Immediate threat when the officer opened fire back in april. The d. A. Said officer fletcher did not wait for his cover officer before confronting taylor, tasing him, and shooting him just 45 seconds after arriving at the store. Officer flechess actions coupled with his fare to attempt other deescalation options ended his use of deadly force unreasonable. Today the san lee an dough police chief said i know the loss of Steven Taylor has deeply affected this community. Today the District Attorney has charged officer Jason Fletcher with voluntary manslaughter. It is essential that we allow the judicial process to take its course. The defense attorney is accusing the prosecutors of essentially succumbing to mob rule is the way he put it. Henry, what is the status of the officer right now, and if he is convicted, what kind of penalty could he face . Frank, that officer has been on paid administrative leave since that shooting back in april, and could get anywhere from probation up to 11 yea
And this morning the growing concern about the digital divide. Some students sitting in Fast Food Restaurant parking lots just to access free wifi to do their homework. Caught on camera, fire spreading through this home while a man sits in that chair unaware of the flames. What happened next. Plus, the new video of a Navy Battleship sunk on purpose. And labor day blowout. The best deals ahead of the holiday that you can get without ever leaving home. And a good Tuesday Morning, everyone. Im will reeve in for kenneth. And im mona kosar abdi. We begin with President Trump heading to kenosha after the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Blakes shooting kicked off days of protests in several cities, some turning deadly. President trump is defending the teenager charged in the killing of two people in kenosha. This as we learn new details about the man killed in portland, oregon, this weekend. In a new interview, the president defended Police Officers who misused deadly force saying they choke
Naturalization ceremony on night two of the Republican National convention. The first lady delivered the keynotes each. And my husband you have a president it will not stop fighting for you and your families. I see how hard he works each day and night and despite the unprecedented attacks from the media and opposition, he will not give up. In fact, if you tell him it cannot be done he just works harder. We will have more from the convention, coming up. First, we want to bring you the latest on the wildfires. It has been another productive day for fire crews and now some evacuees in napa and sonoma counties are being allowed to return home. Heres where we stand on the three major fires. The scu lightning complex fire is the largest in the state. It is burning in seven counties from the diablo ranch in the east bay to the Central Valley and it has now burned 363,000 acres. Cal fire says that as of tonight it is only 15 contained. Me czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Areas surrounding us. This red flag warning is going to happen on efforts of any of these incidents. The red flag warning goes into Effect Tomorrow morning due to possibility of thunderstorms and lightning. Good evening. Im cristina rendon. Theres a major disaster declaration from President Trump freeing up federal resources for firefighters. It comes as firefighters are battling three of the complexes. The fire fight is particularly focused in Sonoma County as fires get closer to the dry creek region and the lower russian river. The National Guard is bringing in a drone to help provide visuals when its too smoky for aircraft. To the east there are new evacuation warns in Alameda County. An alert was sent to fremont residents in the mission road area and south of the livermore city limits. The complex of 20 fires has gone to the 3rd largest in the states history. Reporter and calfire announced that more structures have been destroyed with the count now at 115. That fire has burned 67,0
For those who dont comply and has called for noelle bellow reports now one supervisor believes the ordinance will help get his county back on track. I think if we do this and were aggressive more aggressive. In terms following this i think we can get off the watch list and then its up to the governor to lift the restrictions, no mask in San Mateo County could mean youll have to pay up. Supervisor david can up introduced the new mask ordinance tuesday, calling it a common sense solution for spine is a 100. A second finds 200. 3rd vibe is 500 of the ordinance also implements new fines for businesses who dont comply starting at 250 all the way up to 3,000 the reason were doing this is to save lives. No different then when a police officer. Science someone for a seat belt we have seen an increase in regards to people or 14 others not wearing mask the San Mateo County Sheriffs Office says theyll focus on education first. But the mandate gives them another tool to encourage people to follow