As a leader of the States Education program. Lets listen to that. Since march 13th, i havent discussed anything other than the coronavirus and its impacts on education and our response to the coronavirus. But given the gravity of what has happened is important to me to take some time away from the network, talk about the important need for us to have racial justice, in california and in this country. I have to admit, it has been difficult for me to find my voice. To try to get my mind around such senseless acts that have occurred. It has been difficult for me make sense how a man can beg and plead for his life and still have his life snuffed out. It has been hard for me as a blackman who every day thinks about impacts of race ive struggled to know how and what to say about what has happened in the aftermath and the killing of george floyd. It has been difficult for me as a parent raisining aen American Children to know what to say, how to answer their questions when they ask me, dad, w
Office the protests revealed cracks between the San Jose Police department and the community it serves. Old simmering grievances and questions about Excessive Force and misconduct forced to the surface by the inyourface chaotic clashes between police and protesters two weeks ago. Does that mean in the face of chaos that we didnt make mistake . Absolutely not. Of course we did. Are there things were not proud of . Of course there are. Were human beings and we made mistakes. Reporter reforms focused on limit thing use of tear gas, flash bang devices, batons and rubber bullets on protesters. The city council is considering an outright ban on rubber bullets. I think that the fact is that so many people got hurt by these projectiles. And they were innocent protesters needs to be looked in further. Reporter chief garcia says he supports these reforms as well as the hiring practices, joining to pledge not to hire officer whose have been fired or left other digits because of misconduct. This P
11 and planning to close some stores permanently. This as some Grocery Store workers and employees at other American Giants get set to lose the hero pay theyve been receiving for the passed two months. Start your engines. Nascar back in action this weekend and racing fans cant wait, even though they have to watch from home. But how will they keep the drivers and their crew members safe . The president of nascar will join us live. All of that, plus mission to space. The u. S. Space force making history this morning, launching a secretive plane into orbit for the first time ever. The mission and what it hopes to accomplish. Today saturday, may 15, 2020. From nbc news this is today with peter alexander, Kristen Welker and dylan dreyer. Welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. It is the weekend, whatever that means anymore. We are glad to have our friend dylan back of course as well. The days are all blending together these days. This is only your second weekend
[background sounds]. [background sounds]. Host hello and welcome to the 24th annual book festival. My name is katie and im an executive editor. Here today to talk to amaryllis fox author of the book life undercover comingofage in the cia. It is a wonderful book and i encourage everyone to pick up one down here at the stand. She is going to be signing copies. I will give a quick introduction then i will ask a few questions and leave the last ten to 15 minutes for audience questions. Will have a microphone set up right here in the front and another one in the back. Please silence your cell phones before weplpl start. We dont want any surprises. So even before she finished, studying at oxford, before 911. And before her writing mentor daniel was captured and killed. Amaryllis fox was already invested in the international affairs. She took great risks, a message out of burma when she was just one year out of high school. She eventually got a masters in conflict and terrorism and georgetown
Increasingly unsettling sight for parkgoers seeking peace outside police warn these rows of unattended cars have become prey for criminals looking to pounce usually i dont see the damage car but i do see positive last its been pretty much an everyday occurrence. Jason chan is talking about these shimmering mounds left from smash and grabs near Joaquin Miller park a day with his family and dogs is better spent not thinking about it but hes found the spike in these crimes a little concerning i have been a victim yet so i mean i guess it hasnt hit home so i dont really think about it too much but i am aware. Being aware is half the battle says the Oakland Police department theyve alerted people about the recent rise in car burglaries as more people visit east bay parks, some of those visitors like lorraine a in her friends say they havent fallen victim to thieves because they never leave valuables behind they can change my car i they won, but i dont have an opinion. Car break ins have bee