Possible and i would note it is under attack today and has been under attack since the enactment by the Supreme Court as well as by individuals who do not favor the advancement of African Americans and other people of color in the country. So, it is good to be here tonight to acknowledge the 50 anniversary and commemorate and acknowledge people in the community who day in and hout u out outsides of the glare of the spotlite work to the advance civil rights and move forward and claim tire rights in our society. So move toog the presentations, as a human rightss commission 2015 hero awards i would like to note all tonight recipient will receive [inaudible] from nancy pulosea and mark [inaudible] and the student receiving awards tonight are receiving financial awards through caryn chi so congratulations in advns to all of you and well move to the presentations themselves. First well deal with award for individual leadership in Voting Rights. The first award is given to faith petric and it
Would be here today. Reporter she says the suspect put many peoples lives in danger, including her. He could have put the gun down. We were like drop the gun. Reporter she said police had no choice but to shoot. They did what they were supposed to do. Those are words echoed by the Police Department is the mayor. And the mayor. A clear lethal threat to both bystanders and police in yesterdays incident. Reporter people protested wednesday night and a window was smashed at starbucks. That is something that really angers me as the mayor. I am very committed to ensuring that people, property and the right to assemble are respected in oakland. Reporter she believes there has to be a way to eliminate officer involved shootings all together. This is getting ridiculous. There has to be another way to subdue criminals because shoot to kill. We are not understanding that. Reporter that woman told me that there will be another protest tonight and she wants to see the officers body cameras for hers
Inland. Do you get the sense that people are appreciating what might happen . I think the people that were here in andrew and people who understand the power of a hurricane, who have watched other hurricanes, like in texas now, houston, those people now have seen so much and they finally realize. Glor the biggest threat here in miami is not the rain. As you saw in houston, with harvey, it is the wind speed and the storm surge, and the storm surge is the most difficult thing to predict. Farther up the coast where irma could hit early next week, states of emergency have already been declared in georgia and the carolinas. And don dahler tonight is outside savannah. Reporter georgias governor nathan deal is taking no chances, ordering a mandatory evacuation for savannah, as well as other coastal areas. That order takes effect on saturday. Residents began boarding up and sandbagging houses and businesses in anticipation of the storms arrival late monday or tuesday. Even if it makes a glanci