Approve the funding for that position through private grants. Just since the beginning of june, 150 minors from Central America have signed up for classes in oakland, with about a week and a half left before the school year starts, officials expect more to enroll. These are kids who fled the violence in their homeland, and crossed the border into the United States alone, having traveled somehow for weeks. As you can imagine, they are scared. If approved tonight, the 75,000 will pay for a person to specifically deal with this student population, within the Oakland School district, keep track of them, see how theyre adjusting, and navigate the court system. Many of whom come here with limited english skills, very little, if any familiarity with the United States. Theyre all of a sudden thrust into a complex legal situation. So you need an adult who has experience in these matters to provide a guiding hand and to help these kids, so theyre not just left adrift. Reporter california has act
Yesterday, suffering from severe depression. Good afternoon. Im larry deal. And im sharon jennings. A growing memorial at his star on the hollywood walk of fame. The you can see candles, flowers and mementos surrounding it. Fans are stopping by in tribute to a man considered a comic genius. At 8 30 tonight, the tcl chinese theater on hollywood theater will dim its forecourt lights for one minute to honor Robin Williams. We have Live Team Coverage on the life and death of Robin Williams. We begin with abc 7 reporter Wayne Freedman live in marin county with what we learned today from investigators, wayne. That News Conference was kind of gruesome in detail. Reporter it was, larry. Robin williams death isnt just a national and world story, its a bay area story. This is where he grew up. This is where he went to high school. Behind me at college of marin is where he first appeared on a stage. But today was a strange mixture of warm memories and cold hard facts from the investigation. The p
Rouse him by k nocking on his bedroom door. Dana knew him from School Functions that their children shared. Always had something nice to say. When he wasnt on, he was very low key and quiet, but just a lovely man. This is really sad. Reporter but most never met him, though they felt connected to him by watching him perform. I loved all his movies. He just was, you know, wonderful. Just really touched me. Reporter for people here in marin, there was a pride in knowing that Robin Williams lived nearby, that he went to redwood high school, that he took classes at the college of marin. He was a local boy who made good in spectacular fashion, but never lost the ability to be just a regular guy. Reporting from mill valley, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. Thank you, mark. Still hard to digest all of this. He entertained people across the world, but the bay area, as mark was talking about, was his home. He always had the feeling that he was just one of us. Weve heard countless feel share the
Tribute to williams whose Hollywood Star is located right on the sidewalk in front of the theater there it is. That star is illuminated. This is a rare honor. His loss is being felt across the world, but especially here in the bay area, a place where williams called home. We have multiple reports tonight, including jean elle in San Francisco. Jean . Reporter raj, the San Francisco giants say Robin Williams was a fan for decades, cheering on the team here at at t park and over at candlestick. Sometimes he had a seat like the rest of us. And sometimes everyone knew he was here. He had a heart of gold. The San Francisco giants and thousands of fans honor Robin Williams with a Video Tribute and a moment of silence. But at the ballpark, williams was rarely silent. Lets go giants lets go giants fans say his energy kicking off the first game of the 2010 playoffs was contagious. When he came out, he was screaming and shouting. He got the vibe going. Reporter a vibe that landed the giants a wor
Williams just weeks ago as more disturbing statements come in about his death. And tributes pour in. Oh, captain, my captain you will be missed. And Kerry Sanders is getting set to jump out of a plane this morning. Wednesday, august 13th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a on rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. The things we put Kerry Sanders through. Well explain what hes going to be doing and why in a couple minutes. Its for a great cause. Thanks to kerry. Also coming up, sadly another death in hollywood. Legendary icon Lauren Bacall is now gone, as youve heard. Were going to be speaking to tom brokaw who was good friends with her. Share some of the stories of her over the years. Lets start with the top story. That is the dangerous flooding from some very potent storms that have dumped more than a foot of rain in some parts of the east coast. Take a look at this. Thats the Southern