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. >>> a left-leaning uc berkeley professor says he agrees with conservative commentator ann coulter about her right to free speech on a college campus. on abc's "this week" professor robert reich said he normally doesn't agree with coulter on anything, but he said she should have been allowed to speak at uc berkeley because it's her first amendment right. >> i tell my students all the time the best way to learn
. >>> a left-leaning uc berkeley professor says he agrees with conservative commentator ann coulter about her right to free speech on a college campus. on abc's "this week" professor robert reich said he normally doesn't agree with coulter on anything, but he said she should have been allowed to speak at uc berkeley because it's her first amendment right. >> i tell my students all the time the best way to learn
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. >>> the man behind the microphone meet a send up comedian who was returning to uc berkeley tomorrow to deliver the commencement address. >>> mother's day weekend forecast. we will talk about saturday and sunday. >>> a comedian and actor who grow up in the bay area will deliver tomorrow's commencement speech at uc berkeley. he performed his routine to a sold-out crowd at a comedy club in san francisco. he talks about being from immigrant family and a muslim growing up in the u.s. >> i was six years old so i am a first-generation american and my parents want you to be a lawyer and doctor and engineer.>> he had a degree in political science from uc berkeley and decided to pursue acting after graduating. his message to the class of 2017 will be to travel into the world and to stay true to your passion. >>> some faculty and staff at uc berkeley are undergoing screening for tuberculosis. the active case was discovered at the campus shared services. they will not say if it is a student or staff member. the school says they've contacted everyone that came in contact with that person and off
. >>> the man behind the microphone meet a send up comedian who was returning to uc berkeley tomorrow to deliver the commencement address. >>> mother's day weekend forecast. we will talk about saturday and sunday. >>> a comedian and actor who grow up in the bay area will deliver tomorrow's commencement speech at uc berkeley. he performed his routine to a sold-out crowd at a comedy club in san francisco. he talks about being from immigrant family and a muslim growing...
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from uc berkeley this stems from protests leading up the protest last thursday. the speech was ultimately cancelled after the sponsorship was pulled. koulter is a conservative political speaker. the sheriff's office says an agreement was made with kal to send hundreds of officers to camps to make sure protests remained peaceful. uc berkeley doesn't pay for the officers it comes out of county and city budgets. >> >>> may day rally remained peaceful across the bay area. no arrests. stemming from the rallies. our nbc bay area sky ranger captured the pictures from the air. this is the crowd in oakland about 2,000 people marched from the fruit veil to san antonio park rallying for labor and immigration rights. four people were arrested after change themselves to doors at the alameda county build attention. >>> people making travel plans for the summer a warning from the state department. americans be careful traveling to europe between now and september. specifically france, sweden and the united kingdom. and russia. the warning is not prompted by specific threats it
from uc berkeley this stems from protests leading up the protest last thursday. the speech was ultimately cancelled after the sponsorship was pulled. koulter is a conservative political speaker. the sheriff's office says an agreement was made with kal to send hundreds of officers to camps to make sure protests remained peaceful. uc berkeley doesn't pay for the officers it comes out of county and city budgets. >> >>> may day rally remained peaceful across the bay area. no arrests....
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. >>> a left-leaning uc berkeley professor says he agrees with conservative commentator ann coulter about her right to free speech on a college campus. on abc's "this week" professor robert reich said he normally doesn't agree with coulter on anything, but he said she should have been allowed to speak at uc berkeley because it's her first amendment right. >> i tell my students all the time the best way to learn something is to talk to people who disagree with you because that forces you to sharpen your views. >> i agree with the professor on universities ought to be places where i am not the only conservative most students will hear in four years of college. >> on thursday coulter supporters and protesters held rallies on the uc berkeley campus after the school told her she couldn't speak that day because of safety concerns. >>> also this week house minority leader nancy pelosi had a slip of the tongue when talking about how the democrats are working with president trump. >> that either we win or whoever wins understands the priorities of the american people, and they are not what preside
. >>> a left-leaning uc berkeley professor says he agrees with conservative commentator ann coulter about her right to free speech on a college campus. on abc's "this week" professor robert reich said he normally doesn't agree with coulter on anything, but he said she should have been allowed to speak at uc berkeley because it's her first amendment right. >> i tell my students all the time the best way to learn something is to talk to people who disagree with you...
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>> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> in a statement on the kurt protest, uc-berkeley said, quote: >>> berkeley police are searching for a suspect in a stabbing that is believed to be a random attack. police just released this sketch of the suspect who stabbed someone in the abdomen near john hinckle park. the officer says the man with the knife made no effort to rob the person. the victim survived. they are looking for surveillance video. >>> the first "spare the air" day is today. officials not only want us to not drive, they want us to change our diets. air quality managers say that meat production is hard on the planet because of all the energy it takes to make and carry and transport it. they are encouraging people to not eat meat once in a while. the agency is committing $5 million to work on partners in the future. your daughter is contributing because she is a vegetarian. >> she has been for a few years. >> leading the way. >> but it's challenging for me to make dinner at night. [ laughter ] >> trying to figure out the meals. but, no, it's good. >> i have been a vegetarian sinc
>> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> in a statement on the kurt protest, uc-berkeley said, quote: >>> berkeley police are searching for a suspect in a stabbing that is believed to be a random attack. police just released this sketch of the suspect who stabbed someone in the abdomen near john hinckle park. the officer says the man with the knife made no effort to rob the person. the victim survived. they are looking for surveillance video. >>> the first "spare...
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jennifer strauss with uc berkeley's seismological lab says in its early form, the shake alert has already proved to work. seconds before 2014's napa earthquake both bart and san francisco emergency management officials got a warning still, president trump proposed budget would cut federal funding for the shake alert, which could kill the projectsot without sustained funding to go on you cant hire more people ,you cant run the stations that you have or install new stations.right now there are 700 monitoring stations in place on the west coast, mostly in the bay area, the greater los angeles area and the seattle area. but strauss says another 700 monitoring stations are needed to cover the entire west coast. and despite the proposed budget ax, strauss remains hopeful sotwe have a lot of bi partisan support in congress and our individual state so we are hopeful that this is something that is just not well thought out./well thought out (grant) bad news for tourists, businesses...and anyone who lives in the big sur area along highway ne. today we learned that massive landslide will force the r
jennifer strauss with uc berkeley's seismological lab says in its early form, the shake alert has already proved to work. seconds before 2014's napa earthquake both bart and san francisco emergency management officials got a warning still, president trump proposed budget would cut federal funding for the shake alert, which could kill the projectsot without sustained funding to go on you cant hire more people ,you cant run the stations that you have or install new stations.right now there are...
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. >>> new at noon, uc-berkeley will become the first college in california to build a gender- neutral locker room inside its campus gym. kpix 5's jessica flores has the details. >> reporter: currently at uc- berkeley's recreational sports facility, there's a menendez locker room and a women's locker room. but a 4500-square-foot addition will also make a place for gender nonconforming individuals or disabled students who have assistance from someone of a different gender. >> so it will be gender inclusive. it's the idea that it's open to all. anyone who has an interest in, um, additional level of privacy, you know, it's available to anyone and everyone who wants to. >> reporter: the planned $2.7 million locker room is funded by a $54 student fee. the locker room will include partitioned showers and private changing rooms. >> we worked heavily with campus and students across campus really making sure that this was an initiative they were interested in and passionate about and we see nothing but the same. >> reporter: a big problem for gender nonconforming individuals, students can only
. >>> new at noon, uc-berkeley will become the first college in california to build a gender- neutral locker room inside its campus gym. kpix 5's jessica flores has the details. >> reporter: currently at uc- berkeley's recreational sports facility, there's a menendez locker room and a women's locker room. but a 4500-square-foot addition will also make a place for gender nonconforming individuals or disabled students who have assistance from someone of a different gender. >>...
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. >> well, uc berkeley grad just had a job offer to teach at 16 had a job offer to teach at 16 you knkn making the move to nissan. ♪ because of rogue, the best selling suv in america. ♪ titan, with america's best truck warranty. ♪ and the most advanced safety features on altima and other best selling models. ♪ that's why we're america's fastest-growing auto brand. get 0% financing for up to 72 months on 11 models. ♪ >>> check this out, a bear had a wild afternoon in southern california today. it was spotted in bradbury, a suburb of l.a. hopping through backyards. smartly a dog ran for safety. t after a standoff, the dog got the upper hand, look at that. the bear did run away. he hopped the fence to encounter a deer just a short time later. right now authorities are looking out for the bear saying they need to capture it. >>> how young is too young to be a teacher? that's the question the unified school district is grappling with tonight after a teenager applied for a job. >> the story of an unusual kid with an unusual goal. >> meet sage ryan, who's a uk uc berkeley job. >> they told me
. >> well, uc berkeley grad just had a job offer to teach at 16 had a job offer to teach at 16 you knkn making the move to nissan. ♪ because of rogue, the best selling suv in america. ♪ titan, with america's best truck warranty. ♪ and the most advanced safety features on altima and other best selling models. ♪ that's why we're america's fastest-growing auto brand. get 0% financing for up to 72 months on 11 models. ♪ >>> check this out, a bear had a wild afternoon in...
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i'm jonathan bloom with the uc berkeley team that has turned the notorious class into a board game. >>> good news for in and out cu >>> did president trump record his conversations with former fbi director comey? >> i assume you're referring to the tweet and i have talked to the president, the president has nothing further to add on that. >> tonight the white house will not say whether there are recording devices inside the white house. the president tweeted this morning a -- the former director is not worried about any tapes if they do exist. the president has claimed comey told him three separate times he was not under investigation. comey has not publicly commented since he was fired. and tonight california senator diane finestein sent a letter to the white house asking if any tapes exist and asking that they be preserved if they do. >> barbara lee wouldn't rule out impeachment after the president admitted he fired james comey in part because he was investigating his administration's ties with russia. >> certainly or discussions and investigations. >> for all of us who lived throug
i'm jonathan bloom with the uc berkeley team that has turned the notorious class into a board game. >>> good news for in and out cu >>> did president trump record his conversations with former fbi director comey? >> i assume you're referring to the tweet and i have talked to the president, the president has nothing further to add on that. >> tonight the white house will not say whether there are recording devices inside the white house. the president tweeted this...
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i'm jonathan bloom with the uc berkeley team that has turned the notorious class into a board game. > in and out >>> did president trump record his conversations with former fbi director comey? >> i assume you're referring to the tweet and i have talked to the president, the president has nothing further to add on that. >> tonight the white house will not say whether there are recording devices inside the white house. the president tweeted this morning a -- the former director is not worried about any tapes if they do exist. the president has claimed comey told him three separate times he was not under investigation. comey has not publicly commented since he was fired. and tonight california senator diane finestein sent a letter to the white house asking if any tapes exist and asking that they be preserved if they do. >> barbara lee wouldn't rule out impeachment after the president admitted he fired james comey in part because he was investigating his administration's ties with russia. >> certainly or discussions and investigations. >> for all of us who lived through watergate, the si
i'm jonathan bloom with the uc berkeley team that has turned the notorious class into a board game. > in and out >>> did president trump record his conversations with former fbi director comey? >> i assume you're referring to the tweet and i have talked to the president, the president has nothing further to add on that. >> tonight the white house will not say whether there are recording devices inside the white house. the president tweeted this morning a -- the former...
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brad delong from uc berkeley joins us.w on what think donald trump has not notified congress yet of his plans for the renegotiation of nafta and kicked off this 90 day review process? he is blaming the democrats. no idea why trump does pretty much anything that he does, with respect to nafta. idea why first son-in-law jared kushner said last week that donald trump was on the point of aggregating nafta and that if he had done so, he would have left us in a good place. i have no idea why it secretary ross's principal beats with the nafta revolve around canadian cheese and lumber. why last fall, donald trump claimed nafta had destroyed american manufacturing jobs, when everything i have seen suggests it was a booster to the competitiveness of american manufacturing industries like automobiles, which were able to build a north american division of labor to compete much more efficiently nafta,yota and bmw after before. it is a great puzzle. . -- last fall when he said nato was obsolete it is because he did not know much. then h
brad delong from uc berkeley joins us.w on what think donald trump has not notified congress yet of his plans for the renegotiation of nafta and kicked off this 90 day review process? he is blaming the democrats. no idea why trump does pretty much anything that he does, with respect to nafta. idea why first son-in-law jared kushner said last week that donald trump was on the point of aggregating nafta and that if he had done so, he would have left us in a good place. i have no idea why it...
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. >>> tonight, a new money mass at uc berkeley. now the chancellor's jim membership is under scrutiny. as emily turner reports, the cost of the investigation is really adding up. >> reporter: for a world renown university system, the math doesn't add up. uc berkeley chancellor nicholas dirk misused thousands of dollars in university funds but the investigation to discover the sum cost ten times that for a grand total of $57,671 according to the daily californian. we wanted to talk to someone from the uc office of the president so we called and e- mailed for an interview. we have not gotten a response. the investigation revealed he used the money for a personal trainer and campus gym membership over two years and had a campus fitness machine in his home. the office of the president wracked up a hefty tab figuring it out after he resigned last year. here is where the $57,000 went. according to the daily californian. the office of the president paid the la firm public interest investigations incorporated to look into the matter at a r
. >>> tonight, a new money mass at uc berkeley. now the chancellor's jim membership is under scrutiny. as emily turner reports, the cost of the investigation is really adding up. >> reporter: for a world renown university system, the math doesn't add up. uc berkeley chancellor nicholas dirk misused thousands of dollars in university funds but the investigation to discover the sum cost ten times that for a grand total of $57,671 according to the daily californian. we wanted to...
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so the library collection begin at uc berkeley. it was then decided to disperse the collection out by the state to 20 different libraries and what happened was the collection was divided up geographically. what we got here in chester county was the information on the native americans from our particular area. they are kind of the outline tribes. another reason this is such an important collection is because the consistent items had may have never been published. it's very unique. as the information that is easily accessible. here at the library any member of the public could come and use the collection. it is not check out of the building. we are open to making photocopies because this is a one-of-a-kind item. were going to see i just highlighted some of my favorite things out of the collections and items that give you a good sample of the different types of materials that are in the collection. they were famously known for the intricate basket weaving. and we do have the collection and some actual baskets. you can see that. they u
so the library collection begin at uc berkeley. it was then decided to disperse the collection out by the state to 20 different libraries and what happened was the collection was divided up geographically. what we got here in chester county was the information on the native americans from our particular area. they are kind of the outline tribes. another reason this is such an important collection is because the consistent items had may have never been published. it's very unique. as the...
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>> reporter: i asked uc- berkeley what they thought about this. they refused to comment because they say it's the office of the president who initiated this investigation not berkeley itself. so they referred all of our questions to the office of the president, who again did not get back to us today in our request for an interview. >> we haven't heard from the president yet. all right, emily turner live in berkeley tonight, thanks, emily. >>> the pentagon says it has shot down a mock warhead over the pacific a major milestone for the u.s. missile defense system. vandenberg air force base fired a ground based interceptor to shoot down an icbm target launched from the marshall islands. it was the first-ever missile defense test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental ballistic missile. the program is meant to defend against a growing threat from north korea. >> kim jong-un is not going to fire a missile tell you at the united states. he knows we'll have to to retaliate. >> of the 17 tests since 1999 the system hit its target only nine ti
>> reporter: i asked uc- berkeley what they thought about this. they refused to comment because they say it's the office of the president who initiated this investigation not berkeley itself. so they referred all of our questions to the office of the president, who again did not get back to us today in our request for an interview. >> we haven't heard from the president yet. all right, emily turner live in berkeley tonight, thanks, emily. >>> the pentagon says it has shot...
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. >> an update this evening on a uc-berkeley rugby player fighting through pain and emotions paralyzed during a match a couple of weeks ago. kpix 5's len ramirez is live outside the hospital where family and friends are helping him heal. len, how's he doing? >> reporter: well, robert paylor remains at valley medical center, where he will be for the foreseeable future. doctors say that he has had some complications related to his lungs recently but he is mostly through that. and he could be moving into physical rehabilitation as early as today. as for his long-term outlook and his ability to walk again, doctors say it's still too soon to say. >> reporter: the latest photo of paralyze the cal rugby player robert paylor shows him in a hospital bed neck braise and nose tube but still smiling and wearing a california strength t-shirt. >> he is taking it um, like a warrior. >> reporter: robert's father said his son accepts that his life has changed but he is fighting through excruciating pain to make the best recovery possible. >> he is enduring a lot. yeah. but he is very goal-oriented. he
. >> an update this evening on a uc-berkeley rugby player fighting through pain and emotions paralyzed during a match a couple of weeks ago. kpix 5's len ramirez is live outside the hospital where family and friends are helping him heal. len, how's he doing? >> reporter: well, robert paylor remains at valley medical center, where he will be for the foreseeable future. doctors say that he has had some complications related to his lungs recently but he is mostly through that. and he...
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joining me now with analysis are uc berkeley political professor steven fish, and cory shocky joining us from stamford university campus. he left today for his foreign trip for nine days. he recently wrote an article entitled the bombshell of donald trump's liabilities. can you explain that? >> yeah, i think the domestic turmoil of how the president is choosing to do his job creates three kinds of problems for him internationally. the first is the allies are nervous. they don't know what to expect. they're accustomed to the united states being a calming force internationally, not a disruptive one. and so allies are worried about whether they should be hedging their bets against him. and that's not actually in america's interest. the second cost his behavior is imposing is allies not wanting to associate themselves with the president that seems not to be an ard want supporter of the rule of law. and so you see, for example, german chancellor andrea merkel inviting former president obama to germany, to berlin to speak right in advance of the nato summit because to associate herself with
joining me now with analysis are uc berkeley political professor steven fish, and cory shocky joining us from stamford university campus. he left today for his foreign trip for nine days. he recently wrote an article entitled the bombshell of donald trump's liabilities. can you explain that? >> yeah, i think the domestic turmoil of how the president is choosing to do his job creates three kinds of problems for him internationally. the first is the allies are nervous. they don't know what...
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so the calvin indian library collection began at uc berkeley. it was then decided to disperse the collection out by the state to 20 different libraries. and so what happened was the collection was divided up based geographically. so what we got here in shasta county was the information on the native americans from our particular area. in particular we focus on the wind too. also the outlying tribes. what are the reason this is such an important collection, is because it consists of items that may not have actually ever been published. a lot of it is a regional resource mature so it's very unique. it's not information is easily accessible. here at the library anyone to any member of the public, anyone can come in and use the collection. it does not check out of the building. however, we are very open to making photocopies because these are one-of-a-kind items. so we're going to see just, i just highlighted some of my favorite things. the collection and items that gives you a good example of the different types of materials that are in the collect
so the calvin indian library collection began at uc berkeley. it was then decided to disperse the collection out by the state to 20 different libraries. and so what happened was the collection was divided up based geographically. so what we got here in shasta county was the information on the native americans from our particular area. in particular we focus on the wind too. also the outlying tribes. what are the reason this is such an important collection, is because it consists of items that...
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that's how uc berkeley describes the filing of a sexual harassment allegation against a professor. today they announced they fired the professor. but the students who made the complaint aren't entirely happy. >> reporter: jessica, the university says it is committing to holding those responsible for sexual harassment accountable. today they fired a professor here. but the students who say they were victimized say they are not satisfied with the way the university handles sexual harassment complaints. >> obviously sexual harassment has the potential to cause great harm. and we want our campus community to be a place that's safe for everyone. >> reporter: officials at uc berkeley say they've taken steps to ensure just that. the university says the chancellor fired assistant professor of southeast asian studies blake wentworth this morning, after faculty investigators concluded he sexually harassed four students. >> the committee found clear and convincing evidence that blake wentworth violated the campus sexual violence and sexual harassment policy. >> i think it's important that pro
that's how uc berkeley describes the filing of a sexual harassment allegation against a professor. today they announced they fired the professor. but the students who made the complaint aren't entirely happy. >> reporter: jessica, the university says it is committing to holding those responsible for sexual harassment accountable. today they fired a professor here. but the students who say they were victimized say they are not satisfied with the way the university handles sexual harassment...
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. >>> a surprise guest at a uc berkeley graduation. the major celebrity that popped up in the ceremony and even gave them a mini concert to help celebrate the big day. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. one of the three young men who broke up the terrorist attack on a train in france almost 2 years ago is graduating this weekend from college in sacramento. anthony sadler will get his diploma in kinesiology from sacramento state. in the summer of 2015, sadler and his two friends, spencer stone and alec carlotta's tackled and tied up a would be gunman before he opened fire on a train heading to france from belgium. they came back to a hero's welcome and even cowrote a book called "the 1517 to paris" it's not being turned into a movie by clint eastwood. >> the book was actually the first chance we had to sit down and reflect about how we felt about things. >> sadler said all of them are trying to figure out who will play them in the movie. >>> controversy bring ever proposed blue bottle coffee location in san francisco. the company wanted
. >>> a surprise guest at a uc berkeley graduation. the major celebrity that popped up in the ceremony and even gave them a mini concert to help celebrate the big day. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. one of the three young men who broke up the terrorist attack on a train in france almost 2 years ago is graduating this weekend from college in sacramento. anthony sadler will get his diploma in kinesiology from sacramento state. in the summer of 2015, sadler and his two...
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. >>> tonight police are investigating a new sex assault case at uc berkeley. police say the suspect assaulted the woman inside a parked car at the lawrence hall of science parking lot wednesday night. police say the suspect and victim met online and they are not affiliated with the university, uc berkeley. police are still searching for the suspect. >>> tonight it turns out the fired fbi director is going to tell his side of the story after all. veronica de la cruz tells us that james comey just agreed to testify. >> yeah, that's right. comey led the fbi investigation into russia's meddling in the u.s. election until president trump fired him last week. tonight comey agreed to testify publicly before the u.s. senate intelligence committee. the exact hearing date is not set yet. it will be sometime after memorial day. now today the president left on his first overseas trip since taking office. just as air force one flew off, a new report raised questions about mr. trump's motive for firing comey. according to the new york times, an american official read them a
. >>> tonight police are investigating a new sex assault case at uc berkeley. police say the suspect assaulted the woman inside a parked car at the lawrence hall of science parking lot wednesday night. police say the suspect and victim met online and they are not affiliated with the university, uc berkeley. police are still searching for the suspect. >>> tonight it turns out the fired fbi director is going to tell his side of the story after all. veronica de la cruz tells us...
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he's here to give the commencement address at his alma mater uc berkeley. welcome. go bears. >> you and i get disappointed every football season. >> that's true. but you get to give the commencement address. i've never had that honor. what are you planning to say? >> you know, it was interesting because when they first invited me i just instantly said yes because i am honored to be asked. then the next day i started freaking out. i've got to write a speech. the truth is i'm a comedian and i'm not used to writing speeches. so i've been kind of molding the whole thing together. as a median i feel like i need to be funny a little bit. and then i feel like i've got to talk about a few things. as an iranian-american immigrant, i feel like i've got to talk about that since that's a hot topic nowadays. i hope to also touch on free speech a little bit because it is berkeley. >> sure. >> and then i just hope to end with a few just lines of wisdom that i've picked up here and there. then they can all go have their brunch. >> let's talk a little bit more about your iranian bac
he's here to give the commencement address at his alma mater uc berkeley. welcome. go bears. >> you and i get disappointed every football season. >> that's true. but you get to give the commencement address. i've never had that honor. what are you planning to say? >> you know, it was interesting because when they first invited me i just instantly said yes because i am honored to be asked. then the next day i started freaking out. i've got to write a speech. the truth is i'm a...
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>> reporter: uc berkeley spokesman says quote while the cost was substantial, it was worth it given that not a single injury was reported. reporting live in berkeley, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> there's still a lot of questions tonight about a 15-year-old driver in san francisco. he's been identified as raejohn yak jackson, driving when he was murdered. a 16-year-old passenger was with him, the car was riddled with bullets. he was a student at jefferson high in daly city but dropped out last fall. no details about the suspect except they were in a separate vehicle. that suspect is still on the loose tonight. >>> tomorrow hits the defense in the sierra lamar murder trial, has its chance to try to prove to the jury that the prime suspect is innocent. tonight, veronica de la cruz lays out the prosecution. >> the trial is underway, saying torres kidnapped and killed the morgan hill teen five years ago. prosecutors spent most of the day highlighting forensic evidence. sierra's clothing fibers in torres's car, her hair on a rope in his trunk and his dna on her pants. >> what the da has to deal wi
>> reporter: uc berkeley spokesman says quote while the cost was substantial, it was worth it given that not a single injury was reported. reporting live in berkeley, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> there's still a lot of questions tonight about a 15-year-old driver in san francisco. he's been identified as raejohn yak jackson, driving when he was murdered. a 16-year-old passenger was with him, the car was riddled with bullets. he was a student at jefferson high in daly city but dropped...
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. >> after high school, robert joins his buddy bruce at uc berkeley. he double-majors in art and art history, with a focus on the craft of ancient weaponry. >> we kind of formed our own little clique. in the art department, pretty much everybody was weird. >> of course, there's weird, and then there's weird. while his classmates draw, paint and sculpt, robert fashions weapons from scratch. and so begins his collection. how on earth did your brother learn, not just to make a knife, but to make swords and hatchets? >> one, reading up on it, because he really enjoyed reading and the history of weaponry, and, second, from experimentation. he had bought knives and swords. he had seen how they were assembled, and he decided he can do it better. >> in his senior year at berkeley, robert channels his vision into edgy performance art. here he is blowing fire for the camera. >> we had a performance-art group called the architects of doom. bob was like the armorer for us. we basically beat the crap out of everything. fter college robert does odd jobs -- masonry w
. >> after high school, robert joins his buddy bruce at uc berkeley. he double-majors in art and art history, with a focus on the craft of ancient weaponry. >> we kind of formed our own little clique. in the art department, pretty much everybody was weird. >> of course, there's weird, and then there's weird. while his classmates draw, paint and sculpt, robert fashions weapons from scratch. and so begins his collection. how on earth did your brother learn, not just to make a...
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lawyers from my own law school, uc berkeley. it's been really energizing for the legal field. but also a bit exhausting. it's been nonstop for the last 100 days. >> so legal challenges to presidents aren't anything new. we saw that in the nixon era. his fight to keep his oval office tape recordings secret, went all the way to the supreme court. we've seen the obama administration's immigration rules facing court challenges. what is different this time? >> well, what's different about this time is it seems to have started immediately at the beginning of a presidential administration. and it doesn't seem to have let up at all. so it's only been 100 days but there's been so much to talk about. and lawyers have been at the forefront of all of it. so from the travel ban to the neil gorsuch nomination to the planned to defund planned parenthood. this is nonstop legal action, all interesting to follow but again, really exhausting. it's a lot to handle and we have 1,300 days left. >> speaking of the travel ban, the attorneys that brought those challenges scored a victory but there are
lawyers from my own law school, uc berkeley. it's been really energizing for the legal field. but also a bit exhausting. it's been nonstop for the last 100 days. >> so legal challenges to presidents aren't anything new. we saw that in the nixon era. his fight to keep his oval office tape recordings secret, went all the way to the supreme court. we've seen the obama administration's immigration rules facing court challenges. what is different this time? >> well, what's different...
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you have seen the violent protests and riots at uc berkeley aimed at silencing conservative voices.group refuses to condemn the acts that you see here. plus, the tragic death of 19-year-old timothy piazza at penn state university has gripped the attention and the love for this family, for this nation. timothy's family is here. they have strong words for you about what happened to their son and for that fraternity brothers, as well. when we come back. >> this wasn't boys being boys. this was murder of our son. they tortured him for 12 hours. they let him suffer for 12 hours. ♪ about a medication... ...this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain... ...and protect my joints from further damage. humira has been clinically studied for over 18 years. humira works by targeting and helping to... ...block a specific source... ...of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain and... ...stop further joint damage in many adults. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and canc
you have seen the violent protests and riots at uc berkeley aimed at silencing conservative voices.group refuses to condemn the acts that you see here. plus, the tragic death of 19-year-old timothy piazza at penn state university has gripped the attention and the love for this family, for this nation. timothy's family is here. they have strong words for you about what happened to their son and for that fraternity brothers, as well. when we come back. >> this wasn't boys being boys. this...
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uc berkeley. she's in the city with a live report. >> reporter: people are lined up down the block to see him here at the comedy club. he is a bay area native. we sat down with him tonight and she he does she shared his thoughts on being a muslim comic. >> this is like a party. >> reporter: the comedy club in san francisco and the native showed a sold-out crowd what an american dream looks like. he used his own life for his comity addressing serious hype about being a muslim. >> i am a first-generation american myself and my parents wanted me to be a lawyer.>> reporter: he discovered at age 26 the acting and comity was his passion. his mother told him to become a mechanic instead.>> she was thinking about my security and not my passions.>> reporter: he helped find a comity group and had several standup shows. at a time when comics and politics have been in the spotlight he says comedians can be important to find the humor in life. he will return to begin his commencement speech to 1500 graduates a
uc berkeley. she's in the city with a live report. >> reporter: people are lined up down the block to see him here at the comedy club. he is a bay area native. we sat down with him tonight and she he does she shared his thoughts on being a muslim comic. >> this is like a party. >> reporter: the comedy club in san francisco and the native showed a sold-out crowd what an american dream looks like. he used his own life for his comity addressing serious hype about being a muslim....
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. >>> uc berkeley agree to pay part of the cost for ann coulter's nonappearance. the police agency provided security at last week's free speech rallies racked up as much as $500,000 in over time pay. as they joined uc berkeley police to monitor the rallies. >>> hanning now, a special. >>> happening now,a special immedia meeting to discuss splitting up school districts. five could have north gate district with mostly affluent white neighborhoods, others are saying the needs of these families are being ignored. we'll have more on abc 7 news at 11:00 on channel 7. >>> a new soo$alary survey reve bay area among the three highest paid in california. a alameda topped all sheriffs guys $633,000 in salary and benefits lafayet last year. our media partner obtained the data from the non-profit trans parenteau c transparent california. >>> abc 7 news news reporter spoke with a woman why she was convinced her dog was snatched right from her front yard. >> i can't even thing think about what he's going through. >> her dog is struggling after being stolen from her front yard on
. >>> uc berkeley agree to pay part of the cost for ann coulter's nonappearance. the police agency provided security at last week's free speech rallies racked up as much as $500,000 in over time pay. as they joined uc berkeley police to monitor the rallies. >>> hanning now, a special. >>> happening now,a special immedia meeting to discuss splitting up school districts. five could have north gate district with mostly affluent white neighborhoods, others are saying the...
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he was an assistant professor at uc berkeley until today. back in february 2015 for students reported allegations of sexual harassment to university officials. eight months later the university concluded there investigation while he remained teaching. it wasn't until june 2016 when he went on in voluntary leave and today he was fired. >> he was not harassing his own students, but harassing other graduate students in the program. it involved unwanted touching, inappropriate and cement remarks, inappropriate remarks about his own sexual proclivities and desires, efforts to ask students to date him, discussions about marital problems, he a one point said i could get fired for this and proceeded to make an improper advanced.>> reporter: he not only pursued his students he's -- sued his students and sued the attorneys.
he was an assistant professor at uc berkeley until today. back in february 2015 for students reported allegations of sexual harassment to university officials. eight months later the university concluded there investigation while he remained teaching. it wasn't until june 2016 when he went on in voluntary leave and today he was fired. >> he was not harassing his own students, but harassing other graduate students in the program. it involved unwanted touching, inappropriate and cement...
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at uc berkeley, abc7 news. >>> happening now, a meeting about closing a school that might not be earthquakeround under lum elementaryy could liquefy. the ground just sort of breaks apart. almost like sand. the alameda unified school district wants to close lum at t the end of the year. they presenting their arguments to the school board now, a final ruling on lum's future will be in two weeks. the albany high school has issued it's safe and inclusive schools report. it comes after a racially fueled instagram page. the post sparked big protests, suspensions and even a lawsuit by students. the new agenda item will, quote, help heal open wounds. >>> a man was in a plane taking off from oakland. >> she was the smallest person there and she just ran into the middle of it. >> reporter: unable to help because of a broken hand, but he noticed the southwest flight attendant caught in the middle of two men fighting, one of whom was throwing heavy punches. >> i saw the shorter of the two gentlemen had the other guy pinned up against the overhead bin. >> reporter: another video shot from the front of t
at uc berkeley, abc7 news. >>> happening now, a meeting about closing a school that might not be earthquakeround under lum elementaryy could liquefy. the ground just sort of breaks apart. almost like sand. the alameda unified school district wants to close lum at t the end of the year. they presenting their arguments to the school board now, a final ruling on lum's future will be in two weeks. the albany high school has issued it's safe and inclusive schools report. it comes after a...
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. >>> coming up next a case of a tuberculosis on the uc berkeley campus. treatment options available to those who might have been infected. >>> trump's running -- warning to james comey. the tweet that has prompted a new round of questions. you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. well it's a perfect nespresso hold on a second.orge. mmm. ♪ [mel torme sings "comin' home baby"] hey there. want a lift? ♪ where are we going? no don't tell me. let me guess. ♪ have a nice ride. ♪ how far would you go for coffee that's a cup above? i brought you nespresso. nespresso. what else? >>> good morning to you. we have a pretty day underway. it is a little cool and breezy. that will be called as we world through your saturday. your mother's day sunday. a look at the numbers expected for your neighborhood coming up. >>> this morning president. trump is still def
. >>> coming up next a case of a tuberculosis on the uc berkeley campus. treatment options available to those who might have been infected. >>> trump's running -- warning to james comey. the tweet that has prompted a new round of questions. you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's...
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now, no campus represents a shift more vividly than uc berkeley.the '60s, berkeley was the heart of a free speech movement. now, things are very different. a student at berkeley, also works as a correspondent for campus reform, who we talk to him recently by the current intellectual climate at his school. >> tucker: you want and spoke to the antifascists. what did you say wouldn't you talk to them? >> tucker, thank you for having me on, i just want to let my story be known. i went to this meeting because i wanted to have these antifascists own up to the violence they perpetrated unpermitted against our club. and i quite frankly called them out. i asked them to simply condemn the violence that has been perpetrated against the berkeley college republicans. their response was, quite frankly, very disappointing. they failed to even acknowledge that it occurred. the person, the leader of refused fascism, samsara taylor, said that she didn't even know of the occurrences. this is completely unacceptable because i have gone on the media multiple times. she
now, no campus represents a shift more vividly than uc berkeley.the '60s, berkeley was the heart of a free speech movement. now, things are very different. a student at berkeley, also works as a correspondent for campus reform, who we talk to him recently by the current intellectual climate at his school. >> tucker: you want and spoke to the antifascists. what did you say wouldn't you talk to them? >> tucker, thank you for having me on, i just want to let my story be known. i went...
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uc-berkeley chancellor nicholas dirks misused $4,990 of university funds. the investigation to discover the sum cost a total of $57,671. that's according to the daily californian. we wanted to talk to someone from the uc office of the president so this morning we called and emailed for an interview. we have not gotten a response. the investigation revealed dirks used the money for a personal trainer and campus gym membership over two years. he also had a campus fitness machine in his home. the office of the president racked up a hefty tab figuring it out after he resigned last year. here's where the $57,000 went according to the daily californians, the office of the president paid the l.a. firm, public interest investigations, incorporated, to look into the matter at $200 an hour for 279 billable hours. it also paid for the firm's president to fly from l.a. to oakland three times and while it was always on southwest, each ticket never cost less than $400. his lyft rides, restaurant bills and hotel rooms were also picked up by the office of the president. tur
uc-berkeley chancellor nicholas dirks misused $4,990 of university funds. the investigation to discover the sum cost a total of $57,671. that's according to the daily californian. we wanted to talk to someone from the uc office of the president so this morning we called and emailed for an interview. we have not gotten a response. the investigation revealed dirks used the money for a personal trainer and campus gym membership over two years. he also had a campus fitness machine in his home. the...
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. >>> google and uc berkeley have their eyes on the sun and how you can get involved in the study ofthe clips later in the summer. >>> the indy 500 crash and this historic event. >>> enhancing the fog bank from this weak system meaning cooler for some and a lot of fog and drizzle this morning. >>> welcome back. >>> the napa valley wine making pioneer ward has died and founded in 1981 and they wanted to expand the type of wine produced in the cool southern part of the napa valley and they turned their attention to burgundy and developed a reputation for producing high quality wines, and richard ward died after suffering complications from a bone marrow transplant at the age of 67. >>> a new study showing climate change, it says that climate change is making it harder to sleep well. hotter in the nighttime temperatures disrupting the sleep patterns according to the researchers at san diego mit in says the increase of 20f can affect your sleep and can add up to 110 million extra nights of not enough sleep for americans every year. they say the problem is biggest for the lower income ame
. >>> google and uc berkeley have their eyes on the sun and how you can get involved in the study ofthe clips later in the summer. >>> the indy 500 crash and this historic event. >>> enhancing the fog bank from this weak system meaning cooler for some and a lot of fog and drizzle this morning. >>> welcome back. >>> the napa valley wine making pioneer ward has died and founded in 1981 and they wanted to expand the type of wine produced in the cool...
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neither of them attend uc berkeley. so far no arrests have been made.ovirus outbreak is spreading with three more south bay schools saying kids have gotten sick. 421 students at 17 schools in san jose unified have fallen ill since may 4th. hacienda elementary which is the hardest hit reports no new viruses. it's highly contagious for days after the symptoms subside. the next update is expected on monday. >>> a neighborhood battle is brewing along the peninsula involving a well-known nonprofit. habitat for humanity is planning to build an apartment complex for low income families, but some neighbors now say that building is too big and modern. michelle reports reports. >> if you're just scraping by and the little guy, yeah, it's very tough place to live. >> reporter: a one-bedroom apartment in downtown redwood city will cost $2800 a month, which is why habitat for humanity wants to add additional options for low income families. >> we expect to see hundreds of people applying for these 20 homes. >> reporter: she says the 20 units on jefferson avenue will
neither of them attend uc berkeley. so far no arrests have been made.ovirus outbreak is spreading with three more south bay schools saying kids have gotten sick. 421 students at 17 schools in san jose unified have fallen ill since may 4th. hacienda elementary which is the hardest hit reports no new viruses. it's highly contagious for days after the symptoms subside. the next update is expected on monday. >>> a neighborhood battle is brewing along the peninsula involving a well-known...
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in berkeley a rally at the uc berkeley at noon, and at the fruitdale bart station a rally scheduled atlock followed by the march to the san antonio park.>> community groups and organizers spent the weekend preparing by painting signs, get thing -- getting the word out about the plan that they are hoping for a good turnout today. >> we expect they will shut down the businesses, come out of the schools, shut down whatever it is that is available to show the economic power. we are hoping for over 10,000 people. >> in the south bay some businesses will be closed so that the workers can take part in some of these marches and events. may day is celebrated around the world with international workers day but this year it is focusing on the immigrant workers due to the current political climate. organizers and city leaders are expecting to see a high turnout at these events today. the santa clara vta will be rerouting bus services. we have posted a link with these changes on the website, ktvu.com .>>> hundreds of city workers in sunnyvale planning on striking after not getting a raise in five y
in berkeley a rally at the uc berkeley at noon, and at the fruitdale bart station a rally scheduled atlock followed by the march to the san antonio park.>> community groups and organizers spent the weekend preparing by painting signs, get thing -- getting the word out about the plan that they are hoping for a good turnout today. >> we expect they will shut down the businesses, come out of the schools, shut down whatever it is that is available to show the economic power. we are...
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. >>> uc berkeley processors are >>> uc berkeley processors are paid an average of they say the universitytors in the need to compete with other universities and the bay area's high cost of living. salaries vary base on academic field and past works and seniority, and who is number one? ucla. >>> and then paying $4.2 million in illegally buying and reselling concert tickets. five of the brokers violated state law by using automated ways to sell. in 2014 one company managed to buy 15,000 tickets to a youtube concert in just one minute. >>> and then one of the most popular places in the east bay. are you ready for this reveal? yeah, this bull man with bulldog statue was revealed yesterday at the corner of north main and mt. diablo. it's a well-dressed man with a bullhead leaning on a downtown light pole with a bulldog. no word on what the artist is trying to show, but a man paid for it as a gift to the city. a loft people stopping buy and taking selfies. >> i am confused. the dog is in color here for some reason. >> the meaning must be over my head. >>> the country's midsection is getting hi
. >>> uc berkeley processors are >>> uc berkeley processors are paid an average of they say the universitytors in the need to compete with other universities and the bay area's high cost of living. salaries vary base on academic field and past works and seniority, and who is number one? ucla. >>> and then paying $4.2 million in illegally buying and reselling concert tickets. five of the brokers violated state law by using automated ways to sell. in 2014 one company...
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when uc berkeley canceled and colder's speech among threats of violence, it was the latest example. since the beginning of 2016, nearly 30 campus speeches have been derailed, and the controversy. in many cases speaker seven targeted for their views on race and sexual identity." let's go to the phones, frank from abingdon, virginia. republican. what do you make? caller: well, in my experience over the last 70 years, i have found that mostly college students are very dumb people. they don't think straight. the only people dumber than they are are the college professors teaching them the scrap. the best thing that could be done right now would be for the president to take the same attitude with politically correct bull craft in colleges that he has done with sanctuary cities. if they are teaching that craft p had a school, they shouldn't get any money at all, they will have to make it on their own. i would like to see something done about the politically correct crap. host: ok. let's go to dennis from wilmington, north carolina. democrat. caller: hello. host: what do you think? is publ
when uc berkeley canceled and colder's speech among threats of violence, it was the latest example. since the beginning of 2016, nearly 30 campus speeches have been derailed, and the controversy. in many cases speaker seven targeted for their views on race and sexual identity." let's go to the phones, frank from abingdon, virginia. republican. what do you make? caller: well, in my experience over the last 70 years, i have found that mostly college students are very dumb people. they don't...
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. >>> google and uc berkeley teaming up ahead of a rare solar eclipse looking for volunteers to upload images using a special app. it will be used for a 90 minute movie. the eclipse will be august 21st. the last time it was in 1918. 99 years ago. >> more than just payable. a fight involving one of the best players in the lead. giants and nationals went at it in the 8th inning. more on the fight and the final score coming up in sports. >> taking a live look at conditions in oakland. not far from ktvu studios. we remember and honor the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. 11:00 news on ktvu fox 2. >>> joe is in for mark. what happened at at&t park? it got a little violent. >> the giants and nationals haven't played an important game since the playoffs of 2014, but feelings apparently linger from 3 years ago. dusty baker was not the manager. chris spire was not a coach. then. the nationals have hit some. getting into more pitched in. a 1-0 washington lead. 2-0 when strickland pitched to harper in the 8th. he drilled harper with a 98- mile an hour fastball. it was
. >>> google and uc berkeley teaming up ahead of a rare solar eclipse looking for volunteers to upload images using a special app. it will be used for a 90 minute movie. the eclipse will be august 21st. the last time it was in 1918. 99 years ago. >> more than just payable. a fight involving one of the best players in the lead. giants and nationals went at it in the 8th inning. more on the fight and the final score coming up in sports. >> taking a live look at conditions in...
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. >>> there was a prayer service on the uc berkeley campus for an injured player on the rugby team. he was injured during the national championship victory. the 20-year-old suffered a spinal injury that has left him paralyzed from the waist down. it has devastated his teammate and coach. >> this is new territory. i have never been involved in anything like this and neither has the rugby program. been coaching a long time. nothing close to this. >> the young rugby player has under gone one procedure to stabilize his spine. there is a go fund me page with a goal of one million dollars. >> they have 400,000. >>> sports next. reds at at&t park. >> a live look at downtown and the airport on this thursday night. thanks for staying up late with us. we continue in 2 minutes. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileagepl
. >>> there was a prayer service on the uc berkeley campus for an injured player on the rugby team. he was injured during the national championship victory. the 20-year-old suffered a spinal injury that has left him paralyzed from the waist down. it has devastated his teammate and coach. >> this is new territory. i have never been involved in anything like this and neither has the rugby program. been coaching a long time. nothing close to this. >> the young rugby player...