Video. He was in a crouching Half Kneeling position. His hands were toward his waist band when he turns toward the officers. It was the butt of a gun and they shot. Thats accurate. Thats factual. Reporter the chief said he did that have a gun. He had a hammer in his belt and he was shot in the back of his head. Now family members spoke this afternoon. Actually spoke at the same time as officers this afternoon here in vallejo. You will hear from those family members who still want justice today. Live, stone. Abc7 news. Thank you. Lets move. On the economy is a big part of our building a better bay area focus. Tonight, because of the coronavirus, the oakland zoo may be on its last leg, sadly. Laura anthony with whats being done. Reporter the gates at the zoo shut tight. This facility has been closed now for the better part of four months. 90 of the revenues come from visitors. So as you can imagine, the zoo is now in dire straits. You got his attention now. Reporter at the oakland zoo, i
Incredibly dire. But still there will have to be cuts and that will hurt. It was a huge drop in daily ridership due to covid19 that caused b. A. R. T. s money problems. Our ridership went from 405,000 to 24,000. And since the low point of 24,000, weve now inched up to 45. Reporter fewer riders men less revenue and thats what shaped the budget the board passed today which includes an extra 44 million for cleaning. Its not just cleaning the stations. But its disinfecting the train cars every single night. Reporter also 146 million in cuts made by eliminating unfilled job and reducing operating expenses like putting off a return to ending service but tlayoffs planned. Youre going to notice things like the 9 00 p. M. Closure in the middle of the day. You should expect 30minute frequencies. This b. A. R. T. Rider isnt surprised. The economy is struggling and everything is losing money. Reporter the budget plan assumes at best, 50 of riders return this year. The number could be as low as 15
Helped suzie loftus take the lead. Even though it was only 240 votes more than her closest opponent, deputy public defender, chess a bow down. Former chief declined our request for an interview but sent a statement saying regardless of the outcome of this election theres a lot to be grateful for. We live in the greatest city on earth. Its a city i grew up where im raising my children. Boud inwas leading. Loftus edged him out. Still, he was optimistic he would be elected because they were hungry for his message. For a message of reform, for a more humane approach. On a day after the elections, this cell phone video was going viral. A video taken at boudins Election Night party where some supporters shouted derogatory chants at the police among them sandra leo owe he said he wasnt in the room and it was coarse language and it reflected what many san franciscans think. Supervisor fewer later sent this apology to rank and file officers but refused to apologize to the Police Officer associa
Autocracy. That has people around the world much more exercised than in washington, where it seems like this is just another political game. Its another government shutdown, or another fight over the debt ceiling. Know, if we dont deliver this money to ukraine, they will lose territory. They will lose people. They will lose momentum on the front line of the biggest War In Europe since world war ii. And our politics cant seem to process that. Its a real statement of priorities on behalf of the United States of america. Thank you so much for your time and thoughts tonight, really appreciate it. That is our show for the evening, now its time for last word with lauren, good evening, lawrence. At evening, alex. I was listening to discussion and i have some concerns about the way we use the word strongman, because i fear it can sound just too good to too many voters who think, well isnt the president of the United States supposed to be a strong man . Its a term weve been using for decades in
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