if you can get to chrissy field, today? >> reporter: absolutely. the streets are open and they had planned on changing a lot of routes. all of those routes are now back to normal and they are back to their normal saturday schedule but you might want to keep an eye on twitter when it comes to it's because they also say this is going to be a fluid situation. not only around here but alamo square and city hall. >> many people think that protesters may still show up today. scott weiner last of the group's last-minute change saying "they did this after the national park service correctly placed significant security conditions on the permit including not carrying anything that could be used as a weapon." he went on to say patriot prayer is not simply free- speech but they want to create a volatile and chaotic, violent to the box. several other rallies are planned including a gathering in ocean beach where volunteers will create a huge human heart and counter protesters at the civic center will host an interface -- or, interface groups will host an event.

, the 28th from 2:00 to 5:00 here in chrissy field.ional park service says, by law, they have to grant first amendment permits. but some we talked to don't want them here. >> free speech when it's tied to violence, which is what this is, and which breeds violence. i mean, it's the first thing. it's based on hate and then it causes people -- what they don't understand about this free speech is it causes the kinds of consequences we saw in virginia. >> reporter: so that ralley will be here next saturday, the 26th. then a rally is also plachbed then a rally is also plachbed for berke lib, the marksism in america has organized that one for the 27th. one will be from 1:00 to 5:00 and that will be in civic center park in berkeley. counterprotests are expect the at both events. we asked the organizer here at chrissy field why san francisco. he said because there's a lot of intolerance here for different ideas and beliefs. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc >>> protests against the white supremacists? virginia are intensifyin

chrissy field is under federal jurisdiction, not local control. a right-wing group called patriot prayer received a permit from the national park service to protest there. in the shadow of the golden gate bridge. now, in daily meetings, the city and public safety agencies are demanding restrictions they hope will keep san francisco from becoming another charlottesville. >> primary concern is guns. i think guns and weapons of any kind, be it concealed weapons, sticks, poles. >> reporter: other restrictions could include a limit on the number of participants, and how much of chrissy field they can occupy. and the group's request for live music could be denied. the feds are expecting san francisco police to help with security which the mayor calls unfair. and even if the event is canceled at the last minute, officers could still face chaos. >> in the possibility that that event does not go through, we will be prepared for protests, demonstrations, first amendment activity, that type of thing, throughout san francisco. >> mayor lee is planning to coun

. >>> ed lee wants people to ignore a rally this saturday at chrissy field and is teaming up with the human rights commission to hold a counterrally outside city hall. the mayor says there is no place for hate-filled speech in san francisco. >> maybe we should not dig fie this event by going to chrissy field. >> reporter: another event will be held in the castro district. the patriot prayer rally begins at 2:00 p.m. on saturday. >>> the violence and hate across the country have forced the cancellation of a play. >> that play features actors portraying members of the kkk. cornell barnard has more. >> it hurt deeply. to do it. >> reporter: a few props are all that is left for the play "the foreigner" a comedy farce which involves controversial characters. >> the foreigner involves the appearance of the ku klux klan. for the the artistic director says the play was cast and set to open next month but after seeing clashes in charlottesville she is cancelling the show. >> everything broke loose in our country. and so i -- i became very concerned about doing this play. >> reporter: response

all of this in opposition to that controversial event planned at chrissy field saturday."course have the right to have their own opinions, that is what america is all about. expressing ( pam ) here is a map from the national park service of where the rally is set to take place. "patriot prayer" has a permit for zone one .... that is closest to the water. several roads are going to be closed off on saturday .. because of the rally. we have a full list on kron four dot com. ( pam ) the south parking lot of the golden gate bridge is going to be closed on saturday as well... that is on the san francisco side. muni is also rerouting several bus routes... and is shutting down some light rail and cable car lines as well. this is due to the multiple rallies planned that day throughout the city. (steve) in berkeley... the city is preparing for a white nationalist rally at martin luther king junior civic center park sunday... and, hundreds, if not, thousands of counter protestors. today, the counter protestors, who call themselves anti-facists... say they intend to gather peacefull

of course, the original demonstration was planned over at chrissy field by the patriots or prayer group. that got canceled. they were going to move to the square where counter protesters mobilized. that event was canceled. and then other groups also decided to start marching so they could show their numbers and converge together. a couple of them converged here. the mayor and police chief wrapped up their news conference a few minutes ago. here is what the mayor said about how san francisco responded to these groups. >> they marched in mission, in alamo square. they marched all throughout the city with that basic theme that we're going to resist hate. we're going to make sure our city is hate, and they marched for each other. they yelled and screamed for each other and they made sure that the themes of love and compassion dominated over hate speech and insighting violence. and this remains a fluid situation because as we understand right now, the organizer of that original group, the patriot for prayer group is over at chrissy field for the moment. there is a counter protest there. that

. >>> ed lee wants people to ignore a rally this saturday at chrissy field and is teaming up with the human rights commission to hold a counterrally outside city hall. the mayor says there is no place for hate-filled speech in san francisco. >> maybe we should not dig fie this event by going to chrissy field. >> reporter: another event will be held in the castro district. the patriot prayer rally begins at 2:00 p.m. on saturday. >>> the violence and hate across the country have forced the cancellation of a play. >> that play features actors portraying members of the kkk. cornell barnard has more. >> it hurt deeply. to do it. >> reporter: a few props are all that is left for the play "the foreigner" a comedy farce which involves controversial characters. >> the foreigner involves the appearance of the ku klux klan. for the the artistic director says the play was cast and set to open next month but after seeing clashes in charlottesville she is cancelling the show. >> everything broke loose in our country. and so i -- i became very concerned about doing this play. >> reporter: response

at chrissy field. several counter protests are scheduled for the same time and location. there are also events planned in the a the afternoon. we have details on abc7news.com. >>> next, a live update from berkeley, by faces its own dilemma. >>> next, hear why a cal scientist resigned a prominent position at the white house. >>> i'm spencer christian. i have a forecast i think you'll like, coming up. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, clearing a path to >>> now to the east bay, and the latest developments about political protests this weekend. >> sunday's planned rally in berkeley billed as an anti-marxist demonstration is spurring a host of events in the east bay. >> laura anthony is live now from berkeley with that part of the story. laura? >> reporter: hi, dan. one of those events just about to get under way here at the congregation here, an event called one america movement. it's designed to bring people together starting with conversation, not confrontation. >> people can walk down the street in charlottesville, screaming "jews will not replace us." >> reporter: it's an emotion

canceled at chrissy field may attend today. she is reconsidering whether or not to show up at all. >> we hope that the community will persuade people. >> the quandary is whether to show up or not to show up, whether to give attention and energy to the extreme right or not. >> parking is restricted in some areas and large mailboxes have been removed from the area for the time being and the city is prohibiting a number including pipes, poles and skateboards. because of the planned protest ac transit is detouring away from downtown berkeley and the surrounding areas today. b.a.r.t., however, will continue to operate through the week. in san francisco this was the scene as thousands of people peacefully marched in solidarity. it was an effort to voice opposition to a planned right-wing demonstration that was canceled at the last minute. why the mayor, ed lee, is calling this a victory against hate. >> reporter: they rallied in alamo square. and they had a die-in in the mission, response to the patriot prayer right-wing protests pla

. >> reporter: the organizer of saturday's event at chrissy field is telling everyone that the permit will be issued. meantime, the golden gate national recreation area has not confirmed that. now, also when asked if security will be as tight as it was during the super bowl city in early 2016, the mayor of san francisco said, i think even tighter. this is what we might see on saturday during the patriot prayer rally, a tightly secured rally at chrissy field like the one in june 2016. san francisco's mayor ed lee is concerned that weapons could be secretly brought in given the many vulnerable spots. >> if we had a condition as we wish for no weapons and no guns, it would be easy for poo poo p penetrate those. >> reporter: joe gibson of patriot prayer checked the box yes if there is any reason to believe there will be attempts to disrupt, protest, or prevent your event. gibson, who leads the organization, told his facebook followers, good news. police have a robust plan to ship rally attendees from a parking lot to chrissy field and back. >> maybe we ought to consider not dignifying thi

. >> maybe we ought to consider not dignifying going to chrissy field. >> reporter: we tested this idea out on the street. >> i think people should go. yeah, i think people should go and voice their opinion, you know. >> i say just ignore the whole thin and don't even dignify it. >> reporter: the organizer is gearing up for saturday. he posted on his facebook page, good news, police have a robust plan to ship rally attendees from a parking lotle to chrissy field and back. we asked police this morning about that claim. >> we don't speak to operational plans. again, we -- i can't speak to that. i don't know about that information, and we're just planning for demonstrations. >> reporter: you can tell the national park service is busy, i called several times, several numbers this morning. they all go straight to voice mail and the voice mailboxes are full. i just tried texting and got a response from a spokesperson, he just wrote, no news yet. at this point, the national park service hasn't even confirmed whether they have approved the permit for saturday's rally. live in san francisco, amy

at chrissy field. several counter protests are scheduled for the same time and location. there are also events planned in the a the afternoon. we have details on abc7news.com. >>> next, a live update from berkeley, by faces its own dilemma. >>> next, hear why a cal scientist resigned a prominent position at the white house. >>> i'm spencer christian. i have a forecast i think you'll like, coming up. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, >>> new at 6:00 tonight, clearing a path to food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. >>> now to the east bay, and the latest developments about political protests this weekend. >> sunday's planned rally in berkeley billed as an anti-marxist demonstration is spurring a host of events in the east bay. >> laura an

>>reporter: chrissy field in san francisco, a breathtaking spot for family, and children, but not for hateful speech. that's according to san francisco mayor ed lee, other city leaders and house -- they're blasting the decision by the nation pal park service to grant a permit to a group called patriot prayer for an event at chrissy field on august 26th. >> we are not welcoming this group into san francisco to promote hate. and we think that the national park service without adequate evaluation and conditions would do just that. and would increase opportunity for violence. >> city officials are demanding that the park service -- where a man drove a car into a crowd. >> these groups promote racism, they promote hate, they promote violence, they promote all the things that we are against here in san francisco. >> the mayor wrote a letter to the superintendent of the golden gate national recreation area which is part of the park service. the letter says in part this permit has been granted without the necessary contingencies to protect the public and with the expectation that the city of

. >> reporter: the group he's referring to is patriot prayer scheduled to rally at chrissy field. the organizer said they don't want violence either. >> if you participate in starting this war, okay? you're not going to win. both sides will lose. >> reporter: the strategy behind the go fund me campaign is similar to one adopted in 2014 by the residents of a small german town who wanted to get rid of neo-nazi marchers. >> one year they came up with the idea that to sponsor each marcher by donating tenure ohs to an extremist group. that's how the idea started. >> reporter: all the money raised in the adopt-a-nazi campaign will go to the southern poverty law center in alabama fighting bigotry and hate. the organizers say they have five more days before the rally, enough time they say to raise even more money. in san francisco, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco city officials could find out as early as tomorrow whether a permit will be allowed for the patriot prayer group to hold a rally at chrissy field on saturday. the area is under federal, not local control. the natio

this after canceling the chrissie field rally too. >> i'm not here to fight them. i want them to see i am a career white woman not here to take their crap. >> reporter: at alamo square, there was one arrest and people had to push the crowd back. one person was detained after jumping a barricade, while one group disperse d, another grew. hundreds marched through the castro and eventually arrived at civic center plaza, joining a second group for the peace, love and understanding rally. >> wanted to show up, but also show up in a place that would be safe for our family. >> reporter: children played and families gathered for the shared message, which the mayor supported, while continuing to denounce the patriot prayer rally. >> if people want to have a stage in san francisco, they better have a message that contributes to people's lives rather than find ways to hurt them. >> reporter: in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >>> yesterday did not turn out the way the leader of the patriot prayer group had planned. joey gibson said he wanted to hold a press con

abc 7 news reporter 'em hollyfield live in chrissy field this morning. >> reporter: hi, rgie.roup called patriot prayer has applied for a first amendment permit to hold a rally here at chrissy field, that would be next saturday, august the 26th. the group plans to be here that afternoon from about 2 clock to 5:00. the national park service says by law they have to grant first amendment permits. the organizer told us in an interview from the washington why he will be bringing his group to san francisco. >> like portland for example is an area where they for some reason they try to stay say they're unone of the most tolerant cities in the country but it's the opposite. they're extremely intolerant when it comes to different ideas and beliefs. they're extremely intolerant towards christians and so san francisco can be like that too. >> reporter: another group, no at one is scheduled for berkeley next sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 in civic sfer park. counterprotests are being organize and are expected to be at the rallies. the national park service says officials are working with city

. >> reporter: the organizer of saturday's event at chrissy field is telling everyone that the permit will be issued. meantime, the golden gate national recreation area has not confirmed that. now, also when asked if security will be as tight as it was during the super bowl city in early 2016, the mayor of san francisco said, i think even tighter. this is what we might see on saturday during the patriot prayer rally, a tightly secured rally at chrissy field like the one in june 2016. san francisco's mayor ed lee is concerned that weapons could be secretly brought in given the many vulnerable spots. >> if we had a condition as we wish for no weapons and no guns, it would be easy for

after plans for a patriot prayer rally at chrissy field were scrapped, the group announced plans to come here. but the barricades were up, and police in full force, as were protesters carrying anti-hate signs. the patriot prayer group was nowhere to be seen. >> they should hide, because i just see it's a lot of love is always going to push hate back. >> i think they were outnumbered. they realized it wasn't going to be as easy as they thought. >> reporter: but protesters marched, and the patriot prayer rally organizer secretly announced a press conference at a park in pacifica. >> i have to go from spot to spot unannounced. otherwise we'll have a thousand ninjas show up to try to kill me. it's wrong to call us white supremacists when that's a lie. >> the man reason they keep coming at us for white supremacy, for the past two years, i've been saying there's an attack on white people in america. >> reporter: mayor ed lee ramped up security efforts and told the group it wasn't welcome, but he said in that politicians are just grand standing. >> my message is simple. it's about love, peace,

at san francisco's chrissy field. >> we're preparing to facilitate first amendment activities. we won't tolerate violence. >> trying to keep the peace for the weekend right wing rally. >>> and the president's plan for u.s. forces in afghanistan. we'll talk with an expert about the changes in store for the u.s. military and the chances of success. the four on 2 starts now. the see lar eclipse making a rare appearance looking at the skies with special eyeglasses. welcome to the 4:00 on 2, i'm cristina rendon. >> make k a challenge to those in the bay area, but not no. problems in the south bay, that's where jessie is. >> reporter: guy, that's right. and like the sky itself, things here have slowly returned to normal. but for a few fleeting moments, everyone on the same page. enjoying the same tingle of excitement at the loss of illumination. for a little more than an hour monday morning, the court outside santa clara university's school of business was prime seating for the dimming of the light. >> very exciting, i'm happy to be here, won't want to miss this. >> reporter: upwards

the police chief reacting to the national parks service to edition the patriot prayer really at chrissy field center. >> these people are coming into our city to recount -- have it. >> we will not let this reality terrace apart. >> it became more real after a rally in charlottesville turned deadly of white supremacists showed up with counter practice -- clashed with counter protesters. >> i asked them to honor our request and not dignify people who are coming in here under the guise of patriot and prayer words. >> that means not going 2:00 p.m. >> no guns will be allowed within the permitted areas. >> the national park service issued 26 permit conditions including no firearms, sticks, large back packs, animals or bicycles or anything that be -- that would be used as a weapon. >> by the way it's on our dime. >> even though it's on federal land they will provide security . some have criticized city leaders saying they should not try to squelch free speech but they said the patriot prayer group is only here to stir up trouble. >> we will not let this really destroy our city and we will do whatev

patriot prayer has already obtained a permit for an event at chrissy field on saturday, august 26th. the golden gate recreation area that oversees that land where chrissy field sits, tells the chronicle that park officials are reviewing the situation and are assessing the safety issues that potentially could surround the rally at this time and obviously making plans for both the rally and the counter protesters. you can imagine with both of these events, the event in san francisco and the one in berkeley, they are expecting a large amount of counter protesters. once you get them down here in large numbers, the concern is the confrontation and the potential for violence and city leaders here and across the bay in san francisco making plans already. >> thank you. >>> new details in a shooting on a bay area freeway. coming up at 7:30, what police believe caused a gunman to open fire on 880 yesterday. >>> up next, we're less than a week away from the solar eclipse. where you need to be to see it in its totality and the view you will see if you stay home in the bay area. >>> good morning.

it's go back to the desk. >>> there will be a large police presence at san francisco's chrissy fieldhis weekend. the national park service has granted permit for controversial rally we have the reports of safety cautions the reasoning behind issuing the permit. >> reporter: the national park service says they will not deny the first amendment rights of rally organizers. the group patriots prayer a right wing organization is putting on this event saturday afternoon here at chrissy field and security in this area will be extremely tight and as a matter of fact, the whole area around chrissy filled will be locked down. it will be closed to cars and bicycles on saturday. anyone coming into this area have to pass through a screening checkpoint and that is an effort to keep weapons out of here. they will be a huge number of police officers on hand to control the crowds here. obviously, city officials and police are hoping to avoid clashes with counter protesters. the mayor yesterday urged the public to ignore the right wing rally that he says promotes hatred and intolerance. however, a rep

chrissy field is under federal jurisdiction, not local control. and the park service has approved a permit for a group called patriot mare. t -- patriot prayer. but the mayor wants restrictions. >> my concern is guns. guns and weapons of any kind, be it concealed weapons, sticks, poles. >> reporter: other redirections could include a limit on the participants and how much of the field they can occupy. and the group's request for live music could be denied. they are expecting san francisco police to help with security, which the mayor calls unfair. even if the event is canceled at the last minute, officers could still face chaos. >> the possibility that event does not go through, we will be prepared for protests, demonstrations, that type of thing, throughout san francisco. >> reporter: the city hopes the unity rallies will offer a peaceful outlet. one at noon friday on the steps of city hall. the other saturday afternoon at civic city plaza. >>> representative nancy skinner filed a bill to strengthen california's hate crime statue to include those

still ahead, it appears a right wing rally set for chrissy field will take place. coming up at 6:00, the latest about security plans and what people who go to rally will encounter as they arrive. >>> and for the second time this month, [indiscernible]. later on, we're going to see what's being done to make sure this doesn't happen again. >>> so far, traffic on the bay bridge is what will slow you. you may want to consider using the san mateo bridge. we'll tell you happened on the san francisco bridge that may make that commute slow. >>> the fog ramped up and it's making a good push from marine and -- it was not the case yesterday. >>> we're learning more about security measures planned for organizers who are planning a right wing rally. that's happening in san francisco this weekend while bay and city leaders are waiting to find out if the national park service will give them a final permit for the event. >>> we have to close down our government. >> president trump talking immigration last night as protestors in arizona clash with the police. what the president sai

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police have a robust plan to ship rally attendees from a parking lot to chrissy field and back. >> maybe we ought to consider not dignifying this event by going there. >> reporter: now the mayor's office and the human rights commission are promoting united against hate. this friday at civic center plaza. the mayor writes hate-filled speech has no place in san francisco. >> the message is let's come together. this is not about promoting another event but how we promote san francisco. >> reporter: other community leaders are promoting their own events. there will be one in the castro district on saturday at noon. if approved, the patriot prayer rally will begin at 2:00 in the afternoon, ending at 5: leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> at an eveevent, congresswom jackie spear accused a right wing group of confrontation. >> wt they're doing is manipulating. they have small numbers and small resources. they see this as an opportunity to go to very blue areas where they will not be met with the warmth and revelry, and try to gin up more support for their organization with members. >> she says sh

. >> reporter: even though chrissy field is in san francisco, it is on federal property. so after learning that the park service approved a permit for a right wing rally in the coming weeks, the mayor and police chief spoke out very clearly today about their concern for public safety at this normally family friendly location. we have reached out to the golden gate recreation area many times and have yet to hear back about their permit conditions for this controversial event. >> we are not welcoming this group into san francisco to promote hate. >> reporter: but the mayor thinks the national park service did just that when they permitted a right wing rally on august 26th. >> unless they are totally ignorant of the kinds of things that have happened, particularly in charlottesville, they're playing with fire. >> reporter: chrissy field is national park service property. the group applied for first amendment permit. the same group held a rally in seattle on sunday. gibson denies his group is about hate. >> if they say things out of ignorance, then they're stoking the flames

the mayor of san francisco is asking people to stay away from tomorrow's rally at chrissy field which has been granted a permit. the mayor of berkeley is repeating the same thing in regards to an anti marches rally that organizers say will go on as planned on sunday despite the permit request being denied by the city. >> and happening now a rally is just kicking off on the steps of san francisco city hall. its being called a unite against hate rally. one of several that have been organized as an alternative for people who want to counter protest tomorrow's prayer rally. >> we are live now from just outside of city hall. a good crowd so far? >> reporter: i think that the mayor wanted to set the tone. he wanted the public to know san francisco is a city of love and not hate. as you can see there is quite a good crowd here gathered on the sidewalk and in just moments members of glide memorial church will sing. the mayor will speak as will members of the board of supervisors who say they do not approve of the group and they don't want them in san francisco. now also taking the podium we h

this comes as the bay area is preparing for rallies to be held on august 26th at san francisco's chrissy field and august 27th at civic center park in berkeley. the question of the day, should permits be denied for rallies by controversial groups? let's look at the poll results. 57% of you say yes. 43% say no. so many tweets i cannot count. linda tweets controversial groups are fine. violent groups that promote violent and hate, deny those. even the first amendment excludes calls to violence. >>> if the group has a past history of violent actions in a rally, violence disrespect and destroying property is be protected by the first amendment. >>> the day that we start sensorring free speech is the day that we lose free speech in this country. >>> we will share your responses at 9:30. >>> president trump is tweeting about amazon this morning. the president says, quote, amazon is doing great damage to taxpayer towns cities and states throughout the u.s. are being hurt. many jobs being lost. the president has often criticized amazon and the ceo who also owns the "washington post." amazon collects s

that is why they will be at chrissy field next saturday. >> it's this group that is known to carry arms in a very public way. obviously, that instills in us the need again to re-evaluate this particular rally because it's more threatening than we have ever sought. >> chrissy field is on federal land. san francisco's city leaders want the feds to re-send the permit for the rally because they're worried about violence. the national park service is reviewing the ferment application and -- permit application and will make a discussion next week. >>> 40,000 people showed up near boston common to protest a conservative event called a free speech rally. those counterdemonstrators scuffled with police, the kind of violence we in the bay area have seen several times. kenning the craig is live with more. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine a few hours ago, the 40,000 people were behind me. police prepared for this event around the clock. tonight, they're calling it a success. is thousands of counterprotestors outnumbered conservatives who showed up for a free speech rally in downtown boston. organi

at chrissy field. the patriot prayer rally is 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. go to abc 7 news.com and the app to find out more about the man organizing the patriot prayer rally. dan noyes has a closer look at joey gibson and what he's trying do. that's at abc7news.com and on the abc 7 news app. >>> the other big rally is scheduled to take place sunday in berkeley and late today, the permit for the anti-marxist event was denied. >> that isn't expected to stop people from showing up. >> cornell is live in berkeley with the latest. >> reporter: tonight another plea to stay away from sunday's rally. this time from berkeley's police chief who says he's got a plan to curb potential violence. >> reporter: 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 a

in less than 24 hours before the planned event at chrissy field organize ergs called it off, citing safety concerns. instead, they will attend a brkeley rally on sunday. >> berkeley is a better situation because we don't feel like we are walking into a trap. it is wide open, it is an open field. >> reporter: however, patriot prayer is taking their message to alamo square for a press conference. >> they are going to come up here in this park two blocks from my house and call it a news conference. we never had a news conference up here. you know what that's about. that's just another smoke screen. it's easy to see through. >> not even overthinking it. it's just really like inappropriate, and not the place for it. >> reporter: the mayor, police chief, and other city leaders assured san franciscans that public safety is a top priority. >> no one is going home. no one is taking a vacation or thinking that this weekend is a free weekend. we are all going to be ready. >> reporter: they say contingency plans are in place to deal with changes but officials urge citizens to not engage with the right

it is scheduled for chrissy field but the national park service has yet to decide whether it will happen>> i would hope that if people turn out we have followed the example of boston where the silence was deafening. >> and the group says the rally is to celebrate a day of freedom with the first group of speakers. mayor ed lee is asking protesters to avoid the confrontation and a demonstration at the civic center instead. tensions are running high in berkeley. >> you are the fastest. >> we're the fastest. >> this is a little taste of what could happen this sunday if an unpermitted far-right rally takes place. that argument between conservatives and liberals sparked yesterday as lawmakers were trying to urge both sides to be peaceful. a far right group is planning a no marxist rally at the civic center park. >>> and happening today a generous gift from a san jose family who is grieving after a mobile home fire. >> you probably recall the fire at the mobile park that happened about a week ago. a 10-year-old girl who lived there died in the fire along with her friend and an uncle. today city

people marched and protested against a permitted rally in chrissy field which was canceled by the organizer. the day was mostly peaceful. on facebook and twitter you can see our digital team's unique perspective. they worked on the ground all day documenting the rallies and protests including this one. nbc bay area police arrested this woman. >>> and coming up southwest airlines planned a big announcement of a new destination being downgraded. the reason why. >>> a live look outside san mateo bridge on this monday morning. the bay area waking up to a brand-new day. >>> good morning. i'm landon dowdy. here are today's top business headlines. wall street could start the week off in the red. a positive week but still lower for the entire month. investors will get a lot of economic data including reports on housing, the consumer, manufacturing, auto sales and it's all topped off by the monthly jobs report. last friday the dow rose 30 points to 21,813. the nasdaq slipped five to 6265. core logic says more than 200,000 homes along the texas coast could be at risk for flood damage from hurricane a

at chrissy field. the patriot prayer rally is 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. go to abc 7 news.com and the app to find out more about the man organizing the patriot prayer rally. dan noyes has a closer look at joey gibson and what he's trying do. that's at abc7news.com and on the abc 7 news app. >>> the other big rally is scheduled to take place sunday in berkeley and late today, the permit for the anti-marxist event was denied. >> that isn't expected to stop people from showing up. >> cornell is live in berkeley with the latest. >> reporter: tonight another plea to stay away from sunday's rally. this time from berkeley's police chief who says he's got a plan to curb potential violence. >> reporter: 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 a

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in less than 24 hours before the planned event at chrissy field organize ergs called it off, citing safety concerns. instead, they will attend a brkeley rally on sunday. >> berkeley is a better situation because we don't feel like we are walking into a trap. it is wide open, it is an open field. >> reporter: however, patriot prayer is taking their message to alamo square for a press conference. >> they are going to come up here in this park two blocks from my house and call it a news conference. we never had a news conference up here. you know what that's about. that's just another smoke screen. it's easy to see through. >> not even overthinking it. it's just really like inappropriate, and not the place for it. >> reporter: the mayor, police chief, and other city leaders assured san franciscans that public safety is a top priority. >> no one is going home. no one is taking a vacation or thinking that this weekend is a free weekend. we are all going to be ready. >> reporter: they say contingency plans are in place to deal with changes but officials urge citizens to not engage with the right

people who walk or play at chrissy field are reacting to the news. abc news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more details. >> reporter: just this morning supervisor mark farrell released a statement about the planned rally, saying his office is working with the national park service to come up with the safety deal. he have's also calling on san franciscans to unite and condemn hate speech and actions. residents we spoke to this morning say they are ready. peaceful crissy field will be the site of a right wing rally next saturday. those who love this spot said this morning they hope it stays just that, peaceful. >> i think they have every right for free speech, even though i completely disagree with them, and i would hope that the police would enforce, you know, no violence. >> reporter: after the violence that erupted in charlottesville during a white nationalist demotratn,ome said t hey wished officials could keep this viewpoint from coming here. >> i am surprised that the federal government permitted it, gave them a permit here, but i think it'

find out today whether a permit will be issued tore the patriot prayer group to hold a rally at chrissy field. the area is under federal not local control. the national park service and golden gate national recreation area have approved the permit, but it hasn't yet been issued for this saturday's event. the city is demanding restrictions on weapons as well as the number of demonstrators allowed. they want to prevent what happened in charlottesville. >>> happening today, the man charged with killing an off-duty oakland firefighter will make his first court appearance. oliver junio is accused of killing jake walter and another firefighter thursday night. the second man survived and is still in the hospital. the firefighters were confronted by at least two men outside an event in the japan town neighborhood. they were shot without warning after a brief exchange of words. investigators still have not found the weapon. walters and his colleague had just graduated from the fire academy in april. >>> san francisco police are addressing ongoing complaints at delores park which are getting new attent

. >> reporter: that's one opinion tonight from a person who lives near chrissy field. nancy pelosi calls it a white supremacist rally. >> i would hope that if people turn out, we have to follow the example of boston where the silence was deafening. they spoke louder than any comment any of us could make. >> reporter: mayor ed lee is asking that people opposed forget about a confrontation and attend a countermeeting instead. organizer joey gibson promises a diverse group of speakers and condemns the recent violence in charlottesville. all available officers will be ready to keep order, permit or not. there's also an alt-right rally scheduled in berkeley on sunday. the confrontation between conservative and liberal viewpoints at civic center plaza today, congresswoman barbara lee and city officials are condemning sunday's rally and urging counterprotesters to stay away. back in san francisco people concerned about their neighborhood and their country. >> it's really not -- it's what behavior do you have. we'll see. >> reporter: the most recent patriot prayer rally was in

are three agencies working to keep the peace and that means some major travel headaches around chrissy field on saturday. take a look at this map behind me. here is the golden gate bridge for a point of reference. this is the so-called zone one for the rally. there is only one way through the marina gate. you can't drive in and bike in. it on foot. now take a look at zone two. this is blue here. this will be closed. closed to pedestrians and cars and bicycles. the goal is to keep the people in the rally away from the protesters so that zone two is the bufferer. there are several businesses now within zone two and coming up on the 6:00 newscast, we'll show you what the businesses are doing during this closure on saturday afternoon. we did send out a push alert about the permit announcement earlier today. we also live streamed the news conference this afternoon. you can sign up for the breaking news alerts through the free n brbnbc bay area app. >> charlottesville, police spent the day placing black tarps over monuments. robert e. lee were covered up. and demonstrators a white nationalist rall

share chin continues our coverage from chrissy field where restaurants -- sharon chin continues our coverage from crissy field where restaurants and businesses have been lift in limbo tonight. >> reporter: this restaurant decided not to board up its windows. it may even open tomorrow. some are in a fog about what to do. >> we do not trust what they said. we are continuing to plan for crissy field. >> reporter: supervisor mark ferrell said he's skeptical the rally at crissy field is really canceled. >> it is clear, if it wasn't before, that their intent is to cause confusion and chaos here in the city of san francisco. >> reporter: this cycle shop is among the businesses that planned to close saturday because of the controversial rally. now owner chris lane may open. >> it's probably worse than the event actually going ahead is not knowing if the event is going ahead because there's some reassurance in knowing it's going to happen and preparing for it. >> reporter: business owner fall owen said he'll determine -- paul owen said he'll determine tomorrow whether to open his bar, but he fears pa

but with far right protestorsen centre protestors and police redding to chrissy field he and his staff will be there observing. >> express yourself. but don't get physical. with anyone. >> to help monitor the event san francisco is activating the emergency operations center. . the national park service has started laying out fencing at the rally site, a large part of the press i had owe will be off limits to dars and bicycles. >> >> some centre protestors plan to participate by vote. >> we don't vermont to put our bodies at risk on the field. we have a chicken on a boat. >> janell morten and ann pru it use going to say president trump is chicken to not release tax returns. they raised $8,000 to float the chick on a yacht in photo bottoms the far right rally and accepted ago message of tolerance. >> live our lives longside all kinds of people every day and see the humanity in haul. >> reporter: it if demonstrators do end up here at san francisco general hospital needing medical treatment, staff members here are prepared to keep with opposing views separated. reporting live in san franci

shouldn't have to bear the cost of mobilizing for the right wing rally that never materialized at chrissy field. the total peeled for overtime, putting up fences and other logistical moves is being calculated. he's prepared to send the bill to the national park service who okayed the permit for the event. >>> a surprise visitor on the bay bridge this morning. the photo that you have to see that's making the round now on social media. >>> and a live look right now from our east bay hills camera. looking eastward. you can see a day heating up for us, and more intensity ahead, too, so at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> oh, deer. the hp is trying to figure out how a four-legg

we have upcoming -- the chrissy field rally by right wing groups, two local men who lost their jobs aftert was revealed they were connected to the white supremacist event in virginia. were they appropriate reactions, lonnie, or do you think this is having a chilling effect on free speech? >> let's be clear. there's no room for kkk neo-nazi views in a civilized society. i don't think there can be any debate about that. but it's clear there are differences of opinion about politics. i think people on the right for a long time, not the alt-right, but people who are conservatives have felt particularly in the bay area there isn't an opportunity to express an alternate point of view. so i think the question is what is the sort of right line to be drawn? what is the right line -- the right needle to be threaded if you will? i think that's something that people are grappling with. there's a legitimate set of complaints about the suffocation of an alternative point of view. not of course this sort of crazy point of view that was articulated in charlottesville. but how do you differentiate between

the group say right-wing pro-trump group and they plan to be at chrissy field from 2:00 to 5:00.hey have to tan first amendment permits. the organizer told us in an interview from washington why he will be bringingis h to san francisco. >> like portland for example san area where for some reason they trysao t of ythe most tolerant cities in the country but it's actually the opposite. they're extremely intolerant reennt iwhdeas and beliefs. they're extremely intolerant frwards christians and so san sccianano like that too -- >> reporter: there will also be a rally on sunday in berkeley. counterprotests are also being organize and are expected to be at the rallies. the national park officials say they're working with city police and fire to come up with a safety plan. reporting live in san francisco, amy holly field, abc >>> well, protests against the white supremacists violence in charlottesville are intensifying, this crowd erupted into cheers as a statue was pulled down in dur ram last night. it was outside a county administration building. >>> a couple livingn expected t today.

park police will be in charge of controlling the crowd there at chrissy field.d says they will be standing by. there's another alt-right march planned for in saturday near google headquarters in mountain view >>> now to a heartbreaking story in san jose. this was part of our breaking news coverage during our 6:00 newscast. a grandfather and two young children killed in a fire at their mobile home. investigators will return in the morning searching for more answers. a neighbors watched in horror today. you can see video at the scene. they say they heard some sort of pop before that home was engulfed in flames. nbc bay area's ian cull is at the golden wheel mobile home park right off 880 where this happened. ian. >> reporter: yeah, and, raj, firefighters cleared out of this area just about 45 minutes ago. they left a chain link fence around it so they can continue their investigation in the morning. as you can see, this home is completely destroyed. there was hope at one point today nobody was home, but tonight those hopes turned into tragedy. neighbors watched th