People are angry over the death of a man shot and killed by police. But there are two very different versions of the story. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now reporter nia wong is here to take a look at what were hearing from both the family of the victim and police. Nia . nia wong brian and kirsten. Were getting conflicting reports from police and the family of Keith Lamont Scott. Scotts family say officers shot him while reading a book inside his car on tuesday. But police say scott had a gun. This is charlotto protesters took to the streets. Bringi ng traffic to a standstill on this interstate. Some took items from trucks and set them on fire. Others hurled water bottls and rocks at squad cars. Officers say they were looking for a suspect with an outstanding warrant when they encountered scott getting out of his car. Police shot and killed the 43 yearold. It turns out scott was not the man police were looking for. police chief kerr putney Charlotte Mecklenburg as they engage him, he is armed
Similar attacks. Reporting live in san leandro tonight, elyce kirchner, nbc bay area news. It is sinking and tilting, but did did the builders let homeowners now . Today the San Francisco City Attorney took legal action to find out what the builders of the Millennium Tower knew and when. Its a story our Investigative Unit first broke and Jodi Hernandez is live now. They are pointing the finger at someone else. Reporter they are. The towers Developers Say there has been a lot of is fingerpointing going on, but they insist the fingers shouldnt be pointed at them. The building is still totally safe. Reporter for the first time, the developers of the sinking Millennium Tower are facing the cameras, insisting theyre not to blame for the 58story luxury condo towers sinking problem. He we did this building the right way. Reporter but Dennis Herrera issued a subpoena, demanding partners turn over all information disclosed to condo owners. I have serious concerns that the disclosures required b
So when were talking about Affordable Housing needs, were talking about all of us. Only 10 or 15 are exempt from the need of Affordable Housing, meaning below market rate housing. Fights over rent control cropped up around the bay area. Several cities have measures on the November Ballot including oakland which has seen a lot of demand for rent recently, a lot of it spillover from San Francisco. Theres a rally at 8 a. M. At San Franciscos lower haight and at noon in oakland. Live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. What are the arguments against rent control . Reporter you can imagine there are plenty of arguments against it coming from landlords and from economists saying it makes the situation worse by restricting supply resulting in rundown apartments and driving market prices higher. Then landlords bully protected tenants to try to get them out of their apartments. Thank you. Concord police are investigating a double shooting after a man and woman were attacked in their home las
Reporter no, they are not willing to make that connection just yet. But they say they are taking it step by step. And right now the u. S. Coast guard is taking samples to determine the source of that sheen. Were not being told its an oil slick from a spill. So there are no containment efforts being taken yet. Thats not to say we want it to spread. Its not like its an oil slick over the water that they can put containment around. Reporter the Vallejo Fire Department is working with the coast guard to determine the source of the mile long sheen across north San Pablo Bay. Es unclear whether the smell is what sent several dozen people to local hospitals with respiratory problems last night. Cant breathe. Eyes watering. Dizziness. Gna nauseating. You could smell it by 780 and i80. I thought my truck rear end blew up because it smelled so bad. When i i came to the water front i had to roll my windows up. Reporter the Ferry Service canceled two ferries this morning that usually carry around
From the top of coit tower. Its the last day of summer. Im doing the happy dance. I fired up our live hidef Doppler Radar. Look at the precipitation. We havent seen green. Looks like christmastime. Green and yellow. Okay, this is actual rain all associated with an upperlevel disturbance. Chance of sprinkles in the east bay, south bay and central bay as it lifts towards the Central Valley. This is our live weather camera towards the bay bridge. Waters appear calm but we do have a Small Craft Advisory in effect later today as the winds kick up northwesterly to 25 knots. Numbers range from 48 degrees at this very early hour in santa rosa to the 50s in San Francisco and redwood city and oakland. 60s livermore and san jose. So heres the deal. That swath of clouds toward sunset last night, wow, what a gorgeous sunset, it contains some precipitation but a lot of this is virga, evaporating before it hits land. Partly cloudy skies today, much cooler from 60 in pacifica, mid 60s around the bay t