anniversary of the columbine high schoolinst gun violence. ( james ) 2 hospitals ( james ) today some bay area students plan to walk out of class today, on the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting, as part of a national protest against gun violence. ( james ) 2 hospitals in oakland have been hit with penalties from the state for failing to follow policies. the kaiser permanente oakland medical center was fined 75- thousand dollars for a 2016 case in which a person was found dead in a chair. an investigation revealed that hospital staff had failed to follow their own procedures for monitoring the patient. also highland hospital was fined almost 40-thousand dollars for a 2017 incident where the hospital failed to prevent and control infections among their patients. investigators found a series of violations at that hospital. ( darya ) the search is on for a convicted sex offender in petaluma. police say 45- year-old... thomas steger... failed to register with the petaluma police department when he moved to th

and walk out of class to mark the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school massacre i'll ask our washington correspondent of lawmakers are paying any attention to their demands for gun control legislation plus the end of a sporting era premier league soccer club arsenal announced the departure of coach arson thing at the end of the season he's been in charge for over two decades. her rock thank you so much for your company everyone. germany's capital was brought to a standstill today by this a massive world war two bomb experts were able to use the bomb but the operation forced the shutdown of a large part of the city center in the seven decades after the war's end germany still finds more than two thousand tons of unexploded wartime ordinances every year but this was the most significant bomb disposal operation in the german capital in yours. yet. you. all on how you are an unusual sight on central berlin straits police urging residents to evacuate and offices going door to door to make sure buildings were cleared. the biggest evacuation in berlin in his came as bomb disposa

walk out of class to mark the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school massacre classic our washington correspondent of lawmakers are paying any attention to their demands for gun control legislation and zero tolerance the w. launches a new investigative series first following the rise of islamic extremism in politics why is the country finding your harder and harder to reconcile free speech and religion. plus the end of a sporting era the premier league soccer club arsenal announced the departure of cosa part of coach arson vigor at the end of the season he has been in charge for over twenty years. in. the beyond. iraq thank you so much for your company everyone experts. in berlin we have carried out a controlled explosion of a massive world war two bomb the operation forced the shutdown of a large part of the city center seven decades after the wars and germy still finds more than two thousand tons of unexploded wartime ordinances every year but this was the most significant bomb disposal operation the german capital in years. yet. you form. all on how you and unusual sigh

today a nation-wide school walkout planned today, marking 19 years since the columbine high school shooting massacre. coming up, details about the coast to coast protest and why columbine high school itself will not take part. >>> and it is april 20th. that means it is annual 420 smokeout. the big celebration today at the golden gate park. >>> good morning. we still have traffic doing pretty well to start off a friday morning. a live look now at the bay bridge. you can see traffic is moving very well as you drive toward treasure island. >>> and it is friday and temperatures are going to warm up. in fact, we will have mid 70s for some, even warmer on saturday. you don't have to worry about rain over the next four to five days. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2. friday, april 20th. i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark. >> and we have steve paulson here. a beautiful friday, steve? >> yes. the rain is gone at least for the next three days. we will take care of the next few days, first. here is a note from a viewer, joe. yes, there are little league games and y

one school that will not take part in today's demonstration is columbine high school. traditionally the month of april is a time of reflection, not protest. columbine high school closed today, as it has done every year since april 20, 1999 when two teenagers shot and killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves. columbine says today is the day to respect the victims and their families. >>> and in the meantime, 275 bay area students are back home after meeting with lawmakers about gun control. they lobbied for gun control legislation. >> there are certain crimes you can do that put you basically on a blacklist for buying a gun in california. and you want to add domestic abuse to that. >> you will notice the students are dressed in black showing solidarity and honoring the lives of people killed in schools by gun violence. at least 40 meetings were held by the students with lawmakers or their staff. they say the talks went well and will be watching to see what lawmakers do next. >>> it is 4:04. san francisco's golden gate park will be packed today. big crowd

walking out of their classrooms to mark the nineteenth anniversary of the mass shooting the columbine high school these are live pictures from outside the marjorie stoneman douglas high school in parkland florida where survivors of the february the fourteenth shooting are taking part. police in south africa's northwest province of fired rubber bullets at demonstrators who are staging protests for a third day the violent unrest has forced president civil rather poser to cut short trip to the u.k. now the demonstrators are seeking jobs better housing roads and hospitals are demanding the resignation of the regional leader who they accuse of corruption. or president of the roman poser has just left london before that it's announced who will be the new head of the commonwealth that several british media outlets are reporting that the job will go to prince charles and if confirmed it'll mean that he'll eventually succeed his mother queen elizabeth who's been in the role since nineteen fifty two now the u.n. says more than one hundred thousand people have fled to the province in the democratic republic

participate in a school walk out-- on the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at columbine high school(steve) this is video from los angeles, parkland florida, chicago, and phoenix arizona. many students feel not enough has been done to make schools safer. those students say they walked out of class today in support of gun control. (pam) here at home. some east bay students at dublin high school took part in the national walk out...lending their voices to the call for sensible gun regulation.(steve) kron4's haaziq madyun was there and spoke to some of the organizers of the student led protest nats/students"the youth united will never be divided"about sixty dublin high school students participated in the national school walk out to protest gun violence in america. 15-year-old sophomore neshmia alum and her friends orgainized the student led protestsot

it comes in the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. good afternoon. as these walkouts are happening, another school shooting has taken place. this time, it's at forest high school in ocala, florida. authorities say one student was shot in the ankle before school started. he will be okay. the shooter is another student and is in custody. >>> that marks the 20th school shooting so far this year. here in the bay area, high school students also staged walkouts protesting gun violence. jackie ward was at a different demonstration in fremont. [ screaming ] >> enough is enough! >> i'm heart sick. we're not trying to take guns away from responsible people. we are just trying to add the responsibility and make sure they get into the right hands so that we don't have the problems that we have had with the school shootings. >> reporter: standing alongside parents and teachers, students at american high school are calling for gun control. but instead of walking out during school, they rallied before classes began as a walk- in to show support for peers across the

high school in fremont. so today marks the 19th anniversary since those deadly shootings at columbine. students want books, not guns. some think nothing changed since columbine since other school shootings. they say they are going to be the generation that ends gun violence in schools. some teens don't think things have changed after other school shootings. they say they are going to be the generation that ends gun violence in schools. and some teachers are backing them. >> to legislators throughout the state of the union and the nation, i demand that you arm us with appropriate supplies for our classrooms, sufficient support staff to meet the needs of every student, and the decision-making power to carry forth what we know is best. >> more than 2500 walkouts are expected across the country today many in the bay area. the walkout will also include a moment of silence for the ones who were killed in the columbine shooting but the students and teachers are doing something different here in fremont. they are calling it a walk-in. at 7:30 as they walk into school, that's when they will be t

your earth day forecast is coming >>> on the anniversary of the columbine high school massacre, thousands of students from around the country walked off their schools today. once again, their message was clear -- lawmakers need to take action to preve future mass shootings at schools. >>> students from across the bay area joid the national walkout. >> they did. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has more. >> hey hey, ho ho the nra has zbo got to go! >> reporter: this was the second of two protests today at san francisco's skyline high school. the first was at about 10:00 this morning when students rallied on the football field with the district's blessing. this afternoon some of those same students walked off-campus chanting and carrying signs for an event the district did not approve. >> this affects our community immensely. >> guns around here is like not that uncommon. but that's why we need like more control over it. know what i'm sayin'? >> people united will never be divided! >> reporter: it wasn't just oakland. these kids walked off campus at san jose's notre dame high school and took t

. >>> on the anniversary of the columbine high school massacre, thousands of students from around the country walked off their schools today. once again, their message was clear -- lawmakers need to take action to prevent future mass shootings at schools. >>> students from across the bay area joined the national walkout. >> they did. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has more. >> hey hey, ho ho the nra has zbo got to go! >> reporter: this was the second of two protests today at san francisco's skyline high school. the first was at about 10:00 this morning when students rallied on the football field with the district's blessing. this afternoon some of those same students walked off-campus chanting and carrying signs for an event the district did not approve. >> this affects our community immensely. >> guns around here is like not that uncommon. but that's why we need like more control over it. know what i'm sayin'? >> people united will never be divided! >> reporter: it wasn't just oakland. these kids walked off campus at san jose's notre dame high school and took their concerns all the wa

enjoyed by the community in the future. >>> today marks 19d years since the mass shooting at columbine high schoolion to its core. 12 students and one teacher were shot and killed in what was at the time one of the worst school shootings in history. today students are fighting back against gun violence with a national school walkout. first, i want to remember the columbine victims. they died so long ago and many are not known. cassie, bernall was 17. her parents said she loved to rock climbing. steven curnow. he loved "star wars" movies and sto soccer. cory depooter planned to join the marines. kelly fleming was a sensitive girl who loved reading. matthew kectter was a football player and pro mewrestling fan. danielle mauser was best friends with his sister. rachel scott was 17. her parents say she wrote hundreds of letters to god in her journal. daniel rohrbaough enjoyed computer games. william dave sanders coached at the school. his daughter said he helped save students by clearing the cafeteria out just before the shooter went inside. he was shot while running toward the gunman. 18-year-old isa

today some bay area students plan to walk out of class today, on the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school a tionalprotest ainst gun violence. ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya )( darya ) in san ramon... police say a freshman at california high school was arrested for making a threat to the school. police say the student planned to do harm to students and staff 3-years from now during their senior year. the school district says it takes this threat very seriously and will discipline the student. ( darya )happening today.... north bay commuters can expect some relief while driving on the richmond-san rafael bridge. richmond-san rafael bridge. a new lane will open on the shoulder going eastbound. this new third lane will help traffic during peak hours. the new lane will be open from 2 in the afternoon... until 7 p-m seven days a week. ( james ) a new express lane is also being built in the east bay for drivers who use the sunol grade. caltrans broke ground on the i-680 corridor yesterday morning. the 240-million dollar project will extend along north

high school. students have been very active in the moment calling for stronger gun control legislation since the shooting in february that killed 17 people. columbinehigh school in colorado itself is not taking part in the walkout. the principal says traditionally the month of april is a time for reflection. columbine high is closed today as it has since april 20 of 1999 when two teenagers shot and killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves. the community uses the day as a day to remember victims and their families. >>> a 52-year-old man from manteca faces charges today, accused of threatening federal employees. ronald joseph was charged with eight counts of threatening to hurt and kill staffers at the office of jackie speier, the alleged threats happen between march 19 and march 26, if convicted he could face 10 years in federal prison and be fined $250,000. >>> a san quentin inmate after spending 25 years on death row is a free man. the 68-year-old was convicted of killing his girlfriend 21 month old daughter in the central valley town of delano in 1993. the supreme court overturned the conviction last month after finding medical

columbine shooting... (vicki)(vicki) now at 9:30... thousands of students across the nation participated in a school walk out-- on the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at columbine high school. you're looking at video from los angeles, parkland florida, chicago, and phoenix arizona. many students feel not enough has been done to make schools safer. (vicki) those students say they walked out of class today in support of gun control. (grant) but-- in bethesda, maryland-- they put on a different kind of display. suzanne kennedy explains... .... tombstone like t-shirts hang on the front fence of bethesda chevy chase high school. put up before sunrise, each represents one of the 199 teens who lost their life to gun violence this year. emily schrader/organizer: "it's difficult to fathom that all these young lives are lost every day. and there's, you know, the database of name is being updated every day. even as we make this project there could be more kids who died." one t-shirt memorializes 17 year old tysiona crawford... allegedly shot dead by her ex boyfriend. these teens-- members of moco students for gun control-- didn't know her... but realize her death is part of th

again demanding tougher gun legislation the protests came on the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school shooting students held thirteen seconds of silence to honor the thirteen people who were shot dead at columbine back in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine. and in nicaragua a protesters. again clash with police the vice president says as many as ten demonstrators have been killed in the bottom so far protests broke out after the government decided to cut pensions and raise employee contributions to social security. devastating news now for the world of electronic dance music one of its superstars d.j. vici has been found dead in the capital of amman muscat the twenty eight year old swede produced one hit after another for his fans songs such as level wake me up and a brother the cause of his death remains on. he produced hit after hit he won critical acclaim and he played to sellout audiences. at beachy had found fame fans and fortune but on friday the music artist whose real name was tim burgling was found dead he was just twenty eight. my daughter who high defeat she to produce h

again demanding tougher gun legislation protests came on the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school shooting students holding thirteen seconds of silence to honor the thirteen people who were shot dead at columbine back in one thousand nine hundred ninety. in nicaragua protesters have again clashed with police the country's vice president says as many as ten demonstrators have been killed in the violence so far protests broke out after the government decided to cut pensions and to raise employee contributions to social security. the indian government has announced plans to introduce the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under the age of twelve cabinet ministers approved the plan after widespread protests over the recent rape and killing of an eight year old girl several similar cases involving young girls who start outrage in recent years critics say that the low conviction rates means that many rapes go unpunished the measure now goes to prime minister in the render muti for approval. a big loss yesterday for the world of electronic dance music one of its supers

friday demanding tougher gun legislation and protests came on the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school shooting students holding the thirteen seconds of silence to honor the thirteen people who were shot dead at columbine back in one thousand nine hundred nine. in nicaragua protesters have again clashed with police with as many as straight as killed in the violence so far the protests broke out after the government decided to come and change and rains employee contributions to social security it's the most serious some arrests the government has faced since when you back in two thousand and six. in peru two people were killed and twelve injured after a bus carrying german tourists crashed in the country's self the bus was on its way to a popular canyon in the region when it came off the road and plunged down into a ravine. u.s. and european regulators have ordered the inspection of hundreds of boeing seven three seven engines that's after tuesday's accident on a southwest airlines flight a blade from one of the engines broke off during that flight sending shrapnel ripping through the p

walk out of class to mark the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school massacre but congress and the white house still have not acted to tighten gun control so is anyone in the u.s. capitol listening this time around. and a blast that should have happened seventy years ago today experts diffuse an unexploded world war two bomb in the heart of berlin the danger was so high that tens of thousands were evacuated. plus the end. of arsenal announced that. will step down at the end of the season he's been in charge for more than twenty years. it's good to have you with us there have been three official investigations to still running into possible. campaign collusion between donald trump and the russians tonight a lawsuit to that list the democratic national committee is suing president donald trump's campaign leaders the russian government and we can leaks the democrats contend that all three conspired to help try to win the twenty sixteen presidential election in what the party calls unprecedented treachery and the brazen attack on american democracy trump has repeatedly denied a

again demanding tougher gun legislation to protest coming on the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school shooting students held thirteen seconds of silence on of the thirteen people who were shot dead at columbine back in one thousand nine hundred nine. in nicaragua protesters have again clashed with police with as many as ten demonstrators killed in the violence so far the protests broke out after the government decided to cut pensions and raise employee contributions to social security it is the most serious unrest the government has faced since winning power in two thousand and six. and improved two people were killed in twelve injured off. scaring german tourists crashed in the country's self the bus was on its way to a popular canyon in that region when it came off the road and plunged down into a ravine. there's been devastating news for the world of electronic dance music one of its pioneers d.j. vici has been found dead in the capital of amman muscat the twenty eight year old swede produced one issue after another for his fans songs such as levels wake me up and a brother the cau

here is a sample of some of the peace demonstrations in honor of the 20th anniversary of the columbine high school shootings. here on the you were left is the scene at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida and below that the scene in georgia. these walkouts were the latest in the nation-wide protests and students pushing for tougher gun control laws. >>> students at columbine high school did not take part in the celebration today. the principal says traditionally the month of april is a month of reflection, not protests and columbine is closed today as it has been every year since april 20, 1999 when two students shot and killed 12 people and a teacher before killing themselves. >>> here in the bay area, students, teachers and administrators in richmond took part in the nation-wide walkout. >> yes. ktvu's leigh martinez reports this demonstration was slightly different from the others. >> reporter: the difference here is these students are elementary school students. all the other walkouts are happening at the high school level so teachers and other education leaders decided to

they walked out of their schools to mark the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. it was part of a nationwide rally yesterday. chopper 5 was over city halls a dozens of students held signs asking local officials to take action on gun control. students headed to their football fields protesting gun violence. students in freemont held a walk-in. they rallied along side parents and teachers. >> because we are so young people think that our voice doesn't matter. by doing this stuff, we are saying that it does matter. we are the future. >> as the walkouts were going on yesterday, there was another high school shooting in florida. a boy shot a student in the ankle, sending students into a panic. a 17-year-old boy was taken into custody. he wasn't a student in the school. >>> an extra lane is opened five hours a day in hopes of easing traffic congestion approaching the richmond bridge. >> as jessica flores reports, it should be a relief for commuters in lorain county. >> turn that system on. >> system is on. >> reporter: county and state officials cutting the ribbon to ma

walkout to demand tougher gun legislation the protest comes on the nineteenth anniversary of the columbine high school shooting which killed thirteen people some students gathered outside the white house the walkouts are the latest in a wave of student activism since the florida school shooting back in february already in the bonus league boosted their european hopes with a three nil victory over relegation threatened both sport the hose scored all three of their goals in a dominant first half to victory puts within three points of a europa league spot though their immediate rivals are in action on saturday. well the english premier league club arsenal is looking for a new coach arse and they will be stepping down at the end of the season the frenchman has been at arsenal since one thousand nine hundred six and is the one the club's most successful manager he won three league titles including unbeaten for an entire season and seven f.a. cups despite taking arsenal to the champions league for twenty consecutive years his relationship with the club and its fans became increasingly fractious in recent se

the stars and stripes at half mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off. bodies of the dead still inside. >> i infer thought that they would actuay go through it. ♪ >> some places have already had nearly as much rain as they no -- normally expect in an entire year. >> for millions of merps the death of richardon n in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of morning next wednesday, sitng somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of tergate. >> and liftoff of the space shuttle discovery with the hubbell space telespe. r window on the universe. nkem: this bc news. and this is our top story. north korea says it's suspending all nuclear and missile tests with immediate effect. and closing its. test si now let's get more on that story. because joining us is abraham denmark who is former deputy secretary of defense under president obama and now director of the asia program of the wilson center. he's in washington. thank you so much for joining us, abraham. how significt is this first of all? we need to put this in contex

but one school that will not take part in today's demonstration is columbine high school south of denver, colorado. the principal says traditionally the month of april is a time of reflection, not protest. columbine high school closed today as it has done every year since april 20, 1999 when two teenagers shot and killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves. the columbine community uses today as a day to remember victims and their families. >>> about 275 bay area students are back home. they went to sacramento yesterday to meet with state lawmakers about gun control. the students represented schools like by shop o'doud in oakland, lobbying for gun control legislation. legislation. >> we are not trying to take away regular law-abiding american's guns. >> at least 40 meetings were held by the students and lawmakers with their staff and they say the talks went well. they will be watching to see what lawmakers do next. >>> it is now 5:04. new this morning after a peaceful start to 2018, the city of richmond had its fourth homicide in three weeks. >> it happened overnight on ca

high school, the students there very active inhe movement for tighter gun control after the school shooting in february that killed 17 ople >>one school that will not take part in today's demonstration is columbineh school itself. the principal says traditionally the month of april is a time of reflection, not protest. it is closed today as it has been every year since april 20, 1999 when two teenaged shot and killed 12 students before shooting and killing themselves. they use today to remember the victims and their family. >>> 275 bay area students are back home after they went to sacramento yesterday to meet with state lawmakers about gun control. the students represented schools bike by shop orchard lake dowd in oakland and -- by shop o'doud in oakland and -- inti ship o'doud in oakland. >> we want to add domestic abuse to the issues. . >>> a 52-year-old manteca man is due in court accused of threatening federal employees. ronald joseph la faye was charged with three counts of threatening to hurt and kill staffers. the threats happened between march 19 and 26. if convicted he could get up to ten years in federal prison and be fined $250,000. >>> the time is now 6:37. a san quentin inmate that

schools. in time, though it coincides with a some ber anniversary. on this day, 19 years ago, an attack by students at columbine higheft 13 dead. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has the details. >> reporter: this morning two to three hundred students gathered on the football field at sky line high school in oakland for a rally against gunman violence with the blessing of school dprs. >> this afternoon some of the same students walked off camps carrying signs for a protest the district didn't approve. >> this affects the sky line commune members. >> we lose mm to gun violence. >> gun violence is not that uncommon bus that's why we need more control. >> people united will never be divided. >> it wasn't just elbow these kids walk off campus added san jose's snoert dame high school and took their concerns all the way to city hall. >> we're walking today to amplify the voices of those affected here to stand up and see the change we want in the world because if we're not taking a stand else who else is. >> students protested gunman violence outside this high school in mill valley. at sonoma valley high also in the north bay

columbine. elissa harrington live at notre dame high school in san jose with more on what they're doing there. good morning, elissa. >> reporter: good morning. today's walkout renews the call for stricter gun control and marks the 19th anniversary of the columbine school shooting. i'm here at notre dame high school where about 100 students are expected to participate. i'll show you video from a similar walkout that happened last month inspired by the parkland school shooting. looking at students in menlo park. today students will march to city hall, hold a rally, also hold a moment of silence. the students want to call attention to gun violence and call for stricter, sensible gun control laws. students at notre dame plan to leave their classes at awe round 10:00 a.m. live in san jose, elissa

yet born when the columbine shooting really made all the rest of us aware of even the concept of the school shooting. and one of the folks who was here that spoke was a columbine highschool survivor of that shooting who expressed almost a certain amount of guilt that we are even still discussing this. here's part of our conversation. >> i always say, i'm sorry. it really should have ended with us. we were told it was an anomaly. and it would never happen again. and then it has. it should not be like that. it should be like, when we went to school. and we didn't know that we had to worry about our safety in the classroom. >> reporter: that woman is hoping that these students can succeed where her generation wasn't able to. >> thank you for bringing that to us, garrett. it is remarkable. i still think of the columbine kids as kids running from the school. and all these years later, they are all grown up. a whole generation has now had to survive and deal and sometimes not survive these massacres. it's a daily occurrence among many people in chicago, ron mott, there's certainly a feeling that people seem to care about school violence and urban violence, only when it h

one was timed to cosign side with the 19th anniversary hard to believe with the shootings at columbine high schoolcolorado. joining to us discuss how to make schools safer is darrell scott. darryl is the father of rachel scott the first victim of the columbine high school shooters in littleton, colorado. darrell, it's so great to talk to you. we have so many friends in common and i'm so bowled over by everything have you done in these 19 years. i'm sure to you it seems like yesterday. and you run this foundation called rachel's challenge. tell us how you think it's the best way to proceed to actually stop these school shootings. >> well, thank you, laura, it's great to be here with you. i really wants to applaud young people as far as wanting to make a difference and for marching for what they believe in. i want to just gentlely challenge them to focus on more than just focusing on gun control. the shooters 19 years ago said in a camera you are going to change the gun laws and add more gun laws it's not going to stop people like us from doing what we do. i'm as passionate about change as these you

. >>> today marks 19 years since the shooting at columbine high school in littleton, colorado. 12 students teacher were killed when two teenagers opened fire before turning the gun only themselves. as it is every year, columbine was closed today and students were encouraged to take part in a day of service in honor of the victims. other students across the nation walked out of class today to mark the anniversary. from coast to coast, more than 2600 rallies were held with students calling for gun control. here in the bay area, students also took part despite the threat of suspension. rob malcolm reports. >>> reporter: showing a unified front, hundreds of students from the san francisco unified school district marched down market street. [ yelling ] >> reporter: they then gathered at san francisco east civic center with a message. >> for my future, my siblings, my sister. this is for her. this is for her safety. >> reporter: on anniversary columbine shooting, marches took place nationwide and students wanted gun control. >> i think that's insane that people are bringing semi- automatic weapo

today marks 19 years since the columbine high school shooting in littleton, colorado., two students opened fire there, killing 13 people. julie bandaras is live for us in new york city with more. julie, quite a turnout today. >> yeah. this really has become a nationwide and mass event. this event starting at 10:00 local time for 2600 schools across the country. many decided to walk out for either 17 minutes honoring those who were killed in the parkland, florida, shooting, or for 19 minutes, honoring the 19 years since the columbine massacre. several rallies have also broken out in cities across america. here in new york city, thousands of people gathered in washington square park to call for new action to prevent gun violence. earlier thousands of students in cities nationwide, including atlanta, denver, san diego, parkland, florida, chicago, all observing moments of silence in memory of those lost in school shootings. in washington, d.c., students rallying for gun control there, and marching to the capitol and white house again as part of the effort to call attention

came a hundreds of bay area students joined a national walk-out, the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school mass consider. and took their concerns to city hall. studentsathered on football fields to protest gun violence. and outside mill valley. students vowed to make their voice heard at the ballot box. >> a coffee shop that was accused of racial biases closed their doors today. there was a sign on the door thanking the community for their support. the staurant faced a renewed criticism after an incident of alleged race. in 2015 against a comedian and cnn contributor, bell. he said that the starbucks incident reminded him of his encounter in the elmwood cafe. >> students are looking for trying togate more affordable housing. protesters accuse the chancellor of not doing enough to tackle student homelessness. which is a bigger problem than many realize. a uc berkley spokesperson said that affordable housing is a top priority for the chancellor. and the campus provides a food pantry for students in need and has launched new programs to provide emergency housing. >> state regulators have shut

today marks 19 years since the columbine high school massacre. and it's interesting because the students walki out today, weren't evenalive with columbine happened. bob redell is live in san jose. this is a challenging time for schools. they want to support students but also can get involved -- >> reporter: each district has a different policy. they are trying to support the students' right to free expression but some districts are going to be marking them unexcused. there are more than 2600 of these walkouts planned nationwide. we've been able to confirm 36 in the bay area, including the one scheduled for later this morning at south san jose. what's going to happen later this morning at 10:00, the students are going to walk out of class, possibly go off campus and then they are going to pause for 13 seconds. one second for each person who is shot and killed at columbine high school in littleton colorado, 19 years ago today. you'll recall the shooters in that massacre were two teenage classmates who committed suicide after police arrived. most of

part of a nation wide protest against gun violence.yesterday was the 19th anniversary of the columbine high schoolol students who took part in the walkout. kron4's haaziq madyun spoke to some of the organizers of the protest at dublin high school. nats/students"the youth united will never be divided"about sixty dublin high school students participated in the national school walk out to protest gun violence in america. 15-year-old sophomore neshmia alum and her friends orgainized the student led protestsotsome students described what they washington law makers are not getting about this youth led movementsot

white house, it's happening the same day as the 19th anniversary of the massacre at colorado's columbine high school a teacher were murdered. today's nationwide walkout comes just after survivors of the school shooting at parkland florida's marjory stoneman douglas high school were included in time magazine's 100 most influential people. his son is a survivor of that mass shooting in parkland, florida. thank you so much for being with us. i want to read just a little bit of that time 100 article, because it was written by former president barack obama. part of what he wrote was, progress will be slow and frustrating. but by bearing witness to progress will be slow and frustrating. but by bearing witness to carnage, by asking tough questions and demanding real answers, the parkland students are shaking us out of our complacency. do you sense that things are changing? that schachange is coming? >> i do sense that change is coming. i do think that it will be very slow in coming. we can't change things fast enough in this country. the political system is such that it's mired in not only paperwork but th

came a hundreds of bay area students joined a national walk-out, the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school mass consider. and took their concerns to city hall. students gathered on football fields to protest gun violence. and outside mill valley. students vowed to make their voice heard at the ballot box. >> a coffee shop that was accused of racial biases closed their doors today. there was a sign on the door thanking the community for their support. the restaurant faced a renewed criticism after an incident of alleged race. in 2015 against a comedian and cnn contributor, bell. he said that the starbucks incident reminded him of his encounter in the elmwood >> students are looking for trying togate more affordable housing. protesters accuse the chancellor of not doing enough to tackle student homelessness. which is a bigger problem than many realize. a uc berkley spokesperson said that affordable housing is a top priority for the chancellor. and the campus provides a food pantry for students in need and has launched new programs to provide emergency housing. >> state regulators have shut d

they're marking the 19 years since the columbine high school shooting. there will not be a walkout at columbine because the school does not hold class on this date. >>> meanwhile teachers in arizona have voted to walk off the job next thursday. they're demanding more education funds and rejecting a proposed 20% pay raise. the strike follows a similar protest in oklahoma and west virginia. >>> time now for a look at your weather for this friday morning. >>> good morning. we are seeing the cold hanging on tough for today and straight through the weekend in the northeast. on top of that blustery winds coming in as well. but thankfully getting rid of the snow. that is going to be quieting down as we go through the rest of today. out in the southwest through oklahoma down into arizona, we are still dealing with fire weather. but thankfully watching for some wet weather to move through oklahoma as we go through this afternoon and evening. that should help reduce some of that fire weather risk. with your forecast, i'm accuweather meteorologist julia weiden. >>>

this national walkout is happening on the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting massacre. there were two events there. >> reporter: that's right. students here had the option of staying on campus and joining a town hall or walking out of class and walking three miles to city hall to protest. >> what do we want? gun control. when do we want it? n now. >> reporter: 19 years after the massacre at columbine and in the wake of several school shootings since -- >> show me what democracy looks like. >> reporter: a lesson outside the classroom. students demanding tightened gun laws, documents the movement on social media. >> you can't stop movement. >> reporter: at 10:00 a.m. friday, a walkout from class and a walk three miles to city hall. there students with harsh words for the nra and law makers in washington about gun violence and gun control. some kids attend from other local high schools. >> when you go into social justice and social service, you should fight for people, not for re-election. >> it's been time since columbine in 1999. i think it's been time for almost 20 yea

>> reporter: the call for change is taking place on the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school mass shooting. that's something san ramon valley freshman and sophomore grace johnson are well aware of. >> i believe we are the mass shooting generation and we've lived through this countless times and nothing has been done. this time our goal -- >> organized last month's walkout where they conducted voter registration and letter writing campaign to lawmakers asking for a change in gun laws. this walkout not different than the last one prompted by the florida high school mass shooting but they promise there's more to come. >> this one really hit us because it's people it could have been us. >> reporter: cheryl herd, "today in the bay." >> our reporters will be out there and we will break into programming at 10:00 as the students begin their walkout. you can stay updated throughout the day on our digital platforms and that's 24/7. >>> 4:33 right now. an annual 4/20 festivities are about to get under way in san francisco and you'll definitely smell those festivities in the air. this ye

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nation participate in a school walk out-- on the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at columbine high schoolthis is video from los angeles, parkland florida, chicago, and phoenix arizona. many students feel not enough has been done to make schools safer. those students say they walked out of class today in support of gun control. (on cam)in the east bay some students at dublin high school took part in the national walk out...lending their voices to the call for sensible gun regulation. kron4's haaziq madyun was there and spoke to some of the organizers of the student led protest nats/students"the youth united will never be divided"about sixty dublin high school students participated in the national school walk out to protest gun violence in america. 15-year-old sophomore neshmia alum and her friends orgainized the student led protestsot

tomorrow's walkout marks the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. schools have been debating on what to do with students who walkout. some educators say they support the rally. the mercury news reports students at cte english middle school who walkout will be assigned school on saturday and will receive zeros for any work they miss. >>> police say they traced the social media post threatening another shooting at youtube's headquarters to a juvenile suspect. the threat was posted april 4 hours after a man shot three people -- a woman shot three people and killed herself. police say they worked with the fbi to identify the juvenile suspect who admitted to creating the post. authorities say it was determined there was no merit to the threat. no decision on whether or not to press charges. >>> a delta airlines jet that took off from atlanta to london was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing because smoke was coming out of an engine. the jet landed safely. no injuries. the smoking engine was hosed down by fire crews. the faa is investigatin

they walked out of their schools today to mark the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. it was a part of the nationwide rally. chopper 5 was over san francisco's city hall as dozens of students held signs, asking local officials to take action on gun control. students at skyline high school headed to their football field for the national school walkout. they sat on the field protesting gun violence. >>> instead of walking out of class, students at american high school in fremont held a walk-in. they say the next step is getting people to the polls to vote in leaders who will change gun laws. >> because we're so young. people think we don't have a voice and our voice doesn't matters. but by doing this stuff, it is saying it does matter and we're the head of the future. >>> police say a boy shot a student in the ankle in florida sending students into a panic. you can see police clearing that classroom. a 17-year-old boy was taken into custody. he was not a student of the school. no word yet on the motive. >>> tesla, not making the grade. the one agency that has given them

sky 7 was over this high school in alameda where students gathered together around 12:30 today during lunch. today's protest was meant to coincide with the massacre at columbine high school in colorado, 19 years ago today. >>> another march in san francisco wound its way to justin hermann plaszcz at the embarcadero. students there held a closing rally calling for an end to gun violence and a safer school environment in the city. >>> in marin county nearly 100 students staged a walkout and march to mill valley. >> and many propzed to make voices heard at the ballot box in the furtd. >> the students began streaming out of the high school at 10:00 a.m. the crowd marched down miller avenue finally arriving at the depot in mill valley where students took the stage. >> our fellow americans made it clear that nobody is coming to save us. not the adults, more the elected officials because the cavalry isn't coming this time. we are here today not only because our generation continued to be ignored for so long but here in solidarity with the women, year people and black and brown communities who are silenced and slaughtered disproportionally by the weapons our fellow i