maya angelou monument, portrait of phenomenal woman. [cheers] >> let this serve as reminder of the importance of books and the acquisition of knowledge. my dear [indiscernible] has been in my life. always in my life. guiding and directing me towards my greatest expressions. as a woman, as a artist, as a teacher and a mother. >> from the sketches to final touches, the process has been a labor of love. each stage of the monument creation has been infused with the spirit of dr. angelou powerful words and and unwavering commitment to justice and equality. >> i feel we center have the spirit of dr. maya angelou because they are both very committed to equality, women rights and to insuring that all voices are heard and people have the opportunity to articulate and express themselves in all their many forms. >> portrait of phenomenal woman the maya angelou monument. she is the first all woman of color that is being honored in that way with a monument. it is important moment for that and we are really excited. and we want to continue this. >> t

maya angelou monument, portrait of phenomenal woman. [cheers] >> let this serve as reminder of the importance of books and the acquisition of knowledge. my dear [indiscernible] has been in my life. always in my life. guiding and directing me towards my greatest expressions. as a woman, as a artist, as a teacher and a mother. >> from the sketches to final touches, the process has been a labor of love. each stage of the monument creation has been infused with the spirit of dr. angelou powerful words and and unwavering commitment to justice and equality. >> i feel we center have the spirit of dr. maya angelou because they are both very committed to equality, women rights and to insuring that all voices are heard and people have the opportunity to articulate and express themselves in all their many forms. >> portrait of phenomenal woman the maya angelou monument. she is the first all woman of color that is being honored in that way with a monument. it is important moment for that and we are really excited. and we want to continue this. >> t

and as maya angelou would say, members of the human. she learned the geography contacts along the underground, the best ways to travel in the forbidding territory where. even a free slave would be taken with war began. she knew the entire union army would be ally and she became a uniquely skilled ally of the union cause she contributed her physical strength, her mental stamina, her powers of observation and personal connections, her strong courage and ingenuity that shows that she had sharpened for many years each daring army mission, any enemy territory worthy of a medal. she commanded soldiers on raids, found targets, troop movements. she returned from raids and scouting with mission accomplished with groups of newly freed americans. harriet tubman's leadership at the union army, a well, it's saving the promise and the reality of freedom itself by to speak of so it is no surprise that the maryland national guard honors harriet tubman for the various leadership skills that strive to emulate. but the question may be why brigadier genera

. >> maya angelou. said that if you don't like something, change it. and if you can't change it, change your perspective. >> we are. >> the ones who are saying this is who we are. this is why we matter. this is what we want you to understand. we're writing stories for us. >> what's this neighborhood technically called? issa. >> oh. >> someone told me it's the black beverly hills. is that true? >> guys. >> i really don't know. but i do know we have a lot of work to do. and this bench needs to go over there. >> could you? >> oh, but we just moved it here. >> oh, don't question my authority. thanks. >> and best of luck. >> for a happy and healthy future. you have the 100% support and love. >> it was a dream of mine to play for the lakers. ever since i was a little kid. i would watch. >> magic play. >> i'd watch michael. >> play. >> and i'd say, you know, can i get to that level? uh, kobe bryant. i have decided to skip college and take my talents to the nba. >> i want to be the. >> greatest player that i could possibly become. >> he was. >> fearless. >> hi

. >> maya angelou. said that if you don't like something, change it.f you can't change it, change your perspective. >> we are. >> the ones who are saying this is who we are. this is why we matter. this is what we want you to understand. we're writing stories for us. >> what's this neighborhood technically called? issa. >> oh. >> someone told me it's the black beverly hills. is that true? >> guys. >> i really don't know. but i do know we have a lot of work to do. and this bench needs to go over there. >> could you? >> oh, but we just moved it here. >> o d

this is his fourth grammy in the category, breaking a tie for the most with poet maya angelou.ur time is 640. we have some things going on in the morning. commute. allie rasmus is watching it. what's happening? >> we are going to check contra costa county because there have been some problems in that area. we mentioned earlier. 242 southbound at in concord. that had a problem that's now been cleared, but you see some lingering backups in a lot of spots there at 242. and also that crash we mentioned earlier. westbound 80 at central, it has traffic backed up all the way into richmond. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. actually first we're going to show you highway four at bay point. it's moving, but it is getting crowded. it's no major problems here, just the usual slowdown. and then the east shore freeway shows some slow traffic as well. it's still pretty dark out there with that cloud cover, so make sure you have your headlights on. and even if there's a little bit of drizzle, you still need to have your headlights on. once the sun comes up. that's california law. 641

this is his fourth grammy in the category, breaking a tie with the poet maya angelou.ty of hercules held its first chinese new year celebration over the weekend. [music] in the rain. the parade started at hercules high school and ended at the hercules community center. the celebration continued there with more performances, arts and crafts, and traditional lunar new year foods. organizers say they spent years preparing for this special celebration. >> with those that have moved from san francisco or from the big cities into hercules. they're really starving for more of that cultural experience. all of the things that they get from the bigger cities. and here we're able to provide such a thing. >> the celebration was organized by the hercules chamber of commerce and yee's martial arts and lion dance group. >> san francisco's thrive city hosted a lunar new year celebration outside chase center to ring in the year of the snake. >> with about. and help inspire. >> everyone was invited to the event that included lion dancers, traditional food, and family friendly activities