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Story highlights A statue was erected in memory of the Black woman who was shot in her own bed by local police officers. However, the statue has now been smashed and the local police are investigating it as an act of vandalism Weeks after the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old emergency room technician, a sculptor from Oakland was able to finally install a statue of Breonna Taylor. However, within a few weeks, the sculpture of the Black woman has now been smashed from different angles. A statue was erected in memory of the Black woman who was shot in her own bed by local police officers. However...

Mayor, we appreciate you taking the time this morning. >> thanks for having me, jim. >> so first, let's start with this threat now to begin these deportations. of course, the president a couple weeks ago in agreement with nancy pelosi said he would push them back. now he says they're going to go forward. what's your reaction? >> well, it's incredibly disappointing that we have not been able to fix this broken immigration system. as americans, we need to all be honest with ourselves. most of our great grandparents would be considered illegal immigrants under today's legal standards. this immigr...

Employers know what their obligations are under california sanctuary laws. oakland has always been a sanctuary city. as mayor, i have strengthened those laws and really tried to do my job, which is protect my community. >> final question, if i can. you're part of a coalition of mayors that's calling for federal action to address homelessness. the president made a comment on the homelessness problem on fox news, airing yesterday. have a listen, i want to get your reaction. >> it's a phenomenon that started two years ago. it's disgraceful. you can't have what's happening where police officers ar...

I said, you can't do that. >> first of all, oakland has a homelessness problem. is that your experience, as the president described, first of aur all that it started two years ago, the police officers getting sick, et cetera? >> well, i'm not aware of any police officers getting sick, but i agree with the president. it's disgraceful. what is disgraceful is that he has continued to cut funding for hud. he's continued to cut health services, mental health services that are causing homelessness. i would love his assistance in actually passing legislation and funding the things that we know that p...

But unsuccessful. and happily was able to return now under an h 1 v visa only because she got the attention that got her support she needed. again, we say we have a fair and just immigration system. we have ample evidence to show we don't. while we have the broken system we cannot terrorize good people that have been living in our communities, contributing and really don't deserve to be ripped from their families, ripped out of the communities that they've called home. we need to fix this system, not use it as political volleyball. >> all right. mayor schaff thank you very much. and next the n...