Needs a man joining rallies in the capital to call for an end to police violence. And as the United Nations marks World Environment Day activists warn it that billions of protective masks are expected to end up in the worlds oceans and seas. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show in minneapolis minnesota thousands of people have come together to remember the life of george floyd it is the 1st of 3 planned Memorial Services for the African American man who died in Police Custody last month mourners at the ceremony stood for a total of 8 minutes and 46 seconds thats the amount of time that the Police Officer held his knee on floyds neck according to a. Complaint that time has become a potent symbol of Police Brutality in the days since floyds death with protesters using it as a way to honor him. The veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton led the service and delivered a fiery eulogy lets take a listen to what he had to say draw which fro it already has been the story o
The streets across the u. S. To demand an end to racism. Joining rallies in washington d. C. To say enough is enough. And as people in brazil and the rest of the world focus their attention on the coronavirus pandemic present. Government is moving to weaken protection of the rain forest. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program in minneapolis minnesota thousands of people have come together to remember the life of george floyd is the 1st of 3 planned Memorial Services for the African American man who died in Police Custody last month mourners at the ceremony stood for a total of 8 minutes and 46 seconds thats the amount of time that the Police Officer held his knee on floyds neck according to a coma. Complaint time has become a potent symbol clues Police Brutality in the days since floyds death with protesters using it as a way to honor him better and civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton led the service and delivered the eulogy john church freuds story has been the story
Next attorney general william barr holding a briefing after the death of george floyd. He discussed how federal Law Enforcement is continuing to protect americans but will actively pursue those who loot and cause violence. This is one hour. A. G. Barr good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us at this remote press conference. Over the constitution avenue entrance to this building is a latin inscription that translates, everything is created by law and order. That ancient principal still holds true. Our free Society Depends on the rule of law, the assurance ordinary citizens can go about their lives without being subject to arbitrary violence or fear. When the rule of law breaks down, the promise of america does also. Our nation is confronting two serious challenges to the rule of law. The first is a longstanding one that was recently crystallized and driven home by the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. The video of the Police Conduct in this episode, as i said before, is
Was. Yes it was. Thank you. Everyone today will get in on it, but it was still toasty. It usually takes a few days for the inland. The fog is here today and that makes the difference, it is beginning to make a move over parts of the bay and it will continue to ramp up here. So there is a long the southwest, 11, yesterday, it was calm and 55. So we are seeing signs here. The key goes out to the delta, 50s and 60s on the temps, but a lot more 50s when you get the southwest wind of 32. Same for travis, so vacaville as well, gusting to 32. That will usher in cooler weather not only for everyone today, but this will take us into the weekend as the system drops temperatures into the 70s. It will be sunny a little, that there will be a good 10 or 15 degree drop. We have been above for now we are going below to near average. Over to sal now, and happy friday, my good friends. Happy friday, steve tomorrow at this time i wont be here. I wont either. On tv. Yes. Nelaughter ] lets go take a look a
Lets go to sal and see if anything is talking on friday. Whats new with you . Good morning to you. We can see traffic moving along the bay area. There are not a lot of big crowds. At 6 30, we will know if it will stay light. Even during the pandemic, we have had later commutes. This is a look at the bay bridge. Thats take a look at interstate 880. It is 6 01. Lets go to the headlines. We are following developing news. Firefighters are on the scene of a fire that threatened several homes in san jose and the south part of san jose. Elissa harrington joins us to talk about how investigators believe this fire might have started, alyssa . Reporter firefighters say that this was arson. They say that a witness saw someone lighting fires in that area. The suspect has been arrested. When units arrived, they found six separate fires, 2 to 3 acres in size. It was discovered that these were intentionally set. It was a witness who saw a person lighting these fires off. The colleen fire was reported