into the entrance. >> they are being funneled through red plastic barricades as police try control who flgs and out. you're now looking live at what is happening on the cal campus. tensions are very high before a speech by the commentator, ben shapiro. are free speech itself has become controversial. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. laura sanlth live where speaker shapiro is going to speak. >> in the past hour, things have ramped up. let's show you what's going. on we are at telegraph and bancroft avenues. the streets are entirely closed. you see the people seated in the street. the scene says take a stand and sit down. behind them wave rally going on. i would say maybe 200 or 300 people. at this point, the police still

pretty much outnumber protesters. >> there's already a tremendous police presence on the ground in uc berkeley. hours ahead as the planned appearance of conservative commentator ben shapiro. there are heavy barricades blocking a major street. and the entrance to sprouler plaza. >> we anticipate a level of security that will come to about last year for ann coulter's visit. that was about $600,000. >> this time police may not stand down when mass protesters shut down tevent last year. >> we have worked with our county partners and law enforcement really threw out to help us shore up our resources. for today. and we're thinking outside the

box. >> there are numerous messages for shapiro's arrival on campus including this one, a sign hung inside the student you about near the building where he will speak tonight. an event co-sponsored by the college republicans and the d.c. based young america's he foundation. >> it does events all over the country and this is strongest security presence we've seen. >> and we're back live here. you heard how much the university is spending on security, on police. that is in addition to these guys. outside the perimeter of the campus. you see the alameda county sheriffs, mutual aid already in force here. as for sproul plaza, it is already closed. no one can get in unless they have one of these. this is a ticket for tonight's ben shapiro speech. there are only 1,000 of these. despite all the expense related to this event, the tickets were

free. abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. let's take another live look from sky 7. you can see the people gathered there for the protest taking place near zeller bach hall. >> they are taking action to keep are things from turning violent. ben shapiro is not nearly as controversial as some right wing speakers who have been on the campus. we have a profile on him. to learn more, to go our website. abc 7.com. over 100 cal faculty members are calling for a complete boycott of classes during what is being called free speech week naflt letter they call an old fellow uc faculty to cancel classes, tell students to stay hope, close buildings and allow staff to stay home. it is a quote, clear threat to higher education.

>> part of market street has reopen. it is mapping technology to show you where this happened. tweenlt sixth and seventh street. no victims have been found. shots were fired before 3:00. police say officers on foot patrol heard the shots and were on the scenes in minutes. witnesses tell abc7 news reporter that someone tried to steal a backpack and that the theft victim had a gun and started shooting. police have not confirmed that. they do say two men were detained and a gun was recovered. >> this is a very busy area. it is very possible that there's a lot of witnesses who may have seen exactly what happened. we're asking those individuals to come forward and we're going to be looking at video surveillance throughout the block. also, adjacent blocks to find out what happened during the shooting. >> again, market street between sixth and seventh is now back open. six victims of takeover style robberies on b.a.r.t. this

year have joined to sue the transit agency. they want two things, monetary damages and better police protection. >> two of the six plaintiffs and the attorney came to the steps of the courthouse to announce lawsuit. >> b.a.r.t. has allowed the trains to be a safe zones to commit crimes with virtual ill punlt a-- with impugnity. >> a group of joofs boarded the train tim was riding hole to pleasanton. er he had another juvenile threaten to shoot him. >> i felt like i was assaulted twice of the assaulted and robbed on the train and then it seemed like the look of effort to do anything about it by the b.a.r.t. police. >> and two complaints by the plaintiffs. a lack of real effort to investigate afterward. the plaintiff was riding hole to

dublin with his wife and daughter april 22nd when 50 to 60 juveniles boarded his train, took his phone and three of them beat and kickedly. >> my wife and daughter will not get on b.a.r.t. by themselves. none of lust get to b.a.r.t. after dark. so we were in the city last week for dinner. we spent over $100 on uber. >> b.a.r.t. police have refused to release individual. the plaintiffs are seeking $1 million nietzsche grags b.a.r.t. but they stay more important thing is to get better protection for passengers. eric thomas. a short while ago, the attorney dale allen responded by phone. he said state law protects officers from being prosecuted for not preventing crimes. >> they patrol 46 stations and 112 miles of track. and it's service almost 400,000 passengers daily.

they do their very best to try to prevent crime. when crime occurs. just like it occurs in every metropolitan area down over the small town in the state of california. despite the best efforts of law enforcement. >> in the meantime, b.a.r.t. directors got their first look at measures to deal with fare evaders. one would require b.a.r.t. riders show proof of tickets like trains used to do. it is not a nick and he will dime problem. b.a.r.t. loses $25 million a year to those riding for free. police are on the scene of a hazmat incident. police say they were conducting an unrelated investigation at a freight forwarding company on corey way. about 11:30 a.m. about five hours ago. they found some under identified keps and otherers the of about ten workers were evacuated as a precaution. no one was hurt. several nearby offices decided

to voluntarily evacuate. >> three women, all former google employees, filed a lawsuit claiming gender based script nation. their lawyer is seeking class action status. there is a preliminary finding of systematic pay discrimination among 21,000 employees at google's headquarters. it found women earned less than men in nearly every job classification. google disputes the findings and wrote in a statement, we have extensive systems in place to ensure that we pay fairly. a woman is talking about and filing suit against a company for poor working conditions and sexual harassment, she says. it is a financial start-up outfit. as wayne freeman explains, she claims she's not alone. >> reporter: to hear at least one exemployee tell it, conditions, a refinance company specializing in student and mortgage loans where a lawsuit

waiting to happen, now she has filed one and there will be two why. ? >> everything. when i say everything, i mean preferring the the sexually charged atmosphere we were having to having to meet unrealistic goals. >> when you go to work, you shouldn't be seeing having sex. >> next week she intends to file again for a drunken frat house environme environment. >> you saw it in uber, here in so fi. you have people in the vent you are capital community with lots of power and lots of community. trying use the power to coerce women into special relationships. >> and they've announce that had the ceo will be stepping down this december. the company issued a statement

today. we've initiated an outside investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and other improper activities. swift and severe action will be taken in any instances substantiated by the investigation. >> i was so stressed to the point where my hair would fall out. i remember taking showers and just grabbing handles of hair and being so distraught. i wasn't the only one. >> we do not yet know how many others will come forward. abc7 news. tough talk from the san mateo county district attorney. >> we do not believe her of the. >> he's talking about a mcdonald's worker accused of trying kill her baby. her family says there is another her family says there is another side to the story. ♪ ♪

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they said they didn't know the wol was pregnant. police are now investigating this as well. >> the san mateo county district says 25-year-old sarah is facing attempted murder and felony child endangerment charges after she allegedly tried on kill her newborn baby. she delivered a baby boy labor day inside a redwood city mcdonald's bathroom where she worked. >> looked over the top of the

stall and saw her with a newborn boy, into the toilet water. and she then said, please don't call the police. >> she lived here in redwood city with her boyfriend. off camera, a woman identifying her as the boyfriend's cousins said they have another son. approximately two and a half to three years old. also that no one knew she was pregnant with him either. she said she gave birth to her first son inside the bathroom here. the family shopped. called 911. she describes him as fun loving, young minded and at times nanana >> we have some evidence that she did indeed know that she was pregnant on that day. this was not a surprise.

it is unknown whether she will have any damage. palo alto hopes bonuses up to 25,000 will help recruit police officers. palo alto faces a police staffing shortage. it has a budget for 92 officers but only 71 are currently on the job. the bay area's high cost living creates challenges for many police agencies to zprakt retain officers. burlingame celebrated a new overpass today. it has seven lanes. that compares to the old one with four lanes. the redesigned frye will make the area safer for both drivers and pedestrians. state that's the are releasing new images of the

reconstruction of the oroville dam. authorities are working frantically. the clock is tiging. they are trying on finish it before the next rainy season begins. >> right in the middle, it is difficult on gauge its full scale. but it's here where 700 contractors already putting in close to half a million laboring hours are laying multiple forms of concrete to stabilize the ground below. >> my first impression of the spill way was it was, holy cow. >> dwr is currently lowering the level to 700 feet to make enough space for this wet season the fill two and a half lakes. >> we need to make sure there's enough capacity to take in whatever mother nature might

throw at us this season. >> as well as focusing on strengthening the neighboring spill with way. its erosion prompting to have the evacuations of more than 180,000 residents down stream. >> all right. in other news, if you need to renew your car registration and don't want to do it online or by mail, you can now do it while picking up some groceries. the dmv had shows how it works. it includes stores in alameda, el cerrito, san jose and san francisco. renewals can be done in minutes. the best part, your registration card and sticker get printed out right there from the machine. last month, the drug company finalize ad $465 million settlement for overcharging the government for epipens. the initial lawsuit.

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beginning to reform. i want to give you an update on what the climate center has issued. it is a la nina watch. it is a cooler than normal waters. there's a 55 to 60% chance that we will see a la nina this fall and winter. and the biggest question on people's minds, what will happen with our precipitation? it is way too early to tell you with any amount of accuracy but we will keep you posted so rest assured. i want to show you a live picture. what we are seeing, a live look from our cam and you will see the low clouds beginning to re-form. the trms quite in the comfort zone of 60s, 70s from san francisco to oakland. 76 degrees. look at livermore. a mild 72-degree reading. the wind is making it feel cool.

some areas are warmer and some areas are down. wind gusts near coast will be about 30 miles an hour. breezy conditions for the morning commute. at least along the coastline. not so much inland. and then as we head into tomorrow afternoon, the winds will collapse and the temperatures will column a f, t temperatures will come up. you see some patchy clouds and the sunset will be beautiful. gusty winds. sunny and milder. tomorrow morning, you will be waking up to a refreshing breeze and cooler weather than what we've been used to. upper 40s to the upper 50s. mid 60s to the mid 80s. and you will notice tlms remain comfortable as we head into the weekend. here's a look at the forecast for napa valley.

it will benefit the leukemia and lymphoma society. 78 degrees at 5:00. as the sun sets, the temperature will fall to the mid 60s. it will be dry and quite nice. if you're taking part, beautiful weather expected of the you can download the app and keep track of the minute by minute temperatures. it will feature bright and mild conditions. a little warmer for saturday. the temperatures again to come down sunday and monday. monday, you bought them out. upper 70s inland. low 60s, coast side. may see a little drizzle. a touch of aumont. october, november type weather. and then the temperatures could that into the low 80s during the week. no weather extremes are expected. it is called the longest swim. 5,500 miles from tokyo to san francisco. neat man getting ready to go

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drone view 7, really neat, looking out over the bay. you can see the racing boats taking part in the start of the rolex big boat series. the race runs over the next four days. >> it is a long trip from tokyo to san francisco, especially if you plan to swim the whole way. >> that's what an environmental activist says he plans to do.

>> are i will be swimming from tokyo to san francisco. >> 5,500 mize. why? >> he spoke to us from texas. he said he plans to swim through the great pacific garbage patch so researchers can collect data and samples. he says he knows some people may call him crazy. >> it is a crazy feat. sometimes that's what we have to do to get the attention on get something moving. >> he won't be alone. ty is one of the crew. >> amazingly crazy, yet noble they know to do. >> and of course ben will be spending six months on this boat called the discoverer. he said the trip normally takes six to eight weeks. >> to drag it out to months is a challenge. >> to do the same thing over and over and over. it is mind over matter. >> he'll have some physical tools to help like this

especially designed wet suit. plus he's done it on the east coast. he swam across the atlantic in 1998. >> i can barely make it to the other side of the pool. >> now to a special shrine in the city. >> definitely a celebration of san francisco. >> it is also an artistic celebration of ice cream. a one of a kind museum that includes sprinkles and a cave of pop rocks. and tonight, truth and lies. the murder of laci peterson. then we'll have an exclusive

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bonding to jump into that pool together. tonight, breaking news. did north korea just launch another missile? urgent warnings throughout japan. our team standing by. also developing tonight, what really happened inside that nursing home? residents dying. and tonight, we now hear from a hospital nurse who sensed something was wrong and went to that nursing home. what she discovered inside. also tonight, our team landing on two separate islands. and incredibly, days later, americans still stranded, trying to get out. the deadly school shooting. now the video tonight of the 15-year-old suspect. classrooms huddled. were there warning signs missed? deal or no deal on the dreamers? tonight, inside the dinner, the president, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi. the president tweeting one thing, then saying something else hours later. in new york city tonight, the video just in.