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deliveries on his doorstep in a matter of weeks, and now neighbors are standing together. the new partnership meant to stop crime. and did you see it? it's all anyone's talking about. and the stunning sight usually reserved for the top of the world could be coming back to the bay area once again tonight. our northern lights chances on abc7 news at 430. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> i didn't have a graduation, so right now my graduation is being stopped again. >> pomp and protest at uc berkeley today as pro-palestinian demonstrators shouted through commencement, even putting the ceremony on pause. good afternoon and thanks for joining us. i'm dionne lim. the protests at today's campus wide commencement got loud, with speakers shouting over the chanting and asking protesters to take their message somewhere else. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard spoke to some graduates and parents upset by the

interruption. >> cal's commencement, honoring nearly 7000 undergraduates began peacefully inside memorial stadium, but minutes later, the occupation has got to go. the ceremony, disrupted by several dozen pro-palestinian protesters shouting from the stands. the protest was so loud the ceremony was delayed at times. speakers forced to wait it out, out of protest. so i get it. some students in the stands displayed the israeli flag. the chants got louder as more pro-palestinian students joined in. some of the demonstrators then walked out of the stadium protesting outside. free free free palestine. >> as a berkeley student, we have a long history of protesting and we did the same for apartheid south africa. it's not any different. in 20 years

from now, the university is going to recognize it as that. >> some universities across the country have changed or canceled commencement in the wake of campus encampments protesting israel's war with hamas. but berkeley's graduation went on as planned. chancellor carol christ attempted to speak over the crowd, calling for tolerance and understanding. >> we have lost the ability to talk with one another. i feel passionately that we must work to regain this capacity, whatever our beliefs and perspectives, not everybody in the crowd supported this protest. >> they say it was drowning out their big day. student makayla forouzan says she had no high school graduation due to covid, and now her college graduation is being disrupted. >> i can't hear the speakers at all. and you know, we worked hard for four years and truly, this is a berkeley degree. we're extremely saddened. i've waited for this day for a very long time to see my son graduate.

>> he's the first in our family to do so, and it's really disturbing because i understand their feelings. but it's not the appropriate time or place. >> you know, our son is a he came here to study engineering, not idiocy. >> in a statement, the university said while today's commencement was at times, unfortunately disrupted, it did not prevent us from honoring the hard work and accomplishments of our students. saturday's protest was peaceful. no arrests were made at uc berkeley. cornel bernard, abc seven news. >> the university of san francisco says its commencement is still on for next week, despite campus protests at usm. take a stand. >> you must be an older man. >> students at usf held a pro-palestinian rally today at the encampment there. the protesters have similar demands as groups at other schools calling for usf to divest from israel and called war in gaza a genocide. the student group says

usf's president visited the camp on thursday and would not agree to their demands. today, the school told us they are keeping lines of communication with protesters open. well happening tonight, another chance to see the northern lights, even down here in the bay area last night, the strongest solar storm in more than 20 years made the aurora borealis visible around the world. and we've been flooded with some stunning images like these from across the bay area. so many shots from the north bay down to walnut creek, even to santa clara. folks in south florida saw purple lights in the skies overnight as well. solar activity like this can cause problems, though, for satellites and our power grid. fema says it hasn't seen any major power impacts, and spacex says its starlink satellites are still holding up. tonight's event doesn't look quite as strong, but researchers say it could still get more intense. >> you don't have to travel to

alaska, iceland or greenland to see these. aurora. they're coming to you today and it's a one in 1 in 20 year kind of an event. so don't miss out. >> scientists in the bay area are excited by more than the view stanford researcher suzanne maharajan tells us. the data from last night's event will be studied for decades. so if you do want to try to catch the view tonight, try to get away from city lights. your phone may capture a more vibrant view than your eyes as well. now the other critical piece, of course, will be if our skies will be clear enough to see the aurora, we have spencer christian standing by, and i know you're watching this closely, and there are some parts that will see it better than others. >> that's true, diane, as you pointed out, it's good to get as far away as you can from city lights, but the problem is we have fog rolling in tonight as well. so you want to get away from that, which will be mainly confined to areas near the coast of bay. but locally inland. so let's take a look at the

cooldown first, because this puts things into perspective. you know, we've had all this 90 degree weather inland the last couple of days, but we've got a like an 8 to 12 degree temperature drop from yesterday at this time to temperature readings right now. so still warm inland, upper 80s to a few 90s, but cool near the coast in bay uh- indicating the approach of the cooling fog. so here's the futurecast showing starting at 7 p.m, showing the fog advancing across the bay during the evening hours. by midnight, we'll not only have fog near the coast and bay and locally inland, but some drizzle along the coastline as well. so if you want good viewing conditions, try to get maybe over to the inland east bay, not only away from fog and drizzle, but away from the bright lights of cities and towns. and by the way, tomorrow is mother's day. and by this, this meal being served, by the way, can come in a vegan and plant based fashion. but it's going to be a mainly sunny day. high temperatures ranging from a 58 near the coast to 88 inland. i'll give you more details on that a little bit later. diane, enjoy your vegan meal. yes, we appreciate that distinction. >> i do eat meat though. however. spencer, thank you.

well, moving on now. some new details about a bad crash in the east bay. the chp says six people, including four children, ended up in the hospital after a head on collision. it all happened at about 730 last night on highway four near walnut boulevard, south of brentwood, the chp says a driver in a toyota corolla crossed into the wrong lane to pass other cars, then crashed into a honda odyssey coming the other way. two kids in the corolla went to the hospital with major injuries , along with the adult driver and another passenger. two kids in the honda had minor injuries and new developments today in a police chase that ended in a deadly crash, killing a mother and her six year old son, the family of renee dowell is suing hercules police and contra costa county, saying the pursuit never should have happened. it all happened one night last march when dowell was driving with her twin boys through hercules, a driver in a suspected stolen suv being chased by police ran a red light and smashed into their

car. dowell and one of her sons died in the hospital days later. hercules police had chased that suv driver from i-80 through the city. the wrongful death lawsuit claims officers were reckless and the chase violated department policies. the suv driver is facing murder charges for that crash. we reached out to hercules police and the contra costa county sheriff's office today, but did not hear back. our neighbors in san francisco are rallying today in support of a man who says he's received not one, but two racist deliveries on his doorstep. we followed the story since the beginning here at abc. seven people gathered in alamo square today to show their love for terry williams. he's lived in the area for years, but last month he told us he found a doll with a noose around its neck at his door, along with a piece of paper so covered in slurs we couldn't show it on tv. last weekend, terry found yet another racist package with threatening language. terry says he's worried about his safety, but

seeing so many friends have his back means a lot. >> it's hope in the neighborhood. it's still like everybody's kid behind people so and they care. so i really i'm really happy about that. i'm real happy. >> san francisco police say they are investigating both incidents. terry and his neighbors are building a network of security cameras to help keep a closer eye on their area. well, it's not just cars getting greener in the bay area. some big plans for the sf bay ferry helping the planet and taking us to new places. we'll show you the expansion in the works and something's changing at lake tahoe. a great sign for a popular vacation spot and california's water supply. plus, she was america's oldest park ranger. and at 102 years old, this bay area icon is still making a mark

a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up® is not until in office until monday, mitchell comes on the job more than a year after mayor shengtao fired the last police chief. he comes to oakland from lubbock, texas. mitchell is promising change for a department facing huge challenges with crime and recruiting officers. listen to what he told us back in march when the mayor first announced his selection. >> my approach begins with strong community engagement and collaboration. i'm here to work with the citizens of oakland. >> he's a smart crime fighter

who delivers results daetz. and it is what i demand. >> the chief will be paid more than $365,000 a year. he is on a three year contract. well for the first time in five years, lake tahoe is expected to fill up this spring. water managers say we can thank back to back wet winters for an above average snowmelt. the last time tahoe reached this level was back in 2019. building a better bay area means looking at solutions to protect our planet. we're learning more today about one push to make the san francisco bay ferry greener and more accessible to more people. the sfb ferry board of directors has a new plan to dramatically expand ferry service across the bay area and switch to more electric vessels. the ferry system is already one of the cleanest in the country, but the agency plans to switch to more zero emission ships. the 2050 plan calls for new service to berkeley, mission bay, redwood city and treasure island. those

routes you can see are highlighted in the blue. the green on this map is existing service. the agency will also explore expansion further into those light blue routes. that includes hercules, martinez, pittsburg and antioch in the east bay. as well as south san francisco and foster city. she is a bay area legend, educating people for decades now, receiving a new honor. the lovely tribute to the woman who was america's oldest park ranger. and as we take a live look outside, oh, what a great scene this is a warm weekend in the bay area. we have abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian. up next with a look at how long our taste of summer sticks around. >> i say hi to karl the fog. all right, coming up in sports, 40 niners get set to honor dwight clark with a great event in san jose this weekend. we jump back in time for one of the greatest dunk ever series in warriors history. where were you when baron did that?

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took the stage to receive an honorary doctorate from cal state east bay. soskin is 102 years old. she was the oldest park ranger for the national park service, working at the rosie the riveter world war ii home front park in richmond until she retired at the age of 100. that was just one chapter of her life, though the east bay

resident was a singer songwriter and a civil rights and community activist. >> in recognition of her exceptional accomplishments and contributions, especially right here in the east bay, the board of trustees of the california state university and the california state university, east bay are proud to confer upon betty reid, soskin, the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters. >> oh, i just want to cheer for her right now. soskin has lived in the east bay for 90 years. and look, she's still appears to be in pretty good health. yeah. wow i'm just so inspired. >> amazing person. it's incredible. what a legend. absolutely. yeah. and a bay area's own. well, shall we talk about the weather? >> we shall perhaps legendary. >> maybe not legendary, but acceptable. i spent a beautiful day. let me put it that way first. but we have fog rolling in, which may make things a little bit less beautiful than

they are. and it's pretty breezy out there. as you can see, we've got surface wind speeds right now, up to about 32mph in san francisco, uh, which contributes to this big cooldown. since this time yesterday, it's about 5 to 10 degrees cooler in most bay area locations. still warm inland though, but you can see that surging fog pushing out over the bay 63 degrees here in san francisco right now. 67 oakland 75 to 80. low 80s, in fact, from hayward to san jose to redwood city and 55 at half moon bay. another view of the fog from mount tam. temperature readings up north low to mid 70s at santa rosa, petaluma in napa, upper 80s at fairfield, concord and livermore. livermore. so you can see the farther you go to the east, the warmer it is. generally looking back at the fog from emeryville, these are a forecast headlines. fog near the coast in bay overnight. mother's day tomorrow. lovely day, mild to warm conditions after a little bit of morning fog and the week ahead. also mainly sunny days with mild temperatures. now for tonight under mainly clear skies inland, although some of that fog will reach locally inland across the bay. low temperatures will be

generally in the low to mid 50s, so not very cool, relatively mild. in fact. highs tomorrow, mother's day, nice and beautiful. upper 50s to near 60 at the coast, 65 here in san francisco around the bay shoreline. look for highs tomorrow, mainly in the low to mid 70s. maybe a couple of upper 70s places like fremont, up to 78 degrees, and inland areas that have been in the low to mid 90s the last couple of days, low to mid 80s tomorrow. still nice and mild, just not quite so warm as the last two days have been. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast once again. mother's day tomorrow of course. morning clouds and a little bit cooler on monday, but still mainly sunny skies after the morning clouds. a little bit warmer by a couple of degrees on tuesday. won't see much variation during the week and the temperature range up a couple of degrees down a couple of degrees. looks like the coolest days will be towards the end friday and saturday, but still under mainly sunny and dry conditions. >> the 49 ers getting set to honor one of the most iconic and impactful players in franchise history thursday night in san jose, the fourth annual dwight

clark legacy series takes place thursday at the california theater in san jose. the annual event celebrates clark's legacy while raising money for the golden heart fund, which supports 40 niners. alumni facing challenges in life after football for quarterbacks including brock purdy, steve young, jeff garcia and alex smith are going to hold a great roundtable discussion that night. earlier this week, i spoke to alex, who described clark's everlasting impact on the niners. >> so selfless, obviously not only as a teammate, as an alumni, obviously to go on to and be a general manager. and i think, to really to his credit, kind of starting and creating the golden heart fund. i mean, it's a one of a kind, the niners are the only team that has anything like this comprehensive support to any 40 niners alumni that's struggling with life after football. it's a great way for the alumni to come together, raise money for our old teammates that found themselves on tough times. and i think the niners have the greatest alumni organization in all of football. and this is just, kind of one of those pieces. >> tickets still available. dwight clark award.com. meanwhile, brendan rice made his

chargers minicamp debut yesterday. rice says his dad, jerry, of course, the hall of famer. he was hot that he was drafted in the seventh round out of usc, and jerry's going to help brendan become the best player he can be. >> the first words he said was time to go to work. and he said, i will be with you every step of the way, he said that i'm going to be involved within all your workouts from now on, and we got a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of teams to go ahead and just man, it's going to be one hell of a story. that's all i'm going to say, man. >> don't doubt a rice. all right. you saw it right here on abc seven. my fantasy football quarterback. that's patrick mahomes watching game three. mavs thunder late fourth dallas up three luka doncic the steal. and then in the open court luka how about a little layup five point lead. gosh he's such a good player for those dallas mavericks open court and he's got the bucket. and then under a minute to go. how about this guy kyrie irving. the crazy handles puts a defender on skates and a lefty floater in the lane eight

of his 22 in the fourth. mavericks win 105 101 two one series lead. game four monday in dallas. and we've got celtics karves right here on abc. that's coming up next. followed by after the game, of course with larry and donald. that's why we're on tv early because of basketball coming up soon. and hey, just see this. of course you've seen this 2007 on this date, baron davis did that to andre kirilenko, an epic. yeah. woo deion says i could watch this all day. and the best reaction watch will watch the dunk from the baseline again i mean he lost a lot of height on that. and then watch this. you know this guy. that's a donald look at his face. oh oh man donald that's the best part of the video. he got celtics and cavs right after this on abc seven. can you do your best like donald face like whoa. >> yeah we should show that to him for after the game coming on the show. >> oh it is see it okay great. >> great. don't tell him then. don't tell him early. >> be surprised donald. >> chris. >> thank you. >> yeah, well, the solar show that is all over social media.

that may not be done with yet. one last look at the stunning northern lights and what scientists are seeing. that could mean another repeat.

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auction. that helps the foundation, those stories and more tonight on abc seven news at 11. well, before we go, one last look at those stunning northern lights overnight from around the world. we do have another chance to see them tonight through. the solar flares, though. aren't going to be as strong. the noaa space weather prediction center says several more coronal mass ejections are expected to hit earth tomorrow, which could intensify the aurora in the days to come. i don't know all that scientific jargon. it's just going to be pretty exactly

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