ms. coulter or the students and community here. they tell me that they are still waiting to hear from coulter's camp about her invitation for may 2nd. reporting live in berkeley, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> kate, thank you. if you heard gunshots and sirens in berkeley today, it wasn't an actual crime taking place. instead you heard police practicing for how they respond to an active shooter incident. >> let me see your hands. keep going. keep going. >> abc 7 was there as they played various roles of gunshot victims. the muslim liberal arts school invited police to use the campus. >> usually when we do get opportunities on this it's on a weekend. the college was so willing to participate in this, participation in the event was compulsory for all students and faculty. we're not going to get that level of reality without support from the community. >> officers carried weapons that fired blanks instead of real guns. medical teams took part in the drill. >> a homeowner faces a repair job after a tree fell on a house in sonoma county. tha

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ms. coulter will still speak here. >> despite the left wing agitators, ann coulter will speak in berkeleyapril 27th. >> now he h-- she has said that no school accepting public funds can ban free speech. and she says they will be here, but won't tell us precisely where. >> okay, scott, thank you, the violent protests in berkeley and at cal are becoming more common, just last weekend, 20 people are arrested. and 11 people hurt in rallies for and against donald trump, at civic center park. a similar rally happened last month where ten people were arrested. you can see the violence spilling out. as we mentioned before, violence before the scheduled before by milo yiannopoulos. >>> and a lively discussion happened on our facebook page, just go to the details on our facebook page. >>> and police say kori muhammad shot and killed three people in downtown fresno as well as another man at motel 6. now police are looking for another man who reportedly picked up a gun and then ran away. meanwhile, police say muhammad is very cooperative in telling investigators what he did. >> kori muhammad is not a

the lawsuit writing uc berkeley has been working to accommodate a mutually agreeable time for ms coulter's visit which has not yet been scheduled and remains committed to doing so and all members of the berkeley and larger community including ms coulter herself remain safe during such an event. >> she questions the uc pd and says they stand down. >> unless somebody is about to be killed, that's their standard. if somebody is merely being beaten up, rocks being thrown and people punched in the head, that's not sufficient for the university police to intervene. >> reporter: they said they reviewed the response to the mylo incident and said they will take a different approach this thursday but did say there will be a high law enforcement presence. abc7 news. >>> the national rival association, nra, is suing california. it bans the sale of semi-automatic rifles equipped with bullet buttons that allow users to quickly remove and replace ammunition magazines. the stricter laws came after the attacks in san bernardino. >>> at the b.a.r.t. station in oakland saturday night, b.a.r.t. police are loo

ms. coulter will speak on the 27th. >> ann coulter, despite what the administration and agitators are trying to do, ann coulter will speak on april 27th. >> cal students have mixed emotions about the controversial speaker. >> there is definitely a danger that presents itself here, like speaking here, although i do believe in free speech. >> instead you should let the people speak. you're free to protest, instead of using your fists how about you have a dialogue with those people? >> reporter: ann coulter herself was speaking about it herself on twitter, saying no school that accepts funds can ban free speech. they're not talking where she will speak, at least for now. >>> a lot of back and forth with this story, thank you, scott. >>> he is already in jail accused of one crime, but there could be more in an east bay child molestation case. late this afternoon, detectives announced he may have molested more children, possibly in vallejo, richmond and fairfield where yancy lived. >>> and san jose state, police are asking for the public's help, trying to track down a man who allegedly chased dow

ms. coulter's speech, we will seek relief in federal court."c berkeley officials have not yet responded to that statement. in berkeley christin ayers, kpix5. >>> tonight the smoke is starting to clear over golden gate park where thousands of pot enthusiasts packed the grass today to celebrate 4-20. andria borba is there and shows us the annual hot holiday came with a new twist this year, rules. >> reporter: the fencing around hippy hill in sharon meadow was new this year. while it could not contain the smoke, it did contain 15,000 partiers according to the city of san francisco. the moment when golden gate park's hippy hill went up in smoke -- >> the moment was nice, relaxing. it was pretty cool seeing all the smoke. >> reporter: -- had a different improve than in years past starting with an official countdown. the now annual 4-20 event also had a concert stain, security, vendors and a curfew. >> we're clearing the park now. please make your way to the exit. >> i think it's been positive. it's been wonderful to connect with different people, to

ms. coulter's visit. and they assure that all members of the berkeley and largeser community, including ms. coulter herself. >> unless somebody's about to be killed, that's their standard for intervening, if somebody's merely being beaten up, people are merely being punched in the head, that's not sufficient for the university police to intervene. >> by today, they have reviewed the response to the milo incident. >>> and we just received this statement from the mayor of berkeley, quote, while we cherish the freedoms of speech and peaceful assembly, there is no freedom to commit violence. >>> 28-year-old kahn tron is listed in critical condition at a lom hospital. the first officer arrived and confronted tran. police say he ignored commands and then charged towards the officer with a knife, the officer opened fire, hitting tran at least once, he's been charged with attempted murder. >>> a san bruno man will remain in jail after pleading not guilty to charges of murdering his neighbor and trying to cover up

ms. coulter herself remains safe. she counters no such restrictions are placed on liberal speakers such as former presidential candidate bernie sanders when he spoke at cal last june. >> the issue is that the university is allowing off- campus critics to hijack its role as the appropriate gatekeeper of who gets to use these rooms.>> the plaintiff seeks an injunction from the federal courts to bar you see officials from using the high profile speaker unwritten rule to bar certain types of speakers from campus. as for and coulter, she has tweeted out today that thursday looks like a nice day for an outdoor speech on the cal berkeley campus . >>> bernie sanders is surprising a lot of people by defending and coulter and her effort to speak at cal. the senator from vermont said, what are you afraid of? her ideas? confront her intellectually. bullying people down or intimidating people are shutting down events, i don't think that that works in any way. late this afternoon i spoke with coulter and she said she wasn't surpris

ms. coulter herself - remain safe during such an event."student we spoke to on monday seemed divided on the issue. soti understand where the school is coming from as of monday evening, coulter says she still plans to give her speech on thursday but it's unclear if the cal administration is willing to accommodate her. on the cal campus, charles clifford kron 4 news. (steve) a toddler in the east bay is expected to make a full recovery after nearly drowning. police say a 20-month-old child fell into a hot tub last night at a home in concord. family members quickly rescued the child from the hot tub and performed c-p-r until an ambulance arrived. the child was taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition. (pam) d-n-a evidence confirms... a mountain lion was behind the snatching of a family dog in pescadero. wildlife officials found a trace of the big cat's d-n-a ... inside the home's bedroom. at the time, a woman and her child were sleeping inside. the mountain lion got in through an open door. the dog was never found. offici

ms. coulter on campus. >> we wanted to make it work. at the end of the day, there wasn't a venue available. that's why we offered alternative dates. >> as we reported at 5:00, university officials say they believe there might still be violence tomorrow since some protest groups vow to show up each if ann coulter doesn't. live in berkeley, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, robert. whether coulter shows up or not at cal, we'll be there to see what happens and we'll update our website and digital platforms. count on us 24/7. >>> not much money and now forced out of their home. a group of artists in san francisco was evicted from their converted warehouse. this comes after last year's deadly warehouse fire across the bay in oakland. nbc bay area scott budman is in san francisco for us this evening. scott, two sides to the story. safety versus affordable housing. what are the details? >> raj, this seems to be fallout from the ghost ship fire that happened in oakland. those living here got four months' notice before they were evicte

ms. coulter herself - remain safe during such an event."ent we spoke to on monday seemed divided on the issue. soti understand where the school is coming from as of monday evening, coulter says she still plans to give her speech on thursday but it's unclear if the cal administration is willing to accommodate her. on the cal campus, charles clifford kron 4 news. (steve) new at ten:a high profile bay area civil rights attorney has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a black man beaten by a sacramento police officer during an arrest. this is the video that went viral...it all started because the man was jaywalking.reporter joe khalil is tracking what the man seen being punched in the video now wants. (nats)this viral video quickly led to anger and protest in sacramento.and today--it led to a lawsuit.john burriscivil rights attorney"mr.cain's federal civil rights were violated when he was viciously assaulted"attorneys for nandi cain jr.--the man taking punches from a sacramento police officer in this video-- announced monday they've filed sui

ms. coulter herself remains safe. as for and coulters you tweeted out earlier today that thursday looks like a very nice day for outdoor speech. at the campus perhaps referencing sproul plaza. live in san francisco, ktvu fox2 news. >>> a short time ago i talked with ann coulter . she detailed her plans to come this thursday and the controversy surrounding her trip. >> for one thing you don't want to give me publicity. i shut down my speech.>> we will have more coming up at 5:30. you will hear what she says about people who say that her speech is hate speech. >>> terrifying moments for passengers on a bar train in oakland and dozens of teens swarm the car robbing passengers. it was a coordinated attack. ktvu's rob malcolm joins us from the coliseum bart station in oakland with who police are looking for and what they got away with. >> reporter: that's right. it's certainly was frightening for passengers aboard that train at the coliseum station on saturday night. bart is reminding passengers to be aware of their surrou

ms. coulter herself remains safe.". as for and quilters she tweeted out earlier today that thursday looks like a very nice day for an outdoor speech on the cal campus. we will keep you posted and we have more coming up in the next hour. we're live in san francisco, jesse gary, ktvu fox news. >>> the controversy surrounding the appearance sparked a lot of debate. after speaking at an event and home on hall bernie sanders defended coulter's right to speak telling the huffington post that obviously ann coulter's outrageous in a my mind off the wall but people have a right to give their two cents worth. give a speech without fear of violence and intimidation>> a short time ago frank sommerville got an interview with coulter. she talked about her plans to come to you see berkeley. >> i'm still planning on giving my speech. n give it at her normal time when students are available. i suppose it could be by a megaphone from sproul hall but i'm planning on giving my speech. >> we will hear much more of frank's end of -- intervie

the campus seeks to be sure all members at berkeley including ms coulter herself remains safe. they do fear a protest could turn violent again. still they say the university's practice what they preach when it comes to free speech. >> because having milo yiannopoulos would be very dangerous. but because of the free speech movement, home, and the atmosphere we like to promote it wouldn't be fair to bar her from coming. >> reporter: now we do know ann coulter is scheduled to speak in three days here on campus. where exactly? that's a good question. we do not know that. i'm sure we'll find out in the days ahead. julie? >> all right, paul, thank you. >>> this afternoon i spoke to ann coulter. she was in los angeles. we talked for about 15 minutes and discussed her intention to speak at cal on thursday. and why she doesn't think the university acted in good faith. >> one thing, you don't want to give me publicity, then don't shut down my speech. point two the actual facts of how this case has progressed. i mean as berkeley was loading up these kids with requirements from my speech i

ms. coulter's announcement to come to the campus without a protective venue available on that date is of grave coern. >> reportedly she plans to talk about illegal immigration during her speech in berkeley. back in february there were violent protests on the campus when another right ring speaker was scheduled to speak to those protests caused more than $100,000 in damage. we are planning on going to the campus to follow up on the story. >>> it is for 6 am. san francisco's 420 gathering had a few changes this year. at 420 people gathered to smoke pot. in the past there were a lot of complaints about the tons of trash left behind, bad behavior and some violence. the changes that were made for yesterday's event seemed to have improved cleanliness and safety. some businesses nearby paid $150,000 to install fencing with entry case as well as porta potty's and security and cleanup crews.>> we didn't want to go away. it's a celebration like halloween. >> it was safer and the vibe was positive. >> by 6:30 pm arc rangers on atvs moved in to push the crowd to head out of the park. no arrests were

ms. coulter on campus. >> there wasn't a venue available. >> reporter: even with her absence or because of it, they have reason to believe there's still a potential for violence tomorrow. they are going to prepare for it just in case. >> thank you. he says he'll bring an army if he have to. coulter may be out by but he is still planning on holding free speech week on cal's campus in the future. he scheduled to speak in february. he was wisinged away. our coverage continues online and on air. nightly news will examine how this back and forth impacted the debate surrounding free speech. lester holt will be up at 5:30. >>> investigators are identifying the mob of teenagers accused of taking over a bart train and robbing the passengers. as we have been reporting throughout the week, about 50 teenagers poured onto a train at the coliseum station last saturday night. they robbed seven passengers on board and injured two others. today we learn surveillance video from inside the train has led police to many of the suspects. they are now in the process of tracking them down and arresting them. >> i

ms. coulter to the university before consulting with the campus about whether there was a venue availablet our law enforcement professionals felt that they could secure and where they could also provide safety for the speaker and the attendees. if. >> reporter: another group the cal whose aim is trying to spark a constructive conversation between the left and the right says they are disappointed. >> so i think it's their responsibility, though, to do that kind of work to have more officers involved to put the work in and the resources in to protect this kind of speeches on campus. >> reporter: meanwhile berkeley sent a letter to the mayor defending the department's role in the protests at civic park saturday. he said he's right that his department did not get swept up into the volatility of that moment. in berkeley andria borba, kpix5. >>> developing news in the oakland hills, police are searching for a burglar who shot a resident on chimney rock road around 6:00 tonight. the victim called 911 saying someone who was trying to burglarize his home shot him in the back. the suspects got away

." >> ms coulter's announcement she intends to come to this campus on april 27 without the regard for the fact we do not have a protectable venue available on that date. it is a grave concern. back in february violent protests erupted at uc berkeley when another conservative commentator milo was scheduled to speak on campus. those protests caused more than $100,000 in damage. the violence was blamed on a group of left wing activist who is dressed in black setting off commercial grade fireworks and covered their faces. campus police say they have learned of similar threats by the same protesters planning to disrupt coulter's speech. >> since -- since milo's event, we've been contacted by thousands asking us if we were to develop tactics for approaches in addressing the event because this is something new to law enforcement. >> reporter: the campus republicans are now threatening legal action, arguing administrators are imposing burdensome conditions on a speaker they disagree with in violation of the first amendment. >> if they choose not to honor the first amendment requirement to giv

the campus seeks to ensure all members of the berkeley and larger communities including ms coulter herselfremains safe. still, the university needs to practice what they preach when it comes to free speech. >> it would be very dangerous, but because of the free speech movement, at home and the atmosphere that we like to promote, it wouldn't be fair to bar her from coming. >> reporter: she is scheduled to speak here on thursday. the question is where exactly will that happen? in berkeley i'm paul chambers ktvu fox 2 news. >>> former %snzqzzpresidential candidate bernie sanders is surprising a lot of people by defending ann coulter in her effort to speak at cal. the senator from vermont said, quoting here, "what are you afraid of, her ideas? ask her the hard questions, confront her intellectually." booing people or intimidating people or shutting down events, i don't think it works in any way. late this afternoon i spoke to ann coulter and she told me she was not surprised by his show of support. >> up until recently every american would say that. >> but it is nice to see there bernie sander

ms. coulter from coming on campus. the reason it couldn't accommodate coulter was because security threats made a safe event impossible. >> reporter: the speech has been cancelled, but uc berkeley and surrounding police agencies tell us they are preparing and nonetheless, they will not provide specifics but say they are modifying their strategy, beefing it up, based on recent experience. >> deployment and staffing is going to be significantly different than what we had for milo. >> reporter: this time uc berkeley says they'll be more pro active. >> you will see a high number of highly visible presence of law enforcement. and i will also say this, tomorrow, we're going to have a very, very low tolerance for any sort of violence. >> reporter: on february first, a planned speech by milo -- that night police were mostly inside the student union and on a balcony overhead, rarely venturing into the crowd. since then in the city of berkeley, extreme groups have squared off twice in a downtown park. >> while there have been mom

ms. coulter from coming on campus. the reason it couldn't accommodate coulter was security threats made a safe event impossible. >> reporter: the speech has been cancelled, but uc berkeley and surrounding police agencies tell us they are preparing and nonetheless, they will not provide specifics but say they are modifying their strategy, beefing it up, based on recent experience. >> deployment and staffing is going to be significantly different than what we had for milo. >> reporter: this time uc berkeley says they'll be more pro active. >> you will see a high number of highly visible presence of law enforcement. and i will also say this, tomorrow, we're going to have a very, very low tolerance for any sort of violence. >> reporter: on february first, a planned speech by night police were mostly inside the student union and on a balcony overhead, rarely venturing into the crowd. since then in the city of berkeley, extreme groups have squared off twice in a downtown park. >> while there have been moments where police hav

ms. coulter's speech will go in defiance of the university. about time somebody stood up to the far left academic goons. no free speech, no taxpayer cash, back to you. abby: all right, thank you, todd. heather: safety concerns or politics at play, what do you think the real reason is? log onto "fox & "fox & friends " facebook page and use the #keeptalking. >> abby: major changes in the line-up, bill o'reilly leaving after extensive review of sexual harassment allegations against, allegations that o'reilly called understood founded. the move means programming changes on move, tucker carlson moves to 8:00 p.m. eastern, the five heads to 9:00 p.m. and martha at 8:00 p.m. report will run two hours until that monday. heather: white house is full of winners, super bowl li champion new england patriots making visit after historic comeback win against the falcons, before the event tight-end ron gronkowsky crashing sean spicer's briefing. >> you need some help in. [laughter] >> i think i've got this, but thank you. maybe. [laughter] >> thanks, man, i w

ms. coulter herself remain safe during the event. she says they stood down during other recent violent protests on campus. >> unless somebody's about to be killed, that's their standard for intervening. if people are merely being punched in the head, that's not sufficient for the university police to intervene. >> reporter: they said they reviewed the response to the milo anaupilous incident. they would not say what that would entail but would say there will be a high visibility law enforcement presence. >> and we received this statement from the mayor of berkleley tonight. quote there is no freedom to commit violence. >>> arkansas carried out the first double execution in years. they argued whether the execution of jones went properly. attorneys argued that jones gull.ed for air and suffered during his lething al injection. judge issued a stay for williams. then he was executed about a half hour ago. both were convicted of murder. the last double execution in the united states was in 2000. >>> back here a mob of dozens stormed a bar

ms. coulter's visit. and they assure that all members of the berkeley and largeser community, including ms. herself. >> unless somebody's about to be killed, that's their standard for intervening, if somebody's merely being beaten up, people are merely being punched in the head, that's not sufficient for the university police to intervene. >> by today, they have reviewed the response to the milo incident. >>> and we just received this statement from the mayor of berkeley, quote, while we cherish the freedoms of speech and peaceful assembly, there is no freedom to commit violence. >>> 28-year-old kahn tron is listed in critical condition at a lom hospital. the first officer arrived and confronted tran. police say he ignored commands and then charged towards the officer with a knife, the officer opened fire, hitting tran at least once, he's been charged with attempted murder. >>> a san bruno man will remain in jail after pleading not guilty to charges of murdering his neighbor and trying to cover up the cri

scheduled and commits to doing so and all members of the berkeley and larger community including ms coulter herself are safe. they're saying it's not yet been scheduled and ann coulter saying she will be on campus this thursday. abc7 news. >> thank you. we've posted the entire court document on "abc news".com and abc7 news app. >>> a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a sacramento man beaten by police for suspected jaywalking. john burris made the announcement in sacramento. this is video of the incident that took place earlier this month. sacramento police officer pushed him about 20 times. the suit names the city and county of sacramento alleging excessive force and racial profiling. >>> the weather behind us you can see, it has been a grey and rainy day today. >> spencer christian here. how long is this going to continue? >> periods of grey traveling through the bay area the next couple days, not much longer but over midweek. there's no actual rainfall unveiling now maybe spotty sprinkles across the south bay. looking at mostly cloudy skies, 59 degrees and temperatures in the low 60s, m

ms. coulter in speakers are welcome on this campus. o the first amendment is unwavering and unshakable. >> harris: meanwhile, ann coulter has some unlikely liberal allies in her corner. in addition to the likes of bernie sanders and belmar, she has the acu on her side. we are all in this together. more words, not fewer. >> jeanine: you cannot -- ann coulter had a contract. she was supposed to stick there today, april 27th. they all of a sudden decided there's a security problem. you have to go back to know what's going on today. you go back to what happened with milo. 12 hours, $100,000 in damages when there's another conservative speaker at that same university. do you know how many people were arrested? one. what does that tell you? there's a stand down. they don't want campus police arresting, they don't want berkeley police arresting, they do not want conservative speech. to make an excuse now, from now on, we're worried about your safety, they can shut the write down totally. >> sandra: what is the legality of ann coulter showing u

ms. coulter from coming on campus. >> despite the coulter no-show alameda county sheriff ray kelly says the alameda sheriff's office will be on standby just in case they are needed for crowd control. >> berkeley police say they are needed as well. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodruff has more. >> reporter: berkeley college republicans gathered near sprou plaza to announce conservative commentator ann coulter won be speaking on campus thursday. >> the university and ucpd are at fault. >> reporter: university officials say there is no secure venue for coulter to speak on campus tomorrow. she rejected the university's may 2nd alternative. >> in nobody's memory here has so much time been spent with a single student group trying to make a single event work. >> reporter: yesterday young mesh's foundation, one of the organizations that invited coulter, said it would not jeopardize the safety of its staff or students. coulter tweeting today, "i'm so sorry berkeley canceled my speech. i'm so sorry yaf acquiesced in the cancellation. and i'm so sorry for free speech crushed by thugs." >> she has a ri

ms. coulter is being prohibited from speaking because of her conservative views is untrue.g to accommodate a mutually agreeable time from a sculptor's visit. >> i'm giving my speech and i assume the same way i'll be doing my job, they'll be doing their job and provide a safe and secure location for my speech. >> sandra: all this coming after violence broke out in february. so many of you are already having reactions on the couch. >> harris: i'm a product of the university of california, santa barbara. i'm part of the alumni and this is completely offensive that they would shut down a prospective -- they want to argue that that's not what it's about. but you're on campus no matter who is speaking. especially when you have so many people who are easily in need of safety. for more words, not fewer. this is america. if you want to hire security, he should do that no matter who is speaking. i want my kids to be safe on campus. this is offensive that they would try to keep out a point of view. >> john: i think this is a very widespread problem. people don't understand what free-s

ms. coulter's announcement that she intends to come to the university april 22nd without a protectable venue on that date is of grave concern. >> in february there were violent protests on the cal campus when another right wing speaker was scheduled to speak. this university said they would no longer work on planning the may 2nd date in light of the response from the republican. the university is on solid legal grounds to cancel the event saying the constitution permits the university to take such steps for public safety while facilitating activities and that's exactly what we're doing. >> there's a new person in charge of the bart police department today. they announced they've hired former santa anna police chief. the hire comes with some controversy though. the paper reports violent crime at santa anna has increased under his watch. they scheduled a vote of no confidence on rojas. he rose to the ranks to become chief in 2014. bart's general manager says she expects rojas to speed up efforts to have more police visible on trains and stations. >> the man accused of shooting three people in

." >> ms coulter's announcement she intends to come to this campus on april 27 without the regard for the fact we do not have a protectable venue available on that date. it is a grave concern. back in february violent protests erupted at uc berkeley when another conservative commentator milo was scheduled to speak on campus. those protests caused more than $100,000 in damage. the violence was blamed on a group of left wing activist who is dressed in black setting off commercial grade fireworks and cove

ms. coulter herself - remain safe during such an event."student we spoke to on monday seemed divided on the issue. soti understand where the school is coming from as of monday evening, coulter says she still plans to give her speech on thursday but it's unclear if the cal administration is willing to accommodate her. on the cal campus, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( james ) a lawyer for the kentucky doctor who was dragged from a united flight...is also representing a woman who was hit by a flight attendant on american airlines. american has suspended this flight attendant after this video surfaced. the incident started friday at s-f-o after a flight attendant took a stroller away from a mother just before takeoff. witnesses say she tried to put the stroller in the overhead bin. they say the flight attendant took it down, hitting her with it and coming just inches from hitting her baby. american airlines has apologized for the incident. ( james ) police are on the hunt for the gunman in connection with a deadly shooting in the san

ms. coulter's announcement without regard to the fact that we do not have a protectable venue on that date is of grave concern. >> reporter: back in february, there were protests on the cal campus when another right wing speaker, milo yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak. those protests caused more than $1,020,000 in damage. now, we are set to head over to san francisco to speak with the cal campus republicans attorney. we'll bring that later on today. one final note here. we talked with several students this morning on campus to get their take on coulter speaking to the campus community. though they might not agree with what she has to say, they want her to speak her. >>> so you would ann coulter be able to speak at uc berkeley, yes or no. taking a peek at our poll results, we see that, yes, is winning if you will, with 61% saying yes, she should be able to speak, 39% saying no. one viewer writes, she should speak and people should protest outside and campus police should do their job and keep things calm. hash tag first amendment. >> michelle says not a fan at all, but it's called freedom

ms. coulter will never be able to speak at the same time, place, and manner as liberal speakers on the campus. this is unconstitutional. >> i believe -- >> she says she plans on coming this thursday. now, the opinions have been mixed from the student body on this recent controversy. we'll have more on that in the next hour. we're live in berkeley, pete suratos for today in the bay. >> thanks for following that for us. >> 5:06. new this morn, remembering a fallen officer. thousands came together in paris for a memorial ceremony in honor of the police officer killed in last week's terror attack. three other police officers were shot as well. one died. the gunman was eventually shot and killed by police. isis has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> well, happening today, president trump is going to be the keynote speaker at the holocaust commemoration at the u.s. capitol. this part of a week long days of memory of all the victims. six candles will be lit by a holocaust survivor accompanied by a member of congress. it also recognizes the u.s. troops who liberated the nazi concentration ca

ms. colt coulter or the students. reporting in berkeley, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> criticism over the handling of protesters in berkeley didn't impact the search for the city's new police chief. interim chief andrew greenwood was sworn in this morning as the permanent chief. greenwood has been with the police department for 31 years. he told the crowd, officers must have the trust of the community to be effective. >> trust is created when those we serve feel they have a voice, that they are heard in our interactions with them. >> over the weekend, chief greenwood defended his hands off approach to trump rallies that resulted in 20 injuries. >>> new at 6:00, a threat to shoot up a high school was investigated and resolved. last night. police got word about a threat on social media targeting casa grande high school. they worked overnight with school staff to identify and find the suspect who is described as a juvenile. police would not give any more details but say the campus is safe and there is no longer an active t

ms. coulter's stated intentions. last night i asked my staff to look beyond the usual venues we use for large public gatherings to see if there might be a protectable space for thsi event that would be available between now and the end of the academic year. coulter is now invited to speak the afternoon of may 2nd. less than a week after the original date.police said the concern was finding a venue that they could properly secure.they say date, type venue, time of day are all factors they consider when when making these decisions. (hermela aregawi)police also said they have in recent months seen protesting groups that are more organized, disciplined and armed so that is what they say makes these events more complicated to secure now than in the past. coulter has not responded yet as of airtime.reporting in berkeley, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (vicki)(vicki)(vicki) an apparent happy ending to the frantic search for a missing teen in mountain view. kron four's rob fladeboe brings us up to date now live from police he

ms. colt coulter or the students.ng in berkeley, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> criticism over the handling of protesters in berkeley didn't impact the search for the city's new police chief. interim chief andrew greenwood was sworn in this morning as the permanent chief. greenwood has been with the police department for 31 years. he told the crowd, officers must have the trust of the community to be effective. >> trust is created when those we serve feel they have a voice, that they are heard in our interactions with them. >> over the weekend, chief greenwood defended his hands off approach to trump rallies that resulted in 20 injuries. >>> new at 6:00, a threat to shoot up a high school was investigated and resolved. last night. police got word about a threat on social media targeting casa grande high school. they worked overnight with school staff to identify and find the suspect who is described as a juvenile. police would not give any more details but say the campus is safe and there is no longer an active threat. m

ms. coulter says it will happen april 27 whether uc likes it or not. >> shannon: all right. for a university known as the home of the free speech movement, berkeley has been shutting down a lot of speakers recently, right? >> yeah. of course, most notoriously in february when the young and very controversial conservative commentator was forced to pull out among violent protests, left wing activists considered it a major victory. others consider it a major blow to free speech and to the principle that anyone should be allowed to speak on any college campus. of course, as recently as this past weekend, pro and anti-trump demonstrators fought violent ain a berkeley park. part of the city of berkeley, not on campus. the bottom line on the ann coulter situation is this, she says she will speak. college republicans say they will find an off-campus venue and there are winners and losers in this. the left wing activists are winners getting a lot of publicity for their cause, whichever way it goes, ann coulter is probably a winner because she will sell a lot more books thanks to this

ms. coulter's announcement that she plans to come on april 27th, regardless of the fact we don't have a protectable venue available on that date is of grave concern. >> back in february, there were violent protests on the campus when another right wing speaker milo yanopolis was scheduled to speak. in all about $100,000 worth of damage. that is exactly what cal officials say they are trying to prevent by moving the date and trying to find a more secure location for the scheduled speech. >> thank you. >>> time is now 7:04. the associated press reporting this morning the gunman in paris who shot and killed a police officer last night was detained back in february for threatening the police, but was then freed. this attack renewed fears of terrorism in prance, days before a presidential election. >> reporter: today isis is claiming responsibility for the shooting that terrorized paris. here at home, president trump is urging the world to remain vigilant. french officials have reopened the boulevard today after an assailant killed a police officer and injured three other people with an automatic weapon

coulter's thirst speech, putting full blame on uc officials. >> the university and pd have made it impossible to safely host ms. consulter on campus. >> reporter: the college republicans questioned why the campus that started the free speech movement couldn't commit. >> make threats against our event and forced us to cancel because out of concern for the safety for everyone involved. >> is the university telling us that it's able to ensure safety and security at football games that have thousands of people at them, including drunk people, and prominent people like this, yet, when it comes to conservative speakers, it's not able to fulfill its sworn peace officer duty? >> reporter: hours later, conservative author and pundit ann coulter told sean hannity on fox news that the students gave in too easily. >> they ran away, and gave in, and there was nothing i could do. >> reporter: consulter criticized yeah, the young americans foundation. >> now we have yaf saying, we're going to strike a blow for the next speaker at berkely. no, i want to win now. can republicans ever win now? >> we wanted this event to take pla