Poke the bear. That mother lays it on the line for Governor Newsom. She says her son in san quentin deserves to be treated better. A covid19 outbreak at the prison is sending new fear through the loved ones of those incarcerated there. Good evening. Im kristen sze. Im larry beil. Lets get to the numbers. As of noon, 1,314 cases of covid19 at san kwenity. 629 just in the last 14 days and seven inmates have died from it. According to the Sacramento Bee the state Public Defenders Office wrote this to lawmakers and we quote, san quentins staff, especially medical staff, is simply drowning among the chaos. Underscoring the problem for san quentin and other prisons, today the World Health Organization acknowledging that the coronavirus may be airborne and people should avoid crowded places, close contact settings and confined and enclosed spaces with poor ventilation. Obviously thats not possible at san quentin. Reporter at san quentin prison, the lucky ones passed through gates, they return
Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the thursday, july 30th special meeting of government audit and Oversight Committee. I am gordon mar and joined by peskin and safai. Thank you to joh john john carrd sfgovtv. Do you have any enouncements . To protect the public during the covid19 Health Emergency with board of Supervisors Committee room are closed pursuant to various local and state and federal directives. Committee members will attend through Video Conference and participate to the same extent as if physically present. Public comment is available for each item. Cable channel 26 and sfgovtv are scrolling the call in number on crosonthe screen. Once connected and prompted enter the meeting id1464783455. Then press pound followed by pound a second time to be connected. You will hear the discussions but you will be muted. Your line will be in his senning mode only. When your item comes up dial star and three to be added to the speaker line. The system prompt will in
John burris says the destruction of this evidence is a criminal offense. He says that this only continues to prove that the Vallejo Police Department Needs more oversight and more accountability. This is the police truck involved in the shooting death of 22 yearold Sean Monterrosa the windshield riddled with bullet holes was viewed as evidence in the case but it was later destroyed and replaced now of ole ho Police Union President and lieutenant is under investigation and he may have thought it was good evidence that could be harmful to the Police Department and the play songs about slight civil rights Attorney John Burris says the windshield was crucial to the investigation body cam video worn by the officer involved in the shooting never shows what they were actually seeing as they opened fire on to rose who was killed when a hammer was mistaken for a gun and raises real question if officer and destroys a piece of evidence what evidence may have been destroyed the Vallejo Police Offi
Thank you, mike. Two contra costa Sheriff Deputies are recovering after being shot during a standoff, it happened last night around 9 00 just east of brentwood. Authorities say that the suspect came out of a home and fired a shotgun at members of a s. W. A. T. Team. Deputies returned fire killing the suspect. The two deputies were taken to the hospital, Officials Say this all began as a Domestic Violence incident yesterday morning. A woman reported the suspect held her hostage overnight, poured gasoline on her and then threatened to laight her on fir. Authorities have not released the name of suspect or the condition of the Sheriff Deputies so far. Back to you. Our childrens education is a major part of abc 7 News Commission to building a better bay area. We know that you are keeping a close eye with plans to reopen schools. Today west Contra Costa Unified School district will hold a virtual town hall. The district released a framework for the new school year which starts on august 17.
Spread in Contra Costa County is going up according to the Health Department that one physician at a small Health Clinic in san pablo is not holding back on his frustration saying that he will not let people in without a mask in fact got riled up in a press Conference Today adding he understands marginalized communities. Our group closely together in apartments, but people can not afford not to cover up. We need the National Guard to come out. To tell the full who dont want to wear masks that if you dont youre going to wear masks are you going to go 34,000 people died in this country. But there was no response to try this just in that. This to me to grow our rights are going to tell us. All rise to not wear masks arent met. So tell us. Its not a killer. So we need somebody to say you need to go back us a grocery clerk should not have to fight of romania. To wear masks. Community leaders just like this doctor calling on people to take covid19 seriously and take the following steps to ke