now looking at video of that suspect in that vehicle who has been in this vehicle here at the chevron gas station for at least four hours as police attempt to negotiate with him. we saw at one point it looked like he was holding a cellphone, perhaps talking to law enforcement that way, but obviously officers out here are taking their time and being very careful. we'll continue to monitor this situation and bring you updates both online and of course tomorrow morning. live in martinez, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >>> melanie, thank you. >>> our other top story, the free speech showdown involving conservative commentator ann coulter, what many people feared in berkley did not happen because she did not appear. >> protesters showed up. new since 6:00, we learned seven people were arrest. lisa is live in berkley with how the demonstration was different from others we have seen recently. lisa. >> reporter: berkley police made five of those arrests, and as someone who has been here for the other two protests that took place across the street at civic center park, that did turn violent, i can tell yo

now looking at video of that suspect in that vehicle who has been in this vehicle here at the chevron gas station for at least four hours as police attempt to negotiate with him. we saw at one point it looked like he was holding a cellphone, perhaps talking to law enforcement that way, but obviously officers out here are taking their time and being very careful. we'll continue to monitor this situation and bring you updates both online and of course tomorrow morning. live in martinez, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >>> melanie, thank you. >>> our other top story, the free speech showdown involving conservative commentator ann coulter, what many people feared in berkley did not happen because she did not appear. >> protesters showed up. new since 6:00, we learned seven people were arrest. lisa is live in berkley with how the demonstration was different from others we have seen recently. lisa. >> reporter: berkley police made five of those arrests, and as someone who has been here for the other two protests that took place across the street at civic center park, that did turn violent, i can tell yo

officers spotted the suspect a few hours later pulling him over near the chevron gas station. the suspect refused to get out of his car and at one point, was seen holding a gun to his head. swat team spending hours negotiating with the suspect, but he fused to leave the car. residents are asked to shelter in place. elizabeth's daughter cannot get into her home. >> the swat team came in and they told her to go to a neighbor's house. >> reporter: the daughter spent the night in her detached graduating for the standoff to end. >> this has been going on since last night. she says you won't believe this, but i am still stuck. >> reporter: the standoff forcing nearby county offices to close. now, police haven't given us many details as to the identities of the suspect or the victim. but, we have been told it appears that they were dating. reporting live in martinez, i'm jessica flores, kpix5. >>> police have arrested a man suspected of starting three fire bombings including one in front of the police department. police say the first incident happened around 10:00 last night. at an a

negotiators are talking to a man sitting in a silver car just on the other side of a chevron gas station from our view. let's look from sky ranger. you can see from above there is a residential area on the other side. people are being told to stay indoors while this all unfolds. police say the suspect is armed and dangerous. there are a lot of police officers in the area. they are shining a light at the suspect's car. he's sitting in the front seat. and we have seen him hold what looks like a gun to his head while showing police his other hand and talking to negotiators. this all started around 1:30 this afternoon. police say the man shot and killed a woman near larky park in walnut creek. the shooting led to a manhunt there. around 7:30 police found the man here, in martinez. they say right now they are focused on getting the suspect to surrender. we don't know the name of the woman killed or the name of the suspect police are talking to right you no. we also don't have information about their relationship for motivation for the shooting. we do know that police are very focused right no

reporter: authorities left the scene and a rush, having track to possible suspect here to a chevron gas station just off highway 4 in martinez. authorities are staying tightlipped about who the man is and whether he is armed. but as a safety measure, they have closed surrounding streets to traffic and are ordering people to stay away. those streets remain closed up moment. walnut creek police not revealing much of their strategy or talking about how much communication they have had with the suspect at this time. they released a statement a short time ago saying they are doing their best to resolve this with no more loss of life. christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> a new scandal at a high school in alameda county. the interim principal is albany high school sent this letter to the district notifying the administration was made aware of and instagram account that contains pictures of several students, some of them sexually explicit. some students at albany high school are also accused of racially charged cyber bullying and giving salutes and the highways. >>> berkeley police say the free speech showdown

there in broad daylight after an intense search for the suspect police cornered him at the chevron gas station. they surrounded his vehicle and periodically it appears the suspect will hold a gun to his head. police have been trying to get him to come out and surrender. this has been going on for 10 hours trying to get this to end peace thinkfully. they don't want any more loss of life and asking him to come out. as we learn more information about the victim and the suspect we'll bring that to you. live in martinez, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> president trump is suggesting that tensions with north korea could soon reach the boiling point if the country continues to pursue nuclear missiles. the u.s. military has put on a show of force in the region in recent days. secretary of state rex tillerson heads to the united nations to discuss applying sanctions on north korea. he also says that china has helped by informing north korea that if they did conduct further nuclear tests beijing would impose sanctions. the republican plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act is on hold again aft