City. Power to the people reporter speaking your mind versus staying safe. Black lives matter reporter its a delic ampde decision they must weigh. Mace, tear gas. It doesnt do any good. You know, what we really need is reform. Reporter after police used chemicals to disperse crowds in at least four bay area cities. San jose, walnut creek, santa rosa and oakland, where jennifer lee was hit with a flash bang. The next day, it blistered over, you could see the sparks went off of my back. Reporter today the San Francisco council announced the right to demonstrate chemical agents that should not be used in war time, where its banned or on our own population. Reporter now the call to ban the use of tear gas gained traction when doctors began speaking out saying it using it on protesters during a pandemic could enduce coughing and relisa new wave of covid19. If you want to go ahead and ban it, that is fine. Let it be known, we didnt use any of it in San Francisco. Reporter tracy mccray said t
Be able to breathe. Rest in power. George floyd was buried today in houston. Tonight the tributes across the bay area to a man whose death sparked a global movement. Good evening. And thanks for being with us. Im raj mathai. George floyd prompted the movement, but among the questions now, will that passion and widespread push for racial quality continue in the months to come . We begin tonight with nbc bay areas ian cull in san jose. Reporter three weeks ago, not many knew his name. But tonight in cities across the country and world, people are gathering to honor the life of george floyd 15 days after his death. And here in downtown san jose. This memorial is more of a like a starting idea that we can do more than just protest. Reporter vigils spanning to italy and france on this day george floyd was buried. The 46yearold was a father of three kids, and his death has awoken a global fight against racial injustices. No justice, no peace reporter demonstrations, protests, millions raisin
Present. Supervisor stefani. Present. Supervisor walton. Present. Supervisor yee. Mr. President. All members are present. Thank you. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. Place your right hand over your heart, please. I pledge allegiance to the flago f america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who record each meeting and make the transcripts available to the public online. What i would like to do is before we go to communications, and before we get into our special order at 2 00 p. M. , i would like to at least say a word or two. Before we get started i want to acknowledge George Floyds funeral today and thank the city family, particularly m. T. A. , for halting all Public Transit from 12 00 to 12 08 p. M. To acknowledge the wrong that happened to mr. Floyd and to the many other black and brown individuals in our country. C
Regional call has been set up for later this week to talk about the issue, get people together to come up with some solutions and discuss the problem. Here is video of the nightly display. No one is quite sure why this is happening, if it is just quarantine boredom or just knowing that they will likely not be caught. Another theory is that with so many official fireworks shows being canceled, maybe those fireworks have made to the market. Whatever the reason, residents are saying it seems to be getting worse and more wide spread. One Oakland City Council member says he is noticing it in his neighborhood. It is almost like at 9 00 p. M. , it is everybodys turn to let it hang loose and shoot up fireworks, firecrackers, sounds like bombs going off. And they last all throughout until 2 00 in the morning. Reporter Oakland Police admit they have so much going on withcod19, fireworks has not been aen issue thn issue to cra and catching people in the act is tough. If you would like to particip
The call they plan to educate the public about the dangers of the fire works. If you would like to register for the call, you can go to abc7news. Com, that call is set for 4 00 this wednesday. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. More parts of the country are entering phase two of reopening today, but there are new warnings about an alarming increase in covid cases. At least 11 states set record highs this weekend. Former head of the fda says arizona, texas and florida could see exponential growth this week. More than half of the reported cases in florida on saturday were patients under the age of 35. Anyone who has attended a large gathering is urged to get tested. And the San Jose Sharks are teaming up with the county to open a free testing site. The team mascot will join city officials today to show off the new site right out sap center. It will be open tomorrow through there is a big push for e unty is recommending t regular testing for people who work with the public even if you do not hav