yes, on that day the enslaved people of galveston texas learned they were free to half years early the emancipation proclamation and the slavery and the confederacy. think about that. for more than two years in slave people of texas were kept in servitude for two years intentionally kept from the freedom for more than two years. and then on that summer day 156 years ago the enslaved people of texas they learn the news that they were free and they claim their freedom. indeed it was an important day. [applause] and remember is not the end of slavery in america. the truth is it would be six more months before the 13th amendment was ratified and enslaved people were free. so as we commemorate the history of juneteenth just as we did with the torso race massacre we must learn from our history and teacher children our history because it is part of our history as a nation as part of american history. we are gathered here in the house built by enslaved people. footsteps away from where president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. and we are here to witness president joe biden establ

it runs all the way up and down galveston.you drive down seawall boulevard, you're not seeing a lot of flooding on that road, but i just spoke with our producer, she's about 30 minutes away in another bedroom community here, and they're seeing flooding all over the place. residents who are unable in some cases to access their homes. we're about to check that out. in terms of preparations here in galveston, they have repositioned some of their high water vehicles to fire stations near areas that they know are prone to flooding, so they can respond if residents need help, and on the statewide level, ana, the governor here is ready, some 20 agencies, which includes everything from texas a&m forest services which has strike teams to the national guard to public safety. all these officials out with the resources necessary to help people, if they need to be helped, and this is the number one point of messaging right now. do not drive through standing water if that's what you're seeing on the roadways around you. it's the deepest con

we're just outside of galveston. we passed the san louis pass. i'm standing near free port, texas. this next band of rain just popped up. as we're getting that, look over my shoulder. this is a home development called treasure island. the treasures that we're seeing right now are unfortunately people's lawn chairs and pillows and other items floating up. i just saw a couple coming in from houston, dustin and christine, renting a house out here, probably 40 or 50 homes raised because of flood-like situations. and they were just wading through the water, it came up to their thigh, they went to bed last night, ana, said the high tide had come in and picked up a little bit, but things were fine. they woke up this morning and they're just in a giant pool of water. you got to think there are a lot of folks now in homes and waiting for this to try to clear up. but the reality is that you have, you know, a couple of days, today and tomorrow, where we're going to be seeing pretty steady rainfall, so this may get worse before it gets better. trying to communicate with some folks to find out

you heard will grant referencing galveston in texas.rming in the gulf of mexico and texas is getting hit. we can bring you live pictures from the coastline. it is still no time there, it is quite dark, you can see palm trees blowing, bending, ishould dark, you can see palm trees blowing, bending, i should say, in the wind. very strong waves hitting the shoreline as well. let's bring in matthew cappucci — a meteorologist for the myradar weather app who's based in washington. thank you forjoining us. you are a big country with lots of different weather problems across the continent. tell us more about the threat of tropical storm alberto. how much damage could it do? alberto forming an unusual way for this time of year. we had the central american gyro, big swell and atmosphere broad and diffused over the golf of mexico, yucatan peninsula and the west reviewed but we a low tide that be consolidated today and worked ashore an experiment at the same time broader circulation is putting moisture to texture —— texas with rainfall this far, ano

enslaved people were informed of their freedom in general order 3 which was read from the balcony in■ galvestonxas. that is what the day coemorates. host: this is the third year since it became a holiday. guest: great question.adc] tremendous impact on the holiday. the recognition a federal level establishes its have been celebrating at a local level for a number of years now. i think it is a step in the right direction for us to he very slow process by which slavery was ended and to celebrate together as a community once and for all its official ending. host: you have said juneteenth■g and learning blackeverywhere. what do you mean by that? guest: certainly.what we see whk history we talk about this at the national level but regionally and locally black has different trajectories and different past ences. i'm from the pacific northwest. i was raised inour history arouy is different than a ac or the s. ation of seattle comes from out of the great migration beginning in the early 1900s but ramping up around world war ii. many of the black seattleites come from texas and louisiana in particular.

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la celebración de esta fecha comenzó con la liberación de personas esclavizadas en galveston, texas,h san francisco incluían servicios religiosos y eventos sociales como rodeos y bailes. con el paso del tiempo, los afroamericanos han celebrado el fin de 1 de los capítulos más duros de la historia estadounidense en un ambiente de fiesta, pero también de concientización a través del activismo y la educación, con proyectos destinados a abordar el tema racial y la desigualdad. liset berenice telemundo. y por eso las familias celebraron por años esta fecha en sus casas como una fiesta entre amigos, pero desde que ya es feriado nacional, ahora se realizan este tipo de eventos masivos. con esto vamos a la pausa esta tarde a las 5 y 30 organizaciones en pro de la salud organizan manifestaciones en conexión al cierre del hospital regional en san josé. tenemos más detalles y escuche si está pagando más en su recibo de electricidad, quizás su aire acondicionado tenga algo que ver. en breve le vamos a compartir cómo revisar este detalle con estas y otras noticias. nos separamos un momento, pero

llego con toda su fuerza golpeando con intensa lluvia y fuertes vientos a comunidades costeras desde galvestonle. >> es algo comun para ano es algo que se pasa aqui, cada vez que viene lluvias, tormentas y huracanes, pero es bastante tragico y ver esto es bien duro. >> estas imagenes tomadas desde el espacio mostraban esta tarde el desarrollo de un enorme remolino de lluvia que paso a convertirse oficialmente en alberto, formandose en el suroeste del golfo de mexico y extendiendose hasta 400 millas al norte del centro del sistema una masa se convirtio en un verdadero dolor de cabeza, tanto para residentes, como para las autoridades. >> las manejadas ciclonicas obviamente ya estan teniendo un impacto en la zona una de las zonas costeras y esta agua ha entrado ya y esta causando ya inundaciones. >> algunos residentes tuvieron que abandonar sus hogares, esperando que la tormenta termine pronto y que sus pertenencias no sean destruidas por las fuertes corrientes que las camaras de noticias telemundo captaron esta tarde en el area de surfside. >> este video muestra la co comunidad de treasure islan

juneteenth was ushered in by the united states coloropts of galveston, announcing all are free.i uniform wearing brass, buttons that said u.s. and guns on their shoulders was such an exuberant experience, that here we are 159 years later still celebrating it. we wanev american to take a moment on. our common bond of freedom. because that is what we have he in erica. freedom is the key thing. in the -- and to exercise that k2suit of liberty, is what we are all here in this great coi want to thank the unid states color troops for reenacting. i wao thank the ms. juneteenth scholarship program for coming here today. i want to thank the national foundation board of the national parks service. it took a lot to get just this event together. but it shows what unity can do amongst us all. as we go forward, through the rest of our celebration on this day, i wand time, stay out of the heat, get someand en. we have a great show, a great enrtom people that are here, the legendary mr. michael■ hampton, mr. david baptiste. we have a lot of great things happening. enjoy yourselves. amongst all,

our flood watch is in effect from galveston down to brownsville. with 4 million impacted. we're dealing with the extreme heat as well. so a lot going on here as we head into the next couple days and that heat is going to stick around. >> thank you all. >>> congress is considering a landmark new bill that aims to fight pornographic images that show real faces with fake bodies created by artificial intelligence. >> a bipartisan group of senators led by senator ted cruz, called take it down. >> it comes as deep fake porn production. ali, this is one of two bills, right that's been proposed to try and deal with this deepfake revenge porn. what are the two bills. >> reporter: dueling ideas here on how to solve this problem. when senators talk about this they highlight the fact that it impacts from taylor swift and other celebrities who can more easily draw attention to this and get those images taken down but your everyday person who could be easily impacted. listen to one of those victims take about their experience. >> allowed me to more confident in classes, always a fear th

a waterspout spotted just offshore near galveston. alberto slamming into the texas gulf coast with these rough waves, heavy rain, and that storm surge sinking several boats at this corpus christi marina. the bow of one boat and sail of another, all that's left above the water. waterfront homes left battered. and beach towns like surfside, texas, under water. this driver stranded in flooded streets forced to abandon her car. but police were able to safely help the young women get to higher ground. >> it's definitely worse than i expected or i'd have been gone, you know? so -- i should have been more prepared. >> reporter: tonight, the texas governor issuing a disaster declaration for 51 counties and activating the national guard as the coast braces for up to ten inches of rain, flash flooding, and possible tornadoes. with tropical storm alberto now headed for landfall in mexico overnight, officials here in texas are urging residents to hunker down. >> stocked up on water, everything, did all that. we pretty much did everything we were

galveston canceling those events because of conditions right now. obviously, it is an important day, but this is what we're looking at at the moment. back to you. >> sam, you be safe out there. we will always appreciate that face as you just got smashed by the water there, brother, be careful. >> that picture tells the story. then we have the big heat wave still going on. >> yeah. we don't have a named tropical system yet, which tells you how strong it can be before it becomes a named storm. we want to focus on the heat. so many people will be impacted. 70 million people under heat advisories, watches, warnings, extending back toward it is great lakes and ohio river valley. we have a big area of high pressure. we will see this heat last for several days. huge ridge in the jet stream means the entire eastern part of the country will be part of it. go up to syracuse. 104 is what it feels like today. bangor, maine 105 which is hotter than what it feels like in new york with the heat index of about 91 degrees. then we continue into tomorrow. burlington

the first tropical storm of the hurricane season in the gulf of mexico has caused flooding in galveston extreme weather to come. will grant, bbc news, southern california. let's turn to some important news around the world. at least ten people have died in landslides in southeastern bangladesh, triggered by heavy monsoon rains. most were rohingya refugees form myanmar living in crowded camps in cox's bazar. more than one million people live in those camps, mostly in shacks made of bamboo and plastic sheets. the heavy rain is expected to continue for several days. at least nine people are dead and 46 injured after a fire broke out at a military ammunition depot in chad. the fire triggered a series of explosion that started just before midnight and lasted more than 30 minutes, causing fatalities and damage to nearby homes. members of the united states congress met with the dalai lama in india on wednesday. the bipartisan trip comes as president biden is expected to sign legislation that seeks to resume negotiations between beijing and tibetan leaders that have been stalled since 2010. sou

it is commemorating the day in 1865, when enslaved people in galveston, texas, learned that they weree. this is two years after the emancipation proclamation. many events are planned across the bay area honoring the day. over in oakland at the oakland museum, there is a celebration is called juneteenth. the cookout in redwood city at cardinal hall, a juneteenth cooking demo with award winning chefs. they're going to make dishes rooted in black culinary tradition. both of those events start at 1:00. i want to bring you in. meteorologist kari hall has a look at those forecast for us. because, you know, kara, a lot of folks are getting out today. now, don't forget a lot of folks did celebrate over the weekend with juneteenth celebrations across the bay area. so it's continuing into today. absolutely. and you may have the day off able to go to some of the celebrations around the bay area in san francisco. we're going to have temperatures starting out in the mid 50s, only making it into the low 60s for today. so we're keeping the jacket on. it's going to be cooler there, but a lot milder f

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reyna: desde corpus christi hasta galveston, arrastro este techo.ergencia. >>esta es una temporada de huracanes bastante activa, entonces estoy simplemente el comienzo. no bajan la guardia y decirle las personas que se mantengan bien informados. reyna: para algunos la tormenta brinda esperanza a una regiÓn afectada por una sequÍa severa. >>esta agua vino a calmar un poco lo caliente que se sentÍa la tierra. nos ayudÓ un poco con lo que es las palmas. elian: la tormenta alberto tambiÉn provocÓ el desbordamiento del rÍo santa catarina en monterrey, la principal ciudad del norte de mÉxico tras dejar una estela de agua y lluvias mientras se desplazaba hacia el norte. mientras esto sucedÍa en el norte de mÉxico, ya se reporta la lluvia torrencial, las inundaciones y dejÓ cuatro muertos, entre ellos tres niÑos. el presidente bidenemitiÓ una declaraciÓn de desastre para partes del sur de nuevo mÉxico afectada por severos incendios forestales que han destruido cientos de hogares. las llamas obligaron a huir a miles de residentes y declararon que los amplifi

it was two and a half years later june 19th, 1865, that those approximately 250,000 people in galvestons, got the word that they were free. and so that to me is a perfect example of what happens. that is one of the messages i try to get on juneteenth. orangeburg, south carolina, where a big crowd gathered, south carolina state, technical college, and the local communities all celebrating some renewal efforts to be put forth in that community and that was for me to say to them how important it is for us to open the lines of communication. maintain communications. listen to each other. respect each other and remember what lessons said to us even while the country was still -- that this country is great because its people are good, and the people of this country cease to be good, this country will cease to be great, and that is the message i'm trying to project today. let us not lose our goodness toward each other because if we do that, this country's greatness will go down the drain. >> and as my colleague and friend and fellow host al sharpton, the president of the national action networ

the lastng enslaved africans, black people were informed general order 3 which was read balcony in galveston day commemorates. host: thihird year since it became a holiday. what impact has that had on the holiday and on the country? t: great question. it's had tremendous impact on thethe recognition across the country and especially at the federal levelsignificance for to have been celebrating at a local level for a number of years now. i think it is a sp in the right direction for us to acknowledge the very slow process by which slavery was ended and to celebrate together as aand for all its official ending. host: said juneteenth can also be a time of teaching and learning black history everywhere. what do you mean by that? guest: certainly. see when we study black history -- we talkutonal level t regionally and locally black history has different trajectories and different past experiences. ic northwest. i was raised in seattle. our history around black history is different than a place like texas or thehowever, the black f seattle comes from out of the great migration beginning in the ear

on june 19, 1865, union troops from northern states reached galveston, texas.formed more than 250,000 enslaved lack people that they were officially free. it came more than two years after the emancipation declaration clear -- cleared all enslaved people into confederate controlled areas. juneteenth has mostly been observed by african-americans as a symbolic end of slavery, but in 2021, president biden signed legislation making it a federal holiday. it is marked as a day to celebrate freedom and raise awareness of continuing inequities across the globe. one of the activists who push to have juneteenth recognized marked this year's occasion in a special way. opal lee, the grandmother of juneteenth, completed her annual 2.5 mile walk in dallas to recognize the 2.5 years it took for the news to reach the people in texas. ms. lee was given the keys to her new home on friday. that home was built on the very same lot that her family was driven away from by a racist mob when she was 12. local businesses raised the funds to construct her a new house. incredible story t

new video from galveston, texas, where the beach is the place to be.ome sort of carnival. there you go. there you see the water, the historic pleasure pier, in fact, is very busy this afternoon as people head to the coast for colder weather. that is where nbc correspondent priscilla thompson is. priscilla, are folks finding relief from the heat in the water? >> reporter: they are, alex. they are finding relief in the water. you can see the beach behind me. it is dotted with umbrellas. you may also hear the screams of children who are riding the rides in front of may. they say they are getting a nice breeze as the rides go by, a lot of folks are in the shade doing everything they can to try to beat the heat. right now it is 88 degrees in galveston. the feels like temperature is 96 degrees. it is pretty hot here, but not nearly as hot as it is for the 3 million people under heat alerts across the country right now with temperatures expected to get as high as 110 degrees in places like california, nevada and utah. this comes after a week of sweltering hea

not just to the southern end of texas, all the way to galveston and the bend in southwest louisiana.of about this, mexico, 400 to 500 miles to the south of where i'm standing and about 1,000 miles from houston and galveston and the force of strength of this. ist is not over yet. we'll go through this the rest of the day and on top of that another system to the south developing and yet another tropical system potentially going to move into the florida coast, georgia and carolinas this weekend. buckle up. the beginning of what could be an unprecedented hurricane season 2024. >> harris: you've been telling us more months and reading about it and it is here now and you'll cover it. louisiana just became the first state in america to require the ten commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. aclu and other groups plan to file a lawsuit saying the ten commandment law violates church and state and unconstitutional. republican louisiana governor landri. >> this bill mandates the display of the ten commandments in every classroom in public, elementary, secondary and post educa

some residents were forced to evacuate 3 about 40 mile was in galveston, juneteenth events had to be rescheduled due to flooded streets. a unicorn float was spotted drifting through the flood waters. >>> 18 states are sweat ing through this blistering heat wave with more than a dozen cities hitting new record highs. and today will be much of the same. temperatures will rise to the middle of the upper 90s from columbus, ohio, to boston. heat indexes will make it feel well above 100. we have a report from a brutally hot philadelphia. >> reporter: in the city of brotherly love, the heat came early. >> it's super hot. >> emt says he's bracing for a busy season. >> yeah, last summer it was actually summer when we started getting our heatstrokes. >> reporter: the city has already declared its first heat health emergency of the year through saturday. in vermont -- >> we are out here for the next couple days trying to beat the heat. >> reporter: there are parts of the state that are almost 10 degrees hotter than miami. climate central says the shifting weather patterns have a culprit. >> tal

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. >> desde corpus christi hasta galveston algunos parecen rÍos.retera bajo el agua. >> tenemos cuadrillas de rescate, todas estas personas estÁn desplazadas. hemos estado activados por los Últimos tres dÍas. >> mÁs de 50 condados tejanos se encuentran bajo emergencia. >> Éstas una temporada de huracanes bastante activa. esto es simplemente el comienzo. decirle a las personas que se mantenga muy bien informados. reina: para algunos la tormenta brindar esperanza a una regiÓn afectada para una sequÍa severa. >> vino a calmar lo caliente que sentÍa la tierra y nos ayudÓ un poco tambiÉn para lo que es las palmas. reina: en texas, reina, univisiÓn. ilia: vamos a california donde un estudiante universitario hispano fue liberado tras ser detenido como sospechoso por la muerte puÑalada de un desamparado que trataba de robar un auto. el estudiante compaÑeros vieron al hombre, lo confrontaron y se enfrascaron en una situaciÓn que escalÓ hasta un desenlace fatal. dulce tiene detalles. >> gallegos, estudiante de la universidad del sur de california que apoyaro

also hearing from a quick-thinking teenager who was able to fight off a shark in the waters off of galveston on those florida incidents, beaches were ordered closed after that first attack, but officials reportedly did not act fast enough until two other teens were attacked just miles away. this morning, a stretch of walton county, florida, beaches now closed after a shark attack left three swimmers injured. watch as moments after one of those attacks, a beachgoer captures a shark lurking dangerously close to shore. walton county officials say on friday, a shark bit a 45-year-old woman swimming in watersound beach leaving her with significant trauma and an amputated arm. just 90 minutes later near and four miles away at seacrest beach, a 15 and 17-year-old attacked by a shark while in waist deep water. >> this is an anomaly. everything from it being three victims to where it's at. all we can do is respond, control what we can, and mitigate what we can't. >> reporter: this as just last week, a shark attack leaving oklahoma teen damiana humphrey with serious hand injuries during a vacation wit

enslaved black people in galveston, texas finally were told they were free.ears after the emancipation proclamation was signed. well, now juneteenth signifies a day of freedom. and four years ago, the day became a federal holiday. for more on the importance of this very special day, joining me live is jamaal williams, the director of advocacy for racial justice at san jose state university. jamaal, thank you for joining us. well thank you for having me. >> happy to be here. >> i want to know immediately your reaction, the importance of juneteenth. what how is it important to you? yeah i think we need to first give a lot of credit to opal lee, who's the grandmother of juneteenth and the people that fought to make this day a national holiday. >> i think it's important to know because we missed so many things in our textbooks that don't explain the full and complex history of the united states, especially as it pertains to black americans. and juneteenth is another day that that that is etched into the fabric of this nation that we can truly understand some of t

it is a day back in 1865, when the enslaved people of galveston, texas, learned they were free.wo years after the emancipation proclamation. now, the bay area, commemorating what is more than just a federal holiday, with events planned across the bay area now, here are some of those things you can check out across the bay area san francisco african american art and cultural complex will hold a black family reunion. juneteenth block party this morning at 11:00. kaiser permanente in south san francisco, also honoring both juneteenth and pride with a dance and celebration. and golden gate park is bringing back the art installation name monumental reckoning, along with a live performance and speakers. now, meteorologist kari hall has a look at what's shaping up for us, because folks are going to be out and enjoying the day. it's going to be nice for them. it's going to be a beautiful day and we have some nice, comfortable temperatures. it's going to be sunny at least for late morning into the afternoon. we're starting out with some clouds right now over san francisco. now looking at

we saw flooding yesterday in the galveston area. there it is.he fact that this storm is thousand miles away but still seeing flooding along the texas coast line that is significant. okay, so this kind of gears us up for hurricane season have a plan because it's happening and we have another area of low pressure. we do have a cold front moving through the northeast, that's going to bring some relief, also severe storms. >> we could have severe storms as well through texas and the central high plains. we will send it to you to keep updates. so much to talk to b. in the weather department. fox weather.com. over to you guys. >> steve: so hot so early. >> janice: that's the significant part, starts early. >> brian: i wore a sleeveless shirt yesterday. >> steve: all day. >> lawrence: did you show all your tattoos off. >> no tattoos but deltoids. people were commenting. there was a buzz. >> steve: was this in public or just at home. >> brian: just at home. i never lie. >> ainsley: rip the sleeves off a t-shirt. >> brian: i bought it that way. i had a p

damaging winds lashing the texas coast as tropical storm alberto formed in the gulf of mexico in galvestontexas. water up to the seawall covering what should be the beach sand. the beach starts usually way further up, but the waves are coming in the national hurricane center, predicting the first named storm of the season will move inland over northeastern mexico by thursday morning. but it's those outer bands you can see are already affecting texas. >> this is one of the marinas and the docks here along corpus. there's flooded all the storm surge pushing in. >> it's not the rain, but a brutal heat wave that has people sweltering from the midwest to the northeast, from michigan to maine, temperatures soaring into the upper 90s to low 100 seconds. beaches, a popular place for people looking for relief, like carson beach in south boston. and from the air, you can see people cooling off in lake michigan. back now to alberto. the storm is forecast to make landfall in mexico overnight, but the storm surge will still be an issue from galveston to corpus christi, texas. alexis christoforous abc n

let's bring in priscilla thompson, joining us from galveston, texas. priscilla, welcome.hey trying to brave the heat for a beach day? >> reporter: alex, that is exactly what's happening here. we are on pleasure pier, so you will hear kids screaming as they rides are going on around us, that i will give you a look at the beach behind me. you can see it's full of umbrellas and people out here trying to enjoy the heat. i will tell you, it's about 80 degrees here right now, but the feels like temperature is more like 96 degrees. the good news is, there is a bit of a breeze in the air here, which is helping, but i've got to tell you, across the country there are places dealing with triple digit temperatures. we are talking about 3 million people under heat alerts, in places like california and nevada. this comes after a week of record-breaking temperatures in some places out west, places like death valley hitting 122. that is a record. we saw phoenix hitting 113, another record, and las vegas, 111. that is the kind of heat that experts are warning about heading into the summer

bay area to mark a pivotal day in american history on june 19th, 1865, union soldiers marched to galvestonform thousands of enslaved people they were free. >> local leaders across the country have been raising the juneteenth flag outside government buildings. opal lee, who helped lead the movement to make today a federal holiday, held her annual walk for freedom in dallas today. in 2016, she walked 1400 miles from fort worth, texas, to washington, dc to draw attention to the cause. >> i'm delighted. i really am that so many of you are celebrating freedom. and i don't mean freedom in texas and freedom for black people. i mean freedom for all of us. and we are free yet. >> lee, who is now 97 years old, did her annual walk of freedom in dallas. she received the presidential medal of freedom for her work. president biden signed the holiday into law in 2021. >> state regulators hit amazon with a multi-million dollar fine. the new accusations that the company is mistreating its factory workers. >> also ahead tonight, bracing for tropical storm alberto, the first named storm of the season, threat

on this day in 1865 news of the emancipation proclamation reached people in galveston, texas two and a half years after the signing. not long after that, the first migration of african americans made its way to the city of oakland to begin a new life. that was followed by a second great migration in the 40s. the black panther shaped the culture of the city of oakland. today a bronze bus, dr. newton is on display in west oakland. but surprisingly there is no single monument honoring the black panther legacy. however that might soon change all thanks to the vision of the local oakland artist. >> i am born and raised in oakland, california, east oakland to be exact. >> reporter: walk the streets of oakland. >> we are in the district. >> reporter: you'll get more than just a tour. you'll get a lesson in history. >> this neighborhood is very significant for the black panther party. as young people, this is where they would come together and eat, plan, and very significant space. >> reporter: a sliver of space where they will meet 45th, a space soon to be home to his latest work of art. >>

they were in galveston, texas. the news came 2 months after the end of the civil war and more than 2 years after president lincoln's emancipation proclamation and since becoming a federal holiday in 2021. y juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond black america. 26 black veterans greeted with a warm welcome at our nation's capital today after embarking on the first to juneteenth honor flight. the group included those who fought in world war 2, the korean war and the vietnam war. for many of them, it was their first time seeing some of the memorials that honor their fellow comrades. one of the veterans, a part of the group, 101 years old. >> i want to know that in 1943. and that forgot all 80 and all of i feel like celebrity. >> but at been the matter. >> it happened. but >> 101 years old, the honor flight network actually is hosted nearly 300,000 veterans on flights and tours of dc landmarks for nearly 20 years. now. >> still ahead kron, 4 news at 6, we continue to remember the life and legacy of wi

but general gordon granger didn't come to galveston, texas, alone. general gordon granger came with the 25th army corps. 259th army corps liberated -- the 25th army corps liberated galveston, texas. it was the 25th army corps that came to galveston and ran the confederates out of town as it were. it is said that they were chased to the border of mexico. which allowed general gordon granger to read general order number 3. but for the 25th army corps, general gordon granger may not have been in a position to read general order number 3 on june 19th. because the 25th army corps came in about a week earlier. the 25th army corps was more than 1,000 persons strong. and consisted primarily of persons who were of african ancestry. it was african people who fought to liberate galveston, texas. hence we have juneteenth. much more that i could say about juneteenth and general order number 3, as well as the 25th army corps. we have presented a resolution to honor the 25th army corps for their bravery, for their valor. much more to be said about them. but today i

when union troops arrived in galveston, texas. announcing all enslaved people were free. it was nearly 2 years after the emancipation proclamation. so rooted in cookouts and community events for more than 150 years. the holiday is celebrated as black americans true independence. in 2021, president biden signed legislation making it a federal holiday. well today, the bay area joins in on the festivities. san francisco city hall shining red, black and green to recognize the holiday, however, because juneteenth is now a federal holiday city hall and other government services like the postal service and division of motor vehicles, offices. are closed public transportation remains open, but there are some scheduled changes. if you have the day off, go to some of the juneteenth events happening all across the bay to celebrate. including juneteenth in the town jubilee hosted by oakland city council member lauren layer taylor that starts at 530. p.m. at 1. there's a cookout at the oakland museum of california. and in just about 2 hours a block party takes over begins at the afric

union soldiers marched to galveston, texas, to inform thousands of enslaved people that they were frees across the country have been raising the juneteenth flag outside government buildings. opal lee, who helped lead the movement to make today a federal holiday, held her annual walk for freedom in dallas. in 2016, she walked 1400 miles from fort worth, texas, to washington, dc to draw attention to the cause. >> i'm delighted. i really am that so many of you are celebrating freedom. and i don't mean freedom in texas and freedom for black people. i mean freedom for all of us. and we are free. yet >> lee, who is 97 now, received the presidential medal of freedom for her work. president biden signed the holiday into law back in 2021. new at 730 tonight, a bay area native has made it on to the olympic rowing team. kara kohler of clayton won her competitions at the 2024 u.s. olympic rowing trials. the uc berkeley alum already has a bronze medal from the 2012 summer games, and now she's officially been selected to represent usa at this year's summer games in paris. congrats to her for making

con toda su fuerza, golpeando con intensa lluvia y fuertes vientos a comunidades costeras desde galvestoniene. lluvias, tormentas y huracanes. pero es bastante trÁgico. y ver esto es bien duro. >> estas imÁgenes tomadas desde el espacio mostraban esta tarde el desarrollo de un enorme remolino de lluvia que pasÓ a convertirse oficialmente en alberto, formÁndose en el suroeste del golfo de mÉxico y extendiÉndose hasta 400 millas al norte del centro del sistema. una masa de lluvia que se convirtiÓ en un verdadero dolor de cabeza, tanto para residentes como para las autoridades. >> las marejadas ciclÓnicas obviamente ya estÁn teniendo un impacto en algunas de las zonas costeras y esta agua ha entrado ya y estÁ causando ya inundaciones. >> algunos residentes tuvieron que abandonar sus hogares esperando que la tormenta termine pronto y que sus pertenencias no sean destruidas por las fuertes corrientes que las cÁmaras de noticias telemundo captaron esta tarde en el Área de surfside. este video muestra la comunidad de treasure island, al sur de houston, en peligro de quedar bajo agua. los niveles

we the right to vote and to have that vote count.essfully challenged a redistricting plan in galvestonounty, texas, the district court recognized that the plan act by depriving the counties bland latino voters of an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect a candidate of their choice. we have continued to prosecute fraud and we have challenged illegal monopolies that drive up prices for consumers. this year, we tried to break up -- for the monopoly of a live concert. we sued apple 0ífor monopolizing smart phone records. we have also continue to fulfill our responsibility that underlies all of our work to uphold the rule of law. that is why we have worked to combat a worrying spike of threats of violence against those who serve the public. those threats have included targeting of members of congress, police officers, judges, jurors, election workers, and the justice department's own employees. let me be clear. if anyone threatens public servants with violence, we will hold them accounta and we will continue to protect our democratic institutions like this one

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well, today marking juneteenth commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved people in galveston, texas learned that they were free. this is two years after the emancipation proclamation. to honor the holiday, the east bay regional park district is having free park day. that means that all fees are waived today for all the parks in the east bay district. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall. now. she's giving us a look at the forecast today, just in case you're looking to enjoy it outdoors with your family. absolutely it's going to be a beautiful day as we take a live look outside in walnut creek, you may want to hit some of those walking trails and take as many steps as miss opal lee. look it up. you'll be able to see the challenge there. we are going to be able to see temperatures going from mid 70s at noon into the upper 70s, so weather definitely not the excuse to not go outside and take it in. we're enjoying some cooler than normal temperatures all across the bay area. we're headed for upper 70s for novato. novato and napa oakland, up to 68 degrees and 75 for dublin. san jose wil

on this day in 1865 news of the emancipation proclamation reached people in galveston, texas two andalf years after the signing. not long after that, the first migration of african americans made its way to the city of oakland to begin a new life. that was followed by a second great migration in the 40s. the black panther shaped the culture of the city of oakland. today a bronze bus, dr. newton is on display in west oakland. but surprisingly there is no single monument honoring the black panther legacy. however that might soon change all thanks to the vision of the local oakland artist. >> i am

brownsville all the way up to galveston we're looking at this first possible potential tropical cyclone. going to bring heavy rain into parts of texas. lester, some places could see upwards of eight to ten inches of rain along the coast. >> all right, al, thank you. >>> we turn now to the string of mass shootings across the u.s. over the weekend. police in michigan giving an update on a shooting at a splash park that wounded nine people, while in texas police are searching for a killer. here's erin mclaughlin. >> reporter: tonight in round rock, texas a manhunt for the gunman who opened fire on a juneteenth celebration on sunday, killing two before getting away. >> do not approach as we believe the subject is armed and is dangerous. >> reporter: across the country over the weekend nine mass shootings, killing at least five and wounding many more. according to the gun violence archives. in rochester hills, michigan a man unleashed 36 rounds on a splash pad, injuring nine including an 8-year-old boy. >> the young child that, you know, had the head wound, he's made amazing progress. >> rep

the first tropical storm of the hurricane season in the gulf of mexico has caused flooding in galvestones itself for more extreme weather to come. will grant, bbc news, southern california. now a special report from gaza. since the war began, more than 330,000 tonnes of rubbish has built up across the territory, and humanitarian agencies say it poses a catastrophic risk to people's health and the environment. as summer temperatures rise, some of the more than1 million displaced people who fled israel's military offensive in the southern city of rafah are now living close to rubbish tips. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. this is war torn gaza's new landscape. mountains of rubbish. they have built up as basic services have collapsed, and for some, among the hundreds of thousands of people newly displaced by fighting in the south, like asmahan al—musri, this wasteland is now home. translation: we've never lived next to rubbish. - i cry, just like any other grandmother would, over her grandchildren being sick and having scabies. herfamily of 16 shares its tent in khan y