security concerns this morning as conservative commentator ann coulter gets ready to speak at u-c berkeley.( darya ) the event was cancelled by the university and rescheduled but coulter says she still plans to speak tomorrow.( mark ) will tran is live at u-c berkeley this morning with a look at how coulter and the city are addressing those security concerns. ( will ) one of two student groups behind ann coulter's u-c berkeley speech that was originally scheduled for tomorrow. . . is now backing out. the young america's foundation says they are not participating amid safety concerns. the group says the university has not ensured protection from violent protesters. the berkeley college republicans invited coulter to speak but the university wanted to move the date to may 2nd. . . to what it called a secure location. the berkeley college republicans responded by filing a lawsuit to try and keep the thursday date. coulter originally said that she still planned to speak tomorrow but yesterday she took to twitter saying that she had not spoken to any students at the university about when and wh

the last time he was set to speak at u-c berkeley back in february... chaos broke out on campus and it spilled into the streets of berkeley... he has not said when exactly he will be returning to berkeley... but that it will be a multi-day event .... called "milo's free speech week. (haaziq madyun)here in walnut creek surveillance cameras capture 3 would-be-robbers inside the o-c- watch company ...diguised as construction workersthe owner of the store fought off the robbers, who left empty handed. anyone with information is asked to contac

security concerns this morning as conservative commentator ann coulter gets ready to speak at u-c berkeley.( darya ) the event was cancelled by the university and rescheduled but coulter says she still plans to speak tomorrow.( mark ) will tran is live at u-c berkeley this morning with a look at how coulter and the city are addressing those security concerns. ( will ) one of two student groups behind ann coulter's u-c berkeley speech that was originally scheduled for tomorrow. . . is now backing out. the young america's foundation says they are not participating amid safety concerns. the group says the university has not ensured protection from violent protesters. the berkeley college republicans invited coulter to speak but the university wanted to move the date to may 2nd. . . to what it called a secure location. the berkeley college republicans responded by filing a lawsuit to try and keep the thursday date. coulter originally said that she still planned to speak tomorrow but yesterday she took to twitter saying that she had not spoken to any students at the university about when and wh

follow along closely.the past several days have seen u-c berkeley cancel the planned april 27th speecher -- citing safety concerns - then reverse course and offer may second as an option.that was soon followed by the threat of litigation from the berkeley college republicans (or b-c-r), which was followed by a university statement friday saying the group's attorney had 'factual errors' in the discussion. "they didn't point out any and i pointed out specific emails and documents that blow their story out of the water."that's attorney harmeet dhillon, whose latest response on ásaturday laid out a trail of emails dating back to march 17th in which she says the b- c-r discussed with the school the invitation they extended to coulter.the university claims it didn't know about such an invitationuntil officials read about it in a newspaper article.what really upsets dhillon is what she calls a secret rule the university laid out on march first about high-profile visitors having to speak before three p-m for safety reasons.she says the policy was unpublishedand also apparently didn't apply to

the last time he was set to speak at u-c berkeley back in february, chaos broke out on campus and it eets of berkeley... he has not said when exactly he will be returning to berkeley... but that it will be a multi- day event called "milo's free speech week. (will) there is about a week left before president donald trump's first 100 days in office. and a series of events is evidence the president is getting things done. his new justice on the supreme court. higher numbers on wall street... the keystone x-l pipeline. but some of his big promises are falling short. he's backed off calling china a currency manipulator... his travel ban blocked in the courts and his vow to repeal and replace obama care went down in flames. the white house is taking another stab at it. congress has until next week to pass a bill to fund it... and the white house is still insisting on money for one of the president's earliest promises: a wall on the mexican border. (will) and the president is sticking to his word... his administration is cracking down on so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate wi

the battle over free speech heats up.the lawsuit now being threatened if u-c berkeley refuses to lete columnist ann coulter speak next week.i'm grant lodes. i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next. >>> we're out of time, but we have some quick "baywatch" news for you. >> tomorrow, i'm hosting the slow-mo marathon. they're recreating that famous strut on the beach with hundreds of runners interefrom l.a. see it on our facebook live tomorrow. >>> and monday, former "dance mom" abby lee miller taking drast drastic measures to lose weight. >> only "et" is with her during surgery. >> there's nobody freaking out if anything happens to me. >> having nearly 80% of her stomach removed. now at eightit's wild out there darkness at noon ... san francisco plagued by massive power outages,.. closing a bart station and dousing traffic lights.whooshnew flames on the free speech fire ... right wing provocateur milo yiannopoulos says he's coming back to the u=c berkeley campus.whooshhe saw something ... and he said somethingthe good samaritan who helped to rescue an abducted tennessee teenager,

now u-c berkeley is banning a scheduled speaker to make sure it doesn't happen again.ou for joining us i'm steve aveson.(pam) and i'm pam moore. that speaker --- controversial conservative ann coulter. but she says.. she is still coming to the city --- despite the event being cancelled on campus.(steve) grant lodes joins us live with why this is being framed first amendment fight. (grant)

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follow along closely.the past several days have seen u-c berkeley cancel the planned april 27th speech by ann coulter -- citing safety concerns - then reverse course and offer may second as an option.that was soon followed by the threat of litigation from the berkeley college republicans (or b-c-r), which was followed by a university statement friday saying the group's attorney had 'factual errors' in the discussion. "they didn't point out any and i pointed out specific emails and documents that blow their story out of the water."that's attorney harmeet dhillon, whose latest response on ásaturday laid out a trail of emails dating back to march 17th in which she says the b- c-r discussed with the school the invitation they extended to coulter.the university claims it didn't know about such an invitationuntil officials read about it in a newspaper article.what really upsets dhillon is what she calls a secret rule the university laid out on march first about high-profile visitors having to speak before three p-m for safety reasons.she says the policy was unpublishedand also apparently did

the university made the decision after consulting with u-c berkeley police.university law enforcement recommended cancelling the event...in the interest of public safety. the school also says the organizers of the event...which was set for next thursday... did not give enough advance notice for school administrators to find a safe venue on campus. >naweed tahmas/berkeley college repulicans: "the university usually asks advance notice of 4 weeks..."> >dan mogulof/uc spokesperson: "quite the contrary! we want this event to take place...,we feel comfortable securing that"> the u-c officials say, the police department was not able to find a safe venue, so the event remains cancelled. however the berkeley college republicans say, ann coulter is still coming to speak in berkeley on april 27th. the location will be announced at a later date. (steve) berkeley's police chief is defending police response to the most recent violent protest on saturday. chief andrew greenwood released a statement saying his officers were: "rightly expected to not get swept into the volat

berkeley college repulicans: "the university usually asks advance notice of 4 weeks..."> >dan mogulof/uc spokesperson: "quite the contrary! we want this event to take place...,we feel comfortable securing that"> the u-c officials say, the police department was not able to find a safe venue, so the event remains cancelled. however the berkeley college republicans say, ann coulter is still coming to speak in berkeley on april 27th. the location will be announced at a later date. (steve) happening now... police in mountain view are looking for a teen girl who went missing earlier today... this is a picture of her... she is 13-year-old myra renteria. she was last seen leaving crittenden middle school today in mountain view. myra is a little over five feet tall... roughly 105 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes police believe she may have taken public transportation out of the area. anyone with any information is asked to contact the police immediately. (pam) also happening now.. civil air patrol crews in the north bay... are searcing for this small plane that failed to arrive in petaluma... it took off from truckee with two people aboard.. on monay afternoon. tonight crews say, radar analysis and cellp

campus to speak before three p-m has not been fairly applied to other, liberal speakers.on the u-c berkeley campus, spencer blake, kron four news. (philippe) in san jose... police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded. a witness says the shooting happened in the parking lot of the motel 6 on the alameda. the gunshots were reported just before 3-30 in the morning. investigators remained on scene well into the afternoon. but right now... police have not shared any information on the gunmen or announced any arrests. the motel stayed open for business through the investigation. in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. ((jrs/live)) still ahead... another storm is about to hit the bay area. ((justine/live)) find out how it might affect the rest of your weekend coming up next. of your weekend coming up next. it's not a weekend hobby.ance? you have to live and breathe it for 50 years. it's the sound... and the fury. it's letting it all hang out there, and it's hanging on for dear life. that is what amg driving performance means. and this is where it lives.

right wing provocateur milo yiannopoulos says he's coming back to the u=c berkeley campus.whooshhe saw something ... and he said somethingthe good samaritan who helped to rescue an abducted tennessee teenager,i was like that is definitely the guywhooshand now that the long awaited samsung eight is on the market.... tech reporter gabe slate looks at the pros and cons of the latest i-phone rival.you're watching kron four news in prime time. mayor ed lee: "we had a major power outage in san francisco. it affected approximately 88,000."(pam) the power is back on tonight. after a massive outage knocks out electricity to almost 90-thousand people. thank you for joining us i'm pam moore.(grant) and i'm grant lodes. for much of today... this p-g-=e outage affected people who work, live, and travel through san francisco. and tonight we have team coverage. vicki liviakis is tracking the impact of the outage.(pam) but first kron-4's charles clifford joins us live with what we know tonight about the cause (pam) (grant) the good news tonight is that pg&e says that all power has been restored here i

after a u-c berkeley woman falls to her death from a third story balcony.(justine) kron 4's ella sogomonian spoke with witnesses of the horrific end to the young student's life. just after midnight sunday morning residents of this apartment building say a uc berkeley student fell to her death from a balcony on the third floor. "it was surreal. i think all of us were in shock and numb."the alameda county coroner's office identified the victim as 21- year-old kimberly tze of elk grove. "there was a lot of blood and we didn't know where it was coming from."passerby noticed the heavy police activity outside the building. "when i was walking by this side of the street was blocked off."the source tells kron 4 that it was an unfortunate accident. tag investigators have yet to release how this exactly happened. live in berkeley ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (justine) a gunman shot nine teenagers at a house party in vallejo. this happened just after midnight at a home on calhoun streetnear benson avenue. at the scene, officers learned a group of teens were gathered o

bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) u-c berkeley republicans are standing up to their school after it canceled an appearance by conservative commentator ann coulter. the group filed a lawsuit against the school in federal court yesterday. the lawsuit says cancelling ann coulter's appearance violated her right to free speech. coulter was supposed to speak this thursday but school administrators canceled it citing security concerns. they offered her another date to speak but coulter said it was a day when students were not going to be on campus and she refused. this comes two months after violent protests cancelled a speech by former breit-bart editor milo yiannopoulos. ( mark ) a cal spokesperson released a statement saying the school supports free speech and have bee

breezy conditions are likely from thursday and friday, especially in the hills. ( mark ) u-c berkeleyblicans are standing up to their school after it canceled an appearance by conservative commentator ann coulter. the group filed a lawsuit against the school in federal court yesterday. the lawsuit says cancelling ann coulter's appearance violated her right to free speech. coulter was supposed to speak this thursday but school administrators canceled it citing security concerns. they offered her another date to speak but coulter said it was a day when students were not going to be on campus and she refused. this comes two months after violent protests cancelled a speech by former breit-bart editor milo yiannopoulos. ( mark ) a cal spokesperson released a statement saying the school supports free

a u-c berkeley student has died after falling from a third story balcony. coroners identified the victim as 21-year-old kimberly tze (zee) of elk grove. it happened just after midnight yesterday, near the corner of dwight way and college avenue... just four blocks campus. she was a junior at the school and was finishing up her degree in computer science. witnesses spoke to kron four about their shock over what happened. <"it was surreal. i think all of us were in shock and numb." "this just has been a completely horrible situation that we've all experienced.">( james ) at the moment, police are investigating this as a tragic accident. tze was a junior at uc berkeley where she was finishing up her degree in computer science. ( james ) elsewhere in the east bay... police are looking for three people in connection with a sexual assault and kidnapping. it happened saturday night on the 63-hundred block of international boulevard.. that's just a few blocks away from greenleaf elementary school. police tell us a woman was assaulted and kidnapped around 10 p-m. sh

mayor arreguin recalled the protests that turned violent at u-c berkeley in february, when alt-right speaker milo yiannopoulos was scheduled to make an appearance.the city hadn't expected violence that time. but this past weekend, the mayor says, police were prepared with adaptations.the fenced off martin luther king, jr. park.they confiscated weapons.yet the opportunity for these demonstrators to exercise free speechstill turned ugly."part of it is we don't know when something's going to evolve from a peaceful demonstration to a violent demonstration. that's the issue."while the mayor says berkeley wants to protect both free speech and people's safety in the future, he stopped short of a sweeping ban of specific groups and their yelling matches."what is the solution? do we profile people because they have a trump flag, or they have a sign that people disagree with? i mean, where do we draw the line, and is that really in keeping with our communities values?" in oakland mayor libby schaaf isn't wasting anytime.she's announced that she's running for a second term.mayor schaaf made the

in february protests erupted at u-c berkeley ahead of a planned appearance by right-wing commentator milo yiannopoulos. despite the cancellation-- coulter and the republican group who invited her say she is coming anyway. coulter posted several tweets accepting public funds can ban free speech." there is much more coming up on good morning washington. we are following breaking news in the district, where police are investigating an early morning shooting. the latest details.. at the top of the hour. stronger is blasting without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business

(steve)one of two student groups behind ann coulter's u-c berkeley speech for thursday. . . is now backing out.the young america's foundation says they are not participating amid safety concerns.the group says the univeristy has not ensured protection from violent protesters.the berkeley college republicans invited coulter. . . but the university wanted to move the speech to may 2nd. . . to what it called a secure location. the student group responded by filing a lawsuit yesterday to try and keep the thursday date. (steve)vacaville police are searching for the person who torched a car..and spray painted k-k-k on it.take a look..it happened around 9:00 last night on william street in downtown vacaville.police say the owner of the car does not know why he was targeted. the incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime. (spencer)the albany unified school district held a special board meeting to discuss the next steps after a string of racist and anti-semitic instances at albany high.the board took suggestions from the crowd, and talked about how it already implemented

in the outdoor sproul plaza at u-c berkeley. the event is still being sponsored by the berkeley college republicans. (pam) a man was injured in a shooting near the eastridge shopping mall in east san jose. police say, the shooting happened just before 4- this afternoon on quimby road. when officers got there, they found a man with a gunshot wound. he was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. officers say, no suspects have been identified. (steve ) (pam)president donald trump lost in court today. handed a defeat from a bay area judge.the historic ruling which came down impacts all 600 sanctuary cities in the nation.(steve)the city of san francisco and santa clara county lead the fight. pushing back in court against president donald's trump executive order to cut off federal dollars to sanctuary

u-c berkeley is pulling the plug on ann coulter... saying she will not be welcome on campus next thursday as planned. the university says the decision was made in the interest of public safety... adding the organizers of the event didn't give the school enough time to find a safe venue on campus.<> ( james ) the berkeley ( james ) the berkeley college republicans say they are determined to have coulter speak on april 27th and are working now to secure a new location. ( james ) happening now... police in mountain view are looking for a missing teen. this is a picture of her. she is 13-year-old myra renteria. she was last seen leaving crittenden middle school yesterday in mountain view. myra is a little over five feet tall. roughly 105 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes police believe she may have taken public tra

an update on the planned speech at u-c berkeley.. by conservative pundit ann coulter.. she canceled today's scheduled appearance after the political groups that invited her, rescinded their support, following threats of violence. two of the three groups have now filed a federal lawsuit. it accused the university of trying to restrict conservative speech on campus. coulter tweeted, quote: "i'm so sorry berkeley canceled my speech. i'm so sorry y-a-f acquiesced in the cancellation. and i'm so sorry for free speech crushed by thugs." despite the cance a highly visible presence of officers on campus today. police say they've received intelligence that right wing and liberal groups are planning to demonstrate anyway. for months abc7 has told you about the push to protect an eagles nest near manassas airport. well now there are two eaglets in that nest - and you have a chance to help name them by voting right now! go to wjla dot com slash vote now there are four sets of names.. - "niya & omani" - which mean "breath" & "traveller" - "endy & persey" - shortened for endurance an

all eyes are on u-c berkeley and conservative commentator ann coulter this week...s planning on doing even though some expect there to be violence on campus. plus... gun shots at bay area hotel kills one person and injures others... we'll show you where it happened and who police are now looking for. and after the break. a man is accused of killing 7 of his former classmates.. the major ruling a judge just made in his trial. maps and updating drive times. it's busy on the roads this monday morning. the bay bridge toll plaza is crowded. metering lights are on. traffic is backed up into the maze. coming out of the maze to cross the span and get into san francisco expect about a 20 minute trip time. if you're heading for sfo expect about a 45 minute drive time. i'll have you nimitz commute coming up... ( darya ) a california judge has ruled a man is mentally competent to stand trial for killing seven former classmates in oakland in 2012. government officials say a trial was ordered friday for "one goh". he's scheduled to appear in court wednesday. the former nursing st

on the day that ann coulter was scheduled to deliver a speech at u-c berkeley but didn't, people fornd against the conservative commentator showed up anyway to make their voices heard.. but unlike similar protests in the past these protests were mostly peaceful.. part of the reason may have had to do with a new approach by police. more on that ahead.. first a total of five people were taken into custody. kron4's charles clifford has the latest. natsthursday afternoon hundreds of supporters of president donald trump and conservative pundit ann coulter rallied in berkeley's civic center plaza. nats coulter backed out of the event several days ago, but her supporters came anyway.sot sotnatssot across the street, a small group of liberal protestors voiced their displeasure with a conservative rally being held in traditionally left leaning berkeley. that led to a tense standoff along allston way for several hours. acting as

==peggy/rail== u-c berkeley students are apparently getting the best bang for their buck. ==take vo== forbes magazine ranked u-c b >>> uc berkeley students are getting a deal. a good bang for their buck accords to forbes, the best valued college in america for the second year in a row. 300 schools were ranked in six categories including quality of education, alumni earnings and median student debt. several other california schools also rank among the best values. ucla coming in second and stanford made number seven and uc irvine and davis coming in eighth and ninth. >>> well it is a prime piece of water front land in san francisco. it is slated for new development. but progress at the hunter's point naval shipyard has been pretty slow due to problems with the clean-up there. >> liz wagner has a preview of her investigation into new allegations of contamination. >> our series of investigations have exposed a lot of questions about the clean-up of the one-time super fund site. a former worker is speaking up again raising even more concerns about radiation. this time he is poi

politically fueled protests on u-c berkeley campus with both coulter supporters and opponents(pam) the protests started this morning and happened all day. (steve) tonight we begin our coverage tonight with kron 4's charles clifford... who attended a pro- coulter rally---charles was there any violence? well, despite a handful of arrest this afternoon the rallys and protest here in berkeley today have so far been very peacefull. natsthursday afternoon hundreds of supporters of president donald trump and conservative pundit ann coulter rallied in berkeley's civic center plaza. nats coulter backed out of the event several days ago, but her supporters came anyway.sot sotnatssot across the street, a small group of liberal protestors voiced their displeasure with a conservative rally being held in traditionally left leaning berkeley. that led to a tense standoff along allston way for several hours. acting as peace keepers, the b

story out of the water.dhillon threatened a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of her clients, and u-c berkeley released responded friday. the school claims it only learned of the plan to have ann coulter speak on campusfrom a newspaper article.but dhillon responded to áthat statement saying she has email evidence that berkeley college republicans, or b-c-r, notified the school of coulter's probable appearance in mid-march.she also says they sent a confirmation email to the school on march 28th, saying the date would for sure be on april 27th.the university says it tried to make that happen, but didn't have places available that would work well in light of threats made to the event.now dhillon says the school and the city of berkeley had a closed door meeting at the beginning of marchand created a 'secret policy.' "they're claiming that, oh we have this rule that prominent speakers, or publicized speakers, have a curfew, but others don't. well that's not a standard that's defined, and it's clearly not a standard that's equally applied."(vo) dhillon says it's unfair that former mexican president

up memories of what happened when alt-right activist milo yiannopoulos was suppose to speak at u-c berkeleyruary. his speech never happened because protests turned violent. we saw debris being thrown at police, fires, even barricades being tosses. some of the group broke off and tore through downtown berkeley, doing considerable damage. ( steve ) and just this past weekend... we saw numerous arrests and people get injured during a rally that was billed as being in support of president trump. this is the second time we have seen this sort of violence around one of these rallies. at least 20 people were arrested at this one. a protest in march is still being investigated and berkeley police are looking for at least three suspects involved in that riot. ( steve ) authorities need help tonight in the east bay with a child molestation case. the contra costa sheriff's office says j-b yancy is currently being held on several charges. but, they suspect there be more victims out there. yancy has lived in vallejo, richmond and fairfield. the case that led to his arrest happened in north richmond and

yesterday - u-c berkeley's college republicans say they may file a lawsuit.. and coulter says she's coming.. whether the administrators like it or not. kpix's allen martin has the latest in this free speech showdown. the university now says... >> reporter: the university now says college republicans signed the contract for coulter to speak before consulting campus officials or obtaining a security review. coulter was supposed to speak this coming thursday. cal canceled the event on security concerns. cal offered to move the event to may 2nd. college republicans were upset because school is not in session that week. college republicans gave burkley until 5:00 p.m. toy to move the event unl next thursday. cal is refusing to back down. the lawyer for the college republican says holding the event with in classes on campus is a violation of constitutional rights. >> they jerk students around. they pose a number of restrictions. when we agree it was like lucy with a football. there is very little good faith left here. i'm afraid the university is leaving me and my c

coulter cancelled her planned speech at the university.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live at u-c- berkeley this morning with the latest. averi. ( averi )the city of berkeley is still bracing for protests even though conservative commentator ann coulter will not be speaking today at u.c. berkeley. campus police say they are prepared for the worst. police will be patrolling around campus. although ann coulter will not be there the controversy surrounding her visit is far from over. berkeley college republicans filed a lawsuit this week. they claim that the university is trying to limit conservative speech by not ensuring coulter's safety. ( averi ) school administrators say they never guaranteed that coulter could speak on april 27th

threats of violence - and the memories of áactual violence in recent months - are what caused u-c berkeleyo try to move things around.dhillon claims the middle-of-the day time, and off-campus location offered for coulter are not what other political speakers have been offered recently.she demands coulter speak"at the same type of place and time as liberal speakers are allowed to speak."coulter herself claims the requirements for her event are a violation of the first amendment.the school, however says its actions are quote, "wholly consistent with its obligations under the constitution to protect the free speech rights" of berkeley college republicans. "i don't know a single civil rights lawyer or first amendment lawyer - and i know a lot of them because i practice in this area - who think that it's legal for berkeley to do what it's doing."in berkeley, spencer blake, kron four news. (grant) also tonight -- controversial alt right personality milo yiannopoulos says he is coming back to berkeley. in february, he was set to speak on campus...but the event was cancelled at the last minute aft

the last time yiannopoulos was set to speak at u-c berkeley... ke out on campus and it spilled into the streets of berkeley......where many businesses in the area were vandilized and damaged. he has not said when exactly he will be returning to berkeley... but that it will be a multi-day event called "milo's free speech week. he says he will be holding talks and rallies and throw massive parties, all in the name of free expression and the first amendment of free speech... (pam) the impact of the class- action lawsuit against wells fargo.... is only getting worse. the company's board of directors has expanded its window for unauthorized accounts - now going back 15-years. wells fargo will now have to pay 142- million- dollars to customers... for damages caused by accounts opened without their permission. the expansion of the lawsuit comes... as it was uncovered.. that the banks' sales practice problems have been happening as far back as 2002. the new fine is in addition to the 185- million- dollars .. that the bank was fined by federal and local au

ann coulter takes legal action against u-c berkeley... over her >>> now at noon making good on her threat. anne colter taking action. good afternoon i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. the lawsuit was just filed this morning. it claims uc berkeley is stifling colter's free speech rights naming university and the uc president among those they are taking action against. colter was originally scheduled to make a speech on the campus this thursday but they changed the venue and time. they cited security issues for the reason behind the change. >>> ? kpix 5 anne makovec explains why some california republicans are standing in their way. >> the president keeps saying make america great again, but the president's proposal would really make america die. >> reporter: a push from local leaders to urge the trump administration to approve a federal grant for the electrify case of caltrain. right now caltrain runs on diesel but the project would change that at a cost of $2 billion. almost $650 million from the federal government is on hold. >>

a u-c berkeley junior has died after falling from a third story balcony.t appears to be an accident. ( terisa ) police are urging people in several states to be on alert as a manhunt continues for a killer in cleveland. the f-b-i has joined the search for steve stephens who targeted an elderly man at random, killed him, and posted video of the murder on facebook. stephens claimed to have killed others, but police say they don't know of any other victims.( james ) the warriors won game 1 of the opening round in the n-b-a playoffs. they beat the portland trail blazers 121 to 109 yesterday. kevin durant scored 32 points, steph curry had 29. game 2 is set for wednesday night at oracle. the dubs lead the series 1-nothing. ( james )( terisa )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

u-c berkeley is offering support to tze's family. the university is also providing counseling services to students and staff who may need it. (grant) activists are conducting a hunger strike in front of city hall in san jose. they are trying to pressure the city council to pass a series of laws to protect the rights of renters. kron 4's rob fladaboe has the latest from san jose. silicon valley renters rights coalition and other community groups began their hunger strike, dubbed "fast for renters' rights," on friday and series of vigils to pressure the san jose city council to pass a number of tenant protections at its meeting tomorrow. the hunger strike began friday night at the san jose city hall. (vicki) a manhunt is underway in ohio after a man brutally murdered an innocent bystander during a facebook live broadcast. the suspect claims to have killed more than a dozen people. we'll explain the methods authorities are using to try and find him. (grant) a rape case involving former san francisco 49er ray mcdonald will no longer go t

coulter cancelled her planned speech at the university.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live at u-c- berkeleyis morning with the latest. averi. ( averi )the city of berkeley is still bracing for protests even though conservative commentator ann coulter will not be speaking today at u.c. berkeley. campus police say they are prepared for the worst. police will be patrolling around campus. although ann coulter will not be there the controversy surrounding her visit is far from over. berkeley college republicans filed a lawsuit this week. they claim that the university is trying to limit conservative speech by not ensuring coulter's safety. ( averi ) school administrators say they never guaranteed that coulter could speak on april 27th. th

ann coulter told the u-c berkeley she would still come without the protected venue, but the university department made the change in the interest of public safety. police also say they have seen protesting groups that are more disciplined and armed...making events like these more difficult to secure. (pam) a santa rosa is couple is still missing tonight... this, after their airplane did not land as planned ... earlier this week in petaluma.(steve) kron four's philippe djegal reports the couple hasn't been seen since taking off the truckee -tahoe airport on monday. (philippe) on monday... brenda and mark richard took off from the truckee-tahoe airport... the civil air patrol says they were flying in a single-engine four seat socata tb-20. they were set to land at the petaluma municipal airport a short time later... but they never showed up. alarming for their family and neighbors in santa rosa. search crews say the weather was poor monday, which delayed launching the search until tuesdaycliff planer/neighbor- "to go to tahoe in a, or truckee in a small plane, you know, i used to snow sk

at least six people were arrested in a day of protests on the campus of u-c berkeley.es happened as an alt-right rally took place was met with counter-protests. one protester arrested was found to be carrying a knife. another was wearing a mask and confronted a police officer. tensions have been high on campus in recent months. so much so that earlier this week, appearance by conservative commentator ann coulter citing security concerns. it's xx and we're just getting started. metro showdown. all eyes on the transit agency as hundreds of workers threaten a "sick out". what metro is telling riders this morning. a rough morning for washington fans. the capitals can't get it done in game one. we have reaction from the players.. coming up. good morning washington. - warm, less humid today - hot & humid saturday - feels like: 95+ - sunday trending warmer (all depends on the front) today: mostly sunny. warm, less humid. highs: 83-86 winds: variable 5-8 mph tonight: partly cloudy. isolated thunderstorm. mild. lows: 64-68 winds: s 5 mph saturday: mostly sunny. hot and humid. i

at least six people were arrested in a day of protests on the campus of u-c berkeley. the clashes happened as an alt-right rally took place was met with counter-protests. one protester arrested was found to be carrying a knife. another was wearing a mask and confronted a police of high on campus in recent months. so much so that earlier this week, university officials canceled an appearance by conservative commentator ann coulter citing security concerns. we're learning more about the incident in which some loudoun county students consumed xanax-laced drinks. more than a hundred parents attended a meeting last night. the sheriff told them.. it appears liquefied xanax was put into an eyedropper, then dripped into the drinks. authorities say seven students at river bend middle school drank the liquid last friday. so did two students at nearby potomac falls high school. the sheriff's department is working with the commonwealth's attorney's office on the case. authorities say it's possible some of the students will face charges. ubelieveable video.. a tree falls on a busy

t u-c berkeley, af >>> in a reverse course for cal this conservative firebrand is invited to speak atc berkeley after all, but there's a twist. the university faces claims of unconstitutional censorship. good evening. i'm ken bastida. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. legal action was threatened against the university. the ultimatum, honor the original terms of the speech tomorrow or they're taking the case to federal court. kpix5's christin ayers is at cal campus tonight. >> reporter: first officials here at cal-berkeley told students there would be no speech by ann coulter. then this afternoon an about face. today chancellor nicholas dirks changed his tune. conservative pundit ann coulter can come to uc berkeley's campus but not april 27th and not at the original location. dirks called the new location. >> an appropriate protectable venue that is available the afternoon of may 2nd. >> reporter: campus police captain alex yow said police could not be sure her original speech would be safe. >> there's specific threats to ms. coulter's event april 27th held on the berkeley campus. >> reporte

u-c berkeley cancels another speech featuring a controversial right-wing pundit...similar event spiraled out of control... and it's considered the most ambitious - and risky -- project in san francisco's recent history. we'll have new details on the transbay center. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> children with autism often struggle with social skills. that's something that can affect their learning at school. don champion reports on high-tech help in a dallas classroom. >> it's great to meet you. >> reporter: meet milo the robot. he's got moves and skills. >> i can shake my head now. >> reporter: but he's not a toy. he's a new tool teaching children with autism how to learn social skills in the classroom. >> they learn these social skills and are then able to actually start interacting with other people. >> reporter: richard margolin and his company robokind spent three years developing milo. he can help children count. he said milo's consisten

costumes welcome to silicon valley comic con, take you inside coming up. violebce leaders and u-c berkeley and police -- are taking every >>> working to make sure that kind ever violence doesn't happen again leaders in u.c. berkeley police taking every precaution before hoefting another controversial speaker on camp .back and forth continuing between ann the coulter about her appearance at cal. the man who started the controversy from the beginning mileo yin oppose now says he is coming back to berkeley too. nbc bay area rick boone joins us on the campus with latest developments. >> the latest development i'll read them here in cell phone. we learned cal now stands by the decision to move ann coulter speaking date from next week to early may. but with that said coulter team now saying on that decision they'll take cal to court. zblooltd my team is working on a lount a. ann coulter says her client is being punished by perkily for being a conservative. >> she is not being allowed to speak in the same way and manner as other student groups are allowed to bring speak zbleers coulter had an apr

u-c berkeley canceled this provocateur's speech. tonight: >>> hoping to prevent more riots like this, uc berkeley canceled this speech, but tonight there is defiance. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. kpix5's andria borba is at berkeley tonight. >> reporter: ann coulter said she will be coming to berkeley, just not to the university of california campus. the war over free speech yet again has returned to the home of the free speech movement. a month ago the berkeley college republicans asked to host right wing pundit ann coulter on the cal campus april 27th. today the university shut down the event citing security concerns worried about a scene similar to the riots surrounding milo yiannopoulos. >> this is the reality we have to deal with now. whether we like it or not, we are seeing an incredible degree of passion and also violence around political demonstrations. we can't turn a blind eye to that if we're going to stand by our commitment to provide safety and security for our students. >> reporter: the berkeley

facing multiple child pornography charges. ( mark ) several people arrested during protests at u-c berkeley but police say the protests remained mostly peaceful.( darya ) rebecca strom is here with the details. rebecca. ( rebecca ) groups that supported and opposed conservative commentator ann coulter gathered and despite threats of violence it was relatively peaceful.. hundreds of people also gathered in berkeley's civic center plaza yesterday. five people were arrested during the protest. coulter backed out of a planned speech she was going to deliver because of security concerns but her supporters came anyway. ( rebecca ) a group was also there to voice its opposition to ann coulter and her supporters. students who were protesting say they were defending the rights of immigrants and free speech. students who spoke to kron four say they appreciated how opposite sides could gather without <>

out of her talk at u-c berkeley. commentator calling it a dark day >>> kpix 5 news at 6:00 begins with ann coulter backing out of her talk at uc-berkeley. the conservative commentator calling it a dark day for free speech. it has been days of will she or won't she? now ann coulter says she will not speak at uc-berkeley tomorrow. and she is blaming the university for failing to provide a safe space for free speech. kpix 5's susie steimle following the latest developments from the cal campus. susie? >> reporter: well, allen, all of this back and forward was in -- they were trying to avoid violence in the first place. but now police say they have specific credible threats of protests and violence that may break out as early as tomorrow morning on campus. and students have been advised to avoid the area and try not to get pulled in. despite her defiant tweets, conservative speaker ann coulter has backed out no longer coming to berkeley campus tomorrow. she tweeted, quote: d their right e speech by not provid a venue for