Fired, but kirkpatrick said the shooting was justified. Do you regret . I cannot be bullied to change my opinion. I knew that if i had called that shooting out of policy, that i would have been the darling of reform. I would have had great headlines. Yall would have thought i was amazing. I was not willing to sell out. If the public shooting is the reason they were looking to terminate me before due process has come to an end, then something is definitely wrong with our system. I am going to be asking the department of justice to open an inquiry. Into what specifically . The federal oversight system, and that includes all the parties involved . Oakland is safer than when i came, however, my termination, i think, has created a great deal of damage that was not calculated in terms of culture change. It has created a total destabilization. Its hard for these officers and staff now to believe, does the city really believe in these values . Because they didnt practice them. Can you talk abo
To be leaving the port of oakland tomorrow, but it may not be going very far, and what about the 1,100 crewmembers who are still on board . It is a saturday soaker. Rain a welcome sight for much of the bay area. How long will it be sticking around . President trump tests negative. The white house reporting the president does not have coronavirus, despite meeting with people who tested positive. Thanks for joining us. The president is praising democrats and republicans for passing a sweeping relief package. Reporter meredith word on what is included in that bill. Reporter and rare saturday press conference surrounded by the Coronavirus Task force, President Trump raised the good teamwork on both sides of the aisle to pass a Coronavirus Relief bill. We are using the full power of the federal government to defeat the virus , and i want to thank all members of congress. Reporter the house passed the bill in the early hours of saturday morning after negotiations between Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Announcer now, news to build a better bay area from abc7. Hot, windy weather this week is creating high fire danger. Pg e says theyre not taking any chances. Tonight they have issued a new warning for north bay residents about potential power shut offs. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. Right away lets get to meteorologist drew tuma for the forecast. Hey, drew. We are anticipating hot weather the next couple of days. And tomorrow night especially the winds in our hills will begin to crank rapidly to 40 miles an hour. It is for that fact a redflag warning will go into Effect Tomorrow evening lasting through wednesday morning for the strong wind gusts bringing not only warm but also very dry air causing low humidity. So fires can easily start and easily spread. Here are the communities under that redflag warning. In the north bay you can see from clear lake, down to fairfield. Over to san anselmo, clover dale, east bay hills is part of the redflag warn
Disgrace for warning undocumented immigrants about possible i. C. E. Arrests. To me thats obstruction of justice. And in january of this year, mr. Trump lashed out at speaker nancy pelosi, tweeting clean up the streets in San Francisco. They are disgusting. City leaders have always acknowledged that the homeless situation has been one of the citys most challenging problems. Needles and human waste have tarnished the citys image. We stopped to ask a city worker who collects garbage, and, yes, needles, if he has seen a change. Has it gotten worse, better, more, less . Less. Reporter less . Less than before. Than last year. A lot. Reporter it appears he may be right. Numbers from the Health Department show that in 2018, more than 3,825,000 needles were collected. This year, through april 30th, nearly 1,083,000 needles were disposed of. Again, those are only partial numbers. I cant begin to pretend as if i know whats going on in the president s head. I then asked the cochairman of the San
Im amanda del castillo in downtown san jose, shots were fired into the mlk library on the san jose state campus. State of disaster in parts of texas. Lifethreatening flooding triggers rescues. Hidden genius project giving young men tech skills to give backo communities. Musical pacifiers are improving outcomes for babies. Abc7 news starts now. Couple of feet down, i could have gotten shot in the head. How scary is that . Developing news in the south bay, san jose state student says he had to dive for cover after a bullet flew over his head. Shooting near east san fernando street, left nearby structure riddled with bullet holes. Police still searching for the gunman. Amanda del castillo is live. Reporter as you can imagine, library is usually packed with people at 6 21 in the afternoon, when this happened. Windows seventh and eighth floors hit by bullets. We were the only station to speak with a freshman who had a terrifying front row seat. Studying thursday afternoon. Picked a desk nex