In that direction but the mayor of san jose says no. We are joined now in san jose with the very latest. Damian. Reporter i should mention that a couple of hours ago San Jose Police announced new restrictions on police use of the socalled rubber bullets. Right now the protesters at city hall are marching through downtown and they will be back shortly. The demand is simple, defund and reform. A call for reform at a local department is now answering the call. The San Jose Police Department Just beened the use of rubber projectiles for the sole purpose of dispersing crowds and now can only use them when an officer is being attacked or there is an imminent threat to officers or protesters themselves. I absolutely think we need to do something overall. From the communities around the country and every Police Department in the country should be thinking about reform. There is one demand the mayor said is a nonstarter, the growing call to defund Police Departments. In San Francisco the mayor
A new call to action in the wake of George Floyds death. Defund Police Departments. Unfortunately right now, if i called 911 for an emergency, theyre more likely to reprimand me than they are to do whats necessary. Tonight, bay area leaders are weighing in on this controversial debate. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for joining us. Im jessica aguirre. And im raj mathai. The cries for justice continue. On the eve of his burial, people across the country are still mobilizing in honor of george floyd. They are prompting change in Corporate America and proposing change when it comes to policing america. Many are calling for defunding or even dismantlint but what does that mean and what would it look like . Nbc bay areas cheryl hurd is in oakland with more for us. Cheryl. Reporter well, Police Departments all over the country, including oakland, getting a lot of heat from the community. Protesters say Excessive Force is the reason why minorities are being killed by police. Now, the cry for
It goes up and down the block including entire families out here carrying signs. Organizers put this together well before the mayors promise. They think her statement could be the reason some decided to show up tonight. We do have a policy we dont take up national issues. This was thursday as the mayor of mill valley spoke and heard directly from some angry residents. I would still be sitting at the back of the bus. Reporter monica is new but spoke out. The black community, we are a tiny percentage of the Greater Community here. If theres one resident, it doesnt matter. The world is watching. This is global. All eyes are on us. So to hear that, it just feels so tone deaf. Reporter the controversy began when the mayor responded to a residents question at a council meeting. She was asked what is mill valley doing to show that black lives matter . These are council policy, we do not take issue that are not of local immediate importance. Reporter she says she tried to explain the rules tha
Officers decision to open fire. The statement late tonight from the Vallejo Police Officers Association about an officerinvolved shooting at a walgreens that left this man dead. Look what the hells going on right now. The shooting sparking outrage in the community and calls for justice. Good evening, everyone. Im janelle wang. Another side to the story. Late tonight Vallejo Police Officers Association releasing details of what officers were facing that night. Meantime, the state is also getting involved in this case. Nbc bay areas jean elle has more from vallejo. Reporter anger in vallejo. Protesters in the streets after the Police Shooting that killed 22yearold Sean Monterosa tuesday. With the National Guard standing by, protesters gathered at the city hall demanding police accountability. Marching to the walgreens where police shot the San Francisco man. Vallejos police chief say officers were responding to a looting call. They say monterosa started running toward a car that rammed a
With donald trump wading into controversy after controversy, creating selfinflicted damage to his campaign and the party itself. It begs the question how can a candidate that receives more votes than any republican in history also be seemingly tearing his party apart . The idea to treat it so lightly, amazed. Absolutely amazed and appalled. I always wonder about tough i wonder if mr. Trump has ever taken a punch in his life. Reporter commissioner bratton following in the b backlash. He referred to these comments yesterday after trump was given a purple heart. I always wanted to get the purple heart. This was much easier. Reporter then there was the baby. I was only kidding. You can get the baby out of here. Reporter and now nuclear weapons. Trump asked three times we use nuclear weapons. Reporter one day after he refused to endorse the countrys highest elected republican paul pence coming to ryans aid. I strongly support paul ryan and endorse his reelection. Paul manafort is mailing it