Almost as many demonstrators as police officers. The bank down the street is boarding up its atms and heavy barricades blocking a major street and entrance to straul plaza. Close to what we spent last year in advance of ann coulters planned visit, about 600,000. Reporter this time uc police may not stand down like they did when masked protesters shut down yap opulus event, set a fire and the hall. Be different this time. Worked with county partners and Law Enforcement throughout the state to help us shore up resources for today. And were thinking outside the box. Reporter numerous messages for arrival on campus. Including this sign inside the student union, near the building where he will speak tonight. Event cosponsored by the College Republicans and d. C. Based young americas foundation. Does lectures with ben shapiro and other conservatives in the country and this is the strongest security presence weve even. Reporter live here in front of sprol plaza where theyre starting to let people in. Very peaceful. This is a rally. But from our experience being here in feb with the Milo Yiannopoulos event was supposed to happen and group of folks came in, they came in after dark. As you can imagine, its very different time of year. Will be light when this event begins which may influence. And one of the folks out here would be maybe on the other side, that is transpatriot amber cummings, a variety of pins and folks out here tonight. But expectation is ben shapiro is on his way. Hes in the bay area and so far looks like the event will go off. Live in berkeley, lauer anthony, abc7 news. The scheduled event by conservative political commentator. Editor and chief of dailywire. Com. Host of the ben shapiro show. Author of books. Got a ba in political science, went on to harvard. 33, lives in los angeles. Another live look over berkeley. Line into the hall where he will speak tonight. Well monitor the activity and send out push alerts through the abc7 news app as news breaks. Works for apple and android devices. Used the app to warn commuters about an accident on i580 that shut down traffic for hours. Sky7 was over the scene. Around 4 00 a. M. , semi stalled, hit by car and clipped by second semi. Driver of the second semi is dead sadly, traffic backed up to livermore. Amy hollyfield get to the crime scene. Some drivers worried would run out of gas. If you started with less than a tank, can happen. We have help for that. But for them to get to you, may take a couple of hours. Wasnt until 2 30 that all the lanes reopened. New developments in the takeover style robberies plaguing b. A. R. T. Six victims suing the transit agency. Tells us the two things the victims want. I dont want another parent to have to live to hear their child screaming at people to get off their father. Reporter but thats what rustys father was forced to do. 50 to 60 juveniles boarded train, three kicking and punching him while stealing cell phone. Wife and daughter wont get on b. A. R. T. By theflselves, none of us get on after dark. Reporter two of the six plaintiffs and attorney came to the steps in oakland to announce the lawsuit. B. A. R. T. Allowed trains to be safe zones not for passengers but for criminals to crit crimes with impunity, rob and beat passengers at will. Reporter a group of juveniles boarded the train, stole his phone. Chased after robber and another juvenile threatened to shoot him. B. A. R. T. Police incompetent or dont care about the safety of the plaintiffs. Reporter complaints, no b. A. R. T. Police during the robbery and lack of effort to investigate afterward. B. A. R. T. s attorneys have this to say about the allegations. B. A. R. T. Puts its best foot forward, using modern police techniques, attempting to target areas where data indicates crime may occur. Cant be at every single place 24 7 response or prevent time. Reporter plaintiffs seeking damages from b. A. R. T. But more importantly better protection for passengers. Eric thomas, abc7 news. Fire sparked by lightning in San Mateo County will take a day longer than expected to contain but by this time tomorrow should be surrounded. 40 contained since it started early tuesday. Hilly and remote area. Federal cost of fighting wildfires this year set a record. 2. 3 billion, eclipsing the record in 2016. 64 major fires are burning right now in ten different states. Weve uncovered new details about a mother accused of trying to kill baby boy she delivered in redwood city mcdonalds bathroom last week. Melanie woodrow. Reporter 25yearold Sarah Lochner is facing attempted murder and child endangerment, attempted to kill newborn baby. Goes against the maternal instinct to take care of ones own child. Delivered in mcdonalds bathroom where she worked. Employee called reliable witness is talking. Saw her with newborn boy pushing it on the back into the toilet water. She then said police dont call the police. Lockner lived here with boyfriend. Woman identifying herself as cousin says the couple has another son, 2 1 3 to 3 years old. No one knew she was pregnant with him either. At this home where she used too live, identifies herself as aunt says she gave birth to first son in the bathroom here. Shocked, called 911. Called her at times naive. Da says crime premeditated. We have evidence that she did indeed know she was pregnant and this was not a surprise. Newborn is out of a medically induced coma and stable but unknown whether will have neurological damage. Held on 11 million bail. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Pair of small earthquakes rolled through the east foot hills of san jose this morning. First and stronger, six miles northeast of the downtown san jose. 3. 3 magnitude struck after 10 00 a. M. More than 1,000 people felt the ground shake. Second quake hit two hours later. No reports from damage from either. Congress has six months to come up with way to protect daca d. R. E. A. M. Ers from possible deportation. Went to court to argue its illegal. Explains why the city has joined the fight. Reporter city leaders filed legal challenge on the grounds that rescinding daca violates equal protection under the law even as white house and congress are trying to find common ground. We have no evidence that this administration can manage a pride much less the congress. Met with members over dinner, no deal reached but working on plan. Estimated 800,000 immigrants could be threatened with deportation if deal not reached. We need to protect every member of the community. While its working on daca, theres a larger game at play and dont like the fact our community is considered pawns in the game. Reporter lawsuit handled at no expense to the city. Other lawsuits filed by various agencies trying to protect students and public employees. Students at ucs, employees of the state of california, working together, hopefully be a solution that gives dignity and equal protection to the d. R. E. A. M. Ers. City council member, a republican, sees bipartisan cooperation starting to emerge. Only needs to look at berkeley and other parts of the country to know theres a lot of deep divisions and nobody is listening to one another. Fact were beginning to listen, at least congress is starting to, is hopeful. San jose, abc7 news. A big deal for bay areas blue bottle coffee, selling most of the company to nestle, what is changing and what Company Promises will stay the same. Sandhya patel, cool by summer standards in the bay area, let you know if the pattern sticks around for weekend. Tonight, team explores newly released evidence that put Scott Peterson on death row for murder of his wife laci. And will air truth and lies, the murder of Laci Peterson, weve hi leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. A personalized Financial Strategy can give you confidence to take the next step. Hi guys aw yeah see how access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. All right. We are once again looking live over berkeley with sky7. City and campus of cal prepared for protests over a planned speech by conservative commentator ben shapiro. Lot of people in the streets but looks calm. Live inside the hall where the speech is scheduled to start at 7 00. Lisa. The event starts at 7 00 butt doors just opened. People anxious to get inside. Lot of people are filing in. Tickets went fast. Snatched up in 45 minutes even though free. Zellerbach hall wont be full, halfway there. All part of the security protocol ordered by the university. Organizers of the event, say the University Administration not made things easy for them. See the Police Presence around the campus and signs around the hall, not welcoming. According to those attending, including an individual who didnt want to be identified, there are a lot of erroneous preconceived notions floating around. I would hope anybody interested in hearing a different opinion that lives in this area would go. Everything thrown at ben shapiro is accusing him of being a white supremacist and accusing him of spreading hate speech. Thats not the truth. Number one target of antisemitic hate online. Its ridiculous to claim hes white supremacist or member of the altright. Reporter capacity is 2,000. Last time ben shapiro spoke at cal in april of last year. Reportedly at that time there were no issues and no protests. Live at uc berkeley tonight, lisa amin glooejian, abc7 news. At least two arrested already at cal. If youre stopped by police at protest. Advice from local public defenders. Dont argue or touch the officer. Ask if youre free to go. Truthfully identify yourself and remember you have the right to remain silent. Put it all in video you can share with friends on our website, abc7news. Com. Shocked by announcement of blue bottle, selling majority of its company to nestle but customers shouldnt be worried about immediate changes to its product. Chris nguyen from oakland. Reporter company with bay area roots preparing to expand on a global scale. Blue bottle coffee started in oakland nearly years ago, selling to nestle. One incredible moment after another. Reporter Company Founder shared the decision with employees today, many surprised. Are we going to have to use this water or that chocolate or this ingredient, answer is most emphatically no. We have autonomy over the ingredients we choose. Reporter comes after two others were sold. Lagunitas bureaury to heineken and anchor this chain will operate with board. Go to the extra bit to extract flair. Reporter some customers disappointed. For it to be taken over by Something Big and corporate, it loses that luster, shine and local flavor for me. Reporter but ceo and founder will stay on as part of the executive team. I think our guests will have a Better Future with nestle as investor than thousands of hedge funds invest as public company. Reporter nestle controlling 68 of the company, current management and employees the remaining 32 . Deal should close by end of october. Abc7 news. Turn attention to the Weather Forecast for the weekend. Were going to see changes this weekend and fall and winter maybe dealing with changes as well. Latest from the climate prediction center, la nina watch issued. 55 to 60 chance will see la nina event this fall and winter. Cant tell if precipitation is above or below normal this far out but well keep you posted. Live doppler 7. Because the wind has been going, not a lot of cloud cover. Cloudy and drizzly this morning. Dewpoints are down. Not as humid as it has been. Hopefully feeling more comfortable to you and weather looks fantastic. Santa rosas average high is 84 degrees. Will be warmer and below average. Next week is well below normal this time of year. Week from tomorrow well see the Seasons Change on friday, september 22nd, fall will officially begin. Live look from south beach. Sutra tower with patchy clouds now. Check out temperatures, 64 in San Francisco, 66 oakland, still Minnesota Wild from Mountain View to san jose and comfortable in half moon bay. Mt. Tam cam, its shaking out there, gusty winds developed behind the system that passed through. 80 in santa rosa, 70s fairfield to concord. Sutro tower showing San Francisco. Breezy in evening, patchy morning clouds and cooler weather on monday. Tomorrow morning temperatures will run lower, need to add extra layer. Upper 40s to upper 50s with patchy low upper level clouds. Afternoon, upper 70s, nice mild day. Warmer than today. 64 in half moon bay. Downtown San Francisco up to 68 degrees and north bay, cloverdale up to 83 tomorrow. 81 in santa rosa. Mild and sunny in east bay. Inland, upper 70s to mid80s. 81 in pittsburg, down load the app. Mid60s to mid80s, warmer next two days. Heading into the weekend near average. Cooling on sunday and cooler than normal for monday. Tough of late aumt and midweek the numbers come back up. Whats in the red boxes helping battle hunger at at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. San Francisco International airport is on the cutting edge of fighting hunger in the bay area. Recently began using app founded founded by stanford student. See this only on abc7. Sfo vendors sell lots of food to travelers. Unsold prepackaged meals used to go to waste but app designed by stanford junior, now go to feed the hungry. Started waste no food as high school freshman. Connect p cans and institutions with extra food with charities that need it. Mobile app makes donating easier, sfo signed on this summer. Vendors put excess in refrigerators in rooms and app sends the data to the charities that pick them up. Donated to local charities. Off to good start. So much need in the bay area. In San Francisco 1 in 4 people are food insecure. Experts say so much food is currently wasted, reduce by 30 , feed every hungry person in the bay area. Kristen sze, abc7 news. 15 years since the death of Laci Peterson, convicted husband filed what may be final appeal. The team digs through evidence to see what landed Scott Peterson on death row. And update from uc berkeley. Proof from spacex that success doesnt always come on the first all right. Heres another live look at uc berkeley from sky7, where conservative commentator ben shapiro is scheduled to speak in about a half hour. These protesters shouting at those attending the speech. Two people have been arrested for bringing banned items into sproul plaza. Nearby businesses boarded up properties and hundreds of police can be seen on the grounds of uc berkeley. Sproul plaza is closed, only people with ticket can get in. Free but only 1,000 given out. Controversial event cosponsored by College Republicans and d. C. Based young americas foundation. Done lectures all over the country and strongest security presence weve seen. Expect to come close to what we spent last year in advance of ann coulters planned visit, about 600,000. Uc Berkeley Police say two commitments, secure safety of the people within the property and have successful event. Abc7 reporter Laura Anthony tweeted this picture of Campus Police on the roof of zellerbach hall. Breaking news out of san jose, another small earthwick in the eastern foot hls, 3. 4 magnitude, hit few minutes ago in same area as 3. 3 in 10 30 this morning and another shaker around lunch time. No damage, only 100 felt the latest quake. When Laci Peterson disappeared, case captured the national spotlight. Scott peterson convicted of murdering pregnant wife and looking at evidence. More than 1,000 pieces of evidence. Including photos, documents and tapes, some never before made public. Used this evidence to put Scott Peterson on death row for killing laci and connor. Did first and only indepth interview with police. Detective asked peterson about going fishing on christmas eve. When did you realize going to go fishing . Morning decision. Golf at the club or go fishing. Okay. Too cold for golf. Christmas eve, going to go fishing because its too cold to go golfing. Thats kind of crazy right there. He and his partner on the case from day one. First person you focus on in Homicide Investigation in person closest to victim and last to see the vichlkt boom, boom, both with scott. Every dimension of his boat and truck measured and evidence tech close to size of laci to measure how could have been used. Youre going to drive 90 miles to the San Francisco bay in a 14foot boat, thats i know you dont go out in the bay in 14foot boat. In court showed the jury parts of this videotaped conversation to highlight his demeanor. Ill be in paris tomorrow. New years eve, five days after she disappeared, police hear scott lying to mistress amber frye in recorded phone call. Told her he was traveling overseas on business. Near the eiffel tower, its up real. The crowd is huge. Peterson was actually in modesto park attending a candlelight vigil for missing wife. Recorded conversations between peterson and frye, massage therapyist and single mother. Met him and five weeks later laci went missing. Frye says he never told her he was married or about to become a father but when tabloids broke the news, he called to admit had been lying. Ive not been traveling last couple of weeks. I lied to you. Girl im married to, her name is laci, she disappeared just before christmas. For the past two weeks ive been in modesto with her family and mine, searching for her. Ive been hunted by the media. I know that ive destroyed and god i hope so much that it doesnt hurt you. Are you listening . I am. You came to me in early december and told me that you lost your wife. What was that about . Shes alive. Shes alive . Where . Modesto. I cant explain any mor