rebecca castor, live from new york.nk you for joining us. >> let's bring back to our wednesday morning commute has been a tricky one, especially for people trying to get around the south bay cell. >> that's right. but we also have the east bay popping up with problems. the bay bridge commute is terrible because of an earlier motorcycle accident. they've sped up the metering lights in hopes of bringing people relief, but at the very end of the line, it is going to be a slow commute trying to get across in your car to san francisco westbound 580 this morning, westbound 580 at 13. there's a crash blocking several lanes. if you're on, i would not go up to 580. use 880 instead, even though that's very slow on the peninsula. southbound 101 at millbrae avenue, there's a crash if you're going to sfo or you're heading down the peninsula, 101 is backed up into south city. i would use 280 instead. and then the big problem we've been working about on all morning long, northbound 101 to connect, to ramp to 880. overturned truck that

joining us now live from outside the courtroom in new york city is reporter rebecca castor. and rebecca, the goal of trump's defense attorneys was to diminish the credibility of michael cohen, trump's former lawyer and a central figure in the case. were they able to do that? during closing arguments today? >> ali, good to be with you. so trump's defense attorney had the difficult task of going first today. that is the standard here in new york for the prosecution to get the final word. so trump's attorney, todd blanch, had to try to guess what the prosecution, those main key points that they're going to try to drive home today once they give their closing arguments. so he tried to do that by undercutting michael cohen's testimony. he laid out several instances where he says that michael cohen lied on the stand, and he told jurors that they cannot convict trump based on michael cohen's testimony alone. >> what about the prosecution? what were their final points to the jury? >> so the prosecution's closing arguments are getting underway right now. they told the judge earlier t

fox news rebecca castor has more. now on the terms of that proposed cease fire. >> cheers. outside a hospital in gaza after hamas announced it's agreed to a cease fire proposal negotiated by egypt and qatar. but those celebrations could be premature. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the proposal does not meet his country's requirements, but he will send a delegation to mediators to continue talks. >> we examine every answer and response in the most serious manner and are exhausting every possibility regarding negotiations and returning the hostages to the terms. >> hamas agreed to have not been released, but it's reportedly a three phase agreement that includes a cease fire, reconstruction of gaza and release of captives on both sides. but any language that stipulates a full withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza would likely kill the deal. monday, the israeli military started warning palestinians to evacuate eastern rafah, signaling their ground attack could begin at any time. what was your message to netanyahu, mr. president? president biden spoke with netan

in washington, rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> now atd of attacking nancy pelosi's husband inside his san francisco home learns his fate from a federal judge. >> violence and intimidation have no place in our community or our political discourse today . >> sentence comes six months after depape was convicted on federal counts. good evening, i'm cristina rendon, and hi, everyone. >> i'm frank mallicoat. a judge handed down that sentence today after depape was convicted of breaking into nancy pelosi's home in the city, seeking to hold her hostage and then bludgeoning her husband paul with a hammer. >> ktvu christian captain was inside the courtroom today. he joins us live from outside the hall of justice, where depape will soon be on trial again. christian, how did he react to this sentence? >> yeah, we were trying to keep an eye on him as the judge read that sentence and he d

but as rebecca castor reports, it comes as president biden tries to reconnect with younger voters . >> far too many lives have been upended because of failed approach to marijuana, and i'm committed to writing those wrongs. >> that's the promise from president biden as his justice department officially moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. >> this is monumental. >> currently, marijuana is a schedule one drug, along with heroin, lsd and ecstasy. drugs the government says have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. if the doj's proposal is approved, marijuana would become a schedule three drug alongside ketamine, some steroids and other substances with moderate to low risk of addiction. >> no one should be in jail for using or possessing marijuana. >> the move is likely to be a popular one among younger voters. a key group, biden is losing ground with. a recent fox news poll shows his approval with voters under 30 has dwindled to 49. but some democrats think they'll come around. >> they're not going anywhere. if you think they're going to sell on the s

fox's rebecca castor has the latest reaction tonight from washington. >> please come to order. >> but long. while the subject of thursday evening's house oversight committee meeting was a contempt of congress charge against attorney general merrick garland, fireworks between lawmakers stole the show. >> you know what you're here for ? well, you don't want talking about, i guess. i think you're fake eyelashes are messing up. >> that's georgia republican marjorie taylor greene and texas democrat jasmine crockett trading jabs. then new york's alexandria ocasio-cortez jumped in to defend her democratic colleague. >> that is absolutely unacceptable. how dare you attack the physical appearance of another person? >> are your feelings hurt? >> her words down. 000 girl, baby girl. oh really? don't even play baby girl. >> several democrats petitioned to chairman james comer to bar greene from speaking the rest of the session, but when comer did not, crockett fired back. >> just to better understand your ruling, if someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody bleach blond, bad bu

rebecca castor, fox news. governor gavin newsom has unveiled a new plan to keep insurance companies in california. >> the governor's proposal would speed up the approval of home insurance rate hikes. newsom says this will help lure some insurers back to the state, but consumer watchdog groups argue the move will cost homeowners billions in the next half hour. allie rasmus will join us in the studio with details on the plan and its potential effect on california. we want some viewer reaction this morning. we're asking, has homeowners insurance affected you recently? your options are. yes. can't find coverage? no not yet. or in fact. okay, let me say it again. yes. premiums have jumped. yes. can't find coverage. not yet. those are the options on your screen. you can use the qr code see at the top right. just use your phone to scan that or you can just go to ktvu.com/vote. >> lot of yeses there. >> our insurance jumped 23% over last 23. yep. oh my god i know. >> and between the grocery. >> but but at the same tim

fox's rebecca castor has more. palestinians are once again packing up and fleeing after warnings from israel to evacuate parts of rafah as fear. god knows whether we will stay alive or die or what will happen to us. israel's military is ordering civilians to move to a humanitarian zone north of rafah , as their invasion of hamas's last major stronghold appears imminent. israel claims this operation is critical to take out the terror group. but global allies, including the us, have expressed grave concerns. there's more than a million palestinian civilians living in, well, seeking refuge in, in, in rafah. and we want to make sure that they are there. their lives are protected. this move by israel comes after hamas carried out a deadly rocket attack from the rafah area sunday that killed four israeli soldiers. cease fire and hostage negotiations between the two sides have also stalled, and prime minister benjamin netanyahu is rejecting international pressure to end the war. i say to the leaders of the world, no amoun

but as fox news rebecca castor reports, the investigation into that disaster is still far from over.ing, tugboats pulled the cargo ship that took down baltimore's key bridge back to port. a major milestone in a months long, complicated cleanup process. >> these guys are doing an outstanding job. you know, it's going faster than i thought it would go. >> the ship was finally able to move after controlled explosions broke up. massive pieces of debris stuck on the boat's bow, and crews are a massive step closer to fully clearing the shipping channel to the port of baltimore. >> despite the fact that people said this could take six and nine months. i'm proud that that we're on track, that by the end of may, we'll have that federal channel reopen, dive teams have also recovered the bodies of all six construction workers killed in the collapse. >> meanwhile, multiple agencies, including the fbi and us coast guard are still investigating what caused the collision. preliminary findings from the national transportation safety board show the ship had two electrical blackouts hours before leavi

i'm rebecca castor in washington. on how the timing of the visit comes at a very critical time for the ukrainian military. >> anna barry weather a cool start for your tuesday morning. still some lingering clouds out there hanging out near the coast and right around portions of the bay. we'll farm workers was heading to a fruit farm in central florida when the bus and a pickup truck sideswiped each other. the bus veered off the highway. we see it went through a fence and landed on its side. eight people on board the bus died at the scene. the other 45 people were taken to a hospital. at least eight are in critical condition. now to france, where two prison officers were killed in an ambush on a van carrying inmates. a witness on the bus captured footage of fellow passengers crawling in the aisle to escape gunfire. french police say several gunmen ambushed the van to free a convicted drug dealer known as the fly, as he was being transported from a court hearing in normandy. two prison guards were killed. three officers

the u.s. has also paused shipment of some bombs to israel, as fox's rebecca castor tells us.despite those moves today, president biden says america's support of israel is ironclad. palestinian boys are fleeing central rafah by the thousands following evacuation orders from the israeli military. >> many are heading to a humanitarian zone where they're told they'll be safe from the fighting. but resources are depleting. >> we do not have even three shekels to buy a gallon of water. we want to eat, but we sold food and drink to buy our tent. >> the israeli military's looming ground attack against hamas's last stronghold goes against urgings from the biden administration to stand down, prompting the pentagon to pause a shipment of about 3500 bombs to israel, drawing varied reactions from lawmakers. >> this is obscene. it is absurd. give israel what they need to fight the war they can't afford to lose. >> we cannot continue to ship arms to israel if they are not abiding by basic human requirements. >> secretary of defense lloyd austin defended the decision during a routine budget

rebecca castor has a look at what the jurors are considering now that deliberations are underway. >>president donald trump's hush money trial is coming to an end, and his fate now lies in the hands of 12 jurors. jurors in manhattan receiving instructions about the law on wednesday as they try to reach a verdict in the first criminal trial of a former president. the panel of seven men and five women are now tasked with deciding whether donald trump is guilty on charges he concealed hush money payments allegedly made on his behalf during the 2016 campaign. >> every crime, which is a creature of some statute has different elements. one is a mental element. and then there are the things that you have to do to commit the crime. >> the deliberations come after the jury listened to hours of closing arguments on tuesday. the panel can either convict or acquit trump on all 34 felony counts, or find him guilty of just some charges and not others. if they're not able to reach a unanimous verdict, the judge could declare a mistrial. >> if they do the right thing, and considering that we're in ne

in washington, rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, today, the international criminal court's chief prosecutor said he will seek warrants for some of the main figures in the war in gaza and he believes israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and three hamas leaders are guilty of war crimes. the prosecutor says he will seek arrest warrants for other leaders on both sides of this war. legal experts say the court will have a difficult time prosecuting israeli leaders, but they say a trial could be a major embarrassment for the israeli government. >> the us is renewing its effort to secure a cease fire deal in gaza this weekend. white house national security adviser jake sullivan met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem. there, they discussed israel's postwar plan. the us is pushing for an agreement that would see saudi arabia and israel work together to implement a two state solution. president biden said he's working to end the fighting altogether, as the war between israel and hamas nears its eighth month. >> what's happening in gaza and israel is heart

rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news well, governor gavin newsom is challenging a new proposal that would make it more difficult for state and local lawmakers to raise taxes under the proposed taxpayer protection act. >> any city or state tax increase would require the support of two thirds of voters for approval. it's backers say it's meant to stop the government from overspending, but governor newsom argues that this proposition would keep the government from providing important and essential services. he's asked the state supreme court to kill the proposition before it goes on the ballot. >> two thirds is a very, very difficult number for any community to be able to achieve this measure constitutes an unlawful revision, so that it can't appear on the ballot. >> the state supreme court has to rule on this in the next few weeks. otherwise, voters in november will have the final say. >> all right, let's get over to rosemary oroczo for a look at your weather. and we saw in the opening shot that the delta has sun, but not many other places do. yeah >> we are looking at a cooler day today. g

rebecca castor, reporting for us in new york city.te. >> all right, rebecca, thank you. time now. 518 in downtown walnut creek. the owner of amplified barbershop tries to avoid talking about politics with his customers because it's a sensitive topic. it can upset a lot of people and can be bad for business sometimes. but the trump guilty verdict was definitely something people talked about at his barbershop. we sampled some of the opinions in the community, and while it wasn't scientific, the responses were interesting and they were mixed. >> we were definitely surprised that they got a conviction on all 34 counts. >> i can say i wasn't shocked, but i was disappointed because i think it's just an absolute tragedy or just a travesty of justice. >> he deserved to be found guilty. he's been covering up things for years and he finally got what he deserved. >> i wasn't surprised because he's not a very honest person. and when you have people who aren't honest, who wants to be president and have a button on the nuclear weapon, it's kind of

in washington, rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news. >> classes at uc santa cruz are remote today and tomorrowe workers. students are protesting the uc system's recent crackdown on pro-palestine demonstrations on college campuses statewide. yesterday some students reported having difficulty getting to class, so the university went remote today because strikers were blocking entrances to the campus. the walkout involves teaching assistants, researchers and other academic workers. no word on how long the strike will last. >> new details about the tesla factory fire in fremont. the fire department says the fire started inside of an oven around 5 p.m. sky fox shows fire crews on the roof and around the building. fire crews say all employees have been accounted for and no one was hurt. happening today, city leaders in oakland will consider making changes to the opd police pursuit policy right now, oakland has a lot of restrictions on police chases, but two city council members want the police commission to relax those rules and allow police to engage in more chases. advocates for the change argue c

rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> drivers can expect major delays on interstate 680 through the tri-valley tonight through the weekend. caltrans shutting down three southbound lanes as 680 between al costa boulevard and san ramon, and the 580 connector in pleasanton for paving work. while the two lanes will stay open, caltrans recommending people try to avoid that area, caltrans says the weekend closure will do the same amount of work of 40 overnight closures. the lanes of southbound 680 will close, starting at 9:00 tonight until 4:00 early monday morning. time to check whether the weekend is here. so is rosemary and it's looking pretty good out there. >> yes, frank, we have another gorgeous one out there. if you enjoyed yesterday, you're likely to enjoy today. some areas will be a tad cooler. some areas very much similar to what we had yesterday. the one area that may be a little bit warmer probably the folks that don't want it to be warmer. the inland east bay, those numbers coming in just a moment. let's look west. what a gorgeous one out there. we've got golden gate park in

in washington, rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> red lobster has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcyrotection. the move is to bring down the seafood restaurant chain's outstanding debt. dozens of locations have already closed, including those in fremont and rohnert park. the company says it plans to continue closing restaurants and eventually sell the business to lenders, with the hope of staying afloat through a financing agreement on wall street. stocks were mixed today, with the dow down 196 points. nasdaq finished higher by 108 and the s&p was up nearly five. few major economic reports are scheduled this week, but investors are now looking forward to nvidia reporting earnings on wednesday. >> deep underground just south of market. this is where high speed rail and caltrain will turn this into the grand central station of the west. >> and we're looking into that forecast. it does include some pretty warm weather. not hot, but warmer. i'll see you back here with that. >> all right. now to alex savage and a look at some of the stories we're working on for west coast wrap coming up a

in washington, rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news. >> the san francisco unified school district, facing what could be a $20 billion budget shortfall this evening. administrators warning of some potentially difficult decisions ahead. >> also ahead tonight, oakland's new police chief will be sworn in later this week. how the mayor says the soon to be new chief is already making an impact. >> and it's warming up out there. noticeable today. fog went away. winds come up tomorrow. a wind advisory for part of the bay area and potential for some low 90 degree readings. we'll have that coming up. >> all right. let's give you another live picture, this one tonight in san jose at paypal park, where a battle between two bay area soccer teams about to get underway, the oakland roots taking on the quakes in a very unique match tonight. >> and here's a quick check right now of the tuesday evening commute. this is a look at interstate 880 near the oakland coliseum. traffic moving along in north northbound at nice and easy. a little slower in the southbound commute. you're watching ktvu news at x. thin

in washington, rebecca castor fox two news. >> and stay with us for more continuing coverage of the war in gaza. do we have more coverage of bay area reaction to the violence in the middle east and tensions on local college campuses, as nearly a dozen students and teachers at a south bay middle school are recovering tonight following an accidental exposure to carbon dioxide. >> as ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary tells us, school administrators are looking into whether it stemmed from a science experiment. >> just as the school day was starting wednesday at sunrise middle school, 911 calls brought a small army of first responders to east julian and north 24th streets. ten people sickened by something in the air in one of the classrooms. >> we were just like working and stuff. and then some people started coughing a lot, like really coughing. and then the teacher came and saw what was like trying to see what was happening. and then she started coughing. >> san jose firefighters responded to the one alarm call of eight students and two teachers at the charter school. sickened by exposur

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in washington, rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> an annual event honors the people who were killedeets of san francisco. dozens of cyclists participated in the ride of silence. ktvu amber lee spoke with a woman who survived a hit and run while biking home from work. she says the crash changed her life. >> san francisco's ride of silence is a somber remembrance of people killed while riding their bicycles. ghost bikes, painted in white, are memorials placed at locations of deadly crashes. >> i would like to see san francisco be a city that has zero ghost bikes. >> alex tamez is a survivor of a hit and run. we followed her journey from life threatening injuries to recovery in february of 2022. she was riding her bicycle home after work as a bartender when a driver hit her from behind and sped off. she suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for more than a month. tamez tells me she's still coping with chronic pain and fatigue more than two years after the crash, but she's grateful for a second chance at life. >> the will to live in me is really strong and i'm never going

in washington, rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news. >> president biden and the first lady will be in the bay area this week with separate schedules. both are expected to arrive tomorrow and then on friday, the president is scheduled to participate in two campaign receptions. no other details have been released about the trip now. during his last trip to the bay area in february, biden met with the widow and daughter of alexei navalny following the death of the russian opposition leader. >> today is a solemn day for the oakland police department. the force held its 26th annual police memorial this morning in coming, chief floyd mitchell was on hand as the rank and file remembered. 55 fallen officers, two of them lost their lives in recent months, officer tuan lay was shot and killed in december while responding to a break in at a cannabis store, and officer jordan wingate died on april 20th. he had been on life support for years following a crash in 2018 involving his patrol vehicle. >> it takes courage to be a police officer. it takes even more courage to be a police officer here in oakl

rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news the justice department is suing to break up live nation, the parentticketmaster, over alleged antitrust violations. >> a lawsuit filed today follows a doj investigation into whether live nation maintains a monopoly in the ticketing industry. the probe was launched in 2022 and bolstered by fan complaints following a botched rollout. for tickets to taylor swifts eras tour. attorney general merrick garland says live nation relies on unlawful anticompetitive conduct to exercise control over the live events industry. >> it is time for fans and artists to stop paying the price for live nation's monopoly. it is time to restore competition and innovation in the entertainment industry. it is time to break up live nation, ticketmaster. >> in a statement, live nation called the doj's allegations of a monopoly absurd and said live nation in no way fits the profile of a monopoly, and that service charges on ticketmaster are no higher than elsewhere and frequently lower. coming up, if you're scrolling through social media or visiting uc berkeley's website, you migh

in washington, rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> fighting has been raging in ukraine now for twoinvasion. how is the war affecting ukrainian children? we get a glimpse into their lives through a new exhibit at san jose state. stay with us. the organizer joins us live. >> and the warming trend continues into your bay area. tuesday, i'll have a look at what we can expect d a v w a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! dozens of colorful drawings and paintings are now hung on the walls of an exhibit at san jose state. the doctor, martin luther king junior library is home to all of these artworks created b

we'll get more now from rebecca castor, the nypd are out in force friday morning, arresting dozens of protesters at two new york schools. >> there is some organization behind this movement. there is somebody funding this. there is somebody radicalizing our students. >> and most lawmakers in washington want to shut it down. >> these people are saying that they're trying to liberate palestine, but they're yelling heil hitler and that's completely inappropriate. these anti-semitic protest sites have got to stop. >> earlier this week, the house passed a bipartisan bill that would pave the way for universities that allow anti-semitic speech to lose federal funding. but some republicans and democrats take issue with the broad definition of anti-semitism used in the bill and say it infringes on free speech and fair criticism of israel. >> there are things that are being called anti-semitic, that are not anti-semitic. we also need to educate ourselves about that. >> this also targets christians. and, you know, says that christians could be labeled as anti-semitic. >> that bill is now in the h

in washington, rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> next, at 6:00, san francisco police fire at a suspectbayview district. officer sharing some new details about what led up to that shooting. >> also ahead, we are staying on top of two fires burning in antioch, including one sending black smoke billowing into the air. >> plus, we don't know when they will break ground with that. we don't know. you know where they'll start, where they will end. >> a major repaving project in san francisco's noe valley neighborhood has some business owners worried that they stand to lose out on plenty of summer foot traffic. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> and good evening, everyone. i'm heather holmes and i'm mike mibach. >> we beginith breaking news of an officer involved shooting in the city of san francisco. >> yeah, this happened in the area of ingles street and armstrong avenue in the city's bayview district just before 330 this afternoon. police giving us an update in the

rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news new at five dozens of google workers who were fired for protesting the tech giant's contract with israel are now trying to get their jobs back. >> a complaint filed with federal regulators claims about 50 workers were unfairly fired or placed on leave after holding several sit in protests at google offices in sunnyvale, seattle and new york. google says the employees who were fired violated company policy, calling their actions, quote, unacceptable. it is not clear when the labor board will pick up the case, and as the protests continue here at home, secretary of state antony blinken is in israel pushing for a cease fire despite calls for restraint from western allies. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is still planning to invade the southern gaza city of rafah. more than a million palestinians, most of whom fled other parts of gaza, are sheltering in rafah, as are members of hamas leadership. for going to try to save the lives of those in rafah. >> then they need to be putting pressure on hamas to lay down their arms and quit figh

rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news all right. >> new technology allows customers to leave their wallet at home and pay for purchases with facial recognition. some experts say the technology initially used as a security tool may soon replace our credit and debit cards. several companies have been testing the use of facial recognition for making payments. while some consumers may be wary of this, technology experts say biometric authentication is safe and efficient. >> so these are 3d scans, which makes them secure and pretty much impossible for a bad actor to try to bypass anything that can kind of make these day to day transitions and transactions faster will ultimately prove successful with customers, privacy experts caution that people who agree to use facial recognition for payment should still use the strongest passwords possible. >> so tell us what you think. this morning we're asking would you feel comfortable using facial recognition tech to make payments? you can still vote. here's what you got. no privacy concerns 84% outweighing the yes seems convenient 16. you can still cast

rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> elon musk will reportedly testify in a federal investigation intois purchase of san francisco based twitter. the securities and exchange commission is looking into whether musk follow the law with that $44 billion deal back in 2022, according to court documents. musk agree to appear for no more than five hours of questioning. the sec is looking into his statements and disclosures before his takeover of the social media platform, now called ex. health officials say thousands of people may have been exposed to measles after an infected traveler flew from munich, germany, to l.a. and then to yosemite. the l.a. county department of public health confirmed the case on monday. it brings the number of undocumented measles cases in california this year to nine. the infected passenger had a five hour layover on sunday at lax and then continued to fresno yosemite international airport. officials are advising anyone at either airport on may 19th to check for potential exposure. lots of sunshine behind us along the gorgeous oakland estuary. >> our meteorologist

reporter rebecca castor joins us now live in new york with that story. has just arrived at the courthouse and several of his children, eric, donald trump jr and tiffany trump will be joining him in the courtroom today for closing arguments. >> this is all about biden can't campaign, so he's trying to injure his opponent, former president donald trump, maintaining his innocence. >> but a manhattan jury will soon have the final say, with closing arguments in the criminal hush money trial against trump kicking off tuesday, a week after the defense rested its case. such a disgrace. >> so sad to see what's happened to our country. >> closing arguments are expected to last for a majority of the day, with trump's lawyers addressing the jury first, a decision trump blasted on truth social, posting in part, quote, big advantage very unfair. the defense is expected to try and undermine the credibility of star witness in former trump lawyer michael cohen. prosecutors will then get their turn to remind the jury of the 34 felony counts facing trump. the former presid

this developing story, rebecca castor reporting from new york.te. >> you can stay up to date with the latest on the guilty verdict for former president donald trump, as well as the 2024 election on our website. just go to ktvu.com right now. >> we want to get back to the developments on the uc santa cruz campus. police and chp officers are in a standoff with pro-palestinian protesters. there right now. students have been told to leave or they will be arrested. ktvu james torres has been there throughout the morning and joins us now with another look at what's happening right now. james >> yeah, it's been hours since police officers and the chp have been here. ali, good morning to you here where i'm standing right now is just in front of the uc santa cruz campus and just a few days ago, it's where protesters really started to kind of take over this whole intersection and is when university officials started to catch wind of that, they started getting uncomfortable because they say that students, faculty and staff who were trying to get to the univ

fox news correspondent rebecca castor joins us now from new york city with the latest on how the proceedingsm. good morning. donald trump had one word to sum up yesterday's long closing arguments. boring. but later today, his fate is in the hands of the jury. >> jury instructions. this is what you use to evaluate the evidence. >> on wednesday, judge juan mershon is expected to direct the jury about how they should set off on reaching a verdict before the 12 members start deliberating the evidence in former president donald trump's new york hush money trial. >> we have a judge who's conflicted. >> the former president is charged with 34 felony counts, prosecutors argue trump falsified business documents as part of an effort to hide a hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. daniels was allegedly paid to keep quiet about an affair with trump, which he denies a conspiracy to affect the outcome of the 2016 election by burying negative stories about him, and then a cover up by labeling reimbursement payments to his lawyer, michael cohen, as leg

reporter rebecca castor is in new york city, right now and has details. good morning. rebecca >> good morning dave. so before the jury starts day two of their deliberations, they have several things that they want to go over again with the judge. >> these charges are rigged. >> former president donald trump maintaining his innocence as the jury in his criminal hush money trial, starts the second day of deliberations. >> how in the world is the jury retaining all of this information? >> on wednesday, the jury talked for nearly five hours. but before they can resume thursday, the 12 members asked to rehear testimony from two witnesses. former trump lawyer michael cohen and former national enquirer publisher david pecker regarding a 2015 meeting at trump tower with the former president. >> pecker says he pledged to look for negative stories about donald trump so that they could be suppressed. prosecutors say that was the crux of the alleged hush money scheme. >> trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide an alleged payment to adult film star st