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
Considered one of san joses best parks. Why are people now afraid to go . I travel all over the country and this is pretty bad like the worst. Breaking news out of mexico write nowhere a gunman burst into an unregistered Drug Rehabilitation Center and shot everyone there. At least 24 people are dead, seven others wounded. It happened in the state of which is the scene about bloody turf battle between a cartel and a local game. Gang. Right now, kpix 5 is streaming on the bay area. A search tonight for suspects who opened fire on a bay area freeway. Im Elizabeth Cook im ellen martin. Kim has the night off. Oakland policechshooon the freeway right now that left four people injured along i580 andafter 5 00 picked minutes ag we learned chp opened up one eastbound lane near 106th avenue after it was closed for hours and chopper 5 flying over this scene earlier where evidence markers were placed around the black sedan while looking for shell casings. No word on suspects. The interstate as i s
Has tested positive for close at 19 the news follows criticism of his decision to host a tennis tournament during the pandemic. And american troops will be leaving germany what does that mean for the future of nato we have an exclusive interview with the secretary general against children but. Thats a heat wave hit siberia people are enjoying the sunshine but the higher temperatures in the Arctic Circle are also causing forest fires and other disasters. And im christine want to welcome to the program we will get to those stories in a moment but 1st some breaking news coming in a powerful earthquake has struck southern mexico the trauma had an initial magnitude off 7. 4. And was centered on the Pacific Coast in the state of. There are no reports of injuries so far or damage but the quake was felt far to the north in the capital mexico city where hundreds of people fled into the streets of course well have more on the story as we get it now lets turn to a major setback for germanys fight
Sharing videos of Rayshard Brooks final moments after that Deadly Police shooting in the wendys parking lot. What one of the officers is saying about that fatal encounter as the 27yearold is laid to rest and hundreds of mourners pay their respects. Tensions high in the sky. A passenger kicked off a flight for refusing to wear a mask. This as we take you inside the new Pilot Program at Los Angeles International airport. Nio passengers temperatures. The new technology that could help keep travelers safe. Taking a stand. All in all we won the day. The emotional moment on the track. Nascar drivers coming together to support Bubba Wallace and pushing his car down the track before the big race. Alr is saying her son endured as the fbi joins the investigation into the noose found in his garage. This morning the first black woman to join the nascar pit crew joins us live. I can see a new horizon and celebrating the life of a hollywood legend. The director behind dozens of iconic films like st.
For coronavirus cases. Greening. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Just yesterday there were 7,100 new reported cases, the most ever since the pandemic started. In the past three days there has been a 69 increase. Tonight hospitalizations are also up jumping 29 over the last two weeks. Icu numbers up 18 . The numbers might sound alarming, but the state says it was expecting the jump during all of the reopenings, however, the governor is pleading tonight wear those face masks and continue to social distance to help protect one another. Protect yourself. Youre not invisible from covid 19. Quite the contrary. This is a disease that easily spreads. Very easily spreads. And if youre not about yourself because youre like i got this, im strong. Im young. Im healthy. Dont worry about me, im tough. Well, consider others. And another oneday record for new covid cases in Santa Clara County tonight. 125 cases tops yesterdays record we report that many of the new cases are being traced to cons