Groups around the country. The demonstrators were asking for ucsf to divest from israel. The university of california system has said it will not boycott israel. Now to the north bay, where a week of controversy at Sonoma State University is culminating with Commencement Ceremonies today. It comes after the sudden retirement of president mike lee this week. The csu chancellor placed lee on leave after he made a deal with propalestinian protesters without proper approval. Abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard shows us the protest during graduation and has details on the fallout hundreds of sonoma state grads rocking their caps and gowns during Commencement Ceremonies after a dramatic week on campus involving former president mike lee. But alex cant think about that right now. Today is about me. Im glad to have my dad here to see me graduate. So that was more on my mind than the school. Lees retirement was announced friday by csu chancellor mildred garcia, a day after she put him on leave for insubordination because of an agreement lee made with propalestinian student protesters who had occupied an encampment. Lee told them he would initiate an academic boycott of israel, among other things, which angered the jewish community. There was no communication with the jewish community, with the with the jewish students, with faculty, it was as if we didnt exist. Students for justice in palestine held this silent protest during graduation for more than an hour. A line of police not letting the Group Approach the commencement stage. Sonoma states acting president acknowledged this weeks controversy with student protesters without even mentioning mike lee by name. I also want to acknowledge this current moment in time, one in which College Campuses, including our own, have been spaces of social change, and i am proud of this University Community for appropriately focusing todays attention on our graduates and their supporters. I have very mixed feelings right now. Bd white supports mike lee and says she refused to shake hands with the acting president after getting her diploma. Thank you for taking a stand, president lee. I hope you enjoy retirement and thank you for doing the right thing. Activist susan lamont standing outside with this sign supporting lee universitys today are totally corporately owned. Now, you know, just by their investments and that sort of thing. Last weekend, propalestinian protesters interrupted uc berkeleys graduation ceremony. Saturdays sonoma state commencement saw no delays, but lots of pomp and circumstance at sonoma state. Colonel bernard abc seven news. Well, stay with us for continuing coverage of the College Campus protests in the bay area and nationwide. Get the latest anytime at abc seven news. Com. Traffic is moving once again on the lower deck of the bay bridge. Thats after a fire burning right next to the tunnel caused a shutdown. The fire started just before three this afternoon. Fire fighters say high winds plus the steep hillside made the fire fight difficult. It was also bad timing for those leaving the giants game. Chp shut down the eastbound lanes of the bridge to give firefighters more space to work. That triggered a backup that stretched for about five miles and spilled onto the streets of San Francisco. In some cases, prosecutors in the east bay will not file criminal charges against the Richmond Police officers who shot and killed a man last summer, Richmond Police, show me your hands. Show me your hands. That is the moment before bullets started flying back in june, Richmond Police were searching the home of a man arrested with a gun. The suspects roommate, 66 yearold kevin mcdonald, was inside the house. Prosecutors say when officers opened the door to mcdonalds room, he pointed an Assault Rifle at them. Two officers fired, killing mcdonald. They later found dozens of guns in his room. This week, the Contra Costa District Attorneys Office decided the officers acted in selfdefense and should not face criminal charges. Happening now. Its the final weekend closure for highway 37 in the north bay. The eastbound side of the highway, which extends from sears point to vallejo, will remain closed until 5 a. M. Monday morning. Caltrans is repaving the road. The detour route involves taking 121, 12, and 29 highlighted in green. There was an accident near vallejo earlier this evening that halted some of the work. We have not received any update from caltrans. Two stretches of interstate 680 in the east bay are partially closed this weekend. Caltrans has shut down three lanes of southbound 680 for roadwork from al costa boulevard in san ramon to the 580 connector in pleasanton. That closure is scheduled to end at 4 a. M. Monday. Also, the express lane and Left Shoulder of northbound 680 is closed between Amador Valley boulevard in dublin and al costa boulevard in san ramon. Detours are in place for both closures. Barricades are going up around San Francisco tonight in preparation for tomorrows running of the bay to breakers. Many streets along the route are already blocked off, and if not, they will be in a matter of hours. So here is what you need to know. The race begins at 8 a. M. Sunday. Runners go from the embarcadero across the city all the way to ocean ocean beach. They will make it. That will make it hard to get around. The sfmta says most streets should reopen by two tomorrow afternoon. So what will be the weather like tomorrow . Then again, does it really matter given all the creative and wacky costumes, the beta breakers wear . Spencer christian joins us now. Lauren. It probably doesnt matter, but its going to be a nice day for runners and spectators and for people stuck in their cars who cant get past the closed streets. Heres a look at our beta breakers forecast starting 7 00 tomorrow morning. The race starts at eight, but of course people will be gathered at seven. Well have mainly sunny skies, just a little bit of lingering patchy morning fog and temperature will be about 5355 degrees, which is considered cool, but as you get moving, of course youll warm up. Temperatures will also gradually warm up to about 6062 degrees by midday. Now heres a look at the day planner for the entire bay area. 7 00 in the morning a little mix of light, fog and sun temperatures, mainly in the low to mid 50s. Then by noon well see mainly sunny skies about 70 degrees inland. Mid 60s around the bay shoreline. Milder in the Late Afternoon with high temperatures getting up to mid to upper 70s inland. Well see upper 60s to near 70 around the bay and then by 7 p. M. Well still sunny skies, but temperatures of course, will be tapering off about 4 or 5 degrees from the afternoon. Highs uh. The full accuweather seven day forecast. Just a little bit later. Lauren well spencer thank you. Farm laborers calling for better work conditions took their demands to the streets of healdsburg. Today, more than 200 farm workers and supporters rallied to demand disaster pay and what they call dignified wages. The rally was organized by the group north bay jobs with justice. They said they held the event at the same time as the healdsburg wine and food experience. To illustrate the economic gap between many in the Wine Industry and those who work in the vineyards, antioch is looking to build a better bay area by tapping into its maritime history. The citys mayor is going to head overseas to see if he can attract new investors and build up the citys reputation in the business world. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan spoke to the mayor about his Upcoming Trip to asia. If youre trying to get your goods shipped into the United States faster and quicker, come to antioch. Thats the pitch. Antioch mayor Lamar Hernandez thorpe will be making on his business trip this coming week to china. Its part of an annual visit of bay area mayors with chinese investors and businesses. Were competing with cities off the i5 corridor, where there is advanced manufacturing. Were going to be competing with cities like milpitas, fremont and san jose, where there is advanced manufacturing innovation taking place. The mayor says that could include manufacturing computer chips or electric car batteries. Another big pitch antiochs deep water ports, which are connected to the bnsf railway in april, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of an ports expansion into the city and port, is one of the Worlds Largest automotive shipping companies. The first ship that came from imports came from china. They brought some buicks over and now theyre shipping them off to the east coast. Hernandez thorpe also sees this as an opportunity to showcase how the region is building up its infrastructure, such as in east contra costa county, with its micro Transit System that connects pittsburg, antioch, brentwood and oakley, and how antioch deep water ports can help distinguish the city as another gateway to california. I dont think were striving to be oakland, uh, but we are. I think we can be like benicia. We can be like, west sacramento. This years Leadership Team includes mayors from san carlos, East Palo Alto and oakley. Their first stop meetings in hong kong. Were not competing for, you know, just small mom and pop shops. Were also competing for, businesses that traditionally have not been out here in east county. And so thats why this trip is so important in antioch. Anser hassan abc seven news. Still ahead on abc seven news at 11. They were living it up today outside chase center, the hope and dreams being inspired by the official arrival of the golden state valkyries. The usda is still using a glorified hotel room cake and a little later, seven on your side explores the security problem thats letting thieves steal money not only from the people who need it for groceries, but from taxpayers. Plus, Space Tourism is about to make its return, and its going to be a special flight for at least o norman, bad news. I never graduated from med school. What . But the good news is. Xfinity mobile just got even better now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. Plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. 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The candidates were set to debate monday night at mannys in the mission, but organizers canceled the event after too many backed out. Californias largest gathering of republicans is happening this weekend on the peninsula, and the biggest headline has nothing to do with our state. South dakota governor kristi noem spoke today at the California Republican partys convention. She made headlines and potentially blew her Vice President ial candidate chances after writing in her new book how she shot and killed her dog. The state gop defended noems speech, calling her a proven leader in her speech, noem talked about people being too easily offended, urging us to talk to people we disagree with. We live in a country that is addicted to being offended, dont we . We just love to be offended. Republicans best shot at statewide office didnt even show up for the convention. Senate candidate steve garvey skipped the event. Its an unusual move for a major candidate, but it tracks with his strategy so far with limited public appearances in San Francisco. They were partying today in thrive city. This was the official Community Celebration for the bay areas newest wnba team, the golden state valkyries. The team will play its game games at chase Center Starting in 2025. Abc seven News ReporterTara Campbell spoke with fans who say the valkyries are arriving at just the right time. From the stage to the stands, big party vibes welcoming the golden state. Valkyries such a historic moment for women, and im so glad to be a part of it and to be in the bay for this. And yeah, the nbas newest Expansion Team posting up at thrive city saturday outside chase center. I think womens sports is really having a resurgence and really becoming popular for everybody. Im glad that womens sports is getting as much exposure as mens sports. I mean, like with soccer having as much exposure as mens soccer lately, basketball is next. Just showing her that she can do it. She can do anything that she can. Preparing the next generation of possible pros and fans alike. Bringing a wnba team to the bay area means a lot to be able to see her grow up and watch her favorite stars on tv. The crowd treated to special musical guests, food, games and more. And the merch everywhere. I thought it was great that it actually has like the bay bridge in it because, you know, usually its the golden gate bridge. So this is really good to include east bay. I think it is really beautiful that theyll play here. But then that there will be held headquartered in oakland, because i feel like right now oakland is going through a transition period and they can be a part of a vibrant, reemerging as well. Were all really excited for it. Were all ready for it. And obviously were ready to support it. So super excited that its coming next year. Tara campbell, abc seven news. Well, bay area residents are taking steps to. To support Mental Health. Today the National Alliance for mental illness, or nami, held a walk for Mental Health awareness. Families and friends joined in for a 2. 6 mile loop around San Franciscos crissy field. By the end of the walk, the event had raised over 66,000 for Mental Health support. Well, dozens of vendors are wrapping up an event highlighting indonesian culture and cuisine in San Francisco. The indonesian bazaar at fort mason features food, clothing, dancing and handmade crafts. There was a sellout crowd for todays celebration. Its one of dozens happening during this Asian AmericanPacific Islander heritage month. Abc seven news anchor dion lim was part of the Ribbon Cutting for the event. We have lots of fun events happening this weekend. We really do all over the place and the weather is pretty nice for outdoor stuff and for indoor stuff. Good to know. Yeah, exactly. Heres a look at whats happening right now on the satellite radar composite image. You can see weve got a fairly brisk onshore flow. We had that all day. In fact, weve had this kind of pattern for days now. So weve got the combination of the circulation around an area of High Pressure out to our west and up in the northwest. There weve got an area of low pressure that the counterclockwise circulation added to the circulation around the high, bringing us a steady flow of rather brisk onshore winds. Now, right now, the winds are a bit calmer than they were earlier in the evening. 18 mile per hour winds here in San Francisco right now and just over ten mile per hour winds at many other locations. But it will get breezy again overnight going into the Early Morning hours. Heres a live view from our exploratorium camera looking back at a portion of the San Francisco skyline. Its currently 53 degrees here in the city. Weve got mid to upper 50s at oakland, hayward, san jose, redwood city, and half moon bay. Nice view from emeryville. Looking back along the bay bridge, which has traffic now moving. Its 52 degrees right now in santa rosa, petaluma 50 mid 50s at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. And a nice unobstructed view from mount tam looking down onto the bay and parts of San Francisco right now, just a little thin haze off in the distance. Well probably see a little bit more fog developing by morning, but for bay to breakers tomorrow. Mostly sunny and pleasant. And then early next week well have a little bit of a warming trend with a series of sunny days and temperatures climbing back up to actually almost up to summerlike levels. And then late next week itll turn gusty and sharply cooler. So no trend lasts very long these days. Heres a look at our overnight futurecast showing a develop out of some low clouds and fog near the peninsula coast