the geico giveback. helping riders focus on the road ahead. good morning. it is sunday, may 31st. a live look outside from emeryville. cloudy skies as we look towards san francisco. a similar scene to what we saw yesterday morning. humid out there. really appreciate you joining us on this last morning of may. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with your microclimate forecast. hi, vianey. good morning. it was an interesting saturday. and you're right, kira, it is definitely muggy out there. 58 in san jose. not necessarily cold and not too hot, but that system that pushed through yesterday brought a combination of thunderstorms and

hail to some if not all parts of the east bay and also in through, of course, walnut creek. i have several reports of that as well. i saw your video so thank you for sharing those with me. current temperatures in palo alto 59 degrees. oakland, 61. san francisco, 58. look at doppler radar right now. mostly cloudy conditions. that storm has now moved out of our area and we'll see calmer weather today. it's certainly going to remain cloudy for the most part. 70s, cooler weather. and then how long will this last? that's a great question. we're expecting for the first week of june coming up in 15 minutes. >> hard to believe. thanks so much. it was yet another night of unrest, outrage over the death of george floyd turned destructive once again in the bay area. and overnight san francisco joins a growing list of cities across the nation in implementing a curfew. this comes as san francisco, like oakland and san jose, had demonstrators ransacking the city. you are looking at video of

rioters along market street yesterday. windows smashed in union square. during mayor london breed's announcement of the new curfew she had this message for looters. >> if you are in our city from other places, please go back to the city that you live in. please do not come into san francisco and destroy our city. >> the curfew expired at 5:00 this morning. it goes into effect again tonight at 8:00 p.m. mayor breed says the national guard is standing by to help the city if needed similar to what's happening in minneapolis right now. other scenes of demonstration turned into destruction playing out across the bay area last night. our sky ranger was in emeryville where this scene. protesters setting cars on fire in the best buy parking lot. dozens of people breaking into the same best buy and nearby clothing store uniqlo running out with stolen goods.

several cars drove up with dozens of people hopping out, stealing, and driving away. late last night target announced it is closing several stores until further notice because of the looting. 22 bay area stores are temporarily closing, and that includes this oakland target closing until further notice here. you can see why. this is video of some of the damage from friday. windows, shelves and racks empty. windows shattered. nbc bay area's melissa colorado tweeted this video. she tells us the vandals also started a fire setting off the sprinklers drenching everything inside. small business owners in oakland are taking a look at what's left after protesters left a trail of damage there. storefronts busted, windows broken. many of the stores owned by people of color. business owners telling us they will not stop providing for their community. they will continue to try to spread positivity in this dark time. oakland mayor libby schaaf condemning the destruction.

>> that rage crossed an unacceptable line. we are sickened to wake up this morning to the destruction and the violence of our beloved oakland. >> our crews, however, did see some good news. strangers helping business owners wipe away graffiti, sweep up broken glass, and clean up some of the damage. we are learning more about the aftermath from the protest that unfolded friday night in oakland. protesters clashing with police, cars set on fire, windows broken. we are told 8,000 protesters took to the streets friday night. 17 people were arrested. 40 were detained. 17 oakland police officers among other first responders from other agencies were injured. we're told officials are trying to identify 40 to 60 looters. and we have new information this morning on the killing of a federal security officer in oakland, which we brought to you as breaking news yesterday

morning. family and friends have identified him as an east bay man beloved by many. and now we've learned of new clues that could help catch the shooter. "today in the bay's" roz plater has the latest. >> reporter: nbc bay area has obtained these photos from a law enforcement source showing a white van that investigators believe may be the suspect vehicle in the murder of a federal protective officer. friends and family identified him as 53-year-old patrick judged wood. complete strangers are leaving tributes to honor him, and co-workers are mourning. a woman who worked in the federal building came out to the site today in tears. >> i'm just angry. >> reporter: homeland security officials say just before 10:00 a vehicle pulled up to oakland's federal building and opened fire killing underwood and critically injuring another officer. >> an assassin cowardly shot two

contractors as they stood watch over a protest. >> reporter: the shooting happened as thousands of protesters were spread out across oakland friday night. it's unclear if the shooting is linked to the protests, but the feds said there have been threats leveled at officers across the country. they boarded up part of the federal building and will beef up security here and around the country. >> let me be clear. when someone targets a police officer or a police station with an intention to do harm and intimidate, that is an act of domestic terrorism. >> reporter: oakland police are investigating the shooting along with the fbi and homeland security. part of what they're looking at is other bad actors may be using the cover of the protests to attack law enforcement. >> it's likely that there was a targeting of uniformed officers to the extent with which they were involved in our demonstration. we're not sure. >> reporter: in oakland, i'm roz plater, nbc bay area news.

a follow-up now to a terrifying situation during friday night's protests in san jose where a driver seemed to intentionally drive into people. yesterday police arrested this woman, biana orozco at her home. she's believed to have been behind the wheel of the gray dodge durango that ran over two people and started heading for more protesters and police. we showed this to you yesterday morning. cell phone video as it unfolded. you could see her backing over protesters and then driving forward into a crowd. a deputy fired one shot at her suv before it sped off. another deputy at the scene was able to get the license plate of the car. orozco is charged with attempted murder. she was not injured. the two men hit by the car were treated and we're told released from the hospital. and that situation remains fluid in san jose where dozens of protesters returned to city hall yesterday. but waiting for them larger teams of officers patrolling downtown which sustained so much

damage already. we have some video of some of the damage left behind. this is from friday night's protests. they broke windows. crews were brought in to clean up graffiti and board up windows with plywood. chief eddie garcia said at least 40 arrests were made friday night, and staffing was beefed up last night to patrol downtown in case protests got out of control again. >> we have to debrief right now. know that we'll be back if they arrive. really a lot of things go out to the county helping us out last night. >> chief garcia says he understands why people are frustrated over the death of george floyd, he says he is disappointed people resorted to violence. garcia tells us officers respond to these types of situations the same way as before despite concerns about contact and

covid-19. we were able to speak with san jose mayor sam liccardo during our 5:00 newscast last night. he told us the damage done during the protests were particularly hard on the city's small businesses, especially those already suffering from coronavirus closures. >> if you're going to be expressing yourself, we're one community here and any harm that's done to any of our small businesses, anybody who has a car whose window was smashed out, all those folks are struggling to pay bills. let's remember we're in this together. >> mayor liccardo went on to encourage protesters to stay home last night. we are following these protests across all of our digital platforms. be sure to advice the our website, nbcbayarea.com, to stay up to date on demonstrations happening across the bay area and the country this weekend. it is 7:09. we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. we take you live to washington, d.c., to talk to chuck todd who has a preview of this week's "meet the press."

plus, did you see it? ushering in a new era of space travel. we hear from one of the astronauts who took off thanks to spacex and nasa.

we are back and it is time to bring in chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." chuck, good morning to you am thanks, as always, for joining us. what a week it has been, chuck. we've seen protests break out in cities across america including right here in the bay area after the killing of george floyd in police custody in minneapolis. what are your takeaways from what we've seen from the protesters, from the state officials, from the president? >> look, i think we have to realize we have to take a step back and realize what's happened the first five months in this country, and then put yourself in the shoes of the african-american community and think about what this virus has

done on the health, african-americans getting hit harder than any other group, unemployment, african-americans getting h getting hit harder than any other group. you sprinkle in three more egregious examples in the last couple of months from the jogger in georgia to the emt worker to what happened to george floyd. and that's a lot for one community and you have to ask yourself that there's a feeling of george floyd sort of the straw at this point, the proverbial straw that broke the back. it really thrusts this issue much bigger of our inequality issue. look, i think it's a test for every elected official out there right now. it's particularly a huge test for this president. we'll see. he has struggled to meet these moments when you need glue to bring the country together. he's always attracted to the divide. he sometimes sees political expediency there. and that's not what most of the country is looking for now.

i think he's certainly struggling to find, i think, his sea legs here. we'll see if he finds them this week. >> and speaking of the president, chuck, you are going to be speaking to a potential vice presidential pick for joe biden on your show today. how has this week impacted the former vice president biden's search for his own vp? >> well, look, i think it's put this issue -- let me quote somebody here. jim clyburn, the south carolina congressman who many credit with sort of rescuing joe biden's campaign. he was eliminating amy klobuchar from the veepstakes because he said joe biden needs somebody who will complement his candidacy not complicate it. and he was trying to be diplomatic there, but considering everything that's happened in minnesota, amy klobuchar had to answer for some of her roles, and some people

believe she should have been more aggressive prosecuting cops when she was a county attorney in the state. so the point is this. i have a congresswoman on the show, val demings. she's not been in congress very long. so you would say, okay, is she really ready for the leap? she has been in law enforcement decades. she started as a beat cop. rose to be the first woman police chief of orlando. in this moment -- never mind that she's in an important swing state -- but is her ability to perhaps walk the line on law enforcement and the african-american community, is that something that benefits joe biden in the fall? i think that's something he's trying to figure out. >> that's very interesting, chief val demings has a unique perspective to say the least. chuck, as always, thanks for your perspective this morning. we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he'll have interviews with the minnesota attorney general. so much going on there right now. the mayor of washington, d.c., the mayor of atlanta, and, as

chuck mentioned, the former police chief val demings. be sure to tune in at 8:00 a.m. right after this newscast. and coming up in about 30 minutes from now we'll talk with our nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment and look at historical context when it comes to the death of george floyd and how political leaders have responded or not. we're going to turn to some other news right now. some bay area church leaders are grappling this morning with whether to reopen for worship. earlier in the week governor gavin newsom said houses of worship can reopen if they limit the number of people at their services. most bay area counties have yet to give the green light. several east bay churches plan to hold services today anyway. they say they'll practice proper social distancing. solano county is allowing in-person worship to resume and san mateo churches will open beginning tomorrow. well, did you see it yesterday? they made history.

two american astronauts sent to space for the first time aboard a privately built spacecraft. take a listen. >> three, two, one, zero. igniti ignition. liftoff! >> there it went. that was the crew on the "dragon" spacecraft built by elon musk's spacex. here is a message from one of the astronauts. >> incredible. appreciate all the hard work and thanks for the great ride into space. >> as you likely know this was the first time in nearly nine years american astronauts launched from the u.s. it hadn't happened since nasa retired its space shuttle fleet. they lifted off from florida's kennedy space center around noon our time. time to check in with vianey arana for a look at our microclimate forecast on this last day of may. i don't know if you would know it by looking out the window. hey, vianey. i know. i can't believe it. good morning, kira. especially after seeing all the

videos that viewers were tagging me in of that rain that we forecast for yesterday, and i know we even saw hail in areas like walnut creek. i want to show you right now what it looks like. still cloudy but that storm system that brought all of that instability is still to continue to make its trek north. there's still some of that instability which could mean the drizzle popping up at times for the coast. aside from that we'll remain dry this afternoon. it's a little muggy right now. current temperatures in the 50s in san jose. 58 degrees. 61 in oakland. 58 for san francisco. and i want to show you a look at doppler radar. yesterday was a lot more active. we had all the lightning strikes just off the coast to our north in the sacramento area as well. today as things begin to calm down and i take you through this hour-by-hour outlook, notice how the cloud cover is expected to remain but it will be cool and comfortable, so despite the cloud cover, if at any moment we do get a little bit of that instability as i mentioned, check out ukiah.

up near the banner you could see that instability pop up yet again. aside from that we'll remain dry and look at our temperatures. half moon bay, 64. san francisco, 65. palo alto, 74. san jose, 76. in through concord it is warmer but still i would say below seasonable. 77 degrees. and then as far as that air quality goes i do have some viewers asking about the air quality. the air quality is good. it's comfortable enough for an afternoon walk or run. keep in mind the social distancing guidelines and the masks to protect yourself when passing by somebody. it will be good and it will remain good for the next couple of days as we continue to see this long-range outlook. it will be breezy at times today. and then heading into monday, into tuesday, things start to warm back up. upper 80s. back into some mid-90s. so sort of enjoy the 70s. as we continue to look ahead into thursday, friday and saturday, we're talking about our next storm system that could

possibly bring the chance of seeing some rain making a return. probably into the first weekend of june. so here it is, the next seven days. breezy winds. 76 degrees for inland areas. 57 lows. and then we start hitting that 80-degree mark territory. by tuesday upper 80s and then 90s expected by wednesday. so just a look ahead to really ke keep you on track. not expecting rain, just possible drizzle for the coastline and up to the north bay. it's the 80s and 90s looking out ahead that will start feeling more like summer again even though we had a bit of a heat wave last week. it was nice to sort of cool down and get a calmer weather pattern though we had all that crazy rain yesterday in parts of the east bay hills. just keep it safe out there. great air quality. a closer look at the sierra forecast, how the index is doing on that coming up. >> vianey, we'll see you then.

thanks so much. we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." uber and lyft ride share services plagued with problems of their own. now impacted in the time of coronavirus when people don't want to share small spaces. we take a look at how they're trying to come back after the break.

the financial impact of the coronavirus has been devastating across the economy but particularly for ride sharing which is based around the very idea of sharing time, space, transportation. companies like uber and lyft have been dealt a blow and are trying to battle back with renewed emphasis on safety. nbc's sam brock reports. >> reporter: in a recent ad for uber, a father holds his child. friends and family wave from afar. people hunker down in their homes doing everything but get inside a car. the message, stay home for everyone who can't, reflects a reality devastating companies like uber, lyft and bird.

safety concerns and lockdowns have lead to ridership. uber ridership dropped 80%. lyft rides fell 75%. e-bikes and scooters have lost their buzz with lime pausing operation in some markets. not to mention the impact on drivers. how hard has it been for you driving recently in terms of just getting business? >> not a lot of customers. i feel like it's not safe for everybody, so i am driving, but i'm not sure if i'm doing the right thing. you keep lysol in the car with you? >> yes. >> reporter: walter returned to work protected by a plastic barrier and cleaning products but not armed for the economic bite. how much business would you say you've lost? >> about 60%. >> reporter: you've lost 60% of your customers? >> yes. >> reporter: uber offered workers $19 million in financial aid so far and has buckled down on safety since the start of the pandemic. you can't enter a car without

agreeing to wear a face covering and acknowledging no symptoms. the company pumped $15 million into cleaning supplies and ppe for drivers. and new this morning riders can book hourly windows at a flat rate to reduce exposure. lyft, likewise, making facemasks mandatory for riders and drivers and investing heavily in cleaning supplies. for ride sharing users like amanda rivera, the risks at this point seem manageable. >> as long as you're healthy and taking the right precautions, i think you're safe. >> thanks for helping keep your community and yourself safe. >> reporter: a call to action for being conscientious wearing a mask and refusing to ride with those who won't. >> if they don't use a facemask, they don't get in my car. 7:25. we do have move more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, protesters hitting the streets for a second night in the bay area. some stores looted. the actions taken by one major retailers.

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pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99. good morning. it is sunday, may 31st. 7:28. we look at cloudy skies over downtown san jose. we begin this final sunday of may. vianey arana joins thus morning with a look at our microclimate forecast. the screen says 59 degrees. it's usually not that warm, so to speak, right now. because it's cloudy we have that humidity and moisture from the system that made its way through last night. it's going to have that sticky humidity feel. 58 degrees. a live look in san francisco. the cloud cover will be sticking around for the majority of our day. our current temperatures

throughout the bay area. san jose 59 degrees. oakland 61. san francisco, 58. a closer look and a sneak peek at your temperature trend this afternoon, again, we'll keep the cloud cover. our temperatures will eventually warm into the 70s. enjoy the 60s and 70s and cloudy skies because as we head in towards the start of the week into monday we'll see the return of some high pressure and that will warm us right back up into upper 70s, 80s, and even 90s for the interior valleys heading in to the middle of the week. that will dry us up and change the weather pattern. i'll go over that and the sierra snowpack coming up in 15 minutes. kira? >> thank you so much. another night of unrest, outrage over the death of george floyd turned destructive once again in the bay area. overnight in san francisco the city joined a growing list of cities across the nation implementing a curfew. this comes as san francisco had demonstrators ransacking the

city last night. you're looking at video left over from rioters along market street. windows smashed as well as in union square. during mayor london breed's announcement of the curfew, she had this message for looters. >> if you are in our city from other places, please go back to the city that you live in. please do not come into san francisco and destroy our city. >> the curfew expired at 5:00 this morning. it goes into effect again tonight at 8:00. mayor breed says the national guard is standing by to help the city if needed. other scenes of demonstration turned to destruction playing out across the bay area yesterday. our sky ranger was overhead on bay street in emeryville where protesters set cars on fire. this in the parking lot of best buy. dozens of people breaking into the same best buy and a nearby clothing store uniqlo running out with stolen goods.

witnesses said several cars drove up, dozens of people hopped out, stole the clothes, and drove away. and late last night target announced it is temporarily closing several stores because of looting. 22 are temporarily closing across the bay area. that includes this oakland target closing until further notice. here you can see why. this video of just some of the damage -- shattered windows, shelves and racks completely empty. nbc bay area's melissa colorado tweeted out this video. she says the vandals also started a fire which set off the sprinklers inside the target and drenched everything in water. now to small business owners in oakland. they're taking a look at what's left after protesters left behind a trail of damage there. storefronts busted, windows broken. things stolen. many of those small businesses owned by people of color. business owners telling us they will not stop providing for their community and will continue to try to spread

positivity in the dark time. meanwhile oakland mayor libby schaaf condemned the destruction. >> that rage crossed an unacceptable line. we are sickened to wake up this morning to the destruction and the violence of our beloved oakland. >> our crews did see some good news. strangers helping business owners wipe away graffiti, sweep up broken glass and clean up some of that damage. we have new information this morning on the killing of a federal security officer in oakland. we brought this to you yesterday morning as breaking news. family and friends have identified the man. he's an east bay man we're told beloved by many. now we've learned one new clue that could help catch his shooter. roz plater reports. >> reporter: nbc bay area has obtained these photos from a law enforcement source showing a

white van that investigators believe may be the suspect vehicle in the murder of a contract federal protective service officer. friends and family have identified that officer as 53-year-old patrick underwood. complete strangers are leaving tributes to honor him, and co-workers are mourning. a woman who worked in the federal building came out to the site today in tears. >> i'm just angry. >> reporter: homeland security officials say just before 10:00 friday night a vehicle pulled up to oakland's federal building and opened fire killing underwood and critically injuring another officer. >> and a person cowardly shot two contract staff members as they stood watch over a protest. >> reporter: thousands of protesters were spread out across oakland friday night. it's unclear if the shooting is linked to the protests. the feds said there have been threats leveled against law enforcement officers across the country. workers spent the afternoon

boarding up part of oakland's federal building. the feds say they'll beef up security here and across the country. >> let me be clear, when someone targets a police officer or a police station with an intention to do harm and intimidate, that is an act of domestic terrorism. >> reporter: oakland police are investigating the shooting along with the fbi and homeland security. participate of what they're looking at is that other bad actors may be using the cover of the protest to attack law enforcement. >> it's likely that there was a targeting of uniformed officers to the extent with which they were involved with our demonstration, we're not sure. >> reporter: in oakland, i'm roz plater, nbc bay area news. a follow-up now to a terrifying situation during friday night's protest in san jose where a driver seemed to intentionally drive into people. yesterday police arrested this woman, bianca orozco at her san francisco home. she is believed to have been behind the wheel of the gray dodge durango suv that ran over

two people and started heading for more protesters and police. we showed this to you yesterday morning. take a look. cell phone video of the incident as it unfolded. a deputy was forced to fire one shot at the suv before it sped off. another deputy at the scene was able to get the license plate of the car. orozco is being charged with attempted murder. the two men hit by her car were treated and released from the hospital. we're told they are going to be okay. and on the heels of that chaos friday in san jose, protesters returned to the city hall yesterday. but waiting for them larger teams of officers patrolling downtown san jose which had already suffered so much damage. demonstrators vandalized buildings, broke windows. crews were brought in to clean up the graffiti and board up some of the windows with plywood ahead of yesterday's turnout. at least 40 arrests were made friday night. staffing was beefed up last

night to patrol downtown san jose. we're awaiting numbers on last night's protests. san jose police chief is giving his recruits a direct and grave lesson this weekend. chief eddie garcia gathered his recruits together and played video of george floyd's last moments. he then gave an impassioned speech to his cadets who very soon will be on san jose's police force. garcia promised what happened to floyd will not happen on his watch. >> if anyone in that room thought anyone on that video was okay, leave. leave. we don't want you here. your community doesn't want you here. i don't want you here. >> in the end no cadet walked out the door but they did respond with applause. the chief tells us it will take time to bring shine back to the badge and, more importantly, rebuild community trust. now to minneapolis where it all started. thousands of protesters were back on the streets. officers using more aggressive

tactics against them in an effort to enforce curfew. a lot of tear gas was deployed. many protesters remained defiant and simply ran to other neighborhoods. an msnbc anchor and his crew got caught up in a clash between protesters and police. the krcrew was hit by tear gas d a projectile. ali velshi said it had been peaceful. he was hit by something on his ankle, possibly a rubber bullet, but it is only bruised. curfews have been implemented across cities nationwide. this as protests over the killing of george floyd continued yesterday. you can see some of these cities with curfews. san francisco has a curfew, as we told you earlier in this newscast, from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. portland also issuing a curfew as did salt lake city, denver, minneapolis and atlanta, among other cities. they went into effect saturday

and last until this morning. they will go into effect again tonight. and yesterday's protests in los angeles were calm, but there were still moments of intense violence. the national guard will be deployed to los angeles to help keep the peace. earlier yesterday demonstrators set fire to a police car that was video we just showed you. 12-hour rotating shifts for all officers. this weekend's vandalism included a fire at the grove, an upscale mall in los angeles. a police kiosk was set on fire. several stores were looted including nordstrom's. the president is vowing that further violence over the death of george floyd, quote, will not be allowed. while addressing an audience gathered to watch a historic rocket launch in florida, president trump talked about speaking to floyd's family.

he called them terrific people and added that the protests do not honor the memory of floyd. >> yesterday i spoke to george's family and expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss. i stand before you as a friend and ally, to every american seeking justice and peace, and i stand before you in firm opposition to anyone exploiting this tragedy to loot, rob, attack and menace. >> trump went on to talk about healing and restoring hope. his comments came after a storm of tweets blasting protesters who clashed with secret service agents outside the white house friday night. we are going to shift gears a little bit. it is 7:39. still to come on "today in the bay," it has been five consecutive days of public unrest following george floyd's death. political analyst larry gerston

will join us live to give us some historical context. but first, some different news. 49ers' star george kittle is entering the final year of his rookie contract. what his agent now says might take to keep the all-pro in the bay area. anthony flores joins us next with sports.

good morning, everyone, i'm anthony flores. george kittle is one of the best players in the nfl, and he wants to get paid like it. now there hasn't been much progress on a new contract for the 49ers. his agent told the nfl network kittle wants more than a deal that makes him the highest paid tight end in the league. he wants left tackle or wide receiver money now. just to give you an idea of the top receivers make about $20 million a season. the top tight ends about half that. the 26-year-old all-pro is set to make $735,000 in the 2020 season, the final year of his

rookie contract. ford should be ready to go when the 49ers are able to report to training camp. the defensive end says he had a pretty extensive cleanup surgery on his left knee shortly after the super bowl. he was dealing with severe tendinitis for most of last season. >> i'm confident moving forward. i feel great right now. i'm able to actually explode off of this knee. man, thinking back on it, i can't believe i played a whole season on it. we knew at the end of the day what we had to do had to be surgical, but i didn't want to miss the season. we had too much going on. >> ford had six and a half sacks last year during the regular season. hey, mike tyson returned to the ring this week, but not the boxing ring. iron mike in a made-for-tv brawl during an all elite wrestling event. the 53-year-old former heavyweight champ looks like he

could still go a few rounds. now there are rumors that tyson is thinking about making a comeback, so expect to see a lot more of him in the coming weeks and months. that's a look at your morning sports. have a great sunday.

the recent demonstrations in minneapolis and across the country including here in the bay area in the wake of the killing of george floyd sadly are not new. nor are the destructive and violent acts that have followed protests. we want to bring in political analyst larry gerston now. larry, you are able to give us a look at the historical context for these dark moments. >> sadly, yes, kira. this has been going on for decades. somebody gets hurt, usually murdered, there's grieving. the grieving is unsatisfied by

what's happened to the person who did the harm, and that leads to violence. and then we have police brutality. it's an old story, one that repeats again and again without any real solution. there have been ten instances, kira, in the last decade of just what i've said. ten instances again and again, and, as a matter of fact, one of the biggest problems here is not just the violence on one side but what happens to the police on the other. a 2017 study of 104 black american males who died at the hands of police officers and of those 104 cases only five police officers, five, five people, were actually convicted of a crime. the rest were either acquitted and not charged. this is the kind of thing that's behind-the-scenes and so responsible for the anger you see playing out all across the country the past few days. >> so 104 dead, 5 charged,

what -- how does that data square with other law enforcement activities? >> it's not good. black americans represent about 13% of the population. yet they represent 24% of all deaths caused by police officers. that's a problem in it is he have. they represent 40% of the prison population versus 13% of white americans. there's a real contest here and so effective in so many ways. it also relates to what we have with covid-19. black americans are dying at twice the rate of everybody else. 25% of the deaths. we could go on and on, kira. they have half the income that whites do. half the home ownership. we see unemployment, two and a half times what whites have. you put all of this together and

it's much more than the death of one person. it's really the threat to an entire huge percentage of the nation. >> chuck todd mentioned how people of color have been impacted by unemployment, covid-19 and now the focus back on to police brutality. we did see a different experience with the police. how do these types of encounters affect attitude towards the police? >> this should not be a surprise. it's not rocket science. a pugh poll taken in 2017 found that 73% of white americans do a great job. but it's only 30% of black americans who feel the same thing. there is a huge disconnect. you can even find it in what happened this past week when only one of the four officers involved with the crime was actually charged. this is the kind of thing that

riles people because they're seeing it again and again and again. >> and of course a great divide here as with everything in life. how are our political leaders responding to it? >> that's such an important question and, of course, when we talk about crisis, we look to those at the top. we look to, in this case, the president. we saw president trump act the way he has. such a contrast to what we've seen in the past. 09 9/11 when you saw president bush give a speech and rallies the nation behind him. or we saw bill clinton do the same thing with the oklahoma city bombing. in this case what the president said is accusetory in so many ways. particularly the people protesting and in some cases getting very violent. it's a whole lot track with president trump all the way back to the days when he said that president obama was born in kenya. how about when he called the

white supremacists in charlottesville some very fine people. it goes on and on, how he asked supporters to beat up blacks at his rallies. the long list is there and with that long list you see someone who is not connected with what's going on. it shows up in public opinion. it shows up in public opinion. there was an ap poll taken, the very simple question, is president trump a racist? that's a tough question. 57% say yes. 40% say no. so in this period, in this time when we're looking for some kind of healing, when we're hoping to see some way of bringing groups together, president trump thrives on conflict. it's his m.o. and, by the way, it's not at all unusual in the sense that it really works to his base. his base likes this. not too good, though, in other ways.

>> so the divide continues. it's hard to see those numbers. it's hard to see this unfold in our country. larry, unfortunately, we don't have enough time to continue with you this morning but we thank you for your insight and the historical context you've given us. >> be safe. >> be safe, thank you. it is 7:52. we have one more look at the weather with vianey arana. we hope you stick with us.

hi there. we're off to a cool and cloudy sunday and we had an interesting saturday after a storm system swept through. initially it was fairly dry. several lightning strikes, even hail in walnut creek. now the weather is going to be a lot calmer and pretty muggy right now. 59 degrees over walnut creek. the temperatures not too cool, not too hot, taking you throughout the look of the bay area and san francisco. a live look. you can see how cloudy it is. in the 50s, 57 degrees. a live look at downtown san jose, 60 degrees. that's giving us the muggy feel. we still have a little bit of the instability and moisture left from the system as it continues to make its exit and that has the air feeling muggy outside. now doppler radar right now, again, a lot calmer today. the system has made its exit. not expecting any more rain.

drizzle because of instability along the coast. dry and comfortable. your daytime highs, 76 degrees in san jose. san francisco will remain in the 60s. we're going to be in the 70s today but heading into monday we're going to see a really big warm-up. record breaking heat. well, we're going to see a bit of a return of that. and leading into a hotter week ahead i want to talk about the sierra snowpack and how that's doing in the lake tahoe and sierra area. very beautiful resort. you can see the majority of the snow has melted along south lake tahoe. temperatures are 44 degrees. 14%, southern 5%. statewide 8%. you're wondering why is the sierra snowpack important. it makes up for about one-third

of our water supply. it typically means that we had a pretty dry winter season paired with hot temperatures from last week helping melt the snow. that will reduce the water that heads into our streams that affects the soil moisture affecting the vegetation as well. an increase in temperatures will only help melt that sierra snowpack even more. back up to the 80s and mid-90s as well. temperatures making their return. next weekend into saturday with the chance of seeing some rain. seven-day look at your forecast, 93 degrees by wednesday. breezy winds today expected. again, it will be cool and comfortable. the air quality is good and expected to remain good. then a warm-up in the forecast. kira? >> vianey, thanks so much. thank you for making us a part of your morning. we will be back with more local news at 4:30, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com.

we hope to be back in june, next weekend, with better news for you and hope you take care. have a great sunday.

this sunday america in crisis. another night of demonstrations and violence across the country. protests break out in dozens of city sparked by him the death of an african-american man while in police custody in minneapolis. >> clean up this police department. >> that could be my brother. that could be me. >> minnesota authorities getting more aggressive to maintain control. >> we are changing our approach because this is intolerable. we are coming to stop it. >> we need justice. we need systemic change.