Hello everyone. Happy new year. You too monica. Welcome to the journal. Ok. Happy new year to you and you as well. Coming up in this halfhour last minute compromise. The u. S. Senate approves a deal on the budget. People all over the world celebrate the arrival of the new year. A big price hike for alcohol in russia. But will russians drink less . Well, talk about waiting until the last minute. In Washington Republicans and democrats reached a compromise in the senate to avert a crushing package of tax hikes and spending cuts. The deal still needs approval in the house. The u. S. Is not out of the woods yet. President obama said the agreement fell short of what both sides wanted but that it was the right thing to do for the country. Senators passed the bill with 898. After months of wrangling, lawmakers ended their deadlock. I know i can speak for my conference when i say we dont think taxes should go up on anyone. But if we knew if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone. Th
And then, assaulted. And another officer took him to the ground he was held against his will, and beaten with batons and thrown to the ground again. The case gained notice because hes a motivational speaker that teaches High School Students to write, and perform poetry. Who he does and what he does carries no weight with a police auditor, a retired judge working with the Department Internal affairs division. We determine if the investigation was fair and objective. If we disagree and if there is bias, we send them back. Los angeles last year he talked about an incident in a you tube page, talking about being unlaw fly detained in his house during a party. Mr. Howard asked the San Jose Police for a written apology and also, for discipline of the officers involved. The San Jose Police have not responded. From san jose, Wayne Freedman abc7 news. One person taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in atherton this afternoon. Police closed part of El Camino Real for about 0 minutes wh
Trip for the president and another opportunity for discenters. Good evening. Well have more in just a moment. First a lawsuit has been filed against San Jose Police department by a man who claims he was beaten and detained. Police show he grabbed him and forced him to the ground he was in san jose to give a key note speech to the graduation. Wayne freedman is live with the story tonight. Its a formal conduct complaint. It happened here just weeks ago the department receives 200 complaints per year. This comes rather prominent young man, people take notice. Was it an ordinary action or a case of Excessive Force . Watch on this cell phone video. Police throw a 23yearold to the sidewalk, handcuff him, and take him into custody. All, howard says, because he questioned their actions with a friend. Howard filed a complaint and when receiving no response, he escalated the matter. Today, lawyers filed a complaint against the department. One officer said to mr. Howard youre so ignorant as to wh
Carbon monoxide in his blood stream and other conditions. The family of Daunte Wright where waiting to see if charges will be filed against kim potter. Potter and the citys police chief resigned yesterday. Joining us now, nbc Morgan Chesky in Brooklyn Center, minnesota and law professor many Melissa Murray and paul butler. Welcome all. Shaq, first to you, take us through whats been happening this very detailed discussion today on heart functions and george floyd throughout the morning and i understand, first you have a report from the journalist thats been allowed in the courtroom to represent all of us. Reporter it seems as if the jury is engaged and taking notes. This Pool Reporter notes when you heard the opinion from dr. Fowler, the key opinion saying it was a sudden cardiac event during his restraint by police and mentioned contributing factors, thats when you heard or saw all the jurors start taking notes. They have been doing that throughout the testimony. Thats something they h
That is the first dispatch report for what became the mckinney fire. It quickly tore through nearly 60,000 acres around the National Force to become the states largest so far this year. Four people have died. These u. S. Forest Service Photo show the fires soon after it started and just hours before they were taken, there had been a power outage in that same area. Raising questions about whether the two were connected. There is a power line right away. Reporter that dispatch came in minutes after the fire erupted. The utility involved, pacific power, formally notified state regulators thursday that the 12,000 volt line covering that area is the scott bar circuit. The same circuit the utility told us in a statement had lost power for 9 pm tonight before until 5 00 am on the day the fire started. Pacific power says it patrolled the entire line before storing power, but could not determine what went wrong. The company told us that he doesnt know of any equipment being seized as part of th