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That could affect our air quality. More importantly is the wildfire concern, a red flag warning is going into effect in a matter of hours. Good evening, thank you for joining us, im dan ashley. A busy week ahead. A week where everyone should remain vigilant. It begins tomorrow night at 9 00, it runs until monday morning at 8 00 a. M. , its a combination of gusty ps going to mean critical fire weather conditions with the low humidity. Heres a look at the wind forecast, winds begin to pick up initially saturday night into sunday morning. You will notice 26 miles an hour in middletown. Still pretty gusty around calistoga. Higher elevations even stronger. A second round of winds sunday night into monday. There is a wind advisory on sunday, could see some Power Outages and the possibility of down tree limbs. As you check out those temperatures on sunday, triple digits. Just moments ago, pg e said 200 customers in the napa county area only would be impacted by a pg e power safety shutoff watch for sunday and monday. It means that conditions could end up leading to a power shutoff in an effort to prevent wildfires p. M. In the east bay, the weather conditions will be perfect sadly for wildfire danger. Eric thomas is live in walnut creek without businesses and residents are preparing. Eric, tough to hear. It is tough to hear, dan. After listening to sandhyas forecast, two things pop instantly to mind. Comfort and safety, the residents here, firefighters here, and businesses here are preparing to tackle both. You would be hard pressed to find Better Weather for taking baby on a stroll. But thats today. This weekend look out. Oh, gosh. Kate lee and daughter eliza are ordering quality time indoors. Probably beat the heat. I sure dont like to walk her when its super hot. Susannah has the same game plan. When it gets hot, we have to defer to some indoor activities like play doe and music time. Theyre both counting on air conditioners to keep them cool, Norman Grimes expects his phone to be ringing off the hook when the heat comes on, but the ac units wont. Were anticipating a whole lot of business this weekend, so i have guys on call. And well be taking all the emergencies that we can. There is one big problem. A nationwide part shortage means grimes has six weeks of work scheduled, but only one week of parts on hand. Contra costa firefighters are preparing for emergencies this weekend too. Some returned just this week from fighting the wildfires this summer. Just in time for the dangerous trinity of high temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity. That whole set of circumstances combines to make for very high fire danger. Steve hill says thats why con fire will have extra crews and resources on call this weekend in hopes it will be enough. The conditions are going to be ripe for wildfires to get away from us, in spite of our best efforts. So they had two pieces of advice for folks. At least two pieces of information. They want people to call 911 as soon as they spot a fire in the making. Dont wait. Dont check things out. Just call, let them take care of it, the other thing, con fire has just recently certified a brand new helicopter to help with water drops, they can get that in action instantly. They call it con fire one. It can do drops before they have to wait for cal fire or someone else to send a helicopter in. Theyre keeping the fingers crossed. Thats the main piece of firefighting equipment theyre counting on today. Thats going to be a tense couple days, eric. You can keep track of all the hot weather with our abc 7 news app, from warnings to high temperatures, the app is your key to stay on top of whats happening in realtime. Happening now, a rally in support of police is underway in redwood city. Organizers call it a Community Unity celebration. The gathering started with a lot of music, followed by a lineup of speakers. Many People Holding signs in support of the police, law and order. Its a peaceful gathering with at least 50 people. The invitation said specifically do not bring any signs against black lives matter. Theyre encouraging masks and social distancing. Abc 7 News Reporter chris reyes talked with the organizer about why they wanted to do this. Were going to have speakers from both parties come, and the basic message is that we like our police the way it is. We dont want to reimagine it. We dont think its worth reimagining it right now. I live in the city for 25 years, ive never seen anything that crazy in terms of the treatment of police. And i dont think its fair. I think its one thing to advocate police reform, its another thing to create a culture where police are individually attacked. The event was planned a month ago, and it had nothing too do with Breonna Taylor and the grand jurys decision not to charge the Police Officers who killed her. The department of justice says San Francisco may be in violation of the First Amendment because of its covid19 restrictions. Hundreds of catholics say they should be able to worship inside, just as gyms, tattoo parlors and hair salons are able to do in doors. A Public Health crisis does not permit government to discriminate against worshippers. The Mayors Office says Indoor Worship Services could resume by the end of the month. And the mayor fired back after being criticized today for how San Francisco has been assisting homeless black trans women during the community crisis. Pthe mayor. Member interrupted no matter called to say where are the black women . No, no. Moments later, the mayor said she accepted full responsibility for the situation. Mayor breed also confirmed her commitment to San Franciscos black trans community. All lives cant matter until black lives matter. All lives cant mat ter. Were in this together. Evan bacon. Brian egypt powers. Organizers of todays event also read the names of black trans men and women who have died recently. Now to the new effort to support the Latino Community which makes up a large part of covid 19 cases. Its now happening across both sides of the bay. Lyanne melendez has that story. The virus continues to affect latinos disproportionately with a rate six times higher than that of white families. Today and through the weekend testing will take place from 9 00 to 5 00 in the marking lot in the fruit veil district. The mayor delivered this message in english and spanish. It is important that everyone knows that getting a free test here is safe and confidential and it will not impact your immigration status. San francisco is now expanding covid related support for this community in different ways. We want them to know, look, if you cant collect unemployment or you cant collect any sick pay or what have you for leaving work, we will provide a subsidy for that. We will provide a hotel room if you live in close quarters with other family members. The city and other organizations have brought testing to the mission and helped by distributing food. The numbers remain high. 50 of all reported cases in San Francisco. All the folks they can shelter in place, they get their food, go to the restaurant you order from and look in the back kitchen, youll tell me who works there. The driver whos bringing you food. All of this is interconnected. The city should take care of us. The Bay Area Council did a study on who is working remotely and found that only 30 of latinos employed can actually afford to work from home. In many cases, Public Transportation is the only option they have, or car pooling, which also putting them at risk. A decline in the number of cases in the mission will mean a drop in the oval numbers which will help the city reopen more businesses and schools. A lot more to bring you here on a busy friday. The long wait for new appliances. Its a down side for new consumers, its an up side for oakland. The history making moment for flight. How a California Company is making it happen. The kiss heard around the galaxy, remembering the moment that boldly went where none had gone before. Abc 7 news at 5 00 continues. Because of the pandemic, supply and demand are off kilter, thats led to an Unprecedented Demand for kitchen and laundry appliances. Some retailers are waiting onnn two month wait for refrigerators and dryers. People are going wild with home improvements. There was a run on freezers and refrigerators in the spring. With consumers in a buying frame of mind, a shortage of major Home Appliances is now materializing. Some of the purchases are based on necessity. More people are replacing their appliances, because frankly, theyre getting more use than they used to get. The life span for most appliances is just seven or eight years. If youre working from home, youre opening the fridge 20 times a day. Theres a backlog in repair services. Many appliances are back ordered. We happen to have the benefit of having a large selection. Other stores report theyre selling floor models to desperate buyers who cant wait. Those appliances like washers and dryers and ovens have contributed to a 9 increase in the cargo coming over from asia into the port of oakland. On many days, ships have to anchor, because berths arent immediately available. Youre even seeing shortages in some cases of very prosayic things like the trailers you put the container on. While we have this surge, it may take a little longer to get your cargo. Retailers suggest being flexible about the brand and the features on the Home Appliance to score one quickly. We would anticipate a lot more remote workers. Extremely high demand is projected for the next 6 to 8 months. Leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. A company with headquarters in holliser has made aviation history, they completed the first passenger flight by a plane powered by Hydrogen Fuel cells. Zero avia provided this video showing yesterdays flight taking off from an Airport North of london. On board, fuel cells producing electricity. The Companies Founder and ceo believes this technology could help reduce its worldwide carbon foot print. To bring the entire market to remission weve seen a lot of big players endorsing the approach. A six seat plane flew yesterdays test flight, zero avia hopes to power 100 jets jes from San Francisco to los angeles. Thats pretty impressive. Another look at our hot weather this weekend, plus, the high surf new developments from Alameda County where we just learned nail salons have been given the green light to allow customers inside. Businesses were allowed to reopen, recordless of a countys tier status. The final decision is up to the county health departments. Alameda gave the go ahead today. That leaves Sonoma County as the only one in the bay area not allowing nail salon customers insi inside. Lets take a look at a beautiful blue sky from our tower camera right now, i hope you had a chance to get outside, some parts of the bay area still experiencing good air quality. 66 in the city, 73 in oak land. A comfortable 80 degrees in gilroy. Were seeing a little bit of haze there, mid80s from vacaville to santa rosa. Its cooler than it was yesterday. Air quality advisory for smoke impacts from wildfires has been extended through tomorrow and thats because the inland east bay is expected to see more smoke. Moderate air quality expected there. Speaking of the air quality, you will notice scattered yellows there from san jose, out toward livermore. The air quality has begun to decline there. 22 in half moon bay, that should help to mix out the atmosphere a little bit, perhaps just for a few hours tonight, you may experience good air quality for more areas than were experiencing right now as youll notice in the smoke forecast. That changes as the northnortheast wind ramps up, the smoke from the august complex fire will begin to move in. Especially into the inland east bay tomorrow afternoon. You see that indicated by the pinks. Were starting to see smokier skies across our entire region at 11 00 p. M. Briefly some good air quality and then back up from the south this time around, well start to see some smoke coming in sunday night going into monday. Expect hazy to smokey conditions from time to time this weekend. If you have respiratory issues, limit your outdoor time and exposure to the smoke. Heat wave into early next week, and smokier skies and record temperatures are likely next week. Live doppler 7 showing you pretty Clear Conditions other than a few clouds and patchy fog to develop. Beach hazard until 8 00 tonight, rough surf with large breakers and rip current risk. Something to watch out for. Temperatures mid50s to mid60s, pretty comfortable, limited fog. 85 in san jose, its going to be warm on the peninsula, 82 redwood city. 75 Degrees North bay numbers, mid80s, vallejo, san rafael in the east bay, 80 in oak land. Its going to be hazy, 83 in fairfield. Your accuweather 7day forecast turning up the heat. Sunday, monday, triple digits inland. Definitely watch out, the heat wave is going to last through the middle of next week. Thanks very much. At a time when this country is facing so many challenges over racism, we look at a moment that continues to be a your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. Im sorry baby. I dont want you to play with that. singing twinkle, twinkle little star. How i wonder what you are. How are you doing . Schedule a video visit with your doctor. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. We sand my heart fell. Oke with your doctor. I knew wed lose our home. And we did. Over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. Wildfire victims need help so im voting yes on 19. It limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. You never know what youll be faced with. Please, vote yes on 19. Coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00, were talking live with abc 7 news contributor and phil ma teer about plans to rename some San Francisco schools. And the federal governments involvement in city church services. Plus, youll hear from the new chance lower of the csu system. How will they handle the pandemics impact on college classes. If you want to beat the weekend heat, there are popular options that you should avoid, all of that and a lot more coming up in a half hour at 6 00. Finally tonight, a kiss that changed the world or at least started to 52 years ago. One of my very favorite shows of all time. While some celebrated the moment, many others hated it. David ono from kabc in los angeles reports. It was november 1968, a relatively new Television Show was making history. Countless viewers were shocked to see this. And there it was. A kiss. Not even a very passionate one yet, that brief Television Moment was polarizing, and groundbreaking. We had white captain kirk kiss black uhura, that was shocking, that was never done on television. It happened at a time the country was divided and angry over a lot of issues involving race, including acceptance of mixed race couples. In 1967 just months before the kiss, it was still technically illegal to be in a mixed race marriage in every Southern State in the u. S. But in loving versus virginia, the Supreme Court ruled those restrictions were unconstitutional, Southern States suddenly had to allow mixed couples. What they didnt have to do was show it on television. It was so shocking to the people in the south, that the stations in the south refused to air it. So we were very poorly rated. That particular episode was rock bottom. Im so frightened captain. The kiss that killed star trek is a revolutionary moment in our nations history, it showed that interracial dating is not something to be fearful of. Dr. Tyrone howard notes the importance of the moment, but also the conviction it must have taken to pull it off in such a tumultuous time. It requires folks who have some serious courage and who are willing to risk their own professional careers and aspirations to say, this is something we know is going to give us push back. This is something we know folks are going to like. Global diversity, was our strength. People of different races, different cultures, all working together in the star ship enterprise. George takei was a key part of that diversity. His character was one of the first tv roles ever for an asianamerican. He would be the helms men steering the ship to a whole new world. Just weeks after the kiss, star trek was cancelled. Executives called it too progressive, by then it was already mission accomplished. In the 50s only 20 approved of mixed race couples. Today its more than 80 . It was this diverse cast that delivered us to our future. One we were unfamiliar with, but would soon come to embrace. To boldly go where no man has gone before. I had no idea it was so ahead of its time, dan. It really was. Truth be told i love the show, im rewatching them all right now, im halfway through all 80 some episodes. And geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. Abc news has learned President Trump intends to pick Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. What weve just learned tonight. The news comes on the same day this nation witnessed an historic farewell at the u. S. Capitol. The casket of the late Power Outages<\/a> and the possibility of down tree limbs. As you check out those temperatures on sunday, triple digits. Just moments ago, pg e said 200 customers in the napa county area only would be impacted by a pg e power safety shutoff watch for sunday and monday. It means that conditions could end up leading to a power shutoff in an effort to prevent wildfires p. M. In the east bay, the weather conditions will be perfect sadly for wildfire danger. Eric thomas is live in walnut creek without businesses and residents are preparing. Eric, tough to hear. It is tough to hear, dan. After listening to sandhyas forecast, two things pop instantly to mind. Comfort and safety, the residents here, firefighters here, and businesses here are preparing to tackle both. You would be hard pressed to find Better Weather<\/a> for taking baby on a stroll. But thats today. This weekend look out. Oh, gosh. Kate lee and daughter eliza are ordering quality time indoors. Probably beat the heat. I sure dont like to walk her when its super hot. Susannah has the same game plan. When it gets hot, we have to defer to some indoor activities like play doe and music time. Theyre both counting on air conditioners to keep them cool, Norman Grimes<\/a> expects his phone to be ringing off the hook when the heat comes on, but the ac units wont. Were anticipating a whole lot of business this weekend, so i have guys on call. And well be taking all the emergencies that we can. There is one big problem. A nationwide part shortage means grimes has six weeks of work scheduled, but only one week of parts on hand. Contra costa firefighters are preparing for emergencies this weekend too. Some returned just this week from fighting the wildfires this summer. Just in time for the dangerous trinity of high temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity. That whole set of circumstances combines to make for very high fire danger. Steve hill says thats why con fire will have extra crews and resources on call this weekend in hopes it will be enough. The conditions are going to be ripe for wildfires to get away from us, in spite of our best efforts. So they had two pieces of advice for folks. At least two pieces of information. They want people to call 911 as soon as they spot a fire in the making. Dont wait. Dont check things out. Just call, let them take care of it, the other thing, con fire has just recently certified a brand new helicopter to help with water drops, they can get that in action instantly. They call it con fire one. It can do drops before they have to wait for cal fire or someone else to send a helicopter in. Theyre keeping the fingers crossed. Thats the main piece of firefighting equipment theyre counting on today. Thats going to be a tense couple days, eric. You can keep track of all the hot weather with our abc 7 news app, from warnings to high temperatures, the app is your key to stay on top of whats happening in realtime. Happening now, a rally in support of police is underway in redwood city. Organizers call it a Community Unity<\/a> celebration. The gathering started with a lot of music, followed by a lineup of speakers. Many People Holding<\/a> signs in support of the police, law and order. Its a peaceful gathering with at least 50 people. The invitation said specifically do not bring any signs against black lives matter. Theyre encouraging masks and social distancing. Abc 7 News Reporter<\/a> chris reyes talked with the organizer about why they wanted to do this. Were going to have speakers from both parties come, and the basic message is that we like our police the way it is. We dont want to reimagine it. We dont think its worth reimagining it right now. I live in the city for 25 years, ive never seen anything that crazy in terms of the treatment of police. And i dont think its fair. I think its one thing to advocate police reform, its another thing to create a culture where police are individually attacked. The event was planned a month ago, and it had nothing too do with Breonna Taylor<\/a> and the grand jurys decision not to charge the Police Officers<\/a> who killed her. The department of justice says San Francisco<\/a> may be in violation of the First Amendment<\/a> because of its covid19 restrictions. Hundreds of catholics say they should be able to worship inside, just as gyms, tattoo parlors and hair salons are able to do in doors. A Public Health<\/a> crisis does not permit government to discriminate against worshippers. The Mayors Office<\/a> says Indoor Worship Services<\/a> could resume by the end of the month. And the mayor fired back after being criticized today for how San Francisco<\/a> has been assisting homeless black trans women during the community crisis. Pthe mayor. Member interrupted no matter called to say where are the black women . No, no. Moments later, the mayor said she accepted full responsibility for the situation. Mayor breed also confirmed her commitment to San Francisco<\/a>s black trans community. All lives cant matter until black lives matter. All lives cant mat ter. Were in this together. Evan bacon. Brian egypt powers. Organizers of todays event also read the names of black trans men and women who have died recently. Now to the new effort to support the Latino Community<\/a> which makes up a large part of covid 19 cases. Its now happening across both sides of the bay. Lyanne melendez has that story. The virus continues to affect latinos disproportionately with a rate six times higher than that of white families. Today and through the weekend testing will take place from 9 00 to 5 00 in the marking lot in the fruit veil district. The mayor delivered this message in english and spanish. It is important that everyone knows that getting a free test here is safe and confidential and it will not impact your immigration status. San francisco is now expanding covid related support for this community in different ways. We want them to know, look, if you cant collect unemployment or you cant collect any sick pay or what have you for leaving work, we will provide a subsidy for that. We will provide a hotel room if you live in close quarters with other family members. The city and other organizations have brought testing to the mission and helped by distributing food. The numbers remain high. 50 of all reported cases in San Francisco<\/a>. All the folks they can shelter in place, they get their food, go to the restaurant you order from and look in the back kitchen, youll tell me who works there. The driver whos bringing you food. All of this is interconnected. The city should take care of us. The Bay Area Council<\/a> did a study on who is working remotely and found that only 30 of latinos employed can actually afford to work from home. In many cases, Public Transportation<\/a> is the only option they have, or car pooling, which also putting them at risk. A decline in the number of cases in the mission will mean a drop in the oval numbers which will help the city reopen more businesses and schools. A lot more to bring you here on a busy friday. The long wait for new appliances. Its a down side for new consumers, its an up side for oakland. The history making moment for flight. How a California Company<\/a> is making it happen. The kiss heard around the galaxy, remembering the moment that boldly went where none had gone before. Abc 7 news at 5 00 continues. Because of the pandemic, supply and demand are off kilter, thats led to an Unprecedented Demand<\/a> for kitchen and laundry appliances. Some retailers are waiting onnn two month wait for refrigerators and dryers. People are going wild with home improvements. There was a run on freezers and refrigerators in the spring. With consumers in a buying frame of mind, a shortage of major Home Appliances<\/a> is now materializing. Some of the purchases are based on necessity. More people are replacing their appliances, because frankly, theyre getting more use than they used to get. The life span for most appliances is just seven or eight years. If youre working from home, youre opening the fridge 20 times a day. Theres a backlog in repair services. Many appliances are back ordered. We happen to have the benefit of having a large selection. Other stores report theyre selling floor models to desperate buyers who cant wait. Those appliances like washers and dryers and ovens have contributed to a 9 increase in the cargo coming over from asia into the port of oakland. On many days, ships have to anchor, because berths arent immediately available. Youre even seeing shortages in some cases of very prosayic things like the trailers you put the container on. While we have this surge, it may take a little longer to get your cargo. Retailers suggest being flexible about the brand and the features on the Home Appliance<\/a> to score one quickly. We would anticipate a lot more remote workers. Extremely high demand is projected for the next 6 to 8 months. Leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. A company with headquarters in holliser has made aviation history, they completed the first passenger flight by a plane powered by Hydrogen Fuel<\/a> cells. Zero avia provided this video showing yesterdays flight taking off from an Airport North<\/a> of london. On board, fuel cells producing electricity. The Companies Founder<\/a> and ceo believes this technology could help reduce its worldwide carbon foot print. To bring the entire market to remission weve seen a lot of big players endorsing the approach. A six seat plane flew yesterdays test flight, zero avia hopes to power 100 jets jes from San Francisco<\/a> to los angeles. Thats pretty impressive. Another look at our hot weather this weekend, plus, the high surf new developments from Alameda County<\/a> where we just learned nail salons have been given the green light to allow customers inside. Businesses were allowed to reopen, recordless of a countys tier status. The final decision is up to the county health departments. Alameda gave the go ahead today. That leaves Sonoma County<\/a> as the only one in the bay area not allowing nail salon customers insi inside. Lets take a look at a beautiful blue sky from our tower camera right now, i hope you had a chance to get outside, some parts of the bay area still experiencing good air quality. 66 in the city, 73 in oak land. A comfortable 80 degrees in gilroy. Were seeing a little bit of haze there, mid80s from vacaville to santa rosa. Its cooler than it was yesterday. Air quality advisory for smoke impacts from wildfires has been extended through tomorrow and thats because the inland east bay is expected to see more smoke. Moderate air quality expected there. Speaking of the air quality, you will notice scattered yellows there from san jose, out toward livermore. The air quality has begun to decline there. 22 in half moon bay, that should help to mix out the atmosphere a little bit, perhaps just for a few hours tonight, you may experience good air quality for more areas than were experiencing right now as youll notice in the smoke forecast. That changes as the northnortheast wind ramps up, the smoke from the august complex fire will begin to move in. Especially into the inland east bay tomorrow afternoon. You see that indicated by the pinks. Were starting to see smokier skies across our entire region at 11 00 p. M. Briefly some good air quality and then back up from the south this time around, well start to see some smoke coming in sunday night going into monday. Expect hazy to smokey conditions from time to time this weekend. If you have respiratory issues, limit your outdoor time and exposure to the smoke. Heat wave into early next week, and smokier skies and record temperatures are likely next week. Live doppler 7 showing you pretty Clear Conditions<\/a> other than a few clouds and patchy fog to develop. Beach hazard until 8 00 tonight, rough surf with large breakers and rip current risk. Something to watch out for. Temperatures mid50s to mid60s, pretty comfortable, limited fog. 85 in san jose, its going to be warm on the peninsula, 82 redwood city. 75 Degrees North<\/a> bay numbers, mid80s, vallejo, san rafael in the east bay, 80 in oak land. Its going to be hazy, 83 in fairfield. Your accuweather 7day forecast turning up the heat. Sunday, monday, triple digits inland. Definitely watch out, the heat wave is going to last through the middle of next week. Thanks very much. At a time when this country is facing so many challenges over racism, we look at a moment that continues to be a your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. Im sorry baby. I dont want you to play with that. singing twinkle, twinkle little star. How i wonder what you are. How are you doing . Schedule a video visit with your doctor. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. We sand my heart fell. Oke with your doctor. I knew wed lose our home. And we did. Over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. Wildfire victims need help so im voting yes on 19. It limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. You never know what youll be faced with. Please, vote yes on 19. Coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00, were talking live with abc 7 news contributor and phil ma teer about plans to rename some San Francisco<\/a> schools. And the federal governments involvement in city church services. Plus, youll hear from the new chance lower of the csu system. How will they handle the pandemics impact on college classes. If you want to beat the weekend heat, there are popular options that you should avoid, all of that and a lot more coming up in a half hour at 6 00. Finally tonight, a kiss that changed the world or at least started to 52 years ago. One of my very favorite shows of all time. While some celebrated the moment, many others hated it. David ono from kabc in los angeles reports. It was november 1968, a relatively new Television Show<\/a> was making history. Countless viewers were shocked to see this. And there it was. A kiss. Not even a very passionate one yet, that brief Television Moment<\/a> was polarizing, and groundbreaking. We had white captain kirk kiss black uhura, that was shocking, that was never done on television. It happened at a time the country was divided and angry over a lot of issues involving race, including acceptance of mixed race couples. In 1967 just months before the kiss, it was still technically illegal to be in a mixed race marriage in every Southern State<\/a> in the u. S. But in loving versus virginia, the Supreme Court<\/a> ruled those restrictions were unconstitutional, Southern State<\/a>s suddenly had to allow mixed couples. What they didnt have to do was show it on television. It was so shocking to the people in the south, that the stations in the south refused to air it. So we were very poorly rated. That particular episode was rock bottom. Im so frightened captain. The kiss that killed star trek is a revolutionary moment in our nations history, it showed that interracial dating is not something to be fearful of. Dr. Tyrone howard notes the importance of the moment, but also the conviction it must have taken to pull it off in such a tumultuous time. It requires folks who have some serious courage and who are willing to risk their own professional careers and aspirations to say, this is something we know is going to give us push back. This is something we know folks are going to like. Global diversity, was our strength. People of different races, different cultures, all working together in the star ship enterprise. George takei was a key part of that diversity. His character was one of the first tv roles ever for an asianamerican. He would be the helms men steering the ship to a whole new world. Just weeks after the kiss, star trek was cancelled. Executives called it too progressive, by then it was already mission accomplished. In the 50s only 20 approved of mixed race couples. Today its more than 80 . It was this diverse cast that delivered us to our future. One we were unfamiliar with, but would soon come to embrace. To boldly go where no man has gone before. I had no idea it was so ahead of its time, dan. It really was. Truth be told i love the show, im rewatching them all right now, im halfway through all 80 some episodes. And geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. Abc news has learned President Trump<\/a> intends to pick Amy Coney Barrett<\/a> as his nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/a> on the Supreme Court<\/a>. What weve just learned tonight. The news comes on the same day this nation witnessed an historic farewell at the u. S. Capitol. The casket of the late Supreme Court<\/a> justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/a> escorted into the rotunda by a military honor guard. Becoming the first woman and the first jewish person to lie in state. Joe biden and Kamala Harris<\/a> among those attending. The bipartisan women lawmakers saluting her as she left. Justice ginsburgs trainer doing pushups before her casket to honor her. 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