In my mind im not thinking i was shot because why would the officer shoot me if im not posing any type of threat to him and im actually leaving . Reporter hers is not a unique or isolated incident. I didnt realize how big of a deal it was until there was, like, surgeons around me. Reporter linda toronto is a freelance journalist sent to cover the George Floyd Protests in minneapolis. Shes a veteran of this kind of reporting. Hands up. Dont shoot. Reporter she was in ferguson, missouri back in 2014 after another police killing. This one of michael brown. Theres a space where the protesters are gathered in a group and police are gathered in their line, and the people who are in between in that space are going to be media, and thats how you get the understanding of whats going on, is you stand and you watch both sides. Reporter thats what she was doing in minneapolis that night. This is the last photo she took, what appears to show an officer aiming directly at her. I think that not shoot
The 4th people started to evacuate the area around the port because. There was Little Information on what caused the fire the Lebanese Army then issued a statement saying this was not a deliberate this was an accident and. Fire that oil as well as tires that were stored in a warehouse caught fire and the army as well as firefighters theyve been deployed to the scene as you can see trying to put out the flames helicopters have are also being used to try to distinguish extinguish the flames that are on their nerves this is a city that is still on their nerves the city still demanding answers theyre still having questions on what caused that massive explosion 55 weeks ago investigations are continuing. The case has been theyve been questioning Security Officials as well as politicians but still no answers still no official help to account especially since so many officials were aware of the presence of highly explosive Ammonium Nitrate at the warehouse and they did nothing about it. Thous
With life programming. Please consider donating to help us continue our work. Please visit us at commonwealth club. You can find us and the description box below. Welcome to todays virtual program. I served as a supervisor in the city and county and most recently at the california director for bernie 2020 where i could work very close with sean campaigning for senator sanders. Theres not too many things more that scare me than writing a book. [laughter] and how to fight injustice. Sean will share with us a little bit about his journey and if you have a question and then reserve time at the end. And those that can order on the link that commonwealth put up but we encourage you so what the process was like theres nothing more difficult than telling your own story. We originally planned on doing this as a live event back in may with my book coming out in april. I love the bay and so many of my closest friends are there. We have five kids. We had all taken off of work and school and going
Clear the United States. Taking him through some of the biggest stories covered here over the past 7 days 1st though a man has been found shot dead in the u. S. City of portland in oregon it comes after a clash with black lives matter demonstrators on saturday night Police Reported hearing shots fired and later located the victim whod been hit in the chest and was already dead his identity is not being released although media reports claim he was wearing a hat with the name of a far right group on it police have given no information about any potential suspect its also unclear whether the incident is linked to the clashes between the 2 demonstrations. Supporters driving around the city in a socalled cruz rally with some waving banners proclaiming. One point they came into contact with black protesters broke out in some cases they descended into brawls. The protests have been ongoing in Downtown Portland for months ever since the death of. The portland incident comes after a week of cha
Diplomats wife who fled the country. She was the last person. It is clear that the United States government does not have either a legal or moral. Means were taking you through some of the biggest stories covered here over the past 7 days 1st though a man has been shot dead in the u. S. City of portland in oregon it comes after approach clashed with black lives matter demonstrators on saturday night Portland Police reported hearing shots fired and later located the victim whod been hit in the chest and was already dead his identity is not be released although media reports claim that he was wearing a hat with the name of a group on it police who give no information about any potential suspects either its also unclear whether the incidents are linked to the clashes between the 2 demonstrations. Supporters have been driving around the city in a socalled cruiser rally with some waving banners proclaiming lives matter one point they came into contact with black lives not to protest as a do