For just 64. 90 a month. Call or go online today. Charges have been filed against an officer who shot and killed a man inside a san l leandro walmart. The warning you need to know about, plus the temperatures. Coming up. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Developing news tonight. A san leandr Police Officer has been charged with felony manslaughter in the deadly shooting of a black man inside a walmart. Friends and family of the victim say this is a first step, but as abc 7 news report j. R. Stone reports, the officers attorney is criticizing the d. A. s decision. Drop the bat. Back up. Drop the bat. This is video from back in april showi moments before officer Jason Fletcher shot and killed Stephen Taylor inside a san leandro walmart. Alameda County District attorney Nancy Omalley says officer fletchers use of force was not warranted. At time of the shooting, it was not reasonable to conclude mr. Stephen t
His client feared for his life and defended himself. The law doesnt require officers even in todays age to have their brains bashed out with a lethal instrument. Which a baseball bat is. Drop the bat, man. Reporter officers tased taylor but it didnt work. Officer fletcher then fired a shot that proved to be deadly. Omalley has charged fletcher with voluntary manslaughter. Fletcher seen here in this archive individual from 2013 had been with the department for more than 15 years. Family members say taylor may have been having a mental episode but believe he could have been talked down. Friends of the family say that while they would have liked murder charges, at least this is something. At the end of the day a lot of times we have to settle. Reporter at the time of the shooting, taylor was homeless. I did reach out to his mother and grandmother who deferred all comments to their lawyer. A lawyer who says they are encouraged by the d. A. s decision. In alameda county, j. R. Stone, abc 7
Not just me. A little virtual hug. Good morning,gu. Ll could cocomee ho outside we go, it is a foggy picture over San Francisco right now. There are hazy conditions early on and the day planner today will show you it is spare the air day again. Temperatures though this afternoon, it is pretty comfortable when we talk about Early September. 70s and 80s. So no intense heat. And again, well have that hazy sunshine. A close look at the air quality looks like well fluctuate between moderate and poor. The worst air quality likely in the north bay and santa clara valley, but good news, by friday, we see improving conditions to more moderate or yellow categories across the entire bay area. Developing news in the controversy over Nancy Pelosis San Francisco hair salon visit. The House Speaker says that it was all a setup, the salon owner says she is now getting Death Threats. And here is a photoall, the thee owner provided to fox news. Amy hole feelgd is lyfield is i newsroom with more of the p
Temperatures just as hot as yesterday with no relief in sight. A few spots warmer than we were 24 hours ago. A live look at the oakland estuary. We have a haze in the sky that continues. Expect hazy conditions and poor air quality over portions of the bay area. When it comes to the advisories, the start of the weekend, they continue until 9 00 tonight. The heat advisory is for the coastline with the excessive heat warning for the bayside as well as the ballot in the hills. This will expire tonight and in its place heightened fire danger to talk about. Take a look at the numbers. 97 degrees right now in novato. 101 in concord. 101 in livermore. 98 in the san jose. Especially inland cities, 510 degrees of warming expected by the end of the day. Around the bay, we will continue to warm as well. As far as the 24 hour temperature change. Half moon bay down by 9 degrees. There is hope that we are seeing a transition. East bayshore are up by 5 degrees over oakland. In his bay as well is a nor
Some of our deeper inland spots. Were expecting temperatures to get really uncomfortable along the coast look for low 70s, but with temperatures like this were talking about the very real possibility of people experiencing heat exhaustion. And possibly heat stroke as well and considering the fact that a lot of folks are still sheltering at home and in many locations without air conditioning. Its going to be pretty difficult to stay comfortable so do what you have to do if you dont have ac keep those blinds drawn and if you can ventilate the house as much as possible to try and keep the heat from building up. But it is going to be a scorcher of a day and well get more on this with a more detailed look at the forecast with john trade bill later on this hour so stay tuned for that but with the hot weather that were expecting today. Crowds are also expected to flock to beaches in fact this is video from Half Moon Bay yesterday where you can see a lot of the locals did hit the beach some de