amanda jones is a middle school librarian. ll community in louisiana where she was raised and raising her on child. although jones didn't mention one specific title she echoed a sentiment we often point to on the velshi banned book club. titles targeted for banned tell stories of lgbtq+ people, minorities and sexuality including sexual health and safety. an excerpt from her speech that day. the citizens of our parish consist of tax pacer who are white, black, brown, gay, straight, christian, non-christian people from all backgrounds and walks of life and no one portion of the community should dictate what the rest of the citizens have access to. just because you don't want to read it or see it it doesn't give you the right to deny others or demand its relocation. quote/unquote. the barrage of hate came shortly after that. jones was criticized and labeled a pedophile and a groomer. her credibility as an educator called into question. one sunday morning she opened her email to find a threat on her life. "you can't hide. we know w

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amanda, we are learning this morning that iconic music producer quincy jones has died. jones publicist says he died overnight at his home in los angeles surrounded by family. he produced the best selling album of all time, michael jackson's thriller. he also produced the award winning film the color purple, and he collaborated with many performers, including ray charles and frank sinatra. no word yet on the specific cause of death, but quincy jones was 91 years old. >> 502 right now. testimony resumes later this morning in the murder trial in san francisco. the trial is now focused on the dna evidence prosecutors say ties many to the fatal stabbing of tech executive bob lee in april of 2023. an expert says his dna was found on the handle of a knife, and lee's blood was found on the blade. the defense says it was lee who came at me with a knife and argues that he then took the knife and stabbed lee in self defense. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the defense faces some major challenges. >> so the defense has to be awfully careful not to bore the jury and lose cre

amanda, thank you. >> we'll move now to wall street as stocks are surging to record highs. investors digesting president elect trump's victory. the dow jones is up almost 1500 points adding almost three. and a half percent to where it started. we see big numbers as well. on the nasdaq. it's up by almost three full three full percentage points. s&p is up by almost two and a half. let's talk more about the election results by welcoming san jose state university professor melynda jackson to the noon newscast. thanks for being here. thanks for having me. vp harris called president elect trump, congratulated him and emphasized the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a leader for all americans. do you think we will see him reach out to democrats? >> well, that remains to be seen. but i think having a decisive victory makes it more likely that he may do so. certainly in his speech last night, he was talking about being a president for all americans. but we know that just in the last few weeks and over the course of the campaign, he also talked about, you know, going after his political opponents, the media, you know, anyone who h

amanda quintana is out there. she'll join us from sfo coming up at 730. >> well, wall street is slightly mixed this morning, right now, acting as there's a negative drop now for the for the dow jones. down about half of a percent. as investors are reacting to president elect trump's strategy against canada, mexico and china. we're keeping an eye on the numbers now. he is threatening to slap tariffs against america's three top trading partners. on his first day in office, unless each country makes concessions, he wants them to stop the flow of migrants and drugs from entering the u.s. >> well, in san francisco, glide memorial church is asking donors to help them out this holiday season. today is the annual thanksgiving week turkey drive, so you can start dropping off donated turkeys and other foods beginning at 11:00 this morning at glide, volunteers plan to serve thousands of plates of turkey, stuffing, and other traditional thanksgiving foods to people in need. well, supercharging your gut ahead of thanksgiving may help you digest all of that good food you're about to eat. most thanksgiving meals include a lot of food rich in butter, carbs, and dairy. nutritionists say maintainin