protesters are expected to gather here at alta plaza park today while president biden is expected toisit a series of fundraising events for his campaign in the area. this group of protesters is demanding an immediate cease fire in gaza. president biden arrived in l.a. last night. he is expected to fly in sfo this afternoon before taking a helicopter over to marina green. today, the san francisco chronicle is reporting he's expected to attend two private campaign fundraisers before heading to los altos for another fundraiser on thursday, according to park news. the fundraiser tonight is being held by the getty family, where speaker emerita nancy pelosi is expected to be there. they say tickets are reportedly set at $100,000. a person in the la times is reporting thursday's fundraiser in the los altos hills will be held at the home of robert and danielle klein, and it will be co-hosted alongside former state controller steve westly. but after the u.s. vetoed a widely supported un resolution demanding an immediate cease fire on the gaza strip, a group of about 150 protesters rallied yes

protesters are expected to gather here at alta plaza park today while president biden attends a series of campaign fundraising events in the area. this group is demanding an immediate cease fire in gaza. president biden arrived in la last night. he is expected to fly into sfo this afternoon before taking a helicopter over to marina green. today, the san francisco chronicle is reporting he's expected to attend two private campaign fundraisers hours before heading to los altos for another fundraiser on thursday, according to park news . the fundraiser tonight is being held by the getty family, where speaker emerita pelosi is expected to be there. they say tickets are reportedly set at $100,000. a person in the la times is reporting thursday's fundraiser in the los altos hills will be held at the home of robert and danielle klein, and it will be co-hosted alongside former state controller steve westly. but after the u.s. vetoed a widely supported un resolution demanding an immediate cease fire on the gaza strip, a group of about 150 protesters rallied yesterday at the montgomery street ba

this prozest gathered in alta plaza park this evening. >>> upon arrival of the city, president biden then hopped on marine one helicopter. out to san francisco where they are heading to a speaking engagement at a closed fundraiser tomorrow. he'll spend some time campaigning in los altos. earlier today in southern california, he announced plans to cancel amanda starrantino additional $1.2 billion in student loan debt. >>> today biden's signed an executive order to give the coast guard greater authority to inspect or control ships that present a possible cyber threat. so a cyber attack on the port could bring major disruptions in the global supply chain. another concern is the equipment at u.s. ports around 80% of the giant cranes will come from china. so officials are worried it could be used to infiltrate the systems. >> if those are turned off, you'll have to go backwards to restart those systems, and so that robot that you would see, it's a restart. you don't just turn it off to rebuild the programs that made them. >> reporter: the biden administration will invest in the infrastruc

this is a live look at a protest that's underway right now at alta plaza park in san francisco . protesters continue to call for a cease fire and an end to u.s. support of israel in the middle east conflict. it's the latest in a string of pro palestinian protests in san francisco this week. >> as we mentioned, at the top, president biden started his day in los angeles, where he touted another round of student loan forgiveness. the president announcing that roughly. 150,000 more borrowers will soon receive an email telling them they qualify for relief. those who qualify borrowed less than $12,000 for their education and have been paying the loans down for ten years at least, or more. >> so we never see this. there i have a don't touch me, don't touch me! where are you? i'm not going to touch this document. >> this a violent encounter in oakland interrupts a news conference by mayor shengtao, the mayor and other city leaders gathered to announce a new grant aimed at improving public safety. when things just got out of hand very quickly, abc seven news reporter tim johns shows you w

of the protest that is underway not far from the president this evening near san francisco's alta plaza park. the president flew in from los angeles. during that part of the trip, he announced plans to cancel $1.2 billion worth of student loan debt. >>> a live look at oakland where president biden signed an executive order to boost cybersecurity at u.s. ports. the order gives the coast guard greater authority to inspect ships that present a possible cyber threat. oakland has seen what a ransomware can do to the city's infrastructure and security. an analyst told us the cyber attack on the port could bring major disruptions to the global supply chain. >> think about what could happen. if the port of oakland had ransomware or malware, it could shut everything down. you're talking about lots of goods and services that will come through the port of oakland, not just for the state of california, but the entire united states. >> and another concern is the equipment at u.s. ports. those come from china. they are worried it could be used by hackers to infiltrate the computer systems. >> it if those

one demonstration is happening at alta plaza park tonight, where a group is demanding an immediate cease fire in gaza. they want president biden to stop sending financial support to israel's military, saying the money could make a difference here at home. >> we have an issue with $3 billion a year going to the israeli apartheid state. we want that money for health care. we want that money for education here. in one week, i had my rent raised and i had my student loans kick in again. these are things that that biden promised that he was going to take care of. and he didn't. >> similar protests took place the last time the president was in san francisco, which was last november during the apec summit. and ahead of this saturday's south carolina republican primary. >> former president donald trump and former un ambassador nikki haley are campaigning all across the state. the latest real clear politics average shows former president trump leading haley by 25 points in south carolina, her home state, where she did serve two terms as governor. haley says she has no plans, though, of dropping o

was live picture now of pro-palestinian demonstrators gathering at the alta plaza park in san francisco . they're hoping to get mr. biden's attention. protesters are calling for a cease fire and an end to u.s. support of israel in the middle east conflict. we're live in san francisco. suzanne phon, abc seven news. all right, suzanne, thanks very much. >> and earlier today, president biden had some strong words about russian president vladimir putin calling him an sob. he spoke to a gathering of wealthy donors, saying, we always have to be worried about a nuclear conflict because of crazy putin and biden made a jab at donald trump for comparing himself and his legal woes to the prosecution of alexei navalny, who died in a russian prison. biden saying, quote, you got to prevent this other guy from being president onto storm. >> watch a little rain, a little sun. here's a live look at current conditions outside. it's really a mixed bag of conditions today with a fickle forecast. let's get the latest from abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. yeah, ama, we're almost done with

administration in military aid to israel call for a permanent cease-fire in gaza gather at the alta plaza park. president biden was attending a fund-raiser new by for his reelection campaign. >> you're as a statement to say that we don't joe biden and his politics in our city we believe joe biden is engaging in a genocidal war on the palestinians. people are dying. children are dying. mothers are dying. we we have an issue with 3 billion dollars a year going to the israeli apartheid state. >> biden is expected to be in the los altos hills today for another campaign event. this is actually biden's first time visiting to the bay area since november when he and other world leaders attended the apec summit. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. cyclists are stressing the importance of >> bicycle safety after a woman was hit. the cars are riding her bike on the peninsula. we're going to hear some of tips. they say drivers should keep in mind while you're on the road. we'll be you're on the road. we'll be right back. in 10 years, lisa schneider will have an amazing second act. thanks to career res

one demonstration is happening tonight at alta plaza park, where protesters are demanding an immediate cease fire in gaza. ktvu tom vacar live now at the park with more on what's happening this evening. tom >> well, i'm here and you can see that they are getting ready. they're probably about 100 to 150 people. no more than that gathered just a few blocks away from where president biden will be attending a fundraiser. the primary point that the folks here say they want to make is that they want an immediate cease fire of all the violence going on against palestine in gaza by the israeli self-defense forces, an action that's been going on since october. another demand is the billions of dollars given to israel, both in terms of financial aid, regular aid and military aid be transferred to the use of the needs of the people of the united states, as well as humanitarian aid for the over 1 million palestinians affected by this hamas anti anti hamas military action. um, they specifically say the president biden's actions, as well as those of former house speaker and nancy pelosi, are at the

. >> it took place near alta plaza park. >> he flew in today and is charging people $100,000 per ticket while he attends a cocktail party hosted by donors. the community of san francisco is demanding that he listens to them, and their call for a cease fire and an end to arms to israel. >> the us vetoed an arab backed un resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease fire. us ambassador to the un linda thomas-greenfield, issued a statement saying the us is working on a deal between israel and hamas. that deal would see the release of hostages and a pause of fire of at least six weeks. >> this morning we're hearing from the boyfriend of the american ballerina who's detained in russia, gloria, at the live desk with more on why she returned to russia. good morning. >> reggie, the boyfriend of ksenia carolina, is pleading for her safe return, and he says that this entire situation just feels like a nightmare. carol lena is a ballerina from la. she was a dual russian american citizen. as she is facing up to 20 years in prison after russian authorities accused her of treason because she

we know protesters are expected to gather at alta plaza park for a rally and march.bart station in downtown san francisco. they want the u.s. government to reconsider a $14 billion military aid package approved for israel. demonstrators are expected to rally and march in the pacific heights area. that's expected to start around five tonight. now, let's send it over to gloria for a look at traffic. good morning gloria. >> good morning amanda. soup foggy out there today. if you are driving, check this out. this is our san mateo hayward bridge camera. you can barely see anything. it is just completely fogged out there. so very hard to see on the roads. this is a live look from our san jose camera and not quite as foggy, but still. visibility is very, very light there. so be careful on the roads today. >> all right. thanks so much, gloria. meteorologist drew tuma has a quick look at the bay area forecast politicians... "he's bad. i'm good." blah, blah. let's shake things up. with katie porter. porter refuses corporate pac money. and leads the fight to ban congressional s