Representing officers for justice. I stand before you because as a native san franciscan i didvent the privilege to go to a prope prok control school i have respect for tippy. I respect principles outstanding ethics and morals and values and most of all i respect his way of addressing a problem. When i brut a problem to his attention and thatbying i wasnt seeing much diversity in the Academy Classes and our complicated answers when asked why are there no black officers in the academy class. Tippy took the time all most a hour and a half after a Police Commission meeting to discuss at great length that problem with me. I must tell you within 3 months we had recruitment on board with the program but so did other Police Commissioners and to me that shows reform. That shows that he understand it. Im a member the cit team and crt teams. Tippy understand the importance of us bowing guardians in the Police Department and also understands prestigeeral justice. I thank him for advocating for sp
Continue to follow the latest on this breaking news and bring you new information as it comes into our newsroom. Cmpd chief kerr putney opens up about a viral video which shows one of his officers striking a man under arrest. You can see the man is surrounded by officers but one is punching him. Its raised questions about the departments use of force policy and whether that was followed. Sharon smith joins us live with more how the chief explains it. Tell us what is his stance here . First, i think tonights newscast shows you the different situations they respond to. And in this case, chief kerr putney says that he finds no criminal wrongdoing with his officers. But there is still an internal cmpd investigation going on. That is not over yet and Department Policy is different from state law as the face of his organization, the chief is trying to balance internal trust at cmpd and trust with the community. Going viral protestors organized and the suspects mom did interviews. The only th
Get it off their chest because that helps. Firefighters are processing what happened. As are candaces friends and family. The one thing we have all held hands and prayed together the one thing weve talked through is just getting not thinking about what tomorrow brings or what tonight brings just how we can get through every minute. She was a mother dedicated to her children. Candace was an amazing mom. They will surround the boys with love. Those little boys thank god they made it through. They will need a lot of support. The pastor of the church here tells me that he went to the hospital that the threeyearold had his neck checked to be safe and that the sevenyearold was not physically hurt. But he is asking that our viewers pray for the family tonight. Live here in lincoln county, Pamela Escobar wbtv on your side. We know so many people will be doing that. Troopers said at one point the driver told them that driver of the truck, david boyd, that he saw a deer. And they say no other wi
People getting in, voting, and gets out within just five minutes. Lok Officials Say they have made big changes since 2012 when the county saw long lines. One change is the compupurized checkin process, so voters can swipe their drivers license. Voters had no complaints, though. One told us she did not want to identify for which party she voted but she did make her prediction. Back out here live, she said she predict hilary will be the democratic winner here in floridaa and predicted marco rubio despite what the polls are saying. She said this is his home state after all. She also told you florida has several key issues on which politicians need to focus with plpl immigration as well as benefits for the large Senior Citizen community heree in our state. Were live in doral, amy viteri, local10 news. Calvin now lets take a look at what the candidates are doing on this primary day. Our senior political reporter Michael Putney here now to Michael Calvin and laurie, most candidates were outn
Orleans guest new orleans . What makes it special . Host what makes it, well, unique was the word i was going to use and a little bit different. Its one of the few unique places left. Guest i always say its an ethnicity to come from new orleans. We have our own food, our own music and a real sense of place. It is not, it isnt like any other place in the country. Its much more mediterranean. It, in fact, in capital dames elizabeth playly, whos here in washington, is very much for the union, but as various times, as you know, i have trouble thinking of the south as our enemy. Theyre all our relatives in kentucky and in virginia and tennessee, and she says now new orleans, thats different. Theyre a bunch of french people in quadroons. So that was a sense that it was just a Foreign Place. Now, it was a Foreign Place with a very important port, and that was true throughout the history of this country. But it was always welcoming and remains welcoming to all kinds of people. When i was growi