reverend amos brown, a former freedom writer and champion of the cause will join us live in studio, as will an outspoken critic of reparations , richie greenberg. that is all ahead this half-hour. first, let's get you caught up on today's news headlines. >>> two people injured, multiple buildings evacuated after a fire broke out in san francisco. it started just before 330 this morning on masonic avenue. firefighters rescued two people, including one to jump out of the burning building. the police apartment is putting a high school officer at every high school in the city. they will also routinely check in with each middle school campus. there have been several violent incidents in the past week. back in march a student died after being stabbed in the classroom at montgomery high school. >>> three oakland coffee shop workers have been fired after a confrontation with a customer. that customer recorded the employees blocking her from the bathrooms after she noticed anti-semitic graffiti and tried to take a picture of it. the employees say the house customer harassed them earlier , and t

the city's crime rate, but that's led to blowback from breed's allies and today naacp president amos brownd a meeting with other local leaders defending the mayor and calling for unity between the black and asian american communities. >> so, friends, crime and violence is a national problem and one cannot in one's rational, sensible, loving mind blame the mayor of this city, london breed, for the crime in this town. >> now in a post on social media yang is publicly apologizing to the mayor, but he says he's only apologizing after getting several threats from what he calls an extremely powerful person, but he has not named that person. >> lately i have been receiving a lot of threats, especially from someone extremely powerful, someone who has the connection to presidents, senators, or, you know, the top elites. >> yang says he's a victim of crime in the city and he says one of the restaurants that he owns near alamos square has been burglarized seven times since 2020. >> in albany because an injury to one is an injury to all. >> east bay community activists held a rally this morning callin

conference at san francisco's third baptist chunk, the head of the city's chapter of the naacp reverend amos brownook issue with an apology. >> someone who has the connection to presidents, senators, or, you know, the top elites. >> reporter: yang's video was an apology of sorts where he blasted the mayor for her response to the city's crime, drug, and homeless issues. reverend brown says he talked with yang but didn't threaten him. at the news conference, the stream of black pastors, community leaders, and latino and asian allies backed reverend brown's concerns about the video. some said they reached out to yang about it. >> check this out. i don't like the way you are talking about our mayor. you need to cut it out. that's all i said to him. >> reporter: here is the video that didn't sit well. in the three minute 30 second rap, yang reference it is mayor twice. in one part, he flips her the bird. then specifically names her in another. >> you ain't nothing but a clown. when we really need you, you are never around. >> reporter: he voices frustration about having his business broken into several

andy chino yang, a restaurant owner and rapper claims that reverend amos brown, the president of the san francisco naacp made threats against his business and his family. in a post on instagram today, yang along with the organization, asian justice movement claim reverend brown came to gangs business demanding he apologize for a rap video that blames mayor london breed for a rise in crime. yang did ultimately issue an apology but said that he felt forced to do that. yeah. in the asian justice movement issuing a statement today specifically calling out reverend brown writing in part, quote, we are particularly concerned with the actions by reverend brown purporting to represent the naacp, which actions have had the impact of pitting the asian and black communities against one another. we're stronger when we stand together. yeah, in the group are now in turn demanding an apology from the reverend. we spoke to reverend brown today and he says he denies all of the allegations being made and says yang should have told him he was feeling threatened if that were the case. let's get you a ch

criticizing mayor london breed andy chino yang, a restaurant owner and rapper claims that reverend amos brown, the president of the san francisco naacp, made threats against yang's business and family in a post on instagram saturday yang along with the organization, asian justice movement claim reverend brown came to yang's business demanding that he apologize for a rap video. but yang produced blaming mayor london breed for a rise in crime. well, yea issued an apology for that music video earlier this week, but said that he felt forced to do so yang and a age am rather of the asian justice movement. they issued a statement on saturday specifically calling out reverend brown writing in part, quote, we are concerned with the actions by the reverend purporting to represent the naacp, which actions have had the impact of hitting the asian and black communities against one another. we are stronger when we stand together. well, yeah, in the group are now in turn demanding an apology from the reverent. we spoke with brown last night and he says he denies all the allegations being made saying gang s

andy chino yang restaurant owner rapper claims reverend amos brown, the president of the san francisco naacp made threats against his business and his family. in a post on instagram today, yang along with the organization, asian justice movement claim reverend brown came to yanks business demanding he apologize for the rap video that blames mayor london breed for a rise in crime yang did ultimately issue an apology, but said that he felt forced to do so. >> yang in am the age am issued a statement today specifically calling out reverend brown writing in part, quote. >> we are particularly concerned with the actions by reverend brown purporting to represent the naacp, which actions have had the impact of hitting the asian and black communities against one another. we're stronger when we stand together. yeah. in the group are now in turn demanding an apology from the reverend and we heard from brown earlier today and he says that he denies all of the allegations being made and says yang should have told him that he was feeling threatened if that were the case. for san francisco, police o

on thursday, naacp san francisco president reverend amos brown hosted a more than hour long press conference rights and faith leaders, calling out yang for what he says was an inappropriate and unwarranted attack on the mayor. >> since unfortunately, this -- young man erroneously hijacked an art form that evolved from the black community. and used it for divisive, devilish, destructive end. >> reporter: yang initially defended his song in a series of social media posts. but then posted this apology video, claiming he was being threatened by a powerful and influential supporter of mayor breed. >> someone who has the connection to presidents and senators or, you know, the top elites. i am simply a civilian. so for the sake of my family and my loved ones and my close friends, i'd like to openly and publicly make apology regarding of my actions and what i say in the video. i had no idea this extremely powerful individual has so much emotional attachment to london breed. >> reporter: brown called that a flat out lie. >> that was dishonest. >> reporter: james taylor, a professor of politics at the

amos brown, reverend brown. where's he at? he's filter. there he is. yeah. he said that.ut what's your problem. we're going to ask members of the public of the public to stop commenting during the board meeting. please, please take all conversations outside of the board meeting. thank you. only take care of this ahead. mr. chairman, members of the board, ladies and gentlemen. i'm here as president of the san francisco branch of the naacp. i'm begging you and i'm beseech you to not kowtow to the division of negative made spirit and politicking that is excluding us from having civil peace. full conversation. and we just saw a classic example of it from this person sitting in this audience. secondly around the issue of law, i use the words of rodney king. why can't we just get along and sit down around the conference table and stop this exclusion, ornery politicking? we have not been included. members of the board, so let's deal with it. thank you, reverend brown. that's your that's your minute. you sick. want to encourage the members of the public to not call out during the