Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. The permitting process for the official events this weekend organized by conservative groups is still under way on both sides of the bay. Also changing as we speak in fact. The plans for counter protests, some of the tactics do not follow the obvious route. Lets start with Leeann Melendez with the latest developments there. Reporter the organizer of saturdays event at chrissy eld is telling everyone that the permit will be issued. Meantime, the Golden Gate NationalRecreation Area has not confirmed that. Now, also when asked if security will be as tight as it was during the super bowl city in early 2016, the mayor of San Francisco said, i think even tighter. This is what we might see on saturday during the Patriot Prayer rally, a tightly secured rally at chrissy field like the one in june 2016. San franciscos mayor ed lee is concerned that weapons could be secretly brought in given the many vulnerable spots. If we had a condition as we wish for no weapons and no guns, it would be easy for poo eople penetrate those. Reporter joe gibson of Patriot Prayer checked the box yes if there is any reason to believe there will be attempts to disrupt, protest, or prevent your event. Gibson, who leads the organization, told his facebook followers, good news. Police have a robust plan to ship rally attendees from a parking lot to chrissy field and back. Maybe we ought to consider not dignifying this event by going there. Reporter now the Mayors Office and the Human Rights Commission are promoting united against hate. This friday at civic center plaza. The mayor writes hatefilled speech has no place in San Francisco. The message is lets come together. This is not about promoting another event but how we promote San Francisco. Reporter other Community Leaders are promoting their own events. There will be one in the Castro District on saturday at noon. If approved, the Patriot Prayer rally will begin at 2 00 in the afternoon, ending at 5 Leeann Melendez, abc7 news. At an eveevent, congresswom jackie spear accused a right wing group of confrontation. Wt theyre doing is manipulating. They have small numbers and small resources. They see this as an opportunity to go to very blue areas where they will not be met with the warmth and revelry, and try to gin up more support for their organization with members. She says she hopes counter protest also be strong but peaceful and pointed to the recent th recent demonstrations in boston. In berkeley, they are worried an event could bring a repeat of the violence theyve seen before. The mayor and others are asking counter demonstrators to stay away. Laura anthony continues our Team Coverage with that story. [ overlapping speakers ] reporter its perhaps a preview of things to come in berkeley, where selfdescribed antimarxist Amber Cummings is planning what she calls a free speech rally in civic park on sunday. Were notere to cause violence or here for white supremacy. Show me one White Supremacist Group that has a transgender at any of their rallies. This is not freedom of speech. This is racism and bigotry. Reporter the event has prompted city leaders to stand together with state and National Representatives to urge counter protesters to demonstrate, but away from the park. I share with my constitctuen to need to speak out agast bigots and racists as i have my entire life. Reporter much of the fear is based on previous events downtown and at uc berkeley that have spiraled out of control. So on sunday, it shouldnt be just one day to come out and speak against hate. It should be a day in which we repudiate those who come from outside our community, into our community, to disrupt, to create havoc. [ overlapping speakers ] reporter cummings claims shes not a white supremacist, but the mayor says the event could be used as a platform for racists. And those looking for the kind of fights his city has seen in the past. When you come dressed like a soldier, with the helmet and a shield and weapons, we have flagpoles that you fashion as a spear, as a weapon, youre not interested in free speech per se. Reporter in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news. Were making sure the bay area is prepared for this weekends events. Youll find the details on our abc7 news app. Download it now so you can find out what happens when it happens. New at 6 00. A Sexual Assault has been reported on the uc berkeley campus. A male student assaulted a female student at a campus residence unit early this morning. They apparently know each other. Chas classes begin on wednesday. Santa cruz Police Arrested a man suspected of groping four women this morning. Frank beneditez is under arrest for assault with intent to commit rape and sexual battery. All the assaults were in public places. Women were walking down a sidewalk when someone grabbed and groped them. Police think there may be additional victims. People can now head back to their homes after a dangerous brush fire burned 200 acres in dublin. Earlier this afternoon, flames quickly moved through. It sent large plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. The fire is nearly extinguished. Deputies briefly evacuated the Wallace Ranch neighborhood. President trump is in the middle of his farthest trip west since taking office. Air force one landed in phoenix, arizona. The president is holding a rally and it starts in less than an hour. Alex michaelson from our sister station in los angeles joins us live from phoenix. Reporter things are beginning to get a little tense right now. Trump supporters are walking into the protest over here. Many of them with make America Great again hats. Over in this direction, thousands of protesters have shown up, many chanting racists go home, all of this about an hour before the speech begins. Cheers for President Trump supporters. Jeers from his opponents. For me i feel its important to be here to speak out against racism. I know im free reporter tonight is the president s First Campaign style rally in the Western Region since taking office. Phoenix has become a peca for Trump Supporters hoping to make America Great again, including many from southern california. Hes saying what so many of us have been thinking and are afraid to say. Reporter car just plowed through. This is the president s first rally since the white supremacist rally in charlottesville. After that, the president talked about violence on both sides and fine people on both sides. Some Trump Supporters here loved that response. They say oh, hes racist, this and that. What he said was the truth. There was violence from both sides. Its not 1938. My grandfather did not run for nazis 80 years ago so i could live in the same fear. Reporter the white house says President Trump will not pardon joe arpaio today, but uld attack both of arons senators for not supporting him enough. Ive never seen anything like this in my life where theres an election and somebody won and they get no support from their party in congress. Reporter and so one of the ways to keep that peace is to try to keep both sides separated. You see the cops that are out here right now in the middle of these two groups. You see some of the protesters over here, and theres also protesters at this parking structure right now. So thankfully, so farthings have remained peaceful. Hopefully it stays that way. That speech expected to get under way at 7 00. Alex michaelson, abc7 news. Thank you very much. B. A. R. T. Now says its new station in melpidas wont open until june of next year. The station is 97 complete but there are still six months of testing to be done. And the new warm spring station has to be converted from an end of the line station to a passthrough operation. It has to be safe and reliable. And fully integrated. Were not going to open it until that happens. Its the first in Santa Clara County. The line will extend eventually all the way to downtown san jose. It seems the tech boom is eating away at hiring for bay arearestaurant in fact, its getng so bad its being called a crisis. Vic lee is live with whats called the avenue with more. Vic . Reporter well, the tech boom, the high cost of living here on the me ninls la, apenin things and more are causing a labor shortage. Are you having trouble finding help . Absolutely, yes, yes. We need servers, we need hosts. Ive never seen it this bad in all the years weve been here. Reporter all three are having trouble finding and keeping help on the avenue. Tony burlinggame avenue, the dining and shopping spot for upscale burlingame. All three thank their blessings for their loyal staff, but the new hires are hard to find. They cant afford to live here. Reporter keith manages rise pizza. He knows firsthand about that. Ive been here about a month and the first three weeks ive been living in my car. Reporter historically young peoplepply for restaurant jobs parttime. But now theres so many startups here that its the mecca here. Reporter not only are they going tough ery levels at tech firms, even flocks are cog to their cafeterias. Theyre paying them big money. Reporter the immigration crackdown has also hit hard. We saw a big exodus of people, you know, that got really nervous. Reporter they say theyre understaffed but hope their loyal customers will understand why. Vic lee, abc7 news. Coming up next, another story youll see only on abc7 news tonight. The master plan for San Francisco parking, and why it requires you to remember your license plate number. Im spencer christian. Looking at warmer air for the weekend. Ill have the forecast coming up shortly. Dolbe opens up their labs. Some of the Science Behind the movies ahead on abc7 news. A woman applies for a passport and the state department loses her identification records. Im who are these people . The Energy Conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. Hey julie, i know todays critica. A sick day. Need. Dads dont take sick days. Dads take dayquil severe. The nondrowsy, coughing, aching, fever, sore throat. Stuffy head, no sick days medicine. Paying to park in one part of San Francisco isnt what it used to be. The change has some people confused but the city hopeful. If it sounds like a contradiction, Wayne Freedman can shed some light. This is a story youll see only on abc7 news. Wayne . Reporter its actually an experiment. You may never park in that garage here on pierce street in the marina district. But they are doing an experiment in there, and if it succeeds, the city could take it to every garage in San Francisco. Time for our question of the day outside the city owned pierce Street Garage in San Franciscos marina district. Do you know your license plate . By memory, no, i dont. I have to think. I know the first few digits but not all of them. Reporter so barbara went back up the stairs and took a picture of her plate and with help from an attendant, entered those numbers into new machines. In the pierce Street Garage, the transportation agency, the minimmuchase time is one hour. License plates guarantee no one else can use a space, even when empty. I have to pay for an hours parking, and i only have a tenminute of aaster plan, to get more people parking short term on the street and longterm in the garage. But change is never easy. If youre running the same three hours, three or four times, youre making more money. This is about providing a public service. The effort is to get the people parking for ten minutes to park on the street. Reporter repeat that often enough, maybe it will come true. I believe in progress. But thats not progress. Reporter what is it . A nightmare. Reporter Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. Did you feel an earthquake in the bay area early this morning . Some people did. The 3. 2 quake hit just outside the mouth of San Francisco bay at 6 36 a. M. People reported shaking to the usgs from va hllejo to san jose. No damage reported. Caltrans is in the process of building a bridge that was damaged during the storms. The old concrete bridge was fractured by a land shid in february and had to be demolished. The new bridge will hopefully open to the public next month. Well, now that the eclipse is over, you might be wondering what to do with your eclipse glasses or whether you might have suffered any eye damage if you peeked at the sun without them. Kristen sze is here with some important tips and some cool new video that you havent seen. Thats right, dan. Our drek on the was in crossville, tennessee, on the path of totality where he captured this on time lapse video. Watch as day turns to night over this lake for 2 1 2 minutes, right there, compressed into three segments. Thanks, chris, for sharing. If you watched with special glasses, hope you didnt throw them out. A group called astronomers without border also redistrict them to schools in asia and south america, where the next eclipse will be in 2019. Dont save them for 2024, because most are certified safe for only three years. If you are wonder wlg you might have damaged your eyes, abc7 news has a new video on our website and app. Theres also information on longterm damage and those symptoms could take days to show up. So if you notice anything unusual, consult a doctor. Dan and ama . Good information. Time to check on our weather. Its going to get a little spicy around here. Thats a good word, suspect it . Especially as the weekend approaches. We have a warming trend coming our way. We look live from mt. Tam. Well have mild to warm weather. Its going to turn hot inland. That means under those conditions, fire danger increases. But were going to have nice sun rise weather. We have mainly sunny skies, even along the coastline. Although little patches of low choud clouds and fog are forming right now. We can see aittle fog pushing over the golden gate. 68 in oakland. We have low to mid 70s at mountain view. 66 degrees at half moon bay. Check out this view from emeryville, a bright, western sky. You see low clouds off in the distan distance. Upper 70s in napa and nevado. Mid 80s at livermore and concord. This is going to be the situation overnight. Low clouds andog expanding, moving locally out over the bay. Low temperatures in the Early Morning hours in the upper 50s to low 60s. As we look at the day ahead, segment by segment in the Early Morning hours, well see a few lingering clouds in the Early Morning hours. Mostly sunny skies across the entire region by noon. Warming up in the afternoon to low 90s in the warmest inland areas. Mid 60s on the coast. It will remain mild here as it will be quite sunny. In the south bay, 82 at san jose on the peninsula. Highs in the upper 70s, almost 80. And down in mountain view. On the coast, mid to upper 60s. A high of 68 tomorrow. 81 in petaluma. 85 in santa rosa. 77 in union city. 78 down in fremont. And in the inland east bay, fairly uniform temperature readings around 90 degrees in most locations. As we look ahead to the weekend, i stalked about that warmup. Its going to be quite warm inland, as highs reach into the mid to upper 90s. And well have a little bit of cooling beginning at the beginning of next week. Heres the sevenday forecast. You can see mild to warm, the next two days warming up even more on friday. Around 98 degrees or possibly higher inland on saturday and sunday. Going to be a nice, warm weekend. Good weekend to get out to beaches. The heat eases up on monday and further cooling taking place next tuesday. Close to a hundred again. Not for long. Coming up next, amazons coming up next, amazons newe at at t, we believe in access. Coming up next, amazons newe 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. 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