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Transcripts For KTVU KTVU FOX 2 News At 6pm 20240712

Enforcement professionals. Another protest started at wilsons park in vallejo. People marching with the same message. Asking for justice for george floyd. Before the walk got underway a message was read from the mayor saying that he appreciates the concern shown and asks for protesters to remain peaceful. The mayor said he stands in solidarity with the demonstrators. The u. S. Justice Department Said they will make investigation into the death of george floyd a top priority. They will be investigating the actions of all four Minneapolis Police officers involved in the arrest. She called the incident a disturbing loss of life. And the investigation will look into whether the four officers highlighted violated criminal law. The investigation will be comprehensive and conducted with the highest integrity that the community would expect. Minnesota governor declared a state of emergency has activated the National Guard. Protest continue in minneapolis we could see melted stoplights and shards of glass in places where there was civil unrest. Community members came out to clean up the disruption from last night protest. They said they understand why people are angry. The community didnt do this, but people are mad. How can you fault them. Protesters are calling for the officers involved to be charged with murder. They were fired after it showed officer Derek Chauvin with his knee on floyds neck for over five minutes even as floyd was complaining that he could not breathe. Colin kaepernick weighed in on the protesting that when civility leads it to death that revolting is the only logical reaction. The cries for peace will rain down and land on deaf ears because youre violence brought this resistance. We have the right to fight back. Many people took to social media saying that many deaths like George Floyds is why Colin Kaepernick started kneeling. The family of a man who was shot by police that he was no threat. The videos are released show the 61yearold suspect being confronted by police. Within moments he was tased and officers opened fire. It wasnt justified , they use excessive force. Reporter his knees and took the video on her cell phone. You can hear her screaming. Like it was unnecessary for them to shoot multiple times when my uncle was not lunging at them , he did not pose a serious threat as they claimed. Reporter at a News Conference the police chief showed body cam video showing the suspect cursing at police. They said that he was shot because he moved towards him with a knife. The incident began minutes earlier when the suspect was acting erratically, residents called policing that a man on a motorcycle was chasing someone and banging on doors. When officers arrived they said the suspect took off on his motorcycle and crashed it outside of his house. You have a taser for a reason. Not to use your gun. Reporter the chief said officers reacted differently based on where they were standing. Its a perception thing. What they perceive as danger. If im off to the side i mean perceive something more dangerously. The suspect admitted to retrieving a knife and lunging at the officers. He apologized and said it was his fault. Reporter this came one week after police were accused of shooting a homeless man. Both investigations are under investigation. Henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. A dozen workers at a Grocery Store have tested positive for covid19. The latest case was reported on sunday. Each infected employee was asked to quarantine. And workers have tested positive including san rafael location. Were getting a closer look at how the coronavirus viruses impacting people. Studies looked at the demographics of the 4100 people that were tested in neighborhood last month. 95 of people who tested positive for covid19 were latino , the other 5 were asian or pacific islander. Not one white person tested positive pick even though the areas population is 34 white. Many people the tested positive are lowwage essential workers and employed in jobs that are impossible to do from home. The San Francisco mayor rolled out details on how they plan to reopen in the weeks to come. Heres more on that story from steve paulson. Reporter San Francisco businesses have a timeline. But were going to do about businesses resuming. Reporter the mayor laying out the timeline for reopening. Businesses are starting curbside service. On june 15th most indoor retail will be allowed to reopen. Restaurants will be allowed to offer outdoor dining, summer camps and sporting events can resume without spectators. Mid july Indoor Dining can resume with some safety modifications. Hair salons, barber shops can reopen. In mid august , schools can reopen with modifications, bars, nail salons, playgrounds, and indoor museums. The chamber of commerce said the dates are critical giving Business Owners a chance to rehire workers and stock up. Its good for businesses, gives them a timeline and the level of certainty to know when they had to be prepared to reopen. And its important to the vitality and for track of of other stores. And as we see them reopen we will see people drawn back into union square and shopping there. Reporter the mayor said phase 4 is when we can see thousands of people coming together for concerts and sporting events. No date has been set for that. The city is tightening restrictions, they said that San Francisco residents need to wear masks or when they are and within 30 feet of other people the Mayors Office said its okay to limit exposure as much as possible. In San Francisco Christien Kafton , ktvu fox 2 news. California reported 2600 cases of coronavirus yesterday , the largest single day since the start of the pandemic. The department of health said that 2617 people tested positive in the past 24 hours. The total number of cases are well over 100,000. 435 people have died in the bay area. The states guidelines for reopening schools includes a expensive checklist. Theres a list of guidelines and tomorrow. According to the chronicle includes the installation of handwashing stations, and class sizes with six feet of separation and staggered student arrival times. Today an Education Coalition urged state lawmakers to adopt a funding solution to the budget crisis but the revised budget says a 10 cut across the board. We cannot afford to do that. We need to have it safer for students and staff that will not make it happen. The Coalition Said the current proposal to cut Education Funding by 10 adds to a reduction of 1230 per student statewide. For the very latest on opening dates you can go to the ktvu fox 2 news news app. Coming up u. S. A job claims hit 40 million, and as the numbers rise could gig worker be the answer to the recovering economy . Trumps he takes aim at twitter by undercutting Legal Protections with an executive order . Significantly cooler today, potential showers for the weekend and the forecast. I will see you back here without. Firefighters in san jose were busy today battling two grass fires near happy hollow tzu. Is a look at the traffic near interstate 880. No one on the roads tonight as has been the case for several weeks. Ktvu fox 2 news at 6 00 we will be right back. Nonprofits are being hit hard. The California Academy of sciences in San Francisco has had to layoff or furlough 75 of their workers. The fight requiring companies to classify independent contractors as employees has intensified. Critics argue that gig worker could help the economy recover. Reporter as unemployment continues to rise and the claims hit historic levels , summer ticking to gig worker to make ends meet. Unemployment is not going to cover the cost. This is a wonderful advantage. To make up those losses picture the latest criticism of the new law suggests that it stands in the way of helping the states economy scratch back from the pandemic. Just when they need that flexibility, it has come along and stifled it and limited it. I do not think that they cannot afford the limitations forced on them. Reporter an open letter to state leaders called for suspension of ab 5. This would be the worst time to suspended. These are billiondollar companies that are publicly traded. They have the money to treat their workers correctly. Reporter assemblywoman gonzales introduced ab 5. Re classing gig workers and providing them with benefits like unemployment, insurance , and workmens comp. It has drawn the ire of uber and lyft. There are mixed reactions from drivers. A worker is a worker. The cost of labor is anyplace anytime is minimumwage and benefits. Anything other than that is unacceptable. But no one is twisting their arm to create this business and be an entrepreneur on the road. That is the way i look at it. Patricias part of the ballot measure that would exempt applebased companies. It is funded by uber, lyft , and doordash. If it passes it would guarantee drivers more than minimum wage, Health Care Contribution and more. People are vulnerable and they need to find work immediately. They will work for any pay. You cannot step all over them. Reporter there is a campaign fighting for better wages and benefits. They said the pandemic highlighted the need for the companies to pay into Unemployment Insurance and provide benefits to drivers. They exempt themselves from basic protections they are exempting their past due to the state of california. Which law abiding businesses and taxpayers will have to pick up that fund. Reporter joe biden tweeted his opposition to the ballot measure saying that gig economy giants are trying to gut the law. Lyft deferred to the coalition and uber did not respond to our request. Its incredible that we have companies that want to exempt themselves from basic labor protections. Said when people are free to offer their services as independent contractors they can find their own niche. Greg lee, ktvu fox 2 news firefighters say they have contained two vegetation fires burning in san jose , they were burning near the happy hollow tzu. It broke out around 2 30 p. M. Fire Officials Say that 710 acres have burned. Fire is always a concern when the temperatures rise. Were going to bring in chief meteorologist bill martin. There is relief on the way . We had three days of record heat, and excessive heat warning is in effect. The fourth day would be the inland valley. What we are doing here is looking south , i like this shot, you can see its a south by watching which way the fog is moving. That could be san bruno , and crystal springs. The bottom line natures air conditioning is in full swing and we are getting a good dose of it. We had that big cool down today , temperatures still on the warm side in fairfield and vallejo, look around the bay. Its much cooler today. 62 degrees in San Francisco. The wind is doing the right thing. Exactly what is supposed to do. Cool that often gets rid of those heat advisories. We have a couple things going on pick the marine layer is getting deeper because of this guy and this guy. This is the main system thats going to get close to us and take that pressure off that marine layer. The layer i showed you is going to stretch way out. When it does its going to cool us off even more. Lets look for further cooling and a chance of showers in the five day. This afternoon state regulators approved p gs plan to exit bankruptcy. Bring it one step closer to reorganization. The Public Utilities commission gave the go ahead in a unanimous vote. Its now under a june 30th deadline. In a separate hearing the judge blasted the utility saying that if there was ever a corporation that deserves to go to prison it is pg e. Pg e agreed to plead guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for its role in the fire. New details on a deadly shooting in the northbay. What investigators are saying about the motives . And what we know about the man who was killed . And the south bay an investigation is underway into a shooting that left a five people injured. What police say a is so unusual about it . New details on last night the deadly shooting in the northbay. Park police said that it was gang related and not random. A 30yearold man that was killed was identified as alan albors. So far no word on any arrests in the case. Police are searching for suspects and witnesses in the shootings that left five people wounded. Heres the latest on the investigation. Reporter multiple 911 calls brings San Jose Police to the 1100 block of east williams court. Officers found five gunshot victims. Ranging from 2030. Each man suffered nonlife threatening wounds and was taken to area hospitals. We have shootings throughout the week, it is unusual to have a shooting with five victims at one crime scene. That is very unusual. Reporter two hours before that multiple shots fired near kellys a liquor store eddie east empire. Investigators say a fight on the corner preceded the gunfire. We checked cameras and unfortunately we were not able to see anything because it didnt happen in the store. Reporter investigators say multiple rounds were fired and two people were detained but there were no arrests made. They said that gunfire in this neighborhood is not normal. We did have an incident that occurred a few months ago with the story. Other than that throughout everything and for as long as i have been here weve never had anything like this happen. Reporter they said months of sheltering in place coupled with Economic Uncertainty is exacerbating small conflicts and turning them into crimes. We have seen people affected by the sheltering in place. It does play a part in this type of thing. Reporter in both cases San Jose Police said the shooter escape. They are asking the public to come forward with any information. Jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Coming up on ktvu fox 2 news at 6 00. President donald trump said he is cracking down on censorship. The executive order that he signed today taking aim at a social media. Major League Baseball releasing hundreds of players in the minor leagues. The developments for us coming up later in sports. Now to our top story. Demonstrators took to the streets of oakland demanding justice for george floyd. Is minnesotas governor is calling on the National Guard to keep order. Emotions are running so high that the mayor of minneapolis has asked people to stay home because of all the protests that included looting and damage to property. The Justice Department says that they are investigating floyds death and it is a top priority. Police in hayward released the body cam video of the shooting of a 61yearold man. They said a man was chasing someone. And please are accused of using excessive force. He is expected to survive. San francisco is releasing details on how and when more mayor london breed said that most indoor retail will be able to reopen on june 15th and restaurants can have outdoor dining, and sporting events can resume without spectators. Hair salons can open in july and bars and nail salons will reopen in august. Youre watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30 p. M. President donald trump has signed an executive order to limit protections for social media companies. This came after twitter attached to fact check link to two of trumps tweets. Reporter with an executive order President Donald Trump took aim at the twitter, facebook , and other social media giants undercutting the Legal Protections they have enjoyed after his tweets were slapped with a fact check label. What they choose to fact check or promote is a Political Division group. Reporter he is targeting a section of the Communications Decency act that shields them from liability and lawsuits. The motive is to crackdown on censorship. Im signing executive order to protect and uphold the free speech and rights of the american people. The problem here is that once those Companies Start moderating speech and deciding what can and cannot be posted , thats when it gets to be a i look at these things and think that the president is calling out real issues that are concern. There is no arguing that we do have to ask the question to what degree can a company make these singlehanded decisions to control what people say. Reporter there are limits to what President Donald Trump can do, and tech experts say that government oversight is not the answer. Theres a lot of wind, fury, and noise. I doubt that anything substantial will come from this. I do not think this matters , i think the president is looking for a way to rattle people. Reporter twitter said they will continue to use the fact check label to disputes of the people can judge for themselves. Mark zuckerberg said that he thinks the president s approach is not right. The government choosing to censor a platform because they are worried about censorship does not strike me as the right reflex. Reporter the president said he is expecting legal challenges. He said that he will ask congress to weigh in, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. Wall street had a threeday winning streak, the u. S. And china have been talking tough. This after President Donald Trump said that he will hold a News Conference on china tomorrow. Stocks that were riling turned negative over a fear over a new round of tears. The dow was down by half a and the nasdaq lost 31 points. And the nasdaq was down by six points. Energy producers and banks had the biggest losses. Twitter was down by 4 . While some people are pushing for a quick reopening others are still worried about a poten

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