of state parliament should look like let alone holding the 2nd most powerful position in the state assembly this week tory was voted in as parliamentary speaker for the state of. it's been a long journey from refugee born to parents who fled from mali to germany in 1901 is i mean as a tourist story. i mean not have to worry is on her way to take up her new job at the schleswig-holstein state assembly she's been a member of parliament here for the greens since 2017 now she's been voted in as deputy speaker a powerful political position that isn't often held by a young woman especially not someone who was born in a refugee accommodation or whose parents were born in africa to write is part of the changing face of german politics. when they stood side unquote and when you look at the figures more than one in 5 people in germany have a migrant background this has to be reflected in politics otherwise it just doesn't represent society. that touré is passionate about the environment tackling the far right and it's anti immigration agenda and promoting women's rights she's also outspoken in her cr

of jammu and diluted with concurrence of the state assembly ofjammu and kashmir, so state assembly ofjammuso in this case what has happened is that a draconian style has been adopted to do away with article 370, which gave, as i said, a degree of autonomy. to start with, when the accession treaty took place, only three items were with the indian central government, defence, foreign affairs and communications. the rest we re affairs and communications. the rest were with the state. but, over the years... it's been eroded. things have come back to the central government, but what has also happened is the assembly of jammu and kashmir, which sat between 1950 and kashmir, which sat between 1950 and 1957, finally said that article 370 cannot be abrogated, so it will be very interesting a test case in the supreme court of india. let's see what happens, what the supreme court has to say. it's a high-risk because presumably the danger is that it fans the conflict and makes people who have been pushing for independence for kashmir even more determined, because they have even less to lose. yes, but

the state assembly is going to correct all of those anomalies if they are there.plete confidence that all these excuses are being now raised, because of the larger agenda of assailing the special identity of the state, changing the demographics of the state, attacking the constitutional protections, which were always part of the bjp's idea, which is that we only want one constitution, one flag, one symbol, one president, one prime minister in this country. that is an idea of monochromatic lack of diversity of the bjp, where it doesn't respect minorities or multiple cultures. it mainly has extreme contempt for anything that is related to muslims. i think that is something that was being used. well, my question then is where do you go from here? as i say, you had a reputation that when you formed your party of being a pragmatist, a technocrat, you had worked as a senior member of the indian civil service. you argued against separatism and in creating a space for dialogue. that space seems to have disappeared. that space has disappeared not for us but for everybody e

supporting state assembly bill 5, small change with big impact on the gig economy. right now classified as independent contractors. made employees as ab 5 seeks to do, drivers would be given benefits and labor rights. unemployment insurance, health care, overtime pay and guaranteed minimum hourly wage. has the support of presidential candidate pete buttigieg, on hand as well. >> where i come from, gig is another word for a job. working a gig, you're a worker, you ought to be protected as worker. >> reporter: chair of the labor center says it's strong case. platforms set the terms, cost to ride and amount paid to drivers, should be classified as employees. >> under any test difficult to argue they're not employees and shouldn't have access to those rights we give employees. >> reporter: uber and lyft both declined on camera interviews, both issued statements, saying working with lawmakers and labor groups to get some of the things demand, including representation. anser hassan. >>hank you. >>> chp activity that shut down part of the freeway. >> west wnd 580 at inters

. >>> the state assembly appropriations committee will vote on a billowerring california's voting age down to 17. yesterday young activists rallied on the steps of the capitola tall. the teenagers say they should be allowed to vote on decisions that affect them. >> when you are 16 and 17, whether it's u.s. history or government e con, you are taking civic classes in high school than at any other age. >> it would have to pass two- thirds of the assembly and senate to make to it the 2020 ball will the. >>> the modesto counsel voted to approve changes to what people can bring to protests and rallies. the emergency ordinance bans slingshots, glass bottles, aerosol spray cans, softball bats or anything that could be used as a weapon. the chief says this ordinance is in response to the controversial straight pride that organizers want to take place later this month. there are concerns opposing signs may clash and things could get violent. >> this doesn't have anything to do with firearms or the second amendment. this allows for our police officers and law enforcement officers to more closel

garcia among several thousand rallying at uber headquarters in san francisco supporting california state assembly bill 5, seeks to make a small change in employment status with huge change for the gig economy. >> drivers have become poorer and poorer. that has to be fixed. >> reporter: right now uber and lyft drivers are independent contractors. if made employees as ab 5 seeks to do, will be given benefits, unemployment insurance, health care and overtime pay, guaranteed minimum hourly wage. bill has the support of presidential candidate pete buttigieg, on hand for the rally as well. >> how can you tell somebody to be grateful for a job but when they want job protections tell them it's not really a job. >> reporter: chair of the labor center says there's a strong case, uber platforms set the terms, they should be classified as employees. >> this is important on the minimum pay and guaranteeing earnings after expenses. >> reporter: uber and lyft both declined on camera interviews but issued statements, working with lawmakers and labor unions for some of the benefits drivers are demanding. heading

the state assembly approved it yesterday.give schools the option to receive marijuana in non-smoking form from their parents. right now students who need it must go off campus for their medication. last year governor brown vetoed a similar measure. it now moves to the state senate. >>> san francisco stunner here. chase center, the new home of the warriors is opened for a sneak media peek this morning. we're bringing it to you live. here is a look for you right now. the team showing off the inside of the completed arena. it's modern and high tech and full of bay area flare from the unique art on the walls to the popular bay area dining options. if you have champagne taste, there's plush suites and private louns. part of the old court of oracle hangs on the wall. >> we're jumping on facebook live right now. follow me lore rahgarcianbc. >> we'll see you tomorrow morning. have a good morning. on alert tropical storm dorian roars into the caribbean overnight. a hurricane watch now posted for puerto rico. the southeast set to be im

members of the senate and the state assembly have one month to get bills passed before they adjourn for the year. a measure would force companies like uber and lift to treat they drivers like full-time employyear. lawmadjourn on september 13th. >>> san francisco, voters expected to be very interested in a november ballot measure, one could limit the saof electronic cigarettes, it was certified to be on the ballot, today the city will assign the measure a place on the ballot by giving a letter, proposition t. the measure call for stronger age evictions to keep teenagers and children from vaping. >>> a driver escaped before a car caught fire this the caldecott tunnel. the car became disabled before it caught fire. this was in the eastbound bore of the tunnel. traffic was briefly shutdown. >>> back to school for students in the oakland unified school district and some students may see a familiar face, oakland's mayor visiting schools all over the school district. >>> protesters this hongkong demanding military reform. >>> if you are coming in from tracy, livermore, there is a problem there

now in a senate committee and just a few steps away from passage after making it through the state assembly. as employees, they'd be entitled to things like worker's comp., paid sick leave and minimum wages. and there would be powerful incentives for an employer to control the number of hours they work. th a today we heard from the national limo association which supports it and warrants of the alternative. >> what if all businesses decide you know what we're all going to hire independent contractors throughout the state. what happens to the state economy then? what happens to the taxes? what happens to the worker's comp.? what happens to the health care at this point because nobody's covered? >> but at least three companies uber, lyft, and door dash are contributing $90 million that would take the measure to voters should it pass in sacramento. lyft sent out a statement in part saying they're working on a solution that provides drivers with strong protections that include earnings guarantee a system of worker-directed benefits and first of its kind industry-wide bargaining. door dash says

that it would not ever it would not override this provision without a recommendation from the state assembly of the state is an open question and i think you know that there will be a legal challenge but we shouldn't get you know lost in the weeds in the legal issue i mean the larger fact is that the politicians were not consulted people including many politicians who have historically taken a very pro india line and have proved the state for you know much of the past few decades they have been arrested the internet has been credit has been shut down phone services have been caught so you know in many ways the kashmiris particularly in the valley but have been you know treated effectively as an enemy people and 2 i think for those of funds who would like to be integrated in into india while respecting the people and respecting the wishes of the local people and the sense of autonomy that they have grown used to i think this is an inquiry. before we run out of time so i want to ask you we know that there are skirmishes almost all the time between pakistan and india along the border what does

. >> reporter: state assembly members agreed lawmakers need to do more. >> it's really about getting weapons that are designed to kill people that are war-time military weapons out of the hands of ordinary people. >> we should also be looking at interstate compacts and opportunities to review the second amendment. >> where are you failing -- >> reporter: many asked what can be done to keep kids safe and prevent them from living in fear? this woman shared her story of shielding her young son from gunfire at the garlic festival. >> i'm hoping that everyone knows and agrees that no one needs an assault rifle. >> reporter: marianne favro, "nbc bay area news." >>> more than a dozen democratic presidential hopefuls attended a gun reform forum in des moines saturday. front-runner joe biden called for a cultural shift in how the country thinks about gun ownership. >> who in god's name needs a weapon that can handle 100 rounds? for god's sake. >> all the candidates agreed that campaign donations to republicans by the nra have prevented congress from moving forward on gun control. >>> californ

. >> state assembly just unanimously passed a bill that protects against discrimination against employees and students based on their hairstyles. >> reporter: california's crown act inspired other states to follow suit. just last month new york passed a new law to expand the definition of race o'include hair textures. and in new jersey a similar bill is in the works. beyond the legal fight is a fight for representation societily. the movement is now going mainstream. ♪ don't touch my hair from solange's "don't touch my hair" to sese street. ♪ i wear it up, i wear it down ♪ i wear it twisted all around even films like netflix's with the nappily ever after getting in on the action. >> my dad won't let me perm my hair. he says the chemicals go right to your brain. >> you don't need to do that. >> reporter: the battle also playing out on the shelves of beauty stores. >> it feels so good. >> reporter: at curlfest i met 28-year-old mudja eltajani, founder and ceo of natural club. >> how does that feel for you being here? >> it's beautiful. i think this festival is a long time coming. i think th

city officials say senate bill 2-93 passed the state assembly 48-7 today.hat bill would pave the way for the city of oakland to form an infrastructure financing district, which would make a financing plan to spend unspecified tax dollars on infrastructure projects related to the ballpark. (justine) governor gavin newsom's office says he's reached a deal with apartment owners and developers on legislation that would cap how much they can raise rents each year. the deal would cap annual rent increase at 5 percent plus inflation, with a 10-percent maximum. it makes changes to a bill already in place that has a 7-percent plus inflation increase. newsom office annouced it would not apply to apartments built within the last 15 years, and the caps would sunset in 20-30. newsom's office says the california apartment association and the california building industry association will not oppose the bill. (justine) state lawmakers decided the fate of hundreds of bills within a matter of hours today. kron 4's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains what is happen

this afternoon the california state assembly passing a bill that would allow students access to medical marijuana. it lets school boards decide whether parents can administer medical cannabis to school age kids in grades k-12. the current law prevents it. that means kids who use medical cannabis to treat their seizures have to go off campus to take it. the bill could help students by five-year-old brooke adams of santa rosa who uses cannabis oil the cbd to treat her seizures. the rankin valley school district said she couldn't have it on campus. her family took the issue to court and the judge ruled that she could. it has helped her tremendously. last year former governor jerry brown vetoed a similar proposal. we will monitor the bills progress as it goes through the state legislature.>>> oklahoma judge today making a landmark ruling on the opioid epidemic in the first state case to go to trial a big pharmaceutical company was hit with a half $1 billion judgment.>>> the opioid crisis has ravaged the state of oklahoma.>> reporter: the oklahoma judge said johnson and johnson is responsibl

california students may soon be able to take medical marijuana on school grounds the state assembly approved a bill the lead school boards decide whether parents can give medical marijuana to their children. now it would allow the use of marijuana and non-smoking form the state senate now has to approve that bill. the city of san francisco is getting ready to install more water stations. mayor london breed announced yesterday is she setting aside more than $800,000 to install 22 more stations and san francisco unified school district schools and 14 more stations and parks and open space. now there are currently a 107 drinking attack stations and the new stations are an effort to keep children from drinking soda and other sugary drinks. on the kron 4 morning news anti semitic flyers found and one bay area community. >>and now city leaders say enough is enough. plus a san francisco woman find the battery taken straight out of her toyota prius senate it's happening a lot more often. also after the break a celebration of women in leadership roles right here in the bay area here the message from

. >> reporter: state assembly members agreed lawmakers need to do more. >> it's really about getting weapons that are designed to kill people that are wartime military weapons out of the hands of ordinary people. >> we should also be looking at interstate come pacts and opportunities to review the second amendment. >> reporter: many in the audience asked what can be done to keep kids safe and prevent them from living in fear. this woman shared her story of shielding her young son from gunfire at the garlic festival. >> i hope every agrees no one needs an assault rifle. >> reporter: the main message tonight was that people need to take more i trying to curb gun violence, and they can start by contacting their local lawmakers. reporting live in campbell, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. more than a hundred democratic presidentful hopefuls attended this afternoon. he called for a cultural shift in how the country thinks about gun ownership. >> who in god's name needs a weapon that can handle hundreds of rounds? for god sake. >> all agree campaigns from the nra

doug wilder made many firsts, including when he won a seat of virginia's state assembly in 1969, becoming the first black politician to do so since the 19th century. a remarkable achievement given how effectively black people had been disenfranchised in virginia for much of the 20th century. becoming one of the first black elected governors by any u.s. when wilder won virginia's gubernatorial race. he entered many of these political victories through building a wide coalition across racial lines. be judged by his achievements, by his positions, not by the color of his skin. it was that kind of coalition building that served as a model for other politicians, including president barack obama. in his presidential victory, in 2008 and 2012. that was the moment when virginia, after decades of voting for republican presidential candidates turned from red to blue voted for a democratic candidate. after looking at these various fears of achievement, the exhibition brings us up to the present day. and explores recent issues for activism around racial problems in this country. the rise of white sup

the state assembly approved a bill that will let school boards decide whether parents can administer school. currently children and teens who use medical marijuana to treat health issues have to leave campus to get their medication. the bill would only allow marijuana use in non-smoking form. opponents question whether medical marijuana regulations for children are strong enough. the bill now goes to the state senate for a vote. >>> some university of nevada students will have quite a story to tell about their first days of college. instead of dorm rooms the students are living in a casino. the circus circus hotel and resort is housing 1300 students from the university of nevada reno. the move comes after a natural gas explosion last month forced to campus dorms to close. the hotel is about a half mile from campus. the tower housing the students does not have any gambling. >>> doesn't that sound like a bad combination? >> at least there's no gambling. >> incoming freshmen in a casino. okay. so we'll follow up on that and see how it turns out. as far as fog we've got a bunch of it and

so yesterday mayor london breed and state assembly member david to they joined warriors ceo rick welts and others for ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate that platform. and is offering a bit of inspiration to us this morning. he was a school janitor f more than 2 decades. now he's the big boss melinda mets are reports on how he never gave up on in streams. i wanted to start reigning all right doctor raise gown us as the best part of his day is getting to know students and encouraging education he began as a school janitor in lodi 23 years ago. >>i was fortunate to start as a custodian which will a unified and then i was a campus safety monitor. and then when i moved over to start in unified 22 years ago it was a teacher there and then i was a counselor accounts there and then i was an assistant principal and he moved up the ladder of books and is now superintendent of the byron school district near discovery bay unfortunate enough to come from humble beginnings. >>from standing in the preaches lyla my mom too. you know isppreciating that my parents raised me to be humble person docto

medical marijuana could be allowed on california's school campuses under a bill passed by the state assembly today. the bill gives school boards the ability to decide whether parents can administer medical marijuana to their children on campus. medical cannabis can be used to treat seizures. the bill only allows the drug in non-smoking form. currently children need to leave campus to get their marijuana medication. former governor jerry brown vetoed a similar proposal last year. >>> police have not yet made any arrests following a 40-person brawl that broke out at raging waters in sacramento yesterday. that fight left a modesto man near death. but police were able to revive him after performing cpr. the brawl involved two separate families and began because of a beach towel. cal expo police say they have not been able to arrest anyone because of conflicting statements from those involved. officers are looking for independent witnesses who saw the fight to come forward with details of what they saw. >> a teenager in walnut creek is awfully grateful tonight after being bitten by at rattlesnake

state assembly appropriations committee will vote on a bill to lower voting age to 17. sterday young activists rallied oh up the steps of the state capitol. tamers say they should be allowed to vote on the decisions that affect them. constitutional amendment 8 would need to pass two third of the assembly and state senate to make it on the 2020 ballot. >>> two guards have been placed on leave and the warden has been reassigned following the apaint suicide of the finance financier and convicted sex offender. >> reporter: what we are learning this morning is that there may have been serious failures even misconduct leading up to jeffrey epstein's death. there was a cascade of failures behind these walls. that's what is being reported by the associated press and new york times. describing what was happening at this federal detention facility before jeffrey epstein died. details that shocked former acting tone general matthew whittaker. >> there were failures but there should have been more enhanced procedures. >> reporter: according to ap, surveillance video suggests that gu

the state assembly appropriations committee will vote on a bill to lower california's voting age to 17. yesterday, the teenage activists rallied on the steps of the state capitol saying they should be allowed to vote on decisions that affect them. >> when you're 16 and 17, whether it's u.s. history or, at that age in high school than any other age. >> the constitutional amendment 8 would need to pass 2/3 of the assembly and state senate to make it to the 2020 ballots. >>> a community theatre in milpitas is fighting to keep the reversal of performance space as the city considers new ways to use the community center. last night at a city hall meeting, members fought to keep their arts program in place as city leaders are re-evaluating the program before sign a new contract with the theatre group that has been using the center since 1983. the program was eliminated once before in 2012 because of budget cuts, but families fought to save it. a community workshop will be held august 22nd and a decision is expected in october. >>> in two weeks, laney college and football and there will be som

>>students may soon be able to take medical marijuana on school grounds is state assembly approved a bill today. the let's school boards decide whether or not parents can give medical marijuana to their children. it would allow the use of marijuana in non-smoking form. the senate now has to approve that bill. >>finding a place to fill up your water bottle will be getting easier in san francisco mayor london breed announced today. she has set aside more than 800,000 bucks to install 22. additional stations at san francisco unified school district schools at 14 other stations at parks and open spaces in the city schools and parks currently have 107 drinking tap stations, the new stations are in an effort to mayor says to keep kids from drinking soda and other sugary drinks. well it is now down to just 2 locations in fremont there looking to build a temporary housing navigation center city leaders announcing the options at their 3rd public meeting which was tonight the meeting drew in both supporters and opponents of the project kron four's michelle kingston has both sides of the debate

the state assembly okayed it yesterday. it would give schools the option of allowing students to receive marijuana in nonsmoking form from their parents. right now students who need it must go off campus for their medication. last year governor brown vetoed a similar measure. it now moves to the state senate. >>> up next, trade talks. president trump weighs in on tension with china as the g7 summit ends. >>> uber and lyft drivers protesting in san francisco today, with some help from presidential candidate pete buttigieg. we'll tell what you they're asking for. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> right now at 6:30, uber an

have the only in making another union territory so a union did it she hires less clout then the state assembly does the spiders or getting out its. owners and so on and so it's clear that they want to all. make sure that they have their say in don't wish me apart from years we need them to buy property there being a circle there is symbols of all of that follows right he's saying thank you very much indeed for talking to us live on al-jazeera. that libya media are reporting 41 people have been killed in air strikes that have been launched by forces loyal to the warlord holly for half the this is an attack that reportedly targeted a wedding party in the town of was up in the southwest of the country dozens more were injured more than a 1000 people have been killed since half those forces launched an offensive in april to take control of the capital tripoli muffled up to what is our correspondent joining us now live from tripoli the libyan capital is this a new war front then for the forces of holly for hafter. this is apparently a new development and just about now the presidency council of the

drivers want state assembly bill 5 to be passed by lawmakers if it is given the green light. employers would have a harder time classifying workers at independent contractors. labor groups accuse uber and lyft of calling their drivers contractors in order to avoid giving them benefits. >> i can get health care, fair wages, i feel like we deserve it. >> we want a better future for everybody working, whether it is full-time or not >> the democratic candidate pete buttigieg made a surprise appearance calling for protections under the assembly bill to go nation-wide. >>> a police search continues this afternoon for a man that stole an airport shuttle bus at sfo. it happened yesterday before noon at the sfo international terminal. people were getting off and on the sky park shuttle when the man ordered everyone, including the driver to get off. the shuttle department alerted how the passenger reacted. >> he went over and said i think someone stole a bus. >> three hours later the bus was found abandoned in berkeley. the man was seen walking eastbound on ashby toward san pablo avenu

ting's bill has passed in the state assembly and waiting for a senate vote which may take place this month. >>> after several violent crimes, 18 high-definition security cameras will be installed in san francisco's china town by early next month. the city is joining this a partnership that includes san francisco safe, a nonprofit organization that is working to build safer neighborhoods. those cameras will be installed along stockton, washington to the sacramento tunnel. the city says this projer was already in the works before three men attacked two people in broad daylight last month and stole a very expensive watch. >>> bay area people demanding change in gun violence and racism and want real action on a real problem. what they say is the root issue they want lawmakers to address. >>> you are trying to wipe out american history. don't do it. >> the san francisco hool board reversed an elier decision to get rid of a controversial mural at a school in san francisco that some call racist. we will tell you why. >>> following a report of a stalled vehicle on the dumbarton bridge. here

country but exterminating them could be a lot more difficult because a bill on the california state assemblyants the state to outlaw super toxic forms of rat poison because it harms local wildlife like coyotes and mountain lions. tucker? >> tucker: amazing story. thank you for that. i hope you'll come back. bernie sanders has unveiled his new climate plan and no, it does not entail him flying on private jets. he plans on keeping doing that. it plans on spending $50,000 for every man american woman and child. where's that money coming from? if you guessed, after the break, we will be right back. ♪ expert tech advice and one-on-one partnership. call an advisor today at 877-buy-dell. ♪ >> tucker: senator bernie sanders unveiled his version of the green new deal today. if you are hoping he would announce he's never gonna flan a private jet again, you are going to be disappointed. he is going to continue to do that avidly. you are not allowed to what he's going to be a no, his plan is this. spend $16 trillion. it's ten times as much as joe biden. in fact, 50 grand for every single person in ameri

the drivers want state assembly bill 5 to be passed. if it is, the employers would have a hard time calling drivers independent contractors. they accuse them of labeling drivers contractors and to avoid giving them benefits. >> 85 union with me for me. that i can get healthcare and fair wages. that i feel we deserve. >> do we want a better future for everybody working, whether it's full time and traditional company or not. >> pete buttigieg made a surprise appearance at the rally yesterday calling for protections under the california assembly bill to go nationwide. uber responded saying that is why we have been working with stakeholders to find a path forward to provide a minimum earnings guarantee for drivers, a robust package of benefits to access no matter what ride >>> happening today, a man r. accused of attacking a woman outside of a san francisco condo will be in court. sarah is live in the cityso explain how charges in an unrelated case could be dropped today. >> reporter: good morning. austin vincent's defense attorney is worki

the members of the senate and the state assembly have a month to pass bill before the legislator adjourns. a measure would force companies like uber and lift to treat they drives like full-time employees. another bill would cap represent increases for most people at 7% a year. lawmakers plan to adjourn september 13th. >>> san francisco voters are expected to be interested in the november ballot measure, limiting the sale of electronic cigarettes in san francisco. the measure was certified to be on the ballot. the city will assign the measure a place on the ballot by giving it a letter, for example, proposition i or t. it calls for stronger age evictions to keep teenages and children from restrictions to keep teenagers and victims from vaping. a man spent 14 years behind bars for terrorism crimes his attorneys insist he didn't commit. a judge ruled he didn't have adequate legal council. a case that's galvanized the the islamic community. >> i'm still in shock. i can't believe this day came. i think this is a dream. >> his legal team says the key witness was an under cover operative that th