Bay area are remembering the life and legacy of glide Church Founder Cecil Williams. And the outcry for a ceasefire in the war between israel and hamas now making its way into Bay Area College campuses. Were live at that student at uc berkeley. From the bay station, youre watching kron. News and news. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im justine waldman. Protests set elite u. S. Educational institutions are happening today. Students at uc berkeley are demanding a ceasefire in gaza and for the university to end connections with companies linked to israel. Kron 4 Charles Clifford joins us now live from the uc Berkeley Campus with the latest here. Thanks for joining us. Well, good afternoon. You know, protest are nothing new here in the cal campus. But a group of people upset about the conflict in gaza between israel and hamas are digging in here. Its was a jewish students. We talked to say that theyre worried about antisemitism and the university is hoping to just ge
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