing leader on this issue, has said we can't afford to lose this talent in california and we want to keep it here. not only are we offering financial aid, we're actually building a comprehensive support system for them. and we have an academic counselor, a lending library, legal support, all the things that they really need and what's great is that this is a model that we're hoping that other universities are going to st

a uc berkeley team says their study is the first that data from cell phone towers and gps devices have been used to track traffic and their research could be used to can cut down your drive time. stop and go traffic and break lights are part of life here. now researchers from uc berkeley have released a study that could ease traffic troubles. >> we demonstrated we can use smart phones and in particular cell tower data to pinpoint where congestion is coming from. which people are contributing most to congestion and where that could be delegated. and were able to track traffic and people's driving patterns. researchers said they identified certain trouble spots and learned that drivers originating from hayward and san jose seemed to contribute most to traffic congestion in the bay area. >> traffic is bad in the bay area. traditionally we're among the worse in the nation. >> reporter: a spokesman for the metropolitan transportation commission says the study provides useful information, prior to the study, staff could only rely on readers to estimate traffic flow. >> it incorporates vehicl

. >>> uc berkeley announcing today new fund for undocumented students, largest of its kind at any universityu.s., the fund will begin with a one million dollar gift from the evelyn and walter haas, jr. foundation that gift will help 200 undock ed cal saw dents from 20 countries -- undocumented cal students from 20 countries. the chancellor has been a big supporter of the plan. >> i thought this isn't fair. furthermore, these are extraordinarily talented people in the current era with all of the challenges we have ]t1#ford to waste this talent. everyone should have an opportunity to go to school. >> the scholarships to undocumented students will be given out next fall. >>> divers set to resume their search off mare island in vallejo -- for a man philip mattingly was last seen working on a tugboat saturday evening that tugboat was anchored along side a world war ii ship. his truck was parked in the lot and personal items on the boat were still there. sunday divers searched and coast guard searched conditions in the water prevented them from resuming the search yesterday. >>> marine biologists

mayor lee has five siblings, he graduated from college in maine, he also went to uc- berkeley law school finished in 1978. he and his wife have two daughters. i also want to mention, prior to becoming mayor, one of the key points in his contributions to the community is after he completed law school, he worked as a managing attorney for the san francisco asian law caucus, where he was an advocate for affordable housing and the rights of immigrants and renters. mayor lee -- [applause] >> thank you. welcome to city hall. the people's city hall, san francisco. i want you all to note that that was such a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. please give another applause to the millennium -- melanie and her daughter. i am so excited about all of you and seen so many of you from all over our state. come to city hall anin san francisco, welcome. i would like to welcome the former secretary of transportation. [applause] thank you for being here. thank you, john, thank you. our board of supervisors comment david chiu, thank you very much. david campos, thank you for being here. he is our ad

. >> he was the only student at his high school to get into uc berkeley. >> i was like yeah, i got ine to go. >> how am i going to pay for it. >> it is an undocumented student and does not qualify nr any federal money. >> the federal pell grant work studies loans aren't eligible to document students. >> they had a private scholarship helped put himself through cal. it wasn't enough money to make ends meet. that's how they helped students like him. walter hast junior fund responded to a one-million dollar reward. it is about equal chances equal tunities leveling the playing field so everybody has a chance to succeed in life. >> about 200 undocumented students from uc berkeley will receive a portion of private money beginning in the spring. each will receive about 5,000 dollars. in 2011 the california legislature passed a bill that will give undocumented students access to state grants starting next fall. assembly bill 131 has always been controversial. east bay professor coauthored proposition 209 which ended affirmative action in the public sector. >> you are asking the taxpayers to s

. >> students at uc berkeley are tried to get in a salvation army bell ringers they say they're homophobic they say they are homeless,, phillipe djegal has more. >> if the use the government has there where you will never see salvation army bell ringers like this on campus ever again. >> i think it has gone too far. i would disagree with the >> . if they have they have their beliefs perhaps they're discriminating against the beliefs of very celebration army. >> they passed a >> there are certainly mixed relations on mess. >> i feel like there are relations-zionist aggression should be on bigger people. if something is this golden state division of the salvation army saying that it is totally false that the only requirement for service from the salvation army is a demonstrated need. >> i would disagree with discrimination in any form especially based on one's gender. >> our messages from uc- berkeley were not returned and they have not been contacted. it is also saying that deaf bell ringers. have not been on cap -- the salvation army bell ringers have not been on the campus and at least fi

we spoke via skype with kelly who teach business ethics at uc berkeley. >> given the egregiousness of the allegations against him and his team, it seems shocking they would want to continue to associate with what i think is a damaged brand. >> reporter: the port announced his retirement earlier this month on the same day it released an internal audit and investigation that revealed some of the credit card holders skirted spending limits. $60,000 in questionable gifts they may violate laws. warren will earn $109 an hour based on his $214,000 salary. quan retires from the port with pension benefits but it's unclear if he'll collect a pension and paycheck at the same time. generally they don't allow retirees to collect a pension and continue to work for a public employer. but there are exceptions. the retiree can't work more than 964 hours a year. and the retiree must have skills the employer needs. >> how many hours a week is that really going to take? and is it going to take seven months whereby. >> reporter: the port needs tore more transparent. >> they need to felt truth. somebody el

. >>> uc berkeley stirs up new controversy can scholarship fun for undocumented students. -- fund for undocumented students. >>> hundreds of dead squid wash up onshore, video and >>> good morning. the day you have been waiting for if you like change in your weather. thank for joining us. >> say your name! >> i'm eric thomas. >> almost forgot. >> if you get your kids ready for school this morning, bundle up. >> along the coast they will need the wet weather gear after 5:00 the best chance of rain will hit the bay area. here's a look at live doppler, quiet, fog in the north bay valleys stretching into the delta watch out for that temperatures are coolest in the north bay and east bay, upper 30s to low 40s there rest of us in the mid 40s to low 50s around the bay and out to the coast. this afternoon, low to mid 50s at the coast, mid 50s to low 60s for the rest of us. dry during the daylight hours. >>> no fog at san mateo bridge looking good towards foster city, westbound towards the highrise you can see the traffic is flowing nicely, both directions no issues, 13 to 14 minute drive typic

uc-berkeley has announced >> uc-berkeley has announced it is launching in his cause of phonics loosely for an undocumented students on campus. the dreamers fund will start with a $1 million donation from the alan walter haas jr. foundation. undocumented students in california are eligible for some states but a scholarship programs that are eligible for federal refinance financial aid. the $1 million we paid out undocumented students over the course of five to 10 years. san jose ranked atop nationally and rising home prices. according to the net federal housing finance agency home prices down over 3.4% in the third quarter of 2011 and 2012. that is of advise and innate rise in the nation. cities that sought even higher increases included bakersfield, of phoenix and boise. >> a little bit of a wait for you but we will be right back. he and i'm storm tracker 4 we have showers out there this morning. there is some sprinkle over night as well so your ride this morning was a damn one. the rain is not happy but it is bringing in spots. >> it looks like they had a tornado and florida, check ou

well, for that, we turn to criminal law professor frank zimmerman from uc berkeley. our first question, quite honestly, is that we have been here before. we have had presidential calls, politician comes out and say it's time to do something. does anything happen in. >> no, it doesn't. and they're repeatatively quite clear. even if the majority of the american public cares deeply about this issue when a shooting happens, two weeks later, there is a very interesting and asymmetrical sort of phenomenon and diminishing importance. for the people who are not importantly connected to gun ownership and use, the average citizens, the ones who say something has to happen, the issue becomes less importance. those are the keeps of folks who worry this weekend deeply about mass shootings. and who are going to worry about the fiscal clips next weekend. >> what is it about the gun lobby that has a hold on the politicians? >> the people who are gun enthusiasts who so this as a central part of their personal identities are not -- they don't have fair weather priorities. guns, even w

. >> if you work hard and you get into uc berkeley now you have to court. >> the new letter to parents and what the school said about the principal's actions. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> boy check that out. a massive pipeline explosion destroyed at least four homes in sisso nville west virginia. incredibly no one was killed. the flames shot 50 to 75 feet into the air for about an hour before crews finally shut off the flow of gas. the explosion of a 20-inch transmission line also melted a section of an interstate highway. the fear now is of a possible second tear explosion so residents are being told to be ready to evacuate. >>> we have an update now on the developing news out of portland oregon where a gunman opened fire at a mall southeast of the downtown area. this is a live picture now of the town center where at least one person is dead. a second might be. and as many as 20 people may have been injured. witnesses say the gunman was carried an assault rifle an entered the mall through a macy's store then went to the food court area that's where the shooting happened

we spoke via skype with kelly who teach business ethics at uc berkeley. >> given the egregiousness of the allegations against him and his team, it seems shocking they would want to continue to associate with what i think is a damaged brand. >> reporter: the port announced his retirement earlier this month on the same day it released an internal audit and investigation that revealed some of the credit card holders skirted spending limits. $60,000 in questionable gifts they may violate laws. warren will earn $109 an hour based on his $214,000 salary. quan retires from the port with pension benefits but it's unclear if he'll collect a pension and paycheck at the same time. generally they don't allow retirees to collect a pension and continue to work for a public employer. but there are exceptions. the retiree can't work more than 964 hours a year. and the retiree must have skills the employer needs. >> how many hours a week is that really going to take? and is it going to take seven months whereby. >> reporter: the port needs tore more transparent. >> they need to felt truth. somebody el

uc berkeley is getting underway to ban the salvation army from the campus. they will be raising funds for the salvation army on campus at 10:00 and it is in protest for the senate are resolution -- senate resolution to remove army bans where they are discriminating against gays lesbians. >>> he has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. they made that ruling regarding love. love pled not guilty to three counts of arson. the fire destroyed much of the law offices and she remains in custody on $250,000 pail. he was suspended in a domestic violence case. opponents are asking for his resignation and they are hoping to avoid a recall that could cost the city a half million dollars. >>> and the sergeant is involved in a police probe of a lamborghini speeding through the tunnel. knew tunnel runs from chinatown to russian hill and has 35 miles per hour speed limit. this picture was titled broadway up until 100 miles per hour in the lambo. it included a comment saying, everybody was drunk at the time. >> it violates our public safety here in the city. >> the

chris and i have been friends since we pledged the fraternity at uc berkeley in 1978.to first thank chris's family for allowing me the honor of speaking today as we celebrate chris's amazing life. i look at this crowd. i try to figure out how much he achieved so much while making personal and professional connections and lifelong friends all over

>> so we sat down with criminal law professor frank zimmer from uc berkeley, who is an expert both on the politics and the policies surrounding gun control. our first question yesterday was quite honestly, we've been here before. we have the president's call for significant change. and we have the politicians coming out to say it's time to do something. but really, is anything going to happen? >> no, it doesn't, and for reasons which are repetitively quite clear. even if the majority of the american public cares deeply about this issue, when a shooting happens, two weeks later, there is a very interesting and asymmetrical sort of phenomenon of diminishing performance. for the people who are not importantly connected to gun ownership and use, the average citizens, the ones that say something's got to happen, the issue becomes less important. those are the kinds of folks who worry this weekend deeply about mass shootings and who are going to worry about the fiscal cliff next weekend. >> what is it about the gun lobby that has such a hold on the politicians? >> the people who are gun ent

. >> researchers in uc berkeley studying the way our body converts carbohydrates into fat found a genebuting to fatty liver disease. and is a result of a diet filled with carbs. three quarters of obese people and a third of the americans have fatty liver disease. that now has potential to target drugs, treat diabetes and fatty liver disease. the study published online. >>> a german study finds women 35 ask younger develop a different kind of breast cancer. researchers studied 9,000 women. they found tumors in younger women were more aggressive suggesting they receive chemotherapy before surgery. >> let's move on to talk about the weekend weather. it's arrived. >> and sandhya is bundled up. no umbrella there. >> you think boy not have my coat and gloves on a night like this? it's getting cold up here, high clouds towards embarcadero. they're thin and whisp -- wisky. i want to show you our camera. taking a look at after glow of the sunset at 4:51 tonight. yesterday earlier of the year. and check out i live doppler 7 hd. it's quiet on live doppler 7 hd. and we'll keep it nice and dry for

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. >>> hey, we'll see the >>> hey, we'll see the pomeranian torturin >>> a pair of uc berkeley law students facing charges in las vegas. they're accused of killing and torturing an exotic bird at the flamingo resort. justin and eric kuar, both 24, face felony and misdemeanor charges after they allegedly decapitated the bird in october. >>> an l.a. area pet is reunited with its owner after being dog napped. they got out of their owner's home through an open gate. a neighbor was able to grab the shepherd, but the pomeranian was too quick. >> before we could get to him, the guy grabbed him and put him in his car and took off. >> stacy says ten minutes later, she got a call from a blocked number. it was a man demanding money for the pooch. but he didn't specify an amount. the next day, the pomeranian was turned up at a nearby petco. employees say the man who left him wrote down a phone number which turned out to be her number. police are trying to track down the dognapper. >>> in the market for a new home? you might be in luck. a multimillion dollar mansion is up for auction. it does include th