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

and here to help us understand more about what is going on is professor nolan higdon in with the department of communication at cal state east bay. welcome, professor nolan. thank you so much for taking the time to join us today, so we see a lot of passionate young people. protesting on campuses from coast to coast. how do college administrators typically respond to these student led protests? >live>yeah. thank you very much for having me. i think college administrators are in a very difficult position a lot of their rhetoric. you know, on campus champions. things like free speech freedom of expression. diversity of viewpoints. but they're starting to see a big division. between their students and even some of their faculty and so administrators. i think are wrestling with keeping their their rhetoric and their actions consistent. >nicole>yeah. now we saw it at columbia university. they push classes on online in order to mitigate any dangers to these students. if these protests grow, though, how is this going to impact the school? year? >live>it means to be seen. you know, we did get some i

nolan higdon is going to join us so we can talk a little bit about oj simpson's life and legacy and also celebrity culture come to life. nolan, thanks for joining us here on kron 4 this afternoon. appreciate your time. thank you so much for him. what was your reaction to o j death? >> you know, there a lot of memories oj as as a you know, like i can recall being home with chickenpox for 2 weeks watching the trial as young kid. and i can remember at the time of the murder trial verdict, they brought all the students into the school library to watch the verdict to be read. and just the amount of a motion and it's it's a big reminder of the era. >> yeah. june 17th 1994. was that car chase down this ia freeway. that white bronco. we're looking at some of the footage from it now. it really captivated the nation that think they're like 95 million people watching this on tv as it was unfolding. it was also during the nba finals at the time. so there was like split-screen coverage of what was happening. how did that event change the way communications media handles things like this, like nothing

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

. >> csu east bay professor of communications nolan higdon says tiktok has fared well in the courts in the past, but this may not be the government's final attempt at regulation. 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 sex

joining us live now to talk more about the changing tactics of protests, doctor nolan higdon, professor of history and communication at cal state east bay, doctor higdon, always great to have you back on. look, is this what we saw today? is this considered extreme protest action in the range of possible common protest actions? >> it's always a pleasure to speak with you. you know, this has been uh- that is shutting down a roadway. this has been a tactic that has long been used by uh- protesters. and the ultimate goal is to force the public to reassess its priorities and pay attention to what the protesters want them to pay attention to, in this case in gaza, you know, i think the idea is there are so many distractions in contemporary society where, you know, phones always going off or commitments at work or life commitments, and these protesters are taking to the streets to try and force us to focus our attention on gaza. >> right. so then my question is, is it effective? and also it sounds like disruption is the point, but is inflicting pain on some of the members of the public. also t

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

. >> csu east bay professor of communications nolan higdon says tiktok has fared well in the courts in the past, but this may not be the government's final attempt at regulation. 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

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