Within two men crossed paths one of them was eric reason, father of six and construction worker. The other that was offduty Richmond Police Sergeant Virgil thomas, 23 department veteran and husband of the rich and placement. Reason was armed with a gun and brandished it at the sergeant who opened fire. Rezas mother says she doesnt know her sun had a gun. If thats the case i think it still wasnt necessary. Being armed does not warrant an execution. Reporter Family Friends held a prayer circle at the gas station. Among them was melissa no, civil rights attorney. She says the Police Sergeant was a main aggressor. When you have a license Police Officer who is escalating into a parking dispute in a crowded area we are concerned how that can happen. The placement said unfortunately when the Police Officers confronted with a felon armed with a firearm deadly force may be necessary. Please reserve judgment until the investigation is finished. Richmond police are conducting an internal review.
It looks like he a harness around the dog. You can see he is just working on the back side of that dog, trying to get it secured and getting that buckle around him. Its good to see the dog is cooperating. Just a moment ago when we were watching this live picture before we started, the dog was really struggling for a moment and looked like it was panicking for a second. Our picture is breaking up a little bit. Were taking a live look from sky7 so bear with us. There we go. 24e are going to try to hoist this dog. Once again, this is fort funston in San Francisco, as our picture is breaking up a little bit. Well keep watching this from the news room. Certainly a precarious situation. Stay on top with the abc7 news app. Looks like they have a good handle on it but well keep you updated. Thank you for joining us. Our other top story. Gunfire on a bay area freeway that happened early this morning on interstate 280 in San Francisco. Three people were shot. They drove themselves to the hospita
Incoming storm that is expected to bring some showers in as early as tonight. I will have a closer look at that timeline. As far as your temperature trend, our overall highs will be trending]e a lot cooler. Were talking topping out in only the 50s. Not just for san jose, but really all across the entire bay area. A high of 58 degrees is expected for san jose and then we will start seeing some clouds rolling in into the afternoon. Because of that incoming storm. Now, we are not just tracking one but another storm as well. The timeline has sort of moved. I will break all the details down for you coming up in the next few minutes. We will need to stay tuned for that. Thanks. In washington lawmakers appear to be moving toward a deal to end the Government Shutdown, a live look for you at capitol hill where lawmakers continue to negotiate an end to the stalemate. Last night an olive branch from Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell asking to fund the government until february 8th by approvi
Dagen democrats held a talkathon on the floor and then after midnight. A new thread over syria. The assad regime could be planning another chemical weapons attack. Present at trumps warning to Bashar Alassad i had. Wildfires raging out west. Nearly two dozen fires burning. 1500 people evacuated in utah yesterday. December in more than 100. Consolidation might be coming to the wall street journal reported sprint is in negotiations with comcast and charter for wireless deals and possibly a takeover. What that means for the industry had. Breaking news right now. Googles Parent Company also that with the record for the European Union is to . 7 billion. Regulators over there saying they abused market in the search. How it could set a precedent for google and other businesses. The battle over driverless car as he did not apple making vehicles Car Rental Companies manage their fleet. Futures pointing to a lower open this morning on the dow futures. Europe stocks edging down as well. It was ga
Enforcement as a whole, i think, has been unfairly maligned and deeds of aacceptable few bad actors. Amy plus, as the Trump Administration an Aircraft Carrier in several warships for the korean peninsula, and issues new warnings to syria, we will look at who profits when the u. S. Goes to war. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is heading to russia today, where hes meeting with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov amid increasing tensions between the u. S. And russia over the ongoing war in syria. Russian president Vladimir Putin will not meet with tillerson a move that points to increasing conflict between the two countries following the u. S. Decision to launch 59 missiles at a Syrian Government air base last week. The u. S. Says that strike was in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack allegedly carried out by the Syrian Government, which killed 86 civilians, including do