Crime in communities. Reporter Minnesota City council announced they planned to defund their police force following the killing of george floyd, explaining defunding is a reallocation of funds from police to other forms of police safety. At this black lives matter rally pin san jose, theyre calling fr reforms but not quick to take a stand on defunding police. We need a dialogue on reformative change. Reporter the mayor is expected to announce his budget tonight, aware that his community is looking for change. Its critical for us to respond with action for reform. Reporter in san jose, chris reyes, for abc7 news. Chris touched briefly on what it really means to say defund the police. Lets get into that a little deeper. Heres an explanation. Reporter its something were hearing about right now as we talk about solutions for ending police brutality. Defunding the police. Its not a new idea, but sit new to a lot of people just learning about it. So what does it mean . The answer really depe
On george floyd and his killing in minneapolis. Just last night chief eddie garcia announcing that the city is banning the use of kneeling on someones neck to subdue a suspect. Officers are required to intervene and report when they experience Excessive Force used by another officer. Now, in todays meeting the San Jose City council will consider if those changes are substantial enough as calls grow louder for cities to consider defunding and allocating funds to other social services that would try to address the root causes of crime. Sam liccardo says he is against it. The path forward is to reform not to defund the police. Mayor sam liccardo said it is already lean compared to others and a Police Auditor to address the issue. In part, the City Council Meets at 11 00 this morning. Im julian glover, abc7 news. The death of george floyd has fueled these growing calls for defunding the police, not just in san jose, but around the country. But what exactly do people mean by defunding . Let
Mike, thank you. This morning, more businesses reopening in Solano County. Amy hollyfield live in benicia with what you can expect. Hey, amy. Hey, reggie. It appears this caught some businesses off guard. This health and Fitness Center in benicia says it is not ready to reopen yet even though the county of solano has given gyms permission to go ahead and reopen. Take a look at this list of businesses that the county says can reopen. Gyms and Fitness Centers, wineries, bars and breweries, Family Entertainment centers, zoos and museums and hotels. As long as they meet the requirements set up by the state. Now, this comes as a surprise because the state has said these businesses can reopen friday. Solano county originally said that, too. But now says go ahead and reopen if you are ready and have met the requirements. Gyms we have checked on this morning are closed. Including this one. So, be sure and check with the business youre wanting to go to before you head that way. Just make sure t
Mexico has the highest per capita caseload of covid19. One Bay Area Medical Center is sending a team of volunteer doctors and nurses to lend a helping hand. Have you driven through new mexico and arizona . It is incredibly sacred land. Reporter the Navajo Nation, it occupies parts of arizona, utah, and new mexico, but now, every corner of the nation has been hit by this unrelenting virus. If Navajo Nation was a state, this week it would be the most impacted state in the country in terms of cases per capita. Reporter this doctor is part of two waves of roughly 30 doctors and nurses from ucsf who jumped on a plane and headed to Navajo Nation. We believe that all people deserve highquality healthcare, especially the most vulnerable. Reporter the virus has sickened more than 4000 tribal members and killed nearly 150. The infection rate here has now surpassed new york and new jersey. We are getting quite a few patients that with covid there could be a really quick turn and they could become
Make more than a 198,000. They will not get a payment. The bill also provides billion for Small Business loans. 250 billion will be set aside for Unemployment Insurance benefits and billion in loans for Distressed Companies now the bill now heads to the house which is expected to vote this friday. Well the passage of the stimulus bill comes at a great time for the 1 Million People in california who have filed for unemployment. Some homeowners will soon be getting a break as well thats because california leaders have secured a deal with 4 Major National banks to temporarily suspend Home Mortgage payments for those affected by covid 19 governor newsome says wells fargo citi us bank and Jp Morgan Chase all agreed on a 90 day grace period, another 200 Smaller Banks made similar commitments. 4 of the 5 largest institutions committed to just stop that 90 day unfortunately bank of america did not publicly commit to that they just committed to 30 days hope they will reconsider and joins a thos