Dublin where fireworks are legal but some communities dont have them legal. Tiffany . Reporter thats right, a lot of communities dont allow people to set off fireworks, but here in dublin theyre inviting folks to come over. Here behind me were in one of four city parks. Dublin says come on over and set off your fireworks safely. Its a soundtrack of the fourth of july, but some neighborhoods are in silence. Livermore outlaws fireworks. Dublin is the exception. We have to go here and go to this county and set them off. Reporter they said even though theyre not legal where they live, theyll set them off at home. I didnt buy anything super radical. Hopefully im not going to get in trouble. Reporter her grandson peyton plans on lighting his first sparkler today. A big deal for a little kid. Are you excited . Yeah. Reporter for other families, the risk isnt worth it. It can be 500 to 1,000 for breaking the law. Make sure you know your city laws. If the city prohibit fireworks, then the city
Structure. In her first day on the job u. S. Attorney general Loretta Lynch said shed send Justice Department officials in days and the mayor is moving his office from the capitol of annapolis to baltimore tonight. Reporter hours after the funeral, freddie gray we will not rest till we see justice is done. Reporter problems began to paub pop up all over baltimore. They outnumbered us and out flanked us. Reporter form police chief anthony bats is now the police commissioner. 15 baltimore officers were injured in the rioting today. Thats when the governor declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard. These acts of violence and introduction of property cannot and will not be tolerated. Reporter at least four fires were set in the hours following grays funeral. A pharmacy was looted and police cars were torched. Baltimores mayor fed up, called the rioters thugs and announced a curfew. This preliminary curfew will last for one week and be extended as it is necessary. Repor
Under siege. Tempers flare. Protests grow out of control. Theres looting violence and businesses going up in flames. Tonight a call for calm but many wonder when peace will prevail on the streets of a city in turmoil. Good evening. Im chris may. Im jessica dean. Todays violence follows the Police Involved death of 25yearold freddie gray. Tonight, the city of baltimore is under a state of emergency. Baltimores mayor announced a curfew hoping to restore calm and freddie grays relatives are calling for peace tonight. Pleading with angry demonstrator demonstrators to end the violence thats gripped the city city. Natasha brown joins us now live from baltimores man daw within mall that was the target looting just hours ago. What are you seeing there tonight. We can tell you its been a violent day of rioting here in the city of baltimore. All day today. Here tonight we can show you that theres been a wall of Police Officers guarding Mondawmin Mall trying to keep looters at bay. One of many ar
Baltimore city schools will be closed tomorrow. And a week long city wide curfew goes into Effect Tomorrow night starting at 10 00 p. M. Our mola lenghi has been in baltimore all night. Hes live at the scene of tonights huge fire at a building that was under construction. And it still looks like it is raging. Reporter yeah, jan. What you see behind me, this fire is just the latest product of the riots that have ripped through the city of baltimore today. Fire officials confirm that this is related to the riots as you see firefighters have made a ton of progress in the several hours that they have been working on this thing. But they are still working on putting this thing out tonight. The building on fire was under construction. Local Church Leaders say they are devastated because it was a facility that provided Senior Housing and Community Health services. My heart is hurt because somebody doesnt know the investment, the heart that we have for the community. Reporter still unclear how
Good evening and welcome to kqed news room. President obama made resolving income inequality the cornerstone of his state of the Union Address this week. Today, after four years of economic growth, corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher. And those at the top have never done better. But average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. But lowincome families may face another hurdle, cuts to food stamps are expected as part of the new farm bill passed by the house. Joining me to discuss the impacts for california are amy allison, Senior Vice President of power pac, a social justice advocacy association. Joe garafoli, wealth and politics reporter for the San Francisco chronicle. Joe, lets turn to you. Why did the president highlight income inequality and how does that issue play out in the bay area . This is something hes talked about sort of in the background for years. And this puts it on the national map. Now, hes going to have a tough time getting this thr