Against the backdrop of the war in gaza, the bodies of iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and irans foreign minister were recovered following an hours long search. A helicopter carrying those two key leaders, along with six others, crashed in a mountainous area near irans northern border. Welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. Im alex savage and im heather holmes. Experts saying this deadly crash could not have come at a worse time with increased tensions there in the middle east. We want to bring in now our jana katsuyama, whos been monitoring the situation and also has some bay area reaction. Yes, and i spoke to some local expats who had frankly been supportive of the opposition. And they say that they are relieved that there will be a new election. Irans ayatollah, the Supreme Leader, named the Vice President as interim president today. I spoke with several bay area scholars who say this is a big blow to the regime losing two of its top leaders, president raisi and the hardline fo
React very much as the judge handed down that 30 year sentence. Inside San Franciscos federal court building, u. S. District judge Jacqueline Scott corley handed down a 30 year sentence for david depape following his november conviction. Christine pelosi, daughter of nancy and paul, read statements from both parents describing the impact the attack had on the pelosi family. Paul pelosi saying, quote, ever since the defendant violently broke into my home and woke me up yelling wheres nancy . At 2 a. M. On october 28th, 2022. My life has been irrevocably changed. The paps attorneys asked the judge for 14 years. Prosecutors asked for 40. The judge said depape didnt express remorse for trying to kidnap the former speaker, and also said she had to weigh the impact depapes actions will have on discouraging potential future politicians from ever entering Public Service because theyre worried about the safety of their families. Christine pelosi read a statement from her mother as well. The for
Custody in jail after pleading not guilty in court today. Surveillance video of the attack on tuesday afternoon, posted to nextdoor is shocking. The victim walks into the kansas food market in potrero hill. Moments later, another woman enters and begins hitting the victim from behind with a bag containing a bottle of jack daniels whiskey. That woman then begins pulling the victims hair and punching her until the victim falls to the floor. The attack continues until the shop clerk runs off. The assailant. San Francisco Police arrested 26 year old Jessica Blasi from oakland shortly after the attack. She appeared in court today where prosecutors formally charged her with felony assault through her attorney. She pled not guilty. So the next process is we do have some concerns about Mental Health. I dont know, miss blasi. She was having a challenging time explaining sort of some of her background. And so what well do is we ask the court to do an incustody assessment of her Mental Health con
Lost 30 over 30 people from their family entire, like bloodlines lost. So all of this really, like amplifies the need for us to be a voice for the people who dont have a voice. In a letter to protesters, usf president Paul Fitzgerald explained steps they plan to take after negotiations monday between the staff and students. Those include calling again for a ceasefire in gaza, giving a student a seat on the new socially responsible Investment Task force and considering a request for a second seat. Researching curriculum changes and the addition of palestinian studies. Students say they plan to remain on site, however, until they have assurances of more action. We know that were here till graduation, were here until you know, we get another meeting and we get clear defined answers on everything. The university sent ktvu a statement saying in part, the university is continuing to prioritize communication, dialog and deescalation with the protesters. We remain committed to continuing dialo
Funding other things like schools and health care and just building our communities, but not a genocide, the president then made his way over to palo alto, where former yahoo Ceo Marissa Mayer hosted another fundraiser. Some excited to see the president here in their neighborhood, neighbors saying nearby schools were let out early for the event. I hope he lasts another four years and does a good job, as he has been doing the last few years. Id love to cheer our president on if i could. Theyre reminded of the last time a president ial candidate made their way here. The first time it was president obama also going to Marissa Mayers house, and it was we were able to get down another block to see him arrive. And i saw the motorcade. Not sure i ever saw him, though. Shortly after the motorcade came through middlefield road, a set of protests erupted as police blocked the area wearing riot gear. Propalestinians making demands to end the war in gaza. Hes writing a blank check to the governmen