Her ants. Pause fthe im now at the back of the progression, and i would guess its about 20 blocks long. I cant see it from the air. I cant see the front of it from where im standing at 27th and broadway. What is the situation with regard to Law Enforcement at this point . Are there a lot of police visible as you march . Reporter i have not seen them along the route. I saw a couple of Police Cruisers near Oakland Tech High School when it all started but no o walking the streets. Eerybody is just marching, marching on forward. Yes, yes. No destruction that ive seen so far. Its very peaceful here, man. Were marching. All right. March on and stay safe, and well get back to you. Let us know if anything happens that we need to put on the air immediately, all right . Reporter definitely. Take care. Lets get to breaking news in walnut creek. 680 north is closed after a group of protesters walked out onto the freeway there. This is a live look at the traffic from our walnut creek camera. The protesters have blocked all lanes at treat boulevard, and officers are on the scene. Theyre going to try to disperse this. We saw this on friday in san jose, traffic was tied up for a while. But actually police were able to talk the protesters off the freeway and were successful in getting traffic back after some tense moments. Abc 7 news reporte lra anthony nllavethe situation as t to that location. Some video moments ago in san jose. A group of Peaceful Protesters marching d they started gathering at city hall just after 4 30. Much of the bay area has enacted noontime curfews. The order took effect in san leandro and walnut creek a few minutes ago, they started at 6 00. Curfews run till 5 00 a. M. 7 00 p. M. , Pleasant Hill residents will stay home until 5 30 a. M. If they abide by the rules. All of Alameda County along with the cities of San Francisco, danville, and or orinda, 8 until 5 00 a. M. San jose and santa clara are on curfew at 8 30 p. M. , and lafayette at 9 00 p. M. Governor newsom had support for protesters today but warned that violence would not be tolerated. The governors comments came a few hours after a call President Trump held with state governors who called on states to be more aggressive in handling the protesters. Abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz joins us now with more on how the governors are responding to th this. Liz . Reporter the governors are taking a different stance on how to approach this than President Trump who called himself the law and order president. Governor newsom said he rejected trumps call for aggression over the protesters. Speaking from a black church inr newsom offered support and empathy for the protesters outraged following the death of george floyd one week ago today. You are right to feel wronged. You are right to feel the way you are feeling. Reporter while newsom called on the looting and the violence to stop, his tone was one of resolve. He said society as a whole needs t do better and do more to end systemic racism. The black community is not responsible for whats happening in this country right now. We are. We are. Our institutions are responsible. We are accountable to this moment. Let just call that out. Reporter newsoms remarks a contrast to President Trump who on a call with state governors this morning called some governors weak and pushed for more aggressive tactics to stop the protesters. Here is audio obtained by abc. You have to dominate. If you dont dominate, youre wasting your time. Theyre going to run over you, youre going to look like a bunch of jerks. You have to dominate and you have to arrest people and you have to try people and they have to go it jail for long periods of time. Reporter newsom stayed away from directly responding to President Trump. Asked why, he said this. I could be part of the daily back and forth in the news cycle and continue to perpetuate the problems that persist in this country or i can choose to focus a message that i think is so much more powerful. And i hope more resonant, to people watching. And that is, i care more about them than some of the noise i heard on a morning phone call. Reporter still newsom had his more subtle rebukes. He said there is a current absence the leadership and he said the answer to violence is not more violence. Its about dominance and aggression . This is what you get. Not because of the protesters but because of the conditions that led to this moment. Where protest was inevitable. Reporter but to that point, Governor Newsom says theres 4,500 National Guard mguardsmen women in california. He said at this point theres no talk of a statewide curfew. Liz kreutz, abc 7 news. Liz, what did the governor have to say about what else the state is going to do to respond to additional protests tonight and perhaps later this week . Reporter ama, he said theres a lot of support if a region asks for it. He mentioned the National Guard could be deployed. He says he wont send them in unless a city asks for it, because he believes you cannot proactively send them in without creating more problems than already exists. Ama . Liz, thank you so much. A hollywood actor joined a peaceful protest on the steps of San Francisco city hall. Jamie foxx sang words from the bible to comfort the crowd gathered to protest the death of george employed. Foxx says the officers in floyds death were complicit in the death. As im talking to my young kids, my nephews, my daughters, trying to tell them how to act when theyre out there and they see a police officer, im sort of running out of things to tell them. Foxx called on the rest of hollywood step up and show their support through peaceful protests as well. In walnut creek, police and Business Owners are trying to head off a repeat of yets destructive looting that left much of the downtown area damaged. Abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony is at the station. Laura, were hearing its a peaceful protest today behind you. Reporter it is for the most part although there have been some splinter groups that have gone on and done different things. Larry told you about the freeway, 680 north and southbound, i understand now from Walnut Creek Police its stopped in both direction and there have been some vandalism of stopped cars along the highway. The chp has had to declare tear gas there. We are behind the Walnut Creek Police station. This is a scene thats been unfolding over the last couple of hours. You see these heavily armed tactical police, basically s. W. A. T. Teams. These protesters have been lined up in front of them for the last two hours yelling at them, deplori imploring them to take a knee with them. A few moments ago one of the officers did just that. In the meantime, businesses here boarding up, getting prepared for whatever happens next. While some cleaned up, others beefed up their exteriors in walnut creeks Broadway Plaza and other parts of the town. The unusual activity comes one day after a group of destructive looters descended on the high end shopping district. Macys, h m, victorias secret, and the gap were among stores vandalized and looted. Its just terrible, the injustices. But theres other ways to get the message across rather than to come here just to loot, which is exactly what they did. Reporter today this family came down to Broadway Plaza with brooms in hand to try to clean up what the looters left behind. We understand why it happened. People get angry and we understand that. But we also know that it now needs to be cleaned up. And reporter meantime, up the road on north main, two of the citys Car Dealerships were taking no chances, moving their entire inventory, hundreds of vehicles, off the lots at both the ford and honda stores. Streets around the area have also been cordoned off and a large contingent of police and emergency vehicles staged at the local library in anticipation what have might come next. Five miles south in danville, Business Owners are also boarding up their windows. Youve heard the same chatter. Reporter that includes aaron, the owner of danville cigar an harts avenue. We appreciate and understand First Amendment rights and the right to protest. In walnut creek. This has been a very emotional scene. You can see the line of Police Officers, the protesters in front of them, and in just the last few minutes, one of the officers did do what theyve been askin past couple of hours and he took a knee with them. There is a curfew in effect as we speak now here in walnut creek. It went into effect at 6 00. At this point it doesnt appear police are going to at least aggressively enforce that. I would say by our estimate there are at least 1,500 demonstrators here and at this point they have split off into these different groups but by and large, its been peaceful except for whats going on apparently on interstate 680. Live in walnut creek, Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. All right, laura, thank you. San Francisco Police shared arrest numbers this morning following weekend protesters. Melanie woodrow has more. Police chief scott reminded everyone why they were there, George Floyds death. Chief scott says the protest in San Francisco started peacefully but others were there to take advantage. Sfpd arrested 30 people saturday night, 19 have been referred to the San FranciscoDistrict Attorneys Office which tells me charging decisions will be made tomorrow. Last night, San FranciscoPolice Arrested 87 people for violating the curfew. As of this morning, the San FranciscoSheriffs Office said 23 of those people remained at the intake center. Police did not provide exactly details of the nature of all of the arrests. We embrace, in the city of San Francisco, people to express themselves. We will not embrace violence. Reporte the Alameda CountySheriffs Office got back to me, telling me they arrested 76 people last night. In the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. All right, melanie, thank you so much. In the north bay, santa rosa is recovering from a weekend of angry protests and saw another today but with a better outcome and also a strong statement of support from the local police chief. More now from abc 7 News Reporter wayne freedman. Reporter in santa rosas Courthouse Square today, a point of protest over george floyd and in the process, a case of comparison and contrast to other demonstrations here. Last weekend, they got out of control, leading to more scenes of looting and damaged property and, according to police chief navarro, one arrest. Weve seen a lot of vandalism reporter now a can yurfew fr santa sa startgt 8 0tng sicken going down the same path at other businesses. Reporter diana rhodes had to be told what the letters stood for but spent this morning scrubbing them off the window where she works. Theres not another way for people to express their feelings, and that makes me sad. He she began joy odell felt organizing this protest. I dont think thats the way to go about anything. Were fighting violence and trying to end that situation for our community. We shouldnt be inflicting it. Reporter College Students turned out today plus chief navarro who made a strong statement on his own by taking a knee with everyone else here in response to George Floyds death. Its horrible. It sheds a bad light on everybody who wears a badge. I want people to know, that is not us. Reporter it was one more message in a time overflowing with them. In santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. And we have a lot of resources on abc7news. Com including a full list of all the bay area curfews. Up next, the clue authorities are looking at in the shooting death of this federal Security Officer. Also the protest drive thats helping keep people away from each other during the pandemic. And some people are putting their efforts into cleaning up in the wake of this protest. Im spencer christian. Its getting hot again, tripledigit temperatures are on the way. Ill have the accuweather federal investigators are looking for this van that was captured on surveillance cameras as the occupants opened fire friday night at the Federal Building in oakland, killing a Security Officers. Iteams dan noyes was first to identify the victim over the weekend. Hes back with the latest on the hunt for the killers. Dan . Reporter larry, Law Enforcement sources tell me they are concerned that the people in the van may have beennnn to the protests or emboldened by the chaos. They say they have to stop them before they strike again. David vasquez went to high school with pat underwood, the Security Officer at the Federal Building who was gunned down. I fell to my knees and said, god, of all people, why him . He was so good to a lot of people. Reporter vasquez is also a pastor, now preparing for a funeral and trying to console pat underwoods fiance. It was devastating. The family is broken because we know what kind of person pat was. Pat would not hurt a fly. Reporter underwood died in the hail of gunfire at 9 45 p. M. Sources telling me his partner was shot three times but survived with a shattered femur. The surveillance cameras at the fed building captured that image but not a license plate, apparently. The fbi, atf, and Oakland Police are scouring the area for other surveillance cameras, traffic cameras, and looking at news helicopter video from the protest for that white van. I was very close with his family and very close with his friends. He would do anything for anybody. Reporter i also spoke today with another of pat underwoods lifelong friends. Pat was her Brothers Best man, now genie rickets still cant believe hes gone. Its senseless. He was standing there trying to protect everybody. He wouldnt have hurt anybody. Reporter and people out there that are doing senseless crimes and looting, i just want you to picture, when you see pats face, he stood for justice. He stood for peace. He stood for equality. Pat underwould todunderwoods s canceled a News Conference for Southern California for tomorrow but she tells me her family is planning a service in the bay area on june 12. Dan noyes, abc. Dan, thank you. Sky7 now over walnut creek. Protesters had shut down a portion of interstate 680 near treat boulevard after getting onto the northbound lanes. That was about 30 minutes ago. Only seconds ago, it looks like that the chp well, this is another location now that were looking at, that i believe is i creek, but the freeway has just opened up as the protesters have been cleared away. There was a group when i was in the newsroom it looked like a bunch of kids who were jumping around and they were pretty happy with themselves as they got traffic to stop. But that group apparently had broken away from a peaceful demonstration that you saw Laura Anthony at in downtown walnut creek which has been going on for much of the afternoon, that follows last nights looting in the broadway shopping plaza. Again, traffic on 680 is back and moving. Well see what this situation is right here because Police Obviously have drawn the line at one intersection but we need to get more information on exactly where they are. You can see it is 680, could be that theyre just trying to make sure that nobody else tries to make a run for it and stop traffic once again, th well kee a continue. The curfew is in effect right now in walnut creek until 5 00 a. M. And as the judge floyd protests continue across the bay area, there is another question a lot of people are thinking about now. Could all of this congregating lead to a surge in covid cases . Abc 7 News Reporter stephanie sierra spoke with the director of Public Health at ucsf. The issue here is how to protest safely. Reporter this is dr. George rutherford, ucsfs director of prevention and Public Health. His research into the spread of covid19 is recognized across the country. How to decrease your chances of becoming infected while out in crowds. Reporter dr. Rutherford says the virus could be spread if masks arent worn properly. People are yelling slogans, thats more forceful exhalation, it cuts down on the efficiency of the mask at holding particles. Reporter second, if crowds are not social distancing. Over the weekend, video of protests across the bay area clearly shows that isnt happening. Even oakland mayor libby schaaf admitted shes terrified of the virus spreading. People cannot afford to get sick and many of the impacts last night were in the very neighborhoodss that have been disproportionately impacted. Reporter the third fear revolves around pepper gas and tear gas. People tend to rub their eyes, and the virus can be inocula