Patagonia, rei and north face. Theyre calling on advertisers to boycott facebook through july for allowing racist, violent and verifiably false content on its platforms. Facebook is taking steps reviewing the policies and commitmented to equality and Racial Justice will this boycott pose a major threat to facebooks futures we always said it doesnt matter unless advertisers start to pull out. Is this the beginning of the trickle becoming a more sizable flow. Its an interesting flow, unless your a part of the free hans solo crowd, some people know what im talking about, i find it fascinating those three Companies Made the list. With that said, i think it is a big deal because its not going to be the end. Its just the beginning. To your point. And weve said when advertisers start to pull away this is the existential risk they face market clearly doesnt clear valuation wise 25 times next years earnings, facebook isnt really that expensive, but this is a exist existential risk in my opinion
Statues were ripped from their pedestals and covered with graffiti. This was after a night of protests. Wilson walker is there. It is clear why some of those figures were targeted. Others however it is not so clear . Thats right. So where is the line between protests and destruction of public property . Thoughts on that from the mayor coming up. But two of those three statues are men who are now notorious for their existing as slaveowners. Another was famous for accepting the surrender of robert e lee. All morning and throughout the afternoon, they worked to clean up after the scene here in the music concourse. This is just the aftermath that many had to come and see for themselves. Among the empty pedestal, one that held Francis Scott key. A man who did owned slaves. And another was the founder of California Missions was also a slave owner. When i was here last week, i noticed it was still up. And i just thought it was surprising to have him so prominently in the park considering the
The shooting happened at 9 45 p. M. At the federal building. The the major freeways have been doing well and no major issues now as you drive through the streets here or the freeways second Protection Officer was. Richmond bridge traffic looks shot and critically wounded. Good driving over to san rafael area there but no major issues there and traffic looks good if the fbi says it is working closely with the Oakland Police department in its investigation. You are driving a most of the according to the chronicle authorities are searching for a white man they believe was east bay. Involved in the friday night shooting. Oakland police say now at 4 31 a. M. Lets go back to pam. Officers arrested at least nine people over the weekend after violent protests and looting. New this morning. Firefighters and walmart workers have a lot of cleanup to do after a storm burned up overnight at the walmart and davis street and san leandro. Firefighters arrived to find this was the scene saturday flames
Hes here in a fox business exclusive about this new bacteria. The covid19 lockdowns forced many to whip out the credit card and buy essentials online. A publicly traded company is making all those transactions work. The incoming ceo is a wall street veteran who survived 9 11, the financial crisis and now the pandemic. He will tell us what he saw in early january that told him get the employees to work from home and out of a crowded business area. That was well before just about every u. S. Company had even heard of covid19. Charlie breaks it on the big name Trading Companies refusing to sign on the dotted waiver line that the nyse requires to walk on to the Trading Floor. And 24 hours before the dragon capsule roars into space. Less than an hour til the closing bell, lets start the claman countdown. Liz breaking news. They are testing the systems right now. We are just over 24 hours away from history as spacex prepares to become the first commercial Space Company to launch american ast
Guard before joining the Capitol Police. Sicknick was defending the Capitol Building and congressional lawmakers on january 6th when he was brutally killed by protrump rioters. Please consider this man lost his life protecting the building, his remains now lie in. His viewing comes just days before Donald Trumps Impeachment Trial begins, when a lot of those very same lawmakers paying tribute to sicknick will be in the same chamber deciding if trump will be held accountable for that deadly riot. I want to bring this Garrett Haake on capitol hill and Peter Alexander at the white house. Garrett, this is going to be a very emotional day where you are. Lets talk about this tribute and whats expected for the rest of the day. It it started with an emotional, somber ceremony last night when officer sicknicks remains were brought into the capitol in the bitter cold. Dozens and dozens of his fellow Capitol Police officers were lining the steps in the east front outside of the capitol. His remain