. >>> six uc-berkeley police officers are now fired. they are accused of sleeping on the job and lying about it. kpix 5's jackie ward is live in berkeley with the latest. >>> reporter: michelle, six police officers may not seem like a lot but that was 10% of the uc-berkeley police force here on campus. they were all supposedly caught sleeping on the job during their overnight shifts. according to the "mercury news," they sometimes spent their night patrol sleeping or hanging out at the evans hall library. they would then radio in they were on patrol in other buildings on campus. they were caught on a hidden camera placed in the library after a complaint was filed. former oakland police chief and kpix 5 law enforcement analyst howard jordan said he knows at least one of the officers who was fired former oakland police lieutenant lawrence green. >> he is a very smart guy but he is also very opinionated, lying about it is, is sort of like a cardinal sin. you're not credible anymore. >> reporter: the "mercury news" reports that green resign

more than a year after a massive mudslide. >> reporter: plus, 10% of the police force at uc-berkeley is fired for sleeping on the job. but there's also a little more to this story. job...instead of protecting the cal campus from crime.... the u-c berkeley police officers... >>> now at 6:00, accused of sleeping on the job instead of protecting the cal campus from crime. the uc-berkeley police officers fired from the force. >> plus, a bay area lawmaker pushes a plan to have pg&e customers foot the bill for wildfire lawsuits but now his ties to the company are being called out. >> president trump says he used the wrong word when talking about russian election meddling. >>> good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, july 18th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's kick off the top of the hour outside. we have plenty of cameras to choose from and we have these two lucky shots the sutro tower and a spectacular sunrise this morning. and, of course, we have traffic in the east bay 880. jaclyn with more. >> 880 heading through oakland, that shot looking okay. but if you are heading south

. >>> half a dozen uc-berkeley officers are fired after sleeping on the job and lying about it. christin ayers explains how they were caught in the act. >> reporter: the "mercury news" reports that the officers who make up more than 10% of the police force sometimes spent their overnight shifts napping and hanging out at the evans hall library here on campus while radioing in that they were on patrol in other buildings. they were caught when there was a complaint and investigators installed a hidden camera in the library. a uc-berkeley spokesman wouldn't confirm the firings calling it a personnel matter but said speaking generally, we expect officers to be on duty as assigned, protecting the campus community. former oakland police chief and kpix 5 law enforcement analyst howard jordan told me it's not the dereliction of duty that forced a termination. it was the allegation that the officers lied. >> lying about it is sorted of like a cardinal sin. you're not credible anymore. >> reporter: jordan knows at least one of the officers involved a former oakland police lieutenant named

. >>> now to uc berkeley where 16 -- six police officers have been fired for slacking on the job and lying about it. determinations came down today and debora villalon has the reaction. deb? >> reporter: julie, it was here at evans hall in the center of campus where investigators did a sting operation in the first four library and confirmed the officers were snoozing -- not cruising. shift change at the uc berkeley police department, daytime officers relieved by overnight cops working 7 pm to 7 am. couc considered part of their patrol duties, but the investigation found this salt -- small lounge in the map hall became a regular overnight hangout for a half-dozen officers. >> once you lie about it you lose all credibility. >> he was a city of berkeley police officer for 30 years. >> over the years there were times when cops needed to take a nap and usually a buddy is there watching doing paperwork and if there is a call, someone can go out, but what gets you in trouble is when you are dishonest. >> reporter: the six unnamed officers were found to be dishonest even with multiple office

. >>> happening today, a plaque will be dedicated in memory of the students from uc berkeley when a balcony collapsed. five of those killed were irish exchange students. the ceremony is ierseiof luing jr. way. the east bay rorts the irish ambassador to the united states is expected to attend. >>> this morning the search for the person who murdered a mother of four, she was found in her richmond apartment. coworkers went looking for 38-year-old kishana harley after she didn't show up to work. abc 7 news reporter katie has more. >> whatever the reason was, she didn't deserve to die. he used to work with harley at the social security office in richmond. coworkers say she left for lunch with a man earlier this week and failed to return. eventually they went to her apartment in richmond. >> when they got there the door was ajar, like you may have already heard and there was blood on the outside and blood everywhere. >> reporter: richmond police are investigating and releasing few details of the crime and they confirm that at 9:45 thursday they did a welfare check and found the victim deceased wi

. >> host: janet napolitano, some of the speakers that -- at uc-berkeley, milo yiannopoulos, ben shapiro, was that handled well by the university, in your view. >> >> guest: i think overall it was. i think that milo's first appearance there were protesters -- not primarily from the campus, not students, but off campus -- who disrupted it, and he had to be removed for his own safety. and we learned a lot from that event so that by the time ben shapiro came and milo came a second time, we had a better security plan, we had it much more in hand, and the events went i off very peacefully. >> host: are those the type of events where you're on site or you're monitoring closely? >> guest: i stay closely in touch with the campus chancellor and also i speak with the university's chief of police the make sure that -- to make sure that things are well organized, there's a clear chain of command, everybody mows what the rules are -- knows what the rules are, that there is a role for peaceful protest. it's a university campus, after all. but there's also a role for security. >> host: five years is a

here is a look at uc berkeley. no clouds in sight. temperatures on the rise. 63 in san jose and con ward close -- 83 in how and concord close to 90. this is bringing thunderstorm action for a lot of the deserts southwest and a low to the north is kind of merging with that. as they get closer you can see the wind stream lines getting more intense and closer together and showing that the breeze will pick up. it is a hot day but we have little on shore wind above average today and when the winds pick up it will bring us more relief is it to 65 in puca-- 80 in oakland. 81 in berkeley. it is still pretty good looking baseball level at at&t park. the first pitch giants and the cubs. gust around 25 miles per hour for the game. this will stick around for a while. we will see humidity and clouds by thursday and friday and you can actually see it right here. a lot of that moisture will start to pick up with that ridge it is causing a lot of untable air -- unstable air. we will feel muggy temperatures will cool down but it won't feel that way be

. >> reporter: ron dellums attended oakland tech earning a masters degree in social work from uc berkeley. dellums started his career as a member of the berkeley city council. he was a member of the house of representatives he cofounded the black caucus and became the first african-american to chair the armed services committee. his work led to united states sanctions against south africa working with nelson mandela. >> the people of the bay area who have given me and my delegation strength and hope. >> he was later honored with a special reward for his efforts. barbara lee took over his seat when he decided to step down. in a statement released this morning, she said i fell blessed to call him my friend and mentor. i will miss him tremendously and hold dear to my heart. his legacy and spears will be forever with us. in 2007 dellums became oaklands mayor. libby schaaf admired him. >> he was someone who came out of the oakland community and rose to this incredible place of power without compromising his moral fiber or absolute beliefs in what was justice. >> reporter: the mayor has asked f

he struck in the south campus neighborhood near uc berkeley scaring a young woman who was inside at the time. amber lee spoke to that woman tonight and amber tells us why this type of crime here is so concerning, amber. >> reporter: frank, the young woman is a senior at uc berkeley. she tells me she is shaken by what happened. a surveillance camera captured a man prowling around her home. >> reporter: this is where the man was. he was very close to the window. >> reporter: nikki sherri says she had just gotten home from a night out. she was undressing when she noticed a movement outside her bedroom window. she ducked behind her dresser. >> i put my pajamas on and i looked outside my window and i saw a man holding his outside of my window and i just ran into my room. >> reporter: a surveillance camera captured the man walking up and down. >> i was creeped out because it was 16 minutes of the person walking back and forth on the porch. >> he seemed like crawling. like crouching down. then also when he was leaving he was pulling up his pants, running away. >> on the video you can see he wa

in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> a restaurant near the uc berkeley campus can no longer serve alcohol after losing its license for good following several cases of underage drinking. berkeley police say cafe durant repeatedly sold customers under 21. the liquor license had already been suspended twice. >>> transportation officials want your help picking the bay area's bad commute. so the mtc is out with a new id. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> bay area natives know getting around the bay can be challenging and sometimes seem impossible. >> you have 580 which is a disaster and 680 corridor going through san ramon and thatsucks. >> the project has been approved including a bart extension to downtown san jose and the electrification of cal trans. residents have a chance to suggest their next great solution. the metropolitan transportation commission and the association of bay area governments wants your ideas. they're looking for a way to improve mobility across the bay area. campaign organizers will consider ideas from individuals, companies, public a

. >>> and a peeping tom hit a home near uc berkeley, scaring a 21-year-old woman who was inside at the time. as she told amber lee, she's pretty shaken up. >> this is where the man was, very close to the window. >> reporter: nicky sherry had just gotten home after a night out. it was 1:45 saturday morning and she noticed a movement behind the window. >> i put my pajamas on and i saw a man holding his and then i ran out of my room. >> reporter: the man was seen on surveillance footage for 16 minutes. she suspects the man had been here before she and her friends returned home. >> i was creeped out because it was 16 minutes of him walking back and forth on the porch. >> she decided to report the incident to police. >> in the video he's wearing a distinctive jacket with reflective markings on it. police released the surveillance video and described the man as white, between 25 and 30 years old. 5'11"all the. he may strike again. >> is this a precursor to something else? can it escalatea bed sheet that night to cover the window since there are no blinds. she just moved in three weeks ago. n

for something for so long. >> in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> a restaurant near the uc berkeleynger serve alcohol after losing its license for good following several cases of underaged drinking. berkeley police and state agents say cafe durant repeatedly sold alcohol to customers under the age of 21. cafe durant's liquor license had already been suspended twice. time now is 8:13. transportation officials want your help fixing the bay area's bad commute. so the ntc is now out with a new campaign asking for your ideas. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> bay area natives know getting around the bay can be challenging and sometimes seem impossible. >> you have 580 which is a disaster and you've got 101 which is horrible. and you have the 680 corridor going through san ramon and that completely sucks. >> the projects that had already been approved include a bart extension to downtown san jose and the electrification of cal trans and residents have a chance to suggest their next great solution. the metropolitan transportation commission and the association of bay ar

. >>> six uc berkeley police officers are expected to fight back after being fired for lying about what they did during midnight shifts. our media partner says the officers would radio in that they were checking buildings on campus. instead they are accused of sleeping and hanging out at a library. the officers had been on paid suspension since late october. they were terminated yesterday thmpt officers are expected to take their cases to arbitration. >>> east palopgo relieve the housingthci c ave t parking program hoping to team up to open up a city-owned lot and allow rvs to park safely. those involved admit the one year pilot program has its challenges. >> i want to assign case managers to each of the families so someone can help navigate them to the role of self-sufficien self-sufficiencies. >> there have been concerns about the potential impacts of this program. >> those concerns include security and sanitation. organizers say mobile hygiene units will be available once the site opens in november. the area will only accommodate about 20 rvs. >>> two firefighters have been injured f

jose mercury news, the number of california freshmen admitted to the most elite schools including uc berkeley and uc l.a. dropped by more than 1300 students. >>> on the subject of higher education tonight, bad news for students who attend the art institute of california. the school's san francisco campus announced today it will close at the end of the year. the university in alameda owned by the same company will also close. about 900 students in total in the bay area are affected. thousands more will be across the country. dream center education holdings will also close campuses in more than a dozen states. the decision is partly because of a shift in demand to online classes. >>> california's effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is paying off. the state air resources board says emissions have fallen below 1990 levels, putting the state well on its way toward meeting long-term goals to fight climate change. california law had required that emissions return to 1990 levels by 2020. the next benchmark calls for california to reach 40% below 1990 standards by the year 2030. >>> look who is

. ♪ >> a student played the bells of at uc berkeley in honor of mandela.e would have been 100 years old. around the world played south african songs in tribute to the anti-apartheid leader and nobel laureate. >>> new at 6:00, growing concerns over a safety measure meant to protect pedestrians. why people in san francisco say it's not working. >> and uc berkeley getting a $30 million upgrade as the school works to pay off major debt. >> step aside, spacex, another >> step aside, spacex, another powerhouse launched and landed >>> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> this is a live show. you are not, in fact, watching yesterday's broadcast of "abc 7 mornings." >> that's right. this is a live look at the golden gate bridge and it's just as foggy as it was 24 hours ago. i'm getting some deja vu. >> and later today it will be like yesterday, no longer foggy. by the time we get to the afternoon. good morning on this thursday, july 19th, you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here is

. >> we have new developments about a lawsuit against uc berkeley about free speech. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. check out the clouds rolling in on suit row tower. battling the impending sunrise. today, the sea breeze wins over the sun, and we're about i we worked with pg&eof to save energy because wenie. wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> check out this time lapse i p

undercover fbi agent including using bombs and cocaine laced with rat poison to kill people on the uc berkeley campus and targeting gay bars in san francisco. his attorney said he admits to creating the accounts but not a supporter of a terrorist organization. he faces up to 47 years in prison. sentence is set for the november. >>> -- for november. >>> new video of an attack on b surveillance video shows six to eight suspects push the man to the ground and kick him repeatedly on july 6 at 3:30 a.m. in the morning. the victim was treated for injuries but has been leased from the hospital. the suspects were area in a min >>> a tanker truck closing in santa rosa today. chopper 5 shows -- explosion in santa rosa today. chopper 5 shows the explosion. it forced the shut down of the highway. the building was evacuated as firefighters figured out how to deal with the leak. santa rosa police were able to bring in their drone to keep fire crews away from danger. >> allowed us to monitor the activity of our firefighters that were going in there to get a recon and making sure we have an derstand of what w

uc berkeley finished 26. ucla 33. remember these are world wide rankings. >>> all right. let's get local look at the weather. >> man, did we cut it close. that fog was rolling in and lowering as the fireworks were in the air but just in time the fireworks began and finished without much of a problem for mother nature and now socked in with fog. flashes out there, it's the fireworks. the ones that shouldn't be going off. livermore 58 degrees. san jose 63 degrees. santa rosa 53. we all will start our thursday in the low to middle 50s. oakland 55. mowas an issue earlier this week in the north bay. has not been for the past couple days or tomorrow. 87,000-acre fire to the north and east. the wind is coming from the west. good to moderate air quality tomorrow. not the best conditions heading to the beach. coast line, now through saturday, next three days, strong southerly swell. increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents. a hurricane a thousand miles away churning up the ocean and impacting our beaches here and will for the next 72 hours. we were chilly today, cloudy tod

. >>> a man peered through a window at a home near uc berkeley. >>> okay. it's not going to happen.he proposition to break california into three separate states is off the november ballot. the california supreme court blocked the measure this afternoon. legendary capitalist tim draper is spearheading the proposal. opponents argue that making california three separate states would involve reviving the state constitution, and any revision needs support of 2/3 of the state legislature before the public could vote. draper has 30 days to respond to today's ruling. >>> we want to show you a look at the first cars driving that first section of highway 1 here for the first time in a year. it was changed after a landslide that wiped out a large section of the highway, choking off complete access on the highway. caltrans spent 14 months and $54 million to clean up and realign the section. >> it's very gratifying. we understand that everybody on both the north and the south of the slide, it's really impacted their lives for the last year and a half. >> there will be an official ribbon cuttingn

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around last year 17 cars were robbed near the uc berkeley campus. officers say lock your car, never leave anything valuable inside and consider parking inside a garage or well lit area. >>> a major medical group is moving out of san francisco after people attending complained of open drug use, homelessness and dirty streets in san francisco. that unnamed medical group decided to move its convention to los angeles. that's a big blow to san francisco's tourist industry but it wasn't surprising to the president and ceo of sf travel. that's the agency in charge of getting business here. >> this group is about $40 million. any midsized convention that comes here is a 40 million- dollar plus loss of business and what is important is that last year visitors here spent 10 billion and paid $700 million in local taxes. >> industry leaders say something has to be done to clean up san francisco's streets or more groups and organizations will relocate. >>> lyft is expanding its ride share business. up next what will soon be part of it's fleet. >> and a relaxing

>>> six uc berkeley police officers are fired after being charged with sleeping on the job during their overnight shift. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox 2 news starts now. >> fired for claiming they were on patrol while actually sleeping on a couch. hello again everyone, i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. they were relieved of duty last year but the terminations came today. debora villalon has more on how they were caught. >> reporter: sleeping, hanging out -- it happened in this building that houses math and economics. in the library here became their late- night lounge.t ytime officers release -- relieved by overnight cops working 7 pm to 7 am. this couch at a campus library not considered part of their patrol duties, but the investigation found this small lounge in the math hall became an overnight regular hangout for a half-dozen officers. >> once you lie about it, you lose all credibility. >> -- over the years there are times when cops need to take a nap and usually a buddy is there watching and doing paperwork and if there is a call you can go out but what gets you in

keeping u-c be >>> now at 11:00, they're supposed to be keeping uc berkeley safe, but tonight some campus officers are accused of sleeping on the job. and that's not all. and now they've been fired. good evening i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. the six fired officers worked the late not patrol at cal. kpix 5's air air's -- ayers ayers explains. >> reporter: tonight the police force is significantly smaller after several officers were terminated. the mercury news reports that the officers who make up more than 10% of the police force sometimes spent their overnight shifts napping and hanging out at the evans hall math library here on the campus while raid doing in they were on patrol. they were caught when there was a complaint and investigators installed a hidden camera in the library. a spokesperson would not confirm their firings, calling it a personnel matter. but said speaking generally we expect officers to be on duty as assigned. a former oakland police chief, howard jordan, told me it's not the der election of duty -- derelection of duty, it was that the officers lied. >

. >>> six uc berkeley police officers are off the force this evening, accused of sleeping and hanging out at a library while on duty. our media partner, the mercury news, reports the officers were fired today after being on paid suspension since october 31st. the paper reported in may the officers would gather that math library after radioing in they were checking buildings elsewhere. the officers are expected to take cases to arbitration. >>> police officers are in short supply in santa clara county. that has agencies competing for recruits. palo alto's police recruiters have come up with a new approach. david louie is live at palo alto police headquarters. >> reporter: it takes a special kind of person to be a public safety officer. here in palo alto, a new recruit gets paid $98,000 in the first year, $65,000 less than the city's median income. still, palo alto thinks it can go after people, especially those who are thinking about switching careers. >> our uniforms present us as a united front. >> reporter: this is a recruitment video police created last year showing how even the sm

for uc berkeley physics student, waking up to the falling ash was startling. >> i saw it snowing down, i thought it was close to us that it might be up in the hills. >> reporter: his mother is a spiritual director in southern california. >> things will happen and i can't change them. there is no way i could change them, they're outside my control. so if i'm feeling anxiety or worry about them, i will say i let go of my desire to change the situation. >> reporter: we are starting to see some relief already in the past couple of hours. the amount of ash falling here in the oakland hills has decreased dramatically. it looks like the forecast is calling for winds to shift and blow all that smoke and ash into the central valley starting tomorrow. we're live in the oakland hills, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> why is it all happening? big high pressure over the eastern pacific is easing up. for much of the night it will transport there, ash towards the bay area with under the influence of the northeasterly flow up top. by the shoreline, stronger ocean breeze means everybody has cooled down today and

yang, who eventually left the motels and went to college at 13 years old, and is a graduate of uc berkeleynd harvard law school. she is also the founder of the kelly yang project, a leading writing and debating program for children in asia and the us. welcome to the show. kelly yang: well, thank you for having me. robert: give us an idea, first of all, we were talking about real life and fiction. mia, the main character, how much is you? how much is it maybe developed to tell a story? kelly: i think mia is a very, you know, strong character, spunky girl. she's ten years old managing the front desk of a motel. i definitely also managed the front desk of a motel when i was eight years old all the way to when i was 12. so, a lot of it is based on my own experiences. i think she's a stronger version of me. robert: yes, who overcame a lot of difficulties, huh? kelly: absolutely. i mean, it was really hard for both mia and me managing a motel, the front desk at that early age, and getting customers to respect me and take me seriously. i mean, i would tell them to check out, but they didn't want

. ♪ >> a student played the bells uc berkeley in honor of mandela who would have turned 100 today. >>t's a global call to play south african songs in tribute. >> today is the nelson mandela international day, a call to us to make the world a better place. >> world news tonight with david muir is next. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. president trump explaining himself again. after what he said today, a question from our cecilia vega. asking, is russia still targeting the u.s.? the president saying no. even though his director of national intelligence said otherwise, just saying the warning lights are blinking red. tonight, the white house now saying that's not what the president meant this morning. >>> also tonight, new reporting. the young russian woman here in the u.s. now charged, accused of being an agent of the kremlin. what she said in court late today. prosecutors now saying she was offering sex for influence. and these images tonight from investigators. at the trump inauguration, and at th

. >>> a restaurant near uc berkeley campus permanently lost its license to sell alcohol. police and state agents claim cafe durant repeatedly sold alcohol to people under the age of 21. it's already had its liquor license suspended twice and was fined. >>> alameda county fire department battalion chief is home recovering with his family after being bitten in the face by a pit bull following a house fire. you're looking at a picture taken before he was badly hurt last thursday. the family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and get well wishes. the dog lunged at him and bit his face while he spoke to a person after a house fire in unincorporated san leandro last saturday. >>> the royals are coming, maybe. meghan markle and prince harry are reportedly traveling to california with a stop in san francisco next year. the two are said to be particularly interested in meeting with tech leaders here. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live in downtown san francisco. what are you hearing? >> reporter: what i want to know is do we all have of courtesy? not sure ab

the plans included using bombs and cocaine laced with rat poison to kill people on the uc-berkeley campus and targeting gay bars in san francisco. we spoke with his attorney and she says her client admits to creating the t a supporter of a terrorist organization. he faces up to 47 years in prison if convicted. sentencing is set for november. >>> a building at a kaiser complex in santa ll stay closed after an explosion involving a tanker truck. chopper 5 got images of yesterday's blast. he truck was delivering liquid oxygen. it's on old near 101. a stretch of the highway was closed for about two hours. two buildings were evacuated out of concern for another possible explosion. santa rosa police were able to bring in a drone to keep fire crews away from the danger. >> it allowed us to monitor the activity of our firefighters that were going in there to get a recon of what they were doing and we had eyes on them and understanding what was happening in real time. >> it is still unclear what caused the explosion. the truck driver was the only person injured. but there's no word yet on the seri

. >> uc berkeley settles >>> good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> july 3rd. >> it's early. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike nicco kicking us off. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7. you can see the cloud deck not quite as widespread as it was yesterday at this time. but it's working on it. you can see from the exploratorium camera, a few stars through the cloud deck this morning. temperatures about the same as they were yesterday. mid 50s to about 60 degrees. becoming brighter faster today at noon. 60 at the coast, 68 to 74 for our bay and inland neighborhoods. not quite as hazy today as the wind shift is going to push more smoke away from us, more so than yesterday. 60 at the coast at 4:00. 76 to 82, our bay and inland temperatures. a very comfortable evening away from the

uc berkeley says despite the ominous date, it feels lucky. that's because it has these goats to eat the dry grass and keep the berkeley lab safe from fire hazards. the berkeley lab shared this video with us. >>> hi there, everyone. let's check out live doppler 7 right now. there were a few thunderstorms early on in the day. those storms have started to move away to the north and to the west. now what we're basically dealing with is just residual monsoon moisture across our area in the form of mugginess. this morning we had some showers, had an isolated thunderstorm go through the north bay ao you may have seen some lightning strikes or heard a clap of thunder. that moisture as you will notice is tririggering some thunderstos in the sierra nevada and this moisture will start to continue to lift northwestward, so that's going to make for less muggy conditions. we're starting to see the dew points coming down, but it's still in the humid to muggy range. right now in the 50s and the 60s. look at what is coming. this is just a dramatic picture fro

ve this report from uc berkeley journalism students. >> i don't see no chickem cnuggets in that ear. let me look in this ear. see if we have chicken mcnuggets. make sure there's nohicken mcnuggets. >> this doctor has patched up richmond residents for decades. >> my mission is and has always been to provide health care to this richmond community. listen to your heart, ma'am. there you got a good heart. >> it's gotten harder and harder for doctors like cars ton insurm rind residents get the care they need. carson f worked carson medical center nor 15 years. it served a community of 400,000 west contra costa residents until it shut in 2015. the day it closed, they moved across the street to a newly opened urgent care run by life lock. sophia waldron who runs the front desk says they're working with fso less ces in a much smaller space. even though the community's a nee the same. >> you're theal only hospit nearby for people to get to. that cannot drive andhere are needs here for a hospital because we're w congested have longer waits. >> the closure of the hospital meantrichmond resident

a bar is shut down at a popular restaurant near uc berkeley, cafe durant will no longer be selling alcohol. >>> more on the 8 month long investigation, we'll have a live report all that and more coming up but first let's go to rosemary for a check how our weekend is shaping up. only subtle changes, fog, mist and drizzle out there, mid and high level clouds stream in from the desert southwest, here is a live look from oakland, here is a live look at the golden gate bridge, where we are stocked in from that fog in san francisco, west of san francisco, 60 degrees, upper 60s in santa rosa, mid-60s for areas for san jose, temperatures are up from yesterday, 7 degrees over napa,nevada you may notice a difference by 2 degrees. here is a view the clouds up above the coastline inside the bay, the east bay shore into the south bay into the north bay, going to pull back, partly cloudy, mostly cloudy at the coast for today, mostly clear elsewhere. fairfield, 22 miles per hour so we continue with that cool pacific air keeping our temperatures in check, while it will be cool inland, it will be hotter th

this is uc berkeley and no cloud cover at all. this is not normal for summerful we are used to the morning marine layer, cloudy skies around the bay. and temperatures didn't get that cool in concord, staying in the 60s this morning after reaching 96 yesterday. that didn't allow temperatures to drop by much. 57 in san francisco right now, san josi 63. look at the difference along the coast, low 60s. 30 degrees warmer for inland spots. it's also breezy around the water as well. 90 in campbell, 96 in morgan hill, not affected by the onshore breeze. so you want that air- conditioning. sausalito not bad with 72, alameda 74. we are above average in many locations and the more north you go, the warmer it will feel. we'll get breezier like yesterday around 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon. the afternoon commute could be a little gusty, especially if you're anywhere along the north bay or by the coastline. game tonight at 7:15, it will be a little gusty. look at at&t park here, a great view of the baseball weather. breezy and clear, 66 degrees

video this morning shows a thief making off with a laptop from a bay area cafe last tuesday on the uc berkeleys. you can see with his arms up, then moments later snatches a laptop from a table and out to a waiting getaway car. in may the safe was the target of another laptop theft but customers tackled the thief. then the getaway driver jumped in and freed his partner in crime. last august two men took off with two laptops as well. >> people get engrossed in the laptop and forget about the real world? >> yes. we are all guilty of it from time to time. if you can, force yourself to look up every couple of minutes. >> the berkeley police department says there have been 36 laptop thefts this year alone. police arrested 20-year-old kenneth hendon connection with last week's crime. >>> now time for this morning's money watch with diane king hall. >> u.s. markets are scheduled to close early today and yesterday a late rally led by tech shares erased the slump. the dow gained 35 points, nasdaq up 57. yelp does not have to remove defamatory posts by users. the california supreme court overturned the l

he was seen in eighth south campus neighborhood near uc berkeley and scared a man inside a home.ra captured the man prowling on the deck for about 15 minutes. a senior at uc berkeley said she was undressing what she saw a man outside her window at 1:45 saturday morning. officers are asking anyone who sees him to not approach him and call police. >>> and palo alto police are looking for this man for a man looking through a window, last wednesday at midnight a man saw a prowler on a surveillance camera looking into a bedroom for several minutes. please try to track the man down with a police dog but he got away. take a look, anyone recognizing him should call palo alto police. >>> police are releasing surveillance images of a robbery . the armed men storms the gaming hall last april. they robbed 14 people of cash, cell phones, and other valuables. they shove some of the victims to the ground. >>> court hearing is scheduled in san mateo county for an arson suspect acute -- accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase after him. he is also accused of starting two different fi

amanda-- is a researcher at uc berkeley.he saying toes might have a role in the treatment process. >> if the animal is just used as a way to continue the police programs. >> kathy that helps -- and hope to keep working the next five to six years. >>> a first of its kind project in san jose to give them access to services. it was the stap -- 84 apartments and wraparound services. the project is being paid for from measure a funds. case management, mental health counseling, substance abuse, and other services will give people a better chance of keeping a roof over their head. >> this is the first over its kind. right where we knee it. >> the project is set to be complete by october of next year. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to vote on an ordinance to ban marijuana retailers from chinatown. since california legalized recreational marijuana, people in chinatown have opposed the dispensary. there's a presence debt it could set on neighborhoods. 2million plastic straws are used in the city every year. tha

. >>> a peeping tom has been seen in the south campus neighborhood near uc berkeley and he scared a young woman inside a home. the man was seen on surveillance prowling back and forth for 20 minutes. when he was getting ready for bed she saw a man outside her window, early saturday morning. >> i put my pajamas on. and i looked outside and saw the man holding his and then i ran out of my room. >> reporter: that man is white, between 25 and 30, about 5'11" inches tall. and they are concerned he may strike again. officers are asking anyone who sees him not to approach him. >>> and police are looking for a man whose been seen peering through bed room windows on waverly near post street. a homeowner saw a prowler looking into the bed room for several minutes. police tried to track the man down. if you recognize him you are urged to give the palo alto police a call . >>> the ferguson fire has burned 27 square miles and is still just 5% contained. we know one firefighter was killed last week when a bulldozer overturned. two have been injured. one has a broken leg and the other is being treated f

undercover fbi agent and pointed out places in the bay area he wanted to attack like gay clubs and the uc berkeley campus. his attorney says this was just talk. he had no intention of following through and didn't. >> he said some foolish things online and the fbi sent out its best and bright eres e brighteso a sting operation. but they failed to get him to do anything. to that extent, i think he was low hanging fruit and it's an awful tragedy. >> his friends and family packed the courtroom today. they issued a statement reading, he is not a terrorist, but a young man who said more foolish things on the internet. when he was encouraged to take action by an undercover agent, he ran away. he is facing four counts and 47 years in prison. his attorney hopes during his sentencing hearing this fall she can appeal to the court and let the judge see who he really is. >>> if you have a story for liz or anyone else in the investigative unit, call 888-996-tips our visit our website. >>> we continue to follow a developing story in santa rosa. a lot of traffic issues and a medical building evacuated after an ex

a senior at uc berkeley was undressing when she saw a man outside her window at 1:45 saturday morning. >> i put my pajamas on and i looked outside the window and saw a man holding his and then i just ran out of my room. >>> police described the man as white, between 25 and 30 years old, and 511 tall. police are concern that had he may strike again. do not approach him and call police. >>> in palo alto, this man was seen -- >> a homeowner saw a prowler looking into a bed room for several minutes. police tried to track the man down and he got away. take a look. call pa low at toe police if you recognize him. >>> a man will be sentenced for providing material support to isis. the 23-year-old was arrested on identity theft charges in 2016. and he set up social media account for the benefit of the islamic state group. his attorney says he's an immature young man and had no intention to carry out any plots. he pled guilty and will be sentenced in november. >>> high temperatures and steep terrain are keeping firefighters from making much progress against the fire burning near yosemite nation

uc berkeley and ucla are tied as the best public colleges in the country.overall category, both cal and ucla ranked 21st that's including the privates. princeton ranked number one overall for the seventh year in a row. >>> you can stay home and watch fireworks right here on nbc bay area. we're going to be airing the fourth of july macy's fireworks spectacular. >> intimidated wouldn't be the word. it's like don't mess this up for the country. but also you want to pay homage to the fact that it's such a beautiful classic sound and it has such reference and meaning. >> she's not going to mess it up. she's a champ singing. the fireworks spectacular starts at 8:00 follows by nbc bay area news. she's phenomenal. >> that's going to be really fun. you want to sing? >> no. i was going to say i've been to the one in new york in person. it's actually better on tv. the energy is cool but they light so many off, there's so much of the smoke. >>> let's get a live look in san francisco. you can see the fog out here off the coastline. we'll talk more about what this means.

massachusetts democratic senator elizabeth warren has also joined the call and uc berkeley professorit's possible. >> it's only been an agency to -- since 2003, created in the homeland security act passed the previous year so it's not an agency with a long history. >> reporter: it was created by blending the duties of the former -- ins combined with u.s. customs service and now has more than 25,000 employees and has become a hot topic following trump's crackdown on illegal border policy. sunday in a tweet he said the liberal left also known as the democrats want to get rid of i.c.e. who do a fantastic job and want open borders. crime would be rampant and uncontrollable. make america great again. that drew a sharp response from a democratic senator who has introduced a bill to dismantle i.c.e.. >> i don't know any democrat who supports open borders. in fact, i.c.e. doesn't operate at the borders. the customs and border protection operate at the border so anyone who says that is either ill-informed or outright lying. >> shickler says the call to abolish i.c.e. is seen by some as a resp

he also runs the program at uc berkeley for a week.l students are building tools this summer for 17 people with disabilities. like this man who is getting a new knee brace for swimming. >> as a quadriplegic, my legs will not straighten out which robs you of speed and horsepower and whatnot. >> she says durell's program has taught her lifelong empathy and problem solving. >> he allows me to believe it my ideas and follow through with them.'s his business helps redesigned products to work better. students pay $2100 to take part in design the future but scholarships are offered. durell says he actively recruits teams from underprivileged backgrounds. girls and the physically challenged. >> he has a very unique skill set. and thought process. is very selfless and welcoming. >> a life where i am helping other people be their best self is one that is ultimately meaningful to me. >> reporter: for empowering teenagers to change the world by improving the lives of others, this week's award goes to durell coleman. >> next he plans to launch desi

he represents the district that includes the main portion of the uc berkeley campus and what is commonlyghborhood. he is endorsing robinson who has served on the police review commission, the zoning board and planning commission to succeed him. linda mail has been in office for 25 years and will also not run again. >>> the monthly health insurance premium sold under resident obama's health care law are going up again next year. not as much as the past two years. remains for covered california will go up by an average of 8.7% in 2019. in each of the past two years williams increased 12%. covered california sales health plans to about 1.4 million people who do not get health coverage from an employer or from medicare or medi-cal. >>> helps in the major stock indexes into negative. the dow fell 134 points the nasdaq fell 29 points and the s&p was down 11. >>> a unique wedding band found on the beach. the search underway to identify the rightful owner. >>> we will be back with the friday forecast after this message. >>> we have a mistry tonight that need solving. it involves a gold wedding b

. >>> please welcome congressman, fred upton. [ applause ] >> uc berkeley, october 22, 1966.are content with today, apathetic toward common problems in their fellow man alike. timid and fearful in the face of new ideas and projects. rather, it is will that belongs to those who can blend, patch, and reason, encourage, and a personal commitment to the ideology and great enterprises of american society. it will belong to those that see that wisdom can only emerge from the clash of contending views. the passionate expression of deep and hostile beliefs. plato said, a life without criticism is not worth living. this is the spirit of american democracy. it is the spirit which can be found among many of you. it is this, which is the hope of our nation. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome country music legend, kenny chesney. thank you. the song was written by guthrie. and it is a promise of everything that is good that our country has to offer all of us. in the last year, i've gotten to know ethel, and gotten to know several of bobby and ethel's children, and their children's chi

he represents the district that includes the main portion of the uc berkeley campus and the south side neighborhood. he is endorsing regal robinson who has served on the police review commission and the zoning board and planning commission. >>> linda mayo who has been in office for 25 years will also not run again. >>> a child found dead an a daycare bus. coming up in 25 minutes what police say about the conditions as that 3-year-old sat on the bus. >> and coming up a man robbed at police in their search for t suspect. >> we do have some problems with some of the morning commutes. on this highway, 92 if you are going out to not be able to get through. we will tell you more about what is happening. . >>> several tornadoes injured 17 people yesterday in iowa. the hardest hit town is marshall town which is about 50 miles northeast of des moines. walls collapsed and roofs were blown off. the only hospital in the town was damaged. all 40 patients there were transferred to larger hospitals. >>> a 3-year-old boy in houston texas is dead after he was left in a on a field t night when his fathe

it's uc berkeley and ucla. they both rank 21 in overall. stanford tied for fifth with columbia and m.i.t. princeton ranked number one overall for the seventh straight year. >>> disappointment for families in fairfield last night. can you imagine explaining this to the kids? the travis air force base drone show didn't go on as plan. officials had to postpone the celebration because of high winds. >> but it's scheduled for tonight at 9:00. these are the cool drones which light up and do various formations, pretty cool. >> an intel production. >> you can experience that tonight and vianey a lot of people -- well, first, let's go to kari huff in the heat that we have been talking about. >> i found shade inside the barn here. i want to show you the animals at the alameda pleasanton. here are my two friends. would you guess his name? his name is andy and we are going to also take a look at more of our friends out here at the fair, we have some goats and some sheep. you can learn more about them with all of the signs we have here on the side and a