That did not keep the crowd away from the chabot space and Science Center. Thats where abc7 News Reporter anser hassan was tonight. The Aurora Borealis is headlining for a second night over the bay area, and the crowds continue to show up. I think its like magical. And you think about it from when youre a kid. You see pictures of it and you just want to see it for real. Ive never seen it for real. And so i thought the opportunity was too awesome to skip. Scott zimmerman and his family drove up from Mountain View for a view from the chabot space and Science Center up in the hills of oakland, hoping to see the Northern Lights. Its pretty exciting, and it kind of reminds us that, you know, were part of a much bigger universe and sometimes times the universe kind of talks back to us. Gerald mckeon is an astronomer at chabot. As he explains, the sun releases ionized gas, those clouds, sometimes bigger than the actual sun, travel out into space. Its interaction with the earths atmosphere produces the lights. I did get a chance to see it last night when we looked to the north. From here at the chabot space and Science Center, we could see a faint reddish glow in the sky. Mckeon says the sun is on an 11 year cycle, which means every 10 to 20 years, the Northern Lights become visible. This far south. Ive heard my father always say he wanted to see the Northern Lights, so i had this dream that i would take him there. But its over here, so i. So its good that he can see it. 14 year old Preet Pratyusha wants to be an astronomer, so she sees this as a special opportunity. Astronomers say saturday nights cloud coverage wont necessarily block the lights, but humidity from the clouds could cause a problem, and the lights are too spread out to be seen using a telescope. Its something thats unusual, like you cannot see it anywhere else. Its kind of rare, so i just want to see it, mckeegan says. The more intense the geomagnetic storm, the more chances of Power Outages and disruptions to electronics such as cell phones and tvs. As far as i know, weve had none of that happen yet. But stay tuned. Thats because, mckeegan says sunday night will likely produce the most intense light show because of a massive gas release headed towards earth in oakland, anser hassan. Abc seven news. All right, so that is promising news. Some people were able to see it last night, but the fog we have to contend with. What do you think . Do you think well see anything . Well, the idea its a little more promising now than i thought it would be six hours ago. We have the fog, but not quite so much as you might have feared. Heres. Here are a couple of live views. This one is from our exploratorium camera. Looking back at the part of the skyline of San Francisco, you can see the moisture in the air and there is some fog, but its not so deep or dense as we thought it might be this hour. Nonetheless, it will obscure your viewing the quality of your view in just a bit. Now heres emeryville. Looking over at oakland, you can see lots of fog is developing over in oakland already. In fact, oakland is reporting mostly cloudy skies at the moment, so thats probably not the best place to view. And if you look down onto the bay from mount tam in this view, you see the fog is spreading, getting deeper and more widespread. So the later it gets after midnight or so, the worse the viewing conditions will be close to the bay and to the coast. But if you go inland just a little bit beyond the east bay hills, viewing conditions should be pretty good. Heres how forecast futurecast animation showing the fog spreading and some drizzle just offshore between now and midnight. Then after midnight, between midnight and 1 a. M, you see the fog reaching and some of the inland areas. So if youre again beyond the east bay hills are far enough inland to get away from city lights and get into an area, especially a rural area where the skies are darker, youll your chances of really getting a great view of the Northern Lights are pretty good. So with that in mind, i invite you to stay tuned for my mothers day forecast coming up a little bit later. And this meal being served here, by the way, does have vegan options. Thank you for specifying, spencer. Well look forward to it. Well, moving on in the east bay. Pomp and protest at todays campus wide Commencement Ceremony at uc berkeley. The graduation was disrupted by propalestinian protesters who wanted to send a message to the crowd. Abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard was there and says some graduates and parents were upset by the interruption. Cals commencement, honoring nearly 7000 undergraduates began peacefully inside memorial stadium, but minutes later, the occupation has got to go. The ceremony, disrupted by several dozen propalestinian protesters shouting from the stands. The protest was so loud the ceremony was delayed at times, speakers forced to wait it out. This wouldnt be ferguson without a protest. So i get it. Some students in the stands displayed the israeli flag. The chants got louder as more propalestinian students joined in. Some of the demonstrators then walked out of the stadium protesting outside. Free, free, free palestine. As a berkeley student, we have a long history of protesting and we did the same for apartheid south africa. Its not any different. In 20 years from now. The university is going to recognize it as that. Some universities across the country have changed or canceled commencement in the wake of campus encampments protesting israels war with hamas. But berkeleys graduation went on as planned. Chancellor carol christ attempted to speak over the crowd, calling for tolerance and understanding. We have lost the ability to talk with one another. I feel passionately that we must work to regain this capacity, whatever our beliefs and perspectives, not everybody in the crowd supported this protest. They say it was drowning out their big day. Student michaela falzon says she had no High School Graduation due to covid, and now her College Graduation is being disrupted. I cant hear the speakers at all. And you know, we worked hard for four years. And truly, this is a berkeley degree. Were extremely saddened. Ive waited for this day for a very long time to see my son graduate. Hes the first in our family to do so, and its really disturbing because i understand their feelings. But its not the appropriate time or place. You know, our son is a he came here to study engineering, not idiocy. In a statement, the University Said while todays commencement was at times, unfortunately disrupted, it did not prevent us from honoring the hard work and accomplishments of our students. Saturdays protest was peaceful. No arrests were made at uc berkeley. Cornel bernard, abc seven news the university of San Francisco says its commencement is still on for next week, despite campus protests. Take a stance. You must be an urgent man. Students at usf held a propalestinian rally today at the encampment there. The protesters have similar demands as groups at other schools calling for usf to divest from israel and call the war in gaza a genocide. The Student Group says usfs president visited the encampment thursday and would not agree to their demands. Today, the school told us theyre keeping lines of communication with protesters open. Cal state east bay held its Graduation Ceremony today for the college of letters, arts and social sciences. The university has been hosting commencements for various majors since thursday, and so far there have been no disruptions. Today, celebrations were held for graduates majoring in arts, languages, literature, and history. Cal state east bay will hold two more graduation ceremonies tomorrow for the college of business and economics. And there was a big honor at the cal state east bay commencement for a local trailblazer and legend. 102 year old betty reid. Soskin also took the stage to receive an honorary doctorate. She was the oldest ranger for the National Park service, working at the rosie the riveter World War Two home front park in richmond until she retired at the age of 100. Soskin was also a singer songwriter and civil rights activist. In recognition of her exceptional accomplishments and contributions, especially right here in the east bay, the board of trustees of the California State University and the California State University, east bay are proud to confer upon betty reid, soskin, the Honorary Degree of doctor of humane letters, as it is so deserved, and has lived in the east bay for 90 years. A vigil was held today for journalists killed while covering the war in gaza. The ceremony was held in harry bridges plaza in San Francisco, and was followed by a procession to rincon park. An estimated 141 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war broke out on october 7th. Journalists are considered protecting. International law as long as theyre not taking part in the conflict. Neighbors in San Francisco are rallying today in support of a man who says hes received not one, but two racist deliveries on his doorstep. We followed this story since the beginning here at abc. Seven people gathered in alamo square today to show their love for terry williams. Hes lived in the area for years, but last month he told us he found a doll with a noose around its neck at his door along with a piece of paper so covered in slurs we couldnt even show it on tv. Last weekend, terry found yet another racist package with threatening language. Terry says he is worried about his safety, but seeing so many friends have his back mean so much, its hoping the neighborhood, its still like everybodys kid behind people so and they care. So i really im really happy about that. Im real happy. Yeah. What a turnout. San Francisco Police say they are investigating both incidents. Terry and his neighbors are building a network of security cameras to help keep a closer eye on their area for happening now. Parts of highway 37 are closed in the north bay so caltrans crews can make repairs. It shared video earlier today of the construction. The closure is for the eastbound lanes from sears point to vallejo. Its the same stretch that shut down several weekends last month for repaving. You can see the detour there in the green on the map. The road is set to reopen by 5 a. M. On monday. Another closure is planned for next weekend to hopefully finish the work. Still ahead tonight on abc seven, Cecil Williams lived an incredible life and now some of it is available to the public. Well go deep into the archives and glide benefits annually from the famous Warren Buffett auction, the generous donation that was made by this years winner. What was going through your mind when you received that appraisal . That was far lower than you expected it to be, and a little later, abc seven news ch Julian Glover takes another look before, williams was the long time leader of San Franciscos glide Memorial Church and established a legacy of being a champion for civil rights and helping the poor. His decades of work is now available for viewing at the San Francisco public library. Abc7 News ReporterTara Campbell got a look at the impressive archive planning meeting in 85. The gloves are on and a legacy is preserved at the San Francisco public librarys main branch, one box at a time. 50 to be exact, chronicling the life of civil rights activist reverend Cecil Williams and his work at glide Memorial Church. Were very excited to have this collection because it documents this Major Institution that really broke barriers serving Vulnerable People in the city. Decades of documentation detailing glide service in the tenderloin neighborhood and to lgbtq plus communities. Oh this one has old pictures. These are good ones. As well as williams influence on everyone, from World Leaders to rock stars. It does include sermons from Cecil Williams. It includes a lot of their sunday celebration programs, photos of a lot of events, and visiting visitors. Its like youre walking into, you know, the congressional archives. I mean, you see telegrams from president s, you see, incredible dialog about incredible civil rights actions. Carl robillard is the chief communicator and Public Affairs officer at glide. Cecils history is San Franciscos history. He kind of carried a message of the day that i think was so significant not just to glide, but to San Francisco and beyond, making sure the reverends message continues to be carried on. We cant just house this in the fifth floor, in a corner office, in the very back of the building. It needs to be public. People need to see it and feel it and experience it. Tara campbell, abc seven news. Williams Memorial Service will be held tomorrow at glide. Doors open at noon and the ceremony begins at one. We will be streaming it live and you can watch through the abc7 news app. Warren buffetts annual auction that helps raise money for the glide foundation, brought in 1. 5 million lunch with the famous investor is no longer one of the prizes, but instead, the winner gets to dine with salesforce ceo marc benioff. That fetched just over 200,000. But the winning bidder also pledged to donate a total of 1. 5 million. Over the years, the auction has raised 53 million for glide. The 11th annual y for Youth Community festival was held today in crane cove park, San Francisco. Ymca leadership joined the mayor and city officials in kicking off the festivities. The fundraiser has traditionally been a luncheon tailored to a limited number of donors, but this year the event planners chose to, quote, break the mold and create a festival filled with games, food and fun for the entire community. The city of San Francisco also celebrated the unveiling of its newest public park today. City officials were on hand for the grand opening of panorama park, which sits on top of the yerba buena island. The new public space offers 360 degree views of the city and surrounding bay areas, as well as an infinity sculpture by japanese artist hiroshi sugimoto. The park is part of an 8000 home neighborhood project on the island, and look at how clear and blue the skies were for it. Yes, it looks interesting. Looks lovely. Yeah, well, our skies arent quite so clear as wed like them to be tonight. Not everywhere, because we want to be able to see Aurora Borealis. But if youre farther inland away from city lights, youll probably get a pretty good view. Not to mention, the shabo guy said tomorrow might be even better. Gerald said, yeah. So heres a look at our satellite radar composite image. High pressure. The controlling factor in our weather now giving us mainly sunny days. But at night, of course, we have a return of the low clouds and fog pushing gently across the bay and speaking of gently, the winds are blowing rather gently in most locations right now, except San Francisco, with 22 mile per hour winds, and its quite a bit cooler than at this time last night by about 4 to 11 degrees across most of the bay area. Heres the view from our exploratorium camera looking back at the cityscape, and you can see weve got some light fog here in San Francisco, enough to obscure your view. If youre in the city hoping to see the Northern Lights midfifties right now. San francisco and oakland, 58 hayward, low 60s at san jose and redwood city, 54 at Half Moon Bay and in emeryville. Looks like pretty good conditions there. But off in the distance, theyre over in oakland, you can see a bit more low cloud cover, and those temperatures just went away. But trust me, its in the low 50s up in most of the north bay right now. And this is a view from mount tam. You can see the fog beginning to spread and deepen out over the bay. These are our forecast headlines. Fog near the coast and bay overnight. Mothers day gets off to a partly foggy start in the morning, but then giving way to a lovely day. It will be mild to warm and the week ahead will bring us more sunny days and a mild temperature range. Now for tonight. Forecast animation looks like this. There will be lots of Little Pockets of drizzle offshore and of course the fog will continue to push across the bay during the overnight hours and it will retreat quickly in the Early Morning hours. So overnight low temperatures mainly in the low to mid 50s, High Temperatures tomorrow up to about 60 on the coastline. Low to mid 70s around the bay, shoreline and most inland locations. Whether its north bay, east bay or south bay, will have High Temperatures in the mid 80s. And on we go to the accuw