Mess left behind. Good afternoon, im kenny choi. Im michelle griego. Let get right to kpix 5s anne makovec live in berkeley with the aftermath. Ann. [ drumming and music and noise in the background ] reporter not only the mess but tension. The fight broke out in front of me about a halfhour ago. Lets go to that video. The man in the suit actually was wearing a make America Great again hat. Thats the trump hat. And a person stopped right in the middle of the intersection, got out of his vehicle and started beating him up basically, ripping off the hat and it turned into a big fight. The man who assaulted that man did end up getting arrested. But this is just one sort of little popup drama thats been going on here around uc berkeley and the downtown area. You can see the damage, boarded up window at the Student Union behind me and theres a lot of talk right now about free speech rights. Protestors setting off fireworks in the middle of uc berkeleys sproul plaza, to stop Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking on campus got out of control. People Wearing Masks started rioting. A portable light caught fire shooting flames into the air. Demonstrators grabbed barriers and smashed in the windows at the Student Union. This was the view from inside the building for yiannopoulos supporter Cindy Kinkade Sheehan pictured here with him earlier that night. In her video you can see police in riot gear on the second floor balcony. [ inaudible ] reporter once the event was canceled because of the drama outside she and her friends had to exit the building. [ loud had whistles ] [ inaudible ] in the sense that we were definitely targets. Reporter the vandalism continued spilling into downtown berkeley. Rioters hit several banks and atms. We caught one arrest on camera but in general, police refrained from cracking down. Could have incited more violent reaction from this small group of people. We have seen that happen in other communities where, um, where they respond with violence not only to the police but to nonviolent protestors in the crowd. Reporter thats berkeleys mayor who says one of his staffers was knocked down as she was taking a picture her phone stolen. Unfortunately i think this incident has given the conservative right the, um, the image they wanted. Reporter President Trump tweeted last night if uc berkeley doesnt allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funding . In response, barbara lee said President Trumps empty threat to cut funding from ucberkeley is an abuse of power. I will continue to stand up to President Trumps overreach and defend the rights of our students and faculty. Reporter berkeleys mayor says he is going to discuss the Police Response with the officials here at ucberkeley. He also wants to talk more with them before they invite another controversial speaker on campus. Live at ucberkeley, anne makovec, kpix 5. Now as to storm watch. A wet windy day around parts of the bay area. A live look at San Franciscos ocean beach. Definitely cloudy there. Not the ideal conditions to get a suntan. Over the east bay in berkeley people ready with their umbrellas as steady rain fell earlier today. And it was a messy commute on the bay bridge this morning. Strong winds slick roads making for a challenging drive over the bridge. Roberta joins us now with conditions. Most of the heaviest rain moved in while everybody was still sleeping. Good afternoon, everybody. At this particular time, our live hidef doppler only picking up some light precipitation around the Santa Cruz Mountains backing in throughout the south bay between San Lorenzo Park and saratoga as well as raindrops on the rooftops in los gatos. Heres some of the totals over the past 24 hours. Socal in the Santa Cruz Mountains approaching 2 inches of rain. Santa rosa airport was about an inch and a quarter. San francisco a tenth inch. The wint is the other side of the story up to 32 Miles Per Hour winds at sfo now. Windsat 23 in fairfield. Well talk about the next front and when its going to blast through the bay area together coming up later on in this newscast. New at noon, this years second snow survey just wrapped up at tahoe with some great news. Surveyors say the snowpack is way above average. Some areas are already above the april accumulation levels, the normal maximum time. They measured water content at 153 of average. Compared to last months snow survey where they measured it at only 53 , surveyors say just within the month of january, our snow levels have more than tripled. A bay area woman is dead after being hit by a car allegedly driven by her boyfriend. Officers were called to the 400 block of ruth court in san leandro. They say that they received reports of a man and woman arguing and that the woman had been run over. When Police Arrived at the scene, they found a woman trapped under the car but couldnt revive her. The womans boyfriend and witnesses are currently being questioned. The backlash against uber is revving up today across the nation including here in the bay area where the company is based. Kpix 5s maria medina is in palo alto with the demands for the ceo to cut ties with the president. Were urging Ceo Travis Kalanick of uber to step down from the president s coe advisory board. Reporter thats the message from protestors today to ubers ceo as they gear up for a day of rallies outside uber offices in the bay area, new york, seattle and several other cities nationwide. I see a lot of people on social media that are saying they are no longer going to be driving on uber. Reporter protests against uber began last weekend when the company lowered surge prices and told customers they were still working instead of joining taxi drivers who refused to pick up passengers at new yorks jfk airport where two iraqi men were detained after President Trumps travel restrictions went into place. Hashtag delete uber began to trent on social media. [ screaming ] reporter todays protest dubbed hashtag uber drives with hate comes on the first meeting with the Economic Council that kalanick is on. He said he would pay uber drivers who couldnt get back into the u. S. Because of the restrictions and raise those concerns with the president tomorrow. We are here to say that you should not be profiting off of the, um, moral and unjust actions that have happened against our immigrant and refugee communities especially here in silicon valley. Reporter the first bay area protest happens here at the palo alto uber office at 1 00 where security told us the media is not allowed. Other protests in oakland and San Francisco happened throughout the day. In palo alto, maria medina, kpix 5. A ucberkeley engineering professor testified this morning before a committee looking into a troubled high rise in San Francisco. He was to shed light on the design and approval process for millennium tower. The 10yearold building has been plagued with problems and has been sinking and leaning. He served as a consultant and adviser on the project. New at noon, the Us Treasury Department has eased sanctions on the russian intelligence agency. The Obama Administration had put them in place in retaliation for election related alleged hacking. The group has control over imports to russia of devices with encryption technology. Todays change allows u. S. Companies to conduct certain transactions with the agency but the white house stays doesnt mean the u. S. Is easing sanctions on russia overall. East bay congressman Eric Swalwell issued this statement regarding todays move writing, quote, easing these sanctions allows russia to sharpen its knives and import tools from the United States to hack us again. Congress must act swiftly to reimpose these sanctions so those who attack america know theres a price to pay. Swalwell is a member of the House Committee on intelligence President Trump is focusing on immigration making comments on twitter and at the National Prayer breakfast. Weijia jang has the latest from the white house. Reporter President Donald Trump gave a speech at the National Prayer breakfast to say changes are needed in americas immigration policies to protect american values. There are those who would seek to enter our country for the purpose of spreading violence or oppressing other people based upon their faith or their lifestyle. Reporter one policy the president says he will now review is an obama era deal to allow more than 1,000 muslim refugees to leave australia and come to the u. S. On twitter last night, the president called it a dumb deal. President trump and australias Prime Minister talked about that deal during a phone call over the weekend. There are now reports that the conversation did not go very well. When you hear about the tough phone calls im having, dont worry about it. [ laughter ] just dont worry about it. Theyre tough. We have to be tough. Its time were going to be a little tough, folks. Were taken advantage of by every nation in the world virtually. Its not going to happen anymore. Reporter Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the deal is still on. The president assured me that he would, um, continue with, um, honor the agreement we entered into with the Obama Administration with respect to refugee resettlement. Reporter President Trump also called attention to iran tweeting that the u. S. Has put iran on notice for firing a ballistic missile. Weijia jang, cbs news, the white house. [ music ] still ahead American Airlines gearing up for more business in cuba. The companys latest move. Plus a new spin on the selfie. How drones are now helping people get the perfect shot from any angle. The number of people filing for ,,,,,,,, week by 14 thousand. To 245 thousand. Its a sign the job market remains stro the number of people filing for Unemployment Benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 245,000. Its a sign that the job market remains strong and well learn more tomorrow when the government releases its january jobs report. The first Major Economic report since President Donald Trump took office. American airlines has opened an office in havana cuba. Two months ago america flew the first commercial flight from the u. S. To havana in more than 50 years. Eventually the airline plans to offer 13 daily flights between the u. S. And cuba. American airlines will move forward with the plans even though President Trump has signaled he may terminate the deat t between the our relation with cuba. Chris martinez shows us some drones can be controlled with your smartphone offering new ways to capture the perfect picture. Reporter professional photographers are looking for the perfect shot even when taking pictures for fun. You know, it puts us in the selfie mode. Reporter he uses this small drone to take his selfies to literally a new level. You get to see the whole scene. Reporter a number of so called pocket drones are already on the market with Tech Companies promising even more models this year. Among them, the hover camera eric uses his smartphone to fly the unique breeze which can be set to fly automatically around a specific area while taking pictures or videos. Having Something Like this and the ease of access and use is just really groundbreaking. Reporter some of these drones can even track your every step allowing them to take photos or videos as you move around. They will use the gps signal from your phone to track your movements. Reporter cnets Senior Editor josh goldman says pocket drones that weigh less than a half pound dont have to be registered with the faa like larger drones do. They range in price from 200 up to 1,000. Lower models arent going to do the highend tracking. But the more you spend the better the algorithms you get. Reporter he believes the cams will catch on. The selfie game is going ton 100 with this thing. [ music ] reporter bringing a fresh focus to the perfect photo op. Chris martinez, cbs news, huntington beach, california. [ music ] i could get one of those for roberta to do some live shots. That would be like a dream come true it would. Have your own little drone good afternoon. This is our live hidef Doppler Radar not much precipitation to be noted only around the Santa Cruz Mountains. As we zero in, picking up light precipitation around highway 17. Thats about it at this lunch hour. Otherwise, we have some significant rain showers that occurred while you were sleeping about 4 to 5 a. M. All this is lifting up off the ocean northeast. A beautiful view from our kpix 5 studios looking out over the embarcadero and one thing im noticing, the lack of a wind. Look at the palm trees there. We have mostly cloudy skies. Well see some more rain showers. We have nearly 2 inches of rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Otherwise at the airport in santa rosa just nearly an inch and a quarter. San rafael. 8. Nearly. 4 in morgan hill. San francisco barely a tenth. Dana is our weather watcher. 54 degrees. She is in novato. And look at how much rain she has seen today alone. Nearly threequarters inch of rain and she said boy its cold outside. Again, looking out towards the bay bridge and Treasure Island Yerba Buena Island as well, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Its now 62 degrees in san jose. Backing through the rose Garden District into right around willow glen. The winds are still breezy in Mountain View up to 17 out of the south and southeast out of the bay area. North bay 15. The wind gusts to 32 at sfo where we have delays up to three hours on some arriving flights. More showers and breezy on friday, unsettled through the weekend. Heres the front as it slices through the bay area. Kind of, boy, wasnt that impressive . Well have more to come. The front will leave us with more rain friday for the morning commute. As we forge ahead throughout the day on friday lingering showers into your saturday. And by the time it all tapers off, well see roughly about an inch more of rain throughout most of the bay area. We have a winter storm warning in effect for the high sierra. We are talking about three feet of snow above 7,000 feet. And heres your forecast for tahoe. Would you definitely need the chains all weekend. 50s and 60s. Extended forecast sunset is unsettled. Well be watching football anyway. If you are really good, well get you that drone for christmas. Ill be very, very good tonight cbs premieres training days loosely based on the 2000 movie starring denzel washington. I spoke with two actors who say that their characters only slightly resemble those from the movie. He is an older more experienced veteran police officer. Oh, older. You know. He is a veteran police officer. And i am idealistic cop but thats where the comparisons fall off. Do you lie to your wife . No. I tell her the truth. Thats kind of the point of being married. No, wrong, theres no point in being married. You can watch the Series Premiere of training day tonight at 10 00 right here on kpix 5. Michelle is definitely watching. Its followed by our news at 11 00. Well be right back. ,,,,,,,,, cancer. According to the american cancer society. But sharon chin reports. Many in the bay every day 43 children are diagnosed with cancer according to the american cancer society. With you sharon chin reports but sharon chin reports many are finding fun and healing thanks to this weeks jefferson award winner. Reporter the 6yearold sparkles with joy. Her mom says artwork keeps mayas mind off leukemia and chemotherapy. It shows her possibilities. She doesnt have to be just a cancer kid. She can be anything. Reporter purvi shah reaches hundreds of children with cancer and their siblings each year. Very cool. Reporter through her Kids Art Foundation in burlingame. The children aged 5 through 18 tell her its a bright spot in their lives. They see other kids happy and ablebodied with hair growing back and feeling better, that is the biggest hope we get. Beautiful reporter purvi organizes workshops in the Community Like at the Pacific Art League here in palo alto, plus regular sessions at lucille pack and benioff childrens hospital. More than 100 artists and High School Students volunteer. Reporter purvi came up with the idea for kids art in 2008 after her younger son amaey was diagnosed with cancer. Its just so, you know so sad and just so stressful. Reporter so the former Graphic Designer began leading art projects in doctors waiting rooms. One artist says purvi lets the kids be kids. She just brings good positive atmosphere. She just loves everyone. Reporter 9yearold amaey died six years ago. But purvi still feels his inspiration for kids art. I think he would say, keep it up. I like the shapes and the textures. Reporter so for providing art therapy for kids with cancer and their siblings, this weeks jefferson award in the bay area goes to purvi shah. Sharon chin, kpix 5. You can nominate your local hero for a jefferson award at cbssf. Com hero. Well be right back. ,,,,,,,,, have a great afternoon. Thats it for kpix 5 news at noon. , brooke mmm [ exhales sharply ] ridge god, i missed you. Brooke i missed you, too. Ridge hows hope . Brooke shes great. Shes strong and independent and i couldnt be more proud of her. Ridge well, shes her mothers daughter, after all. Brooke so, hows everything here . Whats going on between you and quinn . Ridge me and quinn . What do you mean . Brooke well, before i left, you said you had a plan to get her out of the office, out of the company. Any success . Ridge yeah, were were taking steps in the right direction, for sure. Brooke huh. What kind of steps . Ridge youre looking at the new coc. E. O. Of forrester creations. Brooke get out ridge get out brooke oh, my god thats amazing oh, my gosh congratulations, ridge ridge thank you. Brooke what happened . I mean, did eric have a change of heart