A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. The stakes as california is progressive stomps on issues from Climate Change to immigration as long come to appear to my eyes liberal opposition to preston on trump says this puts a launch combatant reveal about the choices facing americans in the coming president ial election in the 2nd of 2 special reports. Thats been finding out. As wildfires rage across california late last year scorching more than 100000. 00 acres and driving tens of thousands from their homes u. S. President donald trump lashed out at the states leadership and threatened to cut off federal and youve got fires eating away at california every year because that is just so bad the government is the no its like if he doesnt know what hes doing that governor Gavin Newsome was the 1st in america to issue a stay at home order to combat cope with 19 saving many lives
Good morning andnd welcome to te subcommittee as of right and liberties briefing on the First Amendment under attack detailing government bans against civil rights protesters and journalists covering them. Your written testimony will be submitted as a major contribution to public understanding and discourse moment in time. We thank you want to thank a representative Jackie Speier who are not in the subcommittee but have joined us today. The eightminute and 462nd video of his dangling and murder by the officer Derek Chauvin demanded a pair of the broken central contract in america per this Mask Movement touched every state barred city small towns and suburbs is up more than twothirds of American People in Public Opinion polls galvanize the nation promotingat analysis and. Police brutality has been an essential Racial Injustice for centuries which is why many of us are proud we have a bipartisan basis that George Floyd Police at the most comprehensive Police Reform dilma history of the U
Joining us today. The written testimony is riveting, searing and a major contribution to public understanding and discourse about this moment in time. We thank you for it. I want to thank you mary k. Scanlon and not on the subcommittee but joined us today. The 8 minute and 46 second videotape strangling of george floyd ignited a Mass Movement where black lives matter to demand repair of the broken social contract of america this Mass Movement Touching Every state, large cities, small towns, farm communities and suburbs has won the support of more than twothirds of American People and Public Opinion polls and galvanized the conscious of our nation provoking analysis and serious legislative action. Police brutality has been an action of violent White Supremacy and Racial Injustice for centuries, many of us are proud we passed last thursday the George Floyd Justice in policing act. The most sweeping and comprehensive Police Reform bill in the history of the United States of america. But t
Be very light. On radar you can see not a lot, but a little bit. Highs today starting to warm up and really warming up tomorrow. Back above average. Lets get over to sell now and see if anything has evolved in the last 15 or 20 minutes. Good morning. Good morning to you. We have traffic that is mostly doing very well out there. Im looking at most of these commutes on my list. We do see traffic moving well. Richmond bridge commute looks all right. If you happen to be on alameda city streets avoid born avista between sherman and webster. There is a major traffic jam on that stretch of when avista, so you can get through and you will have to go another way. Otherwise, the major city streets, pardon me, the major freeways are doing well. The final one, lets go back to the headlines. Alameda county firefighters racing to 2 fires in the last few hours. One at a Storage Facility and the other at a walmart. Sarah joins us now with more on that. Good morning. Reporter good morning. It has been
Jose as well. Some protesters smashing car windows after blocking traffic right there on 101. Theres two things this year i thought id never see in real life, only in a movie. One is a pandemic, the other is this, especially in my hometown. A lot of people with that sentiment. An angry nation demanding change. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. Black, brown, and white people marching shoulder to shoulder, protesting the death of a black man at the hands of police in minneapolis. We have several layers of coverage this evening. Lets begin with nbc bay areas sky ranger overhead right now where you can see that Police Standoff is still going on. You can see officers moving in a flank style down broadway. This has been happening since about 9 00 this evening. It started off as an organized protest at 8 00 this evening. At 9 00 it took a turn when those protesters went onto the freeway, shutting it down. Since then, this is what weve been seeing throughout the evening. Large amounts of