Transcripts For KTVU The Ten Oclock News On KTVU Fox 2 20240

KTVU The Ten Oclock News On KTVU Fox 2 July 13, 2024

Reigniting the National Debate over Police Brutality and has sparked a federal investigation. The Law Enforcement officer, has within their latitude of scope of duty, the ability to use the right amount of force. But not Excessive Force. Not Excessive Force as defined by the law. A tense situation in minneapolis tonight. Good evening, im christina run down. Im frank somerville. Those protests are spread around the country, including here in the bay area, but none of them with the intensity of minneapolis. This is video from the Third Police Precinct in minneapolis in just the past 90 minutes. Its been the focus of all the protests and tonight the building, as you can see, was set on fire. There are hundreds of protesters surrounding the precinct. Police officers were seen abandoning it, but there has been no sign of any firefighters as of yet. You can see people piling wood and cardboard at the entrance to the building and throwing fireworks as the fire burns out of control. The damage stretched out across the twin cities of minneapolis and st. Paul, at least 20 different areas are involved, including one of st. Pauls main shopping streets where windows were smashed and businesses were looted. Minnesotas governor is calling on the National Guard to keep order. The protesters want the four officers to be charged with murder after this video showed one of those officers with his knee pinned to the neck of george floyd. Officer kept it there for at least five minutes, possibly as long as eight minutes, even as floyd complained he couldnt breathe. A federal investigation has now been launched. Reporter as violent and fiery protests continue, the investigation into George Floyds death will now have the power of the department of justice and federal bureau of investigation. The doj says its a top priority, which will include prosecutors and fbi criminal investigators. A joint statement from the u. S. Attorney and fbi special agent in charge says quote, it is a violation of federal law for an individual acting under color of law to willfully deprive another person of any right protected by the constitution, or laws of the united states. It is critical, it is essential, it is imperative that the investigation is done right and done right the first time. That is what we are going to do. Reporter congresswoman ilhan omar reacted to mister floyds death from the steps of the capitol building. To watch our city burn is really one of the most devastating things that has happened the anger and the frustration that people feel. Reporter washingtons top two leaders are following the case closely and are expressing similar reactions. I think what i said was not good, it was not good. Very bad. To watch mister floyd be murdered in a video, at a time when we are also sad to begin with, is always tragic. Reporter the likely democratic president ial nominee, former Vice President joe biden, is calling for an independent probe by the justice departments civil rights division. There were also protests in Downtown Los Angeles for second day. At one point demonstrators surrounded a chp cruiser on first street. There is no word of any arrests being made there. Tonight the lapd says it will make every effort to facilitate peaceful protests. There was a large protest and i in denver near the state Capital Building with hundreds of people in the streets. There were reports of some vandalism, including smashed car windows, at one point earlier in the day someone fired six or seven shots in the air, sending people running. Nobody was hurt. The bay area saw couple of protest today, both small and peaceful, but impassioned about Police Brutality. We get live coverage now. People were worried about what happened to george floyd could happen anywhere. Reporter because it has and will again, they say. Unless people go beyond words to truly confront racism in daily life. Dozens of people gathered in front of the Vallejo Police department, reciting the names of those killed and encounters with Law Enforcement. His name was oscar grant reporter this protest spread by events in minneapolis, but only as the latest example of misconduct. Im terrified of the police. My whole entire life ive been terrified of the Police Reporter many of the crowd, masked and separated for physical distance, spoke of the everyday racism and profiling they endured. When i go into places i feel like i am lesser by the way i looked at and judged. Reporter whats happening across the country a striking a deep nerve. Its breaking on the surface. And im not from minnesota, you know what i mean . If thats happening to me, its happening with all of us. Reporter outrage over the death of george floyd brought demonstrators to the streets of oakland, stumbling outside Police Headquarters and marching up broadway to city hall. The incident has been universally condemned and protesters say they hope its the tipping point. Especially if someone i feel like we need to bring awareness, because we are benefiting of a system of oppression and racism. If we dont do anything, nothings going to happen. Reporter well officers swiftly were fired, they face charges possibly and protesters are here for different outcomes. Select the mothers who are suffering, because their children have been viciously murdered, they have no justice. Reporter protesters point out widespread disapproval is not enough, unless its backed by action. Standing up to the people in your family you might Say Something that is racist. Reporter with so many people at home and paying attention, protesters hope floyds death will change the dialogue, as never before. Black people calling out all people. If you are not saying something to ride with us, your writing with the treatment in which we are getting. And thats not fair. Reporter vallejos protest was pulled together overnight by people who met on facebook. A bigger protest organized by Police Watchdog groups is set for tomorrow evening in oakland. The San Jose Police chief eddie garcia is speaking out against the officers involved in floyds death. Chief garcia says they should be prosecuted. He also says he plans to use the video as a training tool for new recruits in the academy. Chief garcia says officers already have a very difficult job to do and that this incident is why some communities struggle to trust the police. These types of incidents are the reason why particularly our communities of color like a lot of trust in Law Enforcement. Thats a reality and another example is to why that is. So we have to work just as hard. Chief garcia is also calling out all Bay Area Police chiefs to speak up and condemn what happened. In a joint statement, the San Francisco, san jose and Oakland Police officers associations side in part, we are equally disturbed by not seeing any of the other officers on scene intervened to prevent the tragedy. Whats depicted in the video is not who we are as Law Enforcement professionals. California reported more than 2600 new cases of the coronavirus yesterday. That is the largest single day number since the start of the pandemic. The state Health Department says 2617 people tested positive in the past 24 hours. The total number of covid cases in the state is no more than 103,000. So far nearly 4000 people have died and here in the bay area most counties reporting a rise in the number of cases, more than 13,000 people have tested positive for the virus and at least 436 people have died in the bay area. And Oakland Grocery store is dealing with the coronavirus operate. The mercury news reports a dozen workers in the fruitvale neighborhood have tested positive for covid19. The latest case was reported on sunday. Each infected employee has been asked to quarantine for at least two weeks, but the store has remained open. They have more than 56 locations. According to the companys website, workers at eight stores have tested positive, including at its san rafael and heyward locations. San francisco is releasing information on how and when more businesses will reopen in the city. Starting on june 15th most indoor retail will be able to reopen. Also, restaurants can start offering Outdoor Dining and sporting events can resume, but without spectators. And in july hair salons and barbershops will be allowed to reopen. And and midaugust schools can reopen, along with bars, new phones and playgrounds. San franciscos chamber of commerce says these target dates allow businesses to start thinking about rehiring workers and stocking up. San francisco already allows some retail to operate using curbside service. As part of the citys plan to reopen, everyone in San Francisco will now be required to wear a face mask when outside of their home. That includes exercising or walking outdoors. Previously face coverings were only required inside essential businesses and in public buildings. The new order goes into Effect Tomorrow at midnight. Exceptions include driving in your car and children 12 or younger. In addition to San Francisco laying out its plan today for reopening the city, weve also learned five other counties have acted in unison, that have acted in unison rather since the start of the shutdown will likely follow suit. New at 10, after reaching out to Santa Clara County leaders. Reporter its been unclear if the six counties are going at their own pace, or will proceed united. Santa clara county executive jeff smith says it is the latter , i Santa Clara County waits to see how recent changes to the health order affect cases. This has certainly been the scariest situations we have ever been in. Reporter ella erica spent her childhood visiting hickle please, a community stable on lincoln avenue for 40 years. Hickle please as survived Big Box Stores and online retail, no fighting to keep their doors open. Its sad not to be open and it stressful not to know when we are going to be able to welcome our community back. We went from being one of the first hotspots of the nation, in this county, to now being ready to open up more. Reporter Santa Clara County executive jeff smith says Public Health officers in the bay area agree. The plan, a slow and steady approach. Once the changes made in the health order, the county wakes two weeks, and incubation period to see if that change and restrictions affects the diseases spread. Its all based on small tests of change. Change a little bit, watch and see the numbers. Change a little bit, watching through the numbers. If the numbers hold up, no major spikes. Smith says there are six counties all on the same page of the playbook, as San Francisco is not too far behind, give or take a few days. Now we havent put out a specific number of activities and a particular date, like me your breed, but we are still looking at the same patterns and anticipating moving in the same direction. Two coronavirus just totally destroyed the business. Remake the pandemics financial burden, too much for ritas pizza in east san jose. Its been around since 1979. The popular pizzeria analyst plans to close sunday, holding out for a miracle. A Small Business loan to come through. But we are going to apply again. And if it does work, then possibly we will stay open. Reporter santa clara counties deputy county executive put out a statement this afternoon that said the health order was last embedded in Santa Clara County on may 22nd. The county will wait two weeks to open more sectors. That said, we could hear an announcement sometime next week. We will be watching that closely, thank you. Coming up, President Trump takes aim at social Media Companies. What is executive order actually does and the challenges it faces. Up first, a city sanctioned homeless and kaplan set to open tomorrow. I just dont think corralling people like that is going to keep the disease away. And significant cooling today and a chance of some showers in the five day forecast. New at 10, a sanctioned homeless encampment is set to open tomorrow in San Francisco as the city tries to prevent the transmission of coronavirus by getting people off the street. Its set to open in the parking lot of a former mcdonalds at standing and hate. The neighbors have filed a lawsuit to try to stop it. Ktvus amber lee here now with the opposition. Reporter opponents say the encampment will make the area unsafe, but a homeless couple tells me it will help protect them during the pandemic. This couple tells me they have camped in the haightashbury neighborhood for about a month. They are homeless come and not by choice, but by circumstance. We just, i went through a terrible divorce and a very dark depression and found myself in the streets. Reporter the future, a bit brighter because they will be among the first 10 people to move their belongings into the citys new safe sleeping sites when it opens friday to prevent the spread of covid19. Its the parking lot of the old mcdonalds restaurant, property owned by the city. There will be porter bodies, handwashing stations and 24hour staffing. Is there someone while we try to watch our stuff while we try to get jobs elsewhere, that will give us opportunity to actually save money. Because were kind of stuck. Reporter some neighbors and merchants formed the concerned citizens of the haight, a group suing the city to try to stop the encampment. And emailed to us, joel called mark with Amoeba Records row, we believe there are sites in the vicinity that are more appropriate for a homeless camp and directly adjacent to a residential and commercial neighborhood and across the street from a preschool. I just dont think corralling people like that is going to keep the disease away. Reporter this homeowner is not part of the lawsuit, but she opposes the encampment. They dont have to stay in their. They can come and go in the neighborhood as they please. How is that helping the generating problem . The president of the Merchants Association supports a safe sleeping site. The people in the neighborhood are already living unorthodox and they need a place to shelter safely. Reporter the couple tells me this transition may be their way back to the life they once knew. The safety of the structure, the security of it. Being able to shower. Reporter city officials told me the total number of tents allowed on the site will be 40 and Homeless People will be moved and gradually. Now to heyward officer involved shooting was caught on Police Body Cameras and cell phone video. 61yearold eric rosalia was confronted by officers and tased and eventually shot. Police say he armed himself with a knife and was not following their orders. The incident took place yesterday at home on maple street. Police had been called to the scene for a report of a man acting erratically on a motorcycle chasing someone and banging on doors. It wasnt necessary for them to shoot more than five times when my uncle wasnt even lunging at them or posing a serious threat to their lives. The officer involved shooting took place after the male subject armed himself with a knife. Heywards chief said the suspect acknowledged his role in the incident and has admitted to getting the knife in lunging at officers and has since apologized. The das office is investigating the shooting. The state Supreme Court made a ruling today on who should pay for the editing of Police Body Cam video before it is made public the Court Unanimously rejected the city of haywards attempt to charge organizations requesting police video for the time to edit the video. The city had originally sent a 3200 bill to the National Lawyers guild San Francisco chapter. Media groups had said charging to edit footage threatened public access. Heyward city officials have not commented on the decision. New information on last nights deadly shooting in Sonoma County. Police at rohnert park say the shooting was gangrelated and not random. The 30yearold man who was killed has been identified as allen offers of katahdin. The shooting happened after nine last thing in the parking lot of the redwood credit union. So far no word of any arrests. And San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of robbing two elderly people on two separate occasions. Police say 33 world fleury at the seco walked up to a 75year old man, grabbed his necklace and ran. It happened on may 15th on 23rd avenue. Three days later, he90year old woman, restrained her and took off with her jewelry. Police found the man in bakersfield. He is now facing charges for robbery and elder abuse. A significant cooldown out there today. You certainly noticed the heat advisory went away. No record highs, we had three days in a row of record high temperatures. A few spare the air days, all over now. The fog is back, windsor onshore, temperatures have cooled dramatically. If you look at the live picture, that looks like summer to me. The fog is getting up over the hill on the gri

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