Showing an suv right there barreling through a crowd of protesters at sixth and santa clara streets downtown. The person in the video, we have frozen it right there, but he does appear to be okay because he got up and walked away moments later. But we dont know the extent of any injuries that resulted from this incident. This video was posted around 9 20 tonight. The Santa Clara Sheriffs Office says around 9 00 at the same intersection, a deputy was involved in a shooting. They did not say if this was connected to the car or provide any more details. The deputy fortunately is okay, but this is just one of many incidents tonight that were trying to gather more information on as these protests erupt in oakland and contine in san jose. And that incident that kate just talked about could have been extremely serious, as you can tell. This is in downtown oakland at city center starbucks, where protesters lit that starbucks on fire, as you can see. It did not last for long, and authorities we
Studios, this is kpix 5 news. Looting breaks out in oakland during a night of protest against the police against the outrage of the death of a black man in minnesota. And suv plowed into the crowd and hit two demonstrators during the protests at san jose. Our reporter was nearby and described what happened. A Police Officer in minneapolis is accused of kneeling on the neck of george floyd for about 8 minutes. Angry demonstrators took to the streets in oakland and san jose to protest the death of george floyd in Police Custody in minnesota. Open police are out with 30 numbers from the protest last night saying 60 alleged looters were detained for further investigation. There were 18 other arrests and other Law Enforcement officers made four additional arrest and several officers from several agencies were hurt. Conditions have quieted down and open but the police have their hands full and our kpix 5 anne makovec join us with the latest. Reporter there is damage about everywhere you look
All of the chaos coming just hours after the minneapolis officer who put his knee on the neck of george floyd was arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter. Were live across the country as america begins to fracture. Mixed messages. President trump trying to calm nerves nationwide saying he spoke to the floyd family. I understand the hurt, i understand the pain. That after a rose garden event where he didnt say a word about america in chaos and which controversy raging over his tweet saying when the looting starts, the shooting starts. What hes now saying about that tweet. Big news for the big apple. New york citys mayor making a major announcement. The epicenter of the coronavirus will begin the process of getting back to normal in less than two weeks. What life will look like now in the nations biggest city. Those stories, plus take two. Nasa and spacex hoping the weather cooperates for a historic manned launch at Kennedy Space center after the previous attempt was scrubbed a
To the protests. This did happen in the area around the time of those protests. The federal protective service under the department of Homeland Security provides security and Law Enforcement services at u. S. Government facilities. Oakland police say there are no current protests going on right now but officers have been patrolling the streets through the night. Protests turned violent after demonstrators clashed with Oakland Police officers and shut down interstate 880 for some time last night. There is that dramatic video. Youre seeing that here. Hundreds started marching around 8 00 last night, made their way onto the interstate as officers monitored the situation from afar. There they are getting onto a big rig truck. The man driving stuck in the midst of all of this. The demonstration did continue to escalate. About an hour later, when officers who lined up to block police headquarters, they sprayed tear gas while protesters set off fireworks and threw bottles. Police say multiple
Country dont stop. And then in an unprecedented move donald trump takes the streets to survey the damage in the church during the protests. Broke in and were disgusted and cannot normalize this pain and the Entertainment Industry calls for a blackout to honor george florey. Well its been an unprecedented night in the United States as protests continue for a 7th day over the killing of an unarmed black man there were chaotic scenes outside the white house as police cleared protesters using tear gas and flash bang stun grenades at that exact moment in the white house garden as President Trump threatened to deploy the military nationwide unless state governors get these sometimes demonstrations under control. We cannot allow the righteous cries of Peaceful Protesters to be drowned out by an angry mob the biggest victims of the rioting are peace loving citizens in our poorest communities and as their president i will fight to keep them safe i will fight to protect you i am youre president