uc berkeley graduate comment miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geisslerk these pictures that day as a freshman cow. he says kim started with a multiple choice quiz and he and the hundreds of others soon found out that this was going to be a unique class with a unique teacher. glad you guys to call them because we're going to call them. and so that's that that was a first-class. first we you guys get are the same for us. a pretty well. >> and that he has behind him doing all the stuff he said they would do. so one of them blew up a balloon and >> the 43 year-old professor died this week while hiking in utah. the cause of his death is under investigation. but the san juan county sheriff's department issued a warning about exercising in extreme heat as the canyons area is experiencing. temperatures jumping past 100 degrees. that can win is not especially if you haven't taken a lot of beforehand. >> so i think she was aware of all that humid you doing with the extra mile to make it much more enjoyable and more like. >> hands on and make it more memorable in 2

uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says >> the vaccine provides lifetime protection against the disease, which can cause permanent paralysis might. >> dear first cousin, who's a few years older than i at age 6 was the use of his arms for the rest of his life. polio. >> by 1979, polio was declared eliminated in the u.s.. but thursday, health officials in new york reported an unvaccinated man contracted polio and he's developed paralysis marking the first u.s. case in a decade. >> it just broke my heart because here was something that was preventable. completely preventable. infectious disease experts say this should serve as a warning to parents. i'm concerned there's still a large swath people. i've been unvaccinated against routine childhood diseases, things that we have seen in the 50's. >> and early on coming back because the communities and not as protected as they used to be. doctors say misinformation and a singular focus on covid-19 are to blame for the drop in routine childhood vaccinations. and now is the time to correct that. if you want to have

the move has major implications for uc berkeley and other teams that could lose millions of dollars in media rights and credibility. in a statement he wrote the first duty of every public university is to the people, especially students. they must clearly explain how the deal would improve the experience to all athletes. and will honor a century-old partnership with uc berkeley and preserve the history rivalry and traditions that enrich the community. >>> oakland police wants the public health in solving that brutal murder. a rideshare driver shot at point-blank range in little saigon. patrick fung was living and working in little saigon last weekend when he was shot by two men that approached his car. today it was announced they found key evidence in the case but the community is calling for more police protection. cheryl hurd has the exclusive interview with the young man that heard the gunshot and is close to him. >> he thought nothing of the first shot. it is a common occurrence in the neighborhood. >> reporter: the board president of the improvement council, acting as interpreter

we'll honor is partnership with uc berkeley and will preserve the histories rivalries and traditionst enrich our communities. wine and liquor lovers might have to pay a new tax, at least if a new bill is signed into law. california lawmakers want the wine and liquor bottle recycling fee. it will mean pain up to an extra $0.10 would buy alcoholic beverages in stores. the bill already has a non-partisan approval in the state senate and industry experts say they supported too. people will be able to get that extra tis is backed by recycling the bottles. the state legislature is still debating exactly help that would work. so ahead of the kron, 4 morning news, we spoke with the family of the victim of a shooting. >> at a live, a more bowing out. we're going to hear their grief. after the break. we'll be right back. well, the time for you now are going on for 38 am. i'm reyna harvey and it is a friday. >> a lot of great activities happening over the weekend in the bay area of festival in oakland. a lot of great things happening in the city and we're just wondering, john, if the weather is

the plan would include increasing enrollment at uc berkeley by at least 2500 students. jose school district wants to build affordable housing for teachers. the alum rock union school district is considering asking voters to approve 50 million dollars for construction and housing for educators and other school employees. the money would come from measure j which was approved in 2012 to refurbish campuses. if the district trustees approved the idea the proposal will then be placed on the november ballot, it will require 55% of the vote to pass. in the east bay. the uc berkeley community is remembering a beloved chemistry professor philip geissler died earlier this week during a hike in utah. he was 48 years old. tom forced to recess stasio reports. >> it pretty easy. they were. yeah, it was you take it to seek help. get think chemicals to take it to see things get blown up. uc berkeley graduate comment miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geissler. he took these pictures that day as a freshman cow. he says kim startedcwith a multiple choice qui

the uc berkeley community is remembering a be loved chemistry. professor philip geissler. he died earlier this week during a hike in utah. he was 48 years old. kron four's terisa stasio spoke with a former student. but what he and others remember about geissler. >> pretty easy there. yeah, it does. you take it to seek help. get think chemicals to take it to see things get blown up. uc berkeley graduate comment miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geissler. he took these pictures that day as a freshman at cal. he says kim started with a multiple choice quiz and he and the hundreds of others soon found out that this was going to be a unique class with a unique teacher. glad you guys to call them because we're going to call them. and so that's that that was a first-class. first we miss you guys get are the same for us. a pretty well. >> and that he has behind him doing all the stuff he said they would do. so one of them blew up a balloon. it. >> the professor died this week while hiking in utah. the cause of his death is under investigation. but th

the uc berkeley community is remembering a beloved chemistry professor philip keiser.s week during a hike in utah. he was just 48 years old. kron four's terisa stasio has his story. >> that pretty easy. there. yeah, it was you take it to seek help. get think chemicals to take it to see things get blown up. uc berkeley graduate clemente miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geissler. he took these pictures that day as a freshman cow. he says kim started with a multiple choice quiz and he and the hundreds of others soon found out that this was going to be a unique class with a unique teacher. glad you guys call them because we're going to call them. and so that's that that was a first-class. first we miss you guys get are the same for us. a pretty well. >> and that he has behind him doing all the stuff he said they would do. so one of them blew up a balloon in. >> the professor died this week while hiking in utah. the cause of his death is under investigation. but the san juan county sheriff's department issued a warning about exercising in ext

the plan would include increasing enrollment a uc berkeley by least 2500 students.hool district wants to build affordable housing for teachers. you have the alum rock union school district and they're considering asking volunteers to use 50 million dollars for construction on housing, for teachers and other school employees. the money would come from measure j which was approved in 2012 to refurbish the campus. is there if the district trustees approved a change in how the money is used, the proposal will then be placed on the november ballot. and if it's on the ballot, it will require 55% of the vote in order to pest. >> the fate of a homeless encampment rest in the hands of a judge who is expected to make a decision this morning. i live with details just ahead. the doctor will be in to see you shortly. ♪ hi. [ chuckles ] when you see things differently, you can be the difference. capella university looks at education differently. our flexpath learning format lets you set deadlines and earn your nursing degree on your schedule. make your difference with capella uni

one idea the regions are discussing is to have ucl a pay uc berkeley, a pac, 12 exit fee or maybe to a share some of its sports tv revenue with berkeley. you're on the ucl a campus. we've been asking students about that. have to pay berkeley. >> you know, they're number 2 public school needs a little help from us a you know, i went to cal my grandma was a cat says ago bears so far. you see a way has no comment about the governor's remarks or about this idea of u c l a paying berkeley in westwood, eric spillman. >> all right. let's talk a bit about our forecast. taking a live look outside from atop mount tam. just look at how beautiful that view is. if you look really closely, you can just see the top of sutro tower peeking out above the fog. gorgeous, gorgeous view. kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here with more on what we can expect in the coming days as we step those 70 and it's thanks to call the fog that we're not going to reach triple digit heat today like most of the country. we're going to easily be one of the coolest cities, especially along the coast, half moon bay

. >> coming up, a heated exchange between a uc berkeley professor and a u.s.tor is going viral after the break. hear the allegations the professor makes against the senator during a hearing on abort ♪ sure, feels good when you get it right. and with the number one powered toothbrush brand recommended by dental professionals. philips sonicare makes it easy for you to always get brushing right. philips. >> 30 right now and we've had a little bit of everything this morning already just a touch you had. we've had hopefully now little bit of sun. but earlier we had a lot of clouds still do some rain, even. yeah, a heavy drizzle. >> rain. do get this point. it gets. that's all you need is a job. i think brady one walk in and it doesn't really make a difference. what you call that you just kind of wet out there for look at the bay bridge. it was sitting under some of that. >> indeed, heavy drizzle earlier today that might as well been arraigned and you can see it that still very wet. very misty out there from the bay bridge over the golden gate bridge and across san

well, in the east bay, the uc berkeley community is remembering a beloved chemistry professor.ed earlier this week during a hike in utah. he was just 48 years old kron four's terisa stasio brings us his story. >> that pretty easy. there. yeah, it was you take it to seek help. get think chemicals to take it to see things get blown up. uc berkeley graduate clemente miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geissler. he took these pictures that day as a freshman cow. he says kim started with a multiple choice quiz and he and the hundreds of others soon found out that this was going to be a unique class with a unique teacher. glad you guys, because we're going to call them. and so that's that that was a first-class. first we miss you guys get are the same crossing the same pretty well. >> and that he has behind him doing all the stuff he said they would do. so one of them blew up a balloon and >> the professor died this week while hiking in utah. the cause of his death is under investigation. but the san juan county sheriff's department issued a warning about

uc berkeley graduate clemente miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geissler. he took these pictures that day as a freshman at cal. he says kim started with a multiple choice quiz and he and the hundreds of others soon found out that this was going to be a unique class with a unique teacher. glad you guys to call them because we're going to call them. and so that's that that was a first-class. first we you guys get our she same for us. a pretty well >> and that he has behind him doing all the stuff he said they would do. so one of them blew up a balloon. it. >> the professor died this week while hiking in utah. the cause of his death is under investigation. but the san juan county sheriff's department issued a warning about exercising in extreme heat as the canyons area is experiencing. temperatures jumping past 100 degrees. that can win not especially if you haven't taken lot of beforehand. >> so i think she was aware of all that humid. you play with the extra mile to make it much more enjoyable and more like. >> hands on and make it more memorable in 2011. g

the uc berkeley community is remembering a beloved professor of chemistry.p geissler died earlier this week while hiking in utah. he was just 48 years old kron four's terisa stasio has more. >> that pretty easy. there. yeah, it was you take it to seek help. get think okayed chemicals to take it to see things get blown up. uc berkeley graduate clemente miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geissler. he took these pictures that day as a freshman cow. he says kim started with a multiple choice quiz and he and the hundreds of others soon found out that this was going to be a unique class with a unique teacher. glad you guys, because we're going to call them. and so that's that that was a first-class. first we miss you guys get our she saying crossing the same pretty well. >> and that he has behind him doing all the stuff he said they would do. so one of them blew up a balloon and >> the professor died this week while hiking in utah. the cause of his death is under investigation. but the san juan county sheriff's department issued a war

uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says >> the vaccine provides lifetime protection against the disease, which can cause permanent paralysis might. >> dear first cousin, who's a few years older than i at age 6 was the use of his arms for the rest of his life. polio. >> by 1979, polio was declared eliminated in the u.s.. but thursday, health officials in new york reported an unvaccinated man contracted polio and he's developed paralysis marking the first u.s. case in a decade. it just broke my heart because here was something that was preventable. >> completely preventable. infectious disease experts say this should serve as a warning to parents. i'm concerned there's still a large swath been unvaccinated against routine childhood diseases, things that we had seen in the 50's. >> and early on coming back because the communities and not as protected as they used to be. doctors say misinformation and a singular focus on covid-19 are to blame for the drop in routine childhood vaccinations. and now is the time to correct that. if you want to have a bright futur

but for uc berkeley, the move is kind of a disaster without ucl a and usc the pac 12 conference won'tmuch. and that means berkeley will see a big cut to its share of tv revenues. that could mean it might have to eliminate some athletic teams. one idea that the regents are discussing is they have ucl a pay uc berkeley, a pac, 12 exit fee or maybe to have ucl a share some of its new sports tv revenue with berkeley. you're on the uc ucl a campus trying to get a response to that idea from the administration. so far they've had no comment. we'll send it back to you. all right. thanks a lot. >> let's get to the breaking news. we just found out the president has covid. president biden has tested positive for covid. we're taking a peek here at the white house where now president biden is going to have to isolate, of course, because, you know, that is the routine >> he was fully vaccinated any had to booster shots. and he is experiencing very mild symptoms. that's the way they're describing it. he's already started taking paxlovid according to the white house press secretary. so he's going to

no matter how much the price of gasoline changes renowned uc berkeley economists warns that you're paying mystery gas surcharge on top of state taxes and environmental fees. the i-team stand noise has been investigating how and why californians always pay more at the pump than any other state. yes, we pay more gas tax than any other state 26 cents a gallon more than the national average and we pay more to refine our cleaner burning fuel about 10 cents a gallon those numbers for this week from uc berkeley's energy institute at haas and the lead economist there says hidden in the 219 per gallon for refining marketing and retailing is a mystery gas surcharge currently 70 cents a gallon that can't be explained. are you saying that they're charging more because they can absolutely i'm sure they're charging more because they can the question is are there actual costs behind it that are justifying it and that's something we have to look into severin bornstein says oil companies and retailers start at the mystery gas surcharge after the explosion and fire at the exxon mobile refinery in torrance

well scientists at uc berkeley or among those closely watching wildfire conditions all over the states we head into the most dangerous part of california's fire season, they say wildfires are not only more common now they're burning at a far higher intensity in the research shows . these so called high impact burns have made the fire danger in california. or even worse than in any time in the past. so you really set yourself up with an areas dominated by shrubs and then also dead and down. what the material from the dead snags that have come down. unfortunately those things are really, really set up for high severity fire again. the scientists are predicting these california wildfires will only get more intense in the year ahead because of climate change . laguna honda hospital in san francisco's halting the transfer of all of its patients to other facilities, medicare and medicaid are requiring laguna honda to transfer or discharge all patients by mid september as part of a federally mandated plan to ultimately closed the hospital. however four people died shortly after being transfe

one idea that the regents are discussing is they have ucl a pay uc berkeley. pac, 12 exit fee or maybe to have ucl a share some of its new sports tv revenue with berkeley. you're on the uc ucl a campus trying to get a response to that idea from the administration. so far they've had no comment. we'll send it back to you. >> 9.11 is a time and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. can you see that smoke in the distance? >> firefighters are on the scene of a wildfire that smoldering in the east bay. so why are they standing back and was it taking so long to put this thing out? >> and from the smoke to the fog, that's what we're seeing above sfo right now. but you are starting to get some brightness out there on the tarmac, 90's for inland areas all over again, 50, 60 70's near the coast in the bay. >> 9.14, right now want to take a peek outside at the weather. things still gray out there, john. still great for a lot of us. but you get a little sunshine now in the south bay. nice to see it because during my last few checks it yeah, it wasn't looking so bright ju

no matter how much the price of gasoline changes renowned uc berkeley economists warns that you're payingn top of state taxes and environmental fees. the i-team stand noise has been investigating how and why californians always pay more at the pump than any other state. yes, we pay more gas tax than any other state 26 cents a gallon more than the national average and we pay more to refine our cleaner burning fuel about 10 cents a gallon those numbers for this week from uc berkeley's energy institute at haas and the lead economist there says hidden in the 219 per gallon for refining marketing and retailing is a mystery gas surcharge currently 70 cents a gallon that can't be explained. are you saying that they're charging more because they can absolutely i'm sure they're charging more because they can the question is are there actual costs behind it that are justifying it and that's something we have to look into severin bornstein says oil companies and retailers start at the mystery gas surcharge after the explosion and fire at the exxon mobile refinery in torrance seven years ago. our pri

the faculty member of the uc berkeley chemistry department died this week during a hike in utah. he was 43 years old. kron four's terisa stasio spoke with a former student about what he and others. >> remember most about professor philip geissler. >> it pretty easy there. yeah, it does. pass you take it to seek help. get think chemicals to take it to see things get blown up. uc berkeley graduate comment miss arie is talking about his first class with professor philip geissler. he took these pictures that day as a freshman at cal. he says kim started with a multiple choice quiz and he and the hundreds of others soon found out that this was going to be a unique class with a unique teacher. glad you guys, because we're going to all the men so that so that was a first-class first we you guys get are the same for us. a pretty well. >> and that he has behind him doing all the stuff he said they would do. so one of them blew up a balloon and >> the 43 year-old professor died this week while hiking in utah. the cause of his death is under investigation. but the san juan county sheriff's

uc berkeley has the green light to break ground for people in need at people's park. superior court judge said in a tentative ruling that the university could move forward with its controversial plan. work on the site can begin when a judge issues a written order expected next week. preservationists stopped -- sued to stop uc berkeley to build a dorm for students and on housed people. they say the university has other properties they could use for student housing. building a better bay area with a focus on the environment. a call for action against plastic and e-commerce. state senator scott weiner joined environmentalists and community leadersmpag onlin ret. the group spoke out in support of a bill that requires online retailers to reduce plastic packaging materials. >> we cannot recycle our way out of this problem. we are drowning in plastic, and it is time to turn off the tap. j.r.: if it passes, california would become the first state in the nation to limit e-commerce plastic packaging. still ahead at 11:00, a flex their muscles in the san francisco in support of

a times, the dean of the uc berkeley law school, says. in texas that allows people to sue over abortions was upheld by the supreme court. the new california law could still be the subject of a lawsuit and he predicts it will end up going to court. some gun rights activists say the new law is an attempt by a progressive governor to restrict the second amendment. that's like saying if we got in an accident and a drunk driver hit us, but the fact that the drunk driver was driving a ford you can sue forward. this is a way admitted by the governor and his cronies in the legislature to try to bankrupt. the firearms industry by taking them to court. there's no principle way the united states supreme court can overturn this law. uphold the right for texas to continue to move forward with s b a the new law is due to take effect in january. the dean of the uc berkeley law school believes the court should uphold the new law. the mega millions. jackpot is now surged to $790 million for tomorrow night's drawing that is the fourth largest jackpot in th

uc berkeley wants to turn one third of the park and a student or faculty housing. as many as 50 million americans will travel this holiday weekend look at the roads and skies and the planned festivities for the fourth of july plus hey, hey, hey, hey! close the door! close the door. and disruption during a drag show who police are accusing of pepper, spraying at least three officers when we come back car tens of millions of americans will be traveling this july 4th weekend. we're live at sfo with a check on the disruptions you can expect this morning and stopping hate crimes in california, the state legislature working on a number of proposals are going to talk to the newest member of the california assembly, who celebrates two months on the job tomorrow. from ktvu. fox two news. this is mornings on two. and good morning, everyone happy july where there is no sky. in fact, you can't even see the golden gate. for the most part. it is a bit of a wet, wet and damp start to this holiday weekend and i am told on good accord. it's going to be kind of cool out there. proba

uc berkeley has been trying to build new housing there for students, but opposition groups have wagedourt battles to block it, including allegations that the university was violating guidelines under the california environmental equity act. ktvu is greg liggins. shares with the opposition has planned next. this could be the last weekend you hear live music being played at berkeley's people's park. friday superior court decision, saying uc berkeley has not violated the law opens the way for construction and is expected to become official as soon as monday. when the ruling becomes official. it will remove any obstacles between the university and all that it intends to do to dress and urgent student housing crisis to address that need. the university plans to build below market housing for more than 1100 students on less than half of the 2.8 acre site, a coalition of groups opposing that plan. we're at the park. saturday vowing to appeal that decision. we're trying to continue to stop the development . we're trying to have this be a park in perpetuity. there are plans for music performan

preservationists are suing to stop uc berkeley building a dormant housing on the site. they say the university has other properties it could use for student housing. the group has had people's park listed on the national register of historic places to prevent uc berkeley from building on the site. let's get a check of the forecast now, starting out gray >>, pretty typical san francisco summer. -- gray, pretty typical san francisco summer. lisa: we had sunshine yesterday. it has not been ideal for summer time, but we will get back to that and have a typical fourth of july forecast, which means fog will be with us. moving inland, that stratus deck is persistent. this looks like a foggy scene. if you were near the coast yesterday, it was blustery and damp and certainly chilly out there. today, we will get into a little more sun, but the warm up not with us yet. temperatures are the 50's. more fog is there, but you can see the drizzle here. we wait winter after winter for this and summer is when we get that moisture for the redwoods and the pavement into the last few days a

uc berkeley gave the green light to break ground on housing for students and those in need. in a tentative ruling, the university could move forward with its controversial plan. work could begin when the judge issued a written order, and that is expected week. preservationists had sued to stop uc berkeley from building for more than 1100 students and 125 on housed people there. they say the university has other properties they could use for that housing. they plan to appeal the ruling. a focus now on the environment, there was a call for action in san francisco yesterday against plastic and e-commerce. scott winger joined the group of environmentalists who gathered. the group spoke out in support of state bill 2026. it requires online retailers to reduce lasting packaging materials. >> we are drowning in plastic and it is time to --. >> if it passes, california would become the first state in the nation to limit e-commerce plastic packaging. let's get a check outside. lisa: cloud cover from the golden gate bridge, right around 60 degrees. even at the airport, temperatures to

uc berkeley is not going to be able to break ground on housing for students and those in need at people's park, at least not yet. an appeals court has halted construction on the site. preservationists are suing to stop them from building a dorm and housing on the 2.8 acre site. they say the university has other properties it could use for student housing. the group has had people's park lifted on the national register of historic places to prevent uc berkeley from building on the site. still ahead, an ohio family demands answers. and protesters are taking to the streets after police shot and killed a black man. more on the growing outrage and investigation. here is a live look outside this morning -- things starting to clear up over the bay bridge and the embarcadero. we will liz: here's a live look outside from the santa cruz camera where people are starting to gather for the fourth of july holiday weekend. hope you are having a good start to your sunday as well. now to the growing outrage in akron, ohio. the family of a young black man is to mending answers after he was shot and killed

>> a demand on how the pac 12 exit will benefit all student athletes and honor the relationship uc berkeley. they made a surprise appearance at the san francisco bay meeting with the u.s. board of regents. they were looking at the exit from the big ten. it has major implications for berkeley and other conference teams which could lose millions of dollars in media rights and credibility. in a statement the governor said in parts, the first duty of every public university is the people. particularly the students. ucla must clearly explain how this deal will improve the experience for all student athletes. >>> excitement is building this morning. back and better than ever. still had a look at what fans can expect at, con. >>> the u.s. house will vote today on the rise of the contraception act. it gives the medical community the right to provide contraception. this comes after the supreme court overturned roe v wade and legalizes this portion within the current conservative the current conservative majority. a jelly bean that's good for you? try nature's bounty jelly bean vitamins. good-for-you

uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist and professor emeritus, thanks again. thank you. you're welcome. thank you. >> we want to get your check of your forecast this evening. taking a live look at downtown san francisco. you can see the sun is starting to set here this evening and looks yeah, but we do have haze out do we? yeah, it is nice to see the sun setting. of course, many as you mention of the tops of buildings. but we get the haze moving in. we had some some temperatures that are really warm inland. so that always causes sort of like the fog to roll into. >> san francisco murray surround rig as joining us now with a look at the forecast in recent ye temperatures today, well, 5 to 20 degrees above average. check out livermore in concord. >> at or flirting with that triple digit heat. a very pleasant temperatures along the coast, low 70's. so no one complaining about those above average temperatures there for san francisco. taking a look at temperatures out there right now for the bay area, low 90's for concord, mid 50's for half moon bay. we're tracking 50's and 6

uc berkeley won't be able to break ground on housing for students and those in need at people's park not just yet and appeals court has temporarily halted construction on the site preservationists are suing to stop uc berkeley building a dorm and housing on the 2.8 acre site. they say the university has other properties it could use for student housing. the group is even had people's park listed on the national registrar of historic places to you see berkeley from building on the site. well milpitas hosted an event that organizers say was america's first hong kong carnival the festival aimed to promote hong kong culture and bring former hong kongers together. well, it was a sellout tickets were snapped up as soon as they went online. actually, we are very surprised at first when we plan for this activity retarget like 1,000 maybe to two thousand people. thoundicketsere soldlt gave old and n to connect with each oer this 's lion rock spirit passed along from generation to generation. join right now by spencer christian. i think i missed a good one there. that looks like a great time w

uc berkeley has the green light for housing for those in need at people's park. a superior court judge said any ruling on friday that the university could move forward with its controversial plan. work on the site can begin when the judge issues an order. that is expected to happen this week. preservationists have sued to stop uc berkeley for building a dorm for more than 1100 students at 125 and housed people at the site. they say the university has other properties it could use for student housing and plan to appeal the ruling. building a better bay area with a focus on the environment -- a call to action in san francisco against plastic in e-commerce. scott weiner joined activists and community leaders who gather to highlight plastic from online retailers. the group spoke out in support of a bill that requires online retailers to reduce plastic packaging materials. >> we cannot recycle our way out of it. we are drowning in plastic and it's time to turn off the tap. liz: the bill awaits a vote in the senate. if it passes, california would become the first state

uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says cases are rising faster in southern california in the bay area, at least for now. but that may not last. the numbers of people that are infected but don't know it because they have no symptoms are much higher they've been right close to about one in 20 people are asymptomatic. lee infected may can transmit the virus was with facility to other decision on mask mandates will likely be determined by the number of hospitalizations so far bay-area hospitals are not getting overrun. >> right now there's still a little given system and again, give you numbers that at least the numbers i know the best, which is to up. 45 patients now at the weigh-in january? well, 150, if you think about, you know, maybe 100 patients being bad. there's still some room to go. >> ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says the bay area is also better vaccinated than la county. but he says mandate or not, people must be smart and protect themselves when they can. i carry my mask around with me, crowded indoor areas for a long d

. >> reporter: this doctor is an infectious disease expert at uc berkeley. while the majority of current cases are being reported in men who have sex with other men, the disease can be spread by any close skin to skin contact, including kissing, that lasts for an extended period of time. >> when i'm in public doing what i do, i don't even think about it. >> reporter: unlike covid, it's not considered an airborne disease. >> it's not a worry for people who are going to the grocery store, around people, sitting on bart next to somebody. >> reporter: each county is getting a supply from the federal government. it's up to each county health department to determine how to distribute it. here in santa clara county, officials announced expanded eligi eligibility. find more information on our website, kpix.com. vacc distribution in total deret health and human services has sent out more than 191,000 doses. close to 27,000 of those have gone to california. san francisco is getting 4,000 this week. the city has requested 35,000. federal health officials say the govern

. >> paula is majoring in public health at uc berkeley.o says she and her family members have sought therapy and she encourages anyone struggling to seek help. >>> man's best friend takes over big billboards. where these billboards are popping up around tokyo after this. and today on the drew barrymore >>> classical sounds will be coming from stern grove this sunday. coming up at 3:00, how the san francisco symphony says they have to adjust when playing outdoors. that story and more at 3:00. i don't know if you saw this while you were walking on the sidewalk, a giant 3d dog is appearing on digital screens in tokyo. it leaps across electronic billboards to catch a frisbee. it was inspired after a 3d cat went viral. the people behind it say it had to be a dog in this part of tokyo. cute. i would be so distracted, though. that's it for kpix 5 news at noon. we are on 24/7 on "cbs news bay area," streaming. thanks for joining u have a great w hi, my name is cherrie. i'm 76 and i live on the oregon coast. my husband, sam, we've been married 53 y

>> we have students come to us from uc berkeley who wanted to know who would be willing to author a bill to medicate abortion on uc campuses. em stereoed like the right thing to do. >> pills available to students january 1st. will the cost be covered by uc system or will some students have to pay out of pocket? >> some will pay out of pocket. it 60 to $80. when we did this bill, we made sure there was a special fund set up so no taxpayer dollars went towards this. we have a governor that believes women should have access to abortion. in this case, there's a private fund set up. >> this is interesting as well. according to the reproductive health report, 6000 students will seek abortions on campuses every year. this is going to help others coming to the state of california or who live here who seeking you know abortions at clinics. >> yes. we think what will happen now is women, students will have access to medicaid abortion on campus. this will free up appointment slots if you will at other clinics up and down the state. i know the parent clinic in san bernardino said they had seen an up

most of that growth is expected at the system's 3 most popular campuses yet u c l a uc berkeley and uc san diego. well, university officials plan to accommodate the surge with more online classes. summer courses and off campus programs. well, the city san francisco is asking for your help. and he does decide on a new trash can design. they have 6 new models that are now being offered in tested throughout the city coffers. gayle ong has that story. the existing trash cans we have on the street. we call the renaissance cancer, the green metal ones and their name. all the more fitting now because they will soon be a part of history. they've been on the street for about 20 years >> they've lived their natural life. they're pretty beat up and they really need replacing francisco public works has placed 6 trashcan models across the city. >> part of a pilot program hoping city residents will weigh in and help them pick san francisco's new trash can. if they're going to we need more. >> add time and i've seen a few like overflowing not and seeing them in a fever, which it would be solved by ha

uc berkeley police are investigating the park has been the focus of controversy since the university wants to build a student housing. there. they point to the fact that park is what they call a haven for crime and disruption. some members of the community are opposed to the plans. people's park is on the national register of historic places. happening tomorrow, the family of missing hopefully woman. alexis gabe is planning a search for more evidence. >> after police found the screen of her cell phone. the family is still searching for the back of the phone, which they hope will give them more information of where she's been. they're going to be looking near live oak avenue, stacy lane in oakley. they're asking for volunteers to join their efforts. the city of oakley is still offering $100,000 reward for direct information leading to her whereabouts. now to our 4 zone forecast as we take a live look over. that's beautiful. >> san francisco and are big blanket of clouds wanted to know what it feels like to be a seagull. their er lawrence, given over the cloud or an angel. yeah. i've b

it uc berkeley. she earned her law degree at university of chicago law school jenkins then worked in the san francisco district attorney's office for 7 years from 2014 to 2021. is a prosecutor mostly recently in the homicide department. she resigned in october in protest of nda. chase up with policies. she will be the second woman of color to serve as a sfda following in the footsteps of vice president kamala harris. >> other news now a san francisco superior court judge has postponed arguments until he knows whether the city's new district attorney will pursue a bunch of significant cases. judge richard omer was supposed to hear arguments on the legitimacy of thousands of bay area lawsuits brought under the americans with disabilities act. >> but the judge says that he doesn't want to, quote, spend judicial resources on the dispute until he finds out of the newly appointed da is going to pursue the case. the judge is giving the da's office until august 4th to file a declaration. >> a scary day at a

. >> reporter: nataliia goshylyk came to the bay area as a fulbright visiting professor at uc berkeleyh her family back in february, before the war began, she hoped to finish her research looking at how sustainability is discussed on social media this month and return home. >> it's all over ukraine and so many people are suffering, your friends, your relatives. they are all suffering. >> reporter: along with her husband and children, they were going to fly to washington, d.c., and enjoy the fourth there before heading back to ukraine. >> i'm still processing this, i guess, so i'm still trying to understand where am i and why is this happening. >> reporter: she has earned a new teaching opportunity at uc berkeley that will keep them here for another year. >> it might have been a coincidence, you would say, but at the same time, i know that i've been working hard to get here on fulbright. >> reporter: giving her time to reflect on the conflict in ukraine and the challenges to democracy in her host country. >> we have to be united. we have to understand our common ground. >> reporter: she

. >> reporter: nataliia goshylyk came to the bay area as a fulbright visiting professor at uc berkeleyr family. back in february, before the war began, she hoped to finish her research looking at how sustainability is discussed on social media this month and return home. >> it's all over ukraine and so many people are suffering, your friends, your relatives. they are all suffering. >> reporter: along with her husband and children, they were going to fly to washington, d.c., and enjoy the fourth there before heading back to ukraine. >> i'm still processing this, i guess, so i'm still trying to understand where am i and why is this happening. >> reporter: she has earned a new teaching opportunity at uc berkeley that will keep them here for another year. >> it might have been a coincidence, you would say, but at the same time, i know that i've been working hard to get here on fulbright. >> reporter: giving her time to reflect on the conflict in ukraine and the challenges to democracy in her host country. >> we have to be united. we have to understand our common ground. >> reporter: she is

how well they work for sort of original -- >> reporter: it's a sentiment echoed by a doctor of uc berkeley. >> we have to be constantly re-looking at the rapid tests to make sure this virus spins off new variants and subvariants. >> reporter: don't be surprised if the rapid test comes up negative when you have symptoms. >> oftentimes, early in the course of the illness the rapid test is negative when you actually have that disease. >> reporter: do what karl and his wife did. >> we knew that we were sick so we decided to stay at home. >> there are other theiries ab including that viral load hasn't reached coptageous level when home test swabs are taken and vaccines are keeping viral loads very low even as symptoms appear. >>> despite the surge in the latest surge in covid cases bart is no longer requiring commuters to mask up on trains. the agency dropped its mandate today but says face coverings are still strongly recommended. bart says it conducts surveys four teams a month last month it found 89% of riders wore masks. >>> our fire watch. a brush fire closing down several lanes of 101 nea

. >> ucla and uc berkeley did this study and they found that more than 1000 hazardous sites across the state and sewage treatment to armory places to superfund sites like the one in bayview hunters point or pharmaceutical sites like in richmond and across the bay area, there are hundreds and hundreds of these from san francisco to richmond to san jose. they are all over the place. it is prevalent in almost every community here. >> we see these projections talk about the end of the century. you and your colleagues probably will not be in office at that point in time, but how do you approach this in the daily land-use decisions that you are making as a member of the city council? >> we try to change the way we look at it. we need to start planning for the future instead of the next 10 or 20 years. one of the things we need to do is to make sure that development is in a smart place as opposed to a place that could be affected by sea level rise. we also need to make sure that toxic sites are cleaned up along the shoreline. once the sea level rise comes in, the toxins in the soil will start

and we had students come to us from uc, berkeley who wanted to know if we would be willing to author a bill that would allow medicated abortion on all uc campuses and it seems like the right thing to do. >> the pills are available to students starting january 1st. will the cost be covered by the uc system will students have to pay out-of-pocket? >> some students would have to pay out-of-pocket's but it would be $60-$60 ticket would not be cost prohibitive if they went somewhere else and it has been a special fund set up. things have changed also. when we did this bill we made sure there was a special fund set up so that would be no tax payer dollars going towards this. but now we have a governor who believes that women should always have access to abortion and so public dollars are being used but in this case there is a private fund set up >> this is interesting. according to the reproductive health report by ucsf within 6000 students will seek medication abortions on you see and cal state campuses every year. this bill will help others who are potentially coming to the state of calif

the report by ucsf and uc berkeley found california prisons were designed to hold making social distancing and isolation nearly impossible. heating and air conditioning were often incapable of sufficient air exchange and filtration. that means inmates and staff were more likely to breathe the same virus-loaded air. as doctors learn more about covid each day, andrea nakano is diving into the emerging danger of getting covid more than once. >> i don't see any reason to court that. i'm not interested in going through that. aging is difficult enough. >> reporter: low was tucker feels fortunate she's never tested positive for covid, especially since she's seen what her brother is going through. he has long covid, suffers from shortness of breath, brain fog and -- >> the thing that bothers him the most is his legs and feet, just like a tingling, numb, strange feeling in his feet. >> reporter: while doctors have been trying to find out more about the cause of long-term covid, a new study out of the veterans affairs health system has found alarming results of the health risks. those with two or mo

this week preservation is sued to stop uc berkeley from building a dorm for more than 1100 students and 125 on housed people. they say the university has other properties it could use for student housing and they plan to appeal the ruling. building a better bay area with a focus on the environment. there was a call for action in san francisco yesterday against plastic in e-commerce state senator, scott wiener joined a group of environmentalists and community leaders who gathered to highlight the local impacts of plastic packaging from online retailers the group spoke out in support of state bill ab 2026 that requires online retailers to reduce plastic packaging materials. and not recycle our way out of this problem. you're drowning in plastic and it's time to turn off the tap. to bill awaits a vote in the senate appropriations committee and if it passes california would become the first state in the country to limit e-commerce plastic packaging. alright lisa listen to check outside now. alright good morning to you. here's a live look outside here. wow, can't see much at all where there

well, many areas reporting just a little bit, but san francisco, uc berkeley and ross moore actually accumulated to 107 inch and the san bruno mountain reported a little bit now in san francisco, with a mostly cloudy skies for folks going to see the giants play, it's going to be well and breezy out there this evening ever sixties in napa right now you go to the inner east bay. it's a beautiful summer day in concord at 83. it's a bit toasty in brentwood at 93 mid seventies in san jose and san jose. you are very similar to where we were yesterday at this time, and most of us are with him a few degrees of where we were at this hour. the onshore breezes out there napa reporting a southerly wind at 15 mph even fairfield reporting a pretty strong gust at 29, helping to transport those clouds inland by tonight. mind and into tomorrow morning. here's a look at tomorrow morning along the coast, widespread around the bay as well, all those blue dots indicating that patchy drizzle once again. we also have monsoonal moisture that will be moving in. as we roll into saturday notice what's happenin

ed wasserman teaches journalism and was the dean of the graduate school of journalism at uc berkeley. i spoke with him earlier today. ed wasserman, very good to have you on the newshour. i know you didn't come to this position easily, but can you case -- can you make the case why should these images be shown? >> it is true that it is not an easy judgment to make, and it is unquestionably true that there are powerful ethical arguments against the position that i'm going to put forth, which is i think concerns with the media ought to be doing. certainly showing images of this kind of carnage is tremendously traumatic for the public. these are images that haunt and that stalk people after they've seen them. and it's a tremendous disrespect and indignity to the people who have lost loved ones. so there's no question but that the kinds of images that i'm talking about putting into wider circulation are going to come at a cost. my concern is that we are a powerfully visual culture and we believe things when we see them. and the dominant images that the public takes away from these killings