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joining us now is our political analyst larry gerston. larry, historically this day is obviously significant, but do enough people care or even agree with the significance? that's a great question, raj. we've done some polling on this. about 55% of the nation has watched this thing closely. so right off the bat, you've got close to half who say what's going on, okay. and i say that because it's not going to make much of a difference. these guys one way or another. then you look at the people who have watched this and you see that, that, that chart in front of you. what about it? you've watched it. is it going to make a difference? and 76% of those folks say no. but then you get to 24, by the way, divided almost evenly between republicans, democrats and independents who say, yes, it will change our votes. now, these become kind of small percentages on the face of it. but when you think about states like arizona, michigan, places like that, of course, georgia, where the vote was decided by ten, 20,000 votes, suddenly there's something going
joining us now is our political analyst larry gerston. larry, historically this day is obviously significant, but do enough people care or even agree with the significance? that's a great question, raj. we've done some polling on this. about 55% of the nation has watched this thing closely. so right off the bat, you've got close to half who say what's going on, okay. and i say that because it's not going to make much of a difference. these guys one way or another. then you look at the people...
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our political analyst larry gerston is here now. and, larry, how important was president raisi in iran? i know there's a supreme leader and there's the president, number two, behind the supreme leader. as a matter of fact, who, by the way, khamenei is 85 years of age, raisi was 63. so a lot of people thought that he would be the person to go ahead and replace him. and while in that office, he did a lot of things. he put down that 2022 revolt led by women about head coverings and did a pretty good job of that before that, he'd served a judicial committee where he oversaw the beheadings of 5000 people. he is, or was, i should say, quite the character. and the vice president is supposed to be just as conservative as he is. yes, he will take over. most likely voted in most likely. yeah. they've got 50 days, as you said. so we'll go from there. but he seems to be the anointed favorite. and that goes a long way if you're in that position. iran, a big supporter of some global terrorism efforts around the world. and including they launched
our political analyst larry gerston is here now. and, larry, how important was president raisi in iran? i know there's a supreme leader and there's the president, number two, behind the supreme leader. as a matter of fact, who, by the way, khamenei is 85 years of age, raisi was 63. so a lot of people thought that he would be the person to go ahead and replace him. and while in that office, he did a lot of things. he put down that 2022 revolt led by women about head coverings and did a pretty...
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joining us now is our political analyst, larry gerston , larry, we mentioned this million dollar question. do voters care here about this trial or even the verdict? yeah, they do. raj about 55% of the voters have actually paid close attention to what's going on as to how they feel about this election. is trump guilty? innocent? poll taken just about a week ago shows look, 56% say he's definitely or probably guilty, 44% say definitely not or probably not. so it's about a54 margin now. now bear in mind five four is pretty close and in equally important here is the fact that opinions can change. you know, as well as i do that that public opinion polls are snapshots in time. and if a week or 2 or 3 down the road, it could be a lot different. but the fact is, for the moment, a majority thinks that trump is guilty. okay, let's fast forward. meaning we could fast forward just literally to tomorrow when that jury could announce the verdict here. if president trump is found guilty of any of the charges, will that sway voters? someone thinking, okay, i'm on the fence, and now i will not vote for hi
joining us now is our political analyst, larry gerston , larry, we mentioned this million dollar question. do voters care here about this trial or even the verdict? yeah, they do. raj about 55% of the voters have actually paid close attention to what's going on as to how they feel about this election. is trump guilty? innocent? poll taken just about a week ago shows look, 56% say he's definitely or probably guilty, 44% say definitely not or probably not. so it's about a54 margin now. now bear...
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joining us now is our political analyst, larry gerston. okay, larry, dozens of college protests going on across the country, including several here in the bay area the israel-hamas war really seems to resonate with these college students. but what about the rest of america? the american population? it's a strange time, nelle, because kids at school, you know, havtheir own values that they explore and enjoy and sometimes hate in their own little bubble. nationally, it's another story. so weut together how people felt about the vietnam war in 1968 and how they feel now about hamas and isra. anyou can take a look absolutely amazing. they ranked the vietnam war first. 44% of americans in 1968. that'our most important issue. and then you lo at hamas, israel war. what's going on there? 2, 2% say that's the most importantssue that ranked 17th, by the way, on the list altogether 2. and by the way, they say it's just not that important. it just isn't. now. now it goes beyond that if you're 35 or under, 2% also said the same thing. so it's not just
joining us now is our political analyst, larry gerston. okay, larry, dozens of college protests going on across the country, including several here in the bay area the israel-hamas war really seems to resonate with these college students. but what about the rest of america? the american population? it's a strange time, nelle, because kids at school, you know, havtheir own values that they explore and enjoy and sometimes hate in their own little bubble. nationally, it's another story. so weut...
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our political analyst, larry gerston is going to be joining us. he'll talk about how today's verdict impacts the upcoming election, and we are following other local news today, including how san jose police found an escaped inmate. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm audrey asistio and i'm raj mathai. former president trump guilty on all 34 felony charges. he's the first american president ever convicted of a crime. but his presidential campaign is going full speed ahead. we could tell you donors are flooding his website. his supporters are rallying around him. mr. trump says his trial and verdict was a fraud. jury reached a unanimous verdict after 9.5 hours of deliberation. prosecutors charged him with falsifying business records in an attempt to cover up hush money paymenthe
our political analyst, larry gerston is going to be joining us. he'll talk about how today's verdict impacts the upcoming election, and we are following other local news today, including how san jose police found an escaped inmate. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm audrey asistio and i'm raj mathai. former president trump guilty on all 34 felony charges. he's the first american president ever convicted of a crime. but his presidential campaign is going full speed...
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let's go ahead and bring in our political analyst, larry gerston. now, larry, we saw at the top of our show former president trump saying that the real verdict will come election day, november 5th. so what do you make of that? well, he's right, i mean, there's a lot of things that can happen between now and november 5th, and certainly today is a historic event in many ways rivaled perhaps only by the resignation of richard nixon in 1974 from watergate. but there's a lot of water under the dam, as they say, and much of it's going to come out over the next few months. as former president trump makes his case, that that he was, found guilty, unfairly. the appeals process, which could go well into next year, and, and the nation as a whole is sitting back and judging how this fits in with everything else that they know about donald trump. sure, a lot will develop, surely, in the next months, larry and of course, everyone's entitled to their own opinion. right? do you think today's outcome changes anyone's opinion heading to the election? well, we saw pub
let's go ahead and bring in our political analyst, larry gerston. now, larry, we saw at the top of our show former president trump saying that the real verdict will come election day, november 5th. so what do you make of that? well, he's right, i mean, there's a lot of things that can happen between now and november 5th, and certainly today is a historic event in many ways rivaled perhaps only by the resignation of richard nixon in 1974 from watergate. but there's a lot of water under the dam,...
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nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here. hi, larry. as always, great to see you.ood morning. how serious do you think this is? well, look, it's hard to know that. the interesting thing is employees, court employees are barred from any kind of partizan showing about anything. a district court judges. same thing. appellate court judges, same thing. there are no ethics rules for supreme court justices. none whatsoever. so you get to this flag deal, the upside down flag and it gets disconcerting. of course, alito is saying he had nothing to do with it. justice alito, i should say. rather, it was his wife who put up the flag. so there you have it, right. so if his wife did it, do you think this is an overreaction? there are many homes divided in politics, in sports and what have you. so what do you think about this? what you have in your home and what i have in my home is different from what justice alito has in his home. he needs to know what's going on with his flagpole and everything else in terms of what goes on. ethically speaking, justices are in a tough spot her
nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here. hi, larry. as always, great to see you.ood morning. how serious do you think this is? well, look, it's hard to know that. the interesting thing is employees, court employees are barred from any kind of partizan showing about anything. a district court judges. same thing. appellate court judges, same thing. there are no ethics rules for supreme court justices. none whatsoever. so you get to this flag deal, the upside down flag and it gets...
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nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here. hi, larry, as always, great to see you. good morning. why do you think i assume the name has a lot to do with it? kennedy is garnering so much more attention than the other third party candidates. you know, we start with the fact that it's old news. biden. right trump again, haven't we done this before? yes, we have done this before. and why are we doing it again? and this is age issue on top of it. they're both considered old relatively speaking. and so why are we doing this again with a couple of old guys. and then as you said, we superimpose the kennedy mystique and whatever you think about it, a long time ago, once again that name comes back and we have this sense of nostalgia for the good old days. why can't we have that? and boom, there you have rfk jr. so what do you think voters who aren't familiar with rfk jr need to know? well it's interesting is that there's some democrats who feel an appeal. there's some republicans feel an appeal. now. now for the democrats, you want to think about a couple of things. he's anti
nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here. hi, larry, as always, great to see you. good morning. why do you think i assume the name has a lot to do with it? kennedy is garnering so much more attention than the other third party candidates. you know, we start with the fact that it's old news. biden. right trump again, haven't we done this before? yes, we have done this before. and why are we doing it again? and this is age issue on top of it. they're both considered old relatively...
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our political analyst, larry gerston is with us. we'll talk more about president biden's remarks about these protests today and how this could impact his chances to get reelected. well raj, we do have new video tonight of a pretty wild crime in the north bay. that's where police were spotted on camera chasing a stolen ambulance with an emt stuck in the back. take a look at the video was posted on social media. police say the ambulance was stolen by a 36 year old sonoma man. happened in santa rosa as paramedics responded to a call for medical assistance, police say as a paramedic was treating him, he jumped in the ambulance and then just took off. it's we're so thankful that everybody is okay, but it is certainly a scary situation and something that reminds us of the, potential dangers that exist on a daily basis. santa rosa police ultimately did stop that ambulance using spike strips. the man was arrested after surrendering outside of santa rosa hospital. well, there are promising signs that oakland is getting safer. new numbers sho
our political analyst, larry gerston is with us. we'll talk more about president biden's remarks about these protests today and how this could impact his chances to get reelected. well raj, we do have new video tonight of a pretty wild crime in the north bay. that's where police were spotted on camera chasing a stolen ambulance with an emt stuck in the back. take a look at the video was posted on social media. police say the ambulance was stolen by a 36 year old sonoma man. happened in santa...
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they're joining us now is our political analyst, larry gerston. we could talk about this for hours. there are so many fascinating layers here. i do want to start by saying two things can be equally true, right? many people protesting believe that this is israel. they're protesting against the innocent victims in gaza due to israel's attacks. there's other people also that are protesting in a violent way, crossing the line. absolutely in terms of the law, do you see it that way? yeah, that's part of it. look, we know that there are a number of people from off campus who come to these events, and it's always a mystery as to how many of them just want something to do and how many of them just want to take a role, really taking over the students who were there. one university recently arrested 8600 people. half of them were people from off campus. so that adds a whole different layer to this thing, which, as you said, already has so many. you see some similarities. a few years ago, we saw the black lives matter protesters, where many of them, their heart was in the right spot, but other
they're joining us now is our political analyst, larry gerston. we could talk about this for hours. there are so many fascinating layers here. i do want to start by saying two things can be equally true, right? many people protesting believe that this is israel. they're protesting against the innocent victims in gaza due to israel's attacks. there's other people also that are protesting in a violent way, crossing the line. absolutely in terms of the law, do you see it that way? yeah, that's...
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our raj mathai will speak with political analyst larry gerston on how the biden administration is addressing the university protest and how this will affect his presidential campaign. check out that live interview at seven on nbc. bay area news tonight. rising crime in oakland has been a constant concern on the mind of businesses, residents and city officials. but now there's promising signs with new data showing efforts to reduce crime are working in the town. nbc bay area's velena jones is talking to people to see if the numbers represent how they feel and what the city credits the decline to a battle to reduce crime in oakland is working, according to the city, new opd data showing homicides, assaults and burglaries are all down for some , it's a sign of progress. it makes me feel good. as a long-term resident of oakland, a city that i really love from bringing, i have two little kids and we've come down to oakland downtown all the time and feel have felt relatively safe. but i think it's feeling better. i would say more and more, whatever they're doing, keep doing it. oakland police data
our raj mathai will speak with political analyst larry gerston on how the biden administration is addressing the university protest and how this will affect his presidential campaign. check out that live interview at seven on nbc. bay area news tonight. rising crime in oakland has been a constant concern on the mind of businesses, residents and city officials. but now there's promising signs with new data showing efforts to reduce crime are working in the town. nbc bay area's velena jones is...
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gerston says money doesn't always matter.his followers will vote for him no matter what. his detractors will vote against him, no matter what. and the folks who always watch for in this kind of situation are the independents. which way will they go? that's the same question san francisco democratic central committee member j2 has. she says the historic verdict speaks for itself and is direct on trump's fundraising stop in the city. yeah, i mean, it's very clear. i mean, he is not welcomed here. this is a very blue city and we have never supported trump, and we will never be for trump. and especially after this. so this a historic day in which a former president is now convicted of felony crimes. it really shows that no one is above the law. and i think it really shows that , that democrats really have to rally together and vote for biden because we cannot afford a convicted felon to be our president in san francisco, gia vang nbc bay area news michael cohen, mr. trump's former personal attorney, played a huge role in the tria
gerston says money doesn't always matter.his followers will vote for him no matter what. his detractors will vote against him, no matter what. and the folks who always watch for in this kind of situation are the independents. which way will they go? that's the same question san francisco democratic central committee member j2 has. she says the historic verdict speaks for itself and is direct on trump's fundraising stop in the city. yeah, i mean, it's very clear. i mean, he is not welcomed here....
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our political analyst, larry gerston, weighs in on the impact this may have around the world. welcome back. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. we have a first look at the train box. this is the giant empty cavern where caltrans and high speed trains areup
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we asked our political analyst, larry gerston, if he's found guilty about three fourths of the voters they'll vote the same way, but about a quarter there you have it. 24% say they're likely to vote against it. now, who are these people? that 24? well close to half, 11% or so are, republicans. excuse me? 10% of republicans, 11% are independents. those folks could move. they say they are likely to move now if convicted. mr. trump faces anywhere from four years in prison to simply a probation, and the presumptive gop nominee can still be elected president. well, the man convicted for the attack on paul pelosi is back in court this week for his state trial, and prosecutors wasted no time getting to the most graphic evidence. today's opening statements included pictures of paul pelosi's injuries and video showing depape hitting him in the head with a hammer. prosecutors are trying to prove he attempted to murder pelosi. depapes public defender did not dispute the evidence, but instead asked jurors to consider depapes mental state at the time and pointed out that depape never said he inten
we asked our political analyst, larry gerston, if he's found guilty about three fourths of the voters they'll vote the same way, but about a quarter there you have it. 24% say they're likely to vote against it. now, who are these people? that 24? well close to half, 11% or so are, republicans. excuse me? 10% of republicans, 11% are independents. those folks could move. they say they are likely to move now if convicted. mr. trump faces anywhere from four years in prison to simply a probation,...
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let's bring in our political analyst, larry gerston. let's start with these protests. you've been around college campuses as a professor for decades here. this seems to be real progress for the protesters. this is one of the things they wanted to meet with the president. it is in this case. another case is of course, there had been nothing going on its campus, by campus, by campus. it's already been on 75 campuses now across the country, 2500 arrests. so we're talking about something of some substance now. but as we get toward the end of the school year, there's going to be something of an evaporation of sorts, because the students will not have the same kind of mass. a reason to be there anymore. so this will kind of like go into a lull. then we'll have to see what happens in the fall, whether it picks up all over again, depending upon what happens. let's see what happens now in the next, what, 12 to 24 hours? this proposed cease fire. what do we know? what don't we know? and are we all just kind of waiting for israel here? we're waiting and i think we'll have somethi
let's bring in our political analyst, larry gerston. let's start with these protests. you've been around college campuses as a professor for decades here. this seems to be real progress for the protesters. this is one of the things they wanted to meet with the president. it is in this case. another case is of course, there had been nothing going on its campus, by campus, by campus. it's already been on 75 campuses now across the country, 2500 arrests. so we're talking about something of some...
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thank you, larry gerston. thank you for your time. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories, including not just cheers for graduate student protest. and this look at that. and another chance to see the northern lights. perhaps using yesterday's graduation at uc berkeley to speak out about the ongoing war between israel and hamas. and i don't mean adding an 8 a.m. to your schedule. we are truly drum majors for social. all right, come on now. yeah, that's university video of the ceremony live feed pro-palestinian protesters chanting in the background as student body president sydney roberts started giving her speech. a member of the administration steps in telling protesters they're being heard. but to respect the speaker. video shared on social media shows the protests up close. you can see students chanting from the stands, others walking into the stadium. university says protesters left voluntarily and there were no arrests. in her speech, roberts briefly addressed the university's history, with student protests happening toda
thank you, larry gerston. thank you for your time. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories, including not just cheers for graduate student protest. and this look at that. and another chance to see the northern lights. perhaps using yesterday's graduation at uc berkeley to speak out about the ongoing war between israel and hamas. and i don't mean adding an 8 a.m. to your schedule. we are truly drum majors for social. all right, come on now. yeah, that's university video of the ceremony...