George floyd 4 minneapolis por uses to similar but a different kind of restraint blamed for killing floyd. As calls to defund the police grow louder some democratic lawmakers say the message is often misinterpreted a los angeles representative Nanette Barragan says the idea is to invest money taken from police and put it into things like housing and education, supporters argue that some cities are overspending on police and at the expense of other Community Investments. Senator Kamala Harris is arguing that more Community Investment is a way to make neighborhoods safer. We have confuse. Having safe communities with hiring more cops on the street. The White House Press secretary says Defunding Police does take away essential resources from law enforcement. She says theres just no interpretation of this proposal that the president will support. We talked today to San Franciscos police chief to get his take and well have more on that coming up. Time for another check on the forecast lets
Officer, the group made up almost entirely of democrats urged each other to take accountability and create change but its the hardest thing you do. Is neil for almost 9 minutes out of this. Youre not working hard enough. Because this is a show. And unlike so many frustrated protesters in young people and people in the community and people who are facing this every day on like them we have the opportunity to immediately do something about it the black legislative caucus has already presented its list of priority bills many of which have to do with Justice Reform some of these bills will be considered in the legislature this week and next join us and playing a leading role in the next coming attraction and reforming racism and Police Brutality in this state as well as this country. In sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. California lawmakers want to make it illegal for police to use a type of neck cold that blocks the flow of blood to the brain that proposal apparently goes. Beyond wha
Things that i can show you, you can see that highway 24 is off to a nice start, westbound, there are a lot of people out there and you will see slow traffic here and there. This is a look at the richmond bridge. This is very light, as you drive over to marin county. Thats go back to the headlines. We are following developing news, where violent protests over the killing of george floyd have erupted in the streets a, continuing through the night and into this morning. This is outrage all over the country. The death of an unarmed African American man, killed by Police Officers. Alyssa harrington is here with the very latest on what is happening. Good morning. Reporter good morning, dave, the mayor of minneapolis addressed the turmoil in his city, acknowledging the pain that so many eople re feeling about George Floyds death. Also condemning the looting and welcome back to mornings on burning buildings and the city. Protesters torched a Minneapolis Police station after breaking and. Outs
Hottest day in the bunch well take a look at that in your extended marty back to you. All right dave, thanks a lot, lets get to the news this morning in San Francisco, 3 more people are now charged. In crime with crimes related to a public corruption and Money Laundering scheme. That investigation is linked to the january arrest and charging of the citys former public works director Mohammed Nuru for more on the investigation want to go now live to on 4 Sarah Stinson whos in San Francisco with the latest hi sarah good morning. Marty good morning. Yeah thats a new review just said was the citys former public works director he was arrested and charged back in january kind of all starts with that and he was a charged with trying to bribe a former San Francisco Airport Commission or so now from here on out we know 3 more people were arrested but the complaint against nuru also allege he tried to get free and discounted labor and Construction Equipment from contractors to help him build a p
Look at all the heavy traffic things were fine and very quiet before this popped up so 6. 80 south is backed up to highway 4 and youre backed up on to 2. 42 from highway 4 so 22 to 25 minutes to make it south out to danville just be prepared for that heavy traffic on all of those freeways so the backup thats spilling over to highway 4 stretches through pittsburgh into. Right around railroad leverage, 25 minutes now from antioch over to concord so its all just connected because of that crash pick of the bay bridge thats not so bad. This is good for friday, it stacked up right at the bottom of the oakland maze started. Thanks a lot rob, an 8 oh one lets get to the top story which is the coronavirus outbreak in the bay area. Lets as show you the very latest developments overnight. There are a handful of new cases in San Francisco and Santa Clara County schools and workplaces. Have been closed and some have already been shattered others order to do so or advise too. 7 Sunnyvale Police offi