The use of rubber bullets and tear gas to quell civil unrest. Were talking about crowd control really, what we should be hearing is damage control. Reporter multiple witnesses report being shot, stabbed, beaten, and brutalized. Many of the 300 who joined online excoriated the Department Pick i was shot by a projectile and did not throw anything. The police cause most of the violence. They intimidated and bullied people. Reporter chief eddie garcia concedes that mistakes were made but the department has enjoyed the Community Support and this can be a learning tool we have moved the needle in this Police Department. If you dont have the thick skinned a here frustrations of the community you should not be a police chief. Reporter the department is investigating as a city grapples over what changes will come to the sjpd. We have to see the work that weve done here. Its there underneath the arguments the pain and frustration. That stuff is still there. We pull up right back out and everyone
Are being forced to evacuate because of a spreading fire there. Cal fire says the quail fire, as its called, is burning off quail canyon and Pleasant Valley road just outside of winters. That fire started within the last 90 minutes or so and has burned at least 150 acres. And with that, good evening, im dion lim. Im eric thomas. A black lives matter rally on the Golden Gate Bridge became much more than organizers intended and left some drivers stopped in their tracks. Abc 7 News Reporter chris reyes has the story. Reporter this is sky 7 over the scene around noon on the Golden Gate Bridge. A peaceful march and powerful turnout, one that the 17yearold coorganizer behind the protest did not expect at all. Literally this came together in less than 24 hours. My friend made fliers and we just pushed them out. We posted them all over social media. And it just blewilledthe roa honestly all these protesters inspired i feel like the whole youth as a whole. This whole generation we are really sp
Senator cory Booker Joining fellow democrats today in announcing support of new Police Reform. Supporters say the Police Reform legislation is overdue and unprecedented, democrats hope to push the bill through the house and hope to have a vote in the senate by july 4. This bill is in response to the nationwide protests. It is and it was drafted by the Judiciary Committee and the black caucus, or than 150 democrats have signed on as co authors. For those who wish we will now kneel for our moment of silence. Reporter on capitol hill house and Senate Democrats took any for nearly 9 minutes in emancipation hall before announcing the new justice and policing act. A profession where you have the power to kill should be a profession that requires highly trained officers who are accountable to the public. We cannot settle for anything less than transformative structural change. The bill includes federal mandates the police funny and dashboard cameras, limit transfer of military weapons and a b
Highway 9 and alba road because the investigation is still ongoing. We have reached out to both the Sheriffs Office and Police Department for more information but so far we have no details yet on any injuries. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. A black lives matter rally on the Golden Gate Bridge became much more than organizers intended and left some drivers stopped in their tracks. Abc 7 News Reporter chris reyes is there now and has the story for us live. Chris . Reporter good afternoon. Organizers believe this was the first black lives matter march across the Golden Gate Bridge. From 12 00 to about 3 00 p. M. This afternoon they marched, they cheered, they were peaceful. We talked to the 17yearold activist who helped put it all together. This is sky 7 over the scene at around noon on the Golden Gate Bridge. A peaceful march and a powerful turnout. One that tiana day, the 17yearold coorganizer behind the protest, did not expect at all. Literally thi
Announcer now from abc7, live breaking news. In my 32year career, this is the worst day that ive ever experienced. Our breaking news is in Santa Cruz County where a sheriffs deputy is dead after being shot in what investigators say was an ambush attack. They say along with guns, the suspect had improvised explosive devices. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Thanks for joining us. This happened in ben lomond in Santa Cruz County south of san jose. The deputy was married, had one young child and another on the way. Abc7 reporter Lauren Martinez is live in Santa Cruz County with more on guthwiller and the suspect who was caught. Lauren . Reporter eric, the last time Santa Cruz County lost one of their own was in the early 1980s. They said the sergeant was a beloved figure in the department. They are grieving his loss. Now, the District Attorneys Office and the fbi are now investigating what happened this afternoon. Today we lost one of our own and he was a true hero. Reporter the Santa Cruz S