Details. Larry . Ama, dan, the coronavirus shut down sports for months. The nba restarted in a bubble, but that bubble may be about to burst. Maybe it already did. Not sure tonight. But the lakers and the clippers voted to boycott the rest of the playoffs following that shooting by police in wisconsin. Exactly four years ago today, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to sit during the National Anthem to protest Police Brutality and social inequality. Well, today, the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to play their game with orlando in protest of the Police Shooting of jacob blake on sunday. Despite the overwhelming plea for change there has been no action, so our focus today cannot be on basketball. Like dominos, teams began calling off games. Three Major League Baseball games, including tonights giants dodgers contest postponed. The wnba and Major League Soccer also postponing play. I dont think it should require athletes needing to boycott playoff games to remind us black lives matter
Decided not to play their game with orlando in protest of the Police Shooting of jacob blake on sunday. Despite the overwhelming plea for change there has been no action, so our focus today cannot be on basketball. Like dominos, teams began calling off games. Three Major League Baseball games, including tonights giants dodgers contest postponed. The wnba and Major League Soccer also postponing play. I dont think it should require athletes needing to boycott playoff games to remind us black lives matter and that Police Brutality is unacceptable. This is its clear theyre committed to pressuring team owners, politicians and police to make real changes. Its amazing. Why while we keep loving this country and the country is not loving back. Tennis star naomi osaka is bowing out of her match, tweeting, before i am an athlete, i am a black woman, and as a black woman, i feel there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention rather than watching me play tennis. The que
As you cross the bay bridge this morning. Were mainly in the 50s and well be barely 60 at the coast. So average to a little bit below. A lot warmer weather coming up in the 7 day forecast. Fire crews battling the czu lightning complex are making steady progress after burning more than 81,000 acres. Julian glover is live in Scotts Valley where wont again they will hold a briefing in about an hour. Reporter yeah, they are making progress. And it is slow, methodical, but it is happening. We got an update that the fire is 21 contained, only growing less than 1,000 acres throughout the day on wednesday. Weather once again playing a role in making the firefight a success. To allowed the firefighters to work some controlled burn operations to protect the areas of felton and also ben lomond. But as firefighters make progress, evacuation warnings and orders are slowly being lifted. So good news to the north, Santa Clara County no longer being threatened by the fire. And to the south, uc santa c