this video shows denise slater attacking a group of bay area muslims. the correctional department say they placed her on leave. earlier this month she shouted abusive words to a group of muslim men praying. she threw coffee at one of them. the corrections department said she will be on leave until an internal investigation is complete. slater is charged with misdemeanor battery and civil rights violations. >>> in other news now, 30 years on the force and it all comes down to just a few more days. san jose police chief is getting ready for retirement. before that, he share adfew special memories with nbc bay area. once a street officer, the chief spent the last three years as san jose's top cop. the chief says he's proud of keeping the organization afloat. he also shared his most difficult moment. the killing of officer michael johnson. here's his advice for the person who will take his spot. >> not only stay the course, but make things better in terms of enhancing what we have and there will be other programs as well as our men and women that are going

the woman, denise slater, who works for the state department of corrections. she said show was in park sunday and got into a discussion with the men about her faith and their's >> i wanted to tell them about christ -- the allah that he was praying to in the park is not a god, it's of the devil. >> a park range early saw what was happened and stepped in between slater and the men. the ranger said as the two exchanged words, slater hit the man and threw coffee on him. he recorded it on his cell phone camera. >> this is completely unacceptable >> reporter: slater was not arrested, but there is a recommendation of assault and battery charges against her. the da's office would ultimately have to decide whether or not to file hate crime actions. >> >> slater continues to work for the government, but this is under review -- >>> time now, 4:11 and mark zuckerberg takes to his own social media platform. the statement of solidarity he issued on facebook. >> >> up next, how hackers pay have accessed your information. . >> we are looking at all of the commutes, but also t

denise slater to stay away from the man she's accused of throwing hot coffee at during her rant. the vel phone video shows later this month. >> is an arsonist on the loose in the north bay? >> we've had five here in the last ten days. >> from a church to a health center, a lot of people on edge. >> plus, trying to undo the horror of combat. abc 7 news listening to a new device that can help veterans dealing with ptsd. >> out with the old, in with the new year. >>> a string of fires with a possible arsonist. this map shows you just how close all of these fires have been. a couple within just an hour of each other. abc 7 news reporter spoke with investigators. she's live with the latest. >> well, the russian river health center has been boarded up and part of the roof clansed. investigators are taking a hard look which firefighters believe could be the work of an arsonist. >> it easterble. this affects the whole river. a lot of people go to this place. it's a really valuable service. >> he shares the picture he took early saturday morning. this is the building today. completely gut

the california corrections department says that denise slater has been placed on leave. earlier this month she shouted at men praying at this park and threw coffee at one of them. she will be on leave until an internal investigation is complete. >>> larry escobel is getting ready for retirement. he spent the last three years as san jose's top cop. he is proud of keeping the department afloat. here is his advice for the person who will take his spot. >> not only stay the course but make things better in terms of enhancing what we have. there will be other programs as well as our men and women that will come forth that will be great programs for this organization in terms of partnerships with the community. >> the last day is january 16th. after that he heads to tracy to lead that police department. eddie garcia will take over on an interim basis. >>> up next, holiday shopping interrupted. the scare tonight that emptied an entire shopping mall in just minutes. >>> are you observing the rules of the road? why officers are out in force in the bay area. >>>ing the battle that

denise slater is now facing two misdemeanor charges of battery on park property and violations of civil rights, a hate crime. she is scheduled to appear in court in hayward next month. >>> and a judge has ruled the oikos university shooting suspect is still mentally unfit to stand trial. one goh is charged with serve counts of murder for the rampage in oakland in 2012. prosecutes say goh had dropped out of oikos month before and was -- prosecutors say goh had dropped out of oikos months before and was targeting someone there. he is schizophrenic. >>> the use of force policy in san francisco is under scrutiny. anne makovec spoke to loved ones of mario woods, and they say something has to change after he was killed by police. >> reporter: many people believe that if the sfpd carried tasters we wouldn't be here to cover a funeral today. this one started at 11 a.m. >> just pray for mario's family and his friends. >> reporter: he was shot by police. today he is being remembered. >> it's heartache. knowing someone so young and then, you know, his life had to end this way. >> reporter: the mom

they tried to talk denise slater down. >> ma'am, we love jesus. we respect jesus. we believe in jesus. if you didn't believe in jesus, that means you're not even a muslim. so when you say that, you thought that's going to calm him down but no. >> reporter: that's when the words turned to battery, all while rashid was recording with his cell phone. >> she punished me with her umbrellas and threw her coffee into my face. >> reporter: a park ranger separated them. >> it's legal to pray and talk to people in the park. it's not legal to hit people in the park. >> reporter: rashid was born in tennessee and lived in the bay area since 2011. he thinks the anti-muslim sentiment has been ratcheted up by the republican front-runner. >> trump has built a lot of walls between americans and america. >> reporter: he was hesitant to post the video to his facebook page. he says he has been overwhelmed by the positive response. >> i'm kind of not happy about what happened. [ indiscernible ] [ simultaneous speakers and the support from people, real americans. you will, um, -- that ma

they tried to talk the woman, denise slater, down. >> ma'am, we believe in jesus. don't believe in jesus that means you're not even a muslim. we say that, we thought that's going to calm her down but no. >> reporter: that's when the words turned to battery all while rasheed was recording with his cell phone. >> she punished me with her umbrella. >> reporter: a park ranger stepped in and separated denise from the men. >> it's legal to pray in the parks. it's legal to talk to people in the parks. it's not legal to hit people in the parks. >> reporter: rasheed was born in nashville, tennessee and has lived in the bay area since 2011. he thinks the anti-muslim sentiment has been ratcheted up by the republican frontrunner. >> trump has built a lot of walls between americans. >> reporter: he was hesitant to post the video to his facebook page but says he's been overwhelmed by the positive response. >> i'm kind of -- not happy about what happened. but seeing the comments and support from people, from real americans, that makes me a lot happy. >> regional parks has recomme

denise slater faces two misdemeanor charges and violating civil rights, a hate crime. >>> for the secondime in a week, the san francisco giants are showing off a new picture. >> we'll meet the $130 million man coming up. >> and the force is with the bay area. we'll talk to some of the hard core "star wars" fans who have been waiting in line for hours for tonight's huge premiere. ,,,,,,,, force awakens. the film is >>> we are less than an hour away from the premiere of "star wars: the force awakens." can you feel it? >> oh, i can. >> starting to build. the film is expected to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars just this weekend alone. >> we sent our devin fehely into the crowd of fans at the tech museum in san jose where like you were just saying the excitement is mounting. >> i can feel it. >> reporter: it's one of the most anticipated movies and beloved franchises ever. >> i have been watching it since i was a little kid. it's something you can't describe. there's something in it you have to love. >> reporter: camped out in front of the tech museum, the 12-year-old is waiting to se

prosecutors filed misdemeanor battery counts against denise slater. she was seen on cell phone video allegedly taunting the men and is accused of hitting another man with an umbrella. >>> a san francisco man was laid to rest today. the fatal shooting of mario woods is renewing calls for tasers and leading to changes in reporting requirements for use of force. >> reporter: the funeral for mario woods was held in a church just across the street from when he lost his life. the 26-year-old man was nothing like the suspect police say stabbed someone. then, threatened officers with a knife. >> he just wasn't a black kid from the ghetto. >> the fatal shooting captured on cell phone videos outraged those who say it's clear woods was not a threat. >> we talk about terrorism. but for african american community this is terrorism. >> speaker after speaker saying mario woods did not deserve to die. one friend wrote a poem. >> that man got gunned down like a slave on a plantation. >> the chief chief offered condolences for the loss of her child. today, she called h

prosecutors filed misdemeanor battery counts against denise slater.as seen on cell phone video allegedly taunting the men and is accused of hitting another man with an umbrella. >>> a san francisco man was laid to rest today. the fatal shooting of mario woods is renewing calls for tasers and leading to changes in reporting requirements for use of force. >> reporter: the funeral for mario woods was held in a church just across the street from when he lost his life. the 26-year-old man was nothing like the suspect police say stabbed someone. then, threatened officers with a knife. >> he just wasn't a black kid from the ghetto. >> the fatal shooting captured on cell phone videos outraged those who say it's clear woods was not a threat. >> we talk about terrorism. but for african american community this is terrorism. >> speaker after speaker saying mario woods did not deserve to die. one friend wrote a poem. >> that man got gunned down like a slave on a plantation. >> the chief chief offered condolences for the loss of her child. today, she called him a g

this was recorded by one of the men praying, the woman, denise slater who works for the state department of corrections. she said she was in the park on sunday and got into a discussion with the men about her faith and their's? >> i can't wanted to tell them about cite and what they do, what they believe in. allah who they are praying to openly in the park is not of god, but of the devil. >> a park ranger saw what was happened and stepped in. the ranger said as the two continued to exchange words, slater hit the man and threw coffee on him. >> it's completely unacceptable something like this happened, anywhere, but especially in a public park. >> slater was not arrested. but the park ranger is recommending battery or assault charges be filed against her. slater continues to week for the state department of corrections, but but an official toll the l.a. times her action is under review. there was a statement from her employer -- >>> all right, the time is 6:09. the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at a colorado planned parenthood office was in court yesterday and up next, his outb

they spoke to this woman as well whose name is denise slater. we caught up with her and asked her to explain her side. >> i am a christian. i wanted to tell them about christ and that what they are believed does believe in is not of god, it is of the devil. free speech is no longer free. >> i think they would say what about their freedom to practice the religion they choose? >> they are and they are doing it open in the park. >> this was totally unacceptable, especially right now in the state the country is an. -- in. >>reporter: the woman you saw in the video, clearly unapologetic. she says that she feels as though she is the victim, though she admit that she swung her umbrella at the gentleman. she says she was acting in self- defense and she felt threatened. she also told me she did throw her coffee in his face as well, say that he was close enough that the coffee was over her jacket. she admitted that there were at least two incidents of what is being investigated as misdemeanor assault. the das office is looking into hate crime involvement

. >> reporter: denise slater tells police she's the real victim because she was videotaped against her when we tried to get her side of the story, she didn't answer the door. no apology from her tonight. but the man recording the video says he's received many condolences from others in the community. >> i know without people telling me that, it feels so good saying this to you at that moment. >> reporter: as for the woman in the video, she faces two investigations. one from the d.a., and one from her employer, thedepartment of corrections. >>> muslim groups want to make sure hate speech doesn't become acceptable in the bay area. more than a dozen muslim leaders met with the san francisco mayor saying there has already been an increase in verbal abuse against muslims. >> people who wear hijab or something that would identify them as muslims are feeling not as safe, particularly family members who wear hijabs. >> some muslim leaders reported bullying in school. the mayor promised to do all he can to fight discrimination. >>> police believe a man who robbed and pistol whipped a nanny in f

approached him talking trash about religion -- >> your mind has been taken over, >> the woman is denise slater. she told ktvu, she was discussing religion with the men when one of them came at her with a camera. she said she was the victim in this case. >> the self-defense part of me and i hit the camera with my umbrella. i can you not hit him. he got in, saying all of these words in his language to me, very hateful. >> reporter: a park ranger separated slater from the men. the report was turned over to the prosecutors office and there was a recommendation of battery or assault charges be filed, by the ranger >>> slater works for the department of corrections, the agency released a statement saying -- >>> time now, 5:11, new this morning. san francisco firefighters report 10 people are displaced after a two-alarm fire in the city's mission district. that fire on mission street near the intersection of mission and cesar chavez broke out about 4:00 this morning. fire crews were able to quickly control the two-alarm fire, but not before 10 people were displaced. the cause of the fire, not clear,

. >> denise slater is charged with a hate crime for allegedly throwing coffee on a muslim man who was praying with friends at lake chabot regional park. today, a judge ordered the state worker to stay 200 yards away from the man and the park. slater is to return to court next week to enter a plea. >>> that is raw bacon wrapped on the door handles of a las vegas mosque. police there are now searching for the man who did it. he was caught on surveillance video. worshippers found it on sunday just before morning prayers. muslims consider pork unclean. >>> a woman went to a sporting goods store in fremont asking about buying some ammunition. what happened next has her claiming she was racially profiled. then the police got involved and kpix 5's devin fehely is here to tell us why she thinks she was singled out. >> reporter: the fremont police department says that the store employee thought the woman was acting suspiciously but that woman says there was nothing suspicious about her behavior and what she believes truly trying heard that phone call to the police was mistaken information abou

. >> east bay regional parka association is recommending denise slater be charged with misdemeanor battery. they say the men did nothing wrong. >> it's also legal to pray in the park and to talk to people in the park. it's not legal to hit people in the park. >> slater claims she's the victim. she talked to us by phone. >> religion is very dangerous. this is very vicious. this is a vicious, vicious thing this muslim thing. >> alba schar i says he's hurt. he says there's no question what happened to him was a hate crime. >> this lady and the people who think her way, the isis of americans. it's a tiny minority group. they don't represent american. >> reporter: the alleged attacker tells us that she's the one who felt threatened and wad videotaped against her will. she stands by her actions. the case is now in the hands of the district attorney. reporting live in san francisco, i'm jodi hernandez. nbc bay area news. >> thanks, jodi. >>> mark zuckerberg expressed support for the muslim community. he o posted this message on his page. he says in part, attacks on freedom for anyone will hurt ev

. >> reporter: denise slater is a state employee working for the department of corrections.ashid said she hit him with her umbrella and spilled her coffee on him. >> i seen some hateful actions like this in the past happen. i didn't think it would happen to me in the bay area. >> reporter: he moved here looking for tolerance and looking for the american dream. he has two jobs and is putting himself through school at city college of san francisco. he worries recent events and politicians could put his hard work at risk. >> yes. trump has built a lot of walls between americans and america. he plans on building a wall between the u.s. and mexico. he is building walls in here. >> reporter: this is a video that's gone viral. when we did this story at 5:00 there were 50,000 views on his facebook page. now if i check there are 75,000 views. people who are sharing this video most of the comments below them are positive and in support of rashid. >> wow. all right, emily, thank you. >>> a new poll shows donald trump's call to ban muslims has not slowed down his momentum. a suffolk uni

that man and his friends say that denise slater went after them because of the relenl.they recorded confrontation we showed it here. he works for the california department of corrections. they say they don't tolerate discrime naeing of if he kind. slater charged with battery and violating the victim's civil rights. now suspend from her job. >>> well new numbers show california's unemployment rate dropped slightly in november the state jobless rate dropped to 5.7%. even lower in alameda couldn't currently 4.4 percent. san francisco the jobless rate is 3.4 and santa clara couldn't just added the highest number of jobs in 25 years. so it's a bitten can you remembering obviously. janet has more. >> the eyes are not deceiving you. yes there is more traffic congestion in the south bay because the economy is the best it has been sense the dotcom boom. explosive number of joms added justless month. >> highest on record going back to 1990 so that's pretty xiing. >>reporter: labor market specialist. >> it points to full recovery from even the dot bomb of 2003 when we sank lower t

. >> her name is denise slater, formally charged with battery and violating civil rights after cell phone video caught her attacking two muslim men as they prayed at lake chabot park in castro valley. police say she verbally attacked the men, threw her coffee at them and attacked one with her umbrella. she is expected to enter a plea next month. >>> it appears a fireplace is to blame for a fire at a home that happened this afternoon. investigators say the flames went up the chimney and then on to the roof of the home. it happened right before 2:00. from there the fire burned down in some attic space. it took about an hour to get that fire knocked down and luckily no one was hurt. >>> a medical marijuana dispensary located on fisherman's wharf needs approval for a business permit. if it's approved it would be the first pot shop to open in the popular sightseeing district. many community members are against the proposal saying it wouldn't fit with the family friendly area. the planning commission was expected to vote on the issue today. we'll have updates on the decision later on air and on

a confrontation started when denise slater approached muslim men who were praying at the park on sundayay negative things about the muslim belief >> the lady was yelling, all lies, satan, you pray for satan. allah is evil. >> after a park ranger tried to de-escalate the situation, slate are struck this man with her umbrella and splashed coffee into his pay and now the alameda d.a. is looking into the possibility of charging slater with a hate crime. >> looking at live doppler hd, it looks like a huge wave moving through. >> absolutely. good call. we will talk about the winds. i will show you the wet weather coming through. they are coming from the south but from the west across the north bay and that is the bantedry, the cold front coming right through vallejo and oakland and san francisco right now and that is also where we are seeing the light and study rain town interest moderate rain headed to san mateo bridge in 20 minutes. across the dumbarton bridge in 40 to 45 minutes. it is going to be one where if you are driving a smaller car you will notice the winds hitting the vehicle. >>

the woman is denise slater, who works for the state department of corrections. she told ktvu that she was in the park on sunday, got into a discussion with the men about her faith and theirs. >> i wanted to tell them about christ and that what they're doing, what they believe in, their alaah that he was praying to in the park is not of god. he's of the devil. >> he see the ranger step in between slater and the men. as the two continued to exchange words over the cellphone camera, slater hit the man. you see this here. and then threw coffee on him. >> completely unacceptable to something like this happened. anywhere, but especially in a public park. >> slater was not arrested, but park police are recommending alameda county prosecutors file assault or battery charges against her. the prosecutor's office will take until next week to decide whether to pursue hate crimes charges. >> the department released a statement that she works for. that is on your screen. later a department spokesman told the los angeles times her actions are thr review. >>> mark zuckerberg sa

zblp stay away, that's what a judge ordered this castro valley woman to development denise slater caught on camera throwing coffee at a muslim man praying at lake chabos park. slater has been charged with misdemeanor battery and a hate crime. she'll be back in court next week. in the meantime she remains on administrative leave from her job at the california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >>> happening today, deadline set by the nfl for three different cities that includes oakland to cough up their financing plans for new stadiums. op oakland leaders say the league will have to wait. all they're offering is a five-page letter explaining their situation. no finance plan for the new stadium. the letter outlines how the raiders could have 60 acres adjacent to the coliseum to build a new stadium. but the particulars still need to be worked out. >> we have been open and honest with the nfl and the raiders about the complexity of our current situation as well as the fact that we are committed to bhaking this an open, transparent and public process that cannot be rushed. >> the l

>> daniel: the video posted to youtube has been viewed more than 1emp23,000 times that shows denise slater yelling at a group of praying muslims calling them mpsrderers. she notices one of the men recording, she attacks him with an umbrella and potie exng hot cofk ie on him. >> i donen because we were doing things that only a muslim person does. >> daniel: that woman is a state emplgaiee woreing for the det tment of corrstations and charges and they could tack on hate crime chaeres as well. muslim crimes are on the increase. they have trac. td3 r a fo advocacy groups say the shooting is also to bthe me as well as anti-mpsportsim reman 1fox25 ges made by presidential candidate donald trump. in the nl msroom, as niel miller n the newsroom, daniel miller, fox25 news. >>> united airlines is indin! g back free snachone to its flight. the changes that apply to economy passengers from north america and latin america starting in february. passengers startingen flights before 9:45 wilverybe filled a nuttch caramel wafes fe and later flights can choose between two differentcesnack m waes. the aiwarr

that's what a judge ordered this castro valley woman to do, denise slater caught on camera earlier this month slow throwing coffee at maus limb man praying at lake chabot park. slater must stay 200 to 300 meters away from him and the park. in the meantime she remains on administrative leave from her job at the california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >>> at 6:37. happening now, a rare major winter flood is consuming parts of missouri. take a look at this. hundreds of homes are under water. torrential rains over the past several days caused rivers and streams to swell. the mississippi river is expected to reach nearly 15 feet above the flood stage by tomorrow. many residents who helped others are now finding their own homes threatened. >> we're needing help. >> i understand there's other ways around not using interstates, but a lot of those roads are lost now, too. >> the worst on record behind missouri's 1993 flood. you may recall that left 100,000 homes completely destroyed. >>> happening later today, the first sierra snowpack of the winter will be taken by the departme

page has been viewed more than 123,000 times and 13 00 people have shared the video that show denise slater yelling at a group of pray muslims. slater yelled at the group telling them they are brainwashed for believe brainwashed for believing in allah and al la is eve. she attacks one with an umbrella and pours hot coffee in his face. >> i don't know her and she doesn't know us and she came us to because we were doing things that only a muslim person does. >> daniel: the woman is a state employee working for the she is facing misdemeanor battery charges, but the da could decide to tack on hate crime charges as well. anti-muslim crimes are on the run in the united states. they have tracked more than three dozen anti-muslim incidents. these are the terror attacks that paris next month. in the newsroom, daniel miller in the newsroom, daniel miller, fox25 morning news. >>> a supreme court justice is now questioning if african-american students belong at the country's top universities. the high court was hearing arguments yesterday in a case dealing with affirmative action and admissions at the

the woman has been identified as denise slater a program technician in the parole division for the state department of correction. she has been with the department for 10 years. the incident is now being investigated as a hate crime since she yelled such things as allah is evil. as of yesterday, her employment status is not changed but the department has launched an internal investigation. the man who was attacked in the video has been overwhelmed by the positive response on social media. >> i'm kind of not happy about what happened. a bit angry. but if you see the comments on the support from people, from real americans, you will -- that makes me a lot happier. >> reporter: and back here live at the cair offices in santa clara, by the way, their main headquarters in washington, dc also received a letter with a white powder inside. it was evacuated, as well. >>> a federal lawsuit today against san francisco police after officers shot and killed a man in the bayview. it happened about a week ago. and our anne makovec is live at police headquarters. and we understand the attorney is saying

denise slater caught on camera earlier this month throwing coffee at a muslim man who was praying at lake shabo park. slater must stay 200 yards away from that man, but also away from the park. slater's been charged with a misdemeanor battery and hate crime. she will be back in court next week. now, meanwhile, she also remains on administrative leave from her job. she works for the california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >>> french tourists, one of them 81 years old, mugged at a popular tourist spot in san francisco. this happened at twin peaks monday morning. police say two men robbed the tourists of their passports, cameras and money. one suffered cuts to the head and lost consciousness. two other victims, women aged 50 and 77 suffered minor injuries. >>> follow up now, pacific gas and electric says it's restored 90% of natural gas service in discovery bay. this comes after a massive outage left thousands of people without heat for days. there's still about 500 homes in the area without service, but pg&e says those are either vacation homes or the owners are out of

denise slater is facing two misdemeanor charges of battery on park property and violations of civil rights is a hate crime. slater is scheduled to appear in court in hayward next month. >>> well, the drug company kingpin has been called the most hated ceo in america has been arrested for securities fraud. martin shkreli was taken into custody at his new york city apartment today. federal prosecutors say he lost hedge fund investors money through bad trade and raided his former drug company to pay off the debt. he is free on bond tonight. >>> shkreli made headlines this year after hiking the price of a popular aids drug by 5,000%. the price was later reduced but only for hospitals. last month he bought a majority stake in bay area drugmaker [ indiscernible ] the south san francisco company is in clinical trials for two drugs to help treat leukemia. >>> still ahead, a big change for bay area runners. one race no longer making a stop in san francisco. its popular women's half- ,,,,,, who patiently teaches how ta feast comes to life. the "family" ...who spends their holiday dinner with thankfu

the woman has been identified as denise slater a program technician in the parole division for the state department of correction. she has been with the department for 10 years. the incident is now being investigated as a hate crime since she yelled such things as allah is evil. as of yesterday, her employment status is not changed but the department has launched an internal investigation. the man who was attacked in the video has been overwhelmed by the positive response on social media. >> i'm kind of not happy about what happened. a bit angry. but if you see the comments on the support from people, from real americans, you will -- that makes me a lot happier. >> reporter: and back here live at the cair offices in santa clara, by the way, their main headquarters in washington, dc also received a letter with a white powder inside. it was evacuated, as well. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> national cair office in washington also received a suspicious letter. officials there say it contained a white powder and message of hate. tests were negative for anything dangerous. it's unclear what that substa

. >> reporter: denise slater is not charged with a hate crime and battery. a judge has ordered her to stay to cover yards away from the met man. also lake chabot regional park. slater has previously said the muslim region is-as religion is dangerous in her actions were in instinctual. she is on the minister of leave from her job as a program technician and is due back in court next month. >> reporter: the father of zero mar cholon not frustrated. with this investigation into his son's death. --omar shawan >> reporter: next month will be one year since the 58 your old man's head a list torso was found stuffed in a suitcase on 11th street. his leg was found nearby. >> reporter: surely after the grisly discovery police were able to find a surveillance camera video of this man later identified as mark and true spirit--mark andrus >> reporter: he was a friend and former roommate of the victim. police tracked him down that are arrested him on suspicion of murder. but he was in a ditch we release. because prosecutors said at the time they did not have enough eviden

when the verbal onslaught began, they tried to talk the woman, denise slater, down. >> ma'am, we lovewe respect jesus. we believe in jesus. if you didn't believe in jesus, that means you're not even a muslim. so when you say that, you thought that's going to calm him down but no. >> reporter: that's when the words turned to battery, all while rashid was recording with his cell phone. >> she punished me with her umbrella and threw her coffee into my face. >> reporter: a park ranger separated them. >> it's legal to pray and talk to people in the park. it's not legal to hit people in the park. >> reporter: rashid was born in tennessee and lived in the bay area since 2011. he thinks the anti-muslim sentiment has been ratcheted up by the republican front-runner. >> trump has built a lot of walls between americans and america. >> reporter: he was hesitant to post the video to his facebook page. he says he has been overwhelmed by the positive response. >> i'm kind of not happy about what happened. [ overlapping speakers ] support from people, real americans. you will, um, --that makes me a l

denise slater can be seen on this video verbally abusing the man recording the encounter earlier thisonth and then tossing coffee at him. he says that he and his friend were just finishing their prayers at the park when he was assaulted. slater, a castro valley resident, is due in court to answer to two different misdemeanors. battery on park property and a violation of civil rights. that last charge does constitute a hate crime. >>> police are looking for a man who tried to hold up a bank in hercules. this happened yesterday at noon at the u.s. bank inside lucky's on sycamore avenue. a teller says a man behind the age of 30 or 40 went up to the window for a withdrawal and handed her a note demanding money. but then he snatched the note back and ran away. but they know he's not the man who robbed a u.s. bank branch inside the safeway just down i-80 in el cerito. in that case the robber successfully got away with hundreds of thousands of dollars. the robbery happened about 10:30 yesterday morning. we just received this picture from el cerito police and a reward is being offered in this

rasheed alba shari started recording this woman denise slater after she got agitated over seeing his friends praying. a park ranger tried to intervene before it got physical. she could now face hate crime charges. slater says she's the real victim because she was videotaped against her will. >>> new details this morning about the investigation of the couple responsible for the authorities looking into whether a san bernardino high school may have been the next target of syed farook and his wife. tashfeen malik. photos of the campus that he visited as a health inspector were found on a cell phone that the couple tried to destroy. the fbi director yesterday told congress the couple discussed waging jihad as early as 2013. radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online and were working very, very hard to understand did they have other plans either for that day. >> and a long-time friend of syed farook has admitted that he and farook considered a plot as far as back as 2012 but he says they got code feet when the fbi busted another terror plot in a nearby area. >> y

this happen over we can have the original purpose cash of all of the woman who they identified as denise slaterconcede there are command the park to come closer and have a discussion the rangers tried to intervene but as she is aggressive this issue hit one of the man the result park in chicago is off for an investigation to the d.a.'s office for review and decide what not to file charges. >>mark: their protest and a deadly officer involved shouldn't happen last week he was killed when he refused to drop the knife the police said the use of the stabbing member from san francisco movement are demanding that the officers involved be identified fired and charged with murder protesters said 25 shots ever fired. what fired of >>: his posture was not threatened the night may have been considered a threat but it was not an imminent threat of danger >>mark: the plan to address alternative options to with the force officers within never got to the subject because comes from the committee took so long. >>darya: to singing coverage of the rain and wind as the storm had to bay area a live look at the storm

. >> the woman you just saw is denise slater.tvu she was discussing religion with the men when one of them came at her with a camera. says she is the victim in this case. >> the self-defense part of me kicked in and i hit the camera with my umbrella. i did not hit him. and then he got in -- he was saying all these words in a language to me, very hateful. >> park ranger separated slater from the men. the parks department turned over its report to the alameda county prosecutor's office and recommended battery or assault charges be filed. the prosecutor a investigating the incident as a hate crime. she works for the state department of corrections, but officials say her job status under review. >>> it's been a busy morning, sal? >> yes, especially earlier when it was raining hard. we had a lot more serious crashes. now it seems to have stopped temporarily. let's go out and look at interstate 880. you can see what we have here on the freeway. you can see traffic is going to be busy on the east shore. i think i said 880. i meant 80 we