Right now at 11 00. The energy was back. Tonight, San Francisco buzzing kicking off a new monthly event downtown, which is an area thats struggling to rebound after the pandemic. So the city hopes first thursdays will help them bounce back. Nbcs pete serratos is in San Francisco, where thousands of people fill the streets. Reporter first thursdays is kicking off tonight in downtown San Francisco, and organizers believe its the perfect event to attract business to the city. A party like atmosphere taking over Second Street in downtown San Francisco for the citys inaugural first thursday event and is bringing together the community through music, dance. Come get your sample of this and plenty of food. An exciting time for residents who say the energy in downtown hasnt been the same since the pandemic. I just livens people up. It gets people out of their house. You know . It made San Francisco exciting. The downtown area as a whole has seen its fair share of retail closures, with dozens o
Forward. She salon remains open tonight. The other stylists say they will continue to stand by him in concord. Jodi hernandez, nbc, bay area news. We have a lot of updates tonight from ucla and the various other campuses regarding these College Protests in l. A, specifically, police in riot gear cleared out that propalestinian encampment. This comes as President Biden speaks out about these protests for the first time. Lets take you to westwood on the campus of ucla. Some relative calm today after all the chaos in the overnight hours, you see those workers down below cleaning up the trash and the remnants, including the tents, canopies and makeshift barriers. Pro palestinian supporters have been demanding their universitys call for a cease fire in the war in gaza and to cut all financial ties with israel. Whats known . It got pretty intense. This was about 2 or 3 in the morning. A string of warnings. After a string of warnings, officers finally began tearing down the plywood blockades
And this is americas late news, fox news and night. I should be in pennsylvania, in florida, in many of the states, north carolina, georgia campaigning. This is all politics coming out of the white house and it makes me campaign locally and thats okay. [ chanting ] [ Simultaneous Talking ] trace breaking tonight, one in the courtroom, one of the Campaign Trail. President Biden Hitting the Campaign Trail in his hometown but the former president tied up in court using a Courtside Microphone as you see to get his Campaign Message out. Meantime seven jurors were seeded today in trumps hush money case but many are questioning how impartial the jury might be. Far left da filing a motion to hold trump in Contempt Of Court for allegedly violating a gag order but Michael Cohen a convicted felon and liar is free to speak to the nation at will. We are live with more on the unusual Jury Selection process. Good evening. Reporter good evening, trace. A busy day in court today. Seven jurors have been
That little spin in the atmosphere will move in later today. Im sure well get some more clouds. Mostly sunny skies this morning and partly cloudy this afternoon. 60s on the temps. 4 01 on a cold, clear, tuesday, here is sal castaneda. Good morning. Westbound 580, traffic looks good with no major issues. This is a look at interstate 880 north and southbound. You can see traffic is moving well. And at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is light. Pg e says it is calling outside experts in to find out what led to a gas leak that led to an explosion in a San Francisco neighborhood. The blast happened in the st. Marys park area just off mission street. The gas leak caused an explosion that ripped through a home, but no one was hurt. The neighborhood was shutdown for about three hours while crews looking for the source of the leak. One person tells us she heard a pop and then felt what the called a thud just before the actual explosion. I was getting ready to go to work. I was just opening my door
Francisco neighborhood. The last happened in the st. Marys park area just off mission. The natural gas leak caused an explosion that ripped through a home, but no one was hurt. Crews dug holes into the street before they found the source. Once they discovered it, they were able to turn off the gas to the entire neighborhood. One person says she heard a pop, then she felt what she called a thud just before the actual explosion. I was getting ready to go to work. I was like just opening the door and i was at the top of my door and i was like oh my god, what is that noise and i turned and looked and it was just like boom. Reporter the house where it happened is badly damaged. The eight people who lived there are now looking for a new place to stay. Fire Officials Say it appears the garage filled with gas which was ignited by the pilot light on the water heater. A veteran Alameda Police officer was the target of a mail bomb. Weve been told that a stamped food long package with the officers