reporter: uc berkeley says they continue to monitor the situation. the campus has masking and vaccination policies in place, they are not ruling out the policy of changing their learning plans. others at the university are also concerned about safety. >> i'm pretty happy i'm not teaching right now. i think i would be more nervous. reporter: sophia is a phd student and part-time undergrad teacher. she says teaching is easier in person, but safety has to come first. >> students are performing better in person versus online discussion. you still obviously have to take it into account safety. reporter: the berkeley health department reporting its highest daily cave in -- covid case count. they say they will make testing available to all residents and students but also said the adversity should start about -- think about starting the semester remote. wax we want our students to return in person safely. reporter: he thinks temporarily starting away from the classroom will limit the spread of the virus and make it easier to return to in person learning. >>

dan: abc 7 news reported was in berkeley tonight and has the story. reporter: uc berkeley students are scheduled to return to class in just under two weeks. as the omicron variant spreads, some students think it is not smart to be in person. >> how concerned would you be walking into a classroom? >> i would say pretty concerned. reporter: james is the student vice president for campus affairs. he thinks the university should follow the other uc schools and start the semester remote. >> obviously there something they saw in their research and medical centers that made them think going back in person right away is not the right thing. i don't feel confident we are the only one out of the nine that is not making that decision. reporter: uc berkeley says they continue to monitor the situation. the campus has masking and vaccination policies in place, they are not ruling out the policy of changing their learning plans. others at the university are also concerned about safety. >> i'm pretty happy i'm not teaching right now. i think i would be more nervous.

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a beloved diner in berkeley has closed its doors for good. betty's oceanview diner has been serving food since 1982. i spoke with the longtime patrons who are disappointed at the loss of this east bay institution. at betty's oceanview diner on 4th street locals who usually stop by for good vibes and pancakes instead dropping off flowers, taking photos. >> it is shocking and sad. liz: after nearly four decades the diner has closed its doors for good. >> so painful. it is such an institution on the street. liz: it is hard to imagine now but when betty's opened nearly 40 years ago it was one of the only places to eat on the street. its popularity helped jumpstart the neighborhood. >> this was like the kingpin of the streets. this was the place. liz: beth fisher has been coming to betty's every two weeks for 35 years. she only learned it closed when she showed up. >> just found out and i see other people coming up. there are roses at the door and i feel very heartfelt about it and very sad. liz: the diner's owner told abc 7 he has been ready to r

a diner in polk -- berkeley has closed its doors for good. the oceanview diner has been serving since 1982. i spoke to the longtime patrons who are disappointed at the loss of this institution. >> at the oceanview diner on 4th street, locals. by for good vibes and pancakes, and dropped off photos and flowers. after nearly four decades, the love it berkeley diner has closed its doors for good. >> it is so painful. it is such an institution on the street. >> it is hard to imagine, but when it opened nearly 40 years ago, it was one of the only places to eat on the street. its popularity help jumpstart the neighborhood. >> this was a kingpin of the street. this was the place. >> beth fisher has been coming to betty's every two weeks for 35 years. she only learned it had closed when she showed up. >> i just found out, and i see other people coming up. rose at the door. i feel very heartfelt and sad. >> the diner owner told abc 7 news that he has been ready to retire. the stress from the pandemic and staffing issues made operating betty's increasin

berkeley marina, as julian mentioned earlier, had been evacuated. ocean beach is closed. a fire department, fire engine has been telling people to stay away and stay out of the water. so for now, that is the situation, people watching and waiting, taking pictures of this tsunami advisory here in san francisco bay, certainly a rare, rare occurrence. we're live in marin county, i'm cornell barnard, abc 7 news. julian: thank you for that live report in sausalito. we want to bring meteorologist lisa argen into the conversation. even tempering our conversation of what we are seeing other. a pulsing tied? lisa: that's right. it's not one, huge wave. it's small, little pulses, five feet, eight feet go over six feet. and the biggest increase we've seen is in monterey, where we saw a wave of four feet go as high as seven feet. so looking at water that has a lot of momentum and energy in it as it moves across some of the bays and inlets over the next few hours, actually the next six to eight hours, we can see waves over one to three feet above where they normally are. this is like

this is a familiar scene appear near the oakland berkeley line. i am reporting live. >> we really appreciate the update and we appreciate you being out there for us this morning. thank you. of a cell signal out there is no great which is what our free -- why our camera was freezing. we are going to move on, and mother of a man who was shot is calling for an end to the violence. new details. >> i am still in shock. i am numb. but i have faith in god and i know that god has me. >> mourning the loss of her son, ronald sanders. he had just finished up work and went to see his cousins. and men came up to him and shot him multiple times. >> he was happy and he got along with everybody. >> the gunmen continued walking down the street was a fire station. a firefighter went do one a colleague and the gunman fired four rounds into the firemen's car as he tried to get to safety. >> we are not sure what he targeted them. they did not confront him. >> the suspect did not know sanders or the firefighters out of this was a senseless act of violence. as a gunman

list includes quite a few bay area campuses including uc berkeley, san jose state. student to volunteer 450 hours will earn $10,000 to pay off loans or other college expenses at participating schools. >> $10,000, that is a lot of money. that is a big deal. 6500 people. if this thing works, we can go back to legislature and take it to another whole level. we can take it to the rest of the country because nobody else is doing this. kumasi: californians for all college core started as a pilot program after winning approval from the state legislature. reggie: a 17-year-old yolo county high school senior has joined an elite club of students with a perfect sat score. they answered every single question correctly. he says he prepared whenever he had free time. that is pretty busy as vice captain of the robotics team, student body president and recently took up a job as a software engineering intern. he talked about which part of the test was the most difficult. >> the first section, for sure. the reading sections, you are reading these long passages and then they ask you a

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alongside her father thomas berkeley, who founded the paper. she was 74 years old. >> now to colorado. a fast-moving wildfire decimated hundreds of homes north of denver. officials estimated 500 homes were destroyed yesterday. but the state's governor says as many as 1000 homes may have burned. fire officials say it is likely the fire was sparked by power lines down by winds. amazingly, no casualties reported. morgan norwood has more on the fire being called the most destructive in state history. >> god help us. >> the wildfire catastrophe were sitting by the hour. making it the most destructive in-state history. triggering hundreds of evacuations across multiple towns and cities. >> i have people that need to be evacuated. >> the fire scene from above, seemingly forming a wall around the city of lafayette. the skies turning red. on the ground, the winds fueling the out-of-control flames. will carr in the thick of it. >> hurricane force winds, gusts up to 115 miles per hour. strong enough to flip truck's and fan the flames. >> homes leveled to

dan: uc berkeley announced it will begin the semester with most classes offered remotely. some students and staff expressed concern that berkeley was the only university of california undergraduate campus not planning to offer remote learning. full in person instruction will resume on january 31. ama: hospitalizations among children under five have hit a pandemic high. according to the cdc, the rate is up to 4.3 per 100,000. the cdc signed off on on recommendation to get a moderna booster five months after your initial series instead of six, and the supreme court heard arguments over vaccine mandates today. the conservative majority seems ready to reject the requirement for large businesses. dan: alyssa lou withdrew from the u.s. figure skating championships after testing positive for coronavirus. she said she was fully vaccinated, was wearing a mask, and twice tested positive for covid before traveling to nashville. she then tested positive this morning. the east bay native was third in the short program thursday and in good position to make the olympic team. ama: the bay

the peninsula and south bay without power, as well as a handful of outages in hayward, richmond and berkeley. pg&e also reminding people if you see downed power lines, stay away from them and immediately call emergency crews. the winds caused damage in the south bay on north 17th street where you can see a 100 foot tree came crashing down, crushing three vehicles, and blocking off part of the street. it also brought down power lines. fortunately, no one was hurt. tree removal crews were on the scene, got to work cutting it up and removing it. you can see it was a good-sized tree. another tree came crashing down about two miles away on herma silla way. it only took out a fence in between two townhouses. a neighbors says he saw the damage and called authorities. he also tells us, like so many areas in the bay today, it was extremely windy all day. remember, you can track the weather conditions where you live anytime you like on the abc 7 bay area app. it is available on roku, android tv and apple tv. we will have more on the weather in a few minutes. the mother of a man shot and killed in oakl

ama: in the east bay, family owned berkeley institution says it has served its last meal. betty's oceanview diner has permanently closed. a staff shortage is the primary reason. betty's oceanview diner was open for nearly 40 years. the restaurant's lease was set to expire this summer. the owner said he was considering retiring then. he still admits he is actively looking for a way to reopen the restaurant. dan: it has been around for so long. let's turn now to the forecast. just a gorgeous stretch of days. ama: sandhya patel is here with the latest. sandhya: it is going to be beautiful this week. i know we need the rain but i don't have it in the forecast. i want to tell you when the last measurable rain was in san francisco -- january 7. take a look at the month, date 18. yes, we had rain for days so far. it does not look like we will see any rain from the rest of this week and even into most of next week. we may be closing out january on a dry note. we may have to wait until february before the rain arrives. there is an area of high pressure, a blocking high diverting ev

up until today, berkeley had been the only one of uc campuses not to start the semester virtually. in person instruction will resume january 31st. oak grove school district in san jose will begin a new outdoor masking policy for schools next week. students and staff will now be required to mask up outside unless in a mask break areas or while eating, drinking, or participating in physical activity. officials say the additional layer of protection will help keep everyone safe. the majority of parents do not like the policy. 54% rejected it when sent out by the district last month. >> to keep reeling things in from kids when cases have not shown to be spread at school is difficult for me as a parent to understand. >> i'm going to trust public health leaders and school district leaders to decide what is the safest measure for our kids, and so far, i have been really happy with the safety measures that have been taken. >> in oakland, 12 schools were forced to close today because of a teacher sick out. teachers are demanding more safety protocols on campus. >> we had almost a quarter of

ryan: the berkeley health department reported its highest case count. they say they will try to make testing available to all residents and students but said the university should not think about starting remote. >> we all want students to be able to safely attend class in person but returning to instruction has to be part of the conversation. ryan: he thinks starting the year away from the classroom will limit the spread of the virus and make it easier to return to in person learning. >> just saying front that we will do a period so that we can get quarantined and tested and go from there. ryan: ryan curry, abc 7 news. kumasi: you see santa cruz is delaying the return of in person learning by two weeks because of covid-19 infections. officials say after 3000 tests, positivity rate stands at 5%, the highest it has been since the school started testing. in person learning will resume on january 31, the same day that the booster deadline goes into effect. students on campus should not return this weekend. cal state east bay and san francisco state univers

ama: in the east bay, family owned berkeley institution says it has served its last meal. betty's oceanview diner has permanently closed. a staff shortage is the primary reason. betty's oceanview diner was open for nearly 40 years. the restaurant's lease was set to expire this summer. the owner said he was considering retiring then. he still admits he is actively looking for a way to reopen the restaurant. dan: it has been around for so long. let's turn now to the forecast. just a gorgeous stretch of days. ama: sandhya patel is here with the latest. sandhya: it is going to be beautiful this week. i know we need the rain but i don't have it in the forecast. i want to tell you when the last measurable rain was in san francisco -- january 7. take a look at the month, date 18. yes, we had rain for days so far. it does not look like we will see any rain from the rest of this week and even into most of next week. we may be closing out january on a dry note. we may have to wait until february before the rain arrives. there is an area of high pressure, diverting everything up to o

the peninsula and south bay without power, as well as a handful of outages in hayward, richmond and berkeley. pg&e also reminding people if you see downed power lines, stay away from them and immediately call emergency crews. the winds caused damage in the south bay on north 17th street where you can see a 100 foot tree came crashing down, crushing three vehicles, and blocking off part of the street. it also brought down power lines. fortunately, no one was hurt. tree removal crews were on the scene, got to work cutting it up and removing it. you can see it was a good-sized tree. another tree came crashing down about two miles away on herma silla way. it only took out a fence in between two townhouses. a neighbors says he saw the damage and called authorities. he also tells us, like so many areas in the bay today, it was extremely windy all day. remember, you can track the weather conditions where you live anytime you like on the abc 7 bay area app. it is available on roku, android tv and apple tv. we will have more on the weather in a few minutes. the mother of a man shot and killed in oakl

ama: late this afternoon, uc berkeley said it would begin the semester with most classes being offered remotely. some students and staff expressed concern berkeley was the only one not planning to offer virtual learning. remote classes will begin january 18 and full in person instruction will resume january 30. dan: moderna's ceo said people may eventually need a second covid-19 booster. it is already sparking a debate, is it a second booster the right approach? luz pena is part of the vaccine team and spoke with a number of bay area experts who say it won't be necessary for everyone. luz: as omicron cases spike throughout california, the bay area has the highest population with boosters in the state, with 55%. according to experts, that protection won't last long. >> there's a decline from 70% protection down to 45% protection of symptomatic illness. luz: based on this new data from the u.k., moderna is pushing for a second booster. according to moderna's ceo, the efficacy of boosters will likely decline with time. they're projecting the need for a second booster by this fall. dr. gre

the university at uc berkeley found a way to cash in on the craze through fundraising. margaret valentine was challenged with merging this groundbreaking technology with new research. >> i had to wrap my head around it and understand the significance, but it was such an awesome project. reporter: their first nobel nft netting more than $50,000 last june. >> the one that we launched was jim allison, who did his work at berkeley and won a nobel prize for coming up with a cancer immunotherapy, the fourth pillar in cancer treatment. we thought, call attention to that work. reporter: rich lyons is their chief entrepreneurship officer. he says what is exciting is that nft showcases his handwritten data and a discovery that could be part of a collection. >> imagine a collector who says i want to own the n that represent the 10 most important scientific discoveries of my lifetime. that's a cool collection. reporter: ownership is a big deal. for future transactions, will automatically get a percentage of that profit. >> it is a good thing for them. it is protected and generating

go was born in berkeley. she was raised in fremont. her family still lives in the east bay. go has called new york her home for last decade, a city she loved and gave back to. >> she was the best friend that anybody could have. her friends called her the ultimate friend who would drop everything with a smile to care for them and she cared for our city. amy: a 61-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the crime. police say he confessed to pushing her. at 6:00, another vigil will take place in go's memory. this one in the portsmouth square in san francisco. dan: alleged victims of a mother who is is accused of hosting boozy sex-filled parties involving teenagers urged a judge to deny her bail today. at least six of the accusers spoke during a bail hearing for 47-year-old shannon o'connor. some of the parents also spoke. if released they say she would further torment the accusers. o'connor's lawyers say she is not a risk to public safety and no legal cause for her to remain in jail. the judge continued the bail hearing to february 3. ama: today a man prosecutors say

uc berkeley announced it will begin the semester with classes offered remotely. some students and staff had expressed concern berkeley was the only university of california undergraduate campus is not planning to offer virtual learning. remote classes will now begin january 18 and full in person instruction will resume january 31. meantime, in an interview the moderna ceo says people may need a second booster. and has already sparked a debate, is a second booster the right approach? reporter luz pena is part of the team and spoke to multiple bay area experts who say it will not be necessary for everyone. luz: as omicron cases spike throughout california the bay area has the highest population with boosters in the state with 55%. but according to experts that protection will not last long. >> 10 weeks there is a decline from 70% down to 45% protection of symptomatic illness. luz: based on this data from the u.k., moderna is pushing for a second booster. according to moderna ceo, the efficacy of boosters will likely decline with time. they are projecting the need f

ama: late this afternoon, uc berkeley said it would begin the semester with most classes being offered remotely. some students and staff expressed concern berkeley was the only one not planning to offer virtual learning. remote classes will begin january 18 and full in person instruction will resume january 30. dan: moderna's ceo said people may eventually need a second covid-19 booster. it is already sparking a debate, is it a second booster the right approach? luz pena is part of the vaccine team and spoke with a number of bay area experts who say it won't be necessary for everyone. luz: as omicron cases spike throughout california, the bay area has the highest population with boosters in the state, with 55%. according to experts, that protection won't last long. >> there's a decline from 70% protection down to 45% protection of symptomatic illness. luz: based on this new data from the u.k., moderna is pushing for a second booster. according to moderna's ceo, the efficacy of boosters will likely decline with time. they're projecting the need for a second booster by this fall. dr. gre

pushing 40 year old michelle go into tracks at the 42nd street times square station go was born in berkeley and grew up in fremont. she called new york city home for more than a decade. a judge said he would not send marshall. psychiatric facility until after the evaluation prosecutors say they are still investigating the push to determine whether it was a hate crime. we all need to share in responsibility to keeping our street safe drivers pedestrians and you know us included going out there and and responding to these high incident intersections. tonight two men are dead and a woman is still in the hospital after being hit by a car while trying to cross the street highlighting concerns over traffic safety in san jose. now this comes as the city tied its all-time high in traffic deaths last year abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey explains. how city leaders believe a solution to this growing and serious problem starts with the entire community? the city of san jose may be on its way to a milestone, but it's a record city leaders don't want to break. this is a terrible start of the year. thre

you'll remember died in the tragedy including a roanoke park woman and five irish students in berkeley for the summer. very testified in 2016 before a california state assembly committee urging lawmakers to increase oversight of contractors. she was 27 years old. new details now on the devastating wildfires in colorado one missing person has been found but two people remain unaccounted for tonight the fires erupted thursday in boulder county near denver fanned by winds gusting up to 15 miles an hour the flames raced through hundreds of homes burning many of them to the ground the cause of the fire is still under investigation initially. it was thought power lines started one fire, but it turned out they worked telecommunication lines which experts say are highly unlikely to ignite a blaze authorities did search at least one location today. i fully expected any of those responsible. we hold fully responsible under the law for the utter devastation that was caused. snow helped put out the fires fema officials toured the devastation this morning and will assist in those who lost their hom

on the east bayshore, 61 and east bay and berkeley. cooler temperatures because of the fog. antioch and brentwood at 60. low 60 two bid 60's in the east bay. a series of storms heading to the north, flooding happening in washington and going to continue next seven days. this high will block any chance of wet weather from coming our way. temperatures pretty mild during the morning hours because of high clouds. a little cooling trend as we had through friday and saturday, we bumped the temperatures up into the low to mid 60's and slowly cool down in to the 50's as we had through the holiday weekend. kristen: tickets went on sale today for bottlerock, which is back to memorial day weekend after last year's festival had to be moved to the fall. three-day general admission passes are available for $379 plus fees. even the platinum three-day passes are sold out. headliners include metallica, pink, 21 pilots and cou music star luke combs. larry: an iconic restaurant closing for good. the pandemic is only one part of the problem. >> a big move from bank of america could save you a s

the longtime managing directory of the berkeley repertory theater is stepping down. susie meadow will step down this summer at the end of the current season. she has been a member of berkeley's rep staff for 32 years and leaves an incredible legacy as managing director. the nonprofit presented more than 80 premieres and nurtured 34 shows that made it to broadway. she oversaw the unveiling of the -- theater, renovation of pete's theater and creation of the school of theater. larry: if you have seen a black cloud in the south bay, it can actually be hundreds of crows mama writing sunnyvale. sidewalks coated with droppings. the birds are interrupting dinners. and they are really loud. amanda del castillo explains the city's low-tech but controversial solution. >> it is like a out of the movie. >> when the sun goes down, they come around. >> this large group of crows, also called a murder, making their return. >> it is almost like a planetarium where you see all these dots in the sky. it is nature at its best. >> it is fascinating at some level, but i am not a big fan to

more than 100 people evacuated their boats in the berkeley marina. thousands of bay area residents received safety alerts. >> preplanning is essential in making sure that you and your family and your loved ones can get out of a disaster safely. reggie: last year, state geologists updated hazardous maps of the worst scenarios around the bay area. in the east bay, a tsunami surge could reach as far as like amera -- lake amera. like an earthquake, it is important to build a safety plan with family members, so you know the evacuation routes and where to meet if there is an emergency. you can check video of this name -- of the tsunami on the bay area connected tv app. jobina: you details this morning, two arrests made in the standoff at a texas synagogue over the weekend. we are also learning more about the suspect. here is elizabeth schulze. elizabeth: counterterrorism police in england detained two teenagers in relation to the incident. it comes after u.s. authorities identified the hostage taker as a british man named malik faisal akram. our affiliate,

coming up next, celebrating dion: finally now, the finished hall at berkeley threw a party to celebrate the vietnam lunar new year today. the free event featured food and music. it combined forces with a beauty pageant because of covid concerns. photos were taken with past beauty queens. >> it was amazing. it is amazing to be back. we are so glad we can do this because we have planned this for the last two years but unable to do it. our contestants signed up two years ago. dion: it is the 10th year the festival has been held. proof of full vaccination had to be presented to participate. what a nice day it was. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news at 5:00. on behalf of chris alvarez eras and spencer christian, thank you for joining us. we will see you back here at 6:00. >>> breaking news tonight as we come on the air. the monster winter storm striking the south, now taking aim at the northeast. tonight the dangerous storm impacting more than 100 million americans. in south florida, an ef-2 tornado damaging more than 100 homes. other areas blasted with powerful winds, torrential rain

loved one was pushed in front of a subway train in new york city. 40-year-old, michelle go was born in berkeley and grew up in fremont. while the man awaits an arraignment on murder charges, go is remembered for her volunteer work. reporter: on the same subway platform where the victim was pushed, rioters are still living on the edge tonight. many on their phones were talking with friends, waiting within inches of the oncoming trains. 61-year-old marshall simon confessed shortly after his arrest, while proclaiming himself god. investigators say he is homeless and emotionally disturbed with several prior arrests. witnesses say he approached the victim from behind at the subway station saturday morning. he shoved her into the path of a southbound train. michelle go was killed instantly, a 40-year-old consultant the management firm, whose volunteer work with the new york junior league included helping the homeless. >> she clearly had a strong passion for working one-on-one with these populations in need. she was a compassionate soul who wanted to be rewarded by that direct impact, directly working

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melissa was born in berkeley and grew up in fremont. there will be a candlelight vigil tonight in san francisco that starts at 6:00 in chinatown. a six to one-year-old confessed shortly after his arrest. investigators say he is homeless and emotionally disturbed, with several prior arrests. witnesses say he approached the girl from behind in chapter into the path of the train. she was killed instantly. she was a consultant at her volunteer work with the junior league, including helping the homeless. >> she clearly had a very strong passion for the one-on-one with these populations in need. she was a very compassionate soul who wanted to be rewarded by that direct impact and directly working with those individuals. reggie: simon is awaiting a likely arraignment on murder charges. michelle's family released a statement on how they were member her. she was brilliant, beautiful, kind, intelligent mormon -- intelligent woman who loved her friends. she was taken too soon in the senseless act of violence and we pray she gets the justice she de

nearly 28,000 are and the east, berkeley, and oakland. nearly 1000 are on the peninsula with more than 400 and the north bay. pg&e reminds people if you see downed power lines, stay away and call emergency crews. firefighters are out in open hills after reports of downed trees and power lines and in the north bay firefighters are working to contain a small wildfire. high after it was sparked just before 2:00 this morning. the fire was burning near geyser peak in sonoma county. crews declared it contained and the cause is under investigation. there are reports of downed trees and power lines in santa rosa as well. lisa, you have been tracking this all morning. lisa: in santa rosa around sonoma county the gusty winds will continue around 11:00 with a high wind warning. you can see the colors indicating that there are strong winds. mount diablo not in an advisory area but north winds at 60 miles an hour. as we look at the 10:00 11:00 hour, they will subside. in the north bay come a while we remain breezy in the rest of the bay area. looking

there are several pockets in oakland and berkeley affecting thousands of customers. pg&e reminds people if you see downed power lines, stay away and call emergency crews. firefighters are out in the oakland hills after reports of downed trees and power lines because of the wind. lisa, you have been tracking this all night. lisa: peak wind gusts in oakland were 60 miles per hour, right now 32, but still over 55 miles per hour mount hood and mount diablo. under the wind advisory and a wind warning in the north bay. gusty down below at half moon bay 33 miles per hour. mild and sunny today with less wind. wind. liz: thank you and thank you for why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate to severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within keeping you one step ahead of eczema. hide my skin? not me. and that means long-lasting clearer skin... and fast itch relief for adults. with dupixent, you can show more skin with less eczema. hide my skin? not me. don't use if you're

loved one was pushed in front of a subway train in new york city. 40-year-old, michelle go was born in berkeley and grew up in fremont. while the man awaits an arraignment on murder charges, go is remembered for her volunteer work. reporter: on the same subway platform where the victim was pushed, rioters are still living on the edge tonight. many on their phones were talking with friends, waiting within inches of the oncoming trains. 61-year-old marshall simon confessed shortly after his arrest, while proclaiming himself god. investigators say he is homeless and emotionally disturbed with several prior arrests. witnesses say he approached the victim from behind at the subway station saturday morning. he shoved her into the path of a southbound train. michelle go was killed instantly, a 40-year-old consultant the management firm, whose volunteer work with the new york junior league included helping the homeless. >> she clearly had a strong passion for working one-on-one with these populations in need. she was a compassionate soul who wanted to be rewarded by that direct impact, directly working

finally, a finished hall in berkeley through a party to celebrate the vietnamese lunar new year today. the free event featured food and music and lunar new year festivities. this year, they combined forces with a vietnamese beauty pageant. >> it is amazing. it is amazing to be back. we are so glad that we are even able to do this because we have planned this for the last two years but we were unable to do it. dion: this has been a long time coming. it is the 10th year the festival has been held. for proof of vaccination was required for the celebration. everyone had to wear a mask unless they were part of the entertainment or actively eating and drinking. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news at 6:00. thank you for joining us. thank you for joining us. - [announcer] the more we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. >> hey, ba

tacoma police report stanford and uc berkeley announced sebastopol programs are postponing games this week. this includes the cal women's best double-teams among bruckner. there's a sense of optimism from the top doctor. he says the state is prepared to handle the record search in cases it is seeing now. >> today situation and the environment with covid and omicron is better in many ways. we can manage the diseaseeeeee we are seeing in a weight we weren't able to i year ago. reporter: another dose of dÉjÀ vu across college campuses. second year student stayed home on the east coast after they moved the winter classes online. >> try to spend every day in new york city, with friends, catching up. it turns out i spent most of the break at home because of how about the searches been getting. reporter: covid-19 continuing to cancel plans. first fridays has canceled their january return. >> we did unanimously decided that would be the safest thing to do. reporter: safety, still paramount. >> they're doing a lot better today that we did in march 2020. this hopefully will pass. ama: schools

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more than 100 people were evacuated from the berkeley arena following this morning's tsunami advisory. the evacuation was limited to the docks and boats along the shoreline. roads near the marina remained open. authorities got the all clear from the state office of emergency services at 3:50 this afternoon. everyone is still urged to use caution on boats and docks. let's get more from weather anchor spencer christian. i cannot believe those surfers worst out in the water. spencer: it is amazing. it is not advised. they should not be doing that. you mentioned caution. we should be cautious. this is a tsunami advisory, not a warning, but you should take it seriously nonetheless. here are some things to bear in mind. this was issued this morning. it is in effect for the entire west coast, california, oregon, washington, until further notice. some of the effects, strong current, surging waves, and here are some precautionary measures to keep in mind. stay away from the beaches, avoid harbors and marinas as well. when you are at the coast line, do not turn your back on the water, and keep

tacoma police report stanford and uc berkeley announced sebastopol programs are postponing games this week. this includes the cal women's best double-teams among bruckner. there's a sense of optimism from the top doctor. he says the state is prepared to handle the record search in cases it is seeing now. >> today situation and the environment with covid and omicron is better in many ways. we can manage the disease we are seeing in a weight we weren't able to i year ago. reporter: another dose of dÉjÀ vu across college campuses. second year student stayed home on the east coast after they moved the winter classes online. >> try to spend every day in new york city, with friends, catching up. it turns out i spent most of the break at home because of how about the searches been getting. reporter: covid-19 continuing to cancel plans. first fridays has canceled their january return. >> we did unanimously decided that would be the safest thing to do. reporter: safety, still paramount. >> they're doing a lot better today that we did in march 2020. this hopefully will pass. ama: schools are

she was born in berkeley and grew up in fremont. she graduated from american high and ucla. she moved to new york to attend business school. police arrested a homeless man in connection with the fatal shot of. -- the fatal shove. he is expected to be arraigned on murder charges. julian: a san bernardino police officer was treated for a minor injury after an incident. the officer injured his arm trying to arrest a man suspected of assaulting a clerk in a target store. the suspect was not hurt. kristen: in the east bay, a fire broke out at what appears to be in oakland. sky seven captured the smoke as it streamed up along both sides of 880, not far from 90 8th avenue. at least two cars were on fire. no word on injuries or what caused the fire. julian: new images of the massive volcanic eruption in the south pacific that triggered tsunami alerts in the bay area and beyond. there is a call for disaster relief after a second eruption. >> new video of waves powerful south pacific volcano reaching the west coast. the high waters, crashing into the shores of pacifica, california, af

across the bay to berkeley and emeryville, pretty wet. further east, wet weather along highway 24 through lafayette. we went in some spots and not so wet in others. currently 53 degrees in san francisco and all the other locations, about 52 degrees. a light traffic flow, a good thing. temperature readings, 53 degrees, not much of a range. here's the view from emeryville where you can see traffic is moving along pretty well even with wet road conditions. brief period of afternoon and then another round of wet weather wednesday. light intensity through tonight,. so of light showers, breezy conditions. the highest amounts of rain through the north. notice how showers taper off in the early overnight -- overnight and early morning hours. by late morning and mid-day, probably no more rain at all. there will be snow in the sierra. a winter weather advisory :00 a.m. three to 10 inches above 8000 feet. milder overnight period then we had over the weekend. . highs tomorrow mainly in the mid to upper 50's. we will resume the forecast 5:00 tomorrow

she was born in berkeley and grew up in fremont. she was pushed in front of a new york subway train and kill. city leaders to come together to stop aapi hate. they also addressed the needeedd mental health services in solidarity with the family. michelle's suspected killer was arrested shortly after the incident. hundreds of antichoice advocates gathered for a rally and march in san francisco. presence as they mark just -- marched. they gathered on the anniversary of roe v. wade. i heard testimonials from people involved with abortion. the marchers rebounded after the pandemic reduced the crowd. governor gavin newsom took part in rally with planned parenthood. the event commemorated the 49 anniversary of legislation establishing the right to abortion. >> we are committed to protecting the right to abortion and expanding access to reproductive care. >> groups are anticipating the possibility of the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. san francisco's chinese new year parade is back this year. preparations for one group are in full

today will be the last dry day. 3232 34 in berkeley. richmond, below freezing. 27 in santa rosa. you get the idea. even at the coast. san francisco is the only place around 40 degrees. afteafteafteafte little bit of a break. nobody is really much warmer. the golden gate bridge is dark and cold. we'll attract some 'll attract' tomorrow. -- we will trackckck arriving tomorrow. liz: a crash happened just before 9:30 last night. when officers arrived, they found a car engulfed in flames. two people died after the car crashed into a tree. expected to be ok. investigating a deadly shooting in the richmond district on new year's eve. neighbors say the area is struggling with an increase in crime. question you hear about carjackings, pocket theft -- there are a bunch of homeless people. liz: they are looking they are nissan sedan in connection with the shooting. abc 7 news i i i i i building a better bay area. covid has dramatically changed how students learn and what they do when they return from winter break. the first big test will not have anything to do with math or science, but mak

back here at home, we were over the berkeley marina as 100 people were evacuated following the tsunami advisory. the evacuation was limited to the dock and boats. roads near the marina are open. authorities got the all clear from the state just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. everyone is still urged to use caution on boats and docks. lisa, let's get a check outside. it's much, this morning. we've got a lot of cloud cover. lisa: temperatures are mild, 40's and low 50's downtown. we are going to look at more high clouds to start and more son this afternoon. the holiday weekend is looking dry. beyond that, we will have a look at the extended outlook in a few minutes. liz: a hostage situation is over. the response from several agencies and what we are learning about the suspect. booster shot mandate, the company requiring its if you have advanced non-small cell lung cancer, your first treatment could be a chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies that works differently. it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung can

she called new york city home for more than a decade but was born in berkeley and raised in fremont. new yorkers pay tribute to her in another emotional tribute at times square. friends and family said she would go out of her way to celebrate with friends and join those in their time in need. >> the thing that speaks volumes about michelle is the number of people who have reached out with stories of how she impacted their lives. >> new york city police say a 61-year-old homeless man has confessed to pushing her onto the tracks. he remains in custody tonight. dan: new images are giving us some idea of the extensive damage in tonga after that massive volcano underwater eruption and tsunami. photos released by the new zealand defense force show the before and after. you can see trees, homes, fields, entire communities covered in thick, gray ash. some buildings appear to have collapsed. communication remains cut off. the explosive force of the full cannick eruption is estimated at 500 times as powerful as the nuclear bomb dropped on hiroshima at the end of world war ii. an open shipping

one jewelry shop owner says he recently added p one of the surf the 2015 deadly balcony collapsed in berkeley has died. it 27-year-old died saturday in ireland after having a stroke. it is not clear whether it was related to the injuries she suffered as a result of the collapse. state assembly committee urging lawmakers to increase oversight of contractors. reggie: we are hearing from some people rescued on a tram in new mexico, stranded high in the mountains on new year's eve. >> a dramatic new 21 people stranded for hours on two trams in freezing conditions. a new year's eve with the weather turning, workers hustled into the cars for what is normally a 15 minute ride down the mountain. >> we start going down and then suddenly we stop. >> high wind and ice on the cables forcing them to stop the tram. by 4:00 a.m., they got news. rescuers couldn't respond until at least daybreak. >> it is freezing and the condensation was turning to icicles. we were in a white out for most of the night because the storm surrounded the tram. >> we learn more about this harrowing rescue. kumasi: celebrating the

. >> but to truly understand this shifting covid cases, we went to uc berkeley to speak to a professor. her team has been monitoring the wastewater of 2.5 million people in the bay area. they detect cases before people even know they have covid. here is what they are seeing. >> we are starting to see concentrations plateau or decrease in san francisco and the locations we monitor in marin and eastern portions of contra costa county. >> even with this shift, they are still sing the highest concentration of cases in the pandemic. >> we may be turning the corner, but it does not mean we can let our guard down yet. >> there is hope, but we are still not out of the woods. experts say we need to see the decline for days and weeks to come to confirm of covid cases are decreasing. we should know more in the next two weeks. larry: joining us n patel. thank you for your time. start with the surge -- a lot of doctors but we were going to have this in january and then by february we would be in much better shape. are we at or nearing our peak? >> i think we are somewhere inside of it. it would fee

study is rain falling in parts of marin county and across the bait over into berkeley and oakland. this is a level 1 storm on the storm impact scale. through tonight, we expect greasy conditions and light showers. -- we expect breeze conditions and -- breezy light showers. midmorning tomorrow, it should be mostly over but for an isolated showers. over the sierra, snow is falling. winter weather advisory :00 a.m. there tomorrow. dion: speaking weather service says california has received more rain this far this water year than all of last water year. a water year is from october 1 until september -- september 30. the state got 33 .9 trillion gallons of water. larry: coming up, , , chaos at the airports across the nation. we will tell you what is happening here in the bay area. a french bulldog violently stolen is back home. and the future is here, robots are taking over. th new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee

sky 7 also over the berkeley marina today as more than a hundred people were evacuated following the tsunami advisory police say the evacuation was limited to the docks and boats along the shoreline roads near the moreno remained open authorities. got the all-clear from the state. some emergency services at 350 this afternoon. everyone is still urged to use caution on boats and dogs. all right. let's bring in abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian now with a look at the science behind those tsunamis because even though things have subsided a little bit there are still things we need to keep an eye out for that's true dion as a matter of fact caution, which you mentioned earlier is still the operative word, although the tsunami advisory for the bay area and for much of the california coast has been canceled. so let's review what we had in effect earlier. the advisor is issued this morning for the entire coast of continental us that includes coastal, california, oregon washington. it was canceled this evening for a virtually all locations except for as you pointed out earlier a sa