. >> katie utehs is live with details. >> reporter: we've seen this park turn in a battleground before and from what is posted online may happen again. coulter supporters calling this rally for free speech and say speak regardless of threats and people will be here to defend them. >> ann has sent her speech to us and her words will be spoken in the bay area tomorrow whether people like it or not. >> a self-described right-wing political commentator and author says berkeley is a political battleground. started when violence at milo yap opulus appearance. >> all the people who should have been standing up for first amendment ran away with tails between their legs. >> received numerous threats. >> don't want to show it's a winning tactic. that's why doing this anyway. >> rally earlier this month turned violent. unclear how many will show up for new rally. >> whether show up. we'll be prepared if it comes. >> campus police told reporters earlier today. >> around campus tomorrow you will see a highly visible presence of law enforcement. >> reporter: won't say how many officers will be on ha

. >> katie utehs is live with details. >> reporter: we've seen this park turn in a battleground before and from what is posted online may happen again. coulter supporters calling this rally for free speech and say speak regardless of threats and people will be here to defend them. >> ann has sent her speech to us and her words will be spoken in the bay area tomorrow whether people like it or not. >> a self-described right-wing political commentator and author says berkeley is a political battleground. started when violence at milo yap opulus appearance. >> all the people who should have been standing up for first amendment ran away with tails between their legs. >> received numerous threats. >> don't want to show it's a winning tactic. that's why doing this anyway. >> rally earlier this month turned violent. unclear how many will show up for new rally. >> whether show up. we'll be prepared if it comes. >> campus police told reporters earlier today. >> around campus tomorrow you will see a highly visible presence of law enforcement. >> reporter: won't say how many officers will be on ha

in san francisco, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> two groups who invited an coulter to speak at uc berkley are suing the university. the lawsuit comes after the conservative commentators speech was rescheduled from this week to next week when students are out of class and studying for finals. coulter plans to come to berkley to speak this thursday. the group's attorney says the university has a secret policy that limits conditions for certain speakers. >> it is not in writing. it is not been publicized, but it has been used to shut down two speakers that the berkley college republicans have brought to cal. >> the university says there is no safe place for coulter to speak on campus on thursday. earlier today coulter retweeted a weather forecast for thursday with the mysterious phrase, nice day for an outdoor speech in berkley. >>> developing news out of arkansas where the nation's first double execution in more than 16 years was marked by accusations one of the prisoners suffered to his death. bock jack jones and marcelle williams were convicted of murder. jones was executed first. a judge

katie utehs, abc 7 news. >>> developing news over the north korea crisis. president trump will hold a rare briefing with the full senate tomorrow at the white house. congressional aides have suggested the briefing will underscore the message to north korea that washington is serious about wanting a shift in policy. yesterday, president trump said the united nations security council must come up with new and stronger sanctions against pyongyang adding it's time to solve the problem. >>> happening today, president trump is expected to name a retired two-star general as the new secret service director. randolph tex ellis served 35 years in the military before joining the u.s. customs and border patrol. the head of the secret service is appointed by the president and doesn't need senate confirmation. >>> arkansas just had the nation's first double execution in more than 16 years. it was marked by controversy and accusations that one of the prisoners suffered in his death. jack jones and marcel williams both died of lethal injection. the state executed jones for

in san francisco, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> two groups who invited an coulter to speak at uc berkley are suing the university. the lawsuit comes after the conservative commentators speech was rescheduled from this week to next week when students are out of class and studying for finals. coulter plans to come to berkley to speak this thursday. the group's attorney says the university has a secret policy that limits conditions for certain speakers. >> it is not in writing. it is not been publicized, but it has been used to shut down two speakers that the berkley college republicans have brought to cal. >> the university says there is no safe place for coulter to speak on campus on thursday. earlier today coulter retweeted a weather forecast for thursday with the mysterious phrase, nice day for an outdoor speech in berkley. >>> developing news out of arkansas where the nation's first double execution in more than 16 years was marked by accusations one of the prisoners suffered to his death. bock jack jones and marcelle williams were convicted of murder. jones was executed first. a judge