Frank ogawa plaza to lake merritt. Ers were followed by a heavy Police Presence Graham Johnson a live look at a quiet downtown oakland as you can see here, a different scene than just a few hours ago. Oakland police tell ktvu there were no arrested during todays protest. Security remained tight around each rally and march planned in oakland. Ktvus jade hender questions about live near lake merritts a new amphitheater, where a candlelight vigil wrapped up just about an hour ago. Reporter heather, tonight, began much as it began very peacefully. Dozens of people gathered as the sunset. Peace and love is the way forward for us and that is how we actually achieve justice. Tonight candles burnedded for young people who lost their lives to gun violence and for Trayvon Martin, one man is disappointed by florida justice. Appears that our its okay to kill black and brown young people it appears that the system treats it as okay. Reporter just hours before rbicyclists rode as Oakland Police foll
Ktvu news starts right now. Good morning, everyone, welcome to mornings on 2, it is saturday july 20th. Lets get you right over to rosemary. Lets look how its shaping up this weekend. Eventually today will be a warmer day. I think today is going to be the warmest day as we get to and through the morning hours. Weve got clouds along the coastline and the bay. And temperatures are similar to how they look and a few degrees of warming especially in the inland areas. We do have a cool down coming as early as tomorrow. Ill have the numbers for you coming up. Rallies from coast to coast, protests in the acquittal of George Zimmerman. Organizers are calling their nationwide demonstration. And those are live pictures of la a rally getting under way in Capitol Heights in maryland. Theyre preparing for that rally. There are protests in hundreds of other cities, including new york and miami and los angeles. The bay area will take front and center. There are rallies and vigils throughout the day.
With the president to announce plans for the march on washington. In support of the Civil Rights Act. June 12th, 1963 as everest was returning home for the naacp meeting member byron shot him in his driveway as he was getting out of his car. Evers was killed instantly. Randolph and fellow americans , the National Urban league is honored to be a participant in this historic occasion. Our presence here reflects not only the civil rights communities increasing the awareness of the urban league, but most important it says and i hope what and clear that while intelligence, maturity and strategy dictates a Civil Rights Agency we use different methods and we are all united as never before on the goal of first class citizenship. To present to you the moral leader of the nation. I have the pleasure to present to you dr. Martin luther king. [applause] i am happy to join with you today what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. [applause]
Message the president delivered yesterday. Here is how you can reach out foto us. You can also reach out to us on our twitter page, http twitter. Com cspanwj. You can go to facebook. Com cspan. Also if you want to post an e mail to us, journal cspan. Org. You suck the speech leading up to the show yesterday. You saw the speech leading up to the show from yesterday. His advisers said the stir obama was anxious to confront the issue of race we will take a look at all of the various aspects and opinions on the speech that was made yesterday at the white house. It took place about 20 minutes before the start of the regular press conference. It can give your comments on as well. The phone lines reject the phone lines we sped off we have a special line as well for African American men. If you want to give us a call, that is 2025853883. Social media is available to you. Albuquerque, new mexico, democrat line, you are up first. This is dale. Good morning. Caller the comment i wanted to make wa
We still today want justice. We still today want justice. And we will not be satisfied until justice is obtained. And we will not be satisfied until justice is obtained. Ofwe will speak with some those in the streets and to the reverend Jesse Jackson as well as philip agnew, head of the dream defenders, a coalition of young people of color in florida, formed after Trayvon Martins death. 2013 and beyond, it is in europe propelled by black and brown youth in our formative years criminalized, marginalized , cast aside and forgotten. We found strength in our struggles, determination. We are good kids growing up in bad states. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country following the acquittal of George Zimmerman. A sixmember jury found zimmerman not guilty on all charges in a seconddegree murder trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin. On sunday, ral