berkeley police had to escort him out. in fact, police had to escort most of the trump supporters out of civic center park. after they were on their on, some antifas would fight the trump supporters. officers had to use a smoke grenade to break up a fight out the park. trump supporters were hoping to rally at the park until 5:00. most were chased out by 2:00. no major injuries that we know of to both sides. >> we've seen a lot of violent protests in berkeley in the past. did police change their strategy this time around? >> reporter: right, they were much more aggressive this time. the police officers took a hands off approach. they would watch them from the sideline, let the guys basically both sides fight it out, battle it out. this time, every time they saw a confrontation, they would walk in there, and break it you up. that's why, i think they minimized quite a bit of the violence we saw today. by the way, we were able to talk with the berkeley police chief, not too long ago. here's what he had to say about his police o

she's asked berkeley police to give an escort do so. she feels there is great threat to her person, that she can be hurt or worse. she's asked berkeley police to escort her but last we talked to her, she has not a heard from them. as soon as we get more information we'll be sure to pass it to you. >> thank you. >>> in san francisco, a game of cat and mouse yesterday. first one and then two patriots prayer protests canceled in the afternoon. the leader of patriot prayer canceled rallies at christie field and al most square and announced plans to show up in pacifica. >> i don't see this as a loss. i see this as an opportunity for america to wake up. >> reporter: joey gibson, organizer of patriot prayer, says the arrangement at chrisy field was not going to keep him and his group safe. he insists that was a surprise. >> we had to cancel the rally. we decided together that it was the best thing for the city. the way it was set up is a lot of innocent people were going to get hurt. a bunch of supporters, normal liberals, communists would hav

(justine) the rally finally stopped in front of berkeley city hall. policeiefly kept the crowd of thousands away from civic center park...but eventually allowed them to enter. (jr stone)as scuffles and confrontations broke out in berkeley today many people took to social media to get their point across and give their take.brannan was upset saying, "these violent people at berkeley should be arrested, prosecuted, and sent to prison. this is not free speech. this is violence." someone else by the name of uncle sam echoed those thoughts, "berkeley police standing down for a second time, jesus. just letting anarchy spill over, the commanders are a disgrace." and finally donya luiz tweeted, "today i am proud of my neighbor city for being the role model of democracy as it stood firm in the hot sun against tyrannical hate hashtag berkeley. (justine) you can stay on top of this story through our website kron four dot com. and - don't forget you can download the kron four mobile app for free in the app store and google play store. we will send you breaking news push

this was just one of the more than a dozen arrests berkeley police made sunday at the anti-hate rally at civic center park.and it was one that brought ire from protesters."what makes me mad is the police, they're defending the nazis, but tackling everyone else. they're escorting the nazis peacefully because they know they're not welcome."police and right-wingers weren't the only recipients of judgment, though.multiple people at this anti-hate and bigotry rally told me that i, as a clean-cut white man wearing a shirt and tie, fit the stereotype of an aryan neo-nazi."many people are hurt by words. the protesters only hurt people with their words, so"though we know there were non-word things like shields, smoke bombs, and pepper sprayit was often hard to tell from where and whom the projectiles were coming."a speck of pepper spray just wafted over and hit me in my eye right here.""i'm pleased to see that there's no bloody conflict like there was in april. i was here then and it terrified me."maybe not as visibly bloody, but two people still got hurt badly enough to go to the hospital."no

berkeley protests continues. next in a live report... we'll learn more about the police presence at today's demonstrations. ed coverage of today's protests in berkeley. we're learning about some of the people badly beat up ... kron4's spencer blake is live in berkeley with the latest. this whole place was filled with people7 barriers to keep people out unless they were screened by police.7 barriers áin the park to keep right-wing demonstrators away from antifa and anti-fascist groups but the barriers didn't stay up the whole time.7 got word that only a few trump supporters, patriot prayer people showed up7 literally chased out of the park7 anti-hate protesters billed it a peaceful rally, though many showed up with shields, helmets, smoke bombs, and pepper spray.7 13 people arrested, 2 people hurt badly enough to get sent to the hospital. "i saw your sign that said love one another. do you feel like there's love here today?absolutely. i've worked through the crowd and so many people have come up and given me hugs and nods of approval and that's what we need to be doing is touching each other's hearts, even t

we just checked with berkeley police, 13 people were arrested today. the ap reporting tonight that patriot prayer founder joey gibson showed up today and was chased and pepper sprayed by counterdemonstrators. he was escorted out of the park by police for his own safety. live in berkeley, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> clashes there and iteam reporter dan noyes was in the thick of it and back to talk about what he witnessed. live on set, we can see from the video you shot, it got pretty rowdy. >> a range of emotions in these confrontations. tense standoff, some humor and a bit of fear 37 but there was one moment i won't forget. someone from the left standing up for a trump supporter in trouble. >> reporter: police had a firm hold on the park when i spoke to shawn haynes during his arrest. he had gone through security and then put on his black mask. >> were you coming to cause trouble? >> i can neither confirm nor deny it. >> reporter: the calm before the melee give me a chance to speak with a college student and anarchist. >> i look like i'm ready to fight

protected, but the government can make sure they are far enough apart to not lead to violence. >> berkeley police tell me tonight that if the organizers decide to proceed with the event here at the civic center park, they could face fines for violation of city codes. and berkeley is planning to release a list of prohibited items, not just here at the park, but in the streets surrounding civic center park. they plan to release that list tomorrow. >> is there any way to appeal the decision? could they work with the city? - - could they fill out the permit as needed? or needed? or is the decision already made? >> i asked if they plan to address any of the concerns laid out by the city. he says at this point, they are not looking to do so. they just want to have the rally and he feels the city is putting up needless barriers. the city offered to work with them on another date. there has been no discussion on whether or not that will happen. it may proceed as planned on sunday. >>> barriers are going up as part of security for the patriot prayer event on saturday. the park service issued a permit, and

as you mentioned berkeley police, one officer was injured and 13 people arrested. we do know thousands came out to protest what they feel were the views of the alt-right. while they may have agreed on that their strategy for protesting could not have been more different. that's video of the majority of those protesters who marched with large banners and signs like those to send a message to hate groups. those opposed to the canceled alt-right rally scheduled for sunday as a small group of trump supporters shouted down by the organizer who canceled this conservative protest set for san francisco came to berkeley and was roughed up and chased out of this area by the group of people wearing bandannas and black hoodies. as far as arrests and injuries go, we can report 13 arrests were made. there was one officer injury and six other people that were injured during yesterday's events. two of them were sent to the hospital. now here is what one of the peaceful protesters had to say about the importance of speaking out against hate groups potentially rallying in the city a

police in the north bay are looking for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist from berkeley. it happened yesterday morning on river road, west of summer crossing. that is just west of guerneville. police say the cyclist stopped on the side of the road to check his phone when he was hit by a b-m-w. police say the driver left the scene but a license plate was left behind. ( mark ) bay area bart stations are targeted by a series of thefts over the weekend.. a woman had her phone stolen at the embarcadero station in san francisco. a few hours later... a police officer spotted a thief at the hayward station. the officer chased the person... who threw down the stolen phone... and ran off. another victim reported having a wallet and cell phone stolen at the coliseum station. then a woman says 90 dollars were stolen from her while on a fremont-bound train between 19th street and macarthur boulevard. and another woman says her cell phone was stolen while walking through the parking lot of the pittsburg-bay point station. ( darya ) san jose police have arrested two suspects in connectio

civic center park behind berkeley city hall and the police department and old berkeley city hall that you see over there. even though the event is technically canceled, no one is buying that. >> better to be prepared like san francisco was yesterday. allie rasmus, thanks. >>> new this morning we are hearing from the organizer of the patriot prayer rally. joey gibson posted this on his facebook page. it says, quote: the group patriot prayer has been changing plans since he announced that the rally would not happen and he would hold a news conference at alamo square in the city. then we told you that he canceled the news conference then later in the day moved it to pacifica. >> i have to go from spot to spot unannounced. otherwise we will have a thousand ninjas show up trying to kill me. >> gibson said he and his group are misunderstood by government officials, public and media. he said it's wrong to call them white supremacists even though there are some white supremacists drawn to his past event. >> my message is simple. it's about love, peace and freedom. there is no president, no le

earlier this summer, protestors and berkeley police clashed at a city council meeting. when the council voted to continue urban shield. that's the s.w.a.t. team training program. >> they were holding banners peacefully. and the police just again, treated us like we were enemy combatants. and this is exactly why we want berkeley to withdraw its police from the urban shield. >> reporter: that night police arrested two individuals for allegedly disrupting the city council meeting. now today, according to that "usa today" report, attorney general jeff sessions will be in nashville addressing the fraternal orlando of police. and -- order of police. that's when he's expected to announce the plan to allow the military gear transfers to local police departments. reporting live i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> a homicide investigation is underway in san francisco. a man died after being attacked by someone he knew in the excelsior neighborhood. the assault happened around 5:00 yesterday afternoon on moscow street. this morning another man is behind bars in connection to the homici

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the berkeley police say they made a couple of big changes. first, they called in lots of police officers from around the surrounding jurisdictions early in the day. another thing they did is actually encircle the park here with rails to prevent cars or any kind of vehicles from being used as a weapon. that's something they learned from charlottesville. reporting live from berkeley. >> okay, ask those tackical moves did pay off. it wasn't just one location. throughout the afternoon, several confrontations took place. and police chose to set the tone early. about 4,000 demonstrators throughout the day. as we just mentioned 13 total ares. several officers using physical force. you can see here. relatively speaking this was a success in terms of how it all shook down for berkeley pd. no major injuries and no marriage property damage. >> we did see some smoke in the street. and even as the smoke dispersed, our team witnessed some confrontations. some words were exchanged. we someone with a make america hat getting stomped. >> and the day started pe

fire department is absolutely on top of this. >> reporter: now, oakland police confirmed that uc berkeley police arrested a man yesterday who was involved in a collision and who they say brandished a gun at another driver. uc police arrested that man yesterday afternoon, but oakland police say so far they do not have anything that connects that suspect to this fire. now, the good news, as you mentioned, this fire is now under control. it's 50% contained. you can bet the cooler weather is definitely helping. reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> that is good news, thank you, jodi. as soon as jodi learned about the possibility of arson, she tweeted the news. for any breaking news, follow us on twitter @nbcbayarea. >>> some strange weather in the bay area, hot, humid and cloudy. you're looking at our live camera in the south bay. jeff ranieri is tracking this unusual weather. jeff? >> yeah, just kind of gross outside today no matter where you were in the bay area. the monsoonal moisture moving up from the south continued to bring us that cloud cover. luckily no lightn

adds up, the previous protests earlier this year around springtime in berkeley ended up costing berkeley police approximately half a million dollars in overtime charges, so we'll see what the bill looks like after this weekend. live in berkeley, wilson walker, kpix5. >>> in other news this evening, peaked month's mayor jeffrey wheeler resigned. it appeared his facebook page had angry white ring rants. he labeled liberals as un-american. the council had scheduled a special meeting on monday to consider removing him. >> i began receiving emails from constituents approximately every 10 or 15 minutes, the vast majority calling for his replacement as mayor. >> today wheeler apologized for the posts admitting they were inflammatory and insulting. >>> coming up, dramatic rescues, flooding from harvey, unbelievable amounts of rain. we'll have a live report. >>> and flights grounded at houston's two airports. how bay area travellers are feeling harvey's impact. houston is feeling the wrath of tropical storm harvey. rising flood waters are swallowing up ghborhoods. . >>> now on the storm watch, houston f

frankel, sergeant / berkeley police department"we are talking to nearby departments to help" sergeant frankel says they have put neighboring police departmetns on standby if they need more law enforcement to contain the crowds they will bring them in he also told me they need assistance from berkeley businesses.. they can't have anything not bolted down on the streets of berkeley on the days of the events. sound from: andrew j. frankel, sergeant / berkeley police department"no chairs or potted plants all that stuff turns into missiles after the fact " the police can't stop these events from takeing place but if they do turn voilent they want the public's help to prosecute criminal actions ((gabe on camera tag))the police here are not the only ones making plans before these big events take place.. coming up on kron 4 news at 10.we hear from the mayor of berkeley who had some very interesting things to say about the permit for this event in berkeley gabe slate kron 4 news (grant) thank you gabe for that report. (pam) a day after condeming hate groups in charlottesville by name. presiden

police will be ready for sunday's rally in berkeley. chapman was scheduled to speak at the patriot rally. he was sent to jail today for his role in violent protests earlier this year in berkeley. >> reporter: a judge ordered kyle chapman, a far right activist to stay away from sunday's rally in berkeley. chapman seen here in his mugshot was arraigned on felony weapons charges friday morning. this stems from a bloody protest this berkeley back in march. the district attorney office charged him for illegal possession of a stick which he used to beat people. >> reporter: the judge set bail at $135,000. he is expected to bail out. chapman supporters have been raising money on a crowd funding site. >> he was remanded to the custody of the sheriff. we took custody of him. he's believed to be going through the bail process and at some point will likely bail out. >> reporter: he will not enter a plea. his attorney said he will plead not guilty on a later date. >> we have no discovery or anything yet. >> reporter: chapman refused to talk to repo

the focus is on a planned anti-marxist rally in berkeley today. how police are taking extra precautions. plus, harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but the damage it is leaving behind is devastating. we'll tell you about a crew from california helping the storm victims. >>> good sunday morning, everyone. i'm chris nguyen. we're starting this half hour with the weather. >> here is a look at the current numbers around the bay area. we have 80 in san ramon. 70 in hayward. mountain view, 73 in gilroy. 59 at the coast. the fog will clear there. sunny beach day, we're warmer by almost ten degrees in napa. warmer everywhere. another spare the air alert. the air quality, not so great. inland east bay and the santa clara valley. here is the heat today. the orange is the advisory. the pink is the excessive heat warning and that includes everyone except if you're along the san mateo coast. and the marin county coast. so those places, you'll enjoy 70s and sunshine. more sun and warmer today. 60s to mid-70s, right through this morning and by the afternoon, mid

: the berkeley police chief gave some advice at this forum about sunday's planned anti-marxism raelly. >> stay away from downtown berkeley. >> reporter: but he knows that won't stop many from coming out, even after they sent this to amber cummings that the city is unable to issue a permit citing lack of security raemtss. the chief says extra officers will be on duty around the event, some from allied agencies. they're hoping to avoid ugly clashes like this last spring which resulted in injuries and dozens of arrests. this time police will try to separate protesters and counterprotesters. >> we just recognize separation is very important when two groups come to fight. >> charlottesville is coming to the bay. we have to stand against white nationalism, white power, white supremacy and fascism. >> reporter: whatever sunday may bring, the community is responding with love and tolerance. this simple sign berkeley stands united against hate is being posted all around town. >> we have to take a stand against this and show that berkeley is not about hate. >> reporer: the city of berkeley prin

we just checked with berkeley police, 13 people were arrested today. the ap reporting tonight that patriot prayer founder joey gibson showed up today and was chased and pepper sprayed by counterdemonstrators. he was escorted out of the park by police for his own safety. live in berkeley, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> clashes there and iteam reporter dan noyes was in the thick of it and back to talk about what he witnessed. live on set, we can see from the video you shot, it got pretty rowdy. >> a range of emotions in these confrontations. tense standoff, some humor and a bit of fear 37 but there was one moment i won't forget. someone from the left standing up for a trump supporter in trouble. >> reporter: police had a firm hold on the park when i spoke to shawn haynes during his arrest. he had gone through security and then put on his black mask. >> were you coming to cause trouble? >> i can neither confirm nor deny it. >> reporter: the calm before the melee give me a chance to speak with a college student and anarchist. >> i look like i'm ready to fight

: the berkeley police chief gave some advice at this forum about sunday's planned anti-marxism raelly. >> stay away from downtown berkeley. >> reporter: but he knows that won't stop many from coming out, even after they sent this to amber cummings that the city is unable to issue a permit citing lack of security raemtss. the chief says extra officers will be on duty around the event, some from allied agencies. they're hoping to avoid ugly clashes like this last spring which resulted in injuries and dozens of arrests. this time police will try to separate protesters and counterprotesters. >> we just recognize separation is very important when two groups come to fight. >> charlottesville is coming to the bay. we have to stand against white nationalism, white power, white supremacy and fascism. >> reporter: whatever sunday may bring, the community is responding with love and tolerance. this simple sign berkeley stands united against hate is being posted all around town. >> we have to take a stand against this and show that berkeley is not about hate. >> reporer: the city of berkeley prin

police presence. >> all right, joe vazquez live for us tonight at crissy field, joe, thank you. >>> tonight the city of berkeley dealt a setback to an anti-marxism rally scheduled for sunday. but the police chief told kpix's christin ayers they are still bracing for defiance and violence. >> reporter: tonight the city of berkeley has denied a permit to the organizers of sunday's rally, but the rally is expected to go on. tonight berkeley's police chief says law enforcement is ready. >> we are prepared with a number of contingency plans to address that problem. >> reporter: berkeley's police chief wouldn't give specifics on how they will handle the anti-marxism speech on sunday. but they are starting to learn from events like this. he says this time around there will be one major difference. the number of officers on the ground. >> where she more resources allocated at this event. it will look and feel different than the previous one. >> reporter: the rally will not be permitted. the city rejected a permit application submitted by organizers saying it was incomplete and late. berkeley is still bracing for the wo

live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) police are on the hunt for a man they say robbed another man at gunpoint tuesday near the u-c berkeley campus. authorities say it happened around ten pm tuesday. the victim was sitting at a bus stop on dana street and durant avenue when he was approached by the suspect. police say the suspect-- who was armed with a gun-- took the man's cell phone and ran to a car waiting near by. that car was last seen driving south on dana street. if you have any information about this armed robbery, please contact berkeley police. (grant) in national news tonight... the senate and the white house -- making big pushes before summer vacation. (vicki) but neither group seems pleased with the other right now -- with some gop members of congress openly critical of an immigration plan backed by the president yesterday...(grant)... and the president has been publicly slamming congress for passing sanctions on russia. reporter karin caifa looks at where things stand, before washington tries to take a break. a pre-recess border security push, by the senate's number two republican, john cornyn. sen. john corny

berkeley to denounce bigotry and hatred sunday. the original no to marxism rally was canceled, some right- wing demonstrators turned up. counter-protesters showed up under the watchful eye of police. berkeley married jesse arreguin said many exercise their first amendment rights peacefully. >> there was a concern that there would be a big brawl. the fact that only six people were injured and thousands of people were able to peacefully demonstrate is an accomplishment.>>reporter: also in the crowd, there were extremists who were intent on fighting. our cameras were rolling as a group of antifa are anti- fastest leftist spoke.>> they were ready to storm the barriers that we put up. the police made a decision to protect people's lives.>> the bay area, california stood up yesterday. >>reporter: organizers of the counter demonstrations just antifa protesters are a minority. >> you get more press two skirmishes then you due to the thousands of individuals who never move -- knew each other until we marched. you get more ink to individuals whose faces are covered. >>reporter: amber cummings a transgender woman who cancel the rally told me she had to dress like a man to get an and said an

berkeley tonight. tom. >> reporter: they had a strong police force here. more than 400 officers from berkeley, oakland, alameda county sheriffs department and all kinds of agencies around the berkeley area and were called into action early and often. by the afternoon, some were shouted down and chased out of the park. berkeley pd said it arrested 13 people, two for assault and the rest for a less serious crime. at one point antifa met in the middle of the park and started a victory chant. verbable shout-outs between the two broke out all afternoon. conservative ralliers told us they are being unfairly labeled, and they say they are the victims in what some are described as political warfare in berkeley. >> that opposition that keeps coming here trying to shut us down, they don't realize that what they are doing is tparbious. >> the reason nazis feel emboldened to go to these things is because of what they see on the news. >> reporter: berkeley police tell us everything is back to normal and they are ready to react if we need to. we have seen it before in th

officers ready. >> reporter: since taking officer the new chancellor has met several times with uc berkeley police. both police chiefs from cal and the city of berkeley were in meetings. while planning is essential, student will be constantly remind reminded. >> talk to each other with respect. >> it's something i have always expected. >> as a youth and future of the country, i think that's really important for me. keep this mind that only 22% of all undergraduated at cal live in university housing. that's the lowest of any of the ucs. i'm live at uc berkeley. >>> thank you. amazon is making it easier than ever to get your hands on whatever food you may be craving like right. amazon is promising whatever you ask for is available in two minutes. >> what? >> i don't know how they do that. >> berkeley is on the list of cities. >> right now. >>> here is a look at what's happening right now on live doppler 7. they are expected to expand across the bay and overnight. overnight lows will be in the upper 50s. tomorrow we'll have a sunnier and slightly warmer day. finally some mid touper good news for atla

u-c berkeley police arrested and questioned him. they say, bautista admitted to starting the fire - as well as several others - using his cigarette lighter. ((steve))) all eyes on north korea tonight.the rouge nation has threatened a preemptive missile strike against the u-s territory of guam.((pam)) the threat comes just hours after president trump issued a stern warning.... if north korea continued to threaten the united states.((steve))cnn's andy rose has the latest. tensions between the u.s. and north korea are ratching up as the two countries traded threatsnorth korea's military announced it is "examninig the operational plan" to strike areas around the u.s. territory of guam where thousands of us service members and their families are stationed.the spokesman from the strategic force of the korean people's army, issued the very specific warning after president trump leveled a threat of his own on tuesday... president trump: "north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury lik

berkeley protest. it's been a tense day for police and demonstrators.ut now a moment of calm. >> nbc bay area's thom jensen joins us from civic center park which is relatively empty and quiet. what are you expecting in the next couple of hours there? >> reporter: you can see right now they're beginning to break down these barricades. they were filled with water. they're dumping all those out right now. they're expecting it to quiet down at least here in the park, or as it appears right now. but the one thing they are concerned about is what might happen tonight when it gets darker. are they going to see the vandalism and violence like this spring when the black block folks and others came downtown and started burning things, throwing rocks through windows. we could see a lot of violence in the park earlier today. especially after the counterprotesters came here and started confronting folks. there was a lot of verbal jawing but a lot of times that turned to arrests as people got physical. a lot of the counterprotesters and others on the other side as we

berkeley alongside berkeley police officers sometimes where he was well thought of. thom jenson, nbc bay area news. >> another police chase in the east bay today. chp officers tried to pull over a driver of a stolen bmw near pleasant ton but he got on 580 going the wrong way in the afternoon. officers tracked the car to oakland, the driver then drove the wrong way on several oakland streets until officers pulled off a successful pit maneuver and eventually arresting the to 30-year-old driver from antioch without much incident. >>> not the kind of knock on the front door you would expect. a car came crashing into a home in castro valley this afternoon. the fire department posting this video on twitter. this is on redwood road and watson street near the b.a.r.t. station. car shredded a gas line during the crash which prompted a response from pg&e to cap the line and no injuries but the driver did flee the scene. >>> firefighters posting this photo to social media of a car that crashed into a gas pump. it happened in newark at the shell station on jarvis avenue and no i

uc berkeley cancelled an event for right wing after police in riot gear had to disspers protesters. ten people were arrested after classes he rupted during protrump rally. 20 people were arrested during a free speech rally downtown. because of the violence that followed these events, police will be ready for sunday's rallies in berkeley. >>> chapman, who was scheduled to speak at the patriot prayer rally was sent to jail today for his role in violent protest earlier this year. kyle chapman did not. >> a plea in court today, however, the judge did set restrictions that could effect his plans to rally this weekend. alisa harrington has the details. >> in alameda county superior court judge ordered kyle chapman, a far right activists known to stay away from sunday's rally in berkeley. chapman, seen here in his mug shot, was arraigned on felony weapons charges friday morning. this stems from a bloody protest in berkeley back in march. the district attorney charged him from the illegal possession of a stick they say he used to beat people. he now has to stay 300 yards outside of civic ce

department. >> when the berkeley police department mobilizes more resources to prevent people from engaining in anti-fascist community self-defense than to defer groups in the name of racial pride, that is white supremacy. >> which is absurd. i mean, you don't fight bullies by being a bully. what we saw yesterday was the antifa being violent. >> reporter: these are the booking photos of 11 of the 13 people arrested sunday. only three are from berkeley. the rest from out of town or out of state. there may be more arrests to come, as police study video. police imposed new rules this time, including searching people for weapons, having physical separation between both sides and arresting people who covered their faces. >> it is unconstitutional. we have never arrested people for wearing a mask and not committing other crimes. >> reporter: but the mayor credits the new tactics helping police keep things safe. there were six injured, two hospitalized. it did not turn into another charlottesville, as feared by some. >> we're here to claim a victory against forces of white supremacy,

in court documents, uc berkeley police say he admitted to setting the five alarm fires and several others using a cigarette lighter he had in his pocket. >> good thing they got him. >> reporter: people are stunned what else he is accused of. police say it began early this morning when he pointed a gun at two people. the suspect chased them and rammed them with a car he was driving and forcing them to crash. >> driving down this winding road is insane already. it is mind blown that could happen here. >> reporter: it easily could have been them. >> they are grateful somebody is in custody for the bizarre case of road rage that police say led to arson. >> this could have been worse than it was. >> reporter: we are told he pled not guilty to arson, assault, and attempted robbery. he he is due to be back in court next week. jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. you can follow her tweets along with other reporters. >> the man was killed right in front of his wife. this is a live look in front of the store. you can see it is closed. it is in east san jose. the store was owned by

leslie brinkley has the story. >> reporter: when the berkeley police department mobilizes more resources to prevent people from engaging in anti-fascist community self-defense than it does to deter groups known to incite fatal acts of violence in the name of racial pride, that is white supremacy. >> which is absurd. i mean, you don't fight bullies by being a bully. what we saw yesterday was the black block were the ones, an antifa were the ones being violent. >> reporter: these are the booking photos of 11 of the 13 people arrested at sunday's protest. only three are from berkeley, the rest from out of town or out of state. there may be more arrests to come as police study video. police imposed new rules this time including searching people for weapons before they could enter the park, having physical separation between both sides and arresting people who covered their faces. it is unconstitutional. we have never arrested people for wearing a mask and not committing other crimes. >> reporter: but berkeley's mayor credits the new tactics as helping police keep things relatively safe. two

berkeley. the rest were from out of town or out of state. >> the people who were the aggressors were not the police, they were the antifa who went after right-wing protesters and the police. i know a lot of people in the community are upset by their presence at the protests, and the fact that they committed violence. because it really cheapens the message. >> our experience on the streets was that we were defended by people who came as anti-fascists. >> reporter: some community groups who marched in the protest said today they are upset with the media for showing video of the skirmishes, including an alt-right organizer being chased and pepper sprayed. >> our position is, that the bay area, california stood up yesterday against nazis, white supremacists. >> reporter: and some of these organizers are upset at berkeley police for what they say were tactics that supported white supremacists. >> that their intent was to criminalize those who were here to defend communities in berkeley. >> reporter: police enforced new city rules and arrested people for wearing masks. they put up barriers and searched p

berkeley hills. alfredo bautista was arrested last week for a road rage incident. police say he pointed a rifle at two people and ramped them as they were driving on grizzly peak. as police were investigating, they determined he also started that fire that burned 20 acres along grizzly peak the same day. henry lee talked exclusively to one of the victims about the road rage incident. what did she tell you?>>reporter: the victim says the suspect rammed her at high- speed, not far from where police say he started a fire in the hills of uc berkeley. alfredo bautista is in jail charged with crimes including arson for using a cigarette lighter to start the grizzly peak fire on wednesday. the fire burned 20 acres, injured a firefighter and took days to control. police say the crimes those crimes began that morning when he pointed a rifle at a couple. he got into a stolen car and chased her. >> i was going 75 miles an hour down that road trying to get away from him. he kept driving next to me and was aiming the gun at me. >>reporter: that wasn't all.>> when i got away he's tried

(pam) u-c berkeley police say, the fire is being investigated specifically.. as a reckless wildland fire causing injury. but cal-fire ==the lead investigator-- is not saying that, at this point. today, oakland police confirmed, a man who allegedly pulled out a weapon after a crash along grizzly peak ... has been arrested by u-c berkeley police. however, o-p-d has not confirmed whether he is connected to the fire. the fire has burned 20 acres and is 50 percent contained it has burned along both sides of grizzly peak boulevard between south park drive and centennial drive. that stretch of road will stay closed until 8- pm friday night (grant) this fire is burning in the same area as the 19-91 firestorm in the oakland hills. that fire killed more than two dozen people and burned thousands of homes. it is still considered one of the worst fires in u-s history. and the deadly disaster later triggered a debate about the dangers of non-native trees in the east bay hills. (pam) since the fire in 19-ninety-one, there has been an ongoing effort in the east bay hills to k

department. >> when the berkeley police department mobilizes more resources to prevent peoplegaining in anti-fascist community self-defense than to defer groups in the name of racial pride, that is white supremacy. >> which is absurd. i mean, you don't fight bullies by being a bully. what we saw yesterday was the antifa being violent. >> reporter: these are the booking photos of 11 of the 13 people arrested sunday. only three are from berkeley. the rest from out of town or out of state. there may be more arrests to come, as police study video. police imposed new rules this time, including searching people for weapons, having physical separation between both sides and arresting people who covered their faces. >> it is unconstitutional. we have never arrested people for wearing a mask and not committing other crimes. >> reporter: but the mayor credits the new tactics helping police keep things safe. there were six injured, two hospitalized. it did not turn into another charlottesville, as feared by some. >> we're here to claim a victory against forces of white supremacy, alt-rig

. >>> berkeley police say new tactics helped control last weekend's big crowds. what they did that helped keep damage and conflict to a minimum. >>> welcome back. >>> at a barbershop form in richmond, the conversation turned to race relations in the police. this was at the platinum trend barbershop on hilltop fall road. talking but the gap between law enforcement and the community. it's a monthly form hosted by paul chambers that started last year. it was held last night in richmond for the first time. people talked about white supremacy, the violence in charlottesville and president trump's reversal of a ban on local police getting surplus military gear. the next forum will be in oakland september 18. >>> you've heard of, the talk, parents tell the kids about the birds and the bees. some families of color have a different kind of talk. they talk about power, the police and skin color. alex and dewayne walton say the conversation started after an incident with a police officer that left them feeling as though they were racially profiled. that night the couple sai

berkeley police are setting up a car free zone to a vote -- avoid a repeat of charlottesville. no cars will be allowed to park along the perimeter of the park. >> we can talk specifics in terms of what tactics we are using just because we want to plan further for any possibilities. it's a fluid thing.>>reporter: there are hundreds of people with unions and groups that plan to counter protest. one member criticized the mayor for encouraging people to stay away. >> there's a way that berkeley is running scared, they are so worried about what's going to happen. the fascists have one. >>reporter: before the news conference, a transgender woman organizing the right-wing rally spoke up. she represents a group no to marxism. >> we have nothing to do with charlottesville, it's ridiculous that we have something to do with the horror, i do not support white supremacy, it's not allowed at my rally. we do not want racist people there or violent people. if anyone has the intent of alan do not come. >>reporter: city officials say there are alternative events scheduled for berkeley sunday. he

you don't know what they're really thinking. >> berkeley police aren't saying how much longer they'll be keeping an extra eye on the three top dog restaurants. in berkeley, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a young woman killed by police when they mistook her power drill for a gun. at 10:30, how her parents are working with police three years later. >> that's all we can do, to try to influence change so other families don't go through this nightmare. >> and a reclusive man gets some attention in a big way, shooting off his rifle toward caltrans and the chp. we track the lake county manhunt. >> unseasonably cool weather fell over the bay area this afternoon, but i am tracking a warmup for the days ahead. i'll have a look at what you can expect for tomorrow. vo: whenever a craving hits, vo: jack's got your back. jack: somebody craving my smoky jack burger? vo: the smoky jack burger combo for $4.99. vo: hickory-smoked bacon, smoked cheddar cheese, vo: all on an artisan poppyseed bun. vo: plus fries and a refreshing drink. vo: all for just $4.99. man: thanks, jack! jack: you're welcome. vo:

. >>> the berkeley police department used new tactics to control the protest. >> we try to have smaller teams of officers that can intervene in an altercation quickly. we have officers at access points and they were there to remind them what they say the ordinance was and what it covered and what people were not allowed to bring in. >> berkeley police say they try to enforce regulations on band items like pepper spray and sticks. they also put up barricades to protect pedestrians in case someone try to use a car to one over protesters like in charlottesville. >>> a barbershop form in richmond, the conversation turned to race relations in the police. it was at the platinum trends barbershop on hilltop mall road to talk about the gap between law enforcement and the community. it's a form posted by ktvu's paul chambers the started last year . people spoke about the white supremacy and violence in charlottesville in president trump's reversal on a ban on local police getting surplus military gear. the next form will be in oakland on september 18. >>> you've heard of the talk where parents t

. >> reporter: according to berkeley police, six people were hurt, two people were arrested for felony assault, 11 others were arrested for trying to bring banned items into the park. nbc bay area news. >> berkeley police said they changed their tactics to try to prevent any serious injuries. they called in extra officers earlier in the day to encircle the park with k-rails to prevent cars from being used as weapons. >>> well, saturday thousands of people took to the streets in san francisco in anti-hate rallies. the castro, mission district, civic center, people all marched and protested against a primitive conservative rally which was then canceled by the organizer. other than a few scuffles, the day was mostly peaceful. we are posting all of our coverage on nbcbayarea.com as well as facebook and twitter, and you can see our team's unique perspective. they were on the ground all day documenting the rallies and the protests, including this woman's story. she told police -- she told nbc bay area, police arrested her with no warning. >> happening today a hearing on judge aaron perski's

veronica, berkeley police will be getting help from alameda county sheriff's deputies and uc-berkeley police. back to you. >> all right, da lin, we appreciate it. thank you. >>> now let's get to you emily turner at crissy field in san francisco. emily, we have learned the city's strategy is to choke off access to this rally. right? >> reporter: exactly. and you can see behind me all of the barricades that they have set and ready to go to put out to put that kind of strategy in place. there's only one entrance. it will be difficult to get here but the folks from the patz the "patriot prayer" rally are not going to -- but the folks from the "patriot prayer" rally are not going to let them stop them. they are urging people to get here early to be sure they can attend. >> the mayor of san francisco, i don't even know what his name is. i don't care what his name s the truth is, is he truly against hate and violence? then he would go out on it and he would go out and say i disavow all the violence of anarchists and "antifa" and disvow all hate. no, no, no. that's fine. it's fine to burn dow

berkeley police are setting up a car free zone to avoid a repeat of the deadly incident in charlottesville, from noon friday until late sunday night no cars will be allowed to park along the perimeter of the park.>> we can't talk about specifics and the tactics, we want to plan for any possibilities. it's fluid. >>reporter: there are hundreds who have said they plan to counter protest. one member is criticizing the mayor for encouraging people to stay away. >> there's a way that berkeley is running scared because they're worried. then the fascists have won.>>reporter: before the news conference, a transgender woman organizing the right-wing rally spoke up. she represents the group, no to marxism. >> we have nothing to do with charlottesville, it's ridiculous that we have something to do with the horror that went on. white % supremacy is not allowed. if anybody is coming with intent of violence do not come. >>reporter: officials say there are alternatives for sunday. henry lee.>>> police in san francisco are preparing for a rally at crissy field saturday. patriot prayer is the organizer. na

. >> reporter: berkeley police say they have learned from events. they will have a large police presence and will confiscate items that could be used as weapons. >> if they are bringing those items and don't relinquish them at points when they come into the park, it is a citable arrestable offense. >> reporter: the city is finalizing plans on how to handle the events. also finalizing items that won't be aloud. they will release the list tomorrow. jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >> temporarily removing mailboxes. they are all near the cal campus and civic center park. back in february, protesters damaged several mailboxes. >>> in the south bay students made their voices heard. san jose is cancelling a class scheduled to be taught by a controversial professor. it all centers around sexual harassment allegations. >> reporter: well that is right. the second class that he was supposed to teach has also now been taken away from him and that generatesed a lot of strong but mixed emotions on campus. a growing number of graduating students reached out to m

she claims she asked berkeley police to escort her to and from the event but was denied. >> there is a quandary whether to show up or not show up and give energy to the extreme right or not. >> reporter: the city is preparing for large crowds. parking has been restricted near the park and large mailboxes have been removed from the area. berkeley has prohibited certain items including kites, poles and skateboards and there will be additional staffing for the event. in berkeley, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> we have had crews covering the protest and uploading video and information in realtime. and tomorrow we will do the same. stay up to date by downloading our app, and on our website, www.nbcbayarea.com. you can sign up for breaking news e-mail alerts. >>> oakland firefighters are heading to texas to help in hurricane harvey recovery where the second storm related death was just reported. you're going to see incredible video of the storm emerging. this shows the strongest part of hurricane harvey passing through fulton, texas. it ripped a path of destruction across coastal te

are driven completely out of the bay area, off of our campuses and out of the white house. >> berkeley police have been gearing up for these events all week. they say they still will have a strong presence there tomorrow. >>> because of these planned protests, ac transit is detouring from downtown berkeley and surrounding areas tomorrow. b.a.r.t. will continue to operate through the weekend. >>> this is video of daly city man kyle chapman, known as the base stick man. he's walking out of jail here, released on $135,000 bail. chapman was formally charged for his role in a rally in berkeley last march. you might remember he became a viral sensation with right-wing supporters after video emerged of him fighting with a billy club at several rallies. the judge ordered chapman to stay 300 yards away from tomorrow's rally at civic center park in berkeley. be sure to stay with us through the weekend for the latest from both berkeley and san francisco. it's currently the top story on nbcbayarea.com. our website, our facebook and twitter feeds are great resources when news breaks. >>> firefighters quic

as you mentioned, berkeley police ended up arrested 13 people and six of them injured. they feel it could have been far more violent, but armed protesters were allowed to march right in civic center plaza behind me and that was not the game plan. sunday's anti hate rally in berkeley started with peaceful signs. then a wave of black clad men and women showed up. >> it could have been much worse. and we did the best we could to prevent what happened in charlottesville in our city. >> reporter: he points out the pr prim meters around the bark and did do what it was planned. >> i think more people wuould have been in harms way if there was a clash between the police. because it would have escalated and spiralled out of control. >> given up a control point is a strategy that i have heard before. >> reporter: former chief of the san francisco police department. he worried about the precedence this will set allowing any armed group into a peaceful protest. >> if nobody gets killed, it is okay. if only ten people go to the hospital it is okay. if they only do $3 million in prop