That is the creation of wealth. Some time ago i was visiting one of the wineries in my district in california and i was talking about this make it in america agenda in manufacturing. And finally the owner got up from behind the desk and he said, come, i want to talk to you. He said, we walked outside, out to his winery, and he said, you know what this is . I said, yeah, its a winery. He said, no, this is a manufacturing facility. I take grapes and i turn them into some of the finest wine in the world. So when you talk about make it in america, guess what, im making it in america. So it includes all of these things. Putting a tomato into a can, into a bottle of ketch up. Or what were going to talk about tonight is something far more than that. I want to really not so much talk about these gentlemen and ladies, but to use them as an example of what america used to make. These gentlemen, three of them, are world war ii merchant mariners. This was an effort we had now under way to provide
Reporter earlier it was a loud demonstration that lasted about three hours at the alameda down building in downtown oakland, the chaining of the front doors was mostly symbolic. We are here standing in solidarity with immigrants. Im a muslim myself, so when they Start Talking about muslim bans, i was born here, so you know, just trying to show solidarity where the people of the world, you know . We dont cooperate with i. C. E. , as far as were not involved in front line enforcement. Reporter of the tens of thousands of people that went through Alameda County jails last year, only 165 were released to i. C. E. There is a criminal element that is very, very small that we do engarj with in our jails and these are people that do very Violent Crimes that the u. S. Government and i. C. E. Is looking to deport them. Reporter there were four arrests for trespassing. This group marched through sample calling for President Trump to put an end i. C. E. Deportations. In san jose, the annual march
About protecting workers, but now its evolving, this year thousands marched and rallied with a focus on immigration and the challenges brought on by a new president. Well begin with abc7s laura amount at san antonio park. These marchers have been walking for the better part of two hours. Lets show you these folks, theyre right behind us here, getting an escort from opd. Our estimate about 2,000 or 3,000 people participated. They started at fruitvale village, they have traveled in this heat and its been quite a accomplishment. Its considered the main event on this may day in oakland, the gathering of several thousand people in the fruitvale district, a community thats particularly concerned about immigration issues. Because im an immigrant and i feel that with this antiimmigration climate in this country, its pretty scary. Reporter earlier it was a loud demonstration that lasted about three hours at the alameda down building in downtown oakland, the chaining of the front doors was mostl
Reporter yeah, absolutely. Emotions high high across the country. I did speak briefly with a pastor here in oakland. He says its hard to say how many people might be coming tonight, but this church seats 1500. They are expecting the mayor and community leaders, given all thats happened across the country, there is a prayer vigil here in oakland. In dallas, the flowers, cards, and balloons piled up at a makeshift memorial for the five Police Officers killed in thursday nights shooting rampage. At baylor hospital, a demonstrator wounded that night thanked the officers who protected her. Yes, sir, im hit in my back. And that officer jumped on top of me. Covered me. And my son. And there was another one at our feet. And there was another one over our head. And it was several of them lined against the wall over there, and they just, they stayed there with us and i saw another officer i saw another officer get shot right there in front of me. And there was two. Reporter while the victims and
Al this shouldnt take long. You wonder how many of the women will be shocked by what they hear. Tim Mykayla Skinner could be shocked and Maggie Nichols will be devastated. A year ago she was definitely on the team. Was the only athlete in the usa that competed all four events in the gold medal runs. Ragan smith with a tremendous future. It will be hard for her, for all of them. But you know what . I think the rationale is strong. Al you know, these young women have been hearing the word rio for four years now. In your world, nastia, the World Championships are great. The nationals are great. You are constantly surrounded by Olympic Rings every day. Nastia absolutely. You live your life to compete at the Olympic Games. No matter how many World Championship medals you have. Like simone biles. To complete the entire thing. She wants multiple gold medals at the Olympic Games. Al are you surprised it took this long . Tim i am a little bit. Al you had it wrapped up. Tim you know, think they