i'm very proud of berkeley." steph's comment was basic saying, "the sf rally looked so much more fun than the berkeley one." rene said, "i believe in free speech and all but at some point it becomes stupid to visit berkeley for a rally if you are a trump supporter." we'll have more reaction tonight at 10. the death toll rises following a terror attack in barcelona. what we know about the latest victim. we had record breaking temperatures today and we could see more tomorrow. i'll show you where next. (jr stone) president trump asked attorney general jeff sessions ...to consider dropping the federal case against arizona sheriff joe arpaio...but was rejected . that's according to the washington post. sessions told trump it would be inappropriate for him to interfere.... according to the report...trump eventually decided to let the case go to trial with the plan of pardoning arpaio if he was convicted. arpaio ..a former arizona sheriff..was found guilty in july of criminal contempt... for disregarding a court order

right now on nbc bay area: boiling over in berkeley. thousands of demonstators -- on both sid >>> right nowa nbc bay area. boiling over in berkeley. you can see it there. thousands of demonstrators on both sides of the political spectrum marching in the streets. we saw pockets of violence and plenty of arrests. we're live on the scene. >>> good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> it's been a tense afternoon in berkeley. at this hour, things are calming down. the crowds are gone but the police officers and s.w.a.t. teams still very active. this is video from our nbc bay area sky ranger taken just moments ago. there's a chance demstrators will gather again this evening. >> at times today it did get ugly. kristi smith is sorting through the messages they're trying to deliver. thom jensen, the police response has seemed clear berkeley pd was not sitting back this time around. they jumped right in. >> reporter: they did, raj. and they were serious about this from the beginning. the chief told me earlier this week, they were

trump supporters clashed with berkeley residents-- kron4's will tran was at the civic center in berkeley and has more (he banned people who are transgender from entering the military)(are transgender people a race?)(no, they're still not a race but it's still bigotry)even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through several checkpoints.anyone with body armor was not allowed to come in.some did manage to somehow get masks in... they were quickly removed from the parkthis man says he came from torrance to support the president and his policieshis views were not very popular to many at the park(are you willing to work in a farm? are you willing to work on a farm?)(arthur schaper/trump supporter-no) (then why are you talking about people working on the farm)(arthur schaper-i've talked about people on the farm? what people?)(the mexicans)(arthur schaper/trump supporter- i did not say mexicans. i have never said that. that is racist

he joins us live from berkeley. will. ( will )even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through several checkpoints.anyone with body armor was not allowed to come in.some did manage to somehow get masks in... they were quickly removed from the parkthis man says he came from torrance to support the president and his policieshis views were not very popular to many at the park <"what makes me mad is the police, they're defending the nazis, but tackling everyone else. they're escorting the nazis peacefully because they know they're not welcome.""no, i don't want to see anybody hurt, but we seem to be unable to have a dialogue."> ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. <"clapping and signing"> ( mark ) hundreds of people also took part in this peaceful prayer vigil and procession in berkeley... people of all faiths took part

but it wasn't all violent in berkeley. also looking at some of the productive dialogue in berkeley. >>> we take a look at the state of free speech protests in the bay area. >>> and a bay area mayor stepping down after his facebook posts cause an uproar. . >>> you don't know me. you don't know me. >> hey, hey. >>> our top story at 6:30, protests at berkeley turn violent. our cameras were on the ground at civic center park as trump supporters and counterprotesters exchanged blows. let's get right to kpix5's da lin live from civic center park with the fallout from today's clashes. da. >> reporter: here's the latest from berkeley police. 13 people were arrested. most of them, if not all of them, were counterprotest. six people were injured. two of them were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. even with the massive amount of police watching over this event at civic center park, there were still quite a few fights. definitely a lot of pushing and shoving between counterprotesters and trump supporters. this p

berkeley is not permissible. i think these are all incidents that have occurred in the last several years. we've had some recent drama involving the university of missouri. that's a fascinating sthier goes back several years. and what i think is fascinating about that the story just as a back several years. side is there came a point in time bht university administration was under attack by the african american students, criticizing them, and i think it was beginning to affect funding for some of the sports programs. and so the guys, the coaches and the guys in charge at the athletic department turned on side is there came a point in time bht university the administrators. basically switched sides and started to side with the students who were agitating and basically when that happened, i guess we know where the money comes from or what really matters at that institution where the dean had to resign. yale had an incident about cultural misappropriation. the administrator made the signal error of saying that hallo

he joins us berkeley. will. ( will )even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through several checkpoints.anyone with body armor was not allowed to come in.some did manage to somehow get masks in... they were quickly removed from the parkthis man says he came from torrance to support the president and his policieshis views were not very popular to many at the park <"what makes me mad is the police, they're defending the nazis, but tackling everyone else. they're escorting the nazis peacefully because they know they're not welcome.""no, i don't want to see anybody hurt, but we seem to be unable to have a dialogue."> ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. <"clapping and signing">( mark ) hundreds of people also took part in this peaceful prayer vigil and procession in berkeley... people of all faiths took part.

berkeley police had to escort him out. in fact, police had to escort most of the trump supporters out of civic center park. after they were on their on, some antifas would fight the trump supporters. officers had to use a smoke grenade to break up a fight out the park. trump supporters were hoping to rally at the park until 5:00. most were chased out by 2:00. no major injuries that we know of to both sides. >> we've seen a lot of violent protests in berkeley in the past. did police change their strategy this time around? >> reporter: right, they were much more aggressive this time. the police officers took a hands off approach. they would watch them from the sideline, let the guys basically both sides fight it out, battle it out. this time, every time they saw a confrontation, they would walk in there, and break it you up. that's why, i think they minimized quite a bit of the violence we saw today. by the way, we were able to talk with the berkeley police chief, not too long ago. here's what he had to say about his police

of berkeley were just the beginning. chapman has become an "alt right" figure but he says he disavows white supremacy. the berkeley rally comes as state lawmakers plan to hold a series of hearings to assess the rise of white supremacy in california. they will work to determine if they can pass any laws that could potentially help control violent outbreaks at public rallies. now, in berkeley, the city council has empowered the city manager to basically put a one- day ban on weapons such as knives and sticks. the very things that were used in past rallies here in berkeley. now city leaders are telling the public to avoid the park where the rally will be held this weekend. they don't want violence. jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> president trump has unveiled a new strategy for afghanistan that calls for an increase in troops but erases anytime tables. the afghan war now in its 16th year is the longest war in american history. >> conditions on the ground not arbitrary timetables will guide our strategy from now on. >> president

we will head to berkeley today. he is planning on rallies in portland, oregon. >>> when gibson changed his plans, people that disagreed with him said they would make sure that their voices were heard. >> what city, our city. >> thousands of demonstrators converged in the city. police were prepared for trouble. they brought in barricades and officers. patriot prayer demonstrators never showed up. >> as a white person, i feel like i have to be at the front standing up against hate. >> next week it will be another corner then another corner. you know, if we let a little bit of hate speech, nazis in, they will spread and kill our people. >> after the music, all the speeches and what the marchers called a big group hug, police escorted them to mission and 24th streets. as that was happening, thousands of other marchers headed to the civic center plaza. you can see from high above there. police say there was one arrest for public intoxication. >>> a piedmont city council will hold a special meeting tomorrow to consider de

in berkeley, nbc bay area news. >>> we're updating the latest development of the berkeley protests on nbcbayarea.com, as well as our facebook. take a look at the anti-fascism signs held up today. police are arresting a woman who is crying and she was separated from her service dog. >>> this is rescue video from a helicopter, the damage is so bad good samaritans from across the country are making their way into houston, not just first responders but regular citizens in helping out. president trump is allowing federal money and will also visit texas on tuesday. mr. trump has been praising federal and state emergency workers dealing with the historic event as his fema chief promises the mistakes of the past have not been repeated. >> we are already pushing forward. implementing policies and doing the inspections that we need, so we're setting up and gearing up for the next couple of years. >> former fema chief, michael brown, who was in charge of hurricane katrina said these kinds of disasters can make or break a presidency. >>> the u.s. navy says the bodies of all ten missing sailors fr

m jessand flor ve in > i'>> flor live in berkeley where a new i can't already at uc berkeley lies -- chancellor at uc berkeley lays out her plans and priorities at 11:00 a.m. her name is carol christ and he comes to the -- she comes to the university as the first woman chancellor of uc berkeley. she also has an extensive experience and previously was the president of smith college and seed as the vice chancellor at berkeley. the outgoing chancellor nicholas dirks was forced to step down amid budget problems and criticism over how he handled sexual harassment scandals at the university. christ is taking over just as uc berkeley has become ground zero for protests against conservative commentators. a violent protest at cal prevented milo yiannopoulos from speaking on campus this year. christ says one of the top priorities is going to be reclaiming cal as the home of the free speech movement. she'll invite different viewpoints to debate one another and also says student diversy top prrity. and she's taking on this job just as you rkeley faces a huge beucbudget deficit. $100 million. als

at uc berkeley's west crescent lawn on oxford and center streets. police plan on closing the west crescent entrance to campus. counter demonstrators didn't seek a permit. there is evidence that groups who've provoked violence in the past are latching onto the event and encouraging their followers show up - so a heavy police presence is expected mayhem." >are against is violence what we against is founded upon. our community is to free speech are not opposed can to facilitate do everything we berkeley arreguin, expected if you must go to berkeley today -- plan to leave ba

in berkeley where counter- protestors are preparing for this weekend's "alt right" rally here at uc-berkeley. eye group called "by any means necessary" is having a planning session to shut down what they claim is racist and fascists coming to berkeley and san francisco this weekend. berkeley city leaders say they are bracing for groups to clash in the city on sunday when the anti-marxist rally will take place at civic center park. the mayor is urgingaw from the he says hate groups will use it as a platform to spread their message but the organizer told us the event is focused on denouncing marxism and she wants nothing to do with racist or violent protestors. >> the people are walking around like this violent terrorists in masks and this mayor does nothing about it. >> we stand for free speech. violence is not free speech. >> reporter: berkeley's rally will follow the "patriot prayer" rally saturday at crissy field in san francisco. the leader there says they are not white supremacists either. still, san francisco leaders including congressman nancy pelosi are labeling the event a white supr

the question is, what will happen today in berkeley? >>> counter protesters with no protest to counter. instead messages of love and unity in response to the threat of right wing rallies in san francisco. the question is what will happen in berkley? >> a major decision on the death penalty in california. the law to speed executions will go into effect. we sit down with the district attorney to find out what happens next. >> hurricane harvey packing a punch. weather experts say the real danger from the storm is just beginning. we have details ahead in a live report. it's 7:30 am on this sunday, august 27. good morning. >> first, the no to marxism rally set for today has been technically canceled but large crowds are still expected to gather even though the city is urging people to stay away. >> our kpix5 reporter emily turner is live where the city leaders are still preparing for the worst. >> reporter: exactly, phil. the protest that the counter protesters were planning to protest has been canceled. but they're expecting a crowd. the co

berkeley campus, golf course road and berkeley and arinda. >> thank you, jeff. >>> let's take another look from the sky ranger over the fire. not too many planes. 150 firefighters from cal fire and oakland fire department, water drops coming in has been happening all afternoon. we have been following this and posting updates on twitter. >>> for those of us here back in 1991, this is a sobering reminder of what we saw. one of the worst tragedies in bay area history. that firestorm that ripped through this exact same area. 25 people died in october of 1991. that fire destroyed nearly 3500 homes. the flames started a day earlier. small grass fire similar to today. firefighters thought they had it knocked down but high winds? the following day sprang that fire back to life fueling a raging inferno. more than 1500 acres burned, the economic loss from the fire in 1991 was estimated to be $1.5 billion. we've been following this breaking news for several hours as we issued a text alert right after the fire broke out. get our breaking news alerts, just download the free app. a very good resour

reporting live in berkeley, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> time now 5:09. federal agents say they've thwarted terror plot modeled off the oklahoma city bombing. we'll have details on the frightening plan. >>> plus a program that gives protection to undocumented immigrant children from deportation. turns five today. still it faces some challenges. i'll explain straight ahead. >>> good tuesday morning from the severe weather center 9 where yet again today another unseasonably cool day inland. how long this cooling trend will last. it's been a pretty quiet start so far for the tuesday morning commute. we'll have all the details on what the backup looks like coming up. the ok >>> new details about the young man who allegedly tried to pull off a similar plot to the oklahoma city bombing. a confidential informant says 23-year-old jerry drake very nell was upset with the government and wanted to strike back. the informant reportedly linked him to an undercover fbi agent who pretended to get him what he need to make a bomb and then blow up a bank in oklahoma city.

i believe that berkeley should be able to host people of very conservative views and indeed berkeley does host many of the people, though perhaps not of the controversial profile of either milo yiannopoulos or ann coulter. >> do you think the university mishandled the situations with yiannopoulos and ann coulter? >> no, there was no way we could see the invasion of the paramilitary group that outnumbered the police and was committed to use violence to stop milo yiannopoulos' event. >> these paramilitary groups show no sign of letting up, so how would you address that? >> i hope we'll be able to create such a strong consensus in the berkeley community that this is our campus and we do not want violence on our campus that that will be a counterveiling force. we have learned how to use the police. >> you succeeded nicholas dirks and his tenure is marked by widespread criticism of his handling of the sexual misconduct situations here. how would you describe your style of leadership? >> i'm a shoe leather kind of person. i tend to be present on the campus, to be very much engaged with peo

it will happen at civic center park in berkeley. now, a group of lawmakers including congressman barbara lee will stand on the steps behind me condemning racism and bigotry. they see that coming to the city and we know that berkeley has been the battleground for violent protests in the past. back in april, the "alt right" and anti-fascist group fought at civic center park and in february, protestors and rioters blocked conservative commentator former breitbart editor mlio yiannopoulos from speaking at uc-berkeley. now a man who is facing charges stemming from the violent clashes in berkeley is telling the so-called "alt right" to come prepared for the weekend rally. in a facebook post of kyle chapman says the battles berkeley were just the beginning. this rally comes as state lawmakers plan to hold a series of hearings to assess the rise of white supremacy in california. and they wanted to determine if they can pass laws to control riots at public rallies. here in berkeley the city council is empowering the city manager to issue a o

police will be ready for sunday's rally in berkeley. chapman was scheduled to speak at the patriot rally. he was sent to jail today for his role in violent protests earlier this year in berkeley. >> reporter: a judge ordered kyle chapman, a far right activist to stay away from sunday's rally in berkeley. chapman seen here in his mugshot was arraigned on felony weapons charges friday morning. this stems from a bloody protest this berkeley back in march. the district attorney office charged him for illegal possession of a stick which he used to beat people. >> reporter: the judge set bail at $135,000. he is expected to bail out. chapman supporters have been raising money on a crowd funding site. >> he was remanded to the custody of the sheriff. we took custody of him. he's believed to be going through the bail process and at some point will likely bail out. >> reporter: he will not enter a plea. his attorney said he will plead not guilty on a later date. >> we have no discovery or anything yet. >> reporter: chapman refused to talk to repo

instead, the group will attend sunday's rally in berkeley. >> berkeley is a better situation because we're don't feel like we're walking into a trap, okay. it's wide open. it's an open field. it's in the city, you know what i mean, it's just a better situation. we're extremely excited to go down to berkeley. >> no matter what happens tomorrow, hundreds gathered in san francisco today to make sure the message of passion, unity is heard. >> san francisco is a city of peace. >> peace. >> another community and faith based leaders join the leaders to encourage the city to continue to spread the message of love and diversity in the face of hate and bigotry. >> those who seek to under mine our spirit who wave the banners of racism and homo phobia who thinks the first amendment protects their violence. you are not welcomed in san francisco. >> glad memorial church choir entered the crowd with songs of love and acceptance. >> these rallies are changing constantly and a bid strange, now. the organize of protest plan on berkeley on sunday is making their own request. in an e-mail i stress do no

we're live in berkeley, tom -- on sunday over the weekend, we're live at berkeley, tom jensen in the bay area. >> hard to keep on top of all of this. transit is detouring from downtown berkeley and surrounding areas on sunday. bart will continue to operate through the weekend. >> we're have new video into the newsroom. that is kyle chapman, known as the bay stickman. formerly charged for his role in the rally in berkeley last month. he ordered chapman to stay 300 yards from sunday's rally at civic center mark. chapman became a viral cessation with right wing supporters with the video emerged of him fighting at several rallies. we're invite you to stay with us through the weekend, the latest both berkeley and san francisco. by the way it is a top story on nbc bay area.com on our web site. all of those great resources when news breaks, as well. >>> well, just in, we're hearing from joe arpahoe, the former arizona sheriff pardoned tonight by president trump. >> well, i'm very happy. i have to thank the president of the united states for his pardon. as i say, he's a big friend, supporter

they will cross the bay to berkeley. the east bay city has seen this before --- two protests earlier this year turned bloody. kron-4's (grant) dan thank you (pam) (pam) thank you dan (grant) a day after protesters plan to rally at crissy field. they will cross the bay to berkeley. the east bay city has seen this before --- two protests earlier this year turned bloody. kron-4's gabe slate joins us live from where the latest rally is expected to go down.. with how police are bracing for potential violence. ((gabe on camera lead))it feels like the calm before the storm here in berkeley everyone knows these events coming the weekend of the 26th have the potential for violence. and destruction.. there is a lot of local businesses around these planned protests who have already had their fair share of windows broken from past events.they can't stop these protests from happening but officials told me they will be ready no matter what happens. here's what it looked like the here's what it here's what it looked like the last two p

that's the latest battle being waged between uc berkeley and the city of berkeley will. the city wants the university to cancel its upcoming free speech week featuring some controversial commentators. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in berkly. amy, you just spoke with the mayor. >> reporter: i did, kristen, and he told me he knows that protesting is in berkeley's dna. he supports it. he supports freedom of speech, but he also has to weigh the fact that he has to protect this city and protect the people here. >> i feel in the interest of public safety that milo and ann coulter, not clear whether steve bannon is come. they should not be allowed to speak on the berkeley campus. >> reporter: talking about a scheduled appearance by milo yiannopolous next month and ann coulter and steve bannon. they are worried about violent protests from are the masked activists of antifa. >> i think antifa is a gong and we need to deal with how we deal with these extremist groups who are using peaceful protests to commit mayhem. >> reporter: ben shapiro is also set to set at berk

sot: jesse arreguin, berkeley mayor// "berkeley stands for free speech but violence is not free speech and we need to do everything we can to respect people's constitutional rights but to prevent the kind of violent episodes we've seen in berkeley in previous events." it's violence like this seen at this protest turned riot back in april on the same field that is forcing the city to discourge people from gathering. although an organizer of "no marxism in america" amber cumming assures the rally was intended to speak against hatred and had nothing to do with white supremecy. sot: jesse arreguin, berkeley mayor// "what we've observed on social media is violent groups like the proud boys and their leaders have been advertising this event and encouraging people to come to berkeley." cummings told kron 4 news in an email "i cancelled this event to the public and plan on attending alone in the interest of safety. i am asking please no one come to my event. i thank you for your support but i do not want anyone here risking being hurt."but co-organizer ansen hatcher claims it's still on. so 24

in berkeley today he was vastly outnumbered and shouted down. saying rough treatment for transwomen trump supporter erin smith. this young man wore a mouth guard preparing for contact and the crowd pushed him hard toward the police line, but one guy with the shaved head stood up for him, pushing back, protecting the trump supporter. i spoke with him after. he didn't want to go on camera. he's a liberal. but in that moment for him, all the issues quickly faded. he told me, no young guy deserves to be treated that way. >> you look for the good in these events. that one moment made date for me, eric. some good in that mess. >> some good in that mess, right. >> dan, thank you very much for that. >>> when there's developing news, we send out push alerts to keep you informed as they happen. to receive the immediate updates, download the abc7 news app. >>> right now, there are emergency rescues in houston after historic storm harvey dropped at least 2 feet of rain in some areas. more than a dozen people in this nursing home were stuck in waist-deep wat

a stand against this and show that berkeley is not about hate. >> reporer: the city of berkeley printed 20,000 signs hoping they may spark paereace,t violence. cornell barnard. >>> counterprotests are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on sunday. the rally against marxism is scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at civic center park. the permit for that event was denied but people are still expected to show up. download the abc 7 app. enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. >>> only on abc 7 news, the i-team learned attorneys for the woman at the center of a sex scandal have filed a new lawsuit against contra costa county. the account says perez began having sex with abuzman when she was just 17 and the sheriff failed to supervise his officers. perez was one of 20 law enforcement officers from six police agencies who had sexual encounters with abuzman. she's also suing the city of richmond. oakland settled a claim for almost $1 miion. >>> uber is looking to sell a building it's been restoring in oakland. the san francisco business times reports the ride sharing business wants

a stand against this and show that berkeley is not about hate. >> reporer: the city of berkeley printed 20,000 signs hoping they may spark paereace,t violence. cornell barnard. >>> counterprotests are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on sunday. the rally against marxism is scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at civic center park. the permit for that event was denied but people are still expected to show up. download the abc 7 app. enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. >>> only on abc 7 news, the i-team learned attorneys for the woman at the center of a sex scandal have filed a new lawsuit against contra costa county. the account says perez began having sex with abuzman when she was just 17 and the sheriff failed to supervise his officers. perez was one of 20 law enforcement officers from six police agencies who had sexual encounters with abuzman. she's also suing the city of richmond. oakland settled a claim for almost $1 million. >>> uber is looking to sell a building it's been restoring in oakland. the san francisco business times reports the ride sharing business want

this is civil center park right near berkeley high school. there were confrontations andats times they got violent. berkeley police choosing not to stay back and instead used force to take control. tis is a different strategy than what we've seen from other protests. >> even after organizers called off the rally in berkeley today, counter protesters show said up from all across the bay area, thousands of them. we have a look at the many sides that came to be heard today. most were peaceful, but some determined to cause trouble. >> reporter: well, the vast majority of the people who did come to berkeley say they wanted to show a united front against what they thought was an alt right group that was going to be coming here to berkeley for a demonstration. those who came had to setup away from cisc center park because the city banned any organized events there. they had a wide range of reasons to come together. >> well, i'm jewish, and i was absolutely sickened by what happened in charlottesville. >> we're a very diverse group, but we want to bo

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live in berkeley to explain why. >> reporter: the mayor said this group did not apply for a permit for sunday's rally. we learned this afternoon the group did apply last friday. we obtained a letter from the city denying that permit for several reasons including lack of proper security precautions. >> we don't have an option to not fight back. >> reporter: they are a coalition of groups rejecting the plea from the mayor of berkeley to stay away from sunday's anti-marxist rally. >> fight from where you stand. you choose to method. >> we're not here to cause violence. >> reporter: amber cummings claims it's not about racism or white supremacy but these community activists aren't b buying it. >> we don't want you here. we're not going to tolerate you're being here. >> reporter: in an effort to avoid a repeat of vents like this, the berkeley city council passed an ordinance that give police the latitude to enforce bans and set perimeters at the rally. >> giving police unprecedented power and mostly it's to stop us. >> if their issue is they can't bring

wait for nats take vo/paola --brotes de violencia en berkeley.... conservadores son perseguidos y atacados por anarquistas .... paola que tal, muy buenas noches... paola berkeley fue escenario hoy de un da de protestas y riÑas aisladas cuando miles de manifestantes marcharon hacia el parque martin luther king en una jornada que inici pacficamente, pero que se torno violenta cuando extremistas de la izquierda, vestidos de negro, atacaron a conservadores. david gonzalez nos tiene un recuento de lo sucedido. take david pkg 0;01 0;14 bridge - no cg 0;46 1;05 1:35 pkg momentos de tension se vivieron esta tarde en el corazn de la ciudad de berkeley... manifestantes encapuchados con pancartas e interpretando cnticos a todo pulmn...compart an su gran frustracin... sot martha zrate ventura/organiza dora de grupo bamn "estamos tratando de que ellos sepan...que aqu no estn recibidos, que no los vamos a recibir con brazos abiertos...que lo que ellos estn pensando que es contra la gente" zrate ventura, miembro de la organizacin "por cualquier medio necesario" o

i feel like that everyone in berkeley is a hypocrite and someone whose born and raised in berkeley i want to see that real peace united with berkeley again i don't want my home city taken over by a mob. >> liz: now when you saw this video what was your thought? >> people are being beaten in the streets while police watch. the city has went into a state of anarchy and the mayor has proven he's unfit to govern but i was appalled when i saw a cnn show host following in tow. i demand cnn issue a statement disa vowing condemning the actions of leading a march with antifa. can you imagine walter cronkite leading a march? the mayor of berkeley labeled this organization as a criminal gang. >> liz: we finally heard naweed and ashton from nancy pelosi condemning antifa. we have yet to hear from other democrats so this is what nancy pelosi said. our democracy has no room for dangering the public. the matter of the ideology to commit those such acts the violent actions of people calling them in berkeley this weekend deserve condemnation and the perpetrators should be arrested and prosecuted agai

we do know and a half an hour in berkeley on the steps of uc berkeley the group by any means necessary plans together. they say they are going to demonstrate on sunday and they want to cancel this altogether. we will let you know if anything else changes.>> it's just so confusing. the people holding the rally at crissy field say they are moving because they can't guarantee safety. how can they guarantee the safety of those at alamo square?>> at least there was a weapons ban at crissy field. >>reporter: exactly, we understand that the organizer said they felt they were being trapped with so many streets blocked. he feels that everyone who was attending would have been prone to violence because there was only one way in and one way out. alamo square is being called a media conference where they will talk and not hold a major event. tomorrow, they feel it's an open area and they understand that no streets will be blocked off.>> in berkeley, the organizer, the woman says she will go but she doesn't want anyone else to?>>reporter: right, in reading the email that she sent. she doesn't want

that will be at civic center park in berkeley. the mayor is urging people to stay away from sunday's no to marxism rally for their own safety. he says groups will use it as a platform to spread their message but the organizer told us the event is focused strictly on denouncing marxism and she wants nothing to do with white supremacists, racists or violent counterprotesters. >> people are walking arnold like this violent terrorists in masks and this mayor does nothing about it. we stand for free speech. we don't stand for violence. violence is not free speech. >> berkeley's rally will follow the "patriot prayer" rally saturday at crissy field in san francisco. "patriot prayer" is a conservative group and its leader is pro-trump. he says they are not white supremacists. still they are attracting extremitieses. house minority leader nancy pelosi calls them neo-nazis and white supremacists. they are trying to shut it down at the moment. official on both sides of the bay say that they are going to have police in full force with beefed

it will benefit berkeley's cal bow marion mosque. abc 7 news was there when it opened in april as just the second mosque in the united >>> amazon's first bay area brick and mortar bookstore has now opened in san jose. some wonder what impact this may have on local independent book sellers. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story from santana row. >> reporter: a major bookstore has returned to santana row. >> when you're in the store, you get to read some of the chapters before you can buy it. it's exciting. >> reporter: amazon is behind it all, smack dab in the center of the action. there are more than 3,500 titles inside the store. one thing you'll notice, all the books are forward facing. a space for the company to place a review card right underneath. the selection of merchandise, mostly based on online ratings. customers can also check out amazon's latest devices. >> what we've heard since the kindle was launched is that people wanted an opportunity to come in, test drive our devices, and also be able to ask questions and

berkeley, low 60s. moraga, 59. low clouds and fog and there's plenty to go around. 40s in the mountains. 57, monterey. a few thunderstorms popping over to carson city and reno on the lee side. for us we get a good surge on the fog. the moisture continues to stream up. there could be a few clouds. 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. it still hot. antioch and brentwood in the 100s and areas to the north will also be worn. wednesday will be the coolest day for a while. for maybe 10 days. it looks blistering hot for many. there will be someone 10's in their dash there will be someone 10 -- we will have temperatures 110. >> i ran the dryer overnight because that hits the house. >> my air-conditioner has been knocking on the back doors saying i need a break. and i keep it pretty warm. 77 or 78. it would go all night. >> and that bill will go right up. >>> 420 again. grab that extra coffee or two. coming up we will tell you with the latest study says about coffee in your life. >>> berkeley police say new tech tics help control the crowds

. >>> berkeley's mayor wants o stop conservative speakers from doumg berkeley's campus. >> we are following reports this morning that he wants cal to stop its plans for free speech week which is supposed to be happening next month. abc 7 news report amy hollyfield lye forever us at berkeley city hall. amy. >> reporter: hi, reggie. the mayor is worried. the san francisco chronicle is reporting this morning that the mayor's concerned maihem will come to campus and then spill out on to the streefts berkeley. according to the chronicle, mayor jesse ar gene wants cal to cancel scheduled appearances of conservative speakers. a cal spokesman tells the paper they can't. the university cannot legally kans sill a student group's invitation to speerkz. the group patriots has lined up my low yew no poe lis to speak in september and ann cultor and steve bannon to speak. they're calling it free speech week. the mayor's worried it will attract extreme activists who will violently pro protest and do damage like we saw in february the last time he was scheduled to speak. he says he doesn't want berkeley to

only three are from berkeley. the rest were from out of town or out of state. >> the people who were the aggressors were not the police, they were the antifa who went after right-wing protesters and the police. i know a lot of people in the community are upset by their presence at the protests, and the fact that they committed violence. because it really cheapens the message. >> our experience on the streets was that we were defended by people who came as anti-fascists. >> reporter: some community groups who marched in the protest said today they are upset with the media for showing video of the skirmishes, including an alt-right organizer being chased and pepper sprayed. >> our position is, that the bay area, california stood up yesterday against nazis, white supremacists. >> reporter: and some of these organizers are upset at berkeley police for what they say were tactics that supported white supremacists. >> that their intent was to criminalize those who were here to defend communities in berkeley. >> reporter:

it will benefit berkeley's cal bow marion mosque. abc 7 news was there when it opened in april as just the second mosque in the united >>> amazon's first bay area brick and mortar bookstore has now opened in san jose. some wonder what impact this may have on local independent book sellers. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story from santana row. >> reporter: a major bookstore has returned to santana row. >> when you're in the store, you get to read some of the chapters before you can buy it. it's exciting. >> reporter: amazon is behind it all, smack dab in the center of the action. there are more than 3,500 titles inside the store. one thing you'll notice, all the books are forward facing. a space for the company to place a review card right underneath. the selection of merchandise, mostly based on online ratings. customers can also check out amazon's latest devices. >> what we've heard since the kindle was launched is that people wanted an opportunity to come in, test drive our devices, and also be able to ask questions and

obviously berkeley police want to avoid a similar situation on sunday. they are prepared for hundreds to show up at civic center park and they are preparing for the possibility of counter protesters as well. the mayor of berkeley has urged people to stay away from the rally on sunday and instead attend a separate counterdemonstration happening around the same time on the uc berkeley campus. a very busy weekend of demonstrations and counter demonstrations across the bay area and the first rally for peace gets underway at noon today with the mayor of san francisco. >> alex savidge live from san francisco city hall, thank you. >>> so what is your biggest concern about the weekend rallies? violence, traffic, closures or nothing at all? tell us what you think by voting on the ktvu twitter page or facebook. >>> hurricane harvey intensifies as it moves near the coast it is now category two and it could be the strongest one in a dozen years. the hurricane could make landfall tonight or tomorrow morning northeast of corpus christi. jackie ibanez shows us how peop

not everyone in berkeley is on board. abc 7 news reporter is live at civic center park with the story. >> reporter: we're waiting for the results of that vote. taking you back to charlottesville. i want to say that the violence there escalated once people dispersed. what the city of berkeley is telling residents is, listen, we can keep you safe if you stay within this park. if you branch out, it could turn ugly. the emergency ordinance would give berkeley's city manager the authority to allow police to enforce regulations, including confiscating weapons on the streets of downtown berkeley on august 27th. that's when a right wing group no to marxism in america will rally at the park. a counter protest is scheduled a few blocks away. >> we want to make sure people don't have weapons. we don't no want people to commit violent acts. violence will not be tolerated. >> reporter: police took away homemade weapons found inside the park. if the ordinance passes, now police will be able to confiscate them on the streets as well. no

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but now even that berkeley rally is in question. as we mentioned a moment ago, the organizer of the anti-marxist rally in berkeley is scaling back her plans. she released a statement saying, she wants no one to come to her event. cummings said she has grave concerns for people's safety saying "i will attend this event alone and i stress please stop the violence. if i am hurt or killed attend thing rally, i ask you to please not retaliate on each other as a result of my injuries." >>> a notorious far-right protester known as based stick man has been booked in jail. he was expected to speak at this weekend's protest bfrs they were canceled. alyssa harrington was at his arraignment. >> reporter: kyle chapman is no longer allowed to carry a stick or any weapons. a judge also ordered chainman to stay away from civic center park in berkeley in case of rallies this weekend. >> certainly the last thing any of us want to see is a repeat of the terror or violence that took place in virginia. >> reporter: chapman was arraigned on felony weapon

we also checked in with berkeley police and the sheriff's department. they say they will continue to prepare for that event in berkeley as if it will take place. as for sunday's planned rally at crissy field, turns out more than 20 businesses in the presidio plan to shut down due to safety concerns. the welcome center and two cafes will also be shut down. merchants say the priority is for everyone to be safe. >> saturdays are a great day for birthday parties and all kinds of events, but we are mostly concerned about customer safety, so it is best for our customers that we close down on saturday. >> i have lived in the city for over 20-plus years, and i have never seen anything like this. i'm a little worried because that could happen again, and i hope for the best, that everybody is careful and safe. >> parking lots at the south end of the golden gate bridge will be closed from 9:00 tomorrow night through saturday night. and several roads will also be closed. the event zone, zone 1, is open only to pedestrians from the marina gate. the main post, zone 2

nbc bay area thom jensen joins us in berkeley. this is a dangerous balance. >> reporter: we just learned late this afternoon, the mayor, congresswoman bashrbara lee. telling the groups they are not welcome in berkeley. but they will not be banned. because berkeley supports free speech even if they don't agree with their speech. >> it is a danger that keeps some berkeley residents at home when alt-right demonstrate on the streets. students are also concerned about what had happen this weekend and later in september when two controversial alt-right speakers say they will be on campus. that includes milo yiannopoulos speaking event was called off before it even started. when a group began throwing rocks and bricks. >> there is a thing as too far left and too far right. i don't know. i think it is going to be dangerous on campus during that time. >> reporter: still, the university says it will allow all speech on campus even if it is filled with hate. >> the best disinfectant is sunlight. >> reporter: berkeley's mayor says the alt-rig

sunday there is the "no to marxism in america" rally in berkeley. on our website ... we have listed all the times and places for those rallies and the counter- protests. ( darya ) the national hurricane center says hurricane harvey is rapidly becoming more powerful.( mark ) it's expected to become a category 3 by the time it hits the middle texas coast late today or early tomorrow morning. sonia moghe is in corpus christi with the latest: sonia moghe/corpus christi, tx: "hurricane harvey is expected to make landfall later tonight, or very early saturday morning and many coastal texas are taking warnings very seriously -- getting out of the area or hunkering down into their homes, bracing for a storm the likes of which they haven't seen in ten years."(nat pop drill)southeast texas battens down...as hurricane harvey moves closer to the gulf coast. businesses, residents and local governments ... taking the storm seriously ... and taking steps to protect themselvesgary don nietsche/fayette electric cooperative: we have a bulldozer on call just in case our buckets get stuc

tonight - kron4's spencer blake is live tonight in berkeley.. spencer you talked to left wing activisits and the berkeley college republicans.. what's their reaction tonight? .. they tell me they were scared - scared of antifa, scared of people who wanted to chase away anyone who even appeared remotely conservative. meanwhile, reporters came under fire from antifa, for telling people about the violence that happened. "we sent a really strong message that no white supremacists are welcome in berkeley or anywhere in the bay area, and i couldn't be prouder."yvette felarca, with 'by any means necessary, or bamn, wasn't apologetic for what happened sunday at martin luther king civic center park in berkeley.some people brought tear gas, smoke bombs, and other potential weapons.a conservative from u-c berkeley told us what happened to her. "these guys show up and they start threatening us, telling us that we're dead men, and that there's more of them."in the course of the rally, police arrested 13 people.at least six people got hurt.but antifa organize

>>reporter: with more white nationalists rallies planned for berkeley and san francisco in the coming weeks, stiffer penalties for neo-nazis and white supremacists are in the works. a resolution will direct federal, state and local law enforcement to use all legal options to prosecute those hate groups who commit violent crimes as terrorists. it supported by the alameda county sheriff who told me, law enforcement supports more tools to eradicate people who want to hurt others based on skin color. the hate crime hotline has received an increase in calls according to skinner who said the district attorney wants to see more tools to prosecute these offenders.>> thank you. >>> a month-long investigation led to the arrest of two accused drug dealers in santa rosa. the sonoma county sheriff rated two locations in ceased methamphetamine and cocaine as well as in -- a handgun and $2500 in cash. deputies arrested a 22-year-old man and a 30-year-old man who both face a long list of drug and weapons charges. >>> a santa rosa man charged with killing his girlfriend was on the radar of immigration