Project. But after a protest that consumed the day, most of the fences ended up on the ground like this. Protesters took over peoples park in berkeley on wednesday and put construction of the new Student Housing project on hold, for the day, at least. Were not going the stand and let something so culturally significant be taken away from us. Reporter last week a judge ruled they could move forward that would provide housing for 1100 students and low income residents. Students thrive when they can live close to campus. And for too long, too many of our students have had to live distant from campus or in inadequate and extremely expensive housing in the city of berkeley. Two years from now well be looking forward to students moving into the dorms here. The park 60 of the park will remain as open green space. Reporter but protester says peoples park is not the place for the housing project. I know berkeley needs housing. But not here. This is the most densely populated part of town already, as someone who lives two blocks away. You cant agree to disagree on things. There are a lot of people who agree with me. If we have enough people come forward and show our appreciation for the land, the culture that berkeley is rooted in, i think thats a big first step. Reporter throughout the course of the afternoon, more and more peoples park supporters showed up, some of them climbing trees like this guy up here. People tell us theyll be out here as long as they need to be. A large Law Enforcement presence was on hand for day one of construction. Tensions between police and protesters rose throughout the day. Multiple people were arrested, and some protesters destroyed construction materials. And broke down fences that were put up around the park. After several hours, the university paused the project for day, at least. Out of a concern for the construction workers safety. A cal spokesperson says they will assess the situation to figure out the best way forward with construction in the coming days. In berkeley, max darrow, kpix 5. So while all that was happening, the legal battle continues. One of the groups protesting the housing say they plan to appeal the judges ruling. Theyre hoping for a stay to prevent the university from moving forward with that construction. And taking you back to the kpix 5 archives, peoples park was the focus of student protests during the Free Speech Movement back in the 60s. It was also the scene of Deadly Police shooting when police moved in to clear the park in 1969. More recently, it had become a haven for unhoused people. Also this evening, a staffing crisis as a new school year is about to begin. Right now several bay area schools desperately need to hire more teachers. Kpix 5s andria borba has more on what many districts are doing to entice new applicants. Reporter the chairs are empty, and so are the basketball courts. But in weeks, if not near days, school will be back in session. The question for many districts is will there be enough teachers. We are super committed to a teacher being in every classroom on the first day. Reporter School Starts at San FranciscoUnified School District in two weeks, and the district is short 123 teachers. Its difficult for a lot of us, the Public School districts. And we have the added difficulty in San Francisco of our cost of housing. Hard for teachers. Its hard for new teachers to live in San Francisco for early career teachers. Reporter its not just sfusd, but across the bay area, state, and nation, the Teacher Shortage is hitting hard. Ads are promising pay raises and a stable career. Ads even say a teaching credential is not necessary. We can do an emergency permanent, emergency credential for a person who has a bachelors three degree, bachelors of arts and a certain number of credits related to whatever it is theyre going to teach. So its actually possible for somebody who doesnt have a teaching credential but has an interest in being an educator right now to come and try it out. Reporter but still hundreds, if not thousands of vacancies persist. 23year veteran bay area english teacher john carrey says the chief factor for teachers stepping away from students and classrooms is money, particularly in the very spiff bay area. We had an amazing teacher who went back to school to become a lawyer because in both cases, i just cant see myself doing this for this amount of money. Reporter its not just being underpaid, but two years of teaching in a pandemic has driven teachers out education. There is the financial aspect of the Teacher Shortage, but there is also the teacher aspect of the Teacher Shortage. Its a very different ball game right now. I like to tell people if it had been my first year of teaching that we were teaching on zoom, then i wouldnt have had a second year. Reporter so nowadays away from the Opening School in oakland, fremont, San Francisco and beyond, the plea is identical. We want you now. We need you now. Reporter now sfusd is not unaware of the timeline. Theyre looking to possibly combine some classrooms, and potentially redeploy districts with credentials back to classrooms to make sure there are enough educators. And dri know they need a lotf people, but is one type of teacher more in demand . No, it is comprehensive across the board. They need middle school, elementary school. At sfusd, there are some specialized positions theyre looking to fill like a teacher who is bilateral in tagalog. But there is also a need for math teacher. Thanks, reporting live in the newsroom. Richmond Police Release graphic video of an alleged beating of a suspect by one of their own. The police chief fired eric smith jr. Yesterday. Kpix 5s anne makovec joins us now with the new video and the next step in the case. Its now going to go to criminal court. The District Attorney is charging this officer with felony assault with a deadly weapon. And a warning, the body cam video were about to show you is definitely difficult to watch. The incident happening back in april around 1 00 in the morning. Officer smith tried to arrest 33yearold saul mendoza jr. After police say he was seen speeding and smashing into other vehicles on san pablo avenue. After a brief chase, mendoza was hit 35 times with the officers stun gun. Here is a wider view. This is from Surveillance Video showing the continued beating. Now after the incident, officer smith told his supervisors mendoza was resisting arrest. And today the police chief apologized to mendoza and the community for our officers actions. Officer smiths actions are unacceptable. His behavior deviated from our training and will not be tolerated. I expect more from our officers and hold our all members of our department accountable for violating our code of conduct, particularly in cases of excessive use of force. I know that the actions of this officer further erode the trust between Law Enforcement and the community. But i also know that this officers actions are not representative of our department or our profession. Now in addition to the felony assault charge, the officer is facing two enhancements on those criminal charges. One is being on duty while it happened, and the other is causing great bodily injury. Sara . Well, the husband of House Speaker nancy pelosi is pleading not guilty to dui charges. Paul pelosi was arrested in may after his porsche crashed with a jeep in yountville. The driver of the jeep was injured in that crash, and at the time, the chp said the 82yearold was unsteady on his feet, and his speech was slurred. They say a test showed his blood alcohol level was 0. 082. The high profile crash is causing some frustration for the napa county d. A. She says her officer is receiving many inappropriate calls. I think i find it disruptive in the office. Ive been receiving thousands of phone calls and emails. Staff have been told theyre going hang from trees. And these are 80 of the most dedicated Public Servants in napa county. And theyre being treated in a way that is beneath them. Paul pelosi was not required to appear in court for his arraignment, but he is due in court on the 23rd. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now in south korea as part of her asia tour. But there is new fallout from her visit to taiwan. Before leaving the independent island, pelosi met with taiwans president saying americas determination to preserve democracy in taiwan and beyond remains ironclad. We want to always have freedom with security, and were not backing away from that. The speakers presence here in taiwan proves to boost Public Confidence in the strength of our democracy. The speaker made the trip despite threats of retaliation from china today, where china launched new militaryxeis around taiwan. President biden has signed a new executive order to protect abortion rights. It comes on the heels of a historic vote in kansas to keep the constitutional right to abortion. Natalie brand has more from capitol hill. Reporter during the first meeting of the White House Task force on Reproductive Health care, President Biden touted a new executive order to support patients traveling out of state for care. I commit to the American People who are doing everything in our power to safeguard access to health care, including the right to choose that a woman had under roe v. Wade. Reporter the executive order directs the secretary of health and Human Services to consider action to advance access to Reproductive Health care services, including through medicaid, improve research on Maternal Health outcomes, and ensure Health Providers comply with federal law, which could include Technical Assistance for doctors who may be confused in the wake of the supreme courts decision to overturn roe v. Wade as they navigate new state restrictions. The president has again urged congress to codify roe v. Wade into federal law, pointing to tuesdays vote in kansas as an example of public sentiment towards abortion rights. Crowds at this kansas Election Night party erupted into cheers after learning voters had rejected a measure to remove abortion rights from the states constitution. This is a clear indication of where voters in kansas are on this issue. Reporter the group kansans for constitutional freedom claimed victory in the historically red state during the first real test of abortion rights on the ballot since roe was overturned. I wouldnt have voted that way if i was a kansas voter. This wont be the last vote they take on this. Reporter a similar one is on the ballot in kentucky. Natalie brand, cbs news, capitol hill. Still ahead on kpix 5, streaming on cbs news bay area, covid, monkeypox, and now concerns about west nile virus in the south bay. The warning from one woman who says that she got very sick. And from fire to flooding, storms bringing new danger. People trying to escape californias largest wildfire. And the scientists who say its too late to prevent Climate Change from getting worse. How theyre getting ready for the end game. Scattered thunderstorms developing once again today over the mountains of Northern California. The bulk of the action has been over the high sierra. A lot of cloudtoground lightning strikes. Nothing around the bay area today. Well take a look to the weekend coming up in the first alert forecast. The demand general just 20 minutes after oni morning. There are long lines for the vaccine at clinics from coasttocoast. So far there have been more than 6300 reported cases across 48 states. The cdc says the virus has spread mostly through close intimate contact, and the number of new cases is doubling about every week. California, illinois, new york have all declared a state of emergency to fight the viral outbreak. New york senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for federal action to boost access to the vaccine. We need a lot more vaccines, and we need them fast. Thats why this week i sent a letter to President Biden urging him to invoke the defense production act. This will help ramp up the manufacturing of monkeypox vaccines and give manufacturers the resources they need to make these Vaccines Available to more people at a much more accelerated rate. The Biden Administration will distribute more than a million doses of the vaccine. San francisco now expecting 10,000 vaccine doses in its latest round, double what they got in the past. But there is still a shortage, and many people who want the shot may not be able to get one. Some positive news on wall street today. Stocks reversed a twoday slide thanks to good earning results and new economic data. The dow surged 416 points today. The nasdaq up 319 and the s p gained about 64. The worlds Oil Exporting Countries have agreed to boost oil production, but only by a tiny amount. The group known as opec plus says it will increase production by less than 0. 1 of 1 of global oil demand. That seems to be a snub of President Biden who a couple of weeks ago visited saudi arabia urging the nation to take action to cool the markets. Experts warn that will do little to ease prices at the pump. While still high, gas prices have been falling somewhat steadily. According to aaa, a gallon of regular gas in california costs around flood 5. 56. Solano is the lowest average at 5. 49. Three people in custody following a shooting that led to a pursuit in the east bay. Chopper 5 over the aftermath in oakland. You see Police Presence in this neighborhood. This all started in union city. A man was shot in the leg near eighth and h street. A brief pursuit began between police and the suspects and ended in oakland. The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. Now to the fire watch. Much needed rain really helping firefighters battling the deadly mckinney fire in Northern California. But now mud flow and flash flooding are posing a risk in some parts of six siskiyou county. Big problem right in that area. Crews from all over california have been fighting the fastmoving fire near the Klamath National forest. The blaze has scorched more than 57,000 acres since it broke out on friday. Its not been contained yet. Thousands living near the forest and along highway 96 have been forced to evacuate and fast. At least four people have died so far. A Family Member of one of the victims says her brother stayed behind to try to save the family home. To know that my brother refused to move. But he has always been a stubborn guy. So he did what he wanted to do. The family says the victim was an animal lover, and they think his dogs died beside him after the fire burned down that home. Extreme weather events are ravaging the planet. Now international Scientists Say need to start preparing for the worst. Cbs ian lee reports on what scientists are calling a climate end game. Reporter the affects of Climate Change can be seen all around, from raging wildfires to catastrophic flooding. So far, the conversation has primarily been how to prevent it from getting worse. Half of humanity is in the danger zone from floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires. No nation is immune. Reporter but now a team of International Experts led by Cambridge University says we should be prepared for failure. Right now i think were being naive. Were not looking at the worst Case Scenarios at all really. Reporter researchers warn about what they call the four horsemen of the climate end game famine, extreme weather, conflict, and disease spread by insects. Scientists are urging World Leaders to investigate possible outcomes ranging from a loss of 10 of the global population to eventual human extinction. This area of study is not supposed to be disaster voyeurism. Its supposed to be understanding the worst case. Reporter a worst case climate Scientists Say we should be ready for if all else fails. Ian lee, cbs news, london. Okay, that package was mildly disturbing. Depressing. Yeah. Not good. No. And its one of the things we have to deal with the consequences as they come and try to mitigate how bad things get. But there is only so much you can do on an individual basis. Not that the takeaway should be stop trying. Its just sobering. You have to hope for the best, prepare for the worst is kind of the approach that were taking. And cross your fingers. Why dont you cheer us up a little bit. Lets talk about better news in the forecast as we head to the next couple of days. It still feels a little sticky for inland parts of the bay area. We are going to feel that mugginess decreasing by the end of the week. Monsoonal clouds still passing through tomorrow. Still maybe a noticeable level of humidity in the atmosphere. Things are going to shift enough beginning on friday. Then our temperatures are going to back down to exactly normal friday and all the way through the weekend and the humidity is also going to decrease. The amount of moisture in the atmosphere overhead is going to gradually decline friday and over the weekend. Looking outside right now, you can se