>>we hang our hats so much on freedom. and this is a true depict. of free. >>turning a page in the dark chapter of slavery >>this is our independence day, and it needs to be celebrated. people need tonow about >>it. area communities fought to recognize. juneteenth. >>black experiences larger than trauma or the issues or just being disenfranchised. joy. there's all the ways that we exist. >>honor their history by turning to to the future. >>32 really beautiful to see. like when we all come together days, magic

joining us. i'm ryan yamamoto. in for elizabeth cook. giunti. celebrations are underway around the country and right here at home now a federal holiday that marks the day when the last enslaved black people in the united states learned they were indeed free over the next half hour. we're going to look at what the june teeth means here in the bay area and talk with the director of the san francisco human rights commission about the significance here in this city. will have that conversion in just a few minutes, but 1st a look at your news. headlines. three people were killed in 2 separate shootings in richmond at 1st shooting happened on pennsylvania. avenue yesterday afternoon. they say a total of 4 people were shot. two of them died. then over less than a mile from this. location, at least say someone was shot and killed and kelsey street no arrests have been made. in france. francisco giants are preparing to welcome fans to oracle park tomorrow. all the pay tribute to willie mays. have a slideshow and condolence book at the gates for fans to sign. that event goes from noon

to 8 p.m. and the giants legend died yesterday at the age of 93, willie mays was considered 1 of the greatest in the game. of baseball. and the trailblazer for african american athletes. and fans. the world they have been pouring into willie mays plaza at oracle park. to leave flowers and pay their respects. and tomorrow, the giants and cardinals will play in rick field at rick field in birmingham, alabama, as part of the league celebration. of negro league baseball. field is also where may's got his professional start back in 1940. that game will be shown at the scoreboard at tomorrow's tribute. at oracle park. and at oakland, wells fargo presented $1 0 grant to the black cultural zone. that money will go towards purchasing land for a market hall and affordable housing. at liberation park in east oakland. and crews continue to battle the largest fast growing fire in northern california. the sites for inclusive county has grown to 15,000. acres burning just northeast of clear lake, cal

fire says several spot fires were found overnight. fire is just 5%. contained. okay. first alert weather right now the restaurant is extending our air quality advisory through tomorrow because of all that smoke. from the sites fire. meanwhile, we're feeling ap in temperatures. meteorologist jessica birch is in the virtual view studio. daytime highs today throughout the santa clara valley or about 10 degrees cooler compared to where we were at just yesterday. we're sitting in the 70s this afternoon near los cotto's san jose 70s, all the way off, deliver more and fremont. we have some 80s trickled in off into the east bay near antioch in walnut creek, but for our friends near san francisco and across the bay bridge in oakland holding on tight to 60s with some cloudy and breezy conditions along our coast today, sunny skies off their wine country, this afternoon. actually topping off in the 70s. for daytime highs. lives. now we're talking about temperatures a lot, and here's the reason why we dip down. down fast compared to yesterday. now we're all sitting below average, no

matter where you live in the bay area and compare that to the rest of the state dealing with goodness gracious triple digits down in the south, triple digits off near nevada and arizona. what we have with that breezy. onshore flow is almost a treat for us if you ask me, but watch what happens as we head into the next 7 days will continue to see a nice warm up as we head in the 1st day of summer, right around the corner daytime highs are going to hit the upper 80s by tomorrow afternoon. 90s by friday. the 1st few days of summer are looking beautiful and warm in our inland areas for her 90s by saturday, we average out heading into next week with more 80s in store for us, but this is a friendly reminder now. to continue to hydrate where plenty of sunscreen brothers out. door summer activities this weekend. because it's going tbe a warm 1 in those uv rays are going to be strong. however, if you have lived closer to the bay, oakland, san francisco daly city we're going to hold on tight to 60s and 70s, all week long heading into our weekend forecast with that marine layer that june gloom holding on tight tests for a little bit longer, especially as we kick off next work week. well, today

marks 159. years since the end of slavery, right here in the united states in the dune team. holiday celebrates freedom in the black community is also a day to spread knowledge. and compassion. among other communities. as well. events are going on all across the bay area. from a block party in san francisco to a culinary event. at stanford. to a children's event in san jose. all with the goal of bringing people together. you know sean chitnis talked to organizers. of today's juneteenth event in oakland. about their mission. yeah. >>yeah. day to celebrate freedom for >>all >>and honor. honor a tdition rooted in the black community. hello, juneteenth. once again do both this >>year. this is the most american of holidays. this is us actualizing. what we stand for as a country. >>ryan royster is 1 of the organizers for the event and says it's special to see a

>>day >>long celebrated in the south. w and national celebration. the event is rooted in the campaign to get juneteenth. recognized as a holiday creatives in oakland work to get more than 800 corporations. to give their workers the day >>off. >>back in 2020, >>this is, you know. our independence day. and it needs to be celebrated. people need to know about it. and all are welcome at this festival. we want everybodyo come and >>the 1st time ever. there wil be a juneteenth event at the oakland museum of california. chef like michel mcque each contributed dish to make a shared plate. >>forget we take pride in our food. we take pride in coming together at picnics. and it being a potluck. in every can contributing. to the nourishment of all of your >>guests. art and music will also be a part of the celebration. including special pieces to commemorate this growing tradition in the east >>bay. really beautiful, to see like when we all come together, there's magic. and today, magic

will be happening at the oakland museum in the >>garden, leaning on a pillar of the community to create memories for all on america's newest holiday. >>we hang our hats so much on freedom, and this is arue depiction of freedom. and to mark juneteenth government services like the us post office, the federal reserve city halls ndm v. offices are all closed still ahead, will be joined by the executive director of san francisco's human rights commission to talk about the meaning of juneteenth right here in the bay area, plus using tech to present black history. how bay area artists are changing the way their work is this and how it shared

yeah. across the bay area and across the country. people are celebrate. june data seller. black. freedom. also raise awareness about inequities that still exists. or anne makovec look at how 1 longtime activist is still spreading her message today. >>and we're talking about opal lee. she's often described as the grandmother. of juneteenth. she held her annual walk today 2. miles at the african american museum of dallas. she does this to mark the 2.5. years it took for the news of emancipation. hit enslaved people in texas. this was her message today. >>i want you to make yourself a comedian one. to change somebody. mine. you know people

who aren't on the same pe. you on change their minds. not going to happen in a day you're going to have to work at it. but people have been taught to hate. they can be talked to love. >>lee played a big role in the movement to make june teeth. of federally recognized holiday. and if you're wondering how you might be able to celebrate the holiday, listen to this from alana wise at npr. >>away, people celebrated. is kind of the way they celebrate the fourth of july, but just more focus on blackness and black history. which people happy juneteenth take the time to learn about the community go visit museums. and talk to your friends and learn about family hiory and things like that. >>yeah. juneteenth is also a to honor the black americans who fought for our freedom. 26 black veterans boarded a plane in atlanta headed to washington. dc today. including a 101. year old veteran for women and veterans honored with a bronze star and

3 purple hearts. they got a wa welcome in d. c before they headed out to visit the capital's landmarks. >>yeah, i wanted to military 19 for about us. any of ago and now all of a sudden i feel lik a celebrity. very good. good to be in america. yeah. a black america >>how we appreciate his servic this was t 1st juneteenth trip by the honor flight network. that program created in 2005. flies veterans, to washington, dc free of charge to honor their service, >>right. thanks, and we're here in therea. juneteenth celebrations have been happening all month long, 1f them taking place in san francisco's fillmore district. 79 79th annual juneteenth freedom celebration. of music dancing food and kids activities with organizers. highlighting the significance. of that neighborhood. this is a time pressure to celebrate and show that we're still here.

celebrating after 80 years there are chance of african american businesses still and bring the neighborhood. back to the harlem of the west, at least once or twice a year. joining me now on this june teeth is dr shell davis executive director of the san francisco human rights commission. so i guess the 1st question is, what is juneteenth mean to you? so some someone who was originally born in the south, born in texas. in juneteenth is a special time it really was about community coming together, but also about, um getting word that freedom had come. and so it's also this kind of recognition that sometimes freedom doesn't feel isn't felt by everyone. immediately. was just recently named a federal federal holiday but coming from texas. i'm assuming that it was something that was celebrated and recognized all the time. and i would say that part of it was really about the gathering as a texan, i think the brisket when i was little was the most important thing to me, but um,

definitely the stories from my mother and my grandmother and folks that talked about the symbolism of this and i think that from my family there was a little bit of hesitation about like folks were enslaved 2 years longer than they needed to be and whether we should be celebrating that curious how open was your family about telling those stories? was there some hesitancy about sharing a lot of that history? yeah. i think it's very traumatic for a lot of families, and so, um really, i feel like not until i was fully grown. did i actually understand the breath of emancipation? bench or what? juneteenth mitt? i think we thought of it, mostly as a time for family together. we didn't have those deep conversations. we've also really struggled when we try to do ancestry and try to understand where everybody's come from. because you hit a wall at some in time where you can't get additional information because it just wasn't documented. do you think that's changed with this next generation? not afraid to talk about it and and sharing what happened. and talking about that history. definitely a new type of freedom. much more free to talk about what has

happened. to own the trauma that it triggers when you have those conversations, but to be intentional about how we begin to heal and how we take the time to pause and celebrate the fact that the ancestors who stayed who existed. or actually, the reason why so many of us are still here today. have you seen a grow in this city and across the country? we talked about san francisco's fillmore district. that's it. historically culturally black neighborhood here in san francisco. what does that neighborhood mean to the city today? fillmore? really represents you mentioned 79 years represents. consistency around celebrating juneteenth, wesley johnson came from texas and wanted to have this grand time, but i really appreciate the people like supervisor sherman walton mayor, london breed mayor breed has been very intentional about saying um, let's not say that juneteenth is only this 1 day or in this 1 moment or this 1 time and so today, there was monumental reckoning at golden gate park. which assembles around the francisco scott. keep plant. and then there was

in a bit in baby 1 father's day for juneteenth. and then there was the parade. down market street for so many people. that was a big deal because we accepted. shifted from saying that black people only belong in the film or the saying that people are represented across the city. of course, they're all across the city. but at that time it was known what the harlem of the of the west i mean, what was that, like? there is so much rich history when we talk about the harlem of the west because with the proximity to japantown relationship that happened when the japanese community was moved to the concentration camps when we have these converse about community what that looks like the harlem of the west. the j town, the community. the partnerships. and the rich history. and culture. fillmore represents so much for folks, and so when you think about the attempt to build yoshi's there really unite jazz and music and diverse communities, people are still holding onto that hope

and that symbolism and how we celebrate the rich, diversity that lives there about world war 2 and the japanese americans. it was the african american community that that showed support for the japanese american community had many family members tell me me that in on this student teeth, we're also of course, mourning the loss of a giants great san francisco's willie mays. what did he mean to to this city? and what did he mean to a lot of the black athletes out there? even beyond the black athletes? you talk about the the representation. of black people across the city. you know he could not buy a home when he came here. right and that he had to really hold out and and wait for that, and i think he represents that resilience that, um resistance. spirit that folks look for, i think the idea that he smiled and that he was here for folks and the committee. that he stayed. do all these years to stay connected to san francisco is huge. but i think he also for black athletes. represents star power. i heard people talking today about how they don't know that we've ever seen

anyone. like him or that we ever will. and they talk a little bit about steph curry and other folks, but it's the spirit. the kindness. the generosity. the ability to connect with young people at any age. i think that's what people really want to see. and that's what they're remembering about. yeah. he was truly a legend and an icon, and he's going to be dearly missed. dr cheryl davis. thank you very much for joining us. well, when we come back to oakland now where a group of tech driven artists are honoring historic black figures through a 21st century lands are kenny choi talked with a local muralist about this new path to presenting his work. >>it's >>dusk >>after a long day >>at work. >>is now in a space where spraying of >>paint >>is adding another stroke of creative to his mural. >>on the wall, nothing behind me nothing around me matters as much as what i'm doing in front

of me. >>muralist says his trees are reminder of damaged. done in the past. and a call to fix. what's broken. >>figured. let me go ahead and like green. these trees to life more than you know what we know it to be. >>his latest work a canvas for technologists converging in oakland for the juneteenth hack. using augmented reality, tools and apps timothy bees wallet at oakland international high school will take on a new shape in days. >>people to be fully immersed. with the peace even if it's through their phone. right? it's like, ok, i can what would that look like? >>that's where damian mcduffie enters. he's the founder of black terminus and happy designed to blend >>art. >>and >>tech. >>collaborated with timothy b. in 2020. >>20% >>present their 1st augmented reality >>mural >>of the founding fathers of the black panthers. >>you can look around our city and you won't see any representation. >>of them. newton and bobby

seale can be seen across the street from the oakland police department. mcduffie has added. historical context. with speeches and audio that can be accessed by pointing a phone while passing by >>is about okay. you've known how to do this for a while. let's bring it over here. and kind of having to introduce in another way. the 2nd mistake we made was showing >>too little. >>seals >>come to >>life. >>if it's 1 example of introducing a community of artists to a platform where strokes of digital creativity can be >>added more people to be able to take on this and tell their stories from their perspective. and create new ways of how we tell stories. in a are >>1 step in bringing more black entrepreneurs. visionaries and artists. closer to the future of augmented reality artificial intelligence. and tech. >>when you open up through are you also open up? the opportunity for diversity in the space. well there, juneteenth hack was held last

weekend. mcduffie says, adding digital elements to physical art increases its value and likelihood of selling for example, he says, before tinkering with augmented reality art is best work sold for about $250, but with elements of a r, he says some of those pieces of sold for 10 times that amount still ahead. they've been sharing stories of the black community for decades. how this northern california newspaper got its start. and continues spreading its message. area events calendar brought to you by broadway san jose >>the oakland game. courses celebrating 25 years of powerful performances >>with their >>some >>uncertain >>can't stop the >>beat. >>cabaret. >>college. >>areas >>best >>summer concert series is back at stern grove. we kick it >>off sunday. >>and sarah oakland zone. >>plus remind i'm flying. >>peter pan is flying into san jose experiences. beloved

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well, juneteenth is a chance to learn how african americans helped shape the united states and that's the work that a weekly newspaper in sacramento has been doing for more than 60 years. the

sacramento observer was founded in 1962 when dr william hanford lee realized no 1 was speaking for the black. community over the next decade and built a reputation as the nation's best black newspaper. and that legacy still stands today. they say it's about educating the community. and leading to better conversation. the black experience is larger than you know the trauma or the issues or just being disenfranchised. it's there's joy. there's all the ways that we exist. and through the years the paper has pivoted to the digital age from print to screen adapting in order to tell its stories. we'll be right back. now. you can get your kpx news weather and livestream. stream in 1

coming up tonight on the cbs eve. news in the 5 hours. of spring. trip. weather threat facing the country. wildfire storms and intense heat. the destruction from the massive fires and the science. behind these threatening conditions. cause what's causing it that more headlines tonight on the cbs evening? news? >>in the 1960s. the black panther party played a major role in shaping the culture of the city of oakland. but to this day there is no single monument. meditate. to the group. now. a local artist is working. to change that. i can't be who i am. without the work of the black. panther

party. it is a responsibility. to continue this story. to make sure that the history is told and the legacy of the black panther party. continues. coming up at 5 share his vision, the nour that legacy. through his art. well, thanks for joining us for the today's conversation about juneteenth and how the bay area celebrating we'd like to hear what you think. post your thoughts online using the hashtag kpx. cbs evening news is next on kpx local news continues on our streaming service. cbs news bay area. >> this is now a tropical storm alberto. >> norah: tonight, the triple weather threat facing much of the country. storms, wildfires, and dangerous heat. the gulf coast prepares for the

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