Well bring you more on Harrison Fords plane crash. Contra Costa College is taking center stage today. A relatively small group of students making a big statement. Students managed to shut down the uc campus today. They rocked both roads into campus early this morning forcing all classes to be cancelled. That sent students scam blirng, trying to prepare for finals. Abc 7 News Reporter chris winn live on campus with todays standoff. Chris . Good afternoon at this point its unclear whether the student protesters will be facing any disciplinary action from the university. If you take a look behind me you can see those who remain here blocking this entrance to campus. No word yet on how much longer theyll be protesting. University officials are hopeful that classes will resume tomorrow. They came before the crack of dawn and held steady throughout the day. Student protesters Standing Firm blocking all entrances to uc santa cruz. Were not going to let business as usual continue. As long as these hikes are on the table. Raising awareness about tuition hikes, policing and what they say is the mismanagement of the uc system. The only way this trend is going to be reversed is if students stand up and say theyve had enough. Students and staff cancelling classes and warning the community to stay off campus. These kinds of things are disruptive to a lot of people. We have research to conduct, classes to teach. People live on campus and have appointments they need to get to. Child care. Reese morgan is currently on crutches. Protesters wouldnt let his friends pick him up. He too had to hike. They wont let you throw. Which is pretty frustrating. East bay resident came to the university on a sales call not knowing what too expect. Definitely cut into my day, i wont be able to see as many people as i wanted to. I have to walk 45 minutes to my car. Buchanan and her ballet flats among the many getting an unexpected workout. The agent for ray mcdonald is shopping him around the nfl. His agent reportedly sent a letter to all nfl teams saying mcdonald will not be charged in a Sexual Assault case in san jose. However, abc 7 news spoke with the Santa Clara CountyDistrict Attorney who told us, that investigation is still open and theres no decision yet about possible charges. The 49ers released mcdonald in december. The team said it was because of mcdonalds history of poor decisions. An employee of a lafayette preschool is under investigation for what police are calling Inappropriate Conduct with a child. Parents with kids at the Temple Isaiah preschool received notice this week, that police are looking at allegations made against an employee. The person is not being named and hasnt been arrested but has been placed on leave. Administrators are taking the allegations seriously. And ask that all of you respect the ongoing process and refrain from speculation or unfounded rumors. Oakland Police Arrested 16 people tonight. Part of a major effort to reduce gang violence. They say their investigation was designed to put an end to the feuding 65th and 69th avenue village gangs. The two groups have been killing each other as well as innocent by standers for years now. A local Church Leader is happy about the arrest. But today called on the community to do more. The innocent people that are dying almost every day now. It has to stop. It has to come to a stop. People who know more than what theyre saying, who hear more than what theyre saying. We need to come together. Oakland police are expected to release the mugshots and the identities of those people arrested later today. Only a single runway at new Yorks Laguardia airport is open right now, after a plane individuals into a fence. Two of the passengers went to the hospital with minor injuries. In a moment, passengers posted video and photos to social media as they got off the plane. Now, this video shows people climbing over the wings the planes emergency chutes did not deploy. One of those passengers was larry donald. He tweeted this picture here. And the new York Fire Department posted this photo. This is a view from the water, you see just how close that plane got to the bay. Two other pilots landed minutes before this incident. They both reported good breaking conditions. Its not clear what factors may have led to this. I think the pilot did everything he could to slow the aircraft down. The pilots and the co pilots good efforts were reflected in the fact that there were only minor injuries. The plane was leaking a gallon of fuel a minute after the crash. That was quickly stopped. Taking a live look now from our sfo camera. Winter storms are affecting bay area travelers. Dozens of flights have been cancelled according to flight awareness. A handful at Oakland International airport. All three are dealing with various delays because of the weather back east. U. S. Ambassador to south korea mark lippert is recovering after a brutal knife attack. He studied Political Science at stanford. He worked for dianne feinstein. He says hes in great spirits despite needing 80 stitches. Karen traverse has more on the attack and what may have prompted it. It was a vicious and violent attack. Heres u. S. Ambassador to south korea mark lippert just moments after being ambushed by a korean militant. How could a knife wielding man get that close to a top diplomat. The assailant walked right up to lippert armed with a ten inch knife. He was shouting south and north korea should be reunified as he lunged at the ambassador before being wrestled to the ground. You have to stop lippert was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for deep cuts to his face and wrist. He got 80 stitches but is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days. Lippert is a close relationship with president obama. He served as an adviser and then worked at the white house. Tensions between north and south korea have increased this week while the United States and south korea conduct annual military exercises. Lipperts attacker was ranting as he was taken away by Police North Korea called the incident a knife attack of justice. And a righteous punishment for war monger United States. The ambassador tweeted from the hospital that he was doing well. This incident will cause a very hard look at security around u. S. Officials. Karen travers abc news washington. Authorities in Washington State are investigating a deadly crash between a school bus and two other vehicles today. The vehicles collided on highway 97 near the Central Washington town killing the bus driver and injuring 43 of the 57 students on board. You can see the entire front of the bus is smashed in. Two people in the truck suffered serious injuries. Authorityies believe the truck driver may have fallen asleep. Another warm dry day across the bay area its beautiful, we would love to have some rain. We are in for some sunshine it seems. Spencer christian is here now with our accuweather update. Were in for quite a bit of sunshine. Heres a live look at doppler 7 hd. Sunny excise prevail across the bay area. On the other side of the country as you know a big winter storm has been pounding the coastal areas today. It was about a 1500 mile long line of storms. Its winding down now, Still Producing snow over the midatlantic coast. We have two and a half hour delays, almost three hour delays at philadelphia. Newark has two hours jfk about an hour and a quarter. Laguardia no delays reported right now. Laguardia may still be shut down from this mornings incident. This is our first forecast. Clear and cold this evening. Bright brisk and chilly. Ill have the complete 7day forecast in a few minutes. Thank you. Right now, San Jose Police are investigating a stabbing. Police blocking off a street near the school while they search for one or more suspects. So far we know the teen was stabbed at least once near the school. The victim is not a student at independence high, but may have a connection to ace charter school, which is in the same complex. A man convicted of a large scale mortgage fraud scheme has been sentenced. Allen will spend the next 24 years behind bars. In september, he was convicted of 11 counts of mail fraud and one count of money laundering. 7 on your sides Michael Finney previously reported. He preyed on more than 1,000 people across california desperate to try to keep their home s homes paying him instead of their banks. A new type of homeless shelter, one unlike anything seen in the city before. The mayor toured the facility this morning was once a school near mission and 16th streets, now it has space for 18 beds. The idea is to find people who have been living on the street together and getting them to find help as a group. It has space for them to store their belongings and pets. Its something they cant do at regular shelters. You see people with three shopping carts and you look and say, what are you going to do. Were going to be roll those shopping carts right here, we have storage bins where peoples property can be maintained. Homeless people can stay at the shelter for up to 10 days. The council contributed 3 million to get the center up and running. The first graders at Alta Vista Elementary School are doing their part to feed the homeless. They spent the morning making hundreds of Peanut Butter and jelly sandwiches with the help of the Salvation Army. It can get a little messy at times, the kids were excited to be able to help out. Especially after reading several books about homelessness and soup kitchens. The books talk about homelessness, theyve been introduced to the idea of People Living on the street and not having homes and maybe some of the challenges of that. This is the second time they made pb and j sandwiches last time they stacked up 600 of them. The Salvation Army will hand out todays batch to Homeless People in San Francisco later this evening. Still ahead at 4 00, a big change coming to the big top. Whether ringling brothers circus is sending its elephants packing. Why tonight will be the last time in a long time you can see the light show on the bay bridge. New at 4 30 a group of prostitutes sues the state of california. How they say the loss violates their civil rights. At 4 12 our first live look at the afternoon commute. Its bumper to bumper as always on the sky way in downtown San Francisco. Heading to the east bay, a little bit and i really mean a little bit on the righthand side for those drivers heading Television Announcer mattress discounters 197 mattress sale is ending soon. 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Animal rights activists claim the elephants are mistreated. Circus officials deny those accusations. They came to their decision because of growing public concern about how the animals are treated. Police arrested two people accused of burglary and leading police on a dangerous chase in a stolen car that reached speeds of more than 100 miles an hour. The chase ended when the suspect slammed into another car near 680 and ran away. Police tell us the suspect broke into a home in antioch this morning. A witness saw the suspects running through the parking lot of a nearby i debated whether i should chase them or not, and i feel reluctant that i didnt chase them im glad they got caught. Police recovered all the stolen property from the home along with a loaded gun. The city of palo alto is reminding drivers to keep valuables out of your car, after a rash of nine late night car burglaries you can see the garage on high street where three cars were broken into. Four other burglaries happened on webster street, hamilton avenue, University Avenue and el camino real. Among the items stolen laptops and tablets, most of the cars were rentals. It is the largest light sculpture in the world. Tonight is your last chance to see it at least for a while. Abc 7 News ReporterCornell Bernard live on the embarcadero. Whats happening and why . The artist who created bay lights is going to pull the plug tomorrow at dawn, there will be a ceremony tonight at 8 00, then again at sunrise on friday morning to say so long. Fear not were told the money has been raised to bring a permanent string of lights back next year. I thought the Golden Gate Bridge was the thing here. Denise and steven smith couldnt wait to see them in person. Leds dancing, growing, twinkling below the bay bridge. We dont have bridges like this in atlanta. I thought it was neat. Become sort of a new northstar of the nighttime sky. The project was created by light sculptor who is about to turn the lights off for a year. A morrow bust leds have been conditioned to be replaced over time. They want to see the lights. Pete worries when the lights go out, customers may be turned off. Well have to give everybody the spiel let them know theyre coming back. 4 million in private funds were strung. The bay area will be shining its brightest again. In San FranciscoCornell Bernard, abc 7 news. I miss those lights. Yeah, its really spectacular when you see it. Our shining light. The bay lights and i have the daylights. It gets longer and longer. Its a gorgeous prespring day. Heres a live look from our rooftop camera. Looking out across the embarcadero, these are forecast features clear and crisp conditions will preville overnight. Mild to warm over the weekend with showers possible next week. Lets talk about el nino getting lots of questions about el nino lately. A Climate Prediction Center has issued an el nino advisory a week ago. This is how it looks with the areas of yellow and orange, indicating a little bit of warming. You can see now this week, that area has expanded a bit and temperatures have been rising slightly, thus we have this issue weak conditions have developed, theres a 50 to 60 chance of continuing this summer, but it will have no Significant Impact on the california drug. Thats our concern. We would like to have some rain to look like its going to have any effect. Heres our satellite image. Whats our next chance of rain . Long range beginning next tuesday, march 10th, we will animate the maps here, see clouds coming in wednesday and thursday march 11th and 12th. We have our next chance of rain but its hard to tell at this point whether it will be a significant amount of rain. Overnight, look for chilly conditions, tonight under clear skies with lows dropping into the mid to upper 30s, santa rosa napa. In some of the inland valleys. Well see mainly mid40s in San Francisco. Tomorrow another sunny and mild afternoon with highs in the south bay. San jose, morgan hill. Low to mid70s as well, san mateo mateo. Pacifica and Half Moon Bay in the upper 60s. North bay, 73 at santa rosa, and napa 72. Sonoma 72. Oakland and san leandro the inland east bay will have highs in the mid70s from fairfield to concord, president anton and livermore livermore. Heres the accuweather 7day forecast. Right through the weekend, monday and tuesday. The spring like warmth continues. Dont forget to advance your clocks forward over the weekend. Next wednesday a few more clouds in the sky, with a slight chance of showers, a chance of rain on thursday, and as we get closer to next week, well give you a better idea of how much rain we can expect. Sounds good thank you spencer. Up next, all that Winter Weather and other parts of the country is triggering a new fitness trend. How yoga is different from snoga. The Supreme Court taking up the issue of same sex marriage again. The unusual move justices are making to let you hear no new info from the hospital yet it should be three down and three to go by now. Yesterday we told you about a rare six way kidney transplant starting today involving 12 people in San Francisco. Three of the transplants were scheduled for today. And the other three tomorrow. This is believed to be the largest chain of kidney transplants ever at one hospital on the west coast. The effects of stress on the body and the weird benefit of eating salty food. Jane king has those stories and more. Mcdonalds will stop using chickens raised with cernanty biotics, and sell milk from cows not treated with an artificial growth hormone. Later this year the milk policy goes into effect. It will take up to two years to fully implement the antibiotic free