eric was a teacher at college and worked at san francisco state. he is being held at berkeley jail. >> the center of a social mead extra media fire storm. >> it was one of the most violent protests that broke out in berkeley since the election of donald trump. demonstrators clashed. cell phone video like this one captured the violence including a vicious attack by a man hitting a trump supporter in the head with a lock. that victim is on the ground bleeding while bystanders try to help. that video was shared all over social media screen grabbing the masked man. it wasn't before long when valley college professor was named as the masked man. we reached out. he was a part time professor ininstructing classes on ethics and philosophy. in a statement, quote, we are cooperating with berkeley. the safety is a top priority. let's find out the facts. because of the nature of the crime they had homicide handling the investigation. he was arrested wednesday in oakland. he is held on $200,000 bail and scheduled for arraignment friday. ktvuu fox 2 news. >>> th

>> i got accepted to san francisco state? >> san francisco state? that's where i live. excited? >> yes. >> it's a great school. >> yes. >> i think it's great you're going to go to college. i believe you have it in you to accomplish all your goals and more. i'm really happy that there's a path for that because i'm sure when your parents were younger, there wasn't a path for that. >> yeah. >> i think the path should be easier. i believe you're going to accomplish everything you want. good luck in college. >> thank you. >> to me, this whole issue boils down to, how do we define who is an american and how you become an american? you know what i'm saying? like to me, is it about the paperwork, or is it about the person? to me it's clearly about the person. [ bleep ] the paperwork. you know, when my people came, we didn't have our papers either. they seemed to be perfectly fine with letting us in. i mean we had bills of shipping. i don't know if that counts. we had receipts. does that count as papers? oh, is it too soon? [ laughter ] mom? dad? hi! i had a very minor fender be

brought me with him when he got elected and i work as an intern with him earning credits through san francisco state university. >> how is it san francisco became the mothership of the gay community? >> that is an interesting question and i think it goes back to world war ii when the war ended particularly the war in the pacific so many of the armed forces were decommissioned in the san francisco bay area. among them were large numbers of gay men and women. they volunteered to serve for their country and get decommissioned in san francisco and many looked around and said i am not going back to iowa. that was really the beginning of the modern community. but i think many historians would actually trace it back all the way to the 49ers and all the minors that came out the san francisco. it had a reputation as a place for bohemians and it was after world war ii it solidified. >> you write by 1985 everyone i knew was dead, dying or caring for someone who was dying. the familiar faces of the neighborhood began to disappear. >> yeah, it hit -- it was sort of like a slow motion avalanche. we first heard of

>> he was, at san francisco state -- by the way, i went to college at san francisco state for -- [ applause's a california system -- had you went for $48. >> jimmy: wow. >> and i had a great -- and jack cook was my teacher. he taught me about comedy. and he taught me -- he was a a good, good teacher. >> jimmy: there's some great lessons in here. that, you talk about jack, and how great. but there's one that is stuck in my head, which is, "don't put a hat on a hat." >> yeah, i added something one day in rehearsal. and he said, "hey, come over here." and he said, "you never put a a hat on a hat." advice for comedy. i have no idea what it means. [ laughter ] but uh -- >> jimmy: no, me neither, me neither. >> he was a great, great -- >> jimmy: no, but i -- he goes, yeah, we get it. you're wearing a hat. >> you're wearing a hat. >> jimmy: you don't have to talk about it. >> leave it alone. you're -- >> jimmy: yeah, don't put a hat on a hat. >> right. >> jimmy: i love it. >> absolutely. >> jimmy: you did a thing with your kids, to -- as a promotion. >> yeah. >> jimmy: for the book. it's so cute.

eric clamp ton has taught at diablo valley college and san francisco state. he was arrested last night and is being held at the berkeley jail. >> reporter: eric clamp ton was at the center of a social media fire storm with hundreds of people helping police track him down, all while police had their top investigators on the case as well. it was one of the most violent protests that broke out in berkeley since the election of president donald trump. left and right wing demonstrators clashed at a trump rally in civic center park. cell phone video like this one captured the violence, including this vicious attack by a masked man armed with a bike lock. you can see that man, an antifascist protestor hit the trump supporter in the red t- shirt right on the head with the lock. seconds later, that victim is on the ground bleeding profusely. that video was shared all over social media prompting people to screen grab images of the masked man in hopes of identifying him. it wasn't before long when a former college professor was named as the masked man. we're told clampt

graduated from san francisco state, got a law degree in pleasant hill, even worked for the d.a.'s office, a possibility. >> terry, thank you. this is a pivotal time for the trump administration. president trump's former national security advisor has been subpoenaed. this is a live look at the capitol where they demanded michael flynn turn over documents related to the russian medaling in last year's election and they also requested these same documents. president trump fired flynn within a month of appointing him as national security advisor. this is the ninety-firfirst sub committee has announced. lester holt sits down one on one with mr. trump. you can watch the exclusive interview on noiktly news at 5:30. >>> a san francisco man fighting for his life after being randomly attacked on a trip to atlanta. he was leaving a night club when a group of men suddenly came up and started beating them. they say caleb was hurt the worst. he was found bleeding from his head. his family has flown toatlanta to be with their son. >> feeling we're all really in shock because mark is one of thos

san francisco state for that. [ laughter ] >> two-run job his 14th home run. a's 2-1 in the fifth.owry with four hits raised his average 40 points in the past few weeks. sonny gray allows one run in 7 innings struck out 11. a's win 4-1 and for sonny gray, it's all being about healthy. >> i'm not doing anything different. there's nothing that clicks, there's nothing that mechanically i change. there's nothing that i'm trying to do different. i just -- i just feel healthy. >> colin kaepernick reportedly met with the seahawks today with the hopes of joining the team in a backup role. colin kaepernick has struggled to find a gig since becoming a free agent and the speculation is that teams are attempting to blackball the former 49er. >>> a national championship starting friday in illinois. they will be led by their senior with the very unusual name. maverick mcneeley. >> my brothers and i are named after american cars so i'm maverick and then dakota is a sophomore in high school, colt is a freshman and scout is at san jose state. >> that was in 2014 before maverick blossomed into the b

in building housing so it isn't all the pressure on cities that are limited like san francisco. >> a san francisco state senator has introduced a bill to make it easier to build new housing to help solve the housing crisis. >> what it does is says to local communities, you figure out how you create housing but you can't just refuse to create any housing. >> reporter: in newark for example, only 2% of needed housing was built between 2007- 2014. they say there hasn't been new housing because there haven't been many proposals to build. the assistant city manager says they're open to the bill. they would love to see a streamlining of the proposal process. >>> one bay area lawmakers learned the hard way that there are raw emotions when it comes to communism. an east bay assembly man thought he was introducing a simple bill. it would have removed the part of california law that bans communists from working in state government. it hasn't been enforce the in about 50 years. >> my original intent was as i said, this would be a technical clean up bill taking unconstitutional language, clearly deemed unconstituti

san francisco. sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: high school graduate isaiah bryant will study international business and japanese at san francisco stateniversity. he owes a debt of thanks to gregory collins. >> our relationship is very much priceless in so much. he kind of just taught me things about being a man that i don't think i would have ever gone had i never been in this program. >> reporter: mr. collins is the executive director of san francisco achievers, an 8-year- old nonprofit that equips underserved high school students, especially black men, for college and successful careers. >> every day i get a new story. someone calls me and says, greg this person just got shot. this person is about to drop out of school. okay, this needs to change. >> reporter: san francisco achievers has reached more than 400 students through mentorships internships, leadership training and scholarships totaling nearly $2 million. >> i want them to be able to stand on their own two feet and be proud and say yes, i accomplished this. >> good afternoon, gentlemen. >> reporter: a cornerstone of the program, giving teens support on campus. collins has

. >> fbi special agent adam lee grftd from san francisco state was one of the eight people interviewed today. as the short list of candidates headed into the justice department today, president trump spoke with reporters about how'll select the nation's next fbi director. >> i think the process is going to go quickly because almost all of them are well-known. you know they've been vetted over their lifetime essentially. but very well-known highly respected really talented people. and that's what we want for the fbi. >> one candidate, fisher adam lee has ties to the bay area. he received his law degree from jfk university in pleasant hill and interned in the san francisco district attorney's office. former house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers was also interviewed today. along with acting fbi director andrew mccabe and republican senator john corneren of texas. president trump says he could pick the next director by friday before he leaves for a trip to the vatican as a potential replacement for james comey met in washington mr. trump delivered his first commencement address

san francisco, dry but cool. afternoon temperatures only in the low 60s. if you are traveling away from the bay area tomorrow, you want to warm up head to the central valley from redding south to our stateapital to fresno highs there in the 80s. sunshine in tahoe 67 degrees. lake tahoe will be warmer than san francisco coming up this weekend. the reason why? we have a building ridge of high pressure. but it's different than the one that we had earlier in the week. earlier we had an east offshore wind cutting off the ocean influence. this guy will be not as strong and not in the same position so it's going to give us a very light change in the wind a light less of the onshore flow. it's going to weaken things a bit. it's a weak ridge so we'll see modest warming and most of it away from the water. it's not going to change what happens when you wake up which is cloud cover the past couple of days. cloud cover again tomorrow. you will get the afternoon sunshine much more than tailed but sun the low cloud cover is back and likely on memorial day we'll start the day off cloudy, too. so low clouds lingering each morning this holiday weekend. modest warming only inland near the water chilly all

a career in manufacturing followed by more than 20 years teaching at san francisco state university. it means connie has been a part of many, many runway shows. but nothing, she says, like this one she hosted this past weekend. >> i am surprised it hasn't happened before. but we're doing it. >> you see for months sfu design students have been creating garments not just with form in mind but a furnnction. help make one disabled person's life a little better. >> it's reens forced what garments and fashion is. to me the purpose of clothing is to enhance our well-being on earth. >> this school administrator was paired with students erin and kensie. gene is known about campus not just because of hi guide dog but because of his sense of style. he would like to wear his favorite overcoat when it rains, but that's a garment that doesn't normally come with a hood and that's an issue for a blind man. >> i can't use an umbrella. when you work with a seeing eye dog they're trained to avoid overhang and obstacles like stop signs and branches. if you were to walk around with an umbrella, you're go

. >>> thousands of san francisco state university's are now officially graduates. [ cheers and applause ] >> congratulations. the school held its 2017 commencement ceremony at at&t park last night. 35,000 people filled the stadium to see the class of 9000 students get their degrees. many expressed optimism, hope and apprehension about the next chapters in their lives. >> we wish them well. >>> a lot of people in the bay area are hitting the road today for the long weekend. be careful out there. coming up, why it's important to be safe as you get behind the wheel. >>> the new clues in the stabbing of a san jose state football player. the video released by police in the hope of finding the attackers. >>> good morning. we see that it's not a bad commute for this holiday weekend. we will tell you what we think is going on and give you a couple of travel day tips straightahead. >>> weather-wise i can tell you exactly what's going on. it's cool out there and will not be warm inland. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s at best. >>> it is expecting a number of travelers will hit the roads

. >>> we have breaking news out of san francisco state where police are investigating a bomb threat on the campus. a viewer shared this photo with us showing the standing outside. >> the health and social sciences building has been evacuate it. we are told the university department is conducting a sweep of the building and has been in communication with the san francisco police department. we will keep you updated with the "abc 7 news" app. >>> right now, back to our regular scheduled program. when was the last time you booked a get away? >> it's been a while, you're not alone. a new survey finds most people do not use all of their paid vacation. simply put, americans cannot unplug from work. >> really? i have no trouble doing this. employment website "glass door" did a survey asking people how often they take vacation or paid time off. here is what they found. only 23% took all of their vacation days last year. 54% used only half of their days. and 9% took knno vacation days t all. no! >> what? >> why? while you're at it, think about planning the summer trim or the fall trip, whatever

. >> jason mcdaniel is a political professor at san francisco state. >> one of the purposes of the ad might be to really make people away you need to donate money to don't and so they're trying to playbook sure that the stakes are clear. >> he believes to the casual observer the commercial mentioned the name so often that it may help opheim we also showed the ad to tourists. >> no, that didn't seem like san francisco at all. >> but i thought it was weird from someone from georgia talking about san francisco. >> now mcdaniel did say that he thinks the ad is effective in this sense. that it is getting quite a bit of attention. and he also thinks in the future we may see more political ads like this. reporting live in san francisco, kristi smith nbc bay area news. >> thank you kristi. >>> a coast guard cut patrolling the pacific ocean launched a small boat while they discovered sea turtles trapped in garbage and fishing line they quickly freed three adult turtles and one baby and they hauled the debris onboard the ship to it wouldn't trap anymore. turtles were all ridly sea turreting not

he has also worked at san francisco state. >>> police in san jose released surveillance video in the hopes of tracking down two suspects in the stabbing of the san jose state university football player. police say the victim, chad miller, was with friends your post in south for streets. a fight broke out on sunday. the suspects were armed with a knife and one stabbed miller. he was rushed to the hospital and is recovering and expected to survive. >>> investigators released a few images of the men. police say one of the suspects is an asian or latino male in his 20s. he is 10 blood, 6 inches tall and 175 pounds with a mustache, beard and ponytail. the second suspect is described as latino in his 20s with hair that is shaped on the sides and tattoos on both arms. >>> longshoremen walk off the job yesterday at the port of oakland for several hours, protesting discovery of a hangman's noose on poor property. union officials say it was the second noose found at the port and the past two weeks. the walk that occurred at the oakland international container terminal. that supports -- it is t

san diego. he was also a fellow in the california state senate. lee went to college at san francisco state university and law school at john f. kennedy university in orinda. >> oakland police say someone tried to kidnap a boy from his front yard just before 9:00 on 45th street near broadway near oakland tech high school. investigators say a 10-year-old boy was outside his house when a stranger tried to grab him. the boip managed to pull away. he described his attacker as an adult male with a large build wearing blue jeans and gray hooded sweatshirt. police in antioch are hoping this sketch can help them solve a murder from last month. detectives say this man shot and killed a 23-year-old man near the contra costa county fairgrounds. it happened on april second on k and seventh streets. the victim was shot at least once. he died in the hospital after emergency surgery. the suspect is described as a white man between 20 and 30 years old. >> tonight we're getting our first look at video from a police shooting at a subway restaurant in san francisco one week ago. >> get back. >> at a mee

seeking an unlikely ally in his bid to create a high-speed rail line between los angeles and san francisco. stateicials say governor brown sent a letter to president trump... asking him to transfer final approval of enviromental reviews to the state rail authority. currently, the feds must approve environmental documents, plus any changes to the $64 billion dollar project. u-s transportation secretary elaine chao will make the final decision on whether or not to give the state final approvals on high speed train matters in california. ( darya ) now to a story you will see only on kron four. a bay area grandmother says she was scammed out of thousands of dollars by somebody calling and claiming to be her grandson..( mark ) kron four's ella sogomonian has the story. cherelle bassett got a phone call at her san carlos home thursday morninganswering machine nats: "you have reached the law office of walter morrision and james boesman.")from a man posing as her grandson who sais he was in jail and another on the line alleging he was a lawyer representing him. sot: cherelle bassett, targeted by scam cal

seeking an unlikely ally in his bid to create a high-speed rail line between los angeles and san francisco. state officials say governor brown sent a letter to president trump. asking him to transfer final approval of enviromental reviews to the state rail authority. currently, the feds must approve environmental documents, plus any changes to the $64 billion dollar project. u-s transportation secretary elaine chao will make the final decision on whether to give the state final approvals on high speed train matters in california. ( james ) united airlines says cockpit door access information may have accidentally been made public. the airline sent employees a bulletin. it warned that "flight deck access procedures may have been compromised." it also said a corrective plan is being established. a united airlines spokesperson confirmed other procedures were in place... saying: "the safety of our customers and crew is our top priority and united utilizes a number of measures to keep our flight decks secure beyond door access information." the airline did not say how the information became public. (

he also worked at san francisco state. expected in court for arraignment >>> it is graduation night for thousands of students at sf state. ktvu is live at at&t park where the commencement was found. students are hopeful for the future. >> that's right. 35,000 people. 8,800 taking their seats. there was a youthful ex exuberance. >> we are all here to have a better future. >> the first in their family to earn a college degree. she is concerned about the anti immigrant concern. >> the situation we are in, i believe once we hit a down fall, once you fall as hard as we are, you get up and keep smiling. >> words of wisdom from speakers went on to right and produce the series cheers. he is an honorary degree recipient. many new graduates are reaching for the stars. one received a degree. >> i want to have a show about the narrative also the person of color, gay culture narrative. >> others expressed apprehension about the future. >> not knowing where to go, if it is the right path. >> many worked out of necessity and to prepare f

richmond field office, lee began his career in fbi in san diego and was a fellow if in the california state senate, went to college in the san francisconiversity and law school at john f kennedy university. >>> the senate issued subpoena to michael flynn for documents related to thep russian investigation. he reviewed to turnover documents last month. he was removed in february after it was revealed he lied about kopgss to the russian conversations to the russian ambassador to the united states. >>> the white house is denying a link. will the investigation go forward. here's brian ross. >> the russians were having a good laugh today about the firing of the fbi director, president vladimir putin in full hockey gear with his press secretary next to him told cbs he was more interested in getting out on the icend scoring some goals. >> we have nothing to do with that. >> for the fbi there's nothing funny about the investigation, now at a critical juncture after almost a year. officials tell abc 7 news is a federal grand jury was already enpanelled and subpoenaed issues for documents connected to former general mike flynn. >> was the white

adam lee graduated from san francisco state and received his law degree at jfk and interned the san francisco district attorney's office. mike rogers was also interviewed. along with acting fbi director andrew mccabe. republican senator john cornyn of texas, former assistance u.s. attorney general alice fisher. new york appeals court judge, michael garcia, district judge henry hudson and francis townsend and counter-terrorism adviser. >>> the housing crisis in the bay area has forced people to rent homes with toxic mold, no heat, bad plumbing. landlords are supposed to fix issues in 30 days but many of them don't. it isn't just bad business, this is about public safety. our investigative team reviewed thousands of housing records and found landlords escaping punishment and we learned about a new push to protect your home. >> this is hanging all over the place. >> growing up in the foster system, benecia spent many of her childhood living in group homes. so when the nurse assistant found this one bedroom apartment in oakland last sum. >> she rejoiced. >> it was a blessing for me. just such a r

san francisco, state graduates getting show the there. fireworks show.elebrate their graduation tonight. and it is the deserving obviously. beautiful view there. to catch the fireworks. here is a look at live doppler 7 now. we have a -- pretty good marine mus push. seeing clouds. gray, drizzly. afternoon. upper 50s. low 70s. as you check out the bottle rock forecast, morning clouds. sun. milder pattern. really not friday, but more saturday. sunday. if-up are going, have a great time. accuweather. seven-day forecast. warm it up, second part of your holiday weekend. low to mid 80s, inland. 50s to 60s. and, eric, alma. >> thank you. all love our jobs, abc 7 news reporter, got the assignment of the day. he was at disney california adventure in anaheim how to get a sneak peek at guardians of the galaxy ride. which does not open to the public for another two days. at a come points. visibly startled by the roller coaster. kept come pope sure for the cameras. that's what professionals do. ditz ne disney is farthe parent compan. >> watching the same individually

. >> reporter: professor at san francisco state.er polo player, photographer, and who did you work with? >> gary l evenson. >> you have a good story. you swim out here and i know how big it can get. with a camera. >> i find it fun, safe, scary things, and ready to capture the event, you have seen it [indiscernible]. >> reporter: definitely moments out there. i was thinking about this when we were talking earlier, there is so much sea life right now. >> yes. >> reporter: more than i have seen out here. >> seriously. >> reporter: i was going to say, you have had to have whales breach right by you. >> i have. you always see dolphins, but it's always terrifying. the very firs time you see that thing, which kind of fin is it? luckily i have escaped the bad kind of fins, but i know they are out there. if i feel my senses are telling me i shouldn't be out there and there is a lot of sea birds and fisherman, i get. >> reporter: we do this thing with surfers, if i see someone swimming, i will feel better because they look more like a nugget

(hermela aregawi)right now researchers at san francisco state are studying some of these dead animals.tofigure out what exactly is killing them.and what if anything can be done to prevent more marine life from dying in this way. reporting in alameda, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (justine) in monterey... four gray whale calves have been killed in the past week.... and some whale watching tours had a front row seat.. according marine biologists... the calves have been killed by orcas-- or killer whales. the biologists say a family of nine orcas are responsible. orcas commonly feed on gray whale calves. because the calves and their mothers are migrating to mexico a few weeks late this year... the killer whales are extra hungry. and the adult orcas might be been teaching their youngsters how to hunt. coming up at eight. deadly stroms rip through the south east. we'll have more on the frantic search to find those still missing tonight. plus a massive explosion caught on camera. how police say a wrong way driver is to blame. and delays at s-f-o to start the week... why you should check your f

fbi special agent adam lee graduated from san francisco state. eived his law degree at jtk nufrt pleasant hill and interned in the san francisco district attorney's office. former house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers was also interviewed today along with acting fbi director andrew mckaib. republican senator john cornyn of texas, former isn't u.s. attorneyal lis fisher. michael garcia, district judge henry hudson who serves eastern virginia and francis towns send former homeland security and counterterrorism adviser. the candidates met with attorney general jeff sessions and deputy attorney general rod roasenstei. >> thank you, marianne. >>> president trump is considering firing his press secretary and hiring a woman with bay area ties. "the new york times" is reporting mr. trump may drop sean spicer and replace him with fox news host kimberly gill foil. she's a former san francisco deputy district attorney and the former wife of gavin newsome. six west wing officials told the times that the president not happy with several top aides b

clanton is a former professor who taught at diablo valley college in san francisco state. >> absolutely unstable. he shouldn't be anywhere near people or impressionable minds. >> i think there are lots of issues in this case including identification and what in fact occurred. >> clanton pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. >>> british authorities have now identified all 22 victims of the attack outside an ariana grande concert on monday night. elizabeth cook joins us now with more on the investigation. liz. >> reporter: allen, police made two more arrests today bringing the total number of people taken into custody to 11. we're also learning ariana grande is planning to return to manchester. the pop star is said to be planning a benefit concert to raise money for the attack victims. the singer made the announcement in a letter middle east ised to twitter. details are still being finalized. meanwhile, officials also say the suicide bombing suspect salman abedi called his brother in libya just 15 minutes before he detonated his explosives. investigators are

the chronicle reports that he was a san francisco state student just days away from receiving his master's degree in international studies. the school plans to issue his degree to his family. no word on any arrests in the case. >>> the time is 7:06. a highly contagious noro-virus is making its way through public schools in san jose. doctors believe ten schools have been affected so far by the noro-virus. they are nine elementary schools and one middle school. leigh martinez is in the south bay this morning. and we're told that more than 200 kids have become sick. good morning, leigh. >> reporter: good morning, we have outside one of the schools hit by the virus. more than 20 students are sick here. public health says that it is very unusual that so many students, especially this time of year, have gotten sick by this virus. now, it is believed that the first cases surfaced at hacienda elementary school on may 4th, when two children in the same class became sick. clean-up crews spent the evening disinfecting classrooms with bleach after 80 students reported getting sick this month. among th

(hermela aregawi)right now researchers at san francisco state are studying some of these dead animals.tofigure out what exactly is killing them.and what if anything can be done to prevent more marine life from dying in this way. reporting in alameda, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (jrstone) as the warm weather melts the snow in the sierra nevada... forecasters expect at least one california river to hit flood stages this week. forecasters expect the merced river in yosemite national park to rise about a foot over its banks on wednesday. the wet winter brought a record amount of snow to the sierra. the national weather service says northern california usually doesn't see temperatures this high until early july. forcasters warn that rivers may run extra cold and extra fast. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we made it two in a row today with sunshine and above normal temperatures. it finally feels like spring is here to stay but will that be the case? we are looking at mostly clear skies outside tonight with mild temperatures. t

word housing is always followed by the word crisis and of course we have now mayor ed lee and san francisco state senator scott wiener saying bay area cities are going to have to start pulling their weight. >> some of the jurisdictions around the bay area just want transportation money, but they don't want to build the housing that's needed to support the work force. >> reporter: ed lee is working to pressure other cities to do their fair share when it comes to housing. >> we're having very interesting incent vising conversations that say, you know, look, if you want transportation money, you're going to have to do your share building housing so there isn't all the pressure on cities that are limited like san francisco. >> reporter: from 2007 to 2014, the bay area only build 57% of needed housing. >> housing prices go through the roof because we for decades have not created enough housing. >> reporter: santa clara built 74%, although much of that is market rate housing. broken down by city, some of the biggest offenders are newark, moragga -- >> right now we have communities that will not build a

san francisco. they are daughter now 20 years old will be a junior at san francisco state this fall. >>> more steps being taken toward driverless cars with automakers investing big money on the idea. we are still several years away from walking into a dealership and buying a car that can drive you home a new survey gauges consumer confidence. it is just out. bob, you looked at a number of things related to the vehicles including if people would like to buy one. what did you find? apparently we are having audio problems with bob. perhaps we can get it up again and continue on our conversation. it appears we have restored those problems with the audio. are you with me? >> yes, i am. >> let's talk about the results of the survey. what did you find? >> so we found that the majority of people believe that driverless cars will be widely available within the next decade. only 25% of people would buy one. a lot hinges is if they are safe or not. >> when you asked the people too look at who is behind these vehicles whether traditional automakers or tech companies whom do people trust more? >> interestingly

seeking an unlikely ally in his bid to create a high- speed train line between los angeles and san francisco. stateials say governor brown sent a letter to president donald trumpasking him to transfer final approval of enviromental reviews to the state rail authority. currently, the feds must approve environmental documents plus any changes to the $64 billion dollar project. u.s transportation secretary elaine chao will make the final decision on whether or not to give the state final approvals on high speed train matters in california. it's the season for spring cleaning...or at least that's what they say. dozens of city officials and volunteers joined forces to scrub down the streets of oakland today. hundreds gathered around nine this morning at the east oakland boxing association on 98th avenue. the clean -up effort was organized by the office of oakland mayor libby schaaf and numerous community partners including council president larry reid. volunteers got their hands dirty cleaning medians, curbsides, and roadways throughout parts of east oakland. and after the work was done... hundreds stay

veteran san francisco state lawmaker mark leno.le "i'm the first in the race." he says he wants to tackle homelessness, housing traffic and the cost of living. those issues are among the top concerns san francisco voters have had during ed lee's leadership. leno has been a san francisco supervisor and went on to serve in the state assembly and senate. >> more happening on the federal level. president trump hosting a national day of prayer event and he's set to sign a religious freedom executive order that would build on the law that requires the government to prove compelling interest for any law that violates religious beliefs. the aclu and human rights campaign say this is too broad and will allow the government to discriminate against certain communities. president trump is also going to be signing an order targeting an irs rule saying churches that endorse political candidate risk losing their tax-exempt status. >> today is a critical day for the trump administration. the last chance for the house to repeal and replace obamacar

. >>> later this month, mathis will be one of the commencement speakers at san francisco state whichs his alma mater. >>> just in time for mother's day, a pair of osprey at the center of a live nest cam in richmond hatched the first chick this morning and every once in a while you see it. the family is going to soon grow larger. a second egg is incubating in the nest which is 75 feet above the ground. >> cute. >> just in time for mother's day j yeah. >> osprey probably didn't see the calendar, either. breezy and chilly. it's friday night adding toward your weekend and there's no rain in the forecast. you can get outside with a jacket. 64 in concord. beautiful view from the top of sutro tower looking down on the golden gate and the marin headlands. gorgeous, camera moving around because of the breeze. 58 in oakland and san francisco. tomorrow chilly in the sierra. showers are possible up towards redding and mount shasta an eureka and crescent city with 50s and 60s. fremont tonight 47 degrees. livermore 45. napa 45. santa rosa 44. if you are wondering, that sounds chilly, the answer is

but there was a san francisco state graduation over at at&t park and i was on the 280 extension tryingt into the city. >> traffic lady stuck in traffic. >> that would be like me going to the beach in a bikini on a day like today. >> and barbecuing there. >> i'm telling you i should know better. >> not in a bikini. that's not going to happen. maybe on a cloudy day but not -- hi, everybody. >>> we have business to talk about today. we have memorial day, we have some warmer conditions. we do have temperatures gradually warming up. this is our live weather camera. at this particular time we are looking out towards the port of oakland. we can see the visibility is not an issue and the reason why we have some breezy conditions out there with the winds up to 15. sfo, blame it on "karl the fog." delays one hour six minutes on some arriving flights. temperatures in the 50s across the board. 56 now in livermore with partly cloudy skies there. look at the breeze in throughout the tri-valley at 10. 11 pleasanton. 7 in the vallejo area. 13 at fairfield. winds will be out of the southwest and west 1

a career in manufacturing followed by more than 20 years teaching at san francisco state university.ans connie has been a part of many, many runway shows, but nothing she says like the one she hosted this past weekend. >> i am surprised that it hasn't happened before, but we're doing it. >> reporter: you see, for months, sffu design students have been creating garments not just with form in mind but a function. help make one disabled person's life a little bit better. >> it's reinforced what garments and fashion are to me because to me the purpose of clothing is to enhance our well-being on the earth. >> i had a couple ideas. >> reporter: school administrator was paired with students erin and kinsey. gene is known around campus, not just because of his guide dog, but his sense of style. he'd like to wear his favorite overcoat when it rains, but that's a garment that doesn't normally come with a hood. >> the reason why i need a -- >> reporter: and that's an issue for a blind man. >> -- because i can't work with an umbrella. seeing eye dogs are trained to avoid the overhangs. it would

seeking an unlikely ally in his bid to create a high- speed train line between los angeles and san francisco. stateofficials say governor brown sent a letter to president donald trumpasking him to transfer final approval of enviromental reviews to the state rail authority. currently, the feds must approve environmental documents plus any changes to the $64 billion dollar project. u.s transportation secretary elaine chao will make the final decision on whether or not to give the state final approvals on high speed train matters in california. (jrs) new at eight... it was a special day in oakland... at mills college -- before the graduating class of 20-17 received their diplomas... a local civil rights icon was awarded an honorary doctorate for nearly a century of activism on behalf of women and the african american community... and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports -- betty reid soskin is overwhelmed by the honor. (philippe) as a young girl growing up in oakland... 95-year-old betty reid soskin says mills college was always a mystery to her. one she always wanted to be apart of, but not -- unt

. >> reporter: jason mcdaniel is an associate professor of political science at san francisco state. >> that is a republican area, right, and they don't like nancy pelosi democrats, right? they're going to want to elect a blue dog, what we used to call blue dog democrats, right? so if john ossoff can win that race, it will be a testament to the unpopularity of donald trump. >> we already have nancy pelosis a our congresswoman. now you'll give us john ossoff as our congressman. >> reporter: we asked tourists their opinion. >> no, that didn't seem like fran at all. >> i just thought it was kind of weird that someone from georgia was talking about san francisco. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." a glimpse in the future. elon musk's biggest new idea. >>> and gorgeous serene skies kicking off mother's day weekend. cooler temperatures, but what can we expect as we head into sunday's celebration? all the details coming up after the break. >>> welcome back. just shy of 7:15 on your saturday morning. we continue to follow breaki

one lane rest bound closed so expect delays into downtown san francisco. >> state lawmakers are expected to introduce the homeless relief act of 2017. it would provide $500 million to help fight homelessness across california. if the bill passes, the money would move from the general fund to the department of finance. it would directed the money to different regions and work with the department of housing. >>> a bay area lawmaker is working to ensure that girls can't get married until they are mature enough to make the choice. sarah was 15 when she was forced to marry a stranger in her religious group. the aclu says not all under age unions are coercive. sarah disagrees saying she lost more than time. >> i watched people my age, um, having careers building their lives and i feel about 10 steps behind them. >> a new version of hill's sb275 requires a judge to individually interview anyone under 18 who wants to get married. it also requires courts to track and publish data on the court petitions for these marriage requests. >>> the valero refinery in benicia has been hit with two more viol

a san francisco state university spokesperson says the semester has concluded and the university's commencement ceremony is set for tomorrow. we're working to learn more. we'll bring you additional details just as soon as we get them. >>> across the bay in the east bay, a fire at an oakland homeless encampment is raising concerns from residents to neighbors about how to address the problem. >> allie rasmus live to explain some of the solutions proposed to house a growing number of people living on the streets. >> reporter: no one was hurt in this fire. firefighters put the flames out quickly. this is the second fire to happen at a homeless encampment in west oakland in the past week. people say city leaders need to do something about the problem. >> reporter: the flames consumed several tents and personal belongings at this sidewalk homeless encampment as heavy black smoke drifted on to nearby 880. people who live at the camp say they're not sure how the fire started because at 4:30 a.m. when it broke out they were asleep. >> i smelled the fire. that's what made me start waking up. >> reporter:

poligrip free. ♪ - health & human sciences building evacuated due to >>> this is a picture of san francisco statend if things look away there's a reason for it. right now we understand that there is an evacuation under way because of a potential bomb threat right now. the health and human sciences building is the one that was evacuated. this is a student picture sent to us. campus security swept the building and found nothing so they called in the sfpd. sfpd is there now looking to see if there is a threat other if this is a real situation. >> all right. certainly the shock of the manchester terror attack still sinking. in the reality of it right now, and it feels like we go through this so often with just a spate of recent terror attacks. how can we getter protect bay area landmarks here at home in. >> the oakland coliseum complex, one of the busiest sites in the bay area, home to the warriors, a's and raiders and so many concerts. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd with more on what they are doing there to keep people sick. >> reporter: these season ticket holders come to almost every a's game. tonight

clinton also worked at san francisco state. >>> the state health department believes nacho cheese tainted with botulism came from just one bag. it was not found in any other backs they tested. the cheese sauce was sold at a gas station near sacramento. and antioch man die. nine others became sick from the outbreak. one woman is sewing the gas station and the maker of the sauce. her attorney expects to add five more people to the lawsuit. >>> 6:42 am. we are expecting the busiest memorial day holiday weekend since 2005. coming up at 7:00, what you should know if you are getting ready to hit the road. >>> countdown to darkness. a total solar eclipse will happen this summer. it will have a major impact on an industry right here in california. >>> good morning. if you're getting ready to hit the road, a lot of others are also. we will give you some driving tips. right now the commute getting to work does not look bad. >>> if you're heading out it's going to be cool today but a little warmer as we head into sunday and monday. more on that coming up. ...where each drop was formulated to be smar

he is also worked at san francisco state. >>> the fbi and local companies are teaming up, working together to educate people about cybersecurity. the fbi's cyber division teamed up with symantec and ubs wealth management to teach individuals and businesses about how to better protect themselves online. the seminar at the old b of a building in downtown san francisco comes after a recent breach of 250,000 computers and more than 150 countries. speakers gave tips on how people can protect themselves from cyber attacks like having passwords at least 16 care as long. >>> regulators say they help save pg&e customers more than $1 billion in extra fees but the company wanted to pass on the $3.70 billion cost to shut down the diablo canyon nuclear power plant to its customers. the public utilities commission decided it can only pass on some of the cost. the utility will be allowed to recoup $2.42 billion in decommissioning costs over 10 years. the decision comes after consumer groups complained about steady rate increases by pg&e during the winter months. >>> there will be a total solar eclipse th

. >>> thousands of san francisco state university students are now officially graduates. duates.cheering and applause] >> the school held its 2017 commencement ceremony out at at&t ballpark last night. 35,000 people filled the stadium to see the class of almost 9,000 students get degrees. many students expressed optimism, hope and apprehension about the next chapters of their lives. >> fear of not finding the right job, if it is the right path. >> some of the graduates in the class of 2017 tell us they are the first in their families to go to college. others say they worked to pay for their classes. and in many cases it took more than four years for them to realize the accomplishment being celebrated at that special ceremony. >>> and facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg addressed the harvard class of 2017. >> we have a generational challenge to not only create new jobs but create a renewed sense of purpose. >> he spoke about fighting inequalities, strengthening communities and caring about others. he did receive an honorary degree 12 years after dropping out of harvard so he could focu

a career in manufacturing followed by more than 20 years teaching at san francisco state university. it means connie has been a part of many, many runway shows but nothing, she says, like the one she hosted this past weekend. >> i'm surprised that it hasn't happened before, but we're doing it. you see for months sfsu students have been designing garments not just with a norm in mind but function. help make one disabled's person's life better. >> it's reinforced what garments and fashion are to me because to me the purpose of clothing is to enhappens our well-being on the earth. >> i had a couple of years. >> reporter: school administrator was paired with students erin fuller and kinzie thomas. gene is known around campus not just because of his guide dogs but his sense of style. he would like to wear his favorite overcoat when it rains but that's a garment that doesn't normally come with a hood. >> and the reason why i need a who had. >> reporter: and that's an issue for a blind man. >> because i can't work with an umbrella. working with a seeing eye dog, they look for overhangs and

are expected to pack at&t park, not for a giants game but 35,000 people heading there for san francisco state's commentment ceremony. an iranian american philanthropist who graduated from the school in 1984 will be the commencement speaker. the ceremony starts at 6:30 tonight. >> that's a unique place to get your commencement. bart crews will be back out repairing the track between the lake merritt and fruitvale stations. no trains will be running between those stations and lake merritt station will be closed. there will be a bus bridge for riders but that will add 20 to 40 minutes to your trip. the close your starts at the end of service on friday and it should be back up and running in time for the tuesday-morning commute after the end of the long weekend. >>> new video just into our newsroom to show you, a rage-fuelled encounter in santa ana. it happened back in march but police just released the video in the hopes of making an arrest in this case. police say a man was picking on a customer as he was pumping gas. the man then started messing with the gas pump and the clerk asked him to leave

(vicki) police have deemed a building on the campus of san francisco state safe this evening... after a bomb threat forced an evacuation. the threat was received just after ten this morning in the health and social sciences building near the intersection of 19th and holloway avenues. police completely swept the buildingand determined there was no threat to the public. the building was reopened to faculty and staff just before one-30. there aren't many students on campus...the semester has already concluded and the university's commencement ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow. (glo) the city of monterey is receiving relief money... for last year's destructive soberanes fire. the california office of emergency services has given the city more than 300-thousand dollars. the blaze started last july... resulting from an illegal campfire in garrapata state park. it was the most expensive wildfire in u-s history. it burned more than 130-thousand acres.... and took around 5-thousand fire firefighters to put out. (grant) construction crews in butte county have begun demolishing the destro

he was a san francisco supervisor, a state assemblyman, then a state senator until he was termed out leno is announcing he is running for mayor of san francisco. mark leno joins us live. thank you for being here. tell me, four years on the board of supervisors, then a 14- year in the california legislature. why now? why the mayor? >> well, heather, i don't think it is any surprise what the major challenges are facing san francisco right now. we're in the midst of great change, and cities need to change to stay strong and thriving. it is all about how we manage that change. so i am declaring my candidacy for mayor today so that i can offer my experience and expertise, my energies, of which there are many, as well as my skills and my passion to address these issues that all san franciscans are talking about. affordability, liveability, our homeless, traffic and congestion. none have simple answers. if they were, they would have already been done. i just celebrated my 40th anniversary of moving to san francisco. i was a 25-year-old young man. and within a year i could borrow a little mo

the top concerns that san francisco voters have had previously during current mayor ed lee's leadership. leno has been a san francisco supervisor. he went on to serve in the state assembly and senate. >>> today is a critical day for the trump administration. it is the last chance for the house to repeal and replace obamacare before the congressional recess. >> here's the key part. republicans think they have the vote. think. >> they won't take you to the house floor until they do. we'll know today. republican leadership feeling good after adjustments and amendments increased the amount of money to the pool, the coverage of people with pre-existing conditions. critics say it's not near enough money but it's money that helps mollify members of congress who were against the bill. this is the third time the house, which has a majority of republicans has taken a crack of getting rid of obamacare, something republicans said was their highest priority for the last seven years. budget analysis says millions would lose their health care under today's new plan. democrat nancy pelosi has a colorful quote. she said the minute they -- the republicans -- cast that vote, they