Both of these incidents are now being investigated as hate crimes. By both the Oakland Police and the fbi. Our kron fours michelle kingston shes live for us at lake merritt tonight with more on this troubling story, michelle. Well all those ropes and now this fake body are being investigated some people here in oakland had taken it upon themselves to patrol the lake to get more eyes on whats going on. Just my stomach turned and i couldnt believe what i was seen a fake body hanging from a noose on a tree near Lake Merritt Police say the person who reported the hate crime took it down and when officers arrived they found this material stuffed in the shape of the human body with a rope tied around the torso and neck laying on the ground next to a tree with an American Flag flying next to it. Any symbol of hate any symbol of violence does not have a place in oakland Oakland Police say they notified the fbi and both agencies are working to identify who was responsible for this and the noose
The Oakland Police and the fbi. Our first michelle kingston has more for us tonight from lake merritt. While the ropes and now this fake body are being investigated some people here in oakland have taken it upon themselves to patrol the lake to get more eyes on whats going on just my stomach turned and i couldnt believe what i was seen a fake body hanging from a noose on a tree near Lake Merritt Police say the person who reported the hate crime took it down and when officers arrived they found this material stuffed in the shape of the human body with a rope tied around the torso and neck laying on the ground next to a tree with an American Flag flying next to it. Any symbol of hate any symbol of violence does not have a place in oakland Oakland Police say they notified the fbi and both agencies are working to identify who was responsible for this and the nooses found hanging in the trees around the lake on tuesday both incidents are being classified as hate crimes in vigorous us. To es
Much back to the headlines this morning. We have americans celebrating the 100 55th anniversary of juneteenth the day that commemorates the end of slavery in america when some of the last. African american slaves were finally told. They were free was back on 6 19 1865 at Union Soldiers rolled into Galveston Texas to share the news that slaves there were no longer to be treated as property. It came 2 years after abraham lincolns emancipation proclamation was made official in 1863, and although june to june 10th is not an official federal holiday, an organizer of a local event enrichment stresses the importance of continuing to remember the day. Juneteenth is very important as were talking since lateness of africans and cleveland today, african i mean were still. Sleet as far as the print prisons and been costs rise, which is important for people to know about it today quite frankly. People just dont know so we have to politically educate our people. Several juneteenth events are schedul
Hotter temperatures. So yes enjoy this cool morning 50s and 60s for your current temperatures with conquered pittsburgh. Fairfield in the low 60s. Oakland double in alameda 57 right now later today, some of our inland valleys Still Holding on to 90s for your daytime highs bayside areas in some cases even into the low 80s. Im talking those numbers still to come daria thanks a lot john 6 oh one. Today in Alameda County you can do a lot of things that you couldnt do. Yesterday like have lunch or dinner outside and shop inside covers will tran is live with the details. Hi will. Its a whole new day if you live in Alameda County and youre saying finally we get to enjoy with the other counties have enjoyed for the past several weeks you dont see the tables behind me, but you will and they will be out. Finally after 3 months and people can come here so long as 6 or fewer people come down to this location and you can enjoy a sitdown eating experience up until today you had to do take out and th
Foundation today or speaker Stephen Kinzer from Brown University it also has a new book poison or in chief. The author of nine books to overthrow with that awardwinning correspondence and to tell astonishing stories of the cia medical experiments of the fifties and sixties. With original interviews and survive her testimony in documentary research for the secret of mind control span several countries including nazi scientists leading to experimentation of Government Employees and foreign politicians prisoners, sex workers and anyone else that is deemed threatening. With the most powerful unknown in the 20th century of the government lies and deceptions. Please welcome Stephen Kinzer. [applause] thank you. This is now my tenth book. I have to say that if i devoted a great deal of my career to figure out whats behind the facade of politics and Public Diplomacy that we see maybe they were surprising or shocking to some people but this is the first time i have been shocked im still in shoc