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The use of rubber bullets and tear gas to quell civil unrest. Were talking about crowd control really, what we should be hearing is damage control. Reporter multiple witnesses report being shot, stabbed, beaten, and brutalized. Many of the 300 who joined online excoriated the Department Pick i was shot by a projectile and did not throw anything. The police cause most of the violence. They intimidated and bullied people. Reporter chief eddie garcia concedes that mistakes were made but the department has enjoyed the Community Support and this can be a learning tool we have moved the needle in this Police Department. If you dont have the thick skinned a here frustrations of the community you should not be a police chief. Reporter the department is investigating as a city grapples over what changes will come to the sjpd. We have to see the work that weve done here. Its there underneath the arguments the pain and frustration. That stuff is still there. We pull up right back out and everyone
Justice. Reporter an emotional funeral for george floyd whose death sparked a Worldwide Movement for change. We are rising in love. He went down and injustice and we are rising up for just is. It is our time to honor his life and death by becoming one family with one teacher. Reporter the eyes of the world were on houston, texas as leaders gather to bid a final farewell to george floyd. 500 people were invited for the private service. Silent says his casket was carried into the church. Reporter it was a heartwarming celebration including emotional remarks from the grieving family at the video message from former Vice President joe biden. Unlike most, we must grieve in public and that is a burden. A burden that is your purpose to change the world for the better in the name of george floyd. Reporter an impassioned eulogy by reverend al sharpton. Asbury lake you to rest today, the movement will not rest until we get justice, until we have one standard of justice. Reporter the mayor and th
Territories. The state elevated fire 50 of our nation apply to 15 territory has that designation. Reporter it spoke very little about decades of neglect, deferred maintenance and profiteering at the expense of rate payers. Im not pointing a finger at anybody other than us. Reporter the California Public utility commissioners themselves appeared timid and somewhat embarrassed at having gone along with p jennys shut off system. And taking no real aggressive, probing or confrontational stance except for this. You said we need to get there. You need to get there now. Reporter the problems are so large and so many that it is unlikely serious improvements can be made until next year. The best thing for ratepayers to do is pray for rain and no more red flag whether. With that, we may just get through this. Reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. Thank you for that live report. 4 ktvu obtained a letter from pete yanity ceo and president that he sent to governor newsom. William johnson reit
Why he has a plate in his leg and pins in his arm and why he cant walk. Like he is going physical therapy. Reporter the unwarranted attack did not happen vikings. It did not happen by thugs. It did not happen by a hate group. It occurred at the hands of those who are paid to protect and serve. Reporter spires was not arrested. This was essentially a beating that has been completely unjustified. Reporter spires is an uber driver who worked as a peer counselor helping to de escalate tensions between police and youth. San Francisco Police said the sf pd and the Attorneys Office are conducting independent investigations into the incident. By policy they do not comment on open investigations. Reporter they are trying to get body camera video and they tell me they plan to file a federal civil rights lawsuit. Ktvu fox 2 news. Activists are calling for more oversight of the county Sheriffs Office that would include a new citizens oversight board. This follows the death of a man one year ago wa