de mayo 2010. he said his parents were sold by the school district to turn the shirt inside out. the ninth circuit court sided with the school. they showed you up with this cross displaying both flags. >> we want to show people we're unified. we believe in this town and city. enough of this us verses us stuff. >> reporter: students want to move past what happened. but outside groups who feel strongly still feel like demonstrating this afternoon. >> we're not expecting any kind of violence or danger from any of the groups but what we're gonna do is put plans in place to make sure that there isn't any problem at all with safety. >> happy cinco de mayo to everyone! >> reporter: the superintendent says anyone who wears an american flag shirt to school today will not be punished. parents have organized a unity rally for the students that will tack place at 5:00 p.m. at morgan hill community park. reporting live from morganhill, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> in san jose, sever

cinco de mayo too. food and fun, all part of the celebration today in the bay area. >> kpix 5's roberta gonzalez at the restaurant where the owner has a special recipe for the festivities and you have a special outfit. >> yes, i do. viva cinco de mayo. i'm joined with the mayor of dublin. hello, there. >> i'm doing great. having a great time celebrating the 30th anniversary, one of the best mexican restaurants, in dublin. >> reporter: it's true. 30 years been here in dublin joined by them. folks for cinco de mayo. >> is the significant in our history. pueblo and 150 years later we celebrate cinco de mayo. >> reporter: you want what i want to celebrate? gawkguacamole. >> if you smash the avocado, you get it real quick. >> reporter: what else do you do? >> then you squeeze a little lime juice inside so that keeps the avocado fresh and green and flavorful. >> reporter: we don't like it to get brown. >> we don't. a little salt and pepper. cilantro, i like extra cilantro. >> i like extra jalapeno! and serran

radio hosts urges protests of the school on cinco de mayo. >> i think cinco de mayo is cinco de mayo and not as an american protest. >> reporter: morgan hill resident has a shirt that's a copy of the american constitution. >> the line is short to get out. >> reporter: some students at live oak high school released this video celebrating diversity and respect. some parents fearing trouble may keep their kids home, monday. others just want the controversy to go away. >>> nine performers are set to survive after falling today after a circus act in rhode island. it shows the performers 30 feet in the air when the platform gives out. 11 were taken to the hospital. one in serious condition. the rest of the injured mostly suffered broken bones. the crowd was horrified. >> i screamed. that's not right. sometimes you are surprised and it's part of the show, but this clearly wasn't. >>> administrators with the arena and the circus say they are inspecting equipment trying to figure out what went wrong. both shows today were canceled as well as tomorrow. >>> donald sterling's estranged wife says

bay area police reminding cinco de mayo revelers to party safe. the business that's picking up the taxi tab and getting you home for free and next. the greatest show on earth turns into a tragedy and it was all caught on camera. more video of the circus act gone wrong ahead. this is video of a circus accident that happened in rhode island earlier today. eleven performers were hurt in an accident in front of a full audience. it happened during a "human chandelier" routine at the dunkin' donuts center. the barnum and bailey performers fell about 30 feet to the ground from an apparatus that failed. a spokesman from the dunkin donuts center says as an organization they are shocked. .here at the building eyewitnesses say they saw a cable snap. a circus spokesman says it is not clear why the apparatus did not work properly. at least one of the performers was critically injured. a cinco de mayo celebration prompting concerns in the south bay so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. we're of

happening today it's cinco de mayo. they are expecting protests because of what students did there four years ago. they wore mesh american -- they wore american flag shirts and they made them turn it inside out. >> reporter: the high school looks very different this morning. put up a temporary chain here and that has within put up to protect the students. signs have been made -- some of those demonstrators that are gathered there. there is a woman in the distance holding an american flag and in 15 minutes we are told that parents will also be kicking off a peaceful march. security has been ramped up in anticipation for the protest happening year in the morning andth afternoon. at 7:30 a.m. demonstrators that call themselves the gilroy morgan hill patriots will be protesting what happened back in 2010. four students wore american flag t-shirts on cinco de mayo and were told to turn them inside out. a recent ninth circuit court ruling cited with the school district. students will not be punished if they wear american flag

happy cinco de mayo. >> i'm michelle griego. thousands watching when popular bay area pilot was cancellinged doing stunts at an air show attrist air force base yesterday afternoon. the plane was flying upside down as part of the performance when it got too low and crashed on the tarmac. by the time rescue workers got there, the plane was on fire and the pilot was dead. 77-year-old eddie andrini was the pilot and had more than 60 years of flying experience and flown hundreds of air shows. based at the half-moon bay airport where he was well- loved. >> people come up to him. how you doing, eddie? he was a highly regarded gentlemen, loved by all. probably came as a shock today. when we heard it, people started crying again. >> just last year, the international council of air shows foundation inducted andrini into the hall of fame and stay with kpix 5 for the latest developing story on air and online. >>> it's 6:31 now. a check of weather and traffic. we already are talking about the weekend. >> never too early to talk about the wee

all of this stems from a controversy connected to cinco de mayo. now, coming up in two minutes, ktvu's janine de la vega who is out there now will tell us what initiated this whole movement and what the school is doing because of all of this attention. we'll have all of the details. good morning. it's monday, it's may 5th. i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. steve is over there. >> thank you, dave. we do have a mostly sunny sky. a lot of these high clouds are zooming out. sun, clouds, cool, breezy. clouds, a few scattered showers are possible. mainly mendocino county and over the sierra the next 24 hours for us, the result will be a windy pattern. we'll bottom out tomorrow on the temperatures. today, a lot of 68s, including palo alto, concord, san jose and napa. could be a scattered shower or two. 50s on the temperatures. everyone is pretty close. coast, bay, inland. have not bounced too far off the morning lows. livermore 9. it's a sign of things to come. the low is on the way to the veard -- down to las vegas. sun, clouds, a few

it began when students wore american t-shirts on cinco de mayo. we're live where the cries or free speech are getting loud. reporter: live oak high school here is getting ready for cinco de mayo. the front of the scowl sounded by chain link fence. police say it's a precaution but extra officers well be on handin preparation for rallies reigniting a debate over free speech. >> apparently they don't want the children to be exposed to democracy in action. >> for jean, president of gilroy mortgage gap hill patriots, talking about a large fence which surroundses the high school, the same place where she will stand silently monday morning with 50 members holding american flags, all in the name of free speech inch 2010 several students wore t-shirts with american flags to school on sink sink sink. some latino students were offended. the school told the boys to take off the t-shirts are go ohm. the case went to court and a recent decision by the ninth circuit ruled in favor of the school. >> very upsetting to a lot of people that the nag, which is an amer

joseph planned his open cinco de mayo rally at the school. >> better to promote it as cinco de mayo and not an american protest. >> s' parents may keep their kids home. this student just wants the controversy to go away jurick i was a freshman when it happened, but i mean, these people have a right to stand up for what they believe in but i think the kids are just annoyed because they just want to good about their school day. >> in morgan hill, abc7 news. >>> the chp says a santa rosa man recovering in the hospital will be arrested. he is expected to be charged for vehicular manslaughter after he crashed his car, killing his wife. officers say 33-year-old john norman was under the influence of alcohol and speeding when he veered off the road near calistoga last night and hit a tree. his wife, 33-year-old deandrea, died at the scene. he was airlifted to accept rosa memorial hospital with serious injuries and is expected to face charges of felony dui. >>> new details on a vallejo fire that displaced nine people living in a converted garage. firefighters say seven adults and two children w

happy cinco de mayo to each of you. guillermo, happy cinco de mayo to each of you as well. >> thank you, jimmy. >> jimmy: have you been celebrating tonight? >> just a little bit. >> jimmy: just a little bit. and what would that entail exactly, celebrating? >> just one shot. >> jimmy: one shot. [ laughter ] but he gets it with a hypodermic needle. [ laughter ] i bet i could get drunk just from sniffing your mustache tonight. [ laughter ] you know, a lot of americans think cinco de mayo is mexican independence day. it isn't. cinco de mayo commemorates mexico's unlikely victory over the french army in 1862, which not to rain on anyone's fiesta, but how unlikely is a victory over the french army? [ laughter ] i mean, it seems pretty likely to me. and while cinco de mayo, it's kind of a big deal here in the united states, in mexico it's not. what would be like the american equivalent to cinco de mayo in mexico? would it be like flag day or something? >> yeah. flag day. >> jimmy: thank you. [ laughter ] that is what's great a

also cinco de mayo, as well. taking a live look outside. all is quiet right now by the sap center downtown san jose. >>> dozens of people are recovering after a stampede inside a las vegas casino. it happened right after the floyd mayweather fight at the mgm grand saturday night. officials say the crowd thought a loud noise was a gunshot and everyone started panicking. part of a wall failed causing a loud bang. most of the injuries were cuts and bruises and sprains. >>> this morning investigators trying to figure out what caused a circus accident which sent eight acrobats crashing to the ground. we want to warn you, the video is hard to watch. all happened in front of families and children during the circus in rhode island. the performers were all women performing what officials call a human sand lechandelier. they were hanging from their hair on a high wire. that wire snapped sending them 40 feet to a dancer below. witnesses said they were stunned. >> we thought it was part of the show and then all of a sudden you see the cable break. >> i

it began when students wore american t-shirts on cinco de mayo. we're live where the cries or free speech are getting loud. reporter: live oak high school here is getting ready for cinco de mayo. the front of the scowl sounded by chain link fence. police say it's a precaution but extra officers well be on handin preparation for rallies reigniting a debate over free speech. >> apparently they don't want the children to be exposed to democracy in action. >> for jean, president of gilroy mortgage gap hill patriots, talking about a large fence which surroundses the high school, the same place where she will stand silently monday morning with 50 members holding american flags, all in the name of free speech inch 2010 several students wore t-shirts with american flags to school on sink sink sink. some latino students were offended. the school told the boys to take off the t-shirts are go ohm. the case went to court and a recent decision by the ninth circuit ruled in favor of the school. >> very upsetting to a lot of people that the nag, which is an amer

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this all dates back to cinco de mayo four years ago. >> correct. good morning to you there, laura and scott. the school district outside live has installed this temporary chain link fence and shielded the students from a protest that is planned that start of school by a group upset with the school decision to send home students who are wearing flags on their clothes. now, within the past hour, the school district superintendent helped hang up a banner on the fence. it reads united at the roots and all different branches of the same tree. these are banners that were created by the students and you can see they put paint on their hands and slapped that on to the banner. the students wish the media and protesters would just stay away. >> they want to make it a regular day and the students have expressed that they don't like the outside attention and we're trying to help them with that. but they wanted to send a message that what the media and the world has really edepicted as a divided school is really not a divided school. very unified school. >> the

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cinco de mayo. it stems from an incident a few years ago when students wore american flag t-shirts to class. "today in the bay" bob redell joins us live with more on how school officials will shield students from these rallies. good morning, bob. >> good morning to you, scott. very hard to miss. behind me is live oak high school and you'll see they installed a temporary chain link fence and they surrounded the front part of the campus and we've seen at least one no trespassing sign on there, as well. that is what they're doing to shield students from the expected protests expected to take place later this morning when school starts. they plan to be out here when school starts to protest a recent federal court decision that upheld the school's decision back in 2010 to send home four students who wore american flag clothes to school on cinco de mayo in response to students celebrating the mexican holiday. the school banned the shirts arguing it is going to inflame tension and the flag-wearing students

in anticipation of cinco de mayo students have posted a video. they say the past is the past. >> we don't really i mean we don't really -- so i think it is our job to show the glide mead y the world, the community that we are over this. >> reporter: while the patriot group says they are supporting freedom of speech, there is conference violence may break out. a motorcycle club is planning an afternoon rally. blogs and posts may have gathered hatred. they are watching for the children. the patriots group says they don't want to disturb the students either. they just say they will have 50 demonstrators. so again we will just have to wait out here and see what happens. reporting live from morgan hill janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> annual cinco de mayo celebration turned chaotic in san jose. police made several arrests last night. at one point a group of young people jumped a city bus and took over >> it but itens every year. >> many stores down early to prevent vandalism. the city of san leandro is preparing for its cinco de mayo celebra

both groups conducting demonstrations on cinco de mayo. morgan hill patriots and the we the people worked cooperatively but it was news to others. they say they are willing to go along. >> iville that margarita with them. i don't have any problem with cinco de mayo as far as celebrating it but i have a problem with you trying to silence my freedoms. >> live oak senior gives us his opinion. >> we are a free country. no matter what day it is, we should is all have the right to fly the american flag with that being said, the beauty of this country is we can fly any flag on any day. >> reporter: while a large turnout of protesters and police is expected tomorrow there may not be all that many students. many are keeping their kids at home. reporting live in morgan hill, don knapp, kpix5. the group that lost the court decision has filed an appeal. >>> now, back to that tragic story at travis air force base. during the show. a pilot lost his life. we go to fairfield where the officials wrapped it up moments ago. >> reporter: that is right. 85,000

your news is coming up after this. >>> happy cinco de mayo. the 5th of may commemorates the mexican army's victory over france. people paraded through the streets dressed as mexican fighters and soldiers. president obama hosted a reception at the white house, we called on congress to do more to fix what he says is the nation's broken immigration system. >>> mexican american settlers began celebrating cinco de mayo during the civil war. robert explains why it is really an american holiday. >> reporter: it's more treated as an american holiday than a mexican one, because of the same historical events that were taking place in the united states, that was the american civil war. so citizens who were living in california were cheering what was happening in mexico, because it was more of an incentive to those fighting for liberty and the end of slavery during the american civil war. it just evolved as a celebration of the latino culture in the united states. we have mexicans, we have porta ricans, columbians. many latinos embrace cinco de mayo as a

back to you. >> okay, lawrence. : it's cinco de mayo. music in the bay area. >> roberta gonzalez in this morning. good morning, roberta. >> reporter: yes, good morning. we are in pleasanton at 55 degrees. we're already working up a sweat in here. let me introduce you. what's your name? >> carlos. >> did your hear that? you, sir? >> the boys are in the house. come on up here. tell me about cinco de mayo. >> we being mexicans celebrate the great passion for life and it's amazing, our heritage and pride. the music and everything. >> we were saying earlier, you and i discussed this. we are one people. >> we are one people. it's open to all people and listen to our music. we share it all over the world. >> and with us this morning bright and early in pleasanton. what's next? >> we'll be downtown pleasanton. they'll be in the party zone of downtown pleasanton. we'll be on the 25th. >> if you want to learn more, kpix.com. hit it, guys. developing news in rhode island... where authorities trying to figure out what cd a terrifying acident at the

morgan hill is preparing for a huge protest outside live oak high school on cinco de mayo. the school put up a fence in an effort to prevent disruption during the school day on monday. in february three judges decided the school district acted improperly -- or acted properly when they told students to either turn their american flag shirts inside out or go home. members of the gilroy morgan hill patriot group believed that was the wrong decision. >> we plan on doing is standing there with our american flags in silence for an hour just to support our first amendment right to do that. >> you have these people cloaking themselves with the u.s. flag calling themselves patriots when they're anything but patriots. >> a morgan hill police plan to beef up security on campus on monday. the school superintendent says he will do everything he can to protect the students against any violence if necessary. >>> and now to an nbc bay area follow-up. they are out. san jose state university expelled the three white students accused of bullying their black roommate. the university investigat

a live update right after the break. >> party patrols for the cinco de mayo. how police are working to keep this year's festivities safe. >> and the protest against a drinking party. what got these students update. >> download the ktvu app to watch all newscasts live and get traffic, bay area weather and video of breaking news, anytime, anywhere. >>> back 92 abreaking news -- now to breaking news at travis air force base, the air show was canceled after a plane crash killed a pilot. ktvu's cristina rendon has the latest on what happened and who the pilot might be. >> the only people that are being let in are those with official badges. everyone else has been told to leave. the air force base shut shut down. this is from a witness who was that air show. his name is edison carlos. the shows the smoke from the plane. even though travis air force base are not saying who the pilot is we know from the schedule the pilot scheduled to perform was named eddy and he is 74 years old. we are told she well known in the -- he is well known in the avenueiation community -- a

all of this on cinco de mayo. we will debate that. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: attorney general eric holder working closely with financial regulators to bring criminal charges against large financial institutions. there is no such thing as too big to jail. all rise, judge andrew napolitano is here. what is the legality of it? >> right. what the political clamor is for is to see bankers and orange jumpsuits dressed the way that we are perp walked into a courthouse. the banks did something wrong. the banks caused the mess in 2008. why aren't they punished? why is it that big banks can pay these huge fines to the federal government and then not get anybody indicted. >> that is a political perception. stuart: goldman paid a half billion dollars as a fine. >> it is unethical and you could lose your license. if you do not cough up this, we will prosecute you criminally. if you are sending $500 million to the federal treasury, they will probably leave you alone. somebody else may have done the same thing. having said th

fans ready for a cinco de mayo holiday. and brandon moss has liftoff his fifth of the year tying the game at 2-2. our cinco de mayo gathering loving all of it. romero returns the favorite with a long bomb of his own. a no doubter. the mariners win 4-2. >>> with the warriors season over the focus shifts to whether mark jackson will return as head coach. he has led the dubs to back to back playoff appearances. but he and management have had a turbulent relationship. >> unfortunate with the 50-win team that you know, we're in this predictment and these questions being asked. >> the change in culture has been unbelievable. so much, so many more positive things going on. the team chemistry has been unbelievable. so to answer your question it would be strange to see a main part of that not being here. >> jackson has one year remaining on his current contract. >>> more news after the break. >>> when the clock strikes midnight in about 30 minutes the silicon valley is uniting to help non-profits. it's a 24 hour online fundraiser to

and cinco de mayo is tomorrow. and kent derby, favorite california chrome pulled away on the home stretch to win the horse race in -- you can follow us on twitter. >>> final look at the weather forecast. skies pretty cloudiy and the clouds will stick around for much of the day. 60s along the coast to the low 70s inland. a look at the 7-day forecast. no rain in sight. it bottoms out temperaturewise tomorrow and warming up towards the end of the week. thank you for joining us. "face the nation" next. >> and we are going to the cw channel 44 cable 12. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: today on "face the nation." we'll look at race in america. as the clippers move a big step toward getting a new owner. what impact has the donald sterling controversy had on race relations. we'll talk with los angeles mayor eric garcetti. richard williams, father of nu a serena. cbs sports james brown and distinguished panel. ukraine launches a major new assault to regain te

happy cinco de mayo! [ cheers and applause ] cinco de mayo is fun. this is the -- this is the day what celebrates mexico's victory in the battle of puebla. although a lot of people mistaken think it's mexico's independence day. so remember to correct people if you want to be the most annoying guy at happy hour. [ laughter ] [ nerd voice ] common mistake actually -- a lot of people think that. independence day is actually in september. [ laughter ] can i have another diet ginger ale? do you have any frozen ginger ale.? do you have any eggnog? [ laughter ] of course not it's may. [ laughter ] hey did you guys see the barbara walters interview with donald sterling's girlfriend? it was juicy man -- it was definitely worth watching. v. stiviano. is donald sterling's girlfriend. anyways, well being the provisional that she is, barbara did everything that she could to make v. stiviano feel more comfortable. take a look. >> i became someone who protected him. someone who took care of him. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: can't hear you barbara. i love to show the rest

four students were told to cover up the american flag on their shirts because it was cinco de mayo. however, student leaders told the district they'd rather focus on preparing for advanced placement exams. >> they want to make it a regular day they don't like outside attention. and the patriots went along. >> we didn't bring signs. just silent. and we're leaving now as soon as we're done with this because school, we did it before school. one man whose son was involved in the controversy was here to spread a message of diversity and respect. he talked to us. >> we're a nation of many religions and creeds a nation of immigrants but do not make this a race issue of us versus them. that is not what it was or is. >> a short disstance aby a band of motorcyclists gathering to ride over to the school with flags. most are veterans, americans of the american legion and patriot guard >> we feel it's wrong to tell a group it's okay to do this. and another group you can't wear yours, you know? >> there is this gathering in unity park. it's a day of celebration. one of many in a city that seems t

. >>> el presidente barack obama aquÍ en la casa blanca hoy celebrando el cinco de mayo. el presidente dijo que la esperanza de un paÍs prospero y seguro depende de nuevas leyes migratorias que amo mientras las oportunidades para todos, tambiÉn, al alentÓ a seguir movilizÁndose para ejercer presiÓn en el congreso y aseguro que va a traer mano a mano con quienes se comprometen a hacer posible una reforma migratoria, este fue uno de los muchos festejos a lo largo y ancho del paÍs para conmemorar el triunfo de mÉxico sobre frances en la batalla del puebla, en la casa blanca la fies continÚo y esta noche tuve el privilegio de desayuno arco el vicepresidente, que tambiÉn celebraba el cinco de mayo. >>> y hablando de washington, acaban de lanzar un proyecto para fomento caro mÁs lato tipos voto lleno tambiÉn se postulo en a cargos polÍticos, es inun teniente por incrementar el poder polÍtico de la posibles lstina que a pesar del creces miento tiene muy pocas representaciÓn, lori nos cuenta mÁs de te esde esto proyecto. >>> lucy quiere ser la vicegobernadora latin

this is in response to previous cinco de mayo celebration in the area. this is from 2007. george sanchez who owns a restaurant has seen the good and bad when it comes to cinco de mayo celebrations. >> i think people are coming down with a conscience. i see the demographics downtown changing, the economy is changing. the residents living down here. you see a big change in the people down here. >> police will be in force all weekend long and on the lookout for drunk drivers. >>> a person is fighting for their life after a hit and run accident early this morning. police say a driver sped through a red light, broadsided a car and slammed into another car. the driver who caused the crash ditched his car and ran from the scene. they think they will find him buzz a passenger stayed around after the accident and is helping police with the investigation. >>> coming up next, the need for jobs leading to a traffic mess in the east bay. the company that had to wrap up the job fair early. >>> tracking a cooldown around the bay area. a big time change in temperatures 24 hours ago. 15 to

with so many people celebrating cinco de mayo tomorrow they want you to be aware. the d-u-i taskforce have said that checkpoints will be all over the bay area tomorrow. if you are going to celebrate tomorrow with a cerveza or margarita. public transit, a taxi, or ride sharing sound like the way to go. el cerrito police are cracking down on distracted drivers. police say in april --- they ticketed hundreds of drivers for using their cell phone while driving. in total.police issued more than 600 citations as part of "distracted driving awareness" month. more than 450- of those tickets were for people talking or texting on their phone while driving. and that ticket is going to cost you. first-time offenders are fined 161-dollars. but repeat offenders face a 281-dollar ticket. police say they take distracted driving seriously.as people who use their phones while driving are four times as likely to get into an accident. a massive manhunt is underway for a california fire chief accused of killing his fiance. police believe 55-year-old orville fleming stabbed his fiance t

de mayo. which this year is landing on the 5th of may. (laughter) now unfortunately, one person is making a cinco demockery of american values. casa minority leader nancy pelosi, in honor of this year's cinco de mayo she released a statement saying quote there is no better way to acknowledge the important contributions to our country of america's latino community than by enacting comprehensive immigration reform. oh, that is ridiculous. we already do so much on cinco de mayo to acknowledge their contributions. we drink not un but dos equis. and many americans are eating taco os today, even though it is not tuesday. (laughter) and frankly, latinos should be deeply insulted that pelosi loves all of you together under a mexican holiday. that's what the puerto rican day parade is for. (laughter) but pelosi really stepped in it when she said the time is now for house republicans to emulate the bravery demonstrated in the battle of puebla. excuse me? the bravery of the battle of puebla? only america

cinco de mayo celebration in san jose and no trouble so far as in the past. lillian is there live in. extra cops on the street just in case. >> it appears almost everyone celebrated cinch did he my yesterday. santa clara street a known trouble spot has been trouble free tonight. the quiet atmosphere this evening is a stark contrast to whether officers saw yesterday. that's when san jose police arrested 21 people and issued 32 citations. those figure are higher than the year before. there was a heavy police presence tonight just as there have been over the we hope. officers focus on the downtown area specifically fourth santa clara street and east san jose at the intersection of story and king road. about. >> reason to go back to the east bay. celebrate that way. get away from. >> it was very calm. i have actually seep more police cars than i have seen like pay the respect at bars. >> so bit of disappointment for people lacking to celebrate but no doubt good news for police, this is abc 7 news. >> no question. lil i don't know thank you. >> 3 group protested t

. >>> we'll check back with her on this cinco de mayo. protesters holding american flags surrounding a south bay high school. >> bob is live at live oak high in morgan hill. bob, even though police were there, this is all very peaceful. >> reporter: it was peaceful and relatively quiet. you had a group of tea party patriots, out here with the red, white and blue, to protest what they say was the school's unfair treatment of students four years ago. they were students who showed their american patriotism on this day, to celebrate the mexican holiday. there was these four students, showing up wearing the american flag, and they were asked to go home. there's since been a lawsuit. we talked actually to one of the parents of one of those boys. and they filed a lawsuit. a recent ninth circuit court of appeals ruling upheld the ruling saying it was right to send the students home. that wearing the american flag on a mexican holiday was stirring up tensions between whites and latino students. today they were protesting peacefully. police officer

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>> it is better to promote cinco de mayo as cinco de mayo and not a protest. >> it separates students from the flag rally. >>> nine performers are expected to survive after falling during a circus afnlgt this cell phone video shows them performing the human chandelier when the platform gives out right there. 11 performers were taken to hospital and one in serious condition. the rest of the injured suffered broken bones. the crowd was horrified as rescuers rushed in. >> i screamed. sometimes it is part of the show, but this clearly wasn't. >> administrators the arena and ringling brothers barnum and bailey are investigating. today's show was canceled and tomorrow could be as well. >>> could we only be as old as our blood? in studies published today, older mice got stronger after a they were injected with blood from younger mice. older mice got through the mazes faster, could run longer and had a better sense of smell. if it will work on humans is not known. they plan to conduct a clinical trial with a clop of pay -- with a group of patients at stanford. >>> coca-cola is dropping a powe

that and much more on a cinco de mayo monday. the table is set i'm type e. my golden years will not just be gold plated. i had 3 different 401(k)s. e*trade offers rollover options and a retirement planning calculator. now i know "when" i'm going to retire. not "if." (meowright on cue. (laughs) it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, no wonder it's the only one cats ask for by name. . >>> welcome back, everybody. earlier in the show we went through highlights of this weekend's correspondence dinner. tell your friends that the first one was held back in 1921. about 15 reports and administrators attended that. this year more than 2,600 tickets sold out in just a matter of seconds. let's huddle around the water cooler and check in with lewis, who is going to break down what we saw this weekend. happy cinco de mayo. let me take a shot to get things started. >> lordy. >> there you go. you got your go go juice. give it to us. >> we saw the best lines for the president and joel mchale from saturday's cor

. >>> and it is cinco de mayo. the fifth of may celebrating the mexican the mexican army over the french forces in the battle of puebla back in 1862. it's an excuse to drink for louis. you have to drink the whole thing and eat the worm. that is it for way too early. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> and i'm feeling sorry, believe it or not, for the speaker of the house as well. these days the house republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me. which means orange really is the new black. >> that was one of the really good ones. good morning, everyone. >> speaking of orange, look at that sunrise over new york city.

de mayo. another protest planned for tomorrow. but, don knapp found out, one group you would expect to be there may not show up. >> reporter: usually when you put up a fence say barrier. we interpret it as a barrier to keep out the first amendment. >> tomorrow morning, they will be standing outside holding american flags in protest of a february court decision upholding the school's right to pro heubit students from wearing american nag t-shirts. >> reporter: i don't believe that there is any -- prohibit students from wearing american flag t-shirts. >> i don't believe that there is any relationship to stop them. >> reporter: the school was decked out in mexican flags, the four were told to turn their american flag t-shirts inside out or go home. student safety trumped the first amendment. so, tea party activists planned a demonstration and supporters planned a counterdemonstration. they issued a press release saying despite the message depicted there will be no counterprotest, both groups cond

there are a few events scheduled around the bay area on the cinco de mayo weekend. but right now as you can see, traffic is moving just across that bridge and across the bay area roads. 7:41 on the clock. you're watching mornings on 2. >>> an american won the boston marathon for the first time in 30 years. which was inspiring and only fair since a king has been president for the last six. >> it was a night of jokes, laughs, celebrities at the annual white house dinner last night. president obama entertained the crowd with one liners about himself, his health care plan and his republican counterparts. the evening was hosted by the comedian joel mchale. the white house correspondence dinner is one of the most anticipated nights in washington, but as the reporter explains, it took a few popular presidents to really get the event rolling. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor and privilege to introduce to you. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: which started as a party of 50 is now the hottest night in d.c. so when did it explode? >> coincide

happy cinco de mayo. i'm meteorologist christina loren. overcast conditions and maybe a few showers as we get into this afternoon. temperatures cool, as well. 64 degrees in san francisco and just the upper 60s for your inland valleys today and as we head throughout this afternoon, shower chance arrives mostly to the higher elevations between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. getting into tomorrow, a gray start and a nice, sunny finish. average temperatures this week and then we warm you up big time into mother's day. t's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. >>> coming up on "trending," an unbelievable reunion. the heartwarming surprise at the pound for a family who lost their dog in hurricane sandy. >>> and up next, the night of laughs at the so-called nerd prom. the white house correspondents dinner and the exclusive payoff to one joke by the president that in the moment fell a little flat. we i just love cherry preserves. is that your favorite? i don't know... i also like strawberry, boysenberry, red raspberry

>> it is better to promote cinco de mayo as cinco de mayo and not a protest. >> it separates students from the flag rally. >>> nine performers are expected to survive after falling during a circus afnlgt this cell phone video shows them performing the human chandelier when the platform gives out right there. 11 performers were taken to hospital and one in serious condition. the rest of the injured suffered broken bones. the crowd was horrified as rescuers rushed in. >> i screamed. sometimes it is part of the show, but this clearly wasn't. >> administrators the arena and ringling brothers barnum and bailey are investigating. today's show was canceled and tomorrow could be as well. >>> could we only be as old as our blood? in studies published today, older mice got stronger after a they were injected with blood from younger mice. older mice got through the mazes faster, could run longer and had a better sense of smell. if it will work on humans is not known. they plan to conduct a clinical trial with a clop of pay -- with a group of patients at stanford. >>> coca-cola is dropping a powe

you don't drink at midnight. >> you mean cinco de mayo or in general? because what was friday night. >> well, the reality is everybody is drinking in the lot and getting sick. and we only talk about cinco de mayo as if it is the only time people drink anything. >> just quickly, i don't have a lot of time. do you think it would have been different if it was during a comedy show, not during newscast some. >> certainly. >> "saturday night live" episode would be the slavery incident. so there have been negative reaction even if it was a comedy show. we just need to be more careful. sunny is right. inclusion of the newsroom, greater diversity and where the decisions are made is so important. >> i imagine msnbc has a diverse newsroom. >> not own that show. i would think anyone that really had the opportunity to say something would have. >> you look for the on air and what they are about. we don't know. i don't know what it is like in the newsroom. i haven't worked there in years. i worked there about 10, 15 years ago. so let's move on now, a tennessee state s

. >>> a south bay high school is preparing for a protest on cinco de mayo over a student's ability to wear shirts showing the american flag. this started with a 2010 flag controversy at the high school in morgan hill when some students wore american flag shirts on campus on cinco de mayo in response to students wearing mexican flag shirts. well, the school district told them to either turn those american flag shirts inside out or go home. last week, workers placed this fence around campus to prevent disruptions during class. on monday the group known as the gilroy morgan hill patriots have scheduled a silent protest in honor of freedom of speech. morgan hill police say they plan to beef up security on campus tomorrow. to the latest on the controversy surrounding donald sterling, the owner of the l.a. clippers, los angeles mayor eric garcetti says he expects sterling to fight to retain ownership of the team. and also on nbc's "meet the press" this morning, sacramento's mayor kevin johnson, who is also an advisor to the nba, says he hopes sterling will just walk away from the game. >> i

in streets and freeway exits shut down for cinco de mayo festivities. what police are doing to make sure everyone stays safe. >>> i was thinking this can't be happening. this can't be real. we may die. we may end up dead today. >> this elderly woman was robbed at gun point in her home in the south bay. and she has a message for the man who robbed her. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the ntsb is now investigating a crash at a bay area air show. the pilot well known in the circuit killed while performing in front of thousands. the crash happened at travis air force base in fairfield about 2:00 this afternoon. nbc bay area's annette miranda live at the base right now. annette? >> reporter: eddie andrini was a bit of a local celebrity in the flying industry. the international council of air shows inducted him into its hall of fame last year. but something happened during today's low-flying air battic maneuver. >> we're astonished. how did this happen? >> reporter: amateur video captures the smokey

cinco de mayo celebration in san jose and no trouble so far as in the past. lillian is there live in. extra cops on the street just in case. >> it appears almost everyone celebrated cinch did he my yesterday. santa clara street a known trouble spot has been trouble free tonight. the quiet atmosphere this evening is a stark contrast to whether officers saw yesterday. that's when san jose police arrested 21 people and issued 32 citations. those figure are higher than the year before. there was a heavy police presence tonight just as there have been over the we hope. officers focus on the downtown area specifically fourth santa clara street and east san jose at the intersection of story and king road. about. >> reason to go back to the east bay. celebrate that way. get away from. >> it was very calm. i have actually seep more police cars than i have seen like pay the respect at bars. >> so bit of disappointment for people lacking to celebrate but no doubt good news for police, this is abc 7 news. >> no question. lil i don't know thank you. >> 3 group protested t