. >> jacobs was a uc berkeley police officer who gains notoriety after helping to break the jaycee dugard case. officer jacobs, and two small girls on the cal campus and quickly became suspicious. >> it seemed to me like he was a homeless meth head and these girls shouldn't be with him. and it was his kids, but that didn't seem right to me. >> her suspicion led to freeing dugard and her two children. jacobs retired because of an injury. then after spending time as an art teacher, she found the lump. >> if i didn't do my self-exam, i wouldn't have known any better. >> while she has a go mound fund me account, jacobs is focused on helping others. >> if i can save one life because one girl went in prior to her 40th birthday and found something early and it saves her life, then that made it all worth it for me.

for clues. >>> the former uc berkeley police officer who's instinct own intuition that helped break the jc dugard case has a problem. she is a single parent of two children. she now needs help and support as she battles breast cancer. >> reporter: 39-year-old ali jacobs loves to garden. using the food she grow tense answer her family's diet. she has always been the model of good health but in march she was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. >> i could feel the lump. it was large. >> reporter: jacob has two sons. nine-year-old jake and 11-year- old justin. >> it's been a struggle watching my kids see me tired and in pain and suffering. seeing it through their eyes and telling them we can't go anywhere this summer. we can't go to you know the giants games and the warriors games because it's just too many people or i'm too tired to take you. >> reporter: jacobs was a uc berkeley police officer who gained prominence after helping to break jc dugard case. in 2009 he encountered dugard's kidnapper and two small girls and quickly became suspicious. >> it seemed to me he was a homeless

. >>> the former uc berkeley police officer who's instinct and intuition helped break the jaycee dugard case is now dealing with a medical crisis. she's the single parent of two kids and john sasaki tell us she now needs help and support as she fights breast cancer. >> reporter: 39-year-old allie jacobs loves to garden. >> this is flat leaf kale. >> reporter: using the food she t grows to enhance her family's health. she says that she has always been into healthy eating. >> it's been a struggle watching my kids see me tired and in pain and suffering. seeing it through their eyes and telling them we can't go any where this summer. we can't go to you know the giant's games and warriors games because there's just too many people or i'm too tired to take you. >> reporter: jacobs was a uc berkeley police officer who gained prominence after helping to break the jaycee dugard case. she encountered dugard and his accomplice. >> it seemed to me that he was a homeless meth head and these kids should not be with him. but they were his kids and that did not seem right to me. >> reporter: jacobs ret

but the help a former uc berkeley police officer now needs herself as she battles a life threatening disease. >> good morning. the san francisco commute is actually doing okay on northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. no construction delays thankfully. we'll tell you a little bit more about get into the city. >> some low clouds now and plenty of breaks but the lows are cooler. upper 40s and low 50s. santa rosa 48. san francisco is 52. >>> good morning. welcome back. thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2 it is wednesday, june 3rd i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. and it is dave's birthday. not steve's birthday. he tried to be quiet about it but then up it popped on facebook. >> thank you. [ laughter ] it feels good. >> nice of you to share your birthday with us, dave. >> it's dave's birthday. mine is in december. but thanks everyone. low clouds, some. it's not solid fog bank. there are breaks even on the coast but some of the low clouds it will be enhanced here because another low what? yes another low is drop into the picture here from the northwest. ly tell y

she is a former uc berkeley police officer who helped crack the jc dugard kidnapping case six years ago. coming up in 15 minutes, the help she needs now as she battles a life threatening disease. >> we're live in san francisco where a proposal to halt condo construction in san francisco's mission district is shut down. we'll tell you why residents here say this fight isn't over. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute here where traffic in san francisco looks good on northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. we'll tell you more. >> the pattern for may has carried over. we'll see what is upstream. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> see how we try to impress you, pam? >> i love it. >> we're not only up, we are up above the clouds. and the fog this morning. this is san francisco. that is is a beauty shot for you to get you going on a wednesday morning and we thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2. >> a little u-2 to start your day. >> wow. you can sing with them if

members of the berkeley and uc berkeley police departments will take the flame of hope and run the torch north along san pablo avenue. the torch is making its way across northern california all this week. >> ready. all right. let's go. >> yesterday we showed ktvu john sasaki in the morning. he kicked off the first leg of the ten mile torch run through san francisco along with san francisco police officers and recruits and a number of athletes were among the runners. the annual fundraiser allows special olympians to compete in their favorite sports for free all year round. >> mostly running now and bowling. >> what does it mean to you to compete? >> it's a challenge and it keeps you fit. and it's a good thing to do. a healthy thing to do. >> yesterday's torch run raised about $15,000. the summer games by the way starts friday night at uc davis. >> i love this. i love this. and again we were praising john sasaki on the air. he's done a lot for 20 years. are felled down buildings. a lot of good stuff. >>> sal is all over your morning commute. you're watching your friends on highway 24. >> y

of uc berkeley. police say 13 people fell from that balcony. five of them died. hi dan. >> reporter: good morning, carol. what a heartbreaking situation. obviously there was some kind of party or gathering at this apartment complex late last night in berkeley. we're told this occurred just before 1:00 in the morning local time. we had a number of people apparently on a balcony and it just collapsed. as you said five people dead and at least eight taken to hospitals. this happened just a few blocks away from the university. we don't know if in fact these were students. but apparently these were all young people involved. and according to the minister of a parrish from ireland, we're talking about young irish nationals who were among the victims. this was really a terrible situation. police are at the scene trying to figure out how this collapse occurred. again, just a few blocks away from berkeley at 1:00 in the morning there was a party or gathering at this apartment complex and stthe balcony suddenl

uc berkeley campus. we don't know the cause of the collapse but five are dead and eight taken to the hospital with injuries. and we have learned moments ago that some of those injuries are being categoried at critical and life-threatening. we are told the balcony is located on the top floor of this four-story building. right now, we do not know if all of those dead or injured were on the balcony or on other floors on the ground at the time of the collapse. we are continuing to gather information on this still developing story. >> thank you elaine. >>> al qaeda confirmed overnight that an american attack in yemen killed a terror group's second highest ranking figure. nasir organized several attacks on the west including the massacre at "charlie hebdo" magazine in paris. >> the cia say a drone fired the shot. clarissa ward good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in that announcement al qaeda's affiliate here al qaeda in the arabian peninsula said that wuhayshi had been killed alongside two other al qaeda

. >>> in berkeley drivers are on alert after a rash of car burglaries on and near the uc berkeley campus. police say there were 11 break-ins this month, and nearly all of the incidents drivers left valuables in plain sight. the burglars smashed the windows to get the goods. police say they will continue increased patrols in the area and are warning drivers to hide anything you don't want to lose. >>> now to an inspiring baseball team in kentucky. this team plays in a special baseball park opened just for them. it's the first of its kind in the whole world really. >> reporter: after the sprech stretching and the practice swings, it's finally time to play some ball. >> silvio on first base. don on third base. >> reporter: but in this game the rules are a little bit different. >> it's all done with timing and consistency. >> reporter: michael waits for the ball to get louder. michael is legally blind. so are all the players on his team. >> great defense, josh. good job! >>a >> a lot of the time, we just take advantage of what we can do. >> reporter: players listen to the beeping bases. they

they were among six that died when the public balcony collapsed at uc berkeley. others were injured. >>> antioch police are not saying which, but they were called to a home where a man said he drop aid gun and it fired. the bullet instruction a woman in the chest killing her. police are not releasing anymore information except for so far they're investigating the death as suspicious. >>> no arrest in the homicide investigation after a violent incident in pittsburgh. witnesses reported gunshots yesterday afternoon. they told police the gunfire came from one car into another. the driver who was struck later died from the injuries. there's no description of the suspect's car. the sheriff investigators want to hear from anyone with information. >>> prisons. inmates are dying from drug overdoses. more than 150 inmates have died of drug overdoses since 2006 with a high of 24 in 2013. this is the most recent data available. to combat the problem, the department of corrections and rehabilitation is spending $8 million on drug detecting scanners and breed of drug sniffing

away from uc- berkeley. so far, traffic seems to be getting through the area okay with no big delays. there are detours posted at this hour and lots of police on scene directing traffic. the bay bridge commute leaving oakland heading into the city just a brief delay in a couple of the cash lanes but overall a good start to the morning commute. no big accidents on the freeways, just a very small patch of heavy traffic for westbound 4 leaving antioch. >>> tonight, the warriors can clinch the nba title with a win at cleveland in game 6 of the fines. fans have paid $15 each to watch the game on giant screens at oracle arena. tickets are sold out. and now some are being offered on stubhub for hundreds of dollars. on highway 24 in oakland, there's a new mural of steph curry posing as the rapper mac dre. >> we are just hanging out there across the street watching people and every 30 seconds someone was stopping pulling over. >> the mural is one of two warriors themed works the artists calling themselves the illumin

. >> reporter: it is an awful scene here two blocks west of uc berkeley. you can see police officers investigating on the street and up on the fourth floor you can see two balconies, one on top of the other. it was the top balcony that collapsed. this happened at 12:40 this morning. police found more than a dozen young people on the sidewalk. four were dead on the scene. their bodies are still on the sidewalk being examined by the coroner. eight others taken to the hospital are in critical and possibly life threatening condition according to berkeley police. according to the irish times newspaper these were irish citizens attending a 21st birthday party and the foreign minister of ireland has confirmed the deaths and expressed condolences to the families. we are expecting a representative of the irish government to be here on the scene shortly. >>> al qaeda confirmed overnight that an american attacked in yemen killed the second highest ranking figure. >> reports say a cia drone fired a missile that killed. al qaeda confirmed the leader's death overnight.

we do have streets should down around kittredge and berkeley hive is near and uc berkeley is a couple of blocks away so there are landmarks around the area and police say they do not know when it will re-open. detours are in place until further notice. as we look at drive time traffic westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 26 minutes and from antioch to concord is 14 minutes. 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. >>> we are following the breaking news in berkeley where the balcony packed with people collapse asked five are dead and eight are injured with coverage coming up. >> stranded cars and buses glad streets and the weather danger facing millions of people this morning and why it is about to get worse. >> abc7 bay bridge toll plaza light and moving along early on this tuesday they make little hearts happy and big hearts happy too because as part of a heart healthy diet those delicious oats in cheerios can help lower cholesterol. cheerios... how can something so little... help you do something so big. >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area

berkeley police holding a 1:00 news conference. the coroner will also speak. we'll stream all of that live on nbc nbcbayarea.com. >> we'll have a team of reporters on this story throughout the day. we'll have the latest on those victims conditions and what structural engineers are saying about the balance corny collapse. oak, the latest from this afternoon's news conference with the berkeley police department will be included on our nbc bay area news at 5:00 and 6:00. >> thank you for joining us. our next newscast at 5:00. now that there's foster farms simply raised, it's tougher than ever to be a foster farms chicken. but foster farms simply raised chicken is 100 percent natural with no antibiotics. well you're an herbalist. help us to be natural. will those herbs do it? those? one grows hair, the other increases energy. gasp! do i look natural herb man? can i call you herb man? i'm trying to look natural. call me natural. you look like a steve. can i call you steve? hi steve. i'm natural. say something. why aren't you guys saying anything? introducing new si

. >>> coming up in our next half hour former students suing uc berkeley. why they claimed their school did not do enough to protect them on campus. >> shot and captured by police. we're now hearing the original getaway plan from one of >>> now at 6:30, they claim their school didn't do enough to protect them. cal students now suing uc berkeley after they were sexually assaulted. welcome back. i'm veronica de la cruz. >> and i'm ken bastida. some cal students are suing the school after they say they were sexually assaulted by classmates. kpix 5's joe vazquez tells us what they want from the university. >> we are no longer asking for justice and we are no longer asking for change. we are demanding it. >> reporter: in their lawsuit filed today the three uc berkeley students accused their university of being inept. they accuse the university of not taking initial rorlsh -- reports serious enough. >> i know the university i once loved is more supportive to perpetrators of sexual violence. >> reporter: nicoletta invited a student over one night in 2012. what sta

current and uc berkeley. in a institute filed yesterday the three women claim school administrators failed to keep them informed of the disciplinary process. >> they need to institute protection policies. education poll sis. >> berkeley will tell you it is doing better now. but it is not. >> a university spokesperson says campus officials have not seen the lawsuit and could not comment on its allegations but they are committed to fighting sexual assault on campus. the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. >>> a bay area family is claiming racial discrimination and wants a belmont catholic school to refund itsuation money after a disagreement over a kindergarten's hair cut. he would have to leave school because his hair cut is a forbidden style. his family says l it was similar to the hair cut worn by two caucasian boys and african american boy. >>> today santa rosa city council will reconsider a smoking ban. it will consider out lawing the smoking in apartments, condominiums and town homes. it would also include

. >> he said he accident me if they are students at uc berkeley but because the victims were scattered among different hospitals they were all open their phones trying to figure out where their friends were and if everyone was okay. this happened at 12:41 kittredge and police are trying to put together would the victims are and how this happened. >> taking a closer look at the apartment complexity is called the library gardens on kittredge street located between berkeley high school and the campus of uc berkeley. it is close to the berkeley bart station, as well. there is no word if any of the students were involved in this accident talking about uc students. it is promise momented at a safe and convenient location for students with easy access to campus amenities and mass transit. we continue our coverage from eden medical center in castro valley where several of the injured victims are being treated. our reporter is there. what is the latest? >> kristen, we have confirmed that four people have been brought here to eden medical center and fore others taken to the rochester high school

not far from the uc berkeley campus. this apartment building was built in 2006. it has 176 units. so it's not an old building by any stretch. berkeley police launched a full investigation and the inspectors and city inspectors are going to be out here at first lite to get a better look. right now that is pretty much all we know. we'll stay on top of this morning and let you know if we have any developments. >> five killed. >> shocking. shocking. >>> moments ago the naacp leader who resigned after lying about her race speaks out. and just when you thought the story could not get more bizarre. it did. this morning her brother is going to join us with his live reaction next. >> but first, on this date in history in 1903 the ford motor company was incorporated back in 1978 u.s. president jimmy carter ratified the panama canal treaty and sinldy lauper was topping the charts with her hit "time after time" in 1983. ♪ i will catch you i will be waiting ♪ fact. advil is not only strong it's gentle on your body too. no wonder doctors and patients have trusted advil... for their tough pa

police rushed the dog to berkeley's pets referral center where the dog was stabilized and then transferred to veterinarians at uc davis. has this animal had any problems with officers before so far as you know? >> nothing to my knowledge. >> reporter: these are the initial breed brought in. officers use them for tracking felony suspects and searching for evidence and narcotics. the officer bit on the hand may require surgery. the police dog is expected to recover. reporting live in richmond i'm chuck coppola, nbc bay area news. >>> this is video of a berkeley man being escorted off a plane in belfast, ireland. united airlines say he disrupted sunday's rome to chicago flight by repeatedly demanding snacks from the flight attendants. the flight was diverted to ireland where he is still in conduct. united then had to refund airfare for nearly 300 of his fellow passengers. >>> a bizarre and deadly accident in san francisco when a man fell through a skylight. it happened about 4:30 in the morning at a building at 14th in the mission district. police say the man was drinking with friends on the

right near the uc berkeley campus. the building is relatively new. construction completed in 2007. over the next few days the property owner and structural engineers will try to determine the exact cause of that sent and inspect the remaining balconies as well for safety. >>> oakland police searching for a gunman that fired shots that injured a four-year-old girl in east oakland. a sheriffs deputy drove the little girl to the hospital and within minutes her distraught family arrived. that shooting happened yesterday afternoon at 81st avenue. police are still trying to determine exactly what happened but reportedly the girl and her father they were in a silver suv when the father shot at someone with a paint ball gun. then we are told someone fired back with a real gun hitting that little girl in the chest. >> this is one of the incidents that it's upsetting and that we all should be really upset about i'm talking about the city and the police department. >> that little girl is expected to recoffer. her father was taken into custody outside the hospital but we don't know what charge

just a few blocks away from the uc berkeley campus. the deck is still dangling. investigators say 13 people were on it when it cappsed. five killed. eight injured. many of them critically. police trying to determine exactly how this happened. one witness told me these were all young people attending a 21st birthday. they're all students from ireland here on temporary visas between the ages of 20 and 22 years old. four of them died on the scene. one died in the hospital. a horrible scene out here this morning. dan? >> horrible indeed. lots of continuing questions. abc news will stay on the story. cecilia, thank you. >>> also breaking right now, tropical storm bill is bearing down on texas. ready to dump up to a foot of rain in places where they just do not need it. just weeks after recording record flooding killed 30 people. many of those hard hit cities back in the bull's-eye from galveston to dallas. evacuations are happening right now and schools in houston are closed. the actual forecast coming up shortly. >>> there is word overnight that a top terrorist leade