In the mountain pacific time zones, 202 7488001, and if you are a member of Law Enforcement and want to give your perspective, you can cause at 202 7488002. You can post on twitter at cspan wj. Or facebook. Com cspan. Monmouth university released a recent poll taking a look at relations between police and minority communities. Here are some of the findings from that pole. It showed 87 of those polled felt that individuals of their race are more likely than whites to experience Excessive Force. 49 of white americans say police are more likely to use Excessive Force against a black culprit, and 39 of whites say police are just as likely to use Excessive Force regardless of race. That was done by monmouth university. Atre is more to the poll their website. Several communities are reaching out to dialogue with members of minority communities on the topic of policing. I will show you a couple. This from kansas city, kansas. Saying the mayor once members of the community to share their exper
Inland east bay. Excessive heat today, well over 100 degrees, san ramon, blackhawk, walnut creek, livermore and concord. At the coast it is going to clear, we will be in the low 70s, but a spare the air alert for poor air quality. Today a bit more of an onshore push and today the sea breeze intact keeping it comfortable. Santa cruz will be just about 80 degrees today. By noon time we are climbing into the 80s and 90s and looking at 104 perhaps in our inland valleys. Stay tuned to find out when you can get some relief from the heat in a few minutes. Kumasi. Thanks, lisa. In the south bay Santa Clara County is taking extra measures to be ready to respond to any heatrelated issues. Abc 7 News Reporter amanda del castillo has more on how people are preparing for the heat. Reporter if you cant find shade you want to be close to something that will keep you cool, and downtown san jose fountains at the plaza are helping the littlest residents beat the heat. It is not even humid hot, just hot,
Death. A hung jury on the murder charge. Reawakening many of the same feelings as the tray van martin case and prompting so many of the same questions. Not just about how the case was tried, but the Bigger Picture as well. About race and justice in florida, that other states around the country that share floridas stand your ground law. Even if that might not have been central hear. The question is whether a criminal Justice System that is colorblind on paper ends up being otherwise in practice to the point that young lives are lost. Did the law make it easier for michael dunn to pump three shots into jordan davis, and harder for the jury to reach a verdict. Martin savidge brings us up to da date. Reporter it started as a confrontation at a gas station and ended with a 17yearold shot to death. Michael dunn fired nine times into davis suv even as it sped away. He then drove off with his fiancee to a hotel. He never called police. To many, the death of jordan davis was senseless and defen
Are laws that are color blind on paper less so in practice. Well explore the interplay between law, race, and justice tonight. Martin savage joins us with more on the verdict and the fallout and what florida plans to do next. You have been following this case from the beginning. For all of the people who have come in over the weekend, explain the highlights of what happened here. Well, it began with jordan davis and three of his friends were in an suv at a gas station and they are listening to music and everyone agrees it is loud. And michael dunn and his fiance pull in and he claims he approaches the boys and says can you turn it down . Thats when he says that jordan davis became abusive and began to threaten him and dunn saw the bail of a shotgun from the back of the suv. He was terrified and he had a gun. Heres his testimony at trial. Whats going through your mind when he said this [ bleep ] is going down now . What went through my mind is that this was a clear and present danger an
Florida and so many other states, including stand your ground. Are laws that are color blind on paper less so in practice. Well explore the interplay between law, race, and justice tonight. Martin savage joins us with more on the verdict and the fallout and what florida plans to do next. You have been following this case from the beginning. For all of the people who have come in over the weekend, explain the highlights of what happened here. Well, it began with jordan davis and three of his friends were in an suv at a gas station and they are listening to music and everyone agrees it is loud. And michael dunn and his fiance pull in and he claims he approaches the boys and says can you turn it down . Thats when he says that jordan davis became abusive and began to threaten him and dunn saw the bail of a shotgun from the back of the suv. He was terrified and he had a gun. Heres his testimony at trial. Whats going through your mind when he said this [ bleep ] is going down now . What went