next uc president. but as sal castanedo reports live from san francisco, some people are angry with that choice and plan to make their voices heard. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. protesters are already gathered here in front of the ucsf mission bay campus. the group made up of uc students and employees are not happy with janet napolitano as the new uc president. >> i'm an undocumented student and janet napolitano has been no friend of immigrants. i think it's unfair that my university which i'm very proud to be of would be considering somebody who is considered to be very anti-immigrant. >> reporter: the nomination of napolitano came to a surprise as many. she was chosen after a special regents committee selected her out of a reported field of nearly 300 candidates. her appointment has garnered national attention. she's expected toen confirmed easily -- to be confirmed easily. many have been wondering if she has enough experience to do the job. gavin newsom is in favor of the a

a woman of open mindedness. >> the uc berkeley students made headlines because she will be the first practicing muslim to serve as student regent. she is controversial because of the issues she's supported prior to that appointment. she had called on uc to boycott all companies affiliated with israeli military or israeli settlements on the west bank. uc reekent said conot vote for her. >> if you want a list countries that have human rights issues you've got probably country that's are worse than israel. >> lung promised to work with her. here is what she said about the investigation. >> i may have my own personal opinion about that situation but those have nothing to do with my work as a student reej yeent who worries some is deviciveness her actions have created in march supporting a resolution condemning a so called it lamb phobic hate speech delivered at uc santa cruz. she says it went beyond the definition of free expression. the committee which selected her is comprised of two regents, two are jewish. >> the committee would not have selected her if we thought she was antisemitic

we are live outside uc san francisco where the regents meat today. scott? >> yeah, we are outside where the regents met but it was a meeting open to the public and plenty of people attended to make their voices heard. at one point protesters got too rowdy for security and several scuffles broke out inside. we're told that as many as six people were arrested and at least two of them say that they are students at the uc. now, janet napolitano herself spoke today. she said she will start her new position in september, and she addressed the protesters, saying she understands their concerns about issues like immigration and promises to make the uc system open to all. >> look, i would say to those students, documented or undocumented, we welcome all students to the university of california. we are here -- we're in the business of education. and i will be an advocate for that. i will be an advocate in sacramento. i will be an advocate in washington, d.c. >> reporter: the regents released a few details about napolitano's job including the salary of $570,000 a year,

. >> uc regents meet to confirm their first female president. why some students think janet napolitano will make their lives harder. >> starting out with some low clouds and fog but we are getting ready for some heat. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and metering lights are on now over at the bay bridge toll plaza. where do the delays begin? we'll let you know coming up. >>> thank you, liz. good morning, everyone. it's thursday, july 18. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:00. let's get a look at the weather now with lawrence. >> let's do it. >> yeah, we have some low clouds and fog surging onshore this morning. looks look that is going to break up a little bit earlier on and that means more sunshine coming our way and the temperatures going to start to heat up outside. rite now, you have mostly cloudy skies over the bay clear into concord and noose travis right now so you get the idea that we are going to see more sunshine on the way. numbers now into the 50s. by the afternoon into the 80s almost 90 degrees in morgan hill

. >>> the california uc regents has made it official and confirmed janet napolitano. jana katsuyama live at uc berkeley tonight and tells us napolitano's selection was met with loud protest that escalated to student arrests. >> reporter: the protest happened over at uc mission bay in san francisco. but let me tell you napolitano's job is not going to be easy heading up the 10uc campuses and even this first day of president-elect was marked by controversy. >>> protesters shouted at the uc regents meeting today. prompting dozens of campus police to move in. many were undocumented students concerned about napolitano's job six students were arrested and removed from the room. napolitano later addressed their concerns. >> when the students raise issues i will listen and i will learn. >> reporter: napolitano will become the 20th president of the system and the first female. the latest in the lifetime of firsts for the new york native. she was santa clara's first valedictorian. the first female arizona mayor. >> i come with a history of managing big complex institutions and

. >> uc students asked to be heard on at ktment as president of the uc system. within minutes a group of them disrupted the regent meeting. four cited and later released. napolitano's appointment has been speculated because she maintained an aggressive policy of deportation, today addressing that issue. >> documented or undocumented we welcome all students to the university of california. we're here in the business of education. >> napolitano known in political circles as fixer, many say it's what the uc system needs. >> she has been a leader in every position she's held. >> some are concerned she will be less in tune with values provided equality education for all. still as arizona governor she stress aid need to make state universities arc sesible to the population. >> when you see me in september you'll see a new president who is to quote, fired with enthusiasm. >> janet napolitano had one boss, president obama. now, she will have 26. the uc regents.d>,uÑ napolitanoy been $570,000 more than what she was making or makes as secretary of homeland security. it's

. >>> the california uc regents has made it official and confirmed janet napolitano. jana katsuyama live at uc berkeley tonight and tells us napolitano's selection was met with loud protest that escalated to student arrests. >> reporter: the protest happened over at uc mission bay in san francisco. but let me tell you napolitano's job is not going to be easy heading up the 10uc campuses and even this first day of president-elect was marked by controversy. >>> protesters shouted at the uc regents meeting today. prompting dozens of campus police to move in. many were undocumented students concerned about napolitano's job six students were arrested and removed from the room. napolitano later addressed their concerns. >> when the students raise issues i will listen and i will learn. >> reporter: napolitano will become the 20th president of the system and the first female. the latest in the lifetime of firsts for the new york native. she was santa clara's first valedictorian. the first female arizona mayor. >> i come with a history of managing big complex institutions and

and i heard shouting. >> reporter: 8 students from uc- davis, alex from uc-santa cruz and the teacher have been planning their trip to egypt since the first of the year. they arrived for a month long stay. they were having a good time. >> before that, they managed to climb up here, ride some camels, go on a boat cruise. >> reporter: she was given surprised given egypt's instability that uc went ahead with the trip. was he frightened for his safety? >> no. >> reporter: were you? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the students apparently were reluctant to leave and u.s. authorities had to prompt them to get out. >> sent out another note that said, this evacuation is mandatory. nobody can stay there. >> reporter: so the students want d to stay to stay? >> uhm, he was hoping to go to europe and stay there. >> reporter: summer in europe may not be a bad alternative to the summer in crisis in egypt. reporting live at sfo, don knapp, kpix 5. >> the students paid a little more than $4,000 each for the trip. the u.s. government picks up the tab for the evacuation. >>> poison meatballs making ba

student has been confirmed as the first muslim student representative to the uc board of regents. sadia saifuddin's appointment has generated opposition from jewish groups. they cite her political leanings include support for a student governor bill that called on the university -- a student government bill that called on the university not to fund companies with ties to the israeli military. >>> it's a good day for a walk. >> i think so. we are going to see temperatures starting to warm up. still fog in parts of the bay right now. some of the valleys we are seeing that early on but otherwise we are going to clear things out even some of the valleys in the interior looking clear at this hour. still as we head toward the afternoon becoming mostly sunny and the temperatures slowly warming up but hot weather ahead as we head in toward the weekend. some of these temperatures getting near triple digits in some of the valleys. right now the clouds continuing to hang out over the bay and inland and along the coastline. no drizzle though to be found this morning. the temperatures holding

. >>> the uc regents faced controversy over the stew dent regions. some jewish students came out against the first muslim regent. critics say her calls for the recall -- >> i will be doing a lot of outreach to make sure all student voices and concerned are being addressed. >> she says her priorities during her two years as a student regent are to work on financial aid system reform and to work on making the campus a safe and welcoming environment for all students. >>> we have new information about a wildfire that's burning out of control in riverside you county. officials announced it's grown in size to more than 35 square miles. it has already forced 6,000 people to evacuate. it is located in a rugged mountain terrain, southwest of palm springs. the fire is only 15% contained and moving toward more populated areas. 3,000 firefighters have been brought in to try to stop it. >> they just said get out of the house. we've been running around trying to get the trailer hooked up. i have a business at the house with a lot of products in it. >> the fire is

new follow-up to this uc davis pepper spray incident. police officer fired for his action now seeking disability pay. find out whyth. >> facebook ceo zuckerberg ready to do something he has never done before. >> in the accu-weather forecast center. deepening marine layer cooler than average weather. 7 day forecast just a moychlt everyone wants it. coming up. everyone wants it. coming up. app join the rank of instagram >> former police officer who pepper spray students at protest is seek payment from the state. he was fared for his action but filed a worker compensation claim. we have the story. >> john pike the former uc davis police lieutenant who drew worldwide criticism in 2011 for dousing peacefully sitting student demonstrator with pepper entry want worker compensation for psychiatric injury. former marine sergeant received death threats after video went viral. pike fired year ago after an version found his action was unwarranted. >> it's wrong what he was trying to do. lee was one of the protestors ep pepper sprayed. he and 20 othe

kpix 5's anne makovec is outside uc-san francisco where protestors are gathering right now. anne. >> reporter: regents have been meeting here all morning long. only about a dozen or two protestors have showed up thus far but police are ready for them. you can see the barricades blocking the building where the regents are meeting and will make their final decision at 1:00 this afternoon. if she is confirmed by the 26- member board of regents, janet napolitano will start her job in late september. she has already announced she would step down as homeland security secretary in that case. >> she's a leader, well defined in every capacity. >> reporter: regent and lieutenant governor gavin newsom thinks her political background if the white house and as governor of arizona is a plus. >> to walk into sacramento as if she's been there for decades already an established relationship with the governor and legislative leaders, an advocate as well or better than anyone for state funding. >> she is inheriting a train wreck. >> reporter: the union for university workers are weary after ye

." >>> former homeland security secretary janet napolitano was just appointed president of the uc system. not everybody happy about that decision, though. [ screaming ] >> the voice of one protestor after he barged into the uc regents meeting. kpix 5's len ramirez was there has more on why the protestors are so upset. len. >> reporter: they're upset over janet napolitano's past as homeland security chief and unfair policies regarding immigration. >> she is asking herself if students of color and students of colors are going to be safe in the university. >> reporter: tensions had been high as students voiced their opposition to the regent's nomination of janet napolitano as the new president of the university of california. but those feelings spilled over into a physical confrontation when two students rushed the regents' tables. [ screaming ] >> reporter: uc police officers blocked one student and tackled another before shutting down the meeting. [ screaming ] >> reporter: officers also arrested four other students who refused to disperse the meeting which was at that point declared an u

. >> p uc acknowledging that this is a great service for society for california. people love this service. >>reporter: commissioners vote the judge recommendation in law there is a 30 day public comment period likely to hear an earful from the taxi industry. this is abc 7 news. >> concern count on this. >> bay area veteran finally comes home. up next. is a lawsuit to lost soldier from the korean war plus. >> agent said hang on tight. we'll come get new a minute. close the door. >> it is what happened after the door closed that has this uc student getting a multi-million dollar settlement from the governor. >> i'm spencer in the accu-weather forecast center. there is a warm-up coming our way but not for a few days. accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> also tonight. the mad dash for freedom. incredible jail for freedom. incredible jail br >> remains of hero from the korean war returned home to his bay area family today. 62 years after he went missing in action. the flag draped coffin of army sergeant first class joseph stein berg arrived at the san jose intern

. >> still ahead tonight a new follow up to uc davis pepper spray incidentful a police officer fired for actions now seeking disibility pay. find out why. >> talks in the bart dispute tonight. a note of optimism two sides can possibly avert a second strike. >>> a vacation option you've >>> now, a soldier has become a national hero. he's a staff sargeant in u.s. army listing his hometown as antioch. there is a 3 d video of the camp his heroics made him only the fifth living soldier to be awarded medal of hon yorks the top award for braifrly. abc 7 news is live in ant yk tonight. we understand we spoke with his father. >> we did. he can barely keep emotions in check saying this isn't just great news for him and his family, it's terrific news for him where he grew up. the staff sargeant grew up here in antioch. he began in 1998 when joining marines. he joined the army. he has a host of medals including a purple heart. his deployment and commendations for employment in iraq and afghanistan. his company position was tacked by a taliban force. he also managed to address wounds while under

>> well, she would have been a senior this year here at uc the santa cruz. most friends and classmates are on campus yet but she is being remembered this afternoon in a very special place, a radio station where she spent a lot of time volunteering. anaiis took a broadcasting class and was drawn to going on the air on sunday nights. her specialty ti for world music starting with cajun then cuban, then african music. her professor said she had a deep passion to share her naift music with others and it started with a very first radio show. >> she started doing hosting of her own world music show. she was doing the first time out she decided to do a cajun show. i don't know if she spent time in new orleans but it sounded like it. she was passionate about the music and culture of new orleans. >> other volunteers who knew her are numb after learning about the death. you can see from photos she has fun on the radio ask enjoyed working with other students who had a similar passion. he hopes to find vocal words of her broadcast and hopes to air them as a tribute. >>

. >> and protestors interrupt the uc meeting, the new high profile uc president. >>> good evening. it's thursday, july 18th. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> this is bay area news at 7:00. >> just eight years old, alaysha carradine opened the door. >> someone outside started shooting. alaysha was killed. >> the gunman is at large tonight. >> happening now a vigil at the scene of the crime. eric rasmussen live with reaction from that community tonight >> reporter: of course they want the violence to stop and speak up when they see crime. >> look down the street here. a sizable crowd gathered. >> we've seen a number of police officers, we're counting at least 3 police units that have parked in the street. >> that could be partly because some members of the occupy oakland movement have depart erred tonight and some organizers were not happy about it. >> someone fired six shots just before 11:30 last night. 8-year-old alaysha car radii ne was killed. >> they are expected to survive. >> carradine death is the 54th homicide of the year and should be getting attention from local, state, and even n

i'm here on the campus of uc santa cruz r an interview with black power icon, angela davis. that's what's going on in our world starting now. ♪ remember, it's a black toyota avalon. [ man no way this is an avalon. is there a problem? uh, just some downed power lines up ahead. really? ♪ [ sirens wailing we've got some heat coming. you're good to go. [ female announcer the 2013 toyota avalon. unlike any avalon you've ever seen before. only the name remains. toyota. let's go places. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 40 years ago the black panther party for self-defense picked up their weapons and started a revolution. ♪ ♪ >> the panthers considered the police -- >> we caught police broughtalizing and we wanted to put an end to this. usually they would brutalize and they wouldn't because we were armed. we would follow them to the jail and bail the individual out. >> angela davis, a black panther and member of the communist party became an international icon and became a struggle. >> today marx a beginning of a new era in the movement in this country. >> it was brewing with anger and de

. >>> a -- we saw protests this week for the new president of uc. the board of the regions confirmed janet napolitano to leave the campus. in her address she said she supports the dream act and immigration reform. >> last summer i put in motion and administrative version of the dream act. today more than 400,000 young people have been granted deferred action. why did it as i said in my directive it was the right thing to do. >> several students disagreed and got confrontational after the meeting. >> they are upset about her record on immigration reform. that is why we turn to willy braun. >> as if she was going to governor she has got to go door to door with each student. her reputation as a governor and the attorney general in each of those categories there is something in her reputation and her history that creates doubt. >> what does that have to do with running uc? >> you have a considerable number of immigrants that are students at uc. whether it is in the state fees or out-of-state fees she will have to deal with it. >> what a boat the teacher

. >> coming up still to come controversial appointment of a muslim student to uc board of regents. >> effort to eradicate a pest found in a san jose neighborhood brit does damage. >> in sacramento environmentalists clash over more fracking should be allowed in california. >> have you heard about warm up coming our way? stay there i'll tell you how oorks new at 6:00 developing news from sacramento where the mono rail ride has been evacuated. about 20 people in the store broke down an hour ago. fire crews able using everything down. there have been no reports of injuries. medical injuries as a result. officials looking into how and why the power got cutoff. >> the university of california regents have made history appointing first mus tloim represent students. appointment is causing controversy especially to some in the jewish community. she is controversial because she called on uc to boycott company as fill yaited with the israeli military or settlements on the west bank and also supported a resolution condemning what she calls an is slam phobic hate speech delivered at uc santa cruz.

. >> still ahead tonight a new follow up to uc davis pepper spray incidentful a police officer fired for actions now seeking disibility pay. find out why. >> talks in the bart dispute tonight. a note of optimism two sides can possibly avert a second strike. through sunday at sleep train, save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. >>> now, a soldier has become a national hero. he's a staff sargeant in u.s. army listing his hometown as antioch. there is a 3 d video of the camp his heroics made him only the fifth living soldier to be awarded medal of hon yorks the top award for braifrly. abc 7 news is live in ant yk tonight. we understand we spoke with his father. >> we did. he can barely keep emotions in check saying this isn't just great news for him and his family, it's terrific news for him where he grew up. the staff sargeant grew up here in antioch. he began in 1998 when joining marines. he joined the army. he ha

uc students were asked to be heard on the appointment of janet nopolitano as president of the uc system. with minutes small group of them disrupted the regent meeting. 4 were cited. later released. her appointment has been a controversial issue for many l who say as secretary of homeland security she maents maintained aggressive policy of deportation. today she addressed that issue. >> documented or undocumented we welcome all students to the university of california. we are here, we are in the business of education. >>reporter: nopolitano known in political circle as the. >>. it's what the uc system needs. >> she has been a leader in every position she's held. >>reporter: but some of her critic are concerned she will be less in tune with the uc longstanding vision and value providing quality education for all. still as arizona governor she stressed the need to make the state university accessible to the diverse population. >> when you see me in september if you will see a new president who is to quote clark, fired with enthusiasim. >>reporter: in the past 4 years janet nopolitano has h

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this is the first time in the uc system's 145 year history it will be headed by a woman. she graduated from santa clara university and was that school's first female valedictorian, and a former governor of arizona and only the third person to lead the 10- year-old department of homeland security department. >>> we have breaking news, we learned an employee was killed at the accident at the store. a spokesperson tolds the employee was 41 years old and had been with the company since 2007. right now company officials are not releasing details of the accident which happened last night but do say the victim was a great employee and plan to offer grieve counseling to the co-workers. >> it was a story that needed to be told. it begins to help with the healing process. >> he was not the police chief at the time but bart's top cop offers his comments on a movie about oscar grant which opens today. >>> the bay area has cooled down a lot. rosemary will be here in minutes to tell you if you will need a sweater for outdoor activities this weekend. >> oh, my gosh, yes, we welcome them

. >> student protesters disrupted today's uc rei regents. the new uc president. they say as homeland security secretary, she ordered the deportations of many illegal immigrants. >>> officers sited and released six protesters after they refused to leave. the first woman president for the ten campus system. in her address to the region, she said she supports the dream act and comprehensive immigration reform. >> in fact, last summer, i proactively put in motion and administrative version of the dream act. and today, more than 400,000 young people have been granted the third action with corresponding work authorization. and i did it because as i said in my directives, it was the right thing to do. >> she will start with the uc system in september. she will make a basally of $570,000 a year. >>> and it's day four in the mountain fire raging south of palm springs. showing no science of relief. right now, firefighters are struggling to control the flames. thick, black smoke from the inferno could be seen miles away. six homes have already been burned to the ground. it

. >> coming up still to come controversial appointment of a muslim student to uc board of regents. >> effort to eradicate a pest found in a san jose neighborhood brit does damage. >> in sacramento environmentalists clash over more fracking should be allowed in california. >> have you heard about warm up coming our way? stay there i'll tell you how announcer: right now at sleep train, save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends soon at sleep train. oorks new at 6:00 developing news from sacramento where the mono rail ride has been evacuated. about 20 people in the store broke down an hour ago. fire crews able using everything down. there have been no reports of injuries. medical injuries as a result. officials looking into how and why the power got cutoff. >> the university of california regents have made history appointing first mus tloim represent students. appointment is causing controversy especially to some in the jewish community. she

. >> but tasting success will be another matter for this scientist at uc davis. she and colleagues showed off after how after ten years of trying they successfully bread white abalone. no small task. >> the challenge is getting them to reproduce in captivity, to create babies in captivity. >> what's so hard about that? >> they didn't want to. >> what causes these abalone to reproduce? they know the tryinger is a combination of food and light and temperature. but in what amount? >> we have enough of these young that we can experiment with. we will put them in and manipulate each one of those individually and see which one has an effect on reproduction. >> as of now the lab has 125 specimens from these. one is as large as a tip of a pen and one that is a fully grown. sport diving has left abalone so few and far between in the waters of california that reproduction has become next to impossible. to survive the white abalone needs numbers, and once they get the process down to a more efficient science this, lab can produce them. >> i think the vision is within the ne

napolitano as the newest uc president. several arrests were made inside and then the protests continued outside. largely focused on immigration concerns, napolitano has been the head of the department of homeland security. >> i am concerned that some of that will transfer over. her mind

uc police say a man was robbed at gunpoint by a group of men. that happened near the corner of channing way and fulton street early saturday morning. the suspect forced that man down to the ground and took their cell phone and wallet before they ran away. 30 minutes later, uc police responded to another robbery nearby. right now, at this point it remains unclear whether the same armed robbers are responsible for both of those crimes. >>> here's a question, you got a palm tree just like around? the state wants to buy it from you for the bay bridge. we will explain, after the break. >>> and if airport food bores you, there's some new options at sfo. that's right. food trucks are rolling out curbside. i'm christie smith. tell you what they have to offer and how much it costs, coming up. >>> getting close to lunchtime around here. temperatures are warming nicely, on the water. things are going to change as we get into that all-important weekend and it's just around the corner. now we will give you the timeline for the changes and the best spot to cr

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vote this afternoon. >> reporter: the uc police have already come to talk to us this morning saying we're going to have to move back because the secret security is going to be involved in security here at the mission bay campus this morning. she is expected to be confirmed at a meeting this afternoon at 1 p.m. and protests are expected to start at noon. janet napolitano has already announced she would step down as u.s. homeland security secretary if she is confirmed by the 26-member board of regents today. the former arizona governor studied at santa clara university and now may become the first woman to ever head the uc system. >> it's an outside the box choice. you get someone with a fresh perspective, with an outsider's perspective but a remarkable capacity to work within governing institutions not only at the federal level but she understands state government. >> reporter: napolitano has been a figurehead in national immigration policy and that's why people are protesting. people upset about her program called secure communities which has local law enforcement working with the f

student here at the campus of uc santa cruz tonight. they tell us they simply can't make sense of this bizarre accident. she was going into her senior year at uc santa cruz, studying environmental conservation, and actively involved in a number of activities, including the campus radio station. >> she put everything she had into it. she was our world music director. >> reporter: he describes his former student as genuine, positive, and willing to help others. she was working as a summer counselor when part of the tree fell this morning, killing her. >> it's just an unfortunate, bizarre accident. >> a very, very bright future ahead of her, so when you try to understand how this could happen to somebody like that, it makes no sense. >> reporter: he showed us recent pictures of rittenberg, who hosted radio shows, including global grooves, and cajun spice. >> it still hasn't quite hit me yet, it's just really bizarre. >> reporter: he describes her as sweet and social. he remembers in 2011, rittenberg was seriously injured in a car crash. >>

nine uc students studying in egypt were evacuated from cairo berkeley and one from uc santa cruz. >>> new hope in a cold case that captivated the world. a british girl missing for six years may be alive. british police have launched a new investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. scotland yard wants to trace 38 persons of interest from five countriy z countries. mccann vab vanished six years ago just before her fourth birthday. >>> lady liberty is open for the first time since superstorm sandy hit last october. hundreds boarded ferries to be among the first to visit the island. mayor blo or bloomberg was on h. visitors had to go through security xreeng but in manhattan instead of ellis island which still remains closed. sandy caused nearly $60 million in damage to the statue of liberty and ellis island. >>> from a reopening to a ribbon cutting this time in foster city. >> four, three, two, one. >> usa! >> the mayor of foster city cut the ribbon on the city's brand-new veterans wall of honor this afternoon. the mayor said the more she traveled the country the more it st

her nomination by a committee of uc regents coming after a secretive process. uc officials believe her cabinet experiences, including helping lead responses to hurricanes and tore need close definitely help uc direct its federal energy and nuclear weapons labs. napolitano has been the homeland security secretary since the start of the obama administration and just the third person to hold that position. >>> now to a developing story in oakland where there's still no sign of 21-month-old daphne webb who has been missing since wednesday morning. take a look at her. investigators been focusing on three locations. 79th and international, where she was reportedly kidnapped, her father's home on greenridge drive and along the martin luther king junior regional shoreline. nbc bays area's christie smith joins us live at oakland with the latest on thisser is much. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. oakland police tell us they are expanding their search for little daphne webb a little farther out than where she was originally reported missin

then about 30 minutes later, uc police responded to another robbery nearby. at this hour it's unclear where the same armed robbers are responsible for both crimes. >>> 50:20. state agency investigating six flags discovery after allegations the park is polluting nearby water ways. valet hoe environmentalist doug darling says the amusement park has been polluting lake shib bow for years. he says three years ago he showed the president some of the clutter and was promised they would clean it up. when that didn't happen, he took to youtube. now there's an investigation. six flags released a statement saying we are aware of concerns and are working with specialists and local authorities to complete our assessment of the situation and implement an appropriate remediation plan. >>> today san mateo county debuting its plan for a new coastal trail near highway 1 at devil's slide. county park officials will present the plan at a meeting in moss beach. the devil slide trail will run between a pair of bypass tunnels that opened in march. it will have two veenic overlooks

uc regents confirmed her nomination yesterday. the former homeland security secretary becomes the first woman to hold the position. she gets a base salary of $570,000 a year. her first day on the job is in late september. >>> students interrupted the meeting with chanting and clapping. they rushed the regents table upset about janet napolitano's role in deporting illegal immigrants. four students were arrested. later napolitano says she supports the "dream act" and comprehensive immigration reform. >>> for more on the new president and the protests, we turn to kpix 5 political insider with former mayor willie brown. >> first question, gentlemen, good morning, what does napolitano need to do to move beyond all that drama? >> reporter: she really needs to meet with the students at the university of california and she should do it at each one of the respective campuses. she is a charming person. she's persuasive. and i think if she shows student access before anybody else connected with the university she will be all right. >> you kn

student here at the campus of uc santa cruz tonight. they tell us they simply can't make sense of this bizarre accident. she was going into her senior year at uc santa cruz, studying environmental conservation, and actively involved in a number of activities, including the campus radio station. >> she put everything she had into it. she was our world music director. >> reporter: he describes his former student as genuine, positive, and willing to help others. she was working as a summer counselor when part of the tree fell this morning, killing her. >> it's just an unfortunate, bizarre accident. >> a very, very bright future ahead of her, so when you try to understand how this could happen to somebody like that, it makes no sense. >> reporter: he showed us recent pictures of rittenberg, who hosted radio shows, including global grooves, and cajun spice. >> it still hasn't quite hit me yet, it's just really bizarre. >> reporter: he describes her as sweet and social. he remembers in 2011, rittenberg was seriously injured in a car crash. >>

uc students are already fil out the paperwork for their college loans. the loan rate allow. >>> bad news for millions of people with student loan. interest rates just doubled because congress couldn't work out a deal. >> reporter: uc stopts are already filling out the paperwork for their college loan. the rate hike is a tough pill to swallow. >> i don't think it's really fair. >> reporter: the rateon subsidized government loans jumped from 3.4% to 6.8%. it only applies to new ploons lawmakers filed reach a deal after floating several proposals to stop the increase. many agree that student debt is a financial crisis that will take a toll on the broader economy. >> people in their 20 are putting off home purchases and automobile purchases. they are not doing what their parents' generation did because they have so much debt. >> reporter: but democrats and republicans say they want a deal to stop the hike in student debt. republicans favor a proposal linking rates to a financial market. democrats favor extending the rites for a year while they work out a lon

we visited uc-berkeley to find out how it affects some students. >>> reporter: uc students are already filling out the paperwork for their college loans. the rate hike is a tough pill to swallow. >> i don't think it's really fair. >> reporter: the rate on subsidized government loans jumps from 3.4% to 6.8%. the increase does not apply to existing loans. it only applies to new loans affecting about 7.5 million borrowers. lawmakers failed to reach a deal after floating several proposals to stop the increase. many agree that student debt is a financial crisis that will take a toll on the broader economy. >> people in the 20s are putting off home purchases, they are putting off automobile purchases. they are not doing what their parents' generation did because they have so much debt. >> reporter: but democrats and republicans say they want a deal to stop the hike in student debt. republicans favor a proposal linking rates to the financial markets. democrats prefer stenning the current rate for a year while they work out a long-term solution. in the meantime, students face high costs. >> it

napolitano as the newest uc president. several arrests were made inside and then the protests continued outside. largely focused on immigration concerns, napolitano has been the head of the department of homeland security. >> i am concerned that some of that will transfer over. her mind set, her ideology, her experience. everybody takes from their past experience in moving forward. and we're concerned that that's going to show up in future policies. >> reporter: in brief remarks to the press, napolitano addressed the protesters saying her goal is now to focus on academics and making the uc system as open as possible. >> look, i would say to those students, documented or undocumented, we welcome all students to the university of california. we are here, we're in the business of education. and i will be an advocate for that. i will be an advocate in sacramento. i will be an advocate in washington, d.c. >> reporter: napolitano will become the first female president of the system but didn't have too much to say about it when a

uc is making a turn in. i'm going to go by and double back. >> officers must stay close enough to protect sanchez without blowing his cover. they know that somewhere nearby a pimp is lurking and watching. >> okay. room number's 214. it's going to be on the west side. >> okay. we'll pull around to the back. >> slowly and carefully the other units begin to creep in closer to the target. >> uc's at the door, knocking. the door's opening. uc's inside. >> officers listen anxiously to the static filled exchange. they know that sanchez's safety depends on their ability to track and act on every detail. suddenly a big man appears and swaggers up to room 214. detectives suspect it may be little barbie's pimp. arresting officers continue their creep, slow and stealthy into a position. >> there he is. i see him. >> it's a good deal. and police move in to take down barbie and the male suspect. >> get your hands up! keep your hands up! >> oh, i don't want to go with you. i don't want to do nothing with you. stop. he took

we want to do the right thing. >> uc davis team plans to study labradors and hope to move on to other popular breeds. >> and if you're heading out for walk right now with your dog spencer christian is here. looks good outside it does look good outside despite presence of coastal clouds and fog. and haze, things looking nice right now. it's what was tropical storm flossie now gone. what is left is scattered areas of rain. i want to show you a time lapse view. the storm moving over. big counterclockwise circulation around this storm. here we go. clouds moving from east to west. once trailing arc comes through we get the back side of the storm. just kind of thing that exsites us weather news nuts. sunny skies and highs from low to mid-80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. saturday pretty much the same pattern but things warming up sunday. upper 80s inland by sunday. >> thank you. >> abc 7 is the first bay area station to offer a live stream of the programming online. >> it's called watch abc. abc is the first broadcast network to roll it out. now, you never have to miss a minute

. >>> protesters say they will target the uc meetings in san francisco today and why they don't want the regions to confirm secretary of homeland security janet napolitano as president of the uc system. . >>> welcome back, they are just getting ready to ripping the opening bell and there is -- ring the opening bell and there is some disappointing earnings reports from two bay area locals. there is the opening bell live, ebay, disappointing and it looks like they are going to $4 a share and a bay area in tell, looks like it will point to all the business news. >> thanks for joining us, i am mike knee back and they are on assignment today. >>> we begin with breaking news, we have been following it since 8:30 an 8-year-old girl has been killed, one woman was also injured in the gunfire, paul chambers is joining us live on the scene with this investigation, paul? >>> yet another oakland family is grieving after the lost of their 8-year-old child and police are trying to figure out who is responsible. the shot spotter picked up gun violence in this area and four people, an adult woman and

uc santa cruz. a student was killed after a freak accident at a popular summer camp. a large tree fell on her and she was having breakfast outside of the dining hall. she was very active with the campus radio station. four other adults were injured and taken to the hospital. they're expected to survive. now this video shows just how big the tree was when openeling over. a spokesperson says none of the 250 children attending the program was hurt. the camp is popular with families and the organization head quarters in san francisco. abc 7 news reporter nannit miranda is there. we'll hear from the young girl's mother. >> now, the unions and transit agency are meeting right now hoping to forth a deal. >> yes. fingers crossed but no news is not helping the frustrated commuters for hundreds of thousands of residents still struggling to get around. >> we have live team coverage for you. >> let's begin with laura anthony live in oakland with the latest. laura, any real progress? >> not that we've heard of. negotiations did start right on time at 1:00 this afternoon. so they'v

she'd been nominated to become president of the uc system. the story from nannette mirror randa. after a high profile career as arizona governor, and current homeland security secretary, janet napolitano is set to become university of california president becoming the first woman to hold this position n a letter the 55-year-old democrat says if confirmed i will accept the privilege of leading one of the finest university systems in the country. napolitano is an unconventional pick outside of the world of ak deema. one regent said she was chosen because she has a track record for tackling tough challenges and seeing them through. >> she may, you know not have such an appearance of being in an ivory tower. you see how the pope is changing things in rome. it may be time to things in the president's office. >> uc has been under fire in recent years because funding diminished students saw tuition doubling to $12,000 a year under the outgoing president but napolitano brings with her some star power that is expected to bring in more research money and her political acumen could help cha

a uc davis study looked at more than 250,000 emergency room visits in the sacramento area. during and after aerial spraying. researchers found no increase in er visits for ailments linked to the spraying. the mosquito-born illness causes fever. >>> let's talk about our weather. weekend is almost here. looking good. >> looking good. as noticed in the first part of the newscast, not talking about fires. air quality is better. fire danger has dropped off. it's been kind of mild out there. the fog off shore is kind of lingering at the coast. we had fog for most of us this morning. here's a time lapse we ran around 3:00. you can see the marine layer. shallower than it was last night and yesterday. temperatures are going to get warmer as that marine layer becomes less prominent. you can see right in the avenues of san francisco you've got plenty of fog. you can see it here. that fog is going to push in again tonight. i have fog out in the richmond and sunset. i have fog pushing out to south san francisco. pardon me. late tonight, early tomorrow morning, fog in 9 bay area counties