>> guest: at the university of california at uc-berkeley and before that between 88 and 91 at a small community college at stockton california right before uc-berkeley and before that i was in the fields. i were to there about a year-and-a-half. then simultaneously as i was working and studying english to community college i worked on the real road. c-span: go back before he jumped the fence.

it seems like just yesterday, i was doing that very thing right there at uc berkeley. >> reporter: it was a little longer for me, too. i was at uc davis. but you can tell when the new students are in town here in berkeley. they're all smiles, looking around, taking it all in. some of the parents sad to see their kids moving away from home for the very first time. but this year, more than 6,000 incoming students are going to be living in student housing. today many of them moved in, most of these folks today had the most roommates or are living in suites. they were the ones moving in first. the chancellor greeted students and families at units 1 and 2 as cars lined up to drop off students, their luggage, their bedding, their belongings. uc berkeley is welcoming many out-of-state and international students. this year, though, they're also moving to three weeks of orientation to make the transition smoother to college. we spoke with one student about why he chose cal. >> the first thing is the weather, the second, the perfect -- the excellence and all kinds of different courses and activ

but uc berkeley is implementing new policies regarding this, even before sb 967 becomes law. the old way of thinking no means no puts the burden on victims. yes means yes puts the onus on would-be aggressors that not resisting or not saying anything does not constitute consent. >> i was assaulted in february 2012. >> reporter: attacked by the same man, four uc berkeley students, including sophie came forward to report their sexual assault to campus officials. but the senior says nothing was done. she was victim number three. >> they didn't follow up with us on the reports. they didn't really complete any sort of investigation. they didn't talk to any of us after that. >> reporter: california lawmakers sent governor brown a bill that aims to prevent sexual assaults on campus by requiring informed consent. in other words, yes means yes. both parties have to say it or use body language that means yes. >> you can't use the excuse of oh, we were drunk. so i couldn't tell. you can't use the excuse of he or she never said no, he or she never shook his or her head. it's now there is

colleges and universities in zenith coming up the issue as soon as the this new bill uc-berkeley for 1600's plaza been given out to a residence and that the valley tonight at 11. mysterious murders in the south bay. a smoldering body was found near a reservoir in morgan hill. and in san jose -- a woman was found stabbed to death in a car -- next to a church. no suspects are in custody in either case tonight. good evening, i'm pam moore. tonight -- san jose police are calling the stabbing death. a homicide. kron4's philippe djegal has the the santa clara county medical examiner's office say the victim -- a woman. suffered at least one stab wound. how long she was inside the car parked in the grace curch parking lot is unclear. but police say since at least wednesday night. at around 11 o'clock thursday morning. officers responded to a call from a passerby here on aborn road. reporting an unconcious woman in the car you see with its trunk open. officers soon learned that the woman was not alseep -- but in fact was dead. in this video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. poli

abc7 news is live at uc berkeley to explain. laura? >> well, hi, dan.le of the lawns we've found here. quite a contrast to what we have seen in other state institutions. still, officials told us when it comes to grass, don't let appearances fool you. it's part of what makes the uc berkeley campus special. the acres and acres of lush trees. in the drought, when brown is the new green, it seems lawns are too healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson tells us the grass is green despite cut backs in campus water usage over six months. one thing, they only water here at night. >> water use on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official. it's great. we're working hard to reduce our use more. water use in residence alls is do

they said, oh, you went to uc berkeley and you want to be a teacher? >>> it's awesome. >> 3-d tools come to the classroom. >> my buddies tried to touch it. >> will the technology help kids learn? >>> reading, riding and runs batted in. >> teamwork and hard work and determination, you learn that through school. >> a unique program in san francisco uses baseball to boost reading. >> we tell them they shouldn't subtract us. >> and teaching the teachers. instructional coaches go into the classroom to work with veteran teachers. >> it automatically makes sharing and collaborating so much more useful. >> now here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. >> hello. welcome to this "class action" special about education in the bay area. tonight we start with teaching. the professional has been in the spotlight a lot lately from a major court ruling striking down teacher tenure to protests over salaries and even battles over ineffective teachers. some say teaching has seen better days. or has it? teach.org wants to recruit a new generation of jarreeducators fre best an

>> if brown is the new green why do lawns at uc berkeley look like this? >> could this woman be part of a burglary ring? why this video could be the best way to break it up. >> and taking you to hawaii to show you where another hurricane is moving in and fema is keeping watch on the storm from here, in the bay area. >> a volunteer effort is more than just a playground project. abc 7 helps make a dream come true for one east bay neighborhood. >> brown is the new green at the state capitol tonight. officials are letting the grass die out. why hasn't the uc system followed this example? >> six months ago the governor declared a drought, calling on everyone to do their part. cutting back water by 20%. but this far down the line with no rain in sight, it looks like cal is not doing it's part to conserve. abc7 news is live at uc berkeley to explain. laura? >> well, hi, dan. this is just one example of the lawns we've found here. quite a contrast to what we have seen in other state institutions. still, officials told us when it comes to grass, don't let appearanc

today, thousands of new students moved into the dorms at uc berkeley. first up, those with the most roommates or those living in suites. today alone, about 4,500 new students moved in. this year, according to the chancellor, he says there are more international students coming, just a few more. but he said they're making sure that they all know the ropes, too. he says that cal has a great brand around the world. in fact, ranked fourth best in china. but for all the new students and families moving in today, even those from right here in the bay area, it's been emotional and exciting times. >> very nervous. i got knots in my stomach. but i'm excited. i'm sure i'll have a really good time here. >> kind of feels like he's leaving home, like he's moving out of home. going to be an adult. nervous, too. >> reporter: of course, this isn't the end of it. more students will be moving in tomorrow. this year, the university is holding three weeks of orientation to make sure that the transition is much ease yr for all these new students. classes begin on thursday.

at uc berkeley, laura anthony. >> thank you. now to the mend aseeno county where a major wildfire has exploded growing to more than 5400 acres. the lodge fire is burning south of the community of leggatt. flames jumped across the eel river and are now spreading eastward. firefighters are preparing to protect the neighborhood that's in danger of being consumed by the fire. containment now at 30%. >> in oregon, more than 700 homes are threatened by another massive wildfire there. residents have been told to evacuate a neighborhood fleer the columbia river goencheorge. it's expected to grow in size, pushed by gusty afternoon winds. the fire started tuesday in dry brush. a new fellowship launched today will help fight air pollution from the u.s. pacific coast to asia. the city's clean air partnership was announced today. it's a collaboration between the u.s. epa, clean air asia, and taiwanese epa. it will offer intensives to encourage people to reduce pollution and train leaders to take those steps. environmental leaders say this is

we are jioined live from the uc berkeley scca campus. >> reporter: tonight two extra patrols on campus and doing party patrols. they're hoping to keep kids out of trouble before they can find it. berkeley firefighters are bracing themselves for a busy weekend. because last year at this time. >> medical emergency, district three. >> reporter: things on cal's campus got messy. >> call volume went through the roof. >> reporter: 911 calls to help drunk kids overwhelmed the fire department. from the i-team report, student after stew department had to be taken out of parties on stretchers with barf bibs around their necks and rushed to the hospital. >> taxes the system. had to call for mutual aid. we were behind the 8 ball. last year the was playing catchup. this year we're trying to be prepared. >> reporter: an extra ambulance and pair medic supervisor available to help this weekend. uc berkeley, city police and abc agents are teaming up to work a party patrol. >> sometimes the parties get a little out of control. sometimes kids get hurt, fall off roofs. and occasionally we have fights. >>

we denied state until uc-berkeley the year before harvard.she saw me but i had nothing working at school with my steel toe boots and a gene's smelling like sulfur she has been my life partner as you can imagine. c-span: how old are your children? >> guest: and daddy is 12 bin david is 10 in bolivia is six years old. you have a picture there from a few years back but this is about the time i'm very proud of our children and i give full credit to my wife was did a beautiful job to raise them with the principles and values of the american dream. c-span: how close did you come to getting aids? >> in the second period of my life trading to become a brain surgeon it is an incredible experience and very humbling. with the big collection of fluid dying of aids and another physician with the attempt to help this patient rehab the big needle to get the fluid so it was an orthopedic surgeon and myself doing general rotation you had to do a lot before you became a brain surgeon. so we do this and she has a big deal then she loses control and we both get

at uc berkeley tonight, students weighed in. >> it can be like shared with the students. since they have like their effort for achieving such a great level. >> so i don't think so as they give us the university an imagine or a championship or so they also receive something. >> reporter: i spoke with cal's associate athletic director by phone tonight, he tells me he hasn 't had a chance to review the ruling so he can't comment on it at this time. and details still have to be made including a cap on payments made to student athletes. live in uc berkeley, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> new at 10:00, a fatal accident in petaluma. a portable pizza oven came lose as it was being towed by a van. the oven then hit a van carried family out of four. one adult was killed. three other members of the family suffered major injuries. all of this happened on lakeville highway about 7:20 tonight. one of the injured children was air lifted to oakland children's hospital. the other was taken to memorial hospital in santa rosa. a bus load of firefighters just happened to come upon

uc-berkeley is closing it off. the school owns the land around four waterfalls known as university falls in el dorado county. researchers use it for environmental and fire studies. but the school says the spot has been overrun by fun seekers and the waterfalls and natural rock slides attract hundreds of people on warm days. uc-berkeley says there's too much drink, littering and other rule-breaking. and there have been some deadly accidents. they hope to re-open the site to the public someday. >>> after sunday morning's big earthquake, many people reported seeing a mysterious bright flash. >> as betty yu reports, some researchers -- some beam say it's earthquake lights. >> reporter: watch the sky lit up in peru. you can see a similar mysterious light in this photo captured during an earthquake in japan. a scientist says this same thing happened during sunday's quake. it wasn't a transformer or ufos. >> what they are, are a consequence of the stresses building up below the earth 7 miles deep in the case of the napa v

. >> the family of a uc berkeley football player who died after a training drill is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the university. 21-year-old failed to finish a run in february. he later died from what was described as excessive thickening of the heart muscle. the student's family accused uc berkeley as being negligent knowing he care ed a sickle-cell anemia trait that contributed to the heart condition and they accused them of not doing enough. >> he's not only dead but his parents and family were let down by the university to whom their parents entrusted an 18-year-old student athlete would expect better from a top university, a division one athletic program. >> attorneys for the family are requesting a jury trial but not specific any damages they were asking for. a statement in part read because we've not seen the lawsuit we cannot speak to the specifics of this pending action and respectfully decline comment at this time. >> reporter: san jose police have arrested two men and a 14-year-old boy for murder. officers took 21-year-old louis garcia and 22-year-old louis alvar

. >> it's part of what makes the uc berkeley campus so special. the aggers and acres of lush green trees and park-like setting. in the midst of a serious drought when brown is the new green, it seems the lawns here on campus are a tad too -- healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson christine shaft tells us the grass is green despite significant cutbacks in campus water usage over the past six months. for one thing, they only water the grass here at night. >> water use overall on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official at end of january. which is great. we're working hard to reduce our water use even more. water use in the residence halls is down 30% in the last six years. >> still, it appears other state institutions a institutions are being much more eye aggressive. irrigation of lawns around the state capitol in sacramento has been cut off completely. there are signs to explain to visitors why the grass here looks so bad. >> some are doing more than others, certainly

it's part of what makes the uc berkeley campus special. the acres and acres of lush trees. in the drought, when brown is the new green, it seems lawns are too healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson tells us the grass is green despite cut backs in campus water usage over six months. one thing, they only water here at night. >> water use on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official. it's great. we're working hard to reduce our use more. water use in residence alls is down 30%. >> it appears other state institutions will be more aggressive. irrigation has been cutoff. and there are signs to explain why the grass looks bad. >> some are doing more than others, certainly. >> heather coolly says some water users are waking up to the seriousness slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20%. some institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we need to be doing it. frankly there is no excuse. this is a drought. it's a severe drought. we need to step up. >> there is a plan to step up use so six of the

. >>> and uc berkeley student is diagnosed with the west nile virus and we will tell you how she was misdiagnosed and what the warning signs are. >>> we have probably -- this is not one of them. >> lots of gray skies and we will show you how much cooler and how long this pattern will hold. . >>> a usc berkeley student has the west nile virus. classes are due to start next week, good morning, tara. >> reporter: abby murphy will not be here because she has been battling a very severe form of the west nile virus, it is so severe she has been sleeping 18 hours a day. three weeks ago, she got a rash on her arm and thought it was an allergic reaction and then neck pain and after she started throwing up, doctors thought she had whiplash but they found she has the kind that surround is the spinal cord to be inflamed. she was training for a triathlon and she thought only old people got west nile virus. she has posted pictures of the four ds, dusk dawn, dress in long clothing and drain, make sure you have no standing water to attract the insects. they live in the area where it is pretty wrong.

>> reporter: dave, this study from uc berkeley says there are health risks for youth when it comes tog energy drinks, sports drinks, even flavored water. scientists say they sound healthy but they are not. >> these products are a sham. they are nothing more than a wolf in sheep's clothing and our kids and teens should not be drinking them. >> he says energy drinks are of particular concern. the high amounts of sugar contributes to obesity problems and the high levels of caffeine have sent kids to the e.r. with caffeine overdoses. and then there are sports drinks like gatorade. this report says consumption among kids has grown six fold over the years. but scientists say sports drinks were created specifically for athletes. >> kids and teens should not be consuming sports drinks. again, unless they are exercising an hour or more sweating profusely in the hot sun. >> and this report from uc berkeley also says that parents are often deceived by fruit drink advertising. what you need to be on the lookout for on the grocery store. i'm working on the details for you at 8:15. live in washingt

you are looking at live pictures of the uc berkeley campus. we're out there today because state lawmakers are set to vote on important legislation that could define what constitutes sexual assault at colleges and universities. coming up in just a few minutes, brian flores will join us there from the campus with reaction from students about this proposal. thank you for joining us. it's wednesday, august 27th. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell today. >> i'm dave clark. >>> less talk about weather and traffic -- let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, thank you. i ducked outside. beautiful sky. >> over the bay there's not many clouds. some patchy, very thin fog on the coast. some higher clouds from hurricane marie which is falling apart. may play into the forecast. temperatures on the move here. 50s and 60s. a little bit warmer on the lows. had a lot more 50s yesterday. see some of the fog. what's going down the san mateo coast is pretty thin. rather solid. patchy fog. it will burn off sooner today. near 90. upper 80s and 90s. 60s and 70s co

it's a severe drought. >> reporter: at uc berkeley there is a plan to reduce consumption even further. six of these lawns have been identified for removal. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> well, this has been a really exciting and fun day for all of us at abc 7. here's a look from sky 7 hd this afternoon as we were building a new playground with our partners, our parent company disney and the nonprofit group kaboom. abc 7 news reporter wane freedman takes you behind the scenes and a look at the finished product. >> reporter: sign in, get ready to work. you hear the squeaks of that wheel beaa row? the bones in more of a few of us may sound the same. >> we've heard a lot of that today. >> i'm doing okay. >> reporter: he does now as does everyone here. >> it's a bolt going into the guardrail joint. >> this is going to be a one in a lifetime experience. >> i'm involved in being a part of making my community better. >> reporter: it's not unlike one of those old fashioned barn raisings, but in this case a playground. in six hours? >> it's important we show people we can do anythi

it may start to affect uc berkeley.spital is now preparing for the arrival of at least one american affected in africa. it's not clear if one or maybe both of the health care workers known to contract the disease there but the conditions of each have reportedly deteriorated. the world held organization says at least 1300 africans have been infected since march. more than half of those infected have died. nbc bay area jodi hernandez is joining us with the possible impact in berkeley. jodi? >> reporter: impact of the deadly ebola outbreak are being felt here at uc berkeley. staff met here to talk about a possible summer study abroad program. meanwhile, two researchers with ties to this campus are in a position where they are having to take steps to protect themselves. >> it's terrible because i know what conditions on the ground are like and how hard it is to access hospitals and medical care. >> reporter: she's watching the situation in west africa closely. she has been doing research on sierra leone for three decades an

. >>> a 19-year-old student from uc berkeley is recovering tonight after contracting a serious case of viral meningitis from west nile virus. this is a facebook page about abby murphy. the modesto woman thought she had whiplash from a bike accident but tests confirmed west nile. murphy suffered from vomiting, headaches and -- the fogging is set to start at 11:00 tonight and last until 2:00 a.m. officials in santa clara county report a spike in the number of dead bird with west nile this year. and mosquito fogging is also happening in contra costa county tonight. vector control crews are spraying until 11:00 p.m. >>> happening now another night of protests in ferguson missouri despite calls for people to only protest during daylight hours and have a night of peace. it's been 10 days now since the police officer shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown. u.s. attorney general eric holder is due in ferguson tomorrow. he wrote an open letter to that city asking for an end to the violence and promising an independent investigation. >>> michael brown's parents received a little comfort

. >>> brian flores is at uc berkeley this morning be reaction to students on this yes means yes and whatabout. >> reporter: this new proposal would not only institute what is sexual assault but sexual content. we spoke to a student who is a sexual assault victim. had this been in -- senate bill 967 will go for a final vote today and require all universities and colleges that received funds for student financial assistance to clarify what is sexual consent. silence or lack of resistance would not constitute consent. and consent cannot be granted by students if they are unconscious or incapacitated by drugs or alcohol. here at uc berkeley they've made efforts to increase sexual assault awareness. >> many of the provisions you see has already enacted. so we are happy that this legislation is out there and that it portrays more protection for victims. >> hope student awareness continues to be a normal part of the college experience. >> reporter: and while this has gained a lot of support, some in the senate question whether this proposal is going too far in what government should regulate. s

. >> reporter: uc berkeley junior says she was sexually assaulted. supporting the new law, yes means yes. >> this law promote as culture change. >> reporter: warner said had the law been in effect two years ago she may have felt more encouraged to report what happened to her. >> a common fear of survivors is that no one is going to believe them. they're just going to question them. very common and i definitely felt that way. >> reporter: the proposal would require all california universities and colleges that receive public funds for student financial assistance to clarify what is sexual consent. silence or lack of resistance would not constitute consent. >> it's a long time and coming. >> reporter: christopher cummings is the head of women against ape. >> i think this puts a lot more clarity and focus on not the victim of the crime but on the perpetrator. >> reporter: uc berkeley has presented their -- >> reporter: senator barbara boxer sent letters to all heads of universities today. >>> a quick thinking patrolman is being credited for saveing the

uc berkeley research says the program has suffered from a lack of funding despite the passage of a state laystall last year. they say they still need $80 million to expand the system and they hope those changes would lead to a warning 50 seconds before the shaking starts. the quake was felt across a wide area of california. it was centered about four miles southwest of american cannon in southern napa county. it was felt from lake tahoe to monterey county. it was on the west napa falls which is the state's most dangerous faults. scientists says -- there was a lot of reaction to the napa earthquake on social media. the #napaquake started trending yesterday morning. people were using it to report damage and injuries. others say they were scared to sleep. and there were tweets about the different situations in syria and iraq. social media experts t not -- >> we just survive the the south napa earthquake of 2014. we're unhurt but others are not fortunate as we. >> these two men rob and eric posted this video of the wine bucket challenge on youtube. they say they didn't want to waste water du

most are headed to ucla, uc berkeley and uc san francisco. they insist no california residents are being pushed out to make room. they say out of state students pay $23,000 more in tuition providing an estimated $400 million in extra revenue. >>> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> good morning again from the top of the abc 7 news broadcast center. still getting a little bit of drizzle. temperatures up to 6 dreesz cooler than yesterday. i'll tell you how long this cooling snap is going to last coming up in your accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> plus, the sweet task researchers are giving one person in the name of science. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> i'm driving to work in the drought and i have to turn my windshield wipers on. so much mist in there. >> i know. we had drizzle this morning. too bad it wasn't more. >> it was such a tease. >> it was. >> run your windshield wipers. it wasn't even measurable. that's what we had. i'm starting to see a little bit of a clearing line behind me down around the san mateo bridge but still drizzle falling

. >>> all right, but we want to get you back to the story on uc berkeley. mark kelly was there. >> reporter: first day jitters running high as students opened a new chapter in their lives at berkeley. >> excited. >> i'm very excited. excited to leave san diego and embrace everything that comes with a new city. >> reporter: one fifth of all freshmen entering the uc system this fall are from outside california. that according to the sacramento bee. the newspaper found during the great recession, they ramped up out of state recruitment to balance budget cuts. recruiting students like tyler joe. >> excited but not nervous. >> >> reporter: comeing from an east coast boarding school, he said berkeley is just what he wanted. >> the excellent facilities and the professors and the courses and the activities. >> reporter: it is students like joe that help boost uc. in fact, nonresident fees brought in about $400 million to the uc system. cal chance. >> this is a global age. >> reporter: but critics worry a more international uc system means californians will be turned

he majored in electrical engineering and computer sciences and transferred to uc berkeley this fall. [applause] >> congressman hoffman, special guest, i want to thank you for being here today and thank you for your continued service and receptiveness for american students and the american people. my story is one that strays from attrition the path. i did not go to college straight out of high school. i never felt like college was for me. for job rightok out of high school and wound up in an apprenticeship program where i learned the electrical trade. that component had a night class. andined the confidence stride to want to do more. that robbie back to school. when i was looking for how i would go about this, i wanted to look for a place that had smaller classes. i needed something that made sense to me. community college. smaller classes. there was also affordability. that was a huge factor for me. i didn't have a lot of means to go to university straight out of college. i enjoyed every minute of it. but it was not easy. there were a lot of times when i had to think about the cost o

. >> teaching tax law at uc berkeley. he estimates there is as many as 5,000 special tax districts like this in california. and there is very little oversight. >> these district don't answer to the governor or anybody else on the state directly. >> it is using taxpayer funds for private organization. >> some residents maintain even if the new building serves emergency functions once in a while, that's not enough to merit their tax dollars footing 80% of the construction bill. >> there are many other ways it use the $2 million to better serve the resident, all of the residents. >> by the way, the fire district board already paid $25,000 for an architect to draw up those plans. the fire district had another meeting earlier this month. but made no progress. and experts say voters only have a few recourses in a special tax district. they can organize a recall election or file a lawsuit in court. >>> up next -- prf will you explain? will you explain? sir, please stay away from him. please don't touch the camera. please don't p

a uc berkeley student has the west nile virus.almost died as doctors tried to figure out what was wrong. coming up in 25 minutes, what her family wants you to know about the ordeal. >> you're unlawfully assembled you may be subject to arrest. >>> peaceful protests hijacked after the break alive report on the escalating tensions in ferguson. >>> this is good getting over to the peninsula. we'll tell you more about 80 and how terrible it is. >>> you can see all the gray and temperatures on the cool side today. lots of reports of drizzle as well. our low is moving right down the coast responsible for all the fog. we'll see if it will move out tomorrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> it is 8:14. new this morning pope francis is mourning the death of four of his family members who died in a crash this morning. a car carrying the pope's nephew and the nephew's family were in the crash. the children and the children's mother were all killed. the pope's nephew survived. the vatican says pope francis is deeply shaken and he's asking all who share in his grief

. >>> the family of a football player at uc berkeley is suing the university for wrongful death. he died five months ago, february 7th after having trouble finishing a training run. we are joined with that story from oakland. nick? >> this is awkward because the family is behind me and you can see mom and dad wiping away tears. this is the situation as we understand it: the attorneys for the boy say he did not have a medical condition, the university was aware he had sickle cell, and the coroner's report does not detail the full story. this is the foundation of their lawsuit. attorneys representing the family filed a wrong will death lawsuit against the regents of the university of california. the 21-year-old 20ive end from bakersfield died follow off season training run february 7th. he would have been a 5th year senior this season. he earned a scholarship and played seven games last season recording six tackles. the attorneys with the los angeles-based term say that the training staff took too long to respond to symptoms during the run. cal in a state said that, the athletic de

robert was final accepted to uc berkeley in 1953 becoming the first disabled student to attend. he then became friends with other disabled students called rolling quad. you can see a picture of ed roberts. where the great pioneers of the drm, like ed robert and judy contracted polio at 18 months and had to use a wheelchair for the most of her life and she fought for her rights at school after school officials said her wheelchair was a fire hazard. human was also the first teacher in a wheel chier -- to teach in new york. human was also involved in legislative act. human has become on the special advisory on the disability rights for the u.s. state department and actual fact that i attended a meeting with ms. joanna in berkeley and got to immediate -- meet judy. there is a picture of her. in 1972 robert found this center in independent living in california so people with disabilities may have the opportunity to live on they are own and learn how to live independently in the real world. robert was an executive director from 1972-75. today there are cil's all over the world. you ca

including uc berkeley. the app the campus is rolling out this week to keep students informed during an emergency. >>> and a live look right now at san jose, the mt. plent unified school district returns to class today. here is a special welcome back from one of the district's principals. >> good morning, welcoming back all the the students to another wonderful school year. >>> we continue to follow developing news in ferguson, missouri, where the city saw its calmest night since protests started erupt neergly two weeks after the police shooting of an unarmed teenager. in the men time, eric holder paid a visit to the city yesterday. "today in the bay's" jay gray live in ferguson with the very latest on the continuing controversy. good morning, jay. >> reporter: hey there, good morning, laura. yeah a good night last night. that's the word of police here. six arrests overnight, compared to 47 the night before, no gunfire. no guns that were confiscated by police. no tear gas used are for the second night in a r

reports if uc berkeley on the bill that called yes means yes. >> says she was sexually assaulted alt a fraternity house 2 years ago but didn't report it. she said she supports sexual assault. >> this law would help create a culture change, which is the most important aspect. >> said if the law had been in effect she may have been more encouraged to report what happened to her. >> it would have made it less frightening to report because a common fear is that no one is going to believe them. very common and i definitely felt that way. >> the proposal would require all california universities and colleges that receive public funds for student financial assistance to clarify what is sexual consent. silence or lack of resistance would not constitute consent. >> defining consent hasn't been clear. i think this puts a lot more clarity not on the victim of the crime but on the per trait or. >> -- perpetrator. >> many of the provisions uc has already en acted so we are happy that this legislation is out there and that it portends more protection for victims. >> i'm really hoping that the incr

. >> uc berkeley had a similar policy in place before this bill was passed. >>> you will never guess what u.s. customs found inside a package at sfo. this. 20 of them. giant millipedes. they were in a box from berlin, germany. each one about a foot long! they were in a package labeled toy car model. no word on what they were intended for. but they got them. >> they were 20 feet long millipedes. >> 20 feet of millipedes. add them up. too much millipede if you ask me. >> that's a little too much. >>> we have a holiday weekend. >> we do. >> and lit be really nice to get outside. >> mother nature threw a curve ball, but boy, did it make a spectacular sunset. peek outside, that is a blanket of cloud cover. this is the top of sutro tower. we are looking down into san francisco, but you can't see a darn thing because the clouds are rolling in. look at that spill over and then hide the city of san francisco. what a gorgeous sunset tonight. did you see it? jules in walnut creek sent us this picture. beautiful shot there. and frank martinez sent me this picture. thank you frank and jules. a be

. >> reporter: but uc berkeley did predict it in ten seconds. >> in ten seconds you can move away from things falling on you and stuff like that. if you're having surgery, you would like that eye surgeon to pull that scalpel back. >> reporter: richard irwin. and it sounded the alarm. it detects preliminary vibrations that occur seconds before an earthquake. the seismic wave that follows travels at the speed of sound but the system's sensors can sent an alert at the speefd light. a similar system is already used in japan and mexico. 40 to 60 seconds of warning could provide enough time to ground elevators or slow down trains. the burkillely team says $80 million is required to add more sensors and develop an alert to instantly warn people on their cell phones. >> there's a sense of frustration. nobody is getting it and that's because we don't have the necessary investment. >> reporter: tests are already under way with san francisco's rapid transit. it has the ability to automatically slow down trains during an earthquake. the signals went out on sunday, but it happened at the time when

>> i just graduated from cal and i want to become a teacher, and they're like, oh, you went to uc berkeley and you want to become a teacher. >> some of the body parts of the dolphin really awesome how -- >> 3d tools come to the classroom. >> my buddies actually tried to touch it. >> will the technology help kids learn? >> reading, writing, and runs batted in. >> team work and hard work and determination. you learn that, you know, through school. >> a unique program uses baseball to boost reading. >> i would tell them -- >> and teaching the teachers. >> one method, super famous method. >> instructional classes go into the classroom to work with veteran teachers. >> it makes it so much more useful. >> here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. >> welcome to the special "class action" in the bay area. tonight, we start with teaching. the profession has been in the spotlight a lot lately. striking down teacher tenure to protest over salaries to even battles over ineffective teachers. some say teaching has seen better days, or has it? teach.org wants to recruit a new generation from the best and br

commission over charges the commission improperly leaked confidential information about the case to uc berkeley's newspaper, the daily california yum. the police union did asking for a temporary restraining order to excuse its members from april tending commission proceedings until the course of the alleged leak is identified. >>> campbell police are increasing patrols after a woman was robbed at gunpoint just ten minutes before another couple was shot multiple times. both incidents happened early sunday morning. police believe the same person is responsible. the couple, a 31 idea diving instructor and 23-year-old girlfriend were shot in the parking lot behind the first bank branch at campbell and union. they were approached by a gunman who demanded money, then opened fire. the father of the male victim said both are expected to survive. >> i can't comprehend this kind of thing. and for someone to do this, the desperation must be so bad, i just -- how can you not have any value on life. >> police say ten minutes before the shooting, the same suspect robbed a woman at gunpoint at the second street

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uc berkeley's department of inner collegiate athletics released a statement saying, that as the alameda coroner reported that his death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which suggests there was little anyone could have done to save him. >>> the highway patrol is investigating whether caltrans managers retaliated against engineers who discovered faulty wells. caltrans denies any wrong doing and says it has cooperated with the investigation 100%. >> and i'm very anxious and eager to say what findings and recommendations they come out with after that investigation and we're committed to reacting appropriately to any information they bring to light. >> the chronicle reports the chp investigation could be completed by the end of the month. >>> outside our doors isolated showers are still falling over parts of the bay area. in some areas it's been enough to add up. take a look at some of these numbers. martinez picked up .12 of an inch of rain. concord picked up .09. napa .07. this is where the rain has been favoring other parts of the bay area all day long. in and around santa rosa perhaps a

. >>> happening now, thousands of new students are moving into dorm rooms at uc-berkeley this weekendchancellor was there to greet the 6,000 students moving into student housing. most students said they were excited to start their studies, some parents said saying good- bye is bittersweet. chancellor dirk said the move- in was running smoothly and he was happy to welcome the students. >> it's a different environment around from the beginning we wanted it to be everything it can be for them to take full advantage of this great university. >> a new student convocation is set for monday afternoon. class begin on thursday. >>> might want to double-check your account information after doing your back-to-school shopping. after a new warning from retailers, the government is asking businesses to scan their cash registers for malicious software which allows hackers to steal customer information. it's after u.p.s. announced that computers in 51 of its stores were infected with a virus. malware was found in two stores in the bay area including the crescent hill and west campbell avenue in campb

. >>> the parents of a uc berkeley student wants everyone to know about the dangers of west nile virus after the 19- year-old daughter got seriously ill from the mosquito -- mosquitobourne disease. abby murphy ended up in the emergency room twice suffering from a severe headache, rash, and neck pain. the teen thought it might be whiplash from a bike accident. tests later confirmed she contracted west nile viral meningitis, causing the membrane to be enflamed around the brain and spinal chord. they're using facebook to post information about ways to avoid getting west nile. it's expected to take up to three months for the teen to fully recover, which means she will miss the start of the fall semester. >>> and mosquito fogging is scheduled in santa clara county tonight as part of an effort to prevent the spread of west nile. officials plan to concentrate on areas in mountain view and sunnyvale. the fogging is set to start at 11 tonight and last through 2 in the morning. this comes as county officials report a spike in the number of dead birds with west nile this year. mosquito fogging is

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uc berkeley police say a 60-year-old man died last night after falling from a lookout point on grisly peak boulevard. the man is identified as donald o'dwyer of berkeley. witnesses say he slipped before he fell dune the hill. he was pronounced dead at the scene. in may you might recall a 22-year-old man fell along the same road just a short distance away. >>> we have a follow-up on a deadly shooting of a mentally ill teenager by a peninsula sheriff's deputy. the district attorney says the deputy will not face criminal charge. june 3rd a family in half moon bay called for help when an 18-year-old girl refused to take her medicine for schizophrenia. instead of the paramedics they requested a deputy arrived. the d.a. says the girl grabbed a knife and chased him, refusing his orders to drop the weapon. the d.a. condition concluded if the officer hadn't fired, he might have been killed by the girl. the sheriff's deputy -- sheriff's office offered condolences to the family. >>> pg&e in court today pleading not guilty to criminal charges filed in a new indictment. the utility faces 28 federa

they said, oh, you went to uc berkeley and you want to be a teacher? >>> it's awesome. >> 3-d tools come to the classroom. >> my buddies tried to touch it. >> will the technology help kids learn? >>> reading, riding and runs batted in. >> teamwork and hard work and determination, you learn that through school. >> a unique program in san francisco uses baseball to boost reading. >> we tell them they shouldn't subtract us. >> and teaching the teachers. instructional coaches go into the classroom to work with veteran teachers. >> it automatically makes sharing and collaborating so much more useful. >> now here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. >> hello. welcome to this "class action" special about education in the bay area. tonight we start with teaching. the professional has been in the spotligh

uc berkeley is also back in session and hayward, the million father march is taking place. the 30 school sites will welcome kids and their fathers to the first day of class. it's national event designed to allow father to demonstrate their commitment by walking kids to school. it's called the million father march, it is open to everyone. >> nondiscriminatory there. you can be a father, don't have to be a father. >>> what is your back to school forecast? we turn to christina loren for the answer. >> i think a lot of people are wondering what the weekend is going to look like at this point, afterall, we've made it to friday eve. temperatures today, little ones back to school, you're headed off to walk, comfortable. you get plenty of low cloud cover, yesterday, spectacular conditions, today adding three to five dreefz warming to your highs. 79 for the east shore. meanwhile a case of the upper 60s in san francisco for today. things are going to change. we'll talk all about your microclimate in moments. first, i want to say good morning to mike. >>> good morning, christina, ther

>> that's what scientists at uc berkeley heard at 3:20 yesterday morning. in napa people were already shaking. it took time for the shock waves to be felt in berkeley where the early warn earthquake sensors are located. i received a notice five seconds before it started. peggy is a agree owe physicist. she said it would cost over $80 million to make the system available to the public. the system only offers seconds of warnings. it would be enough for californians to get a warning by text message or just enough time for kids to hide around desk. >> one could raise situational awareness. one could turn on again raters at hospital when the power fails, which it did in napa, the people who are on vital support systems don't lose the power that are driving the support systems. >> last year governor jerry brown signed a law requiring an investment into the early warning system. the program has only seen about $10 million. senator pa diaw who authored the early warning bill thinks more resources are needed. >> the ability to save lives, reduce injuries, and minimi