Chance to see the Northern Lights. How others are making the most out of the opportunity in the east bay right now. Good morning to you. Its sunday, may 12th. Im zach fuentes. Before we get to those stories, we want to wish all the moms a happy mothers day. That includes lisa argent who has your sunday forecast. Yeah. Thank you. Happy mothers day to you. Thanks. Yeah, i hope everyone has a nice one. Its going to be a nice but cooler day. So if you were counting on the heat, we really peaked yesterday out of the next seven days because as High Pressure is drifting away and were seeing the low clouds and fog travel across the bay inland over into oakland and fremont this morning. But we will be looking at a dry seven days. Theres a look at our stable atmosphere from the roof camera, where starting out with temperatures in the low 50s, San Francisco 54, in oakland it is 60. In san jose, the clouds have made it down the peninsula into the south bay, santa rosa in the low 50s. But were not looking at the dense fog because it is slightly taller, that cloud deck. And as it has moved across the bay, well be looking at that clearing and the breezy winds to take place throughout the afternoon. But were clear inland and that will be a warm up through the 60s and 70s by noontime. Mid 80s. Should do it. Maybe upper 80s out towards brentwood, but otherwise its in the low to mid 70s around the bay shore and the coast. Were going to keep the clouds there, so temperatures will still be a bit above average inland today. Zack. Lisa, thank you. In the east bay, uc berkeleys big Commencement Ceremony was disrupted by protesters who wanted to send a message to the crowd. The graduating students are the same students whose High School Graduations were impacted or canceled because of covid 19. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard spoke with them and parents upset by the interruptions cals commencement, honoring nearly 7000 undergraduates began peacefully inside memorial stadium, but minutes later, the occupation has got to go. The ceremony, disrupted by several dozen propalestinian protesters shouting from the stands. The protest was so loud the ceremony was delayed. At times, speakers were forced to wait it out. This wouldnt be ferguson without a protest, so i get it. Some students in the stands displayed the israeli flag. The chants got louder as more propalestinian students joined in. Some of the demonstrators then walked out of the stadium protesting outside free palestine. As a berkeley student, we have a long history of protesting and we did the same for apartheid south africa. Its not any different. In 20 years from now. The university is going to recognize it as that. Some universities across the country have changed or canceled commencement in the wake of campus encampments protesting israels war with hamas. But berkeleys graduation went on as planned. Chancellor carol christ attempted to speak over the crowd, calling for tolerance and understanding. We have lost the ability to talk with one another. I feel passionately that we must work to regain this capacity, whatever our beliefs and perspectives, not everybody in the crowd supported this protest. They say it was drowning out their big day. Student michaela falzon says she had no High School Graduation due to covid, and now her College Graduation is being disrupted. I can hear the speakers at all. And, you know, we worked hard for four years. And truly, this is a berkeley degree. Were extremely saddened. Ive waited for this day for a very long time to see my son graduate. Hes the first in our family to do so, and its really disturbing because i understand their feelings. But its not the appropriate time or place. You know, our son is a he came here to study engineering, not idiocy. In a statement, the University Said while todays commencement was at times, unfortunately disrupted, it did not prevent us from honoring the hard work and accomplishments of our students. Saturdays protest was peaceful. No arrests were made at uc berkeley. Cornel bernard, abc seven news the university of San Francisco says its commencement is still on for next week, despite protests on campus. Usf take a stand. You must be an older man. Students held a propolice rally at the encampment set up at usf yesterday. Theyre calling for usf to divest from israel and call the war in gaza a genocide, the Student Group says. Usfs president visited the encampment thursday and would not agree to their demands. The school told abc seven news theyre keeping lines of communication with protesters open, and ceremonies will continue at cal state east bay today for the college of business and economics. Yesterday, it held its graduation for the college of letters, arts and social sciences. So far, there have been no disruptions. The university has been hosting commencements for various majors since thursday, and one major highlight at cal state east bay commencement was the big honor received by a local trailblazer and legend. Thats 102 year old betty reid soskin, who received an honorary doctorate. She was the oldest ranger for the National Park service. She worked at the rosie the riveter World War Two home front park in richmond until she retired at age 100. Soskin was also a singer songwriter and a civil rights activist. In recognition of her exceptional accomplishments and contributions, especially right here in the east bay, the board of trustees of the California State University and the California State University, east bay are proud to confer upon betty reid, soskin, the Honorary Degree of doctor of humane letters. Soskin has lived in the east bay for 90 years. Journalists killed while covering the war in gaza are being honored in the bay area. A ceremony was held yesterday in harry bridges plaza in San Francisco, followed by a procession of rincon park. An estimated 141 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war started on october 7th. Journalists are considered protected under Citizens International law, as long as theyre not partaking in the conflict happening today, the community will continue to honor the life of reverend Cecil Williams, who died last month at the age of 94. His Memorial Service will begin at one. Williams was the longtime leader of San Franciscos glide memorial church. He established a legacy of being a champion of civil rights and helping the poor. His decades of work is now available for viewing at the San Francisco public library. Abc7 News ReporterTara Campbell got a look at the archive planning meeting in 85. The gloves are on and a legacy preserved at the San Francisco public librarys main branch, one box at a time, 50 to be exact, chronicling the life of civil rights activist reverend Cecil Williams and his work at glide memorial church. Were very excited to have this collection because it documents this Major Institution that really broke barriers serving Vulnerable People in the city. Decades of documentation detailing glide service in the tenderloin neighborhood and to lgbtq plus communities. Oh this one has old pictures. These are good ones. As well as williams influence on everyone from World Leaders to rock stars. It does include sermons from Cecil Williams. It includes a lot of their sunday celebration programs, photos of a lot of events, and visiting visitors. Its like youre walking into, you know, the congressional archives. I mean, you see telegrams from president s, you see, incredible dialog about incredible civil rights actions. Carl robillard is the chief communications and Public Affairs officer at glide. Cecils history is San Franciscos history. He kind of carry a message of the day that i think was so significant, not just to glide, but to San Francisco and beyond, making sure the reverends message continues to be carried through. We cant just house this in the fifth floor, in a Corner Office in the very back of the building. It needs to be public. People need to see it and feel it and experience it. Tara campbell, abc seven news williams Memorial Service will be held at glide. Doors open at noon and the ceremony begins at one, and were going to be streaming it live, so you can watch that through the abc seven news app. And it is important to note that a portion of ellis street near the church is going to be closed. Warren buffetts auction that helps raise money for the glide foundation brought in 1. 5 million lunch with the famous investors, no longer one of the prizes. Instead, the winner gets to dine with salesforce ceo marc benioff. That fetched over 200,000. But the winning bidder also pledged to donate a total of 1. 5 million. Over the years. That auction has raised 53 million for glide. The Northern Lights are expected to be back for another night tonight, and weve already seen some spectacular images and pictures. Youre looking at a time lapse taken in maine. The bay area is contending with city lights and fog, but thats not keeping people from the chabot space and Science Center. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan talks with people who say the sight is magical. The Aurora Borealis is headlining for a second night over the bay area, and the crowds continue to show up. I think its like magical. And you think about it from when youre a kid. You see pictures of it and you just want to see it for real. Ive never seen it for real. And so i thought the opportunity was too awesome to skip. Scott zimmerman and his family drove up from Mountain View for a view from the chabot space and Science Center up in the hills of oakland, hoping to see the Northern Lights. Its pretty exciting, and it kind of reminds us that, you know, were part of a much bigger universe and sometimes the universe kind of talks back to us. Gerald mckeegan is an astronomer at chabot. As he explains, the sun releases ionized gas, those clouds, sometimes bigger than the actual sun, travel out into space. Its interaction with the earths atmosphere produces the lights. I did get a chance to see it last night when we looked to the north. From here at the chabot space and Science Center, we could see a faint reddish glow in the sky, mckeegan says. The sun is on an 11 year cycle, which means every 10 to 20 years, the Northern Lights become visible. This far south. Ive heard my father always say he wanted to see the Northern Lights, so i had this dream that i would take him there. But its over here, so i. So its good that he can see it. 14 year old Preet Pratyusha wants to be an astronomer, so she sees this as a special opportunity. Astronomers say saturday nights cloud coverage wont necessarily block the lights, but humidity from the clouds could cause a problem and the lights are too spread out to be seen using a telescope. Its something thats unusual , like you cannot see it anywhere else. Its kind of rare. So so i just want to see it. Mckeegan says. The more intense the geomagnetic storm, the more chances of Power Outages and disruptions to electronics such as cell phones and tvs as far as i know, weve had none of that happen yet. But stay tuned. Thats because mckeegan says sunday night will likely produce the most intense light show because of a massive gas release headed towards earth in oakland, anser hassan. Abc seven news. Some gorgeous pictures from that light show in that storm. Lets check in with lisa. All right. Zach. Well, you know, the upper elevations in our inland valleys, the best spot for that viewing. But you probably knew that as we look out at mount tam, you can see the deck of low clouds this morning. Its 70 degrees up at 2600ft, and were in the upper 60s over on mount diablo. So beneath the cloud layer, its cool. In the 50s its going to take a little while throughout the Morning Hours for the fog to clear. Ill be back with a look at your sunday high temperatures and the week ahead. Next. Sounds good lisa. Thank you. Also ahead, east bay Law Enforcement sued by a local family, is blaming police for the death of a mother and her six year old son and the man who allegedly received multiple racist letters saying he now has hope. How he and others california sky todos alcanzamos Las Estrellas sunny state of mind flexin all the time todo es dorado feels so golden vive en el Estado Dorado so a layer of fog out there this beautiful sunday morning. All right. To some new developments. Now in a police chase that ended in a deadly crash killing a mother and her six year old son. The family of Renee Cardwell is suing Hercules Police and contra costa county. They say the pursuit should have never happened. This all happened last march when dowell was driving with her twin boys through hercules. A driver and a suspected stolen suv being chased by police ran a red light and smashed into their car. Dowell and one of her twin sons died in the hospital days later. Hercules police had chased the suv driver from i80 through the city. The wrongful death lawsuit claims officers were reckless and that the chase violated department policies. The suv driver is facing murder charges for the crash. Neighbors in San Francisco are rallying in support of a man who says hes received not one, but two racist deliveries on his doorstep. Weve been following this story here at abc seven, and people gathered in alamo square to show their love for terry williams. Hes lived in the area for years , but last month he told us he found a doll with a noose around its neck at his door, along with a piece of paper covered in slurs. Last weekend, terry found another racist package with threatening language. Terry says hes worried about safety, but seeing so many friends have his back means a lot. Its hoping the neighborhood, its still like everybodys kid behind people. So and they care. So i really im really happy about that. Im real happy. San Francisco Police say theyre investigating both incidents. Terry and his neighbors are building a network of security cameras to help keep a closer eye on their area. Well, happening right now, part of highway 37 is closed in the north bay so that caltrans crews can make repairs. This is video caltrans shared of that latest construction. The closure is for the eastbound lanes from sears point to vallejo. It is the same stretch that shut down for several weekends last month. We have the detour there for you in green now. The road is set to reopen by 5 a. M. Tomorrow, and another closure is planned for next weekend to hopefully finish that work. While the 11th annual y for Youth Community festival was held in crane cove park, San Francisco ymca leadership joined the mayor and city officials for the event. The fundraiser is traditionally been a luncheon tailored to a limited number of donors, but this year event planners chose to, quote, break the mold and create a festival with games and food in downtown hayward. Got a taste of aloha with the return of its hawaiian may day festival, the hula association of Northern California hosted the event. It showcases Hawaiian Culture and traditions through food, art and music. May day started 96 years ago in honolulu with the handing out of leis, which symbolize celebration and friendship in the city of San Francisco, is celebrating its newest public park. City officials held the grand opening of panorama park, which sits on top of yerba buena island. The new public space offers 360 degree views of the city and surrounding bay area, as well as an infinity sculpture by japanese artist hiroshi sugimoto. The park is part of an 8000 home neighborhood project on the island. Well, abc seven news is celebrating moms around the world for mothers day. Mothers day was officially recognized as a u. S. Holiday in 1914. However, it was West Virginia activist anna jarvis who first campaigned for a National Observance of her mother in 1908. Now, the billion dollar holiday has become a staple american tradition to uplift moms, and we also want to take a moment to honor those who have lost mothers who dont know their mothers and for people who may have lost children. So for all mothers and all forms, today is absolutely for you. And one of those mothers of three is meteorologist alisa arjun. Tracking the forecast. And what a Beautiful Day its shaping up to be this mothers day. Yeah it is. You