. >> california high school and monta vista in danville. >> our reporter is live at monta vista high where parents gathered to night. lisa? >> reporter: the meeting lasted several hours in library. lots of idea. opinions and emotions. that were gathered here tonight. >> what you are hearing now are symptoms of what is going on in the larger society. >> reporter: at mon ta vista high school, parents spoke about race. >> i understand your children don't experience the same things. but there are kids that are afraid. it's not just graffiti. >> reporter: what brought parents here was this graffiti found in the boys' bathroom. there have been four racist vandalism incidents in the san ramon valley unified school district in one month. three others at cal high. the most recent which looked similar to the monta vista graffiti incident found just today. >> all four now, ugly, harmful incidents. >> reporter: some parents here were shocked such a thing was happening at the schools. while others insist it has been going on for far too long. >> there is no empathy for other voices that are withi

. >> california high school and monta vista in danville. >> our reporter is live at monta vista hights gathered to night. lisa? >> reporter: the meeting lasted several hours in library. lots of idea. opinions and emotions. that were gathered here tonight. >> what you are hearing now are symptoms of what is going on in the larger society. >> reporter: at mon ta vista high school, parents spoke about race. >> i understand your children don't experience the same things. but there are kids that are afraid. it's not just graffiti. >> reporter: what brought parents here was this graffiti found in the boys' bathroom. there have been four racist vandalism incidents in the san ramon valley unified school district in one month. three others at cal high. the most recent which looked similar to the monta vista graffiti incident found just today. >> all four now, ugly, harmful incidents. >> reporter: some parents here were shocked such a thing was happening at the schools. while others insist it has been going on for far too long. >> there is no empathy for other voices that are within this commu

it was similar to what took place at montae vista yesterday. j there have been a total of four racist graffiti since last month. three in san ramon. one here in danville. some blame the political climate in the us. tonight parents wanted to hear from the principal. >> if you don't have a great school climate, doesn't mean anything if people are walking around school feeling unsafe. >> now, one student in san ramon has been caught and disciplined. the principal tells me that the dialogue here will continue. reporting live in danville, i'm cheryl hurd. >> thank you. e'mestic work on his transition bo m. iresident-elect donald trump met prih the prime minister of japan today. they talked for about 90 minu s minutes. the visit comes after trump took rver 30 congratulatory calls from world leaders over the last ew days. yonight mr. trump tweeted i on ked hard with bill ford to ceep a ford plant in kentucky. they don't plan to move the tutire plant, only a production line. ford said they canceled plans to ship from kentucky to mexico. m> submit a sad

just this week it was discovered in the boy's restroom at monta vista high school. one of the students who found the bigoted words on wednesday, it said whites on one side, colored on the other. last night parents filled a packed meeting to discuss the problem. >> my kid was directly affected by it and brought me into it it right away. >> if you don't have a great school climate, it doesn't mean anything if people are walking around school feeling unsafe. >> there have been a total of four reports of racist graffiti starting last month, three in california high schools in san ramon and one at monta vista high school. one student at cal high was caught and punished for writing on the bathroom wall. >> keeping things consist accidently cold. so much for starts in the 50s. >> very cold out there. getting ready for a soggy weekend as this storm system rolls in. details coming up in the microclimate forecast. >>> right now folks are just rolling by. 580, our camera in dublin, no problems. earlier crash in livermore has cleared by vasco. we'll show you a better shot comin

monta vista high school administrators plan on having a meeting with parents tonight. so parents and teachers can discuss what happened and that is scheduled for 7:00 this evening.>>> the mayor will not give federal officials the personal information of undocumented immigrants. if asked under the incoming trump administration. city leaders are preparing for the possibility that donald trump will pull federal fund the -- funding. at issue is the information collected from undocumented immigrants who have applied for municipal identification cards. those cards allow anyone who lives in san francisco, including undocumented immigrants, to have proof of their identity so they can access city services. city leaders are concerned that yes customs enforcement can use information to track down family members and boost deportation efforts. the mayor says he is committed to keep -- to protecting the privacy of the citizens. >>> donald trump's transition of power continues to unfold. meanwhile in washington vice president-elect mike pence spent the day meeting with members of con

.>>> an emotional student assembly at monta vista high school in danville. allie rasmus tells us the assembly was called after someone wrote a hate filled message in the school bathroom.>> reporter: 8:30 am and lasted well over an hour. the personable started by telling students words matter and everyone should feel safe and secure on campus. after, teachers and students had a chance to share their thoughts.>>> it starts with you. a call to action. you need to follow through into this. this terrifying thing of telling one of your piers what you did is not okay , please stop.>> reporter: monta vista high school held disassembly in response to racist graffiti found in one of the bathrooms. this is a picture someone wrote the words white and colored over 2 of the urinals sometime yesterday afternoon. danville police are helping the district investigates who may be behind it and why. >> it is too early to say. ultimately, it isn't only incident -- it's an ugly incident will tolerate. >> reporter: talking about the motivation behind the graffiti, the message at t

it documents the disturbing scene, and monta vista high school. her son took the picture, and then showed it to the vice principal. all parents have been sent a letter, addressing the matter. the school district superintendent releasing a statement saying in part "in our district, harmful words used during the election coincided with two ugly incidents of racist graffiti at one of our high school, words exchanged on the campaign trail, and racist words written on the walls cite ow for how much we've need to support, teach and listen to our children." this is just breaking. we will keep you posted on this matter in the east bay. >>> in novato, police are looking for who spray painted racially charged hate speech on the oldham ton officer's club the graffiti was discovered monday morning, while officers were making the round. right now, police say since the language did not target a specific person, it does not classify as a hate crime, but the violators could face vandalism charges. investigators say it's unclear if this the incident is tied to the

. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live at monta vista high school this morning. how is the school district responding? what did you find out? >> reporter: the superintendent said some of these incidents may have been the result of some of that divisive rhetoric we heard in thisier's presidential campaign. either way you had school officials and parents discussing the issue in monta vista high in danville. one of the most recent incidents taking place at the high school. we'll show you that picture. you have the words over two urinals that read whites and coloreds. that took place on wednesday. since we reported that, yesterday morning there was another incident reported in the school district, this time at california high in san ramon. that was on thursday. that brings the total to four such incidents in the san ramon unified school district just in the past month. it's why a number of concerned parents and school officials showed up at monta vista high last night to discuss this on going issue and send a message these incidents need to be stopped. >> this is not

. >> reporter: monta vista high school -- held this in response to an incident of racist graffiti found in one of it bathrooms. it happened sometime yesterday afternoon. danville police is helping the district investigate who might be behind it and why. >> too early to say. i think -- and ultimately it really doesn't matter. it's an ugly incident, and we just aren't going to tolerate -- >> reporter: that was the district spokesperson talking about the motivations behind this graffiti. the message that the assembly was part history lesson, but it was also a pep rally of sorts with many students expressing support and enurge. for people who represent different minority groups on campus. >> i think it's important that we are kind to each other, that we realize that we're all human, and that we're not doing anything to make any majority group feel minimal lies >> don: i'm happy the school is getting out in front of it. look forward to having a conversation with my daughter tonight about it at the dinner table. >> reporter: this is the third incident of racist graffiti showing up on school p

community calling for love and unity after racist graffiti is found scribbled on a restroom wall and monta vista high school. today, the school held an emergency meeting to talk about this incident. >> tonight, parents got a chance to contribute as well. we are live in danville where that meeting just wrapped up. >> reporter: that's right. dozens of parents showed up to the meeting today. overall i would say it was a pretty positive meeting. the community really coming together to try to figure out how to stop something like this from happening again, and also a lot of concerns about something like this escalating if it is not dealt with properly. there were questions about protocol, why the police were not informed yesterday, why it took until this afternoon for this information to get to the police department. take a look at what some of the parents had to say. >> somebody needs to have a brotherhood and if people want to go get fat, fine, let them go against it but at what point do we say, there's a lot to talk about? what is the solution? >> how many times have all of us heard about a high s

in total monta vista has been hit twice with racist graffiti. cal high school in san ramon targeted four times. >>> did you watch it? conflicting times for the raiders. they've had their best season in 14 years. the first ever monday night football game in mexico. it was technically a home game even though it was more than 2,000 miles away. fans say they were fine with the team playing in another city, but for one game only. despite talks of a move to las vegas, many we spoke to say they're thrilled the team is now 8-2. >> the best we've had in the past 13 seasons. >> the raiders now have sole possession of first place in their division. >> can't say the fan base is not excited right now. here is what a lot of people are talking about. late in the first half, quarterback brock osweiler went to throw the ball. you'll see the green laser cross over his face several times. it happened a few times during the game. the green dot was clearly visible on the slow mo replays. fans in mexico commonly use laser pointers during soccer matches. >>> good tues

taking steps by at least discussing this issue, holding a meeting at monta vista high in danville to talk about the racist graffiti incidents. you can see over two urinals yorks view the words whites and colored. since we've reported that, yet another incident of racist graffiti reported, this time at california high in san ramon. that was on thursday. that brings the total to four such incidents in the san ramon unified school district. it's why a number of concerned parents and school officials showed up to the high school to discuss this on going issue. they want to send the message that these incidents need to be stopped. >> this is not okay. it is unacceptable. it will not be tolerated. >> my kid was, hey, directly affected by it and brought me into it right away. >> reporter: tof the four incidents, three took place at california high and one of the students at cal high was caught and punished for writing on the bathroom wall. live in danville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you, pete. >>> new this morning, social media lit up overnight with a lot of fans upset w

cal high school in san ramon has been targeted four times while monta vista has been hit twice. >>> from oakland to d.c. now, late last night we learned the superintendent of the oakland school district is headed to washington as the new school chancellor. the spokesman says antwan wilson has been selected in part for his success in raising achievement scores. we still don't snow when his last day will be or who will replace him. >>> did you watch last night? conflicting times for raiders fans. finally they're amazing. that's the upside. their best season in 14 years, tried forethe best record in the conference. last night the first ever monday night football game played in mexico. >> it was technically a home game for the silver and black, even though it was more than 2,000 miles away. fans say they were fine with the team playing in another city, but for one game only. despite talks of a move to las vegas, many we spoke to say they're thrilled the team is 8-2. >> the best we've had in the past 13 seasons. >> raiders now have sole possession of first place in their division. >>> this is

this is a picture from the bathroom at monta vista high school in danville. you see the two urinals, one with the word whites and the other with colored written above it. a statement from the superintendent reads in part, quote, at the san ramon valley unified school district, we're committed to fostering an environment on our campuses where we can safely speak about the similarities and differences that make us each unique. >>> a top trump adviser says it could be several weeks before the cabinet choices are announced ofd fishlly. this morning we're hearing new names being floated out under consideration. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us from washington to explain who those people are. >> reporter: hi there, good morning. we do know today he's meeting with florida governor rick scott and the president-elect will meet with south carolina's governor nikki haley who finds herself on one of those short lists. new names are emerging as possible choices for president-elect trump's cabinet, mike flynn as national security adviser, jim talon as defense

here is a picture from a bathroom at monta vista high school.ou can see two urinals, one with the word white and one with with the word colored. a statement reads in part, quote, at the san ramon valley unified school district, we are committed to fostering an environment on our cam pulses where we can safely speak about the similarities and differences that make each of us unique. >>> president-elect donald trump will meet with japanese prime minister shinzo abe today. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington with more on what is next for trump. >> reporter: good morning everyone. what's next is more meetings today including florida's governor and south carolina governor nikki haley who reportedly has landed on one of those short lists. new names are emerging as possible choices for president-elect trump's cabinet, mike flen as national security adviser, jim talon as defense secretary and senator ted cruz as attorney general. south carolina governor nikki haley is being considered as secretary of state even though she publicly oppos

here is a photo in monta vista high school in danville.e and the other has the word colored. nbc bay area got a statement, and it reads in part, quote, at the san ramon valley, we are committed to fostering an environment where we can safely speak about the similarities and differences that make us unique. >>> happening now, pete is on his way to danville, where he is talking to the mother much of a student who discovered the vandalism. in the meantime, you can get the back story on our home page. >>> damian learned about these arrests. go to our twitter feed for updates from damian. we'll have much more information from midday newscast. that does it for us, another local news update in just 30 minutes. for now, back to the "today show." >>> this morning on "today's take," an italian stallion. tony danza is our celebrity co-host. >>> then from the perfect table to the perfect portions for each guest. we've got thanksgiving covered. >>> and isla fisher and whether we can eect a sequel. coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "to

this time, racist and homophobic -- yet, the principal of month vista -- monta vista said -- active investigationnd emphasized that had the punishment could be suspension or even expulsion. >>> kanye west, handcuffed to a gurney and rushed to the hospital, who it was that called 911 and the threats he is said to have made. >>> news online, can teenagers tell the difference between what's real and what's fake. the surprising results from stanford researchers. >> still busy, a couple of issues. this is a check on 101, which is improving. >> cool this morning and a puff of breeze this afternoon or evening. more on that. . >>> i want to take you to a sprofrns, james -- to a press conference, talking about the oakland school superintendent heading east to washington, d.c. >> we have an opportunity to set a standard for education of children in a diverse fashion to see themselves in the best light. and i want to say you have spent time on the campaign trail and where we are as a district. and under superintendent kel willson and the leadership of the school board, we have raised nearly a quarter of a b