Transcripts For KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 11 20170828 : comp

Transcripts For KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 11 20170828

Today take a look. Berkeley, thousands of people with multiple messages and different agendas. Some came to spread hate, and they were met with violence. This is Civil Center Park right near Berkeley High school. There were confrontations andats times they got violent. Berkeley police choosing not to stay back and instead used force to take control. Tis is a different strategy than what weve seen from other protests. Even after organizers called off the rally in berkeley today, counter protesters show said up from all across the bay area, thousands of them. We have a look at the many sides that came to be heard today. Most were peaceful, but some determined to cause trouble. Reporter well, the vast majority of the people who did come to berkeley say they wanted to show a united front against what they thought was an alt right group that was going to be coming here to berkeley for a demonstration. Those who came had to setup away from cisc center park because the city banned any organized events there. They had a wide range of reasons to come together. Well, im jewish, and i was absolutely sickened by what happened in charlottesville. Were a very Diverse Group, but we want to bow able to send a united message against hate. Reporter this was with a loud and peaceful group. They marched with large banners and signs and even had a drum corp. But as they got closer to center civil park, trouble arrived. People with bands and hoodies, joined in. A very small support group of people who supported President Donald Trump joined in. First they were surrounded by protesters and then literally run out of the park. Joe gibson was roughed ufand chased by a large group. His friends who didnt want to be identified said they are not white supremeicists. They just want their views to be heard as well. These cities claim to betallrupt and accepting, then they should be accepting of ever wns opinions. According to Berkeley Police six people were hurt, two people arrested for felony assault and 11 others arrested for trying to bring banned items into the park. The Berkeley Police say they made a couple of big changes. First, they called in lots of Police Officers from around the surrounding jurisdictions early in the day. Another thing they did is actually encircle the park here with rails to prevent cars or any kind of vehicles from being used as a weapon. Thats something they learned from charlottesville. Reporting live from berkeley. Okay, ask those tackical moves did pay off. It wasnt just one location. Throughout the afternoon, several confrontations took place. And police chose to set the tone early. About 4,000 demonstrators throughout the day. As we just mentioned 13 total ares. Several officers using physical force. You can see here. Relatively speaking this was a success in terms of how it all shook down for berkeley pd. No major injuries and no marriage property damage. We did see some smoke in the street. And even as the smoke dispersed, our team witnessed some confrontations. Some words were exchanged. We someone with a make america hat getting stomped. And the day started peaceful with protesters simply shouting at each other. As the day wore on, we did see some verbal arguments escalating into physical fights. You see people there throwing punches in the crowd. One man in a black mask uses a stick to beat another person. They did arrest two people for assault. . And among the primary concerns during all these protests, the arrival of antifa. They prompted a lot of the violence as well. Were posting all of our coverage on our website nbcbayarea. Com as well as our facebook and twitter accounts. You can see our teams unique perspecti perspective. She told nbc Bay Area Police arrested her with no warning. And this video, a woman crying saying she was separated from her service dog and then taken into custody by people. And then a group of people burning a Blue Lives Matter flag. It was ins in response to support police along with the black lives matter movement. Were following developing news in texas. First responders will be working through the night rescuing people and pets from hurricane harveys flooding. Houston is flooded, and the smaller coastal cities of texas slammed by all this rain as well. Millions of people have been impacted and evacuated. And this rain will continue for several more days. This is eerily similar to what we saw in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina. You can see it here from a drone. This is the town of rockport, texas. As for houston, this is the fourth largest city, and its being battered. Reporter National Guard trucks full of evacuees are trying to make their ways through roads that look like rivers. Not knowing the city, the troops have having trouble delivering evacuees to the city. Frustrated, cold families are now out in the element. These are the victims of harvey. We are in a kayak and then a dump truck and these trucks. Its been hard on the pets and the children. Reporter many coming in from other states and other cities, theyre unfamiliar with houston. Neighborhoods like this one are submerged. Folks who were still dry during the day tried as best they could to save their homes with what little they had. Thats why ive done this. And so far ive been praying, and it looks like its working. Reporter saving their families, too. Scooping out the water from her car after scooping out her children from her window. With belongings washed away, its all about saving whats truly valuable, each others lives. We didnt want to open the door, more water coming in. We have new video out of southern texas tonight. Post hurricane flooding is d displacing more animals and people. Take a look at this large herd of cows. Animals ininstinctatively seek Higher Ground from floods and other natural disasters. We continue our Team Coverage with mariany fabro now. Weve been watching the dramatic rescues all day. These firefighters are badly needed. Reporter yes, they certainly are. And i can tell you this morning they received a call from texas leaders at 6 00 a. M. And by 6 00 tonight, they were called off onto the road heading to texas to help flood victim. And this is the very first time theyve been asked to deploy since Hurricane Katrina. With many neighborhoods submerged rescuers in houston saying they cant keep up with the calls for help. Their boats can omhold so many flood victims. Water is taking thousands to Higher Ground. Which is why these bay area firefighters are answering the call for help. This afternoon this urban search and rescue task force quickly packed up boats, gear, and generators in menlopark rushing ahead to flad waters in texas. I estimate they put these guys in the worst location because thats where you want them. So wherever the deepest waters are, thats the spots for these guys. Thursday lots of moving water there. Reporter 14 firefighters trained in swift water rescue are responding. They say with a few firefighters leaving from each department, each bay area city will still have enough staffing for emergencies. This team is following on the heels of a rescue team from oakland. Oakland went out of a type 1 heavy, which means they said 80 personnel, doctors, engineers, search dogs. Reporter they are planning to driv in shifts to make it to texas in 26 hours. Heading into heavy rains and devastating floodsing, hoping to stay dry. The task force is also bringing along drones so they can help look for any flood victims. Now, as we mentioned, some of the team members here have also helped out during Hurricane Katrina rescuing victims. They say theyve learned a lot from that experience, and theyre hoping it will help thoem now as they head to texas. Reporting live in menlo park, mariany fabro. And theyre driving at this hour. Dangerously hot, and tomorrow if you could believe it, could be hotter. Heres a live look now where its finally cooling off. Could we hit 107 tomorrow . Yeah, or parts at 110. Tropical storm harvey bringing flash flood warnings throughout houston. And you can see these band of rains and 2 to 3 inches per hour already making a tough situation worse over night tonight. Whats interesting about the storm its going to move back out over the water. Likely not gaining much in wind strength, but it will bring in another likely burst of rain of 20 to 30 inches possible just east of houston to the texas louisiana border. 27 inches of rain has fallen so far. So storm totals here could get 40 to 50 inches of rain. Back to the bay area, 80 degrees outside for trivalley. Excessive heat warning for east bay valley. Where temperatures can approach 110. But even around the bay tomorrow on the east shore, some could be approaching above 107 degrees. It is a hot august, at least the end of it. You can keep track of this heat even when were not on the air. You can download our flee nbc bay area app. A smoky situation. This is new video tonight of a fire that broke out this afternoon. It started just after 1 00. It burned 18 acres. The hot weather helped fuel the flames. So when this fire got established, it immediately got outside the lines and made it difficult to control. That coupled with the wind pushed it up the hill and we ended up 15 to 20 acres. It is now contained. No injuries are reported. It happened at 5 00 p. M. Around 5 00 p. M. Around the amazon play grpd. When officers around they found the victim near lisbon street. He was sent to the hospital where he later died. Investigators say the suspect and victim did no knowefe p each other, but no other details were released. Shortly before 3 00 p. M. An underground equipment failure on charles street caused that outage. Well, still to come here at 11 00, President Trump via twitter making comments about all that flooding in texas. But that wasnt his only tweet. Plus the search to find the ceo for uber. Someone new is taking the wheel. And a long time mayor in the east bay is stepping down from office for what he posted on facebook. Well explain. A new leader at the helm. Uber has chosen expedia executive as the new ceo. The uber board managed to keep his candidacy a secret during its weekendlong decision process. He announced he was backing out setting off rumors that Hewitt Packard ceo whitman would be chosen for the job. Uber has been out of a ceo for two months. Watch what you post on facebook. Youve heard that before. The mayor of piedmont is officially out of office. The comments were read alouds during a City Council Meeting last week. One Council Member said the post showed a lack of moral and the u. S. Navy says the bodies of all ten missing sailors from the uss john mccain has now been recovered. The aurally morning crash was the second involving a Navy Destroyer in just two months. After the mccain zptd, the commander of that fleet was relieved of duty. The navy says it is still investigating what led to the crash. Hes on the move. President trump will visit texas on tuesday to visit the flood zone. He tweeted today praising the coordination between the federal, state where and local government saying the effort was going well. Reporter late today President Trump returned to the white house from camp david where he held a second video link conference with senior officials planning the federal government response. But the president did not respond to shouted questions about the storm. Mr. President , what do you need to do by going to texas . Reporter instead he let social media do the talking with a burst of tweets. And in just four words appeared to frame the scope of this crisis. Major rescue operations underway. Good news is that we have great talent on the ground. A more urge want even dire tone came from fema administrate brock long. We are deep into the dire situation of helping people be rescued through swift water. Swift water rescue, search and rescue. Reporter the Homeland Security advisor says the Trump Administration expects the worse is still to come. What were focusing on now is saving lives and rightly so. Reporter the president s attention also drawn away to the wall mexico will pay for and missouri that i won by a lot. The president said he will be going to texas but wants to avoid causing disruption. And that was Kelly Odonald reporting. A decision from President Trump is expected soon regarding the fate of the dreamers. These were the children brought into the country illegally. People on both sides of the issue are bracing for the possibility mr. Trump will stop issuing new work permits under the docca or or childhood work program. It give them the ability to work legally in the u. S. Today white house officials said there was no announcement on the issue and the president continues to wrestle with the decision. Our meteorologist is back with us as we head back into monday. And i got got airconditioning in my house about a month ago. Thats good timing. For livermore, youd expect livermore to pea pretty hot this time of year. But 20 degrees above average, that was the case today . 107 today in livermore. Conquered similar temperatures, a high of 105. San jose, downtown approaching the upper 90s. So pick your areas northeast and south away from the bay temperatures generally about 15 to 20 degrees above average. And its taking some time to cool down except San Francisco an exception to the rule. 64, confidentable at the moment. But check out livermore. Still 80 degrees here at 11 00. And tomorrow, very likely some of our east bay valleys will wake up to temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s to start the morning. And without strong winds to push out the air pollution, we have the worst air quality setting up in the east bay and south bay. So for kids heading back to school, youre going to want that extra water, stay hydrated and cut back on some of some out door activities at least tomorrow afternoon. Should be better air quality and we hope slightly cooler air temperatures during the week. Nothing really showing inland as we head towards tomorrow morning. Morning temperatures around the bay in the 50s. There you see how some valleys will be approaching the upper 60s starting to take tomorrow morning. For the south bay, similar spread of temperatures we saw today. Well see mid to upper 90s around san jose. Now, the trivalley headsing up towards conquered and antioch, heading up to walnut creek, 105, 107 possible. Excessive heat warning for the hills and our east bay valley tomorrow. Upper 80s, close to 90 degrees. Notice how things get comfortably cooler where theres still a west wind at 15 in San Francisco. In the north bay 80s around maybe down towards belvedere. So strong High Pressure holding on through tomorrow. And then wednesday the sea breeze tries to make a good come back, but High Pressure builds behind that sls. Looks like its going to be warming up again as we head towards thursday and friday. Wednesday probably the coolest day of the week. But well put that in quotes, coolest. Low 90s. Jacket weather on wednesday. Bundle up in that cool weather. Now that you have that air conditioner youll need that sweater. Still to come here at 11 00, yoga, pilates and theft. A man is accused of taking some things from a lot of local fitness centers. Well tell you where. Comes to all the rallies in berkeley today well, there are many logistics and flash points to address when it comes to all the rallies that took place across berkeley today. But theres also a message whether you agree or not. It is that message that prompted thousands of people to show up. Reporter along Oxford Street a large crowd came out early of what was called the bay area rally against hate. It may have been wellintentioned but reporter went ahead anyway after rally plans changed. A Diverse Group with Different Reasons for standing up in this political climate. I was absolutely sickened by what happened in charlottesville. And i just could not i had some friends who didnt want me to come because im hold older and didnt want me to get hurt. But i just promised them if there was any sign of violence, i would leave. The news that arpaio was pardoned. I know this was someone who broke the law and was pardoned. Reporter carrying signs against hate and promoting unity. For more unique coverage on this story and other news as it breaks, follow us on twitter. Our handle is nbc bay area. Well, that cheer coach at the Controversial Center of a video, says hes now taking a break from coaching. That wept viral. Here it is cheerleaders in a high school from denver shows several of girls repeatedly held down doing splits and one of the girls repeating for him to stop repeatedly. On facebook the former coach writes it is unfair to me to teach, mentor or perform with this press situation. Please know in my absence i will be working diligently to reflect upon the criticism of my training and teaching methods. By the way, the assistant coach and principal of that high school in denver have also been put on leave. A man accused of stealing wallets and phones while people were doing yoga was aretsed. Christopher newton was identified in Surveillance Video at a fitness studio. Walnut police telgs they tracked him to anticipate ocon friday and arrested him on three warpts. He signed up for classes in order to swipe peoples belongings while they worked out. Officers along the san diego border were curious when they saw a lot of people crowded around the fence. After a closer look they noticed a hole from the fence that stretch stretched into taiwana. Netflix took over a dispensary to sell a marijuana all right, did you see it, the niners are vikings. The 49ers, they look look good. Fallin smith joins us its time for the biggest sale of the year with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. It senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. And snoring. Does your bed do

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