surrounded with those armored cars on either side. this is happening near the cordelia junction. interstate 80. of course, shut down in the eastbound and westbound directions. drivers should be avoiding that area now. as you can imagine, there is a major traffic backup because of this incident. sky seven got video of the congestion which stretches for miles along 80 both directions, as well as the eastbound side of 680. now, the chp had been following the driver for more than an hour when the car lost a tire and stopped just before 4 p.m. the chase wound through sonoma marin contra costa and solano counties before it got to fairfield. chp officers tried several times to use spike strips to stop the driver with no success. now we know this all started around 11 this morning with a shooting on 101 in windsor. chase started around 230 with the suspect crossing the carquinas bridge less than an hour later. we have been in this standoff since before 4:00, and we'll continue to bring you updates on this story throughout the newscast as

we learn more details. for now, we say, good evening, i'm ama daetz and i'm julian glover. >> it's been two weeks since college campus protests against the war in gaza began spreading from columbia university across the country, and more than 2100 people have been arrested since april the 18th. >> here in the bay area, we've been monitoring encampments at uc berkeley, stanford, san francisco state and sonoma state. now we want to get to abc seven news reporter tim johns, who is here with the latest. >> tim. >> yeah. ama julian. now, in contrast to some of the scenes we've witnessed on campuses in places like new york and los angeles, the encampments here in the bay area have been comparatively quiet and respectful, and university administrators tell me they don't think these encampments will have an impact on commencement ceremonies. the tents are still up at university encampments around the bay area, from san francisco state over to uc berkeley and stanford up to sonoma state. students steadfast in their protests of the israel-hamas war and calling on their schools to act. >> this right was really a moment in history, truly, i

believe, at sonoma state university, the encampment is now entering its second week. >> students there making demands similar to other universities, including things like having their school divest from companies that do business with israel. right now, we're just listening. >> we want to hear clearly what they are and then think through how we can be responsive as a campus to that in contrast to scenes at other universities around the nation, encampments here in the bay area have remained largely peaceful at uc berkeley, protesters tell us they believe most of the encampments around the country are the same. >> they think it's the varying responses by universities that have caused the different outcomes the university has uh- to uphold this. >> kind of idea that they uphold, like free speech values. uc berkeley is known for its free speech values, quote unquote. >> earlier in the week, representatives from the american civil liberties union visited the protest area at berkeley. the organization saying they wanted to inform the students what rights they have while protesting and what would be illegal. >> the first amendment and

california constitutional protections for free speech are incredibly powerful, but they are not absolute. >> with things remaining relatively quiet, both sonoma state and uc berkeley say they plan on having graduation ceremonies as normal, even though they tell us they are prepared for all scenarios. >> uc berkeley has long experience with protest activity at graduation ceremonies over the years. there's always some sort of protest, so we are prepared for this year. we know that there is a good chance that will happen now. >> a spokesperson for uc berkeley also told me that the university has created a new buddy system in recent days. the idea behind it is that any person who feels uncomfortable crossing the campus can have a partner walk with them wherever their destination might be. >> okay, we'll stay on top of it. thank you so much, tim. we appreciate it. meanwhile, ucla moved all classes to remote instruction because of protest. hundreds of people were arrested earlier this week as police moved in to dismantle a protest. a camp set up on campus.

reporter carlos granda from our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> the cleanup continues on the ucla campus. the area in front of royce hall is still blocked off, and their security keeping anyone out. today, people are analyzing how the school responded to events as they unfolded to say this has been a bad week on the ucla campus would be a gross understatement. earlier this week, the university police department asked for more officers and then canceled. many are criticizing the way the school responded and blame ucla chancellor gene block . >> so now is the time, and it is what we at adl demand is that chancellor block show leadership up for those who violated codes of conduct, who violated the law. they should face consequences. >> several jewish groups held a news conference this morning promoting a state anti-semitism plan. ucla students say they felt danger on campus calls for the death of all zionists, and

something that i do think is really incredibly important to mention is that anti-zionism is most definitely, most definitely anti-semitism. i'm carlos granda, abc seven news. >> police have arrested 2000 people and counting across the nation during protests on college campuses. student protesters are refusing to leave and an increasing number of universities are calling on police to clear the encampments. they're demanding a cease fire in gaza and for each of their universities to divest from corporations that could be profiting from the war. overnight, law enforcement clashed with demonstrators at portland state university, with the building now, force would be used against you. authorities cleared its library for a second time, arresting 30 people in new york city, authorities arrested at least 13 people while clearing an encampment at nyu and 43 more people arrested down the road at the new school in manhattan. you can 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. >> both san jose police officers injured in a shooting last night are expected to survive their injuries. they were involved in a late night confrontation at an extended stay hotel in south san jose. the suspect in the incident was also wounded. police say a woman called 911 to report a man with a domestic violence restraining order was trying to get into her room. 33 year old san jose resident kevin briones was recorded on an officer's body cam walking away from the woman's room on the third floor, carrying a duffle bag. >> in less than one minute after officers first contacted the suspect, he retrieved a stolen handgun from the duffle bag and fired at the officers. the suspect fled, running away from the officers while continuing to shoot multiple rounds at them. at least one officer returned fire and struck the suspect. >> police say the suspect was arrested after jumping out of a third floor window to escape. after being shot by officers. >> a new ruling from the california supreme court could have a big impact on police

departments nationwide. community groups say it's an important step to prevent overpolicing, but some police unions say it's going to make it harder for police to do their jobs. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> a new ruling by the california supreme court may change how police interact with the public. i think it's a very important decision, soojung-kim is a managing attorney at the san francisco public defender's office. she says with this ruling, the supreme court of california has finally recognizing instances of overpolicing, especially in communities of color for, you know, innocent behavior. >> for just being in the a certain neighborhood and, and characterized as, as, criminal. the court is finding it, acknowledged that fact on thursday, the court ruled to restrict grounds under which police can stop and hold people for questioning. >> it stems from the case. the

people versus marlon flores. >> the only thing he did was he was standing by a car at night. you know, in an area that the police deemed to be high crime area and would not was seeming to avoid police interaction. >> the court ruled that police can't detain someone on the street just because that person tries to avoid contact with them. in her opinion, associate justice carol corrigan writes, before an officer can compel compliance with the show of authority, articulable facts must support a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. in the absence of such facts, the person is constitutionally protected and empowered to go on his or her way. in an email to abc seven news, tracie mccray, president of the san francisco police officers association, writes this is another example of california's criminal justice system working to protect criminals. she writes, observing the actions of those we encounter is a critical part of police work and has never been grounds alone for an arrest. >> obviously, police officers do

have a lot of discretion on the streets. they still do have a lot of leeway. there's a lot of ways that you can interpret reasonable suspicion. >> doctor francis ramos is with communities united for restorative youth justice or courage. she's encouraged by the supreme court's ruling, especially because, as she points out, a routine police stop can quickly escalate into a pat down or detention. >> we are going up against somebody who is armed and who we have seen has the full support of the state behind them in terms of treating the average person, however they think they should be treated in the east bay. >> anser hassan abc seven news. >> i know you thought we were done, but we are about to bring up storm watch again. >> it's hard to believe it's been warm. it's been sunny around here, but that's all about to change as some rain is on the way. we check in now with abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel with a look at the forecast. hey, sandy. hi, there. >> yeah, and julian and umma, we're going to temporarily put spring on hold and bring you winter. but it's for a day

tomorrow. you can clearly see where a high is. probability of rain will be between 6 a.m. and noontime. we're still going to have showers around following that, but let me show you live doppler seven first. it's a level one storm. it's unseen cold. it's also late in the season to get a storm like this, but it's not unheard of. we do get rain in may, so let's talk about when it arrives. 5:00 saturday morning in the north bay, 9 a.m. you're seeing widespread rain, downpours in oranges there, right across the central bay. and then it shifts into the south bay and the east bay. at noontime, it turns over to scattered showers for the early afternoon evening hours. the winds will pick up. you will notice up to 30 mile an hour, wind gusts 25 to 30 at times and it will remain gusty. so it's a level one for tomorrow. rain heavy at times in the morning. scattered showers to follow and breezy to gusty conditions. beautiful view from sierra where they still have snow on the ground. statewide 93% of average. there is a winter storm warning going up at 11 a.m. tomorrow runs until 8 a.m. sunday, looking at a foot or

more for the highest peaks. wind gusts 30 to 50 miles an hour. snow between 5 to 12in above 5000ft. i would carry chains and be prepared for possible difficult travel. i'll be back to let you know how. cinco de mayo, your sunday plans. weather shaping up in just a few minutes. you're not going to want to miss this, julian. >> all right. sounds good. thank you. sandhya next from the abc seven news i-team, a shoplifter who spent a year stealing dozens of times from target gets convicted. the da talks to dan noyes about the evidence she thinks was crucial in the case. >> plus, the politicians, the activists and the athletes, all with local ties receiving the presidential m

cordelia junction, where 680 joins 80. traffic has been backed up for miles both eastbound and westbound, as well as eastbound 680. in the past 15 minutes, we've seen officers fire what looked like a gas canister at the back of the car, and now we are watching this heavily armored vehicle kind of ram the back of this car as it's wedged between these two police vehicles. we know that that gas canister bounced off, sent a big cloud of gas outside. we've also watched drones hovering over the vehicle, and it's unclear exactly what they're trying to get from those drones. but again, it looks like those officers are now prepared to move in on this vehicle that has been holding up traffic for quite some time. yeah. >> the standoff heads into its third hour. the back up on 80

and 680, of course, just keeps getting worse. we're watching this closely so we can bring you any updates as this situation develops. of course we are making sure that we also don't show you anything that could happen that would be to dramatic to show on tv, but we are keeping a close eye on this. but you can see that police are starting to make some movements. as julian mentioned, you see an officer getting back on that vehicle there, and this is all happening in fairfield. >> we know this started though, in rohnert park earlier this morning around 11 a.m, where police say the person they believed to be in this vehicle fired a gun at someone. now all of this almost what, seven hours later is unfolding here as we watch this live with you, the police getting very close to this car, that silver sedan, as they now have it sandwiched between these two heavily armored police vehicles. we see them both inside and outside of the police cars, almost the swat like vehicles right now. again, we'll continue to watch this