Before the chaos. Berkeley police drew a line to keep protrump and antitrump protestors separated, but it didnt last long. Reporter demonstrators have gone home. Downtown berkeley, Civic Center Park back to normal. But there were so many fights and bloody faces, we lost count. It was so chaotic, violent and dangerous. Before the m80s, the fist fights and the rocks, there was actually a bit of order. Berkeley police came in with a strategy. They confiscated weapons and formed a line between Trump Supporters and antitrump protestors. That worked for the first hour. Shortly after, people jumped over the police line to fight each other. screaming and yelling . Reporter this trump supporter was the first casual of the day with bloodstreaming out of his face. Well, they wanted to hit me with brass knuckles on a blind side. Hit my twice. Once when i was getting up. Its sad. Reporter then more fights broke out in front of officers in Civic Center Park. Police made some arrests. But the Police
A few scattered showers. Making their way inland. We will see more of these throughout the day. Not talking about a rainout. Certainly scattered showers. Just enough to dampen outdoor plans. Temperatures out the door this morning, in the 50s and upper 40s. Nice and mild thanks to the increased cloud cover keeping a former to start the day. Later we warm into the low to mid50s. Mid50s inland. Near 60 for the coast. Scattered showers anticipated throughout the day here we will time that out as we see them move in just before lunch time for the northern half of the bay area. Scattered showers south throughout the afternoon. The full forecast coming up. And some sunshine on the way. I will let you know when. 20 people under arrest after a rally in berkeley turned violent yesterday. The cameras captured fight after fight as the anger between supporters and critics of the president escalated. We see how it all unfolded. The script is familiar right now. This rally meets a large counter prote
anchor live the latest word we got was that Police Arrested 21 people. Eleven people got hurt, and thats what really stands out from todays counter rallies the violence and the blood. pkg nats though the protrump and antifascism groups started the day somewhat organized, the delineation between the two eventually melted away as the counter demonstrations poured into the streets. Theyre sick people the left are the sick theyre angry and theyre sick. Every so often, the masses would swarm from one side of Martin Luther king, Junior Civic Center park to the other. bomb going off several times, groups within the crowd would scatter. That was usually either followed or preceded by the sound of a smoke bomb. smoke bomb i kept my distance pretty much throughout the whole event, and whenever i see something i kinda just keep that distance. Theres a couple fights people punchin each other, ya know. I grab the back of their shirts, pull them away. Tensions would ease for a few minutes, but soon
This is not a very strong storm system moving through and well bring in more light activity, especially for the north bay and over florida, santa rosa as well as napa and fairfield. As we get a closer look now at the south bay weve seen some of the showers rolling on through but very light sprinkles and this is really just now to wet the roads. You turn on the windshield wipers and before you know it its gone. Were also seeing the rain moving through vallejo and fairfield and parts of the delta near martinez and sonoma as well in the north bay. As well go through the rest of the day, mostly cloudy skies. More widespread rain returns later on today. Going to see that shower activity developing once again, and this may bring some more measurable rain but not expecting any really heavy downpours, and then it tapers off for tomorrow. Now thats before another round of rain moves in. Well talk about what to expect as we go through the middle of the week. Thats coming up in the next microclim
Brawls in berkeley. Our cameras captured fight after fight as they came to blows at demonstrations in civic center park. Police tried to keep them separated with a fence. It didnt last long. Protesters spilled into the street where flair ups went on for hours. 11 people were hurt. And you can see why. Here is a look at the Weapons Police confiscated. Wooden sticks and poles. Bear spray. Knives and face. And a stun gun. Police asking the public for photos or videos that may lead to more arrests. Kpix 5s Christin Ayers shows us one video is getting nationwide attention tonight. Reporter video of the brawls that broke out here in berkeley yesterday have been circulating online but there is one video in particular that is sparking outrage over the actions of a known white supremest. Reporter of all the fights, explosions, and down right bloody brawls that characterized yesterdays patriots day protest in berkeley one moment stood out. The young woman, antitrump protesters, sucker punched on