Fought in the name of justice and equality, even when equality sometimes meant face the blows of a billy club and tear gas. Still the crusader for civil rights persisted and now after nearly six decades the torch is passed to the next generation. Heres abcs steve osunsami. And lead me home and someday when we do form a more perfect union, whether its years from now or decades or even if it takes another two centuries, john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. Reporter from the church in atlanta that is the beating heart of the Civil Rights Movement bells rang today in honor of congressman john lewis. 80 times for 80 years of his storied life. Welcome to Ebenezer Baptist church. Spiritual home of Martin Luther king jr. Reporter three former president s, members of congress, mayors, past and present, mourners braving the heat outside, all came together to remember and celebrate the man who stared down death and fought for life. John lewis, first of the
Millions of americans. Turmoil across america. New clashes erupt over the president s plan to send more federal officers into cities. The response from Peaceful Protesters who say the violence is overshadowing their message. And final journey. John lewis is taken across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma, alabama, one last time. How hell be honored in washington this week. He fought till the end. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. It could be a lifethreatening event. We dont want to see anyone get hurt. Hawaii is bracing for what could be only the third hurricane to hit the islands in modern history. In texas, hurricane hanna has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall as a category 1 storm. In the eye of the storm, a semi truck is driving on highway 77. In the end, that truck, no match for those winds. Florida now has the second highest number of covid19 cases in the country. Cant tell me i have to wear a mask. Im not going to wear a mask to m
Us wind and fog might not be the ideal time but outdoor seating will serve as an important way to accommodate more customers once they are allowed back inside. Into our capacity will be reduced because restaurants will have to space customers out to allow for social distancing. Thats the whole point of outside dining. If we can make it work we will add back all that capacity. That is the exciting component for me. I think it will invigorate the city if we can make this happen. Mayor london breed made the most of reopening herself visiting the bayview for a late lunch. The mayor hears and understands that restaurants and other businesses want to return to normal but says it will take time. Now that the state has its own policies in place, we cannot move faster than they can unless we receive a variance. We have made some requests so we can get some things open sooner than later. Right now the target date for allowing restaurants to reopen their dining rooms is set for july 13. Ktvu fox2
Continues across did bay area. Thank you for joining us tonight. 300 or more people marched to the mayors home with a list of grievances. We have live coverage from amber loo out side city hall in san jose. These protesters are determined to be heard. Behind me theres protesters here, several dozen, among those participating are the family members of those killed by police. Holding crosses bearing the names of people in the south bay killed by police, hundreds of protesters marched to the mayors home. The mayors chief of staff said he was not home but at city hall attending a special City Council Meeting and working on pushing through his ban on rubber bullets. Our leaders have failed to acknowledge the children left fatherless. Laurie valdez said her common law husband was shot and killed in 2014 by san jose state campus police. The officers responded to a call. Their son is traumatized. I dont want my son to be a broken man. Protesters took issue with the mayor taking a knee with pro
The information had gone out op some social media sites and it is here, it is now, lets do. Reporter he says these groups appear to with a completely different crowd intent on only one thing, looting. Their fist target that night, game stop. Once the security gate came down, it was a free for all, in and out went the thieves wiping the store clean. Every time police tried to protect one store, the looters were on to the next, traveling in what looked like an organizationed caravan of cars. We go from business to business and clear out looters, you know, by the time were two businesses away, the looters were back in the first business. It was backamole all night. Reporter at the same time across the bay in San Francisco, police were also out numbered. Their target . The downtown slopping district. Everything from clothing to jewelry. Reporter here is the scene caught on Security Camera at the westfield mall. Hundreds of looters swarming the building ransacking store after store. We as a