the city of berkeley partnered with the berkeley unified school district to provide 200 doses of the vaccine for district students aged 5 through 11. we ccines are safe and effective superintendent brent stephens says it is important for you to get vaccinated headed into the winter months when case rates could possibly just last week, 7 people at berkeley high school. we're forced to isolate at home after testing positive for the virus. we have been experiencing positive cases each week throughout the course of this pandemic that's been especially true through the fall. >> and all of this is an important reminder that the pandemic is not yet over. the young ones understand though, that shot in the arm was better for that. >> it can be less painful so that it won't like i'm i'm sick. but just like number 6, more for kids are planned for next week in berkeley. legion ball kron 4 news. >> well, the cdc now says 70% of american adults are fully vaccinated against covid-19 the agency also says more than 80% of adults have received least one dose. the cdc says when you throw in americans,

look at lower 70's in dublin, upper 60's under berkeley as well. oakland. 69 for you and heading up here in napa sonoma. you got mid 70's upper 60's stinson beach point raise. if you want to get out there today. upper 60's as you're traveling there and we have to get a look at your seven-day if you're trying to make plans lika always try to do. we start the weekend 70's year and then we start to cool down like i talked about into the 60's in the inland areas. you're going to be in the 40's and along the bay and the coastal areas still pretty cool in the 40's. so sara, what we're looking at is thursday potentially into friday so we could see those light showers again. all right. let's also go ahead. get a look at the traffic today has hitten at the roads this morning. a little under 10 minutes traveling from the east bay into the city. so conditions are looking really nice. no major hot spot. let's also get a look at the san mateo bridge and across towards the peninsula a little under 14 minutes for your drive time there. the richmond center fell co

this is our camera on top of the berkeley hills here. you can see straight across the bay over towards the san francisco. so a nice clear shot. but of course, starting early of what we like to call around here and very, very chilly in fact, temperatures 40's and 50's right now around the bay area. so bundle up as you make your way out of the house today. a san francisco you're currently at 55 right now. oakland 54 degrees 51 in concord. 51 also in livermore right now. 52 degrees. if you're just now waking up with us in downtown san jose. look at all those 40's in the north, a very chilly in upper right now currently at 46 there and nevado 46 degrees. but things will be changing. we're actually tracking a high-pressure system that's going to be warming things up into the afternoon warm for this time of year. definitely little bit abnormal and we're going to be seeing a lot of sunshine and mostly clear conditions through tomorrow and even into the weekend, much of the rainfall in the low pressure in that chillier temperatures that will rem

this is a city of berkeley, and the campus, they relay the information to me. looking forward to sharing more at a later time. i don't think this moment is the time to discuss that. >>> developing story. did he think it was still halloween? wake forest is unbeaten on the road at north carolina. wake forest up a touchdown but here come the tar heels. they tied the game. chandler with the big day. look at this play. under two minutes, he extend the lead for my north carolina with a 50 yard run and he rushed for 213 yards and four touchdowns, north carolina broke the hearts of the wake forest fans as they outlast wake forest in this acc battle, 58-55. >>> high school football, several high school, full house, number three against number one st. francis. second quarter, st. francis up by three points. josh perry, andrew atkinson, 46 yard play. atkinson was not done. third quarter, st. francis up by six. they carved the defense, a 43 yard touchdown. with just two minutes left, st. francis leads, 44-21 on the field of the sarah padres. >>> the 49ers placed ford on in

. >> the city of berkeley and berkeley unified school district team together to make this happen. kron 4 sleep to call reports now that appointments for fully booked within hours of availability. >> 10 year-old sage goldbloom admits he was a little nervous before he was inoculated at malcolm x elementary understandable considering the have dragged on for months alright in the he says it was not bad at all. it was like a small pinch you have that's it. after receiving the pediatric pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. sage is just one more shot away from being fully inoculated. it was very important it now i can finally go see my grandparents. i'm excited for him. i mean, it's it's important to protect not only himself but everybody around of overall at the elementary school. the city of berkeley partnered with the berkeley unified school district to provide 200 doses of the vaccine for district students aged 5 through 11. we know that vaccines are safe and effective superintendent bret stephens says it is important for you to get vaccinated headed into the winter months when case rates coul

from the berkeley hills. pretty easy to see where that fog is hanging out in fog cast. it is out into the central valley right up into portions of solano county pockets of the north bay and also pockets of the peninsula. so be mindful of those lower visibility areas. it's not for everyone but just be mindful of it is you do make your way into work or just out of the house in general radar does show some partly cloudy skies across the south bay generally today is going to come along with increasingly clear conditions, daytime highs eventually in the 60's, although right now we're in the 50's petaluma nap of allay berkeley and oakland beach at 54 while hayward and san francisco city currently at 56 degrees. a little bit of fog out there that suppose you can see towards the afternoon that fog will clear lots of sunshine making for a nother. pretty comfortable afternoon. i'm talking the potential of some showers thursday night into friday morning. still to come in the rest of your forecast back over to irena. joh

at least 80% of berkeley city workers are vaccinated according to berkeley's side. the city as a whole though among some of the highest vaccination rates with 95% of people in berkeley 12 and older are indeed fully vaccinated. city leaders will likely find out exactly how many employees are unvaccinated and when we get the information, we will certainly pass it along to you. >>> a live look from san francisco where the state is taking action against a major tech company. the attorney general says it is to help protect thousands of california workers from covid- 19. we will bring the press conference live at 11:00 this morning on cbsn bay area. >>> a fremont police officer released from the hospital following a serious crash. he was responding to a call saturday night when his patrol car crashed with another car on niles canyon road. the officer was taken to a trauma center but now is recovering at home. a passenger in the other car also went to a hospital. no word on the person's condition. >>> we are learning bail has been set at $100,000 for this pittsburg kidnapp

you know, the university of california berkeley has accepted recommendations from berkeley public health on how to deal with this pandemic safely. and and that's exactly what we did last week. you know, they they gave us recommendations and we implemented those recommendations to keep our kids safe. >> officials say that 99.5% of the 117 member football staff is currently vaccinated. that includes players and coaches. when asked how many were not vaccinated. jim knowlton said that was around 2 people. but can i clarify or specify exactly who they were. but he did say that those 2 people who are currently not vaccinated as part of the cal berkeley football team previously did contract covid-19 but would not say as to the reasons why those 2 people are currently not vaccinated as we mentioned, the game against usc has now been rescheduled for december. 4th. but the bears are set to next take on the stanford cardinals in stanford on november 20th. we're live tonight outside of memorial stadium on the cal berkeley campus jonathan mccall kron 4 news. all right, jonathan, thank you for that. n

and berkeley unified school district teamed up together in order to make this clinic happen. kron four's phillipe djegal reports appointments were fully booked within hours of availability. >> 10 year-old sage gold he was a little nervous before he was inoculated at malcolm x elementary understandable considering the dragged on for months alright, in the he says it was not bad at all. it was like a small pinch. you have that's it. after receiving a pediatric pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. sage is just one more shot away from being fully inoculated. it was very important it now i can finally go see my grandparents. i'm excited for him. i mean, it's it's important to protect not only himself but everybody around overall at the elementary school the city of berkeley partnered with the berkeley unified school district to provide 200 doses of the vaccine for district students, age 5 through 11. we know that vaccines are safe and effective superintendent bret stephens says it is important for you to get vaccinated headed into the winter months when case rates could possibly just last w

. >> reporter: 99% of the team is vaccinated but the berkeley health department says 44 people on the team has covid . the major outbreak making major headlines on tuesday and when the berkeley health department blamed the team for fumbling covid protocols . >> our staff and student athletes are frustrated. it is challenging. >> reporter: they say health players did not wear a mask while indoors or stay home when sick. players and coaches are frustrated with all of this. it seems to center around some confusion between the said city of berkeley and the health services testing policy of testing asymptomatic vaccinated players as speculation is spreading throughout campus. >> one of the players refused to take the covid test because he is vaccinated. >> reporter: the football team called off the game against usc because there is not enough players. a freshman was supposed to work the game. >> as a concession food worker, when it is canceled, and i was really looking forward to concession. >> reporter: a big blow to campus. >> very sad the game is being canceled. >> reporter: players hav

berkeley center on reproductive rights justice i'm here to explain how those bands texas senate bill eight disproportionate impacts pregnant people of color especially black women. for decades the supreme court has reaffirmed the holding of row v wade it has affirmed they have a right to choose to have an abortion before invite ability without undue interference from the state planned parenthood versus kc makes it clear to terminate before viability is no central principle rule of law and what we cannot renounce texas senate bill eight which expands after six weeks of a pregnancy violates those principles and it constitutes a near-total ban on abortion far before viability went before many people know they are pregnant consequence socially sb8 is unconstitutional but currently in effect and harming texans in need of abortion care for over two months and this is solely because the law leaves enforcement —- enforcement to private citizens a feature that they hoped would evade judicial review the united states supreme court cited the complex questions as a reason for not enjoining the

but the cal berkeley bears are set to next. take the field against the stanford cardinal in stamford on november 20th. we're live tonight on the cal berkeley campus jonathan mccall kron 4 news. jonathan, thank you for that. and on the heels of that new tonight, the alameda county health officers issued a new health order. >> requiring all first responders to be fully vaccinated by december 21st this includes police officers firefighters and paramedics. however workers who don't get the shot will have the option to get tested every week as an alternative. they must also continue to wear masks. >> meantime, covid cases and hospitalizations are slowly rising across california and that has health experts concerned about the possibility of another winter serve on 4 grant lodes joins us now in the studio with a closer look at the numbers as well as some advice from local experts grant. that's right. it's one thing can hear about what cases are doing. but, you know, you get a visual and helps put it in perspective, not what we want to

dr olivia laing at berkeley pediatrics says demand was so high. they posted a warning online that all slots for saturday's covid vaccination clinic are already full, and our phones were literally lit up for three hours straight until we closed people were lined up the next morning outside of her office, trying to get in to get an appointment. california has already sent the first batch of doses. the pediatric vials are orange, a different color from that adult doses. we received our 300 doses today. this time around with the pediatric doses. there's a more reliance on pediatric practice is giving the vaccines so we're kind of in the first wave. parents with children under five will need to wait longer, but some say they're glad to hear the news because they're toddlers go to daycare with kids. five and up, i think was one of the concerning things about covid in general is not knowing what exactly long covid looks like. in the long term effects. california has already sent many doses to clinics that work with underserved communities. there's also n

love this berkeley hills view. it's a good gauge on what it's looking like across the broader bay area. as you can see. >> orange is holding on to clear conditions we do have a modest offshore breeze. most president down out the coast around half moon bay. most of us not really going to be looking at much of a wind this morning. little bit of patchy fog for the delta as well as around santa rosa aside from this, though. we're just keeping the dry and clear weather around any sort of rainfall continues to be sent to our north as this high pressure ridge continues to shoot the jet stream as well as in the atmospheric rivers out of our region and up into western canada and the pacific northwest. so we're looking at clear skies yet again tomorrow. the last day of november going to be keeping those clear skies around as will also be the case in your first few days of december on into wednesday, thursday and friday still in the 70's still really sunny and comfortable 60's for san francisco today. a couple of 50's near th

did you hear about this, city of berkeley bit back at the cal football program yesterday on the covid issue and the warriors last night, not only do they share the ball, they share >>> good morning. golden state warriors, hits keep on coming for the dubs. there was a reunion for one particular player and i am not talking about bell ringing jason richardson, former nba slam dunk king on hand. steph curry set up peyton ii! like that? how about 30 seconds later, gp ii again! warriors led. wiggins went off. look at this number. they were teammates in minnesota. wiggins hit all nine of his first half shots, dazzling teammates. dubs up big mid way. the lead was 20 when greene got hurt, deep thigh bruise. he did not return. minnesota retook inside game, turn over and edwards scored 48 points last night in a losing effort because the warriors did not break. watch wiggins on the follow, dunk! wiggins had a suspect high 35, 123-110 final. warriors record is now 10-1. college football, city of berkeley responded to the outbreak of covid-19 within the cal football program that postponed saturday'

obviously that's not the case in the berkeley hills camera right hears visibility is a-okay right there. dense fog advisories are in effect for parts of the central valley as well as one. oh, one up in the north bay. we are looking at some fog that settled into portions of marine and sonoma counties as well as along the bay shore and into the central valley. so in these areas do watch your travel and slow your role as you do ensure those low visibility spots. otherwise we are looking at nice and dry skies out there we are seeing some sprinkles right along the coastline of the central coast and even a little bit of snowfall above fresno in the central sierra nevada. but aside from that, this is a dry forecast ahead of us. just some passing clouds and some of those spots out there with a low cloud cover this morning. 50's for our current temperatures berkeley. and the later we ship 54 degrees. san francisco, san mateo in oakland. all right. at 56. so we're starting mild. we're starting foggy and cloudy later on today. you will see increasingly sunny skies. actually some pretty nice condit

. >>> berkeley police releasing video of gang shooting. since 2018 they've identified and arrested many suspects. they say they're connected to a number of other shootings in the neighborhood. according to berkeley, two gang members have been sentenced to 12 years in prison. >>> a warning from fairfield police about card scammers after a device was found on an atm. police shared these photos of what appears to be a camera hidden inside a safety mirror. officers believe it was likely used to record card numbers and pin codes. their advice, always assume someone is watching when using a bank card and try to cover your card information when using the machines. >>> coming up, a controversial quiz has some california north upset. the questions some say went too far. >>> vigil honoring lives lost during a houston music festival and how event organizers could be held responsible for the deaths. >>> let's give you a live look outside ♪ -i love this brand. whoa! am i floating? -not exactly. that's bargain bliss setting in. you're basking in the g

but hey, we're moving into the 60's in some spots right now. 61 in hayward 61 in berkeley. it looks like a 50's pretty much everywhere else. but these temperatures are going to be changing into the 70's and it's all thanks to this high-pressure system that we're going to see continuing to build over the next couple of days into your weekend bringing us a those nice warm temperatures and a whole lot of sunshine. i'll have my full weather forecast coming up in just a bit. rebecca, thanks for if you're hitting the roads right now traffic. >> is been pretty light all this morning. so that's the good news for you. hey, from the east bay into the city to that fremont street exit a little under 9 minutes for you to make that drive. the air. no major delays along 5.80, or 80 is a traveling to of berkeley headed across towards the peninsula little under 20 minutes. so just an uptick because seen just a little slowing along one o one. once you reach the peninsula site richmond sandra fell commute as you travel out of richmond. a little under 9 minutes in the south bay along one o one

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and as a result, 44 of them ended up. >> testing positive for covid berkeley. health officials say the players did things that were supposed to do. they didn't get tested when they started feeling symptoms, they didn't stay home when they started feeling sick and they weren't wearing masks indoors when they should have and will. now the head coach says everybody is on board. >> i don't envision this being a long-term. issue. you know, next year in the year beyond not to say that it's going to go away. but maybe that we're in a better place. i think moving forward. everyone is very clear about you know, the protocols that are in place going forward. and what is expected. you know. >> according to the team to members are not vaccinated. this weekend's game against usc had to be rescheduled. so that's going to take place on december 4th as for the next game up, it's going to be against stanford on november 20th. that's if cal can field a team, say. >> and with everybody getting together to for the holidays. slow culls state and federal leaders are all pushing you

however, i refused to test in berkeley. i can be according to pac 12 players who are fully vaccinated are not required to get testing. >> cal's athletic director tells the media they're just following protocols set by the school and the city health department. >> the goal posts have been the same since we started this. you know, we've we've got a university health system with medical doctors who experts and we've got the same type of expertise at berkeley public health and throughout the entire pandemic. 2 years. you know, the university of california berkeley has accepted. recommendations from berkeley public health on how to deal with this pandemic safely. and and that's exactly what we did last week. you know, they they gave us recommendations and we implemented those recommendations to keep our kids safe. >> campus officials say 99.5% of the entire football program is fully vaccinated apparently newly about 2 people who are not vaccinated. athletic director wouldn't say who and wouldn't say why they are not vaccinated a

they're not seen any accidents along 5.18, 80's a traveling to every berkeley. so that's good. as you're traveling there, roadways are still very slick and conditions. so definitely want to slow down as you're traveling a little under 15 minutes heading across towards the peninsula and in the south bay along one o one traveling towards menlo park a little under 34 minutes. no issues along 82 or 2.37. darya. james, back to you. thanks to 7. oh, 02:00am. >> and this morning. right now the cdc there's a panel meeting so that they can talk about how and whether and if to give the pfizer vaccine to kids kids. you have between 5.11 years old and their decision could impact a whole lot of them 4. sarah stinson live in the newsroom following all of us. good morning, sarah. >> good morning. the cdc advisory committee is starting to gather right now in atlanta. this is the last regulatory hurdle for pfizer's vaccine for kids. the fda pave the way last week approving the pfizer vaccine for kids. as you said, ages 5 to 11 years old. and today the cdc is expected to give clearance as well.

according to berkeley's side. the city as a whole is among some of the highest areas we have seen across the nation when it comes to vaccination rates with 95% of people 12 and older being fully vaccinated. city leaders will likely let us know how many people are unvaccinated who work for the city. we'll certainly pass that information to you once we get it. justin andrews, kpix5. >> thank you for that. >>> today santa clara will show off vaccination design to appeal to children. the hall and county fair grounds has been turned into a jungle of sorts including bryce colors, stuffed animals, fake trees resembling a rain forest and variety of games. with young children eligible to receive the vaccine pediatricians are educating parents on what to expect before and after the shot. >> it is advised to wait to use fever reducers such as tylenol and motrin because some studies show they affect the immune system. it's only a few studies but we don't really know. it's okay to have a fever, achiness, soreness or anything l

one person has died after a crash sent a vehicle into the berkeley marina. witnesses say the car was speeding down university avenue when it hit several objects before crashing into the water. the car went under the water in the arena. the driver did not survive berkeley police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >> and the south bay elementary school in mountain view was closed today. that's because of a threat made against the school early this morning. the school district contacted police. they decided to be safe by canceling classes today mountain view police added extra officers that all schools in that city today. >> san jose police have shut down what they say is an underground casino. you see the mug shots here. police say you're looking at mike clay and john ley, both suspected being behind the operation. police say the 2 were involved in dealing drugs, illegal gambling and the buying and selling of stolen property. any legal indoor marijuana grow was also found on the premises. here's a look at what police say they seized at one

does the berkeley police department have enough officers right now? and if not, what steps are being taken to address that? we are seeing a shortage and that's due to retirements. um mostly, i'm alex savage, ktvu, fox two news governor. newsom was at the port of los angeles today, with members of dividing administration checking on efforts to address the backlog of cargo ships at the ports. last month, president biden announced a deal to operate the port of los angeles around the clock to try to reduce the supply chain bottleneck right now, the port is open about 19 hours a day still short of the president's push for that 24 hour operation, and that's mainly due. to a shortage of truck drivers and caltrans also doing its part to help out with the supply chain bottlenecks. the agency is temporarily increasing truck weight limits for international commerce on state highways. that means drugs will be able to haul more than £80,000 that is currently allowed. caltrans says this will help more goods get from ports to distribution centers. the increased tru

however. >> if i refused to test and berkeley. i can be according to pac 12 players who are fully vaccinated are not required to get testing cal's athletic director says they're just following the protocols set by the school and city health department. >> the goal posts have been the same since we started this. you know, we've we've got a university health system with medical doctors who are our experts. and we've got the same type of expertise at berkeley public health and throughout the entire pandemic. 2 years. you know, the university of california berkeley has accepted. recommendations from berkeley public health on how to deal with this pandemic safely. and and that's exactly what we did last week. you know, they they gave us recommendations and we implemented those recommendations to keep our kids safe. >> officials say 99.5% of the team including players and staff are fully vaccinated. the athletic director would not tell the media which 2 people are not fully vaccinated and why they're not fully vaccinated. the game again

berkeley haas energy economist severin bornstein says. californians currently paid 30 cents a gallon more than the average state, which just might be illegal. california really needs to dig into this and find out what happening, and the state government just hasn't seemed interested and digging into it since crude oil hit a pandemic low of about $30 a barrel. opec has rocketed oil back up to $80 and the extra $50 per barrel means another dollar and a quarter or so on our price at the pump ride sharing drivers take a huge hit and when the price of gasoline goes up by a dollar, or two per gallon, they see that directly in their personal income. here's what one rideshare driver told us back in june, when prices were much lower than now. for gas they $50 per day. on gasoline. that's why a lot of drivers there don't want to keep driving. that's why we are short of drivers. companies with fleets of cars and trucks are feeling. it example. based cities produce has a big fleet of delivery trucks are fuel prices just the last year 14 months have g

you're looking at the rising from the berkeley hills cam. okay. we do have to the fog yet again for the central valley and that has drifted its way into portions of contra. costa county, especially and then portions of eastern solano county. so watch out for these areas of lower visibility could affect travel on routes like highway 4 right there along the car. keane is out towards antioch and oakley. these areas have been especially foggy compared to the rest of the bay. as of late radar shows you are otherwise just cloudy conditions overhead. we're in the midst of some 40's and 50's. it's another cold start dublin. you're at 43 concord at 45 santa rosa 44 some of our cooler areas on the warmer side. we've got berkeley and san francisco hanging out in the 50's as we make our way through the day today. you're not going to see as much sunshine skies definitely staying cloudier than they have been highs will remain similar to yesterday in the low to mid 60's making for a cool feel as you venture outside. i'm talking about any sort of rainfall potenti

the city of berkeley is partnering with the school district to get the kids their shots there over the weekend. they had 200 shots given out at just this one clinic, this one location and they have more clinics that are going to open and berkeley throughout this month. same thing in greene county. they have several clinics. the thing is there right now. the appointments are all booked for this month, but they say they are making them more available. so keep checking with them and you can always go to a pharmacy walgreens and cvs stores all throughout california are giving covid shots to kids and there are many appointments available. if you go to kron 4 dot com. we've got all the information and all the different locations that you can choose. >> well, a federal appeals court has temporarily halted the biden administration's vaccine requirements for businesses with 100 or more employees. so this requirement was for those workers now to be vaccinated by january 4th or they have to wear masks to work and a subject themselves to weekly covid tests. critics of the requirement. they're call

set in place by the school as well as berkeley. health officials. >> i don't know that some miscommunication made. maybe there is. it's it's truly the guidance from berkeley public out this followed by the university of california. and then we execute the guidance. so, you know, not you know, i'm sure this confusion because that, you know, this week of of dealing all of this has been confusing to all of us. but you know, that's that's where we are. >> officials say that 99.5% of the 117 member football staff is vaccinated. that's players and coaches. when asked how many were not vaccinated knowlton jim knowlton, the athletic director said that there were 2 people currently on the staff who are not vaccinated or he cannot clarify exactly who they were or the reasons why they have not received the vaccine. but he did say that those 2 people who have not been vaccinated yet. had covid contracted covid-19 previously. now the game against usc has been rescheduled for december. 4th. the team is set to next take on stanford in stamford on

the city of berkeley partnered with the berkeley unified school district to provide 200 doses of the vaccine for district students, age 5 through 11. we know that vaccines are safe and effective superintendent brent stephens says it is important for you to get vaccinated headed into the winter months when case rates could possibly just last week. 7 people berkeley high school. we're forced to isolate at home after testing positive for the virus. we have been experiencing positive cases each week throughout the course of this pandemic that's been especially true through the fall. >> and all of this is an important reminder that the pandemic is not yet over. the young ones understand though, that shot in the arm was better for that. >> it can be less painful so that it won't do like i'm i'm sick but just like number 6, more for kids are planned for next week in berkeley. legion ball kron 4 news. >> now. let's talk about our weather as we take a live look outside here along a very pretty shot. so it's not blocked by any fog at the moment of the golden gate bridge. looks pretty good. >>

the college junior co-runs the blockchain club at cal berkeley. he and some of his classmates describe it as the next wave of the internet, which some talk about as web 3.0, especially as facebook changes its name to meta and hypes up blockchain as part of that future. >> a lot of new companies like facebook just used meta so if the biggest companies in the world are transitioning over to blockchain, it kind of feels you are being left behind unless you move with that >> reporter: berkeley is one of a handful of top universities now offering courses on blockchain competing with harvard, stanford, m.i.t., cornell, university of pennsylvania will even let you pay tuition in bitcoin. the head of innovation at berkeley says not having a blockchain curriculum is no longer an option >> the students are demanding courses and curriculum to teach them about blockchain and cryptocurrencies there's no question about it and i -- i think you'd be -- i can't imagine any university worth its salt in the u.s. or elsewhere is not already teaching a course or two >

. >> no covid-19 coverage with the city of berkeley and berkeley unified schools teaming up today for a covid-19 vaccine clinic specifically geared for elementary school students him of being made available. >> 200 doses of pfizer's pediatric covid-19 vaccine were made available to berkeley unified school district students aged 5 to 11 saturday. the school district partnered with the to host a vaccination clinic the max kellerman to spend 7 year-old david was happy to i get that looks like other school districts across the bay area berkeley superintendent brent statement the schools are dealing with positive cases on a weekly basis. most recently at berkeley high where last week 7 people tested positive for the virus says the district will be better off as more of its 4,000 elementary students received their vaccines, get us a step closer to ending the pandemic. >> as we go into the winter, we're going to watch very closely to see what things are like. we're probably going to keep masks on for a but this is nonetheless, very important. more clinics for this for next week. just. >> thi

. >> cal and usc will not play saturday afternoon in berkeley as previously scheduled. let's go to vern. this is the first d1 game of the season to be postponed by covid. >> yes, cal football forced to postpone saturday's football against usc as the bears deal with the covid outbreak and the school strict policy that players who test positive are held out at least 10 days, even if they are vaccinated. head coach, justin wilcox said in a statement, "postponing this game was a last resort and not an action any of us wanted to take. however, it was not possible for us to field a team on saturday." the game has been rescheduled for december 4th. several top players have the voice their displeasure for the schools policy, which is different from the rest conference and left them without 24 players last saturday at arizona. that is a very upset clubhouse. >> absolutely. thanks. >>> alameda county has issued a new health order on vaccinations. >> it is giving first responders and ambulance employees for december 21st deadline to get fully vaccinated. we are in fremont with the

berkeley a lot of the same industries suffered so mightily. during 2020 are very, very likely to be hit again. on friday, investors sold off travel industry stocks at the u. s and european countries declared travel bans american delta and united airlines each falling more than 10. cruise lines, including royal caribbean carnival in norwegian cruises all dropped around 10% as well, and oil companies saw market losses on fears that demand could drop for fuel. still, financial advisors say overall the markets are up over last year, and investors should not panic if you look at the s and p up about 22% and the nasdaq up over 20, this is after the close of the market today. we're still having a good year, and a lot of people have said the market was kind of looking for an excuse to pull back just a little bit. investors do worry the labor shortage might worsen if workers decide to leave the workforce. there's also concern that demand for us exports could drop we do sell. you know trillions of dollars of things every year. to the rest of the world.

says will improve conditions for drivers, cyclist, bus riders and pedestrians around uc berkeley. the project focuses on telegraph avenue, fulton street and dentistry. according to the berkeley side, one plan is to reserve one lane of telegraph for buses and raise the streets to sidewalk level. some say they are concerned about the impact on customer parking at traffic congestion. >> mayor london breed is throwing her support behind recalling three san francisco school members for missed priorities during the pandemic. >> after careful consideration, i decided to support the recall wholeheartedly. my hope is that we get this behind us so that we can begin to put our kids first. >> comments come nearly three weeks after election officials certified the recall of gabriela lopez, and commissioner allison collins. supporters gathered 240 signatures, claiming the board spent too much energy on things like renaming schools instead of focusing on issues that mattered to the community. opponents called the effort of power play. >> next at 5:00, household debt is topping pre-pandemic level

he's live from uc berkeley with the latest. >> some good ken and pam earlier today uc berkeley football team got a chance to actually practice a day after that news of that covid outbreak here with the

we have clear skies over berkeley. beautiful, no fog whatsoever across the bay this morning. we do have fog out towards the central valley, though, and at times it is going to try to make its way out towards conquered in antioch right along highway 4. so do watch for that. otherwise radar is clear. we stay dry today in today's or warmest of the forecast may be hard to believe stepping outside this morning because double in nevado petaluma santa rosa and napa just to name a few spots are well down into the 30's. so we've got a cool morning ahead of a really comfortable afternoon. i've got all about that. still ahead, the rest of your forecast. it is monday. it's a holiday week. rain. where's traffic sitting there is monday. yes, all those things are true and for the most part, traffic is really light. we do have some accidents, though, like southbound one. oh, one south airport boulevard. thankfully the delay we saw here earlier is not still here currently so looks like roadways are starting to clear up a bit. >> heading into the city right now. little under 2 minutes for your

he's live from uc berkeley with the latest. >> some good ken and pam earlier today uc berkeley football team got a chance to actually practice a day after that news of that covid outbreak here with the talking with some of those players earlier today. they say that there was plenty of confusion amongst all of them. but at for the chance to talk with berkeley public health officials along with university health system. they say that everyone no 100% on board with what needs to be done moving forward. >> i think moving forward everyone is very clear about, you know, the protocols that are in place going forward. what is expected? you know, clearing up the confusion over covid-19 protocols. members of the cal berkeley football team same everyone is now 100% clear. the team practice for the first time wednesday. but the limited number of players. >> it came just one day after news of a covid-19 outbreak forced the school to cancel this weekend's game against usc mean believe definitely had to adjust. you know, this outbreak happened. outside. >> practices of the covid shorter. you know, we

for now berkeley hills all the way up to the coastline. it's crystal clear oftentimes on these clear calm mornings. so you see some of our coldest temperatures and that is definitely the way we're starting this morning dublin santa rosa napa as well as fairfield. all these areas down in the 30's to start. we have some fog out towards the central valley. if you are heading that way. high pressure built and keeping us dry. and that's the way we're staying for a while. we will see a weak frontal boundary making its way across the region tonight. you see that in the form of those high passing clouds pushing through during the evening hours. this is going to result in temperatures falling tomorrow. so out of the 70's and back into the 60's for a lot of the ba area from monday into tuesfay. so if you're looking for a nice warm day today is certainly the one to savers much as you can 60's for your highs. in sf and 60's and 70's right along the coastline we've got mostly 70's along the bay shore today with burlingame at 71 degrees. carlos in mount

the berkeley health department confirming 44 have tested positive. kpix5 is at cal. you learned the team did not take proper measures to stop the spread of this? >> reporter: well, liz i just heard from the berkeley health department a couple hours ago. it says the team did not stay home or test when it was sick and did not mask indoors, it led to several more positive tests today and force the pac-12 to postpone the game that would have been played here on saturday between cal and usc. >> our staff, student athletes, all frustrated. it is challenging. >> reporter: a major breakthrough outbreak within the football program, 99% of the team is vaccinated but 44 testing positive for covid-19. ara, 24 rd players were missing including starting quarterback and 12 coaches. the head coach, wilcox was upset. >> are those players going to be back next week? >> i don't know the answer to that. >> reporter: it was widespread and was around the testing mandate from the city of berkeley and the health services. many players venting on social media. expressing confusion over the u

however, if i refused to test in berkeley. i can be according to pac 12, though players who are fully vaccinated are not required to get testing but athletic director saying the following protocol protocols set by the school and city health department. that is what we're going to continue to fall. >> the goal posts have been the same since we started this. you know, we've we've got a university health system with medical doctors who are our experts. and we've got the same type of expertise at berkeley public health and throughout the entire pandemic. 2 years. you know, the university of california berkeley has accepted. recommendations from berkeley public health on how to deal with this pandemic safely. and and that's exactly what we did last week. you know, they they gave us recommendations and we implemented those recommendations to keep our kids safe. >> now, officials say 99.5% of the team in that includes players and staff. the whole program are fully vaccinated apparently there's about 2 people who are not vaccinated an

the city of berkeley partnered with the berkeley unified school district to provide 200 doses of the vaccine for district students, age 5 through 11. we know that vaccines are safe and effective superintendent bret stephens says it is important for you to get vaccinated headed into the winter months when case rates could possibly just last week. 7 people at berkeley high school. we're forced to isolate at home after testing positive for the virus. we have been experiencing positive cases each week throughout the course of this pandemic that's been especially true through the fall. >> and all of this is an important reminder that the pandemic is not yet over. the young ones understand, though, that shot in the arm was better for that. >> it can be less painful so that it won't do i'm i'm sick. but just like number 6, knicks for kids are planned for next week in berkeley. legion ball kron 4 news. >> thousands of kids in marin county got their covid shots as well. the county has set up several clinics for kids. ages 5 to 11 years old. the turnout was huge at miller creek middle school a

berkeley 63 months 63 and livermore in the upper fifties. here's a live camera looking out toward sfo. we were he can't see some haze and also just lots of cloud cover, so we will definitely continue to track the clouds moving in from the pacific. in advance of this guy this front. it looks impressive on the satellite, but it's going to fall apart for us, so the main impacts will be some cloud cover for today. mostly cloudy conditions and then into your friday morning, there's some moves on board here. silva showers up in the north bay just a chance in the south bay, and the bulk of this will be for friday morning, took one of factor that in for the morning commute. especially towards sonoma napa down towards, uh, san francisco counties for tomorrow morning and then still, that cool down will continue for tomorrow. here's the updated forecast models you can't see into it today will still continue to have the cloud cover out there. and then friday morning, this system kind of falls apart. so the bulk of the activity up here but still enough t

berkeley hills looking beautiful. crystal clear. it is cold out there, though. we have frost advisories in effect for the inland. the east bay as well as across the inland, north bay through 09:00am this morning. you can see a lot of cities being affected by this, including one o ones corridor and 6 80's corridor through the east bay. all these areas at least temperatures falling below freezing, especially in rural areas. we'll a few 30's on the map to start this morning, including in concord, petaluma as well as nevado in san anselmo. just another morning to bundle up as you've gotten used to the past few mornings breanna. john, thank you for that. all right. let's start of the bay bridge to tracking your traffic this morning. it's pretty light. >> a little under 9 minutes to make your way into the city at this hour. the san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. little under 30 minutes as you're traveling there along highway 24 westbound west of the called a caught lane in oakland. that is where i do see an accident there. so we'll keep a close eye

well, berkeley among our warmer spots at 72 degrees. concord and walnut creek at 66 vacaville fairfield benicia as well. santa rosa, all evenly out of 70 degrees today, tomorrow right around the same as today. wednesday, december. 1st, a lot of people putting up lights on that day. we'll be looking really nice for it with highs actually had our warmest on average. we cool down just a touch. this weekend. but still remaining comfortable rain. john, thanks for that started in the south bay. let's check on conditions down there as you're traveling along one o one 85 towards park. >> a little under 33 minutes to 3785 in 82. i don't see any hazards or delays a little under 21 minutes travel into the city. so traffic is picking up to see some cars over the overpass there as you're traveling along 5, 1880, traveling crockett down towards the maze a little under 20 minutes, a little under 16 as you're making your way across towards the peninsula, the of the san mateo bridge. howie for is also starting to slow down a bit. 36 minutes heading from

we are in berkeley to explain. >> reporter: i had an interesting conversation with dr. monica gandhi tonight. she says this could be a case where these guidelines have not been updated yet. she says the big fail is that those in the football program that were asymptomatic and fully vaccinated were tested. >> i have zero panic whatsoever as a public health person as as infectious disease doctor of 44 healthy people who are fully vaccinated who may have a little virus in their nose. it is not an outbreak. does not mean they got six. it does not mean that the vaccines do not work. means the public health strategy in this case was off and they were doing mass testing of people who did not get it. >> reporter: granted athletic elector, and in an .5% of players are vaccinated but everyone had to have a covid's test, whether they should symptoms or not. we had wayne person who is symptomatic we contact tracing one who was asymptomatic and they were tested. >> reporter: that frustrated some players on the team who tweeted university health services told the players they could b

however, i refuse the test in berkeley. i can be 0, 0, dot. >> you know, arrested according to the pac 12. again, that's just look the cat talking. according the pac 12 players who are fully vaccinated are not required to undergo regular testing. cal's athletic director says school is following protocols set by the school and the city of berkeley's health department officials say 99.5% of the team including players and staff are vaccinated. but the health department, it's not happy without the football program has handled covid cases describing it as a quote. ongoing failure to follow public health measures saying athletes did not get tested when sick did not stay home when sick and at times did not wear masks indoors when they should have been. now the team did have a partial practice today kron four's jonathan mccall was there at the practice doctor, some players about their frustrations. what's happening now after they went public with them and he will have much more from berkeley coming up tonight on kron, 4 news at 9 o

a person has died after a crash and their car into the berkeley marina. witnesses told berkeley police the car was speeding down university avenue when it hit several objects before it crashed into the water. the car sank in the marina and the driver was found dead inside berkeley. police are asking anyone who has any information about this case to give them a call. along the peninsula highway one a double slide was closed in both directions for an hour during the morning commute after a car went over the side of the cliff and plunged 50 feet down to the water below kron four's. maureen kelly reports the driver not only survived but it's actually able to walk away from that crash. >> these tire tracks you see here going up this berm and ending right at the cliff's edge are what caused a chp officer on patrol to pull over get out and investigate that officer then looked over the side and observed up car at the bottom of the cliff 50 feet down the driver already out and in the water. here's a picture. cal fire took of the 2005 honda floating in the surf. by