that there is the christopher columbus statue that was vandalized someone took an axe to christopher columbus is that there is no red paint all over the statue removing columbus his name from the national holiday is meant to be a way to make amends and acknowledge america's bloody past but is the relabeling of a day really the best way to help america's indigenous people it's not going to affect people who do anything that's going to change their situation unfortunately the better immediately freedom day might be a good thing. or a cloudy day we can get if we can get something for them in terms of a date that's perfect and then that way we can do like i said go ahead and start talking about the deeper issues at hand and then we can work towards getting getting more more for them people should be other centers and care more about other people than they do that more people care about themselves these days than they do others or people focus more so than just change the name incomes for native americans tend to be relatively low and unemployment high in two thousand and fifteen poverty r

now, who thinks we should take down this statue of christopher columbus, raise your hand., let's start with you. why should we take him down? >> he wanted to find india but he couldn't. he's an idiot. >> because he's an idiot, okay. heading up central park west, we realized statues aren't the only offensive structures in new york. who thinks that should be taken down? ( cheers and applause ) dodging tree limbs and traffic lights, we ended up just outside central park in east harlem. all right, guys, coming up is a statue of dr. james marion sims. he's considered the father of modern gynecology. well, that's good. he also used enslaved african american women as his test subjects. so that's not good. this may be a tough one. all right, well, let's go see the statue. who feels that his statue should be taken down? who thinks this statue should be replaced with a female gynecologist? who also experimented on slaves. no, okay. no bus tour is complete without visiting new york's beloved rat warren of a bus depot, the port authority, home to the city's most famous bus driver from

christopher columbus is now a target for some reason. in l.a. ty council has voted to rename columbus day indigenous peoples day. >> mitchell is behind the proposal and held a rally. >> we will no longer stand for revisionists thinking celebrating someone who was responsible for setting in motion the greatest genocide known in our history. >> tucker: wow, the frenzy of self-hatred continues. in new york city, columbus statues are being vandalized. the city council is discussing renaming columbus circle. the removal of columbus statue they are. joe piscopo is not taking the city down. the comedian and talk show host is rallying to protect columbus. joe, why are you doing this? >> i am such a proud italian-american. i think of my grandparents coming over here from italy. learning the laws, language of the united states of america. being proud americans. my parents and grand parents always said this is america, the greatest country on planet earth. learn it, live it, be proud to be an american. italian-americans -- tucker, they work so hard. they've

that christopher columbus sailed in 1492 that massive ship behind it built in roughly the same time wasthe flagship of chinese admiral. it was as you can see ten times the size of these discoveries assailed from european waters. china has a deep and abiding history in the pacific, and that relationship, the maritime reach of the united states balanced with china's ancient sense of itself as a pacific power, is truly the leitmotif that place in the geopolitics of the pacific today. we see the chinese navy rising. it is reaching out. it is deploying. here's a chinese corvette arriving for a port call in pearl harbor hawaii. china is also bringing its allies and coalition partners into the pacific. this is a chinese destroyer operating with a russian destroyer. now, the united states as terrific allies in the pacific. this is also part of our relationship set. this is prime minister shinzo abe, a reliable partner in the japanese navy is incredibly professional and capable. we also have excellent partners on the korean peninsula, south korea. together we have a challenge that is in many way

city council portrayed christopher columbus as a slave trader, sex trafficker, and mass murderer. >> celebrate someone who was responsible for setting in motion the greatest genocide known in world history. >> reporter: by a 14 to 1 vote, the council compared dropping columbus day to cleansing the south of confederate statues. s. >> i think the events at charlotteville have shown you how much we need racial healing in this country. >> reporter: worn this italy but sailing for spain, supporters say he brought western culture, science, and religion to the new world. >> want to celebrate with you, we just don't want it to be at the expence of columbus day. >> reporter: around the u.s., a move to erase columbus from harris history in baltimore and houston, monuments defaced. in new york, a statue deheaded while mayor in -- a statue beheaded while the mayor in new york is considering removing the explorer's statue. >> reporter: the 2nd monday in october became columbus day 80 years ago, thousand but now in l.a. and a dozen other cities, it's history. >>> coming up, some security changes c

a woman was arrested and cited on suspicion of vandalizing a christopher columbus to. authorities use surveillance but is to identify the 25-year- old suspect. the video shows her smearing the statue with red and black paint last week. she was later cited and released. san jose's city leaders have been discussing moving the statue to a less high-profile area. >>> housing prices in the silicone valley skyrocketing out of control. two city council members are for pushing for more affordable housing. it would be on an empty lot near a court in san felipe road in east san jose. the proposal includes 910 new homes for people age 55 and older. supporters say more has to be done to create affordable housing. critics included the mayor say this project is really billionaire developers building homes for millionaires. before it can be approved the plan would need to be put on the june 2018 ballots for a citywide vote. >>> the city of lafayette is trying to deal with rising housing costs there. tonight leaders will talk about whether or not tenants should be able to appeal a lar

. >>> a woman has been arrested accused of defacing a controversial statue of christopher columbus at city hall. the woman was taken into custody friday after a security guard recognized her on surveillance video. activists want the marble statue removed because they believe it symbolizes genocide and white supremacy. the mayor sam liccardo concedes the statue should go somewhere else. >>> the earthquake in mexico has killed thousands and left people homeless. >> reporter: a strong spirit in mexico city on the first s the earthquake and the aftershocks that followed thousands are turning to their church to reflect. in the basilica de guadalupe, there's no shortage of hope. >> we're a country that has a lot of faith. that's why we're here praying to our mother that have a little mercy to this country that loves her very much. >> reporter: it's a country that over the course of a month has endured four earthquakes, three above the 6.0 magnitude. and just from tuesdays alone the death toll tops 100. residents are finding strength in numbers. >> we thought we were alone, but after seeing

grant: what should be done with the christopher columbus statue in city hall?sj mayor: we have a policy in the city regard to any display in city hall which is - it ought to have a very strong connection to the city of san jose. checked columbus didn't land in san jose and he's not from san jose so that probably tells us we should probably move the statue else." (grant) the mayor wants dialogue so all sides can be heard before any move is made....and it's not something that's going to happen while sleeping. to see the full interview mayor, you can head to our com. (vicki) new tonight at nine... a couple in southern california has twin boys in a unique situation... one is a u-s citizen... and the state department says the other... is not. it has everything to do with where they were born and the fathers' d-n-a. from our partners at cnn crystal cruz explains the dilemma. these twin boys are the loves of their father's lives.elad dvash-banks/father: "they're our everything!"the dads married in canada 7 years ago. andrew dvash-banks is a us citizen.his husband, is

sky 6, taking a look at the christopher columbus memorial on penn's landing on this warm and humid nights-stop forecast tomorrow, kids don't need to bundle up much at all. it's a warm morning. temperatures in the morning, 67-degrees. in the cooler spots 73 center city. 74 the normal high this time of year with patchy fog. there is a lot of humidity in the air. tonight, we had a beautiful sunset with high thin sirius clouds thanks to tropical storm maria, it added enough to refract the setting sun showing the longer wavelength colors of orange and red getting a gorgeous shot of the sunset. the sun sets at 6:51. right now, 72 in philadelphia, very mild. allentown and reading 71. cape may, 72. poconos 63. showing tropical storm maria spinning off the coast of cape hatteras. he have had wind gusts 45 miles per hour drifting north. that cold front is waiting in the wings moving to the midwest kicking maria out to sea. one more day. 88-degrees in philadelphia tomorrow. the same in allentown. cape may cooler. 78-degrees. dewpoints in the upper 60s. the heat index upper 90s. thursday, here comes

. >>> 4:25 is the time an arrest in connection with the christopher columbus statue in san jose, newe damage to the statue and the woman taken into custody. >>> plus more than 80 thousand dollars for a food vender in berkeley. the latest on the money raced after this particular story went viral. >>> and the e shore freeway. traffic is moving along pretty well if driving on interstate 80 westbound. skies are clear. temperatures cool to mild and it will be a day where we warm up a little bit but not any record setting temperatures. it will be warm. monday temps coming up. we'll show you. >>> award winning journalism on your social media feed. the power of 2. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. i want to let you know about a red flag warning for parts of the bay area. the national weather service says warm and dry temperatures are expected today along with low humidity and gusty winds. that means the fire danger is critical and it feels like that season and it is warm and windy . thank you for joining us.. >>> it is warm and windy. it is that time of year, september. the temperatures are

logines with more >> i don't want our children and grandchildren to be taught anymore that christopher columbus who discovered america when he didn't even set foot on this land. >> two competing visions of history, one celebrated as an explorer, navigator and colonist. yesterday the la city council portrayed him as a slave trader, sex trafficker and mass murder >> we will no longer stand for revisionist thinking, celebrating someone responsible for setting in motion the greatest history >> by a 14 to one vote, the council compared dropping columbus day to cleansing the south of confederate statues >> i think the events at charlottesville shown us how much we need racial healing in this country. >> reporter: born in italy but sailing for spain, supporters say columbus brought western culture science and religion to the new world. >> on behalf of the italian community, we want to celebrate with you. we just don't want it to be at the and he knows of columbus day. >> around the u.s. however, a move to erase columbus from history. in baltimore and houston, monuments defaced. in new york, a statue b

christopher columbus did come to the united states.hings that led to the existence of the current state of our union as it exists. and in that process, he and many others killed purposefully or on accident both, many, many, many indigenous people. so i try to make sure that is at the center of the conversation when we're talking about that. >> a question over there? >> so, yes. first off, let me just say congratulations on the new baby boy. >> yes. >> and our staff is still talking about you and in shaker heights, we had you back in 2014, which was your first year at harvard. >> it was. i was just a baby grad student then, yeah. >> so my question for you is that, one, how do we take everything that you are speaking to and how can you help us to build capacity with our new teachers? like, if we had educators to enter our classrooms with this mind-set and philosophy you had, this world would be a totally different place. so i'm asking you, how can we take this and teach our young or our novice educators before they enter the classroom to

. >>> to south bay, a clash of ideals and it's over the christopher columbus statute. dualing petitions are circulating, once supported by those who want the statute removed, a rival petition wants the statute to stay put. >>> let's bring in meteorologist jeff ranieri. are we going to see more sprinkles like we did today? >> a light chance overnight. we're going to see the chance twindle as we see the coolest day of the week in tomorrow's forecast. so make your plans for thursday. you can see on the doppler radar, we have a cool front moving across throughout the day which brought us a few showers and we may get a chance overnight as it's trapped across the east bay and south bay. but once that moves south we see things dry out tomorrow. the big change throughout thursday is the drop of low pressure digging in across the west. it has cool air around it and that gives us the chance for isolated 40s tomorrow and temperatures that stay in the 70s for most of the bay area. not all of the bay area is going to wake up with temperatures in the 40s. we begin with 56 in the sou

. >>> a woman arrested and cited on suspicious of test suspicions of violating a christopher columbus statue at city hall. she smeared the statue with red and black paint last week. she was cited and released. leaders have been discussing whether or not to move the statue to a less high profile area. >>> housing prices in silicon valley are skyrocketing out of control. they hope to build more affordable housing. it would be on an empty lot near phillippe in san jose. there would be new homes for people 55 and older. supporters say that more needs to be done to create affordable housing. the san jose mayor says it is really really inerrant developers building homes for millionaires. that plan needs to be put on the 2018 ballot to get his citywide vote to be approved. >>> the city of lafayette is trying to deal with rising housing costs. tonight city leaders will talk about whether or not tenants should be able to appeal large increases in rent. according to the east bay times, this comes after one apartment complex wanted to raise rent by 20% last month and then refused to make repairs

. >>> a woman has been arrested accused of defacing a controversial statue of christopher columbus aty hall. the woman was taken into custody friday after a security guard recognized her on surveillance video. activists want the marble statue removed because they believe it symbolizes genocide and white supremacy. the mayor sam liccardo concedes the statue should go somewhere else. >>> the earthquake in mexico has killed thousands and left people homeless. >> reporter: a strong spirit in mexico city on the first sunday since the deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake and the aftershocks that followed thousands are turning to their church to reflect. in the basilica de guadalupe, there's no shortage of hope. >> we're a country that has a lot of faith. that's why we're here praying to our mother that have a little mercy to this country that loves her very much. >> reporter: it's a country that over the course of a month has endured four earthquakes, three above the 6.0 magnitude. and just from tuesdays alone the death toll tops 100. residents are finding strength in numbers. >> we thought we w

. >>> the christopher columbus statue in san jose city hall was vandalized only a day after city leadersgreed to remove it. our media partner the "mercury news" reports someone poured red and blank paint on the marble statue. yesterday a city council committee that included the mayor sam liccardo decided that statue will be relocated. last month a group started a petition to get the statue removed. they say columbus committed genocide against native americans. >>> a controversial event called free speech week is set to begin at uc berkeley sunday at noon. still not clear if some of the big names will really show up. right-wing commentator milo yiannopoulos claims he along with conservatives steve bannon and ann coulter are set to speak in berkeley. >> as of now they are confirmed to be here for september 24th to september 27th and from our end we have the resources and the means to put on this event. >> this alt-right terror week series of speakers is just meant to harass, to target and isolate and harass like the most vulnerable students. >> the uc system is spending an additional $300,

. >> a statue of christopher columbus is create ago historical debate in san jose. dualing petitions are circulating one supported by one who want the statue moved from city hall. a rival petition with fewer signatures want the sat statue to stay put. the opponents site the again individual of indigenous people. local italian americans gave the statue to the city in 1958. council member raul perez has a compromise which would move the stat ewe to a plan but still unbuilt ultrale center in little italy. we also have new video this evening of not quite a house cat. think of this as a very wig house cat. i'll move the graphic here a second. we'll be able to a mountain lion in garage camera. loss alt ohs says it went through craneway there in loss alt ohs didn't find it once they arrived but the homeowner showed the surveillance video. you can see the mountain lion there. happening in loss alt ohs. >> be careful with pets and be careful at night. >> oh my gosh trying to find his which back to los gatos. >> there you go. >> taking a detour. >> is this friday? >> my goodn

. >>> the christopher columbus statue in san jose city hall was vandalized only a day after city leadersgreed to remove it. our media partner the "mercury news" reports someone poured red and blank paint on the marble statue. yesterday a city council committee that includedhe liccardo decided that statue will be relocated. last month a group started a petition to get the statue removed. they say columbus committed genocide against native americans. >>> a controversial event called free speech week is set to begin at uc berkeley sunday at noon. still not clear if some of big names will really show the . right-wing commentator milo yiannopoulos claims he along with conservatives steve bannon and ann coulter are set to speak in berkeley. >> as of now they are confirmed to be here for september 24th to september 27th and from our end we have the resources and the means to put on this event. >> this alt-right terror week series of speakers is just meant to harass, to target and isolate and harass like the most vulnerable students. >> the uc system is spending an additional $300,000 to cover s

. >>> the christopher columbus statue in san jose city hall was vandalized the day after city leaders agreed to remove it. this is the statue before someone poured red and black paint all over it. city council committee decided a group start add petition to get it removed saying columbus committed genocide on native americans. >>> the warriors open training camp tomorrow in downtown oakland. but with a new season coming many are wondering if they will celebrate their nba championship at the white house. warriors head coach steve kerr tells our sister network espn no decision has been made. the warriors have not been invited yet by the trump administration, but it's believed an invitation will be extended if the team decides to attend as a group. last month kevin durant said he didn't want to celebrate the title with president trump because he does not respect the man in office. >>> let's get the latest on maria as it is lashing out at the turks and caicos with hurricane force winds over just about all of the 40 islands of that nation. let's take a look. yeah, it did definitely increas

christopher kumble columbus. >> we will no longer -- someone setting in motion the greatest genocide. >> comparing dropping columbus day as cleansing the south of confederate statues. >> we need racial healing. >> born in italy from sailing m spain. columbus brought western culture, sailing, and religion. >> we want to celebrate with you. we just don't wanted to be at the expense of columbus day. >> a move to erase columbus from history. in baltimore and houston, monuments defaced. in new york, a statue beheaded. mayor bill de blasio considers removing the explorers statue from columbus circle. despite his plans to march in this year's parade. >> how can we on one hand support the dignity and human rights of people while on the other hand replace one group's social inclusiveness for the sake of another. >> the second monday in october became columbus day 80 years ago now in l.a., and a dozen other cities, its history. here it will remain a paid holiday. >> mike: william la jeunesse reporting. president trump calling nasa astronaut peggy whitson an inspiration to all americans. especia

. >> a statue of christopher columbus will soon be history at san jose city hall. a city committee voted to move the statue. now it wants public input about where it should go and what should replace it. last month the group called the brown berets of san jose started a petition to get the statue relocated. they say columbus committed genocide against native americans. the removal of monuments prompted them to take >>> google is said to is embraced the hope that a transit village would be fully integrated in the community. our media partner says a town hall meeting was told it would not be a campus isolated from its neighbors. google and the city aring progress in the early stages of negotiation. the new me ga campus would houn. >> this really is about all of us, the community, labor, and faith coming together to come up with our demands and pressure both the city, because they have an important role in all of this, and google to do right by the community. >> the group of labor, faith, and community organizations wants to present google with a comprehensive list of

people who do support the change say christopher columbus was a slave trader, mass murder of indigenous> we will no longer talk for, thinking celebrating someone who is responsible for setting in motion the great at the time genocide known in world history. >> but supporters of columbus day say the explorer brought western culture, science and religion to the new world, and erasing him a mistake. ♪ >>> nfl season kicks off officially on thursday night. when the cleveland browns take to the feel at home on sunday, police and other first responders will not carry the american flag during pre-game ceremonies. the union representing the officers and paramedic said members can't support an organization that allows players to disrespect the flag and national anthem. several browns players took a knee during the national anthem during preseason game last month. >> talk about good time. lucky powerball ticket bringing hope to houston resident in the aftermath of harvey. >> ten-year-old georgia girl taking steps to help donating more than 160 pairs of shoes from her own massive collection. ♪ ♪♪

. >>> san jose police a one woman is arrested suspected of smearing paint on the christopher columbus statue at city hall. yesterday please confirm that friday's arrest of gina gonzales was issued a citation. the brown race one the columbus statue remove accusing the 15th- century explore accused of genocide in white supremacy.>>> anybody planning to heighten best hike in the berkeley hills and watch for mountain lions. one was spotted this weekend by 2 hikers. they say the cat was 75 away from them. experts say it's not a good idea to run we see them outlined, inside -- instead make yourself look bigger can't make noise and look menacing. >> how do you look menacing? >> easier said than done. >> i'm sure in that situation you will do anything.>>> is just like traffic, patient is easier said than done. >> that's correct. women accident causing a slowdown so some people will need to pack patients on their way to work. the southbound 101 has a crash near the parkway, this is a motorcycle that was hit a couple of times by a few cars. this is not looking good. emergency crews are just arr

normal folks maybe getting priced out...also the city's flood response, property crime, the christopher columbus statue and a several other things. to see the whole interview...just go to kron4.com. police say they've arrested a group of teens in connection with a fire that burned 100 acres of land in gilroy. four teens between the ages of 14 and 15 were arrested after they were suspected of starting the fire with illegal fireworks. they have since been released to the custody of their parents. police say a fire broke out and one of the teens tried to put it out, but it quickly spread out of control.cal fire says the fire was 100 percent contained as of yesterday. (vicki) 2017 is on track to be among the worst fire seasons in a decade. the weather turned very hot very fast in the spring and snow melted much faster than expected. experts say fuel was provided for wildfires because the grass dried out and so did forests. summer lightning storms dumped less rain than usual and weather conditions kept humidity low. the u.s. forest service and the u.s. department of interior report spending more than

narrator: find free adult education classes near you at finishyourdiploma.org cheryl: christopher columbusger welcome in the city of angels. in the latest act of political correctness the los angeles city council voted to change columbus day to indigenous people's day. >> we'll no longer stand for revisionist thinking celebrating someone who is known for the greatest genocide in u.s. history. cheryl: let's start with this. no her columbus day in los angeles. it was nearly unanimous by the city council. they say he was evil. he was abusive. >> with all the problems l.a. has from traffic to crime to the largest homeless population to a pension crisis getting ready to explode, to taxes that are prohibited, particularly to small businesses and minority and other entrepreneurs, the issue the brave city council decides to tackle is the problem of columbus day. that's governing the right way, i suppose. cheryl: there is also the controversy happening overseas. and i find this offensive considering i'm from texas. look at this "charlie hebdo" cover it's just showing basically saying neo-nazis are

. >> i don't want our children and grandchildren to be taught anymore that christopher columbus was someoneo discovered america when he did not even set foot on this land. >> two competing visions of history. one celebrated as an explorer, navigator. yesterday, the los angeles city council said that columbus was a slave trader, -- >> the council compared dropping columbus day to south. >> the event in charlottesville showed us how much we need racial healing. >> they said -- >> on bee half italian community, we want to celebrate with you. >> around the u.s., however a move to erase columbus from history. in baltimore and houston, mon alls defaced. in new york, a statue beheaded. while mayor bill did i blasto considers removing the explorer's statue, despite his plans to march in this year's parade. >> how can we on one hand support the dignity and human rights of people while on the other hand replace one group's social inclusiveness for the sake of another? >> the second monday in october became columbus day 80 years ago. now in l.a. and a dozen of other cities, it's history though it will

they explore christopher columbus w mass murder >> we will no long celebrate someone who is responsible of the greatest genocide known in world his >> supporters of columbus say the explorer brought western culture science's religion to the world. erasing him is a mistake. >> he did what he did. but he didn't discover america, it was already here. there were people here already. >>> mickey mouse caught up in a legal battle. why disney and other media giants are facing a lawsuit over a popular song >> are you working hard or hardly working? americans may be logging more hours than almost anyone else. >> tomorrow morning on fox 5, back to school, we will talk to the superintendent of montgomery county schools as the kids head back. a new place to eat in the district. latest joint to hit qarter. and harry connick junior dishing on the latest edition of his talk show, tomorrow on fox 5 news morning. news morning. been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that... you'll never be ready for. your l

. >>> thank you, the battle over a christopher columbus statue is heating up. the -- foundation has launched a petition to keep the statue after the san jose brown beer et be receipts started -- the brown beer beer ets, one plans to begin a resolution to remove the statue. >>> a lot of bay area are trying to figure out where they stand on legal pot. in about 20 minutes will talk about setting some ground rules for marijuana. the city is taking an open approach. >> recreational marijuana passed in november but as time ticks down to more and more municipalities are passing laws against it. half-moon bay isn't. >> we are taking a different approach than a lot of other cities and i think it's because of the history we have here and we think it's in the community's best interest to explore this. >> so for the first time the city is holding a meeting specifically about can bus. it's looking to allow greenhouse cultivation and possibly on site retail for what's grown there. most feed back has been positive but it wants more. >> i feel like it's one of those places tha

. >>> a woman was arrested and cited on suspicion of vandalizing a controversial christopher columbustatue. authorities use surveillance video to identify the 25-year- old suspect thing the video shows her smearing the statue with red and black paint. san jose city leaders have been discussing moving the statue to a less high profile area. >>> the oakland raiders lost to washington on primetime television 27-10.>> lynch stays into block. and it is picked off. it is intercepted.>> derek carr was intercepted on the first possession of the game for the raiders. then with the raiders down by seven, another interception against derek carr in the second quarter. washington was up 14 in the first quarter sealing the deal right there. kirk cousins goes deep finding josh dobson to yard touchdown. after the game raiders coach jack to rio talking about the players giving up too many.>> we definitely took one on the chin. constructed me. i have to be better. several big plays on third and second real long will we just did not take advantage of the opportunities. all in all, we took one today.>> b

san jose officials decided on the fate of this christopher columbus statue. >> and, of course, the verybbean as maria continues to churn through there. the latest on what's happening in puerto rico this morning and cleanup beginning. >> and i'll have the track of maria as it continues to churn towards the bahamas and the united states. take a look at what's going on here at home. we have highs that are going to struggle into the 60s and 70s. struggle into the 60s and 70s. we should be in 70s and 80s. >>> good morning. ep ss thursday,te >>mb i just realized is this th last day of summer? >> we need to bring mike nicco in to answer that question for us. >> astronomical summer ends tomorrow at 1:02 p.m. when wer . it feels like it already. hi, everybody. i was checking the winds because the winds will be a big story today. they're double digits, sfo and oakland, but they're gusting from 23 to 38 up at 2,600 feet. once the sun comes up, those breezes will come down in our valleys and make for a very cool day today. temperatures upper 40s to 50s at 7:00 this morning. 61 to 67. at 7:00 you ca