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Hes following this developing story and joins us live from the stanford campus. J. R. Ama and dan a couple of hundred students are still out here this evening. They have set up camp here on campus at white memorial plaza. And as i talk about this, i do want to step out of the way and show you what it looks like out here this evening. At this point, no arrests have been made and police have not cleared this area. The chanting for gaza picked up after it got dark out earlier this evening. Keep your arms up. You see, the large crowd of students, educators and Community Members. The director of Public Relations at stanford said earlier tonight that disruption of classes and University Events are prohibited and that overnight camping is likewise prohibited under university policy. But we have not seen any actions by law enforcement. Students here say they have established what they are calling, quote, Peoples University for palestine. End quote organizers tell me they are lined with other schools across the country demanding that their schools separate themselves from any companies or organizations that are advancing military efforts in the israelhamas war. Ive been watching the student protests across the country, and, i really feel as a Community Member that we need to stand with the students who are standing with the people in gaza, and not enough people are standing up. So the students actions are so inspiring. And such an example to the adults and to our elected officials who have, really not been speaking out and standing up the way they should. Were all here to support the students. Were all tired of watching kids die in our phone and our social media. When we open it up, were seeing kids dying in gaza, and were just really tired. And were here to support the students here. And you are looking live right now on the campus of stanford university. Students say this will be a multiday propalestinian demonstration. School reps say they will enforce the rules. Also keep in mind it is admit weekend. So that means new students and their families are here visiting, reporting live at stanford. J. R. Stone, abc seven news. All right, j. R, thanks very much. Lets go to another California College campus in southern california. Today, usc canceled its main Graduation Ceremony because of the ongoing protests and concerns about safety. 90 protesters were arrested on campus last night during clashes with police. Usc previously canceled a graduation speech by a propalestinian valedictorian. Many members of this graduating class missed out on a high school Graduation Ceremony in the first months of the pandemic. Now this. That includes pleasanton native mira popli, whos parents have been planning her College Graduation celebration for months in 2020. Being the covid year, she didnt get a high school graduation, so the first thought was, oh my god, you know, not again. Tickets have been bought. I mean, we have people coming from all over the country in southern california, if the council is going to end up costing us thousands of dollars on top of the tuition and everything, its the culmination of our four years at usc. And to have it pulled away, i think is, is a mistake on uscs part is disheartening. And i would have liked to see usc protect their students and protect their their voices. More. Usc officials cited the safety of 65,000 attendees for the cancellation of the campus wide commencement, smaller ceremonies for individual schools and colleges will still be held. Things are a little calmer on the uc berkeley campus, where students set up tents on monday, and the protest has remained peaceful. Its quite the contrast compared to whats happening elsewhere. I have a right to be here. Its not just california. Tensions are rising on College Campuses nationwide, as propalestine protesters are making themselves heard. Who do you serve . As protests escalate, many local Police Departments and University Officials are pushing back. Police arrived in riot gear at Northeastern University in boston thursday. Protesters linked arms to form a chain to protect their encampment. University is supposed to be a place where theres discussion and, you know, the Free Exchange of ideas and you bring all those police in that has nothing to do with the Free Exchange of ideas. Its about control. I will live forever. Similar scenes at Emory University in atlanta. Police pinned this demonstrator to the ground. Students held signs Reading Police off our campus. Now others yelled at stop. I just saw police use unnecessary violence for peaceful protesters. I saw police knock students to the ground. Falmouth college these college protests, emboldened by the demonstrations at Columbia University in new york, stretching into a ninth day thursday, propalestinian protesters have been warned to dismantle the encampment. Students say theyre still negotiating with the university. Were looking at a comprehensive package of agreement. On thursday, columbia officials said theyve added additional security on campus and discussed further Safety Measures with the citys mayor and nypd. A final warning for the area immediately on the campus of Ohio State Police moved in thursday night and arrested more than a dozen people, hundreds of people had gathered on campus. Cal poly humboldt has closed its campus through the weekend because of ongoing protests. Students took over one of the buildings earlier in the week. Today, the faculty passed a vote of no confidence in the president of the university and his chief of staff. It demands their immediate resignation. We do have continuing coverage of the campus protests on our website, abc seven news. Com. Theres a link right on our homepage in the east bay. Were following just a terrible story involving a pleasanton family. Four of them died when their car they were in crashed and slammed into a tree on foothill road near stone ridge drive. This happened on wednesday night. The car, which was electric, burst into flames. Abc seven News ReporterLauren Martinez spoke with people tonight who knew them, and of course they are stunned. They were over at our house back in december. Loved ones, friends and strangers are paying their respects at the scene of a fiery crash that killed a family of four, Pleasanton Police say. Around 9 p. M. Wednesday, a vehicle hit a large oak tree along foothill road. A mother, father and two children under the age of 15 were inside. Its very shocking, you know, very nice person always, you know, energetic. Hassan sheikh said he worked with the father at a south bay tech company. When i heard it, i said, you know, let me go towards that location and at least figure out what happened. Just standing here, you can see how intense the crash was. You can still smell and see the remnants of the fire. Police say theyre still working to determine a cause. From sky seven, you can see the amount of foam firefighters used for fire suppression. Our crew found parts labeled with the logo for vinfast, a vietnamese electric car brand. But authorities have yet to confirm the type of vehicle involved. The car reportedly reignited a few times while investigators were clearing the scene. The two children attend schools within the Pleasanton Unified School district, a spokesman said. Theyre providing extra support for students and staff during this time. We understand that the human impact that that that has on on our families, thats what weve been focused on all day. Weve provided some extra counseling and support resources to students on campus. We have Wellness Centers at our middle and high schools, police say theyre unsure if speed or alcohol played. Factors in the crash. Foul play is not suspected. It was a great family, a great personality, there was definitely, will be missed. It was a great, father, a great coworker and a great person overall in pleasanton. Lauren martinez, abc seven news. Sfmta workers protested unsafe working conditions in San Francisco today. It makes me feel unvalued. It makes me feel like the people making these calls have no idea what we endure on a daily basis. The agency is planning a Parking Enforcement crackdown around the city, a push workers say they first learned about on the news, not from their bosses. Some say theyre worried the plan will make their jobs more dangerous. Were asking for time to heal after you see a traumatic accident. Were asking for ample staff coverage at our underground stations. Were just asking for health and safety for protection. Workers say theyve been attacked on duty and are afraid for their wellbeing. Sfmta gave a statement saying crime is down within the system and their parking officers are equipped with deescalation training, selfdefense tools and help from sfpd. All right. Were going to shift to the weather for a few moments. Weve seen some showers tonight, and its also been windy. Heres sandhya patel with the first look at the forecast. Sandhya. Yeah. And dan, as we take a look at live doppler seven, the showers were just enough to dampen some of the roadways. And you can see as we take you back the last several hours, those showers moving through anywhere from trace amounts to about five hundredths of an inch. As we take a look at street level radar right around the east bay milpitas six 8880 some light showers. Also seeing some spotty returns from morgan hill to san martin on street level radar. This is a weak system, but it did kick up the winds and we are seeing some isolated thunderstorms up to our north. So as we go, hour by hour, i want to show you what you can expect overnight tonight, going into tomorrow morning, there will still be a few spotty showers and drizzle at commute time. At 1130, some more showers coming through, and then most of the activity is done for the afternoon except for the isolated possibility in our inland east bay. It certainly still gusty. 29 mile an hour winds in fairfield 25 at novato. As we take a look at the hourly wind gusts, they come down a little bit and then ramp back up tomorrow afternoon and evening. Ill let you know what kind of changes you can expect for the weekend coming up. Ama. All right, sandhya, thank you so much. The Oceanside Pier caught fire this afternoon. This is off the coast of san diego county. Firefighting boats and helicopters battled the inferno. The structure at the end was once a restaurant, but it closed down three years ago. The roof caved in on a smaller grab and go shack called the brine box. Crews are sticking around to watch for possible hotspots tonight. The cause isnt known just yet. Oceanside pier was built in 1888 and has been rebuilt twice in its lifetime. Now the city is vowing to do it again. Well, its draft day today. The 40 niners made an interesting pick, plus a wine country native hears his name called in the first round. We have you covered. Two courtroom dramas today involving former president trump. The Key Takeaways from the case before the Supreme Court. And get ready to roll the new and get ready to roll the new option. Visitors to go ill be honest. By the end of the day, my floors. Yeesh. But who has the time to clean . Thats why i love my swiffer wetjet. Its a quick and easy way to get my floors clean. Wetjet absorbs and locks grime deep inside. Look at that swiffer wetjet. 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Just sinex, breathe, ahhhh what is wow sinex. Breathe. Ahhhhhh at the start of every morning, making sense of it all. Thats not always so easy. And thats where we come in. Good morning america. We want you to know every morning were right here. And we got you the Las Vegas Raiders select Brock Bowers Napa native brock bowers is a member of the silver and black tonight. He was taken in the draft at a private taking in the draft at a private party in fairfield. Bowers went to Napa High School and experienced a meteoric rise. After playing on a team that went winless his sophomore year. He had a huge junior year and received offers from some top programs, including michigan and notre dame, which wanted him to play defense. Bowers decided he wanted to play offense and be in the south, so he chose georgia. His High School Coach says hes much more than a football player. He cant help but root for them when you meet him as a young man. Hes just such a good young man and just raising a good family and he just has all those attributes that you want somebody and theres another layer to bowers story. The football season was canceled during his senior season at napa because of covid. Well have much more on the nfl draft a little later on in sports. Former president trumps legal battles unfolded in two locations today. There is his hush money trial thats playing out in new york. And today the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether trump should be able to avoid prosecution for his effort to overturn the 2020 election. Abc News Reporter zohreen shah has more on what happened in both court proceedings. Donald trumps historic legal battles simultaneously unfolding in two courts as his hush money trial in new york criminal court. The u. S. Supreme Court Hearing arguments in his president ial immunity case. A president has to have immunity, absolute immunity, he claims, which would mean he couldnt be prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Liberal justices at the Supreme Court were not buying it. Theres some things that are so fundamentally evil that they have to be protected against. If the president decides sides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the military or orders someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts that for which he can get immunity would depend on the hypothetical that we can see. That could well be an official act. They could. And why . Because hes doing it for personal reasons. Conservative justices arguing president s need some protection from prosecution. President s have to make a lot of tough decisions about enforcing the law, and they have to make decisions about questions that are unsettled. Did i understand you to say, well, you know, if he makes a mistake, he makes a mistake. Hes subject to the criminal laws just like anybody else. You dont think hes in a special a peculiarly precarious position. The Supreme Court could rule by june. At trumps manhattan trial, prosecutors for the first time bringing up stormy daniels, trump is charged with falsifying Business Records to conceal a hush money payment to her so voters wouldnt learn of an alleged sexual encounter between them, which trump denies. Happened. Former National Enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. He told trumps fixer Michael Cohen that daniels was shopping her story. He says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. I am not a bank. Cohen ended up paying 130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. And to another high profile case, Harvey WeinsteinsSexual Assault conviction has been overturned in new york. 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