Good morning. Thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im marcus washington. Well, Donald Trumps former attorney michael cohen, taking the stand in trumps hush money criminal trial in new york. Scott mcgrew. Usually you want your lawyer in the courtroom. But seriously, i doubt that trump wanted cohen there at all. No right. Hes the former lawyer at this point. Hes been telling the world all about Donald Trumps alleged wrongdoing. Remember, he was the one who took a Home Equity Loan out to get the cash to buy Stormy Daniels silence. The Trump Organization then paid cohen back about double called it legal fees. Well, this morning the jury heard an audiotape of a phone call between trump and cohen about a different woman, karen mcdougal, and how the Trump Organization bought her story and her silence for cash. Heres cohen leaving for the courthouse earlier this morning on the stand, speaking to the prosecution, cohen described the plan and the financing behind the hush money of two
Reports raise questions about israels military operations. The latest response from washington. Also, a new era begins in oakland, with the arrival of a new police chief. Details on his plan to keep oakland safe. This is today in the bay and i dont want to jinx it, but the whole team is actually back together this morning. Good monday morning. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia and im Marcus Washington. Were going to get started with a look at that forecast for you mike going to have a look at that commute coming up. But lets talk about that forecast for us today gary hows it looking. It looks a little bit cooler today. All thanks to some fog that were seeing developing in parts of the south county, along the coastline and into parts of the north bay. So that fog is going to keep those temperatures from warming up as quickly as weve seen recently. And were going to see temperatures in the low 50s to start. Its 56 in san jose, 50 in sonoma, and its 50 in napa. As we get a look at ou
To an adult film star are at the center of the prosecutions case what he revealed today to the jury. A day without child care, preschools and daycare facilities nationwide are closed today and well tell you why and how parents and providers are banding together. Happier meals. Mcdonalds considering a very big change to its menu, how its planning to win back customers. Toast of the town, real housewives of new york city star jenna lyons is spilling the tea, what the fashion icon revealed to me for the first time as well. So excited to be back with you. We couldnt help but jump right in. Its monday. Well start this hour though with some serious news in the most important day yet in former president Donald Trumps criminal trial. Michael cohen, trumps former attorney and fixer testifying against him today. Hes the witness the prosecution needs to tie donald trump to the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels. The prosecution argues that cohen acted at trumps direction to illegally infl
In the u. S. A new era begins in oakland with the arrival of a new police chief. Were live this morning breaking down his plan to keep oakland safe. Plus, the guys are outside. Didnt even see what was happening. They just reacted based off of their instinct and what they heard and just immediately jumped into action. Bystanders stopping a would be thief. That video showing the Quick Response at a San Francisco cafe, restoring some peoples faith in humanity. This is today in the bay area. Thats what im talking about. Stop them in their tracks. All right. Well, good morning to you. Thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. Im marcus washington, and im laura garcia. Happy that youre with us on this monday post mothers day. Should be mothers week, right . This is true. Im gonna give it to you. Mothers it should be a week. Well, the weather at least will cooperate. It was gorgeous this weekend. Yes. And its so nice to have both of you all back. You know, having the whole team tog
Area campus. Were going to be showing you the group whos descended upon san jose state pushing for the end of the war in gaza, also connecting caltrain to the salesforce transit hub in San Francisco. Our sadio quintana fills us in on whats speeding up the effort to extend the train tracks and pushing back against budget cuts , the group saying. Governor newsoms revised budget will make us more susceptible to another pandemic. But lets go ahead and begin this afternoon with that video of the confrontation on a freeway overpass. The chp right now is investigating after two propalestinian advocates say they were attacked while holding a banner over 101 nbc bay areas ian cull has been looking through that video for us, talking with officers as well. Ian, can you go ahead and take us through what exactly happened there . Yeah. So those two men were on a menlo park overpass on may fifth and say that they were assaulted and harassed. What . You dont understand what . You dont dont take a pict