it's such an important >> beautiful. opportunity for kids on summer getting it clean, too. but we don't have any additional >> quickly approaching 6:00. details on that arrest. the third hour of "today in the chauvin's knee. >> so this has started the bay" continues right now. we'll keep tabs on it. and a cooldown today, virtually using conversation about race in so many people's homes now and we something we all deserve after videoconferencin morning on "pr and we start with breaking talk about it behind the scenes here" a head college recruiter at "today in the bay." this warm week we've had weatherwi news on the economy. on how she's adapted the weatherwise. vianey? yes, cool, cloudy and windy our own marcus washington has will be the topic not just today unemployment rate fell to 13.3%. internship program to work around the fact that nobody is but also into saturday and into been leading the way. experts forecast a 19% our special "race in america" sunday. unemployment rate. working in the same place during 35% chance of spotty showers. such dangerous times. coverin and it's lower than april's 14.7 conversation was really great. mike? all right. >> it is tough for a lot of people to have but is one that a we're looking at a smooth, easy rate. right after "meet the press" on dow futures are up over a nbc bay area. lot of families are forced to drive. traffic flows right here on the whopping 600 points. have because of what we're map. a live look at the futures >> thank you very much, scott. seeing all around us. no major problems. i want to show you a little bit the bay bridge toll plaza has some slowing approaching. it's cleared. board. it is 6:18. from our special last night. no metering lights. stocks seem jumping. with so many conversations about race right now, we've seen the >> is there ever a moment, all right, thank you very we await the open at 6:30. protests. there's a lot of perspective out marcus, that you are not aware much. certainly it's been an emotional >> you get people to go on the there and it's so important to of being black when you walk week for all of us but a very hill and say it's a great idea around? >> never. important one as well pushing to start a fire. share it. i never walk in a room, i never everyone to think about the what's going on these days? talk on the phone to someone i future and where did our marcus, you kicked off our communities go from here. don't know, i'm always aware >> we will continue to bring you an arson investigation under special "race in america: the those stories on "today in the that i am a black man. way after several brushfires and i'm aware -- bay." we want to break down having conversation" last night. >> it was an open and raw >> that's a burden. merge into one big fire coming conversation. >> and i'm 6'4", roughly about tough conversations with each dangerously close to home. other and local leaders. we'll have a live report next on 240 pounds, i'm a big guy. before we go we want to take you where the firefight stands this back as the most captivating

hour. plus -- and i understand how that can be it's one i had when i was a moments from the gatherings intimidating for a lot of across the bay area. young child but one had in a lot people. and i was taught -- i've been a of black households. tall guy all my life. >> dear george, you don't know i was taught by my family when i >> more police officers coming me, but i know you. one father's message as we was 12 or 13 that you have to be i know you were a father, you under scrutiny as president listen. careful about it. you don't want to scare people. trump faces new backlash over were a son, you were a brother, this week's controversial photo for you, what is the biggest you were a nephew, you were we had so many people joining in loved. op. the conversation throughout the coming up a live report from fear you have for your son? bay area community last night. capitol hill on how the gop he's 12 years old. >> george floyd! lawmakers are reacting. what is the biggest fear snuff. it wasn't all about the problems >> not coming home. but it really was about talking >> i can't breathe! and while were you sleeping i can't breathe! through the challenges that we nature turning on the ac. not coming home because, by the all face and really finding grace of god that could be him >> here with our brother, george fog arriving to bring down some understanding within us all. being arrested, being thrown to it really is a great way to temperatures. your weekend forecast is just the ground, having that knee on floyd. it's not about me. his throat. break down those barriers and moments away. open the door to conversation it's about these young men. a very good friday morning because i think conversation to you and thanks for joining you never know where it's going us. to happen. really is a way to truly impact i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. if you look at the laundry list each other by finding the ♪ no weapons against me of black folks that has happened similarities in those differences. mike is keeping an eye on the to, it doesn't discriminate as far as location. forecast. first we want to kick it off it can be in san francisco. shall prosper ♪ with vianey arana in for kari it could be in new york. >> right, andouupbringing, this morning. this was in minnesota. what you dealt with and what yoe taking a look at the friday >> for ourselves, our children, else's shoes for a our future. >> we had many people joining us last night to give their >> it's about that openness and >> our rights are being ignored. forecast. it is already half amazing. perspective of what's going on willing to open your mind and that's why we're all here. your hearts to understanding. black in america. >> i just want everyone to be >> i know because it leads into it was not only about the the weekend. >> very important. treated equally. problems. thanks so much, marcus, for it was about the talk, talking >> you can make mistakes but educating all of us. your mistakes are amplified.

through it all. we'll continue with all these these cooler temperatures opening the door, breaking down conversations as well. the wall to provide so when you wear it, when you showcasing the sun coming up but understanding and that's just 5:52 this morning. stand, it's for a reason. we'll get a look at what we can also the clouds and that's a one of the big parts we could >> and we collectively, society, expect outside today. signal for some changes on the use to move forward and really vianey, from the forecast you've way. if you're ready to head out the has a responsibility to you to come together as a community, as a nation right now. been telling us throughout the door now, let me give you your morning, it is going to be a be better and to do better. nice, cool one out there but daytime highs so you know how to dress for today. >> and i think it's so important better than the triple digits we to have that perspective and saw earlier this week. 77 degrees in san jose. 78 in concord. it's not going to be extreme give that perspective so people oh, yes, relief from the like it was yesterday. you might be okay wearing a for a moment can see what it's heat definitely needed. like to be in each other's a great weekend to go out on a light sweater to kick off our shoes. morning and then heading into hike considering it will be the afternoon we are talking mostly cloudy but that's okay about breezy and windy >> open your mind. i'm not in that same position because that will keep our conditions. but you never know. temperatures at bay. i'll get more detail on that and >> and certainly it has been a the latest sierra snowpack in 15 78 degrees the expected high. tough week. minutes. mike? mike? >> what was great last night, i 75 by tomorrow. want to shout it out to people, it certainly has been a tough week for a lot of people. all right, vianey. windy conditions. we're looking to the roadways. when you shared your experience any patio furniture you might like we've been talking about as a journalist, you are a black want to bring inside or make we're going to have a lighter man, you can't change that, but those conversations, that's what volume of traffic and it's been sure it's secure. we need, conversations to open lighter this week than for the as you transition to the role of about a 35% chance. the door and we need people to last month. listen. as we look at the roadways, the journalism going to the protest temperatures will be in the low >> you are right. curfews are wrapping up for was fascinating to me as well, 60s for san francisco. pretty much almost alm of our sharing that, both sides of your perspective. it is so important. story there. mike? hold on to that patio and, of course, we thank you for curfews are wrapped up and we're >> it's a different perspective. furniture. joining us here on "today in the looking at perhaps next week the roadways where we hold on to bay," and we'll be back here on with a bigger volume of traffic. we'll look at the bay bridge i want people to open their the speed limit even though it's monday morning, 4:30 to 7:00 toll plaza. tempting to go faster on the a.m. no metering lights on right now minds to the conversation. also join us for our midday it's so important to have no map. you see green sensors all around news. >> have a good one. and traditional for friday. matter how small it is to just the bay.

they don't get turned on until start it. i want to call out for folks who later. look how light the volume is at may be heading down to santa >> there you go. cruz at this point of the the toll plaza and no slowing morning you may have a crash getting into san francisco just yet. back to you. there you go. southbound right around the all right, it's 6:20. we'd love to continue the summit. a solo spinout. we shouldn't have slick roadways conversation, and we will, good morning. thank you very much, mike, because it's so important. but that is the fact, the bay on the march again. another night of protests from coast to coast hours after the sun is coming up over the bridge toll plaza shows slowing george floyd is remembered in a 6:02. a series of fires have turned bay area. has started to clear. it's still going to be cool today, vianey? back to you. into one large fire. >> thank you, mike. happening now scientists in it is burning off colleen drive it will be. ireland have developed an as we talk about these important near highway 85. ultraviolet drone to sterilize stirring service. "today in the bay's" thom jensen conversations this will be a surfaces for the coronavirus. joins us live close to the great weekend to sort of, you ♪ amazing grace now that drone has a >> family, friends, celebrities, scene. are arson investigators there, know, take a little self-care preprogrammed right to fly over and strangers coming together vowing floyd's death will change and self-reflect. and deliver the sterilized uv and in doing so go on a nice thom? >> reporter: we haven't seen light leaving the public spaces the country. them on the scene yet this morning but you can still see a hike, get your mind, get some sanitized for the following day. fresh air, kind of get it going. next for you the latest on prison crew up here and you can the arson investigation in the see the fire also got close to a and overall we'll be seeing a much cooler forecast in the 70s. south bay. water storage facility at the you're certainly going to notice >> it's time for us to stand up it. in george's name and say get top of the hill in the santa your knee off our necks. a beautiful view over san >> just ahead, three of the teresa hillside neighborhood. francisco, we are going to get more cloud cover. i apologize, i'm trying to show dozens of homes were threatened and evacuated after 7:00 last you the daytime highs. my graphics just don't want to night. work with me this morning. no houses were damaged. residents were upset to hear we are going to be topping out in the 70s and will be breezy reports that someone was allegedly seen lighting up the and windy in some spots. hillside here intentionally.

tomorrow will be even windier. i will take a look at the sierra 80 acres burned in total. snowpack because it's very important for our water supply and the latest drought one couple watched as the flames got closer and closer to their conditions coming up in a few minimum. back to you. homes after getting a warning from a neighbor. 6:22 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. there was a giant fire to the left and the right. >> people go to the hill and say it's a great idea to start a fire? what's going on these days? >> reporter: that inmate fire crew joining firefighters who tackled the flames pretty quickly. everyone was back home at 10:00 last night. you can see fire crews still up there this morning in the charred area. we've reached out to cal fire and police and fire officials in san jose to try to answer some of those questions. across america, business owners are figuring things out. key among them who is the person ee.. who was arrested and why they and work with partners. comcast business is right there with you. may have allegedly started the fires. with a network that helps give you speed,

thom jensen, "today in the bay." reliability and security. >> thank you. president trump visits a and enough bandwidth to handle all your connected devices. coronavirus testing site in maine today, his second public voice solutions like remote call forwarding appearance since the and readable voicemail. controversial clearing of and safe, convenient installation. peaceful demonstrators for his when every connection counts, walk to a d.c. church. you can count on us. tracie potts is live with the get the connectivity your business needs. growing concern about his plan to use active troops to control call today. comcast business. those demonstrators. tracie? >> reporter: good morning. that is the concern because there are demonstrations that have turned violent but also large, loud peaceful demonstrations. the concern is whether the president might use the military to clear those. across the nation officers taking a knee, peaceful protests, and violence. in chicago a family pulled from their car, roughed up by police. >> we will hold people accountable who cross the line. >> reporter: in new york where thousands followed george floyd's brother across the brooklyn bridge, a police

officer was stabbed. two others shot. >> they're trying to keep themselves safe because the police want to go home to their families. >> reporter: president's trump plan to meet protesters with military force opposed by a growing chorus of former military leaders. retired marine general john 6:56 and a live look at the allen, former joint chiefs of big board this morning. the stock market on fire. staff mullen and dempsey. >> our military was not trained this is after a shocking jobs for that purpose. report that says 2.5 million >> it's really time that we jobs were added in may. said, no, our active duty forces the unemployment rate for may is should not be employed in a 13.3%, much less than 19% situation to crush peaceful protesters. predicted. >> reporter: on capitol hill some republicans remain silent. 6:56 right now in san jose >> can i ask you a couple firefighters were trying to get the upper hand on questions? >> no. >> do you agreeall i have to get to. >> reporter: others praising former defense secretary james burning. they may consider this one mattis for his op-ed accusing arson. the fire last night arrested on, president trump of dividing the country. >> he's an american patriot. he's an individual whose >> reporter: good morning. the consumer financial judgment i respect. protection bureau says it's logged more than 31,000

>> by just blaming the president complaints about consumer loans he's only looking at half of the since 2011. many involve payday loans which are easier than ever to get equati equation. >> reporter: democrats marched online. the california public interest the eight minutes and 46 seconds research group is warning that a george floyd laid under an short-term payday loan can have long-term consequences. officer's knee. tracie potts, nbc news. >> these loans have sky high interest rates, often 400% or >> thank you, tracie. two buffalo new york police more. and that adds up really quickly and can force borrowers to take officers are spus pennuspended out new loans again and again hard-to-watch video. trapping you in a cycle of debt. it appears to show them shoving an elderly man to the ground. >> reporter: watch out for now after the man walks up to lenders who might try to entice the officer, one uses his baton you with cash. 11 payday loan websites were to push him back. the man falls and hits his head. accused of pulling money out of people's bank accounts without their permission. according to buffalo's mayor, the ftc said the company's bled the two officers involve may face more action. the unidentified 75-year-old man consumers dry. the state trade group told us is said to be in serious condition. regulators do a poor job of cracking down. >> so sad. they say they are heavily 6:07 for you this morning. regulated at the federal and state level and are providing and on "today in the bay" we responsible services especially actually want to continue that during the pandemic. conversation about race in america from last night.

before you dig yourself deeper thousands nationwide and right into debt try to get a here in the bay area are conversation going with the people you owe money to -- your rallying in support. joining us this morning now to landlord, credit card company. tell his story about being black see if you can set up a payment plan. in america is logan carrington. if you do end up going make sure you read the terms and thank you for joining us this conditions, understand how much morning. >> happy to be here. interest you're paying and ask >> i want to talk about this questions about the penalty if you miss a payment. week you took part in a protest back to you. or a march in san francisco. >> thanks, chris. talk to me about why you felt it lake tahoe casinos are open was important to not only travel again. this is with new restrictions for that but also take part and that includes fewer slot have your voice heard. machines working and of course a lot of people are wearing those masks. >> the protesters in san francisco, i live in the san now that's on the nevada side. jose area and i had to be there on the california side many because i thought of my restrictions apply. el dorado county is no longer ancestors and my parents, being issuing citations for visitors. in an area and given an trending this morning as protests continue around the nation, we're actually seeing opportunity to pick or choose if some touching moments of i wanted to go or didn't want to solidarity for the black lives go, it was a no-brainer. matter movement. the america that i know with in los angeles singer emma riley sang the song "freedom" by

diverse backgrounds, everybody beyonce. coming together and chanting my atters, black lives matter. ♪ freedom freedom ♪ say h >> riley starred as mercedes jones on "glee." what happened to him, he couldn't breathe. it was a liberating experience. in long island a 7-year-old girl i think in the social media making headlines after marching revolution, being there i had to in a blacks lives matter have a part in being there. protest. >> and talk to me about when you >> i just want everybody to be see the diversity within the crowd, what does that say to you respectful, grateful, and never just for so many years it seems like a lot of people weren't let people down. >> what a cutie pie. hearing. what does it say to you now? >> i think that with social her mother says she was the one who wanted to attend the march. some words of wisdom from a media it allows people to young one there. connect in ways we never have >> i love seeing that. coming up next, stores open before and regardless of what today in a matter of hours in rhetoric is spewed out that we the south bay. you're watching "today in the bay." can come together and not just at a sporting event or a concert but in life. with being 6'4", regardless of height or race, everybody is coming together and on the same page.

it was a peaceful protest as well allowing us all to demonstrate our right in an area we work together. >> for many people wondering or not believing there is an issue, what do you say to them to enlighten them more. >> look in the mirror and realize what kind of privileges do you have on a day-to-day basis? do you go outside and look over your shoulder and be scared? do you wonder why am i the only person who looks like myself in the room and how will i handle those things? walk down the street and hope somebody is looking at me, they don't call the police. there are certain things going on in the world we have to address. you can hide behind any soldier on a social media post but this is the real world. my life should matter. i shouldn't have to worry or think that i'm going to be a hash tag, suppress my emotions in the work place environment.

>> logan carrington joining us. thank you for your perspective and for being a part of the movement. >> thank you, marcus. >> laura? >> enlightening us, thank you very much, gentlemen. 6:10 right now. california's most popular national park is partially reopening today. yosemite's first stage of reopening will be limited to permit holders in order to keep the number of daily visitors down. also allowed anyone with climbing reservations, you can hike up the mountain. hopefully the weather will cooperate for folks if they're able to head that way. let's check the forecast with vianey in for kari this morning. z3wvnz z1s6z good morning. it depends on where you're going to go. if you're hiking in our localg the weather. it will be comfortable in the 70s. yesterday i was telling folks, hey, get out early if you plan

on taking a hike or working out. today we'll be comfortable, get a mix of sun and clouds, taking a look at your microclimate highs. 77 in san jose. in through the east bay, the interior valleys, oakland at 68 degrees. 78 for concord. y3wvny y1s6y we'll get even cooler into the weekend. more detail on that. let's send things over to mike. 6:30 for you this morning >> very light volume of traffic and the markets are open. around the bay this friday. i think a lot of folks are staying home because of curfews. a visurprising drop in the unemployment rate. this is down from april and far green even including out of the less than a 19% forecast. altamont pass. back to you. a live look at the big board. you can see the dow is up nearly >> thanks so much, mike. 700 points. 6:12. ready to roll the dice? this payroll, $2.5 million, coming up on "today in the bay," another sign the job market is the big changes being made in rebounding. "today in the bay" continues for you right now. tahoe for the casinos up there finally reopening their doors. and a good morning to you. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. i think honestly the jobs >> and i'm laura garcia. numbers we just got may be the some positive numbers on the

best news of the entire year. stock market, positive numbers on the weather wall, too, vianey. president trump will have a press conference about it as well he should. take a look at the futures. >> that's a great way to look at the dow industrials expected to it if you're not a fan of the open with a 600-point-plus rye. 90s and triple digit heat. we'll cover it all coming up. when is it going to cool down? my ac hasn't been working this i want everybody to get week. i bet it was rough. mother nature's ac, cool and cloudy conditions over san francisco right now. together, make sure the a fantastic morning for a community comes in. >> cute and smart. workout, marcus. we're going to introduce you to i've seen videos of you running and getting a good workout in. this 7-year-old girl who is ready to change the world with one message at a time. 6:13. you're watching "today in the bay." it will be comfortably in the 70s. more sunshine and more changes ahead. not a fan of the 90s plus right here, vianey. looking to the roadways, i'm a big fan of smooth flowing roadways and we have that for the most part. green sensors, slow out of the altamont. the live shot has change d in te

last three minutes. no metering lights registered but we may see them over the next 15 minutes. back to you. >> thanks, mike. now to our live team coverage as more bay area reopenings happen today. jackie ward is in the north bay this morning. bob, let al fresco dining begin. it is time. >> reporter: you can see the signs asking people not to eat at the table. those signs can come off today a deeper phase in the reopening of the county and this is significant stuff for santa clara county trailing other bay area counselees when it comes to loosening the restrictions. the other things allowed starting today here in santa clara county.

summer camps and summer school with limits on how many children can be in each group. drive-in movie theaters and indoor shopping. this is welcome news for businesses as you can imagine especially for this boutique in campbell who says it will be different having to go back to actually having customers back inside her store. >> i don't know what to expect. there's a lot of uncertainty. we retailers. we need to hustle through one more day, one more week, one more month. >> reporter: up north more restrictions will lift tomorrow morning. saturday morning. restaurants will be allowed to provide outdoor sitdown meals with social distancing rules in place. charter boats will be able to operate with passengers observing health guidelines and indoor funerals will resume with a max of ten people present, outdoor funerals will be capped

at 25. reporting live in north san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. let's go live now to "today in the bay's" jackie ward who is in rohnert park where more businesses are reopened. jackie, maybe a nice haircut sounds like a good thing today. good morning. >> reporter: what are you and a very, very happy friday to saying? are you saying i need a cut? i am way overdue. we are live at the multicultural just astonishing jobs numbers this morning. so unexpected we triple checked hair studio. they will be able to open back up tomorrow as well as a lot of them, not only was there not a other businesses in sonoma county. we have a list. restaurants have to keep their net loss in jobs in the month of may in the united states, there table space at least six feet apart. was a net gain of 2.5 million temperature checks will be happening for employees. jobs. unemployment rate now 13.3%. still no spa treatments like facials or waxing will be allowed. this is astonishing. it is mind blowing. it is not what we expected very also if you're outside you have obviously. this may be the best news of to maintain social distance. 2020, the entire year. now the jobs gains are because annette jones has been doing we are opening up the economy, this for 20 years now.

a little different starting and i hate to throw any tomorrow. tell us what safety precautions negativity into this, but we you're taking. don't know what's going to happen with the pandemic. >> we have a covid-19 we have not got it under control. 1,000 americans, 1,000 plus, died yesterday. certificate to go over all the of covid-19. sanitary issues that we might so it is possible we will have to shut down a second time or a have. and so we have disposable capes third time. but right now on this friday it so each customer that comes in will have their own cape, it will not be reused. is just blockbuster good news. we have gloves we're going to other news i talked about use, disposable. zoom video before. you have used it to communicate with your co-workers or had a anytime that we leave the virtual cocktail party or seven. customer. and we have masks if somebody another company called zoom info debuted this morning. doesn't have a mask. i think investors may confuse and we also have -- the two. i will circle back on monday morning to find out if i was right. you see this with best buy and bed, bath and beyond. >> reporter: perfect. you're finding ways to keep they're one letter off from each other and investors often invest people safe, yourself safe. i'm guessing a lot of people in the wrong company. the success of zoom, one of the have been calling you wanting to reasons shares in san know when can i finally get my francisco-based slack is hair done? >> most definitely calling in to falling. slack trades under the symbol get their appointments made.

work. when they come in it's one at a we're at the start of summer time for each stylist. vacation andrnip? >> reporter: i'm sure you have plenty of customers excited. this all starts tomorrow, they're starting antibodies and hope to have 3,500 people tested within the next few weeks. jackie ward, "today in the bay." it is 6:36. happening today mayor london breed will virtually kick off san francisco's pride parade. the celebration will include performances and important conversations as well. it is the 50th pride celebration in the city. there's actually no pride parade this year, and in the south bay the city of santa clara will raise the pride flag at city hall at 10:00 this morning. normally so many people would be out at the pride parade but have to take precautions because of

the pandemic. the weather should cooperate, cooling things down, vianey. it will. it will be in the 70s. it's going to be a little cloudier, though. we're in a give and take. not as much sunshine but we get some peeks of sunshine. depending on where you live. 78 in concord. 65 in san francisco. we are tracking a chance of seeing isolated showers. i wanted to quickly review the california drought conditions released as of this week. i wanted to show you that currently, for the most part, we are seeing abnormally dry conditions. the majority of the portion up through northern california, southern california, still pretty drought free. you can see a small percentage, there is a severe drought. and about 40% right now also in a drought, so any sort of rain will definitely help in terms of the impact.

my full forecast coming up. >> all right, vianey. it's not a drought of traffic, not a shortage of cars. more slowing for the fastrak lanes. slowing but no metering lights yet. we may see those on and will keep checking there. the metering lights are fine. you get past towards the incline. no problems there. pretty much at speed. some slowing out of the altamont. i will talk about your drive coming up. there may be an issue. back to you. thank you, mike. up next, mayor sam liccardo will join us to talk about the protests going on in the city and the economic impact that it could have on small businesses trying to reopen.

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against two retired marine generals this morning. they were his chief of staff and his defense secretary, but he had nothing but praise for him at the time, that has very much changed. mattis delivered a dire warning, warning the president was trying to divide us, says we must reject those who make a mockery of our constitution as we sit through three years without mature leadership. a very angry president trump responded by reminding everyone he had fired mattis. mattis resigned. that's when the next marine general gets into the fray. general john kelly who was trump's chief of staff at the time told "the washington post," no, mattis resigned, wasn't fired. the president clearly has forgotten how that happened or is confused. the president traveling to maine. he will have a press conference about the astonishingly great numbers coming out of the labor

department. the economists trying to wrap our heads around this but any president would take a victory lap on today's marvelous news, possibly the most upon news or most important good news of the year 2020. we're tweeting about it. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you very much. we need a boost to our economy. in recent days a lot of questions about how san jose police are handling the demonstrations going on. they have released at least 180 people. how some officers are responding to the protests. some describe what they've seen as a war zone out there. joining us to talk more about this and the economy of san jose is san jose mayor sam liccardo this morning. thank you for joining us. >> always good to have you. you and police chief eddie

garcia held a joint news conference yesterday. i know you were there standing behind him. i want to play a little bit of what chief garcia had to say. >> your officers' actions have saved lives, property and ensured that peaceful demonstrations were able to condition here in san jose. your love for this community is unmatched. the support for the difficult job that they do. >> so very tough situation for officers. protesters at times feeling attacked as they had to deploy some tear gas. do you feel officers have acted appropriately given the situation they were dealing with and should there be any standards? there's been talk of that, something that should be standards of what they're able to use. >> there are standards. that's for us to be transparent with the public about what those standards are and whether we've complied with them or haven't.

that's part of what we will have in the days and weeks ahead because it is important for us to hold everyone accountable. i was able to observe for several hours a standoff on friday and saturday as well. what i saw was an overwhelming majority expressing first amendment rights but there were a few folks in the crowd throwing the rocks, throwing the bottles, throwing punches. really difficult position there. they have to be, unfortunately, when you're facing that many people with an unknown set of sources of all those projectiles including fireworks, by the way, thrown at him, detonated, they have to have riot gear on. and that sets up a very basic tension. we have to grapple with the

reality that both sides are right. that is peaceful protesters felt daunted and intimidated at the same time that police officers want to go home that night safely to their families and make sure all the protesters are safe as well. >> understandably there's got to be that balance there as well. the curfew has been lifted. i understand you are able if need be and if it's lifted and seeing some of the restrictions lifted as well which could help local businesses. i understand some are actually afraid of hat balance because you kind of -- not kind of, we need the economy to get back up and rolling especially for san jose, the biggest city in the bay area. >> i'm confident the protests aren't going to cause any problems with businesses. the problems are going to come

from those folks who are prov e provoking police, throwing bottles. and vandalism and so forth. that's where we're focused. the last couple days have been peaceful. we haven't had any arrests. we hope that will continue. >> okay. let's get up and moving again. i also want to take note because earlier this week you, with other city leaders, took a stand of solidarity in dealing with george floyd and everything. why was that important for you to do? >> i think we have to acknowledge that we hear throughout the country is righteous.

all of our institutions and, yes, where we see it, unfortunately, on the nightly news is in police departments and we need to be direct about confronting that racism. doing everything to change our institutions and police departments are among them. i'm blessed that we have a chief in eddie garcia that's really committed to continue out improvement and every office has de-escalation training and is being held accountable. we know there's a lot floating around and social media. the investigation will be independently reviewed and there's going to be punishment where officers stepped over the line. >> all right, obviously looking in it all. mayor sam liccardo, thank you for joining us this morning. >> laura, can i give a free plug? we have an al fresco starting today and will bring our

restaurants and businesses hopefully outside to celebrate the reopening of the economy. we hope folks will get out there and take part and go to their favorite local restaurants. >> definitely so. a lot of people are excited to dine out. hopefully we can all raise a glass together. >> thanks, laura. >> cooler for that as well. thanks, mayor. next week the eyes of the world will be watching as thousands come together to honor george floyd. a memorial service yesterday brought large crowds as well. ♪ amazing grace >> the service closed and just shut down everything for 8 minutesunder that form eaer off