Groups around the country. The demonstrators were asking for ucsf to divest from israel. The university of california system has said it will not boycott israel. Now to the north bay, where a week of controversy at Sonoma State University is culminating with Commencement Ceremonies today. It comes after the sudden retirement of president mike lee this week. The csu chancellor placed lee on leave after he made a deal with propalestinian protesters without proper approval. Abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard shows us the protest during graduation and has details on the fallout hundreds of sonoma state grads rocking their caps and gowns during Commencement Ceremonies after a dramatic week on campus involving former president mike lee. But alex cant think about that right now. Today is about me. Im glad to have my dad here to see me graduate. So that was more on my mind than the school. Lees retirement was announced friday by csu chancellor mildred garcia, a day after she put him on le
Lights out for the federal government. As of two hours ago it is no longer being funded. Only 50 senators voted for the spending measure passed by the house falling short of the 60 required to proceed. A senate vote to fund the government through february 16 failed. The motion is not agreed to. Reporter private discussions continued on the floor even after the midnight deadline came and went. But to no avail. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. All because Senate Democrats chose to filibuster a non controversial funding bill that contains nothing. Not a thing they do not support. Reporter democrats were holding out for a comprehensive spending bill, and a deal to protect dreamers brought to the u. S. Illegally as children. Minority leader, chuck schumer, said his earlier meeting with President Trump looked promising, but the president later back pedaled. He walked away from two bipartisan deals, including one today in which i even put the border wall on the table. Reporter the w
Have known for a long time our country was founded by geniuses, but it was run by idiots. Reporter now we are still waiting to hear what the president has to say or tweet. Now a partial shutdown wont affect much in the early hours of the weekend, but it could ultimately force National Parks and monuments to close, as well as the centers for disease control. Passport and visa processing will slow down or stop, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed. Whats not affected . Law enforcement agencies and the military stay on duty. Social security and medicare will continue to operate. And the u. S. Postal service will keep delivering your mail. Federal courts also remain open. Now during the last Government Shutdown in 2013, the iconic cliff house restaurant in San Francisco was forced to close. Thats because the privately owned restaurant and bar is on federal land. We can only imagine that if the shutdown drags on, it will be forced to close this time too. And we ch
Youre really excited about this year, but the tone is different than last year. Whats the tone like this year . So last year, we were reacting. We were mobilizing everybody that wanted their voice heard. This year is a call for action. Were asking people to vote. Were asking people to run for office. Elect women of color. And, you know, just make sure that were changing policies. Reporter already from the year, since last years womens march, youve seen a number of women actually say, i plan to run for congress and statewide office. I believe more than 600 women have said they want to sign up. Whats that like for you guys . Well its great. Its great to see the change in how people are approaching politics, right . Theyre doing more than just writing about it or talking about it. Theyre actually acting on it. Reporter and a lot of women, for the First Time Ever in their life, are getting involved politically. Theyre at home maybe right now, making signs. What do you say to them . How sho
Its hard. Reporter for cecily whos selfemployed, her husband unemployed, she says what they cant afford is losing covered california altogether. If we didnt have cover california, we would have a really bad catastrophic Coverage Plan and we would never go to the doctor. Reporter as you mentioned, veronica, because of that uncertainty, anthem already cutting back on coverage across california. I want to mention that premiums were expected to go up anyway next year by at least 3 because of taxes built into the Affordable Care act. Maria medina, kpix5. The man wanting to be the new Contra Costa County District Attorney is getting help from a murderer. One of the strangest endorsements weve seen. Melissa . Reporter you may recall that contra costa District Attorney peterson admitted to lying for using his Campaign Funds for personal expenses. Endorsements for his replacements are coming from all over the place, including an inmate at san quentin. This would be a first. Reporter they receiv