we learned that alison collins is asking for 27 million dollars in damages. >> supporters of allison ins rallied around her on wednesday at the san francisco unified school district headquarters speaking out after she was removed from her position and school board. vice president

we recognize and acknowledge the pain that many who read vice president alison collins' december 2016weets are feeling. however, while many of us are hurting, it is not fair for us to hurt someone else. we feel that calls for vice president collins to resign from the san francisco board of education are inappropriate. calls for her resignation are racist and repeat cycles of holding black progressive women who are elected officials to a higher standard than others. we know that the timing of the release of the five-year tweets was politically motivated. furthermore, we are saddened and disappointed that people in our community are using this issue as a wedge for political gain. divide and conquer techniques cannot help san francisco heal. thank you. >> thank you. hello, toni? hello, toni heinz? >> yes. i will let the children speak for me. hear you all go. >> hello, i just want to say, it is kind of sickening to see that the only thing you are saying is -- [indiscernible] she was comparing the asian community to pack people. that is how you feel about blackfeet -- black people, that i

watch them struggle. >> the meeting on tuesday will also be the first time since commissioner alison collins was stripped of her vice president position over racially-charged tweets she posted back in 2016. collins filed a lawsuit against the district over their decision. >>> it's just shy of 7:10. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c., for our weekly interview with chuck todd, who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." >>> and coming back to her roots. vice president kamala harris set to return to the bay area. we'll tell you about her plans. >>> welcome back. time for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck. as always, thanks for joining us this morning. president biden, a few days ago, unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure package titled "the american jobs plan." critics say surprising amount of money isn't for bridges and roads, but for other things. you have transportation secretary petetieg on this morning. how did he defend or justify or explain or clarify the proposal? >> look, they just define

alison collins is suing some board members. the district and the county of san francisco. that's a lot. this comes after she was removed from her position last week because of controversial tweets that she made back in 2016 with kron four's taylor the second with a closer look. >> supporters of allison collins rallied around her on wednesday at the san francisco unified school district headquarters speaking out after she was removed from her position and school board. vice president last week. it all stems from tweets collins made in 2016 using racial slurs when writing about an anti-black experience. her daughter's faced in the school district that year. this misrepresentation. >> and the only black woman on the board of sweet. she may in 2016 after trump was elected when racism was on the rise in hate and white supremacy being fueled by trump 20 all and calling out the fact that she's morning meaning now. that doesn't make her raises some of those tweets from 2016 start out by saying, quote. >> and looking to combat anti-black racism in the asian-american my daughoer's m

we learned that alison collins is asking for 27 million dollars in damages. >> supporters of allison collins rallied around her on wednesday at the san francisco unified school district headquarters speaking out after she was removed from her position and school board. vice president last week. it all stems from tweets collins made in 2016 using racial slurs when writing about an anti-black experience. her daughter's faced in the school district that year. this misrepresentation. >> and the only black woman on the board of sweet. she may in 2016 after trump was elected when racism was on the rise in hate and white supremacy being fueled by trump 20 all and think calling out the fact that she's morning meaning now. that doesn't make her raises some of those tweets from 2016 start out by saying, quote. >> and looking to combat anti-black racism in the asian-american my daughter's mostly asian-american school. >> she goes on to write many asian americans believe they benefit from the model minority. they think they won't be deported. profiled be in being a house and word is still being a

name the school was ill-timed and after san francisco board members faced hurdles, that was what alison collins stripped of her vice president position over racially charged tweets, she posted a few years back, collins to this day remains adamant she will not be resigning from her position. so by the end of this month, a school district anticipates all 107 schools will be back in session for in-person learning. there is some good news for high school students, today the high schoolers can start practicing and competing for sports even though many of them will not be back in the school building by the end of april. so a huge day for parents, teachers and students, and it will continue until the end of april, when other students will join them. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> cierra, thank you. >>> across the bay in alameda county students in all grade levels return to the classroom starting this morning in san leandro. the district is reopening under a hybrid model. families are allowed to opt out if they so desire. the district's 13 schools just completed

supporters last night rallied for alison collin who announced a suit against the district and her colleaguesseeking $27 million in damages. she claims the board retaliated and violated her free speech rights when they stripped her of her position removing her from all committees. it followed the resurfacing of racially charged tweets about asian-americans. she argues she posted those tweets when she was not yet in public office, but only as a mother. some bay area leaders have another take. >> i'm a black woman. i'm a mother. i'm an educator. all of these legacies mean that i have no choice but to fight. >> how a school board member could be so self-absorbed to file this kind of lawsuit is outrageous. >> her attorney is giving the school board one week to call a special session to rescind its vote. >>> new details on the effort to crack down on sideshows. "the mercury news" is reporting san jose councilmembers are looking to put new barriers at popular sideshow intersections and plan to deploy new license plate readers. they are crafting an ordinance making it illegal to organize and promote

alison collins is now suing the school district several school board members and the county of san francisco. this comes after she was removed from her position last week. the controversy began when she tweeted and these tweets were in 2016 using racial slurs when writing about an anti-black experience. her daughter's faced in the school resurface collins again to fit awards on wednesday saying she was speaking the truth and the slurs themselves were taken out of context. >> i invite you to join me and making this moment counts. to not let me or anyone else be swept under the rug. >> canceled or her >> the lawsuit against the school district and school board alleges collins was stripped of our vice president position in membership on all committees is a violation of her first amendment rights. we're checking in with the proponents of the recall against governor newsome. after polls showed that voters would keep him in office if the election happened today, capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the latest updates on that story. >> the polls really don't matter. the only poll that matters

move comes after the school board voted last week to remove alison collins from her leadership position on the board because of tweets several years ago that were considered to be racist. hello again, everyone i'm frank somerville and i'm. lee julie haener today, colin supporters held a rally as she spoke out, ktvu deborah villalon joins us now live with her message. deb, julie apologetic. no more. allyson collins is on the offense, saying she is the target of a smear campaign to label her a racist. how grateful i am for all the love and support school board member allyson collins is being called on to resign by virtually every san francisco politician. after tweets surface from before her election, suggesting asian americans benefit by white supremacy on a stereotype of being the model minority. she apologized but said her words were taken out of context. in this rally with supporters, collins is now defiant, calling the campaign against her a toxic political attack. i am a black woman. i'm a mother. i'm an educator, all of these legacies mean that i have no choice but to fight and fig

alison collins needs to resign. as a chinese person, no one can tell us that what we think is taken out of context. everything that she wrote is discriminatory against asians. they -- referring to they lopez and ms. collins like to use wikipedia so much, they will see their names in wikipedia. there is a recall petition and you will be recalled. thank you. >> thank you. hello, zoe? >> hello. i'm a senior at lowell and i'm just here honestly to ask the board of education to pull it together. like, please, this honestly feels like a runaway train. the infighting and individual actions taken outside of board of education meetings are ridiculous. i would really ask all of you to examine why you're here and think back on why you chose to run for the board of education. and the only answer to that question is to fight for students. i mean, i know you're not getting paid that much. you should only be here to fight for students. if you aren't here to fight for students, we don't want you here. as a student, i can say that.

alison collins needs to resign. as a chinese person, no one can tell us that what we think is taken out of context. everything that she wrote is discriminatory against asians. they -- referring to they lopez and ms. collins like to use wikipedia so much, they will see their names in wikipedia. there is a recall petition and you will be recalled. thank you. >> thank you. hello, zoe? >> hello. i'm a senior at lowell and i'm just here honestly to ask the board of education to pull it together. like, please, this honestly feels like a runaway train. the infighting and individual actions taken outside of board of education meetings are ridiculous. i would really ask all of you to examine why you're here and think back on why you chose to run for the board of education. and the only answer to that question is to fight for students. i mean, i know you're not getting paid that much. you should only be here to fight for students. if you aren't here to fight for students, we don't want you here. as a student, i can say that.

so supporters last night rallied for alison collins who renewed the suit seeking $27 million in damagese claims that the board retaliated and violated her free speech rights. they stripped her of her position removing her from all committees. she argues she posted tweets when she was not yet in public office but only as a mother. some bay area leaders have another take. >> i'm a black woman. i'm a mother. i'm an educator. all of these legacies mean that i have no choice but to fight. >> how a school board member could be so self-absorbed to file this type of lawsuit is outrageous. >> her attorney is giving the school board one week to call a special session to rescind its vote. >>> registered nurses at good samaritan hospital raising concerns about staffing levels. and they argue it may even be leaving some patients more at risk for covid. since last year's closure in the obstetrics department nurses say they've been short staffed and overcrowded. at the time of the shutdown executives cited comparatively small numbers of deliveries at regional medical. nurses plan to hold a protest out

. >> reporter: alison collins. last week she was accused of racist tweets back in 2016.esday evening she fired back. >> so much of who i am, and how i am in this world has gotten lost due to this targeted smear to label me as a racist. >> reporter: in 2016, collins, who is african american, had numerous tweets directed at asian-americans. one saying that asian-americans in her words used white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead. she has since said they were taken out of context, but did not address that on wednesday, firing forward instead. >> i will un apologetically pursue equity of black, latinx and asian communities. >> reporter: in a lawsuit also filed wednesday, collins is suing the district and five board members who voted to strip her of her vice president involvement. her lawsuit questions that move, and goes on to say that it is a violation of her freedom of speech, as the tweets were made before she was voted to the board. she now seeks $87 million in damages while many spoke to support her wednesday outside the district headquarters, she was int

. >> the meeting on tuesday will also be the first time since commissioner alison collins was strippedsident position over racially-charged tweets she posted back in 2016. collins filed a lawsuit against the district over their decision. >>> happening today, the islamic cultural center of northern california will hold a mobile covid-19 vaccine clinic. it will be held at lighthouse mosque in oakland. it begins at 9:00 a.m. appointments are required. >>> and california is making progress on vaccinating adults across the state. governor gavin newsom says the state has administered more than 19 million vaccines. here in the bay area we make up about 23% of that, more than 4 million doses have been administered throughout our nine counties. and the time something critical because on april 15th, everyone becomes eligible for a vaccine older than 16. >>> coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a new covid variant discovered here in the bay area. we speak with medical experts to help understand if it's really a threat. we'll have that plus all your top stories and vianey's full forecast

alison collins says she is the target of a smear campaign to label her a racist. many civic leaders have called on collins to resign over tweets before she was elected suggesting asian-american students and parent benefit from white supremacy and stereotype of being a model minority. she says her words were taken out of context. and this is a live look at new york from our affiliate fox 5, one of the big stories there tonight, legendary singer, song writer paul simon sells his entire song catalog to sony music plusing. financial terms not disclosed. the deal close include songs from across musicians decades long career including the sound of silence, bridge over troubled water and mrs. robinson. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ people say i'm crazy ♪ i got diamonds on the soles of my shoes, yeah ♪ well, that's one way to lose walking blues ♪ diamonds on the soles of my shoes ♪ la la tin. la la so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right.

stand up for another meeting, the reason rather this meeting will be the first since commissioner alison collins was stripped of her vice president position over racially-charged tweets she posted a few years back. collins has remained adamant she will not be resigning from her position and while this meeting plays out with all of its issues, there are still thousands of bay area parents still waiting for their children to return to the classroom. this move was the subject of a lawsuit when the kids will return to the classroom, filed by the city of san francisco, and the decision to not move kids in the classroom before the march 31st deadline that was set by governor newsom has revoked their ability to receive funding rather by the state, because of money set aside by an assembly bill. for some parents we spoke to the renaming process is simply a distraction. >> it's a bit frustrating unfortunately because we are one of the sites where a second grader might be going back for five days for a very shortened amount of time during the day, but my fourth grader will only be going back for two days.

alison collins is now suing the school district several board members and the county of san francisco. this all comes after she was removed from her position last week. the controversy began when tweets she made back in 2016 using racial slurs when writing about anti black experiences that she and her daughter faced in school when those tweets resurfaced, lot of them seem to have anti-asian leanings and collins defended her words on wednesday saying that she was speaking a truth and the slurs themselves were taken out of context. >> i invite you to join me and making this moment counts. to not let me or anyone else be swept under the rug. >> canceled or her >> the lawsuit against the school district and school board alleges that collins was stripped of her vice president position and membership on all committees and that that was a violation of her first amendment rights. in another developing story this time out of southern california. 4 people, including a child are dead after a shooting a 5th victim and the gunman were injured there at the hospital. now this happened at an office c

move comes after the school board voted last week to remove alison collins from her leadership position board because of tweets several years ago that were considered to be racist. hello again, everyone i'm frank somerville and i'm. lee julie haener today, colin supporters held a rally as she spoke out, ktvu deborah villalon joins us now live with her message. deb, julie apologetic. no more. allyson collins is on the offense, saying she is the target of a smear campaign to label her a racist.

and the san francisco school board faced hurdles when commissioner alison collins was striped of her vice presidency because of racially charged tweets she posted a few years ago. collins remained adamant she will not resign from her position. despite a year filled with controversy outside of the classroom, which the end of this month, the school district says that all 107 schools will have in-person capability and there is some good news for some of those older students, high school sports, including competition as well as practice can begin today even though many of them will not re-enter in-person learning until the end of the school year. there's a lot of moving parts. the most important thing you need to know, more than 30 schools, some younger students going back for in-person learning. we have more information on our website if you need to refresh on any of that information. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, cierra. 5:06 right now. >>> more details for you, students at all grade levels returning to classrooms starting this m

alison collins is now suing the district several board members and the county of san francisco. this after she was removed from her position last week. this all started when she was there were tweets discovered that she made back in 2016 where she was racial slurs writing about an anti black experience that her daughter has faced in school. and when those 2 suites were discovered. this whole thing started callison at collins again, defended her words yesterday and says she was speaking the truth and the slurs themselves. she says were taken out of context. >> i invite you to join me and making this moment counts. to not let me or anyone else be swept under the rug. >> canceled or her >> the lawsuit against the district and board alleges that she was stripped of her vice presidency and membership on all committees in violation of her first amendment rights. >> now story out of southern california. 4 people including a child dead now after a shooting in the city of orange and a 5th victim and the gunman were also injured alina abovian is live in orange now with the latest. alina.

that meeting stands out for another reason as well, it's the first meeting since commissioner alison collinsything that comes out of that meeting and update you on air and online. >>> i'm kris sanchez in downtown san jose where today mayor sam liccardo will unveil a $200 million package of community benefits attached to google's proposed downtown development. the 250-acre google development would bring office space to downtown san jose for as many as 20,000 of its workers and housing and open space recreation areas. the benefits package includes commitment to job training, equal opportunity, affordable housing and efforts to address homelessness. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures today will reach into the upper 60s for the inland areas, expect some afternoon sunshine, even after this cloudy start, we'll see more of the same tomorrow. our weather is basically on repeat as we enjoy some seasonable temperatures, but slightly warmer heading into the weekend. it is still all dry over the next seven days and we're looking ahead to see if there's any rain. laura? >> all ri

i still push for the fact that alison collins should be pushed to force to resign. it's sad she's teaching so many children what she said was okay. you don't get to tell me how your comments made me feel. they were offensive. my parents are not supporting white supremacists ideology. to compare that to an extremist group is offensive. again, we reiterate she's teaching children and children are watching as so many say it's okay to make these racist comments. it's offensive. she should resign and do the right thing for the group. there is no role for restorative justice for her because she sued all you who voted against her. those saying reinstate her, please do not do that. in anything she should be removed from the board. thank you. >> mildred. >> hi, mildred from common advocates. i'm coming to you talking to you all as a black mother, as a parent, i've worked hard in this district to make sure not only that our black students are treated right and they get the proper education they so deserve. i've worked with alison for many years not just for black families. sh

collins also wants all her roles in the district restored within a week. so alisones, also among those at the center of a recall effort in san francisco to recall the san francisco school board members over the district's inability to reopen schools now organizer's begun a signature drive, voters in a special election. now, in addition to collins, the effort also targets board president gabriella lopez and commissioner for poor fellow malinga. pardon me for other board members. they're not currently eligible in that effort because they. haven't been on the board long enough. now the campaign needs the signatures of more than 51,000 registered voters in san francisco. the u. s supreme court is hearing arguments about whether universities can financially reward athletes who played division one football and basketball and it's kevin corke reports. several justices on the high court came across as sympathetic to those student athletes. but. serious questions linger about the path forward. engine hear inside bars and classrooms will now it's playing out at the u. s. supr

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