Course this could not be a more important or timely conversation that we are going to have today since the death of george floyd m Police Custody last month we have seen National Wide unrest weve seen protests on only here in america but internationally. We have also seen a certain narrative take hold. It starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view george floyd is through a racial lens. In fact all encounters between police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. It is a narrative that assumes the behavior thats typical Police Behavior towards black suspects and it assumes george floyd is a sort of black every man in america. That would happen to him happens to black people all the time that black essentially leave the house each day worrying that theyre going to have a violent encounter with police. The media has run with this narrative which faces very little pushback very little skepticism. It leaves us that the biggest problem facing black America Tod
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2 and a half hours it was all the way up here and moving our way and then it was spreading down here as you see behind me. Really fast you. Officials say theres no immediate danger to any additional homes at this moment that but there are still evacuations in place. So far 2 structures have been lost and one person was hurt, but has minor injuries. The fire is currently 20 contained. And in the east bay Officials Say forward progress on the california fire burning near highway 88. The rodeo area has been stopped at 150 acres that fire right now is 50 contained. Well take a live look outside right now as we talk about our 4 zone forecast here is downtown San Francisco. Looking towards the east bay. We dont see any of the smoke from the fires that are burning they would be a little too far north for this camera angle, but people are seeing and smelling smoke lawrence who live near these fires us what theyre telling me on twitter anyway so the winds must be playing a role in pushing that
Because there are multiple fires erupting across the bay area tonight, one of those fires is burning dangerously close to the benicia bridge. While in the south bay another fire is forcing people to evacuate their homes. Good evening, thanks much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 6 im Justine Waldman and we have a team of reporters following all these breaking news stories of all these fires are erupting across the bay area right now strong winds are fueling the flames will talk to lawrence about that well go to the south bay first 4 firefighters continue to battle the crews fire thats burning in gilroy evacuation orders are still in effect there. But first we go to the east bay where there are 2 fires burning right now one is in benicia the other rodeo and thats where we find kron fours tell the sacking she joins us live now with more on the progress that crews have made just in the past hour at the she seen that shes at right now they and just seeing as you mentioned as you could
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