save america. >> and the one-woman play that looks back at the pandemic giving us a chance to laugh at a very tough time. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. we may have reached a turning point in the protests that have taken over college campuses all across the country. >> good evening. i'm ryan yamamoto. >> i'm elizabeth cook. scenes like this are becoming more and more common. encampments are set up at several bay area campuses, including a new one at sf state today. >> the protests had remained peaceful as administrators took a hands-off approach until a confrontation at uc berkeley overnight. our amanda hari is on campus with a look at how this changes everything. >> reporter: the students living in the protest encampment who were here last night say the fight was small and it is one of the first reported incidents since this encampment was built. >> you're very close to me. can you please step out? hey,

hey. >> reporter: video of the moment a fight broke out on uc berkeley's campus. the woman who shot this video who wants to remain anonymous said in a statement to cbs news bay area that she was with a group of pro israel students standing across from the sproul plaza with an israeli flag. she says someone grabbed their flag and it led to this fight. she said the incident was terrifying and that some protesters followed their group until they reached the police station. hamza mahmoud with uc berkeley divest coalition said there and said the person who grabbed the israeli flag was not from the protest. >> we mostly didn't engage. we had one person i've never seen at the camp, none of us knew who disappeared immediately after, we're not sure who this person is who just grabbed a flag. >> reporter: he says the

injuries that happened in the scuffle are small compared to what's happening in gaza. >> bloody nose and one of our protesters got punched in the eye. 40,000 people have been killed. we're seeing on our phones people with limbs are gone. i want to reemphasize. this is not about us. >> reporter: he says with finals and summer break looming there's no timeline how long the camp will stay at sproul plaza and they're taking things day by day, saying they'll continue to demand uc divest from israel, but uc put out a statement the university system as a whole will not do that and the university's stance on the encampment has not changed. in that statement the university also says they urge everyone to avoid getting involved in pointless conflicts and as long as the protest remains nonviolent it can stay. >> the university says it's started a safety service to any

student who feels unsafe walking through that part of campus. and this was the scene at ucla overnight as police moved in to tear down the encampment set up on campus. officers in riot gear used tear gas and flashbangs to clear out the protesters and rip apart the barricades that were set up. here's what the campus looks like now after officers cleared out that encampment. police are now reporting more than 200 arrests. reporter kara finstrom from our sister station was there today while that chaos continued. >> reporter: again, you're seeing some of the clashes, hearing some of the very loud flashbangs as officers are clearing. this is a force with

the chp, the area here. you can see some of these protesters moving birds into the street, trying to create some obstruction for the officers. >> let's take a live look at the state capitol now where some california republicans are calling for strict action against protests. they're saying students found guilty of committing violent acts during those protests should lose grants and the university administrators should lose state funding. >> i think what the president said was exactly right. you don't get to destroy property. you don't get to commit criminal acts on campus, no. that's not free speech. >> governor newsom's office said it's deployed state law enforcement to college campuses and gop lawmakers say whatever money is spent to restore order should be cut from administration funds. and masses arrests are

happening at campuses all across the country. this was the scene at portland state university today. here's a map of the campuses where protesters have been arrested so far. according to the associated press, police have made more than 2,000 arrests nationwide. at the white house today president biden said the images coming in from campuses across the country have "put to the test" two fundamental american principles. >> first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard. the second is the rule of law. both must be upheld. >> up until now the president has largely avoided speaking about the protests. he also said today the national guard would not be deployed. we will have the very latest on the campus protests here in the bay area and across the country on our website, kpix.com. i'm anne makovec with an innocent victims account of a terrifying morning near two schools in oakland. reports of a rolling gunbattle and car

crash near the corner of cherokee and 98th avenues right by a charter school and about a block from bishop o'dowd high school. we spoke with a man who said his wife and daughter were in this suv when it flipped on its side this morning. they had been driving to school at around 7:30 when they were caught in the middle, two cars with people shooting at each other. one t-boned his wife's vehicle, then bailed and took off in another car. this man and his family recently moved from oakland, but their kids are still in school there. >> this is why we left, this kind of stuff happening, doesn't matter the time of day, people just going about their business, wreaking havoc on other people's lives. >> administrators at bishop o'dowd said they were in contact with the police who told them that the campus was not in danger and classes could proceed as usual, which they did. police have not released details on the suspect, nor if they're still on the loose. police in livermore need help finding a man wanted for a double murder. they released

these images of the suspect, yonston vazquez from oakland. the 30-year-old is accused of shooting and killing a man and woman inside a hotel room saturday at the laquinta inn on southfront road. investigators say vazquez knew one of the victims. he is considered armed and dangerous. if you see him, call livermore police. a rattlesnake warning from the east bay regional parks district today. the agency says the snakes are emerging from their winter hibernation and become more active as the weather heats up. several hikers have reported spotting them recently on those trails. first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen joining is now. we've been enjoying these nice warm temperatures along with the little snaky snakes, but that's about to change in a big way. those snakes are going to go whoa, what it a minute. >> i think every creature will say what, wait? we're talking about a huge temperature drop for the first half of the weekend as a winter-like storm system moves in, but we aren't

done with the mild temperatures yet except along the coast where the mild temperatures never really arrived, tough 4 degrees in half moon bay, 60s around the bay, mostly 70s inland and one more day of above average temperatures tomorrow, 3 to 4 degrees above average for most areas across the region to 0 degrees above average along the coast. then that good chance of rain moves in from the north, already into the north bay before the sun comes up saturday. it's going to be a quick mover, but it will draft a half of inch plus across the bay area and plenty of snow in the sierra. we'll talk about when things warm back up in a few minutes. >> thank you. coming up at 5:30, some east bay homeowners found out they're among the latest to get dropped by their insurance company. >> i just called my broker and he said, you're canceled. so that's it. >> we'll have the very latest on the growing insurance crisis and what's next for homeowners who say they're rapidly running out of options. in san francisco fire damaged a historic building in

the city's nob hill neighborhood. take a look. you can see flames shooting out the off of the three-story building on the corner of jackson and leavenworth streets. the fire broke out around 8:30 this morning. crews work to keep flames from spreading to other structures. the building is more than 100 years old, no injuries reported. the cause is still under investigation. a live look at downtown san francisco now where the city is kicking off downtown first thursdays, a huge open air party on second street between market and folsom. there will be food, live entertainment, even a six-foot wide disco ball. the event runs until 9:00 tonight. still ahead, cinco de mayo is this weekend and san jose is getting ready for a huge celebration, changes this time after last year's event prompted accusations of racism against the police department. you'll meet the san francisco comedian behind the one-woman play giving us a chance to find a little humor

during the dark days of the pandemic, her show earning rave reviews including from an unlikely source. inside they use this hair because it's better at absorbing some of the oils. >> the next big thing in sustainable materials, human hair, how a bay area company is putting it to work.

the captain of a scuba boat that caught fire including several victims from the bay area was sentenced today. captain jerry boylan received four years in prison for misconduct or neglect of a ship officer. that fire happened nearly five years ago off the coast of santa barbara and was the deadliest marine disaster in recent u.s. history. we're taking a live look at downtown san jose where the community will soon host their cinco de mayo celebration this weekend alongside the san jose

police. last year police had to shut down several highway ramps that kept residents out of the cinco de mayo celebrations, including a lowrider parade that pays homage to the city's latino roots. several community members and city officials called the police department's actions racist, but this year police plan to celebrate alongside the community with a lowrider of their own. >> you will see us as part of the parade and we've been in collaboration with our community members to make sure we're part of the celebration there year. >> more than 300 lowrider cars are expected to be at the event this sunday, just the second lowrider parade on cinco de mayo since the city lifted its decades long ban on cruising in 2022. bay area transit agency has been facing funding issues and declining ridership since the pandemic, but smart train is bucking that trend. the north bay transit agency just announced it gave rides to more than 80,000 passengers last month. that is the highest

ridership of any month in smart train's history, shawn chitnis with that story. >> reporter: oakland resident kaston brand finds himself on smart whenever he wants to spend time with family in the north bay. >> it's very reliable, very smooth. you could easily fall asleep. >> reporter: starting at the larkspur station, this has become a regular outing, even bringing along another relative visiting the bay area on this day. >> i have a cousin that lives up in windsor and we ride bikes together and see the wine country. >> reporter: the combination of summer programs as well as fall commuters helped with the recovery. building on the growing interest smart has seen from people using it to connect outside of the north bay. >> i think it's great. i think the fact it's linked with the ferry is really nice. >> reporter: for case, a long

time bay area resident who used to commute daily on public transportation, he's glad to see one more way for people to get out of their cars and help reduce congestion on the roads. >> marin never got b.a.r.t. so this is finally a good alternative. >> smart says the ridership boom comes from busy trains in the morning and evenings, the agency now offering more service than before covid at lower fares. dangerous winds are slowing down repairs on a stretch of highway 1. crews are working to shore up a stretch of the road in big sur that gave way during this winter's storms. on monday caltrans allowed the first visitors to join the daily convoys bringing people in and out of the area. i think, paul, it's sort of shocking to think we're in may and there's going to be more rain. when will it end? >> i think after this one we're done. >> you said that last time. >> well, i didn't because i was on medical leave. >> that's true. that's true. we can't blame paul for this

one. >> somebody else said that one. this is not unheard of for this time of year, but this does resemble kind of a mid-winter storm system instead of cinco de mayo weather. >> it's good, right? it's good we're getting this little last -- >> anything that pushes the onset of fire season back just a week or two, i'm okay with it even if it's on a weekend and it's not going to be an all weekend washout. let's look at what you need to know the next few days. we'll get into the details of what this is store for us. here's a look outside from mark hopkins hotel, a little fog in the distance. that reemerged earlier today along the coast, 70s for most inland parts of the bay area, 77 degrees in concord, 74 livermore, 72 san jose, 75 in santa rosa. it's not like it's cold in san francisco, still 63 degrees. temperatures later tonight are going to drop down to within a couple degrees of what's normal for this time of year, mix of upper 40s and low 50s. we've got one more warm or at least mild day around the bay

in store for us friday. let's look at those forecast high temperatures and then we'll get into the rain chances, temperatures reaching mid- to upper 70s in the santa clara valley. in general temperatures may be a degree or two cooler than today which means inland in the east bay the very warmest spots will approach 80 degrees while closer to the bay temperatures return to the low 70s in fremont and redwood city. on the coast of half moon bay really no change, temperatures struggling up to around 60 degrees. still mid-60s in san francisco after a couple days in the upper 60s. temperatures in the north bay will reach up mostly into the 70s for the third day of may, still a few degrees above normal for this time of year. it's temporary because we have changes that are going to be heading our way. this winter-like storm system is on its way. it's going to be sending gusty winds and rain and colder temperatures into the bay area, especially noticeable for the first half of the weekend. let's talk about the winds first which will pick up already during the day tomorrow. that onshore breeze will return, but in the 20 to 25-mile-an-hour range for

most of us. the strongest winds will be behind the cold front driving the rain saturday. the rain should end by midafternoon, but the strongest winds will settle in by late afternoon and early evening, some 30 plus-mile-an-hour gusts. let's check out futurecast, a little fog along the coast, don't think it will make its way too far inland. the rain is well to our north by this time tomorrow but starting to drop down towards us tomorrow night. before the sun comes up the first showers are moving into the north bay. the various forecast models have differing opinions when the best chance of rain moves in. this one is the earliest, so we're showing that to give you the worst case scenario if you have outdoor plans saturday. i don't think there's a long window of time to get things done before the rain arrives. this narrow cold frontal rain band is usually associated with the heaviest rain and gustiest winds, a chance of a shower overnight. things quiet down for the

second half of the weekend. how much rain? a half to an inch of total rainfall, which is significant for this time of year, basically a full may's worth of rainfall in the course of six to nine hours or so. this is going to be a snowmaker in the sierra, a winter weather advisory in effect through 8:00 a.m. sunday, 4 to 8 inches of snow in most locations and difficult travel conditions. look at this temperature drop, near 80 tomorrow to short of 60 saturday and then it's a climb back up towards normal temperatures and above normal temperatures by the end of next week. it's going to be a roller coaster ride over the course of the next seven days. temperatures around the bay will warm back up to near average by tuesday and slightly above average wednesday and thursday next week, a good chance of rain for the entire bay area. we'll keep you

updated before more rain arrives. how one show is earning rave reviews, awards and even parental approval. >> my mother turned around and was like well, we weren't really into this idea that she would pursue this, but now that she's a pulitzer prize finalist, it's okay now. a historic announcement

a southern california company has to pay more than $1 million to its customers because of these goofy looking face masks. razor is accused of selling fraudulent n95 masks amid the covid pandemic. the ftc says razor and its affiliates marketed the zephyr mask as an n95 without submitting it to federal agencies for testing or any

kind of certification. the ftc has also ordered the video game accessory company to pay a $100,000 fine. comedian and san francisco native christina wong was in the middle of her one-woman show when the pandemic shut down theaters ending her run earlier. so she threaded up her sewing machine and started a movement making masks. >> that inspired her show "sweatshop overlord" which became a pulitzer prize for drama and it's playing here in the bay area. our jenna franco spoke to christina about why it's so important to tell this story about unity. >> this is actually a replica of my sewing machine that i sewed my first mask on. >> reporter: in march 2020 when the world shut down and needed

help, christina wong turned on her hello kitty sewing machine and started sewing. >> i can make masks and save america and that turned into me making a very naive promise to america. >> reporter: overpromising at first, but that's how the auntie sewing squad was born. >> referring to older women as auntie or others as uncle, it's just a term of endearment and respect and i've learned in running a sewing group called the auntie sewing squad it's much easier to yell at people when you call them auntie and make demands of them versus hey, aunties, we need to sell masks. >> reporter: she shares the story now in her one-woman show "sweatshop overlord." >> it's a war story. it's a sewing story. it's an

everything is out of proportion story. so georgia lee, the designer, came up with these ideas of a giant pin cushion. >> reporter: where christina stitches together the story of people from all walks of life joining together as a community helping one another. >> i do feel like this show sort of offers a way to kind of sit with what happened and find moments to laugh, not at the expense of, you know, the most vulnerable, but just how absurd it was, but also to celebrate that there at least was one community i witnessed that got us through it. >> reporter: and getting a chance to perform in front of family and friends. >> i know one of the audience members ask were your parents supportive of you doing this and i'm like they're right in front of you. my mother turned around and was like, "well, we weren't really into the idea she pursue this, but now that she's a pulitzer prize finalist it's okay. it's okay now." >> reporter: and, of course, performing in front of so many aunties. >> what i really learned in

this process is family is not necessarily a family that i make biologically, but it's the people that i bring around me that i care for and care for me back and i have a lot of those folks in my life now because of this process and because of this show. so yeah, auntie pride. >> reporter: who were truly the fabric and foundation of the movement. >> all month long we will feature stories highlighting the culture, history, and issues important to the bay area's aapi community. we'll post all of our stories on our website at kpix.com. coming up tonight at 5:30, meet the east bay homeowners who now found themselves in a conundrum as several major insurance companies pull out of the state of california. >> i just called my broker and he said, "you're canceled." so that's it. san jose is helping residents ditch their cars for alternative transportation, the unique mobility hub that was unveiled just today. >> we're really creating space

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prospective college students from california amid a financial aid fiasco. the risk of wildfires and sky high home prices have prompted many insurance companies to pull back. >> now we're learning more than half of state farm policyholders in orinda are about to lose their coverage. andrea nakano speaks to homeowners who say they've run out of options. >> reporter: tom holland has lived in orinda for 15 years. his home is tucked in the beautiful hillside where he takes daily walks with his two dogs. after paying more and more each year for homeowner's insurance, he just found out his policy won't be renewed. >> i just called my broker and he said, "you're canceled." so that's it. >> reporter: he's one of many state farm policyholders to lose their insurance. >> i think it's been slowly coming at us for five years. >> reporter: holland said early used to pay about $3,000 a year. that has steadily increased to roughly