in all four of those large murals, george washington is on the margins, and it's other people who are in the center. he put enslaved african-americans in the center of the mural on mountain vernon. to demonstrate that george washington was a slave holder, something that was left out of many of the contemporary textbooks of the day. he wanted to make it clear that george washington had profited from slavery. in the mural in which he depicted the march of the white race from the atlantic to the pacific, that's a quote of his, he put those gray pioneers literally walking over the dead body of an indian to demonstrate that the settlement of the west was an act of conquest that involved the slaughter of native americans. that was a very bold effort on his part to counter the kind of textbooks that students were seeing and we hope -- i hope he won't be penalized for that in the future. >> thank you. thank you for the public comment. commissioners, no comments? okay. commissioner walton. >> so the things that we're being asked to separate here tonight, one of the very -- one -- thank you to

and also, it's important to recognize that these murals sit within a school named george washington with a huge statue in the middle which is a clear celebration of him and his life and so to have those murals, even if there was some sort of thing they were trying to do, the artist is trying to do when he originally, you know, put those murals together, the context in which it sits now with the statue in a school named after him sends a message about the behavior, the atrocious images on those murals. so i hope that we can express our concerns about what this means. of course, the timing is such that i think we should further this conversation, and i appreciate you all being here and everyone who has been part of this process. i agree with my colleagues on what we should do next. >> thank you. vice president cook. >> i think commissioner walton also speaks for me in terms of the sentiment around the george washington mural, and all of my colleagues have reflected or-shal -- based on my dealingsh the planningition exam, it does complicate -- commission, it does complicate changes within t

moving forward would complicate not only what is formally decided what is the future of the murals for washington high schools, but also just the label of landmark designation may be used by the community to object to future alterations to these properties. with that, they also acknowledge that they believe they are very good stewards of the properties, and they don't see any reason for local landmark designation if it truly isn't, only an honorific designation. they were -- they seemed a bit concerned that the city could designate their properties without their permission or significant involvement of the school board, but i would like to remind you that we've been attending meetings with their buildings and grounds committee since 2015 on these three pending designations. so in conclusion, they -- while it wasn't an action item, it was only an informational item, they did unanimously come to a conclusion that they are not supportive of landmark designation at this time. however, we do have your decision -- your unanimous decision to move forward with local dig n local designation pending at the

washington, d.c., to ask pope francis to help immigrant children. afterward, the museum commission -- commissioned a muralist to create this mural. >> this collaboration came together, and we did a large- scale portrait of sophie holding a globe and a flower, symbols of togetherness, and welcome, and hope. >> sophie was born in los angeles to undocumented mexican immigrants. and she still worries that her parents could still one day be deported. >>> coming up, a high school football player left school complaining that he did not feel well and died later that day. >> surprising and shocking. you do not expect someone to pass so soon. >> coming up next, an oakland school holds a memorial for a 16-year-old boy who died suddenly last week. >>> and, new fallout from the sexual abuse conviction of a former doctor at michigan state university. today, we learned a dean of the university has himself been charged on several counts. ♪ seresto, seresto, seresto jake... ♪ seresto, seresto, seresto whatever your dog brings home to you, it shouldn't be fleas and ticks. seresto gives your dog 8 continuous months of flea and tick protection in an easy-to-use, non-grea

mural at the san jose -- san jose museum of art. she made headlines in 2015 which he crossed a police barrier in washington dc to ask pope francis to help immigrant children. afterwards, the museum commissioned a muralist to create this. >> this fantastic collaboration came together, and we did this really large-scale portrait of sophie holding a globe and a flower. symbols of togetherness, welcome, and hope. >> sophie was born in los angeles to undocumented mexican immigrants and worries her parents could one day be deported. >>> a san francisco landmark turns 50 japan center, and japan town pisa plover have become a part of the city. today san francisco is kicking off the year-long celebration with a special ceremony. >> jana has more on the history of the famous pagoda. >>reporter: rising up in the san francisco skyline, the japan center piece pagoda has become an icon. a >> it is a symbol of peace. >>reporter: a symbol of peace and friendship that was present from osaka japan. the sister city, 50 years ago. select the original designer was and osaka professor. he really envisioned this new modern postmodern approach to bring th