NY News Update - Harvey Weinstein trial jury selection begins, second Columbia student arrested

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Well, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein back in a New York courtroom today as a jury

selection begins in the retrial for his sexual misconduct. And a second Columbia student and pro-Palestinian activist has been arrested by ICE for his

involvement in last year's Gaza protests. Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Sharon Proley and welcome to the News Block

Those stories all in just a moment. But first, let's take a look outside right now

Is spring going to ever get here and stay here, Nick? What do you think? Well, it's here now

But again, it's definitely been a changeable forecast, we'll say, Sharon. And, you know, we made it into the upper 60s, so it's nice and mild

A little bit of sunshine at times, a fair amount of clouds, too. 71 the warm spot at Newark

61, though, Bridgeport to Hartford. And 50 in Scranton. That gives you a sign of what something's happening out there

We do have a little disturbance coming by. Winds are picking up speed 10 to 20 and gusty

gusts, particularly west now, are gusting up to 35 to near 40 miles per hour. That's going to

overspread the entire area this evening. And that's why we do have a wind advisory that is in effect

basically is going to run all night into tomorrow. That's probably extended to the entire area

not just including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. And here comes the potential for some isolated

showers, even a thunderstorm this afternoon in the early evening time frame. That also could

produce some local damaging wind gusts and maybe even a little spotty hail with those storms kind

of rolling on through. So we'll watch that in the future cast that kind of goes through later tonight

Again, some clearing comes in, but it's windy tomorrow. A little sun in the morning, then a lot

of clouds for the rest of the day. A windy day and a much cooler day only in the lower 50s, but we do

start warming things back up again as we head on into the forecast for the end of the week. Tonight

does turn cooler. 30 suburbs, low 40s, midtown, that early shower and thunderstorm in parts of the area

Sharon? All right. Thanks, Nick. Well, developing news at this hour. Jury selection has begun today

in the retrial of Harvey Weinstein on felony sex crimes. Last year, the New York Appeals Court judge threw out Weinstein's 2020 conviction

because of witness irregularities in order to retrial. Well, since then, he's been held at Rikers Island

and today he came into the courtroom in a wheelchair. The 73-year-old has pleaded not guilty and denies raping or sexually assaulting anyone

An attorney for one of the complainants spoke with us, and here's what she had to say

But you're also going to hear from a new woman, my client Jane Doe, also known as complaining witness number three

Harvey Weinstein was indicted for criminal sexual act in the first degree for sexually assaulting my client in a Manhattan hotel room in spring of 2006

As she has told me her experience and again told the DA her experiences, one thing has been crystal clear

that this was not consensual. Well, some prospective jurors made it clear they couldn't

be fair in judging the one-time Hollywood mogul. Also developing at this hour, protesters gathering

in Foley Square today after the detainment of a second Columbia University graduate student

Eyes off our campus now Eyes off our campus now Hands off our stupid Free free free Palestine Demonstrators as you can hear calling it another illegal arrest

Mohsen Madawi thought he was taking a step toward becoming a U.S. citizen yesterday when

he arrived for his U.S. naturalization interview in Vermont. Instead, he was arrested by ICE

Madawi has a green card and is a student at Columbia University where he organized and

took part in student protests against the Middle East war on campus last year

We are out here today demanding the release of Mohsen Madawi. We have been out in the streets

for every student activist that has been illegally abducted and detained simply for

protesting the genocide in Gaza. We're here to say that protesting a genocide and an occupation

is not a crime. Well, a Vermont federal judge has ordered that Madawi remain in the U.S. His

lawyers are still trying to find him. The Trump administration says the pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas

demonstrator sparked a rise in anti-Semitism across the country. And this arrest coming as

the Trump administration is freezing billions of dollars in federal funds to Harvard University

after the school refused to comply with President Trump's new terms to limit campus activism

Fox's Rebecca Castor has the latest from Washington now. The Trump administration is not soon forgetting the widespread pro-Palestine protest that swept across university campuses last year

Some of the international student leaders are facing deportation, and now federal funding is on the line

We have been addressing the issue of anti-Semitism on campuses. There's been some grant funding and contract funding that we've reviewed, and some canceled, and some we've put on hold

Harvard is the latest school to have billions in federal grants and contracts put on hold

after university leaders refused government demands, including to eliminate DEI programs, report foreign students here on visas who violate codes of conduct

and return to merit-based hiring and admissions. These higher-ed institutions that have fundamentally lost their way

U.S. taxpayer dollars should never be propping up anti-Semitism. Harvard is the seventh school targeted by the Trump administration

but it's the first to push back, with the university's president saying in part, quote

no government, regardless of which party is in power, should dictate what private universities

can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue

Harvard University today said, go to hell. Harvard's move also drawing praise from alum and former president Barack Obama

who says other institutions should follow suit. Harvard says it has already taken action against

anti-Semitism on campus and argues many of Trump's demands are not related. In Washington

Rebecca Castor, Fox News. And former President Joe Biden is returning to the national stage

tonight to highlight concerns he says that Democrats have about President Trump's agenda

He says that Trump agenda is now threatening Social Security The former president is speaking at the National Conference of Advocates and Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago This will be Biden first public speaking engagement since leaving the White House in January Reps for Biden say he is planning in his remarks tonight to fight back

against any planned cuts to Social Security, an issue Democrats could be using to define

next year's midterm elections. The White House press secretary saying just a short time ago

that President Trump does not plan to cut any entitlements. Well, the second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran are about to take place

over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. A second U.S. aircraft carrier is now in the Arabian Sea to back up the USS Harry Truman

which has been launching airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. American officials say the operation is a means to pressure Iran into negotiations

And developing news, a key witness testifying today in the Gilgo Beach serial murder trial

The co-founder of the California Lab, whose nuclear DNA extraction method is at the center of this case, is taking the stand

It's part of the series of court dates to determine whether the DNA can be used as evidence at a trial for alleged killer Rex Hureman

Hureman is facing four counts of murder connected to four bodies found at Gilgo Beach, Long Island

He has pled not guilty. And today, the NTSB held a board meeting determining the probable cause of the 2023

fire aboard the container ship in the Port of Newark. Federal investigators say that the deadly

fire was ignited by a Jeep that dripped flaming fireballs as it strained beyond its capacity to

push onto the ship. Now, the board also said a carbon dioxide fire suppression system was

ineffective because a garage door had to be closed for it to operate correctly

Two firefighters died. Six were injured. The fire burned for several days before being extinguished

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and i love them yes i do peeps are a signature suite around easter time and the company that

creates the brightly colored treat typically makes five and a half million every day fox's

Gary Bumgarten brings us behind the scenes to see how those peeps are made Easter is often associated with bright colors and sweet treats something food manufacturer Just Born Quality Confections is quite familiar with The company

makes a variety of candies, including Mike and Ike's and hot tamales, but its classic chicks

and bunnies might be its best known product, especially during Easter. We make five and a

half million peeps every single day, which is approximately two billion peeps per year. The

The company relies on just four ingredients to make its signature treat

We have sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and air. They are cooked and mixed and whipped together

Producing the brightly colored marshmallow treats has gotten much faster since Peeps were first invented in 1953

Peeps used to take 27 hours to make just one Peeps chick. Now it takes only six minutes

Most of the modern peep-making process consists of cooling down after being pumped into its classic shapes and dusted with brightly colored sugar

Then there is an overwrap protective film that they get wrapped, put in their cases, and then shipped off to our retailers and our fans

The company says its original color, yellow, is its bestseller, but the variety of colors and flavors help them stand out during the Easter season

They are just such cute characters. They have beautiful colors. They're fun shapes. They're perfect for the spring season

The sweet treats could also be hopping into more Easter baskets this year, as some consumers are looking for alternatives to dying eggs amid soaring prices

We think that peeps have become such a cultural icon because they have been passed down through generations

Gary Baumgarten, Fox News. That's delicious. Okay, well, for the next 20 days, millions of viewers are expected to tune in to this Swedish hit, the Great Moose Migration

There it is. The live stream airs 24 hours a day and follows moose as they swim across the river during their annual spring migration

Crews use dozens of cameras, as you can see there, and almost 12 miles of cable to get this job done

Last year, the production hit 9 million viewers on the broadcaster's streaming platform

And Easter, we're learning not just for people. Meerkats and raccoons go on an Easter egg hunt at a German zoo

Take a look. The animals searched high and low, even sniffed around looking for hidden treats

Some meerkats even got their heads stuck inside the eggs during the hunt. They were filled not with sugar, but mealworms for the meerkats and hard-boiled eggs for the raccoons

All right. I think I prefer the migration story, Nick. Yeah. Although those little guys are cute, though, too

So there you go. What's the weather forecast on Easter? Easter actually looks pretty good

It looks like it will be mild season. Temperatures, lower 60s. We'll show you that in a second in our seventh day

But getting there, still a couple of bumps in the road. One of them is this evening. Winds start to pick up now

It's out of the west, southwest to west, about 10 to 15. Got a little disturbance moving by

Winds are going to be picking up in speed already to the west. you see the gusts are now hitting close to 40 miles per hour

And that's going to overspread the entire area as we go into the evening and into tomorrow

which is why right now the wind advisory really just covers North Jersey. And again, it extends into portions of eastern Pennsylvania pretty much right through 8 o'clock tomorrow

Like I said, it's going to extend usually when that starts to happen, the whole 8