Reporter Cornell Bernard live at the edge of the park. Cornell . Reporter eric, the park behind me Civic Center Park virtually empty today. What a difference from what we saw just hours ago when thousands of people converged to protest which ended in violent clashes. He is the president of the united states. I know he is. Reporter it began with Strong Political debates, but quickly escalated into much more. No kkk no clashes usa. Reporter even though a planned antimarksist rally was canceled, thousands still converged on Civic Center Park sparking confrontations between the left and right. Have you ever been shot at by the nazis . Has your grandmother been shot at by the nazis . They have an ideology they bring with them i dont want to hear. What do we have to do to get these people out . Reporter sky 7 was overhead as a group dressed in black attacked another group. They vowed to protest anyone who brought items in the rally which could be used as a weapon. Police arrested many. We wi
Got into arguments and fights, punches were thrown during heat confrontations. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard is live in berkeley with more. Reporter hi, eric. Birthplace of the Free Speech Movement certainly saw a lot of free speech today and violent clashes were not far behind. Civic center park, virtually empty tonight. What a difference from what we saw hours ago when thousands showed up to demonstrate. Sky 7 was overhead as todays rally spiralled into violence. A group dressed in black attacked another group near the park. Even though a plan antimarxist rally was canceled, thousands converged on civic park, sparking confrontation between the left and the right. You kill nazis and you callmy nazis is like calling me the n word. They bring violence with them. I dont want it here. What do very with to do to get niece people out . Reporter Berkeley Police vowed to arrest anyone who brought items into the rally, which could be used as a weapon. Police arrested many. We witnessed th
Reporter Berkeley Police vowed to arrest anyone who brought items into the rally, which could be used as a weapon. Police arrested many. We witnessed this protester being tackled. Ive taken on the altright title, i guess. Reporter rightwing protester Johnny Benitez from california says he came to berkeley for peaceful dialogue but got shouted down by the crowd. Things got so heat, benitez and his friends were escorted out of the park by police. We were just standing there talking to people. People in masks showed up, trying to drag me out to the middle. They wanted to beat they wanted to kill me. Reporter violent clashes went on for several hours. Police dispersed smoke canisters to disperse the crowd. Later in the day thousands more marched in the park, a peaceful counterdemonstration. We just checked with Berkeley Police, 13 people were arrested today. The ap reporting tonight that Patriot Prayer founder joey gibson showed up today and was chased and pepper sprayed by counterdemonstr
Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Here you see theyre lowering someone in a basket. Hundreds of people escape flood waters in houston as Hurricane Harvey just becomes aparpt. We begin with developing news out after texas. The Tropical Storm causing unprecedented city. Tonight, houston is a city. Crisis. Rescue operations continue in the darkness of night. More than 2,000 rescue callses have come in and more rain is expected. We got you. Dont worry. A crew from the abc station in houston stepped in to help as elderly people struggled to get out of their home. You see them lifting a man to safety from his flooded home. Four been reported since harvey hit. Lana has the latest from houston tonight. Reporter rescues tonight in the dark of night here in houston. We get you, dont worry. Reporter di secretaried by roads that are now rivers, americas fourth largest city is in crisis. We need help in fifth ward. We need people here to evacuate people. Get people here now before they die.
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