and that's what these folks are using, doctor higdon, thank you so much. i'm so sorry to cut you short. we've got a news conference starting, but always great talking with you. and now take care. now we take you to the chp live press conference. highway patrol chief ezra beauchamp, de-escalation of multiple similar protests in the bay area this morning. >> working alongside our law enforcement partners in the bay area, officers work to clear lanes as quickly as possible. officers responded to each location and determined protesters had utilized various devices intended to impede law enforcement's ability to remove protesters, including. in these were 55 gallon drums filled with concrete and rebar resources from the chp offices across the bay area, as well as our allied agency personnel to include the oakland police department, san francisco police department, alameda county sheriff's office, and golden gate bridge. patrol responded to each incident and evaluate what was needed to remove the devices to take those involved into custody. at approximately 6:15

live to discuss simpson's lasting impact on american society, it's multifaceted, is professor nolan higdonate east bay. can you give us a sense how big of a deal this case became? >> oh, yeah. this was, you know, a massive cultural event. not only were news media paying attention to every detail from the discovery of the murder to the charges and trial, but the citizenry was paying attention constantly. i believe there were some commentators who said the night o.j. simpson was running from police in his white bronco, they saw a huge spike in people ordering delivery food. people didn't want to stop to cook. they wanted to watch the chase. i can remember being a young student and me and the entire school were brought into the library so we could watch the verdict. this was a huge cultural moment that captured the country at that time. >> yeah. since then we've seen the expansion of things like court tv. can you tell us how this case changed the way the u.s. media covers high profile trials and really how the american public follows them. >> absolutely. o.j. simpson had quite a bit of fame f

all right, professor nolan higdon. thank you again so much for your time on this tuesday. now for a look across the bay this morning and we say happy tuesday to all of you. ><<>yeah. okay. i got to talk about this marine layer for a 2nd. even though we're going to break into the sunshine for the most part as we get into this afternoon, we're going to continue to see the marine layer building with a little more intensity tonight and tomorrow morning, and there's just a little bit of explanation on this. if you look at the big picture see the counterclockwise spin out here is an area of low pressure out here, which is helping to deepen the marine layer. elevated a little bit. and give it the ability to drop some rain. watch what happens over the next 24 hours that counterclockwise spin. also manages to squeeze out a few light showers, particularly tomorrow morning along the coast. that's what i like to call marine layer missed. it's not not quite rain. the totals are going to be really low. but tomorrow morning anywhere near the coast on the hills, and that could even be inl

higdon says this is the latest example of the biden administration targeting big tech, and it may not be the last. as we know, there are a lot of bills sitting in congress right now. >> many of which are expected to come up this year, so this could be the start of something big in big tech. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news, san francisco public safety officials sported denim today to raise awareness about sexual assault. >> top police brass, along with victims advocates, gathered at police headquarters in a powerful show of support to victims. denim day dates back to 1998, when an italian court overturned a rape conviction because the victim's denim jeans were too tight. justices believe the victim must have had a hand in removing them, implying consent. the decision sparked outrage. >> the denim day has since become a worldwide event where millions of people wear denim to show solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and to challenge the misconceptions that often surround these crimes . >> nine victims advocates had and law enforcement personnel were honored during the ceremony fo

higdon says this is the latest example of the biden administration targeting big tech, and it may not be the last. >> as we know, there are a lot of bills sitting in congress right now, many of which are expected to come up this year, so this could be the start of something big in big tech. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> an unusual race, unusual results. next, a live update on the recounts to break the tie between two candidates from california's march primary. the race to represent thousands of bay area people in congress is down to a handful of votes, plus predictions for this year's fire season. >> how will our recent winter storms affect our risk of wildfire? i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. windier weather and the possibility of sprinkles in the forecast will go hour by hour. >> coming up when a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. where police are on campus, you can see a lot of protesters there with signs ufc

cal state, east bay, professor of communication, nolan higdon, thank you so much for joining us thise. and we'll talk about our forecast now with a live look here at sfo. no fog from the shock. i was tracking the weather for us now and >> things are looking nice out there so far today. it's gorgeous. it's just another banner day they're going to have today. get outside for lunch, if you can, everybody. we're taking a live look from the east bay. you can see how beautiful it is a minute. take livermore is an example here. one of my east bay cities, you can see average high in livermore about 68 degrees this time of year. but today we're looking out for 81 tomorrow will cool it down to 66. and then you see what happens on saturday. we get down to 55 degrees before we do kind of rebound. those highs back to about where we should be this time of year. another reason for all of that is a low pressure system that's going to roll through and deliver some rain. and it's also going bring some really cool air in behind it. so this chances of rain a ramp up late friday night. i do think it will

so we're joined now with nolan higdon who is a professor of communication at cal state east bay., you grab mic. so talking to some friends and they're why tiktok what's the what's the big deal? why we're trying to get rid of tiktok and i'm hoping you might feel to give me a simple answer here that i could share with them because people are thinking aren't there like bigger problems than tiktok right now? >> yeah, i don't blame your this quite out of character for the federal government. they they've largely avoided regulating big tech for the last 30 years. but there's been a consensus developing amongst federal lawmakers. that tiktok is a unique threat to amirican national security interests. and so this ban was put passed by both parties and signed by president biden and now looks like it will be up to the courts to decide whether or not it's unconstitutional. act. >> so should be worried about using a now more of an instagram gal. but like i know, people use tiktok a lot of and people like that's their jobs. they're like professional tiktok cursed. should they be worried about

i spoke with cal state east bay, professor of communication, nolan higdon.nt to that murder trial as the start of reality television. >> here you had cameras following her, a celebrity through a trial and people tuned to to watch the whole trial and the verdict in the reactions and that signal to along the entertainment industry that, you know, maybe we can take these people with some degree of fame and create programs around them. and so i think it was hugely influential in the way we think about from there on forward. >> hayden also told me that the oj simpson story had 3 acts first, the talented athlete who makes it into tv and film second, the murder trials in the trial for the theft of the memorabilia and the 3rd, the social media presence that he had were oj would comment on stories and talk a lot about football. we're taking a live look outside right now. wider picture here showing us the bay bridge in the city of san francisco. there wae some fog out there earlier today. kyle is now with a standing in front of the golden gate bridge least a little bi

and during kron news at noon i spokn with cal state east bay, professor of communication, nolan higdon and he says a lot of people point to the murder trial as the start of reality television. >> here you had cameras following are a celebrity through a trial and people tuned to to watch the whole trial and the verdict in the reactions and that signal to along the entertainment industry that, you know, maybe we can take these people with some degree of fame and create programs around them. and so i think it was hugely influential in the way we think about from there on forward. >> hayden says the oj simpson story has 3 acts. first, the talented athlete who made his way onto tv and film second, the murder trials and also the trial for that theft of memorabilia. and then the 3rd, his social media presence for oj would comment on stories and ta aot about football. stay with us here on kron. 4 on air and online for continuing covera oj simpson and our other top headlines. you can download the free kron 4 app to get push alerts sent directly to your mobile device. any time news breaks. a man

private information for the chinese government during kron. 4 news at who i spoke with nolan higdon, of communication with cal state east bay on what it might make for tiktok to stay. >> the culture of silicon valley is one these larger companies, by up all the competitions, only a handful of companies control the internet. so i would be surprised some of the names you name there step into trying take over this very popular product that roughly 170 million americans are using. >> the names and i mentioned we're elon musk and mark zuckerberg. but as of now, there are not any talks of sales in place. if the band does go into effect, tiktok would not just disappear from users, phones but updates. a new downloads would not be available from u.s. app stores and he thinks it's still going take a long time for that to happen. new at 3 contra costa county animal services is welcoming some new leadership to the team supervisors are welcoming ben winkle black as the new director. in a statement he says he is honored to serve the community and to lead such an experienced team at animal services