involved agree to about 80% of the proposed changes. but he and the other business owners who spoke with the off- camera say this proposal seems to be rust. >> i think this intersection is being looked at unfairly and i think opportunistically due to the tragedy that happened on march 16th with a family of four, which tragically slept off the corner right here. >> -- is a candidate for district 7 supervisor. he says some residents we changes to this intersection could affect other nearby intersections negatively. the draft proposal from the -- would restrict most private vehicles from entering the intersection. drivers would be forced to make right turns directing them away. a pedestrian plaza would be built in the horseshoe area near the train platforms where sfmta trucks now park. >> reporter: supervisor says the quadruple fatal to crash that happened here is truly one of the reasons why something is being done quickly. >> we want to make sure that people outside of west portal, inside west portal understand that we will act to make the community safer and it's not going to take us five years. it's something that we know works.

>> reporter: the sfmta has been hosting listening sessions for these proposed changes. the next one is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the -- library. supervisor says those sessions have been helpful and she's looking forward to sfmta adding some of the suggestions they've already heard. charges against the driver in the march 16th crash still have not been filed and no timeline for a charging decision has been made. and san francisco -- sfmta -- trent 27 sergio quintana , nbc bay area. crosses the line between -- on the east coast the bay area. campuses have begun intense -- even faculty members walking out of class yesterday in support of pro-palestinian protesters. the overall message from

students to universities, divest from companies that have a financial interest in israel. but those tensions have reached a breaking point at columbia university with police moving in. also, in new york city, students at nyu took their protest to nearby washington square park today. they were forced to move to this location after the school put up a plywood wall denying access to the area where demonstrators gathered last night. that's why nypd came in and arrested 120 people. the school also moved all classes online through the end of the semester. here in california, classes are also going remote at cal poly humboldt. pro-palestinian protesters occupied buildings and barricaded themselves inside those buildings last night. they also set up tents and makeshift beds, triggering a large police response. students of the university of michigan are doing the same thing, at 10 encampments have been set up on the campus in ann arbor. we told you about some of those

calls to divest from companies that support israel. here in the bay area, and tonight, a protesting cam at at uc berkeley is getting bigger. students have been camped out in sproul plaza since yesterday. dozens of tents are now pitched. students and others will be camping out for a second straight night. demonstrators are demanding that uc berkeley sever all ties with is really institutions, including halting the global internship program in israel, and they are demanding the university to financially divest from companies that support israel. >> over $2 billion of our tuition money goes to funding contract weapons, arms manufacturers, like boeing, blackrock, lockheed martin, and many more. >> we've heard what their demands are, and there are no plans to change our investment strategies, policies, or practices. >> that spokesperson there for uc berkeley says that while the university is committed to free speech, is also committed to making sure classes are not disrupted.

>> elected officials and community leaders continued to pay tribute to longtime civil rights and community activist reverend cecil williams. he passed away yesterday. cisco icon and cofounder of bly memorial church, -- house speaker meredith, nancy pelosi called the reverend, quote, a voice for love and justice to help build a community of passion and inclusion in our city. vice president kamala harris -- it was my honor to called reverend williams a dear friend. i have many fond memories over the years of attending his morning sermons on -- enjoying the reverend downstairs to serve meals to members of the community. he offered every person who walk-throughs doors a warm smile, a hot meal, and unconditional love. barbara lee, jackie speier also paying the respected a thing the presence of the community will be deeply missed. memorial said he passed away at his home yesterday surrounded by family and friends. on its

website, the church that a memorial is now being planned. when will that special election take place? today, at a rally, a group behind is asking the county board of supervisors to set a special election date for july or august. they claim waiting until november to hold the recall election would further threaten public safety. meanwhile, supporters of the district attorney also at today's rally say a special election would be a waste of taxpayer money. they say they believe the district attorney is delivering on her promises of accountability and justice and at the recall effort is. politics. >> you know, capturing the fears, the frustrations and turning our d.a. into a scapegoat and it's really sad.

choose totally for justice, totally for victims. >> we don't we need to wait until november. there is not a timeline on life. waiting until november is not an option. when he heard her to go, right now. >> the registrar of voter says that state law requirements prevent the board from discussing this issue until april 30th to allow time for public notice. >> to the south bay now and some extra security has arrived for an eastside neighborhood in san jose. city leaders installed a new safety camera in the plateau neighborhood. this is right on the corner of king and wilshire. the mayor and councilman peter ortiz stated that the highly requested camera should help boost safety in that area. cameras are automated license plate readers that can flag cars suspected in crimes. the city has expanding its camera network. there are now more than 230 in

the city. the mayor says they have led to 200 arrests. they catch suspects , drugs, solar packages, outstanding warrants for domestic violence, and even a group of teens responsible for 60 vehicle break-ins. the mayor says -- $3 million worth of stolen vehicles this year. more affordable housing is coming to oakland today. housing has been -- ground has been broken on second avenue. this is on public land leader lake merritt. it will have 91 units, a quarter are designated for on house people and the families. the rest are for households that earn less than 60% of the area's median income. the development is one of the first projects to get funding for measure you, which was passed by voters two years ago. >> a community college in the east bay is celebrating a

milestone. berkeley city colleges hitting 50 years today. staff and students celebrated the -- he also broke ground on a new building called west campus. located in downtown berkeley on the street, it's the colleges first major expansion in 20 years. community leaders say today represents a new chapter for the school and for future students. >> it's so important to celebrate because our history gives us a lot to learn from. we are always consistently cultivating in a learning environment where they can see themselves and the expansion of this project allows for future generations of students to come and learn with us. >> the president of berkeley college says the facility will include a wellness center, along with more classrooms, the project was paid for by a bond given to the community college district. now the panda is getting here, it's time to be getting fundraising for the enclosure. that will host the next year. it will have to be paid for by

using private dollars, not taxpayer funds, but a local law limits the ability of government officials to ask for donations. mayor lundin announced that she is introducing legislation that would suspend those restrictions. it's unclear how much money is needed. the enclosure exactly still being designed. up next, melting glaciers mean rising sea levels. and newest search could find it could slow down the world. it's hard enough synchronizing computers. when you add a second, but nobody's prepared to do what's necessary and then you have to have a negative. >> you can slow down. how climate change and melting -- melting polar claps -- caps can cause a time change. plus, how many users can be without tiktok. and how officials are responding today. i am chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we will cover the climate change, and we will look at the

sierra over the next

tiktok , the clock is ticking. a bill that can ban tiktok is getting closer to a final bow. it's part of a massive emergency aid package which includes $95 billion in aid for ukraine and israel. it cleared the house with an 80- 19 vote. showing wide bipartisan support. a final vote is expected tonight or tomorrow. if it passes, it has to president biden, who has said in the past he would sign it. let's take a live look now in washington, d.c. as senators are literally debating the bill as we speak. if passed, it would force china's bytedance -- or face a u.s. band. they argue with you involvement

with the chinese government is a national security threat that exposes user data to the chinese government. tiktok says they have safeguards in place to protect users. >> we are working hard to educate legislators and fight for the over 170 million americans, that's half of everyone in the u.s., who find a home on tiktok, not to mention the 7 million businesses and 7000 u.s. employees like me. so that's what i can say. >> on the flipside, tonight, the fbi director is among those who say the app poses a clear and present security threat. >> can you be specific about what your fear is and whether that's actually happening or if it's simply potential for it happening? >> tiktok, for us, represents a national security concern and the reason i say that is tiktok's parent company, it's beholden to the chinese government and so, when americans stop and think about

how do they feel about the power, the access, the capability, the control, that tiktok has, they need to be thinking about it in terms of how do they feel about that same power, access, capability, control, in the hands of tiktok's parent in chinese government and ultimately, the chinese intelligence services. >> this is such a big story and such a big vote and it's all unfolding tonight in washington, d.c. you can watch this entire interview, by the way, with the fbi director, christopher wray. he sits down with lester holt on nightly news in about 15 minutes. >> looking for to that. a new twist on what we have been watching for for years now. i'm talking about the melting of the polar ice caps. new research from california scientists say, as the ice melts, the earth actually slows down and this could lead to a potential time change. our business and tech reporter scott explains.

>> reporter: the more we see polar ice melt, the more scientists tell us that climate change will have real-world effects on our lives. melting glaciers likely mean rising sea levels threatening our coastlines. but it also means less ice at the earth's poles and more water weight spread around the other places and that is leading to the earth slowing down. >> human activity has change the rotation of the earth. >> reporter: not exactly what happens when superman flies around the earth and reverses time in the movie but enough to actually slow down the rotation of our planet. a rotation that's been speeding up slightly for decades. >> that trend slowed, turnaround, and it's not going the other direction. that's all because of the effect of global warming. >> reporter: that's duncan agnew, who runs a study at --

oceanography. his study says we may actually have to subtract the so-called leap second from our atomic clocks because of the slowing planet. a move that would be painful for satellites, computers, not to mention financial and energy systems that rely on precise timing. >> we've never had a leap second, but it's part of that synchronizing computers. if we can add a second, but nobody is prepared to do what is necessary when you have to have a -2nd. >> now we should say the biggest concern when it comes to melting ice is not a potential leap second. >> land ice, when it melts, contributes directly to see rebel -- sea level rise. >> reporter: but even aside -- the slowing planet is getting attention. >> is definitely an interesting one. i don't think anybody will notice personally effects of that. >> reporter: putting more eyes and concern on a climate

crisis. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you. let's take you a live look outside. that's not the bay area. that is palisades, tahoe. i believe it still open for skiing. will have to ask johnny mosley. he's talking about what's happening in the sierra. >> you know, the snowpack this year, well over 100% through much of this era, which has been great, but what about through the next 30 years. wanted to continue our climate coverage tonight and show you the forecast of what could happen if we do not see substantial cuts in omissions. so, in order to do that, what i want to do, first take a look at , where this snow level is usually hovering. and they are usually at about 5000 feet, and that's awesome because we are able to bank of that snow, which provides a third of the states is five. but if we don't see substantial cuts in omission, the problem we get into is, and it could be

very dramatic here, snow levels rising and extremely high. check this out. we may actually see snow levels go up to about 7000 feet by the year 2054. so 30 years out for now. that would not only set up environmental changes, but we would not be able to bank that snowpack and it would forever change how we are able to deal with our water situation here in california. now on top of that, with the snow levels going so high, this would also mean flash flooding, more frequently throughout the sierra. so a lot of stuff here. it certainly scary to think about. but remember, you can make a difference today and for the rest of your lifetime by helping to lower your carbon footprint. all that contributing together and we would be able to mitigate and push all of these harmful impacts away. already, more details and our coverage at nbcbayarea.com. member, there is hope, we have to come together. as we head into tomorrow morning's forecast, we will start out from log and areas of drizzle. clouds hang on as we head

through the afternoon tomorrow. not a whole lot in the way of sunshine. it will stay mostly cloudy, partly sunny. could get a few sun breaks in here but overall, a cool day for us. we will have those numbers getting down to 51 here in the south bay, 49 in the tri-valley. also dropping down to 53 in san francisco and for the east bay right there at 50. daytime highs going to be in the 60s for much of the bay area, huge change after those 80s this weekend .67, 69 here in san jose. over to the east bay, 66 in vallejo, down to fremont, 68. let's move it over to the half moon bay area, only 58 tomorrow. redwood city, 65. san francisco, 63 and downtown, 61 in the outer sunset and for the north bay, 70 in clearlake, but you see the trend here. you get closer to the bay and those numbers are going to be cooler all the way down in the

low 60s. eventually, this week, we will see the chance here for some showers. is now getting consolidated to just one day on friday. the storm system is really developing over the land. it's going be really hard pressed to pull in a lot of moisture from the pacific. that's why we only expect a few spotty showers here on fridays forecast. other thing we are looking up here, the wind picking up thursday, 15 to 20 miles per hour then on friday, about 40. this weekend looks pretty common the sun is coming back out for us. will be just in time for that saturday and sunday. 72 on saturday .74 on sundays forecast. so, man, those projections by 2054, the snow levels. if we saw it go up to 7000 feet. it just changes the way everything operates through the sierra. and really, throughout the state. that would mean some areas that are able to get water just would not have access to water.

>> you illustrated it very well, and to put it in perspective. 30 years is not that far down the road. >> right. but we come together and we can to mitigate that and we can make a difference now. >> thank u, jeff. yo

no business after midnight. that is the proposal from mayor bree to hopefully disrupt nighttime drug markets in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. the proposed legislation would prohibit certain corner stores from operating between midnight

and 5:00 a.m. the hopes, reducing late-night crowds where people gather and deal drugs, socialize and snack during the early morning hours. it would apply to corner stores, liquor stores, and prepackaged food or tobacco products being sold. would not apply to restaurants or bars. businesses could be fined up to $1000 per hour. this needs to be voted on and approved by the board of supervisors. a prisoner is back in custody after escaping from a cell at san francisco general hospital. the top floor of the hospital serves as a holding cell for inmates. that's where deputies were guarding the inmate when he was somehow able to climb through the ceiling. he was found in a secure area about 30 minutes later. the sheriff's office says that he, quote, did not escape custody at any time. the sheriff's association says the incident highlights critical staffing shortages in the department and our colleagues -- recruit more wheaties. -- deputies.

would be in clear, the service at airports that lets you skip the long security lines. state senator josh newman from orange county introduce this bill. it would require third-party vendors, like clear, to have its own line with its own tsa screeners, which the company would need to work out with the federal government, of course. the bill could hurt the bottom line is that airlines and airports that bring in revenue from clear. >> in this capacity, we rely on revenue we get from additional services like clear or other services we provide to our passengers. >> six major airlines also came out against that bill, saying if clear is cut from the airport, airfare may go up. the bill is on the agenda at today's state senate transportation hearing, which is currently underway. clear has kiosks at all three major state area airports. up next, pelicans in distress across monterey county. the rescue operation now underway.

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tonight at 7:00, we are live at uc berkeley were pro- palestinian -- we will tell you what the scene is there. also, we just told you about the efforts to band clear from our local airports. the proposed legislation to get rid of the services that let you skip the security line. we have more details. that's coming up on her 7:00 news. of next on nightly news. should your kids teachers carry a gun. the state that just matt passed a measure that allowed teachers to carry concealed weapons in pools of the schools. lester holt anchors from los angeles tonight.

tonight, the first witness back on the stand in donald trump's hush money trial tonight, the first witness back on the stand in donald trump's hush money trial, as the judge considers whether the former president violated his gag order. mr. trump's long-time friend, the former publisher of the "national enquirer," testifying about a secret scheme to catch and kill stories to help mr. trump's 2016 campaign, including a doorman's claim he fathered a child out of wedlock, and the moment the judge warned his attorney was, quote, losing all edge as ty. pro-palestinian protests spread across the country from california to minnesota to new york, where police arrested also tonight, college campuses on edge as pro-palestinian protests spread across the country from california to minnesota to new york, where police arrested 120 protesters at nyu overnight. columbia going hybrid the rest of the semester. the new developments tonight. after victims of former