some were uc students. others were simply with this group called "by any means necessary" which fights for immigrant rights. in fact, a lot of the people who came out yesterday were high school students. >> all right. anne makovec live in san francisco. thank you. >>> some developing news now from the philippines. soldiers with guns are patrolling neighborhoods as thousands struggle for food and water. the number of deaths from typhoon haiyan is likely to be much lower than earlier estimates of 10,000. more than 2300 confirmed dead so far. 8 people were crushed to death after thousands stormed a rice warehouse on leyte island. two americans are among those killed in the storm. more than half million people have been displaced. kpix 5 is partnering with the red cross to raise money for the relief effort. we'll have a phone bank all day tomorrow 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. details are on our website, kpix.com/donate. >>> new this morning, san francisco will have to pay more than $36 million to repair the damage caused b

another round of protests against new uc president janet napolitano. anne, napolitano will come face to face, i guess, with those protestors later today. >> reporter: that's true. and you can see outside the meeting headquarters, you have barriers already lined up in case these protests are very large i have covered a lot of protests here of the past uc president mark yudof but janet napolitano is bringing new concerns over her political background. she is set to speak here at 9 a.m. >>> my school sold itself to the government. >>> reporter: student protestors spoke out at the uc regents meeting calling janet napolitano's former role as secretary of homeland security a threat to undocumented students. >> it's an insult that you would appoint janet napolitano and the repression she represents! >> reporter: they say the mass deportations under her leadership at the federal level fly in the face of progress made by uc students fighting for citizenship and there is concern that her background is more about politics than education. >> the uc president is su

is not the type of president we want at our uc system. >> reporter: this comes as uc faces an identity crisis balancing history with the future and the challenges of shrinking state funds and access to education by undocumented immigrants. >> chancellor, as tangible evidence of your office i will now present you with the chancellor's medal. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: today napolitano welcomed uc berkeley's new chancellor nicholas dirks, a renowned historian who has taken the helm with an eye to cal's future. >> to preserve democracy and maintain the ideal of the public good, to elevate and sustain the intellectual and moral compass that must guide our future, these are our utopian goals of. >> reporter: he says those goals include finding ways to promote technology and education, research, the arts and ensuring cal's doors are open to all californians. >> documented and undocumented alike. >> he spoke very eloquently about the challenges we're facing. >> i'm first generation mexican american and was given the opportunity to come to one of the best institutions in the world

. >>> and other uc workers plan to strike with them. thousands of uc workers are planning a one day walk out to protest with they're calling unfair labor practices. it says they'll be joined by members of the other uc unions including the california nurse's association. the walk out is planned for all ten uc campuses and five medical centers. >>> and a new push is underway to reduce tuition throughout the university of california student. uc students and some lawmakers have teamed up to circulate a petition to lower skyrocketing petition. the once free university of california has become so expensive it's unattainable for many families. >> they've seen massive increase in tuition, almost trip whale it was. it's pricing kids out of college. they no longer can afford it. >> reducing pension costs and uc administrators salaries are just two ways that could help lower tuition costs. >>> they've gone hog wild. the unconventional way one pig hunter handled a problem. >>> and the concerning chemical and what happened to mike when they were exp

is not the type of president we want at our uc system. >> reporter: this comes as uc faces an identity crisis balancing history with the future and the challenges of shrinking state funds and access to education by undocumented immigrants. >> chancellor, as tangible evidence of your office i will now present you with the chancellor's medal. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: today napolitano welcomed uc berkeley's new chancellor nicholas dirks, a renowned historian who has taken the helm with an eye to cal's future. >> to preserve democracy and maintain the ideal of the public good, to elevate and sustain the intellectual and moral compass that must guide our future, these are our utopian goals of. >> reporter: he says those goals include finding ways to promote technology and education, research, the arts and ensuring cal's doors are open to all californians. >> documented and undocumented alike. >> he spoke very eloquently about the challenges we're facing. >> i'm first generation mexican american and was given the opportunity to come to one of the best institutions in the world

. >>> the uc board of regents is meeting in san francisco now and as kpix 5's anne makovec shows us, for the first time, new president janet napolitano came face to face with protestors who want her out. >> reporter: police brought out barricades and riot gear not knowing what to expect from protestors but in the end janet napolitano introduced four new initiatives that seemed to go over pretty well. >> it's time for this university to collaboratively come up with a better way. >> reporter: at the top of her first speech as uc president, janet napolitano proposed a tuition freeze for the 2014-'15 school year and said, we need a new tuition policy for the future. >> tuition cuts right to the heart of accessibility and affordability. two of the university's guiding stars. >> reporter: she also called for belter access for transfer students, new research addressing worldwide problems, and for the symptom to produce as much energy as it uses by 2025. >> uc will demonstrate once again to the nation and beyond the fundamental and unique value of a world class public research university. [

took office as president of the uc system on september 30. she is been on the job for only 43 days. already she's promised to freeze undergraduate tuition next year but is realistic about the true cost of running the university of california. this despite money coming from proposition 30. series of tax increase voters approved last november. >> governor brown said please don't ask me for any more mone money. if. >> what happened to prop 30. >> we will fight for that tuition freeze. we are going to look for way that is we can reduce our own cost. we are going to look for ways to stream line transferring community college students into the uc system so we have a lot on our plate. >> in a way this is a test of how well she is connected and how politically savvy the former governor of arizona can be. she told me her goal is to make the uc system affordable while maintaining reputation as one of the world greatest research institutions. >> it's not a time out. really an opportunity for us to really explore our whole revenue cost structure. to see

the relationship we've had with uc sf and san francisco is a long time ago. we installed a horsepower company that helped with the electricity and perhaps one of the most things in the debt of the depression this man a thinking about forming a new company and e-mailed in his plantation who formed hewitt packard. we've got over the time we're a supplier to you. we like to buy our research and we partner on a bunch of projects. there was a project that was near impossible everybody said it couldn't be done we brought it to san francisco from the engineering from berkley they came together and it criminal paper was published in august. san francisco general a a world leadership and then maybe we moved out of the steam age and went to electricity but we think in the room you can see a lot of our equipment. we're happy to be a partner with san francisco and california to bring this forward so thank you very much (clapping.) as those of you who have taken the tour the suppliers have helped to make this environment a successful one. the last person is someone who's

uc tuition is high enough foremost, about $12,000 a year. a freeze means less stress for riley. >> just one step in the right direction. you know? tuition at this campus used to be incredibly cheap. it used to be a public university living up to the mission statement of being for the public. now, it's becoming less about that. >> reporter: napolitano wants to make it easier for community college stewed dwroents transfer to the uc system. >> we have breaking news, four marines died in a training accident at camp pendelton in southern california this morning during a range maintenance operation. an sgags n now -- investigation is underway. >> perhaps you felt things shaking again today in san ramone. geologists say the 3.4 quake is part of a swarm of small quakes the quake hit this morning a mile northeast of san ramone followed by a 2.4 quake at 12:47 p.m . sky seven hd checked sab san ramone valley, found no visible signs of damage the quakes are not considered after shocks to yesterday's 2.9 quake. coming up at 4:55 we'll talk with experts

i went to santa cruz, uc santa cruz, for two years. i worked at a movie theater there. >> that's the only college that never got applause in the history of the show. any college, you go on-line phoenix, and there's -- that's the only college. nothing. it got nothing. >> everyone here that went there was just like, what? yeah. did i go there? >> not a murmur. nothing. >> i went there for seven years. >> that's very funny. >> clearly the higher education paid off for him. >> absolutely. uc sanity wra cruz should be so proud. >> good stuff. >> well, coming up, the rockefeller center christmas tree rolls into town. that's after the break. >> slowly rolling. >>> the annual tradition. rockefeller center welcome this year's christmas tree. >> it is beginning to look a lot like christmas. i wish i could sing. the 76-foot tall 12-ton norway spruce arrived today. it comes from shelton, connecticut. making that right turn. oh. hopefully it doesn't hit anybody on its way. >> that's a big spruce, right? >> the tree was planted as a sappling 75 year

. >> uc berkeley serious drinking problem. increasing number of tv students get something drunk paramedic take them to the hospital. >> it puts a strain on emergency services for the entire city. dan has an exclusive i team investigation that is shocking. >> this is a and since the start of the school year over two months paramedic have used these more than 100 times on drunk cal students to take them to the the hospital. >> medical emergency district 3. >>reporter: the start of the school year caught uc berkeley official campus police city fire by surprise. never before one night have so many students gotten so drunk that they needed an ambulance to take them to the hospital. >> we need ambulance for secon second. >>reporter: fire department reports that dispatch recording obtained by the 7 news i team under the california public records act tell the story sunday night august 25. the calls came in. from frat hous house. sorority and doyvrments 20-year-old male et o h. >> evident oly alcohol in danger of alcohol poisoning. >>

she applauds nalitano's proposal this week to free uc tuition. see our segments on our wsite, nbcbayarea.com/theinrview. a prograing note to pass along. tomorrow night we'll have a 30inute special with dynamic newsmakers including randi zuckerberg, and carly fiorina. tomorrow ening at 6:30 on nbc. >>> cing up a lot of expectation and a little letdown. what slowe the start of cb season. >>> and good eveng, i'm jeff ranierfrom the nbc bay area weather nter. the weeken just upon us in the weatherforest. a few spee bumps. we'll talk more about this chilly fall air and what our chances are ofetting anyind long term in just few minutes. >>> hay new year to all you today's opening ofrab season got off to a slow start. many boats hn't left the wharf early this morning. fishermen set out last night. weather rolled in o the other side of the golden gate bridge at kept the bts from going back up to pick up those pots. there's food news, though. >> crab forthanksgiving, because a couple years in the fast we haven't had because they were tied up because of di

people do not go to the uc systemecause they think they canet better asses. at that point it's unfortunate we're losing talent. >> reporter: you're t a pushover, are you? >> no, i am not. >> sadia say she appud napolitano's pposal to freeze uc tuition. you can see all ofur segnts on our website, nbcbayarea.com/theinterview. >>> stillahead, honoring the next generation of baseball giants. w the game makes aifference in young lives. >>> and aiew around san franciscohows you patchy low clouds. a ni finish to the weekend. but we have som much-nded rain on the w as we wat some changes in your seven-day forest. a look at that when we come right back. good morningelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you the other hand... you need some he. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean honey wand? [ shoutg ] [ splat ] co on. matter ofact. [ustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now thavoice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee t swag! be happy! be healy! tt's gotta go too. ♪ hey! must be the honey!

and it does come at a time when zoom uc workers and staff are threat -- when some uc workers and staff are threatening to strike over pay and safety issues brought in part by budget cuts. >> we hope out hope that president napolitano when she fully understands the scope of the problems will take leadership to bring the uc back to where they need to be for the sake of our patients and students. >> reporter: there is of course a political angle to all of this. governor jerry brown sold his proposition 30 tax increase to voters in part on the promise that it would stabilize tuitions at uc and cal state campuses. it's interesting to note that the tuition freeze will run through the governor's re- election year. coincidence? >> no. it's also the budget i'm writing is the same thing so that's the coincidence. >> reporter: now, as a former governor herself of arizona, and homeland security chief, president napolitano is no stranger to politics or public relations. today's announcement got her off on a good foot with the governor and with the students that she will be overseeing. elizabeth? >>

uc president napolitano says she'll lobby for the additional money. and if that doesn't work uc may freeze salaries hold back enrollment and cut back on scholarships. abc7 news interviewed napolitano today. that conversation is coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. >> yes. tune in for that. on the subject of college education, there are ways to be smart about paying for it. you know? up next, michael finney teams up with consumer reports on reducing college debtses. plus... >> my moment is okay this is how i'm going to die. and at least it will be quick. >> and every traveller's worst nightmare becoming reality on board a flight southwest airlines. >> it was a war america never fought before. >> coming up, the photographers who covered the war in vietnam. to those who'v to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied becaus

across uc medical campuses are taking part in the one-day strike. >> we're out here because -- it's an unfair labor practice strike. they intimidated us on the last strike. >> uc officials say they are committed to reaching a long- term labor agreement with the workers. ucsf says doctors had to postpone at least 50 nonelective surge riles because of the -- surgeries because of the strike. and uc santa cruz says access into and out of the school is prerestricted because of the -- restricted because of the strike. workers are picketing at the two main entrances and that is preventing cars from driving on the campus. the school is not running campus shuttle buses and santa cruz metro buses will drop off passengers at stops near the entrances rather than go on campus. >>> ticket prices have now dropped for president obama's fund-raiser in san francisco. on monday, tibility sales were so slow that the once 1,000- dollar tickets are now going for $500. analysts attribute this to donor fatigue, as this will be the president's ninth fund- raising trip to the bay area in the past two and a h

scientists at uc berkey invested in this launch. that's because the scecraft is full of equipment built by their team. the scientistsust watched maven blast f. >> reporter: good morning. they're al smiles. thiss really cause for celebratn here at uc berkeley. i had a chance to speak withne of the lead scientists. i asked him, wt's it like to years finally launch into space? he said, we love it. we're really excited by this type of thing. that because many of th instrumenton the maven specraft were built here at uc berkeley space and sciences lab. maven stands for mars atmosere andolatile evolution. it's an orbiter that may help reveal the mysteries of mars' past and current mosphere. some of the uc berkeley team is in florida for the launch this morning. but st are here watchg a nasa feed up in the hills. we're told it actually takes out tenonths for maven to destination following the launch that happened around10:30 thi morning. it will collect data on why mars lost its atmphere with the loss of magnetic field years ago. i talk wit

likely to be a big party night the football team hosts ucs tomorrow night. as for the fraternity, then, the building may be rented out. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> the i team has been investigating. >> binge drinking in cal since the start of the school year. what i found is having a major impact putting you in danger. i'll have the story coming up. >> also tonight the sentencing of a south bay politician hauled away in handcuffs late today. abc7 newsñ reveal what google hs in mind for that barge on the bay. u-verse was made for me. yeah, it's perfect for us tv fans. no...me. they made this for me. oh, and you've worked out a theory. this is exciting. what's the evidence? alright, evidence... u-verse has over 185 hd channels. i love hd. everybody loves hd. [ male announcer ] call now to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. and you can upgrade and get access to over 185 hd channels and more hd dvr capacity than cable. i also hate to delete episodes of my favorite shows. and? and u-verse has more dvr storage

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. >> uc berkeley serious drinking problem. increasing number of tv students get something drunk paramedic take them to the hospital. >> it puts a strain on emergency services for the entire city. dan has an exclusive i team investigation that is shocking. >> this is a and since the start of the school year over two months paramedic have used these more than 100 times on drunk cal students to take them to the the hospital. >> medical emergency district 3. >>reporter: the start of the school year caught uc berkeley official campus police city fire by surprise. never before one night have so many students gotten so drunk that they needed an ambulance to take them to the hospital. >> we need ambulance for secon second. >>reporter: fire department reports that dispatch recording obtained by the 7 news i team under the california public records act tell the story sunday night august 25. the calls came in. from frat hous house. sorority and doyvrments 20-year-old male et o h. >> evident oly alcohol in danger of alcohol poisoning. >>

. >> the uc is system has seen massive increases in tuition. it's pricing kids out of college and they no longer can afford it. >> there are many ways universities can lower the cost of higher education, reducing pension costs and uc administrator's salaries would be a good place to start. >> the fees to attend the california community colleges is the lowest in the u.s. experts are questioning whether the state can fund its financial aid program. they're scheduled to vote on what plan this tuesday. it will require students to maintain a c average to remain eligible for a c waiver. >> petaluma police are warning residents about a telephone scam. it involves a caller saying you owe money on our gp account and it will be shut down if you don't pay. if you receive a similar phone call, hang up and call pg directly to discuss your bill. two businesses were contacted by an unknown caller earlier this week. >>> two wild boars caused a commotion after getting caught in a backyard in san ramon. this happened in a gated community. this wasn't the first t

likely to be a big party night the football team hosts ucs tomorrow night. as for the fraternity, then, the building may be rented out. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> the i team has been investigating. >> binge drinking in cal since the start of the school year. what i found is having a major impact putting you in danger. i'll have the story coming up. >> also tonight the sentencing of a south bay politician hauled away in handcuffs late today. abc7 newsñ reveal what google hs shot neces is this flu shot necessary? it keeps you healthy during flu season. but does it hurt? nah. plus you get a really sweet bandaid! anything else i should know? here's a thought, try scoring more points on the other team. okay. even a warrior can get sick. kaiser permanente reminds you to get your flu shot this season. >>> new at 6:00 crews still on the scene of a grass fire in martinez that broke out just after 4:00. according to the fire department, about three acres burned. no structures are brush fire that is estimated at 132 acres less than initial estimates but

they will include uc berkeley and ucsf. the union is using patient care as a bargaining chip. >>> time is 4:36. a new office is scheduled to open today for a program that allows people that live in oakland to obtain a government id and prepaid debt card. more than 4,000 people have applied for the card since it began. >>> today is transgender remembrance day. they are paying special tribute to the teenager that was burned while riding an ac transit bus. he was sleeping on the bus when police say the skirt sasha was wearing was set on fire. 16-year-old richard thomas of oakland has been arrested. >>> the east oakland youth group behind a successful gun buy back program is announcing plans today for a bigger one throughout the bay area. the group youth uprising helped to get 600 guns off the street the day after the sandy hook school shooting in newtown -- in newtown, connecticut. san francisco, san jose, and los angeles will also participate. >>> some 200 protestors marched through san francisco's mission district to condemn

if you know anything, call uc berkeley police. reporting live in berkeley, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> san francisco police may have accessed information that could help solve a vicious attack on a homeless person. this surveillance video shows a man stomping a homeless person sleeping on a street in san francisco. after ktvu aired the video on friday, a viewer called in saying he recognized the attacker. but when he called san francisco police, he was told they have no record of the assault. >> i do think it's kind of difficult that i can't just call the police and say, hey, this is the person you are looking for. here he is. >> the video shows two police officers pull up and the victim walk off on his own but we still don't know what the motive may have been or how the victim is doing. no one from san francisco police has been available to comment. >>> a massive sideshow near the port of oakland created quite a distraction for drivers overnight. as many as 200 drivers took part in the sideshow on 7th st

. >> uc asking for an additional $125 million. brown warns the state ledge slay you're probably won't go for it but voted for the budget anyway the governor says the system is headed for crisis. >> the university like the state and federal government has to reshape itself resize. and live within its means. that is a difficult message. >> if regents get get $120 million they may have to freeze salaries and cut back on scholarships. >> uc system will need the extra money for president janet napolitano to keep her promise next year. abc7 news here and sat down with the new uc president, former head of homeland security. >> she told me she'll cut costs at home, first, meaning university system. coming up with other ways to increase revenue. and she's got the background as someone who attended london school of economics but this is janet napolitano. janet napolitano takes over september 30th, on the job only 43 days. she's promised to freeze under graduate tuition next year, but realistic about the true costs of running the university

. >> uc asking for an additional $125 million. brown warns the state ledge slay you're probably won't go for it but voted for the budget anyway the governor says the system is headed for crisis. >> the university like the state and federal government has to reshape itself resize. and live within its means. that is a difficult message. >> if regents get get $120 million they may have to freeze salaries and cut back on scholarships. >> uc system will need the extra money for president janet napolitano to keep her promise next year. abc7 news here and sat down with the new uc president, former head of homeland security. >> she told me she'll cut costs at home, first, meaning university system. coming up with other ways to increase revenue. and she's got the background as someone who attended london school of economics but this is janet napolitano. janet napolitano takes over september 30th, on the job only 43 days. she's promised to freeze under graduate tuition next year, but realistic about the true costs of running the university

the new uc president's plan to keep college tuition from getting any more expensive. >> august 13th or november 13th? we had a 20-degree temperature spread and lots of fog in the city and through the golden gate. live look outside now shows a beautiful sunset. find out what else we're missing aside from rainfall. there's something big we're not going to get coming up. >> charged for channels, you don't want. sneaky way cable companies are adding extra fees to your bill. ,,,,,, during her first speech as >>> new uc president janet napolitano wants to make life a little easier for students. during her first speech as leader of the uc system, she proposed a tuition freeze for the 2014-2015 school year. she says the 10-campus system needs a new tuition policy for the future and called for better access for transfer students. >> tuition cuts right to the heart of accessibility and affordability, two of the university's guiding stars. uc will demonstrate once again to the nation and beyond the fundamental and unique value of a world class public research university. >> napolitano says under

remarkable discovery made by astronomer at uc berkeley and his colleagues. i have a chance to talk with him today and you have that him today and you have that interview as 7 news we learned there's a big shake up at san francisco general hospital after lynn spalding a patient went missing for two week only to be found dead in the stairwell. now there's an investigation into how this happen. here's 7 news reporter vick lee. >> it may look good on paper. it is may appease people at certain level in government or in city hall. >> but harris the low pressure for lynn spalding family is not appeased by the sheriff shake up. resignment come on the heel of the sheriff news conference this week when he apologized for his department slow and shabby search for the 57-year-old woman. spalding body was found october 8 in locked hospital stairwell 17 days after she disappeared from her room. at wednesday briefing he promised to make thorough review of hospital security. >> assessment will include resources to provide 24-7 law enforcement services. >> we learn today that

and they try to shut us up. >> the uc medical system says there's no safety problem. but either way, five uc medical centers and nine campuses were affected by today's strike. and just at ucsf they had to postpone 50 surgeries. >>> saving the city from super villains doesn't come cheap. just how much it cost to make batkid's dream come true. >> striking gold in one of the last places you would expect. the hidden treasure discovered in an airplane toilet. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, appears poised to reject itn contra >>> after eight months of negotiations and two strikes, the bart board appears poised to reject its own contract offer to the unions. the directors are set to vote on that proposal tomorrow. but they say there is simply no way to pay for six weeks of paid family leave that was, they say, mistakenly added to the final draft. >> anything that adds cost to the contract i'm not able to vote for at this point. >> if the board rejects the deal it's back to the bargaining table again. and if the workers decided to walk out again, bart can't stop them. >>> a former president,

. >> uc berkeley serious drinking problem. increasing number of tv students get something drunk paramedic take them to the hospital. >> it puts a strain on emergency services for the entire city. dan has an exclusive i team investigation that is shocking. >> this is a and since the start of the school year over two months paramedic have used these more than 100 times on drunk cal students to take them to the the hospital. >> medical emergency district 3. >>reporter: the start of the school year caught uc berkeley official campus police cityre bi fire by surprise. never before one night have so many students gotten so drunk that they needed an ambulance to take them to the hospital. >> we need ambulance for secon second. >>reporter: fire department reports that dispatch recording obtained by the 7 news i team under the california public records act tell the story sunday night august 25. the calls came in. from frat hous house. sorority and doyvrments 20-year-old male et o h. >> evident oly alcohol in danger of alcohol poisoning

find your perfect match at kp.org and thrive. >>> a one year freeze on uc tuition. that's the announcement by janet napolitano. the goal is to keep more money in students' pockets. >> reporter: students singing a classic on the classic uc berkely campus. others are singing the tuition blues. >> it's not completely reasonable to some agree. >> reporter: affordable, and accessibility, two words driven home today by janet napolitano. freezing tuition for the next academic year. >> this is the right thing to do, given what's happened with tuition in california over the last years. >> reporter: uc undergrad tuition has jumped about 145% the last decade? the last boost was the 2011 academic year, putting the tuition where it stands now. today, janet napolitano said freezing tuition for one year gives her time to create a new tuition policy. >> which is basically when you enter a university as a freshman, your tuition doesn't dramatically increase over the course of four years. >> for me, i think it's pretty good right now, but if they raise it, that might be kind of hard.

. >>> uc workers may soon walk off their jobs. members of the university system's largest union have voted to authorize a strike over what they call unfair labor practices. the union claims there have been several incidents of uc mechanics threatening to discipline workers. uc denied those allegations. >>> the family of the teenager shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy plans to file a lawsuit monday against the county. andy lopez was shot and killed last week as he was carrying a pellet gun that looked like an ak-47. the deputy says he ordered lopez to drop the gun and that he opened fire after lopez turned around and appeared to be raising the gun. the county has received notice of an intent to file a lawsuit. today they said any civil lawsuit would be premature. >>> video shows what some claim is mistreatment of mentally ill prisoners in california. the tapes were created by guards abiding by a state policy to record all cell extractions. they're part of a lawsuit brought by inmates who are seeking a ban on the us

. >>> a labor dispute is impacting uc medical centers statewide today. the one-day strike is affecting hundreds of patients and their families. anne makovec joins us live now, where medical workers are on the picket lines. anne. >> reporter: they're walking that line despite the rain this morning. the workers that you can see here behind me a wide variety of roles here at ucsf medical center from respiratory therapists to mri technicians to janitors who have been working without a contract for more than a year and they are nowhere close to a deal. >> reporter: this is the second strike this year for two unions representing almost 22,000 patient care and service workers at five uc medical centers and nine campuses. >> we are your voice. we see the things behind the scenes that patients may not see. >> we have been telling the university forever that we have staffing problems. we're understaffed. we're putting patients at risk. and they try to shuts up. >> reporter: the university says there's no safety problem that this is driven by a year- long contract

the uc chapter supposed to reorganize. but in an e mail the suit national security wrote this culminated the stall in an party that disregarded all forms of reasonable and required risk management. members still at the house would not comment. >> things have increased in terms of alcohol consumption. and issue was under aged drinking. >> reporter: jason belongs to another fraternity. iet comes down to leadership, every fraternity has leadership. it's berkeley. these are intelligent people, it's just probably poor decision making. thursday, abc7 i team shows how binge drinking has gotten out of havenltd >> if you're not guiding what do you expect? >> this student says media and administration shouldn't just focus on binge drinking but what leads to it, in the first place. >> some of the peers are going through tough things no one is highlighting. the fact this is getting more attention than their struggles is surprising. >> reporter: students can stay until lease expires the cal chapter can apply for reinstallment but not b

and in her first p luck announcement heaid she wants to help uc students who are here illegally. she was speaking with the commonalth club last ek. she sd s's devoting $5 million to provide counseling and financial aid for uc illegally.iving in the u.s. the university fibls estimate that 900 o the230,000 students enrolled i the uc system were ought into the country illegay as children >>> well a bay area th company that we've been covering for you is expanding and going global they provide open onle college level courses. announced a new partnership a seven natiol organization it wl lauh 30 soall learning hubs with the added component of weekly discussions with the instructors. course supported by the state department will be taught in english. >>> now we menoned controversial school figurer michelle rd early i the show it shows that the c ten shows evaluation system that read sput into pla in the nation's capitol actuall rked. chancellor of school.was a ll the new data from stanford an the university virginia, her program led the weak teacher to improve or leave the distri. the

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noelle walker is live at uc berkeley where you are getting reaction from the students. >> reporter: we've been talking to students here this morning. a few of them have told me they've seen notices posted inside residence halls here on durant. wednesday night, a man exposed himself to three women who were in the workout room of unit 1 building in the 2600 block of durant. they called police. but that man ran before officers arrived. >> i've never seen him. the fact that he's here is a little nerve wracking. i have never felt unsafe. there's usually people around. it has not altered my feelings about living in unit 1. >> i see security come through here maybe about once a night to check to see if there's homeless people around the fire escape area. doesn't seem to be much around here. >> reporter: the suspect, white

the schools that partnered with our uc f hearts program has had an decrease in violence. they've given over 1 hundred hours to our unified school district staff. i'd like to aggravated assault on behalf of san francisco unified school district dr. joyce and kim from our officer who were recipients of the award. thank you for all the support for our families in the schools. you i'd like to mention that the ninth and tenth grade classrooms will be restoring birds. they'll be joined by sf park sturdyship abruptly the bond society will be there for the bird science database called e go bird and sports the positive change in the community as well as the initiative in our district on friday on the corner of cargo way and linda will bring some you dirt. i'll be up until the time only my ruining shoes running for money dubbed howling moon students have been training and it combines healthy activity with supporting their school on sunder this sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the presidio edge who wants to join us. the children's fund and public education enrichment you fund

i think uc undocumented students are scared of janet napolitano as the next president of the uc system and she doesn't have any leading position in education. i think -- she recently tried to tovide $5 million aid undocumented immigrants, but i think that is just political will for her to ease out protesters and try to make her image as a positive figure. the fact is, the $5 million not substitute how much pain she is caused our community. she will never substitute the pain and suffering and fear that every single undocumented immigrant face that she is caused in our community. if she really cared about immigrant communities, i think she's a publicly apologized to our community, first, and undocumented back immigrant people that she deported. third, she should respectfully resign as the next president of uc. >> ju hong, thank you for being with us and we will continue to follow the immigration issue. when we come back, we will talk about pope francis and his message to the world. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm