now, the president tweeted about this overnight saying if uc-berkeley doesn't allow free speech and practiceslence on innocent people with a different point of view -- no federal funding? so there's an obvious threat there. uc-berkeley sends out a statement reading in part: so we're going to have a couple of debates going on today. one about free speech. and another about how police should have dealt with this. they certainly showed a lot of "restraint" overnight. live in berkeley, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> the friendly relationship between the u.s. and australia may be in jeopardy after reports of a contentious phone call between president trump and australia's prime minister. president trump is upset about a one-time deal to transfer 1,000 refugees to the u.s. they are currently held in remote detention centers in australia unwanted by australia. many of the refugees are from iran, iraq, sudan and somalia. countries included in the president's travel ban. the agreement was negotiated during the obama administration. meanwhile, two republican senators now say they will reject the president's

trump is threatening to take away federal money from uc berkeley because of last night's violent protests. >> here's what he tweeted this morning. "if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds?" abc # news reporter amy hollyfield is in berkeley with how all this started. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. let me show you the damage that extends further from campus. it didn't just happen on campus. this is on shattuck at center street. the wells fargo here, the atms were busted last night, so were the windows. you can see they have patched those up. here's a look at what it looked like on campus, some angry demonstrators set fire to a generator. this happened outside the student union building. there were about 1500 people who turned out last night to protest milo yiannopoulos. he was coming to campus to speak, but protesters showed up and called him racist and sexist. >> if he'd like to engage in a reasonable debate, that's one thing but that's not his aim, never has been. he's here to make money off of spewing hate. >> reporter: yiannopoulos's s

christina. >>> president donald trump had a strong reaction to the violence in berkeley, he said, if uc berkeley does not let people speak with a different point of view, no federal funds. milo yiannopoulos said uc berkeley should have all of its federal funds cut until they can guarantee the first amendment and the safety of their audiences. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsom said, i am appalled at president donald trump's willingness to deprive students of an education because of the actions of a few. this chart from the school's website shows that the majority of the research funding at berkeley comes from the federal government. it's about $70 million. experts say that president donald trump does not have the power to unilaterally cut funding to the school and he needs the cooperation of congress to do so. >>> president donald trump made diplomatic news today involving foreign countries, the white house announced that they will allow united states companies to do limited business with russian intelligence services. they also put iran on notice for firing a ballistic missile. the president a

uc berkeley insists its student bs a s are not to blame for the violence. >> president trump is taking aim threatening to take away money. he tweeted if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different fund of view, no federal funds. >> uc says they were not students and it was cancelled because of safety reasons. >> they picked up barricades. that's not our students. that's not our student's behavior. >> here is a look at the peaceful protest before things turned violent. federal money accounts for one third of uc system's budget. it amounts to about $8.5 billion a year. that's for veresearch, health ce and education. >> barbara lee reacted saying berkeley has a proud history of sis dissent. i am dispinted by the unacceptable acts of violence last night which were counterproductive and dangerous. who was behind all of last night's violence? it's believed to be protesters who used a tactic called black block to stay anonymous. it dates back to the '70s. demonstrators use it to infiltrate peaceful protests and create mayhem. they are dressed in all black while smashing windows, vandalizi

if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view no federal funds. a thousand students hurled smoke bombs and smashed windows on the campus forcing organizers to call off a speech by an editor with breitbart. his top political advisor is the former chairman of breitbart news. germany's foreign minister is visiting the united states. he is due to meet his counterpart, >> tillerson. he sees himself as a guiding hand for a new administration in washington that doesn't know much about how the european union does business. >> as germany's chief diplomat, he will have to find a way to get along with the u.s. administration. two weeks ago he was economy minister and not impressed by trump's approach. >> if they impose harsh trade restrictions will harm the americans themselves and they will soon notice it. the auto industry has become a hot button issue. trump says he wants to protect u.s. manufacturers and impose tariffs on imported vehicles. when he complained germans were not buy american cars he had a pithy response. my r

. >>> and this morning, president trump tweeting about the protest two hours ago wrote, if uc-berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds. end quote. >>> all right. 5:02 right now. >> them's fighting words, right? [ laughter ] >> well, that's twitter for you. >> yeah. the president. >> all right. >>> we are tracking the storm. >> we are under storm watch. we are kick-starting the month of february very similar to how we started january. the only difference, these storms aren't as potent as the ones we experienced at the beginning of the year. but we will see some significant rainfall from them and also some very gusty winds. it's live hi-def doppler radar. you can depend on it. this is actual rain as rain hits petaluma. no rain at the golden gate bridge right now. but moderate rain in sonoma. we don't anticipate flooding. but the area of major concern just a couple of weeks ago. another cell is popped up outside due west of the crockett area heading towards martinez, benicia, also we do have some rain sh

berkeley with the cleanup today. wayne? >> good evening. if you ask uc berkeley officials or even the republican group that sponsored the cancelled speech, no one expected the extreme reaction we saw last night. to quote one uc berkeley student, he said it was an invasion and a takeover but outside agitators. >> when people use the words cleanup today, we saw plenty of the physical kind in the form of broken glass and closed businesses. after last night, there are other definitions as well for cleaning up uc berkeley's image as a tolerant icon of free speech. and even uc berkeley's image as an institutional education. >> it's sad and misleading what the rest of the country sees. >> even the berkeley college republicans say they never expected the intensity of last night's actions. >> if you had known what was going to happen last night, would you have invited him to speak? >> that's hard to say. >> we're in a war, plane and simple. >> once the agitato left campus they took aim at this starbuc starbucks. >> what is that? >> they don't like the like the bi

berkeley with the cleanup today. wayne? >> good evening. if you ask uc berkeley officials or even the republican group that sponsored the cancelled speech, no one expected the extreme reaction we saw last night. to quote one uc berkeley student, he said it was an invasion and a takeover but outside agitators. >> when people use the words cleanup today, we saw plenty of the physical kind in the form of broken glass and closed businesses. after last night, there are other definitions as well for cleaning up uc berkeley's image as a tolerant icon of free speech. and even uc berkeley's image as an institutional education. >> it's sad and misleading what the rest of the country sees. >> even the berkeley college republicans say they never expected the intensity of last night's actions. >> if you had known what was going to happen last night, would you have invited him to speak? >> that's hard to say. >> we're in a war, plane and simple. >> once the agitators left campus they took aim at this starbuc starbucks. >> what is that? >> they don't like the like the

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the president has been threatening to take away money from uc berkeley because of last night's violent protests. >> he tweeted this morning, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds? >> amy hollyfield is in berkeley with how this all started last night. amy? >> it looks like we're having some video issues. we'll get back to her in just a moment. during the protests, you may have seen some folks dressed head to toe in black clothing and ski masks. the question, who are they? and why were they there? >> jessica has been researching that side of the story for us this morning. >> yes, they are often labeled anarchists but the garb and the strategy actually has a name. it is called black block, and it's a tactic, and here in the last few minutes, i actually read a great "washington post" article released this morning to gather some insight for you. these folks often mistaken for a group, but in reality, those protesters are striving to remain unseen, so oftentimes, those folks want to use violent measures or destructive measures like we saw

. >> reporter: president trump tweeted last night if uc- berkeley doesn't allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funding? in response, barbara lee said president trump's empty threat to cut funding from uc-berkeley is an abuse of power. i will continue to stand up to president trump's overreach and defend the rights of our students and faculty. >> reporter: berkeley's mayor says he is going to discuss the police response with the officials here at uc-berkeley. he also wants to talk more with them before they invite another controversial speaker on campus. live at uc-berkeley, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> now as to storm watch. a wet windy day around parts of the bay area. a live look at san francisco's ocean beach. definitely cloudy there. not the ideal conditions to get a suntan. over the east bay in berkeley people ready with their umbrellas as steady rain fell earlier today. and it was a messy commute on the bay bridge this morning. strong winds slick roads making for a challenging drive over the bridge. roberta joins us now

president trump tweeted, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds. tonight, some conservatives may be looking for a little distance. but he and his brand of free speech are not going away. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> still ahead, the former teen idol revealing his battle with dementia and the factors and steps you need to know to reduce your own risk. >>> also, the fifth grader who's going viral after she called for backup on her math homework. >>> we're back now with a reaction pouring in after the devastating diagnosis revealed by former teen idol david cassidy going public saying he's battling dementia. a condition that affects 1 in 11 americans over 65. those numbers expected to grow as baby boomers get older. it's a diagnosis with a lot of people asking what can they do to prevent it. here is nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: '70s poster boy david cassidy, the new face of dementia. at 66, revealing his diagnosis saying, i was in denial but part of me knew this was coming. ca

uc-berkeley. the school is dealing with a lot of clean-up this morning. ifss. can you link to the video on our twitter feed. >>> president trump tweeted a response to the cal protests, threatening federal funding for the uc system. can you find that story on our home page. >> narrator: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello,everybody. welcome to thirsty thursday. it's february 2nd, ground hog day. >> which should be a national holiday. >> punxsutawney phil saw his shadow, so that means since more week of winter. it will be six more on weeks of winter anyway no matter where you are. it will be six more weeks if you're in miami. winter is winter. am i right? >> you are right. but a colder winter is

>> president trump taking to twitter this morning, asking the question, "no federal fronts"" if uc berkeley free speech. >> more violence against free speech, this time in berkeley, california, . and president trump is tweeting, "if this doesn't stop, there'll be federal action." we will tell you what is going on. >> the world is in trouble. but we are going to straighten it out. okay? that is what i do. >> bill: the controversy over the president's anti-terror policies continues. "talking points" will laid out for you tonight. >> what would you like build to ask the president? >> i would like to ask

. >> reporter: the president now threatening to cut funding if uc berkeley doesn't allow free speechractices violence on innocent people. no federal funds? however, experts say there's no federal law that allows the u.s. government to deny funding because it prohibited someone from speaking on campus. uc berkeley said police evacuated milo from campus for his own safety, bringing the event to an end. adding that while they have made clear, our belief that the provocations of mr. yiannopoulos were in marked opposition to the basic values of the university, we respected his right to come to campus and speak. but tonight, milo continues to fan the flames on fox news. >> berkeley gets $370 million a year. it's one of the biggest research universities, one of the highest ranked universities. but it's turning out graduates who don't do much. only 47% of their graduates go on to full time employment when they leave. that money could be repurposed if berkeley refuses to honor its first amendment commitments. >> i don't think any serious person denies american academia is dominated by left-wi

"if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds." so barbara lee said, "president trump doesn't have a license to blackmail universities. he's the president, not a dictator and his empty threats." >> we do not condone violence but threatening stripping the university of federal funds is foolish." >> laura anthony has more. >> reporter: hi, kristen. campus officials not really taking the bait on the president's tweet. in fact, they are more focused on assessing the damage, like this, left behind from last night's protests and they are continuing the investigation into the demonstration they say was turned ugly by a group of outside agitators. one day after destructive and sometimes violent protests erupted on the campus of uc berkeley, the administration is defending its response. that is mostly allowing events to play out on sprawl plaza, including a large fire, fireworks and fights in the crowd with police stationed on the second floor balcony. >> you may have seen a few up on the balcony, but most

uc-berkeley allowed the event in the name of free speech and says about 1,000 student protestors remained peaceful. but about 100 outside agitators caused the chaos. president trump tweeted, if uc- berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence of innocent people, with a different point of view, no federal funding? >> it's a bargaining chip he is using. i think the president is using it very effectively and i think he should continue to do so. >> reporter: police say that three people arrested are not helping because they believe the people behind the violence are an anarchist group called black [ indiscernible ] and that group is behind other disruptions in peaceful protests in the area. jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> yiannopoulos's facebook page is filled with articles bashing the berkeley protestors. he had this to say on his page earlier today: quote, last night was not a protest. it was a riot, a riot not a single prominent left wing figure will denounce. america, you have to fix this. yiannopoulos is known for making statements on polarizing issues that many find very offensive. he criticized, quote, fat acceptance, saying quote, it needs to be given the heart

uc berkeley's federal funding. bright and early mr. trump tweeting, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds. how feasible is it to cut federal funding for cal. >> the university received $370 million from the feds for research. 874 million for lawrence berkeley national lab and 76 million for student financial aid. we talked to usf donald heller who specializes in financial aid, president trump could not make any of these changes with an executive order. it would literally take an act of congress. they have to write a new law that would explicitly tie federal funds to free speech. >> new video is giving a closer look at what protesters did in berkeley last night. the man who shot this was right in the middle of the crowd when rioters smashed a window wells fargo bank. the tell grave business district said it was worried this might happen. >> it was really nerve-racking and concerning. we had warned the merchants the day before that something could be happening an

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this morning, the president tweeted "if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violenceinnocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds?" hundreds took to the streets of center city, philadelphia tonight, to protest the trump administration. sky force 10 over market street as the group made its way toward city hall. demonstrators say they feel many of the president's policies are divisive and discriminatory. >> save our schools! save our schools! >>> demonstrators also made noise outside a republican event in delaware county tonight. nbc 10 in drexel hill, they voiced concerns about president trump's pick for secretary of education. they were trying to send a message to pennsylvania senator pat toomey. turns out senator toomey was not there tonight. it comes as he announced his intention to vote to confirm betsy devos as education secretary. >>> testimony begins tomorrow in the penalty phase of the civil trial involving this deadly building collapse in philadelphia. all six defendants were found liable in the case. now the jury has to decide how much each

uc berkeley this morning. >> jessica at the live desk with that story. >> president trump already starting a fire storm this morning, tweeting about last night's protest. here's that tweet. if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practicing violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds, question mark, and that no federal funds all in caps. the question could imply that federal funds for the school would be on the line, but he doesn't elaborate. in fact, the president has been very active on his @real donald trump account this morning but he's moved on to other subjects after this berkeley tweet but this thing is still blowing up. i just checked seconds ago it had 8,000 replies, 11,000 retweets. >> milo yiannopoulos went on facebook live after he was evacuated. he slammed what he called leftist protesters and the police response. >> the police presence did not seem to be particularly aggressive this evening and that's something that i witnessed and that my security detail witnessed. it was a sort of sit back, let it happen approach. i was evacuated really at the first sign of trouble. trouble did get a lot worse after i leave so i think i

. >> reporter: the president now threatening to cut funding, saying, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on people from a different point of view, no federal funds? the woman who represents the district says, the president cannot bully our university into silence, david. >> kayna whitworth with us thank you. >>> new developments in the deadly shooting to of a transit officer in colorado. the suspect an army vet and muslim convert is now under arrest. abc's clayton sandell on the warnings sent to federal authority. >> reporter: police say it had the makings of an execution. >> we have an officer down. >> reporter: transit security officer scott von lanken, was helping two women with directions late tuesday when police say joshua cummings suddenly put a gun to the officer's neck and pulled the trigger. >> we do have concerns that the victim was a target because of the uniform he was wearing. >> reporter: von lanken was 56. his wife too upset to go on camera. >> he was a wonderful husband, a wonderful father. >> reporter: cummings is an army vet and a muslim co

he said if uc berkeley does not allow free speech, no federal funds. lieutenant governor gavin newsom tweeted back, as a uc regent i am appalled that ir depriving -- you are depriving students of an education because of a few people. this chart shows the majority of the funding at berkeley comes from the federal government, amounting to $370 million. experts say that president donald trump does not have the power to unilaterally cut funding to the school and he needs the support of congress to do so. >>> we are rain this afternoon into this evening, we have more coming up. >> friends of sierra lamar talk about the last time they saw her alive. >> the trump administration said nothing is off the table when it comes to dealing with iran >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break 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

liz: let's get to that topic, president trump questioned whether federal funds for uc berkeley should be cut. saying, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on initial people witinnocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds, kellyanne conway also weighed? >> the democratic party is unraveling and it being revealed, a bunch of crybabies who say they are going to oppose a supreme court nominee before they even know the person's name and his academic credentials. i was told yesterday, this is the longest that nation has gone without a secretary of treasury in modern times. this is modern democratic party, i think it will cost them, because they are hysterical about everything, there is no -- it is everything that makes them cry and scream. liz: katrina, back to what the president tweeted. berkeley says, is it right to cut our funds because we agree to host miley i milo is a sign of our right to free speech. they said the outsiders started it. >> one the thing that milo talks about, he does this for a living, he speaks at many college campus, the school impose ma

. >> the president tweeted early this morning if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practicesviolence on innocent people with a different point of view no federal funds? yiannopoulos agreed saying that uc berkeley should have all federal funding cut until it can demonstrate commitment to first amendment. nothing less will do. >> this is going to require some really really deep analysis into what we are trying to do at the university, what type of environment do we want our incoming students, students that are here and respective students to be around. >> now according to the university's website, uc berkeley gets $370 million from federal grants more than half of research funding. uc hastings law professor said the president tried to pull that money there will be legal challenges. >> when the federal government gives awards money to universities, to cities, to states effectively there is a contract. but you can't unilaterally impose conditions on that agreement. >> now lieutenant governor knew son tweeted in response to donald trump's tweet saying "as a uc regent i'm appalled

uc berkeley police say those who turned violent were not cal students and the speech was canceled for safety reasons. and let's check in now with wayne freedman live at cal. >> reporter: that's right. if you talk to anyone on campus or in the community, no one is blaming uc berkeley for what p had. they were, in fact, outside agitators. take a look over my shoulder. good morning, berkeley, tough night last night? a war that began with a battle on campus that spread into a conflict and this morning anyone could see the evidence written on walls and covered up by plywood when the agitators carried into the streets of berkeley, they took dead aim at banks and corporate america. >> they always hit the same spots every time. >> reporter: why is that? >> they don't like the big corporation. >> reporter: for mario, it was business as usual and why didn't the city of berkeley deploy its police departments to protect those targets. let's ask the mayor. >> we need to deploy our police resources effectively. we have limited resources. the focus was to monitor the crowd and make sure that there was no threat to physical safety of people in the crowd and in the community. >> reporter: what protest

uc berkeley after left-wing protests turned property. starting fires, attacking trump supporters. the president reacted quote if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence with a different point of view, no federal funds? fox news correspondent claudia cowan is standing by at uc berkeley with the latest on this story. claudia, i don't know, were the y arrests despite all of the disturbing video we saw, was anyone arrested? >> reporter: you know you make a good point, ashley, a lot of the vandalism and mayhem that happened was caught on camera. just one arrest, and crews are still working to board up the shattered windows and clean up the mess here at the plaza and off-campus as well where vandals spray painted anti-trump slogans and loot the starbucks. what began as a peaceful protest turned into a riot when 150 masked anarchists showed up and attacked the building where milo yiannopoulos was getting ready to speak. they hurled bricks and molotov cocktails and used a metal barricade as a battering ram to get inside. overwhelmed police quickly canceled the event. in a statement the university

he said if uc berkeley doesn't allow free speech on people with a different view, no federal funds. do you agree with his statement there? >> i was very excited to see president trump respond to the situation. it made me happy we have someone on our side. it's up to him whether or not he wants to do that. i agree there has to be some action taken to stop this behavior. silence on free speech that goes against the norm of berkeley and their overly peace culture. >> have you been on campus? >> i have not. i have classes soon. i'm worried. they followed me home last night. police can't guarantee my protection. saw complete lawlessness. the groups on campus posted my face all over online facebook and on twitter. so unfortunately as i was walking home people knew who i was and were shouting things at me. i hope much of the anger died down. they got what they wanted. >> thanks for joining us live opt phone here on the 9. >>> mayor of berkeley issuing a statement about last night's protests. he expressed his disappoint and focused on a small group of protestors believed to be the ones who

if she loses the support of one more gop senator. devos a charter schools advocate. teachers unions have charged she plans to dismantle public education. >>> president trump is saying uc berkeleyshould stop receiving federal funding. protests forced a lock down of the campus and forced the cancellation the speech of breitbart writer milo yiannopoulos. if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practice said violence on innocent people, no federal funds? people in atlantic city spoke out against president trump's immigration order. leaders held an interfaith and social justice vigil this afternoon dozens of community members packed the lobby of atlantic city's city hall to condemn the order which they called a muslim ban. >> we are all nations, we are fighting for one goal. this is to establish human rights, to establish equality and to establish justice in this country. >> some at the vigil held signs indicating their relatives were also immigrants. >>> federal officials are warning pennsylvania that it isn't doing enough to keep the state's drinking water safe. the epa says drinking water violations nearly doubled in pennsylvania over five years. it blames inadequate staff

in a tweet he says if uc berkeley does not allow speech practices violence on innocent people with aifferent point of view, no federal funds. demonstrators protesting by breitbart editor milo yianoopolous suppressed their outrage. police made one arrest. no reports of serious injury. a live look at the cal campus where the brunt of last night's protests remain. lots of broken windows. blown up citizen rarity. lots of things to clean up. >> more tweets from the president this morning. by my account, five of them in a two or three-hour span. iran has been formally put on notice for firing a ballistic missile. >>> also today, newly confirmed secretary of state will be meeting with the jordanian king in washington. the two senators with saying they are voting against secretary of education betsy devos over a lack of experience in the public education arena. >>> all right. let's turn to the weather. storm expected to bring more snow to the sierra. the second snow survey will take place later today. california department of water resources says 2017 is shaping up to be one of the wettest y

he says "if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds? "we are with our panel. >> is the anti-trump protests in berkeley show, the movement is becoming kind of dangerous. they want to get this idea that trump is a unique threat to the republic, that he's a fascist and threat to free speech. when you look at the behavior of the movement, you are seeing totalitarian tendencies. sarah silverman was calling for a military coup against trump. you have people praising flawless insurrection. there's a lot of scary behavior but i'm not sure if these people realize that to a lot of the country, the scary behavior is coming from them and not the trump administration. >> bret: chris, what about milo yiannopoulos? they are, i said it. >> you nailed it. i'm not going to try. the outrage from left to right is a perpetual motion machine that goes on and on. people are offended and it goes on. part of the reason donald trump is president of the united states is people were sick of political correctness. they were tired of

. >> president trump taking to twitter this morning, asking the question, "no federal funds" if uc berkeleynot allow free speech? >> bill: more violence against free speech, this time in berkeley, california. and president trump is tweeting, "if this doesn't stop, there'lls be federal action." we will tell you what is going on. >> the world is in trouble. but we are going to straighten it out. okay? that is what i do. >> bill: the controversy over db the president's anti-terror policies continues. "talking points" will lay it out for you tonight. >> what would you like bill toou ask the president? >> i would like to ask him how he is handling all of this hostility that is being

police treated six people for injuries and then this morning the president tweeted, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> i'm first alert meteorologist erika martin. tracking a cool down for the weekend but right now temperatures above normal. philadelphia 44 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. lehigh valley 42. and delaware mid-40s. so, conditions right now are pretty comfortable. i'm actually tracking a couple of clouds moving across the region and we have had some official observations for some light flurries moving through parts of redding. otherwise conditions are mainly dry. so, for the lehigh valley, again, on average, we're seeing low 40s. a few upper 30s. 39 degrees and lenardsville 38 and along with walnut port and bethlehem one degree warmer at 41 degrees. the p.a. suburbs similar situation. lots of low 40s, but a few upper 30s for west bradford township. collegeville 42 degrees and warrington 37 and it looks like elroy seeing low 40s r

just a few minutes, he tweeted, quote, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds, question mark. he tweeted about iran. he says iran has been formally put on in the for firing ballistic missiles. and the president tweeting about iran last night in response. iran is rapidly taking over more and more of iraq even after the u.s. squandered $3 trillion there obviously long ago. so we're keeping an eye on what's coming out of the president on twitter and we'll keep you posted. >>> meantime, several hundred rally at reagan national airport last night. protesting president trump's executive order barring new refugees. protesters said they wanted to demonstrate at this airport, the one that is used most by members of congress. >>> and there is a battle brewing between congress and d.c. over the death with dignity bill. utah republican congressman jason chaffitz says his committee will vote today to kill that bill. democrats admit they don't have the votes in the house, but they plan on lobbying the city t

the president tweeted, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent peopleh a different point of view. no federal funds? the tweet caused a fire storm frenzy raging from whether the university would lose millions of dollars to the sanctity of the first amendment. many noted the irony of berkeley being the birth place of the free speech movement in the 1960's. students in delaware county say it's important to have dialogue. >> i mean, one of the big things i've heard one of the big things they preach you should engage in dialogue with whoever you're disagreeing with. i think that's one big thing a lot of students here have learned from that interaction. >> the berkeley police department said at least three or four people were hurt during those protests. >>> i'm first alert meteorologist erika martin. conditions right now are hovering right around freezing for the pa suburbs. on average, new jersey low 40s for you mostly cloudy skies. lehigh valley, 38 is your average, delaware currently 44 degrees. we do have temperatures that will start to dip, especially to

tweeted about what's happening at the university a few minutes ago, the president said quote if uc berkeleyt allow free speech on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds? end quote. >>> today, the philadelphia chapter of the naacp is expected to demand a new criminal trial for a man found guilty in the deadly market street building collapse. all six defendants were found liable in the civil trial. griffin campbell is one of those six defendants. he is serving a 15 to 30-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter. after he was found guilty in his criminal trial. the naacp says campbell's punishment is unfair. he was assigned only 1% of the blame. seven people were killed and 12 others were hurt in the collapse. >>> as we've been telling you, we've been following breaking news out of smyrna, delaware. the prison hostage situation. skyforce 10 is live over the scene. we're seeing activity. we don't know any details about what is happening. we've heard from nbc10's matt delucia. in the last hour, he's seen vans moving and the helicopter in the air above the facil

>> president trump taking to twitter this morning, asking the question, "no federal fronts"" if uc berkeley does not allow free speech. >> more violence against free speech, this time in berkeley, california, . and president trump is tweeting, "if this doesn't stop, there'll be federal action." we will tell you what is going on. >> the world is in trouble. but we are going to straighten it out. okay? that is what i do. >> bill: the controversy over the president's anti-terror policies continues. "talking points" will laid out for you tonight. >> what would you like build to ask the president? >> i would like to ask him how he is handling all of this hostility that is being thrown at him. >> bill: also had, jesse watters talking to the folks about my upcoming super bowl interview with president trump. >> i just wanted to see how far he will move with the military. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the "no spin zone" from california. "the factor" begins right now. ♪ >> bill: hi, i am bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. donald trump and terrorism, this is the subject of tonig

tweeting, if uc-berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on people with different pointviews, no federal funds? republic barbara lee fired back, president trump does not have the right to blackmail a university. joe, a new statement out from the university? >> the university is basically blaming this destructive behavior on a small group of people, more than 100 people, who were wearing all black and using what the school calls paramilitary tactics. in a statement the university says, uc-berkeley condemns in the strongest possible terms of actions the individuals who invaded the campus, infiltrated a crowd of peaceful students and used violent tactics to close down a talk by milo yiannopoulos. we deeply regret that the violence undermined by this group. now, last night the university felt it had to cancel an appearance by him after protests turned violent. windows were broken, there were reports of fist fights and students were forced to shelter in place for a time last night while police tried to get everything under control. yiannopoulos posted on fay book saying the v

uc berkeley. hundreds of rioters shoong off fireworks, smashing windows, reportedly burning u.s. flags, to stop "breitbart"'s editor from giving a speech at the left-wing campus. warning the on twitter, ifberkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on people with different political view, no federal fund, question mark? >> we have campus reform contributor this is part of a growing trend. what is amazing this was about stopping free speech. you had somebody coming on campus who is presenting an alternate point of view. and these student were determined, i'm not even sure they were students. they were probably professional protesters paid to come in and cause this damage but they were just there to stop the speech from happening. what is going on? is this berkeley phenomenon? is it happening all over? >> it is not a berkeley phenomenon. it is something we're really seeing around the country. it is not a isolated incident. new trend on college campuses anywhere, when someone comes to bring an opinion you don't agree with, rather than talking with them, or discussing policy difference, crazy concept, you shut them down. burn things in the street. flip over cars and call them

if uc-berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a differentnt of view, no federal funds. >>> on capitol hill, the nom nation the president picked to lead the department of education is hanging by a thread. two republicans say they will vote no, bringing democrats one vote away from blocking that nomination. lisa murkowski is one of those and she explained why to andrea mitchell a short time ago. >> i recognize i represent a state for whom a strong public education system is an absolute must. so many of alaskan's communities will never have an opportunity for school choice because they are too small, they are too remote. >> brandy winegarten, american federation of teachers union and spoke at the march in washington. thank you for joining me. >> i saw you -- i saw you liked when i used the word woke. >> i did like that. that's an old reference. let's talk about today. what's the significance of both senators murkowski and collins coming out and saying they're not going to vote for devos? they're both from states with large rural areas where sch

this morning president trump tweeted -- "if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view -- no federal funds?" the group p refuse fascism says, howewever -- "people who protest milo are not opposing free speech, they are opposing a fascist america, which is the actual, real, and gravely serious threat to basic rights of speech, assembly, and intellectual life." and president trump is facing criticism after he appeared to suggest that the great abolitionist and writer frederick douglass, who was born into slavery around 1818 and died in 1895, is still, in fact, alive. this is donald trump, speaking at a black history month event on wednesday. pres. trump: i'm very proud now that we have a museum whehere people can learn about reverend king, some of the other things, frederick douglass is an example of somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more i noticed. amy: that's president trump, speaking about frederick douglass, who is one of the most revered abolitionists in u.s. history. later on wedne

this happened, we come to this starbucks from our office all of the time"some are questioning if uc berkeleyudents took part in the vandalism. this cal senior says not likely "we take pride in our education, we take pride in this community, we respect the space, like this starbucks, this is where a lot of people study"but some non berkeley students who work in town say the school inviting a controversial speaker was not the best idea in this highly charged political climate following the presidential election"i think it was kind of like bringing a box of matches to a hay field and saying oh yeah i didn't mean to start a fire"yet several fires were started on the campus and at least 12- businesses were vandalized"and i'm really troubled that no one was arrested""i just want to clarify, i did not give any order to stand down"in fact berkeley mayor jesse arreguin says the police did a good job keeping people safe"i think the police were concerned about not escalating things" the city of berekely is still calculating the total cost of the damage from wednesday's protest...in berkeley haaziq mady

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