Fours michelle kingston has been following the story she joins us live from oakland with more michelle. Yeah it was an oakland resident who first found that rope hanging in the tree that shes calling a new says she says it was disturbing. Are really looking at what i think im looking at Portia Freeman was walking lake merritt on tuesday. I stop us there for a second and i want to get a closer look when she says she saw a noose hanging from a tree later posting this photo in a video of what she encountered on social media, the intentions will matter with regard to whether or not this is prosecuted as a hate crime but intentions dont matter. When it comes to terrorizing the public oakland mayor libby schaaf says there were reports of several nooses found on trees around the lake police say they found 5 on tuesday afternoon all of which had been removed one person told police he put the ropes up for exercise months ago the mayor says that does not excuse their torture us in terrorizing ef
They will have when viewed by members of our community that have been subject to racist attacks. Terrorism and even violence. A disturbing sight in oakland 5 ropes were found yesterday afternoon in trees at lake merritt and now a hate Crime Investigation is underway. Thanks for joining us tonight at 8 oclock everyone, im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis publics works have since removed those roads. First michelle kingston live for us at lake merritt tonight with more michelle. Yeah it was an oakland resident who says she saw that news yesterday morning when she was walking the lake she said it was disturbing. Are really looking at what i think im looking at a porsche or freeman was walking lake merritt on tuesday. I stop us there for a second and i want to get a closer look when she says she saw a noose hanging from a tree later posting this photo in a video of what she encountered on social media oakland mayor libby shaft says there were reports of several nooses found on trees aroun
Now a 9 bay Area Labor Unions are calling on the city of oakland to defund its Police Department thanks for joining us at 9 oclock everybody. Im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis demonstrators gathered outside oaklands Police Officers Association Headquarters. Demanding for change in police budget. Kron sir rather kron fours gayle ong explains their demands and how the officers are responding. Outside oakland Police Officers Association Headquarters wednesday. Protesters demanding change within the oakland Police Department budget our Labor Movement is about fighting for the common good and making sure that the voices of the unheard or heard George Floyds death sparked widespread protests around the world against Police Brutality and now calls to Defund Police department the oakland Police Department annual budget is million a budget sanjay garland Vice President of s e i u says needs to change we need to do is invest in our communities and make sure that theyre able to thrive. So we c
Oclock im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis hundreds of people took to the streets in in demonstration tonight. Our first Jonathan Mccall is live in marin county to bring us up to date jonathan. That is you mentioned that effort is growing here at the base of all saints is draped statues spoke charge and say can see where people have left him sign saying dont friends way. This is slave traders and that is pretty much the message here tonight in Orange County so its definitely want to try and get the sculpture torn down and they also want his name removed some streets and other buildings in so this is what will take a look at some video that shot it in demonstration misses when those protesters moved further along us walk by chp from getting onto these lanes of 5. 82 as we mentioned hundreds of people are coming out for this demonstration today saying that they do not support the idea of having the sculpture up supporting a man who they say was a slave trader its many of have already si
Those people who broke in still inside the home as we speak they have the swat trucks here they have the merge unit personnel and hostage negotiators are on scene attempting to convince those suspects to exit the home and to not injure anyone else or touch, anyone just get out safely they want this to be a safe situation they dont want this to escalate in any way, but this has been going on for hours doesnt seem like its going to wrap up any time soon so be here live providing you the latest of course very tense well send it back to the studio. All right. Thank you well check back with you a little later. Now lets go ahead get a check of the Weather Forecast for this thursday mornings looks beautiful as we start the day jet dave yeah, it is a good morning. A there marty good morning everybody and how about this to the shot from u c berkeley getting some color and their 2 little bit of orange is off to the distance as the sun joins us behind our shoulders from this Vantage Point up over