Black lives matter protesters and the area of the former confederacy. One longtime restaurant, and white is too little too late. Outrage over plans to drill for oil just steps from bay area homes, a Community Fights to keep developers out. It just seems ridiculous. Figure now to 11 00, streaming on cbsn bay area, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of oakland trying to get to the oakland mayor, libby schaaf cells, to force a face toface confrontation. Joe vazquez on what they are demanding tonight. Reporter they marched by the thousands, two weeks after the death of george floyd, a very young crowd of diverse backgrounds walk through the streets of oakland with one major demand, for the city to defund the Police Department. We have been defunding education for years, the budget cuts of year, we are not safe, locate the funds that the police have, put them into education and social services and the youth. I understand the importance of the police, i dont feel like we are
Dozen scheduled protests happening all along the west coast, as long sure Union Workers are uniting to bring about social change. We are joined live with this developing story in oakland, frank good afternoon. Reporter good afternoon, quite a day, these protests are underway spending the west coast as you mentioned. The cranes are up which means the no work is being done at the ports. 29 ports in all one of the biggest year, its a plan one day work stopped to bring awareness to stop Police Brutality in our country and bring about racial equality. Your taking a live look out there from chopper to 2. Thousands of people are gathered and marching from the port of oakland. Thats at 14th and broadway, peaceful march so far, it got started at 10 am. A rally is planned at 1 pm with very hope high profile speakers. We caught up with the young woman and her father with the meaning of the march, commemorating the juneteenth day. We are tired and exhausted. This is a different generation so we wi