Monument association is nonprofit that was organized in the 1990s. Theis associated with organization of the same name that until it was transferred to the National Park service. The dma is dedicated to the preservation of grants tomb, the largest muzzling them in the western hemisphere. An important part of our mission is to Foster Foster education , our ulysses s. Grant nations 18th president. In recent years, we revised the tradition dating back to the 19th century to commemorate grants birthday with a dinner in new york city. The program each year has been an educational one highlighted ia, quite in which general david petronius interviews a historian about different aspects of grants story. Another annual tradition is the official commemoration of grants birthday at his tomb. An impressive ceremony organized by the National Parks service and west point. We are of the pandemic all experiencing, both events have been canceled but we thought it was important to recognize grant;s birt
This morning where new hot spots are emerging and the damaging toll its having on the economy. On the record. President trump in a new interview overnight voicing outrage over George Floyds death at the hands of police its eight minutes of horror. Its a disgrace. But defending police and slamming protesters. The reaction straight ahead. And the new location for the Republican Convention revealed overnight. In the crosshairs. The growing momentum to remove confederate symbols once and for all. These are disrespectful and a slap in the face to africanamericans. But others say not so fast. 120 years its been there no input from the people of the city of mobile and its gone the rapidly changing tiakes y we go inside west point as cadets prepare for this weekends graduation after months of quarantine an inside look at how the u. S. Military academy is making things work in a year of unprecedented challenges all that plus back in the swing. The pga tour restarts its season with new rules, no
Camera cell phone video shows a man brandishing a back moments before he was shot dead by San Leandro Police during the detention. Boy that hasan. A taser was in effect. The same officer then fired one shot at the suspect striking him in the torso. At the same time simultaneously the second officer for their taste. The incident happened just before 3. 15 saturday afternoon inside the walmart on his spear in boulevard we spoke to a customer off camera who was inside the store and i heard. People ran towards. The back from the front of the store saying there was someone with a gun and then there was someone shooting. This video shows the chaos inside then more people started to come towards them. And thats when everybody kind of started getting in panic mode and everybody kind of just wanted to find an exit and everybody was scared everybody huddled together San Leandro Police initially responded to a robbery but that was not the case when they arrived police say the officers attempted t
Us live out size the 183rd basic recruit Academy Graduation ceremony and has more details. Jackie. Reporter kenny, nearly every city leader of oakland seem today be here at the ceremony earlier today, but not the chief kirk patrick after being fired last night. Her name is still on the program but she is no longer the chief of the Oakland Police department after a unanimous vote to oust her last night without a cause. Jackson said today, we have moved on. Were looking for a new core leadership and we wish chief kilpatrick well. Reporter she said as they begin the hiring pr ocnew eschief, she is personall leaning for internal candidates first. It may be a good idea to look at somebody not touched by any of the challenges. It is a familiar person that all ready has trust and respect. This chapter of the journey has ended. No one can take away your accomplish thes and the work has just be gun. Reporter he is the acting chief. Our acting chief is extremely focuses on todays graduation. He
And point out that those who do meet the deadline will be eligible for future teacher assignments and a 2,500 annual housing stipend and serve on a committee to work to improve conditions for grad students. Were not sure if that is part of the process that Janet Napolitano is now calling for but it is a step in that direction. But as long as this midnight deadline remains, the clock is still ticking. Live at uc santa cruz, robert handa, nbc bay area news. We have developing news out of contra costa county. A brush fire on dear valley road west of brentwood. The fire grew to about 7 hours sorry 7 acres before firefighters were able to knock it down. It is now fully contained. No word on what started this fire. We are learning more tonight about the murder of a woman at at san jose airbnb. A suspect is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death. Appeared before a judge and was charged with murder, the stabbing happened on Mountain View avenue. Sheriffs found the body on tuesday. But dur