Public universities and Government Agencies stopped considering race in their hiring and admissions decisions. Today the assembly approved a proposal to repeal that ban. The bills author says recent police traiks tragedies are showing that race and gender still matter. The bill could be ratified later on this month and be up for a vote in november. Happening now, calls to disband Oakland Unified School Districts Police force. Kpix 5 is live in oakland with the plan and how backers say they would keep students safe. Reporter well, ken, backers say that there is a plan in place that they want to implement to keep students safe even without a Police Department. They say they are the only School District in Alameda County that has that Police Department and those millions could be better served serving the students. The idea of defunding the police is not a new one for the black organizing project. The idea was first introduced nine years ago with the proposal to reallocate 2. 3 million fr
The people marching in the streets are telling you enough is enough. It is on you to make sure that his death is not in vain. House republicans invited witnesses to testify, including the sister of dave patrick underwood. He is a federal Security Officer from pinole that was shot and killed at his post at the oakland Federal Building on may 29 during a night of protest that happened in the city. Police brutality of any kind must not be condoned. However, it is blatantly wrong to create an excuse out of discrimination and disparity to loot and burn our communities and to kill our officers of the law. The fbi is investigating his death. A second guard of the building was wounded in that shooting. In the meantime, the ranking republican, jim jordan of ohio says the calls to defund the police are pure insanity. The House Democrats have drafted the justice and policing act that would, among other things, ban the chokeholds. It will create a database of police misconduct, make it easier for
Meteorologist kari hall keeping track of the forecast. A nice one out there for most o . Right. And there will still bes that w temperatures today, but this is where were beginning. At least we do have another few hours of some cooler weather starting out this morning. Most of us in the mid to upper 50s. As we head over to concord and check out our temperature trend today. Low 60s this morning and low 80s by noon. Well talk more about a weekend cool down coming up and mike has a look at that morning commute. Its moving very smoothly right now, kari. The oakland crash at high street and were looking over towards the maps and see a smooth drive and were talking about the peninsula. North 101 if youre heading up, if youre using the hillsdale exit a disabled vehicle that affects you and also affect you, laura, if youre heading at 92 on the off ramp. Back to you. Thank you very much. Breaking news were following for you overnight. We have learned that federal agents are looking into some su
Into the upper 80s and low 90s and, mike, tracking the commute, any new reports popping up . No new reports but ill update the report because, kari, as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza camera we see slowing approaching the toll plaza itself because the volume is building heading up the incline and they may turn the metering lights on in the next 20 minutes and from the toll plaza up into the incline. Everything else on the approach was very smooth through Contra Costa County and the rest of the bay shows no major issues and slowing for san jose Still Holding on. Back to you. So much, mike. 6 01 right now. Breaking news weve been following. Weve learned that federal agents are looking into possible connections between two deadly ambush attacks. One in oakland and another in Santa Cruz County. And the shooting of a deputy yesterday we told you about in paso robles. Today in the bay bob redell is live to talk about both of these and the investigation meantime to look for the shooter s
The sideline with the bay bridge in the background and some fog is coming and steve says it will be mostly sunny today with a little bit of morning fog the temperatures between the 60s near the coast and the 90s inland. Welcome to mornings on 2 guess what, disneyland has announced reopening plans, lots of disney people like me who love it there are happy although im not sure and the disney shopping district will open first pending state approval and the actual theme park will open july 17 which happens to be the 65th anniversary and they knew what they were doing and then the park capacity will be limited and there will be no parades are meet and greets with the characters or any of that. And they will open by the end of july. Would you feel comfortable feel comfortable going anyplace like that, even if you can cut would you . Ask me again in about three months and i dont know if were not quite ready for that step but i think if we start doing a lot of Little Things we may work our way