Opportunity for the nation to imagine itself otherwise. Where the country had an opportunity to leave behind the realitycynd how to organize our society and that each of those moments the country double down. And we saw was some call a backlash. We saw instead was an ongoing betrayal. What we think about the post reconstruction. And a lost cause and that anglosaxon and what it meant for the United States and the world as a betrayal. Think the mid 20th century the black freedom movement, law and order and the tax revolt in california, we need double down on our ugliness and here we are facing a chance to we imagine ourselves. If our history is any indicatio indication. Has there been an arc of progress . Of course. My life is not what my fathers life was and his life is not his fatherss. So what does it mean to suggest we live in the afterlife of jim crow is to suggest there has been and indication of change and i think one way is look at American History ofan democracy in the believe t
Will begin with President Trump on the campaign trail and on the attack. Not against his opponent but the countrys top Infectious Disease experts. In a series of insults on twitter, he said he is a disaster and called fauci and other experts idiots, with just 15 days until the election and down in the polls in nearly every battleground state, tonight the president appears intent on minimizing the onavirusrus pandemic, telling Campaign Staffers that americans are tired of hearing about the virus and just want it to be left alone. But the president s comments come as the countrys leading Public Health experts are now warning that the next three months will be the worst of the pandemic. Nationwide the number of new single day infections has reached a new high. Since this summer and hospitalizations are up in 39 states. Tonight in a cbs news exclusive were inside one of the hardest hit hospitals in wisconsin, a state where new infections have exploded and where doctors are struggling to ke
Protesters filled the streets of oakland again over the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Businesses however say theyre getting tired of cleaning up when things turn violent. A house spared by the czu complex fire. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts now. Building a better bay area, this is abc 7 news. Good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. Protests continue in the bay area over the shooting of a black man in kenosha, wisconsin by police. For a second night in a row, weve seen things turn violent, with tear gas deployed. Eployed. Reporter this is night three of oakland protesters demanding justice for jacob blake, an africanamerican man who was shot seven times in the back by Wisconsin Police officer, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down and generating nationwide protests. Oakland Police Reporting one of their officers was injured as the crowd threw rocks and bottles and pointed lasers to their officers. Changes in policy need to be made with the
Difuse. Here is a look at our current air quality, where green indicates goods from napa, concord, oakland into fremont and san jose. Current conditions 50s, where the fires are burning in the north bay, relative humidity 70 to 90 with the light winds, taking you to point reyes, 100 humidity with mist and drizzle, 50 degrees and lahonda 63, with 46 relative humidity so we are looking at the delta breeze backing off today. Right now its 58, because were going to warm up a little bit, three to sevenday warmup, climbing through the 80s to near 90 today, and well talk about how much warmer well see for the week ahead when september arrives, coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. A weekend of protests in the bay area and nationwide, spawned by the filmed Police Shooting of jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin. In oakland, more than 100 people took round in the latest round of protests. One officer was injured as they were forced to use tier gas once rocks and bottles were thrown and lasers pointed.
Extends to the east bay. Mild temperatures in oakland at 55. 53 i alameda. 49 in pacifica. With the cloud cover to start, temperatures are pretty mild but as we get closer to noon, we have partly cloudy skies, throw mid60s around the bay and inland. Still cool at the coast but by the afternoon its warmer. Widespread 60s to near 70 except at our beaches and tonight were clear, just some patchy fog as we get into a wind shift and that wind schiff will bring the warmer weather to start the week. How warm . Were talking above average in a detailed look in my accuweather sevenday forecast is in a few minutes. Liz . Thanks, lisa. Todays Easter Sunday and passover celebrations will be different in households across the bay area. It is the first major holiday since coronavirus hit the United States with full force. Organizers of decades old traditions are moving to new ways of worship. Like for instance atop mt. Davidson the first time in its 97year history this mornings Easter Sunrise Service