ben shapiro versus berkeley. berkeley says it hasn't found a proper venue for his speech.orward there may be new rules for groups. they will be asked to request space at least 8 weeks prior to major events, submit publicity materials five weeks before the event and if police think they will need extra security, the hosting organization will have to meet with school security six weeks before the event. that policy set to take effect in january. but first there would be a period of public comment and there is no shortage of that in uc-berkeley. anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> president donald trump said he would never have appointed jeff sessions as attorney general had he known jeff sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the russia investigation. that's part of an interview the president gave to the new york times. he also had a warning for special counsel robert mueller who is leading an investigation into whether the trump campaign worked with russia to interfere in the 2016 election. trump said, mueller has a conflict of interest in the investigation because he intervie

nothing do with why cal denied the initial request to bring him to campus in september. >> we want ben shapiro to come to berkeley. >> reporter: after violence and threats of violence stopped other conservative speakers from speaking on campus, berkeley college republicans say berkeley is blocking shapiro from campus, calling the university anti-free speech. >> it's complete nonsense. this campus has hosted dozens of speakers over the years from the conservative libertarian movement. >> reporter: student affairs tells the college republicans that they can't identify an available venue for 500 people on september 14. but the emails go on to say the university wants to work with the group to come up with options. the university also says all student groups now have to follow new speaker rules, requests must be made eight weeks in advance. groups must submit publicity materials to an adviser at least 5 weeks in advance. and groups may need to meet with uc police for a security assessment six weeks in advance. >> so come, let's sit down and get the ball rolling. that hasn't happened yet. >> report

they're billing it as "ben shapiro vs. berkeley" in the post they write " can ben shapiro do what other conservatives could not?" they say find out on september 14-th. now u-c berkeley is responding saying: we want to state unequivocally that mr. shapiro is welcome on the berkeley campus they go on to say: our police department will also begin a security assessment, as required by standing policy. that assessment can, of course, lead our law enforcement professionals to offer important security- related recommendations. including guidance for the timing and location of an event. (tiffany) you may remember earlier this year the college republicans tried hosting two other controversial speakers. those events triggered protests one even turned violent. in february alt-right speaker milo yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak on campus. that sparked angry protests and violence. the speech had to be cancelled . and the protests caused more than 100- thousand dollars in damage to the university. (tiffany) a few months later the col

find out september 14th at ben shapiro versus berkeley. may remember the demonstrations earlier this year as conservative speakers like milo yiannopoulos and ann coulter have announced plans to make appearances on campus including this riot forcing milo yiannopoulos to cancel his event. coulter's event never happened. both were planned by the group, college republicans. if the university's new draft plan stands, groups will be asked to request space at least eight weeks prior to major events. they must submit publicity materials to an adviser at least five weeks in advance. if university police think they will need extra security, the hosting organization will have to meet with them at least six weeks in advance. this policy is set to take effect in january after some public comment, which you know could be explosive. but in the meantime that first showdown that we're look at is that shapiro versus uc- berkeley, will he be allowed to speak in it remains to be seen. live at uc-berkeley, anne makovec. >>> 5:33 right now. >> i'm on a natural

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they're billing it as "ben shapiro vs.erkeley" in the post they write " can ben shapiro do what other conservatives could not?" they say find out on september 14-th. now u=c berkeley is responding tonight saying: we want to state unequivocally that mr. shapiro is welcome on the berkeley campus they go on to say: our police department will also begin a security assessment, as required by standing policy. that assessment can, of course, lead our law enforcement professionals to offer important security-related recommendations, including guidance for the timing and location of an event. (steve) you may remember earlier this year...the college republicans tried hosting two other controversial speakers. those events triggered protests --- one even turned violent. in february alt-right speaker milo yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak on campus. that sparked angry protests and violence. the speech had to be cancelled . and the protests caused more than 100- thousand dollars in damage to the university. (vicki) a few months later

(steve) this time it's author and talk show host ben shapiro.grant lodes has been closely tracking these new developments...grant. (grant) the college republicans are billing the event as "ben shapiro vs. berkeley" in a facebook post they write " can ben shapiro do what other conservatives could not?" find out on september 14-th. the school is responding tonight saying: saying unequivocaly that mr. shapiro is welcome on the berkeley campus...and campus police will work with the group to safely hold the event. back in february alt-right speaker and self described provacetur milo yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak on campus. that sparked angry protests and violence. the speech had to be cancelled . and the protests caused more than 100- thousand dollars in damage to the university. a few months later, the college republicans announced an ann coulter an appearance. but after consulting with campus police the university cancelled that event..citing public safety concerns. there were protests on campus on the day she originally supposed to speak. th

the flyer that the college republicans put out looks like an ad for a boxing match, ben shapiro versus berkeley. in a statement the college respects said the talk will be a test of whether or not the administration caves in to the demands of the violent left. last fall berkeley became a battleground for protesters on the far left and far right after milo yiannopoulos was invited ting. >>. his talk were canceled and -- invited to speak. his talks were canceled and more violence followed. ann coulter's talks were canceled as well. >> it's not so they can have freedom of speech. you're white. you have the ability to be able to move and speak in a lot of places. this ain't nothing but being able to test this one spot we're trying to make safe. so literally it's a colonialist action saying every space must be accessible for us and our bigoted ideas. >> reporter: the college republicans said in a statement that mr. shapiro is welcome on the berkeley campus. a cal alumni said no matter now controversial shapiro is he has rights. >> i don't care about his intentions. he has a right to express

.>> reporter: the student organization invited the conservative commentator ben shapiro to speak on the campus to a group of about 500 students on september 14. when they sent the invention -- the information to that used administrator the use of -- they say they don't have the venue to accommodate a crowd of that size. ben shapiro has a radio show and he weighs in on conservative topics and controversy over the palestinian -israeli conflict and the request for him was denied. officials offered to meet with student republicans to find another place and time to host the conservative columnist. they call this an attempt by the university to block the controversial speaker. this is the latest in a series of clashes between the university and the berkeley college republicans. back in february riots broke out when anapolis came to the campus and his speech was called off at the last minute due to the violence in a few months before that ate speech by ann coulter was canceled due to the conflict with the administrators over when and where her event could take place. the college republicans an

at first officials said there was no venue for a september 14th speech for ben shapiro.ut now they say there are various venues that are available and they're willing to wave fees if fees apply. word has not trickled down to the college republicans yet but when it does they will still have sit down with uc officials to discuss security. at uc berkeley dan kerman kron 4 news. (charles clifford) ((grant)) the weather is heating back up....as the work week is winding down. (( steve )) chief meteorologist brittany shipp is back with complete weekday forecast. a building ridge of high pressure will lead to warmer tempe

now i did get a chance to go to ben shapiro's twitter. berkeley one way or another and still no word fromly officials this morning as far as what the other proposed venues would be. we're live from uc berkeley, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. >>> 6:33. also in the east bay this morning a father shot and killed in a haywood neighborhood while pushing his baby in a stroller. >> truly a gut-wrenching story. bob redell in san leandro. bob, do deputies have any sense, any lead on a possible suspect? >> reporter: the alameda county sheriff's office, sam and laura, tells us so far, no, they have not i.d.'d a suspect nor made any arrests but are looking into whether yesterday's murder shooting was gang related. it happened in an unincorporated part of award. this father was pushing his 3-month-old son in a stroller along willow avenue in unincorporated hayward when someone shot him a number of times. he was pronounced dead on the scene. his baby, fortunately, was not hurt. investigators are looking into whether

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. >> reporter: universal officials denied the request to have ben shapiro come to the college. he wanted to come speak to the students but the university said they do not have a venue to accommodate the crowds. he is a commenter with breitbart and he has a radio show where he weighs in on a thumb of topics. the university met with college republicans to find another place to host ben shapiro but the republicans are saying, this is just another way for the university to prevent another controversial speaker from appearing on the campus. >> i do not know where he is appearing but the university should give him a chance, but we have seen this before, it's not always as productive as you hope it is. >> it's berkeley, you should be able to do what you want, but we have to keep the students safe. >> reporter: in february, riots broke out when milo yiannopoulos came to the campus, his speech was called off at the last minute because of the violence, after that an -- ann n coulter canceled her speech at the campus because of safety concerns. a man that recently graduated said this is p

stuck it will allow ben shapiro to speak on campus in september. they wanted to host ben shapiro but the school said it could not identify a space on that day. now the chancellor has decided to offer up a venue for free. the spokesman said the chancellor's commitment to free speech. >>> a report from the state employment development department shows santa clara county added 2600 jobs and the san francisco san mateo region gained 4900. this is all while california cost 1400 jobs in june. supply and demand is pushing prices higher. in oakland they dropped 16%. in fremont prices jumped over $1 million and things are more affordable in contra costa county with richmond and san pablo around $400,000 . >>> in the east bay no solution for the trash problem. every apparent solution has been shut down so kpix 5's john ramos looking for answers again at city hall and on the streets. >> reporter: on tuesday we showed you the problem. giant piles of garbage dumped by people looking for a convenient place to get rid of trash. >> they just dump it on as. >> repo

republicans there were no venues available for a september 14 speech by conservative commentator ben shapirois now saying they have found various spots for the speech to occur sot dan mogulof/uc berkeley spokesmandan mogulof is a spokesman for uc berkeleysot this late breaking decision had not made its way to college republicans or their attorney but we brought it to their attentionsotattorney harmeet dhillon represents berkeley college repulicans. she says the univeristy's history when it comes to proposed speakers like milo yianopolous and ann coulter doesn't give her a lot of confindence, but she remain optimistic this can happensot harmeet dhillon/attorney for berkeley college republicans "we love this job. we love this department, and i plan to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate." (terisa)attorney general jeff sessions is refusing to resign, even after president trump said he regrets choosing him.once again the president has put himself in the center of a political firestorm. (grant)jeff sessions was the first senator to endorse donald trum

ben shapiro the one and only here with reaction and analysis next. he it's look more and more like attorney general jeff sessions days in the administration could be numbered. jeff sessions said time will tell what will happen. >> i'm disappointed in the attorney general. he should not have recused himself almost immediately after he took office. if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me prior to take office and i would have quite simply picked somebody else. so i think that's a bad thing not for the president, but for the presidency. i think it's unfair to the presidency. kennedy: the attorney general reportedly told friends he has no plan to the resign. lawmakers on both side of the aisle came to his defense. i'm no jeff sessions fan, but this situation is somewhat unprecedented to see a president go after his attorney general so publicly. what happens now. joining us is ben shapiro. this is so weird. i don't like jeff sessions for a number of reasons. but he's becoming a victim and i feel bad for him. >> he could engage in civil ass

their resent request to bring ben shapiro got a supply reply room was not available. >> if you don't allow the same for conservatives, it is discrimination. >> >> reporter: college republicans say the universities would only allow them to schedule afternoon events. their attorney says fear of protest isn't enough to limit free speech. >> constitution is very clear. you can't let the anticipated reaction of a violent crowd veto the speech of a speaker. >> reporter: now the university says they are committed to bringing shapiro here on the day in september that the club is requesting. they just need to work out the details with the college republicans. they also say they are committed to keeping students safe. reporting live at uc berkeley, jodi hernandez. >> thank you. also a berkeley middle school teacher who has been a lightning rod for controversy has been arrested. often arrested for free speech. however, her arrest stems from a different event. this sacramento neo-nazi rally in june of last year got violent. berkeley school district suspended her after her participation in that e

ben shapiro joins us now, editor in chief of daily why. welcome back to the program.e were they suggesting that it would be impossible for you to come speak on campus? >> the college republicans, they wanted me to come on september 14th. i spoke at berkeley last year, no problem. we did it three weeks in advance, no protesters. this time they were turned back an email and said, well, that's not a good time. it's not a good date. all of those revoked. they wouldn't explain why they are booked or who had booked them, they suggested we would have to jump through 99 hoops in order to book the events. there is this the possibility that the security review will result in recommendations from you cpd that would preclude the use of some of these venues and might rule out certain hours. that initially provide a list of alternative dates, times, venues, that would actually work. after a bit of public pressure they are nothing, and i'm glad to do this, that they're going to facilitate the event. they've not commit that as far as i'm aware. to either college or publicans or to yo

. >>> a change by uc berkeley officials that will allow ben shapiro to speak on the campus. at first they dedied a request -- decided to deny the request. but now administrators say finding a venue will not be a problem, as long as the college republican group works with uc officials. >> it's evident we support their right to bring speakers of their choice. it's evident that we want to work with them in a collaborative fashion. >> a member of the berkeley college republicans told us they look forward to working with the university, but they're concerned about restrictions that may be imposed. >>> volkswagen way gone is fined another $154 million in cost. the fine yesterday brings the total settlement to $1.3 billion. they admit to rigging with software to cheat on emissions test. a regulator says some of the vehicles emitted up to 40 times the allowed levels of unhealthy nitrous oxide. >>> good news if you're a fan of harry potter. what you can expect to be released this fall. >> loyalty strained in the white house. jeff sessions said he will not resign despite public critic

i did get a chance to look at ben shapiro's twitter.ned to come to berkeley one way or another. we're live at uc berkeley, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. >>> we have some developing news to get to out of washington, d.c., this morning. trump makinging bold statements in an interview with t"the new york times." >> he warned special counsel robert mueller not to probe into his finances. he also gave some sharp criticism to attorney general jeff sessions. b "today in the bay's" sarah dallof with more. >> reporter: good morning, laura and sam. this wide-ranging interview comes as trump continues to face they haheavy scrutiny concernin russia investigation. in the interview with "the new york times," sharp criticism for one of his earliest backers in washington trump saying he never would have appointed attorney general jeff sessions. >> session should have never recused himself. and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job and i would have picked somebody else. >> r

university officials now say they are working with the college republicans to bring conservative speaker ben shapiro to campus. the school was blocking their effort. the former breitbart editor wanted to visit june 14 but cal officials said all three ven ven are booked and they are now willing to wave the fee. >> this couple is making an offer to couple the priceless moments of their i dozen back. >>> bruno mars inside the s.a.p. >>> it's a whole new card game. >> it's incredible. >> it doesn't make sense what i'm seeing. >> next "right this minute." 811 is a free service to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors are safe. copdso to breathe better,athe. i go with anoro. ♪go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way" with anoro. ♪go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators, that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night.

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. >>> uc-berkeley now says it will allow conservative speaker ben shapiro to speak on campus in septemberey college republicans wanted to host shapiro on september 14. at first, the school said it couldn't identify an available space for 500 people on that day at no cost. but now the chancellor has decided to offer a venue for free. a cal spokesman says it's in the context of her commitment to free speech. >>> an injured sea lion on the loose along the california coast and rescue crews are hoping to save him. experts from the marine mammal center were out on their boats this week in bodega bay where the sea lion was last spotted. he has been tangled up in fishing line that cut deep into his blubber, but the sea lion took off when crews tried to rescue him. they hope to find him so they can save him. >>> 40,000 bees are building a new home after being removed from a san francisco apartment building. one resident noticed a lot of bees around his apartment on market street and alerted the property manager. they found a full hive. but the resident wanted to make sure those bees were moved unh

the berkeley college republicans invited ben shapiro to speak. cal officials denied the initial request, saying they couldn't find a venue to accommodate shapiro and the 500 students expected to attend but today uc berkeley administrators said finding a venue shouldn't be a problem after all as long as the college republican group is willing to work with the administrators. >>> a berkeley middle school teacher and political activist is facing three felony counts for her alleged role in an anti-fascist demonstration that turned violent. yvette felarca was arrested this week. the 47-year-old is charged with rioting and intent to commit bodily harm. the brawl involved neo nazis and counterprotesters. three other people have been arrested. >>> police at stanford university say they've identified a person of interest wanted for raping a woman at a residence hall. students and staff were sent an e-mail alert about the attack. the victim says she was raped by a man she knew. campus police are not releasing his name but say he sexually assaulted a woman

campus republicans want to bring conservative columnist ben shapiro to cal to talk to a group of 500 students on september 14th but the school says it can't accommodate a group that size on that date. all of this is reminiscent of a clash that may headlines earlier this year when administrators refused to let ann coulter speak on campus. a spokesperson for the college republicans said, quote, the university continues its shameful tactic of hiding behind vague security concerns. >>> new housing developments are moving forward in oakland in spite of a series of recent construction fires. ktvu's rob roth tells us that one project is going up directly across the street from where the latest devastating fire occurred just this month. >> reporter: developers broke ground today on a major housing construction project in what had been a parking lot on 23rd and valdez streets. the project is called the alexin webster. >> we're replacing public parking. we're building a parking structure and building roughly 15,000 square feet of retail space. and then 234 well amenatized mixed income housing

now, university officials say they are working with the student group to bring ben shapiro to cal. the young americas foundation says the former breitbart editor wanted to visit september 14th. campus officials told him all the free venues are booked that day. now they're saying they'll waive the fee for a different auditorium. >> the long awaited plan to electrify the train system will break ground. governor brown will join local and state leaders for a 10:00 a.m. ceremony marking the start of construction. proponents say electrifying is sorely needed to modernize the aging and overcrowded trail line. governor brown traveled to washington and met with elaine chao to persuade her to fund this project. >>> look how clear our mt. tamalpais view is this morning. you can almost see all the way down to the san mateo bridge. let's talk about what's going to happen. it's friday. let's talk about activities on the water. breezy south of the bay bridge. if you're on the beach, watch out. you need sunscreen. if you're exercising, there's going to be cool breezes there. temperature right now,

. >> the campus wants ben shapiro to come. >> reporter: but that is not the impression college republicans say the college is giving them. the kind of room they want isn't available during their requested time. >> when you allow liberal speakers to speak at 7:00 a.m. with no fee and don't allow the same for conservatives that is illegal. >> reporter: college republicans say the university would only allow them to plan afternoon events the last two times they tried to bring conservative speakers to campus. they think it is in part because of milo yiannopoulos event. >> you can't anticipate the reaction of a violent crowd veto a speaker. >> reporter: they say they have other venues for a event. >> we have two commitments. commitments to free speech and commitments to safety of our students. >> reporter: the university tells me they are committed to having shapiro on campus on september 14, just need to meet with the college republicans to work out the nuts and bolts. i am jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >>> and that includes one at cal in february protesting the appearance of milo yiannopo

ben shapiro is host of the ben shapiro show. >> thanks for having me.r riot. they bused in people from outside. there were probably 300 to 400 students and protesters who decided to surround the auditorium where i was speaking. trying to assault people trying to get. in police had to sneak people in the speech two at a time. i had to be escorted off campus by motorcycle guard. this is in the center of los angeles. and this is an institution -- this sort of thing has become unfortunately not super uncommon on campuses. most campuses are still safe for speakers but a few who are not. ainsley: there is a reason you what do you plan to say. >> congressional republicans are interested in promulgating some sort of legislation at some point to link federal funding for universities who their willingness to actually enforce the law. we have seen on campuses that there have been assaults. there have been acts of violence. there has been property damage. and very often the universities use that as an excuse to prevent conservatives from speaking on campus. they ac

or ben shapiro who used to be at breitbart and quit sort of in protest, that he would be a never-trump, a protest guy, so this has been a defining moment a protest guy, so this has been a defining moment and i think one of the good things that happened to conservatives is those of us who were old enough to remember the bush years, conservative media went along with george bush for way too long and when he did things that weren't conservative like spending a lot of money. regardless of how you feel about the war in iraq, he was sort of a big govnment republican for a lot of time but conservatives were afraid of karl rove and they wanted to support a republican president so they kinda pulled their punches and then harriet miers kinda came along and katrina and these other disasters, that's when they eventually started to turn on bush and i think some of us were chastened by that experience and vowed never to let it happen again. - got it. i'm told we're out of time, but this is fun to have this conversation, matt, and to get your perspective on all this stuff and congratulations on your

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u-c berkeley may have been averted the university california is saying it is not a question of if ben shapiro speak at the university in september but exactly when and where. berkeley officials initially said there was no room for shapiro to speak.. now they say they have found various spots for the speech. the attorney for the berkeley college republican's says the university's history when it comes to proposed speakers does ánotá have the best track record but she is remaining optimistic. a spokesman for u-c berkeley says he is hopeful the school can make it happen. ( james ) a warning before you park your car at bart. recently there have been several car burglaries at stations across the east bay. two of the burglaries happened at this bart station in south hayward. one incident involved a car being stolen right out of the parking lot. the other crimes happened at bart stations including oakland, at the coliseum station, the bay fair station and the rockridge station. the majoritiy were auto burglaries where vehicles were parked and their windows were smashed. (tiffany) also in the east ba

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berkeley is disputing a claim that the university is blocking the appearance of conservative speaker ben shapiro. he's available to appear september 14th. they asked campus officials for a venue but campus officials said they couldn't find one for that day. >> we have over 1,000 student groups and there's only a limited number of venues provided free of charge. you can imagine they get booked up well in advance. >> planned appearances by ann coulter didn't happen. the university couldn't find a venue for coulter. >>> a mown untain lion was spot south of the main berkeley campus. the big cat appeared before noon yesterday. >> it's hard for me to believe they will be walking on these main streets with all the cars and stuff. >> this is just the latest mountain lion sighting near the berkeley hills. they hunt for deer and deer live this those hills too. there's a community alert that's been issued by the san mateo police department after a mountain lion was spotted near laurelwood park. >>> california issue presupreme ruled the state can take children who are at high risk of harming themselves. the

u-c berkeley may have been averted tonight the university is saying it is not a question of if ben shapirok at the university in september.. but exactly when and where. berkeley officials initially said there was no room for shapiro to speak.. now they say they have found various spots for the speech. the attorney for the berkeley college republican's says the university's history when it comes to proposed speakers does ánotá have the best track record..but she is remaining optimistic. a spokesman for u-c berkeley says he is hopeful the school can make it happen. (steve) a warning before you park your car at bart. since yesterday, there have been several car burglaries at stations across the east bay. two of the burglaries happened at this bart station in south hayward. one incident...involved a car being stolen right out of the parking lot. the other crimes happened at bart stations including oakland, at the coliseum station, the bay fair station...and the rockridge station. the majoritiy were auto burglaries where vehicles were pakred...and their windows were smashed. (steve) also in the

republicans there were no venues available for a september 14 speech by conservative commentator ben shapiro the university is now saying they have found various spots for the speech to occur sot right now we are confident this event can take place on september 14dan mogulof is a spokesman for uc berkeleysot dan mogulof/uc berkeley spokesman 20-30we have gone ahead and looked at venues not normally available to sutdents free of charge and have determined there are spaces available for the event and this morning the chancellor decided in the context to our commitment to free speech that the university will help underwrite the cost of the venue should the berkeley college republicans choose to accept it we will underwrite those costs if there are fees involvedthis late breaking decision had not made its way to college republicans or their attorney but we brought it to their attentionsotgreat , i will light a candle.. i hope that happensattorney harmeet dhillon represents berkeley college repulicans. she says the univeristy's history when it comes to proposed speakers like milo yianopolous and

republican -- >>> conservative column ben shapiro accepted an invitation -- he's set to speak on september4th at 7:00. they're the same group that invited an coper to speak. because of security concerns those talks never happened. the college republicans asked the campus to provide a fa facility for shapiro that will accommodate 500 people. this was the scene last year when shapiro visited cal state l.a. in february. black lives matter group and their protestors showed up and they shouted him down. >>> time is 6:36. despite the fact that the democrats lost their 4th attempt to grab a republican held seat in the special election, san francisco congressman nancy pelosi is committed to winning a democratic majority. ktvu ken wayne sat down with the house majority leader and asked her if she'll be back on the job as speaker of the house. >> you know what, that will be up to my caucus. >> you're open to that? >> right now, i want the democrats to win the house. that's where our focus is, and that's really what matters. we have fabulous candidates throughout the country. never through the histor

story. >> reporter: college republicans are upset that if denied the initial request to invite ben shapiro's a former editor of the brightbart he has his own eastbound site and his own radio show. they wanted him to speak to about 500 units the university says they don't have say venue to am come date that crowd on that day. they offer today met with college republicans to find another time and place too host the commentated to but the republicans and another conservative organization called the young america foundation, they're crying foul. they believe is a back handed way for the university to prevent them. >> i don't think what he wants to say or why he's here but this university should give him a chance, so they are not always as productive. >> you should be able to do what you want to do but keep the students safe. >> riots broke out when -- came to the uc berkeley campus. he was invited fbi college republicans. his speech was called off at the last minute because of the violence. after that, ann culter ended up not speaking on the campus because of a conflict with administrator othe

. >>> this controversial speaker invited to the campus and they have denied the request have ben shapiroe group of 500 students on september 14. the officials say they do not have the venue to accommodate a crowd of that venue on that particular day but have offered to meet with the college republicans to find another time and place to host the event. the college republicans believe this is a backhanded way for the university to prevent controversial white wing speakers -- right wing speakers from a peering -- appearing on campus. >> i think the university should give them a chance. we have seen this before. it is not always as productive as you would hope it is. >> it is berkeley and used to be able to do what you want to do but keep the students safe which is the bottom line and what we try to do. >> back in february rights -- rights broke out when the conservative commentator came to campus and before that ann coulter canceled her speech over a conflict in administrators over where and when the event could take place. >>> president trump will not speak at the naacp national convention

. >> the campus republicans invited the conservatives columnist ben shapiro to speak to a group of 500ember 14 and it university officials responded in a letter saying they do not have the venue to accommodate the crowd of that size on that day. they offered to meet with the college republicans to find another time and place to host the conservative column list -- crying foul and they believe it is a backhanded way for the university to prevent the controversial right-wing speakers from appearing on campus and back in february you will recall rights broke out -- riots broke out when the right wing commentator speaker was on campus and ann coulter canceled her speech on campus because of the controversy over her event. they say they believe this is part of a pattern with the use the administrators and the students are upset about it. >>> it is 5:35 am. >>> new housing developments in oakland taking shape despite the several recent construction fires and rob roth reports one new project going up directly across the street from the location of the last devastating fire. >> reporter: devel

the university initially denied the request to have conservative speaker ben shapiro speak on september 14th but now cal says it will not be a problem to accommodate the guest speaker as long as the group works with school officials. >> it's absolutely evident. we support their right to bring speak verse their choice. it's absolutely evident that we want to work with them in a collaborative fashion. >> a member of the republicans told us they are pleased the university will allow shapiro to speak. >>> police at stanford university say they have identified a person of interest wanted for raping a woman on campus. students and staff were sent an e-mail alert about the attack. the victim says that she was raped by a man she knew. campus police say they have identified her attacker but they are not releasing his name publicly. authorities say the 53-year-old man sexually assaulted the woman inside a residence hall about 1:30 a.m. yesterday morning. stanford's department of public safety is not saying if the victim is a student at stanford. the crime has startled those who are staying on cam

>> dana: the only thing i have seen about it is the ben shapiro spoof thing when he was on it.nny. >> jesse: you probably hate game of thrones. >> greg: i loved it my favorite part is when kerry ran into mr. big outside of her apartment. made it clear she doesn't want him in her life and has dinner with meranda. >> jesse: that was sex in the city, gutfeld. >> greg: no, that was game of thrones. >> jesse: effort to repeal obamacare back in a moment. ♪ >> dana: some breaking news tonight. another big set back for the republican effort to repeal and replace obamacare. chief national correspondent ed henry has more on that breaking news tonight. ed? >> well, dana, i just got off the phone with one ever the president wants top advisor who told me this is a blow to the president tonight. they are hopeful they can pick up the pieces either by getting the senate to work on healthcare again after the august recess or perhaps the president will have to go out to the american people and put pressure on senate republicans to come up with a new version after six or seven years of vowing tha

the berkeley college republicans invited ben shapiro to speak on campus september 14. at first, the school denied the request. now the chancellor says the school will offer a venue at no cost. the school has been criticized after riots happened with previous conservative speakers. a cal spokesman says the chancellor is committed to free speech. >>> bummer for bay area music fans. chopper 5 over shoreline where all the lawn seats and regular seats are empty. the concert with matchbox 20 and counting crows is canceled. there's a problem trying to load the band's equipment on stage. matchbox front man rob thomas posted on instagram, structural damage, quote, made it impossible for our gear to get into the venue safely. after spending hours trying to figure out a solution, the only answer was to postpone. matchbox 20 has rescheduled for next tuesday but counting crows has a conflict and won't be playing. refunds available from the ticketing vendors. >>> a father wins the lottery but can't collect his prize because his teenaged son bought the ticket. now he is fighting back

the university initially denied a request by the berkeley college republicans to have ben shapiro speak on campus but now cal administrators say finding a venue to accommodate the former breitbart editor will not be a problem as long as the college republican group works with school officials. >> it's absolutely evident that we support their right to bring speakers of their choice. absolutely evident we want to work with them in a collaborative fashion. >> a member of the berkeley college republicans told us they're looking forward to working with the university, but they are concerned about restrictions that may be coming. >>> now to the latest dust up in washington, president trump said in an interview he regrets supporting jeff sessions as attorney general and that he didn't want sessions to recuse himself from the russia investigation. today sessions said he plans to stay. fox news correspondent lauren blanchard is live in the capitol with the latest. >>> attorney general jeff sessions face would the question of whether or not he would resign after the president said he regretted ap

ben shapiro is here, and murder -- let me start with you. tell me how it was taken out of context?means to struggle for good. she was very clear if that is our duty as americans and as muslims to put forward our best effort and to struggle to streak might speak truth to power, to help the disenfranchised, to stand for the oppressed no matter what the cost is of speaking out. she is paying the price of speaking out and calling out the trump administrations attacks on minorities, linde is revolutionary american muslim, proud hijab supporting activist and we stand with her. we are proud of the truman's work she's doing to stand with the disenfranchised minorities to make america great by standing for justice and speaking truth to power, which is a clue what jihad is about. >> dana: i first read about this on the daily wire when you wrote about it, ben. tell me why you think it was not taken out of context when she calls for a jihad against the white house? >> it clearly was taken out of context. everybody i know who posted a story posted the entire video. as well as a large portion of

conservative columnist ben shapiro will be on the campus in september. shapiro will be the third from a string of conservatives invited to the campus by the berkeley college of republicans. the first two talks never happened. back in february, riots caused $100,000 in damage trying to stop a scheduled speech by conservative speaker milo yiannopoulos. and in april, uc-berkeley administrators canceled an anti-immigration speech by conservative writer ann coulter. a uc-berkeley spokesman says shapiro is welcome at uc- berkeley. >>> you might be getting a pop- up message when you log online today. several tech companies are warning users about possible changes to internet rules. kpix 5's jackie ward live outside twitter headquarters in san francisco with more about the big online protest. jackie. >> reporter: it's being called a day of action and twitter is just one of thousands of companies that are trying to drum up support for this day. amazon, google, facebook, those are just some that are joining twitter to push back against big internet providers like

republicans there were no venues available for a september 14 speech by conservative commentator ben shapiro the university is now saying they have found various spots for the speech to occur sot right now we are confident this event can take place on september 14dan mogulof is a spokesman for uc berkeleysot dan mogulof/uc berkeley spokesman 20-30we have gone ahead and looked at venues not normally available to sutdents free of charge and have determined there are spaces available for the event and this morning the chancellor decided in the context to our commitment to free speech that the university will help underwrite the cost of the venue should the berkeley college republicans choose to accept it we will underwrite those costs if there are fees involvedthis late breaking decision had not made its way to college republicans or their attorney but we brought it to their attentionsotgreat , i will light a candle.. i hope that happensattorney harmeet dhillon represents berkeley college repulicans. she says the univeristy's history when it comes to proposed speakers like milo yianopolous and

the campus republicans want conservative columnist ben shapiro to speak to a group of 500 campus. but the school says it can't accommodate a group of that size on that date. you'll recall administrators refused to let ann coulter speak on campus because they claimed there wasn't an appropriate venue for the event. a university spokesman says shapiro is welcome to speak at cal if they can find an appropriate venue and date for the event. a spokesperson for the college republicans said, quote, the university continues its shameful tactic of hiding behind vague security concerns. all of this of course follows a violent protest back in february when controversial author milo yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak on campus. his appearance was canceled after anarchists wearing masks broke windows and set fires outside the student union building. >>> new information on a deadly shooting in the east bay. a father pushing his 3-month-old baby in a stroller was gunned down this afternoon while walking on a neighborhood street. the shooting happened just after 3:00 on willow avenue in an area