all right alison stewart allen is chief executive of international marketing partners in london she joins me for more on this topic alison good to see you again is this what we're seeing right now what's taking place in china is this a passing concern for these brands or is it a critical issue. well i think it's a critical issue i think these brands are now quite concerned because of course all of them have an agenda around e.a.'s g. and vironment social or societal and governance and of course this falls into possibly the government's pockets and these companies don't want to appear to be caught out from a moral point of view and again alienates their customers around the world in every other market but for china. to what extent will consumers in these other markets punish them to the extent that consumers in china are punishing them right now are we seeing that kind of demands about these abuses which are well documented in change on i think. that we have time still ahead of us to see consumers mobilize and we know that consumers can do this because of social media platforms it's been m

good to talk to you, alison young. thank you _ basis. good to talk to you, alison young.r of public law at cambridge university. back to those protests. let's talk to our correspondent, dominic give us the sense of the mood and atmosphere and also exactly what this protest is about because as we were saying it is about this bill but it is also in memory of sarah everard.— bill but it is also in memory of sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you _ sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can _ sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can hear _ sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can hear me - sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can hear me away? i sarah everard. that is right. can i. check if you can hear me away? hear ou loud check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and — check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and clear. _ check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and clear. there _ check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and clear. there are a few hundred people out here, a bit of a silent holding fist

all right alison stewart allen is chief executive of international marketing partners in london she joins me for more on this topic alison good to see you again is this what we're seeing right now what's taking place in china is this a passing concern for these brands or is it a critical issue. well i think it's a critical issue i think these brands are now quite concerned because of course all of them have an agenda around e.a.'s g.e. and environment social or societal and governance and of course this falls into possibly the governance bucket and these companies don't want to appear to be caught out from a moral point of view and again alienates their customers around the world in every other market but for china. to what extent will consumers in these other markets punish them to the extent that consumers in china are punishing them right now are we seeing that kind of demands about these abuses which are well documented in change wrong i think. that we have time still ahead of us to see consumers mobilize and we know that consumers can do this because of social media platforms it's be

and in the meantime, an open invitation for board member, alison collins to join us here on abc 7 any time. ink you so much . >> thank you very much . >>> coming up, local filmmaker joins us with his stop the hate public serv we have the power to harness california's abundant wind and solar energy, but it's not available all day long. use less from 4 to 9 pm and we can protect california for generations to come. >>> welcome back, sup the hate is a movement calling for the end of violence and harassment against asian americans. it's all over social media, a san francisco filmmaker is doing his part with the new public service announcement known as a psa joining us now is the filmmaker in the psa. kerwin and and the, good to see you both >> kerwin, you are half asian, japanese-american on your mom side and a white father, you grew up in san francisco. who are newspaper reporter for a long time before becoming a filmmaker, why did you decide to make this psa called stop the hate? >> well, i think that well, the last administration really created an atmosphere of hate and this allowed rac

alison holt, thank— undervalued care workers are.ntly struck off the medical register. he was found guilty by a tribunal last week of ordering the banned performance enhancing drug, testosterone, in 2011, knowing or believing it would be used to dope an athlete. let's get the latest from our senior sports news reporter, laura scott. this has only happened in the past hour. bring us up—to—date, laura. absolutely. this is a tribunal that has taken more than two years and in the last hour we have had the ruling from the medical tribunal that the former head doctor of both british cycling and team sky has been struck off the medical register. the tribunal determined that it was the necessary sanction for his name to be raised from the register so hat he has essentially been struck off. there is an appeal period of 28 days, but the tribunal will decide whether to impose a sanction to cover that period. yesterday, they had said that his fitness to practice was impaired, so perhaps this was to be expected. in the judgment, they say that doc

our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports.been the ritual for gillian lay them and jacqueline for months now. masks on, they make their way to visit their father michael in his barnsley care home. he has dementia. on monday, rather than behind a screen, just one of them will be able to sit with him, hold his hand but not hug. she can come in next week. don't bang on the door, don't. it may be a step forward but he's been making his frustration at not being able to see all his family clearfor a long time. this was a visit a few weeks ago. the only touch possible through thick rubber gloves. he gets really frustrated, and he is like walking about, shouting, angry, swearing at us, calling us idiots for not coming in. it is torture, it's purgatory. at this care home in norfolk, they have been recognising families as essential carers since last october. as part of a pilot scheme they have had the same ppe and testing as staff. it means basil norman gets to see both his daughters. we have seen our resident�* wellbeing go from very l

alison roberts, bbc news, lisbon. before we go let's show you some pictures from germany.d in three controlled explosions, bringing down the power plant's chimney, cooling tower and boiling house. it took 420 kilograms of explosives to bring them down, and it comes as germany works towards abandoning coal power by 2038, 100 years after the lunen power station was commissioned. that is it from me, i'll be backin that is it from me, i'll be back in the headlines a couple of minutes. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. i am lewis vaugthones. this is bbc news. goodbye. good evening, the start of this week will bring a burst of this ring warmth and i think the messages don't get too used to it. temperatures in the southern part of the uk are likely to get to 22 or 23 degrees for a time but by the end of the week, it is likely to turn much colder again. in the shorter term, quite a lot of rain any forecast for north—western parts of the uk, particularly of scotland. during today, a lot of cloud feeding and from the west. the radar shows outbreaks of rain becoming h

san francisco school board vice president alison collins wrote a series of tweets in 2016 in her words to combat anti-black racism in the asian community. she tweeted, many asian americans believe they benefit from the model minority bs. many asian american teacher, students and parents actively promote these myths. they use white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead. talk to many lowell parents, and you'll hear praise of tiger moms and disparagement of black/brown culture. where are the vocal asians speaking up against trump? and then she used a racial slur. collins released a statement saying the tweets were taken out of context and apologized. but many people don't buy it, including san francisco supervisor gordon mar. >> i did speak with commissioner collins about this on friday and was disappointed in the statement she released today, which was not what i feel was needed, which is a sincere apology. >> reporter: supervisor mar did not know about the tweets until this week. >> i'm running to make sure that -- >> reporter: he endorsed and voted for collins. now he and ma

alison kosik, thank you. with me cnn political commentator kathryn rappel.post" columnist. she has a new piece out february's job report doesn't let congress off the hook for more system muss. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. like we were saying it was a strong february for jobs, the numbers added much higher than expected. you're worrying congress to keep these numbers in context. give us that context. >> so it was what you were just discussing, it's great we're digging out of the hole, it's great we're digging out a little more slowly than we would like but there's just this huge job deficit that still exists in this economy. for context, for example, we have about the same jobs deficit that is, the number of missing jobs relative to the employment numbers before the pandemic. today, at the very worst point of the great recession. and the great recession was called great for a reason, right? there was a lot of suffering throughout the economy. the same is happening today. even with the faster pace of job growth in february, if it were to cont

alison holt, bbc news. goodnight.12 months later covid vaccines would not only have been developed but also rolled out so fast across the uk. science was always going to be the way out of this pandemic. our medical editor fergus walsh looks back at the role science has played throughout. and a warning — his report contains some flash photography. within days of the first reports of a new virus emerging in china, vaccine scientists around the world sprang into action. in oxford, their covid vaccine was designed over a single weekend, two months before a pandemic was declared. so we took that information, that tiny bit of the sequence from the coronavirus, and used that to put into our platform vaccine technology. this was only possible as they'd spent years researching the processes needed. in april, vaccine trials got underway in oxford. other groups around the world were following suit. developing vaccines can take five years or more. government and industry funding helped cut out delays, and manufacturing began even

. >> the san francisco school board has voted to strip vice president alison collins of her title and remove her from all committees kron 4, sarah stinson explains why the board felt that they had to take action. >> the san francisco board of education voted in the first place because of tweets. the reemerge from 2016 from alison collins and they were racist and derogatory towards the asian american community. since then there's been a lot of public outcry and the board was not happy either. so last night they voted 5 to 2 to remove alison collins as vice president after these tweets resurface. now there is a virtual and public meeting held on tuesday. a huge turnout. 1000 people signed up to speak out about these tweets during public comment, not everyone got to speak but one board member did say during the meeting collins words undermined the labor of communities and our students and to dismantle it. it's especially harmful words matter. collins did publicly apologize but dididot decide to step down from her position as vice president. so the board held a special meeting last night

alison holt, bbc news, barnsley.pounds to top—up the underpayment of their state pension for up to two decades. the errors focus on automatic cash increases for certain married women, widows and over—80s dating back to 1992 with "enhanced" pensions. officials estimate the total bill could be almost £3 billion. as part of the brexit deal, goods being shipped over the irish sea from great britain were supposed to have been subject to new checks and paperwork from the 1st of april. but the uk has unilaterally pushed that back. the eu says it will be a breach of international law. the irish foreign minister has warned that the eu is likely to see the uk as a negotiating partner it simply can't trust. from belfast here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy. crossing the irish sea from britain these days means crossing a new frontier into the eu. when goods arrive in northern ireland they require new paperwork and checks, and at the end of this month the red tape was set to increase. the government had been asking the eu

alison holt, bbc news.en years of conflict — the un says it's a deliberate ploy by president bashir al assad to terrorise communities, a charge he denies. and now the charity save the children warns that planned reductions in british aid to syria could lead to hundreds of thousands of children losing their access to education. our middle east correspondent quentin somerville has the latest of our special reports on ten years of conflict in syria. to be a parent in syria is to carry the world on your shoulders. forabu, his burden is constant vigilance. for years he has watched the sun set and rise from this hilltop, waiting for the next attack. he is a flight spotter, a one—man early warning system, protecting the village below where his wife and five children live. at the end of another long shift, he calls home. he knows first—hand the fear and the fury the warplanes bring. the screams in this playground are of terror. these are schooldays in syria, an entire generation brutalised and traumatised, as bombs

alison and adele are two of a group of women who run together in south manchester.heir friend was sexually assaulted here. it shocked them, but they say the police have been supportive, and it hasn't put them off running. women shouldn't change their behaviour. men need to change their behaviour. people like that need to change their behaviour, but women absolutely need to be out there. we shouldn't have to think about where we're going, who we're going with. we should be allowed to run by ourselves, on the canal, anywhere we choose, any time of the day or night. i'm not going to be put off and i'm not going to be intimidated by this person. hopefully he will be caught very soon and get the justice that he deserves. a big discussion has opened up about the precautions some women feel they have to take when they go out on their own. being constantly aware that somebody could hurt you when you are on your own. i've had men groping me on crowded tubes. sometimes you are so vulnerable that you don't know what to do. _ barrister harrietjohnson had a huge response after p

on tuesday for the first time since derogatory tweets resurfaced from the board's vice president alison collins while collins gave no indication of plans to resign. she made a public apology on tuesday. >> i'd like to re emphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. and currently engaging with my colleagues and working with community. for the good of all children in our district. >> so those school board member jenny lam called for collins to make this apology several days ago and stands behind demands for collins to resign. i am not alone. i say they do not have confidence in commissioner comments surely govern. the school district that is almost half a p i with no bias. we started justice begins by acknowledging the harm in making the intentional effort to connect with those in the katyn that have been harmed laghman board member billy goat will introduce a resolution and a special meeting on thursday calling for collins to be stripped of her vp position and committee assignments. this comes after a series of cones tweets aimed at asian americans made back in 20 16 reemerged in those

alison holt, bbc news. ..goodnight. the time is 6:18pm.cola sturgeon, faces calls to resign after it's understood she misled the inquiry investigating her government's handling of allegations about alex salmond. and coming up, we speak to the creator of line of duty about covid challenges and the brand—new series. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: we look at exactly what wales have to do to win rugby union's six nations championship this weekend. a year ago, as the pandemic took hold, few would have imagined 12 months later covid vaccines would not only have been developed but also rolled out so fast across the uk. science was always going to be the way out of this pandemic. our medical editor, fergus walsh, looks back at the role science has played throughout. and a warning, his report contains some flash photography. within days of the first reports of a new virus emerging in china, vaccine scientists around the world sprang into action. in oxford, their covid vaccine was designed over a single weekend, two months before a pandemic was

alison holt, bbc news.ith the murder of george floyd — whose death lead to widespread black lives matter protests last year. derek chauvin appeared in court in minneapolis sitting to the right of his lawyer. butjury selection and the start of the trial has been delayed while the judge considers a request — from prosecutors — to reinstate a charge of third—degree murder — which chauvin�*s lawyers oppose. myanmar�*s ambassador in britain has called for the release of his country's detained leader aung san suu kyi and the ousted president. there were more violent protests today following last month's military coup. the ambassador�*s call came after a meeting with the foreign secretary dominic raab who praised him for his courage in speaking out. here, detectives investigating the disappearance of a woman in south london say they remain "open—minded as to all possibilities". 33—year—old sarah everard hasn't been seen since last wednesday evening after she left a friend's house in clapham. police are asking peop

alison and adele are two of a group of women who run together in south manchester.hasn't put them off running. women shouldn't change their behaviour. men need to change their behaviour. people like that need to change their behaviour, but women absolutely need to be out there. we shouldn't have to think about where we're going, who we're going with. we should be allowed to run by ourselves, on the canal, anywhere we choose, any time of the day or night. i'm not going to be put off and i'm not going to be intimidated by this person. hopefully he will be caught very soon and get the justice that he deserves. a big discussion has opened up about the precautions some women feel they have to take when they go out on their own. being constantly aware that somebody could hurt you when you are on your own. i've had men groping me on crowded tubes. sometimes you are so vulnerable ithat you don't know what to do. i barrister harrietjohnson had a huge response after posting on social media that every woman has walked home scared. the tweet came about because i was walking hom

the 5-2 bars alison collins from serving on committees. it comes after they published tweets that alison collins published in 201 that asian americans used white supremacists to get d. two by students of all genders to live and study on the mills campus next school year. some are concerned because mills is a women's college students are attending to surround themselves with women. the school said they longer granting degrees after 2023. >>> bright lights lit up the sky in the northwest and what this looks like. it looks like falling stars or meteors. looking up at the night sky, here are the details. the national weather service in seattle is waiting to confirm it's actually space debris. this is what this looks like in salem, oregon. they were gliding through the sky. the national weather service said they had a have been the spacex falcon 9 rocket. the angle has to be just right f it's too steep, the objects burn up so there's no impacts on the ground. it was delivering starlink satellites. >> thanks, jobina. >>> as if she accomplished e

alison mcdermott was hired in 2017 as a consultant in the human resources team at sellafield working harassment strategy. many people have contacted me sharing stories of bullying, harassment, racism, mental health issues. so i have heard things that have never heard at another organisation. routine use of the word... of the n—word, use of the word, you know, i can't say these words but, you know, vile racist terms being used. really, really offensive comments, and homophobia as well. and it worries me sick because i think sellafield is a ticking time bomb because of the cultural issues, and no one seems to be holding them to account. allison mcdermott�*s contract was terminated days after she submitted an internal report critical of sellafield's hr department. she is now taking the organisation to court alleging she was dismissed for whistle—blowing. sellafield is contesting the case. the vast site in cumbria deals with some of the most hazardous raw materials in existence. the worry, from people we have spoken to, is that the culture here at sellafield can make it difficult for wor

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all right alison stewart allen is chief executive of international marketing partners in london she joins me for more on this topic alison good to see you again is this what we're seeing right now what's taking place in china is this a passing concern for these brands or is it a critical issue. well i think it's a critical issue i think these brands are now quite concerns because of course all of them have an agenda around the s.g. and vironment social or societal and government set of course this falls into possibly the governance phuket and these companies don't want to appear to be caught out from a moral point of view and again alienate their customers around the world in every . other markets but for china. to what extent will consumers in these other markets punish them to the extent that consumers in china are punishing them right now are we seeing that kind of demands about these abuses which are well documented in changing i think. that we have time still ahead of us to see consumers mobilize and we know that consumers can do this because of social media platforms it's been made

joining me now is alison barber who is in kentucky. vaughn hilliard is also joining us. thank you everybody for being here. alison you saw as the first j j&j vaccines were rolled out, what was it like out there? >> yeah, workers cheered and put the boxes on to the ups truck to send it away. we looked as they made their way out of this parking lot. i want to take you inside so you can see what we saw. there was a moment where workers here also signed their names on one of the boxes and wrote well wishes and wrote "be healthy" before they got that box to the ups truck. if we can let's just watch that together. [ applause ] it is always surreal watching a moment like this. i was at the pfizer plant when we saw the vaccines make their way out and make their way to the public. there is always a moment when the truck starts to go but it stops for last minute checks. in a lot of ways it's bittersweet. you know has it moves forward it is crossing into a future and taking a step toward a better more normal world for all of us, less pain, and at the same time you know what is behi

our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports.r michael in his barnsley care home. he has dementia. on monday, rather than behind a screen, just one of them will be able to sit with him, hold his hand but not hug. she able to sit with him, hold his hand but not hug-— able to sit with him, hold his hand but not hug. she can come in next week. but not hug. she can come in next week- don't _ but not hug. she can come in next week. don't bang _ but not hug. she can come in next week. don't bang on _ but not hug. she can come in next week. don't bang on the _ but not hug. she can come in next week. don't bang on the door, - but not hug. she can come in next i week. don't bang on the door, don't. it may be a step forward but he's been making his frustration at not being able to see all his family clearfor a long time. this was a visit a few weeks ago. the only touch possible through thick rubber gloves. he the only touch possible through thick rubber gloves.— the only touch possible through thick rubber gloves. he gets really frustrated

alison holt, bbc news. england that had been booked from april 12 may need to be cancelled or postponed, according to the task force representing the industry. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. a picture post macro postcard wedding venue in the countryside, like the rest of the industry, it has been in hibernation. the owner is playing those nine weddings from next month, which he thought was an abbott now realises it is against their will stop you know it is probably £60,000 of lost income, we are a seasonal business at the last time we turned a profit of any meaningful level was october 2019. it is wedding couples who are disappointed, too. hannah and joe will have to postpone a second time. we don't really want to say this but to try— we don't really want to say this but to try to— we don't really want to say this but to try to switch a wedding to a new location _ to try to switch a wedding to a new location in — to try to switch a wedding to a new location in a — to try to switch a weddin

all right alison stewart allen is chief executive of international marketing partners in london she joins me for more on this topic alison good to see you again is this what we're seeing right now what's taking place in china is this a passing concern for these brands or is it a critical issue. well i think that's a critical issue i think these brands are now quite concerned because of course all of them have an agenda around e.a.'s g. and environment social or societal and governance and of course this falls into possibly the governance buckets and these companies don't want to appear to be caught out from a moral point of view and again alienates their customers around the world in every other market but for china. to what extent will consumers in these other markets punish them to the extent that consumers in china are punishing them right now are we seeing that kind of demands about these abuses which are well documented in change wrong. i think. that we have time still ahead of us to see consumers mobilize and we know that consumers can do this because of social media platforms it's

and two alison collins directly, here is the worst part for you.dless of whether you choose the right thing and resign or not, you will pay the ultimate price and that is the loss of your dignity and your reputation. so for the rest of your life, you will be haunted by your actions. wherever you go, people will see you for what you really are. a racist. when he go to the grocery store, to a restaurant, or anywhere outside your home. if you thank you can run, your faces on national news. even when you leave the city, people will see you for what you really are. a racist. thank you. >> color with the 240 number. 240778? are you there? okay. hello, iris? >> sorry, i thought i lowered my hand. i have nothing to say right now. >> thank you. hello, mark? >> can you hear me now? >> go ahead. >> i apologize. i'm not good at this. i respect all of you and public officials and the tremendous job you are doing for the city and i wish you the best, but i do regret that our district three democratic club, which i'm vice president, and which represents chinatown

cnn's alison kosik is following this from new york.ut. how does this work? >> now you can order a pizza and pcr test and get it the same day you order it. doordash says beginning today you can order a covid-19 pcr test, and literally get it delivered to your door. take the test at home, and get it sent out overnight and you can have a result within 24 to 48 hours. here is how this is happening. doordash is teaming up with two dig digital health companies, one called vault health, another called everly well and they have been able to receive fda emergency use authorization for these pcr tests that you do at home. the vault test you go ahead and take as a saliva test. with this one it has to be supervised with a staff member of vault, meaning you can do it over video, and audio. they'll help with you -- they'll help walk you through how to take the saliva the right way to get an accurate result and they also want to do this to confirm your identity. once again, this includes a postage paid envelope that you send out overnight, and once a

and alison says readjusting to this new normal has also been a struggle.ter understanding how she is healing. she says that her family and her chickens have been a form of therapy for her. >> that is good news. i'm glad they're getting the information they need. >> thank god they will there. thank you very much. and if you have wagon wheel in your head now, you're welcome. >> a year ago he was sick with covid and in quarantine for a month. now he says he spent more time in hospitals than out. he joins me, next. we're going to get a update. today i went out to do something very important. what i was up to, coming up. kms visible is wireless that doesn't play games. it's powered by verizon for as little as $25 a month. but it gets crazier. bring a friend every month and get every month for $5. boom! 12 months of $5 wireless. visible, wireless that gets better with friends. - oh. - what's going on? - oh, darn! - let me help. lift and push and push! there... it's up there. hey joshie... wrinkles send the wrong message. help prevent them before they start with

so, we want to thank alison there.mind you, the president's rescue plan did not get any support on capitol hill from republicans. there is bipartisan backing, however, for the nearly $2 trillion in relief elsewhere. >> that includes mingo county, west virginia. 80% of the voters backed president trump there in 2020. the county faces an unemployment rate above 11%. cnn's gary tuchman spoke to them there and a lot say wear waiting for help with hope. >> reporter: it's long been challenging in the mountainous town of the west virginia coal country. the covid outbreak has made things much worse. >> it's tough for my kids, for my wife, my whole family in general. a lot of my family out of work. >> reporter: kevin johnson is a coal miner, but like many other people in this area, lost his job. >> i love the mines. it's good money. really good money. good living. >> reporter: how hard is it now? >> it's a struggle right now. >> reporter: here in williamson, west virginia, the seat of mingo county, the covid relief bill say hug

alison collins of not only her title but also of her committee assignments as well.we're following the story with calm for sarah stinson and she is live this morning in san francisco with a look at what unfolded. sarah. >> well, the decision to vote in the first place. stems from tweet said reemerge dating back to 2016, these were racist and derogatory towards the asian american community and since then there's public outcry, the board was unhappy and that is why they voted last night. 5 to 2 to remove alison collins from her role as bp for the board. they had a meeting on tuesday. it was virtual it was public and there was a huge turnout. 1000 people signed up to speak out about tweets during public comment. not everybody got to speak, but one board member did say that cohen's words undermine the labor of communities and our students and to dismantle its especially harmful words matter. collins did publicly apolodize but did not decide to step down from her position as vice president of the board held a special meeting last night and passed a no confidence resolutio

alison holt, bbc news.eported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. this number is often lower after the weekend. on average, 206 people have died every day in the last week from coronavirus. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 124,566. and now to the vaccination programme — more than 164,000 people have had their first dose of covid vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. that takes the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to more than 22.3 million. and more than 1.1 million people have now had both doses of the vaccine. the nightingale hospitals in england — opened in conference centres and other venues last year — will be wound down from april. two will continue in london and sunderland as vaccination centres. more than a third of the adult population has now had the jab. but new figures show there is still hesitancy about being vaccinated among some groups of people. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here with us.... who is particularly concerned? so

on tuesday for the first time since derogatory tweets resurfaced from the board's vice president alison collins while collins gave no indication of plans to resign. she made a public apology on tuesday. >> i'd like to be emphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. and currently engaging with my colleagues and working with community. for the good of all children in our district. >> so those school board member jenny lam called for collins to make this apology several days ago and stands behind demands for collins to resign. i am not alone. i say they do not have confidence in commissioner comments surely govern, a school district that is almost half a p i with no bias. we started justice begins by acknowledging the harm in making the intentional effort to connect with those in the katyn that have been harmed and then board member billy goat will introduce a resolution and a special meeting on thursday. >> calling for collins to be stripped of her vp position and committee assignments. this comes after a series of cones tweets aimed at asian americans made back in 20 1t reemerged in tho

and two alison collins directly, here is the worst part for you. regardless of whether you choose the right thing and resign or not, you will pay the ultimate price and that is the loss of your dignity and your reputation. so for the rest of your life, you will be haunted by your actions. wherever you go, people will see you for what you really are. a racist. when he go to the grocery store, to a restaurant, or anywhere outside your home. if you thank you can run, your faces on national news. even when you leave the city, people will see you for what you really are. a racist. thank you. >> color with the 240 number. 240778? are you there? okay. hello, iris? >> sorry, i thought i lowered my hand. i have nothing to say right now. >> thank you. hello, mark? >> can you hear me now? >> go ahead. >> i apologize. i'm not good at this. i respect all of you and public officials and the tremendous job you are doing for the city and i wish you the best, but i do regret that our district three democratic club, which i'm vice president, and which represents chi

good morning, sara. >> and tweets that were put out from alison collins back in 2016 ria merged and theyre derogatory and racist towards the asian american community. and since they reemerge the san francisco board of education. they were not happy about it so much. so they voted last night 5 to 2 to remove allison from the board as the vice president and taking her away from some of the committees that she was involved in as well. now, it wasn't just the board that was upset about this it was also a lot of people in san francisco, so much. so they held a public and for meeting and there was a huge turnout. 1000 people signed up to speak out about these tweets during public comment. not everyone got to speak but one board member did say collins words underlined the labor of communities and our students and to dismantle and it's especially harmful words matter. >> collins did publicly apologize. but never decided to step down from her position as vice president. so the board held a special meeting last night and passed a no confidence resolution stripping collins of her vp title and remov

vice president alison collins of her title and remove her from all committees. it's been a drama. we've been following this week, rob 4, sarah stinson joins us live from the city to bring us up to speed. sarah. >> well, the board of education here in san francisco. they decided to vote in first place because of tweets that resurfaced dating back to 2016, the vice president alison collins. those tweets or they were derogatory. they were racist towards the asian american community and now she's been voted out they voted last night. 5 to 2 lot of more to be answered here. bas for what her future holds. there was a virtual and public meeting on tuesday and there was a huge turnout of people has been a lot of public outcry that meeting had a lot of people. 1000 people signed up to speak out about the streets during public comment. not everyone got to speak but one board member did say collins words undermine the labor of communities and our students and to dismantle and it's especially harmful words matter. collins did publicly apologize but did not decide to step down from her positio

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. >> to kick vice president alison collins off the board.eah, and remove her from all her committee assignments as well. why did they take that action. but we've got kron 4 sarah stinson live for us now in san francisco. >> to explain sarah. >> yeah, this all happened after racist tweets reemerge from 2016 against the asian american community and since they emerged. there's been a lot of people speaking out against this and now it's resulted in this vote that happened last night. the san francisco school board voting last night. 5 to 2 to remove alison collins from her vp position that you had a meeting earlier this week on tuesday was virtual. it was public and there was a huge turnout. 1000 people signed up to speak out about the streets during public comment. not everybody was able to speak. but one board member did say during the meeting cones words undermine the labor of communities and our students and to dismantle it. it's especially harmful words matter. collins did publicly apologize but did not decide to step out down from her posi

meeting was actually supposed to focus on school re openings, but that was before those tweets by alison collins and the fur a few hours of the meeting actually focused on what should happen to her. i just wanted to say that. i'd like tol re emphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. san francisco school board of education vice president allyson collins, facing colleagues for the first time since racist tweets posted before she served on the school board came to light in the tweets dating back to 2016. collins said she was looking to quote combat anti black racism in the asian community at her daughter's mostly asian school. and that asian americans had used white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead words that had her facing the wrath of fellow board members who see her words is anti asian commission alison collin's statement regarding the asian american community is dangerous, hurtful and then becoming half of the school board is asking for college to step down. and while the other half stopped short of that, they still condemned her comments. no one i believe on this bo

lowell high school which has a majority population of asian-american students kron 4 reached out to alison collins for comment. but so far we have not heard back. >> our 4 zone forecast time as we take a live look outside tonight, downtown san francisco. this looking maybe some low clouds are playing tricks on us to see city hall there. bottom left lit up in purple honoring the hospitality industry which is starting to get back on what's going on there this lot of clouds and get outside. yeah. what's up with hey, that's a little patchy fog moving along the coastline. that's a sign of spring as well. but that fog i think is going to be swept away. >> by some offshore winds kicking in overnight tonight and well, we've got clear skies elsewhere around the bay area. and tonight could be a little cold in spots where the winds begin to subside a little bit overnight tonight but still blustery out there as well. looking towards san francisco. you can see mostly clear here a little fog along the immediate coastline. but i think most that is going to go away. see the shot. we're just looking at her

i speak now to alison stewart alan in london she is a business and branding expert and c.e.o. of international marketing pot is thank you for your time alice and it's quite jarring seeing images like that so many people in one space dollars or do you think a lot of other industries not just the music industry will be watching this very closely. absolutely so if you just think about the suspense this conference x. . all are paying very close to this there and set and hoping that it works because you know they have been losing money for the last year then so it's not happened so much like the music industry with festivals and concerts and so if this experiment seems to work and code rates are not heightened by getting a big number of people together in the same venue then that would go darry well for all of these companies that are hoping for a speedy way to get back the key difference here you know 1st of all it's outdoors a business conference generally is inside so let's lay should be critical asil a number of things there are a lot of rules in place at this event in amsterda

. >> san francisco school board members will move forward with efforts to remove vice president alisonollins from the board and other committee positions that will happen and they say in a special meeting later this this comes after driving tory tweets that collins made in 2016. they recently resurfaced. >> tonight. the school board held a regular meeting where we heard an apology from collins for the first time. first, a little tacky joins us now live from district headquarters with more on this ongoing saga. taylor. >> well, despite this apology, colin still made no suggestion of any plans to step down from her position. that's why 2 other school board members plan to introduce a resolution at a special meeting on thursday calling for college to resign. he also spoke out at tonight's meeting. >> the san francisco school board met on tuesday for the first time since derogatory tweets resurfaced from the board's vice president alison collins while collins gave no indication of plans to resign. she made a public apology on tuesday. >> i'd like to be emphasize my sincere and heartfelt ap

that little voice inside my head that says they don't don't go through with that and i got you know alison. i just and never went through with it but i just never forget having that place in that ad now is late how i got to this point. and after that they. just started working harder at regular jobs. i crawled out of the belly of all this and i was. i was i don't think i would have made it in another year if i hadn't met josh and and that's what a parent tells you you are an empowerment laith. i'm sorry most but. the reason for that lead doesn't seem all that. late is god when i saw you with my beloved curtain let them think. oh it was proof that i would know that i knew it. was horrible this is really emotional. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race is clearly dramatic to follow only closely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. some control for a middle class to who most of the night most of our very hard working people who want to get ahead that either have s

alison collins after she made derogatory tweets in 2016 that recently surfaced, kron four's taylor.he sacking has the latest. the san francisco school board met on tuesday for the first time since derogatory tweets resurfaced from the board's vice president alison collins while collins gave no indication of plans to resign. >> she made a public apology on tuesday. >> i'd like to be emphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. and currently engaging with my colleagues and working with community. for the good of all children in our district. >> so those school board member jenny lam called for collins to make this apology several days ago and stands behind demands for collins to resign. i am not alone. i say they do not have confidence in commissioner cones. bility fairly govern. the school district that is almost half a p i with no bias. we start of justice begins by acknowledging the harm in making the intentional effort to connect with those in the katyn that have been harmed laghman board member billy goat will introduce a resolution and a special meeting on thursday calling for

. >>> still no response this morning from san francisco unified vice president alison collins after fellowoard members last night stripped her of her leadership position. the board approved a no confidence measure with a 5-2 vote. take a listen. >> mr. alexander? >> yes. >> mr. bogus? >> yes. >> miss collins? >> no. >> the measure says collins failed to accept responsibility for words and tweets she sent in 2016 and if she resign it calls for removal from all board committees for the duration of her term. she apologized for racially charged tweets she posted in 2016 and indicated she had no plans to step down. >>> meanwhile, older students in san francisco schools know now when they'll go back to the classroom. the district announced in-person classes will begin april 26th for middle and high schools. elementary school kids had an april 12th date. the city sued the district demanding it provide a concrete reopening time line. a judge yesterday rejected that lawsuit. >>> starting today some grocery workers in san jose will receive more money on their paychecks. today's the day the city rece

the san francisco school board has voted to strip vice president alison collins of her title. >> andr from all committees. why did the board take that action will kron 4. sarah stinson joins us live from san francisco. >> to explain. good morning, sara. >> that's right. the vote came in last night. 5 did to the san francisco school board. they decided to do this after racist tweets emerged from 2016 and they resurfaced recently from alison collins after that know a lot of meetings and a lot of conversations they decided to take this vote and remove aleson collins from her title as vice president and, you know, strip her of the committee she was involved in as well. now they actually had a meeting on tuesday. it was virtual it was public and a lot of people came out was a huge turnout. actually 1000 people signed up to speak out about these tweets during public comment. not everyone was able to speak. but one board member did say during the meeting collins words undermine the labor of communities and our students. >> and to dismantle and it's especially harmful words matter. collins d

that little voice inside my head that just they don't don't go through with that and i got you know alison. i just and never went through with it but i just never forget having that place in that ad now is late how i got to this point. and it was after that hey i. just started working harder at regular jobs i crawled out of the belly of all this and i was. i was i don't think i would have made it in another year if i hadn't met josh and and that's what a parent tells you you are an empowerment laith. i'm sorry most but. you're going to see i saw a. reason for that lead doesn't seem all that. late is god when i saw you with my beloved's heard a lot of them think. i was proof that i would know that i mean you know that's horrible this is really emotional on. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the dares thinks. we dare to ask. the or tactics that can be used to get innocent people to confess to crimes they didn't commit i don't even think people in the us really get that the police are allowed to lie to you the person who falsely fast actually came to believe the lie that they were tol

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after the weekend alison had the wit and composure to selflessly slap him up the frenchman struck him like 6 flags to its council. and he clearly learned from house's example when he skipped the chance to set up like 6 seconds. of leeway to pass for. once again it's unselfish play justice for the 1st goal. but the hansen continues best move the bull was helping his friend help. that surely added pressure on that title competitors but before the weekend's helped match that with no further ado. inside the byron universe deck last week it's always a game of utmost importance saturday night's edition would once again be about the title except this time it wasn't dortmund vying with byan for the championship but lights and taken top spot earlier in the day the biggest hurdle to the home side's hopes was no doubt adding holland one of the world's hottest striking talents would be measuring up against well player of the year. and was also up against the world's best keep up. the young norwegian got off to a hot start with ryan dithering at the back the ball fell for holland who has ever sees

. >> reporter: parents and community members angry and frustrated calling for vice president alison collins' resignation. >> so disrespect hurt and outrage a teacher 206 years calling racist words. you can't generalize a race of people based on a few experiences. >> reporter: collins was at the meeting listening to those who want her out and those who showed support. >> you say you believe in restorative practices, you want to use it for the police, you want to use it for criminals, you want to engage in restorative when it's convenient for you but when it's hard you don't want to do that work. >> reporter: it comes from tweets collins posted in 2016, in them, she supremacy and racism, apparently stemming from an experience she had with her daughter an experience she reads to board members in a letter written by her daughter three and a half years ago. >> "last year i heard boys joking about the kkk and sending kids back to mexico." >> reporter: in one twitter thread she says talk to many low bell parents and will you hear praise of tiger moms and disparagement of black and brown culture. s