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than anyone else. get started for $49.99 a month plus ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. don't wait- call today. student demonstrations span for coast to to coast. as propel palestinian students. rally for a cause amid growing concerns over safety for jewish students. now at 9, we're speaking with local professor about the impact here in the bay. plus dozens of death penalty. convictions in alameda county. are now under review.
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by some notes written during jury selection are raising concerns about prosecutors. it's time now for a look at this mornings top stories, propel ist indian protesters are making their stand at uc berkeley as they vowed to stay put until the university meets their demands. to divest from companies with ties to israel and to cut its study abroad program there. they're just some of the hundreds of protesters from yesterday's rally that you see here at the steps of the campus of sprawls plaza. dozens of tents set up now this is all part of the gaza solidarity and camp mint movement, which has swept college campuses across the nation. >nicole>president biden spoke on the unrest condemning the protest nationwide. calling it blatantly anti semitic and dangerous. yeah. cal poly humble also seeing protesters
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gathering for a late night protest. campus, police says it caused a shutdown through tomorrow, they said they received reports of dozens of protesters. occupying seaman's hall right before 5:00 pm pm within the hour, the number ballooned to hundreds local news outlets are reporting that the front entrance seems to have been barricaded by furniture. on the east coast. police arrested a few dozen protesters. at a rally in front of ny yesterday. this after hundreds of demonstrators defied university warnings that they would face consequences. if they failed to vacate the premises. all of these protests come after last week's demonstration at columbia. university. which led to a large number of arrests. the university says that classes have been moved online due to safety concerns for jewish students. and here to help us understand more about what is going on is professor nolan higdon in with the department of communication at cal state east bay. welcome, professor nolan. thank you so much for
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taking the time to join us today, so we see a lot of passionate young people. protesting on campuses from coast to coast. how do college administrators typically respond to these student led protests? >live>yeah. thank you very much for having me. i think college administrators are in a very difficult position a lot of their rhetoric. you know, on campus champions. things like free speech freedom of expression. diversity of viewpoints. but they're starting to see a big division. between their students and even some of their faculty and so administrators. i think are wrestling with keeping their their rhetoric and their actions consistent. >nicole>yeah. now we saw it at columbia university. they push classes on online in order to mitigate any dangers to these students. if these protests grow, though, how is this going to impact the school? year? >live>it means to be seen. you know, we did get some interviews from new york police officers. yesterday who were at
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columbia. who so that they didn't see any signs of violence. at the protests, so it remains to be seen. if these things are actually going to erupt into violence on campus there's certainly been been evidence that students feel uncomfortable. on campus and i think that speaks to some of the reports we've seen. i know the pl has demonstrated a rising in anti semitism and the u. n has demonstrated. rise in islamophobia. so i think there is a general sense of of hate that defines this conflict. obviously, and that hate is also come here on college campuses as >nicole>well. how would you say these protests compared to the recent ones that we've seen on the bridges here in the bay area that have just snarled up traffic? >live>well, you know if history is any indication, uh, protests against war and conflict they will continue to grow as long as the war goes on, and so if this work continues, i could see those bridge. protests being, you know, a very small
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demonstration, as compared to to what is to come. it seems like young people are refusing to to budge on there. yeah. that they're opposed to what is being done in gaza just like many us officials refused to budge on their position. and so we're not seeing a lot of compromise or signs that things are going to change anytime >nicole>soon. all right, professor nolan higdon. thank you again so much for your time on this tuesday. now for a look across the bay this morning and we say happy tuesday to all of you. >
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counterclockwise spin. also manages to squeeze out a few light showers, particularly tomorrow morning along the coast. that's what i like to call marine layer missed. it's not not quite rain. the totals are going to be really low. but tomorrow morning anywhere near the coast on the hills, and that could even be inland east bay hills or north bay hills. it certainly santa cruz mountains. roads will be a bit slick because the missed will just kind of add up and the windshield wipers might even be needed at a time, but it's never really going to be super intense in terms of rainfall. and there's another system coming later towards the end of the week and that 1 is going to try and deliver. a slightly different kind of rain. little more than marine layer missed perhaps, but probably not much. we're going to talk about that coming up in the complete forecast. in just a few minutes. >nicole>right? thank you, darren. well this morning tributes continue to pour in for bay area icon reverend cecil williams. the longtime pastor and social activist died monday known for his compassion and support to his community and san francisco's tenderloin.
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williams was instrumental in interning glide memorial church. into a name heard around the world. the reverence served as pastor of glide memorial church for 60 years before retiring. he was a champion for people who needed help. the most feeding the poor and the hungry and turning glide into a world famous. nonprofit. helping hundreds of thousands of people. well. he's also known for stepping up in crisis like in the aftermath. of the deadly loma prieta earthquake that through the city into chaos. >nicole>work. just like well,
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we dug into the kpx. archives for this 1, reverend williams had his own show called vibrations here on kpi ex back in the 80s. >nicole>this episode focused on how to tell the story of the black experience. we also found an old interview from 1971. with former kpix anchor belford davis, where he talked about glide. >nicole>for more on the life and legacy of the reverence. sesil williams head to our website, kpi. now to a bombshell announcement from alameda county district attorney pamela price her office is reviewing 35 death penalty cases for possible misconduct by prosecutors. this
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all stems from a review of the trial. and conviction of earnest ..., man. found guilty of murder and attempted murder. during a robbery at an apartment complex in 1993. as our jose martinez were. reports. the d a claims that notes written by the prosecutors warrant a closer look. >>alameda county district attorney pamela price. it was a discovery. of case notes like these identifying potential jurors by race and ethnicity. as jewish and as as possible opponents of the death penalty. that's opened opened a pandora's box. office has discovered. a evidence. of prosecutorial misconduct involved in the death penalty cases. prices. judge vince chhabria of the us district court of northern california has ordered her office to review nearly a dozen death. penalty cases. the 1st red flag process surfaced in the case of earnest ..., who's currently on
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death row for the 1995. murder of 9 year old lens, clark. and the attempted murder of his grandmother, bernice. price says her office stumble upon notes highlighting the race and ethnicity of potential jurors in the dikes case course of reviewing mr ... is sentence. which is pending before his cases pending before judge cumbria. my office discovered evidence of a pattern of misconduct, prosecutor i'm misconduct that may well impact all of the death penalty cases in alameda. county over the past 30 years. while the review is likely to reopen old points. salarno president of crime victims united sets it's important to ensure that the justice system delivered a just outcome. i think the district attorney's hands are tied. i mean, she has to follow a court order. obviously, prices office is reviewing 35. death penalty cases. and says the probe could actually spend further. salarno
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says she worries about the toll on families who have already been victims of crime. and lift through the trauma of a crime trial. actually is my heart goes out to the victims. associated with those cases. sure, they endured a long process to even get to where they are and get yeah. conviction and i believe probably with all their hearts. they believe that they had some finality and can move forward. so i'm sure this must be devastating. news and, well, this review is ongoing. the dss a s office is reaching out to victims and survivors. who these crimes. >nicole>it's a month dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the contribution of volunteers. will meet this woman who helped save lives
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>nicole>this just in a major. announcement for this year. pride. parade. the san francis pride group announcing this year's celebrity grand marshal and mainstage headliner is grammy emmy and 2 time tony winner billy porter. the theater legend and fashionista is a longtime advocate for lgbtq. rights. this year's pride parade is set for sunday, june 30th. welcome back the time now is 914 so let's get a check on what's happening. around the bay today. as we
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take a live look at oakland this morning groundbreaking ceremony today is going to kick off construction of new housing development at the southern end of lake merritt of the 91 units, 25% will be permanent supportive housing. the 6 story complex. will also have a mix of apartments for people earning between 26. to 60%. of the area's median income. and today in san jose, the last remaining burger pit will be closing for good for decades. burger pit restaurants were fast food favorite. all across the bay area. the owner says he's ready to retire and he was facing a 70%. rent hike. his dad launched the chain with partners back in 19. and the habit burger grill is offering a hot meal to those in need in san jose. today, they're teaming up with the nonprofit opening doors for a delicious give away from noon to 2 p.m.. serving up lunch burgers to the homeless as part of the meals without borders, mobile food program. we're celebrating
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community bridge builders in the bay area and april is national volunteer month and in northern california. thousands currently volunteer with the american red cross. 90% of the red cross workforce are volunteers. and a quarter of all volunteers. are 24. years old. or younger. the organization can always use more help around the bay area and beyond, shawn chitnis has more on the impact it has on our community and the people who do the work. >>caro drop has been a volunteer for the american red. cross from more than 20 >>lives time working in the northern california coastal region. let's her work in san francisco but has also center across the country to serve those in >
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help at any time i wanted >>it started volunteering in 2002. >>after 911 inspired her to get more involved. and do more for her country. one of the 1st tasks caro took on was helping families connect with each other over the phone using her skills as a spanish speaker. 3 years later, she would be part of the team from our area to respond to hurricane katrina. >>more than 2 decades later. carl keeps up her volunteer work with the red cross because of the flexibility and the impact she can have in the community. there is a need almost daily to support the victims of house fires in the bay area including assisting families who need shelter. financial assistance. and childcare. carl has also participated in events that educate and install fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. >
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sometimes think that we don't have the time for it. but i have a full time job for an architecture firm. i have a part time job with a nonprofit. organization that works in ocean conservation and yet i have the time to volunteer for the red cross and then have my personal >>life. so during a month long campaign to encourage others to give their time carlos says, there is likely a role for you that works with your schedule. >
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way across the pacific. the timing on this is really thursday night. where we're not going to see any rain out of it. and friday morning where i think we could because as we get into friday morning in this system starts to droop south a little bit using the longer range models we lose a little bit of resolution, but you can see what happens here. if you spotty showers just kind of cropping up around the bay. there's not much to it. um but there's a chance of rain on the lesson here is really good perspective on this. here's how much rain we might get in a scenario like that. not much couple 107 inch of rain at most in that is about it, so it's not really a significant issue, but it does keep the clouds around. it keeps the temperatures relatively cool and it does keep this persistent discussion of well, there's another system at the end of the week, which gets a drop of rain in the 74th. day forecast, and that's it. if you look past that temperatures are going to be climbing. into the mid 70s by the time we get towards the weekend, so at least the really nice side to this forecast is by saturday and definitely sunday and monday. it's a straightaway
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sunshine and temperatures that climb back up at least a few degrees. above average. >nicole>the fate of tiktok. be decided. today we have t
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nation's capital. as we go live to our nation's capital. where the sun will take up the bay. banning ticked today. a tiktok executive is vowing legal action at the u. s bands. the social media platform. as expected. the bill would give its chinese parent company bite dance 270. days to sell the app otherwise it would keep tiktok out of us. stores. it also includes a for israel taiwan and ukraine. time now for your money watch report. while street kicked off the week with all green arrows and early this morning, us stock futures edged higher on tuesday. it's good news as the corporate earnings season picked up seats. some steam here, so let's see where the markets are right now. up 239. points in the green. yeah. apple announced on social media and new product unveiling is coming in just a few weeks. rumors have surfaced of this being revealed for the new oleds. display on ipad pros. and updated ship set. and a horizontal reposition. of its front camera. now we could also see a new riding gadget as
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adm. artist keigo announced. part 1 of his world tour. across north america. and you're and lucky for us. san francisco's chase center will join the list of iconic venues. for those of you who haven't experienced 1 of his shows. utilizes different instruments for his live performances. including piano and strings. and if you want to see his barrier stop on october 4th tickets will be available this friday. that's going to do it for the news at 9 coming up next year is the drew barrymore show, and actors donnie wahlberg. and bridget, went to han stopped by to talk about their show blue bloods. for more local headlines, including the weather, join us on our streaming service, cbs news bay area through a sea of g
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