extending protections for more than 330,000 immigrants, some illegal, and some at the risk of overstaying their visas. those from el salvador, honduras, napal and nicaragua are shielded from deportation for 18 months. one top democrat says it is still not going far enough. another initiative from the left might. it is a new bill aimed at giving migrants immediate access to our federal benefits. things like medicaid and food stamps. you heard right. it does away with the previous five-year waiting period which democrats call arbitrary and xenophobic. as the left is focused on that the scene at our southern border stays dire. look at every decision they ve made, it is to open our border as wide as possible. they created the migration crisis in this region. people tested the system early on, saw they could get in and get released and so they called back home and millions have come. julie: casey stiegel with more topping our news this hour. hey, casey. according to the numb
Significant developments on two of our college campuses. Agreements have been reached between propalestinian protesters and administrators, both at uc berkeley and San Francisco state. This video from the cal campus, where tents are being broken down and protesters are moving on. After 22 days of occupation, the encampment at uc berkeley is being dismantled. However, those protesters are on their way to uc merced. Nbc bay areas tom jensen has the details. Reporter the protesters did not achieve their ultimate goal of getting full uc system divestment in israel, but they may have opened some doors towards that goal, and theyre going to keep the pressure on by moving to merced. All of the tents are down tonight at uc berkeley, ending one of the longest running propalestinian encampments that have taken over u. S. Campuses over the past few months. We realized that what we get a free palestine to all the amazing kind of get from the university in terms of our demands being met, have kind
Closely watched mayors race. The new twist causing the incumbent to suddenly pull out and all the buzz. San franciscos new wnba team stirring up some excitement this morning. Were going to break down just what valkyries means as well. This is today on the bay. I think we got a few right here on this desk for you this morning. Want to say good morning to you . Im Marcus Washington. We had to tuck our wings. Good morning, im laura garcia. Were going to check the morning commute with mike. Theres some activity out there youre going to need to know about. But first, a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. Well, its pretty quiet over here. We havent had a whole lot going on except for morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. As we get a look at what were seeing right now in san jose, it is mostly clear with that thin veil of the clouds that have been that have been drifting by, and were going to see some of the warmest days for today and tomorrow. So bring those temperatures up a
But its not heavily used off ramp. Let me show you where that is. Approaching the bay bridge and easy drive down the berkeley curve off the eastshore freeway, out of the maze. Everythings moving smoothly. We just have this one off ramp that takes you to maritime right here, and also to grand. Thats closed. We dont know how long thats going to take to clear, but its been there for a few hours, affects a small number of commuters. And in fact, its actually a relatively light commute as things are moving smoothly around the rest of the bay. We have the Altamont Pass and really carry. Its a pretty mild build right now. Yeah. Looks good. All right. So were starting out all clear here in walnut creek. Beautiful sunrise even though weve seen some low clouds elsewhere. And in cupertino well start to see things clearing out by about 8 00. The rest of the day is sunny. And youll notice that temperatures here stay nice and mild with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Mountain view will hit a high of
Significant developments on two of our college campuses. Agreements have been reached between propalestinian protesters and administrators, both at uc berkeley and San Francisco state. This video from the cal campus, where tents are being broken down and protesters are moving on. After 22 days of occupation, the encampment at uc berkeley is being dismantled. However, those protesters are on their way to uc merced. Nbc bay areas tom jensen has the details. Reporter the protesters did not achieve their ultimate goal of getting full uc system divestment in israel, but they may have opened some doors towards that goal, and theyre going to keep the pressure on by moving to merced. All of the tents are down tonight at uc berkeley, ending one of the longest running propalestinian encampments that have taken over u. S. Campuses over the past few months. We realized that what we get a free palestine to all the amazing kind of get from the university in terms of our demands being met, have kind