live at u c berkeley. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news a pet owner in east palo alto discovered her cat had been shot and she's now facing thousands of dollars in veterinary bills. >> kron four's gayle ong joins us here in the studio with the story. yeah. can that vet bill overwhelming for the pet owner? the cat is overdue for surgery to remove that bullet and fix his broken leg. >> something on the side and that this is lee broken it right here. see it shot. a glenn is showing us the whole. she found her cat baby or took him into the bet and we have x-ray scheduled they found a bullet x-ray images showing that bullet inside the cat. and is the lead. the bone right here. >> that's broken. the injury was discovered last month. glenn initially thought it was from a cat fight at the time. a police report has been filed. >> glenn says her cat was shot somewhere near lincoln avenue and east bayshore road in east palo alto. don't know if it was intentional. i don't know if it was a stray. >> but you know, he has ins

i talked to berkeley police.to 20 people may be inside of that building, which actually caught on fire years ago. the condition inside that building not great. according to them. they also have some couches set up out front here. and then we've also seen a number of times there's a skylight up on the roof, maybe a little hard to tell, covered by the tree in front of this house. but we've seen a number of people pop out of that skylight at times sitting on that roof. it looks to be about a three story building. and then when we did get on scene here to i want to mention we had different protesters come up and block our camera's lens with tarps. they came up and asked us to not record. of course, we are on

u c berkeley.e. >> where millions of muslims around the world not only for not >> okay. meantime, an investigation is reportedly under way after this incident. so last month, a dinner for graduating uc berkeley law students got heated. pro-palestine protesters stood up to read speech about a ramadan and the war in gaza. now the dinner was being held at the home of professors. video shows one of them taking the microphone away from the student telling her to leave the home. according to nbc news, uc berkeley is launching a civil rights investigation into allegations of harassment by the protester. the u.s. department of education. they're now investigating reports of anti-semitism in the berkeley unified school district. the department office for civil rights is investigating a complaint of severe and persistent bullying rosman of jewish students. federal officials say the harassment has reportedly been happening since hamas attack israel in october of last year, the district superintendent was call

and you just heard that there's a rally happening in berkeley as we speak. a lot of people supporting the district superintendent, i want you to listen here for a moment to the mother of a berkeley high school student who's part of a jewish parent group that disputes the notion that there is a widespread problem with anti-semitism in the district. >> do jewish children across the board feel unsafe? absolutely not. and i think, you know, it's really important that, you know, our organization, you know, has more than you know, has so many families and, you know, so many families are going to the board to say, hey, we feel safe. we believe that the tax that we're getting and the spotlight that's being put on berkeley is really part of the broader attack on public education, that this isn't about about protecting the jewish community. >> all right. so there's leah simon weisberg. she believes today's hearing is part of a politically motivated attack. you look at the fact that house republicans here only called school district leaders from liberal communities acr

but uc berkeley says they are prepared for this because protests are synonymous with berkeley. uc berkeley dating back to the 60's. the protesters they have not said that they plan to disrupt graduation, but they also have not said that they won't disrupt graduations. so that looming threat is always there. uc berkeley says, of course, they're not going to tip their hand on what they plan to do uc berkeley, as well as the other uc schools. piers, all systems go for this saturday. back to you. all right. thanks a lot. we'll check back with you throughout the morning. will. >> 604 is the time and that's go to the south bay. now we're unfortunately one man has died and another in jail after a driver ran a red light in south san jose crashing into a cyclist. this is the 17th traffic fatality of the year in san jose kron four's jack moment reports. >> locals in san jose. you could hardly hear yourself think on capital rest. the ice is bracy lolo farfan has worked at the jack in the box for 9 she has a front row seat to the may have read. he gets a lot of traffic. is is begun. gives

from the american civil liberties union visited the protest area at berkeley. the organization saying they wanted to inform the students what rights they have while protesting and what would be illegal. >> the first amendment and california constitutional protections for free speech are incredibly powerful, but they are not absolute. >> with things remaining relatively quiet, both sonoma state and uc berkeley say they plan on having graduation ceremonies as normal, even though they tell us they are prepared for all scenarios. >> uc berkeley has long experience with protest activity at graduation ceremonies over the years. there's always some sort of protest, so we are prepared for this year. we know that there is a good chance that will happen now. >> a spokesperson for uc berkeley also told me that the university has created a new buddy system in recent days. the idea behind it is that any person who feels uncomfortable crossing the campus can have a partner walk with them wherever their destination might be. >> okay, we'll stay on top of it. thank you so much

we are reaching out to berkeley school leaders for comment on that investigation. now, speaking of the board of education, the office of civil rights is responsible for answering to reported incidents of hate or discrimination. they reported and recorded, i'm sorry, recorded 19,000 complaints in 2023. that is record setting. and this year alone, they say that they're already up 36. so we do know that this is a pervasive problem nationwide and needs to be addressed. hopefully those school leaders testifying there at the hill can really aid lawmakers in creating the proper legislation to offer that kind of support. kris. all right. thank you so much, ginger. so as that hearing happens on capitol hill, less than three miles away at george washington university, a pro-palestine encampment is now gone from campus early this morning, at least two police officers used pepper spray, and others were arresting at least three dozen protesters. some of the protesters who were not arrested gathered outside the police department to demand the release of the detained people. a pr

chicago, >> not much class time left uc berkeley. this week is a study week next week as finals with graduation scheduled for may. 11th reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. pro-palestine protest at university spilled over into local high schools today. hundreds of students at oakland tech. >> walked out of class to protest the war in gaza. the walkout organizers say one of the walkout organizer says she saw what was happening at colleges and wanted to show solidarity relieve, reached out to the oakland unified school district for comment. we have yet to hear back. >> meantime, richmond city council members have agreed to stop investing in companies that they claim are involved in israel's violations of palestinian they pass the resolution last night with 60 council members voting. yes, and one abstaining irishman will divest from agreed upon list of companies, including airbnb, microsoft, motorola and others. community members turned out in support of and in opposition to the resolution. last october city leaders

i talked to berkeley police. they estimate anywhere from 10 to 20 people may be inside of that building, which actually caught on fire years ago. the condition inside that building not great. according to them. they also have some couches set up out front here. and then we've also seen a number of times there's a skylight up on the roof, maybe a little hard to tell, covered by the tree in front of this house. but we've seen a number of people pop out of that skylight at times sitting on that roof. it looks to be about a three story building. and then when we did get on scene here to i want to mention we had different protesters come up and block our camera's lens with tarps. they came up and asked us to not record. of course, we are on public property on a public sidewalk, so we are able to record here now again, in a statement, though, i do want to get to the statement i almost forgot about uc berkeley said that they are considering this an active crime scene here at the anna head complex. they said today is the

at one walkout at berkeley high, some students were alleged to have chanted kill the jews. but the other parent rejects that as a lie. liz jackson who is also jewish and supports the palestinians, says the complaints of anti-semitism are coming from the small vocal group of parents. >> we completely reject the notion that there is an anti-semitic climate here, yes, of course, there are instances of hate that happens, that will happen everywhere and happens here too. but with this small handful of parents are complaining about is political discomfort. and political discomfort is completely different than unsafe. >> reporter: jackson says she is comfortable in leaving instructions about the conflict up to the teachers, saying she is confident that students could process information without it turning to hate. >> the hearings this morning, they had absolutely nothing to do with the well being of safety. it's about a right-wing attack on education. the right-wing attempt to censor information. >> reporter: the first casualty in any war is the truth. but where the truth actually

uc berkeley canceled a u.s. senate race debate due to safety concerns amid those current campus protests. the debate between representative adam schiff and his gop rival, steve garvey, was scheduled to take place at the school in the fall. university officials called off the debate after determining they will not be able to ensure the event will be safe and civil. this comes after weeks of unrest at the campus where a pro-palestine encampment has taken over sproul plaza. time now is 705. >> ongoing protests at a private liberal arts college in l.a. county forced the school to postpone and relocate a graduation ceremony. pomona college moved the main commencement off campus as protesters camped near the graduation stage. school officials say. graduation ceremonies will not be open to the public and proper safety measures will be taken. pro-palestinian protesters are calling for total divestment from israel. they say they won't move until the demands are met and protests are happening on college campuses nationwid

uc berkeley continues to be in talks to the protest leaders. but mobile office says there are no plans to meet their divestment demands were not going to violate the region's guidance. and that is there will be no divestment from israel. >> or any agreement for an academic boycott of israel as long as that's the university stance tense inside that will remain mahmoud saying that protesters are in this for the long haul even after commencement dozens of other students. i know personally will if we need to at this camp will >> uc berkeley is still having their commencement saturday morning. but other universities, including usc canceled. there's coming on kron. 4 news at 06:00pm. you'll hear from a senior at usc who is missing out on college graduation. 4 years after her high school graduation was canceled because of the pandemic reporting live at u c berkeley. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. all right, rob, thank you. >> and how this works. we have teachers that are teaching hate to our kids and showing it students being a feeling fearful for this

pretty typical for berkeley for just the current situation.ell from berkeley is one of the many onlookers at tonight's demonstration in his neighborhood. and with protesters chanting to officers, we'll be back! he's expecting the protest to continue until the war comes to an end. it's just going to keep happening. i think people are just the pro-palestinian protesters are just fed up at this point after after that many months. so they really want to just go all out. so it's just going to be might be a chaotic summer from take you back out here live in berkeley where this road is actually reopening. as they cleared the scene. now, uc berkeley officials made it clear that no one is inside of that abandoned building, and those arrested could face charges of trespassing, vandalism and destruction of property. live in berkeley. pete cerritos nbc, bay area news. okay, we see it's still very active behind you. thank you. pete, we're also following breaking news in texas . a powerful and deadly storm in houston. you see the broken glass and debris sca

uc berkeley's main commencement ceremony hours away. high emotions for graduates amid ongoing campus demonstrations. >> i think there is a little bit of a shadow for sure, but definitely very grateful that we still have the graduation. >> pro-palestinian protests on college campuses across the country have prompted officials to change or cancel graduations. good evening. i'm greg lee and i'm cristina rendon at uc berkeley. >> a different story thousands of students will cross the stage and receive their degrees tomorrow. this is campus. encampments grow ktvu. bailey o'carroll is live on campus tonight with more on how members of this class are feeling ahead of tomorrow's festivities. bailey >> greg and christina. yeah this will be the first official graduation for many in this class. their high school graduations canceled because of the covid 19 pandemic. and then there was fear that this one would also be canceled because of protest tied to the israel-hamas war. uc berkeley, though, saying that it will be business as usual ahead of tha

our kron four's sara stinson joins us now live from uc berkeley. sarah. >> the rally has been going on since 4 o'clock. while there's been several different people speaking here in sproul plaza, also expanded encampment year. students at uc berkeley have been camping in this plaza for about 2 and a half weeks. you can see now they've expanded from the into the plaza more they have. we tables, bungee corded up together and then they've expanded in others. several more tense. you can see the people were going to be giving year. our student workers who are also pro palestine protesters now, meanwhile, as they've been setting up more tense here, there's been the rally over here like continues to go on. we're now going on 2 hours. it's you know, quite a protests here. hundreds of people with signs yelling of free palestine and a lot of people here. but in talking several difference because been talking about how they want all eyes on. ron, especially as you just said, the latest news that we've heard out rafah about the humanitarian needs of people are

stands for in berkeley. >> cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> from berkeley.ad to santa cruz, negotiations between uc santa cruz and students in solidarity with gaza have broken down. student intermediary say the administration refused to meaningfully concede to the students demands. they also said governor newsom intervened, creating artificial limits to the process. members of the group ucsc palestine solidarity encampment say they now expect police to sweep their encampment and make arrests. >> antiwar sentiment followed president joe biden today as he held two fundraising events here in the bay area. protesters held up banners calling for a cease fire as the president's motorcade arrived at the home of billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla in portola valley. at one point, some demonstrators went into the street. they tried to block the motorcade. the protesters are critical of the u.s. supplying weapons and money to israel as it bombs gaza. >> there are an unprecedented amount of billionaires and millionaires, and a lot of money is going to the democ

a new group at uc berkeley taking over a vacant building on campus. but this group is that actually students were live at cal, also a doctor from san carlos stuck in gaza. we started to become really worried. we're talking to her family about what's being done to bring her home as well as other volunteers. plus, is crime in oakland really going down? we uncovered a gap in the data and california is rebranding. the story behind visit california's new slogan called the ultimate playground. good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight, i'm raj mathai. we're going to get to california's new ad campaign in just a few minutes. but we want to start with that developing situation at uc berkeley. things are heating up. a group of protesters who are against the war in gaza have now taken over an abandoned, university owned building. our sky ranger is overhead. this is at the corner of channing and bowditch near people's park. let's go down to the ground angle. you can have a better perspective here. you can see the palestinian flags and graffiti referencing

and student protesters are still calling on uc berkeley to divest from israel.esperson there says cal is not divesting and there will be no academic boycott of israel. according to the university negotiations between protesters and administrators are still happening. but no agreement has been reached to end. what is now a 3 week tent encampment there? we'll keep you posted. vicki and ken, back to you. >> all right, president biden is pausing the shipments of bombs to israel as that country prepares. it's possible military action in rafah. the president has repeatedly said that he is opposed israel and baiting the city in southern gaza. the shipment was said to include about 3500 bombs this week, israeli forces took control of the rafah border crossing into egypt and ordered the evacuation of about 100,000 people and stay with kron 4 on air and online for all the latest information on the israel and hamas war from the cease-fire talks to campus protests and more head to our website kron 4 dot com back here at home. neighbors in oakland are calling for more answer

in berkeley. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> and to stay on top of the war in gaza and reactions to conflict, make sure to visit our website. that's ktvu u.com. new at 11 the san francisco municipal transportation agency is sending out a detour advisory in the north beach area to accommodate the san francisco italian athletic club's car show. here's a look at that detour for the 39 koit the car show and lunch begins at 1030 in the morning. the detour will be in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the stockton and union street stops will be skipped, but riders can get off at stockton and filbert or powell and lombard. riders heading to fisherman's wharf will be detoured to coit tower first. downtown san francisco's nightlife activity is nearing pre-pandemic levels. researchers from the university of toronto analyzed cell phone data from more than 50 cities across the u.s. the numbers show san francisco is seeing nearly 95% of the after hours activity it experienced before the pandemic, researc

. >> trouble in berkeley after protesters take over a vacant cal building. why it's now being called a crime scene. >> governor gavin newsom at the vatican just finished speaking. amanda is all details about what happened there and upgrades for uber, how your next trip to the airport could be impacted, and what costco hot dogs have to do with all of this. oh good morning. on this thursday, may 16th. >> yes, we'll get to that in a moment. want to start the check of our forecast with drew. yeah. >> good morning. so it is a little bit cooler today. it's also windier this afternoon. be aware of that. we'll take you to our south beach camera pointed at the bay bridge a live look showing you our may gray is with us first thing this morning. we're looking at temperatures pretty uniform right now. we are all basically starting in the mid and upper 50s. but later today those winds will pick up gusting about 20 to 30mph. and that's going to bring us a little bit of a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday. so the forecast as we go region by region, the coast is pretty

berkeley unified also facing scrutiny. the anti defamation league issued a federal complaint alleging the district ignored the bullying and harassment of their jewish students. we spoke with the mom who says her daughter experienced the alleged episodes of anti semitic bullying, which led her out of the district. >>this is not about politics at all. this is about a school district that's failing to keep their children safe. one of the more upsetting stories to me was the story of 2nd graders who is teacher had them right on post, it notes. stop bombing babies and things like that, and these posted notes within they were told to put them on the door of the only jewish teacher in the school. >>the school district responded with a statement reading in part. we acknowledge the difficult moment we are in and the pain some members of our community or experiencing due to the ongoing crisis in israel and gaza and the district continuously encourages families and students to report any incidents of bullying or hate motivated behavi

the university says some of the protesters arrested were from outside berkeley.oming from as far away as colorado. ktvu jana katsuyama has reaction to the university's response. >> uc berkeley students say on campus, there has been a lot of talk about these recent protests. >> it's all over instagram, all over social media platforms. >> the lawn outside the

go ahead and berkeley. well, this is the thing, people that have been told, and the general public in the united states has a rather different in our student population. and it's rather different than our student population who happened to be posted in, or era, or a most one or jewish, who may have inform themselves more on this conflict. so, you know, people will say, well, why can't they attain palestine through peaceful means? have they not tried? have they not used every single apparatus that they can, has there not being a process in the international court of justice? was there not a you when ruling for a ceasefire? and then i'll tell people about the movement to, you know, go to go to the border at the cause of the various movements to overcome the blockade. they haven't even read about it. yeah. they, they don't, they don't know that and on. so i think, you know, the, the action of the students, not just the students, but uh, uh, a little while ago the floors though, the blocking of the bay bridge h

she will be available for adoption at berkeley humane this weekend. she's one of the dogs that came to us through our a little hot dog program, hawaii is struggling with overcrowded shelter so we help out with a volunteer network of travelers that bring dogs home with them on the airport -- airplane, we give the medical care, get them ready for adoption and they get a new loving home in the east bay area. it's a fantastic program, so she's only been in the bay area for about four days. >> amazing and she's already charming everybody in our newsroom. you talked about overcrowding, what you are seeing in hawaii but how about in the bay area? >> it's a struggle, we are seeing overcrowding in the shelters due to the high cost of spaying and neutering, high medical costs overall, that's leading to the problem but there are efforts that can combat it. you can adopt from a shelter, you can adopt a dog like elena. it's really community support that gets dogs into loving homes. we have a major event coming up, a fundraiser called pints for paws, it's a beer fe

sara. >> live here at sproul plaza uc berkeley. that is where this protest and rally has been going on for the last. our there's been many different speakers here. you can see all the various signs as well. this is the area that students have been camping out for weeks now. this encampment, a pro-palestine protest. they said they've been protesting. they've been doing walks, marches, writing letters for 7 months of this war and they will not stop until there is a cease-fire. as you said, the anchors there, there all the signs about people saying all eyes on rafah because many are saying here at this protest there's only 3 days left for food in some of those minute tearing needs. so they're very worried about those involved. fun is they're not going to stop until again. there's a cease-fire look right now. you can it's a packed this entire plaza. we've seen this here with boots on the ground weeks now. and you can see that they have signs on the buildings here. there's several faculty members as well here in support of students prot

. >> hundreds show up at u c berkeley. the support the protesters have been camping out on campus for weeks now. and i wasn't speeding that's really down there by train tracks. >> shutting down the street during school hours after reports of several shootings near the campus. >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news. and thanks so much for joining us 10. i'm vicki liviakis. i'm ken wayne. our top story tonight. hundreds gathering at u c berkeley for a pro-palestine rally. students have been camping out there for the past couple of weeks. >> and as our kron four's, sara stinson reports tonight, the encampment keeps growing. >> cal berkeley students held an emergency rally in support of palestinians in rafah. they remain camping on campus. they say they'll continue to do so as well as hold these rallies until there's a students and community members packed in this prop plaza at u c berkeley for a pro-palestine rally tuesday. protesters say they want to spread awareness about what

caitrÍona: good answer, thank you for your interesting points, professor of history at uc berkeley.of the humanitarian crisis deepens as the u.n. has warned that more than 70% of the population faces catastrophic levels of hunger. israel has reopened the crossing into gaza for the first time since hamas' attacks. israel opening of the main route into northern gaza follow sustained international pressure by governments and by aid agencies to allow more aid in. antony blinken met israel's prime minister in jerusalem to urge him to ensure that more humanitarian aid reaches gaza. he warned israel against imminent ground invasion of rafa h are displaced palestinians are s sheltering. in america, the battle for abortion rights is going on in two states, the overturn of roe v. wade created a patchwork of laws on reproductive rights across various states, and arizona, lawmakers repealed back to near total abortion ban dating back to the 1800s and the top court revived the strict ban on abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy, point at which many women do not know they are pregnant and that

leave uc berkeley. well, a new encampment has popped up just off campus, and we hear from a palestinian high school student from right here in the bay area struggling with the loss of loved ones to war. and we're hearing more from oakland's new police chief about his plans for a safer city. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes. we begin with the developing situation tonight near the uc berkeley campus, where protesters have now set up a new encampment. protesters this afternoon broke into a vacant building owned by the university off campus, and spray painted messages over the windows. this is all happening at the former anna head school there on channing and bowdich streets. these are different activists than the ones who cleared out a sproul plaza yesterday. police are nearby and monitoring the situation. student protesters at san francisco state university say they have agreed to. they have reached an agreement with the school's president on the issue of

. >> several of the protesters at a vacant building near the campus of uc berkeley have been arrestednd identified. we'll hear from members of the community on this latest demonstration over the war in gaza and in whether it has been a cooler pattern. >> paint us a visit over the past few days. and this pattern, it could stick around as we head into your weekend. we'll have the update coming up. >> we'll share why this year at the contra costa county fair, there's a new policy , an it h all ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with university officials about why the response to this demonstration was different than the one set up on sproul plaza. uc berkeley students say on campus, there has been a lot of talk about these recent protests. >> it's all over instagram, all over social media platforms. >> the lawn outside the uc berkeley building on channing way was clear friday after university workers cleared the lawn of the tents, signs and barriers that had been erected by protesters earlier in the week. overnight, uc berkeley police, along with officers from 20 different law enforcement agencie

have they been on scene at all or uc berkeley pd?> you know, we've seen a couple of uc berkeley police officers. and then as far as city police, we've seen just a couple of them drive by in cars, but not actually out of their cars. we also saw earlier today a number of chp cars kind of drive by with sirens on, unsure if that is related to this, but it was about eight cars or so. so again, don't know if that was related to this incident when it was really lively earlier this afternoon. but yeah, just for right now and for the majority of the night, it's really just been two chp officers. >> all right. bailey o'carroll with the latest there in berkeley. bailey. thank you. protesters who were out at sproul plaza on the cal campus packed up and went to uc merced, where the regents are in the second day of a three day meeting there on that campus. the protesters are calling on the regents to divest in companies that provide support to israel during the war. you see, investment officers said that the uc system could lose $32 billion of its

berkeley, the first american generation college student. >> my jaw dropped.as super excited and so were my friends. it means a lot to me and my family because they were going introduce it all and me and my sister to receive a higher education. so being able to go to the best in the world is meaningful to me. >> over the last 13 years, the moment walking up on the stage announcing he'll be attending berkeley felt like a distant dream until now. congratulations. >> wow. >> yeah. >> california golden bear. >> we know how hard it is to get into ucs and all that. oh my goodness. odds are we probably won't know what it is like to get sucked into a black >>> i'd like to end the newscast with a question. vern, paul, have you ever wondered what it would be like to get sucked into a black hole? >> yes, indeed i have. some picture you might feel like matthew ma conaughey i'm losing control of the stick. >> oh my. well, it doesn't look as dramatic as that. buena is a did release a new immersive black hole simulation showing what it would be like to get sucked into a supe

and uc berkeley.of the many bay area campuses with student encampments asking universities to divest from any financial interests connected to the war hands off now! back off for now. but today, the encampments providing a place to protest what's taking place along the rafah border with stanford university also showing solidarity with palestinians at its all out for rafa rally. uc berkeley law student mariam al-hakim has been at the berkeley encampment for the past two weeks, and she believes the encampments will continue to be a place for pro-palestinian supporters to make their voices heard. as the situation gets more imperative. it is more of a collective duty upon all of us to keep on raising our voices louder and louder and louder. now this uc berkeley encampment is expanding, adding sections for both alumni and union workers. but no word at this time if any more rallies are going to take place here in the coming days in berkeley. pete serratos nbc bay area news. pete, thank you. also new at 11.

in berkeley. tori gaines, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, tori, thank you. time is now 404. the biden administration says israel's move to take over the rafah crossing between gaza and egypt is not the full scale invasion of the city. israel said it would carry out. yesterday, an israeli tank brigade closed the rafah crossing. israel says the border crossing had been used by hamas, so it was important to shut it down. >> this was a, a very limited operation designed to cut off, hamas's ability to smuggle more weapons and funding into gaza. >> now, the biden administration has been discouraging israel from launching a full scale ground operation in rafah. that's where a 1 million displaced palestinians have taken shelter. the united states reportedly paused a shipment of bombs to israel last week over the concerns they would be used in an assault on rafah, stanford university is reminding students that the encampment at white plaza violates university policies. >> now, officials say it goes again

now this specific event is with berkeley elected officials, berkeley council members.celebrate and appreciate what we're doing to make our streets better and safer for people to get around without a car in berkeley and berkeley had sites where you could stop volunteers handing out coffee and snacks to bicyclists, and in san jose, cyclists took a ride along the guadalupe river trail. >> bay area transit agencies offered merchendise giveaways and free coffee and snacks at designated stations. san francisco mayor london breed took part in a rally to highlight the city's new biking and rolling plan. that's a year long outreach program to encourage people to bike around town, coming up celebrating women in technology. the tech summit focusing on the rise representation and future of latinas in the industry (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symp

it wouldn't be berkeley without protests, right? >> reporter: roommates angelina and sydney say they support free speech. many students say it was is somewhat expected. they're just glad cal moved forward with the commencement. they were fearful of a cancellation. >> berkeley's a very social justice-oriented school. i think perfect includes social justice in the ceremony. >> reporter: angelina and sydney say they did a drive-by graduation back in 2020, so having their parents, siblings, and friends here made the day very special. >> having that connection, being able to give my parents a hug, to be able to give my friends hugs. >> i'm first generation, so i think that this is like really important for my family.. >> reporter: berkeley administrators have prepared by adding more security. chancellor carol chris acknowledged the victims from both sides of the war. she says she's saddened the conflict divided students and staff. hundreds of protesters stood in one sx to chant divest and hit the metal bleachers with their shoes. they ma

just to be clear here, you were saying that the cal, the university of berkeley, the uc berkeley chancellor, said that they would agree to divestment, but that's a uc decision, correct. what's the uk's response here? yes, that they're she's supporting the chancellor is supporting divestment, at some divestment in israel. they see this as as i said, not as a victory. but they did get a couple of small wins here, they say through the negotiations. and they got, you know, the, this statement from the chancellor where she said that she remains deeply concerned about the death and destruction of critical infrastructure in gaza and about the ongoing impact on our university and its community. for those reasons, she said, i personally support the efforts of our government to promote a cease fire, gain the release of hostages and initiate a process for negotiations that would bring the current conflict to a permanent end. raj. very interesting, especially coming, as you know, from tom from uc berkeley, one of the most influential university, not only in the country, but in the world. and as we wrap

we talked with a berkeley man who lives nearby who thinks this is not over yet. i think people are just the pro-palestinian protesters are just fed up at this point after for that many months. so they really want to just go all out. so it's just going to be might be a chaotic summer. he may be right. as those protesters were arrested, they were chanting, we'll be back in berkeley. kris sanchez nbc, bay area news just in. the mayor of antioch is headed to china with a mission. mayor lamar thorpe will take off this sunday. he's spending a week in china meeting with government and business leaders. the goal is to create more business and tourism opportunities between silicon valley and china. the mayor will also talk about some of antioch's ongoing projects. the trip is organized by a nonprofit called china silicon valley. in the meantime, san francisco mayor london breed just returned from china last month. you'll recall her push to bring new pandas to san francisco. however she just took a big hit. a supervisors committee yesterday shot down her fundraising plans.

we reached out to uc berkeley for comment on today's rally.versity had no statement to offer. live in berkeley tori gaines, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, tori, thank you for that. tonight, pro-palestinian protesters rallied in the streets across several major us cities. three people, sky three, 3000. >> shine three. three. >> three palestine tonight. dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the israeli consulate in midtown atlanta. they marched peacefully for several hours, calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza and in new york city. this is what it looked like earlier this evening in union square. the crowd eventually marched up sixth avenue to the steps of the public library. there was a large police presence in the area, but so far, protests there have also remained peaceful. >> taking a live look now of the israel rafah border, the sun now up in the city where israel is carrying out military operations after seizing control of the gaza strip side of the border crossing with egypt, the israeli military insists this is a limited oper

four were berkeley residents. two were from the greater bay area, one is from colorado, and four others have refused to say their identity. so alameda county sheriff's office is investigating the university says the law enforcement response was different from the resolution, with anti-war protesters in a different group at the sproul plaza encampment because those protesters did not break the law. >> we have always at uc berkeley responded differently to criminal activity than we have to violation of campus policy. >> some neighbors said they do not approve of people outside the community coming onto campus property, but others say they don't agree with the police response. when the protest had seemed peaceful. >> i don't think that police action among younger students, or just people of any sort, is necessary during demonstration of activism. >> people are taking this time and platform to speak up for their values, and that's something that berkeley prides itself on. so, you know, i'm here to support it in compar

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 p

four were berkeley residents. two were from the greater bay area, one is from colorado, and four others have refused to say their identity. so alameda county sheriff's office is investigating the university says the law enforcement response was different from the resolution, with anti-war protesters in a different group at the sproul plaza encampment because those protesters did not break the law. >> we have always at uc berkeley responded differently to criminal activity than we have to violation of campus policy. his >> the university says police arrested the protesters on charges of burglary, vandalism and conspiracy. i did put in a call to the district attorney in alameda county to find out whether there will be charges pressed, but so far we have not heard back from them. >> all right, jana, just curious. in the day, since this whole thing popped up. and then also when the police moved in last night, what do people in the neighborhood thought about this action? >> well, heather, we went around and we talked t

i'm kris sanchez in berkeley, where it's all quiet right now. after protesters were arrested from this building behind me that's owned by uc berkeley. we'll give you all the details and what the protesters are sing is coming ay ravaged parts of south. meteorologist kari hall tracking where that system is headed next. police clear protesters from an abandoned building at uc berkeley. arrests are made in the process. we're live at the school with new details on the charges and the promise made by activists and we're looking ahead to the weekend on sunday to bay bakers returning. hey, you can't miss the features you should look for in the bay area's craziest race. and what to wear weather wise. this is today in the bay some kind of furry outfit. look, whatever makes you rock. good morning to you. on this friday, i'm marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. welcome to friday. first we begin with some breaking news though. have you heard what's happening in texas? sadly, at least four people have died after severe storms swept through the houston are

by the way, cleary graduated from berkeley. last group included name suggestions from kids pam, the funkstress, lucky taranta, and sunny. >> there's an online petition asking uc berkeley to change back some of its recently updated branding. the bee you see here in the middle is what now shows on the school's social media pages. in the past, it's been a more stylized bee or a c for cal. you can see that on the right. now. this is part of a larger rebranding. you can see the full new logo in the middle here. the school says the bee is only intended for small spaces where the full logo is hard to read. officials say they made all of these changes to better connect the berkeley and cal identities. a lot of people say it's just caused confusion and everyone's like, oh, what's that bee? >> i've never seen that before, versus if a cal script was there. people know that's uc berkeley. >> the school says more than a quarter of the people they surveyed in the bay area did not know that berkeley and cal were the same university. now natio