mr. 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 falling

mr. 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 fall

mr. 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

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 from the department of education. and when i sat down with the secretary yesterday he had a clear message both for jewish students and muslim students, and that message was, and i'm quoting, "i've got your back." but to this new letter that went out to both k through 12, colleges and universities, this letter is from the civil rights o

mr. 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

mr. kessler, he fell backward and struck his head on the ground. what exactly transpired prior to mr. 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 fo

mr. 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

mr. 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

mr. kessler was knocked to the ground he hit his head on the ground but there wasn't any tripping and falling. >> this was an accident. >> reporter: naji's attorney claims kessler was aggressive that day and that his client didn't cause his death. >> while he may have been pushed or hit by a mega phone, that's not what caused his fall. the night when he fell my client is seen on a video six to eight feet away from him. >> reporter: the professor at moor park college. he was platesed on administrative leave to ensure the safety and well-being of our students, faculty and staff. >> they are mourning. they are grieving. >> reporter: the d.a. sharing details from kessler's family honoring 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. >> 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-h

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, go, go! ah! touchdown baby! -touchdown! are your neighbors watching the same game? yeah, my 5g home inte

mr. kessler be sure the numbers are correct? deaths are tracked and the ministry has been reliable.must be true. >> emily: he can keep references liar after liar and enemy after enemy, it is not credible, it is farce and he is a farce for furthering the numbers. he is not alone, do they call them terrorists or gunman? they called them hamas terrorists and then gunmen after that and despicable assumption by the bbc, when they said surely it had to be israel. that was the firepower. the assumptions pull the curtain back on antisemitism and the fact they are doing hamas for hamas. >> kayleigh: paul, good old glenn, hamas talking points and rashida tlaib talking points, listen what he says about the hospital. source of the explosion remains unclear, "washington post" visual investigation found damage is not consistent with airstrike or artillery shells. >> paul: they are picking a side, same folks who bought into the 51 intelligence officers who signed laptop letter and we're supposed to take this guy seriously. some point, you have to pick a side here and hamas caucus emerging in congr

mr. kessler, it is obvious it's a hate crime, what else could it be? nothing else, he was there for a pro-israeli rally. people hit him with a bull horn. one of the first we're seeing, but when you see the level of vitriol, where will we be in two or three weeks. i watch your show, best i can doing the radio, on congress and washington here. >> harris: thank you. >> brian: victims and hostages, families we've forgotten in a month. excuse me, let's see more pictures and hostage families and you go out with palestinian flag and hamas logo, you are pro-hostage, pro-chopping up individuals, you are pro-rape, you are pro-unprovoked assault and carnage. that is where you are, we forgot about that and focused on the air campaign and finding way to pause activity in gaza. i think to see the democratic party tear itself apart at the same time watching protest in the street, we could learn from that. that is how they stand. they stand with the people on the streets and ones like bill maher's of the world say, what happened to my party. >> emily: tenor matters, f

mr. 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 detai

mr. kessler yesterday, or two days ago in westlake, is absolutely horrifying. it's hard to identify these people because they are all completely masked up, and concealing their identities, but this is really concerning. >> yes. 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 quot

mr. kessler falling and striking his head on the ground. >> when i saw the frakus start, i saw the bull hornhis 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. the question is now in addition to the homicide charge, what evidence do they found in the suspect's home and when could we see an arrest. back to you. >> neil: thanks, william, a month in to the war, growing signs from israel what they

mr. 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

mr. 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

mr. lawler: paul kessler was killed for holding an israeli flag in the united states of america. we are losing respect for the sanctity of life, the rule of law, and the important role of faith. we must combat anti-semitism and it starts with this censure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: one minute to the the gentlewoman from missouri, ms. bush. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from missouri is recognized for one minute. ms. bush: st. louis and i rise today in opposition to this resolution. and i also in opposition to the reckless manner that people in this house speak when they don't realize our don't care that they put targets of understanding ank of seeing the humanity of folks who look like rashida tlaib. it's outrageous my colleagues are blatantly, blatantly attempting to silence the only palestinian american representative right here. it's outrageous but not surprising. it's not surprising because this place is where 1700 members of congress, this elected body, enslaved black people

mr. lawler: paul kessler was killed for holding an israeli flag in the united states of america.losing respect for the sanctity of life, the rule of law, and the important role of faith. we must combat anti-semitism and it starts with this censure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: one minute to the the gentlewoman from missouri, ms. bush. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from missouri is recognized for one minute. ms. bush: st. louis and i rise today in opposition to this resolution. and i also in opposition to the reckless manner that people in this house speak when they don't realize our don't care that they put targets of understanding ank of seeing the humanity of folks who look like rashida tlaib. it's outrageous my colleagues are blatantly, blatantly attempting to silence the only palestinian american representative right here. it's outrageous but not surprising. it's not surprising because this place is where 1700 members of congress, this elected body, enslaved black people. it's n