Statues last night, former president ulysses s. Grant. It comes amid growing debate of the legacies of historic figures. Christie smith joins us live with more from golden gate park. Reporter the city says the crew came out here and worked through the night after the statues were pulled down. I want to step aside so you can see what it looks like out here. Basically just the pedestals remain here and at another location. Now, today people keep coming by to see what happened. City crews removed spray paint from pedestals. I think that those should have been taken down a long, long time ago. Reporter statues of Francis Scott key, ulysses s. Grant are gone. We obtained video of the monuments being pulled down. Last night hundreds of people showed up and bottles were thrown at officers. Established missions and accused. Scott key composed the star spangled banner and was known to have owned slaves. And grant, the 18th president , had a history with both. Havent seen any representation of o
August. Another curveball for parents. Governor newsom is now floating the idea of starting the next school year early to make up for lost time. And the plan is getting mixed reaction from parents this morning. Good morning, everyone. It is wednesday, april 29th. Good morning, friends in the quad box. Good morning. I think, i know its getting, yes, hello, friend, in the studio. I think some kids might be happy to see their friends with that story. I dont know. Definitely a lot of sides to that one. Well get to that story and also when i was outside this morning, mike, i felt a little drizzle. Im not used to that. Its been really nice this week. What is this . That is the change. You go, going back to the parents, theyre like, when will we take a vacation because we desperately need a vacation now. So, thats something to think about, too. Kumasi nailed it. Thank you for that weather report. Little misty and little bit of drizzle out there along the coast into San Francisco and also as y
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