Affect change. That we matter, that our lives, what we go for, it matters and we are just as human as everyone else. And i and many from the group and family took part in the sit in protest. Organizers were clear this was a peaceful protest and do not condone any violence or destruction of property. They want to demand justice for Police Brutality especially in the death of george floyd. Reporter it has been a week now since protest began in oakland. Leaders ripped through downtown oakland last friday and into the weekend. But this week there has been a shift in the tone of the demonstrations. Most have been peaceful, providing hope to those wanting to see an end to systemic racism. If we continue to fight in various ways, voting and being knowledgeable and sticking together, then i feel like we will get to where we are supposed to be. To wear black lives do matter and equality for all of us. The crowd has grown here in the last hour and we will continue to cover this protest as we fol
Now at 11 00. Breaking news in the south bay were a man with a machete has set a series of fires tonight. We said that the person out there starting fires. One of my friends was yelling get out of there, stop it. The effort to stop the fire from reaching nearby homes. Organizers of this particular protest major this one remained peaceful to send out a clear message. An emotional memorial for the man whose death sparked a movement. When he would wrap his arms around you you would feel like you are everything would just go away. I am alan martin in for ken. We saw large protests in two of the areas biggest cities tonight. In both, san jose and oakland it was a more subdued crowd then we have seen. Were joined now at Oakland City Hall were a peaceful protest ended early tonight. Reporter this is the first time that it has been empty without a single protester insight. A peaceful sit in protest happen in front of city hall for two hours into the demonstration protesters got up and marched
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Get out of there, stop it. The effort to stop the fire from reaching nearby homes. Organizers of this particular protest major this one remained peaceful to send out a clear message. An emotional memorial for the man whose death sparked a movement. When he would wrap his arms around you you would feel like you are everything would just go away. I am alan martin in for ken. We saw large protests in two of the areas biggest cities tonight. In both, san jose and oakland it was a more subdued crowd then we have seen. Were joined now at Oakland City Hall were a peaceful protest ended early tonight. Reporter this is the first time that it has been empty without a single protester insight. A peaceful sit in protest happen in front of city hall fo they made it clear from the start that tonight was going to be peaceful and they didnt want any violence or destruction of property. Thats how this night ended. Peacefully. A lot of people are united against the system that has been systematically op
Get in. One got in the back seat, one was trying to get in the drivers seat with a gun, i kept hitting at the barrel not letting him. He kept trying to open my door, tried to yank me out. I kept fighting him the whole time, right. Finally i got back into the car because he almost had me out. I started to make the turn and realized there was still a person in my car and i just told him, get out. Reporter when the uber driver got away he found police at a different unrelated scene where he was able to report the crime. A captain told us they got a report of several other attempted carjackings earlier in the night. A woman said a suspect broke the window of her car but she screamed and the suspect ran away. A third driver reported another attempted carjacking in the area. A little further away, all within about 30 minutes time. In the last ten Minutes Police told nbc bay area they are investigating these carjackings as potentially related because they were in the same time frame, in simil