police searched the internet using the term uc berkeley library. there is no reason to believe explosions were sent to the university or that anyone was targeted. investigators don't know why the suspect 56-year-old cesar sayoc used the term uc berkeley library but they are urging everyone to be on alert. the fbi arrested cesar sayoc and florida last week accusing him of mailing homemade pipe bombs to the obamas, the clinton's, senator, laura harris and other prominent people. >> a federal judge throughout a lawsuit accusing san francisco state university. the judge ruled the students did not show enough evidence of a violation of federal antidiscrimination laws and the lawsuit was filed last year by a group of former and current san francisco state students, as well as jewish community members and they claim the university of all the culture of anti-semitism on the campus. >>> for 10:00 a.m. and a bizarre scene on board a bartram bound for richmond. a passenger tried to start two chainsaws. the video capturing the innocent -- the incident and the

uc campuses. anne makovec is live in berkeley now with more. anne. >>> reporter: yeah. these posters are basically blaming jewish senators for the sexual assault allegations against now supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. it shows several senators with stars of david on their foreheads, a sign on the campus of uc-berkeley. these flyers appeared here as well as uc-davis and the college in new york state vassar college. earlier this week, swastikas were drawn on a bulletin board at sacramento city college so police are investigating if all of this is related. and student organizations obviously are appalled! >> it screams of the same type of graphics and the same type of designs that nazis used. they are telling jews they are not welcome here. >> reporter: these posters attributed to a website from a group where flyers were posted last month outside of bay area synagogues like temple beth shalom in san leandro that one featuring alex jones, with a jewish star over his mouth as if he is being silenced by the jews. that's an apparent reference by the fact that social doa

credit to graduate students and fellows and colleagues at several research facilities including uc berkeley. the work lead to long-term remission in patients with metastatic cancer and they will share of $1 million prize. >>> this morning president trump is praising the agreement reached late last night for canada to join the free trade act. the president says the wonderful new trade deal will be the united states mexico canada agreement or you mca and opens markets to farmers and manufacturers, reduces trade barriers to the u.s. and will bring nations closer together in competition with the rest of

eysecond largest employee in berkeley after uc berkeley.they will have about 1100 employees. >>> workers at the largest beer maker in sonoma county is facing a 12% workforce cut. they cited in entrenchment of the american craft beer market as reason. they employ about 900 people. i can brought a controlling interest in the brewery. >>> the wall street journal is reporting that mattress firm plans to file for bankruptcy. the company is houston-based and has more than 3000 locations. they have faced challenges from startups such as casper and that problems. locations are expected to close. >>> coming up, a portable housing for teachers. parents have concerns about losing neighborhood schools. >>> we're talking and warm up. we will have your full forecast will -- in a moment. the state registration is an all-time high for midterms. eligible californians are registered to vote. is more than 19 million and is the highest number for gubernatorial election in state history. people have until october 22 to register.>>> meeting was held in san jose

live at uc-berkeley, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:40. one bay area school district is getting pro-active about the dangers of "vap-ing." how they are hoping to reach parents before it becomes a problem with their child. >> and the stock market opened up. it's been a bad week for the dow so far. and it is down in the red now about 95 pounds. coming up an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. time now for a look at what's coming up later on cbs this morning. >>> all right. it is 6:43. almost 6:44. this is a live look taking you out to bradenton beach, florida, as hurricane michael nears the gulf coast with maximum sustained winds about 145 miles per hour sustained. it is a strong category 4 storm likely making landfall along the florida panhandle in a matter of hours. so watching the conditions deteriorate as we go through the next few hours or so. we have been watching winds gusting up to 53 miles per hour for parts of the florida panhandle. we'll talk more about what you can expect for hurricane michael and our weathe

. >> a vocal protest at uc berkeley demand in the senate to turn down judge brett kavanaugh's nomination. >> there was a different type of action taking place quietly behind the scenes but making the same demand. >> it's about the nature of the response. >> 2400 law professors and across the country signed a letter saying he is not qualified based on one thing. >> lack of judicial temperament. >> they say his anger and evasiveness from last week's hearing made it impossible for him to be a fair justice. >> it was essentially a job interview for a promotion to the highest court in the land and i don't think any of us would have gotten our jobs if we had when in there being belligerent and displaying that kind of aggressiveness. >> the uc berkeley law professor is hoping the letter will convince a few republican senators who are still undecided. >> he will not be an impartial judge and it would be hard to get a fair hearing for groups that he regards as against him. >> i'm concerned with someone moving on to the court that is not showing compassion for the people that may be claiming they'

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phillip stark, a uc berkeley mathematics professor of statistics. he's a smart guy. >> it's pretty straightforward to figure out what the odds are of winning the jackpot in the mega millions. >> reporter: which are? >> so from 70 numbers, you need to pick five. from 25 numbers you need to pick 1. there's approximately 303 million possible combinations that you can get from that. >> reporter: tonight's mega millions is more than $1.6 billion. so why not just buy every single possibility for $303 million? >> back in 1992 there was an australian cartel that tried to buy one of every lottery ticket offered in the state of virginia. i think they ended up buying $5 million out of a $7 million possible combinations in that particular game. if i recall correctly they won. >> repor ey did? and then there's this. there may be several winning tickets, many winning tickets, in fact, all splitting the winnings. smart students, they still salivated the fantasy. >> what will you do with the money that will not win? >> i would probably pay off my student loan. >> g

one taught at stamper and uc berkeley before moving to nyu stern school of business. he is a proponent of a theory that examines how the world can achieve sustainable growth. nor toss is a professor at yale and is best known for his work on climate economics. >>> the blue angels flew out of the area today as fully week came to an end. the flying team dazzled some unexpected with -- unexpectedly before departing. they flew to minden, nevada where they will perform the next air show this coming weekend.>>> a non-san francisc la victoria has been in business for 67 years. it was one of the first mexican businesses to open in the mission. the same family owns the business and building but a dispute led family members to put the building up for sale. the name of the new owner has yet to be disclosed. it is unclear what will happen with the space.>>> we are checking in on your midweek with temperatures today that will be cooling off tomorrow. they will be 3 to 4 degrees cooler. there will be a lot of 70s and we have sergio down here and michael is the big east coast story.

uc berkeley library. authorities say there are no -- there is no evidence that anyone was targeted. investigators do not know why the suspect, 56-year-old cesar sayoc use the term but they are urging everyone on campus to be vigilant. the fbi arrested cesar sayoc and florida sing last week a homemade pipe bombs to peopleud clinton's and senator kamala harris. >>> san francisco state university is it's great -- discriminating against jewish students. the students did not show enough evidence of federal antidiscrimination laws. it was filed by former and current san francisco state students and jewish community members. they allowed a culture of anti- semitism on campus. >>> our time is 5:09 a.m. a new report using the standards of the navy cleaning up our outdated. according to the examiner, the report by uc santa cruz claims the navy is using outdated cleanup guidelines instead of current e.p.a. standards. the public health risk is higher under the navy's cleanup standards that it would be if the navy use

bayer is berkeley's second biggest employer after uc berkeley and when the layoffs are complete, bayer will have about 1100 employees left in berkeley. >>> a napa valley wine producer have canceled its order for 2000 tons of grapes grown in southern oregon. in oregon vineyard says copper cane winds rejected the grapes saying they were contaminated by smoke from this year's wildfires. oregon growers sadie tested they performed said the smoke tape that was below the level that should cause concern. the sale rot on hundreds of p who live or work in silicon valley plan to rally for more affordable conditions. fast food employees, tech workers and families plan to start with a walkout at a san jose what donald's just before lunchtime. they will move the demonstration to a childcare facility and finish the day with a protest outside of google headquarters. the marchers want a more inclusive middle-class in silicon valley and they are demanding the right to have unions in places that include fast food restaurants, and childcare centers with a minimum wage of $15 an hour. >>> a community meeti

the internet using the term uc berkeley library. authorities say there is no evidence that any explosives were sent to the university or that anybody in the cal campus was targeted. investigators do not know why the suspect used that term. they are urging him to be on the campus to be vigilant. the fbi arrested him in florida last week after accusing him of mailing homemade pipe bombs too many people, including the obama's, the clintons, and california senator,, harris. they started arriving on the border after the president ordered soldiers to help with border security. the military will be based in san antonio to help the border patrol. that will include engineering support, assistance with planning and maintenance on helicopters and airplanes used to patrol the border. other troops will take care of housing, medical treatments and protection for the customs and >>> airplane crash in indonesia. coming up, what the search and rescue teams are doing today and how it could soon lead to answers. >>> outdated scanners for the cleanup a

. ♪ >>> one of the two winners of the nobel prize in medicine is giving credit to uc berkeley for hisroundbreaking work in cancer research. >> the price is shared by two people one from the university of texas and one from kyoto university for their advances and how the body's immune system can fight cancer. they studied a non-pro fee -- 14 and developed it into a new cancer treatment approach and gave credit to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and colleagues including uc berkeley. >> hondas work led to research and is amy kellogg says the day was overshadowed by a growing scandal. >> it is nobel week in sweden kicking off monday with the medicine prize awarded jointly to the doctors in u.s. and japan for their work on cancer therapy to help thousands of patients. >> the immune system is capable of healing cancer cells. >> the day was overshadowed by a growing controversy around the organization. john clark arno was a major cultural figure of sweden made -- married to the nobel literature canada me and was convicted and -- convicted of rape in 18 women accused him of sexual mis

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live on the uc berkeley campus tonight and picks up the story. ella... a ballot drop off box was installed here by sproul plaza on the cal campus to make a it a bit easier for busy students to vote...they tell me its because they believe its a valuable right that should be excercized. its mandatory its mandatory to register to vote 15 days before an election...so monday is your last chance if you want to cast a ballot for the midterm election.on saturday two american canyon high school students working on a government econ class project stood in sproull plaza at uc berkeley holding a sign up asking people walking past to share their reasons for voting... sot: daniel reyes, voter// "honestly its a privilege so few of us have and i feel like in other countries people dont have the right to share their voice and make themselves heard so its a huge blessing here in the united states where we are given that right."sot: e.j. beronila, pre-registered voter// "i feel like its important to voice your opinion especailly when youre living in a country where there a

(jrs) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live on the uc berkeley campus where students shared their reasons for voting and has more on how the university is helping collect ballots. ella... (ella)a ballot drop off box was installed here by sproul plaza on the cal campus to make a it a bit easier for busy students to vote...they tell me its crucialto register by monday because they believe its a valuable right that should be excercized. its mandatory to register to vote 15 days before an election...so monday is your last chance if you want to cast a ballot for the midterm election.to make voting easier...uc berkeley installed this drop off box by sroull hall as an option for mail in ballots.sot: sarah graves, cal student// " i think anything that makes voting more convenient for young busy people is a set in the right direction for sure."on saturday two american canyon high school students working on a government econ class project stood at the plaza holding a sign up asking people walking past to share their reasons for voting... sot: daniel reyes, voter// "honestly its a privilege so few o

. >>> the man suspected of sending bonds to prominent democrats use the term uc berkeley library. there is no evidence and exposes were sent to the university or anyone was targeted. investigators do not know why the 56-year-old used the term but they are urging everyone on campus to be vigilant. the fbi arrested them in florida last week after accusing them of mailing home named pipe bombs to people including the obamas, the clinton's and senator kamala harris. >>> several new developments on soon lure -- lead to answers. >>> outdated standards at the shipyard. what may have been ignored for years. big corporations are making and just got a huge tax break. but the middle class is struggling. prop c is a common-sense plan. the top 1% of businesses pay their fair share to tackle homelessness for all of us. companies with revenue greater than $50 million pay, not small businesses or homeowners. the prop c plan is supported by the democratic party, nancy pelosi & dianne feinstein vote "yes" on c. >>> welcome back. 6:12 a.m. search teams in indonesia say they are closer to finding the

we talked to a uc berkeley science professor said he may hold the vote even if they know it will fail. >> they're rallying the race and republicans could end in defeat. it could end the issue and trump nominating someone else. >> a white house spokesman said after reviewing the f.b.i. report, the administration is fully confident that judge kavanaugh will be confirmed. >> dr. ford's attorney released a statement that reads, an f.b.i. supplemental background investigation that did not include an interview of dr. christine blasey-ford, in the the witnesses who corroborate her testimony cannot be called an investigation. he went on to say: >>> celebrities are joining women from around the country for a march in washington, d.c. to protest brett kavanaugh's confirmation. what type whoopi goldberg and others will march from the courthouse to protest his getting d to the supreme court. >>> and this time magazine will feature the image of dr. christine blasey-ford doing her testimony. an artist recreated her likeness by drawing each of her words of her testimony by hand, and the image reflec

am and new this morning, one of the winners of the nobel prize of medicine is giving credit to uc berkeley for the groundbreaking work in cancer research. james ellison of the university of texas and keio university. their work in advances in discovering how the body's immune system can't fight cancer. allison studied a known protein that he developed into a new cancer treatment approach. he is based at the university of texas. he gave a lot of credits to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and colleagues at several research facilities, including uc berkeley. in the meantime, the work led to long time remission in patients with metastatic cancer. the researchers will share a $1 million prize. >>> reporting on hov and portsmouth this morning. allie rasmus is filling in and giving us hs -- check on the streets. >>> it looks okay. it is a different story tomorrow if we get there rain that steve is forecasting. take a look at the maps we show you where the latest crash has happened. westbound 80, east of cutting and that will impact travel times on the eastern shore, freeway. there was a s

eight dean from uc berkeley and 10 from santa clara university.truck a former uc berkeley professor who resigned because of sexual harassment allegations is is suing the university. the man filed a complaint last week against the board of regents and juicy chancellor. the student claimed and improperly touched her mates the unwanted offenses. the school committee reminded he be suspended for a year but the chancellor increase it to three years. he is seeking back pay and benefits and suspected to be loose. a statement was released to thank the chancellor exercised her discretion and increasing the punishment against him. >>> three people including a 14- year-old boy, have been charged in connection with a grab and bash robbery at and oakland cell phone store. more than $30,000 worth of electronics were stolen last week from the t-mobile store on telegraph avenue. the suspect wore masks and claimed to have gone. the witness helped attract them down. 20-year-old isaiah blackman, 18 he does make ,18 deandre lennox and a juvenile now face charges of s

the prize for chemistry was awarded to three researchers and one of them has ties to uc berkeley. francis arnold of the california institute of technology was awarded half $1 million prize. she went to carol for her phd in chemical engineering. the other half of the prize will be shared by george smith of the university of missouri and gregory winter of the mrc of molecular biology lab in cambridge, england. all three were recognized for their research that led to new medications and also biofuels. >>> the fda confirmed that there was a raid at the san francisco offices of the nation's biggest producer of e- cigarettes. officials seized thousands of documents and save as part of an expanded investigation into if the marketing of the products targets children. jewel says it is committed to keeping its product away from children one medical professor said that the e-cigarette is designed to look harmless. >> cigarettes remind kids of something that is deadly and poisonous and causes cancer and that is bad for you and it is disgusting. this reminds you of your usb port. this looks li

geological survey, uc berkeley, california institute of technology, university of washington and theity of oregon in partnership with california's office of emergency servicessotsot the director of uc berkeley's seismological laboratory and one of the creators of the shake alert system, richard allen, explains how it workssot

geological survey, uc berkeley, california institute of technology, university of washington and thef oregon in partnership with california's office of emergency servicessotsot the director of uc berkeley's seismological laboratory and one of the creators of the shake alert system, richard allen, explains how it workssot

>> i joke because that was the end of the dialogue at uc berkeley in at i needed to do was educate myselfat berkeley and took a lot of african-american history classes and started looking at american jewish history, ultimately, and did graduate work in jews and social justice . i've been fascinated by the disposition of jewishness, social justice, and race. >> in each community, the black community and the jewish community in the u.s. have a lot of parallel use of faith tradition and a parallel use of using faith tradition to advance their own respective communities causes and within the context, each interest in what we might think of intersecting other communities. that is a big topic, i know, but i know that it is something that you've given a lot of thoughts about. the ghost of the content of the book. is wondering if you could talk a little bit about the content of the book. >> this is where it gets tricky. what you just offered was a very good and accurate depiction of how we understand the connection between faith- based traditions and social justice. the greatest example we have f

he is the former director of uc berkeley's research laboratory. he was awarded the nobel prize for his groundbreaking work on cancer immunotherapy. his work is credited with fundamentally changing the strategy for treating cancer by unleashing a patient's own immune system to kill cancer cells. >>> still to come he tragedy on the football field. in a moment, the hard hit to the head that ends up killing a high school football player. >>> coming up in minutes, the push in sacramento for an independent audit of the dmv. and, the protests outside, a controversial secret off this -- office for state lawmakers. >> when we find out that they have another project from its unacceptable. we need him to do what they want them to do, what we elected them to do. >>> president trump today awarded the nation's highest military honor to a former army medic who dodged heavy gunfire to save the lives of injured soldiers in afghanistan. ronald scherr received the medal of honor for his heroic actions some 10 years ago when his team came under heavy attack by milita

months after a uc-berkeley grad was shot while his two daughters slept nearby a possible break in therch for the killer. >> reporter: and the latest in the push for renewable energy. there is a vote on the table today that would put a price difference between those who choose it and those who don't. y to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, enhanced coverage, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi. simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity for $34.99 a month for 12 months. plus ask about xfi pods for even more coverage. click, call or visit a store today. you've worked so hard to (huachieve so much. perhaps it's time to partner with someone who knows you well enough to understand what your wealth is really for. the deadly shooting of a u-c berkeley grad camping with two young daughters... work begins today on a major oject that w >>> police may have a break into the investigation into the deadly shooting of a uc- berkeley grad camping with two young daughters. >> work begins today on a ma

. >> a uc-berkeley alum has a new title this morning, nobel prize winner. dr. francis arnold receiving the award in chemistry. she arrived at uc-berkeley in 1980 as a graduate student and frances arnold got her doctorate in 1985. she was recognized for her work in the evolution of enzymes. >> there are a lot of brilliant women in chemistry. they came a little later than some of the men but they are amazing. we are going to see a steady stream, i predict, of nobel prizes coming out of chemistry given to women. >> she is the fifth woman to receive the award in chemistry and she will be sharing the million-dollar prize with two other experts. >>> another drop in jobless claims and facebook faces a potential fine. joining us now kcbs financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and facebook could get stung with a fty fine. reuters says that irish antitrust regulators are looking into whether facebook did enough to prevent the recent breach that affected up to 50 million users. under a new law, in the european union, there is more scruti

uc berkeley, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> make sure that you make sure to the source for election night coverage in the bay area. we will be on ktvu plus starting at 7 pm, covering the major local and national races and then on ktvu fox 2 at 10 pm and 11 pm. join us for developments and updated results on mornings on 2. after the election, congress will consider two pieces of legislation supported by dianne feinstein in the bay area congresswoman jackie spear. the house bill was authored in part by spear and inspired by the me, too movement, changing how congress handles actual harassment allegations against lawmakers and staffers. another bill, violence against women act supported by senator will expire in december if congress does not renew it. it has been renewed every five years. it provides money for grant programs and legal resources to protect victims of domestic violence. if the bills are not approved in the congressional session following the election, backers will have to reintroduce the measures when the new congress is seated in january. >>> we are following up on a re

this was debuted at uc berkeley, the dog from boston mechanics. they are going to use it to do some serious things. it will be used for business applications such as inspecting construction sites. you will be able to eventually order one. >> we do not have a dog. >> why would i order that? what's in it for me? >> is a for entertainment purposes? i could see that. i would order that my children would get a kick out of it. >> it depends on how expensive it is. >> if it is 30 bucks. >> add a few more zeros. i want to mention that it took us by surprise, marking an achievement. we grew up with big bird and oscar the grouch. we start with news that the man behind the bird and oscar the grouch is retiring. carol spinney. big bird and oscar the grouch are not going away but this marks a moment in time for carol spinney that is now 84 years old. there he is in the center with the white hair, the glasses and the beard. he joined sesame street when it debuted in 1969. since then he has been the heart and the soul of two of the most beloved iconic characters

after graduating from uc berkeley he attended yale law school. >> he comes back to california and takes the very tough california bar exam, and he flunks. then he goes and just absolutely shuts himself away from the world at the governor's mansion and he studies and studies and studies. >> he'd been studying on the third floor for the california bar exam, and he heard this noise down in the living room. and it was late at night, and he went down stairs and he listened and he realized it was jess unra the speaker of the state assembly and rival in many ways to my father, and they were arguing violently about a major, you know, policy and political issue. and jerry said this is definitely more interesting than what i'm doing. i think that captured his imagination. >> on his second try brown passed the bar, but a career in law was not in the cards. he had his sight set on other ambitions. coming up -- >> i believe that the people of california would like a respite from me. in some ways i'd like a respite from them. to kiss ♪ ♪ it is such a good time to dance ♪ ♪ it is such a good time to [

uc berkeley student darcy clark says she did not receive an alert. she's not alone. on twitter many at&t users complained to the carrier that they did not receive the text. at&t responded by saying there is an issue affecting wireless data services for customers on the west coast. the company said the issue is not related to the presidential text alert. most emergency call centers here in the east bay did not see a change in call volumes but over in marin county one person dialed 911 to tell dispatch that they got the alert, what now? two other people also in marin county contacted authorities to complain they did not receive the alert. that's the latest here in berkeley. i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> that was very interesting. we were reporting that this was going to happen last night, we said it, and yet this morning i think we were all like whoa, it's happening. >> it was loud too. it came through. >> oh, man. rain? >> well, we've got a few alerts for folks that are doing any traveling tonight. picking up on storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. le

. >>> quarter to 5:00 right now, a nasa probe made at uc berkeley will make its first solar encounter. it launched back in august. the park solar probe is closer to the sun than any other spacecraft and broke a record for the fastest spacecraft its extreme heat ando the suoute >> going to maksunseen over it. >> prettyrighnow and a cool start to our morning? >> it is chilly out there, because we have dryair, you ha a big range in temperatures from the morning to the afternoon. the low humidity and the gusty winds have prompted a red flag warning that is going to be expiring here soon at 6:00 a.m., and our conditions will improve as we go throughout the day. so some really good news and hopefully we'll keep everything all nice and quiet. right now our winds are a little bit more breezy for parts of the north bay, with fairfield current wind speeds at 17 miles per hour, and about 16 in napa. elsewhere fairly light winds as you get ready to head out the door. high temperatures for today at about where we were yesterday in just a few degrees warmer in a few spots. 'r up to 82morning, you d

before teaching at nyu he sought at stanford and uc berkeley. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's look at specifically the east bay valleys, concord, livermore. 10 to 11 degrees cooler. the winds in the valley slower. they are allowing heavier air to sink in. highway 4, the winds are a little bit faster. mid to upper 60s. i just checked the winds. they are gusting to 45 miles per hour on mount diablo. when the sun comes up, they will pick up. they will taper throughout the day and the fire danger will lessen. here's a look at south beach. the western span of the bay bridge. above 1500 feet. hazy sunshine if you're going to be on the ferry today. mass transit, warm this afternoon. north bay from 58 this morning, 79 at noon. mid-80s in the afternoon hours. 6 at 8:00. look the at san francisco. did you like yesterday? won't be quites warm. but we'll have mid-70s throughout the afternoon hours. cooler at the coast, upper 60s. in the south bay, 59 at 8:00 to low 80s during the afternoon hours. and very comfortable 67 under monday morning. >> good mor

officials and uc berkeley seismologists will hold a press conference to talk about the newest information. >>> the 70th birthday of a facility that's helped make the world just a little bit smaller. united mechanics showed how a landing gear works during the airline's annual maintenance operation day. the m.o.c. serves as the carrier's worldwide headquarters. two original buildings, a pair or hangars, left over from world war ii are still in operation today. >>> thousands of fleet week fans lined san francisco to watch the blue angels. they also gathered on rooftops across the city to take in the pilots fleet week maneuvers. fleet week will continue tomorrow with ship tours and a veteran's exhibit. >>> fleet week isn't the only big event drawing crowds, the 150th annual heritage parade wonder its way through washington square in north beach. not only is it italian heritage month, but the holiday was also created on the second sunday of october, tomorrow, to celebrate italian pride. >>> what to do if you've received a message saying you've been hacked. >>> plus a san francisco icon celebra

the poll was conduct by uc berkeley's institute of governmental studies. it shows democrats holding a significant lead over the republican points this of the two districts. they appear to hold a small advantage in two others. and in four others, it is a statistical dead heat. president trump appears to be a reason why a number of these historically republican leaning districts may be up for grabs. >>> up next, talk about a bad day. it was all caught on camera. the investigation in san francisco after a officer appears to ticket a car. then hit the car and then take off. >>> plus, scary moments for a south bay man out walking his dog. the paint ball attack that left him feeling like he had just been shot with real bullets. >> i'm tracking the next weather change. we'll let you know when wind returns and increases the fire threat. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast with 4g backup for complete reliabi

when uc berkeley biology researcher down the steep bank.he olivetti knows what she's going to find. and they aren't hard to spot. these tiny black dots that easy there actually an invasive creature called the new zealand mud snail. >> they get introduced in a takeover. >> it is literally a freak of nature. with three sets of chromosomes instead of two, it has the ability to clone itself meaning it would take only one snail to infect the entire stream. at times, she has counted up to 90,000 per square meter and they are tough. they have a tiny trapdoor that can close up there shall. >> so if they get eaten they just hold on and they eventually wait for the fish to pass them. >> they are harmful because they eat algae. a lot of it. just crowding out other feature by -- fish. >> in places like wyoming they take 97% of animals alive. >> it's not that bad here. so they are studying to see if there is a natural mechanism keeping them in check. the danger was if they got transferred into the delta because they have been shown that they can live sl

when uc berkeley biology researchers climbs down the creek in clayton, she already knows what she's going to find. and they're not hard to spot. the tiny black dots you see on rocks and leaves and sticks are actually an invasive creature called the new zealand mud snail. >> these get introduced to new places and they sort of take over. >> reporter: the mud snail is literally a freak of nature with three sets of chrome -- chromosomes instead of two, it has the ability to clone itself. at times emily has counted up to 90,000 of the snails per square meter. and they're tough. they have a tiny trap door that can close up the shell like a little suit of armor. >> if they get eaten, they seal up and they hold on and they essentially wait for that fish to pass them later. >> reporter: they're harmful because they eat algae, a lot of it. crowding out other creatures and small fish by gobbling up the food supply they need to survive. >> in places in wyoming, 95% of animals alive in the stream is this one type of snail. >> reporter: it's not that bad here in diablo creek. the danger would be if the

. >>> a former uc berkeley professor is awarded the nobel prize in medicine for discovering a new cancer treatment. james alison areceireceived thee along with a japanese scientist. former vice president joe biden gave alison a call. >> hello, mr. vice president. >> i just wanted to congratulate you and thank you for everything that you've done. we they have gave up hope, you and others, pray god that you're going to be -- you're going to save a lot of lives with it. >> alison first started the research and lab at berkeley in the 1990s where he worked for 20 years. one expect says the two have saved untold live which is the science they pioneered. >>> now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> our first storm of the rainy season of the fall season has arrived. here it is. you can see a large batch of moisture just offshore. some of it pushing on shore in the north bay. although most of our reporting stations are saying cloudy skies, there must be something hitting the ground somewhere. here's a view looking out over the bay. currently 64 degrees. oakland 68. san jose, 76. 6

i went to undergrad at ucla, you know, i guess i probably could have gone to uc berkeley, but that means living at home. so i was really eager to go to l.a. to get my education. and let's just be honest, ucla is the best school. in the state. i was happy to go there. i came back, i went to law school at tulane in new orleans. i came back, and worked in san francisco as a prosecutor. so, i was a d.a. here in san francisco. one of the very first people that i met that helped mentor me at the d.a.'s office was tippy, right here, one of the first few people that i met when i came back as a prosecutor working as a lawyer. so i worked at the district attorney's office for 17 years. don't do the math. it was a while ago. and i ultimately rose up from being a trial attorney and management, and i was kamala harris' chief while i was there at the district attorney's office, while she was the elected district attorney. and when she left the office, i left and then went into city hall, where i worked with our previous mayor, mayor ed lee, and i served as his deputy chief of staff. and i focused on p

at the uc berkeley school of business, per suffer -- professor has another opinion of prop seven. >> we have a lot of stuff on the ballot. we have a lot of stuff the legislature should do. we have a lot of battles to fight with the federal government right now. this would require one more. i think in the hierarchy of importance, this is just not up there. >> one of the other arguments against prop seven, it would put california out of sync with other western states, that do spring forward and fall back. >> so, no was propositions dealing with things like dialysis and gas tag vehicle registration fees, you may have to spend a little more time thinking about proposition number seven. don ford, kpix 5 news. >> within the past hour, a judge has rejected a restraining order, filed by the scooter company, lime perry the company was trying to prevent the return of e scooters on city streets it comes after the city granted scooter permits to just two companies. scoot, and skip. which lime was not too happy about. the sfm ta said the companies were chosen because of the way they showed a comm

. >>> administrators have condemned an anti-somatic campus post -- posted on uc berkeley campus.claims a prominent elected officials including senator. plans -- and senator. dianne feinstein are involved in antiwhite, anti-american and anti-free to conspiracies. the same posters have been seen other college campuses. gilchrist said we abort and condemn anti-somatic words and -- on this campus and beyond. struck law enforcement agencies across san mateo county expected to make an announcement about 911 services. the new slogan is to call if you can. text if you can't. public safety dispatch centers in the county will be able to receive text messages in the event of an emergency. officials stressed that it is still better to call, if you can. >>> mobile showers could come to sausalito for the homeless mayor and immobile care were despair -- declare the four proposed sites. parking light on locust st. the attorney street boat ramp and parking light deshler park in laboratory. part of the six-month pilot program considered by the sausalito city council in november. if approved, the f

joining me now is uc berkeley professor. first i wanted to ask you about the awful destruction caused by hurricane michael on the east coast. how much has climate change contribed to its furosity? >> it is still unleashing its damage, but the first scientific papers were already in on hu aicane floren few weeks ago on the carolinas. that storm was 50% warmer, 50% more damaging because of climate change and because of the extra heat in the ocean that we are seeing. 50% has caused a great deal of the surges, the damages. we can expect similar results from michael. >> let's a taut the u.n. report, as well. it is kind of connected. it is very comprehensive, the new report involving 91 ientists all over the world who analyze more than 6,000 scientific studies and looked at studies that you have.is what your take on their findings? >> if anything, i would say they have been conservative because they need to be. the ipcc which shared the nobel peace prize, they only work from published paper. some of the papers from my group and ot

. >> i am from uc berkeley. with your mom and with josh's brother to help generate press around door activity, we were trying to do what w he could. >> thank you. >> i'm wondering how they felt about you going back into the prison what was your employer's reaction when the book came out? i was very nervous about telling them. but they were really supportive. they were a little bit nervous that they thought that it was a good idea. they found out i was a reporter and they threatened to sue mother jones if they published the article. they sent us several letters threatening to sue us. ultimately they didn't have any basis for the lawsuit. they actually offered me a job promotion and when the article came out they basically did a one-page writeup and send it around to the reporters that didn't really catch. they were trying to discredit me but they said you should have reported rather than writing about it. i bought one share of the company's it's to interact with the executives and some of them would talk to me th

canyon high school students working on a government econ class project stood in sproull plaza at uc berkeley walking past to share their reasons for voting... sot: daniel reyes, voter// "honestly its a privilege so few of us have and i feel like in other countries people dont have the right to share their voice and make themselves heard so its a huge blessing here in the united states where we are given that right."sot: e.j. beronila, pre-registered voter// "i feel like its important to voice your opinion especailly when youre living in a country where there are so many different points of views, different parties. our governement is in a critical change right now so i think its important to voice eyour opinion as a young person."to make voting easier...the university installed this drop off box by sroull hall as an option for mail in ballots.sot: sarah graves, cal student// " i think anything that makes voting more convenient for young busy people is a set in the right direction for sure." to register to vote you must be a us citizen, at least 18 years old not currently in state or federal

.>> reporter: students at uc berkeley now have a ballot drop off box. anyone can drop off their ballot they are including those who work there or live nearby. no postage is needed. >>> monday is the deadline to register to vote for the midterm elections on november 6. or the 19 million people are now on the voting rolls. that is 75% of eligible voters and it is an all-time high for the state. 43% are democrat, 27% are unaffiliated and 25% are republican. you can check with the secretary of state website to see if you are registered. >> you will find more ballot measure, senate race and sit down interviews with john cox and gavin newsom mania of becom millionaire continues with the leader strong tonight. the winning numbers were drawn in the $470 million powerball jackpot in our -- with an annuity the winner could get 30 payments over 29 years. the many increases by 5% each payment.>>> there was not a winner in last night strolling for the jackpot of the mega millions and it is now $1.6 billion. that is the largest in lottery history. there will likely a

fbi investigators found that cesar sayoc performed an internet search using the term uc berkeley librarythere is no reason to believe any explosives had been sent to the school. police say they have had explosive detective dogs checking mail as a precaution since last week. they are also making extra check at the library. in the north bay, a second grade teacher who was hit by a car and killed while riding her bicycle is being remembered this morning. >> the crash happened monday afternoon on sir frances drake boulevard near railroad avenue in wood acre. the 63-year-old deborah debeneditto was a long time teacher in san rafael. she was hit by a 2006 explorer. chp says the driver, paula drake of fairfax, was apparently under the influence. counselors from the school district were at the school yesterday to help kids process the news. >> tremendous sadness. tremendous loss. she has been a big part of the community the last 20 years. everybody was shocked and stunned. obviously nobody expected it to happen. >> drake will be charged with with a felony dui and gross negligence, manslaughter.