carol christ comes to the university as the first woman chancellor of uc berkeley. and at 73, she will also be the oldest chancellor in the university's history. and brings extensive experience to the job. she previously was a president of smith college and vice chancellor at berkeley in the mid 1990s. the outgoing chancellor was forced to step down amid budget problems and a criticism over how he handled sexual harassment claims at the university. christ is taking over just as uc berkeley has welcome center stage for protests against conservative commentators. violence i vice presidented on campus this year when noyiervative commentator milo tepoanul was speak on campus. rioters and protestors stopped him from speaking. christ says one of her top priorities is going to be reclaiming cal as the home of free speech. and she's planning to make the next school year the year of free speech and she'll invite different viewpoints to debate one another. she also says student diversity is a top priority. she comes to the university just as it faces major budget problems. $10

plus, a one-on-one with carol chris, the new chancellor of uc berkeley.ut first, steve bannon is out. president trump fired him today. this comes in the wake of continuing fallout from charlottesville. san francisco city officials are calling on the national park service to deny a permit for a right wing rally later this month near the golden gate bridge. in washington, republican lawmakers found themselves weighing the cost of remaining loyal to president trump after his controversial comments about white supremacists. >> excuse me, what about the alt left that came charging at -- as you say the alt-right, do they have any semblance of guilt? >> mr. -- >> let me ask you this. what about the fact they came charging with clubs in their hands, do they have any problem? i think they do. i'm not putting anybody on a moral plane. what i'm saying is this. you had a group on one side and you had a group on the other and they came at each other with clubs and it was vicious and it was horrible. and it was a horrible thing to watch. i think there's blame on both s

now carol christ takes on the job the first woman to be the uc berkeley chancellor. she'll also be the oldest chancellor at 73 in the university's history and brings extensive experience to the job. she previously was a president of smith college and vice chancellor at berkeley in the mid 1990s. the outgoing chancellor was forced to step down amid budget problems and criticism over how he handled sexual harassment claims on campus. now christ is taking over just as uc berkeley has become center stage for protests against conservative commentators. violence erupted on campus earlier this year when conservative commentator milo yiannopoulos was invited to speak. rioters and protesters stopped him from speaking. one of her top priorities is going to be reclaiming cal as the home of the free speech movement. she'll invite different viewpoints to debate one another. she also says student diversity is a top priority. she's taking on the job amid major budget problems. the university faces a $100 million deficit. she'll also be addressing how the university deals with sexual

on feminism and islam. >> we will explain on the uc berkeley campus how devastating uc berkeley is for the cause of free speech. that is my i have started by own free speech award which i will start giving. >> reporter: so you are begging and dying for conflict? >> no. i don't need attention and i get plenty of attention just walking down the street.>> reporter: ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the city of berkeley is concerned about the right wing rally planned for sunday at the civic center park and the city council held a special meeting to vote on whether the city manager should have the power to make temporary rules to manage the large protests. council members voted to approve the ordinance and the mayor is asking people not to attend the rally. >>> city leaders in san francisco want to stop that right wing rally planned for saturday at the crissy field. >> it is not just speech and those charges saying that the speech, they are missing the point. >> the group was issued a permit to have the rally at crissy field before the violence in charlotte build and the federal property belongs to the

that we know about from history and in december 2, 1964, mario is a famous student activist at uc berkeley, and he was -- let's call it a liberal and he was an anti-war activist, and he wanted to -- and the university administration at that time was conservative. berkeley, and he was -- let's so, they did not want students talking about the war, protesting, and students who are being threatened for punishment with that. so he was not having any of this. he gave up and he was a civil disobedience activist who made a speech, famous speech about giving bodies upon the gears. in other words, which is sort of communist rhetoric, it's the idea of throwing your body on the gears of the machine to stop the machine from crushing the souls of people. so, they did not want students he demanded to lift the ban of on campus political activity and acknowledge the right of free speech and academic freedom. as a result of the activism at uc berkeley, the famous plaza and the steps of the plaza which is an open plaza on the uc berkeley campus was made a designated public forum. today if you go to uc berkel

it's designed to provide safer access to uc berkeley. >> i think it's a great idea.e have a lot more segregation between bikes and cars and cycling here, i didn't know how dangerous it was. >> the new track is expected to be completed by the end of the week. >>> costco has to pay up big time for selling tiffany engagement rings that weren't bought by tiffany. costco argues that tiffany has become a generic name for a certain ring setting. tiffany says the judges decision validates -- judge's decision validates their product name. >>> one of the hottest restaurants in the edunit h atesghstit nu th10 listoff w in san francisco, serving high and the chinese cuisine in a historic historic place with style. the executive chef -- executive chef has traveled around the world to find cuisine. >>> we are just days away from a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse. kpix 5's kiddo -- kiet do has more. >> this is a hard deadline. >> reporter: uc berkeley and google have amassed an army of 1000 citizen photographers to capture and historic solar eclipse which can only be viewed on a n

people, and down with hate. >> reporter: a a massive resist banner was at center stage at today's uc berkeley's crescent field. >> white supremacists threaten to come to san francisco and berkeley, so we're here to protect our community. >> reporter: speakers called for unity as the crowds chanted. a few hundred feet away from the passion at demonstration, injuxtaposition. people found all kinds of ways to express their desire for unity. >> yoga is a way to rely on people, and lightness and fun. >> reporter: the peaceful rally started to get tense as the group marched from uc berkeley's campus, toward the martin luther king civic center park. during the march, we saw police arrest a number of people. this woman was arrested after it appeared she attacked a media crew. >> why am i being detained? >> reporter: prompting officers to rush the scene. coming up tonight at 6:00, we'll show you the security precautions police had in place to ensure everyone was safe. live in berkeley, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> more on the berkeley clashes coming up at 6:00, and phil on what looks like a new pattern fo

>> i would like him to pack maybe. >> reporter: carl and reese among 6,500 new freshmen at uc berkeleyay of the rest of their lives. for their parents, a mixture of emotionse got into berkeley, his head popped off. >> reporter: for the record, 53% of this year's freshmen are females, 69% of them are california residents, others come from all 50 states and territories, plus 54 countries. reese and his dad come from scott's valley, he's a computer science major with a 4.66 gpa which may have helped their search for a room 102. his roommates were not there yet. the father and son, meantime, about to say farewell. >> i remember the first time he got a broken lip from falling over. yeah. >> you're going to be all right. >> i know. i know. >> reporter: it will get easier after tonight. at uc berkeley, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> that is a long walk back for the parents. >>> freshmen not the only newbies this week at uc berkeley. they're welcoming 82% transfer students, most from community colleges. >>> history made today at west point. 20-year-old simone ascii the serve as the first black

this fire department is absolutely on top of this. >> reporter: now, oakland police confirmed that uc berkeley police arrested a man yesterday who was involved in a collision and who they say brandished a gun at another driver. uc police arrested that man yesterday afternoon, but oakland police say so far they do not have anything that connects that suspect to this fire. now, the good news, as you mentioned, this fire is now under control. it's 50% contained. you can bet the cooler weather is definitely helping. reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> that is good news, thank you, jodi. as soon as jodi learned about the possibility of arson, she tweeted the news. for any breaking news, follow us on twitter @nbcbayarea. >>> some strange weather in the bay area, hot, humid and cloudy. you're looking at our live camera in the south bay. jeff ranieri is tracking this unusual weather. jeff? >> yeah, just kind of gross outside today no matter where you were in the bay area. the monsoonal moisture moving up from the south continued to bring us that cloud cover. luckily no

but now, milo yiannopoulos is set to return to uc berkeley.with a man who refuses to be labeled and relishes opportunities to whip people into a frenzy. >> i go on purpose to provoke. i enjoy wendy people up. i do it on purpose. >> he is one of the most detested and prayed -- praise people on the internet. brothers, he is an internet trouble as a, breaking down new barriers to free speech and he is found a kinship in president trump. >> i do like trump. i've always liked him. one of the main things that i wanted him to accomplish, he already has. he represents a living, breathing, texas special -- existential threat to political speech. >> there plenty of thing to do as president. i think he does a lot of things to mess with people. >> is a good way to be president? to max of people?>> yes. when you come in specifically to mess with people. >> he was elected to be a thorn

conservative commentator ben schapiro plans to head to uc berkeley to make speeches.says she thinks shielding students from uncomfortable views will not serve them well. >> it is sad when civil discourse is a new idea. like the founder of the free speech movement they are getting back to that idea. >> started game of thrones. and millions of others, you have not seen enough of this show. >> join me overseas. >> you need to make a list. >> anyone else get chills? heather: you might battle major spoilers. sunday's episode has leaked online and you won't believe, hbo released it to on demand subscribers, they were at fault here. it was available for an hour which was long enough for people to make copies and spread it on the internet. a lot of people on social media are happy about this, please leak% 7, the entire game of thrones fandom. if someone could leak the final episode, that would be great. i like to wait till sunday. rob: the most cheesy of all the 80s songs. >> reporter: on monday the us is in for a major event, the first total solar eclipse since 1979. singer

own campus how devastating uc berkeley is for the cause of free speech. that is my i've started my only free speech award which i will be giving out every quarter. >> reporter: you are begging and dying for conflict. your attention is to get people to come to this. >> i get plenty of attention walking down the street without saying anything, trust me. >> reporter: ken wayne, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the white ring rally at the berkeley civic center and the council holding a meeting to vote whether they should have the power to make temporary rules to manage those large protests and council members voted to approve the ordinance. we can take the berkeley mayor rowed a message on facebook -- wrote a message on facebook asking people not to attend the rally. >>> the national park service should not grant the permit for the rally at crissy field. >> this group has a history of violent rallies and we know that neo-nazis and white supremacists will be attending and the organizer of the rally has invited the oath keeper to come in which is the armed militia, and it

. >>> uc berkeley will pay a new employee close to $100,000 and how they are trying to solve a nearby problem. >>> the drive into san francisco does not look too bad, looking good on the bridge into san francisco. >>> the weather looks near- normal for many and we have been below for 2 to 3 days and today looks to be a little bit above. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, it is 4:43 am. >>> controversy on cenozoic state as the students had back to class. >> it is over the return of the professor that was accused of sexually harassing a student. >> i am disgusted, outraged and offended. i am fearful for our students. >> reporter: jason laker is a professor and received a memo stating that another professor in the department would be returning and back in 2015 a graduate student said that dr. sexually harassed her and made inappropriate remarks that he wanted to date her. >> my response to the university statement, calling it out. the statement says that the allegations were eventually substantiated after he was suspended for two weeks without pay and he had to go through diversity train

. >> milo you topless coming -- milo yiannopoulos coming back and speaking at uc berkeley. >>> president trump is expected delay out his plan for the nations longest war, more coming up. >>> good morning. we see traffic doing very well on this early monday morning as we had across the san mateo bridge.>>> low clouds and plenty , so go inland because i don't think the coast will have much of a chance. we have a big fog bank this morning. lilly. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. tim and charlie, 4th graders. 3rd graders today, they don't know how easy they've got it. their new gogurt tubes are easy open. those things used to be impossible. and p.e. consist of sitting around on mats. now everybody breathe. hippies. what are they gonna work on tomorrow? blinking? new ez open gogurt. kids never had it so easy. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. >>> the president will provide an update on the pa

a cyclist, who also led uc berkeley's legal team was killed by hit-and-run driver standing on the side of the road. life down sonoma county where authorities are looking for the hit-and-run driver. >> reporter: there's a person of interest in this case. a 28-year-old river area resident that investigators want to talk to. >> the card off the road and got the loose stuff. the started sideways. >>> to fast on a curve. bmw out of control. >> the driver slid all the way down into the guard rail.>> reporter: the fire chief arrived and found the car gone. a mangled pie school, lights are flashing, and a writer dead. >> it's bad. sunday morning he went out on a bicycle road, -- right, it's not fair. he stopped to look at his phone when he was hit. >> he did everything right. he had the right gear on. he reflect is to. he a helmet on. he had done everything right. or mac the victim, chris patti, was an attorney with the university of california for more than 30 years. he was cheap -- chief counsel for uc berkeley. >> the driver being on the scene , so we can let go off the information before t

uc berkeley is now suing fema over the money it took back. on grizzly peak boulevard i'm da lin, kpix5. texts led to h >>> this airline passenger is accused of preying on little children. tonight police say his big bold text led to his bay ea ararea artist as he painted a peace mural. tonight the victim's family blames the feds for his death. >> we've reported on a silicon valley school district where half the students are homeless. only on 5 tonight the district's unusual step to help struggling families. ♪ >> closed -- >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by of fla -- chunks of flaming debris rained down from the residential high rise of the 86 story building in dubai, the torch tower. this video shows fire falling from the tower like confetti. amazingly everyone played it out of the building okay. now this is the second fire at the torch tower in less than three years. restoration work from the last fire was still going on when this one broke out. >>> it's been nearly two years since an east bay artist was gunned down painti

. >> uc berkeley police are investigating after a man attacked a woman, hitting her in the head with a large piece of wood. this happened on monday before 8:00 p.m. in the eucalyptus grove. witnesses say the victim was arguing with the suspect. she got knocked out and taken to the hospital. police looked around the area but they could not seen the man ee sst onxford street. >> it's 4:30. let's get a quick update on weather and traffic. >> hi, everybody. let's open up the weather window on the exploratorium. the marine layer is above all the buildings. i checked for drizzle. there's a ce hundredths in tilden park. it looks like we're going to be mainly cloudy at 7:00. temperatures 56 to 60. at noon, 74 aroundbay. 70 around the bay, 60 inland. a mild lunch. warmer inland, mid 80 at 4:00. 63 at the coast, and 60s and 70s for a delightful evening. grab the sunglasses you'll need them after the morning commute. >> we have a lot of overnight construction projects this time of year. head back up to state route 57. major repair project between skaggs and 121. looks like they wrapped things u

i'm live at uc berkeley. >>> thank you. amazon is making it easier than ever to get your hands on whatever food you may be craving like right. amazon is promising whatever you ask for is available in two minutes. >> what? >> i don't know how they do that. >> berkeley is on the list of cities. >> right now. >>> here is a look at what's happening right now on live doppler 7. they are expected to expand across the bay and overnight. overnight lows will be in the upper 50s. tomorrow we'll have a sunnier and slightly warmer day. finally some mid touper good news for atlantic coast residents. the storm is several hundred miles offshore. category 1 may kick up rough surf and perhaps rip currents. it's moving away from the coastline and will pose less of a threat to coastal residents than right now. back to the bay area. here is our accuweather forecast. warming trend that started today will kick into higher gear tomorrow. by friday, saturday, we'll see high temperatures in the low 90s inland, upper 70s around the bay. mid-60s on t

by the way, uc-berkeley is suing fema because it thinks fema should distribute that money so they can cut down the trees. live on grizzly peak boulevard, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> in other news, we have been showing you the mounds of garbage piling up on oakland's streets. now kpix 5's susie steimle reports, city leaders are about to address what they plan to do about it. >> reporter: this is the third of the hill trash talk meeting held in the city of oakland. last time more than 1,000 volunteers showed up here to tell city leaders how sick they are of living in a dumping ground. >> this is typical. >> reporter: angel gave us a tour of his neighborhood today. >> you know, you could smell the urine. >> reporter: he lived here for 10 years and never seen these streets clean. >> that's embarrassing to invite people over and have to drive through all of this. >> reporter: angel is a volunteer for oakland community organizations, every third saturday they collect trash. he helped clean up thousands of pounds of trash since november. in november the city promised to impose stricter fines, bu

and my brother was an artist who went to uc berkeley.rked with wood. >> did they bring him in for questioning? >> the following week, they came back to interview him, and my brother was never terribly open about how the interview went. he was a little embarrassed by this episode, but quickly they ruled him out as a suspect. >> the following year, in 1987, robert moves into this house in a quiet berkeley neighborhood, where he can live by himself, surrounded by all his weapons. >> did he have friends? >> well, you know, again, as an artist, you could call him a starving artist. a lot of his friends were on the edge, too, financially. they were just unique people, the type of people that make life interesting. >> his neighbors recall the first time robert has them over for dinner. what was your reaction? >> i was in shock because it was these beautiful wood walls, but floor to ceiling axes, knives. >> cannons. >> cannons. >> guns. >> oh, my. >> yeah, and so after we got in and the door closed, i kind of felt like we were never coming home.

at uc berkeley, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> and it does get easier. last check on the weather. let's go tote lisa. >> that's why they call it fogust around here. only 62 today in san francisco. we started the month out warm with three days above average. tomorrow our tenth day below average. so we're going to warm up. it's going to take all week. 82 san jose. 77 tomorrow. by the middle of the week, your warmest temperatures in the low 80s. we'll cool off next weekend. across the bay, breezy at the coast. more sunshine, warming up inland as much as 10 degrees. everywhere else pretty much the status quo. 71 in fremont. the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring a slow warmup. milder by wednesday. thursday, friday, saturday we'll enjoy the typical range and then cooling back down again for the weekend and into next week into it is fogust. thanks very much. sports director larry beil is here. fun baseball tonight. >> yeah. unless you're the giants. giancarlo stanton has homer inside 22 of the past 44 games. for millions of baby boomers there's a serious

he was also a prominent attorney for uc berkeley. deborah via your his life. >> they hope he turned himself in. 28-year-old man who is considered a person of interest in a case that could become vehicular homicide. >> the car got off the road and until lou stuff and started sideways.>> reporter: to fast on a curve, the bmw out of control. the fire chief arrived to find the damaged car gone, a mangled bicycle, it's light so flashing , and a writer dead on the highway shorter -- shoulder. >> it's not fair. >> reporter: the cyclist had pulled well off the road to stop and look at his phone when he was hit and thrown onto the car trunk, >> he had everything right. >> >> reporter: he was an attorney with the universe of cal 40 for more than 30 years. more recently as chief counsel for uc berkeley. >> without him, the driver being at the scene. all we can go office -- off is the information we have. >> reporter: the car itself was discovered abandoned on the other side of greenville. this is 28-year-old jonathan ritter from his facebook pa

.>> reporter: the last time milo yiannopoulos was at uc berkeley, it did not go well with damages to the campus and the event was canceled. >> uc berkeley seems a fitting home because it is a place where the free speech movement started becoming one of the place most hostile to free expression in the country. >> they have the religion of peace in the third is silicon valley in the higher education establishment. >> we are going to bring all of the people that leftist campuses hit the most but we also want invitations to liberals. we want to have a live demonstration of the value of ideas. >> reporter: also plans to give the first mario savio award. we asked if he will be disappointed if people do not show up. >> my hope is that lots of people show up on both sides as long as they do it peacefully. >> reporter: melissa kane, kpix 5 . >> milo yiannopoulos said officials have been cooperative so far and he hopes up that continues. >> we will tell you how much you could win after the break. they've been trying to hire new teachers for years... but finding the right candidates.. isn't eas

. >> milo yiannopoulos coming back to the bay area and speaking at uc berkeley.>>> tonight president trump is expected to lay out his plan for the nation's longest war, we will have more in a moment. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it is 5:10 am. >>> search and rescue operation underway in singapore for 10 american sailors after the u.s. navy destroyer collided with the oil tanker which left a gaping hole in the uss john mccain. it flooded several areas of the ship injuring five sailors and four were evacuated by helicopter. it is unclear what caused the crash and the ship is maimed -- named after the father and grandfather of senator john mccain who were both navy admirals. the ship is now at the port of singapore. >>> president trump is scheduled to address the nation giving an update on the path forward for the war in afghanistan. our reporter ellison barber has more on what the president is expected to say. >> reporter: the president is expected to lay out the plan for the u.s. engagement in south asia and afghanistan, the longest war in the nation that has cost billions and t

and it made people nervous at the uc berkeley and at the lawrence berkeley national laboratory and allie rasmus is in the east bay hills right now with the very latest on the grizzly fire and i know there is news in what is happening. >> reporter: we spoke with the lieutenant of oakland fire that said the fire is now out and here the road is closed and trying to get to the fire scene . at this point are still firefighters keeping an eye on things to make sure nothing reignites. where we are is the grizzly peak boulevard and the steam train is right around us as a reference point. in relation to where we are, the fire is about a three- quarter mile distance up the road that is closed. the fire spanned both sides of the road in the grizzly peak and south park drive is where the fire officially broke out it 1:00 yesterday afternoon and has grown to 20 acres. no one was injured and no structures were threatened and we believe it was contained to about the 20 acres. since the overnight the fire is now officially contained and out with this many as 200 firefighters from nine agencies across th

. >>> boosting revenue at uc berkeley. the plans that the school are considering and how one idea could cause sporting events to get a little more rowdy. >>> up next, we're talking about dates to finances. the way that you handle money could affect your chances at love. >> well, more problems for another big sporting goods store and costco and tiffany ended up in court over jewelry. >> they did. pam cook is back in the studio with money business. good morning, pam. >> costco known for its jewelry deals along with food and wine but it crossed an important boundary. we will talk about that in a second. ricking the opening -- ringing the opening bell this morning, hot 100 are celebrating the festival this weekend at the jones beach theater. >>> checking in on the numbers. started off weak yesterday. today a lower start. no huge moves. but the dow jones is back below the 22,000, 21,984. nasdaq is down a quarter of a percent. the s&p 500 is also down a little bit. dick's sporting goods expects to see sales continue to fall in t

he said he wants people to battle with words. >> we have given uc berkeley one last chance to rebeammselves, i was thinking half a million dollars into a week-long festival of free speech. >> reporter: the last time milo yiannopoulos was at uc berkeley it did not go well, protesters caused about $100,000 in damages to the campus and the event was canceled. the plug was also pulled on events featuring conservative speakers ann colter and dan hor wits. >> uc workly, the place where the free speech movement started, has become ironically one of the places most hostile to free expression in the whole country. >> reporter: each of the four days has a theme, first is feninism awareness day, second is the religion of peace, third is silicon valley, last is the higher education establishment. >> we are going to bring all the people that, you know, left the campus hate the most but extending invitations to liberals, we want debates, battles of idea, a live demonstration of the value of liberalism, open market place of ideas. >> reporter: he plans to give the first mario sabio award, named aft

he works here at uc berkeley. he spoke with us a little while ago. >> i've had it with the direction that mr. trump is trying to go. >> reporter: he's an environmental fienvironment al physicist, hardly a household name. he did so in paub lick letter to president trump. one that contained a not so subtle embedded message. take the first letter of every paragraph. put them together and they spell it impeach. >> i take pride in my writing and i lieng to think i do it with meaning. >> reporter: the letter moves beyond science and sites statements about charlottesville. >> whether it's having an agenda that's anti-science, anti-environment. >> reporter: his actions spoke loudly as well. members of congress heard from the public in response to indications that the administration is considering drilling for oil in marine preserves. when we asked about the letter. >> there are experts who are dropping like flies because they recognize that this president is a fraud. >> toxic that no one wants to be in the room with this

america priscilla started it by being the first person that stood up in the belly of the beast at uc berkeley, uc irvine, uw seattle and just left. >> what i'm seeking to do, the reason the left hates me so much is that i am kind of like living disproves of the two central tenets of american progressives. one is political correctness. i'm smashing that norm and demonstrating that nothing bad happens when you crack a joke that someone says that's racist! no, it was really funny and all my friends that it was okay and - the main thing that they hate is a sound of laughter. they really hate that. the first thing to go and any authoritarian regime is satire because adult white laughing at them. and the thing that left hates most is the tenor and character of the populist nationalist in america priscilla started it by being the first person that stood up in the belly of the beast at uc berkeley, uc irvine, uw seattle and just left. i laughter them. they are so evident ludicrous. the social justice worries that believe in conspiracy theories want to break the tradition of gender stereotypes and tur

students, factuality and staff and she wants to enhance the undergraduate experience and reclaim uc berkeley as home of the free speech movement. >> i feel we're going to have a free speech year at berkeley in which we are creating multiple opportunities to engage the issue of free speech. as i'm sure everyone in this room knows the protections that our constitution affords -- it's more extensive than any other liberal industrialized democracy. >> they would like to see forums and debates. she says security will be tight for an upcoming event on campus featuring ben shapiro. he was invited to speak by the berkeley college republicans. last month, administers said they could not allow the event citing concerns about protest turning violent. the university changed course and said the event could take place on september 14th. >>> sticking with that cal theme, thousands of new students at u.c. berkeley breaking a world record. incoming students hold the guinness world report for the largest human letter. this is it is. you can count it. it's 7,100 students forming a giant sea on the field at mem

cole white worked at the top dog near the uc berkeley campus. over the weekend, a photo of him at the rally showed up on a twitter site called, yes, you are a racist. people slammed the top dog restaurant on yelp and managers called him while he was in virginia. they say he chose to resign. a customer waiting. >> the most dangerous thing about people who have issues of race are strong, hateful feelings, they hide in plain view. you never understand dash a man was working here serving you hotdogs. >> police have increased patrols near all three of the berkeley top dog restaurants. >>> people of various faiths join for a vigil in walnut creek. organizers asked people to bring signs and prayers to stand in solidarity with the people of charlottesville. 100 turned up for this event. it was hosted by the interfaith council of contra costa county. the executive director said there were people from california at the white supremacist rally in virginia so it's important to discuss the issue of racism everywhere. >> we hope it makes a difference in walnu

we have also learned that former white house chief strategist steve bannon could be coming to uc-berkeley. the university invited him to speak on campus this fall and some reports say that he was invited along with right wing speakers ann coulter and milo yiannopoulos next month. the university is expected to release more information on that later today. >>> new at noon, california supreme court upholds a measure to change the state's death penalty system and speed up executions. proponents say that the voter approved initiative prop 66 was a push to mend not end capital punishment in california by setting a five-year deadline on court appeals. critics say that the law will lead to rushed decisions from judges and leave defense attorneys without enough time to prepare their cases. >>> president trump will be meeting with his legislative affairs team today to talk about getting his agenda through congress. mola lenghi reports about tax reform, border wall and healthcare. >> reporter: president trump took a swipe this morning at the two men he will need to get his agenda through congress. h

in may uc berkeley rugby player was paralyzed during his game.n his first interview since he was injured, he talked about what happened on the field and also his plans for the future. she joins us from colorado where she spent the day with robert. >> reporter: robert paler tranceferred here on june 1st. since then he's under gone intense rehabilitation. since his first interview since he was paralyzed he talked about how his life has changed and his future. with the face of a warrior, robert paler works to retrain his leg. with every step, is a struggle. yet robert never quits. >> i'm not going to accept this. i'm going to fight tooth and nail to get out of this pit and get up. >> reporter: robert is recovering from what's known as an incomplete spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed. it happened in may. and now for the first time the cal rugby player is talking about what happened. >> an opposing player came from the side, which you're not supposed to do and wrapped his arm over my head. and he was pinning my chin to my chest. so collapsed a

uc berkeley police were out numbered.essons were learned. >> we now know that we have to have a far higher number of police officers ready. >> reporter: since taking office the new chancellor has met several times to plan for possible disruptions. this afternoon both police chiefs from cal and the city of berkeley were in meetings. she also emphasized that while planning is essential, students will be constantly reminded the university will protect free speech. >> talk to each other with respect, argue with respect and civility. >> i think that's really important for me and it definitely did impact me coming here. >> reporter: some of the new chancellor's other goals include increasing diversity and creating more housing. only 22% of all undergraduates lived in university housing. that's the lowest of all the uc's. at uc berkeley, abc 7 news. >>> the alameda county sheriff's office insists a controversial tweet was posted by mistake. abc 7 news reporter spoke with the sergeant responsible and has his explanation. >>> i do

. >> reporter: uc berkeley has already experienced similar acts of violence when last february left wingitants attacked some students who wanted to attend a speech. lessons were learned. >> we now know that we have to have a far higher number of police officers ready. >> reporter: since taking office, the new chancellor has met several times with uc berkeley police to plan for possible disruptions. this afternoon, both police chiefs from cal and the city of berkeley were in meetings. krist also emphasized while planning is essential, student also be constantly reminded that the university will protect free speech. >> talk to each other with respect. argue with each other with respect and civility. >> it's something i always expected of berkeley. as a youth, i think that's really important for me. it definitely did impact me coming here. >> reporter: some of the new chancellor's other goals include and creating more housing. only 22% of all undergraduates of cal live in university housing. at uc berkeley, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> immigration advocates gathered to mark five years

at uc berkeley they estimate how many people they're going to need. when we bring ben shapiro there this semester that they are going to need 100 police officers to check all the bags whereas sonia sotomayor might need five. that's a form of a tax too. just make a record of it. it's really good to ask the university for examples of what they've charged prior student groups. keep a record of that. and create a track record. as to the slow walking, it's the same thing. you have to create a record. you have to consider this the long game for your club. you may not be able to prove your case this time or even the next time but if you create a good record of all of those incidents and having good relationships with your friends who don't share your views. so maybe your roommate or somebody on your lacrosse team, they are on a group but their application got approved in three days. and yours never got approved. keep a record of that. and make a record of that and that there help. i think there are a lot of free lawyers out there who will give advice through

and in february, protestors and rioters blocked milo yiannopoulos from speaking at uc-berkeley. ley rally comes as state lawmakers plan to hold a series of hearings to assess the rise of white supremacy in california and to determine if they can pass any laws to potentially help control violent outbreaks at public rallies. in berkeley, the city council has empowered the city manager to issue a one-day ban on weapons, including sticks and knives. those are the types of things that were used protests in the past. local leaders are asking the public to stay away from the sunday rally. they don't want anybody to get hurt. lawmakers again will be here at city hall at 9 a.m. condemning the planned rally. jessica flores, kpix 5. >> time now 6:57. time for your "final 5." >>> clashes at the university of virginia in charlottesville begin today this just 11 days after white supremacists and others protested the removal of a frat statue. classes begin again today. last night protestors shut down a charlottesville city council meeting. house speaker paul ryan is criticizing president trump

she watched this evening's speech with the dean of uc berkeley's golden school of public's -- policy. >> reporter: the president's supporters on the far right have come out criticizing him for flip-flopping. the president never mentioned how many additional troops he plans to send to afghanistan, a previous pentagon report suggested 4000 were needed. and regrading comedy night uc berkeley, said those details and the criteria for pulling out are critical for the country to understand whether this is a new policy or just a slight tweak of the status quo. >> how many troops? exactly how much is he going to give commanders in the field authority to do things? what are his criteria going to be for when we leave? part of the problem with terrorism in afghanistan is it is a very mountainous country. there are lots of the valleys and places where people can hide and it is almost impossible for troops to go into those valleys and successfully eradicate them. >> reporter: a new report suggests of the taliban has regained control of a 40% of afghanistan. with the continuing u.s. presence, the pr

the community is planning a rally against hate on the uc berkeley campus. >>> we're learning details about a woman found dead of byron. contra costa county deputies found her body yesterday afternoon. tell us the victim was believed to be a san francisco resident. they're not releasing her name, how she was killed, or a possible motive. an autopsy is scheduled for later this morning. >>> and this morning, the lake county sheriff's office is mourning the loss of one of their own. deputy robert rumfeld died after his patrol car crashed into a tree on heartily road in lake port. investigators have not determined what caused rumsfeld's death but think he suffered a medical emergency. asar atyunco. mentor on the force and was a firearm's instructor. he also served as an assistant football coach at clear lake high school. deputy rumsfeld leaves behind a wife and two daughters. >>> palo alto firefighter is recovering after battling grass fire. it burned near the dish, that's a popular hiking trail near stanford university. the deputy fire chief says it broke out in a restricted area shortly

. >> this uc berkeley professor quit his post in the state department and tonight the hidden message in his resignation letter calling out president trump. >> caught on camera tonight chaotic moments at a bart station how passengers at the platform helped save a life. >> lightning hitting this man in the sierra and he lived to talk after two rallies in two days... here in the west. the president e day in ren >>> president trump is back to the white house tonight after two rallies in two days here in the west the president spent the day in reno where he signed a bill making it easier for veterans to appeal their disabilities claims. he also spoke of unity during the event. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> at todays rally the president stuck to his script but at an event in phoenix yesterday mr. trump started speaking off the cuff blasting the media. he said news out lets were to blame for the violence in charlottesville, virginia a week ago. >> tonight a uc berkeley professor quitting his post at the u

it is uc berkeley police which opened up an investigation into whether this fire is arson. however, the determination is going to be coming from cal fire and oakland fire. and so far neither of those two agencies have said where and how this fire has started. by thursday evening the grizzly fire had not much moved since 9:00 p.m. wednesday night. >> the majority of our work now is on the east side of grizzly peak in the contra costa region. that's where we're putting the majority of resources. >> reporter: they say lessons were learned after the oakland hills firestorm that started from a grass fire and grew rapidly claiming 25 lives. when the grizzly peak fire was reported wednesday oakland fire immediately called cal fire for help. >> so they get to ramp up and put people ahead of the curve as opposed to waiting for us to even get on scene to confirm anything. it's a big change. >> reporter: 160 fire personnel from multiple agencies moved into grizzly peak boulevard and plan to stay out here until 8:00 p.m. included is a tree removal team. 10 trees with fire inside the tr

he is working with uc-berkeley. there will be a counterprotest on campus that day si nechancel told reporters safety is her priority. >> but we all, um, share, um, outrage, concern, grief, about what happened thto hinappen on our campus. >> reporter: in berkeley a banner paid tribute to the woman who was killed over the weekend in charlottesville. her death brought urgency to the mayor's mission to protect the city. >> we're a city of justice. and we're not going to be threatened or intimidated. >> reporter: hristin ayers, kpix 5. >>> a nationwide march on google has been postponed. the planned demonstration was in response to google firing the engineer who wrote a memo saying women are unsuited for tech. the organizers say they received threats of violence although police have not commented on the group's claim. organizers say they hope to hold a peaceful march in a few weeks. we reached out to google for a response, no response. >>> time now 4:38. let's get a check of the forecast. >> it's certain. >> yeah. >> mon

several uc berkeley students stopped by and many were horrified by the violence. >> i feel like it's good that top dog against this stuff. it's crazy, it's 2017, people can't wrap their heads around incluesively. >> our coverage continues on the app. you can find video and photos from the rallies. we'll send you push alerts with major updates. >>> know, a live desk update. >> from abc 7 mornings. >> at the live desk i'm watching developments with north korea and new overnight, china taking a tougher stance against the north announcing some sanctions. china says it will stop importing north korea coal and fish, starting next month. part of the commitment to the new u.n. sanctions. this comes as chairman joseph dunford is in asia. he is meeting with south korea to scope out any military options if diplomacy or sanctions fail to deter the north from an attack. >>> all right, thank you. >>> happening today, two people accused of killing a man are expected to be 20-year-old -- decor pulled the trigger on ed french last month. prosecutors say the motive for the murder was to steal his came

. >>> uc berkeley professor resigns with this post with the state department, and the message he sent to the white house in a letter. >>> looking at the bay bridge, traffic is light at the toll plaza so far. we have more on your commute into san francisco.>>> it looks cooler today before all systems are go for the warm up, temperatures coming down a little bit today. ay. my sweetheart's gone sayonara. this scarf all that's left to rememb... what. she washed this like a month ago! the long lasting scent of gain. now available in matching scents across your entire laundry routine. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, it is 4:12 am. >>> president trump calling for national unity during a speech in reno for military veterans. it was a sharp contrast to his tuesday night combative speech in phoenix. reno he said he wanted to ease the tensions after the deadly conflict in charlottesville.>> we are one people with one home, and one great flag. >> about 1000 protesters showed up outside of the convention center in reno but the demonstration was mostly peaceful. >>> uc berkeley professor serving

in america because i started by being the first person who stood up in the belly of the beast at uc berkeley, uc irvine, uw seattle and just laugh at them. i left at them. they are self-evidently ludicrous. the social justice warriors who believe in conspiracy theories who want to break down traditional gender star types otherwise known as science and turns us into these hideous warthogs in the process and then complete nobody wants of sex with them. i am laughing at them because nobody can resist the truth wrapped in a good job. the second thing more preventer question which is important is identity politics. american has a disease and it is that, and i never express this before i came to her. i went to school with, i went to a fairly wealthy school in london, in london, in the southeast of england. and nonetheless, we had probably, well, we had a much higher of ethnic minority in that school and wealthy schools in america do. we had a lot of asians, by which any indian subcontinent. we had a lot of black kids in the school. i'm thinking back to my school days and unthinking angela was cool

that's the latest battle being waged between uc berkeley and the city of berkeley will. the city wants the university to cancel its upcoming free speech week featuring some controversial commentators. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in berkly. amy, you just spoke with the mayor. >> reporter: i did, kristen, and he told me he knows that protesting is in berkeley's dna. he supports it. he supports freedom of speech, but he also has to weigh the fact that he has to protect this city and protect the people here. >> i feel in the interest of public safety that milo and ann coulter, not clear whether steve bannon is come. they should not be allowed to speak on the berkeley campus. >> reporter: talking about a scheduled appearance by milo yiannopolous next month and ann coulter and steve bannon. they are worried about violent protests from are the masked activists of antifa. >> i think antifa is a gong and we need to deal with how we deal with these extremist groups who are using peaceful protests to commit mayhem. >> reporter: ben shapiro is also set to set at berk