metering lights on, backup to the berkeley curve. slowing into the 50s through berkeley coming off of that richmond/san rafael bridge. across the span. southbound 101 shows more congestion. slowing out of navato around highway 37 and the merge and slowing through the curves here. close to the limit for most of san rafael and toward the golden gate bridge. >>> this morning, surveillance video shows a teenage girl running for her life away)/p fra man who popped up out of the backseat of her car with a knife. this morning that teen average is safe and the suspected kidnapper is behind bars. awaiting his first court appearance. today in the bay's marla tellez at the hall of justice. it's a horrifying ordeal that's an incredible survival story. >> reporter: absolutely is, laura. good morning. 16-year-old certainly a hero in my book showing so much strength and courage. investigators say the guy who kidnapped her and intended to rape her, that's one of the six felony charges that this guy faces, aaron roy is the suspect's name. he faces ki

berkeley was the best time of my life. it was the best friends, the best experiences, the most exciting time. you're able to get the freedom in your life to explore, to be curious, to learn things. what ever you want to do to set your own directions and make choices. you also might get your first kiss here. it is also a time for the formation of your life values. your personality solidifies in those early 20's years. that is what you will be like for life. you can probably look at yourself and your personality, probably will not change much from here to there. in my own case, i thought about it intellectually and said, my brain can figure things out with logic. i chose truth, be truthful to people. be kind to others was another one of my philosophies and help those in need. it is hard, because a lot of us forget about it. a lot of us get successful in life, we get money, we get fame, and people become different people than they were. i liked the person i was when i graduated from berkeley. i like to i was when i attended.

[laughter] [applause] here lucky to have a car at berkeley. i would drive groups of us down, so many of us. some would crouch down in the foot of the passenger seat. i would drive down most weakens to tijuana, by those firecrackers. the carpets of norton hall to tell a story. i also bought my first guitar for $25. is it was an important part of my life. it is so relaxing to play the guitar every day for 20 years. top dog here in berkeley -- [applause] that inspired me. my computer design so much. top dog, a hotdog was then a different price, but three dollars for a hotdog, you don't have to figure out some pennies for tax. $.50 for a gun to my dollar 50 for a drink. nice simple amounts. learn the have to extra fringe details that an accountant will tell you is in portland. it is so simple and nice for the buyer. i like to put that simplicity into all of my designs. make them so simple that the person does not have to do as much work or think as much. get the details out of the way. the purpose of engineering is to build devices that make our h

at the berkeley marina. the call came in around 1:30.on tuesday, polcie say a moer that when he went the facility he was molested by the stranger. >> we believe he took off on foot. immediately, authorities fanned out - they searched all cars coming in and out of the area. talking to residents about the suspect. fifth and went through several nearby encampments. >> we thought to harbor masters and some have said that sounds familiar to them in terms ups some of the encampments but we do not have any names. >>terisa: as far as the victim. >>>> he is getting hospital attention >>terisa: i just heard from the berkeley police department who say they are still very much actively out ser suspect and they're asking the public if you know of this person or if you see the description around area, please call them immediately. reporting live here in a berkeley, terisa estacio, kron4 news. >>pam:developing tonight--- an 11 year old girl is missing from east palo alto. these are photos of alejandra oliveros magallon. sh

i can tell yout that berkeley police have increased their patrols. we have seen them driving by this park. this is the bathroom where the boy says he was sexual assaulted. the man's description quite unusually. hair partially dyed green. the boy says the man touched him inappropriately in a bathroom at the berkeley marina right near adventure playground. he told his mom who called police. berkeley police were out overnight and this morning making their presence known. this morning some parents were at the park knowing what had happened. the report set off a huge manhunt yesterday afternoon with berkeley police and fish and game. they checked out cars leaving the area, launched a helicopter but couldn't find him. i spoke with a mom who says she saw the police activity at the leader. >> we were here during the day and decided to leave when the police started surrounding and go back to another playground. we are back this morning. >> why did you decide to come back? >> we are not going to let it ruin our vacation. i don't have fear of a perpetrator beca

a fiery ending it a high-speed chase in berkeley. how two sheriff's patrol cars got stuck following a suspect. >> i'm linda yee live in pacifica where a man tries to kidnap a little girl only he never expected what happened next. i'll have a report. >> low clouds dense fog now surging onshore, cooler days ahead. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and light traffic so far at the foggy golden gate bridge. i'll have details on your monday commute in a few minutes. >> good monday morning, it is june 17th. i'm anne makovec, frank is off. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:00. >>> breaking news out of south san jose this morning where a deadly crash has shut down an intersection. the fire department says someone called 911 about 2 a.m. to report a vehicle hitting several parked cars near pearl and hillsdale. this is a live look at the scene. one person was dead at the scene. we are there and we'll let you know when police plan to reopen the intersection. >>> and breaking news in berkeley this morning. a police chase ends with two contra c

kpix 5's linda yee is at u.s -- uc berkeley with that explanation. >> reporter: ken, that supreme court decision has no direct effect in california, at least the public schools and universities here because voters decided 15 years ago that race should have no place in enrollment preferences. >> students on uc campuses have diverse backgrounds, but not because of their ethnic makeup. prop 209 passed by voters in 1996 banned the practice of race preference enrollment. uc now uses what is called race neutral methods in accepting freshman. >> grades, s.a .t scores, grow jack, diversity, whether or not -- geographic diversity, whether or not that student is the first in their family to attend college. special talents they have. >> it is a system pushed by the ward who has been out spoken against affirmative action calling it another form of racial discrimination. he is disappointed withed to's supreme court decision. >> that is a disappointment to us, but it's better than a poke in the eye, i would say. >> but uc disagrees. in fact, it filed a brief with the supreme court arguing that since

castro valley 70. 63 in berkeley. of seventies in union city. turning our attention to the south bay a mild day with 10 catches below the seasonal average. los gatos 79. 74 san jose. >> heading to the peninsula san francisco high of 63 degrees. mid-70s in redwood city. >> last, but not least turning to the north bay. mostly sunny skies for later today. napa 78. . 79 degrees rather, or mid-70s in sonoma. >> your extended forecast shows warm weather to the weekend. we're getting close to triple digits territory. tim tours will start to cool a gradual cool weather is to start the next work week. >> traffic around the bay area looking good now looking at any hot spots. a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. >> a great ride for those of you working your way out the east bay into the city. marin ride to knock on and we're not seeing any delays got all plaza. >> cemetery ridge drive time 12 to 13 minutes. south bound 101 delay free coming out of the north bay. focusing on the traffic maps. looking good in san francisco. a lot of gree

we have calls in to berkeley police overnight. they are telling us they are following up on leads and have been. so far, nothing has panned out. they may have more information later this morning. live in berkeley christie smith, "today in the bay." >> a fremont kidnapping suspect making his first court appearance today after police say he snuck inside a teenage girl's car with the intent to sexually assault her. some of the ordeal was caught on surveillance camera. marla tellez live outside the fremont hall of justice where the suspect will answer to a long list of charges. >> reporter: when the guy shows up to court here in fremont he will face six felony charges including kidnapping with the intent to commit rape assault with a deadly weapon and also false imprisonment and robbery. we can show you what he looks, like, too. hard to forget the mugshot because he's smiling here. 23-year-old aaron roy of free plont. police say on monday morning, roy snuck into the 16-year-old victim's car while she shopped inside a lucky's grocery s

and into the water at berkeley and quite apart. the suspect escaped a vehicle and was seen swimming in a quiet park and eventually surrendered to chp shortly after leather p.m.. no was hurt in the incident. not a lot going on right now. the shooting at the marina that left one person dead. according to the vallejo police station, they stay at or about 7:00 last night they received a call of disturbance here at the marina. one of officers finally made it out around 8:00 last night and that's when they discovered that there was a disturbance. in fact it was a physical altercation going on up on one of the boats. there are confronted by a man in his '40's at some point during the competition, the suspect pulled out a weapon and pointed at one of the police officers. at that point the police officer pulled his service revolver and fired it at the suspect. the suspect was taken to a local hospital where he was ultimately pronounced dead at that hospital. as far as the investigation goes, the district attorney's office along with a valle

in addition we are staying closely a connected to the berkeley police reporting live in berkeley to recess estacio kron 4 news. >> catherine: we are getting a better look at the neighborhood since the word whole streets were while fire had burned and there is nothing left. the black forest fire as they call it give you a closer look a lot of large and expensive homes up in flames the black forest fire has burned as many as 100 homes. 7000 people have been evacuated from 2600 homes because of this fire. zero containment. other areas of that are also fighting wildfires in clinical tests cup including in mexico. kingston haazig has been evacuated. in december 91 national forest about 85 mi. east of los angeles, that fire is now 30 percent contained. pam? >> catherine: construction will resume thurdsday on the new 49ers >> pam: stadium in santa clara. right now, it's suspended due to a deadly accident on the job. an elevator worker was crushed to death yesterday. the project director says building will begin at 6:45 am tomorrow. after a meeting with all 12-hindred employees about the tragic da

at the berkeley marina. >> this is the second day of the search of the man who attacked a 10-year old boy. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more from the marina. >> here is the playground. it is very popular. it opens at 11. police are keeping a close eye on it. look what this boy did. this is where you play. the bathroom is over this hill, easy for parents to say go to the bathroom but it is out of e. >> become with police officers made themselves visible at the marina after the attack on a child would said he was inappropriately touched by a man inside the bathroom. the attack was on a mother's mind preparing for a program for kids that relies on the bathrooms. >> not everyone likes the portables. if we have an countyist we might use that bathroom. >> the incident will change how she handles breaks. >> i wouldn't do that now, no, no way. >> police checked every car yesterday afternoon after the assault looking for a black man with blond air with green streaks. police are following up on leads. mid-morning, we sent one. carla thinks she saw the man in downtown berkeley. >> i wal

kpix 5's sue kwon is at the berkeley marina where a boy was attacked in a restroom. sue. >> reporter: good morning. yes, this morning, we are told that berkeley police are still searching for the suspect in this incident. a mother told police that a boy went here to this public bathroom next to shorebird park here at the

someone broke no a berkeley amendmentary -- into a berkeley elementary school and killed two chickensens that were part of a project. they told the daily cal, the suspects went to the kanged coop and -- caged coop and way toed two of five chickens. days later, they found the birds buried on top. each other with a wooden cross on top of the grave. >>> 7:11. a guide dog helps save the day and save lives in the north bay. >> he kind of alerted me that there was something pretty bad happening behind us. >> that's for sure. what happened in san rafael that created such a close call. >> he told me it was the safest job he's been on. >> devastated family members speak out after a man is killed at the 49er stadium site. >>> it will be sunny. temperatures not warming up that much. 60s, 70s and 80s. looks like a nice day. >>> construction is on hold at the 49ers stadium in santa clara after a worker died on the job yesterday. still not clear what led up to the death of 63-year-old donald white, you see him here, with one of his sons. the long-time 49er fan worked as an elevator mechanic more than

berkeley police want your help to find a prowler accused of sexual assault in berkeley, a 33-year-old john anthony martin broke into a woman's bedroom while sleeping and fondled her. police say he got in the build ing on sunday morning and wandered through several rooms before reaching the victim. she yell asked he ran away. he is 6' 6" and 280 pounds with brown hair. on this friday morning we want a check of the weather with mike nicco. >> a lot of sunshine. a lot of warmth before the hazy develops over the weekend and possibly "spare the air" tomorrow and sunday and monday. the east bay valley have the poorest air quality. it is mild so far at 57 at ocean boulevard and forest hills and 59 downtown and 61 through the officerry building. a lost 50's and 60's and the warmest is belmont and union city at 63 and walnut creek is 67 and pittsburg is 74 and american canyon is around 63 and 65. at sutro tower look how clean the air is toward the port of oakland. the next 12 hours we have patchy fog at the coast this morning. temperatures are already above average at noon with a couple of hou

berkeley's world renowned restaurant h march when an >>> slow cooking fans can rejoice today. berkeley's world renound restaurant has been closed since march when an electrical fire did damage. restaurant did open briefly friday evening for a special fund-raising dinner but today now serving meals to everyone. >>> your monday grocery list just got longer. >> tony has a few best buys. >> it's time for best buys. freshest and healthiest and save money. so many beautiful blueberries. make sure they are dark blue and big. those are the best ones. $1.99 for a large pint. that is a great deal. blueberries are so good. peaches. these are southern peaches. not california peaches. they are available everywhere. and the prices are fantastic. you can find them for 99 cents a pound. peppers. stuff them, grill them. they are everywhere. prices are very in expensive. find them for $0.89 a pound. some has high as $1.99. examples of this week's best buys. eat fresh, stay healthy and save money. i'm tony tantillo your fresh grocer. >> suddenly lands on a small town. >> new series premiering to

westbound 80, berkeley and emeriville. entire maze and apropose to the bay bridge, no problem earlier crash i told you about, chp on scene, this is pinole valley road. the police department shut down the on ramp to westbound 80 because of the crash. reports of one car over off the roadway and down an embankment a bit. reports of minor injuries as well. that's the initial update. we have a smooth flow on the freeway but we'll track that. check the upper east shore. south bay moves smoothly. look at 101. 680. a typical flow for this time of morning. >> thank you. >>> 4:56. >> a california army wife looking to fight deportation now. we'll let you know why her baby boy would be forced to go wither. >> the condition of the giant's fan nearly beat tonight death at dodger stadium. why he's no longer at a rehab facility. >>> berkeley police on the lookout for a man who sexually assaulted a young boy in a park bathroom. i'm christie smith. i'll have this man's unusual description coming up. >> honey, what's wrong? someone's chasing

and i am going to uc berkeley. >> >> hi, my name is (inaudible) and i attend galaleo academy and i will be attending uc irvine in the fall. >> good evening, everyone, my name is (inaudible) and i am attending galaleo high school and in the fall i am going to uc berkeley thank you. >> hi, my name is wendy and i am going to be graduating from mission high school tomorrow, and i am going to berkeley as well. >> >> okay. >> thank you. >> so are we ready for the san francisco alliance of black school educaters? >> yes. >> so please come to the podium and do you have students with you? >> yes. bring them with you. >> >> good evening to everyone and to our president and for the superintendent and all board president and to sister ester and to all present, we would like to thank you for this opportunity to announce that on may 9th we gave away, 13 scholarships. and we have one recipient that is here with us this afternoon that we would like to introduce her. hi, my name is anna and i am graduating mission as well tomorrow, and i am going to san francisco state. >> thank you. >> thank you. so mu

a smooth commute here drive time 10 minutes from berkeley to berkeley. >> and the bridges no hot spots. the commute to the bay bridge is as good at is it gets. >> the ride to the san mateo bridge heading from the nimitz freeway looks great out hayward. the ride to the golden gate bridge looks good through marin county. no delays or 101 southbound with a 25 man drive time from highway 37 to the toll plaza of the golden gate. >> thank you george. >> lawmakers are voicing their confusion and concern, and some are calling for an end to sweeping surveillance programs by the u.s. spy agencies after receiving an unusual briefing on the governor's yearlong collection of all records and internet usage. fbi, legal and intelligence officials briefed the entire whithouse yesterday's in an attempt to sued outrage over national security agency programs to collect millions of americans phone and internet records. says they were revealed last week, the programs have spurred a distrust of the obamas administration from around the world. >> google is asking the federal government for permission to publi

the berkeley marina yesterday. they hope the suspects unique hairstyle help police find him. mike pelton is live with the details. >> the suspect has blonde hair with green streaks annette. they say the unique peristyle hope helps make him easily identifiable. there are a handful of police officers driving through the marine not as they continued their search for the suspect. the rest of behind me is where this incident took place yesterday afternoon. it is right next to a playground. around 1:30 p.m. a child went into use the rest room and when he came out he notified family members that someone had touched them and appropriately. authorities swarmed to this area and here is video from yesterday as they searched the entire area. officers from multiple agencies looking through this area for the suspect. they searched all cars leaving the marina. authorities also walked through homeless camp nearby. despite the use of helicopters, and dirt bikes they were unable to find him. the age ranges from 20 to 50 years old bu

the search is focused around the berkeley marina on university avenue. sky 7 was overhead as an officer looked through every vehicle. police think he could still be in the yeah after the assault described as african-american with blond hair and green streaks. >> weird to happen in the middle of the day on a police where so much foot traffic. >> police say the child is physically okay and with his family. we will have much more in a report next half hour with abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield. >> new details in the worker killed at the 49ers stadium. construction work at site is shut down today. officials are investigating the tragedy. matt keller is at the stadium. matt? >> it has been 24 hours since the fatal accident. workers are kept away from the site. last night the city council made a statement at the meeting. >> we express our sincere sympathy to the friends, co-workers relatives and family of donald white. >> a moment silence followed in honor of 63-year-old donald white who died while working on the ground floor of the elevator shaft on the east

in berkeley, philippe djegal, kron4 news. >>james: a bold atm of theft in oakland has police searching for suspects. the incident happened yesterday around 330 in the morning on the 76 stations on park boulevard. as you can see in the surveillance camera, the suspect ran they pick truck into the gas station, pull the atm out and loaded it into the truck. no one was injured and the thieves stole nothing else. the store owner said he has had minor break-ins in the past but nothing like this. the incident did not hinder the store owner from opening for business yesterday. the fbi is asking for the public's help in finding a fugitive who may be looking for a job as a software engineer and san francisco and san jose areas. authorities say bruce marshall is wanted for mail fraud. marshall is accused of creating a fake company in convincing a previous employer to hire its service. he then collect the more the $100,000 in cash. marsh also goes by the name francois marshall and francois delacroix. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if

accident conceded to berkeley. the suspect eventually drove off the road way into the water near as be avenue and into the water and berkeley aquatics part. the suspect escaped and the vehicle was seen swimming in aquatic park and eventually surrendered to chp surely after 1130 know what was heard the internet. >> a vallejo police officers using kill unarmed suspect on a bolt just after 7 last night police responded to reports of all-out fight inside a bolt in the marin at 42 robert way. when their arrived, a man is '40's, pointed the weapon at one officer. the officer drew his gun and shot the man. >> delivered by a hospital. the police officer was not injured and has been placed on leave of the program as they see as a debt. >> a toddler is dead and two adult sisters entered after iraqi crash in fremont yesterday. it happen around 1:00 p.m. on possible roger park row betwepaeo padre parkwan chad in bourne drive and dorne place. police believe the red hot was speeding when one of the road way it hit a tree. the ve

it happened in the berkeley marina just after 1:30 this afternoon. police launched a suspect search by ground and air. officers were stopping cars leaving the area for any tips. >>> a deadly accident has put a stop to all construction work at the 49ers' new stadium. donald white was working in the bottom of an elevator shaft when a counterweight came crashing down and killed him. more than 1,000 workers were sent home following that accident. multiple agencies are conducting separate investigations now. construction would resume on thursday. >>> if you work in san francisco, wesley leer would like to see less of you at your job. they are pushing to get employers to use more employee-friendly schedules. >> reporter: there's chuck, a girl, and adrian, a man. if terra has one issue or another, they should be able to ask for shifting schedules. that's what supervisors david chu believes and has introduced a law -- >> that would allow employees do request of their employers a more flexible working arrangement. >> reporter: her schedule doesn't leave much

kpix 5's sue kwon is at the berkeley marina where a boy was attacked in a restroom. sue. >> reporter: good morning. yes, this morning, we are told that berkeley police are still searching for the suspect in this incident. a mother told police that a boy went here to this public bathroom next to shorebird park here at the end of university avenue and this happened about 1:30. a man was inside the bathroom and allegedly molested or fondled him. police brought in several different law enforcement groups and they searched for foot, by dirt bike and helicopter inspecting cars leaving the area. the special victims units spoke with the boy. the suspect description is unusual, an african-american man with blonde hair with green streaks. we don't know at this point if it was a wig or his hair dyed. but that's the extent of the description. it's quiet though morning. the bathrooms are closed. reporting live in berkeley, back to you. >> sue, have you seen any searchers out there this morning? >> you know, they have been out all night. this area is a regional park area. there ar

sizzler. >> reporter: we're live in berkeley where a man

berkeley area. slower drive and metering lights are on at the toll plaza. big backup as you're coming down out of pinole and in toward richmond. carlton, accident has cleared from the roadway. that big backup has lasted there. that will probably stick around. fortunately, a lighter volume through the east bay as well. still slowing, guys. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> 6:50. crews have pulled an suv out of the water at berkeley aquatic park. it ended up there following an overnight chase. officers started to follow a black suv about 10:30 last night. the chase made its way through berkeley ending that at that aquatic park. the driver was able to get out of the vehicle and swim his way become to shore on his own. officers then took him into custo custody. no word yet on the charges he will be facing. chp tells us they believe he might have had a run-in with san francisco police before the chase. >>> more details overnight. an armed man on a boat was killed after an officer fired shots in self-d

we put in calls to the berkeley police department to get an update on the search. we're live this morning in berkeley, ktvu news. >>> a man accused of kidnapping a girl and attempting to rape her. he hid in a 167-year-old girl's car -- 16-year-old girl's car. he then forced her at knifepoint. the teen escaped and got help. they identified the boy from a fingerprint found on the car. >>> construction is on hold this morning after the death of a worker. investigators are still trying to figure out what led to the death of 63-year-old donald white pictured here with one of his four sons. he worked as an elevator mechanic for 40 years. he was standing on a ladder yesterday morning when he was hit and killed by a counter weight. white's sons are among those looking for answers. >> i just kind of really want to know what happened. he's a big guy and he knows where to be and where to go. >> construction work at the stadium site will resume tomorrow morning. >> the 49ers have issued a statement saying that their thoughts and prayers are with the family. >>> investigating a

berkeley had been fairly undistinguished center of theoretical physics. within ten years, by the end of 1930s, oppenheimer had built it up into one of the lead, if not the leading schools of theoretical physics in the united states, and in the process, made the united states a far bigger player on the world stage. he did that by -- with his charisma, intelligence. he went to summer schools, met the best graduates, persuaded them to come to berkeley, and so within a few years, some of the best graduate students in physics were gravitating to berkeley to do their ph.d with onen home and robert serber, who became a close friend, as did many of his students. and one thing that really helped is that at the same time at berkeley was earnest lawrence, not a great theoretical physicist but won a nobel prize for a very important invehicles, cycletron, and lawrence attracted big funding to berkeley, to build ever bicker cycletrons and it was the beginning of the period of big science. but what that allowed at berkeley was a kind of arrangement where lawrence was --

>>pam: breaking news off berkeley. a police looking for suspects who reportedly assaulted a young child and a public restroom at the berkeley marina. police described the crime as a sexual assault. you're looking at aerial video of the scene from our helicopter partnership with abc seven news. police continuing their search there. we have a crew on the way and we will bring you the latest information on our newscast at 6:00 p.m.. now for today's market update. today after a volatile day of trading. here are the closing numbers. the dow fell 116 points to close at 15,122. the nasdaq fell 36 points. and the s-and-p 500 dropped 16 points. >>jacqueline: rb to users are >>vicki ♪ apple enthusiasts are a little upset by that. but there i tunes radio was overwhelming but they did not make a big deal about it. that's good for pandora which is based locally. they're not making a big deal, kind of way to the game. nothing flashy or innovative with items ready. --itunes radio. now we wait for back-to-school. they have to have a

live from berkeley i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> guests at a motel six went running for safety. the grass fire began after 7:00 p.m. yesterday. fire crews ran from room to room evacuating guests were forced to leave everythin behind. one person fell in the parking lot and taken to the hospital with minor injuries and motel guests had to make other arrangements to stay. >>> a man accused of running a brothel with his wife out of a south san francisco apartment is due in court today. agents raided the apartment on mclellan drive yesterday. 49-year-old zhi liu are accused of trafficking women from boston and new york. >> tomorrow afternoon there will be a hearing to exam the source of funds. so person cannot use ill gotten gapes to post their own bail. >> the wife is still on the run. authorities say the couple operated a brothel from a san bruno apartment. >>> we're also learning more about the death of a six-year- old boy who was killed in a dog attack in union city. the family's own pit bull attacked and killed six-year- old nee. the deadly attack came when the boy and o

tonight at 11:00, a murder, robbery and assault in berkeley . on saturday police say a man and a woman were pistol-whipped and robbed by two men just before 3:00 in the morning on june 2nd just after midnight. on may 12, 21-year-old alberto silva was found dead in the same area. the berkeley police department has jurisdiction over that area and they say silva suffered from gunshot wounds. they are looking for two persons of interest, but no arrests. >>> visitors are surprised by the string of crime. >> reporter: on a sunny day, it's tough to beat this view from the berkeley views. on a daily basis people park here for the peace and quiet. >> we come up here to enjoy the view and the scenes. >> reporter: while visitors take pictures, a memorial for a man murdered here last hoe blade serves as a reminder that no area is immune to crime. >> in such a beautiful place with amazing summer days, you wouldn't think this would happen but there is people out there who will do that and it's scary. you have to be careful. i am shocked. i thought this was pl

oakland police contributed 83 runners to help carry the flame of hope to the berkeley a -- to the berkeley/albany border. they say it's a good way to give back. >> it's something that doesn't get enough attention. we wanted to highlight the connection between the police department and the community. >> this is a -- this is a year- round fund-raising event. the opd team has raised at least $12,000 so far. >>> cute on the news at 5:00 -- today on the cruise at 5:00 we're expecting to hear from the family of a young man shot and killed after getting in a car accident in downtown oakland. their new appeal for represent and what's happening with the reward money. >>> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we'll tell you the next time news breaks. be sure to join us again at 5:00. we're always here for you -- for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. elizabeth: catalonia, one of europe's most interesting territories. with beautiful city beaches, incredible art and architecture, amazing outdoor adventures, gravity-defying theme parks, and historic medieval villages. this week i'm in spain

he also dropped out of school at berkeley and then returned more than a decade later. this is about 15 minutes. >> thank you very much. you have made when you can refer to steam or something like that. ,he proudest moment of my life i think two pictures i have seen. it was my graduation day at this campus. i have never said otherwise. my wife and i were both a little bit mathematical. i will not make a profound speech, because the ideas you get in your own head are where the real profound this comes from. my wife and i are mathematical. when we go to a hotel, we judge the room by the room number. this time i was turned to me and said, 409, it is too squared and three squared. we got a good room. i will give you a little homework episode, is there ever a full moon on the same day everywhere on earth? thing about that on your own time. [laughter] another thing i get my mind, the tassels on the right right when i graduated from birth, and we graduated and moved it to the left. i assume this must be a standard role of universities. when the internet came along, and lifted

a berkeley couple taking their voice and making history. less than an hour ago, shortly after the ninth circuit court lifted a stay on same-sex marriage in california, the berkeley couple who challenged the ban tide the knot. kris perry and sandy stier sued to overturn proposition l. kamala harris performed the ceremony. they are the first same-sex couple legally married in california since 2008. >> by the authority vested in me by the state of california i now declare you spouses for life. >> the measure that banned same- sex marriage in california was found unconstitutional. the supreme court ruled on wednesday that the parties who try to uphold the ban did not have legal standing to do so. perry and stier will be sending part of their honeymoon in san francisco. david stevenson was there for the ceremony he'll join us live at 6:00 tonight. >>> the san francisco city clerk's office will stay open until 8:00 tonight for people to take out marriage licenses. the alameda county clerk just closed at 5:30. the santa clara county clerk will be

they met in 1958 as international students at uc berkeley and little did they know 50 years later berkeley native ben affleck would threat thrust them back in the international spotlight. >> i need you to help me make a movie. >> it is a fascinating story and so many americans and people around the world knew about the hostage crisis but not this breakaway group of americans. >> the essence of the story is that six u.s. diplomates escaped out of the side door of the embassy after moving around, looking for some sanctuary three days after that they phoned a colleague of mine. they said can canada get some help? >> they not only helped they saved the americans. they were hidden and protected by ken and pat. ken was the canadian ambassador to iran. >> why put your life on the line, you and your wife. this wasn't a few nights, by several weeks housing these americans. >> three months. i think with respect to the canadians, i'm not suggesting that we're anymore courageous or valiant or what have you than any other country but to us there was no discussion. there was no discussion with respect t

the iconic berkeley restaurant heavily damaged by a fire four months ago. tonight's dinner costing between $1,000 to $2,500 per person. >>> newly released autopsy results confirm award winning actor james gandolfini died of a heart attack it happened earlier this week while on vacation in rome. gandolfini was just 51 years old. we are awaiting a press conference to start any moment from a gandolfini family friend. >>> former enron ceo jeffrey skilling in court trying to get his sentence reduced. a federal judge expected to approve a deal that could free skilling in as little as four years in exchange skilling would drop all appeals and clear the way for more than $41 million to be distributed to the victims of enron's financial collapse. >>> stocks were absolutely hammered again yesterday a full day after the fed said it would eventually stop propping up the economy. >> scott mcgrew is working on it, can't really figure out why it took investors so long to notice. >> this is such a mystery to me, jon. on wednesday, midday, middle of the week the fed says wh

>>darya: are right, new this morning a developing story out of berkeley. a police chase involving contra costa county sheriff's deputies. this started just before 4 this morning on olinda and castro ranch roads en el so brown today-- el sobrante when a deputy saw the driver of a black lexus with no lights on. here's the deal from the scene. the deputy tried to stop the vehicle but the driver took off toward berkeley. the chase lasted nearly 15 minutes in being at frontage road at university avenue agreed to drive the getaway. >>james: will tran is on the scene of another accident with an update. >>will: the first car they plan to remove is the victim's car and we do know that in happened at about 2:00 this morning, and 80 year-old driver and four year-old passenger. of the 40 year-old passenger died-- 18- year old driver and 40- year old passenger. we got a chance to talk to a woman whose car was hit after the chain reaction. here's what she had to say about the damage. >>mark: >> i was about. i cannot believe that one small car could do that much damage.

an investigation goes on in berkeley into an early morning house fire right there. started shortly after midnight at this home. the flames spread from the basement to the attic. luckily no one was hurt. >>> proposed peace talks betweenth united states and the taliban may be in jeopardy. the president of afghanistan just announced he will not be involved in those talks unless the u.s. gets out of it first. afghan leader hamid karzai is angry that the taliban and u.s. started these talks without including his government. >>> in 15 minutes from right now president obama is due to deliver a major speech on nuclear weapons. he's in berlin germany now. according to the white house the president will propose cutting the u.s. and russian nuclear weapons stockpiles by up to one-third. >>> we are learning more about the death of a six-year-old boy who was killed in a dog attack in union city. investigators say the family's own pit bull attacked and killed six-year-old nisa. the deadly attacked happened monday morning when they were playing with the dog in the backyard. relati

richmond and berkeley -- richmond and berkeley are at the top related and it could put them in generality from general. it shows the massive repair job taking place right now. and caltrans will let us know if they will be able to open during the labor day weekend. >>> and it will be a wet day and we the roads for the weekend. >> good morning everybody, let's go out and take a look at what it looks like out there. traffic is moving along okay here so far on and no major problems as you drive through. the you think knows and no problem on the deck of the way brim looks very good getting to highway 17. >>> heavier amounts have been up in the north and generally about an inch, some of the higher elevations are in the north bay. a lot of the drizzle, 60s on the temperture, there is a lot of humidity in the area. there are still areas getting rain and some of the stated dam beam does not pick up quiet rain and in the santa cruz mountains it is if and then this looks like the lasp glassp and this is not a cold system by any stretch of the imagination but it is giving us cloud cover and light rai

reporting live from berkeley i'm tara moriarty. >>> time is 6:47. innocent bystander shot in 2011 by san francisco police may be close to reaching a settlement with the city. the san francisco examiner says the police commission is expected to vote soon on a $50,000 setment for jessica ray roast key. >>> a natural gas leak tied up traffic and forced hundred people to evacuate. it happened at about noon yesterday when construction workers accidentally hit a pg&e line at fourth and folsom. police shut down several blocks in the area. a convention at the most cone knee center was evacuated. >>> a woman intentionally lifted the lid offer a concord storm drain and jumped in. a contra costa county sheriffs deputy says he was looking down at her when she suddenly ran down a sewage tunnel. that is when firefighters james kell was lower into the drain to track her down. the woman was hoisted up and taken to a hospital for evaluation. >>> starting today because of fire danger open burns will be banned in several bay area counties. the bans take effects at 8:0

a young boy at the berkeley marina. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more on the search for the man. amy? >> it would be harm to -- hard to hide in a cried. police are gone. it is quiet. there is no crime tape around the bathroom where the assault happened but police had a quick response. look at the video from 1:30 in the afternoon. she started searching cars. police used a helicopter and motorcycles and dirt bikes. a 10-year old boy was sexually assaulted. he was playing on a popular spot for kids when he went to the bathroom and sexually assaulted. it was tough news for the parents to absorb. >> i have been here my whole life and never heard of figure like that happening. i am shocked. it is pretty safe. >> the man was hiding here it is thought and they checked the area where homeless people hang out and it would be harm for hid to hide. he would standout in a describe described as a black man with monday air with green streaks. no arrests have been made. police are asking if you know anything or spot anyone tha

avenue in berkeley. bill taken as a few minutes ago. the fire is out berkeley fire in oakland fire remain on scene. everyone was taken out of the building no one seriously hurt. it is unclear where hotel guest to resign because the building is now uninhabitable >> new this morning out of princeton university in new jersey there has been a bomb threat to multiple unspecified campus buildings. students and faculty have been ordered to evacuate the capital all university offices. if we will continue to bring you the details on is that we get the into the newsroom. >> 937 would back with more couple minutes of live look at walnut creek as george keep you posted on hot spots. >>940 is the time. let us an update on hot spot. still tracking the delays for the 680 for the san ramon valley in the north bound direction. southbound at the is clearing out nicely. the northbound back up is not clearing is still backed up into san ramon. now at sycamore valley road in the north bound direction there is a report of a f

[laughter] [applause] i was lucky to have a car here at berkeley. i would drive groups of us down, so many of us. some would crouch down in the foot of the passenger seat. i would drive down most weakens to tijuana, by those firecrackers. the carpets of norton hall to tell a story. i also bought my first guitar for $25. is it was an important part of my life. it is so relaxing to play the guitar every day for 20 years. top dog here in berkeley -- [applause] that inspired me. my computer design so much. top dog, a hotdog was then a different price, but three dollars for a hotdog, you don't have to figure out some pennies for tax. $.50 for a gun to my dollar 50 for a drink. nice simple amounts. you do not have to learn the extra fringe details that an accountant will tell you is in portland. it is so simple and nice for the buyer. i like to put that simplicity into all of my designs. make them so simple that the person does not have to do as much work or think as much. get the details out of the way. the purpose of engineering is to build devices that

san francisco 70, 75 berkeley, 76 in oakland. yes, summer officially arrives tonight as the sun rays directly shine on the tropic of cancer. we'll undergo this period of the longest amount of daylight over the next 24 hours. then after that, that sunrise will begin to, well, come a little bit later on in the morning. so there you see by sunday, clouds return. chance of showers monday and tuesday. i'm pretty much sold on it. we'll just have to wait and see on maybe some timing changes for tomorrow. >> but first this beautiful summer weekend. >> right on time. >> thanks. >>> well, there's one thing we learned, it's that the bay area produces some of the smartest young people you'll a find anywhere. >> tonight's story is about a teenager who didn't move here until just a few months ago, but he says he's never felt more at home. garvin thomas joins us with the story. >> he's a post baccalaureate fellow. it's someone who is done with college but has plans to go on to graduate school. having them around the lab is nothing different. it

live look outside shows you how things are shaping up for berkeley. westbound 80, a glow to the lights. i'll check with chp so they'll tell me what's going on. i'll check it out. >> i know you have connections, too. all right, mike, thanks. >>> in a few minutes, more traffic news for you. new car pool lanes officially open form south bay commuters. it's already opened. it opened at 5:00. new hov lane restrictions went into effect for interstate 880 between highway 101 in san jose and 237 in milpitas, the $70 million project added car pool lane to the southbound on-ramp from brokaw. share engineers will start timing where the backups have been snarled during the entire project. >>> a tough night for a lot of people. the central coast went dark for several hours overnight after a widespread power outage affected more than 145,000 customers. the outage happened at about 9:30 last night, stretching from the beach down of dam brie yeah to santa maria county. the outage forcing the police department to switch to generator power. extra officers were called i

for san francisco, go 70 for you. 87 in santa rosa. 76 in berkeley. on the seven-day forecast, temperatures do start to cool off as we mention as that fog returns saturday and sunday with 70s inland and 60s at the coastline. and as summer officially begins next week, wouldn't you know it, we have more temperatures that will feel more spring-like than summer-like. mother nature hasn't made up her mind in three years here in the bay area. looks like summer is going to be just as wacky. >> it's a three-year forecast. that's my prediction. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >>> up next, a part of our local history lost to time. her story coming up. >>> one of the last survivors of the 1906 san francisco earthquake has died. winnie hook passed away on tuesday at the age of 107. she is shown here in a picture from the 2012 dinner honoring the survivors. winnie's passing leaves us with just two remaining survivors of that earthquake. 107-year-old william del monte, and 111 ruth neuman. >>> a very big win for a pint-sized fighter. the little girl who won a nationa