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

is there a backup at the uc- berkeley? let's check sports with dennis. >>> the giants' job of trying to catch the dodgers just got tougher. los angeles is on the verge of acquiring 26-year-old all star shortstop manny machado from the orioles. he has 24 home runs and 65 rbi. he is taking a selfie his new teammate. top of the 8th tied at 2. the mariners three-run jack put the american league up 5-2. that's one of many home runs last night. bottom of the 9th, nationals down 2. the reds' gennett into the bullpen. that tied the game at 5. top of the tenth we go, american league goes ahead and wins 8- 6. the american league won 6 games in a row. 10 home runs last night. bregman the mvp. he gave the keys to his mom. >>> touchdown! raiders! >> this might be the last time raider fans hear greg papa's legendary call. he is reportedly out as the raiders play-by-play announcer after 25 years. brent must berger has agreed to a three-year deal to come out of retirement and replace him. must burger who is 79, would be with the team for

he is seeking help outside of the city berkeleysot mayor jesse arreguin/berkeley: "berkeley is commited to working with our neighboring cities and within the county of alameda to help our most vulnerable residents. while we have the second largest homeless population in alameda county, we need to look at regional solutions for those who are living in vehicles and those who are living on our streets">however at this point mayor arreguin and city of berkeley have no immediate solution for this community of rv's in the marinasotin berkeley haaziq madyun kron4news kron4news (ken) coming up -- the maker of the popular weed killer "round up" .... faced its first day of trial in san francisco. the latest on the case that could have national implications. (pam) plus -- all eyes on thailand... where eight of the 12 boys, stuck inside a f

near the u-c berkeley campus. kron 4's ali reid spoke with students who say there are even more incidents quite similar. she joins us live from police headquarters tonight. what's the latest on the investigation? (ali) there seems to be a number of incidents that occurred within the last month, but only 1 has been reported to police. right now, that creep was caught on tape.pkgseen here on surveillance video ... the suspect creeps up to a backyard window on the 2400 block of prospect street.what we're talking about is a sex crimeofficer byron white tells me the man was touching himself while watching a woman change clothes. police want him off the streets.not only going into, trespassing onto someone's property, but also peering into a place of privacy where someone is changing clothes, then exposing themselves to the victim. so what else are they capable of?he's described as a white man, between 25-30 years old, between 5'10 and 6 feet tall. he took off after the victim alerted her housemates. that was between 1:

joe vazquez is in berkeley with how the robberies may be tied to a statewide crime spree.>> reporter: this lulu lemon store has had an unlucky july, a group of thieves have >>> your four times in the last three weeks. the surveillance video shows the latest crime on july 18, last week i group of women entered the lulu lemon store on fourth street in berkeley, moved right for the shelves, and shoved a yoga gear into bags, these all happened in the early afternoon, between 1 pm and 4 pm. >> they take merchandise, put them in the bag, and walk out, most of these thefts are happening within 1 minute. >> reporter: not just berkeley, this weekend in fresno, this group of women walking together, go to the yoga pants shelves, and quickly empty them. each pair of pants co to $100, pairs. the get away with $17,000 in athletic year. are all of these crimes related? possibly. fresno police say it fits a pattern of similar crimes in the bay area, palo alto, gilroy, san mateo and more. the criminals have not been caught. >> it seems like they know what they want, but in some of the videos, you just

the local newspaper, berkeley site shot this video. there's a recreation center, shower facility, and laundry room. >> the success so far is amazing. >> reporter: the mayor says that five residence have already moved into permanent housing. >> our goal is within 5 years, to guarantee shelter or housing for every on sheltered and a vigil on the city berkeley. >> reporter: because of the early success, they want to add a large cabin to add more beds. they want to open a seven -- second navigation center. and berkeley, kpix 5 . >>> coming up the first time they've been rescued in thailand, the 12 boys and their soccer coach have a message to those who save their lives. >>> eavesdropping, walmart may record conversations inside of the store. >> still had, there's changes in the weather. you can see it floating over the city right now. we will have the forecast for you, when we come back.>>> kpix 5 whether is sponsored by mancini sleep world. messages... from the 12 boys and their soccer coach... who were trapped in a cave in thailand for m

frank, you and i both from berkeley. i can tell you that berkeley police say this was a shocking crime, something they haven't seen in a very long time. >> i don't even know how you describe that. it's just horrible. i know the victim had broken bones. but is he expected to recover? >> yes. so he is now at home. he was briefly hospitalized. he is now home recovering from his injuries. investigators say that they are trying to protect his identity making sure that it doesn't get out because they don't want to see any kind of retribution for the fact that he called 911. remarkable that he was able to call 911 following that assault and again, let's show you one of those video cameras. if it happened, it's fortuitous that it happened here because it was captured on video. berkeley police hope the video the assailant and the car, the minivan, hopefully that will bring these guys to justice. >> let's hope they get them. what kind of person does something like that? christien kafton in berkeley tonight. christien, thank you. >

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closer to the water we have low 70s in berkeley. the afternoon high for oakland is 75. 93 in brentwood. into the south bay 84 in saratoga. these are nice numbers. we got 80s for palo alto. san francisco is looking at 68 for the 2nd half. here is the extended forecast. going to warm up around the bay and coastline. is still very operable. it is the inland areas that suffer a bit. for our beachgoers tomorrow if there is a beach advisory for our beaches and then perhaps a heat advisory coming our way tuesday, wednesday for our east bay hills appear >> not a lot of hundreds. by this time last year we were smoking hot and this is not so bad. >> sometimes we have a flip where july seems cold. it is a nice pattern. >> thanks, rosemary. distracted just 11 years old, but he is already a college graduate appear >> he is my. up next. when the family knew when he was a genius and what he wants to be when he grows. >>> plus a successful morning on the falcon 9 rocket launch. >>> knew this morning. a successful launch -- new this morning. a succe

in berkeley, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> also in berkeley, police could use the public's help to catch a peeping tom. investigators say that early saturday morning, a man was spotted peeping through a rear window of a home on prospect street. a female inside the home was changing her clothes at the time. she told investigators the man was exposing himself. when she alerted her housemates, he took off. he is described as white, between 25 and 30 years old, 5'10" to 6 feet tall. anyone with information is asked to contact the berkeley police department. >>> and palo alto police want the public to look at this picture of a man seen peering through a bedroom window. officers were called to waverly street last wednesday. a homeowner saw him on his backyard surveillance video lacking into a bedroom for several minutes. the man got away. anyone who recognizes him should call police. >>> state lawmakers are considering whether to expand protections for victims of human trafficking. a bill making its way through the legislature would empower courts to issue protective orders for victim

nbc bay area's christie smith is live in berkeley with their reaction. good evening, christie. >> reporter: good evening to you. they are certainly happy for the boys who were rescued and of course their families but tonight they are still thinking of those who need help. at the thai buddhist temple in berkeley, their head monk says word of the rescue spread quickly with a sigh of relief. happy but still worried. the rescue captivated people across the world but also caused a lot of concern. it's a delicate and dangerous operation. volunteers at the temple have been watching the developments on their phones or on social media. >> so many people worry about these kids. >> reporter: and keep in touch with friends in thailand and finally today, a break. >> high hope for these kids. i believe in the mission, everybody that, you know, they have to think about safety before they start to do this. >> reporter: people associated with the temple have been fielding a lot of questions about what they know about the situation. >> we all share the information togethe

: jacob vanleween, berkeley resident// "we looked at the sun and it looked like doomsday this huge haze was up in the sky and the sun looked like a laser beam in the sky so we knew something was up."bay area air quality management district advises people who see or smell smoke to close their windows, turn on air

. >>> a lasting memorial, the emotional tribute after the berkeley in the east bay after a wild pursuit and a crash. traffic at a stand sfil for hours. first brki joiningrnia, new vid into the newsroom showing the scene outside of a trader joes stored where a gunman is held up in side with shoppers. near l.a. silver lake near dodger's stadium. officers chasing a suspect when he crashed outside of the store. and shots fired before the suspect entered the store. it is unclear how many workers and shoppers are inside. take a look at the picture at the nbc shopper overhead. police helping people to escape through a window and they run to safety. this breaking situation on air and online as new news comes to us. >>> shutting down traffic in the ea hours. the wreck caused westbound highway 24 to shut down. a major headache for drivers. some drivers stuck in the mess for most of the day. live at the scene with the latest. >> yeah, right now, no traffic back up as drivers make their way to the tunnel. video from earlier this morning. according to the sheriff's department, an officer tried to pu

. >>> the berkeley marina, rv owners are tired of being served eviction notices and they are standing their ground. the new demands for the city.>> reporter: -- >> we have relocated to somewhere else, i believe the city manager tells us to move anywhere in the berkeley marina. >> reporter: back to where they called home for one year and a half, they are being told to move again. what was once a group of 40 has dwindled down to about 20.>> we are going to make a stand, we are not going to go away anywhere else, where you going to tell people to go, you can't make them disappear like that, and chased them out of the city with citations. that is inhumane, people need to start treating people like people. >> reporter: the berkeley marina friends on wheels group, with demands, a cease-and- desist on the persistent order to move, a place for them to park and running water. >> we shouldn't have to ask for that, but we have to otherwise we have to find speak it's that they haven't removed the handles from.>> reporter: the city of berkeley met to consider a 30 day halt on eviction notices, chr

berkeley. he also used social media to help the islamic state... by creating accounts for people he believed were supporters. alhaggagi pleaded guilty to 4 charges... including identity theft. he could face decades in prison. ( darya ) hot and dry weather is fanning the flames of the ferguson fire -- burning near yosemite. the fire has now burned more than 17-thousand acres since it started on friday. more than 18-hundred firefighrs are working 16 hour shifts to get this one contained. more than 100 buildings are threatened... and mandatory evacuation orders are in effect. this fire is only 5-percent contained. the cause is under investigation. ( darya ) the alameda county sheriff's office says 2 teens playing with fireworks started the "grant fire." that fire burned about 480 acres on the altamont pass. the teeens put a firework in the engine of their broke down car... when the firework went off... it sparked the fire. one of teens turned himself in and confessed. the district attorney is now

most of it happens in a minute. >> reporter: it's not just berkeley. this weekend at a store in fresno this group of women goes to the shelves and empty them quickly. each pair of pants costs from 150 to $150. they stole 148 thfresno crew go away with $17,000 in athletic gear. are all these crimes related? possibly. fresno police say the thefts es in berkeley, san jose, palo alto, san mateo, and gilroy. most of those crimes are caught on video. the criminals haven't been caught. >> it seems that they already know exactly what it is they want. but in some of the videos, you see they're grabbing everything they can fit into their bags. >> reporter: if you recognize these criminals, call the berkeley police department. in berkeley, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> police in los angeles are trying to find out who did this, put a pickaxe to the president's star on the hollywood walk of fame. it just happened. the star is completely destroyed as you can see. and there's a big hole in the sidewalk. police arrived. >>> a top executive in the auto industry has died. di

. >>> berkeley police are dealing with a string of car break-ins. they say that more than 35 cars were broken in to over the weekend. officers are asking people who live in the areas to check their surveillance cameras for any possible leads. this is not the first time that the berkeley police have seen a rash of car break-ins. around last year 17 cars were robbed near the uc berkeley campus. officers say lock your car, never leave anything valuable inside and consider parking inside a garage or well lit area. >>> a major medical group is moving out of san francisco after people attending complained of open drug use, homelessness and dirty streets in san francisco. that unnamed medical group decided to move its convention to los angeles. that's a big blow to san francisco's tourist industry but it wasn't surprising to the president and ceo of sf travel. that's the agency in charge of getting business here. >> this group is about $40 million. any midsized convention that comes here is a 40 million- dollar plus loss of business and what is important i

in berkeley, members of a thai buddhist temple are constantly monitoring the situation. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live. >> reporter: terry, happy is the word we keep hearing today for those boys and their families. but also still deep concern for those who still need to be rescued at the thai buddhist temple here in berkeley. volunteers have been sharing information with each other and also watching coverage on their phones and through social media. the rescue, of course, captivated people around the world but also caused concern. it's a delicate operation trying to get them out of that flooded cave. while there is excitement about the success, thoughts turn to what's next. >> i have high hope for these kids because i believe on the mission, that everybody, you know, they have to think about the safety before they start to do this. >> we're all concerned about these children in the cave, and we hope that they get out safely. we're all keeping our fingers crossed. >> reporter: they say that people have been praying for the boys' safety since the beginning and

and, in fact, president kennedy had been -- had been at berkeley, had been at berkeley months before and had spoken there and in his speech he said, which was accurate that there are as many nobel prize winners of this institution at berkeley than have been produced by nearest rival the soviet union. so they worked on a lot of different issues on -- let's see a lot of work which is beyond my grasp. [laughter] >> but people who did work on physics which were -- which was related to the manhattan project. .. .. had lived at woods hole which was an oceanographic center and she assumed when he is talking about muscles that he was talking about marine life. and she kept talking about the muscles. finally he had to tell her he was talking about muscles. [laughter] >> all right, well, thank you. [applause] in addition to this much of what was going on in the congress was very, very difficult for the average person to discern. people don't remember that were not television coverage. you couldn't go and clip on television and seeing what was being debated. there were not things like witness c

(pam) and next: more than 35 cars in berkeley vandalized this weekend... what police are saying about the sudden crimespree. (pam)thieves targeted more than 35 cars across north berkeley this weekend...(ken) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the berkeley police department...ella what was stolen? criminals got their hands on a laptop and electronics but in other cases nothing - like one victim who along with several dozen others are either way now stuck paying for a new window. five north berkeley neighborhoods were targeted in a crime spree over the weekend as thieves drove from one street to the next smashing windows and tugging on door handles.police say more than 35 cars were vandalized over the weekend.sot: officer byron white, berkeley police department// "it's very rare to give some context on average over the course of a month there's like 150-160 throughout the entire city...so in this case we have over 35 that happened in just two nights."all the burglarized cars were parked in residential areas.some near indian rock park, hopkins, the alameda a

berkeley was a good example. i meant to say it as a good example, and ben shapiro, in the beginning of his speech, thanked us to create an environment and where they could have this back and forth. >> i'm going to ask alejandrina in regard to access of speakers. there was an affirmative action bake sale back in the student group at ut-austin, and a student wanted to have the group kicked off campus and have the supporter group punished. i think this happened while you were still there, but if you could tell me what happened by somebody who was there. >> yeah. 4/20/16 there is a male conservatives of texas debate, and the purpose for it was to showcase how affirmative action. so, for example, they would assign different prices for different ethnicities. if you were white, you would pay a dollar, and if you were asian, i think it was about 75, and they also divided it by gender. so women and men -- down the line it was african-american, latino and native american. it just kept getting less and less the price, lower

it'sti generang dismay in many berkeley residents. further away in richmond are also worried about being negatively affected by the change. we havert this re from uc berkeley journalism students. >> i don't see no chicken mcnuggatts in th ear. let me look in this ear. see if we have chicken mcnuggets. make sure there's no chicken mcnuggets. >> this doctor has patchup richmond residents for decades. >> my mission is and has alwa been to provide health care to this richmond community. >> listen to your heart, ma'am. there you got a good art. >> it's gotten harder and harder for doctors lke carson insure richmond residents get the care they need. carson worked for carson medica5 center nor years. it served a community of 400,00o west contra residents until it shut in 2015. the day it clod, they moved across the street to a newly opene urgent care run by life lock.op ia waldron who runs the front desk says they're working with far less resources in a much smaller space. even though the community's needs are the same. >> you're the only ho

berkeley. the group that attacked him - pushes him to the ground and kicks him repeatedly. the brazen assault happened right across the street from the police department. kron 4's justine waldman has the security camera video... that shows the attack. the first video shows the attack.a 72 year old man is walking down the street, when the group comes from behind and pushes him to the ground and begins kicking him over and over again.sot this attack is definitely disturbing it is appalling reallyberkeley police explain the attack happened at 3:30 in the morning on martin luther king jr. way, between university avenue and addison street on july 6ththe second video shows the man, who is from berkeley walking home.that is when the group of 6 or 8 people, all described as african american males in their late teens or early 20's come at him.sot from what we can tell this is an unprovoked attack the man was able to call for help from his cell phone officers got there the fire department got there and h

. >>> berkeley police want your help identifying the people who assaulted a senior citizen. a warning, this video may be really hard to watch. it happened july 6th around 3:30 a.m. on martin luther king jr. way near university avenue. the 72-year-old man was hospitalized. but he's since been released. six to eight men left the scene in a newer model silver or white mini van, possibly a nissan quest. anyone with information should contact berkeley police. >>> a blocked ballot measure to divide the state into three. the court today ruled prop 9 should not be on the november 6th ballot because the potential harm of permitting the vote in a few months outweighs the potential harm of delaying it. the planning and conservation league filed a lawsuit last month arguing the state constitution requires a two-thirds vote of both chambers before a proposal this significant can be put to voters. even if voters had approved prop 9, it still would have needed approval from the state legislature and the u.s. congress as well. >>> mgm resorts international is feeling the heat following an a

berkeley took extraordinary action to make sure he was going to be able to speak. milo had come to my campus and affect everything university california campus had berkeley police officers to make sure that as many people to my possible. since were going to protest but that's an example of a point exercising their free speech rights. berkeley-based something that no campus in history of the planet in north america has ever faced which is about 150 antifa blackbox protesters with bats and helmets and body armor and materials to start fires coming to campus to start a riot. and it's true berkeley didn't stop that from happening, but not to a lack of effort. and, in fact, i don't know of the campus that could have managed that without having note and it has such a thing could happen. i never knew that such a thing could happen. as a result of that when milo decided he didn't have enough but in january of 2017 and is going to continue to troll the university and creek is what turned about -- turned out to be this very fake free speech week, the beginning of the summer,

. >>> an emotional day in berkeley. dignitaries from ireland on hand for a dedication memorial when six students killed from a balcony collapse. live in berkeley where the ceremony wrapped up. seems like the family works quite diligently to make sure the deaths were not in vein. >> some of the parents came from ireland and the children will be remembered by the names etched in plaque and new laws over time can help save lives. >> reporter: the victim's parents came from as far away as ireland. irish dignitaries speaking and standing in solidarity to make sure they are never forgotten. telling nbc bay area that the victim's family helped form the most significant tribute to the lost loved ones. >> tons to try to ensure that things of this terrible nature won't happen to other families in the future. >> within weeks of the tragedy, the families -- the immediate inspections of all existing stairs, decks and balconies in berkeley. considering the likely cause of the collapse, construction work. stricter regulations on const

for months now, t caers haeen paed in the parking lot of a closed business at the berkeley marina. state law says public property at the marina can only be used for water purposes and must be open to all the public. some believe these rvs shouldn't be evicted until there's a ruling from the state. >> that's where we're having the difficulty. i want to get the opinion of state lands and i don't want to evict people while we're looking at that opinion. >> the council voted to let them stay seven more days if they pay the $50 overnight fee for the 4th of july. >>> the northern california wildfires brought some bad area to the bay area this morning, new concerns about what could happen for the 4th of july. >> reporter: air quality officials say the firewoaspeopl light personal fireworks, but instead go to a public fireworks show. thfiworks can trigger asthma attacks with all the dust and particles and smoke. we have experienced some air quality issues with ash falling on people's cars because of the fires nearby. still, one thing in our favor is the fog. air quality officials say the f

, not for from where three students were killed in berkeley. the plaque is dedicated to six students five of them from ireland when a balcony collapsed in june 2015. >> we contact with this tragedy of the loss of these six young people at the beginning of their lives. >> reporter: two strawberry trees honor the six lives lost. this officer remembers that terrible night. >> we rode up on the scene and we saw piles of bodies on the sidewalk. >> details from lawsuits allege builders cut corners to to to to reporter: emeenn t cit berkeley led to safer balconie . >> a woman remembers her daughter from berkeley park. >> the city has been absolutely phenomenal in getting everything done and supporting us. >> reporter: this is what library gardens on kitchen street looks like today, all the balconies have been removed, a sidewalk memorial pays tribute to the students. a plaque engraved with the words, they lived and loved and laughed and left. >>> a man in san francisco says he's a victim of racial profiling. he spoke with abc7 news reporter amanda cas

one group has already been evicted from a parking lot in the berkeley marina. the community moved back to the location after the city forced them to leave here a couple of months ago. the city of berkeley says the group is running the risk of being cited or towed... similar problems they faced while being parked ... at the now closed -- h-s lordships resturant. ( robin ) berkeley mayor jesse arreguin and the city of berkeley say they have no immediate solution for this community of rv's in the marina. ( robin ) nasim aghdam, the woman who shot and wounded three people at youtube headquarters back in april ... died of a self- inflicted gunshot to the heart... at the scene of the shooting. the pathology report released yesterday revealed ... aghdam did not have any alcohol or drugs in her system. accordin

. >>> the crime caught on video in berkeley. a mob of young men shoved a 72-year-old man to the ground and then beat him. it happened on mlk way near addison across from the berkeley police department. this happened on july 6th. investigators say the attack was unprovok unprovoked. >> they didn't make any demands for property or anything like that. and then they ran off. and we're hoping that people will see the video and be able to identify the van that was seen leaving the area. >> and that van, take a look. possibly a nissan quest. if you have any information, call berkeley pd. >>> fireworks sparked the grant fire in alameda county. it started just days after the fourth of july. investigators say a teenager was playing with fireworks on the side of the road when it sparked a small grass fire that grew. the fire grew so much it shut down 580 in both directions for several hours. 480 acres burned. the teen did turn himself in to police. the sheriff office now pushing for prosecution. >>> it's considered the most prestigious awa

in berkeley, philippe djegal, kron four news. (justine) in the south bay -- santa cruz police are investigating a crash that investigating a cruz police are bay -- santa in the south (justine) in the south bay -- santa cruz police are investigating a crash that killed a woman walking across a intersection. it happenend on modesto avenue yesterday when the driver -- 24-year-old kelsey knoll hit the victim with her s-u-v. reports say knoll was charged with murder. as the investigation develops, there is potential for additional charges. investigators say they brought in a c-h-p drug recognition examine knoll and determine if she was vehicle under the influence. of blood and alcohol testing are (live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. seasonable conditions will remain in place through monday. expect 60s-70s along the coast and 80s-90s inland. high pressure will build over the region for the middle part of the week bringing h

now they could be a path to evacuate. >> reporter: the twisting, winding neighborhoods of the berkeley hills were laid out in the early 1900s. most people caught trolley cars to work. a series of 136 foot paths were created to serve as direct shortcuts down the hills. >> it was seen as a selling point. that even though you are way up in the hills he could get down to get the streetcar. >> reporter: many of the streets are so narrow that after the disastrous oakland hills fire storm of 1991, people began looking at the foot paths in a different light. >> imagine with an emergency, possibly at night with smoke, people in a panic, the paths will be your best way down. >> reporter: this morning, a group called the birth -- berkeley path wonders gathered. the assessed condition and took notes in case they are needed as emergency evacuation routes. >> the handrail for the whole length? just partial, where is it, the middle or on the side? >> reporter: they set off, examining how well the pathways were marked and noting locations of broken concrete or low hanging vegetation. the idea is to ga

abc 7 news reporter kate larson is live for us at the berkeley marina with more about those conditions. kate? >> reporter: well, dion, normally from this vantage point there's a clear shot to treasure island and the san francisco skyline that you can see behind me. there's not a lot to see except a sheet of white because of all this smoke and also the fog. take a look at this. here's some video from our cameras throughout the bay area, which show the fog and the smoke which really sort of took over this sky last night. i remember this morning, too, there was sort of an orange glow in san francisco. so what's happening is, of course, we have the large fire that you just heard about burning in yolo county. smoke is blowing down into the bay area from that fire. but at the same time, our summer fog rolled in. and that smoke is actually blowing over this fog. i spoke to lisa pasana with the bay area air district who explained many r about what all now above the fog. it's kind of being trapped there. that's actually helpful to us. although we see the orange haze, we're not actually getting

live in berkeley cornell barnard. abc 7 news. >>> the fallen firefighters in contra pasta county were honored this morning during a memorial service. the district held a memory ceremony to pay their respects. they laid flowers and a memorial that bear it is names of the fallen. it took place on the 11th anniversary of a campaign and engineer. >>> one day of revelation's president trump's former personal lawyer recorded the conversation about paying off a playboy model, the president is following back. he lashed out this morning on twitter. abc 7 reporter brian clark with the latest twist to this story. >> reporter: president trump taking to twitter this morning lashing out at his former lawyer michael cohen. inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer's office early in the morning. even more unkweefbl that a lawyer would take a client, the good news is that your favorite president did not wrong. this is the first time the president has come out publicly against mr. cohen. sours confirm to abc news cohe

i call brooke lee one versus berkeley two. what we saw in the last couple years is that we are learning some key lessons. we will no doubt learn more. ladies and gentlemen, we thank you for being here. panel, thank you. [ applause ] [ indescernible - multiple voices ] >>> ahead on c-span three, a look at the efforts to combat crime and violence in all seven tour. and members of congress on how their party improves job training programs. we are live on capitol hill in the morning for a confirmation hearing with president trumps nominees to leave the consumer financial protection bureau and the export import bank. that is live at 10 am eastern. >>> friday we take you to santa fe new mexico for the national governors association meeting. governors discuss the future of technology in landscape, as well as attend workshops. women and leadership, opiates, and new economic activities in the outdoors. that is live at 11 a.m. eastern on c-span two. >>> tonight is my honor -- it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate

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abc7 news laura anthony is in berkeley. we begin with carolynn san fran. >> reporter: today was the deadline to turn insignificants for ballot measures for any of that still have to be certified and veried. the supporters of this homeless measure are confident they have more than enough. these boxes hold petitions with more than 28,000 signatures, nearly three times more than needed to put the measure called our city a home on the november ballot. supporters celebrated at city hall, calling it a bold plan to address homelessness. >> san francisco is ready for this. they're ready to turn around this crisis. >> reporter: the measure would raise $300 million a year, half going to permanent including construction and rental subsidies and 5% for mental health and substance abuse. the city

inside the getaway car police also found items from the berkeley store. they know because each tag has a tracking device that tells them what store the item came from. this past sunday fresno police responded to a robbery at the lululemon store. the surveillance video shows three women stashing 148 pairs of leggings into tote bags. the manager did nothing to stop them. christine brown, a yoga instructor was inside at the time. >> i froze. like i didn't know what to do.i anything i could do. >> is this robbery connected to the other ones? it appears so. >> they believe it's related to a crew that has hit lululemon in the bay area. >> reporter: so fresno police say they think the three people arrested in walnut creek were eventually released and started committing all these crimes all over again. now, we reached out to lululemon, but they never responded. ama? >> and lyanne, why can't police do more to patrol the store and actually keep it safe? >> reporter: well, you know, i asked that same question. and police here in berkeley told me that they have had s

inside the getaway car police also found items from the berkeley store. they know because each tag has a tracking device that tells them what store the item came from. this past sunday, fresno police responded to a robbery at the lululemon store there. the surveillance video shows three women stashing 148 pairs of leggings into tote bags. the manager did nothing to stop them. christine brown, a yoga instructor, was inside at the time. >> the manager just was like trying to get -- keep everybody calm and was just like, it's okay, it's okay. >> reporter: is this robbery connected to the other ones? it appears so. >> they believe it's related to a crew that has hit the bay area. >> reporter: police say they think the people arrested in walnut creek on july 12th were eventually released, and they started committing these crimes all over again. i'm live in berkeley, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> quite a few earthquakes in the northern part of the state this morning. the largest measured 5.6. the usgs says the smallest of the cluster was at lea

(grant) a multi-ethnic group of family and friends were enjoying the day in berkeley... when they say they were harassed by white woman who was telling them they don't belong there. the portion of the incident captured on cellphone video has gone viral.(vicki) although police were called, no charges were filed. now one of the alleged victim's says he is ready to press charges. tonight he is speaking on camera for the first time since the incident occurred...kron4's haaziq madyun has the story you will only see on kron 4. nats/cellphone video"do not touch me, do not touch me!" "look at her. she is steady trying to start some..."essex cook is showing me a cellphone video of an incident that occured over the memorial day weekend in berkeley. he says his multi-racial group of family and friends where walking on shattuck when suddenly they started getting harassed by the woman you see in the video, who berkeley police identified as 32- year-old lauren milewski. cook says when police offered him the opportunity to press charges against milewski he declined. now he says he want

i don't have any information about it is somehow specific to berkeley. i think this could have happened anywhere. >> reporter: all five men are being held without bail, because of their torture allegations. >>> coming up, the city of cupertino is taking big companies like apple millions of dollars in tax. maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> we are following breaking news coming out of mexico. that is where a aeromexico crashed after takeoff from an airport in the northern state of durango. we got this video into our newsroom a short time ago. the states governor says no one was killed in this crash. authorities do say there were 85 injuries with two people reported to be in critical condition. there were a total of 97 passengers, and for crewmembers, on board that plane that went down in a field nearby the airport. there is no word on what caused this crash. you can stay tuned to ktvu for further updates throughout the night. >>> faceboo

berkeley itself still slowing. look at this. the gray skies cleared. >> yes. >> that's what's happening today in the bay. we are back at 7:25. >> join us at 11:00. get out and enjoy this tuesday. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. >>> good morning, wicked weather coast-to-coast, some storms trigger dangerous flooding in the east. >>> emergency declared. a popular theme park shuts down. 34 million people from the carolinas to new england bracing for even more heavy rain while out west another 40 million facing yet another day of record breaking heat. >>> out of control. more than 60 people killed overnight as wildfires rage along the greek coast. tourists trapped by flames forced to flee into the ocean. emergency evacuations near athens creating a traffic nightmare ri

david wright, nbc news, berkeley heights, new jersey. >> time now is 8:35. happening today, young people will march in san francisco to bring attention to a number of issues. they are demanding climate change legislation as well as an end to border cruelty and greenhouse gas emissions. the event starts at noon at the i.c.e. headquarters and they'll march over to aquatic park. >>> also happening today an environmental group will gather in berkeley to push for a statewide ban of styrofoam. through its summer campaign, environment california has collected 10,000 petition signatures calling on governor brown to pass the ban. san francisco did the same 30 years later. today's news conference starts at 9:30 this morning at the berkeley marina. >> you can help name a special southern sea otter pup getting a second chance at life at the marine mammal center in marin county. the young female sea otter on the right was rescued about four months ago and treated for exposure to acid. more than 850 suggestions for names have been received. the list has been narrowed down

. >>> volunteers in the berkeley hills to survey the area's walking path. a century ago it provided connections to public transit but now kpix 5's john ramos explains they could be a crucial in a major wildfire. >> reporter: the twisting, winding neighborhoods of the berkeley hills were layed out in the 1900s when most people caught trolley cars to work. 136-foot paths were created to service direct short cuts down the hills. >> it was seen as a selling point. even though you were in the hills you could get down a get the street car. >> reporter: but many streets are so narrow that after the oakland hills fire of 1991 people began looking at the paths in a different light. >> imagine with an emergency, possibly at night with smoke, people in a panic, the paths are your best way down on foot. >> reporter: so this morning a group called the berkeley path wanderers gathered to walk all in a single day to assess their condition and take notes in case they are needed as an emergency evacuation. >> is it in the middle or on the side of the path? >> the volunteers

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i did not think anything of it. >> reporter: a berkeley police lieutenant told us a 19-year- old man suffered a gunshot wound to the toe and he was transported to the hospital and is expected to be okay. as far as police no, there was not any sort of party or gathering going on when this happened. police have not named any suspects and have not made any arrests. in berkeley, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> what we are learning from newly released documents detailing the government's surveillance of a former truck -- trump campaign advisor. ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves? ♪ ♪ yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> president donald trump accused the fbi today of illegally spying on people who work for his presidential campaign. >> this comes after the fbi released heavily redacted warrants that were used to allow government s

live in berkeley where there is now a tribute to those victims. cornell. >> hi, dionne. that contribute is a black in the corner of the park. flowers line the pace of it. it's a permanent reminder of six lives lost. >> we pray they are at peace and with one another. >> reporter: prayers mark the new black at the memorial park remembering six students, five of them from irl, who died when the balcony they were standing on collapsed at the library gardens complex in june 2015. >> we in ireland feel a great sense of contact with the tragedy, the loss of these six young people at the beginning of their lives. >> the victims' families laid flowers at the base of the black and the strawberry trees nearby. fire captain rick guzman remembers that terrible night. >> we rolled up on scene. there was essentially a pile of bodies on the sidewalk. it was difficult to take in. >> they revealed the balcony's failure was a result of water damage. details concluded they tried to save money. it led to safer balconies statewide. >> the effort we took has led to a statewide movement to stre