The teens started to throw rocks at people, cars and homes and a man came out to confront them and got heckled and even slapped in the back. They have attacked the elderly and children and this is a huge problem forever the neighborhood. This is going on for a year. Joe tells us the teens are coming in all summer and claimed the steps of the school as their hangout. They took over the steps. Anybody walking by they harass. An 89yearold lady they harassed. Its taken out by outsiders, my elderly neighbor is afraid to come out. Kerry brennan encouraged neighbors to join her on the steps of the school even the man seen harassed on the video joins her and they are determined to take the streets back. Its overwhelmingly pride. We have pride in the neighborhoods and we want it back. Us sitting there we are taking back what is ours. Philadelphia police tell us they are aware of what is going on and responding. Part of the problem is by the time the officers get here the kids jump on their bike
Pretty much outnumber protesters. Theres already a tremendous Police Presence on the ground in uc berkeley. Hours ahead as the planned appearance of conservative commentator ben shapiro. There are heavy barricades blocking a major street. And the entrance to sprouler plaza. We anticipate a level of security that will come to about last year for ann coulters visit. That was about 600,000. This time police may not stand down when mass protesters shut down tevent last year. We have worked with our county partners and Law Enforcement really threw out to help us shore up our resources. For today. And were thinking outside the box. There are numerous messages for shapiros arrival on campus including this one, a sign hung inside the student you about near the building where he will speak tonight. An event cosponsored by the College Republicans and the d. C. Based young americas he foundation. It does events all over the country and this is strongest security presence weve seen. And were back
Coming up. Chris . We want to get to developing news, the south breathing a sigh of relief after Hurricane Nate is downgraded to a Tropical Storm. This is a live picture from mobile, alabama. Nate has buffeted alabama, mississippi and louisiana with heavy rains and wind. And has made landfall twice. This footage from biloxi, mississippi, shows how it looked when nate was still a hurricane. Nate was the third hurricane to make landfall in the u. S. In just six weeks. And the first to hit mississippi since katrina in 2005. Well have a live report from alabama coming up in the next half hour. And Animal Shelters from Silicon Valley north to wine country are filled with dozens of new pets up for adoption. Abc7 news was at the Hayward Executive Airport yesterday as 40 dogs and 25 cats arrived from shelters in new orleans. Most of the animals are being transferred here from areas hit by hurricane. Many were displaced into that area from harvey. It would hit in did in florida as well. The new
And breaking overnight, an air scare for one nba team. The Oklahoma City thunders rocky postgame flight. Players taking these pictures and tweeting thunder strong, so what did they hit . Hey, good morning. We got the whole team here on set this morning. Paula is off today. Very happy though to have ace White House Correspondent cecilia vega joining us this morning. Absolutely. Good morning to you. On a big political headline day, good to be here with you guys. Absolutely as we take a look at a live shot of the white house. Were going to start with the breaking news that is almost certainly causing reverberations right there in that building. Very little doubt about that. We are talking about that reported bombshell on the russia investigation. Cnn says a grand jury has approved the first criminal charges in the investigation led by special counsel robert mueller. Weve got Team Coverage this morning, and we start with abcs senior justice correspondent pierre thomas, who is in washington
And breaking overnight, an air scare for one nba team. The Oklahoma City thunders rocky postgame flight. Players taking these pictures and tweeting thunder strong, so what did they hit . Hey, good morning. We got the whole team here on set this morning. Paula is off today. Very happy though to have ace White House Correspondent cecilia vega joining us this morning. Absolutely. Good morning to you. On a big political headline day, good to be here with you guys. Absolutely as we take a look at a live shot of the white house. Were going to start with the breaking news that is almost certainly causing reverberations right there in that building. Very little doubt about that. We are talking about that reported bombshell on the russia investigation. Cnn says a grand jury has approved the first criminal charges in the investigation led by special counsel robert mueller. Weve got Team Coverage this morning, and we start with abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas who is in washington