berkeley campus. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us with what we have learned. >> on the top floor, two investigators are up there right now and you can see their flashlights lighting up the room and it is dark up there but they are doing their best to figure out what started the fire. it is clear that it starts in the top floor of the building and that is where an older man lived by himself. firefighters busted down the door to get to him but it was too late and he died at the hospital. there are seven apartment units inside this building and eight people were live here. police, firefighters and residents were knocking on doors, trying to help people escape. everyone else did make it out okay. the top floor of the third floor was engulfed, stuff was flying off and burning and the fire department actually got here very quickly. we were lucky. >> they got the call a little after 1:30 to come to oregon street in berkeley and eight people lived here and not berkeley students and they say tha

about a mile from the uc berkeley campus. tara is there. and you just talked to a man who escaped those flame as. good morning. >> reporter: well , good morning. most of the tenants were able to make it out safely. one man unfortunately did not. you can see exactly where he lived. it's up on the top floor there where you can see the roof has been burned. we understand he was in his 50s and lived in that third floor apartment alone. this fire broke out around 1:30 this morning near region street. about a mile from the uc berkeley campus. tenants woke up to screams. the man on the third floor only described as andrew has not made it out. crews pulled him out about 15 minutes later. the chief says the fire started in that third floor apartment. we don't know the cause yet. neighbors say they would see candles lit in andrew's room and say he was a smoker as well. this is a 7 unit building. some of them appeared to be students. they had to stay here on scene because their cars were blocked in. if we pan over to the left, you can a

uc berkeley came in at number 20. princeton named the best college followed by harvard, yale and columbia. >> ucla not on that list. are you okay? >> i guess. i don't agree. >> coming up, bay area police are going high tech. we'll show you the new app they are using to help fight crime. >> the reason there were no firefighters at a fire station when the wildfire started. >> good morning. traffic is doing well around the bay area. looking at 24 westbound looks good through the tunnel. >> some best conditions today for fire fighting. we'll talk about that. how much cooler today and more on the stronger wind gusts. Ñáçwçñ >>> time now is 4:43. we're following breaking news out of san francisco where a fire damaged a section of bleachers at the america's cup pavilion. the fire started at 3:00 a.m. the cause still under investigation. we're hearing no one was hurt. >> pg&e will not face criminal charges from the state or san mateo county for the pipeline explosion. the deadline passed yesterday on the third anniversar

uc berkeley student. she was a grad student here. all of them were shaken up. waited out here to make sure everybody made it out safely. sadly, one person did not. he lived on the top floor. the roof is basically gone there. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire there. there are quite a few holes. crews are going to wait until it gets lighter out. the fire broke out about 1:30 this morning near region street where about a mile from the uc berkeley campus. woke up to screams, police knocking on doors. they grabbed what they could and ran out. they realized the man on the third floor described as being in his 50s had not made it out. >> when all of the tenants came out, we were like where's andrew? we don't see him. oh, no, he's probably still up there. eventually, i guess maybe 15, 20 minutes later, they took him down, rescued him and took him to the hospital. and i heard he passed away. >> reporter: the two alarm fire started on that third floor apartment. neighbors say they would fre

so we came to berkeley. >> and rooted in the bay area. >> that's right. >> you came to berkeley in what year? >> 1963. >> raymond miles is the author of six books, many papers, many consulting jobs with corporations. we'll learn a little bit about business organization and his perspectives. we'll be right back. . >>> raymond e. miles, former dean of the hoff school of business ucb, is with us. you ever taken us through your growing up in central texas, your marriage, working on the railroad and teaching at north texas state and going through the business school at stanford, and then opportunity opened at the hoff school of business fortunately. it's the only one you applied to. what was your field? what did you engage in? >> i had had been doing research in the hottest topic of that time which was managers, leadership attitudes. i had done that in what was then silicon valley. that was about five firms at that time, 1962 or so. hewlett-packard, for example, had two divisions in palo alto. they've now got 120 or something like that. it was another time. but the companies -- because it wa

. >> and now to breaking news in berkeley. the coroner on scene of an early morning apartment fire as the flames erupted from the third floor of an apartment building. this one on oregon street near telegraph avenue. christie smith is live in berkeley where investigators are there working on a cause of the fire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right. they are working on a cause and residents who were displaced are now leaving with their pet, with family and friends looking for a new place to stay after a fire ripped through the third floor of an apartment here. one man was initially unaccounted for. the coroner had to be called to the scene. it was about 1:30 in the morning when firefighters were called to this apartment here on oregon street near telegraph. a three-story apartment building on fire. they say that flames were shooting from the third floor when they arrived where neighbors say a man in his 50s lived. they say firefighters, that he was unaccounted for initially, then taken to the hospital f

finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater. all people brought together through the arts. unfortunately, it was not the last. the war came along. and anton refurgie. there were controversial. there were tried in washington in 1953. he had a panel showing the arts and sciences. there is luther burbank and jack london. there was a thing on the side. it says federal art project and has beginning and ending date. that is a wall which becomes a tomb stone. the artists themselves are becoming ghosts. that's what he's doing there. joseph danish. head of the projects, it is it was a wonderful time that he woke up every morning wondering how long it would last. they were being paid to produce public art. well, what happened of course is the war. the war came along. and roosevelt could see it coming. so, very few people understand the new deal segways into war. they beefed up the military bases like fort mason. my 1943, they are all killed. the war did what the new deal couldn't do, full employment. there were reports, it's still with mi

we have breaking news in berkeley. we just learned the coroner has arrived on scene of an early morning apartment fire. flames erupting at that apartment building on oregon street near telegraph avenue. it's also where christie smith is live at the scene with new details on this fire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. neighbors say this was a very fast-moving fire. they were actually asleep at the time and firefighters showed up, they say, with police and started banging on their door. i spoke with firefighters. what they tell me is that when they arrived there was basically flames blowing out of the third floor of this apartment building here on oregon street. they say right away they learned that one person was unaccounted for. they found that person and now the coroner was on scene but firefighters telling us notification hasn't been given so they are not being very specific on that yet. on the third floor they tell us there was a metal door so difficult to get in. started about with 1:30 this mor

there there is berkeley.

us news and world report has named uc berkeley the top public school. here are the numbers: princeton. two, harvard. flee, -- three, yale. bay area schools are sanford at five and cal is the top public in the 20 best schools in the country! >> congratulations. >> very happy about that. best bang for your buck. >> now, what is going on. as we look off to the east from mount tamalpais you can see the marine layer developing along san pablo bay and the clouds that it brings including the cool weather. we will break the heat and concord at 98 and santa rosa at 95 record highs and you are down nine or 12 degrees around the bay, down two in san francisco to four in san jose, still poor air quality in tuolumne county. the smoke is going to be excessive from time to time. any thunderstorms are going to stay in the high desert to the south and 77 today in los angeles and 81 in tahoe. >> we have a report of a blown out tire and a crash along southbound 880 near 92. the first one is car with a blown out tire. c.h.p. will be on the scene but there is slowing approa

and then one at north berkeley. public hospitals. clinics and sanitary. as well as polio people did get tuberculosis. remember that counties were strapped for funds. so the wpa gave it to them. children got health care. we were headed for a national health care system. we treat things differently now. essentially, what we have of med-cal is going to be slashed true. as an environmentist, i am opposed to this. they laid concrete in southern california. without which, a good deal would be washed into the ocean. the ccc and the wpa workers were trained for disaster relieve. we didn't have to rely on the national guard. these kinds of things wouldn't be as disastrous. we need a new wpa. they are walking over the sidewalks, which is wpa. this was a demonstration outside of dianne feinstein's office. and demanding it not be torn down. the new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. this is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. and then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. thi

berkeley photographer dorothy alang. these give you an idea of just how apalling bad the great reh depression was. the best we have, as well as movies, it's difficult to million how it was. we tend to look back through the safety net, which was created by the new deal. it was very difficult for young people to understand a time when there was no social safety net. when you lost your job, within a short period of time, you lost your home, food, everything. you were out on the street and your family broke up. it was an apalling time. one tow which some people would like us to return. here's a guy himself, that's actually a light bounce off of fdr roosevelt. this was his chakra. this was march 4th, 1933. he made the statement and he made it, i didn't understand a long time. the point i was making, people were terrified. because it seemed like the economy had no bottom and the banks were going down and there was no federal deposit dollars. so imagine a time when we actually had a president who told us we should be courageous

mid-70s expected at berkeley. i want to walk you through your extended forecast 3 small can be even warmer. take a look at this. things get interesting friday and saturday. a chance the now increasing for widespread rain. looks like quite weather returns as we hit fall on sunday. temperatures around the seasonal average as we start the next workweek. 519 on the clock here is george. >>j.r.: a smooth ride for the bay. no hot spots. nothing in the wake of the incidence of the act. the bridges look good. we are seeing a light easy westbound commute. we've seen a rather interesting development over the last week or so and that's on the lower deck of the bay bridge in europe when i left. another stock the grip on the left hand exit. here on the san mateo bridge we are looking at light traffic. here's your bride, interstate 80. the sure freeway. a 14 minutes en route commute and no delays fear ride 24 westbound. an >> what former president bill clinton away and on the agreement for syria to turn over its chemical weapon

. >>> and the city of berkeley is dealing with a spike in crime. kpix 5's pat sick receive doe owe has more -- patrick sedillo has more. >> we see car chases and abandoned stolen cars. >> reporter: doris has lived in berkeley for nearly 30 years and says that random crime is just getting worse. >> we had a car rolling down the street with the -- the driver jumping out. the car rolling into somebody's house. there was a mugging across the street. we didn't really see that so much as we heard one of the victims yelling and screaming. >> reporter: according to a mid yore report from berkeley police, robberies are up 25% this year and burglaries are up 34%. due mostly to having fewer police on the street forcing neighbors to circle the wagon. >> our truck was stolen last year. >> all the truck -- saw the truck come around the corner at a high rate of speed and realize ld something -- realized something was up. stephen lives across the street and says neighbors keep in close contact. >> especially around the campus area, people getting their ipads and i

christie smith live at the berkeley campus with new details how the warning system would work. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. state lawmakers are considering this bill. they are going to talk about it today and basically it would direct the state office of emergency services to work with a number of agencies including uc-berkeley to come up with an early warning system for earthquakes. basically giving people 30-second warning or more that an earthquake was imminent. technology to detect how strong the quake might be and trigger an alert. the bill is offered by senator alex. right now scientists can estimate the risk of a quake but they are trying to hammer down ways to determine when a quake might strike. the usgs has been developing a system on a small scale with the state. federal dollars aren't there yet for construction as it stands. one scotts valley company seismic warning system says it

details on that story next >> there has been an increase in robberies in berkeley. we will tell you who is at the target next. >> we are waking up to clear skies. take a look at satellite and radar. the temperatures are a little bit cooler this morning and we are waking up to mid to upper 50s. the temperatures are not going to be approaching the upper 80s. we will continue with this warm-up as we head into tomorrow. >> we are tracking an accident on the peninsula. two lanes are blocked from the desk-it is are ready adding delays in the northbound direction leading up towards the city. it has not had an impact on your southbound ride. >> developing news on the navy yard shooting in washington d-c. the navy says the gunman aaron alexis obtained a security clearance good for 10 years when he enlisted in the navy reserves in 2007. despite an apparent history of mental illness and several run-ins with the law -- alexis was also able to buy a remington 870 pump- action shotgun, which he used in monday's rampage. mean while families of the victims are doing their best to h

persuaded them to come to berkeley. within a few years, some of the best graduate students in physic were gravitating to berkeley to do their ph.d. with him. including the man robert. he became a close friend of his. as did many of his students. one thing that would help at the same time at berkeley with florng who was not a great theoretical physicist but won a nobel prize for the -- [inaudible] and he was a great sort of scientific entrepreneur. he attracted big funding to berkeley. to bigger -- it was beginning of the period of big science. what that allowed at berngly was an arrangement where lawrence was had his own laboratory very well funded. attracting good student and money to do experimental work. setting up an important center. they were close friends during the time during the '30s and collaborated with each other as a result of the experimental work and theoretical work could go hand and hand and feed off each other. it wouldn't be unusual for the students to present a problem they're having in interpreting

one more shot through berkeley. this is west 80. look at all these folks coming down over the eastshore freeway past the racetrack. building toward university avenue and heading toward the berkeley curb. >>> 6:58. firefighters say they will be switching to mop-up mode now.y r the wild fire burning on mt. diablo. that fire is 70 i% contained. they expect to have it fully contained by friday. >> a car bomb rocking the libya foreign building in benghazi. that attack coming one year since u.s. ambassador, chris stevens, was killed during a terrorist attack at that u.s. consulate in benghazi. >>> today, also marking 12 years since the september 11th terror attacks on the united states. families of victims gathered at national memorials at ground zero. president obama served a moment of silence at the white house and later at the pentagon. very moving tribute. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a live, local news update. >>> we will leave you with a look at all the ceremonies being held nationwide to

berkeley, 70. pleasanton, 89. 81 slar. san jose, 82. warmer out towards east san jose also santa clara valley. santa cruz, 76. a lot of fog. 60s on the coast. society jim told me westboro, the sun it breaking through. woodside right at 80. cooler on wednesday. slightly warmer on thursday. a little bump up on the temperatures on friday but then it comes right back down over the weekend. >> okay, steve. >>> we have developing news in berkeley. what may have started that fire just hours ago, the fire that claimed the life of a 50-year- old man. it's been three years since the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. the settlement just announced from pg&e and why the state and county will not be filing criminal charges. this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-calorie progresso light soups. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all

that's where things jam up toward the berkeley curve. the toll plaza is open, metering lights on, it's a popular place to be. we'll show you that. a veslowdown for sunol. ♪ [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. new nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares. softly baked. made with hearty oatmeal and a drizzle of cinnamon. they're nature valley's brand new take on a morning classic. because when you keep going, the morning can bring you to brand new places. ♪ nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> begins with breaking news near houston where authorities are responding to a reported stabbing at a high school in the houston suburb of spring. we are hearing as many as five people could be hurt. and here's a live look at the scene. you can see, students and investigators, police, out there talking to students. we can tell you that one person is dead, two people are now in custody. the harris county sheriff's office says one of the victims, a 16-year-old boy, taken by life flight helicopter t

do keep in mind very slow traffic through berkeley and emeryville. as you leave the oakland area along eastbound 80 we are getting reports of a motorcycle accident in berkeley blocking at least one middle lane of traffic. so it's been a busy commute with accidents out there. the san mateo bridge drive is fine. westbound traffic continues very light leaving hayward bound for foster city. the 880/237 interchange in the south bay good with no problems for both roads. the south bay drives have been okay with no major problems to report there. that's a look at your drive into work. now to brian. >> all righty, liza. thanks so much. we are starting out this morning with fog and low clouds that are streaming over the city. you can see it right there as a matter of fact. the push is not so strong as to bring the fog inland. so it's still going to be warm inland but boy, along the coast and the golden gate bridge, it is foggy and big time. so we'll start out with very moderate temperatures along the coast. afternoon sun for most everybody even including the b

hoping to see more police on the streets of berkeley. >> you get used to it? no. oh, absolutely not. >> reporter: the police chief will present the findings of the report to the security council council-- the city council on tuesday. the public is welcome to attend. >>> the police officers union wants to get 176 officers on the streets. there are currently fewer than 170. >>> and menlo park police will soon be able to report their every move on the streets. 40 cameras are being started to accompany officers on patrol. it clips to the front of the uniforms and the cameras are used to document police officer's contact with people. the recordings will be downloaded in the police department and saved for at least 2 1/2 years. >>> four men from san francisco are in custody, suspected in a home invasion robbery in east san jose. the robbery happened thursday morning, on chrisland avenue. two women were threatened with handguns and there were two infants in the home at the time. they were unharmed. the robbery prompted lockdowns at nearby schools. >>> the santa clara cou

burnoski is facing physical manslaughter. >> berkeley has had 25 percent increase in robberies. burglaries have jumped 34 percent for the year to date. there have been four homicides, the latest on sunday when a man was shot to death. last year there were five for the expire year. the city police union says more officers are needed. the police chief is scheduled to present the report to the city council on tuesday. adetails open twitter's plan to go public. as we recorded yesterday the san francisco-based social media company has filed documents for an official public offering. that could happen before the end of the year and interest will be strong. it is uncheer -- unclear if they are available to individual traders. individual investors usually have to wait to buy on the open market and could follow the lead of facebook and hold back some shares for individual investors. >> john muir health is offering volunteer boy intermediates to employees. the condition con -- the condition con -- "contra costa times" reports they want to trim 200 full time positions. no doctors will be a

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people in san francisco, berkeley will hold demonstrations. advocates say the pipeline project will have an adverse impact on the environment. today's demonstrations begin the 1:00 at the hub and noon at biofuel oasis in berkeley and at noon in san francisco. at harrington park. >>> also happening today, san francisco will celebrate the u.n.'s international day of peace. the peace day rally and celebration kicksoff at noon at the unseld plaza. it will feature musicians, artists and speakers. they will hold a general assembly to commemorate the second anniversary of the occupy movement. >>> police have arrested members of a notorious street gang who they say ran a dogfighting ring in san francisco. investigators confiscated the video. vic lee has it. >> the video is too violent and disturbing to show in its entirety. two pit bulls are fighting as their owners and bystanders provoke them to fight harder. the inspector dan silver is with the gang task force. slapped and punched and yelled at and they fight pretty viciously for about five minutes.

reporting live at uc-berkeley, christie smith. >> thank you. intriguing stuff. >> got to love a bay area morning. let's see what we're in store for. >> good morning to you laura and jon and you at home. happy thursday. temperatures looking really good. i want to start with this live picture of the golden gate bridge. a steady drizzle. the highway getting on the slick side. we're going to get all of the details with mike. right now temperatures in the 60s and mid-60s. as we head through the day the fog will play a factor. i think we're going to see mostly cloudy conditions. getting into this afternoon, so we stop the clock at 8:00 a.m. san jose, we're not going to see a lot of fog this morning here. or low clouds. nonetheless, a beautiful afternoon headed our way. we stop that clock at noon, that's when we expect mostly sunny conditions. you can see two very different sides. bayside, sunny, at noon still mostly cloudy on the ocean beach side. however, you want that sunshine for america's cup. a look at the forecast coming up. today's highs it wo

>> they get their ideas from berkeley and let's face it, not many cities across the country like berkeley. it's 100,000 people. i don't think we are in danger of this catching on. won't have an impact. >> david: but there are other cities following this. >> this is magical science fiction thinking on part of a poor city that taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the bad policy. democrats rejected this idea in congress. a lot of democrats said no, don't do it. you know why? litigation lawsuits are going to hit this city. also, banks will never lend to anyone in that city again because of the really bad policy. >> john, we were talking before about what america perceived as. self-perceptions are important. the people who aren't paying the bills are rewarded. >> it tells the irresponsible buy a house you can't afford because you'll be subsidized by prudent who don't buy that which they can't afford. it's terrible for housing. it will drive investors away from there, which is probably good but don't do it. >> david: will it help or hurt the housing problem? >> hurt. i sympathize with the m

tonight wendy tokuda updates on two recent uc-berkeley graduates who overcame odds to get their degrees. >> i was an alcoholic, basically on the street. >> what did he look like? >> like this. all the time. quiet. >> reporter: they would work as a team with engineers from nasa ames, building a robot that would compete and robotics began to change kenny. he became team captain, working with the others every day after school and weekends. >> so i could accomplish something if i put my mind to it. >> reporter: this year in the national competition in orlando, florida robot number 255 foothill high and two partner teams took first place. >> like i'm not afraid to love anymore. i'm not afraid to laugh. to be able to do this is unbelievable to me. >> reporter: kenny bargas now works with high risk kids at overfelt high school in san jose. he graduated from uc-berkeley. >>> shanita at the age of 19 went to court to request legal guardianship of all four siblings. she had to find a pro bono attorney, prove that she could provide for them, paying for housing with a scholarship money. and when th

berkeley is shy of 80 at 79 and berkeley at 80 and everyone else 80 to 85 on the shoreline. back in the 50's, and we will not see so many 40's with the clouds creeping toward the coast tonight. here are two areas of high pressure holding the system at bay, building the warmth. the last couple of computer models runs the system is bringing the wet weather slow in two areas: first is what we call overrunning, warm air moving over the north bay tomorrow evening ahead of the cold front and it actually comes in and saturday morning, a better chance of measurable rain, but the rain shield tapers significantly as we head into the east bay valley and the south bay. we will get nothing to a fifth of an inch or, rather, .05", and .1" in 9 -- the north bay. everyone will get 10- to 15-degrees of cooling on saturday. >> leyla gulen is off and the traffic shows walnut creek southbound 680 at north main street we have a two-vehicle accident and the two pickups have been mid to the right hand shoulder and traffic is flowing southbound 680 but watch out for slow downs. if livermore, westbou

el terel cerrito police say he may be connected to other laptop burglaries and berkeley said the same think. police asked us not to show too much because of the ongoing investigations. the nine seconds caught on camera were a small part of a much bigger story. in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> benicia police released images of a bank robber wearing a moo moo who held up a bank yesterday. he handed the teller a note but did not use a weapon. she gave him cash but police won't say how much. he was last seen running through a parking lot next door. >>> now to the morgan fire burning on mt. diablo. it's been burning near morgan territory and marsh creek roads since it broke out sunday afternoon. firefighters have made huge gains on a fire that's almost completely out. they are putting out smoldering embers and flareups. according to calfire, the fire is 90% contained. full containment is expected tomorrow. just over 3200 acres burned. all evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted. however, mt. diablo state park remains closed. it could remain by monday. the fo

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not so bad through richmond and berkeley. reports of a stall around the bay bridge toll plaza as well. i didn't find any lanes blocked, not from the camera you just showed. slows down out of the bot testimony of oakland. wind advisory around that san mateo bridge as well as the bay bridge, watch the dumbarton on the high-rise from time to time. you might get a gust or two there. the earlier crash at oregon expressway has cleared. no problems on the freeway. you are getting a lot of company. folks waiting to get on 101. in san jose, northbound 101, really bogging down north of 680. a crash reported right around can key outside this camera shot. i can't find it on the camera, itself. i do see the slowing as a sign. that will be an issue as you are traveling north. we'll give you the rest of the south bay coming up. back to you. >>> 6:35. a woman who lived her final years in the santa cruz mountains is being recognized by the catholic church for her faith. the vatican has declared cora evans of boulder creek, a servant of god. t

that is the berkeley curve. folks have slammed down on the speed. now only the lanes off to the right. the hov lanes making the bend are the clear ones. other folks getting towards ñ coming off of the maze very slow. the map shows you the same thing as you come down through berkeley. things are bogging down just past the race track. into the city a new crash reported north 101 near the 280 interchange. it sounds like things are moving smoothly. we will watch for slowing. we will watch to see if the lanes cause a problem. 19th avenue bogged down all weekend by folks towards the golden gate bridge. it is 19th avenue that is rarely a smooth drive. we are looking towards the north bay, as well. a smooth flow of traffic for south 101. the westbound direction is showing a lighter flow than it has the last couple of days. it is reopen again and moving smoothly. >>> it is 6:10. coming up on "today in the bay" new details on the crisis in syria. congress holding a hearing to discuss possible military action. we'll let you know what top officials will be doi

berkeley high. berkeley police say one person has been detained. >>> san francisco general hospital is asking for help in identifying a critically injured patient. the hospital released two photos of the man. he was found unconscious in union square saturday morning. authorities say he's in critical condition after suffering a severe head injury, likely from a fall. he's been 30 and 40 years old. 5'10", weighs 165 pounds. he was carrying a jeep key and a silver house key. >>> today is the third anniversary of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion and fire. a 30-inch natural gas pipeline blew up after 6:00 this evening in the crestmoore neighborhood. eight people were killed. another 60 injured. 38 homes were destroyed. state regulators drilled pg&e about record-keeping flaws. the disclosure comes as the p.u.c. considers a $4 billion fine against pg&e for the san bruno blast. >>> starting today, law enforcement in santa clara valley will be will be participating in a plan to help kids get to school

we are now berkeley based is where our corporate offices are currently at. we're -- this is very exciting for our company of getting back into the san francisco area. we have been out for a long time and we are very excited about coming back into the area. for us the liquor license is 1% of our sales floor. it's a convenience that we offer our customers to be able to have a bottle of wine to take home with dinner, to be able to have beer to take home with dinner depending what they're purchasing but we are definitely excited about coming to the neighborhoods. we offer great values and especially for the working class family. >> thank you very much mr. davis. colleagues, any questions of mr. davis. okay. thank you again. why don't we turn it over to the san francisco police department. is it inspector gordon or whoever would like to present. >> good afternoon. i am inspector nelly gordon with the san francisco police department alu division. grocery outlet incorporated asked for a liquor license for 6333 geary. police calls for service from may 2012 to may 20

he moved to berkeley with his fiance. they were confronted by two men near the intersection at emerson and he was shot to death. they will join the counsul general hoping someone can provide new leads. >> san jose will pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who was shot 20 times by police but he was carrying a toy gun in october of 2011. he survived the wounds. he was passed out in a hotel stairwell after attending a costume party dressed as a surgeon with a toy tucked in his belt. officers thought the gun was real. city officials say police opened fire when they thought he was moving his hand toward the gun. >> today a san jose city committee is scheduled to consider a plan to increase healthy food and drink options in all community center vending machines. the director of san jose parks will recommend changing guidelines to require that 75 percent of available products of vending machines be healthy options. the city requires what of the available products to be healthy choices. last month the city council committe

berkeley campus. >> and it exploded. blew me arm off to the side like this. and the first thing i thought was why did they do that? >> six months later, a package mailed to the home of a university of michigan psychology professor explodes when research assistant nicklaus suino opens it. he sustains burns and shrapnel wounds. the professor suffers some hearing loss. one month later on december 11th, 1985, the unabomber claims his first fatality with his 11th bomb. computer rental store owner hugh scrutton is killed when he picks up what appears to be a piece of scrap wood. metal slap shrapnel penetrates his heart and tears off his right hand. this bomb contains a clue that has been known as the unabomber's signature. a metal plate stamped with the letters fc. >> f.c. became one of the ways for us to tie in one bombing with another. and over the years, became one of the giveaways that this was a unabomb device. >> but the f.c. signature shed no light on the identity of the unabomber or even if he was only one person. >> throughout the investigation, one of the

last year berkeley had five for the entire year. our media partner reports that the city's police union says more officers are needed. the police chief is scheduled to prevent the report to city council on tuesday. >> the san francisco worker who ran over a woman with a city maintenance truck is apologize. christine svanemyr was killed on thursday in holly park. the garden neither thomas burnoski left the scene but he was arrested. in a statement to abc7 news through his attorney burnoski said "my action caused the death of this person and there is nothing i can do to bring her back. i'm absolutely devastated by this tragic accident." burnoski is facing felony hit-and-run charms. >> john muir health is offering voluntary buyouts to hundreds of employees. cop con time -- "contra costa times" reports that john muir health wants to save money by trimming 200 full time positions with no doctors asked to leave. officials say the cost-cutting is to get ahead of next year when president obama's affordable health care act takes effect and t

we are at the north berkeley bart station. some passengers are focused on safety of the service and others are focused on the fairness. we have video of the plan, and this is all taking place, the training, in vallejo on the island and they hauled two trains out there to train 12 managers. these are employees not union members. they are certified operators. they are getting a refresher course. officials say it is their responsibility to have options for the bay area if there is a strike. the union calls the move "disingenuous." some passengers agree. if there is a strike there should be no trains. i support the workers. >> someone has to drive. if they can do it as long as they do it safely, that all i am concerned about. >> the idea is to run some trains at peak hours and bart has to approve this. the two sides still have not reached an agreement. though far apart. a strike if they do not reach an agreement starting this three weeks from today. drivers would use the golden gate bridge could find themselves facing a toll incre

over to the east bay shore, berkeley is 70, and oakland is 71 and fremont is 76 and 77 in in the castro valley. now, the games, 12:45 although there will be a lot of cloud cover the u.v. index is lie and comfortable today with temperatures in the mid-60's. it will be cooler tonight mostly in the mid-50's to near 60. the clouds will be more widespread. the seven-day outlook shows today, cool of the day in the forecast, tomorrow, two to four degrees warmer and up to six degrees warmer on friday and holding above average open saturday and you can see the temperatures are cooling back sunday, monday, and tuesday and by the end of the weekend, mid-60's at the coast and mid-80's inland. have a good one. >> the accident on westbound highway four is really causing the pain out here and if you are traveling loan the westbound direction you will be stuck in pretty heavy traffic. it is going to take you 48 minutes to head between antioch to concord because of the crash possibly two crashes, one is a crash that developed as a way to avoid this, westbound highway 4 is where the cars resting in one l

but 68 alameda to berkeley 70 degrees. cupertino 79. 60s on the coast. 60s on the peninsula or 70s we'll go 77 palo alto. 76 in mountain view. today a slight warmup but then look for a lot of low clouds and fog. sunday will be the day that low moves in. as it does that will give us another round of drizzle. i think a little cool and breezy pattern as we head into the afternoon on sunday. monday and tuesday we just keep it there. pam and dave. >>> google continues to expand in the bay area. the san jose mercury news says google leased an office in sunnyvale where it plans to move 1,000 employees. they leased the offices in technology corners near innovation way and 11th avenue. they also rented 715,000 square feet at that complex last year. >>> walmart is planning to cut down on or completely eliminate ten chemicals found in household and beauty products. it will monitor the products. the company has not said which ten chemicals it is targeting. >>> apples new iphones are on sale. at least online. they began accepting preor