our protest is against lausd.sters tell us they kept their kids home today, but others sent their children to school, including this father with a or very proud shirt who tells us he's gay. i do see it as hurtful, but i know for my kids i have to be strong. and, you know, the look the other ways. that was christi fajardo reporting. los angeles police have not yet said whether there were any arrests today. the rainbow flag in san francisco's castro district was replaced today ahead of this month's pride festivities. the group castro merchants pays for the flag and replaces it about 3 to 4 times a year. the president of castro merchants says it's important to keep the flag beautiful as it continues to signify that the castro is a safe place to be. exactly who you are. i can't believe how backwards our country is gone. so it is absolutely so incredibly important. this year that we show how proud we are boldly, loudly the flag is 20 by 30ft and is designated as an art installation created by gilbert baker. the flagpol

lausd spends $20,000 per kid per year.r school choice at the state level in california. give the money to the parents. if they walk and vote with their feet that school system will think differently about how to address parents. >> i'd like a last take on this. parents boycotting school's pride day. no parent wants to raise a bigot but this is how it's done. how would you say to something like that? >> my thing is this is our children. parents are in um our children. >> first line of defense. >> yes, no one cares for my children more than i do. their first choice to come when they need information. they come to the parents. i know what's best for my kids and family. i'd like to be the one to chose when and what i teach my children. >> 15 seconds to wrap us up. >> they have overstepped by messing with parent's children. he cares about his kids more than anyone else. >> this is a big election issue and this is why. thank you. >>> coming up. david ortiz, big poppy, his walk-up song, you know the walk-up song was big p papa. w

and i encourage everybody to keep their children home so lausd can understand that we will not be silencedent. >> ainsley: we did ask for a statement from the los angeles unified school district and this is what they told us. los angeles unified remains committed to maintaining a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students. we are also committed to ensuring diversity and inclusivity in addition out of an abundance of caution the los angeles school police department will be providing additional patrols around the campus. manuk, thank you so much for coming on with us. >> thank you very much for having me and letting me speak. >> ainsley: you are welcome. let's check in janice dean for our fox weather forecast. >> janice: i have friends with me from canada. what's your name? >> evan. >> and dana. >> having fun so far. >> having great time. >> janice: from paris come over here what's your name? >> joyce. >> what s. do you want to do. >> brooklyn bridge. >> janice: what's your name. >> lori and dana. >> where are you from. >> baton rouge, louisiana. >> and your first trip to n