Now at 11 00, breaking news in San Francisco, where protesters have toppled several statues in Golden Gate Park. Well take you there live for all the latest developments. After weeks of protests, a celebration here in oakland as many gathered to celebrate juneteenth. Affecting bay area sports post teams trying to get back to field. The major move from Major League Baseball tonight. Now at 11 00, streaming on cbsn bay area, breaking news in San Francisco, where protesters have pulled down several controversial statues within the last couple of hours. Good evening, im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook, lets get right to betty yu live at Golden Gate Park to show us what happened. Betty . Reporter liz, we heregoen g the sun went down. We saw a heavy police presence. And my photographer and i saw several people dressed in all black, running around this area. They scattered shortly after we arrived, but take a look at whats left. You can see at the base the words stolen land. Now a lot of the a
Painted by 100 people on the 4th of july. Just yesterday a white couple was caught on video trying to paint over the permitted mural. Martinez police shared a picture of their white nissan pickup with the name nicole on the tail let. A man who witnessed the vandalism saturday talked to us by phone. He was there again this afternoon at about 6 00 when someone else pulled up in a jeep and yelled all lives matter. And then my friends pursued them on a skateboard and then when he pulled up to them and said, whats up, the guy then pulled a gun on him. Reporter the man who did not want to be identified captured video of police over the man. I have to commend them for not only being on the scene but for responding so quickly because they were on him this crazy fast. Reporter 30yearold joseph osuna who is now charged with brandishing a weapon. Tom jensen. Its been more than eight hours now that firefighters have been battling the cruise fire. Flames lighting up the night sky. Just before 4 00
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Studios, this is kpix 5 news. Protesters toppled several statues out of Golden Gate Park saying the historical figures were linked to acts of racism and oppression. After weeks of protest a celebration in oakland as many gathered to celebrate juneteenth. The pro sports teams in the bay area and around the country face uncertainty on when to return to action. It is about 6 00 a. M. On this saturday, june 20th. Good morning. I am devin fehely. Protesters tore down several controversial statues at the San Francisco Golden Gate Park. Three statues were taken down in the park. The video shows the statue of the founder of the Mission System and a spanish priest, st. Junipero serra, Whose Mission was to convert native americans to christianity. He was blamed for destroying the data our of life. Also Francis Scott key that enslaved people and was torn down and dragged through the grass. The ropes were tied to all of them as they were taken down. For decades these statues stood tall at the Gold
Pacifica. It is clear inland, 58 in livermore. And throughout the day today, the fog will clear by about 8 00 and the winds will pick up again. At the coast it will be breezy, numbers topping out into the lower 90s inland. You will have a bit of a breeze as well, just around 80 around the bay. Well talk wind and big time cooling over the weekend in a few minutes. Thank you, lisa. It is good news for new drivers out there. The dmv will start offering behind the wheel driving tests again today. Of course the economy is one the main things were following in our effort to build a better bay area. The riding tests were suspended in mid march because of the pandemic. And kris reyes is live in san mateo with more are on this reopening. Reporter good morning. Yes, good news. You can imagine sitting at home not being able to drive all this time . That is about to change. Empty parking lot right now here at the dmv, but that should change in the next few hours when they open at 8 00 a. M. Here i