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live, where you live, this is abc 7 nuews. a car torched and the letters kkk on the side, police searching for the person responsible for the hate crime. investigators confirmed to abc 7 news tonight the person who owns the car is not not n caucasi caucasian. we find our reporter in vacaville with a story that is new at 11:00. reporter: the crime has left many angry and upset. it happened here on williams stre street. the person who did it, facing felony hate crime charges. the car was fully engulfed. reporter: the police and fire on the scene. it was clear that there was more to the crime. spray paint on the car that indicate as hate crime. kkk on both sides of the white car parked downtown. a shocking sight. it s unheard of for vacaville. it s horrible, we have a small town here, and to see something like that happening, a hate crime that is horrible. reporter: the person that owns is scar not african-american. all i can say, he is not caucasian. ....
tell a law enforcement official. we all play an important role in protecting our communities, and you can help. if you see something suspicious, say something to local authorities. [ crowd cheering ] live, where you live, this is abc 7 nuews. a car torched and the letters kkk on the side, police searching for the person responsible for the hate crime. investigators confirmed to abc 7 news tonight the person who owns the car is not not n caucasi caucasian. we find our reporter in vacaville with a story that is new at 11:00. reporter: the crime has left many angry and upset. it happened here on williams stre street. the person who did it, facing felony hate crime charges. the car was fully engulfed. reporter: the police and fire on the scene. it was clear that there was more to the crime. spray paint on the car that indicate as hate crime. kkk on both sides of the white car parked downtown. a shocking sight. it s unheard of for vacaville. it s horrible ....
good-bye to the sun at 7:55. not looking quite as soggy as that camera by the exploratorium but you can see the mist through the bay bridge toll plaza. those waiting for the metering lights probably flipping their wipers. and tracy to dublin, 48 minutes. and tracy to dublin, 48 minutes. not terrible for that stretch. san rafael to san francisco, just 30 minutes. and ann coulter does plan to speak at uc berkeley tomorrow. there s a lot of concern over safety if she speaks outside. amy hollyfield is live on campus for us. good morning, amy. reporter: good morning, natasha. i have been monitoring coulter s twitter page, and she said she is expecting uc berkeley to provide her with a room but campus officials say she s speaking here in the plaza tomorrow afternoon. uc officials asked her to postpone because of security concerns, and coulter calls that an excuse to keep her away and she plans to be here tomorrow as scheduled. they can t keep people from speaking in th ....
to safety of our campus community members, their guests and the public. in that context we cannot ignore or deny what is a new reality. i asked the university to respond to the cancellation. a spokesman says he has not heard from ann coulter and that they do not want to have communication with her through the media. the berkley college republicans will be holding a press conference later this afternoon. reporting live in berkley, amy hole feed, abc 7 news. thanks for the update. in the south bay a woman is recovering from a brutal attack near the campus of san jose state university. this start as a jack in the box on east san carlos near south 4th street. police say a group of women attacked this victim. she was taken to the hospital with a pretty serious head wound. police say she is going to be okay. so far they haven t released any information on suspects or a possible motive. bart police are not taking chances after a flash mob take-over robbery on a train. ....
speaker series that would include coulter said things are gone sour between his group bridge usa and berkeley college republicans. it was an immediate divide between us and the conservative groups organizing this because while we wanted the facilitation of dialogue, they wanted provocation. i don t believe freedom of speech is a partisan issue. reporter: still both bridge usa and berkeley republicans say they welcome her visit in the future. if ann coulter is willing to come to u.c. berkeley the invitation is open. all eyes are on us. it will be all eyes on us again. reporter: melanie woodrow abc 7 news. they have had their share of violent protests reese lently and there is some concern there to be more trouble tomorrow. abc 7 news report irlaura anthony live on the berkeley campus with that part of the story. laura? reporter: hi, larry. u.c. officials here at the police department wrapped up a press conference. they told us they are preparing for whate ....