drake: on the stage? stage.e: on the the doors would open and all of this gray smoke and steam would come out and she would come through that missed and we said, no, no. whoink you are the one first called me hysterical about that one. so, i told ray stark we weren't .oing it and i am sure you try to get us all fired. but she was happy with the way it turned out. she did not come out on stage. ms. drake: ok. we will take some questions. if you haveuest is a question, raise your hand. we ask that you put the microphone in your hand. if you don't have the microphone, we cannot hear your question. who has questions? >> i was going to ask you about the title of your book "lady in red," which i love. pin you mentioned your nterest. i live in charlottesville. everybody knows everybody's business. to find outs to go about things is to go to your hairdresser. the editors said we had to come up with the name, so kimberly said, where are you in the name for this book? what's the title going to be? she said, i know

drake is everywhere in marin.here is sir francis drake bowel jared and even a sir francis drake high school but it is his statue getting particular attention as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains there is a movement now to get rid of it just like in plymouth, england. >> reporter: it's eggs within eggs called cosmic embrace. this marin county sculptor isn't exactly well known but follow the signatures and some of his work is getting to be that way. this one for instance. >> i looked at it once or twice but i thought it was don quixote. >> reporter: not quite. since the black lives matter movement heated up this 30-foot statue has become controversial. >> you look at that and what emotion do you get? >> disgust. >> reporter: this statue depicts sir francis drake best known for making landfall here in 1579 but he also had a history of slave trading. >> he had to be the baddest bath tub on his boat and i didn't want to make a sculptor of him. i made a sculptor of the event. >> this is all about propelling th

that dangerous scenario unfolding on phoenix sir san francisco drake boulevard. and its connection to the slave trade and a 16th century explorer. nbc bay area's sergio quintana is in larkspur with the details for us. >> reporter: in cell phone video drives off. police say that protester jumped on the car was it was making its way through the crowd. the central marin police department did not pursue the driver and they will not be taking any further action. the protester told us he was unharmed. >> i got on the hood because there were people behind me and i just wanted to stop this vehicle. and the vehicle just kept speeding up. >> if you want to protest, get on the sidewalk. >> reporter: for a few minutes the agitated crowd then squared off with police who tried clearing sir francis drake boulevard. the whole idea behind tonight's protest is to fake down the massive metal statue and rename the street. >> this is sir francis drake. the man was a murderer, a rapist, a killer. >> reporter: sir francis drake only spent a month in the bay area in 1579 before continui

brown says that she's hoping that sir francis drake high school would also consider a name change. a peaceful protest at the statue is scheduled for next wednesday evening. reporting in larkspur dan thorn kron 4 news. >>back to our top story earlier this evening. a fire in atlanta, where protesters a protest erupted after a black man was fatally shot. my an officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test this all started when officers got out call late last night about the man asleep at the wheel. in the drive-thru line other cars were driving around and they showed up and found re shard brooks said the man you see on the left they're sleeping in his car. police say he then failed a sobriety test this happened at wendy's where protesters set fire to that restaurant tonight brooks his attorneys saying. >>witnesses tell him there never was a field sobriety test. but the police tried to arrest him there was a struggle on. right here this video shows brooks and the altercation they say brooks took the officer's taser one of their tasers and we freeze the video here you can see. b

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brown says that she's hoping that sir francis drake high school would also consider a name change.eaceful protest at the statue is scheduled for next wednesday evening. reporting in larkspur dan thorn kron 4 news. >>fog across the bay area with temperatures coming into the upper 50's lower 60's now at this hour don't fret we'll see a lot of sunshine going on this afternoon in the 80's returning to those inland polo! marco...! polo! sì? marco...! polo! scusa? marco...! polo! ma io sono marco polo, ma playing "marco polo" with marco polo? surprising. ragazzini, io sono marco polo. sì, sono qui what's not surprising? geico helping you save even more on car and motorcycle insurance. ahhh... polo. marco...! polo! now get an extra 15% credit when you switch before october 7th. now get an extra 15% credit >>good morning, welcome back to kron 4 morning news 8.14 this sunday morning though we're taking a look at the sfo this time around a bit of a fog there, but no delays this find out more about today's forecast from days far. hi, dave hey, good morning marty good morning, everybody and i

drake was a onetime slave trader. this is no small change. sir francis drake runs through several towns and cities in the north bay. today county leaders held a listening session to get more input from the community. no word on when the county will make a decision. >>> well, advertisers spoke and facebook is listening. today facebook announced it will flag all posts from politicians that violate its rules. it all started when mark zuckerberg refused to take action against president trump's post suggesting mail-in ballots lead to voter fraud. in the past few weeks, big companies like verizon said they will no longer pay to advertise on facebook. and today one of the biggest advertisers on facebook, packaged good companies unilever said it is joining the advertising ban. >>> now to our making in the bay series. as cities and states open up, more people are putting their homes on the market. in san francisco, total inventory grew more than 2% last week, but it's still 12% down from last year. zillow's weekly market report found san jose is react

the group also called for police funds to be redirected for other services, protesters say that drake was a slave trader and does not need to be honored and sisters of native americans who inhabited the land say that more needs to be done to honor them. because this movement. >>that statue. i got changed and for so many people coming over the bridge is the first thing they see when they come into moran. they see a giant man with a flag has soared who sold we want to put an end to that. >>well the locks for city council is working with moraine county leaders along with leaders from fairfax ross and sentence elmo to look at the possibility of remaining sir francis drake boulevard. well to the east right now there's now a proposal to rename a street in downtown walnut creek to support the black lives matter movement. won a creek ceo sent an open letter to city council asking them to make a public announcement. the city supports and promotes black owned businesses and organizations. the ceo wrote one planet group would finance the project including painting a black lives matter mural righ

sir francis drake boulevard she has an online petition signed by thousands of people and it says e drake was a violent person and that he shouldn't be glorified in moran. the activists argue that also this 30 foot tall statue of sir francis drake should come down. and she says her goal isn't to erase history, though. >>what is more in about who are these people that wanted to name the street anyway after him like why didn't they question his morals and values seems change all the time and i would love for into have the main arterial road reflect the morals and values that we have in this county. >>she would also like next to rename a high school called drake high school which is doused the francis boulevard as well a peaceful protest on the statue issue is set for this coming wednesday. let's take a peek at the 7 day around the bay forecast as we are just starting this workweek and ends with the start of summer. look at that and the temperatures do ramp up as we get closer and closer to the weekend, especially as you can see and the valley areas but wow 84 for the bay is pretty warm to t

1000 so far points out the drake was a violent person. says he should not be glorified in moran. brown and other activists argue this 30 foot tall statue of sir francis drake should also come down. but brown says her goal is not to erase history. >>what is more in about who are these people that wanted to name the street anyway after him like why didn't they question his morals and values seems change all the time and i would love for into have the main arterial road reflect the morals and values that we have in this county. >>brown says the boulevards name change and the removal of the statue would just be the beginning her hope is the nearby high school would also consider a different name, it's called drake high school a peaceful protest at the statue is set for next wednesday. >>as we head to break, here's a live look outside at the embarcadero camera in san francisco, few high level clouds out there but a lot of sunshine john trouble have a complete check of the forecast coming up. >>46 right now and we've got to have a comfortable w

tonight, people are gathering in larksburg, demanding the statue of sir francis drake removed and a road named for him be renamed. there's also an issue in san francisco relating to another explorer. let's bring in christy smith. >> reporter: a demonstration is planned there this evening, but there is concern about the christopher columbus statue here in san francisco. sir francis drake boulevard could use a name change according to laura brown. >> right now with the francis drake name all over the county, it symbolizes we respect his legacy, and his legacy, in fact, is filled with hate, racism. >> reporter: she would like to see other symbols tied to the british explorer changed, too. a petition aims to reinvest police funds into services like health crisis intervention teams and remove drake references, and take down a sculpture. >> the first thing i see coming into the town is a celebration of a man who sold over 1400 people in slavery. >> reporter: the creator of the sculpture disagrees, saying by phone it's about an event. a western european global adventure that would bring their f

today in marine county, the effort is growing to remove a sculpture of sir francis drake in to remove his name from. >>all public spaces sits all over the place up there you see the demonstration here people took to the streets this evening kron four's jonathan mccall live in more in tonight with the latest jonathan, maybe not a huge group, but they made their presence know. >>yeah that was actually being there. hundreds of people out too. show their support for trying to get that spoke to remove grants want to show you some video of exactly what happened at the end that standoff with a chp officers has got group they were trying to get on sneaky slain 6, 5, 8, oz chp officers nature to block the merits. but the video itself this once again hundreds protesters here making sure that they can trying to get change she removed the sculpture of sir francis drake not only will that spoke to her but also to get his name off the streets building schools and other public entities as well some of the people here say that france is it's a sur princes street was slave trader does not need to be o

. >>> today north bay residents weighed in whether to rename sir francis drake boulevard. thousands signed a petition to rename it. told officials from several communities that change is necessary because of drake's connection to the slave trade. >> will they remember us as the generation who actually addressed the past centuries before us? >> officials plan to next hold a learning session with historians and representatives of indigenous groups. >>> group of community leaders called for leaders in fremont to unite, celebrating diversity and contributions of many cultures. ♪ >> bollywood singer joined the online forum along with speakers from many faiths and fremont police. echoed a message that people from different backgrounds and faiths share similar values and believes. >> we have a long history of defending human rights and equality. >> begins when we as americans earn easterly strive to provide equal opportunities for all. >> organizer lit a candle to represent unity, harmony and peace. >>> happening now, san francisco city hall lit up in blue, white and pink for tra

sir francis drake the bard that crosses marin county.fter sir francis drake, a sea captain who took part in slave trading back in the 16th century. >>> the oakland public library will start offering curbside pickup at five locations. visitors will be able to pick up books and other items that were placed on hold. wi-fi hotspots will be available outside the libraries. pickets will be available at the main library in oakland along with rockridge, west oakland, 81st avenue, and cesar chavez branches with limited days and hours. >> we stocked up on books, dvds, movies, everything we could grab that last day our library was open and we have gobbled it all up and can't wait for more. >> they depend on you and the boys. you got to keep them on business. >> we love our library. >>> steve is talking about how garcia woke up to cooler temperatures today. it was more comfortable. >>> i think she would be the first to tell me that. >> oh yeah. >> it is cooler. there is still be some upper 80s, so low to mid 90s, but the majority will cool off today

. >>> today north bay residents weighed in whether to rename sir francis drake boulevard. thounds signed a petition to rename it. told officials from several communities that change is necessary because of drake's connection to the slave trade. >> will they remember us as the generation who actually addressed the past centuries before us? >> officials plan to next hold a learning session with historians and representatives of indigenous groups. >>> group of community leaders called for leaders in fremont to unite, celebrating diversity and contributions of many cultures. ♪ >> bollywood singer joined the online forum along with speakers from many faiths and fremont police. echoed a message that people from different backgrounds and faiths share similar values and believes. >> we have a long history of defending human rights and equality. >> begins when we as americans earn easterly strive to provide equal opportunities for all. >> organizer lit a candle to represent unity, harmony and peace. >>> happening now, san francisco city hall lit up in ue,dk f awareness. >> black li

look at the possibility of renaming sir francis drake boulevard. >>all right weather time as we to check on the 4 zone live peek outside tonight at san francisco's embarcadero hot day in the bay, yeah, but typically what about a 20 degree difference between inland than that and the coast for breezy rodriguez here to give us the science behind it all. >>yeah that's right grant and vicki and today we did notice as much as 30 degrees of difference between antioch in half moon bay, right now still noticing that difference out there this evening 57 degrees right now for half moon bay in antioch 86 degrees as you step outside so widespread 60's and 70's around the bay area's shoreline with 80's as you make your way inland. so we are starting to see a cooler air mass starting to make its way through the north bay and with that an increase in cloud cover as well with that fog bank write off along the coast and that cool sea breeze is going to push it inland during the overnight hours bringing much needed relief to our coastal areas and you can see it's sti

there's now movement to remove sir francis drake statues and more in marin county. >> it's eggs within eggs. it is called cosmic embrace. >> the marine resident isn't exactly well known but follows the signatures and some of his work is getting to be that way. >> i looked at it once or twice. i thought it was don quixote. >> reporter: not quite. since the black lives matter issues have heated up -- >> what emotions do you get? >> disgust. >> reporter: this depicts sir cis drake, west known for making landfall here in 1579, but he history of slave trading. >> he had to be the baddest bathtub on this boat. i didn't want to make a sculpture of him. i made a sculpture of the event. >> this is about propelling this narrative of white superiority. >> reporter: when lauren brown saw protesters on sir francis drake boulevard last week, that struck her as ironic. hence the petition now signed by thousands and counting to get rid of the statue. >> i would use it as scrap metal. >> reporter: it is not just the statue. i everyhe boulevd pporrs petitnan gone. >> words matter and names matter. and w

>>well to the north bay now the effort to remove a statue of sir francis drake and his name from all public spaces is growing. hundreds of people took to the streets in a demonstration last night the chp had to block the entrance to eastbound 5.80 just keep those protesters from getting onto the freeway. the group also called for police funds to be redirected to other services, protesters say that drake was a slave trader and should not be honored. and sisters of native americans who once lived here say that more needs to be done to honor them. this movement. that statue. >>i got changed and for so many people coming over the bridge is the first thing they see when they come into moran. they see a giant man with the flag has soared who sold >>we want to put an end to that. >>well the locks for city council is working with moraine county along with leaders from fairfax ross and sentence elmo to look at the possibility of renaming sir francis drake boulevard. >>we have breaking news from washington where the supreme court has rejected president trump's effort to end legal protections f

>>take a look at 10 shalee sir francis drake boulevard which evening old sergei county. it is one many efforts for now calling on as seen as a way will the name of sir francis drake is making for most of the buildings, high schools and other entities around we're live tonight in larkspur of john smith called kron 4 news. >>thank you jonathan tonight, we have some breaking news says it is in walnut creek where police just tweeted this about 5 minutes ago talking about a protest that is happening right now. they say about 200 people gathered at heather farm park. the group is now walking westbound on ignacio valley near homestead. all lanes of traffic are being taken up by the marchers police say they're trying to provide traffic control. the leader or one of the organizers of this protest has been yelling time to wake up walnut creek as again a couple 100 people this is said to be a youth led protest. are demonstrating tonight in walnut creek keep you posted there. tonight police are investigating a possible hate crime in oakland after a woman reported finding a noose han

protesters say that drake was a slave trader and should not be honored. and sisters of native americans who once lived here say more needs to be done to honor them because this movement. we've got i got changed and for so many people coming over the bridge is the first thing they see when they come into moran. >>they see a giant man with the flag has soared sold >>we want to put an end to that. >>well the locks for a city council is working with moraine county along with leaders from fairfax ross and sentence elmo so look at the possibility of renaming sir francis drake boulevard. well, sam taylor county is moving into the next phase of reopening which allows indoor dining hair salons and gyms going work out the move comes after the county received permission from the state just this week. and now san francisco is also pushing to change its reopening timeline kron 4 s taylor bisacky reports. >>san mateo county is opening more doors this week as the county announced a new health order on wednesday that now allows indoor dining gyms hair salons. >>movie the

now we head to the north bay, the effort to remove a statue of surf and for sir francis drake and his name from all public spaces is growing. hundreds of people taking to the streets in a demonstration yesterday. the chp had to block the entrance to eastbound 5.80 to keep demonstrators from getting onto the freeway. the group also called for police funds to be redirected to other services, protesters say drake was a slave trader and should not be honored. and sisters of native americans who once lived here say that more needs to be done to honor them. >>because this movement. that statue. i got changed and for so many people coming over the bridge is the first thing they see when they come into moran. >>they see a giant man with the flag has soared who sold >>we want to put an end to that. >>well a large for city councils working with marine county along with leaders from fair fight fairfax ross in san anselmo all of them looking into the possibility of renaming sir francis drake boulevard. still ahead this morning inmate advocacy groups say that they are urging the state to release s

it is the sir francis drake boulevard ramp. and more than 5800 people signed a petition to rename the boulevard because of drake's connection to the slave trade. they also want a 30-foot tall sculpture removed. police kept an eye on things and the protest ere protesters bloc for only a short time. >>> and support in oakland after a rope described by some as a noose was found in a tree. people have left messages of love and unity on that tree. a woman who saw the reason in the tree thought it looked like a noose and posted her concern on social media. oakland mayor is calling for a hate crime investigation. >> the intentions will matter with regard to whether or not this is prosecuted as a hate crime, but intentions don't matter when it comes to terrorizing the public. >> abc 7 talked to the man who helped install the reasons. he says this is a big misunderstanding and that the reasons are used by him and his friends for exercise. >>> and now to the fight to stop coronavirus. governor newsom is reportedly considering a statewide

the debate of sir francis drake boulevard continues. weeks, there have been growing calls and protests like this one demanding sir francis drake boulevard be remained. he is a one time slave trader. this is no small change. it runs through several cities in the north bay. the council held a session for input from the community and no word when they make the decision. >>> president trump is getting tough on vandals, signing an executive order that protects monuments and statutes. anyone caught destroying statutes could face jail time and threatens too withhold fede them. it comes after a string of incidents involving the vandalism of statutes and just last week those in golden gate park were damaged. >>> still to come on "today in the bay." back on the pitch and practicing. we catch up with the earthquakes in florida practicing for an undetermined time. sports is next. devin, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15 percent credit on car and motorcycle policies? ok? that's 15 percent on top of what geico could already save you. so

francis drake boulevard. thousands signed a petition to rename it. because of drake's connection to the slave trade. >> will they remember us as the generation who actually ad the past centuries before us? >> officials plan a next total learns session with historians and representatives of indigenous groups. lisa when is that fog going dissipate? >> well its been taking its time but going to have a partial clearing. downtown san francisco, but east of the financial district, i should say west, maybe not so much but as we look at lake tahoe. started out warm. has been hot here and today numbers coming way down. we range from 57 in santa rosa to upper 70s by the delta. your local forecast and a look at july is coming up. >> thanks lisa. also next. battling racism. how sharks star evander kane what will be the first thing you do as soon as you're able? at ikea, we wondered that too... we found that people didn't say catching a new movie, or going on a trip. it was to simply be with loved ones. let's get ready for what's next. ikea. >>> in sports the nba

today's discussion on whether to ditch sir francis drake.>>> meteorologist mark tamayo will be back with his fine tuned weekend forecast. ♪ here's what we want everyone to do. count all the hugs you haven't given. all the hands you haven't held. all the dinners you didn't share with friends. the trips you haven't taken. keep track of them. each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. so for now, keep your distance. but don't lose count. we'll have some catching up to do. when we closed our wynn committed instantly to keeping all 15,000 team members on-board. we then focused our five-star level of service to all who needed it. we made improvements to people's lives. we strove to be better and we made people happy. this closure may have temporarily taken us out of wynn and encore, but it couldn't take the wynn and encore out of us. and now, we are proud to welcome you back. >>> marin county considering a name change for us or francis drake boulevard. activists say the name glorifies an explorer with ties to slavery. in an

it is >>> north bay residents are weighing in whether to rename san francis drake boulevard. thousands signed a petition to rename it, and last night many participants told officers or officials from several communities that change is necessary because of drake's connection to the slave trade. >> will they remember us as the generation who actually addressed the past centuries before us? >> officials plan to hold a learning session again with historians and representatives of indigenousgr you posted on that. a all right, lisa, how's it going to look today. >> gray sky and climbing through upper 60s and partly cloudy later today. so maybe not a beach day with those breezy winds on the way, even gust yr at home. so we'll talk about the cooler numbers coming in everywhere today and into the second half of the weekend, unfortunately and a turn around after that next. >> thanks, lisa. also next battling racism. how sharks star evander cevandec - is there a better alternative to braces? - only invisalign aligners use smarttrack technology. it moves teeth more comfortably and predic

this is called drake's equation.estimate of how many civilizations there are in the galaxy. that is where they came up with number 36. they took a bare bones, stripped down, drake's equation to get that number. charles: that that is a fascinag number and it is encouraging. i have guess the question though is, when or will they reveal themselves? why haven't they revealed themselves? what can we expect? are they going to be more intelligent than we are? >> well that is called the thermal paradox, where are they? turns out if you have a milky way galaxy with 36 dots on it, each dot is separated by 17,000 light years. in other words even if we're populated with 36 extraterrestrial life forms the distance is so great we'll not be able to communicate with them with radio or television t would take 17,000 years for a tv signal to go from one planet to the next planet. it will not happen anytime soon. sorry about that. charles: okay. but there is no sense they could have been so eoffed, long before us could be here -- evolv

effort to remove the stature rename a road predictable protesters have rallied the past two nights s drake sculpture. there is also a push to rename the sea captain who took part in 16th century slave trading. the u.s. supreme court handed president trump another setback when the justices ruled that the trump administration's effort to overturn the docket program was illegal. there were tears outside supreme court history from supporters when that ruling came down. the obama era program allows 650,000 immigrants who are brought to the u.s. as children to stay in the u.s. free from deportation. yesterday's 5-four ruling that was unlawful. the justices did >> i criedjoy if you minutes ago when i heard the decision of the supreme court on daca. this decision was lawless and it was contrary to the judicial oath. >> the ruling allows the department of homeland security to try to overturn dr. again. analyst say that is not likely to happen before the november presidential election. former president obama applauded the decision saying he is happy for the so-called dreamers and he also tweeted, we

. >>> not just statues and schoole debate over the future of sir francis drake boulevard continues. for weeks there have been growing calls and protests like this one demanding the boulevard be renamed. this is no small change, the boulevard runs through several towns and cities in the bay, and no word on when the committee will likely make a decision. >>> this is san francisco pride's 50th an verniversary. and senator, so nice to see you. what can we expect the rest of the month? >> t happening. even though we are not together we are together virtually. the trans march is being celebrated as we speak. digitally there's a neighborhood a socially distanced event in the southern part of the city. the pink triangle, which we can't do in person, there is going to be a digital display tomorrow night and saturday night. on sunday there's going to be -- even though physical pride was cancelled there will be a physical protests down polk street to honor the roots of pride and protests against police and societal brutality. >> we are showing the pink triangle and we know it will be lit up wi

plymouth doing the same with the statue of sir francis drake.here is pressure to take down henry stanl slaver was reviewed -- removed. they say that they want to erase a racist monument from the streets of oxford, but even if others agree, and it's a big ifo does any of this solve the deep inequality that exists in the u. between black and white? >> is a catalyst for a conversation -- it is a catalyst for a conversation and fo policy change. i wlt my child to know the f story, uncomfortable truths about how this unitedingdom became great. it became great because iton ensled milof people. reporter: silence for the minutes it took for george floyd to die. the killing of a black man thousands of miles away has prompted a massive soul-searching here at home. katty: this is new, these protests around the world. we haven't seen this in previous killings in the united states. a quick look at otherthe worl has clarified comments on whether people who don't show covie19 symptoms can spread disease. the group now says it inkstill a bigwn. on monday, a who

more than 5800 people have signed a petition to rename the boulevard because of drake's connection to the slave trade. they also want a 30-foot actual ptd. police kept an eye on things and the protesters blocked traffic for only a short while. >>> new developments at oakland's lake merritt. police are placing messages on a tree where describeas messages include much love, stand together and black lives not only matters, it is essential. there is some confusion over ropes found in trees that some say look like nooses. those who put the reasons in the trees say that they were there for exercise. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony explains. >> these symbols are symbols of racial violence and it is in-consume xwentd on all of us to have that sensitivity, to have that knowledge. what a privilege for those of us that don't feel complete fear ienon wlatter we see a rope in crime, but intentions don't matter when it comes to terrorizing the public. >> reporter: portia degree man is t -- freeman is the one who the shot the video and posted her concerns on social media. >> it caught me off guard

police have not been able to talk to her and they believe she could be with an adult man named kenyan drake. they are worried she could be in danger suspect i am worried about her because she really does not have a lot of fear and i worry she might put herself in the back corner with a bad person. >> i just want you to come home. i hope you are safe. i love and miss you. >> anyone that is in kelly is asked to call the gilroy police. >>> the time now is 4:19 a.m. and it seems like a good time to head to the coast if you want to cool off a bit. steve paulson is talking about, steve, this is our normal weather pattern this time of year. >> very typical. 30 to 40 degrees. >> very much so. a 40 degrees spread at least for some on the coast and may be from bodega bay out of vacaville and 609495 but that's what we are dealing with here in the wind is roaring for a bit in the fog is making a push inland but again it's nothing we have not seen or dealt with before. a summer forecast and remember spring was wild fluctuations were one day we get hot in the wind is a good breeze around the embarcadero

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here france says it's killed the leader of al-qaeda in north africa the french defense minister says drake died in an operation on thursday in northwest mali several people from his in a circle were also killed the world health organization has changed its advice on wearing masks to stop the spread of coronavirus w.h.o. now says everyone should weigh them when there is a risk of transmission and where social distancing is difficult such as on public transport you're up to date with the headlines and i have more news for you right after the listening post do stay with us. the usa is always of in fact the people the world people pay attention to will get on here and now does it is very good to bring the news to the world. that the police trust sports chess. talent and us journalists. are trumped by. us to cost america. hello i'm richard burton you're watching the listening post working from home here are some of the media elements we're examining this week 9 minutes in minnesota and the aftermath why does it take nationwide on rest and outrage before the u.s. media give the racial inequality

plymouth is doing the same with a statue of sir francis drake. of robert milligan was removed with a review of all the capital's statues and street names announced by the mayor. they say they want to raise a racist monument from the streets of oxford, but even if others agree, and it is a big if, how does this help solve the deep inequalities that exist in the uk between black and white? —— erase a racist monument. i hope it is a catalyst for a conversation and a catalyst for policy change. i want my child to go to school and to know the full story, uncomfortable truths about how this united kingdom became great. it became great because it enslaved millions of people. silence for the minutes it took for george floyd to die. the killing of a black man thousands of miles away has prompted a massive soul searching here at home. and in a statement, oriel college in oxford said: that is it so far for this. from me, tim wilcox and the team, bye—bye. hello there. we'll take a look at the uk unsettled weather picture in just a moment, but first of all, o

plymouth is doing the same with a statue of the slavist sir francis drake.e to take down henry stanley. and in london, the monument of the slaver robert milligan was removed with a review of all the capital's statues and street names announced by the mayor. they say that they want to erase a racist monument from the streets of oxford, but, even if others agree — and it's a big if — how does any of this help solve the deep inequalities that exist in the uk between black and white? well, it is huge symbolism. and i hope it is a catalyst, a catalyst for a conversation, a catalyst for policy change, that i want my child to go to school and to know the full story, uncomfortable truths about how this united kingdom became great. it became great because it enslaved millions of people. silence for the minutes it took for george floyd to die. the killing of a black man thousands of miles away has prompted a massive soul searching here at home. and ina and in a statement, oriel couege and in a statement, oriel college did not say whether or not it would take the statu

the protest comes as more than 5,800 people have signed a petition to rename the boulevard due to drake'snection to the slave trade. >>> abc 7 news is working to build a better bay area every day, and one thing we are following closely is the economy, of course, as the bay arear business, we are here te the newme in san mateo county, unexpected news in the middle of the afternoon. effective immediately, most businesses were given the go-ahead to reopen. today's surprise announcement really did catch many off guard, and as abc 7 news reporter amanda dell castilio explains, the rush is on to back to normal. >> reporter: effective immediately, salons, bars, barber shops, casinos and more get the green light to reopen. but is everyone ready kwsh this casino still closed. staff says it's working to reopen. others are in the same boat but thrilled they have the option. >> it gives people the ability to move forward. and then at the same time it gets people back to work. >> reporter: in daly city, new chairs just arrived at black and gold barber lounge, still waiting to be unpacked. the owner sa

prevalence and this is true the numbers of infections have been steadily declining in france said drake oh says he will be useful if there's a new spike in cases until then the french state looks set to pick up a bill of up to 100 $20000.00 euros a month for an app that we are using challengeable ski r.t. . meanwhile the united states has seen a record daily increase in coverage 900 cases reaching 40000 new infections on thursday think is revealed by johns hopkins university well the previous high was back in april with just over 36000 cases the u.s. still tops the global infection chart with almost 2 and a half 1000000 cases this has been put on us has put on hold plans to reopen several states including texas florida as well as arizona spot that though president trump says his country is coping well with the pandemic we have the greatest testing program in the world we've developed it over a period. and we're up to almost 30000000 tests that means we can have more cases if we do want to test or if we didn't test we wouldn't have cases but we have cases because we test deaths are down

the protest comes as more than 5,800 people have signed a petition to rename the boulevard due to drake'sction to the slave trade. >>> abc 7 news is working to build a better bay area every day, and one thing we are following closely is the economy, of course, as the bay area starts to reopen for business, we are here to navigate the new rules and new realities of this strange time. in san mateo county, unexpected news in the middle of the afternoon. effective immediately, most businesses were given the go-ahead to reopen. today's surprise announcement really did catch many off guard, and as abc 7 news reporter amanda dell castilio explains, the rush is on to back to normal. >> reporter: effective immediately, salons, bars, barber shops,asinos aor get the green t reopen. but is everyone ready kwsh this casino still closed. staff says it's working to reopen. others are in the same boat but thrilled they have the option. >> it gives people the ability to move forward. and then at the same time it gets people back to work. >> reporter: in daly city, new chairs just arrived at black an waitg

prevalence and this is true the numbers of infections haven't been steadily declining in france said drake oh says he will be useful if there's a new spike in cases until then the french state looks set to pick up a bill of up to $120000.00 euros a month for an app that we are using jollity will ski r.t. . meanwhile the u.s. has seen a record daily increase in covert 1000 cases reaching 40000 new infections on thursday these figures were revealed by johns hopkins university the previous high was back in april with more than 30 $6000.00 cases the u.s. still holds the sound record of the most global infections with almost 2 and a half 1000000 cases and this latest surge is for several states including texas and florida to suspend plans to reopen despite that president from says that his country is coping well with the pandemic we have the greatest testing program in the world we've developed it over. and wrapped almost 30000000 terrorists that means we can have more tasteless if we do want to test or if we didn't just we wouldn't have cases but we have cases because we test deaths. we have o

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there's going to be a peaceful protest calling for the removal of the sir francis drake statue and to rename the road that's currently named in his honor. well now to the latest on the 49 ers head coach kyle shanahan has more chances now to lead his team to a super bowl the niners announcing they're keeping him as head coach for the long term deal keep shanahan around until 2025 he had 3 years remaining on his previous recently turned the niners he around of course leading them to that 13 3 record and a super bowl appearance this past season. >>after going 4.12 the season before so a major turnaround for the team. let's keep the good times going right. in other nfl news lee commissioner roger goodell says that he would quote welcome a team signing colin kaepernick adding that he encourages teams to do exactly that in the same interview goodell said that he'd also support the league working alongside kaepernick if he chooses to continue his social justice work. some current nfl players believe the leak still owes cap. a personal apology. as for major league baseball mlb commissioner ro

the end of it because it's a form of formula of entertainment and a good story and cabled is whether drake no matter how she plays the he'll no i think fox plays the heel so sean hannity is always the bad guy he's always like the andre the giant in this situation and rachel maddow is really more of the hulk hogan character so they go out every night and it's quite exhausting after a while because if they you know to make it exciting sean hannity should put on a dress and do m s n b c every once in a while and rachel maddow should put on some cameo you know and put on some heavy weight lifting gear and go and do fox every now and then just to add some variety to the entertainment because it gets very very stale well i think it's even more than just the those presenters there are just presenters and gladiators fighting our various. right or left red team blue team gladiators the politicians the lobbyist the you know all the deep state who are heroes presented on m.s.n. b c their former f.b.i. officials and their former n.s.a. officials and their former department of defense officials and the

there's now movement to remove sir francis drake statues and more in marin county. >> it's eggs withinit is called cosmic embrace. >> the marine resident isn't exactly well known but follows the signatures and some of his work is getting to be that way. >> i looked at it once or twice. i thought it was don quixote. >> reporter: not