u.c. berkeley, the birthplace of free speech. i'm so excited, i cannot wake. >> the group is the same group that canceled last month's rally at chrissy field at the last minute. >>> a victory march held yesterday to celebrate the cancellation of free speech week. the rally against white speakcy took place yesterday afternoon after a group that had been working with milo yiannopoulos called off their planned event which would have featured four days of right wing speakers. >> this type of white supremacy is being imposed, and i think we need much more civil disobedience and disruption in this country. >> these far left groups want to make a point, even though they've already won, they've shut down free speech. >> the demonstration was mostly peaceful. one person was arrested for wearing a mask on campus. >>> congressional republicans making last-minute efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act. it looks like they're still short of the yes votes that they need. kelly wright has the latest from washington. >> serious blo

u.c. berkeley sent out a press release today saying its committed to free speech on campus. events by the berkeley student group from wheeler auditorium will not take place, but the university is planning for the remaining events on the schedule including speeches starting at noon next sunday through wednesday. according to the berkeley patriot group -- anne colter and white house chief strategist steve bannon are slated to make appearances. >>> a search is underway for a man who struck two police officers with his car before speeding away. both officer are expected to be okay. investigators say they were responding to a shoplifting incident welling boulevard. there's no description for the suspect or the suspect's vehicle. >>> new at noon, the a's are getting more support behind their proposal for a new ball park. kpix 5 is -- >>reporter: this area of oakland's near lake merritt could be transformed in the a's get their way. they want to build a new ball park here. >> this is so much more than a ball park. >> a coalition of the ball park's cheerleaders came out to support. >

u.c. berkeley has been regarded as the best public school. cal is making room for its -- u.s. news and world report released its latest college rankings today and ucla pulled even with u.c. berkeley the first time two california schools tied for the best university college in the country. along with columbia and princeton taking the top spot. the rankings were base odd graduation rates and class sizes and -- based on graduation and rates and class sizes. >>> they're were donation drops and it's back to school for more than 215,000 students. omar caught up with the teachers while welcoming them back. >> [indiscernible]. >>reporter: first year teacher, riley offered hugs to her returning students last week at kit sharp prep. >> [indiscernible]. >> just a group of first graders looking for a fresh start to their school year. >> welcome back, everybody. it has been a while since we have been here. >> how important is it coming to school and having something normal. >> it's parallel. >> we can't really roll with routine. i have to have my uniform on and ready to go, it's huge for t

u.c. berkeley. they screened all entrants. was arrested for recent brawls. >> these people are like gangs sters. this is their turf. people like me are not allowed. >> reporter: city officials whether free speech week was ever real. we asked a member if it was a ruz. >> there have been plans for weeks and weeks and weeks. there are thousand members on the organization list but only 20 come to meet gs. they are scared. >> reporter: steve bannon never publicly agreed to glenned i have no comment to bannon. >> reporter: milo appeared on campus. stayed for 20 # minutes and left. >> he stayed for the fans and signed autographs. spoke for a little bit but did not have a microphone. >> he apologized. >> we said you're not allowed. >> reporter: university officials said they were pleased with the outcome, a relatively peaceful event and march on berkeley streets. the question how often the university is willing to do this. >> we need to ask ourselves shudz a relatively small college group be able to plan a 4 high of life day event. >>

u.c. berkeley this afternoon for a 20-minute event. conservative speaker milo yiannopoulos showed up at the plaza, spoke briefly, signed a few autographs, and left. his appearance is part of a now canceled free speech week. it drew both protesters and supporters along with several law enforcement agencies to secure the campus. the event ended up costing more than $800,000. milo yiannopoulos released a statement saying he was denied the, use of a microphone, so no one could hear anything her had to say. >>> berkeley police say they arrived 11 people today during the demonstration. monstration. police are asking members of the public to send them videos of today's event. >>> a police stand-up at the scene of a domestic dispute in san francisco ended with the deaths of the suspect. early this morning, police say the situation began just before midnight in an apartment on salmon street near pacific. police say they heard yelling and a gunshot from inside an apartment when they arrived on the eastern scene. they learned that the suspect was

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u.c. berkeley. alalan derschowitz says he was prevented from speaking on the topic of israel. u.c. berkeley often waives the provision for invited speakers, but says they tend to be radicals or speaking out against israels. >>> drones are being banned by the faa from being flown within 400 feet of landmarks. several dams are on the list, including the hoover dam in nevada, and grand canyon dam. the faa says the new restrictions were requested by u.s. national security and law enforcement agencies. those no-fly zones take effect on october 5th. >>> mount view officials say google threw them a curveball. google is planning to build more office space and has been in talks with the city about building almost 10,000 units of you housing in connection with the project. 20% of this would be affordable housing. many would also be micro apartments to help ease the housing crunch in the north bay shore area. google also wants to add 800,000 square feet of additional office space. city officials are worried that more office space and jobs will cancel out any housing balance they were hop

u.c. berkeley will take place.pite some reports -- the conservative event set to start this weekend - has fallen apart. milo even facebooked this photo of his bags -- all packed... with the caption "ready for free speech week". he's not the only one ready... u.c. berkeley is ready to spend one million dollars on security... to prevent any possible violence. good evening i'm steve aveson.(pam) and i'm pam moore. the event -- which starts sunday -- is supposed to feature some high profile right - wing speakers. but it appears some big names are already dropping out... despite that -- u-c berkeley is not taking any chances.. that's because... it was back in february when a planned milo yiannopoulos speech on campus ... had to be canceled... left- wing protests turned violent outside the event.(pam) kron4's spencer blake joins us live at u-c berkeley... spencer -- what to we know for sure about this planned event tonight? . here's what we do know:milo is addressing the media tomorrow about free speech week.right now, u

u.c. berkeley, the far left has put the university on notice. they plan to be heard next spring with the appearance of bob, the chairman of the revolutionary communist party. >> he's going to come and speak on communist revolution and freedom of expression and as part of this he's going to refute and expose and set straight the lies that are being told about the free speech movement. >> reporter: in the meantime, right wing provocateur milo yiannopoulos is sending his own message with two new youtube videos. one showing splitive laden signs going up on campus. a second showing an unidentified man tearing them down. they come just as yiannopoulos claims he, steve bannon and ann coulter are set to speak during free speech week at berkeley. >> if most of your events have to be outside, will milo, bannon and coulter really show up? >> again, from our end we can tell you what they've confirmed with us. as for now they have confirmed to be here september 24th through september 27th. from our end we have the resources and means to put on this event. >>

u.c. berkeley with more. >> reporter: ben shapiro will be speaking on campus tomorrow but today, so much computer is in place around campus and on campus. >> we are all concerned about thursday. >> reporter: that concern has prompted security prep on and around the campus where ben shapiro will be speaking. >> we made changes with different strategy and tactics tomorrow and more officers and tools at their proposal. >> reporter: one of the tools? pepper spray backed by the mayor and city council as a line of defense. the unexpected means relying on what has happened in the past. protests now are different. anarchists turn peaceful protests into problems. >> we will stop anyone wearing a mask. we will be confronting anybody who wants to engage in unlawful behavior. >> reporter: berkeley's police she -- chief said they will be coordinating for the rest of free speech week. >> you have free speech week up here, so you have another provocative event held to generate a response and those responses, i'm concerned, will be violent. >> reporter: some students expressed concern they didn't feel safe, quot

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u.c. berkeley institute of governmentle studies. it also looked for support for a bond measure to address the housing crisis. it passed the legislature last week, and could go before voters next year. 51% of voters said they would be inclined to vote yes, 27% would vote no. >> outspoken opposition to plans for a new a's stadium. why some businesses want the project to go elsewhere. >>> but up first, words of hate so-called on a truck at a bay area school. the hate crime investigation now underway. >>> and a chance for a sprinkle or two in the morning. we'll talk about that and this fall weather that looks like it's going to continue. (laughter) now halloween time is in dineyland and disney california adventure parks! >>> race it graffiti found on school property in alameda county is prompted a hate crimes investigation. >> reporter: these hateful words and images written on the back and side of this pickup truck were found by officials at canyon middle school in castro valley early monday morning. the truck is the property of the di

u.c. berkeley will take place as planned -- starting tomorrow. back in february when a planned yiannopoulos speech on campus ... had to be canceled... left- wing counter protests turned violent. extra police presence and security comes at a cost -- and kron4's spencer blake has more on just how much this week could cost the university. "there's a dissenting opinion, right? and you're not letting someone say a dissenting opinion. it's literally that simple."as some people disagreed civilly on the u-c berekely campus friday, the rumors have been swirling about what will and won't happen when it comes to free speech week.university spokesman dan mogulof is aware of those rumors, but says cal hasn't gotten any new confirmed information from the organizers of free speech week in the past couople of days. "that lack of confirmation isn't going to stand in the way of these events but it's a little confusing because we like speakers to confirm and be in touch with us so we can make sure and coordinate security with them."the security can be costly - like

u.c. berkeley. today: his supporters refilled his wallet >>> a police officer was seen taking money from the wallet of an unlicensed hot dog vendor at uc berkeley. today the vendor supporters refilled his wallet with a check for more than $87,000, but they tell jackie ward they want to do even more. >> we must humanize our vendors, not criminalize them. >> reporter: it's been two weeks since he witnessed the man getting cited by a uc berkeley police officer. in addition to getting a ticket, the video also shows the officers taking money from his wallet. martin said he posted the video out of frustration, hoping cal's administration would do something about what he called an injustice. >> jaywalking? we're okay with that. people drinking? we're okay with that. pra iding for his ng to pick on family. >> reporter: the video have been viewed online tmomo12 tha 5,000 people chipped in to the go fund me page to get the man a food truck. through martin, he says as the officers was taking his money he felt h

u.c. berkeley controversy is now surrounding harvard after the university's school of government rescinded a visiting fellow ship to chelsea manning argues natasha sweet explains it all stems from the cia director's reaction to her invite harvard's kennedy school of government back pedals on their visiting fellowship to tell three man team this morning harvard dean douglas elmendorf insisted the university did not intend to honor her in any way or in-doors her words or deeds as we do not honor or endorse any fellow he said in a statement he admits quote i now think that that the navy and healthy men as a visiting fellow was a mistake in the statement elmendorf confirms the university's withdrawal of the visiting fellow invitation and the perceived honor it implies to some people he did however extend the invitation for manning to spend the day at the kennedy school and also speak in the forums and many were spotted to the dean's statement in a tweet saying quote honored to be the first disturbed by the trans woman visiting harvard fellow they feel marginalized voices and or see a pressure

u.c. berkeley ending with nine arrests during a protest by the out of it mind left wing. security, leaving shapiro to tweet this. free speech isn't free. it costs $600,000 thanks to antifa. shapiro also shutting down a student at the event. watch this and see if you don't agree with measha pirro should be talking on left-wing campuses across the country. listen as this student pressed him on the issue of abortion. >> i believe that in the necessarily being a human alone. >> so when you are asleep can i stab you? >> i'm still considered centian. >> if you are in coma from which you may awake can i staub. >> no. >> i'm glad you answered that because i'm i have no interest in murdering you. lou: perhaps berkeley should make shapiro a visiting professor. probably in the course of one school year he would roll back the left-wing movement at berkeley and eliminate it all together. joining me to discuss what has become the lunacy of the left in this country, president trump's battle against the left. ed rollins, the dean himself, edcollins. ed, ben shapiro. ed: i give him great

u.c. berkeley is bracing for another controversial event on campus.am moore is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (pam) vicki... next sunday kicks off free speech week on campus... conservatives speakers such as.. steve bannon, ann coulter and milo yiannopoulous said they are coming to cal ... but a dispute over a contract ... may prevent some of them from taking part. despite that dispute though ... berkeley is getting ready to handle what could be contentious series of gatherings.gatherings.series of contentious what could be contentious series of gatherings. we will tell you how ... tonight on kron 4 news at six. vicki back to you. (vicki) we're only a couple weeks into the n-f-l season...but we're starting to see a trend with the bay's two teams.(grant) the raiders are winning...the niners are losing. kron4 sports director gary radnich is here. the raiders and 49ers are heading in two different directions following week two. we start with the niners -- the biggest positive for the team on offense was carlos hyde he

u.c. berkeley. today: his supporters >>> a police officer one -- money from the wallet from a vendor. the supporters refilled his wallet with a check with more than $87,000. that is not all they want to do for him.>> the culture here is when they are cracking down on who does not have a license. he has the community rallying behind him.>> we must humanize them and did not criminalize them. >> it has been two weeks since he was cited by the police officer. the video shows the officer taking money from his wallet.>> he said he is post the video out of frustration.>> if i was jaywalking, we are okay with that. people are drinking and we are okay with that. why will we pick on a young man who is fighting for his family it >> the video was viewed more than 12,000 time. the officer was taking his money and he felt humidity -- humiliated.>> students at the event told us this is not the first time the officer has done something like this. they removed him from the position.>> a bunch of students and faculty members came out and reported that they to have been harassed and assaulted.>> there i

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u.c. berkeley poll found that home affordability is considered a serious problem, most prevalent in the bay area, where 65% of those polled share that opinion. wendy is a real estate agent who started she moves you.com, a rental and relocation service. >> perhaps you want to live a few blocks from a google shell. haven't she said many of her client are tech workers in their 20s and 30s, and many can only afford about $1600 a month for house, and the average in the area is $3,000 a month. >> we're seeing a ton of living rooms turn into fourth bedrooms. so people are doing what they can to afford it. >> the problem is, i can't save anything, because i don't -- half my income my rent. >> reporter: this tech worker said she and two roommates pay $4200 a month for a two- bedroom. one sleeps in the living room. >> reporter: this woman in her 40s works for a nonprofit and rents a studio with her partner. the new jersey native said she lives pay check to paycheck. >> pricing is ridiculous. just like cost of food is everything. even compared to l.a., because we lived there for a while. everything is

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u.c. berkeley student put a stop to it. >>> 5:49.for president trump and the health care. they will not vote on it after three republicans voted against it. tracie pots is here. >> reporter: what's next is tax reform. the president heads to indiana to push it today. republicans will outline the details here. here's what you need to know. the corporate tax rate would drop from 35 to 20%. there would be three individual tax brackets. that might end up being cut as they try to work this out. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> the votes are in. it looks like conservative judge roy moore has defeated incumbent senator luther strange in an alabama primary. >>> a border wall with mexico is no longer just an idea. eight wall prototypes are under construction now in southern california. you can see here the heavy machinery digging ground in san diego county. some of the walls will be concrete. they will stand between 18 and 30 feet tall. u.s. customs and border protection says the signs may be tweaked over tim

u.c. berkeley campus... an immigration attorney explained what would happen... if the white house does indeed end daca tomorrow. attorney jesse lloyd has helped hundreds of clients with daca benefits. he says, someone who has never had a deportation order against them... still has the right to fight deportation proceedings... and that process could take years. however... losing work authorization ... could be one of the most immediate effects for so-called 'dreamers.'(sot) "a lot of them are concerned they're going to lose their jobs. a lot of them are concerned if they don't have something else, they're going to end up getting removed." lloyd says, many of his clients are already looking for other benefits, as we await the official announcement from the white house. (steve) tonight hundreds of firefighters are busy at work in gilroy fighting a wildfire that is 100 acres and just 10 percent contained.(pam) no structures have burned.... but the flames came dangerously close to homes last night. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story.. he joins us live in gilr

u.c. berkeley. at this point it's unclear how an end to daca would affect their educational status. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> politico is reporting that if president trump ends daca, former president obama will post a statement on facebook. the former president suggested that the end of his term that he would be morally compelled to speak up if the future of daca was under threat. >>> if the president makes the announcement tomorrow, you can find out when it happens through our abc7 news app. download it now and enable push alerts. >>> a wild police chags in marin county ended with some frightening moments for another driver. the second driver says it came to an end when the suspect collided with her black bmw at the mill valley off ramp from highway 101. the area is next to a popular trail for runners and bikers and witnesses say the accident could have been much worse. >> everyone was concerned. they were wondering if bewere okay and they said it was really, really horrible. and that was really terrible and they were wondering if we were okay. and then everybody ju

u.c. berkeley today was disrupted when a call came in about a suspicious package there. as police i sack waited part of the plaza as well as the mlk student union at about 12:45 this afternoon for the investigation. the bomb squad determined that there was no threat and the -- reopened about an hour later. there continues to be a large police presence on campus. this is the second rally by the conservative group despite the cancellation of so-called free speech week that was supposed to feature right wing speakers. >>> crews in san francisco attacked three separate small grass fires and the district right around noon today. the fire department says the fires burned a total of three acres, and a cause is under investigation. there are no reports of any injuries. fire crews will remain on the scene to make sure there are no flair-ups. >>> five people were a bus cras san francisco during the morning commute. witnesses say a bus driver hit two cars and then another bus careening out of control on to a city sidewalk near folsom and freemont before smashing into a light poll.

u.c. berkeley and their efforts to cancel this in the name of safety when they have made many accommodations to have high profile liberal speakers come even in the threats of violence. so he's going through tonight. the messages facts, don't care about your feelings. they spend thousands on security ands that because ben has a different point of view. not because he's a white supremacist or a fascist. he simply has a different point of view than the administrators and the students at berkeley have ever heard of before. >> neil: i mean, whether you agree or disagree with the guy, people are free to hear him or not. they're not free to create a ruckus if they don't want to hear him. i'm just wondering the fact that berkeley is letting him speak after dust-ups prior that prommed him to cancel conservative visitors and speakers could be deemed a step in the right direction. what is your sense of what people are telling you? >> it is a step in the right direction. i think we have to-point lead out that the reason why these speeches are so controversial is not because of ben shapiro. it's because

u.c. berkeley campus... an immigration attorney explained what would happen... if the white house does indeed end daca tomorrow. attorney jesse lloyd has helped hundreds of clients with daca benefits. he says, someone who has never had a deportation order against them... still has the right to fight deportation proceedings... and that process could take years. however... losing work authorization ... could be one of the most immediate effect for so-called 'dreamers.'(sot) "a lot of them are concerned they're going to lose their jobs. a lot of them are concerned if they don't have something else, they're going to end up getting removed." (steve) lloyd says, many of his clients are already looking for other benefits, as we await the official announcement from the white house (steve) our coverage of this story continues online on kron4 dot com... we have reaction from local lawmakers... as well as an explanation of what daca is... and again attorney general jeff sessions will make the official announcement tomorrow at 8-am pacific time.. we will have that press con

u.c. berkeley... what police did to prevent things from getting out of hand. (james) and a man is shot and killed in a police shooting in san francisco after holding his wife and children hostage... hear what neighbors are saying about the incident. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (robin) and i'm robin winston.. (james)it's a mild start to this first full week of fall. morning temps are in the 50s and 60s under mostly clear skies. high pressure is really digging in this week, meaning unseasonably warm temperatures are on the horizon. today, inland highs will reach about 90. bay shoreline temps will peak in the low 80s. coastal communities will warm to the mid 70s. a gradual warming trend will bring us to the mid 90s by mid-week before we cool slightly for the weekend. fire danger will be on the high side for the next few days. hot temps, high winds and low humidity have triggered a red flag warning until 5pm wednesday. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:00 am. sunset is at 7:01 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest we

u.c. berkeley campus for "free speech" week. what the university is saying... 5 two police officers hit by a car. i will have the details in a live report. ( darya ) and oakland's public library tagged with grafitti again -- what's being done to put a stop to the vandalism. ( james ) and i am tracking a cool morning. i will have the details coming up. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( mark ) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)it's a cool start to this monday morning with temps hovering in the upper 50s and low 60s. coastal clouds and fog will keep drizzle in the mix for some until mid morning. a system to our north will send a weak front through no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) breaking news from overnight. two officers in the east bay are hit by a car being driven by a thief trying to get away. ( mark ) will tran is live in san leandro this morning with the details. will. ( will ) it happened around 8:30 last night at the safeway on lewelling b

u.c. berkeley tonight. <"putting news first. pam moore, steve aveson, brittney shipp and gary radnich. ight."> (grant) our top story tonight.... the effort at u-c berkeley right now...to preserve free speech...while eliminating violent displays from far left and far right agitators. hundreds of peaceful demonstraors are there right now. this is a live look near bancroft and telegraph,...near sproul plaza. at least two arrests have been made. conservative, sometimes controversial speaker ben shapiro will speak tonight at zellerbach hall on campus. police from all over northern california are there to keep the peace...outfitted in riot gear. the price tag for all this security...some 600-thousand dollars. cal is going to such lengths...closing streets and public areas...because of previous violence on campus this year...highlighted by a flame throwing glass smashing debacle back in february when milo yiannapolis was scheduled to speak on campus. anarchists forced that event to be cancelled. tonight, shapiro is set here shortly. ( pam ) deadly storms and raging wildfires like the ones our

u.c. berkeley ahead of this week's speech by a conservative commentator.on 4 news at six is next. ( steve ) the bay area gets lit up by lightning. an unusual weather pattern delivers thousands of flashes in the sky... and we could be in for more wild weather. good evening... i'm steve aveson. and i'm pam moore. this is what everyone seems to be talking about today... mother nature's show. kron four viewers have been sharing their pictures and video with us... and it is spectacular to see what the weather did to our skies last night. like steve said, there is a chance could we get another round tonight. this is a live look tonight at the san mateo bridge... at about this time last night... we saw a downpour and lightning all over stormtracker four. let's check in with chief meteorologist brittney ship .... and get our first look at the four zone forecast. another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon and evening. temperatures will trend a few degrees cooler today, but then rebound again by friday. ( pam ) a reminder....

u.c. berkeley may have been canceled... but that did not put an end to the controversy. steve aveson is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant... despite free speech week being canceled... a planned rally against it got heated today. today's rally was ment to push back against hate.... ut at times... they were hostile. berkeley is known as the birth place of the free speech movement... but several planned speeches this year have been mired in protest and violence. today we spoke to several bay area cal students. you'll hear what its like to live on campus during all of this division tonight. we will have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. grant back to you. (vicki) a man who survived a fentanyl overdose is hoping people learn from his near-death experience.(grant) chris may is now on a mission to get healthy and help others do the same. reporter chinh doan has the story. two men and a woman passed out outside a council bluffs gas station.all suspected of overdosing on fentanyl.chris may/ recovering from fentanyl ove

u.c. berkeley... ahead of a big decision coming from president trump next week.next. ( steve ) september starar ( steve ) september starts off with a scorcher. we are seeing records fall and temperatures in some places soaring well above 100 degrees. to top it off... smoke from wildfires is blanketing the bay area once again. good evening i'm steve aveson. ( pam ) and i'm pam moore. it looks like a replay of yesterday ... only much hotter. this view comes from our sutro tower camera... a haze is covering san francisco. and the temperature... a smoldering 106 -degrees... the hottest day in the city's history. let's get right to chief meteorologist brittney shipp for our first check on the four zone forecast. a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. ( steve ) the heat is such a concern in the berkeley hills... the fire department has ramped up staffing and issued an alert to residents. with a red flag warning posted by the national weather service... berkeley fire has sent out rovin

u.c. berkeley to study biollie and -- biology and sociology. she was given to work in a hospital driven by a family member who was diagnosed with cancer. denise worked as a waitress, commuting an hour each way to classes because asia couldn't afford to -- because she couldn't afford to live on campus. she volunteered at san francisco general hospital. today she is in new york at mount sinai medical school, one of the country's top programs. she's on track to earn her degree in 2019. you can see her in the middle this photo in her medical scrubs and how proud she is. to help other students navigate the admission process, denise cofounded a national nonprofit organization called prehealth dreamers. through prehealth dreamers, denise helped many other students together as they worked toward their goals. after graduation, she intends to specialize in emergency medicine and work in low-income communities to provide health care to families like her own that too often go without needed treatment. parts of california, particularly our rural counties, a

u.c. berkeley attempt to host the crypto fascist million up a list was political theater it was about giving self-styled radicals a stage it was about elevating their self image it was about appearing heroic most important it was about the ability to project fear this newfound power is exciting and intoxicating it is also very dangerous however many activists and progressives don't call this dangerous they call it necessary because they are at war and they are now accusing hedges and anyone else who casts a critical eye on the tactics of and as dividing the left and playing into the hands of president trump the all right and the white nationalist neo nazis they fight. so let's journey into the heart of this great debate as we start watching the hawks. one legal theory looks like the real that would be the last to leave the bottom if you like but it looks like you i got. the please. please please. please. please. liz while they were on the watching the harks i am tired old winter up and on top of the wallace joining us today is journalist author and host of on contact chris hedges welcome chr

u.c. berkeley attempt to host the crypto fascist million up list was political theater it was about givingself-styled radicals a stage it was about elevating their self image it was about appearing heroic most important it was about the ability to project fear this newfound power is exciting and intoxicating it is also very dangerous however many activists and progressives don't call this dangerous they call it necessary because they are at war and they are now accusing hedges and anyone else who casts a critical eye on the tactics of anti as dividing the left and playing into the hands of president trump be all right and the white nationalist neo nazis they fight so let's journey into the heart of this great debate as we start watching the hawks. that i got. this. week. while they were on the watching the hawks i am tired world winter. joining us today journalist author and host of on contact welcome chris thank you chris you know after publishing this article this week you you've now been accused of dividing the left and essentially helping to promote a false moral equivalency between th