national medal of science to ofith klinman, university california berkeley, for her fundamentalof funrinciples and her leadership in the community of science. [applause] jerrold meinwald. science todal of jerrold meinwald, cornell university, for applying andical principles techniques to studies of plant and insect defense and hisunication, and for seminal role in establishing chemical ecology as a core important to andcultural, forestry environmental science. burton richter. toional medal of science burton richter, slac, national laboratory and stanford university, for pioneering contributions to the electronic of accelerators, including circular linear colliders and for in elementary particle physics and contributions. [applause] sean solomon. national medal of science to solomon, columbia university, for creative approaches and outstanding contributions to understanding the internal structure and evolution of the earth, the moon tre planets. [applause] family members will accept on father, davidr blackwell. national medal of science to david blackwell, university of forfornia berke

was one thing to get started on the campuses, university of wisconsin, columbia university, in a burst of california berkeley -- university of california berkeley. but you could not stop there. you had to use it as a basis to reach the rest of the population. we knew that from the beginning. the movement grew very slowly through the balance of 1965 and 1966 to the beginning of 1967. to our good fortune, the movement began to accelerate in the spring of 1960's seven. we sent many busloads of people to the big national antiwar demonstration at the you in building in new york city. from madison. in 1967, an event happened on campus about a mile that way that would have important ramifications for the antiwar movement. >> ♪ almost started a period unlike any other in american history were every week something would change. we had come off the summer of love. the climate was changing. vietnam was becoming more intense. the civil rights movement have moved through much of the sludge of the moment. completelypuses were embroiled in what was going on in the world. in october, dow chemical company based in michigan w

ktvu's rob roth is live at university of california at berkeley where demonstrators continue their occupy of wheeler hall tonight. rob? >> reporter: right now 200 student demonstrators are inside the amdemic -- academic building. >> reporter: among students on the university of california at berkeley campus today these are the five most uttered words. >> i think it sucks. >> reporter: hundreds of students are so upset with the uc board of regents vote to raise tuition they have been demonstrating inside wheeler hall. >> if everyone on the campus decides they be had enough -- they have had enough i am positive they will reconsider. >> reporter: classes and lectures have been going on as scheduled and there was an english class on the lobby floor. many students say they are in debt through student loans. >> it will be more loans. more debt. when i get out it will be more difficult to management my way through life. >> i work five hours on friday and have mornings in the class and 8 hours saturday and sunday. to juggle that and school and then -- it is frustrating. >> the vote allows for 5%

. >>> a man was found dead at fraternity house at university of california at berkeley yesterday afternoon. ktvu's cristina rendon joins us now in berkeley with more on the young victim. >> reporter: the family asked for their privacy today as tase mourn the loss of their -- as they mourning the loss of their son. >> reporter: photos are appearing across social media. friends sharing memories of the young man who could light up a room. >> he -- just the craziest guy. i don't know. tough to put into words. everyone loved him. >> reporter: saturday night they attended a party at the fraternity near university of california at berkeley. they were shocked to hear about his death the next day. he was found unresponsive inside the fraternity house sunday afternoon. police are calling his death suspicious and investigate figure drugs or alcohol played a factor. another friend spoke to us by phone. >> i don't know. right now i can't believe -- i can't believe that he is gone and i will never see him again. it is just -- i am really in disbelief. devastated. >> reporter: she went to high school wit

they were in the oakland california gallery and that exhibit was seen by a man who would become her husband , of very straight economist professor at university of california berkeley and he thought they were sensational. he hired her for a program for the stated california to help the agricultural migrants. then he took her photographs to washington d.c. to the department of agriculture where they had started a small photographic project and they took one look at those and hired her on the spot. he thought that she had to work. in 1936 she began to work for the federal government for a project known as farm security. >> host: how long will she with them? >> guest: and she was there for intense years the project itself with five years the republican people were hostile but the program was killed the 1941 but during those years she worked like a trooper. she may have been disabled but she was a very strong woman. traveling through the major agricultural valleys of california, 120 degrees in the shade, a sleeping in cheap motels on her very meager per diem. and she was happier than ever. she liked it so much more. per studio portrait photography did not help her to g

california, gallery. the exhibit was seen by man who would become her husband, an economist, a professor at the university of california, berkeley, they thought the photographs was in facial and he hired her worse to try to help all of these agricultural margret's. all of these agricultural migrants. so he took the photographs washington dc to the department of agriculture. they took one look at the photographs and she said we have to work in the project. in 1936 she worked for the farm security agency. >> host: how long was she with them? >> guest: she worked with them for several years through the fall of 1939. many of the enterprises occurred at this time. and during those years she worked like a jupiter. she may have been disabled, but she was a very strong woman and she was traveling through the major agricultural valleys of california and this is without air-conditioning where it's 120 degrees in the shade and she was sleeping in cheap motels on her u.s. government per diem. and she was happier than ever doing this work. she liked it so much more and i think her studio portrait photography has begun but it wasn't helping h

berkeley. >> the university of california, certainly berkeley is synonymous still to this day with the free speech movement. whenever there is a movement around the country or the beginnings of a movement around the country having to do with the rights of people who are otherwise subjugated in some way, usually berkeley is if not at the forefront, involved in some degree. it's a tradition here. it's almost in the genes here. >> in fact, all incoming students this fall were asked to read mario savio's biography "freedom's orator." lynn savio spoke to students during small orientations over the summer as well. >> 50 years ago, a lot of people were willing to go to jail for civil rights. >> there is a sense on lower sproul of how the free speech movement really did change the character of life on campus and became the basis on which the place is known, where every kind of political cause can be described, advanced, argued about and certainly made part of the fabric of the campus. >> 50 years, and, you know ideas change. and i think there is a sense in which the cal campus as an institution has embrac

. >>> student activists will meet with the canceler at university of california at berkeley over land the university plans to develop. the track has been the topic of protests for several years now. a year ago the planning commission approved the development plans. but protesters say the land should be used for its historic purpose instead as farmland. the meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. >>> a 16-year-old is sharing her story after she broke free from a man who was trying to sexual assault her. >> scientists say this drought isn't just squeezing our water supply, it is impacting the air we breathe. >> we had showers on the morning commute, there is more showers in the forecast. i will have the details after the break. my whole life, i didn't have health insurance because it was too expensive. as a professional dancer, i tend to beat up my body a lot, and having health insurance is a priority for me. it's a relief to be able to keep the same doctor. i was born with a back condition that required surgery. i'm paying a fraction of what i used to pay. even with my back issu

also with me is harriet rowan, a graduate student in journalism at the university of california, berkeley, where she's also a reporter for "richmond confidential." that's a real news site run by the school whose reporters cover richmond the way the mainstream media should, but doesn't. harriet rowan uncovered the vast amounts of campaign cash chevron spent trying to turn richmond back into a company town. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you, bill. pleasure to be here. >> what's it like to have a giant like chevron throwing all that money around, trying to defeat you? >> well, you know, clearly it's a challenge. it's a challenge but we have a community that is clear that we cannot be bought and that is what the voters said this past tuesday. they gave a resounding, resounding vote of saying, no, chevron, we're not supporting your candidates. we're supporting the direction that the city has been going in with good, progressive candidates. so it's been a real, real success for grassroots democracy, but you're right, it is a challenge and we have had to organize big time canvassin

. >>> 200 students are now occupying the university of california at berkeley campus in protest of therease. students studying, this afternoon. police did not try it get them to leave and organizers say this is a peaceful occupation. ktvu's rob roth will have a report at 6:00 p.m. with what the students say they want to see instead of a increase. >>> police and counselors were on hand at a school after officers say someone attempted to kidnap a 12-year-old boy outside of the school. a man chased the boy as he was leaving the school yesterday afternoon. school officials say the boy ran and screamed. one parent described the incident as terrifying. >> worry about these kinds of things when they are in a safe environment and you don't want to think about this kind of stuff. the reality is you do. >> school officials are advising parents to have their kids walk with a friend or in groups. police are hoping to interview witnesses and seeking to obtain surveillance video that may have captured what happened. >>> tonight 2 investigates uncovers the cost of all that junk we have seen falling o

. >>> a student protest and sit in at university of california at berkeley is expected to continue througheekend. they plan to camp out for a third night tonight. they are proking a decision by the err ture in-- protesting a decision by the err ture increase -- by the uc board of regents to increase to atitian -- tuition. and they are calling for a walk out from classes on monday. >>> the cats and dogs are out in union square. a holiday window display tradition is here. and today ktvu's mike mibach went behind the scenes for a peak that effort that give as lot of animal as new -- gives a lot of animal as new home. >> reporter: deep into the walls, dusty hall ways, narrow enough for one, lanterns and lights. it is here. holiday magic. >> we are opening 7 windows today. no pressure. >> reporter: six of those windows are for dogs and cats looking for a new home. >> makes christmas more special. >> reporter: she the creative ingredient to this seasonal treat. >> few weeks before hand people come up to me and saying when do they get here. >> reporter: we were given a sneak peak, a chance to see

andrew stewart teaches at the university of california at berkeley.t's often said that statues like this are emblematic of early greek culture. i think they are for four reasons. the sculptor has taken the statue's clothes off. convinced that man is the measure of all things, he allows him to stand free and proud, allows your eyes to roam unobstructed across his body. he's autonomous. the sculptor has stripped away the back pillar and the screen between the legs of the egyptian statues that were his predecessors and has allowed him to walk forward in three-dimensional space. he's beautiful. he's also youthful. the sculptor has chosen that period between 18 and 21 that the greeks believed was the prime of one's life, the acme of one's existence on earth. as a result, the statue could serve one of two main functions. it could be offered to the gods, particularly to apollo, the epitome of this youthful ideal, or it could stand above the grave of a man of any age, reminding his descendants of when he was in his prime, standing youthful, proud, autonomous,

this is wheeler hall at the university of california berkeley. students raised tuition by 30%.push behind barricades and some had to keep up the protest to hike tuitions. this demonstration does not come likely as other colleges are bringing down costs and can a professor really connect students online? cnn chief correspondent christine romans shows us how. >> the ceo of online learning platform that produces massive open platforms. that's why you're seeing a lot more off the performance education and including rice university 157, religion and hip-hop. today the instructors, dr. anthony pin and hip-hop artist sit down with instructional design artist jennifer larson to plan for a shoot. >> let's move on to today. today's shoot. >> mike check, 1, 1. >> academics, we're always learning and making use of new technology and new materials. we try to do that with respect to this move. >> you need to remember that that online audience is your students and that you'll need to engage your students. it doesn't need to be elaborate, right? it just needs to feel real. >> kind of raw. >> r

but he was a student at an institution, to get this correct, berkeley, the university of california berkeley. and he was a chemistry major. he hooked up with the major probably bitterly and figuratively named melissa and they spent three weeks at the berkeley library and taught themselves how to synthesize lsd 25 and then they went to work at his first was 3600 colored capsules and he passed them from hand to hand in a sort of growing brahimi and community -- very and that was in the spring of 1965 and that was the first of millions of troops that he was directly responsible for. between he and huxley, lsd exploded into the culture. he had interesting perspective. he said i never set out to turn on the world. it's been claimed by many. i wanted to know the purity of what i put into my own body almost before i realized what was happening and the whole affair got out of hand. i was writing was writing a magic stallion, a pegasus. so, this hits like a bomb and as the culture became aware of this, the reaction was hysterical and it was incredibly rapid. just to give you an example, the man that

at the university of california berkeley, a graduate student in the investigative reporting program,leah bartos, was assigned to find out what it takes to become certified by the acfei. for $660, she became a member and took an entry-level course for expert witnesses. a few videos and a study packet were provided to prepare for the test. >> it was like an open book exam, basically. and i passed. >> bergman: she sent in her bachelor's degree, resume and references, and two hours later, she was certified. >> i got an e-mail back that said, "great, thank you so much, you can now start using your certified forensic consultant designation, and your diploma will be in the mail." >> my graduate student took the test and applied... >> what is her field? >> she's a masters in journalism. >> okay. >> she has no forensic background. >> but she's interested. >> well, we wanted to find out what it took to join the organization. there was a lot of criticism of the organization in general, even though it appears to be the largest membership organization of its kind. >> that's right. the purpose of

talk about, actually, was it today, i believe it was the protests that we saw at the university of california berkeleyents there complaining and protesting, do we not have that video? should be coming along in a second. we'll talk about it as we pull it up. proposed tuition hike at their school at cal state berkeley student debt is weighing down people so long after they graduate and that is such a tough proposition, richard, when you think about a person starting out, right, in their early 20s, starting out in life, it's already that saddled with that kind of debt. >> but in the long term, the jobs that college graduates get more than pays off for the college loan debts with the exception of some very small extreme cases where people are taking on not the average student loan debts of 30,000, but 50, 100,000. then they're perhaps is a question. but for again, the majority of students, the problem isn't the debt and the cost of higher education. it's what's happening and not happening in terms of academic experiences and student growth and learning in these institutions. >> do you think the challenge

. >> reporter: and although he was not a university of california at berkeley student nor a member of the fraternity the chapter said their thoughts and prayers go out to the family. frank? >> thank you. cristina rendon live in berkeley tonight. >>> ktvu channel 2 news learned the mayor is conceding to sam liccardo. he holds 3600 vote lead with 51% of the vote compared to 49%. dave cortese just released a statement thanking supporters. he says there has been speculation about the handling of ballots in the election. i have full faith in the abilities of the reg star of voters who has called for an audit to ensure the integrity of the process. >>> san francisco 49ers defensive tackle ray mcdonald is not going to be charged with felony domestic violence. the district attorney said no charges will be filed against him. ktvu's as meths is -- azenith smith is in san jose with more. >> reporter: the biggest reason was the fiance. he is relieved. just imagine if he went to trial, what a media circus that would be. >> reporter: lack of eyewitnesses and a lack of cooperation from his fiance ar

ofentists at the university california at berkeley say that waterg will mean more vapor in the atmospherepact is more wildfires, half of those are caused by lightning. frightening. we have got a rare glimpse into pimco's compensation. also, ibm ceo jimmy remarried -- jeannie ramadi is making big news. ♪ beef lovers are not the only ones with sticker shock. it means a tighter supply of hides. what is the impact on the luxury industry? mia saini is here with more. letter prices are skyrocketing. -- leather prices are skyrocketing. drought, a higher price for feed and not that many cows out there in the supply chain. you go through the itinerary and then you get the final goods. luxury houses often have contract prices, they have negotiated the prices six months in advance. i spoke to one analyst who is expert. the hide he puts out a report that luxury houses by. he says because the price of past five 90% of the years, 17% this year alone, many of the big houses like product and gucci, they have to downgrade the type of leather they use. the quality is not the same. they have to reduce the a

police are investigating after university of california at berkeley student plunged to his death inside oracle arena. ktvu's cristina rendon is at cal where students are mourning the loss of a peer with a bright future ahead. >> reporter: word of his passing has made its way through campus as students are grieving. we can tell you zachary bradley was a 20-year-old student. he was science smart with a bright future and he was aspiring to be doctor and he loved music. he was at a concert at oracle arena on halloween night this past friday and things took a tragic turn. police and authorities are telling us he fell 20 feet from a elevated and restricted area to his death and they are investigating the circumstances around his fall. preparations are underway to take him back to his home state of arizona. we talked to students who are sorry for what happened. they are sending their condolences to had family and we are learning that the fraternity will be releasing a statement tonight or tomorrow and preparations are underway to hold a vigil or a memorial this week. we reached out to oracle a

if the university of california at berkeley is to maintain its academic preeminents allock with its commitment to access, affordability and public service we need a sensible budget plan but some students disagree. they marched last night to garner support. they will hold a general assembly at noon today. >> they will continue to operate the 39 campuses until they are sold. they have been the information of state and federal -- they have been the focus of both state and federal investigations. >>> police in milpitas looking for potential victims of a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenager. 28-year-old john was arrested on charges that he assaulted a 15-year-old he met on the internet and investigators say he pretended to be a high school student. malina who uses at least five names is being held on $150,000 bail. >>> the four-year-old boy who survived a 200-foot fall has awoken from a coma. sebastian's father tells the press democrat that his son opened his eyes on tuesday after lying unconscious for about a week. his family says so far it looks like there is not any brain damage. >>> ti

. >>> hundreds of students at university of california at berkeley skipped class and took to the streets to protest tuition hikes. >> students walked out as did thousands of students across the state. a rally took place after a march through downtown. last week the uc board of regents voted to incruse tuition for the next -- increase tuition for the next 5 years. >> in the state of california the state funds $7,463 per student. however, per inmate in the state of california, $48,214. >> protesters have been camping out for six days to protest the hikes. they say if they don't roll back tuition they will declare a school strike in the spring. >>> the san francisco sheriff's department hosted a job fair for inmates. several non-profits and organizations all set up tables with everything from information on jobs and healthcare to sober liver and wellness programs. organizers say the idea is to offer inmates a link to services so they could make a successful transition to life after incarceration. one inwants to get -- inmates wants to get a job to support his son and make his life better. >

. >>> it is day three of a student protest at university of california at berkeley against tuition hikes and it is expected to continue through the weekend. students and activists are camping out, they have been there since wednesday. the uc board of regents approving a 5% increase for the next 5 years. up to 5%. they say the students protest went end till they change their mind. they are also calling for a walk out from classes on monday. >>> the university of california is working to immigrant students impacted by president obama's new order. they are planning to offer six classes. san francisco and santa cruz are two of the campuses that will offer legal services. >> republicans are firing back. >> we will not stand idle as the president undermines the rule of law in our country. >> job arealer says it -- speaker of the house john boehner said the president is over stepping and the president was in lush touting his -- las vegas touting his immigration reform plan. >> i am not giving up. i will never give up. [ cheers and applause ] >> there are actions that i have the legal authority

. >>> university of california at berkeley students are being warned about a sexual assault.nt out a alert about the assault. it comes in the wake of similar accusations last month involving date rape drugs. the most recent report came from a third party who claimed there was an attack at a halloween party. >>> the supreme court said today it will determine whether a key part of the affordable care act is constitutional. justices will be looking at tax credits that pay part of the mandated coverage. if they rule against the obama administration the president's signature healthcare law could be gutted. this is the third time they looked at obama administration. one time it ruled in favor of the white house, another time it ruled against. >>> the storm is on track to make land fall in alaska and it is bringing 70 miles per hour winds. the super storm is getting a lot of attention for its power and the amazing images it is creating. here is a look at it today. it is more powerful than super storm sandy and it will bring arctic temperatures to the u.s. >>> service dog stolen from

immigrants from china, paid $10,000, seeking the guarantee he would be admitted to the university of california berkeleyere you're going go, i'm going to make sure you get there. >> sounds like the tiger thick. >> it does. >> he needed a significant internship to fill out his resume. >> it's more the thought that you have all the steps on paper but people who have steps on paper don't necessarily get in. >> reporter: chen did get in. he graduated in 2012 and is now working in san francisco in finance, but they tank's guarantee worries denise pope, a stanford educator and co-founder of challenge success, an organization that works to make the college admissions process less stressful. >> it's become a business that is really preying on the fear of parents and kids and often preying on the fear of immigrants or first generation college folks who don't know the system here and are misunderstanding it. >> ma says most are asian who live in the san francisco area. >> it's very much a stigma that we capitalize on fear. i sincerely believe we give hope to people. >> reporter: the lower the odds of admission, t

, paid think tank about $10,000 seeking a guarantee that he would be admitted to the university of california berkeleyget there. >> definitely. >> sounds like the tiger mom thing. >> definitely is. >> reporter: ma's calculation showed that to be certain of getting into berkeley chen needed a significant internship to fill out his resume. >> it's more of the thought that, well, you have all of the stats on paper but people who have stats on pap don't necessarily get in. >> reporter: chen did get in graduated in 2012 and is now working in san francisco in finance. but think tank's guarantee worries denise pope a stanford educator and cofounder of challenge success, an organization that works to make the college admissions process less stressful. >> it's become this business that is really preying on the fear of parents and kids and often preying on the fear of immigrants or first generation college folks who don't know the system here and are misunderstanding it. >> reporter: ma says most of his clients are asian because of the demographics of the san francisco area. >> very very contrary to the stateme

california gallery. that exhibit was seen by a manned who would become her husband, paul taylor, a very different kind of guy, of guy come a street economist, professor at university of california, berkeley. he saw the photographs, that they were sensational and he hired her first to try to help all of these agricultural migrants. and then, since he was an agricultural economist, he took her photographs to washington d.c. to the department of agriculture where they started a small photographic project. the man took one look at the photographs and hired her on the spot. he'd never seen her. really no idea what she could actually do, but not this photographer has to work for this project. in 1936 she shifted and began to work for the federal government for a project known. >> host: how long was she with the feds? >> guest: she worked with them for very for intense years through the fall of 19 dirty nine. the project itself was killed off by republican congresspeople with all of fragrant roosevelts enterprises. killed off in 1941, 1942 it was taken away. during those years, she worked like a trooper. she was a very strong women. she was traveling through the major agriculture valleys of cal

protestors have taken over a building at uc-berkeley as university of california regents are about to make a decision on a tuition increase. dozens of protestors camped overnight inside wheeler hall there. they say they plan to stay there until the regents agree to drop the planned fee hike. >> if they keep consistently doing this to us, we're not going to be able to afford any type of college, any type of anything, any kind of education and where does that leave us? >> elsewhere, protestors stood in the rain yesterday at uc-san francisco trying to block the regents from entering a committee meeting there. glass door shattered as protestors tried to force their way in there. now, that committee voted 7-2 in favor of the increase. the full board of regents is expected to vote today. governor jerry brown opposes it. if it's approved, annual tuition for residents would go up from about $12,000 to more than $15,000 by the year 2019- 2020 school year. >>> a new lawsuit accuses the makeup company sephora of discriminating against asian women. sephora usa is based in san francisco. kpix 5's

california. he had no official title but he was the guy who ran the communist party. his specialty and what he did in the war was directing the activities at the university of california at berkeley. which for those who went through the 1960's, this became the hotbed of liberalism. this was the case in the 1940's. a target-rich environment for recruiting people to communist party. he would span out from california to recruit professors and grad students from many major universities, chicago, columbia university in new york. all focusing on people who were working on weapons design for the u.s. government. mostly nuclear but not always. sometimes radar, sometimes proximity fuses or things that could be stolen or used by the soviet union. take a look at the recruits themselves. i have broken the recruits down to three tiers. start with the top tier. these are the people that either are incredibly important when it comes to what information they provide the soviet union or the most well-known, the most famous of the atomic spies. alan nunn may and the reason he leads this off is he is the first spy uncovered by the western intelligence. you have klaaus fuchs, rosenberg and greenglas

berkeley. this comes as university of california board of regents is expected to approve a series of tuition increasesthe next five years. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live over at cal with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: i'm inside wheeler hall where several dozen students are occupying the building. as you can see here behind me, right now, there are about 70 of them scattered around the building from a high of about 250 at about 1 a.m. according to these protestors. they say they are camping inside the hall today. they plan to stay here until the regents agree to drop their planned fee hike of $600 more per year for the next five years. >> we're still standing here in solidarity with all the other campuses across the state with our out of state and our international students and for generations to come that will have to share this burden. [ screaming ] >> reporter: at ucsf where the regents are meeting protestors tried to block some of them from entering yesterday. a glass door shattered as protestors tried to force their way in. meanwhile, a regent committee voted 7-2 in favor of the increas

berkeley. this comes as the university of california board of regents is expected to approve a series of tuitiones. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from the uc-berkeley campus with the latest. >> reporter: dozens of students are occupying it in advance of a big vote today by the full board of regents. take a look at some of these students this morning. they are protesting this proposal which would raise tuition about $600 a year for the next five years. they say they plan to stay here until the regents agree to drop the planned tuition hike. >> we're still standing here in solidarity with all the other campuses across the state with our out of state and our international students. and for generations to come that will have to share this burden. >> reporter: at ucsf where the regents are meeting today, protestors tried to block some of them from entering yesterday and a glass door shattered as protestors tried to force their way in. a regent committee voted 7-2 in favor of this increase. >> i feel like students are having to pay regardless of what happens and it's a power struggle that's happ

protestors have taken over a building over at uc-berkeley as the university of california regents areut to decide on a big tuition increase. they say they plan to stay there. the protestors. until the regents agree to drop the planned fee hike. if approved, annual tuition for california resident would go up gradually from $12,000 to $15,000 in 2019. >>> two moderate earthquakes rattled nerves in the monterey bay last night. both were centered south of san juan bautista. first a 3.8 at 10:21, then 4.2 at 10:26. the shaking was felt as far away as san jose. >>> stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. if you are trying to get into san francisco from the east bay avoid the bay bridge for a while. the accident still there in the tunnel blocking two lanes. and traffic is solid right now through the maze. you can see "kcbs traffic" the metering lights are slow. again, san mateo bridge heavy but better than the bay bridge right now. that is "kcbs traffic." with the forecast, here's lawrence. >>> a lot of fog now a lot of rain later. check it out. your hi

shifting gears right now, students at the university of california berkeley are protesting a tuition university is just one of dozens of schools raising prices, but one school is catering to students who can't afford top-notch facilities. christine romans has the story of blackburn college, where students are building their own dorms. >> reporter: some universities are starting to look like resorts with pricey amenities like spas, rock walls, and swimming pools. and they're passing along the bill to students. tuition expenses have risen more than 1,200% since 1978. but blackburn college in illinois is keeping tuition costs low, thanks to a little thrift. >> blackburn college is expanding. it was a $2.5 million renovation project, but a novel way to pay for it. student work crews. you can see where students for years have been literally laying the bricks. >> laying the bricks. >> we do maintain a pretty lean organizational staffing structure, and that is done with the expectation that we do use students to supplement those labor needs. >> and it's not just construction jobs. 90% of th

book is right after world war ii, when the fbi is investigating soviet espionage in berkeley at the university of california. soviet intelligence agencies were trying to get nuclear secrets through members of becoming his party who lived in the bay area. j edgar hoover ordered a massive investigation into this. this was an effort to find out who the soviet spies were. what you see in the documents is that in the years following that, the fbi veered from this very important national security mission and instead came to focus on professors and students ,ho were involved in dissent and of the fbi would be on gathering information and trying to get the professors they deem to radical fired from the university of california. >> but they did using wiretaps. they did pick up people in oakland, for instance, who were conspiring to get secrets. >> yes, this is true. the fbi did find evidence of soviet espionage in berkeley. that was a very important national security mission. one that the fbi property should be doing, but the files make it abundantly clear that the fbi veered from that mission and came to focus on p

. >>> university of california, berkeley, a guy goes onto the campus with two flags, right?as the point? >> yeah. it's a social experiment, but i think it's going to surprise you the reaction from students. let's take a look. >> america is causing the deaths in iraq and syria. america is to blame for the deaths of syria. >> good luck. >> thank you, sir. >> the brunt of the middle east in the hands of america. american imperialism is responsible for death all around the world. >> [ bleep ]. >> excuse me? >> [ bleep ]. >> that's the way you respond? >> you're sick. >> i'm sick? >> yes. >> hamas is a terrorist organization. do you not agree with that, sir? >> whatever, yo. free palestine. >> people calling him a murderer when he was waving the israeli flag and raising the isis flag nobody would come up to him. >> one person came up and said you can't smoke here. what they thought was offensive was he was having a cigarette. >> isn't this a public university? >> it is. funded by the taxpayers of california. >> but pro-isis. unbelievable. >>> well, the president's power move on i

thunderstorm coming up >> pam: a lot more new up big ds of some big university california tuition hikes and will take you live to berkeley where some students have occupied a building in protest. of shaving stuff. and thankfully, being able to find backups. female announcer: are ending soon at sleep train! we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic vs. beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years interest-free financing. plus, free same day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save! mattress price wars ends soon at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ lifeand thankfully, of shaving stuff. being able to find backups. >> pam: the cost of a college education is set to go up for uc students. >>: >> pam: members of the board of regents were drowned out by the protesters as they passed a plan to raise tuition as much as 28% over the next five years. that means that average california resident could be selling at $600 more next year and more than $3,000 a year in 2019 to

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berkeley, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, jodi. the university of california is considering hiking tuition when they've got new competition. minerva is a new school in san francisco that promises an ivy league education for just $10,000. coming up in tonight's class action, we talk to some members of the freshman class to see if this online college really lives up to the hype. that's coming up tonight at 6:45. >>> it's quite an exit deal. a pg&e executive who was fired walked away with millions of dollars. that's according to a recently filed report. it indicates that the departing senior vice president of regulatory affairs was compensated with a million dollars, a bonus, and options for 47,000 shares of pg&e stock. that's more than $3 million exit package. the deal for the two other executives were not disclosed. the three were terminated last month for e-mails reflecting an inappropriate relationship with state regulators. >>> well, it comes after a string of victories. the same-sex marriage movement lost its first major court case today. the ruling from th

schools such as berkeley to stay in the valley and work for companies rather than have to go back to their homes overseas. >> still ahe'd here tonight, a uc showdown. university of california approved five years of increases. >> bay area makes another by the to host summer olympics. >> how to make money with the new smart phone economy. new smart phone economy. >> we'll ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. >>> demonstrators are protesting a 23% uc increase. take a look at video. activists continued to block the main entrance >> students assembled to protest the vote. others have taken over the building promising to stay until regents reversed a decision. students said they felt they weren't being heard. uc president napolitano continued using her mobile device. a few minutes later the regents voted and approved the hike every year for five years, outraging many in the audience. >> i think students are being heard. who is not hearing them is the governor. >> funding increases coming from proposition 30 aren't e

state university students across california have staged a mass campus walkout as part of ongoing protests over tuition hikes. at uc berkeleystudents have occupied wheeler hall since last week when the uc board of regents approved plans to raise tuition by up to 5% annually over the next five years. students have occupied other buildings across the uc system, from santa cruz to san diego. and president obama has awarded the presidential medal of freedom to 18 people, including three civil rights activists murdered by the ku klux klan 50 years ago. james chaney, andrew goodman and mickey schwerner were targeted by the klan after traveling to mississippi to register black voters. in a white house ceremony, obama noted it took more than four decades to bring the organizer of the murders, edgar ray killen, to justice. >> in that freedom summer, these three americans refuse to sit on the sidelines. their brutal murder by gang of ku klux klan members shook the conscience of our nation. it took 44 days to find their bodies. 41 years to bring the lead perpetrator to justice. and while they're often remembered for how they died, we

schools such as berkeley to stay in the valley and work for companies rather than have to go back to their homes overseas. >> still ahe'd here tonight, a uc showdown. university of california approved five years of increases. >> bay area makes another by the to host summer olympics. >> how to make money with the new smart phone economy. >> we'll keep female announcer: it's posturepedic vs. beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years interest-free financing. mattress price wars are ending soon at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ it's customer appreciation at subway! we're saying thanks with two of your favorite six-inch sandwiches for $2 each! the meatball marinara and the cold cut combo. join our customer appreciation celebration today. subway. eat fresh. >>> demonstrators are protesting a 23% uc increase. take a look at video. activists continued to block the main entrance >> students assembled to protest the vote. others have taken over the building promising to stay until regents reversed a decision. students said they felt they weren't being heard. uc president napolitano continued using her mob

berkeley, katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now. residents of california will pay $13,000 -- $13,000 this year to attend the university of california.ompare to other public universities across the country. the university of oregon, students there pay $10,000 a year. at the university of arizona student pay $10,500. at the university of michigan students pay $14,000 a year. and finally at the university of illinois students pay more than $15,600 per year. >>> tonight 2 investigates looks into a problem and discovers an increase in the number of calls to police for mental health emergency. many police departments say they are seeing more and more of them and that means an extra burden on resources that already are stretched thin. >> allie rasmus reports on what experts say is behind it. >> reporter: thursday night in berkeley -- >> it it is quite often i come across individual whose are suffering from mental illness and they are surviving on the streets. >> reporter: he knows their faces and names. >> elaine. elaine. [ talking at the same time ] >> i have done the best i can. >> is there anything i could do for you tonight? >> reporte

berkeley. despite the bold and the region but continued to protest over plans to intuition on the university of californiauses. (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: not at 6:00is the decision the country has been waiting for since the august shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown. >> pam: will the white police officer who shot him be indicted on criminal charges? >> pam: a grand jury verdict will be announced any moment. the decision reached this morning.. >> pam: there's a huge law enforcement presence in and around ferguson, missouri. the concern - protests that could become riots. >> catherine: a grand jury verdict will be announced any moment. the decision reached this morning and there is a huge law enforcement presence in and around for this misery. the concern for a test that could become rights. >> catherine: this is a memorial to brown - marking the spot where he was shot. at a news conference a short time ago -- one official said he didn't want residents to feel they had to take up arms. >> we are not that kind of community i do not want someo