uc berkeley is known for its free speech values, quote unquote. >> earlier in the week, representatives from the american civil liberties union visited the protest area at berkeley. the organization saying they wanted to inform the students what rights they have while protesting and what would be illegal. >> the first amendment and california constitutional protections for free speech are incredibly powerful, but they are not absolute. >> with things remaining relatively quiet, both sonoma state and uc berkeley say they plan on having graduation ceremonies as normal, even though they tell us they are prepared for all scenarios. >> uc berkeley has long experience with protest activity at graduation ceremonies over the years. there's always some sort of protest, so we are prepared for this year. we know that there is a good chance that will happen now. >> a spokesperson for uc berkeley also told me that the university has created a new buddy system in recent days. the idea behind it is that any person who feels uncomfortable crossing the campus can have a partner walk with them wherever t

this country will >> uc berkeley's commencement is scheduled to start saturday morning at 10, 30 reporting live at u c berkeley. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news a pet owner in east palo alto discovered her cat had been shot and she's now facing thousands of dollars in veterinary bills. >> kron four's gayle ong joins us here in the studio with the story. yeah. can that vet bill overwhelming for the pet owner? the cat is overdue for surgery to remove that bullet and fix his broken leg. >> something on the side and that this is lee broken it right here. see it shot. a glenn is showing us the whole. she found her cat baby or took him into the bet and we have x-ray scheduled they found a bullet x-ray images showing that bullet inside the cat. and is the lead. the bone right here. >> that's broken. the injury was discovered last month. glenn initially thought it was from a cat fight at the time. a police report has been filed. >> glenn says her cat was shot somewhere near lincoln avenue and east bayshore road in east palo alto. don't know if it was intentional. i don't know if it was a stray. >> bu

accommodate the protesters and listen to them, and that definitely happens. >> in a statement, uc berkeley spokesperson dan mogulof said berkeley graduation ceremonies have been venues for all sorts of protests for many years. this year, like every year in the past, our efforts will focus on ensuring the ceremony can be successful, held and on supporting the ability of graduating students, their friends and families to safely enjoy and take part in an incredibly meaningful day. students like murphy said they weren't too concerned that protests would ruin graduation. rather, every student we spoke to said protesters deserved to have their voices heard. >> i mean, if something happens at graduation, i don't believe it would be violent. i think it would be. i would it would happen in a manner that is perfectly appropriate. if someone feels strongly enough to express that during their graduation, then it should be heard. >> and we are live outside, or rather at sproul plaza on uc berkeley's campus. you can take a look there. that protest, largely peaceful, though there are still a pretty big n

uc merced. just to be clear here, you were saying that the cal, the university of berkeley, the uc berkeley chancellor, said that they would agree to divestment, but that's a uc decision, correct. what's the uk's response here? yes, that they're she's supporting the chancellor is supporting divestment, at some divestment in israel. they see this as as i said, not as a victory. but they did get a couple of small wins here, they say through the negotiations. and they got, you know, the, this statement from the chancellor where she said that she remains deeply concerned about the death and destruction of critical infrastructure in gaza and about the ongoing impact on our university and its community. for those reasons, she said, i personally support the efforts of our government to promote a cease fire, gain the release of hostages and initiate a process for negotiations that would bring the current conflict to a permanent end. raj. very interesting, especially coming, as you know, from tom from uc berkeley, one of the most influential university, not only in the country, but in the world. and as we wrap

but as far as uc berkeley and all the other uc schools, all systems go for this saturday, at least atreakdown. there. >> where millions of muslims around the world not only for not >> okay. meantime, an investigation is reportedly under way after this incident. so last month, a dinner for graduating uc berkeley law students got heated. pro-palestine protesters stood up to read speech about a ramadan and the war in gaza. now the dinner was being held at the home of professors. video shows one of them taking the microphone away from the student telling her to leave the home. according to nbc news, uc berkeley is launching a civil rights investigation into allegations of harassment by the protester. the u.s. department of education. they're now investigating reports of anti-semitism in the berkeley unified school district. the department office for civil rights is investigating a complaint of severe and persistent bullying rosman of jewish students. federal officials say the harassment has reportedly been happening since hamas attack israel in october of last year, the district superinte

uc berkeley continues to be in talks to the protest leaders. but mobile office says there are no plans to meet their divestment demands were not going to violate the region's guidance. and that is there will be no divestment from israel. >> or any agreement for an academic boycott of israel as long as that's the university stance tense inside that will remain mahmoud saying that protesters are in this for the long haul even after commencement dozens of other students. i know personally will if we need to at this camp will >> uc berkeley is still having their commencement saturday morning. but other universities, including usc canceled. there's coming on kron. 4 news at 06:00pm. you'll hear from a senior at usc who is missing out on college graduation. 4 years after her high school graduation was canceled because of the pandemic reporting live at u c berkeley. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. all right, rob, thank you. >> and how this works. we have teachers that are teaching hate to our kids and showing it students being a feeling fearful for this

while thousands of students around uc berkeley are graduating this weekend, many students here at the un, kevin at sproul plaza say they want to march to so that they are disapproving of the university's negotiations with their demands. >> saturday evening on uc berkeley's campus, a similar site. >> but this time. the cops dirt graduation. we've been out here for a while and there goes a scissor back and forth and universities not negotiating in good favor. doctorate student giannis khosla. they organized a walkout during commencvment and during a negotiating meeting with the university. they let from the university had been talking about taking statements in the commencement. >> to meet our first amending the silence. but the statement was very double sided. and so we were making a presence outside of today's session. berkeley told kron 4 in a statement it would not discuss the parameters of possible negotiations with protesters which have been camped here for nearly 3 weeks. >> it was very disruptive. it was very loud. you can hear through the audio. uc berkeley went on to say that

the big commencement ceremony here at uc berkeley tomorrow will begin at 10:30 a.m. at cal memorial stadium in berkeley. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> and to stay on top of the war in gaza and reactions to conflict, make sure to visit our website. that's ktvu u.com. new at 11 the san francisco municipal transportation agency is sending out a detour advisory in the north beach area to accommodate the san francisco italian athletic club's car show. here's a look at that detour for the 39 koit the car show and lunch begins at 1030 in the morning. the detour will be in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the stockton and union street stops will be skipped, but riders can get off at stockton and filbert or powell and lombard. riders heading to fisherman's wharf will be detoured to coit tower first. downtown san francisco's nightlife activity is nearing pre-pandemic levels. researchers from the university of toronto analyzed cell phone data from more than 50 cities across the u.s. the numbers show san francisco is seeing nearly 95% of the after hours activity it experienced before the pand

on university property. >> on friday, the university says only one person was confirmed to be a uc berkeley student. four were berkeley residents, two were from the greater bay area, one is from colorado, and four others have refused to say their identity. so alameda county sheriff's office is investigating. the university says the law enforcement response was different from the resolution, with antiwar protesters in a different group at the sproul plaza encampment because those protesters did not break the law. >> we have always at uc berkeley responded differently to criminal activity than we have to violation of campus policies. >> some neighbors said they do not approve of people outside the community coming onto campus property, but others say they don't agree with the police response. when the protest had seemed peaceful. >> i don't think that police action among younger students, or just people of any sort, is necessary during demonstration of activism. >> some people are taking this time and platform to speak up for their values, and that's something that berkeley prides itself on.

sara stinson reporting live for us from uc berkeley. meantime, the u.s. department of education is investigating reports of anti-semitism in the berkeley unified school district, the department's office for civil rights is investigating a complaint of severe and persistent bullying and harassment of jewish students. >> federal officials say the harassment has been happening since hamas attacked israel in october of last year. the anti defamation league was one of the groups that filed a federal complaint back in february. the district superintendent has been called to testify tomorrow before members of congress. this will be the first hearing on anti-semitism at k through 12 schools. congress has previously held hearings and reports of anti-semitism on college campuses across the country. for on air and online for the latest information on the israel and hamas war from campus protest to the war in gaza. latest on the cease-fire talks head to our web site kron 4 dot com. >> police in oakland have released this sketch of a man they say is wanted for homicide

this building is owned by uc berkeley and was used as offices, but it's been closed since a fire thereofficials are monitoring the situation. some of the sproul plaza protesters headed to uc merced, where uc regents are in the second day of a three day meeting on the campus. they're discussing uc investments and long term funding. the protesters are calling on the regents to divest in companies that provide support to israel. during the war in gaza. yesterday a university investment officer said that uc has about $32 billion in assets targeted for divestment. he said many of those investments are through stock index funds. uc officials have said they have no plans to divest. this is happening now. officials at uc irvine have issued a shelter in place to all students and staff

and a uc berkeley spokesman, as you mentioned, says this is considered a crime scene by them. it's breaking and entering and vandalism and trespassing. but the berkeley, of course, is not going to be tipping its hand as to how it intends to deal with the situation out here. so that is the story. there are, by the way, some people from people's park, the protesters from people's park, who are a little upset with these protesters for not helping out them when they needed some help over at people's park. so there's kind of a bit of a division between the protesters over here. that's a situation here in live in berkeley. back to you. okay, terry. thank you. we'll keep you in place for the evening. see, hopefully things stay peaceful there. where you are near people's park, at that house that's been taken over. terry mcsweeney reporting right near the uc berkeley campus. also tonight, a huge police presence down at uc irvine. this is a live look now from our nbc chopper in southern california. orange county multiple agencies are breaking through or have already broken through a barr

sara. >> live here at sproul plaza uc berkeley. that is where this protest and rally has been going on for the last. our there's been many different speakers here. you can see all the various signs as well. this is the area that students have been camping out for weeks now. this encampment, a pro-palestine protest. they said they've been protesting. they've been doing walks, marches, writing letters for 7 months of this war and they will not stop until there is a cease-fire. as you said, the anchors there, there all the signs about people saying all eyes on rafah because many are saying here at this protest there's only 3 days left for food in some of those minute tearing needs. so they're very worried about those involved. fun is they're not going to stop until again. there's a cease-fire look right now. you can it's a packed this entire plaza. we've seen this here with boots on the ground weeks now. and you can see that they have signs on the buildings here. there's several faculty members as well here in support of students prot

uc berkeley canceled a u.s. senate race debate due to safety concerns amid those current campus protests. the debate between representative adam schiff and his gop rival, steve garvey, was scheduled to take place at the school in the fall. university officials called off the debate after determining they will not be able to ensure the event will be safe and civil. this comes after weeks of unrest at the campus where a pro-palestine encampment has taken over sproul plaza. time now is 705. >> ongoing protests at a private liberal arts college in l.a. county forced the school to postpone and relocate a graduation ceremony. pomona college moved the main commencement off campus as protesters camped near the graduation stage. school officials say. graduation ceremonies will not be open to the public and proper safety measures will be taken. pro-palestinian protesters are calling for total divestment from israel. they say they won't move until the demands are met and protests are happening on college campuses nationwid

trespassed on university property on friday, the university says only one person was confirmed to be a uc berkeleytudent. >> four were berkeley residents, two were from the greater bay area, one is from colorado, and four others have refused to say their identity. so alameda county sheriff's office is investigating. the university says the law enforcement response was different from the resolution, with anti-war protesters in a different group at the sproul plaza encampment because those protesters did not break the law. we have always at uc berkeley responded differently to criminal activity than we have to violation of campus policies. some neighbors said they do not approve of people outside the community coming onto campus property, but others say they don't agree with the police response when the protest had seemed peaceful. >> i don't think that police action among younger students or just people of any sort, is necessary during demonstration of activism. >> some people are taking this time and platform to speak up for their values, and that's something that berkeley prides itself on. so, yo

this was graduating uc berkeley law, students. and the situation here got heated one, a pro-palestinian protesters stood up to read speech. >> about ramadan and the war in gaza. >> this dinner was being held at the home of berkeley law professors for the graduates in the video shows one of them taking the mic fun way to the student telling her to leave this private home. according to nbc news, uc berkeley is launching a civil rights investigation into allegations of harassment by the protester. at san francisco state university president met with the demonstrators who are camped out here, students demanding ever see cut financial ties that they may have. the college has with israel. the president lynn mahoney says that the school may consider avoiding investments in israel based on the quote, mechanics of war. >> well, u.s. department of education now investigating reports of anti-semitism in the berkeley unified school district. the department's office for civil rights is investigating a complaint now of severe and persistent bull

chicago, >> not much class time left uc berkeley. this week is a study week next week as finals with graduation scheduled for may. 11th reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. pro-palestine protest at university spilled over into local high schools today. hundreds of students at oakland tech. >> walked out of class to protest the war in gaza. the walkout organizers say one of the walkout organizer says she saw what was happening at colleges and wanted to show solidarity relieve, reached out to the oakland unified school district for comment. we have yet to hear back. >> meantime, richmond city council members have agreed to stop investing in companies that they claim are involved in israel's violations of palestinian they pass the resolution last night with 60 council members voting. yes, and one abstaining irishman will divest from agreed upon list of companies, including airbnb, microsoft, motorola and others. community members turned out in support of and in opposition to the resolution. last october city leaders

what the protesters got from uc berkeley is a letter from the university's chancellor, where she promisedmake a public statement supporting an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza. a negotiated with the free palestine movement on the berkeley campus. read from the letter. in one final rally on campus and honestly. a few months ago, it would have been surprising to get this document. the fact that i get to say there's more to win. there is still another fight. there is still another campaign that's within reach. the protesters did not get what they ultimately want from the uc system. total divestment in israel and a system wide call for a ceasefire in gaza. but in that letter, chancellor chryst wrote the uc system does not support war. end quote. we should examine whether uc berkeley's investments continue to align with our values or should be modified in order to do so. she also made it clear she's in alignment with the uc system, which does not support a divestment in israel as a nation. the protesters say they hope to increase the pressure on the uc system by joining hundreds of mo

uc berkeley divest coalition is part of the campsite. he was there and the person that grabbed the flag was not from the protest. >> we mostly did not engage. we had one person who i never seen at the camp. none of us knew who disappeared immediately after. we are shot sure who this person is, just grabbed a flag. >> reporter: the injuries that happened in the scuffle are small compared to what is happening in gaza. >> bloody nose and one of our protesters got punched in the eye. 40,000 people have been killed. we are seeing it on our phones, people limbs are gone. so, again, like i want to reemphasize this is not about us. >> reporter: he said with finals and summer break looming there is no time line for how long the camp will stay and they are taking things day-by-day. they are going to continue to demand that uc berkeley divest from israel. but uc put out a statement that the university system as a whole will not do that. and the university stance on the encampment has not changed. in that statement the university says they are urgin

now this uc berkeley encampment is expanding, adding sections for both alumni and union workers. ord at this time if any more rallies are going to take place here in the coming days in berkeley. pete serratos nbc bay area news. pete, thank you. also new at 11. two suspects are wanted for holding up a postal carrier at gunpoint in dublin. this is the latest in a string of attacks targeting postal workers. it happened yesterday near a bespoke court. dublin police say the postal carrier was approached by two men in black masks. they threatened her with a gun for her mailbox key and cell phone and then ran off. another postal worker was robbed at gunpoint in april april 25th in san carlos. investigators released these pictures of the stolen car. they believe is involved, and $150,000 reward is being offered in oakland to solve this postal robbery. last week on euclid avenue, a carrier walked through a gate when she was robbed of her master keys by at least two suspects. another worker was robbed on that same street in march after a police chase across san francisco. and tonight, two p

have they been on scene at all or uc berkeley pd?> you know, we've seen a couple of uc berkeley police officers. and then as far as city police, we've seen just a couple of them drive by in cars, but not actually out of their cars. we also saw earlier today a number of chp cars kind of drive by with sirens on, unsure if that is related to this, but it was about eight cars or so. so again, don't know if that was related to this incident when it was really lively earlier this afternoon. but yeah, just for right now and for the majority of the night, it's really just been two chp officers. >> all right. bailey o'carroll with the latest there in berkeley. bailey. thank you. protesters who were out at sproul plaza on the cal campus packed up and went to uc merced, where the regents are in the second day of a three day meeting there on that campus. the protesters are calling on the regents to divest in companies that provide support to israel during the war. you see, investment officers said that the uc system could lose $32 billion of its

they were recently hatched at uc berkeley's belltower. this is the video of mama feeding her babies. these are two boys and two girls. the falcons group that monitors the nest wants a contest to name them. you can vote by instagram, facebook, and the winning names will be announced next week. that is it for the afternoon edition. we are streaming 24/7 on the free cbs bay area news newscast. - lift the clouds off of... - virtual weather, only on kpix and pix+. [ upbeat music ] >> liam: working from home today? can't say i blame you. >> steffy: yeah, i thought about going to work, but i-- i can't. now knowing that sheila's out there, it's just, um... yeah, everyone's in shock.

uc berkeley ■polie say at least two people were hurt.eep in mind, up until last night, things had remained peaceful at uc berkeley. a contrast to arrests and turmoil at other schools across the country. demonstrators behind the encampment are calling on the entire uc system to divest in companies contributing to the war. in gaza. last night's incident between dueling protests, coming just days after organizers reportedly met with chancellor carol christ to begin negotiations. queens university officials have not confirmed this meeting. in a statement made earlier this week, cal says to date, there has been no disruption of university operations. we will continue to try to respond, per policy to any and all claims of illegal conduct for harassment and or discrimination. i reached out to demonstrators occupying the space this morning. they said no one was available to comment about last night's altercation on live in studio. lena howland abc seven news. >> thanks so much, lina. family members are asking federal officials for help in gettin

we begin at uc berkeley's law school graduation, which was interrupted several times by pro-palestines. >> abc7 news reporter cornell bernard spoke with new graduates about the protest. >> professor sayed has been teaching at berkeley law since 2009. >> palestine pomp and protest at uc berkeley's law school commencement ceremony, dean erwin chemerinsky interrupted several times by those in the crowd shouting pro-palestinian chants, let us continue. at one point, chemerinsky steps away from the mic. the chants continued, but the ceremony went on and more than 600 grads got their diplomas. you are a guests at our house. last month, chemerinsky, who is jewish, was at the center of a free speech controversy when this video surfaced of the dean and his wife confronting a muslim law student who disrupted a private event at their home to make a pro-palestinian speech. >> i, you know, respect, respect students, right to, you know, have their voice be heard, especially in, you know, public forum. this is a public university. >> many graduates say they expected the commencement disruptions at a

we begin with the situation that's unfolding right now at uc berkeley. group of protesters has taken over the ucs and ahead alumni hall, across the street from people's park. >> it's been sitting empty since a fire two years ago. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone has the latest on their demands. >> a day after a compromise was reached to disband the encampment on the uc berkeley campus, pro-palestinian activists took over a uc berkeley abandoned building. the one directly behind me. this has been peaceful and that is important to note. there is graffiti though now covering parts of this alumni hall building. we have seen online video showing the same inside uc berkeley. police say some in this group hopped fences and broke windows out to get inside, and there was initially a thought that this was a people's park protest because it's the 55th anniversary of the founding of that park, but that has merged more into gaza. they're first going to hear from a woman who is here supporting the people of gaza. then you'll hear from a man who is upset with organi

chicago. >> not much class time left that uc berkeley this week is a study week next week as finals with graduation scheduled for may. 11th reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. thank you, rob. cal, poly humboldt has decided to hold a modified graduation ceremony after dozens of people. >> were arrested there while protesting the war. the ceremony will be held saturday. may 11th. the university has announced a hard closure of that campus until may 10th because of the protests. the cal state university system as a whole has responded to the demonstrations. officials say they do not intend to alter existing investment policies related to israel or the israel-hamas conflict saying, quote, csu investments provide a stable revenue stream that benefits our students and faculty and supports our critical campus facilities, scholarships and other key elements of our educational mission. the divestmen of this sort impinges on the academic freedom of our students and faculty and the unfettered exchange of ideas on our campuses. >> high school students also getting in on this at o

on university property on friday. >> the university says only one person was confirmed to be a uc berkeley student. four were berkeley residents. two were from the greater bay area, one is from colorado, and four others have refused to say their identity. so alameda county sheriff's office is investigating the university says the law enforcement response was different from the resolution, with anti-war protesters in a different group at the sproul plaza encampment because those protesters did not break the law. >> we have always at uc berkeley responded differently to criminal activity than we have to violation of campus policy. >> some neighbors said they do not approve of people outside the community coming onto campus property, but others say they don't agree with the police response. when the protest had seemed peaceful. >> i don't think that police action among younger students, or just people of any sort, is necessary during demonstration of activism. >> people are taking this time and platform to speak up for their values, and that's something that berkeley prides itself on. so, you

just hours after, within 24 hours of those protesters taking over that abandoned building owned by uc berkeley, berkeley police and other agencies shut down the streets nearby in order to move in and arrest 12 protesters. those protesters now face charges of trespassing, vandalism and destruction of property, according to the university. it does not appear they are affiliated with the on campus protest, which disbanded a few days ago after the student protesters and uc berkeley officials reached an agreement. we talked with the berkeley man who lives nearby, who says he doesn't think that this is over. i think people are just the pro-palestinian protesters are just fed up at this point after for that many months. so they really want to just go all out. so it's just going to be might be a chaotic summer. he may be right because as those protesters were being detained, they were chanting, we will be back, we will be back. so if they come back, you know that we will cover that as well. at uc berkeley. kris sanchez today in the bay. all right. thank you very much, chris. well, at least a few peopl

getting expert advice from a top venture capitalist who teaches a financial literacy class for uc berkeley athletes. a day at the museum designed not for stodgy grown ups, but sassy kids. how a popular san francisco museum is helping kids engage with art this weekend in more ways than one, and your family is invited. but first, the math isn't adding up for san francisco public schools. the coming weeks will be critical for getting the district back on track or driving it deeper into the financial hole you're watching. getting answers. i'm kristen sze , thanks for joining us. schools in san francisco are facing a massive money problem. the gaps are so bad. a new state report is raising the alarm, saying the district is barreling toward insolvency within a year unless it makes major changes at the end of last year, san francisco unified had a deficit of $421 million, about one third of its entire budget. the district got that deficit down to around 300 million. but more cuts are needed. so this month, the school board will vote on finalizing nearly 350 layoffs. the district is in the middle

they are now occupying a vacant building near uc berkeley's campus. thi is located on haight street. it's aoss the street from people's park. the building has been sitting empty since a fire two years ago. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here with the details. gloria. protesters set up camp there after their large encampment in sproul plaza got taken down. >> that's right. reggie and our photographer actually just checked in. they are still out there right now. a group of pro-palestine activists took over an abandoned building owned by uc berkeley. this a day after a compromise was reached to disband the encampment on campus. graffiti now covers parts of the alumni hall building. it's across the street from people's park. uc berkeley police say some of the group hopped fences and broke windows to get inside. it was initially thought it was a people's park protest because it was the 55th anniversary of the founding of the park, but it merged into a pro-palestinian protest. recent demonstrators have been protesting the public university syst

tensions also growing at uc berkeley, violence at the encampment there. as we're learning about a possible breakthrough between protesters and campus leadership . >> a serious false start. the reason a bay area high school swim team is missing out on its championship meet. >> good morning. it is thursday, may 2nd. >> we're going to start with a look at weather. >> yeah, we have some warm winds today outside this morning we have clear skies once again. get ready for a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. but we will also have some windy conditions this afternoon. some gusty winds between 20 and 30mph. but it will help to bring in some warmer weather later on this afternoon. temperatures right now as we span across the region upper 40s to the lower 50s right now. 52 in hayward. good morning. 47 in danville, a similar story as we head into the north bay. we're at 55 in sonoma, 49 in mill valley, fairfield just updated to 55 degrees. so hello, san jose, a live look with those clear skies. it's another day of full sunshine. our sunrise here at 612, our suns

uc berkeley police say some in the group hopped fences and even broke windows to get inside. it was initially thought it was a people's park protest because it was the 55th anniversary of the founding of the park, but it looked more like a pro-palestinian protest. recently, demonstrators have been protesting the public university system's financial involvement and military and pro-israeli causes. abc seven talked to people on both sides of this issue. >> i didn't take over the building, but we are resisting with palestinians who are the bravest, strongest and most tenacious resisters i ever heard of. >> they seem to parrot the narratives that are given to them and only want to focus initially on on gaza when their own backyard has problems. i mean, they took our park, we have homelessness all throughout california. we have, i mean, the issues of our modern world are endless that are local, but none of these people are local, and none of these people seem to care about the local issues. all they care about is gaza and overseas. >> the university officially says this is a crime

well, happening today, uc berkeley is holding its graduation ceremony as scheduled, although pro-palestinian protests have forced other universities across the country to cancel their ceremonies at kron four's. tiffany justice is live there at u c berkeley. good morning, tiffany, what can you tell us? >> good morning. michael wright, uc berkeley continuing with their commencement schedule. you can see right behind us. crews have been setting up all morning long. the have all of the metal detectors out as well as graduates are set to walk around 10 o'clock this morning. you know, we do know that other universities have decided to cancel their commencement because of the pro-palestine protest happening on college campuses. and according to the university uc berkeley negotiations are still happening between the school and protesters. a spokesperson for uc berkeley saying that they do expect there to be protesters today calling for a cease-fire in gaza on this graduation day. we know other schools have canceled their main concert commencements, including usc because of the ongoing protests. you

we begin with the situation that's unfolding right now at uc berkeley. oup of protesters has taken over the ucs and ahead alumni hall, across the street from people's park. >> it's been sitting empty since a fire two years ago. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone has the latest on their demands. >> a day after a compromise was reached to disband the encampment on the uc berkeley campus, pro-palestinian activists took over a uc berkeley abandoned building. the one directly behind me. this has been peaceful and that is important to note. there is graffiti though now covering parts of this alumni hall building. we have seen online video showing the same inside uc berkeley. police say some in this group hopped fences and broke windows out to get inside, and there was initially a thought that this was a people's park protest because it's the 55th anniversary of the founding of that park, but that has merged more into gaza. they're first going to hear from a woman who is here supporting the people of gaza. then you'll hear from a man who is upset with organize

. >>> the first violent scuffle erupts at the uc berkeley encampment after days of peace. >> one of our protesters got punched in the eye. >> will this change the university's approach? >>> later, it's one of the most famous spots in the state for super blooms that can sometimes be seen from space. we're taking a road trip to see how this spring is shaping up. >> i don't remember the lake being this full of water. the reflections are just stunning. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. thanks for joining us at 6:00. >>> you could call it the bay area's boomtown. dublin's population has been increasing so fast it's come with a lot of growing pains. now it's about to begin a new chapter that's been a long time coming. between 2010 and 2020 dublin was the fastest growing city. now just in the bay area and not just in the bay area, that is, but the entire state. new numbers from the state's finance department this week show its population was still growing last year. that growth has carried to dublin schools. we talk a lot about districts struggling with dec

on campus protests, which disbanded just a few days ago after the student protesters there and uc berkeleyched an agreement. we talked with the berkeley man who lives nearby, who says he does not think that this is over. i think people are just the pro-palestinian protesters are just fed up at this point after after that many months. so they really want to just go all out. so it's just going to be might be a chaotic summer from. now he may be right . as the protesters were being disbanded and taken into custody, they were chanting we'll be back. so saying that to police and if they are back, we will be back as well at uc berkeley. kris sanchez. today in the bay. all right. certainly something we will follow, chris. thank you. in just a few hours, the man convicted of attacking paul pelosi is set to face sentencing. prosecutors are asking for 40 year sentence. for david depape. it is a sentence longer than the one recommended by the u.s. probation office, which recommends 25 years in prison. depape was convicted of breaking into the pelosi home in pacific heights in san francisco, attemptin

has otherwise been a peaceful movement. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry joins us live from uc berkeley. with this developing story. tonight, ryan. >> yeah. j.r. ama. good evening. things been mostly peaceful here at berkeley throughout the day. the encampment is about the same size as it's been throughout the week. campus is pretty busy with students preparing for finals coming up next week. but from what happened last night, it's a concern for both sides. when pro-israeli protesters arrived in front for the palestinian encampment thursday, tensions began to build. someone grabbed an israeli flag out of the hands of a counter protester, and a fight began today. those at the encampments say they had nothing to do with it. >> we had one person who i've never seen at the camp. no, no, none of us knew who disappeared immediately after. we're not sure who this person is. >> members of the group, students supporting israel, say the man who had his flag stolen is alon. they told us in a statement. the act forcefully pulled alon into the violent mob , where he was beaten by two men, punched in

reporting from uc berkeley, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> for more on how law enforcement is responding to the encampments, we spoke with retired police chief tommy tucson, who is now a professor of criminal justice at bakersfield college. >> when it starts to cross the line from protest into criminal activity, that's where our, we must draw the line, and i think law enforcement did a very exceptional job at how they went in, basically soft handed. although a lot of people won't believe that from what they see. that was very soft handed. >> he also said there are several criminal statutes that are violated when protesters put up an encampment and refuse to leave a university campus. and our coverage of the nationwide movement continues online. you can find the latest developments on our website, ktvu.com. >> but cal zero hydrogen fuel project at the port of oakland aims at being the world's leader in zero emissions. >> two national monuments in california are expanding how native americans are being honored with these additions. >> do you have plans this weekend? then you nee

they also want uc berkeley to support an immediate cease fire. meanwhile, there have been an uptick in confrontations that have some jewish students say they are worried for their safety. in response, berkeley has increased security and is offering to escort students who say they feel uncomfortable. in other news, new this morning police are investigating after a woman was killed on a south bay freeway. it happened around 130 this morning on southbound 101, just south of matilda avenue in sunnyvale. the chp says that during their preliminary investigation, they discovered this honda civic was stalled on the shoulder of the carpool lane, and a woman was waiting outside of the car. a passing driver swerved to avoid the car, but hit the woman, killing her. at the scene, the chp is investigating how a third car, a white suv, crashed near those other two cars at the scene. we want to add that the driver who hit the pedestrian and killed her was arrested for dui. turning now to four tow trucks burned in the east bay yesterday morning, and at least two o

a uc berkeley's graduation is met with pro-palestinian protesters on campus.lebrating mother's day. how you can honor your mom and all those across the bay area. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news >> well, good morning, everyone. and thank you for joining us on kron 4 morning news. i'm michael thomas. it's sunday may 12th. it's also mother's day. so happy mother's day to all those mothers out there. before we get started with the news, we're going to take a look at the gorgeous day. you can see behind me. that's an is already risen over in our weather department. we've got dave spahr. good morning, davig. good morning, michael. good morning, everybody interrupt lou. i got men like to see that, michael, that was really all that fresh. >> anyway, see a lot of overcast skies we're dealing with in here around the immediate bay and at the coast is going to be slow going. a lot of overcast skies. one, some of this fog lifts off from the immediate ground level. >> the key issue is to try to take it out of our skies. that w

later today, several demonstrators will move from the uc berkeley campus to uc merced, where uc regents meeting in the next two days. protesters took down their encampment at berkeley after the school chancellor agreed to a comprehensive examination of university investments and a socially responsible investment strategy. under this agreement, the uc berkeley foundation will review all investments and hear community concerns about companies that may be linked to weapons manufacturing, mass incarceration and surveillance industries. they did not commit to making any changes to investments. >> a lot of this is bigger than uc berkeley, uc berkeley is a small component, a small a small gear. and, you know, you know, where the power is really situated in the state of california, the uc regents, the state of california, and the nation as a whole find her child. >> protesters planned a big rally today at uc merced, where they're demanding the entire uc system divest from companies that support israel for the time being. >> the university of san francisco does not plan to take down the encampme

here at home, a new protest at uc berkeley, dozens of pro-palestinian protesters occupying a uc ownedhis is right near people's park. they took over the fire, damaged building this afternoon. now the encampment at sproul plaza has been cleared out. that happened yesterday. but now you have this unfold. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney joins us from the new protest with the very latest teri. yeah, i'm going to be estimating about 50 or 60 demonstrators have taken over this building. behind me. you can see some are actually in front of the building camping out in tents. some have been going in and out of that building as the evening went on. uc berkeley is calling this simply a crime scene, and even some people's park protesters have a problem with what's going on out here. mullin palestine chanting coming from the previously vacant building near the uc berkeley campus, the occupiers brought signs about the war in gaza. a woman with a bullhorn demanding an end to occupation, an amnesty for protesters and abolish the ucpd cops off campus. it's hot breaking to say people are dying. babies a

they say they're going to continue to demand that uc berkeley divest from israel, but uc put out a statement that the university system as a whole will not do that. >> so a university spokesperson told us they're urging everyone to avoid pointless provocation and physical conflicts. they gave us a statement saying they were stepping up security on campus and they've started an escort service. they're calling that way finder. it's available to anyone that feels unsafe walking through that part of campus, they said. >>> still ahead, one south bay police department is about to do something that was banned in their city for more than 30 years. and this man wanted nothing but to eat mexican food, but his religion stopped him from enjoying it. the south bay is famous for this cuisine, so he decided to take a gamble himself. >> i looked at my crew and was like all right, i don't know how i'm going to pay you, but we're going to get out here and do our best. >> how that bet really paid off. >>> nice weather across the bay area again today. we did see the return of a little bit of fog. this is the ti

uc berkeley is known for its free speech values, quote unquote. >> earlier in the week, representatives from the american civil liberties union visited the protest area at berkeley. the organization saying they wanted to inform the students what rights they have while protesting and what would be illegal. >> the first amendment and california constitutional protections for free speech are incredibly powerful, but they are not absolute. >> with things remaining relatively quiet, both sonoma state and uc berkeley say they plan on having graduation ceremonies as normal, even though they tell us they are prepared for all scenarios. >> uc berkeley has long experience with protests, activity at graduation ceremonies over the years. there's always some sort of protest, so we are prepared for this year. we know that there is a good chance that will happen now. >> a spokesperson for uc berkeley also told me that the university has created a new buddy system in recent days. the idea behind it is that any person who feels uncomfortable crossing the campus can have a partner walk with them to where

arrests come just days after the on campus tent protest disbanded after the student protesters and uc berkeley officials reached an agreement. we talked with a berkeley man who lives nearby who thinks this is not over yet. i think people are just the pro-palestinian protesters are just fed up at this point after for that many months. so they really want to just go all out. so it's just going to be might be a chaotic summer. he may be right. as those protesters were arrested, they were chanting, we'll be back in berkeley. kris sanchez nbc, bay area news just in. the mayor of antioch is headed to china with a mission. mayor lamar thorpe will take off this sunday. he's spending a week in china meeting with government and business leaders. the goal is to create more business and tourism opportunities between silicon valley and china. the mayor will also talk about some of antioch's ongoing projects. the trip is organized by a nonprofit called china silicon valley. in the meantime, san francisco mayor london breed just returned from china last month. you'll recall her push to bring new pandas to sa

uc berkeley says it considers this occupation a crime, not free speech. the administration also plans to disclose the affiliations of those arrested. >> our time is 402. in person classes at uc irvine will be back this morning after classes were held remotely because of a tense standoff between police and pro-palestine protesters. now, the protesters were ordered to leave in encampment after it was declared an unlawful assembly. 47 people were arrested, including students, uci employees and people not affiliated with the school for not leaving the campus after classes were held remotely yesterday. normal classes will be held today with extra police on the campus. >> new this morning, trucks carrying humanitarian aid for palestinians in the gaza strip have rolled across a pier built by the us for the first time. today's shipment is the first in an operation that american military officials say could handle up to 150 truckloads a day. meanwhile, in washington, dc, house republicans voted to pass a bill to reverse president biden's freeze on sending a shipmen

, uc berkeley is a small component, a small a small gear. and, you know, you know, where the power is really situated in the state of california. the uc regents, the state of california and the nation as a whole child through their clothes. >> protesters planned a big rally today at uc merced, where they're demanding the entire uc system divest from companies that support israel for the time being. >> the university of san francisco does not plan to take down the encampment on its campus, but the protesters are warned that they could be suspended or expelled for violating the code of student conduct. the city united will never be defeated. the protesters ignored a deadline of 3 p.m. to leave the campus and staged a rally. they set up tents two weeks ago and demanded that usf, a private institution, divest from companies linked to israel, along with supporting palestinians on campus or in gaza. >> we've had folks whose friends lost 30 over 30 people from their family entire, like bloodlines lost. so all of this really, like, amplifies the nee