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Israel and hamas now making its way onto a Bay Area College campus for live at that sit in at uc berkeley. Plus, tesla Just Announced massive layoffs. How many people in the bay area will be losing their jobs . And the Group Leading the effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney pamela price issuing a demand the board of supervisors. Station. Hes calling for news 2. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at to im just involvement and happening right now. There are protests at u. S. Educational institutions. Its all happening today and students at uc berkeley are demanding a ceasefire in gaza and for the university to and connections with companies that are linked to israel. Kron 4 s Charles Clifford joins us now live from uc berkeley with the latest here. Thanks for joining us. Well, good protest or nothing unusual here in the cal campus. But today a group people upset with the conflict in israel and gaza has created a sit in in the main plaza. For cal berkeleys sproul hall tuesday morning, protesters had set up dozens of tents along with banners and signs of support for the people of gaza and palestine. They are demanding that the School Called for a ceasefire in the conflict between israel and hamas over the past several months, protesters have caused disruptions on campus. In march. The university had to evacuate attendees at an event organized by jewish student groups. When proPalestinian Protesters gathered outside. Its ball pause on tuesday. Some students walking to class expressed support for the protesters. I think that the students using their power and their privilege to uplift other people, especially those suffering from a genocide is extremely important. This is created an environment on campus. Thats very. Im comfortable. But some jewish students say that they have been harassed for months, feel that the university has let them down. Uc berkeley doesnt care about your students prioritize your safety and it isnt care of, you know, we are forced to learn in an environment that is not conducive to one in which we feel welcomed. Or let alone say fun. The University Says that with just 3 weeks left in the school year, they want to protect the right to free speech, but also make sure that the school run smoothly and safely. Well be ready to take any steps necessary to ensure that the universitys operations arent disrupted by this protest. And those operations obviously include teaching learning and research. So far its unclear how long these protesters plan to remain on campus. Alright, back live the protesters are also calling on the university to create a financial boycott of israel. School says that that is not something they are considering. But for now in the east bay, Charles Clifford kron, 4 news. Charles, thank you. And the Jewish Community Relations Council released a statement in response to the demonstration. It reads here. In part, we are carefully monitoring the emerging antiisrael protests at uc berkeley, which appeared to be inspired by the deeply antisemitic columbia encampment, responsible for harassing and blocking jewish students from accessing their campus while their words are of here at the protesters at uc berkeley have a right to free speech and assembly and no violence or obstruction has been reported. We are in conversation with the administration who are committed to ensuring jewish safety of participation. And another Northern California campus has been closed because of those similar demonstrations there. California state Polytechnic University in humboldt making the announcement on its website. The campus will be closed through tomorrow. The school says this is for the safety of the Campus Community as protesters continue to occupy siemens hall, the demonstrations started last night. Buildings are locked down. Key cards are not working and classes are being done remotely propalestinian protest emerging several colleges and universities all across the country. More than 130 demonstrators arrested yesterday after refusing to leave an encampment that they set up at nyu. About 60 people were arrested at a similar protest on yales campus. More than 30 tents were set up at the university of michigan. 9 people arrested after setting up an encampment at the university of minnesota. It was last week that more than 100 columbia students were arrested for occupying a space on campus for more than 30 hours. The school says the decision was made following reports of, quote, intimidating chance and several antisemitic incidents. All elasses there are now remote because of safety concerns and at least 20 more google employees have been fired, bringing the total there to more than 50 people following protests over the companys involvement with israel. At issue for the protesters, a 1. 2 billion dollar contract signed in 2021. For google and amazon to provide Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence services. Last week demonstrators took part in sit in protest at google offices in sunnyvale and new york. The latest firings came after an investigation revealed the identities of more employees to google says physically disrupted coworkers. New at 2, we have learned tesla is laying off more than 3300 employees in california. The majority of them are in the bay area. More than 2700 employees work in fremont and palo alto. This is according to the California Employment Development department. The remaining employees work in burbank and left prop. The layoffs will begin in june. We have reached out to tesla for comment. We are waiting for a response and well keep you posted. Taking a live look outside of this very cloudy tuesday. Has not really gotten much more sunny out much sunnier out there today. Meteorologist kogan here now details. Cloudy out. They win. I wouldnt mind being wrong. Just want to say, but sadly, its cloudy, folks. Just like we said, it was going to be. And here we are. So. Obviously can see that as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge. You also see a little bit of wind out there. So little breezy as well. We were yesterday in the afternoon, too. You can see this is picked up to 15, 16 Miles Per Hour, San Francisco and out of the coast. But even higher than that, if you head inland spots like fairfield, getting a little delta breeze going to low pressure is sitting right off the coast here and it is tossing some energy towards california. And for us, obviously, its cooled us down. But notice ride goes over towards this year. Its actually popped up a few showers out there, too. We have a little lightning earlier as things kind of started to get that up. Lift up the slopes. But you can see for us, it really is just the cloud cover. And that has plenty enough to cool down 50 degrees right now in San Francisco. A check of the difference. Yesterday. We were getting up to the 80s in spots like a livermore. Concord, napa, santa rosa and down in san jose. And today you can see were not even at 60 degrees in santa rosa were 59. So big difference and talk about the difference. I have this graphic that shows you exactly how much cooler it is. And if you are in livermore, were talking 20 degree drop 15 to 20 degrees over much of the bay area running even at half moon bay. But of course, they had the clouds yesterday, right . So tonight we are going to have another evening where were going to see that cloud cover kind of win the day. We do have a full moon tonight. If you get a chance and you if you get a chance and you get a little break in the again last night for a little bit. It was awfully pretty temperatures pretty mild tomorrow. Another bit of a cloudy day. Ill have more details in your sevenday forecast. There is a break and its coming up, justine. So have all that info. Save alameda for everyone. The group thats leading the effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney pamela Price Holding a rally at the Alameda County Administration Building today, they sent a letter to the board of supervisors. Calling on the board to set a date for the recall election during next tuesdays meeting. The group is claiming supervisors are not following the county charter. The small then it just we call is also with up com domain of especially this county. The damage that has been so far. Its tremendous. And we should not be the only people that see whats going on. The board of supervisors have a job to president miley. Its your responsibility. To set a date for the recall. Put that on the agenda and we want to see that on april. 30th will be here to watch you and watch the board vote on that. Prices been criticized for being lenient on criminals. Her attorney is claiming the recall is illegal alleging that the register voters failed to follow the rules of the countys charter specifically signatures were not counted within 10 days of people from outside the county were used to gather signatures. A popular Vegan Restaurant in downtown oakland burglarized yet again marking the 4th break in there in 3 years. Roasted and raw near the intersection of 14th and jefferson was closed yesterday. The restaurant sharing a photo of a shattered glass door at the restaurants entrance announcing their temporary closure because of the breakin last month the Restaurant Owner said he was considering leaving oakland following a 3rd breakin. We have reached out to the owner but so far have not heard back yet. Shutting down some businesses in the tenderloin. San Francisco Mayor london breed announcing a new initiative that would do just that. Its aimed at cracking down on drug dealing in the neighborhood. It would prohibit some Retail Stores that sell prepackaged food or tobacco from operating between the hours of midnight and 05 00am brie to set to present the board of supervisors with this plan. The Mayors Office says she developed the plan after getting input from stakeholders in the neighborhood and also community members. Other businesses, including restaurants, bars and event halls with not be impacted. Police have arrested a San Jose Fire Department captain after they say they caught him in a child sting operation in sacramento. This bay area firefighter was just one of 24 suspected internet predators arrested. Kron fours. Michael thomas has the latest. The Sacramento County Sheriffs Office says that the san jose fire captain was just one of many in a position of public trust that was caught trying to meet up with young girls. This is video from the sacramento Sheriffs Office says they arrested 24 suspects at the end of march during a threeday Child Predator sting operation grown adults ranging from age 22 men in their 70s trying to meet up with young girls and have. 43 yearold spencer parker, a san jose fire captain was part of those arrested and is now facing charges from sacramento County District Attorneys Office which were filed on april 3rd, the San Jose Fire Department says his last day of work was march 31st. He was then placed on administrative leave on april. 11th but resigned the following day. He had been with the Department Since july of 2008. No details have been given on parker specific case. But investigators say some predators persuaded detectives to send pornographic photos and even make plans to meet up at a hotel room with kids that were 13 years old, some even 10 years old, but a knock at the door and they were greeted by deputies. Its like having your and a. Trying to hold it back. It is at prolific. I dont care how smart or how sophisticate you think your son or daughter is. Coming up with a child battle lines period. The San Jose Fire Department tells us in a statement, quote, no criminal activity is tolerable in our service in these types of crimes described by the charges are beyond betrayal of public trust and are particularly reprehensible when committed by someone sworn to public service. Spencer parker is set to appear in Court Tomorrow as we get more details. Well keep you updated. Thats a very latest here in the newsroom. Im Michael Thomas will send it back to you live in the studio. Coming up, oakland about to break ground on a new 100 Affordable Housing project. Got shovels out here. Well see what it will look like and where the funding for it will come from. Plus, the second day of testimony in Donald Trumps crimonal hush money trial has now wrapped up for the day with the ex publisher of the National Choir said about his agreement with the former president s. But first, people in the north bay, get to work by ferry. Still have to find another way to commute as crews are trying to fix a problem there in sausalito when officials plan to have service back up and Running Service back up and running again. Im adding downy unstopables to my wash. Now ill be smelling fresh all day long. [sniff] still fresh. Get 6x longerlasting freshness, plus odor protection. Try for under 5 in the north bay, crews are going to be working all week to fix the sauce. Little peer in hopes of getting the Ferry Service back up and running again. The ferry route between San Francisco in sausalito. Hes been out of Service Since friday night. The route inspection found damage to one of the piers for piles at a ferry spokesperson says while work to repair the pile started over the weekend, they can only do that work during low tide so it could take a little while. And the suspension of service is impacting about 500 people every day. It was kind of surprised because i thought its easy to fix, but they could kind of looks like its not easy to fix. So putin. Its not going to last. Too until the repairs made golden gate transit is providing bus service to and from the city. The pier was built back in the 70s. Officials say there is a plan to replace it, but that construction has not started. 3 historic oakland based black, indigenous and people of color. Developers are celebrating the groundbreaking of a new Affordable Housing development in the city. The site is located east 12th street and Second Avenue in oaklands lake merritt that east lake neighborhood, a quarter of the 91 units are designated as permanent Supportive Housing for unhoused individuals and families. This is also the first projects to break ground with funding from measure you and Affordable Housing infrastructure bomb that was passed. Former President Trumps social media posts could be getting him into trouble today. The judge in his new york criminal trial held a special hearing to decide whether his post violate a gag order. Our washington, d. C. , correspondent Hannah Brandt explains what happened. Former president Donald Trumps high stakes criminal trial was briefly interrupted on tuesday for a fight over a gag additional the judge issued a gag order. Barring the former president from publicly criticizing witnesses. But trump posted anyway lashing out his former lawyer Michael Cohen and adult film star stormy daniels. Prosecutors argued the judge should find georgetown law professor david super calls trumps post a clear violation of the gag order. If you or i were subject to this gag order and we tweeted like that would be locked up in a flash. But you and i are about mister trump. He says the judge is unlikely to put trump in jail over this book could find the former president , although super says that may not have much of an impact on trumps behavior from his perspective, jails off the table to foreign server outlook. So hes going to do what he wants to do. The judge is expected to make a decision about that in the coming days. In the meantime, the trial continued the testimony, the former publisher of the National Enquirer told the jury that donald trump was directly involved in a scheme to buy than bury negative stories about him during the 2016 election. Order material is frankly a bit of a sideshow. That testimony is what really matters. The trial is set to resume with more testimony on thursday in washington. Im Hannah Brandt. The u. S. Supreme court will hear arguments this week to determine whether former President Trump is immune from. Federal prosecution. Hes been charged in federal court in washington with conspiring to overturn the result of the 2020 election. The Justice Department argues no president is above the law. However, mister trumps