Hall meeting concerning the future of their health care. Congressman Jared Huffman vowing to stop the repeal of obamacare. Right now my job is to fight. And thats what were going to do. Dont repeal the Affordable Care act, improve it. Reporter 9yearold rhett crowett said the Affordable Care act helped his family pay for chemotherapy treatments after battling leukemia for years. Thanks to my doctors and nurses, my family and friends, my church and my community and the Affordable Care act, now im gone with the cancer. Aca all the way. Reporter many worry the House Republican plan to replace aca would flood hospital Emergency Rooms with patients. We all know its not perfect, but its improved care and access for so many individuals. Reporter donna fife says the Affordable Care act has got to go. The Affordable Care act is definitely in a death spiral and its very to think the country can go on like this, people need to take their own responsibility for their health care. By 2026, 24 millio
Drink alcohol. I decided to buy a large bottle. Reporter she se shez fell asleep watching a movie. They were telling me samantha we need you to come out of your room. I told them i didnt do anything. Reporter police say helstrom had a handgun recovered from her apartment but she says it wasnt real. Its an air soft gun i bought. Its not a real firearm. Reporter today the District Attorneys Office confirmed shes charged with two counts of brandishing a replica firearm. She remembers being shot with rubber bullets on the leg. At one point when i came out, i said go ahead and shoot me. I dont care. Reporter all the while officers were running down the street evacuating businesses and shielding pedestrians. So were being evacuated from the building. The Police Officer just told us you should run, you should run. Because we got out and we were walking and he was gesturing towards us like you should run. I think it was an overreaction. That was not a deescalation. That was an escalation. Were
Good evening. We now know the standoff that forced part of the Mission District was all over a fake gun. Today Police Confirmed Samantha Helstrom brandished a replica firearm. People were evacuated out of concern for Public Safety saying there was an armed suspect barricaded inside a hotel. The standoff lasted over seven hours and had a major impact on businesses in that area. It sure did. New at 6 00, abc 7 reporter, melanie, she says she doesnt remember a thing. Reporter Samantha Helstrom said she was sorry for scaring anyone with a replica gun. Property and time can be recouped. Police released her mug shot today but she asked us not to show her face. Inside the county jail, Samantha Helstrom described what happened on valencia street. Feeling depressed ill go and drink alcohol. I decided to buy a large bottle. Reporter she se shez fell asleep watching a movie. They were telling me samantha we need you to come out of your room. I told them i didnt do anything. Reporter police say he
Shooting but witnesses say they heard at least four shots. Friends of the victims say he was a 21yearold homeless man. Well have more ahead over on channel 7. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Youve seen the frightening video were about to show you. A man whose road rage beating on highway 101 captured National Attention and hes now speaking from his hospital bed even as they search for the people who put him there. Carolyn tiger is on the story. They were all hitting and kicking from everywhere. Reporter alex suffered a severe beat down last week on southbound highway 101 near the Caesar Chavez exit. Witnesses captured some of the crime involving 10 to 15 young men on dirt bikes and motorcycles. If there werent so many people that videotaped the video, they could have got away with killing me on the side of the road or something. He was driving on his way to sfo. He believes the bikers thought he was trying to run one of them over. When he pulled off the freeway, they broke his
Give him a chance. You can hear bystanders accusing him of using excessive force. After a backup officer arrives. Calls were yelled repeatedly. Officer munoz points the Service Weapon in the direction of the crowd and hits the suspect again. In a statement Vallejo Police chief says the department is investigating. He said i have completed confidence in the internal Affairs Division and use of force that will conduct the investigation. I will review the entire investigation and personally make a final determination. I spoke by phone to don cameron. A former berkeley officer that teaches police tactics. He says that the officer used the appropriate amount of force. The people dont realize that number one, this guy is probably not been searched and they dont know if he had a weapon or not. I would say that officer basically did what he was trained to do. The incident happened after the man was and thing erratically. An employee said that hall tried to buy a bus ticket and his credit card