kessler. mr. kessler was transported to a local hospital by paramedics for advanced medical treatment. mr. kessler remained conscious while being transported to the hospital. the suspect was identified, willingly remained at the scene, and was interviewed by deputies. the suspect was cooperative and indicated he was involved in an altercation with mr. kessler. the suspect further stated that he was the one of the reporting parties who called 911 requesting medical attention for mr. kessler. several witnesses were contacted at the northwest corner of the intersection where the shell gas station is located. and they were interviewed. these witnesses providing conflicting statements about what the altercation and who the aggressor was. some of the witnesses were pro palestine, others were pro israel. during the investigation, at the scene, deputies determined that the altercation with mr. kessler, he fell backward and struck his head on the ground. what exactly transpired prior to mr. kessler fal

kessler. mr. kessler was then transported to a local hospital by paramedics for advanced medical treatment. mr. kessler remained conscious while being transported to the hospital. the suspect was identified, willingly remained at the scene, and was interviewed by deputies. the suspect was cooperative and indicated he was involved in an altercation with mr. kessler. the suspect further stated that he was one of the reporting parties who called 911 requesting medical attention for mr. kessler. several witnesses were contacted at the northwest corner of the intersection where the shell gas station is located. and they were interviewed. these witnesses providing conflicting statements about what the altercation and who the aggressor was. some of the witnesses were pro palestine while others were pro israel. during the investigation at the scene deputies determined that the altercation with mr. kessler, he fell backward and struck his head on the ground. what exactly transpired prior to mr. kessler

kessler.e was then transported to a local hospital for advanced medical treatment. mr. kessler remained conscious while being transported to the hospital. suspect was identified, willingly remained at the scene and interviewed by deputies. he was cooperative and indicated he was involved in an altercation with mr. kessler. further stated he was one of the reporting parties who called 911 requesting medical attention for mr. kessler. several witnesses were contacted at the northwest corner with the shell gas station was located. conflicting statements about the altercation and who the aggressor was. some were pro palestine and others pro israel. deputies determined mr. kessler fell backward and struck his head on the ground. what exactly transpired prior to mr. kessler falling backward is not crystal clear right now. at 4:02:00 p.m., deputy and sergeant arrived at the hospital where mr. kessler was being treated. soon after the deputies cleared the scene. mr. kessler was listed as being in crit

widely-circulated video picks up after kessler's fall.yed on the scene and spoke with investigators. >> we cannot at this time meet the elements of a hate crime. but nevertheless, we will continue to explore and investigate that offense. >> reporter: alnaji is a computer science professor at moorpark community college, where officials announced he has been placed on administrative leave. the site of violence now becoming enshrined to remember a husband of more than 40 years and a father of two. >> paul kessler was a man devoted to education, a man devoted to family. he wasn't going out looking for trouble appeared he was like any of us are, a member of our community, he was caught up in a moment and was in the wrong place at the wrong time, facing a neighbor. >> reporter: now kessler's rabbi says he is in constant contact with leaders of all faiths, including the imam at the local mosque clearly says it is more important now than ever to keep in communication to keep the calm. norah? >> norah: that is good to hear. carter evans, thank you

he saw kessler knocked to the ground. >> when mr. kessler was knocked to the ground he hit his head on the ground but there wasn't any tripping and falling. >> accidents happen. this was an accident. >> reporter: al naji's attorney said kessler was aggressive. >> while he may have been pushed or hit by a megaphone, that's not what caused the fall. al naji was a professor at moore park college. he was placed on administrative leave to ensure the safety and well-being of our students, faculty and staff. they are mourning. they are grieving. >> reporter: they honored the former medical salesman who was a pilot and husband of 43 years. he leaves behind a son. we want to continue to remember and honor paul kessler and the tragic loss of life that has occurred. >>> and al naji's attorney has asked for a status conference. the next time we should see him in court is for a preliminary hearing g scheduled d for decem 4th.h. stephanie elam, cnn, ventura cocounty, californrnia. c'mon, we're right there. c'mon baby. it's the only we need. go, go

we want to continue to remember and honor paul kessler. and the tragic loss of life. that has occurred. >> reporter: naji's attorney has asked for a status conference. and next will be a preliminary hearing scheduled for december 4th. stephanie elam, cnn, ventura county, california. >>> since the start of the israel-hamas war there's been a shocking rise in anti-semitism, everywhere from u.s. college campuses to social media, we've also seen a handful of influential right wing talk show hosts spread anti-semitic messages and misinformation to their millions of followers, cnn's oliver darcy has more on that. >>> anti-semitic rhetoric is finding a home in right wing media since the onset of the israel-hamas war a handful of influential talk show hosts has spread anti-semitic tropes to their millions of followers, one of the main charges, the disgraceful notion that a spike in anti-semitism is jewish people getting a taste in their own medicine after supporting anti-white sentiment, a reprehensible conspiracy theory that's been denounced by the anti defamation league. ta

kessler was conscious and responsive. the sergeant observed what he saw was bleeding from the head and mouth. on november 6th at approximately 2:43 a.m. the sheriff's communication center received a call from the hospital staff in reference to the earlier incident involving mr. kessler. at 2:53 a patrol deputy and sergeant arrived at the hospital and we're told that mr. kessler had succumbed to his injuries. >> the ventura county sheriff's office says the events leading up to his fall are still being investigated. so far the 50-year-old suspect has not been arrested and is cooperating with investigators. as we're seeing an increase in threats, the department of education is warning schools their federal funding is at risk if their fail to combat antisemitism and islamophobia on their campuses. he want to bring in cnn's renee marsh because you sat down with education secretary miguel cardona. what were his thoughts on the rate of incidents like these getting higher? >> well, first off, boris, very urgent messaging coming f

kessler later died at the hospital. authorities say a suspect came forward at the scene and even called 911 for help. >> there was clearly an interaction between the two, but what that level of interaction was is still unclear. >> reporter: they say they've received conflicting witness accounts and have not yet charged or publicly identified the suspect. since the terrorist attacks in israel, tensions here at home have soared. anti-semitic incidents spiking 388%, according to the anti-defamation league. in indiana, a woman was arrested after police say she drove her car into a building she thought was a jewish school, but actually, it belongs to a group known for its extreme anti-israeli views. david, authorities have determined that it was that blow to the back of the head that killed paul kessler, but he did have those injuries to his face. authorities trying to determine exactly how that happened. to that end, they are appealing to the public for any videos of the moment of that altercation. david? >> david: tension

they charged him with involuntary manslaughter in the death of jewish protester paul kessler. earlier this month kessler fell backward and hit his head on the ground following an altercation during dueling protests over the israel-hamas war. alnaji is expected to make his first court appearance today. stephanie elam is in ventura county where the district attorney and county sheriff spoke about this. tell us what you've been learning. >> reporter: yeah, they told us they have gone through some 600 pieces of evidence and witnesses to the event and taken video as well as digital footage and compiled those together to get a timeline of what led up to the altercation that ultimately led to the death of 69-year-old paul kessler. what was interesting here is that they said they were not charging murder because they're saying, i want to read it, there is no information that defendant that was arrested actually showed up to that intersection with the intent to kill or harm. that is why there's the involuntary manslaughter charge. the other is battery causing serious bodily injury. tak

before he died, kessler spoke to investigators. how much information was the victim able to share with you from the hospital? >> i'm not at liberty to discuss that part of the investigation at this time. >> reporter: investigators say they are asking for videos like this and witnesses from the group of roughly 100 to step forward. jonathan oswachs, who joined kessler at the rally, says the 69-year-old was assaulted by a man carrying a megaphone. >> i didn't know it was paul that went down. i just saw the megaphone come flying. >> reporter: expressing deep sadness and concern, l.a.'s council on american islamic relations called on the public to refrain from jumping to conclusions. the nation's first deadly encounter amid dueling protests comes after a troubling string of incidents. investigators at stanford university say an arab muslim student was run down by a car in a suspected act of hate. in arizona, a tempe man was arrested after threatening to execute a local rabbi. since the war erupted in israel, the anti-defamation league

paul kessler lost his life in westlake, california.bi, did you sense this was going to be violent? we had 100,000 people in d.c. the white house was defiled. but there was really no violence. what about by you? did you sense this could happen? >> i think that it was a senseless. [broken audio] >> these demonstrators have been going out with the intention to insight violence. i don't know that they intended this and it's a total strategy. i actually sent an email to my congregation on saturday night saying don't go by this intersection. they just want violence. they are looking for some sort of. [broken audio] and don't fall into the trap. >> i know that you told our producers that he did attend your high holiday services and you knew paul. i know you didn't know him well. what is the community saying about him? >> look, i actually looked at some old email i had from him. i haven't seen paul since before the high holiday, before the pandemic. i would like to read a quote if i can from something paul had written to me back in 2017 after

kessler falling backward isn't crystal clear right now. investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime, and this is being investigated as a homicide. >> the sheriff's department says the 50-year-old suspect remained on scene and was cooperative with deputies. this time. have been made at >>> nbcbayarea. i a great resource for continuing coverage of the war between israel and hamas. we are updating our digital feeds 24/7. >>> the biden campaign is trying to win the votes of asian americans in a new tv ad. here is a clip from an ad the campaign ran earlier this year. the new one just aired today that features a vietnamese american woman. she's a thriving business owner with a small family. she says partly because biden is investing in businesses like hers. the biden campaign says it plans to roll out more content like this. asian americans, by the way, own more businesses than any other minority group in the u.s. >>> uncovering asian american history in northern california. part two of our road trip exploring the tale of tw

kessler? >> i'm encouraging folks to not give up.rtant, we are expressing support for the jewish people and jewish state. we want people to be vigilant and not engage in violence. it is important to show solidarity. there is a national rally on november 14th and we hope to gather thousands on the national mall to show solidarity with israel and uniification with the jewish people. >> todd: it doesn't help with nbc releases headline like this. man dies in california, officials say. they have since changed it. what do you make of the media, nbc news in this case, to say what is happening. i have to think if this was a black lives matter individual, in the same fate, you would have the specifics there in the headline. >> yeah, no matter what news outlet, we need accurate reporting and understand and take a victim-centered approach. paul kessler was a 69-year-old man who was jewish and pro-israel. i'm not here to playpolitics, i want to do what is right for the people. any headline need to reflect reality on the ground. >> todd: thank yo

kessler falling backward is in crystal clear right now. okay. with that, we bring in rabbi michael barclay. he is the spiritual leader of temple near simca in westlake, california, where near where these protests were going on. and he says that the victim attended services at his temple . rabbi, you know, our sympathies to or to your temple community over the loss of this individual. you say that you told your your community not to go in the area of these protests because you were worried that trouble could happen. well let's be clear. first of all, i haven't seen paul and cheryl since before the pandemic. so we were not very close. i was looking at some emails from him pre-pandemic, but yes, i sent out since the war began, i've been sending out to two, three emails per day to the community as well as writing for pj media and other outlets. and on saturday night i actually sent an email to the community saying, please don't go near this intersection because these people were looking for violence. yes, they're looking to bait a trap and we don't

kessler were confronted by a counter protester. hitting his head on the ground. >> my friend told me, that was your friend they took to the hospital. i said, what happened to him? go take a look at the blood on the ground. i did and left the area to go to the hospital. >> brooke: kessler died yesterday morning, hundreds gathered to mourn this loss. a local rabbi says it never should have come to this, we have a funeral of someone waving an israeli flag. there is an investigation into kessler's death today at 10 a.m. eastern. >> todd: seeing an increase in attacks on u.s. bases in syria. 38 times since october 17th. president biden own staffers are reportedly criticizing support for israel and his response to the war. >> carley: two separate issues we're dealing with here, i want to ask about attack on u.s. bases in iraq and syria. what should the pentagon do about this. >> they are attacks our bases, biden administration need to be stronger against these attacks. we put a submarine in there, it is actually one of the submarines con

kessler he fell backward and struck his head on the ground. an arrest was not immediately made in this case. it's unclear what evidence the ventura county da's office reviewed to proceed with charges as the local sheriff's office and the da is scheduled to hold a joint news conference on this arrest tomorrow as the community mourns the loss of kessler. but alas, alas, in the last 30 days, we have seen the most shocking rise in anti-semitism and in anti-semitic incidences ever recorded. there must be justice for the murder of paul kessler. and there must be justice. as for those that are being held hostage right now for the people of israel who are being shelled right now in palestine, and as for some of the anti-israel protests sweeping across the country, the free press is reporting that china propaganda millionaire neville roy singham and his wife have donated over $20.4 million dollars since 2017 to a new york city based group that is organized. some of these rallies. singham and his wife denied ties to china despite media reports and the c

kessler was involved in a sort of physical incident, a confrontation. cnn's stephanie elam is in los angeles. and stephanie, what more do we know about the person arrested and the charges? >> reporter: we have his name, to begin with, jake. a 50-year-old man. his name is loay alnaji. this is someone we've seen in images from that incident and that date. the problem is law enforcement officials are saying that they did not have any video from exactly what led up to this altercation, but they did believe that something went on between these two and they were not clear of that. so he was right there on the scene when pictures that we have seen. he's now been arrested this morning on involuntary manslaughter and his bail has been set at $1 million. law enforcement still asking the community for information on what happened. we know that whatever happened paul kessler fell backwards, hit his head, and then hours later died from those injuries. that's what we do know. we do know it was a pro-palestinian demonstration that was happening and that there were som

the victim, 69-year-old paul kessler, had a confrontation with at least one counterprotester.is death has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner's office. stephanie elam joins us now. bring us up to speed on where things stand. >> reporter: this happened on sunday, john. that's what we know. there was a protest going on where there were pro-israeli protesters and pro-palestinian protesters that were at the same intersection in thousand oaks which is northwest of los angeles here in southern california. what law enforcement is saying that witnesses said there was an altercation with at least one other counterprotester, and that what they understand is kessler fell backwards, hitting his head, according to the sheriff's office. this is new video we just got cleared here in the aftermath of what happened. you see the woman with the palestinian flag bending down, which looks like she's trying to help the man who fell, kessler, who fell in this moment. he was taken to the hospital, but he later died the next day. he died yesterday of his injuries. now, it's unclear what led

where's the media to talk about paul kessler? how is it i know jordan nealy's name several months after it happened and paul kessler i have to look up. rashida tlaib would be best off condemning that type of violence so people would want to hear you out. instead, you're out there saying from the river to the sea doesn't actually mean what it means as you're playing these mind games because you know how disgusting it actually is and how people feel about that and when she says the american people are not with the president of the united states, think about it, barack obama over the weekend gave credence to what she was saying in the middle of the war when the president of the united states is on an island trying to do the right thing and his poll numbers are watching. anti-semitism is increasing and the war is increasing and they're putting more pressure on israel to take a pause so they can get hostages out. i hope they get hostages out and not just pressuring israel to do a split pause here for political purposes here in america

kessler. investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime, and this is being investigated as a homicide. >> witnesses say the assailant crossed the street, hit kessler over the head with a megaphone. knocking him to the ground. he died monday of a skull fracture. ♪ >> bret: breaking tonight, the prosecutor who says he is in charge of the hunter biden investigation was on the hot seat himself today on capitol hill. correspondent david spunt has that story. good evening, david. >> bret, good evening. special counsel david weiss spent about six hours behind closed doors. he made history today as the first special counsel in the middle of an active investigation to answer questions before congress, not to mention an investigation involving the sitting president's son. house republicans say in the room that weiss refused to answer many questions about the investigation, but the purpose of the interview today, bret, was to discuss questions about his authority, not investigation deta

kessler. >> the big question is what led up to this altercation. truck law enforcement is getting different answers and they are looking for more video in those moments that led up to mr. kessler falling and he died from blunt force trauma and the injuries to his face which could be a blow to the face. a state senator said he is under the impression that mr. kessler was filming during this altercation, law enforcement has the phone and it is locked but there is hope that perhaps that could be the key video that helps people understand what exactly happened expect this comes at a time when so many communities have been on edge. how is this community reacting to paul kessler's death right now? there is a lot of fear and anxiety about what is going on here. the state senator said there's always been a sense that it has been extremist or lone wolves in the community who have these incidents of anti-semitism or islamophobia up. now they believe there is a deep-seated problem in the community. here is what he said. >> is this wave of anti- semitism going

an autopsy shows that kessler died monday not from the megaphone strike, but blunt force trauma to theries on the left side of the face were nonlethal. the lethal injury was the impact to the back of the head from mr. kessler falling and striking his head on the ground. >> when i saw the frakus start, i saw the bull horn come across. >> this video shows a palestinian supporter with a megaphone and a flag explaining how kessler was struck with the megaphone. some jewish supporters wanted to confront the larger palestinian group but elected not to. >> they were like let's go. i turned around. i said don't you move. i said if you go over there, i'm going over there. it's not going to end well for anybody. >> so monday area jews held a candlelight vigil. the los angeles jewish federation released a statement saying violence has no place in civilized society. we demand safety. we will not tolerate violence against our community and we'll do everything in our power to prevent it. right now, neil, police are asking for video maybe to see what immediately preceded this attack. was it provoked.

you talk about paul kessler. the jewish man who was killed following the altercation with the pro-palestinian protestor. callie, nbc came out with this headline first. man dies after hitting head during israel and palestinian rallies in california, officials say. they changed it. they finally changed it later, but why is the media so reticent to give jewish people the benefit of the doubt and so eager to give it to the other side? >> yes, it's a great question, trace. two of the most disturbing things about this nbc report were, a, that they changed the headline without disclosing to readers that they had changed the headline in the first place. they did not include an editor's note saying they had erred and why they were changing it. the second is the facts within the article itself disprove the headlines' claims. the report itself quotes the california official who determined that this was a homicide. and yet if you just read the headline it sounds like paul kessler fell on the sidewalk and died of natural caus

widely circulated video picks up after kessler's fall.spect stayed on the scene and spoke with investigators. >> we cannot at this time meet the elements of a hate crime, but nonetheless, we will continue to explore and investigate that offense. >> reporter: alnaji is a computer science professor at moorpark community college where they've announced he's been placed on administrative leave, the violence now a shrine to remember the husband of more than 40 years and a father of two. >> paul kessler was a man devoted to education, a man devoted to family. he wasn't going out looking for trouble. he was like any of us are, a member of our community who was caught up in a moment and was in the wrong place at the wrong time facing neighbor. >> reporter: kessler's rabbi says he's in constant contact with leaders of all faiths, including the imam at the local mosque. he says it's more important than ever to keep in communication to keep the calm. >>> safety on college campuses in the united states is becoming an issue during the middle east war.

kessler, a us citizen who practices the jewish faith, was at the event supporting israel. in this case is a 50 year old who resides in moorpark and was at the intersection on advocating for palestine. >> that suspect was detained, then released from custody sunday night. authorities say they are treating this case as a possible homicide. >> meantime, a bay area congressman says he wishes he could change his vote on a resolution addressing anti semitism on college campuses nationwide. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley talked with jared huffman about the reason why a house resolution 798 condemned the support of hamas, hezbollah and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education. >> it called on campus administrators to condemn all forms of anti-semitic ism. it was approved by a vote of 396 to 23. one of those voting no was congressman jared huffman of northern california and marin county. huffman is now saying public policy he regrets his vote. if you could go back, what would you do differently? >> i would vote yes and i would explain that i wish the re

how kessler was struck with the megaphone.s wanted to confront the larger palestinian group but elected not9 to. >> i turned around, i looked him square in the eyes. i said don't you [bleep] move. if you go over there, i'm going over there, it's not going to end well for anybody. >> reporter: so monday area jews held a candlelight9 vigil. the los angeles jewish federation released a statement saying violence against our people has no place in a civilized society. we demand safety. we are not going to tolerate violence against our community, and ask we will do everything in our power to prevent it. so, liz, the question now is when will police make an arrest, and did they find any evidence at the suspect's home to support a hate crime. elizabeth: got it. william la jeunesse, thanks for bringing us the story. let's welcome from house oversight, congressman byron donalds. so you see that, congressman, what's going on here in the u.s. i want you to listen to this. senator mitch mcconnell, he really went after former president obam

. >> carley: community members held a vigil for paul kessler hours after his death.ew emails ruling the department of security created a quote disinformation group at stanford ahead of the 2020 election. a house judiciary report confirming speech was censored ahead of president biden's vicks tri over former president trump. the report saying, quote: this pressure was largely directed in a way that benefited one side of the political aisle. true information posted by republicans and conservatives was labeled as misinformation while false information posted by democrats and liberals was largely unreported and untouched by the censors. and house republicans are reintroducing resolution to censure michigan congresswoman rashida tlaib over anti-israeli comments. one democrat said he would support that censure. >> congresswoman has a first first amendment right she can say whatever she wants. at the same time congress has the ability to express their displeasure with a fellow colleague of ours calling for the destruction of a country. >> carley: the michigan congresswoman

ainsley >> reporter: it was a shocking moment at a california protest last month a jewish man, paul kessler, lying on the ground, knocked down during what witnesses say was a physical altercation with a pro-palestinian protester. kessler later died, and tonight, police arresting loay alnaji, a computer science professor for involuntary manslaughter and overnight, violence in washington pro-palestinian demonstrators clashing with capitol police outside democratic party headquarters officials say officers suffered minor injuries, including from being pepper sprayed and punched. all of it as tensions are boiling over on college campuses, too. at cooper union, jewish students huddling in a library as protesters pound on the door this week, the fbi director warning anti-semitism in the u.s. is soaring since the hamas terror attack >> the biggest chunk of the threats that have been reported into us by a good margin are threats to the jewish community. >> reporter: at the university of connecticut, jewish students tell us they have seen anti-semitic flyers, which administrators took down jewish st

witnesses say kessler was hit in the head from a pro-palestinian counter protester, he fell back hittinghe ground. >> my friend told me, they took your friend to the hospital. what happened to him? he said, there was a lot of blood, go take a look. i did and i left the area to go to the hospital. >> todd: kessler died in the hospital yesterday morning, community members gathered to mourn the senseless law. a local rabbi said it never should come to this, somebody wanted to raise a israeli flag. there will be a press conference 10 a.m. local time, 1 p.m. western. >> ainsley: terrible story. we had a local rabbi on reading e-mails from him, he would go to h synagogue. you don't expect people to go to a rally and not come home. you have been to rallies, they get heated. if you're on the other side, we're seeing things like this. >> lawrence: this has become the norm now, we have an issue in america of people not just supporting the palestinian people, i don't think any american dispute the right, especially palestinian americans. you have people waving hamas flags, attacking jewish people.

kessler was rushed to a hospital, where he died the following day.esponding to the incident, the l.a. area council on american islamic relations saying they're deeply saddened by this tragic and shocking loss, adding we join others to avoid jumping to conclusions. police often keep protesters separate, in new york city monday, hundreds of activists from the group jewish voice for peace staged a sit-in at the statue of liberty, demanding an immediate cease-fire and end to the war. while near central park, thousands of pro israel supporters showing their solidarity with israel and support for each other. >> so nice to feel a part of a community and all the support. >> back in california, authorities are hopeful that someone at the event has video evidence of the altercation and is willing to share it with investigators. back to you. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> next on "ana cabrera reports," the major takeaways from donald trump's testimony in his fraud trial as ivanka trump gets ready to take the stand tomorrow. >>> plus, the latest from the supr

authorities say kessler suffered head injuries when he fell backwards and hit his head on the groundcation with alnaji. it happened when pro-palestinian and pro-israel demonstrators clashed earlier this month. >>> "the chicago tribune" says the city commuter train crashed into a snowplow on the same track sending two dozen people to the hospital. officials say the yellow line train came around the curve yesterday, when it hit a slower moving snow removal train that was doing scheduled training. 38 people were injured including 3 in critical condition. >>> "the orlando sentinel" says the u.s. supreme court will not allow florida to enforce a new law targeting drag shows, while a court case continues. the law, backed by governor ron desantis, punished venues that allowed children into what it called adult live performances. an orlando restaurant found a lawsuit claiming it was unconstitutional. lower courts prohibited it from being enforced. but the state asked the supreme court to allow it to go into effect everywhere, except at that one restaurant. >>> well, still to come, running in

. >> reporter: thousand oaks, california, is trying to come to grips with why 69-year-old paul kesslerfrontation. moments earlier, he had held an israeli flag. nearby, pro-palestinian demonstrators. >> investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. >> reporter: but no one has been charged, and police say they still have no video showing why and how kessler fell to the ground, fracturing his skull. he died hours later. >> these witnesses providing conflicting statements about what the altercation and who the aggressor was. >> reporter: with emotions often reaching a fever pitch nationwide and with attacks on the rise fueled by anti-semitism and islamaphobia, this community may be the latest impacted. the los angeles chapter of the council on american islamic relations said in a statement, we join local jewish leaders in calling on all individuals to refrain from jumping to conclusions. at a makeshift vigil, tributes and anguish. >> my heart hurts that someone innocently left home, and he never came back. >> reporter: now, investigators tell us there have been many con

ainsley >> reporter: it was a shocking moment at a california protest last month a jewish man, paul kessler, lying on the ground, knocked down during what witnesses say was a physical altercation with a pro-mipalestinian protester, kessler later died, and police ar arresting a computer science professor. outside democratic party headquarters, protesters clashed with police. all of it as tensions are boiling over on college campuses, too. at cooper union, jewish students huddling in a library as protesters pound on the door >>> this week, the fbi direct are warning that it is rising. >> the biggest chunk of threats reported in to us are threats to the jewish community >> reporter: at the university of connecticut, jewish students tell us they have seen anti-semitic flyers. jewish students trained for extra security what do you think people should know about what it's like to be a jewish college student in america right now? >> it's scary. >> reporter: she is a junior >> i hadide my straar of david because i feel more secure that way. >> reporter: lena, a recent graduate says she received thi

. >> reporter: thousand oaks, california, is trying to come to grips with why 69-year-old paul kessleronfrontation. moments earlier, he had held an israeli flag. nearby, pro-palestinian demonstrators. >> investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. >> reporter: but no one has been charged, and police say they still have no video showing why, and how, kessler fell to the ground, fracturing his skull. he died hours later. >> these witnesses are providing conflicting statements about what the altercation and who the aggressor was. >> free, free palestine! >> reporter: with emotions often reaching a fever pitch nationwide and with attacks on the rise, fueled by anti-semitism and islamophobia, this community may be the latest impacted. does this incident change your safety and patrol measures at demonstrations, regardless of size? >> no. so we are not changing our protocol. 15 minutes prior to this confrontation, there was no indication of impending violence. >> reporter: the los angeles chapter of the council on american-islamic relations said in a statement, "we join

kessler's death is being investigated as a homicide and police are looking into potential hate crime. it has been exactly one month since hamas launched a surprise attack on israel killing more than 1400 people. while hamas still holds hundreds of hostages, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu continues to resist all calls for a ceasefire. >> as israeli forces continue to fight hamas on the gaza strip there. now on foot, soldiers are and airstrikes continue to rain down on the region. the hamas controlled gaza health ministry reports more than 10,000 people have been killed there since the start of the bore a number. the white house says it cannot confirm. >> each and every debt, then it's the maximum extent possible. but i can't verify that specific. whole number. >> the biden administration still supports israel's right to self-defense, but continues calling for a humanitarian pause to the poor. yesterday netanyahu expressed an openness to little pauses in the current fighting to facilitate the release of some 240 hostages. hamas has. but official agreement regarding that has

. >> reporter: thousand oaks, california, is trying to come to grips with why 69-year-old paul kessler a confrontation. moments earlier, he had held an israeli flag. nearby, pro-palestinian demonstrators. >> investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a% hate crime. >> reporter: but no one has been charged, and police say they still have no video showing why, and how, kessler fell to the ground. fracturing his skull. he died hours later. >> these witnesses are providing conflicting statements about what the altercation and who the aggressor was. [chanting "free palestine"] >> reporter: with a protest reaching a fever pitch nationwide and attacks on the rise fueled by anti-semitism and his mom up will be a come of this community may be the latest impacted. does this incident change your safety and patrol measures at protests? >> we are not changing our article. 15 minutes before the altercation, there was no indication of violence. >> reporter: the president of islamic -- we join those to refrain from jumping to conclusions. at a makeshift vigil, tributes in english. >> my heart

. >> a suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of paul kessler. a 69 year-old jewish protester who died after hitting his head during a confrontation with a pro palestinian demonstrator on november 5th in southern california, the man in custody has been identified as 50 year-old all 9 g of moore park is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and is being held on 1 million dollars bail. a medical examiner says kessler died of blunt force trauma and declared his death a homicide. the investigation remains ongoing. >> here in the bay, employees for burlingame have voted to authorize a strike over what it's calling unfair labor practices. local 8.29. is the union representing more than 150 workers 60 different city job titles. people like building inspectors and tree trimmers. they say they're working on an agreement with the city to maintain services that are essential to public safety. if a strike happens, the union accuses city management of interfering on the worker's rights to free speech and interfering on their right to organize. union reps

onces say al naji bashed kessler in the head with a megaphone causing the jewish man to fall and hit ground. al naji has had a his bail set at $1 million. took nearly two weeks to arrest him for a crime that had dozens of witnesses and multiple camera angles in spite of the confrontation being rooted in the war of israel and hamas. the d.a. said they cannot pursue or will not pursue hate crime. >> we cannot at this time meet the elements of a hate crime. nevertheless, we will continue to explore and investigate that offense. there are still search warrants that remain outstanding. the returns of which we're awaiting. at this moment in time, we do not have the elements of a hate crime satisfied. >> will: prosecutors must have been getting their facts from the mainstream media. a jewish man killed at a pro palestinian rally, that's one headline. i wonder how he was killed? he was just killed. nbc wrote a man dies after hitting his head during an israel and palestine rally in california, officials say. he just hit his head. on a lamppost? even after al naji was charged and arrested, cnn

witnesses say a pro-palestinian protester struck kessler with a megaphone before he fell.washington state, pro-palestinian protests converged on the port of tacoma, briefly blocking what they thought was a shipment of military equipment for israel. >> my grandmother is palestine indian and i'm from jordan and i want palestine to have peace in indiana, police say a woman drove her car into a building believing it was a jewish school. >> but the building actually belongs to a group known for anti-israeli views. and in arizona, a man is charged for threatening to execute a rabbi. the justice department claims the man wanted to kill, quote, every other jew he could find. it comes as israeli forces prepare to move into gaza city. the hamas run health ministry claims more than 10,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza since israel declared war on hamas last month. speaking to abc's david muir last night, prime minister netanyahu ruled out a humanity pause in the fighting unless hamas releases the more than 200 hostages it's holding. >> as far as tactical, little pauses. and o

according to the medical examiner kessler died of a blunt force head injury. >> when i saw the fight start i saw a bull horn come across, very easy to see from where i was. >> so after the incident, some in the smaller crowd of jewish supporters wanted to cross the street and confront the palestinian protestors still chanting israel, what do you have to say? how many children did you kill today? they elected not to. >> they were like let's go and i turned around and i said don't you move. i said if you go over there, i'm going over there and it's not going to end well for anybody. >> so last night jews held a candlelight vigil. local rabbi where kessler attended services says paul was a father, husband and important member of our community. we're heartbroken by the act of violence and stand together unified. the jewish federation of greater los angeles also released a statement saying quote, violence against our people has no place in civilized society. we demand safety. we will not tolerate violence against our community and we'll do everything in our power to prevent it. now police

. 69-year-old kessler died during a blow to the head during an altercation. charged a 50-year-old man, a college professor, with involuntary manslaughter. they say that professor caused kessler to knock his head on the concrete, which caused a fatal brain bleed. the suspect held, sandra, on $1 million bond. >> sandra: fox news alert, a verdict just in on the paul pelosi attack case. we have been awaiting this. still waiting for it to be read inside the courtroom. we know that they have reached a verdict, the jury, in the paul pelosi assault case. so, we will bring you that news as soon as we have it. our reporter is running out of the room. >> john: and breaking moments ago, as we pointed out, verdict reached in the paul pelosi attacker trial. he faces decades behind bars. david depape, if he is found guilty. latest from claudia in moments. >> sandra: hundreds of anti-israel protestors lashing out at democratic leaders for their support of the war in gaza. could the growing anger in the democratic base derail the president's re-election bid? our panel is here

the service followed the death of 69 year-old paul kessler. kessler was knocked to the ground sunday during a argument with a pro palestinian demonstrator. he suffered a head injury and then died the next day. rabbis and guest asked people to support the jewish people and pray for peace. >> jews and non-jews who supporters of israel and people who are against come together in dialogue feel like there's a place in community where they can talk to each other time at school. >> conversations have super muted. and this is the first time that i feel really immersed in a in a community that embraced me i am. >> while the circumstances surrounding paul kessler's death are still being investigated. we're taking a live look outside right now showing us what's happening here. quite tower in san francisco. got really great out there kylie here now can chat about what's going on yes, well, that is the front that is to the north of and it's not really gonna bring us rain, but we are definitely getting the clouds you can kind of see. we still have some sent

what the law enforcement officials are saying is that kessler had fallen backwards and hit his head. we do have a little bit of video, where you can see where this happened. you can see he's down on the ground in this aftermath of what has transpired. what they are saying is they don't know what led up to this altercation. they don't know, here's the video, they don't know how many people were involved. no suspect has been named. law enforcement is saying they are not ruling out a hate crime. this little bit we blurred here, you can see this one woman with a palestinian flag is bending down seeming to check on the man, but we know kessler was taken to the hospital and died from his injuries yesterday. deputies say that at this point, they are looking for anymore information, they are hoping anyone who may have cell phone video, they will come forward. they do believe this was an isolated incident, and the investigation is ongoing. however, the autopsy did reveal this blunt force trauma is what led to his death, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide. but they are also sayi

kessler's death has been ruled a homicide, and the investigation is still ongoing.e in washington later today the democratic party's divide over u.s. support for israel will be on full display. democratic congresswoman rashida tlaib is facing two censure resolutions for her comments on israel that many view as antisemitic. joining me now to discuss this and more is new jersey democratic congressman josh gottheimer. thank you so much for joining me. let's start with a vote that may happen pretty soon, this afternoon, and that is to censure rashida tlaib for a number of things including having -- making statements that suggest that israel should be annihilated. this is "from the river to the sea." she says it's just about an aspirational call for freedom. most people, most jews say it is about the destruction not just of the jewish state but of jews. >> that's universally accepted and known that's what that means, river to the sea, is the destruction of israel and of israel. and of course of the jewish people. it's basically a call for a second holocaust. >> will you