To act and act fast, not backing down from his promise of 1,400 checks. The vote overnight in the senate. The Vice President using her tiebreaking vote, and where in now stands tonight. Mary bruce standing by at the white house. New reporting on the Capitol Riot Investigation with former president Trumps Senate Impeachment Trial now just days away. What happened earlier that day . As abc news now obtains new video showing Trump Confidant Roger Stone flanked by members of a Militia Group the day of the deadly siege. And jon karl on what weve learned in the hours before the riots. A siege on the base for force one. A suspect gaining access to a plane on the base. Pierrewi asr from georgia up through d. C. And new england. The storm watches you will already tonight. Rob marciano timing it out. We celebrate an acting legend tonight. Christopher plummer, tonight in his own words with Julie Andrews. What they told diane sawyer about chemistry, about friendship. Good evening. Its great to hav
Bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. And good evening. Im dan ashley good and im ama daetz. Contra costa county Health Leaders delivered a stern message to the community this afternoon. They say theyve reached a critical point in the pandemic. There have been three deaths today, seven over the past three days. Grocery clerks should not have to fight a grown man to wear a mask. Thats not their job. Contra costa county officials held nothing back telling the community to take covid19 seriously and taketa healthy and safe. After a period where we significantly slowed the spread of covid in our community, coronavirus has not only made a comeback, but were seeing new record numbers of cases and hospitalizations. More than 110 Contra Costa County residents have died from the virus. There are now 2 1 2 times the number of people hospitalized than there were at the beginning of the month. We had the National Guard come out to stem nonviolent protesters who have killed no o
Citys black community. I want black boys growing up today to drive because we chose to change how this city and how this country treats our young black men, not as a statistic or an inevitable tragedy but as an important part of our citys future. Reporter chief William Scott while the cuts are significant, they are cuts we can absorb. But the Police Officers Association Says Response Times could suffer if the department cant hire new officers. It could impact our ability to respond to emergency calls for service if we dont have the necessary staffing. Reporter the mayor says the city is also focused on Police Accountability and bias. The pandemic has made San Franciscos homeless crisis even more dire. The new budget includes an additional 1,500 units of supportive housing. Advocates say its definitely needed. I think especially during pandemic, people are just so distraught and just so disconnected without electricity. Reporter to save more money and avoid layoffs, mayor breed is now a
Half of them. California is loning 500 ventilators to new york and other states being hit hard by the outbreak. Over the weekend, the governor said if the state were in a position to help others it would. Oakland is taking steps to make sure those serving the residents of the city during the coronavirus outbreak arent infected and spreading the virus to others. The mayor opened the second covid19 Testing Center aimed at providing access to all those serving on the front lines. Laura anthony joins us live now from oakland. Laura . Reporter hi, larry. Unlike what we saw in hayward over the past couple of weeks, this center here, this testing site is not open to the general public. It is meant for those who are keeping the rest of us safe and well during the pandemic. I have to go through a screening process. Reporter oakland is expanding its covid19 testing beyond traditional First Responders to include those considered vulnerable because theyre working on the front lines. All of those w
Im liz kreutz. Following the american fire. How neighbors came together to help firefighters put out the flames and save their homes. Were watching our winds very closely because they will be ramping upstarting on wednesday and this will prompt a fire width weather watch for higher fire danger. Well have the latest details in the accuweather forecast. Im luz pena in San Francisco. Its fleet week. The ships have arrived and our military is getting ready for multiple events throughout the week. Abc7 news starts right now. Announcer now news to build a better bay area from abc7. Tonight firefighters are still working to extinguish a brush fire burning in napa county, the socalled american fire has burned more than 500 acres. It prompted an evacuation advisory and some neighbors rushed to keep their homes safe. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Dion is off tonight. Abc7 News Reporter liz kreutz is live near American Canyon with the latest on this fire. Liz . Reporter eric, the fire is burning