Amendment. Free speech. Uc berkeley has long been a bastion of free speech. And demonstration. And cancelling the ultra conservative and controversial coulter. Does theoretically limit her ability to express herself. The flipside is. Keeping people safe. The University Made the decision after consulting with uc berkeley police. University Law Enforcement recommended cancelling the event. In the interest of public safety. The school also says the organizers of the event. Which was set for next thursday. Did not give enough advance notice for School Administrators to find a safe venue on campus. Naweed tahmas Berkeley College repulicans the university usually asks advance notice of 4 weeks. Dan mogulof uc spokesperson quite the contrary we want this event to take place. ,we feel comfortable securing that the uc officials say, the Police Department was not able to find a safe venue, so the event remains cancelled. However the Berkeley College republicans say, ann coulter is still coming t
Condition is the homowner in tonight . pam it was rough commute home for a lot of bart riders in the east bay. After a man threatened to jump from a platform at the walnut creek station. This is video of the dramatic end. You can see the man coming down from the ledge. He has been placed on an emergency psychiatric hold. This incident started around 1 30 this afternoon. And disrupted service for hours. The walnut creek bart station was closed, as negotiators talked with the man. This was the scene at the walnut creek bart station as it was happening. Bart brought in bus bridges to help people get to where they needed to go. The incident ended around 5 20 this evening. steve another big story we are following tonight uc berkeley has decided to cancel a planned speech by controversial conservative ann coulter. pam that follows several violent protests in berkeley recently. Including one involving another controversial alt right figure milo yian nopolis. He was also set to speak on campus
Region. Expect temperature to warm through friday followed by a slight cooling trend for the weekend. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. james our top no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. james our top story this morning. A man in the east bay is shot inside his own home by thieves. It happened in the oakland hills. And in addition to the shooting, neighbors say at least three other homes were burglarized and ransacked. Kron 4s j. R. Stone explains what happened and updates us on the victims condition. James Landing james James Landing another big story we are following this morning. Uc berkeley is pulling the plug on ann coulter. Saying she will not be welcome on campus next thursday as planned. The University Says the decision was made in the interest of public safety. Adding the organizers of the eve
darya good morning im darya folsom. james and im james fletcher. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. anny hong High Pressure building off the coast will bring a warming and drying trend to the bay area and monterey bay region. Expect temperature to warm through friday followed by a slight cooling trend for the weekend. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya a man is recovering in the hospital this morning after being shot by a burglar inside his home in the oakland hills. james rebecaa strom is here with the details. Rebecca. rebecca that shooter is still on the loose this morning. 30yearold jeremy white was shot last night while he was home taking care of his disabled mother. Police say white was in the kitchen with his headphones on and did not hear the burglar break in. The burglar shot white in the chest and took off. Neighbors say burglars ransacked several homes in the area before the shooting house. Two 20s and
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