Many people who were celebrating him, and glide with musical tributes that holiday jam party and so many others. A celebration for him, really. A showcase of how his influence crossed all lines of politics. Different generations, different neighborhoods from the tenderloin where glide is all the way up to pac heights and beyond. About five years ago, i had a chance to sit down and talk with him. As he looked back on his legacy, he did, as you mentioned, preach unconditional love, and he talked to me about how proud he was of that. Just this past hour, i spoke with glides communications officer, who told me that reverend williams passed away peacefully at his home in San Francisco, and they have had an outpouring of love from people everywhere around the country. And even though cecil was 94 and he lived a long and beautiful and impactful life, nothing takes away that sting of knowing that he is gone. And i think that is what were holding. Anyone who knew cecil will recognize that. And this is something that people around the city and around the country and around the world are going to be feeling and of course, seeing there with his longtime wife, Janice Mirikitani, the poet, and also his partner at glide, were right in the tenderloin. They reached out to people where they were in the most need and brought the world around them, williams daughter is reportedly coming up from los angeles right now. Glide says that they are going to be having some people gather there at the church, but certainly this is having a Ripple Effect across the city, but also really across the world because of the tremendous heart that he brought to his work and that he brought to other people. Yeah. Oh, go ahead. I was going to say, gianna, you know, he came to San Francisco in 1963 to help this struggling Little Church in the heart of the city. And now its a world famous church. How did he do it . If you had to put your finger on it . And i know you talked a lot about his love. And anyone who walked through those doors always welcome. But how did he make it . What . It was 60 years ago to what it is today . You know, one of the things that really struck me about him and also his wife, you know, the late Janice Mirikitani is they were so good at communicating the reasons why people should not just pass by somebody that they see on the street, but really reach out and see the humanity in them. And i think that that resonated with so many people, that persistence in trying to get people to look at fellow citizens and say, we can help. And i think thats a testament. When you look at glide, you look at the tenderloin and you see how glide has not only developed, you know, the holiday meals, but they also have a housing. They have outreach. During the pandemic, they were there for the people who were most in need. And i think that large heart, that sense of humanity, is something which really transcended so many racial, ethnic, socioeconomic borders and bounds. Yeah when you talk about helping those most in need, it was not only the homeless, but runaways, prostitutes, drug addicts, lgbt people with issues. He he really transcended many generations and communities. You spoke with him back in november. How do you think reverend Cecil Williams would want to be remembered . You know, thats a really good question, because i think that everybody who came in contact with him has their their memories of him. I think that one of the things that, you know, he was very humble. That was something when i was talking to him in november and i said, wow, look at all of this. You know, youre on nob hill at the masonic temple. All of these people are here for you. And he said, you know, well, this is just what he was doing. And i think that that sense of humility was something that was really amazing in him. For somebody who did so much his love, his kindness, no matter what, just seemed to always bring people together. A true san franciscan Jana Katsuyama with us live tonight. There in the newsroom. Gianna. Thank you. Well, San Francisco mayor london breed speaking on the passing of williams in a post on x, she wrote in part, reverend Cecil Williams was the conscience of our San Francisco community. He spoke out against injustice and he spoke for the marginalized. He led with compassion and wisdom, always putting the people first and never relenting in his pursuit of justice and equality. His kindness brought people together and his vision changed our city and the world. We are working now to speak with people who knew reverend Cecil Williams, and well have much more on his life and legacy coming up tonight at six. All right. Now to the east bay. And our other top story, Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney pamela price is accusing county prosecutors in previous administrations of intentional excluding black and jewish jurors. And now a review of Death Penalty cases is underway. Our Crime Reporter henry lee has the latest now on this story. This is not about left or right or any kind of politics. This is about ethics. Alameda county da pamela price says she has evidence showing former prosecutors illegally kicked off jurors from Death Penalty cases. Prosecutors in the Alameda CountyDistrict Attorneys office may have intentionally appear to have intentionally excluded jewish and black jurors from Death Penalty cases, she says. This has led a federal judge to order a review of about three dozen Death Penalty cases. My Office Discovered evidence of a pattern of misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct that may well impact all of the Death Penalty cases in Alameda County. The allegations surfaced during a review of the case against ernest dikes, who is on death row after being convicted of murdering nine year old lance clark in east oakland in 1993 and injuring his grandmother during a robbery attempt, price said her office found these handwritten notes, which apparently show prosecutors purposefully excluding jewish and black female jurors from the jury pool. This is something thats been going on in alameda for its been its been, the worst kept secret. Brian pomerantz is an attorney representing dikes. He says those notes also included purportedly race neutral reasons as to why jurors were tossed. So these arent notes that just are showing we dont like this juror for this reason. They it was a scheme to be able to get away with it. He provided at least one rationale as to why prosecutors may have chosen to exclude jewish jurors. There was a belief at the time that because the gas chamber was what was used in california for that, jewish jurors would not want to send people to the gas chamber, pomeranz said. It took price, a progressive da who ran on a platform to reform the criminal justice system, to bring these allegations to light. It took pamela price to bring this about. It should have happened in previous administrations, the attorney tells me. One of those prosecutors is now an Alameda County superior court judge in oakland. Henry lee ktvu, fox two news Miramonte High School in orinda went into lockdown in response to a security threat. Today, School Officials say that lockdown started at 230 this afternoon after someone called the school, threatening to come to campus and cause harm. Police were called. Officers and deputies did search the campus, and School Officials did report that all students and staff were safe. We are learning new details tonight of how a former san jose fire captain was caught in a Child Predator sting in the central valley. Spencer parker faces three felony counts of lewd acts with a child following a broad based investigation that netted as many as two dozen suspects. Ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live now in downtown san jose, with more on the operation. Jesse julie, the Sacramento County sheriff, says the problem of Child Predators is so prolific, trying to combat it is like trying to plug holes in a leaky dam. One of those leaks found its way here to san jose with the arrest of a san jose fire captain, who resigned shortly after charges were filed. This stuff goes on 24 over seven 365, and thats a big issue. Sacramento investigators monday releasing video from Operation Spring cleaning. The three day sweep at the end of march, netting the arrest of two dozen accused Child Predators, including one connected to the city of san jose. We arrested san jose firefighter who lives here in sacramento, san jose Officials Say captain Spencer Parker is no longer employed by the city. He was put on administrative leave 11 days ago and resigned april 12th. In court documents, parker is accused of three counts of trying to perform lewd acts on a 13 Year Old Girl during the initial we were able to identify him and once he was arrested, we confirmed that he is member of the San Jose Fire Department. Investigators say Spring Cleaning involved 21 local, state and federal agencies and more than 100 officers, all part of the internet. Crimes against Children Task force detectives posed as children on multiple social media platforms to lure Child Predators to meet them at predetermined locations. But there were no underage victims, just law men and women and handcuffs. This operation is the actual transition of sharing photos to actually trying to meet and molest and abuse children who they believed were under the age of 13. Officials say suspects range in age from their 70s to their 20s, and in occupations from a sunday School Teacher to a postal worker to a firefighter. Officials didnt elaborate on parkers arrest. San jose mayor matt mehan says his city is cooperating with the investigation. Were collaborating with the Sacramento County sheriff who is leading this investigation. We want to make sure justice is served. Im just completely disgusted by these allegations. Late monday, the San Jose Fire Department released a statement that says, in part, no criminal activity is tolerable in our service and the types of crimes described by the charges are beyond a betrayal of public trust and are particularly reprehensible when committed by someone sworn to public service. Parker is due in Court Wednesday in Sacramento County. Officials say subsequent arrests after the sweeps netted more suspects. We are live in downtown san jose this evening, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news julie will head back up to you in oakland. All right, jesse, thank you. The first witness was called to testify in former President Trumps hush money trial in new york city this morning. Prosecutors argued in Opening Statements that trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 president ial election. Trumps attorneys, in their opening remarks, called him innocent and that he did not falsify business records. Foxs Connor Hansen has the story from new york. Court ended early monday, but not before prosecutors called and started questioning their first witness in the former president s criminal hush money case, david pecker, taking the stand in a new york courtroom to testify in Donald Trumps historic trial. The former publisher of the national enquirer, who has been granted immunity, confirmed he had the final say on what stories would be published, and prosecutors say he played a key role suppressing stories on trump during the 2016 campaign. They buy the rights to a story and then choose not to publish it. People may not like that, but theres nothing illegal about that. And the state was arguing that they did that in order to help trump win the election. In the center of the legal drama is a 130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to allegedly quiet her claims she had a sexual encounter with trump. Trumps then attorney, michael cohen, allegedly orchestrated the payment after being alerted by pecker in court. Trumps current attorneys argued they were legitimate legal expenses. He puts in an invoice or whatever a bill, and they pay it and they go to legal expense. I got indicted for that during Opening Statements, prosecutors said this case is about a, quote, criminal conspiracy and a cover up to silence people and ultimately influence the 2016 Election Court resumes Tuesday Morning with a hearing on whether or not former President Trump violated his gag order, followed by more witness testimony in new york. Connor hansen, fox news. Students across the country protest on College Campuses over the war in gaza, from canceling classes to making arrests. How colleges are walking a fine line between freedom of speech rights and keeping campuses safe. A 16 year old stabbed right outside a bay area skate park. What police say they believe led to the attack. Plus golden gate ferry blue and gold ferry provide Critical Service to sausalito and the city of San Francisco. But right now, right now, theres no service at all. Well tell you how soon its likely to be back. 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Thats when he reportedly pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed one of them in the leg. The victim is expected to be okay, but Church Officials and parishioners say theyre on edge by what happened. We all know that what has happened is our life has become defined by the most dysfunctional people because theres no consequences for their behavior. The man was detained by parishioners until police arrived. He faces charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Police in healdsburg are investigating a stabbing at a skate park that sent a teenager to the hospital. It happened last night at about 1030 near the Carson Warner memorial skate park. A 16 year old boy was found with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to the hospital. Authorities say his injuries are serious, but he is expected to recover. So far, police have not released any information on a suspect or a possible arrest. The United StatesSupreme Court heard arguments today about whether city laws criminalizing the homeless for camping on public property are legal. The case originates from the town of grants pass, oregon. Among other things, the city bans people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes as shelter to camp outdoors within city limits. People who violate the law face fines of up to 295. Now, challengers argue that it makes it a crime to be homeless in the city in violation of the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Meantime, the city argues the ordinance is essential to Public Health and safety. During court arguments, every justice did agree that the homeless problem was serious, but differed on how and who should tackle it. Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggesting its not up to the federal courts to micromanage homeless policy. While Justice Sonia sotomayor questioned what would happen if every city passed identical laws. Where do we put them . If every city, every village, every town lacks compassion, are they supposed to kill themselves, not sleeping . The Supreme Courts ruling is expected at the end of june. The Supreme Court decision on this specific case will be closely followed by many right here in the bay area. Ktvu is christian captain live tonight in San Francisco and christian the mayor. Many more are keeping an eye on close on this on