and pacific islander heritage month.ly, what should be a celebration of diversity is being marred by violence. there's a spike in anti-asian hate crimes, with reports of incidents up 164% in the first quarter this year compared to 2020. often, the victims are seen as foreigners -- as less american. our history is marked by moments when perceived belonging was challenged. one story from world war ii stands out -- when 23-year -old californian fred korematsu refused to get on a bus, defying a presidential order allowing the internment of japanese- americans. it's a story we asked his daughter, karen korematsu, to tell. karen: my father was my hero. he was my example and my shining light, really. my father was fred korematsu, who had the landmark supreme court case, korematsu versus united states, regarding the japanese american incarceration during world war ii. executive order 9066 was issued by president roosevelt. that was the order that gave actually the military the authority to forcibly remove anyone of japanese ance

revisiting this resolution is sort of appropriate given that this is asian american pacific islander heritage month. even though this was introduced in april, hopefully we'll get to the finalization and passage resolution here in the month of may. i just want to -- it's unfortunate that commissioner christian isn't with us at this point because she was in large part responsible for asking us to hold off on the final passage because there were some very key things that she thought was important to add to this resolution and was responsible in many ways for making this a much better and more comprehensive resolution along with our fellow commissioners in supporting this. and so i want -- and i'm very happy to reintroduce this resolution with the changes in information and recommendations that you will hear from that make it much, you know, much more meaningful, much more qualitative and much more appreciative of the history of asian american and pacific islanders not just in san francisco, but california and the u.s. and so i'm happy to have the opportunity to ask mark i guess to read

it is time we address the rise in hate crimes against asian americans and pacific islanders. we cannot ignore the fear and heartbreak that plague's our aapi community. and we cannot ignore the hate and violence perpetrated upon the aapi community. we cannot ignore the fact that there have been at least 2800 the united states since the in pandemic began, and 1,226 incidents taking place in california and 708 crimes in the bay area alone. . this is a fraction of hate crimes and incidents that we know because so many go unreported. so i urge my colleagues to support the covid-1919 hate crimes act so that we can continue -- covid-19 hate crimes act so that we can support justice and equality and safety for the aapi community. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from re-texas reserves -- the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlema

in the pacific islander and there's a fairly large pacific islander population in hawaii, there's about 4% of the population, but they were 24% of the infected. it's that type of disaggregation that can help us point to where we should go with our care programs and that's the reason that i think that this will be very helpful for our department to be able then to really hone down more finely and also then help address these needs within what often are not seen because of the melding of the data. so i encourage my fellow commissioners to accept the new resolution as strengthening and helping us demonstrate as a department, we're not only decrying a terrible problem, but that we are also going to face it by assisting in responding to health disparities within all of our communities including the asian pacific islanders. thank you. >> president bernal: thank you, commissioner chow, in particular for all of your leadership in strengthening this resolution. commissioners, do we have any other comments or questions before we move to a vote on the amendments? all right. seeing none. commission

in the pacific islander and there's a fairly large pacific islander population in hawaii, there's about 4% of the population, but they were 24% of the infected. it's that type of disaggregation that can help us point to where we should go with our care programs and that's the reason that i think that this will be very helpful for our department to be able then to really hone down more finely and also then help address these needs within what often are not seen because of the melding of the data. so i encourage my fellow commissioners to accept the new resolution as strengthening and helping us demonstrate as a department, we're not only decrying a terrible problem, but that we are also going to face it by assisting in responding to health disparities within all of our communities including the asian pacific islanders. thank you. >> president bernal: thank you, commissioner chow, in particular for all of your leadership in strengthening this resolution. commissioners, do we have any other comments or questions before we move to a vote on the amendments? all right. seeing none. commission

today, we kick off asian american pacific islander heritage month with a new star- studded psa. we will talk with the hollywood veteran behind this video and behind american idol ll thjo, who is thmost 10st >>> dinting herd immunity and vaccines. let's bring in ucsf disease specialist, thanks for joining us to start the week. >> thanks for having me on. >> i think i will start with the good news, there is good news, bad news. big headline, the fda expects to authorize emergency use of the the pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds this week, so, can you tell us at what they say, and cannot age group actually get those shots in arms? >> typically after the fda gives , there is a little bit of a delay, just like some crossing of teas, so, the ac ip has to sign off on it. but the states have to sign off, there is a group of states that , in our area, that have come together as a safeguard measure. it is kind of an automatic sign of, but usually, it would be a day. there are already stocks of the vexing, unfortunately, we know not as many people are rushing to get vaccines anymore. i

we have asian pacific islanders who themselves are afraid for their safety. they're afraid for the safety of their parents and grandparents and they are coming to work and taking care of other people and they are coming to work and taking care of those people in their own community who are afraid in the same way and their fear is legitimate. it's not unfounded. it is entirely possible. so that service of speaking for staff that this is an issue that impacts them and is important enough that we should all be paying attention to i think is a really important one. we've been trying to do that to some degree. we have forums from staff to speak to each other and i think that was really useful to people. there were three other people there, but we hit the limit, but i do think that more formal and elevated pronouncements have an impact in telling people that what they're experiencing is important. the other thing i want to be sure about is that we look at this as yet another example in which we all have experiences of pain and persecution that should lead us to the

i've been meeting with asian-americans and pacific islanders.tion that i had with a group of them here in san francisco yesterday. >> i'm fifth generation and i've been very lucky here. i can't speak the language, but i eat the food. i behave the way i'm supposed to as a chinese girl and i've had to -- i have all those cultural attributes. but my heart is 100% bleeds red, white and blue. and so i may look differently and i may not look like the quintessential american, but this is what quintessential america is. >> congresswoman, i had panelists who were first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth generation asian-american. we have had asians in america since before 1776. nobody there wanted anything special except to be treated fairly and the same as everyone else. >> mm-hmm. well, listening to your group, it just really struck me hour pervasive the feeling of fear and anxiety is amongst all asian pacific islanders. it has been a year like no other. and up until now we have had 6,600 anti-asian hate crimes and incidents. it means that so many

in the pacific islander and there's a fairly large pacific islander population in hawaii, there's about 4% of the population, but they were 24% of the infected. it's that type of disaggregation that can help us point to where we should go with our care programs and that's the reason that i think that this will be very helpful for our department to be able then to really hone down more finely and also then help address these needs within what often are not seen because of the melding of the data. so i encourage my fellow commissioners to accept the new resolution as strengthening and helping us demonstrate as a department, we're not only decrying a terrible problem, but that we are also going to face it by assisting in responding to health disparities within all of our communities including the asian pacific islanders. thank you. >> president bernal: thank you, commissioner chow, in particular for all of your leadership in strengthening this resolution. commissioners, do we have any other comments or questions before we move to a vote on the amendments? all right. seeing none. commission

it's all part of our asian-american and pacific islander heritage month. dr. abraham burgese teachers at stanford and is the author of three best-selling books and in 20 are 15 he was awarded a national humanities medal from president barack obama. you.k.ac this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. did you know that geico's whole 15 minutes thing... that came from me. really. my first idea was “in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower... over you. figuratively speaking." but that's not catchy, is it? that's not going to swim about in your brain. so i thought, what about... 15 minutes. 15 percent. serendipity. more on car insurance. >>> a new wave of missile strikes in the middle east overnight. explosions rocked gaza city as israel kept up a relentless bombing campaign with tanks and troops now amassed at the border. it's a major escalation in the worsening conflict between israeli forces and palestinian militants. israel is now amass troops

. >>> coming up, we're celebrating asian american pacific islander heritage month.up a look at how diverse the community is and how it's becoming a force in the country. >>> and disaster in mexico city. an overpass collapses as a train traveling over it collapses it. >>> a man known for his dance moves and other features, he'll be on "the kelly clarkson show" admitting he wouldn't work out nearly as hard if he didn't have to be shirtless in movies so often. oh, that's so tough. tough job, right? a real funny conversation. check that out. that will be on "the kelly clarkson show" this afternoon right here at 3:00 on nbc bay area. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. >>> thanks for stick around. a developing story for you. an overpass collapses in mexico city overnight sending a commuter train plunging to the ground below. take a look. people watching nearby. at least 27 people we can confirm have been killed. more than 70 of them injured, some of them gr

in the pacific islander and there's a fairly large pacific islander population in hawaii, there's about 4% of the population, but they were 24% of the infected. it's that type of disaggregation that can help us point to where we should go with our care programs and that's the reason that i think that this will be very helpful for our department to be able then to really hone down more finely and also then help address these needs within what often are not seen because of the melding of the data. so i encourage my fellow commissioners to accept the new resolution as strengthening and helping us demonstrate as a department, we're not only decrying a terrible problem, but that we are also going to face it by assisting in responding to health disparities within all of our communities including the asian pacific islanders. thank you. >> president bernal: thank you, commissioner chow, in particular for all of your leadership in strengthening this resolution. commissioners, do we have any other comments or questions before we move to a vote on the amendments? all right. seeing none. commission

. >>> in our final day of asian-american pacific islander heritage month we are shining the spotlight on a judo icon, yoshehro uchida, forced into an internment camp in world wore ii. he's been the judo coach at san jose state university in 1946, starting the position before he graduated. he became the first coach at the u.s. olympic judo team in 1964 and this past april turned 101 years old and received a proclamation from san jose mayor sam liccardo. we so absolute you, along with all of our honorees this month. >>> good 4:42 and we are under microclimate weather alert. we'll talk about how hot we're expected to get and the heat advisory will remain in effect through tomorrow evening, and a look ahead at what to expect for the entire week ahead, full details coming up. >>> turning now to our climate in crisis series as temperatures continue to rise, the risk of wildfires isn't going anywhere. now the race is on to save some of california's most iconic trees, the wed roads. many of them burned in last year's wildfire but a new effort to save them by fighting fire with fire. here's st

we didn't let this pandemic stop us from celebrating and uplift our asian pacific islander communityaudine chang for founding the committee that founded a.p.i. heritage month in san francisco, but continuing to elevate the conversations that are so important to build the bridges between the a.p.i. community and others in our city. we know that this community has had a really challenging time over the past few months. with the xenophobia and discrimination ever since this pandemic began perpetrated by even leaders of this country that i am now happy are gone. it is up to us to make sure that we don't allow that to infect san francisco in a negative way. and so the work that claudine is doing to bridge that gap with communities not just in this moment, in this festival, but what she does year around is very much appreciated and very necessary in order to make sure that we drive out the hatred that divides us and we bring forth our history and culture and all the things that unite us. just think about it. all of us want a safe place to raise your families and take care of our parents an

, native hawaiians are called pacific islanders. that's because the u.s. has a special status for native hawaiians. there's subtleties and politics and lots to explore on my facebook page. i gave you leads and seeds if you want to grow the discussion. the we even touch on the language native hawaii yap, the pigeon which i love and also the native hawaiians who are at sutter's fort where the gold rush started. california history, kids know that, but i don't know if they knew about a native hawaiian. coming up, amazing feats you're got to see. p aung san suu kyi has been arrested and charged with several criminal offenses and suu kyi says the charges against her are politically motivated in order to seize military power and discredit her. >> coming up at 11:00, "california live" followed by "access daily" and then "days of our lives" at 1:00. >>> it was a star-studded night and the simone biles does something you've never seen before in competition. >> the music played loud in los angeles. last night's billboard mousse being awards in

the asian-pacific islander culture center has been showcasing music, dance, film and visual art froms throughout san francisco since 1996. >>> once again getting a check of the weather, things could get downright dangerous for some folks. >> inland tomorrow we will see some of the hottest temperatures so far this year, as a heat advisory will go into effect for the north bay and inland east bay. we felt the warmer temperatures today. a lot of sunshine out there. wall-to-wall blue out th not a cloud to be seen. tomorrow we will finally see a decrease in their quality. there is a spare the air day in effect tomorrow. across the bay area air quality anywhere from moderate to poor. you will notice hayes in the atmosphere thanks to that ridge of high pressure putting a cap on our atmosphere and trapping the pollutants near the surface. right now a bit of a breeze along the coast, gusting to near 30 at sfo, 20 in oakland. the priest is having a huge impact on our temperatures. right along the coast and parts of the east day temperatures are cool but comfortable in the 50s and 60s. away fro

we are celebrating and honoring asian americans and pacific islanders were breaking barriers.ay we want to introduce you to. >> candy time you see her here a lot of moves. she has a professional dancer, a model, a fashion entrepreneur and she's living her dream in new york city. she is an advocate for asian americans in the arts. kron four's. gayle ong has more. >> years old. candy tom knew she found her calling asian-american dancing is already so rare in my world. >> remember growing up that about only got to look up 2 asian-american dance. tom says she was one of 3 to 4 asian american students in her class at the san francisco ballet. >> but never saw herself as being a minority but fell different after landing the role of clara in the nutcracker it's not known to have an asian black clara. >> so for me to have had that rule is such a young age was i mean, something very special and something i had to bring along with me in the future that teacher leading talk drain at pacific northwest ballet in seattle, washington. >> and english national ballet in the united kingdom, but

. >>> and today we honor actor and director and producer as part of asian-american and pacific islander heritage month. daniel wu was born and raised in berkeley. he was part of dozens of films including 2018's "tomb raider" and was the named the best director and producer and he was co-offered a $25,000 reward for anti-asian attacks right here in the bay area. we salute you, daniel wu. >>> we are following a developing story out of the middle east. more air strikes happening every hour and deadly escalating fights with no signs of letting up. kelly cobiella reports from london. >> reporter: smokes hand flames arerizing in gaza from multiple blasts. after a night of air raid sirens and rocket attacks on israel. people rushing for cover as the militant group's hamas and islamic jihad fired hundreds of rockets hitting a bus, injuring a 5-year-old child and destroyed a home. i heard a boom, this woman says. she and her neighbor safe in bomb shelters when the rocket hit. israel retaliating with air strikes, bringing down this apartment building, the israelis saying they warned residents to

congratulations. >>> this morning, our asian-american and pacific islander heritage month focuses on helping young people in the bay area achieve their dreams. nbc involvement is awarding scholarships as part of the growing up asian in america contest. the this is my time theme focused on reflecting on struggling during the pandemic and tools that really could help being used to propel the community into a brighter future. ten winners were named including $1,000 top prize to tenth grader yanni zhang entitled "this is my family time. "piece was inspired not being able to celebrate holidays with china during the pandemic. >> my family decided to make dumplings together in the festival atmosphere during this special time. this is my family time. >> look how beaut scholarship i grades k through 12 students. i love that. >> very talented. that young lady's got a future in the art world. congratulations to her. >>> coming up next, it was a really wild night in the north bay. >> i heard the helicopter for about an hour and a half and it was going the whole time and i thought it was like a m

hawaii are called pacific islander, not the natives. the u.s. has a special status for native hawaiians, complicated matter, lots to discuss and lots of talking points on my facebook post and i try to expand the discussion of all things aapi all month long as part of our heritage month coverage. marcus and laura, today's post includes information on native hawaiians, the federal government relations there and also native hawaiians who were at sutter's fort, yes, for the gold rush. check it out. >> the more you know, following mike. >> there you go. i love it. love history. perfect, thanks, mike. >>> 5:21 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> you might be able to shave $50 a month off your internet bill with the help of uncle sam. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how next. >>> 5:24 and when it comes to finding those tools to help move forward from the pandemic, international access is often required. >> and the internet access costs money. consumer investigator chris chmura sho

this is all part of our asian and american pacific islander heritage month. i'm posting new aspect of the various asian communities every day. i'm talking in this post about longtime favorites. have you ever had a vietnamese sandwich? >> i don't think so. >> got to take you out when we're able to get together then. >> i'm sure we'll like it. there's little food nadon't like. >> you're going to love it. i can't wait. >> mike. i'll take you up on that. thanks. >>> coming up, hundreds of high school seniors, they get to enjoy coming of age passage. i'm talking about prom. the way one bay area news and neighborhood created a special experience but first happening now for you. in southern california the palisades fire is burning out of control that. fire has forced about 1,000 people from their homes. it's burning in the topanga canyon and so far no reported damage to structures. authorities do believe that the fire was intentionally set. we'll have more for you after the break. >>> coming up at 11:00, "california live" followed by "access daily." walter, did you

can you tell us how the rise in violence against asian-americans and pacific islanders has impacted you personally? >> as you say, i'm very careful about awareness of my surroundings. and, frankly, with the rise in hate crimes and these totally unprovoked kinds of attacks that come from nowhere, i don't know any asian person, pacific islander person who just walks around as though nothing bad might happen. i think everyone has become a lot more alert to the fact that they could get attacked. >> president biden has now unveiled all three parts of his build back better plan. that agenda would include approximately 6 trillion dollars in new spending altogether. and it has promises to pay for that spending in part by tax increases. the plan includes $1.8 trillion for a national paid family leave, universal prekindergarten, free community college, and subsidized childcare. >> mm-hmm. now, under the senate rules as they exist right now, most of these progressive agenda items are unlikely to become law. but what would be your highest priorities? >> considering the state of our economy and the

which it instructs the justice department to review hate crimes targeting asian americans and pacific islanders. the legislation was passed by the house and senate with wide bipartisan support. from the white house, this is 25 minutes. [applause] >> all righty then. [laughter] good afternoon, everyone. good afternoon. let me start by saying to all of the leaders here, thank you. thank you. to the members of our united states congress, on both sides of the aisle, who helped pass the covid-19 hate crimes act, thank you. [applause] and a special thanks to senator hirono. [applause] and congresswoman grace meng. [applause] for leading this incredible effort. and i know you did not do it alone. and there are many more. i could name many more i could name, a couple of whom i will. senator tammy duckworth. [applause] senator richard blumenthal. [applause] senator jerry moran. [applause] congresswoman judy chu. [applause] congressman don beyer. [applause] and congressman fred upton. [applause] because of you history will remember this day. and this moment. when our nation took action to combat hate. th

for for centuries asian americans, native hawaiians, pacific islanders, diverse and vibrant communities have helped build this nation only to be often stepped over, forgotten or ignored. and all have lived here for generations but still considered by some, the other. the other. it's wrong. it's simply, to use the phrase, it's simply un-american. my message to all of those who are hurting is, we see you. the congress has said, we see you. and we are committed to stop the hatred and the bias. my first week in office i signed a presidential memorandum directing federal agencies to combat the resurgence of xenophobia. not just one, every agency. attorney general garland, deputy attorney general monaco, assoc. ag gupta are all here today. the department of justice is strengthening its partnership with the community to prevent these crimes. in addition to its other work to take on violent extremism and domestic terrorism. and with the new law, this new law, the department of justice and our entire administration is going to step up. right now this is a critical problem of hate crimes being un

the case is the lits in a series of attacks on members of the pacific islander community. while this isn't being called a hate crime now, others have been. and today the fbi announced a new plan for combatting hate crimes. >> very sharp rise in hate incidents, hate speech and hate crimes within the asian-american and pacific islander community, we have resourced more analysts and community outreach efforts. >> reporter: and more investigative resources, building trust, addressing underreporting, and encouraging people to report to the fbi. in san francisco, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >>> well, reports of hate crimes against asian-americans and pacific islanders are up sharply. the national group stop aapi hate listed numbers today, 6,600 ins dents from march of last year to march of this year. nearly half the reports are from women. verbal harassment is most common, 65%. next is shunning or deliberate avoidance, 18%. 12% of the complaints involved physical assault. >> the fallout continues after a guilty verdict for two young bay area friends who now face life in pr

. >>> all month long we're recognizing asian-american pacific islander heritage month. jeremy lin raised in palo alto. the nba player rose to national prominence helping turn around the knicks in 2011. he briefly sparked a craze linsanity. 2019 he became the first asian-american player to take home a national championship with the toronto raptors. he's been outspoken against anti asian racism, participating in an nba virtual roundtable discussion on the topic following the pandemic. california's choice beauty? pretty boy. or a beast? john cox grew up with nothing; made himself a remarkable success. california's falling off a cliff. high taxes, unaffordable costs! even elon musk left! gavin's mismanagement of california is inexcusable. we need big beastly ch i'll make 'em. recall the beauty. meet the nicest, smartest beast in california. john cox. >>> good tuesday morning. it's 6:41, you may be packing up the backpack getting kids ready for school in the tri-valley. a little hazy but still jacket weather for the drop-off. by the time you pick them up we'll be in the mid-

>> judy chu, a wonderful colleague who's been chair of the pacific islanders caucus is joining us. is is barbara and i started these discussions about race six years ago. and they have been wonderful. now they're a model that is used by members around the country. it's important that we talk about these issues. and identify our own problems in order to make people aware that these biases and prejudices exist. and we shouldn't tolerate them. >> hopefully a lot more direct support comes out of that. >> yes. so one of the things about these issues is you get information, you talk, you listen to people, and then you try to pass policy. that will improve people's lives. here in california, we have a lot of diversity. and it's been very troubling to see some of this hate directed at asians and pacific islanders. >> yeah, we all deserve the right to feel safe. we all contribute to the fabric and fiber of this country. let's celebrate them and hold discussions together. that town hall is tomorrow. people can see it on all your social media channels streamed and reserved. thank you so much.

may is asian-american pacific islander heritage month, and as we celebrate aapi, stories, people in thethere's also anger and sadness. some fear that racism post-pand certainly it's something that's still happening. good evening. thank you for joining us. this is the first of two "race in america" episodes we're doing this month. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the number of aapi altercations surged more than 6,600. most of them said they were verbally harassed. >> from a victory in the court of law to the bay area, well, a man who first proposed the idea of aapi month. >> reporter: since the late '70s when the calendar flips to may, it's time to celebrate asian-american and pacific islander heritage. it's an annual heritage that began in 1977. it was proposed to honor the first japanese to immigrate here to the u.s. and the

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in gratitude, we stand alongside our brothers and sisters to celebrateation american-pacific islander month. acknowledging the first known japanese immigrants in 1843, the chinese laborers who sacrificed lives and dignity to build the transcontinental railroad, the vietnamese for whom many spilled blood. we stop to consider how you wrought so many to these shores as immigrant, ref jeers war brides. blessing their journeys with hope for the freedom and opportunity our country's vast resources provide. lord, we acknowledge and honor so many who have made significant contributions to law and medicine, science and technology, arts and entertainment. how humbled we are by the wideness of your embrace and how indebted we are to the evidence of your hand and all of creation. free us, then from our hatred or indifference toward those whom we perceive as the other. instead, reconcile us to yourself and to our come patriots, that we may consider how, by your divine providence and grace, o lord, we are a richer nation because of the blessing of our diversity. it is in the unity of your name we p

still to come tonight here on kron. 4 news at 6 we're celebrating asian american pacific islander month with a tiktok star. your korean dead. won't want to miss this story. >> but first, we'll details on this car theft that happened in the south bay has your full >> something to do right now to take a look at this video that you see on your screen. it shows 2 thieves caught on home surveillance camera stealing a truck in san jose right in the middle of the day. the victim says his truck worth nearly $12,000 worth of materials were taken. >> along with the car and according to san jose police car burglaries are up nearly 50% since the beginning of the year. kron four's. taylor sacking has our story. >> the thieves stole the truck from this neighborhood in san jose on eldora drive the victim says it happened so fast that he believes it wasn't the suspects. first time. he also says they must have used a master key for special till i saw that they were fast. they're really they're pretty quick. it was it was a right before 7 is around 6.56 in in the morning. >> so they knew what they were d

leaders and local leaders again are condemning the recent attacks in violence against the asian pacific islander community. >> together with state and city leaders. a general rob bonta gathered in san francisco on sunday to celebrate the asian pacific american communities because it found her heritage month. it's the month of may. we're kicking it off stronger coming together. >> and that is strong community supporting one another and celebrating our beautiful diversity after his first full week as california's attorney general. >> bonta says his office will work to address hate crimes and encourage more people to come forward. one of the things we're going to be doing is making sure that working with law enforcement to make sure they know how to identify and investigate. i hate crimes. so that perpetrators i can be held accountable. and tell me, sir becomes have support to we're also helping build relationships between law enforcement and communities so that community will feel confident and trustworthy when they come forward to report violence. we know that there's been almost 4,000 terrible i

across our country the asian american and pacific islander community has felt deeply under attack. over the past years, xenophobic political leaders used dangerous rhetoric to stirrup hatred against many immigrant communities, including the asian american community during the covid-19 pandemic. soon words became action and on march 16, 2021, the atlanta area saw the tragic and in some ways inevitable result when eight lives were taken from us. the victims of this attack included mothers and grandmothers, fathers and sons, teachers -- teachers and veterans. ms. bourdeaux: these are lives that cannot be restored, leaving pain that cannot be forgotten. today we honor their memories. tomorrow the house will vote on a bipartisan and bicameral resolution that i co-authored with chair judy chu of the congressional asian-pacific american caucus. it calls on congress to affirm our commitment to combat hate and bigotry against the aapi community and condemns the hateful actions taken in atlanta. it is a step in the right direction but only a step. america is and has always been a nation of i

follow my social media accounts where i'll continue to highlight asian-american and pacific islander history factoids and, of course, foodstuffs. i'm hoping this might be ways to connect together. the community is so expansive, kris, as you know, and also you and i always connect over cooking. >> we'll be looking for your recipes as we celebrating bay-area members of the community. this is jerry yang born in taiwan. moved to san jose at the age of 10 and in 1994 he founded a little startup called yahoo while he was at stanford, eventually serving as the ceo. he left the highly successful internet company in 2012. he's also a big philanthropist here. we salute you, jerry yang. >>> coming up. do you remember you got mail? we'll tell you the future of aol and yahoo and just in time for summer pool problems are coming. the shortage that could ruin your time by the water. the. >>> and we're all big fans of bradley whitford and so is kelly clarkson. what he says about his kids dating and how he scares off their future partners. you can watch kell clarkson right here on nbc bay area at 3:00

. >>> san francisco's asian- american and pacific islander community is looking ahead with its annualrts festival. this year the event is called foraging futures and featured theater performances, educational workshops and visual art displays. organizers wanted to confront hate against the aapi community and bring healing as well. >> that's one of the reasons we wanted to do this event in chinatown, to shine the light on chinatown. this is a way to bring how the arts bring hope and joy back to san francisco. and it is a coming-out party from the pandemic. >> the festival runs until june 27th. the is and pacific islander cultural center has been showcasing music, dance, film and art from the aapi artists throughout san francisco since 1996. it's days like these i wish we could do the newscast outside. >>> the sunshine, the weather, it is so perfect. unless you are inland. we are already into the 90s in our warmest cities and tomorrow it gets even hotter. look across the region, a 24- hour temperature change. we are 25 degrees warmer right now in concord and livermore them this time yes

joins us now, a member that -- where 80% of constituents can trace their heritage to asia or the pacific islands and congressman, first explain the significance of this week of congress passing bills to condemn and can bat hate crimes against asian and pacific islander's. well >> first of all, good morning and aloha to everybody listening. i appreciate the time to be on. that this was a very important and very moving week. asian americans in our country have had a long and incredible history throughout our country of contribution, of sacrifice, of moving the generations forward, of contributing to the overall health and welfare of our country and yet, they have suffered from continuing discrimination, continuing hate up to and including violence and death. and certainly in my district, you pointed out, i have the highest asian american population of any of the 435 congressional districts, close to 80% of the folks that i represent have their heritage in asia and the pacific. and there are many in the country who share that heritage and the fact that we are continuing to see a discrimination and

of hate crimes against asian americans and pacific islanders and because the fbi as the agency charged with investigating violations of civil rights. they say they are surging resources to deal with the problem here in oakland on thursday, the fbi special agent in charge of the bay area. craig fehr joined oakland chinatown community leaders at a press conference to discuss the issue. he says they are increasing their resources and that there are ongoing investigations in the bay area, although he wouldn't be specific. he says the fbi is solely focused on helping people. our ultimate goal is to protect victims to help them get justice and to stop violent offenders from hurting people. >> and to deter people from committing these terrible crimes of >> fair says the fbi has a big challenge here because hate crimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute the fbi has to prove intent and motive in order to charge a hate crime. it's not simply a burglary or robbery. they have to prove motive here and that requires assistance from the public and they're asking that if anyone has any information

against viruses event featured musical performances and speakers hosted by the nonprofit asian pacific islander american public affairs and the goal is to combat the viruses of racism, hate and inequality. >> where hoping people get to know better the community leaders more so because we have not met together like this for a long time in person and it is very different having a conversation over zoom and having a conversation over food or meal or in person. we want people to feel more connected and connected to the issues and to really start to work together after coming through like this. >> the airport is preparing to open the final boarding gates of its $2.4 billion harvey milk terminal 1. on tuesday, seven new boarding gates will open along with the court or to the international terminal, which will allow travelers to go back and forth without going through security again and the terminal features displays that the airport of harvey milk who was san francisco's first openly official. travelers can enjoy aviation artifacts from the museum . >>> minetta, san jose is the busiest and it is been

we will bring you stories all week of air man americans and pacific islanders on abc7.ch night culminating with a town hall on friday. >>> turns out a driver busted on suspicion of dui earlier today by fairfield police was out on a very important mission. take a look. the driver was a delivery person for a local florist out filling mother's day orders when a collision happened. rather than let the flowers wilt, members of the force set out to finish the remaining deliveries to some very grateful moms. way to go. >>> let's get to drew with the weather, certainly nice for anyone celebrating mother's day today. >> yeah. the sunshine, it was a beautiful looking day. the problem was it was so hot when we should be about 15 degrees cooler this time of year. combine that with those gusty winds and that's why we continue to have that red flag warning in effect. sutro tower, a live look tonight showing you pretty light winds from this vantage point, clear skies overhead and those clear skies early on in the morning will lead to a warm to hot day across the bay area. earlier this

now hundreds of asian, american and pacific islander leaders and elected officials met today to discuss solutions. the violence plaguing the ape community, the nonprofit group asian pacific american public affairs, organized this event and says about 300 people attended a california attorney general rob bonta and san francisco near london. breed were among the speakers now the overriding sentiment was now that covid concerns are waiting in the bay area. it is time to re prioritize the focus on other pressing matters affecting the ap. i community we're talking about racial inequity. we're talking about social economic inequity. inequities that have plagued us have been a virus for far longer than covid. community leaders say they will take what they learned today back to their respective organizations, share it with the community and come up with a specific ways to make improvements. today was the last day of operation for the mass vaccination site at the oakland coliseum since it first opened back in february. about a half million people have received their shots there at its peak, offi

my heart is heavy the burden, pain and lossed experienced by the asian american and pacific islander communities. unfortunately we have seen a nationwide rise in hateful and harmful acts toward asian americans and pacific islanders. targeted violence against anyone based on who they are cannot be tolerated. it is not who we are as a people and goes against everything we represent as a nation. today i had hoped to be able to support house resolution 275, condemning the horrific shootings of the eight asian women in atlanta. to honor the lives of the victims and recognize the basic american fundamentals that reject hatred and violence. instead what would have been a fitting and honorable resolution ended up being just another vehicle for delivering cheap shots against our former president. i am disappointed that i cannot support this resolution as written. thank you, madam speaker. i yield my remaining time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> madam speaker, i request unanimous consent t

. >>> hundreds in the south bay marked the start of asian-american and pacific-islander heritage month with a march and a rally. santa clara stop asian hate rally began at franklin square in santa clara. several community members spoke to the crowd, before everyone headed to civic park. now, their goal here is to show solidarity, stop hate, and spread love. >> we have to start changing our culture, and the way we do that is when we come together. and say, you know what? i'm not okay with this. by showing up at a rally, by showing my solidarity, i am basically saying i'm not okay with this. and i am going to make an effort to try to stop it. that's why our theme is spread love, stop hate. >> similar rallies have been a weekly occurrence across the bay area, after a rise in crime and prejudice against the aapi community. >>> just into our newsroom. high winds have caused multiple trees to fall in san francisco. this is one of 'em. this is at clay and pierce. you see it fell, of course, directly on top of a car. coming out roots and all. take a look at this. >> wow. >> a massive tree comi

>> well, we are a community over 40 ethnicity and pacific island communities and less than .5% of the resources from foundations go to asian american communities and less than 1% of corporate foundation donations go to asian american communities. and i think part of it is that -- i think we have not been seen as a needed community and what we don't understand is that we're very diverse community with high income disparity, and it is easy to fall into the model minority myth where people just see us as one model and therefore we don't need resources but we have income disparity that's great and need amongst many communities underlooked and underserved , overlooked and underserved to make sure we can address those disparities. >> that's right we will get more about the model minority myth later on this afternoon. what role do you invasion -- envision playing as a prominent member of the asian american business community? and what role do you want to see your peers play? >> well, thanks for having us. i really think about this as something that we as a whole community need to do. i've be

may is asian american pacific islander heritage month. but given the rise in crimes against the community. what should be a time to celebrate is taking a much darker turn kron four's. maureen kelly takes a look at the stop asian hate movement. >> over the past year. we've seen shocking acts of violence against asian americans. many elderly here in the bay area and across the nation literally thousands of anti-asian incidents in this past year with a huge percentage of them coming from california to northern california. some of the crimes believe sparked at least in part by language. the former president use when talking about the pandemic referring to covid-19. is the china virus or kung flu. the growing number of violent images also mobilized a movement hashtag stop asian hate and that is instigating change. >> state assemblyman david chiu is pushing a bill that would create a 24 7 statewide hotline for victims and survivors of anti asian hate to be able to report. >> crimes and incidents that are happening so that law enforcement can fo