>> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. here's a look at sky 7 over berkley park right now. not too many folks. demonstrators promised to gather throughout the afternoon despite the ann coulter speech cancellation. the question is, will she show up anyway? thank you for joining us. >> tensions running high on and around uc berkley campus now. ann coulter is hinting she'll walk through the cal campus although her appearance today has been scrapped due to security concerns, but police are preparing for potential conflict in the wake of violent

clashes in february over a planned speech by a conservaive provocateur. abc 7 news reporter is live at civic center park, amy? >> reporter: this is a pro-ann coulter group gathering here in burkely. the rally is not supposed to start until 2:00, but people are here, talking with the media, starting to gather and hang out. no protesting going on yet. definitely calm and peaceful. the protesters we talked to are from orange county. some with flags that say "trump" and here to stand up for free speech. right wing political commentators say they have ann's speech and plan to read it here today. there's hope ann, herself, makes a surprise appearance. another group here is respect berkley, a new group organizing in the last week, residents who are frustrated by outside people coming into berkley and turning violent, and they want to make a statement here that residents don't want that.

>> i mean, that's extremely fortunate that she does not feel safe, but i'm glad they are -- whatever protesting, what may or may not happen probably will not happen because that's extreme inconvenience to everybody. >> i'm not upset by it. if she's not coming, she's not coming. if she does, the university and the students and ann coulter should be prepared with the reactions they would get. >> reporter: i want to apologize to respect berkley, that was not the sound to roll. that was from yesterday when she decided she was not going to speak and those were students reacting. i want to talk about the berkley police here, very visible, and there's another layer of security also here. a group called the oath keepers who will provide security for protesters and defend free speech at all costs. here is the remedies they are prepared in case things are violent. there's body wash to mitigate pepper spray and bottles of

water to wash your eyes out in case. others are wearing helmets, knee pads, and they are ready for about anything with oath keepers saying they will do whatever it takes to defend free speech. reporting live in berkley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. coulte expressing frustration with one of the groups that originally invited her to speak. >> the group, young america's foundation, or yaf, pulled support over concerns about security. >> and now we have yaf saying, well, we're going to strike a blow for the next speaker at berkley. no, i want to win now. can republicans ever win now? >> tuesday, the yaf foundation announced they were not moving forward with the speech because uc could not provide a safe venue for the event. they are suing the school claiming it violated their right to free speech. >> the mayor issued a joint statement this morning,

"creating an environment that prevents violence is not censorship, rather it is protection of free peach. ann did not take up the university's officer to have the event held at a time where we could ensure safety. to be clear, the decision to cancel the speech was that of coulter, not the university. back to sky 7 live over berkley. the first of three demonstrations today taking place at civic center park. that's what you are looking at. some of them carrying american flags there, just a couple blocks from campus. police are keeping a close eye on opposing groups now gathered. at 12 noon, they are planning on bancroft and telegraph, and 2:00 p.m., supporters demonstrate at civic cementer park as mentioned. berkley leaders are not should have how many will show up for the events, but planning for all possibilities. >> with concern about violation, nearby berkley high school is monitoring the situation. classes are on, but the school's

principal sent a letter to parents saying, in part, we ask the school community to be aware of what could unfold on campus, the downtown area, and next to our high school campus. our primary goal is to ensure bhs students avoid unsafe situations. >> your thoughts on today's demonstrations? find this poll on the abc 7 news twitter page, pinned to the top. do you support the berkley demonstrations today over ann coulter. as of now, yes is 34%, 38, no, she's not coming, and 28% of you have no opinion on this. cast your vote. stay on top of developments today. what the abc 7 news app, download for free and ensure to enable push alerts for breaking news updates as they happen. >> we don't know if or when ann will reschedule, but we do know milo has planned to return. coming back in september for

free speech week. he adds, the university does not cooperate, he'll make the event last a month. >> other news now, bart is now seeking arrest warrants to capture teenagers in a frightening mob attack. they identified several people responsible for robbing passengers on a train at the coliseum station in oakland saturday night. investigators identified them using surveillance video from the train carment up to 60 teens swarmed the train robbing and beating passengers. a two-alarm fire destroyed a home overnight. this is between benicia road and taylor avenue. they got calls someone was trapped inside, but no one was found. they knocked down the flames in ten minutes. two iron workers recovering this morning after a scary accident at a facebook construction site. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live. matt? >> reporter: reggie, i just spoke with cal osha, starting

the investigation. my photographer will zoom in here on the construction site. cal osha has not ordered the work site to be shut down, but no one now is working on the structure. it's really quiet out here in menlo park. this is a picture from firefighters capturing the scene after a beam suffered what's called a catastrophic failure. workers at the site say the two men worked forty feet high on facebook 21 before 5:30 last night, putting together the steel framing when that beam dropped about 20 feet, catching on to other parts of the construction, catapulting them to the ground. firefighters say the safety harnesses and rigging stopped the fall before hitting the grown. one in late 20s, other early 30s were taken to the hospital for pain. fire chief said it was miraculous they survived. cal osha said there's no previous incidents at the site and have six months to decide

whether to issue a citation for this incident. live in menlo park, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. a special meeting set for tomorrow after engineers discovered a potentially dangerous situation under a school. they said if a strong earthquake hits, the soil under lum elementary could be susceptible. the school is expected to close. the district is trying to figure out what to do about student enroe enrollment. they discovered the problem when building a new classroom building. there's a website to stay informed. there's a link on our welcomes, abc7news.com as well as information about tomorrow's meeting. president trump fights back against the court that blocked an executive action already and could block a second. the ninth circuit court of thels in san francisco shotdod executive order to defund sanctuary cities could be headed to the same court now.

president trump told the washington examiner yesterday he's considering proposals that would split up the court. currently hears appeals from lower courts in nine west coast states and two u.s. territories. of its 25 active judges, 18 were apointed by democratic presidents. attorney general sessions weighs in on the sanctuary city case saying, "make no mistake, our national interest also requires criminal aliens to be deported. this is the trump era. progress is made daily, and it will continue. this will be the administration that fully enforces our nation's immigration laws." fighting fake news, facebook ramps up efforts in wake of ongoing controversy, what's real, what's not, extra steps the security team is taking. how much homework is too much? a mom takes a strong stance, and her post goes viral and sparks a larger debate. and it's time to put the umbrellas away unless you want to shade yourself from the strong sun coming up in the forecast. check out this beautiful picture

from emeryville. today is just the beginning as we spring back to average, but temperatures could reach

today's money morning report. facebook combatting so-called fake news. a rofeport says the social medi company dedicated more security teams to identify and sus pending fake accounts. the team plans to use a more advanced combination of machine

learning and intelligence analysis to flag possible problem users or posts. facebook is warning us about hoax stories today. bookworms, this is for you. this is very interesting. it appears real books make a comeback. sales of e-books plunged 20% last year. at the same time, sales of hardback sales are up 4%. and - why? experts believe the trend comes as many people are trying to limit their screen time. publishers admit some generas are better to look at on good old-fashioned paper. a debate going on around the country. homework or no homework are in between, a question you may be asking in your own home. to explain, jessica castro from abc 7 mornings. >> why are we talking about this today? one mom's no homework post online went viral, getting a lot of attention after the mother wrote her daughter's, quote, done with homework and how she's

stressed out at 10 years old. there's many schools that have already done away with it, citing stress among students, and educational experts react favorably to the post getting traction because they say the important take away here is the debate surrounding homework is one that needs to happen in our nation's schools because there are merits to both sides. >> one side, parents hate homework because it's busy, waste of time, irrelevant, and another reason why kids hate school. on the other side are parents with equally good reasons for liking homework. they think it's important. it shows organizational skills. >> reporter: parents who like homework feel it's good for kids to do things they don't necessarily love. experts say the problem with the nation's divide on issue of homework comes down to soc socioeconomics, and students feel disadvantaged when if comes to things like projects and tutors because of a lack of resources. as for the amount of work students should do each day, a lot of experts suggest about ten

minutes for first graders and increasing homework time by ten minutes for each grade. jessica castro, organizatiabc 7. >> as a mom, it's not just the amount, but quality of the work. is it creative? is it interesting? right? >> okay. i think kids study for tests, is that homework? >> that is as well. >> how do you do that in 20 minutes? good luck. >> yeah. you could do it. you're focused. update on highway 1. >> a section damaged in birnt storms, set to reopen, when? that's next. >> tonight at 11:00, the ifamte investigated rats chewing car parts. we interview whose cars suffered thousands of dollars in damage and looks to what sorts of organic materials attract rats to the car you

that's where residents living near cal train tracks hear. video showing cal train's major rail grinding project. this on glenwood avenue. the rail grinding is necessary to give riders a smoother roo e they say. people who live near the tracks may hear some noise in the next few weeks. new details on efforts of highway 1 in the north bay badly damaged by winter storms. a portion of the road reopens next month restoring the most direct route. cal trans says highway 1 between panoramic highway split opens on

the 6th, and work is still done on muir beach and that's the red line you see. they say that section will not reopen until october. >> now your accuweather forecast with mike. >> sure looks different outside, doesn't it compared to yesterday? we have flipped the switch. it's going to be dry and increasingly warm. in fact, going think the accuweather highlights. breezy, high clouds today and tomorrow. no rain for the next 15 days. now, that could change. we are getting into may. typically gets really dry. this will be the longest streak of warm weather for the entire year. heading out now? 70s are out there. 72 and 71. most of us in the low to mid-60s, 50s this half moon bay. look at live doppler 7. have not seen this in a long time, but we'll see it a lot. it is bone dry. now, there are a few high clouds spilling over the ridge of high pressure that's moving in.

this is where the storm track is now. we are getting the high clouds, those decrease as this area of high pressure moves north and pushes the storm track north. see what's the temperatures today? closer to average, 67, 71 in the south bay, peninsula is 66-69, breezy after 3:00, and we'll be near 60 at the coast, breezy here, mid-60s downtown, south san francisco, 68, 71-74 in the north bay valleys. cool spot, anywhere today is bodega bay, 68 degrees, 68-69, and inland, open the windows, get the fresh air, 75 degrees. going to the game? sunscreen. 62-6 had 4. it's going to be breezy at at&t park. breaking down what happens the rest of the day. upper 50s, 60 at the coast, mid to upper 60s at noon for the rest of us, 70 at 6:00, and by 8:00, we're in the mid-50s to about 60 degrees.

high clouds make for a gorgeous sunset. take a picture, post it on social media, #abc7now. each and every day gets warmer, even at the coast, mid-60s this weekend, mid-70s in the bay, low 80s inland, but monday and tuesday and wengs adnesday are warmest. some places may get to 90 next week. >> oh. >> holding back on that for now. >> about time. it's may. >> will be may. >> you said the nine-word, i heard it. >> you bet. confident steve cur returns to the team. >> absent from practice as he recovers from complications of a back surgery. he told 95.7 the game he underwent testing and said he needs to feel better for a string of days, not just one or two to return to the sidelines. players said concern for coach puts things in perspective.

>> stuff doesn't matter, man. we want him healthy for the rest of his life. that's our main concern. we're not trying to get him healthy to just coach us. we want coach healthy to live everyday life. >> the warriors are waiting to start round two of the playoffs, awaiting the winner of the jazz-clippers series. if the jazz close out clippers tomorrow night, warriors play utah sunday at oracle. if the jazz-clippers series goes to game 7, warriors play at oracle tuesday. showing pride on social media. we want to see your contribution. look at the cat. i mean, i'm mesmerized by the cat's shirt. post #dubson7. >> the purr-fec t-shirt. >> no. >> sorry. the next big catch caught a lot of attention. >> when you see the video, you'll understand why. a closer look at what was circling below the oblivious

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there, from us here at abc 7 news, thank you for joining us today. >> end joy the warm and sunny weather. i'm thinking about mike saying the 90s. >> taking a bite out of the chill. >> everybody's got puns today. >> sorry we ended on that. >> we'll be here all week.

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