but it is owned by uc-berkeley. it is 10 a. that they use for an agricultural research and the city will need to start the project within the next couple of weeks so there could be a standoff brewing here on the battle of albany and berkeley. live for cbs 5, ann mackovic. >> it is 6:57 a.m. and one last check of weather. i have a leading to my left and a leading to my right. they are expecting roses upon your return. >> how about this? this is spectacular. mother's day coming up this weekend. we have roses from back in 1859, 1862, 1845. you name it, it is spectacular out here. what a couple of days we will have out here with plenty of sunshine coming our way. high pressure building in overhead and lots of sunshine and 1 temperatures for the weekend. what about the roadways? >> it is looking great. let's go up to chopper 5 where it looks like they're over a developing story in berkeley. before 5:00 there was an incident on the tracks. right there where you see near familia street and third streets. it was an accident involving a

at uc berkeley. abc-7 news. >> alan: the weather is looking pretty good. and leigh glaser is wearing her summer dress. >> leigh: we had 90s inland but you can clearly see from the mt. tam al -- tam -- tamalpais. you can see the clouds below, and sutro tower, and temperatures were cooler. here's the numbers. down one in antioch. livermore and fairfield no big change from yesterday. san francisco was down five. thanks to the low clouds and fog moving in santa rosa down ten. down eight in san jose, and down seven in hey werd a -- hayward and wheeling gee be cooling. antioch, a high of 90 today. it's 89 right now in livermore. 86 in con covered. you get a sense, the further you get to the bay as well as the coast, those numbers start to drop down. san francisco right now, 58. santa rosa, 74. mountain view, 7 2. here's a look at the highlights, taking you into the all-important mother's day tomorrow. low clouds and pockets, moving a little further inland tonight. the sea breeze will cool us off a good bit tomorrow for mother's day, and more cooling monday and t

uc-berkeley leaders say they do not want to work with protesters. they had a face-to-face meeting last week offering to share the land, protesters say they did not want to make a decision on that before talking amongst themselves. but as of yesterday uc-berkeley officials were waiting to hear from protesters. they say " we did not get a response as we had hoped and expected last night so we were disappointed at. we will need to evaluate other options to ensure that research can go forward ". we spoke to protesters this morning, they're hoping for a peaceful negotiation process between uc-berkeley and themselves. they want to start a dialogue and protesters even told us they're planning to have a student for about this issue tomorrow as well. we are live in albany. cbs 5. >> take a this it will be warm outside because i am freezing in here. >> i know but it is monday, we're wasting a great day. you can see the beautiful sunrise behind us. >> the good news is that we get early? do we? not any earlier than normal. but we are out just after noon. what a

he worked to build berkeley into an international powerhouse and because of these efforts berkeley has been named the third most sustainable city in the united states in the peer review study by a major environmental organization. i would be remiss that i wouldn't mention that mayor bates was part of loma prieta. he and his wife worked hard to make the city of berkeley a national center of disaster resilience. mayor bates will discuss the importance of citizen awareness as loma prieta engaged with the city to address emergency preparedness headon. let's welcome mayor bates to the podium. [applause] >> thank you, paul. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be at this beautiful building and i was reflecting back and i was at the baseball game 22 years ago. how many of you were at the baseball game? i am the only one. two of us. i was sitting underneath the -- canned really stick park underneath second deck when the earthquake happened. the whole deck was like moving over us. i was thinking, that close from being killed because if it came down it would have been a disaster. the trick wa

her dad is a uc berkeley trained scientist. she also tells time magazine she nurses her other son who is five years old once a month. >>> alcatraz will not be making a return. fox is canceling the mystery thriller after a troubling drop in viewer ship. in the beginning it attracted 10 million viewers but by the end of the 13th episode season it had shrunk by more than half. >>> a new discovery disputes the ending of the year. oldest mayan calendar yet and goes well beyond the year 2012. the findings contradict the modern day theory of the world coming to an end. >>> all right time now coming up on 6:30. early morning hit and run crash in oakland. an stent that involves -- an accident that involves children. >> we are live in berkeley where a train has collided with a pickup truck, massive delays on the capitol corridor this morning. >> and we will take you live to new york where the opening bell is about to ring. the big surprise that is taking the bank stocks down. you do a lot of kayakingno. whoooa i'm in a river. what are so

and at berkeley -- i won't give you the whole litany -- but berkeley is one of those communities that is highly educated. we have 22 nobel prize winners from brerkly. the gentleman from fema, we have more people take "the new york times" percent-wise than new york city. we also take "the chronicle" in higher percentage than people? san francisco. i don't know. people in berkeley have been extremely generous. we have one of the highest tax rates in the nation. you know, not just in the state but in the nation, and people have still said it's important for them to deal with disaster preparedness and to make steps -- earthquake our schools. so the citizens of berkeley have actually approved $362 million in bonds to strengthen our schools, all 16 schools have been strengthened or re paired or reconstructed. the city now has an earthquake-safe emergency command center. they've given us money to be able to -- what i really like, it's a really cool thing, an emergency water supply where they take it down to the bay and drop it in the bay and they can pump water all the way up to the hills if

berkeley police chief michael once again defending himself. this time over the bay he handled his son's stolen i-phone. his son intend berkeley high. somebody stole it from its locker. he ordered his dpebingts to track it did you know. they followed the signal from berkeley to 55 street in san pablo avenue north oakland. couldn't find it. effort ended up costly berkeley taxpayers 2 hours of over time for the each of senior. many were surprised at the number of resources used. >> that does sound excessive. >> if everybody is allowed to get their cell phone that way, that would be great. >>reporter: spokesperson says using detectives to track down cell phone not unusual. sergeant mary wrote berkeley police department long recommended that community members use tracking software on the devices. low tech software in order to support investigation and possible recovery of stolen property. chief is already under scrutiny for sending officer to reporter house back in march. changes to a story. ongoing investigation into that incident. review commissi

uc-berkeley police identified the student as henry treadway. within hours students created a facebook memorial and it has been flooded with messages of condolences and mourning for henry. a memorial of candles and flowers is in front of the hall where he reportedly fell from. the alameda county coroner's office will be doing an autopsy today. they have not ruled out suicide at this point. >> volunteers will gather this morning in morgan hill to continue searching for sierra lamar. there is a piece of evidence in the case and some new hope. detectives have found a red and black car that may be linked to the girl's disappearance. the girl's father and investigators remain hopeful that the 15 year-old will be found alive. >> i have been hopeful and staying positive the whole time and i still feel that way. >> for all intents and purposes we do believe that she is still out there alive. >> divers continue searching bodies of water in the south bay, using new sonar equipment that gives them a clear image of objects that they might find in the water

berkeley curve up to university and berkeley. construction, but no slowing opposite your main commute. we're hearing now train 518 coming out of richmond into berkeley will be delayed. some sort of accident on the tracks, we heard similar information union pacific called berkeley pd for assistance involving an accident. no details whether there's injuries or the impact on your morning commute. we'll get that detail and bring it in to you as it comes in the newsroom. >>> 5:09. coming up, why video game shares are taking a dive. >>> also, a shock jock going prime time. the king of all media, aka howard stern had to clean up his act in the spotlight. >>> plus, a look at yahoo's ceo with the latest explanations as to what went wrong and a bank loses billions in a matter of weeks. >>> and a live look outside. golden gate bridge, not a lot of traffic to report. it is friday. >>> and for the latest news, traffic, and weather and all sorts of spectacular things, check us out on facebook, search nbc bay area. it's safe with no side effect

uc-berkeley officials say that the land is used for research purposes. there are a couple of dead or dying trees on this piece of land and testers actually pruned and planted crops right around. . the protesters said they will work with researchers to make sure that there is a balance as they continue to occupy the land. they hope that negotiations and open dialogue will continue today. >> uc-berkeley has fired an administrator who double the salary of insubordinate with whom she had an affair. she had increase the salary of a male purchasing manager from $57,000 up to 120,000. policies. >> let's get a look at the weather and traffic not >> >> we have some changes coming up but today we have a lot of sunshine outside. even low 90s as you head inland. plenty of sunshine under high pressure will hold on for one more day. 48 degrees in santa rosa. by the afternoon it will be some place else. 90 degrees in livermore. 75 degrees in sausalito. now let's check on the roadways with elisabeth >> my air-conditioner broke last week. we are actually following two se

berkeley police chief michael once again defending himself. this time over the bay he handled his son's stolen i-phone his son intend berkeley high. somebody stole it from its locker. he ordered his dpebingts to track it did you know. they followed the signal from berkeley to 55 street in san pablo avenue north oakland. couldn't find it. effort ended up costly berkeley taxpayers 2 hours of over time for the senior. many were surprised at the number of resources used. >> that does sound excessive. >> if everybody is allowed to get their cell phone that way, a that would b great. >>reporter: spokesperson says using detectives to track down cell phone not unusual. sergeant mary wrote berkeley police department long recommended that community members use tracking software uh software in order to support investigation and possible recovery of stolen property pro chief is already under scrutiny for sending officer to reporter house back in march. changes to a story. ongoing investigation into that incident. review commission says he still gives the

berkeley can't win this p.r. war in this situation they are right and wrong and they are not right. >> there are those locked out. they said they plan to stay because they are fund-raising. there are still several occupiers inside and on the outside. they are on u.c. property but they have built a makeshift ladder to help people get over that fence. they say they are not going anywhere. university said they need to get out so they can use the land for research. even the police presence isn't impacting the mood and spirit. everybody is feeling positive about what they are doing and have no plans to leave. >> kristen: in oakland, they are planning to meet to end prostitution and explotation of minors and recycles that have plagued the neighborhoods. they say the neighborhoods which span international boulevard between second and 23rd avenues have illegal sex trade activities and robberies. they are meeting at 6:00 p.m. on 17th avenue for a march to address the problem. >> eric: mountain view police have released a

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 police chief michael once again defending himself. this time over the bay he handled his son's stolen i-phone. his son intend berkeley high. somebody stole it from its locker. he ordered his dpebingts to track it did you know. they followed the signal from berkeley to 55 street in san pablo avenue north oakland. couldn't find it. effort ended up costly berkeley taxpayers 2 hours of over time for the each of senior. many were surprised at the number of resources used. >> that does sound excessive. >> if everybody is allowed to get their cell phone that way, that would be great. >>reporter: spokesperson says using detectives to track down cell phone not unusual. sergeant mary wrote berkeley police department long recommended that community members use tracking software on the devices. low tech software in order to support investigation and possible recovery of stolen property. chief is already under scrutiny for sending officer to reporter house back in march. changes to a story. ongoing investigation into that incident. review commissi

we're at 3rd in berkeley. back to you guys in san jose. >> christie, thank you very much for that update. >>> that could affect the morning commute as well as a situation at a b.a.r.t. station in san francisco. that closed it for a short time. we want to check the morning commute right now with mike on how both of these are going to impact our morning. >> christie showed that the pickup truck had been pulled off the tracks. that's good news, that's progress, but train 518 is still sitting there on the tracks and i'm just checking the capital corridor service right now for trains 521, 522 and only registering 6:00, maybe 6:05 for their departure. it's 6:02 right now, i think that'll be updated soon. so far that train not moving. stopped right now between berkeley and richmond as that day gets started. now, no word on the status of the train coming into or out of richmond. we haven't heard of any delays. if you get to the richmond station, that might be your best bet getting out of the area or into the area you

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

a review has been ordered in the relationship between berkeley police and the media. the issue sparked protests in march after the police chief ordered the department spokesperson to visit a reporter in the middle of the night to get an on-line story changed. the oakland tribune reports that berkeley has a southern california company $20,000 to review media policies. >> it is 6:06 a.m., we should get a check on the weather with lawrence o'connell who actually did just in the studio and went out summer. where did he go? i think that we know. >> where did i go? at&t park. a big bay bridge series between the a's and giants. and the weather will work out great. starting out very nice in the bay area today. mostly clear skies. a hint of fog along the media goes on. otherwise we're looking good. high pressure building in for the weekend. that will crack tablatures up in the bay area and today we warm up into the '70s and '80s. 50s and 60s along the coastline. we will have more on your bay bridge series and the rest of your weather coming up a little bit but right now let's

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

the fresh start mcdonald's is launching in berkeley. a startling discovery been needed bay area hospital first 15 grades now the estimates is more than 8000 graves that seemed to have been lost by sloppy record-keeping. tobaccos have been asked to back off. robert lisle has unearthed the amounts that deleted santa clara county's potter's field. >>> as the medical center digs toward the future construction workers had no idea there were digging up. >>> there could be up to 1450 bodies. there were at in workstations to pour with no known relatives. >>> to use to be paupers' cemetery. laid to rest a stone's throw which is now the er entrance. three months ago construction workers found about 59 boxes at the very end of those pine boxes. >>> they said the same year the hospital opened in 1875. but this depression-era amount from 1932 is the only documentation of the cemetery. but you have to look really close because somehow the hospital or county. the poppers feels. >>> by 1958 the cemetery no longer exist so by 1966 they paid over it and

andrew believes these recent actions point to a bigger issue with berkeley pd. we need them to do with that in the booths open policies. the search that stolen cellphone went as far away as north oakland's and a source tells the san francisco chronicle that as many as 10 officers participate in the search the berkeley pd can only confirm that four officers were paid overtime and in the hands that phone was never found. live in berkeley as the cut cbs five top-level judges accused of exercising poor judgment the million dollar conference in a valley that you are paying for. why some frequent fliers may be getting overcharged for weeks. >>> may be one of the greatest senior pranks of time needed bay area girls in his yearbook stunt has become an internet sensation. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ transforming sounds ] [ male announcer ] transformers. the ride. ride it at universal studios hollywood. warriors during up for a big announcement tomorrow while the team is staying mum reports indicating the warriors are leaving oracle read and oakland for a planned water

we have seen a couple of the uc-berkeley trucks roll in. they have been trying deal with the people that have occupied this land the last a week. they tried to make a compromise but it fell through. it appears the there isolating the protesters. and looks is go -- all as the there corn to be moving in soon. i have not heard anything from the uc-berkeley police yet. they believe that is what's going to happen. these people were given early -- warning early as this morning. some people practiced up and moved out but there are about two dozen that remain inside this area. it is unclear exactly what is when the happened. i can tell you that more and more qc personnel are showing up. >>darya: the occupied tuned -- the occupied protestors are upset with the bumper centers and they are upset with the banks but why are they upset the farms? . >>jackie: and their this property has not yet being used and a move in and set up a garden. the university put out a statement the there were hoping to work together with the occupiers but apparently that fell

berkeley police chief son had his cellphones stolen from his locker berkeley high a fairly typical crime but in a typical response for detectives with the police parlance drug task force were paid eight hours of overtime to try to track the cellphone down in oakland to the never found it. >>> if i lost mine cellphone to think the city would that send for cops on overtime to track it down? it berkeley police spokesperson told cbs five is common for the officers to actively investigate and in progress tracking signals from the still an electronic device this is the second time that mean it's been under scrutiny in recent months in march there was a backlash within his own department after the chiefs sent officers to a reporter's home in the middle of the night to correct the newspaper story still rights attorney james stand and says there may be more to the story. >>> but don't spend thousands of dollars to fund is cellphone on the other hand is the chief of police and we don't know what was on the cellphone. says the phone may have contained personal information that the chief risk still

it's a contest sponsored by the state air resources board and uc-berkeley. the cities and points for the most households the son of to track and then reduce their waste the main prize is bragging rights. but there is also a grant money up for grabs for local and our mental project. cabrera will show you why the air is come by an old friend and something happens is three williams has never happened to her before will tell you next. to the cruel sports is current events. the giants you remember the movie the sons the lambs? at the end and anthony hopkins is in brazil and he's walking away saying i can't speak to tune out the reason having an old friend for dinner. >>> needs the friends. it's making a transition into the a's jostling him had a career high and home runs and rbis last year for the a's but he left oaklands any three-year $41 million deal with the twin sense see have the is for dinner. seeing all friendly with me now? parker hoping it's not these six game losing streak are paid six shutout innings against the twins to struck out four but the offens

. >> a car crashed into a tree on california street north of allston way in central berkeley. >> they expect actually be out here for a couple more hours, assessing the scene trying to figure out what happened. they're trying to figure out a series of events but to fill us in right now we are live with a sergeant from the berkeley police department. >> this morning at 1:13 a.m., we responded to a vehicle collision on california just north of allston way. when the officers arrived they found a midsize sedan that had collided head-on with a tree. it was quite a challenging situation for both the officers as well as the fire department because the driver and two passengers were trapped inside the car. it worked very very hard to get them out. regrettably there was a passenger, an adult, who died at the scene. we do have a young person as well as an adult driver that were transported to local trauma centers in serious condition. >> you are trying to respect the identities of the people involved but is there anything else you can tell us about the people? >> we have yet to determine what t

berkeley police found that one car had hit a tree had gone. we do know that one person was pronounced dead on the scene and two others had been transported to a local hospital and they are currently in serious condition. berkeley police do not want to give the names and identities of people involved in the crash. we do know that two of the passengers were in their 20s and one of them was a child. it was the passenger that was pronounced dead. the driver and a young child are in serious condition. investigators are on the scene trying to figure out what the cause of the crash was. we're not ruling out speed or alcohol, it is still in the early stages of the investigation. they expect to be here for a couple of hours so police say if your waking up in the early morning steer the intersection of california and allston way be sure to look out because they will be blocking this area for quite some time. today is also a city holiday so people will be out and about. >> the other big story of the morning, facebook hitting wall street >> the company st

live in berkeley robert lyles cbs five. a standing ovation tonight for suspended sentences good share of ross mercury me. >>> supporters cheered as he walked into the ethics commission hearing reviewing his case the commission will decide whether to uphold the mayor's decision to suspend him because of the domestic abuse charges the car deck stacked against him. >>> the process is undemocratic it's unconstitutional and we will do everything we can to make sure that this does not happen in san francisco. >>> the commission is expected to decide soon whether to make public videos line worker in his wife kristen crying. it was merely a formality but still a very big night from irani when tonight's win in texas he has 1157 total delegates and that is not to until it wins the republican nomination romney's celebrate the victory in vegas at a fund-raiser with donald trump. ms. toughies toughies sharp and is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen. >>> donald trump can no doubt help from the raise big money but he does

andrew believes these recent actions point to a bigger issue with berkeley pd. we need them to do with that in the booths open policies. the search that stolen cellphone went as far away as north oakland's and a source tells the san francisco chronicle that as many as 10 officers participate in the search the berkeley pd can only confirm that four officers were paid overtime and in the hands that phone was never found. live in berkeley as the cut cbs five top-level judges accused of exercising poor judgment the million dollar conference in a valley that you are paying for. why some frequent fliers may be getting overcharged for weeks. >>> may be one of the greatest senior pranks of time needed bay area girls in his yearbook stunt has become an internet sensation. ,,,, [ male announcer ] what if we told you the 100% electric nissan leaf was the perfect car for you... that you can charge it at home like your smartphone... that you'll never have to buy another tank of gas? [ brian ] really looking forward to not having to put 75 bucks in the tank twice a week just

berkeley or residents here in berkeley, and they say at this point they don't know. they're still trying to contact the family. but you definitely want to stay out of the area if at all possible, you need to get through here, take another route because they're telling me this intersection and the surrounding streets will be closed for another two to three hours while they continue their investigation. reporting live in berkeley, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, christie. >>> in fact, mike keeping his eye on that area, as well. >> this is california street at allston. the university itself, which is one of the major east/west connectors, that is open. it's a couple of blocks to the north. avoid the intersection of california at allston, but university coming off the freeway and continuing over in the eastbound direction. as far as i understand, both directions are open right now. and in the area, we also have the east shore freeway. for the most part, that's moving smoothly. the earlier accident here is still over on the shoulder, but sounds like there's de

. >>> uc berkeley students on alert after a number of strong armed robberies. coming up, the steps the school is taking to keep students safe. >>> it is now 4:37, president barack obama says conversations with his daughters influenced his decision to have support for same sex marriage. >> it would not dawn on them their friend's parents would be treated differently and that's the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective. >> the president also said he was influenced by thinking about members of his own staff who are in committed same sex relationships and are who are raising children together. there were celebrations in the castro district following the announcement and people wrote messages of thanks. >> i think it is about time and i think it is about time everyone should have the same rights. >> i am proud we have a president who can actually stand up and state how he truly feels. >> both celebrating says if the president's stance on same sex marriage gives them hope others will change as well. >> mitt romney says he remains opposed to same sex marr

uc police set up barricades around land owned by uc berkeley but occupied by protesters marking a new phase in the university's efforts to evict them. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. uc says it is running out of time it needs to plant crops by the end of the week. amy hollyfield is there with more. >> reporter: here are the new concrete barriers put in place by police this morning. police did take some action today but there was fear here that they were going to do more. protesters say uc berkeley police woke them up 6:00 this morning and announced they needed to leave. if they didn't, they would be arrested. if they interfered the chemical agents could be used against them. >> they elaborated on that saying tear gas and peeper spray -- pepper spray and flash grenades. >> reporter: word spread quickly even parents of the

we have learned that drain 518 is running behind schedule between berkeley and richmond. again that is an incident on the tracks their peer camellia streets. let's crosseyed 4 a live look at the time saver traffic cameras. nice and quiet across this stretch your a hundred 8267. 883 oak lawn pretty quiet all the way up to the downtown oakland spots. all these headlights are southbound traffic. easier to see this time of the money. as you get closer to hide streak. it not been acting in a your drive times, everything pretty much in the clear threat the east bay. even though we are starting to see some bright lights now coming out of the altamont pass. drive time is still good, 15 minutes to the double-digit changed, that is a check of traffic. back to you guys. >> lawrence is live down at the rose garden in san jose. >> it is looking good right now as the sun is coming up. a glorious day and much nicer weather ahead. we have been talking about a program that will be taking place tomorrow, a fund-raiser for a very special events. we're joined here with cynthia carlson, you a

train delayed it was coming through berkeley. it clipped a pickup truck that may have been parked on the tracks or too close to it. no one was injured. that train is delayed. passengers are on it. let's go out and take a look at the toll plaza westbound. there are no major problems coming up here. light delay at the toll plaza. the morning commute looks good on northbound 101 in san francisco approaching the 80 split. so far so good. now let's go to steve. >> thank you. clear skies. it's the grasses that have gone nuts. through the roof. very high. i had more people this year ever say this is the worst they have ever felt it. probably that spring rain. temperatures along the coast will be not too bad. 60s to near 70 degrees unless you are down near santa cruz. ocean beach 68. 75 officially in san francisco. it will be very pleasant and upper 70s to near 80. berkeley and oakland. now you get over the coastal hills. in the 80s to many to upper 80s. a few near 90 degrees antioch in there and also brentwood and oakley. the temperatur

the berkeley police chief orden ##this officers to work overtime to find one teenagers still in iphone and is kept tells us that teenager is the police chief's son. >>> into the project isn't one to give police the benefit of the doubts that she was cautiously optimistic when police chief michael meighen was once office. we hope that should be more effective administrator because it came from outside of berkeley but when she learned she order for detectives to track down his sons missing cellphone and worked two hours of overtime when he seems you bring with them is a practice of privilege that he is the chief. according to the berkeley police department officers regularly search for stolen electronics these investigations involve a supervisor in multiple officers depending on circumstances of the case and the location of the signal please also admitted and file police report and the missing phone. it is in the first time he has come under fire remember this? >>> some other countries where journalists are to protect his they are here. the police chief is the investigative for sending o

in january somebody stole the iphone from his son's locker at berkeley high. the phone was equipped with tracking software so chief meehan ordered his detectives to track it didn't. they searched the area of 55th street and san pablo in north oakland but couldn't find it. it cost two hours of over time for each of the four officers involved. a police spokesperson says this is not unusual but some berkeley residents see it differently. >> that does sound excessive. >> if everybody is allowed to get their cell phone that way, that would be great. because i've lost a number of cell phones. >> chief michael meehan is already under scrutiny for sending an officer to a reporter's house at one in the morning in march to ask for changes to a story. there's an ongoing investigation into that incident. >>> prominent bay area labor lawyer due to court today to taste charges from the fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist. spencer freeman smith is charged with vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. the 57 year was old in dublin police traced serial numbers

he worked to build berkeley into an international powerhouse and because of these efforts berkeley has been named the third most sustainable city in the united states in the peer review study by a major environmental organization. i would be remiss that i wouldn't mention that mayor bates was part of loma prieta. he and his wife worked hard to make the city of berkeley a national center of disaster resilience. mayor bates will discuss the importance of citizen awareness as loma prieta engaged with the city to address emergency preparedness headon. let's welcome mayor bates to the

. >> we are starting with overnight news from berkeley. police released new information about a deadly crash there. ktvu lorraine blanco is at the scene. what are they saying? >> reporter: we do have new information right now. we can tell you investigators believe the car was driving at a high rate of speed and hit that round about you see behind me before it crashed into the tree. they also say there are no signs of the vehicle trying to break before that crash. here's a look at what it looked like at the time of the accident. it happened near california and alston. there was so much damage to the vehicle they had a tough time getting the passengers out of the creek vehicle. the driver and small child was transported to the hospital. no other cars were involved but it may be awhile before the streets are reopened. >> they used the surveying tool to document all the evidence. there is evidence scattered around a wide area. that's why we have a couple blocks quarantined off. likely they will be here for another 2-3 hours. >> reporter: the t

mid 80s concord. 76 berkeley. 79 san leandro. and 83 sunnyvale. 60s and 70s on the coast. 70s low to mid 80s on the peninsula. tomorrow will be cooler for everybody. we'll continue that into wednesday. and it does look warmer for the upcoming weekend. >>> 6:41 is the time right now. new survey shows u.s. gas prices going down. why drivers in the bay area are in no mood to celebrate. >>> we have been telling you about a study that says every time a homicide happens in oakland people leave. >> good morning, southbound, northbound 680 looks good. mom? hmm? what does your esophagus look like? let's look it up after school. here. thanks, anita. eww. dad, how did luke cage get his powers? umm... here, i'll show you. [ comic book expert ] luke cage's superhuman powers... thanks, anita. mom, how is paper recycled? anita! anita! [ male announcer ] answer life's most pressing questions. instantly. get high speed internet from at&t for only $14.95 a month for 12 months. at&t. ♪ sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. f

reporting live in berkeley, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 6:11. the family of a san jose man found a week without food or water want answers now. police found michael sanchez on wednesday in the thick brush off of highway 101 off of san jose where he crashed his truck earlier this week. a week earlier, rather. sanchez' family are very upset that deputies searched the area at the time, but they didn't find him. doctors say injuries indicate it was unlikely he moved around. >> all you have to do is look at his back and he has a classic pressure sores of somebody lying on his back unmoving for that period of time. >> doctors say sanchez' condition is getting better. he opened his eyes, moved his arms and his kidneys that had failed after a lack of food and water for seven days are beginning to recover. >> wow. amazing he is even still alive. wow. good luck to that. 6:12 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," a lot more on the facebook ipo coming up. hours away from the stock trading. team coverage to go along with all the people out there on

this property in albany is used by uc berkeley and it used by research. they are not ruling out forceful measures to remove protesters. >> it's really hard to have an open collaborative process when we have -- when we have ultimatums out of nowhere and police violence if we don't adhere to conversations exactly the way they want them to go. >> demonstrators say they set up this farm in part to protest any part of this property. i did reach out this morning to a representative from uc berkeley trying to get an idea about what their next move may be. i have not heard back as of yet. they do plan to talk to the university -- talk to the university using their layer. but they have no immediate plans to vacate the property -- their lawyer. but they have no immediate plans to vacate the property. >>> we're learning about a secret u.s. program in afghanistan to use prisoners as bargaining tools. coming up at:15, the -- at 7:15, concerns from dianne feinstein. >>> mayor ed lee suspended ross mirkarimi from his new job as sheriff and filed misconduct charges to re

. >>> berkeley embraces organic fresh and local. and mcdonald's wants to join in and departed this culture. it is launching a new campaign we discover what is under the golden arches. >>> well have e-mail's the big macs super sized fries and now this still exist so too does oatmeal blueberries and yogurt and that is to a couple pies. the mcdonald of san problem berkeley is trying to reach brendan sell for a modern you let in the menu. >>> there's no question about its mcdonald's is offering healthier food to take a look at the menu with a random sampling and here's a we got. me to victoria and don this is an impromptu visit here we're going to see exactly what they ordered and to a lower order referred me over to our face here run for help to many? >>> healthy. >>> in your 24-hour the sandwich. >>> the big mac. >>> the think they're getting healthier? mcdonald's says it is committed to serving local and state will produce. the strawberries are from watsonville blueberries are from northern california. it's even invited berkeley moms

>>> we have new information this morning about a deadly crash in berkeley. we'll tell you more about the people involved in this crash. >> the countdown is on here at facebook. less an hour before the social media giant goes public. which way the stock may move once the opening bell is rung. >> plus cleaning up homeless camps in san jose. the community concerns that prompted that crack down. >> and break out the tank tops and shorts. the reason meteorologists say this summer is going to be especially hot. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us on this friday, may 18th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. steve, tank tops, shorts. what do you think? >> it's cold out there right now. you can dress whatever you want. it will be sunny. not as windy as yesterday. 60s and 70 proposal mostly clear skies and highs will warm up a little bit. we'll have your weekend forecast coming up. >>> here is a live look add the east shore freeway. you can see the traffic ons left hand side as you ma

of the people in the car were berkeley residents. police say that a lot of people heard the wreck but not a lot of people saw the actual impact, so they're still asking witnesses to come forward. reporting live in berkeley, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> in the south bay, a san jose family wants to know why authorities took a week to find a man near his crashed pickup truck. san jose police found 25-year-old michael sanchez tuesday in the thick brush alongside the hellyer exit on 101. the family is upset police investigators didn't see him near the vehicle the day of the crash. chp says they understand the family's frustrations but they did a thorough search. sanchez is in the hospital on life support and they say his condition is improving. >>> the battle in the bathe weekend, bay bridge series at at&t park tonight. a's take on tnt giants. this game is the bay bridge sees. it will have a golden gate bridge theme. check it out here on nbc bay area, our coverage starting at 7:00 sharp. >>> still ahead in the hot seat, the ceo

mid-70s as you head over to berkeley. you pop over the hill to lafayette and pittsburgh. upper 70s, low 80s. you get out in the real inland bay valleys up toward santa rosa, antioch. a nice day tomorrow as we go through. high pressure will stay with us, weather system stay north. when i come back i'm going to go specific with your daytime highs. i'll let you know how warm it's going to be at the beach, how warm it's going to be at yourhouse and how warm it's going to be at the bay cities. >>> the rap artist adam yauch known as mca died of cancer of the salivary gland. the beastie boys first became popular after their "right to" album. >>> and the mistake that a manmade that caused everybody at the airport to be rescreened. >>> we're getting a first look at the preparation to protect revelers. >>> also first there was pink slime, now it's beef glue. a push to reveal a meat mixture on your plate. >>> tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. complete bay area news coverage. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all

it happened in berkeley. tonight the embattled berkeley police chief is twending his actions. here's sheryl hurd. >> my son was the victim of a crime in the city of berkeley. he's also entitled to police service. >> reporter: berkeley police chief michael ian only making himself vainly by phone to explain why he use a team of cops and overtime to track down his son's iphone stolen from his school locker. >> i didn't use my muscle to solve this crime. i provided the phone to the detective sergeant and said, what can we do with this? >> reporter: the chief says the phone had an active line or gps tracking system so he used that to try and catch a thief. >> when we have resources available, we certainly want to devote them to crime fighting. >> reporter: and the overtime? >> we do not tell people, hey, you just hit the end of your shift, break this off and let the guy get away. >> reporter: in this case, the thief did get away. the phone has not been found. berkeley residents i talked to didn't want to go on camera, but some expressed concern before the way the police chief used