Using. I think the president is using it very effectively and i think he should continue to do so. Reporter police say that three people arrested are not helping because they believe the people behind the violence are an Anarchist Group called black [ indiscernible ] and that group is behind other disruptions in peaceful protests in the area. Jessica flores, kpix 5. Yiannopouloss Facebook Page is filled with articles bashing the berkeley protestors. He had this to say on his page earlier today quote, last night was not a protest. It was a riot, a riot not a single prominent left wing figure will denounce. America, you have to fix this. Yiannopoulos is known for making statements on polarizing issues that many find very offensive. He criticized, quote, fat acceptance, saying quote, it needs to be given the heart attack it deserves. He called feminism a cans. He attacked muslims saying all islamic immigration needs to be stopped. Yiannopoulos also claims liberals are everything that is wrong with this country. Meanwhile, tensions are still high in berkeley. Our cameras were rolling as this fight broke out just before noon today. The man in the suit was wearing a make America Great again hat. The driver stopped in the middle of the intersection, someone got out and beat up the man. The suspect who got out of the car was arrested. Ubers Ceo Travis Kalanick is stepping down from President Trumps Economic Advisory company after his company faced criticism. Today, he spoke with President Trump saying that he could no longer participate. He said his involvement on the council was never meant to be an endorsement of the president or his policies. The delete Uber Movement began with accusations the Ridesharing Company was trying to profit from a protest against the administrations travel ban. President trump says he has to talk tough even with one of americas closest allies. Cbs reporter weijia jang is live at the white house and weijia the president is not happy about an immigration deal that he inherited from obama. Reporter he could not make that more clear. This is a deal between australia and the Obama Administration. The president said its a dumb deal. Late this afternoon the australian ambassador to the u. S. Was here at the white house with Top Administration officials trying to smooth things over. President donald trump welcomed Union Leaders and Harley Davidson executives to the white house for a meeting on creating new jobs. Were going to be competitive with anybody in the world. We are going to be doing taxing policies very soon. Its going to be coming out. Reporter earlier, mr. Trump said he wants to speed up the process of renegotiating or replacing nafta. Maybe we do a new nafta and we put an extra f in the term nafta, now what the f is for, right . Yeah. Free and fair trade. Reporter the president continues to make immigration a top priority. His policy is clashing with a deal by the Obama Administration that allows more than 1,000 muslim immigrants to leave australia and come to america. Its a deal that was cut by the last administration something that he is extremely extremely upset with. Reporter President Trump reportedly had a confrontational phone call with the australian prime minister. When you hear about the tough phone calls im having, just dont worry about it. They are tough. We have to be tough. Reporter the tension between the two allies is front page news in australia. Prime minister turnbull says the deal to resettle the immigrants is still on. The white house says the deal is under review and if it proceeds it will follow the extreme vetting measure that is the administration is working on. As for that phone call making headlines, the press secretary described it as cordial. Live at the white house, im weijia jang, kpix 5. President trump took the podium at todays National Prayer breakfast asking people to pray for arnold. Arnold schwarzenegger, that is. Kpix 5s veronica de la cruz is here to explain why. Veronica. Reporter liz, the president s opening comments were about Arnold Schwarzenegger reality show performance as he addressed a roomful of international u. S. And religious leaders at the yearly National Prayer breakfast. President trump took the stage and spoke about Celebrity Apprentice. The reality show contest he once hosted. He said he had to leave the show when he ran for president and says it has gone downhill ever since the former california governor took over. And they hired a big, big movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to take my place. And we know how that turned out. [ laughter ] the ratings went down the tubes. Its been a total disaster. And mark will never, ever bet against trump again. [ laughter ] and i want to just pray for arnold if we can for those ratings, okay . [ laughter ] reporter schwarzenegger made his Celebrity Apprentice hosting debut last month. After todays comments from the president , he made a video on twitter. Hey, donald, i have a great idea. Why dont you switch jobs. You take over tv because youre such an expert in ratings and i take over your job and then people can finally sleep comfortably again, hm . At todays White House Briefing press Secretary Sean Spicer said the pray for arnold comments were never meant to be taken seriously. Look, mark burnett the creator of the apprentice is a longtime supporter of the Prayer Breakfast but also has a personal relationship with bear. He meant it as a lighthearted moment. If you look at the totality of his remarks, um, and they were absolutely beautiful. And i think to hone in on that, it was a lighthearted moment he was trying to have with a big supporter of the National Prayer breakfast and a personal friend. President trump spoke at length about the role of faith in his life and said that he would work to protect religious liberty in this country. Ken . Veronica, thank you for that. Democrats boycotted another confrontation or confirmation hearing [chuckling] this time. The president s pick for epa administrator scott pruitt. Senate Committee Hearing room was nearly empty this afternoon democrats say that pruitt is unfit for the job. But republicans changed the rules to allow votes without democrats present and they unanimously approved pruitt. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is marking his first full day on the job. He gave a welcome address to staffers that was part pep talk. Tillerson urged everyone to remain unified and to focus on the departments mission. I know this was a hotly contested election and we do not all feel the same way about the outcome. Each of us is entitled to the expression of our political beliefs. But we cannot let our personal convictions overwhelm our ability to work as one team. Tillerson will have to unite the state department, hundreds of career officers have sent a letter expressing their opposition to President Trumps travel ban. The Us Treasury Department eased some of the sanctions imposed on russia for alleged Cyber Attacks during the president ial election. The move allows limited interaction with the Russian Security agency which has been blacklisted. An official says it clears the way for things like cell phones and tablets to be sold in russia. But it is not a fullscale reversal of sanctions imposed by obama. And were following some breaking news this afternoon in the east bay. Getting reports of a Police Pursuit that has led to an overturned vehicle. Theres the car there off in the weeds. This is happening on broadway terrace near the highway 24 on ramp. Chopper 5 showing the overturned car smashed through some trees first. Now were hearing reports that two people who were in that car took off on foot. It does not appear to be affecting rush hour traffic on highway 24. Of course, well keep an eye on the situation and report back. A soggy thursday in parts of the bay area but a lot of people in downtown san rafael were ready for the rain. They had umbrellas in hand and drivers had the windshield wipers going. Kpix 5 chief meteorologist paul deanno here with the conditions right now. Paul . Very widely scattered showers on kpix 5 hidef doppler radar. Most of the steadily rain was before 8 a. M. Couple spots getting light to moderate rainfall including antioch, discovery bay, rio vista may get a few showers and showers just leaving vacaville and fairfield and one batch of some light rain over vallejo. Futurecast says a continuation of scattered showers a couple here and there, nothing too widespread. That continues through 11 00 tonight with another round of some light to moderate rainfall while were sleeping tonight into tomorrow morning. So the timing of this is great. The steady rainfall out of here before the morning commute. Snow in the sierra continues above 5,000 feet in elevation, another winter storm warning lake level up to 6 of snow. The higher elevations, peaks one to three feet of additional snow by saturday morning. Speaking of the sierra, the numbers are in. And californias snow levels the highest they have been since 1995. Emily turner live in the sierra with all the good news, lots of snow, emily . Reporter yeah, lots of snow. We saw some of that snow this morning when we were there for the snowpack survey. I was here a month ago for the first one of the year 53 of the historical average. In one months time, those numbers have gone up 100 or more statewide which is all very good news for our water. Its only been one month since januarys snowpack survey in the sierra but it brought major changes. Clearly at this location we have a great snowpack for this time of year and we keep getting these storms to come through. Its going to make for a very robust snowpack. Good very good conditions for surface water supplies. Reporter in fact, this amount of snow, the department of Water Resources says, tallies up to 3 inches more than the year end total. Most of the reservoirs are at or above average and more wet weather is on the way. But as sunny as those numbers are, are they enough to call an end to californias drought measures . At the boards discretion, we will revisit that later on perhaps, and, um, also that if we need to or increase it if we need to. But things are looking really optimistic currently from the water supply level. Reporter the governor wont decide the fate of the states drought restrictions until all the numbers are in, in april. But if this winter continues with the weather we have had, it certainly bodes well. You know, theres a lot of moving parts to that puzzle that are going to be evaluated, im sure, based upon this really good snowpack. Reporter and not only is all of this water great for our Water Resources, all the snow is excellent for the resorts. We were up there at tahoe there which is where the snowpack survey is taken. They have had a gangbusters year and they hope for the same for the rest of the season. In the sierra, emily turner, kpix 5. New developments in San Franciscos leaning Millennium Tower. Coming up, the engineer who signed off on the foundation says the builder skipped an important step in laying the groundwork. Plus, whats in your beef . The extra ingredients that could be in your next burger. And its that time of the year again as the bay area debuts its newest girl scout cookie flavor. We are going to take a look back at a century of cookie sales. ,,, breaking story in oakland. The pictures coming in from chopper ressive. What we want to give you another live look at a breaking story thats going on in oakland right now. Theres a couple of Police Officers up on the edge of highway 24. These pictures coming in from chopper 5. What we have is a vehicle that has gone down an embankment near highway 24 in oakland. The car flipped over and took out several trees on the way down. This is near broadway terrace up by the tunnels. We are trying to confirm that this is the aftermath of a Police Pursuit. Um, dozens of, um, opd officers have responded to the scene. They may be looking for some of the people who were inside that vehicle. You can see it rolled over now. Somehow, the people in there managed to survive that wreck and then take off running so its an active scene. And, um, were following it and we will have more for you when we get it. The ucberkeley expert who signed off on the foundation plans for the Millennium Tower told San Francisco city supervisors today there was one very important opinion the builders did not seek. Structural engineering professor jack miley chaired the panel that determined the sinking skyscraper foundation was up to code and that met all requirements but he told the board the builder never brought in a separate Geo Technical expert to look at the potential complications, like the bay mud its built on. Why would you say the Foundation System is okay . Im writing here that the that the Foundation Design is compliant with the requirements of the code and im not saying the Foundation Design is has been reviewed by me and i have determined that the foundation is going to work. Im not qualified to do that. It doesnt say that. The tower has sunk 16 inches since it was built but a recent report concluded it is still safe to live in. On the consumerwatch a big change in whats allowed in your ground beef. Julie watts on a new rule that allows the industry to add a certain animal part to the meat. Tell us. Reporter for decades the usda has required ground beef only include the part you expect and specifically prohibited heart meat because its not an expected ingredient in beef. Apparently something has changed. This pros on the agencys website states now beef heart meat can be used in unlimited quantities and declared as beef on the label. It was posted back in july but not widely publicized until now. Needless to say, reactions are mixed. I dont like it. Organ meat could be more healthy than the meat. It should be on the package to let us know whats in it. Reporter this man says you wouldnt know the difference. It would add a nice flavor. Anything beyond 10 you will have more of an iron taste. Reporter he knows beef heart is high in iron. In fact, some customers request they mix in organs to their beef for that reason. Its also reportedly a rich sort of b12. As for those who think beef heart is gross . Why would a heart be grocer than a filet mignon . Its still a dead animal still part of a living being that gave its live to sustain us. Everybody loves filet mignon. The purpose of that is to push excrement out of the body which you could call gross as well. Reporter he does think that the heart meat should be labeled. We have out to the usda and are awaiting a responsible. We should also note the allowable beef heart meat is limited just to the heart muscle. The rest is considered by products and are not allowed. Mm. Who is hungry . Everything you wanted as to know about hamburger. Just eat. Feel like a salad. [ laughter ] thank you. It is girl scout cookie season and the 100th year for sales. Kpix 5s john ramos reports. Reporter each year, americans withstand a marketing blitz like no other. [ music ] cookies are here [ music ] yes so its cookie time. Girl scouts in Northern California are selling cookies this year from february 1 until march 5. Reporter welcome to the kickoff of the 100th anniversary of the girl scout cookie drive. Sales support activities for local troops but back in 1917 there werent a lot of options for a female to earn money. So in order to get cash resources they had to figure out a valuable thing to sell that people would want to buy. Reporter down through the years sales techniques got sharper and today youtube is full of videos offering advice for setting up the perfect cookie booth. One video shows examples of what not to do and warns against being kidnapped. But despite that dubious help, this popup industry has blossomed nicely into the 21st century. With mobile apps locate nearby sales locations, and even allow online ordering from anywhere in the country. And the results are staggering last year, in only one months time, more than 4 million boxes were sold in Northern California. Thats more than 20 million worth. These girls are working towards their goals. You know . So why not support them . Reporter that way you get the cookies . Exactly. Its a win win. Youre supporting and you get delicious cookies. Reporter with the dawn of a new century comes a new cookie, smores. Its one more guilty pleasure that you can actually feel pretty good about. In alameda, john ramos, kpix 5. One word, tag along, yes rain today, scattered showers continues. How long will the rain last . Find out which part of the weekend does look like it will be dry so you can get outside. Well talk about it next. , lost in all the talk about the cloud cover and the rain, its a mild day today. Some of you hit the mid60s. It was humid, as well. Still in the 60s in livermore. 62 degrees there currently. 60 in concord, san jose 62. Santa rosa checking in at 57. Upper 50s oakland and San Francisco. A couple of showers in the south bay just leaving san jose. Couple of drips around sunnyvale, some steadier rainfall along 680 through milpitas and a few showers up toward the lexington reservoir coming off the santa cruz mountains. Aside from that, its really not that wet outside. It looks like its going to pour. But im here to tell you it wont, just widely scattered showers. Mild night. Concord only to 54. San jose 54. Santa rosa 52. Pacifica 52. So we still have this low off to the west. We had a front move through this morning. Well get another front move through tonight with some steady rainfall. In between, its unstable air. Showers, clouds, humid. But really not that rainy. And that theme will continue for the next couple of days. Its going if you look at the forecast, yes, it raining today. Quantity of rainfall really wont be that much. One exception will be tomorrow morning some steady rainfall moving through, about 3 00 and 6 00 in the morning. Right after lunch tomorrow, still some scattered showers. Friday evening, bring the umbrella, if you have a dinner date in the city well have scattered showers but nothing too heavy. Even saturday morning a couple scattered showers continue but once again of the light variety. We get a break from saturday afternoon through sunday morning. And things will be calming down significantly as we head towards sunday morning into right around kickoff for super bowl sunday so we have some steady rain overnight and then just offandon showers overnight. Dry early in the afternoon saturday through early in the afternoon sunday. Next week, we are watching some rain that could be heavier but looks like right now it will be confined to the north bay and far Northern California. Your extended forecast calling for temperatures tomorrow right around 60 degrees once again. Oakland 60. Livermore 60. And Mountain View 61. Sevenday forecast, were wet tomorrow, but only scattered showers. Were dry most of saturday but still cloudy. Still humid. Sunday rain moves in by sunday evening. That will clear out on monday and more light rainfall tuesday, wednesday. So looks like we are going to get a ton of rain. Were not. Well get a lot of days with rainfall but not much quantity. Well be right back. Princess cruises, come back new. Bay area creek. And neighbors are worried about flooding. The fingerpointing over who should be coming up at 6 00 a mess of fallen trees blocking a bay area creek and neighbors are worried about flooding. The fingerpointing over who should pay. And thats it for kpix 5 news at 5 00. The cbs evening news with scott pelley is coming up next. Allen and veronica will see you right back here at 6 00. And remember, the latest news and weather, always on cbssf. Com. [ music ] captioning sponsored by cbs pelley taking on the world. 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