To find out and asking the public also for any help witness reports videos shop. To be able to identify who shopped those people and tell us about these militia groups being talked about by police and indeed on social media. So let me just describe and roll back to yesterday we experienced this ourselves and saw all the increasingly. White men and women in fatigues camouflaged heavily armed handgun on the holster not one sometimes 2 or 3 with long. Rifle meaning a ar 15 m. 16 a k 47 semiautomatic rifles here. Infiltrating or mixing with the protests crowded with the demonstrators here. And that was it is an eerie sight i mean the city here in america weapons and guns are on people are not something youre not familiar with in large parts but it is a different sight to see those in full almost full military gear and more armed up as the real police or real nationals are people running around in the street mixing with protesters you have of course of course like lives matter and to protes
Phases with the ongoing protest following the death of george floyd, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed concerns about Mass Gatherings over the last several days and the potential spread of the coronavirus. He urged protesters to get tested for covid19 as soon as possible. Governor cuomo today is day 99 thehe covid crisis, and unrest after the death of george floyd, two separate issues. We will talk about both of those, tomorrow we will have a big day with the reopening of new york city. Also this week, we will be taken up a reform agenda in the wake of the george floyd murder. We will talk about both. We had continued protests last night, for the most part they were peaceful. The protesters all across the state, all across the nation are basically saying the same thing. There is an anger, there is a frustration, a spirit of activism because people want change. And there should be change. Ive said from day one that i figuratively stand with the protesters, and this is about makin
We had continued protests last night, for the most part they were peaceful. The protesters all across the state, all across the nation are basically saying the same thing. There is an anger, there is a frustration, a spirit of activism because people want change. And there should be change. Ive said from day one that i figuratively stand with the protesters, and this is about making change and action. , textbooks say politicians lead and the people follow. No, people lead and politicians follow. Frederick douglass, if there is no struggle, there is no progress. And its an opportunity for new york state to lead, and thats what we do. We did it with marriage equality, minimum wage, gun safety, with free college tuition, and passing reform agenda for criminal justice. 50 a we have talked about, no choke holds, the attorney general and special prosecutor, my opinion is that the george floyd reform agenda and what the protesters are trying to achieve, they should set the bar even higher, an
Demonstrations turned violent this weekend and grew in size and intensity. But americas inability to heal its racial divisions added to the combustible midst of tense covid19 lockdowns. It is making a dark period in america even bleaker. Conflict between washington and local governments is adding to frustrations. President trump my administration will stop mob violence. And well stop it cold. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther king, jr. This is chaos. Brennan well have reports from the mayors of st. Paul, minnesota, and in atlanta, keisha bottom. One officer has been charged with thirddegree murder and manslaughter, but what about the other three . And then well take a look at the staggering numbers of covid19, as well as how reopening is going in the u. S. With former f. D. A. Commissioner scott gottlieb. Timely, a blast of hope in these troubled times as america is back in the space race in an old frontier with a new mission. It is all just ahead on fac
Some clearing as we go through our day, a little bit more sunshine compared to yesterday. Here is a live look with the san jose camera. Looking at downtown san jose, the temperatures are running low to mid 50s as we start our thursday. Looking at those clouds, areas of fog along the coast in the bay, clear skies for concord and livermore. As we head through our afternoon we have a mix of sun and clouds. 67 degrees for a high, mid 70s in san jose and we will talk about the rest of the week and a cool down with temperatures cooling down. Lets check in with the traffic. Today off to a great start. Overall the bay area bridges are quiet, we have a couple things to watch out for is you take 101 this morning. Heading in and out of San Francisco, the project is still underway. They are on schedule, there on place for north and south, you are being diverted onto 280. The south bay, another portion of 101 at blossom hill road, accident involving an overturned truck. This is blocking lanes. This