students did vote to replace minutemen with bears. but in that poll, keeping minutemen wasn't an option. the board will also hear from the concord high school administration about why they support changing it. that is expected to happen in the may meeting, but it hasn't been finalized yet. >> in concord, amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> well, san francisco police are asking for the public's help now in finding this 12 year-old girl take a good look. this is jewel rayford she's been missing really since around 2.30, wednesday afternoon. last seen at presidio middle school on 30th avenue. julius said to be about 4 feet, 7 inches tall. weighs about 120 pounds. you can see she has black hair styled black braids and has braces. she was last seen wearing black tights and black and white sneakers. if you have any idea where she is, please call police. and alameda restaurant is recovering now after 2 suspects broke in and stole more than $20,000 in cash and electronics. surveillance video shows 2 suspects taking what they could and then leaving w

. >> minutemen have a proud history. they weren't just men, they were women, there were african americans. >> reporter: the fact that it's an armed man is a problem for others. >> some of the brutality and them being a malitia. >> reporter: concord high school has been trying to change their mascot for over a year, following a decision to replace human mascots for non-human. >> i graduated in the class of '91, but i also want to make sure that we have a mascot that represents everyone. >> reporter: last year they were closing in on the crocodiles. that never went through due to transparency issues and a lack of student involvement. this year, there was a student survey. 500 out of more than 1,100 students participated and leading the polls are the bears. >> out of those that voted, only 190 voted for the bears. so i don't think the students are excited about it, either. >> they were never given an option to make adjustments, make changes to the mascot, to become more inclusive. >> reporter: these parents have been speaki

students did vote to replace minutemen with bears. but in that poll, keeping minutemen wasn't an option. the board will also hear from the concord high school administration about why they support changing it. that is expected to happen in the may meeting, but it hasn't been finalized yet. >> in concord, amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> disney is suing florida governor ron desantis. the company claims desantis orchestrated a campaign to punish disney. and disney says that this is threatening the company's business plans. this is happening after disney came out against florida's so-called don't say bill, the status and his allies have been targeting disney's special tax district which has been in place since the 1960's. now new disney development deals are uncertain. disney world is florida's largest employer. >> chief justice john roberts is declining to testify at an ethical standards hearing next week. this stemming from the accusations against justice clarence thomas and his relationship with republican mega donor, harlan crow, illinoi

it's a historical symbol dating back to the american revolution, concord high school minutemen. >> minutemen had a proud history, not just men, but women and african americans. >> reporter: the problem of the gun for some people. >> they were a militia. >> reporter: following a district decision to replace human mascots with nonhuman mascots. >> i'm a former minuteman, went to school here, class of '91. but i also want a mascot that represents everyone. >> reporter: last year they were closing in on the crocodiles. that never went through due to transparency issues and lack of student involvement. 500 of 1,100 students participated in the survey and leading are the bears. >> 190 out of 500 who voted voted bears. i don't think the students are excited about it either. >> they were never given an option to make adjustments or changes to the mascot to become more inclusive. >> reporter: these parents have been speaking out against the change for months, they believe the measure adopted in 2021 gives schools the option to change the mascot but the goal is modify the image, eliminating the weapon

students did vote to replace minutemen with bears. but in that poll, keeping minutemen wasn't an option. the board will also hear from the concord high school administration about why they support changing it. that is expected to happen in the may meeting, but it hasn't been finalized yet. >> in concord, amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> coming up on the news at 9, a family files a lawsuit against a nursing home after they say their loved one died from media contaminated sandwich. plus changes to the operating hours of cruz robo taxis with there. >> they're operating now and city leaders have declared san francisco, one of the api capitals of the country as they celebrate the start of asian american and pacific island >> san francisco's officially kicking off asian american and pacific islander heritage month. that starts in may. a city leaders declared san francisco one of api capitals of the country. and mayor london breed says this year there's a lot to celebrate after so many recent attacks on the api community. >> we have an opportuni

. >> just the minutemen. concord students get to weigh in on how they would like to move forward. here is the mascot we're talking about, it is an armed minuteman. the district adopted a measure to replace human mascots with non-human mascots back in 2021. some opponents take extra issue with the fact that the minuteman is holding a rifle, which seems inappropriate in this era of school shootings. for supporters, the minuteman is a symbol of concord high and also one that dates back to the american revolution. >> minutemen have a proud history, there weren't just men, there were women, there were african americans. >> i'm a former minuteman, that's my history. i went to school here, graduated class of '91. but i also want to make sure that we have a mascot that represents everyone. >> there's been a lot of back and forth for more than a year at concord high. at one point the school was closing in on a change to the concord crocodiles but that got shut down over lack of student participation and criticisms ove

there are 31 minutemen, nearly 300 bears, but zero crocodiles. maybe a chance to do something a little different. >> i see the cheers already. we'll see what they become. >>> trading of shares in first republic bank were halted several times this morning on the new york stock exchange. the san francisco-based bank has seen its value drop by hundreds of millions of dollars. >> scott mcgrew joins us. the question most people are asking is, is their money safe. >> and we can use the stock price as a measure of what investors think is the future for first republic. investors certainly sounding pretty grim. as for those deposits, if you're a customer, they are safe as long as europe deposits are under $250,000 total. the fdic backs that deposit. no matter what happens, your money will be there. now, there are three distinct possibilities for the future of first republic. first, it just continues on as an independent bank. bank leaders announce big cuts and layoffs on monday to help keep costs and keep going. two, it's purchased by a larger bank. but f

there are 31 minutemen, nearly 300 bears, and zero crocodiles. so maybe an opportunity to do something unique. >> no doubt. >> thanks, kris. >>> 6:03 this morning. developing for you, this one coming out of oakland where they're trying to solve a purse snatching caught on camera that quickly took a far more violent turn. this happened about noon yesterday near the smith recreation center on park boulevard. that video showing a woman resists two men trying to take her purse, which they finally wrestled it away. when she runs after them, one of those men pulls a gun and shoots her. one nearby merchant describes the chaos and how her husband responded. >> she was fighting back really well for herself and then they took out the gun and shot her. it was something really crazy. we just ran over to see what was going on, left the store open. he ran there and he called 911, he covered over her gunshot wound, you know, making sure that she was okay, until the ambulance came. she was talking, she said she didn't want to die. she was really scared. >> the v

concord high school is considering retiring the >> minutemen moniker, some families that want to keep parents, students and alumni filled the mount diablo unified school board meeting. as you can see to fight for keeping the minutemen a year ago, the district decided to move away from the mascot. any mascot that depicts groups of humans allowing for they say a safer and more welcoming environment for all students. >> you know, those in attendance say that the minutemen moniker is a part of school and family history for many in the area. others, though, say it can be altered to be more inclusive. well, i-4. all. >> you see our >> there >> every move to see u.s.. i >> also the board is going to hear from the concord high administration about why they support the change. and that's expected to happen at the may board meeting that has been finalized yet. we'll keep you posted. it's 5.33 in the san francisco for a commission is delaying its decision whether to close the shelter that houses more than 100 people currently 117 people experiencing homelessness live in trailers at this site nea

unified school board meeting to fight to keep the minutemen. sort of depicted groups of people and instead wanted to include mascots are moved to mascots that rim or animal based or just anything else that was more inclusive for students. well, i-4. all. >> and the fact that you see our >> there every move to see u.s.. i >> the board is also going hear from the concord high school administration about why they support the change that should happen in may. a 36 right now and our media restaurant. >> was hit by burglars. 2 people broke in and they stole more than $20,000 worth of cash electronics. you can see them walking around here on the surveillance video. they went and stole some things, went back again and stow more within a couple of hours. they ended up taking 2 register laptops, a tablet and bottles of wine. and one of the owners spoke to us now. they are asking for the community support. >> we need to continue, you know, open the doesn't watt also on inviting everybody to so far as in the way that they canacome in and dine with us and s

the minutemen moniker. >> although some families are arguing that the school should keep it affect parentsed school board meeting. >> to fight for the minuteman mascot. a year ago, the district decided that it was going to move away from mascots that depict groups of humans and instead allow for, you know, mascots that feature animals or other things that are more inclusive for everybody. >> and those who are at the meeting say the minutemen moniker is part of the school in the family history for a lot of people in that area. others say that it could be altered to be more inclusive. well, i-4. all. and the fact. >> the art harris last left >> there every move to us. i >> the board is also going hear from the concord high school administration about why they support the change that supposed to happen at the may meeting. >> it's 6.37, and a restaurant in alameda is trying to recover from a costly theft. >> and here's the surveillance video that shows 2 people breaking in. they stole more than $20,000 of cash. electronics from ali and vine kron four's philippe djegal all has the details. >> j

their mascot is the minutemen. >> the schools decide they want to move away from that. there are some families now speaking up in his defense and here we have video of parents and some students that met at the school board meeting. where they said they want to preserve the minuteman name. now the school says they want to move away from mascots that sort of represent people or groups and instead moved to other things like animals or other concepts that are more inclusive and the people the meeting was some say the minutemen moniker is important because it's school and family history of the area and then others argue. >> that excludes a lot of groups. well, i-4. all. and the fact. >> the are here. it's >> there every move to see u.s.. i >> the board is also going hear from the concord high school administration about why they support the change that's supposed to happen at the may meeting. >> well, turns out charges will not be dropped against the man accused of assaulting san francisco's former police commissioner. after all viral video which you've probably seen by now

. >> minutemen have a proud history. there weren't just men, there were women there were african americans. >> i'm a former minuteman, that's my history. i went to school here, graduated class of '91. but i also want to make sure that we have a mascot that represents everyone. >> currently the majority of students that responded to a survey picked the bear as a mascot. those in support of maintaining the minuteman mascot will make their case before the school board this evening. >>> after an incredibly wet winter, focus is turning to fire season. yes, it is looming. nbc bay area's marianne favro is in san jose with a look at what impact the storms are having on our risk of wildfires. >> reporter: you can see that the grasses are growing fast and could potentially increase the amount of fuel during a fire. but experts say overall, the recent rains we had during the winter will actually decrease our chance of seeing large wildfires this summer. during the last decade, wildfires have scorched thousands of acres in the bay a

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minutemen 4 options like a bear.ven while some parents and going to make any changes just yet. >> that's right. and we're live in sacramento, sports director jason dumas. so have the latest on the warriors. kings gave 5 kron. 4 news at 9 is next. >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at known. >> now in 9 men accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend and her 13 year-old daughter has been charged with murder. antonio powell is now facing more than 100 years in prison. good evening, everybody. thanks for being with us tonight on kron, 4 news at 9 o'clock. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the shooting. happened saturday night in oakland. the family telling kron 4 that this was the result of domestic violence. >> but first, dan thorn in the newsroom for us tonight with more on the charges and this sad case stand. >> vicki rebecca jenkins and her 13 year-old daughter, desiree, were killed by who investigators say was jenkins boyfriend, the alameda county district

the minutemen moniker, some families that want to keep it. so parents, students and alumni weighed in at the mount diablo unified school board meeting a year ago. the district decided to move away from mascots that depict groups of humans. and it said they say allow for more a safer, welcoming environment for all students. and those people last night who spoke out, they were on both sides of the issue. well, i-4. >> all. and the fact. >> the are here. it's >> there every move to see u.s.. i >> the board is also going to hear from the concord high school administration about why they support the change and they're expected to do that in the may board meeting 9.32. is the time in the san francisco port commission is delaying its decision whether to close a shelter that houses more than 100 people currently 117 people who are homeless live in trailers at this site, which is near pier 94. it's known as site f earlier this month, though, the commission heard a plan that would require the people living here to move by the end of november. a decisio

aecom was called minutemen. job. and so it had just come out. and there was an ad for it on the back of a tiger beat magazine. and i covered is quite some time ago, then yeah. okay so the ad was on the back of this this magazine and i got to my seat and i was like the minute man out. and i tore it off the back of the tiger beat. and i pushed past all the people that were coming from further into the plane, which everybody hates that nobody likes the person going opposite. and so i get up to first class and i look at him. and there's he's sitting on the windows side, so i have to sort of reach over a person. and say, like quinton! quinton i'm in this d com minute man, and it just came out and like, here's the ad. that's me, and the ad is like three guys in snowsuits flying through time because they created time travel machine and so i'm like quinn like that's me in this movie, and i really hope to work with you someday. i think you're the best. that's all you got. and he looked at it like it's like a torn piece of paper. everybody was like i hope

and of course, the january 6th insurrectionists talked a lot about 1776, the sons of liberty, the minutemen. it's the revolution. but if they're not trying to separate, if they're trying to take over, that's more like 1876. that's the red shirts, the white league, the klan. that's. and what we're seeing now is redemption on a national scale. it's an attempt by a minority to reject the results of democracy and capture the federal government, taking advantage of some of the features of the constitution that make it possible to do that within the law and twisting the political process in other ways that might not be legal. and using to. so that struggle is not over. and we are helping the enemies of democracy. if we tell ourselves a story where white paramilitaries fighting national government are the heroes, where patriotic americans decide, the government is infringing on their rights and so they can rebel. what matters is not democracy, but protecting the rights of insiders. joe biden gave a speech in philadelphia recently which. i liked a lot because he said there's a real threat to our de

she was born, my grandmother was born and rode out to alert the countryside and particularly the minutemen that a british troop of 800 man was coming to confiscate their arsenal and of those men met the british army the largest and most powerful empire in the history on the oldld northbridge 242 years ago today and they drove them back and chased them in retreat from concorde through lincoln to arlington into cambridge inflicting terrible casualties and that was the beginning of the american revolution but really the revolution started two years before and it started when the british passed an impressive law raising the taxes on tea in new englandas this was a law that ws made in collusion with the british eastin india company whh the king owned shares in, his ministers owned shares in and most owned shares in and it was their plan to impose the attack on new england merchants to exempt the british east india company from a tax so that they could undersell everybody and that they would make a profit for their shareholders. so the revolution and of course the americans responded by addressi

like, for example, in massachusetts, that the so-called minutemen had any kind of significant training. and even then their training is primarily in marksmanship, but even mostly but mostly on what we call minor tactics. they're doing drill and practicing right left, right, face, left face, etc. marching and, changing from column the line. but they're practicing it in groups of 20 or less and. it doesn't take a big of the imagination to understand why it is that maneuvering with a group of 20 people is somehow a completely different thing than with a battalion of 500 men or an army of 20,000 men. right. they don't have any experience with large you to tactics. rifles are not common at all except on the frontier and when, for example, the army outside boston in 1775 sees the very first corps or continental. riflemen rose when when when congress authorized the creation of the continental army in june of 1775, the very first thing they called for was a regiment riflemen from virginia, maryland, pennsylvania. all right. and they finally show up in the fall of 75. and the other soldiers are

and he rode out to concord, to alert the countryside and particularly the minutemen. that a british troop of 800 men was coming to confiscate their arsenal and their powder dump and those men met the british army, the largest and most powerful empire in history on the old north bridge 242 years ago today and they drove them back and they chased them in retreat through concord, through lexington, through lincoln, through arlington, into cambridge, inflicting terrible casualties. and that was the beginning of the american revolution. but really the revolution had started two years before. and it started when british had passed an oppressive law raising the taxes on tea. in new england. and they raised -- this was a -- a british crown made in collusion with the british east india company, which his minister owned shares in, the king owned shares in and most of the aristocracy owned shares in. it was their plan to impose the tax on new england measure chants, but exempt the british east india company from a tax. so that they could undersell everybody and that they would m