What some officers are accused of doing and how the police chief is responding tonight. But first, help is on the way. The new covid testing method that could speed things up. Tonight there is an urgency to clear the backlog of covid19 tests as people are sometimes waiting more than week for results. So the fda is now giving the green light to major Testing Companies to use a new technique to speed up the process. Nbc bay areas ian cull explains. Reporter in the beginning, covid testing was scarce. Then it ramped up. But now the time to get results is backed up so much, some people are waiting more than a week to find out if they have it. Got tested 11 days ago. Reporter christine hoffmans son just went back to preschool. Her husband is an essential worker in san jose. So just to be safe, she got tested for covid19 july 18th. This is my first test and i have g and his first test a few weeks ago, it took ten days for him to get results. Her story is becoming common. But today the fbi cl
To the hospital after receiving injuries battle the fire. Our one firefighter who has injured is in stable condition and expected to be okay. Reporter by 12 30, crews had the upper happen on the fire, but not before it damaged six buildings along 14th street. A half dozen or more businesses have been impacted and some residents were displayered. Brian bart felt from bartbelt sales said when the first heard about the fire this morning, he had in idea how bad it would be until he pay rived on scene. . Rtank. Reporter while hes thankful none of his employees were injured, the building where his family target started the business more than 70 years ago appears to be a complete loss. Right now he says its simply too early to say if insurance will cover it and allow them to move on person obviously the bigtime damage, well cross that bridge when we get to it. San francisco fire said they have investigators on the scene trying to determine exactly what the cause of this fire was. They say onc
Is saving the lives of the if you do not move, you will well have the latest. Stay with us. Coming. The nba wants to restart its sickest patients. Be dead. Reporter police dispute if there was one immediate commitment we made at wynn but first a lot of people this, saying body cam footage season in late july. Have been today the league informed the shows the officers saying, move players they have until next now in Contra Costa County. Or you will be gassed. Wednesday to inform the teams trying to figure out now how whether theyre in or out. While some residents say police they got to make a decision. Were going to manage the were justified some players dont like the idea schedule, how were going to but when you go on the manage that many people. Of all the games being played in its so hard to turn people away freeway like that, youre orlando, sheltering inside that after all this time. Putting other people in danger my gosh, we dont have any who didnt want to be a part of appointments
Apparently holding two children hostage. Take a look. You are seeing a social movement in progress live as it happens in San Francisco. This massive studentled protest is bringing together families, older adults standing up for equality and demanding change. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. Well begin with live breaking news. Take a look at the size of this crowd behind me. One of the Largest Police protests weve seen in the bay area happening right now in San Franciscos Mission district. Lyanne melendez brings us the very latest live. Reporter well, dan, ive lived here in San Francisco for i can tell you ive seen people here at this protest that i havent seen in years and that tells you that people are motivated, that they believe that coming out here will bring change. And from sky 7 youve seen the amazing video, the crowds, massive amounts of people here joining in this protest. To me it looks like the United Nations out here, different nationalities, different rac
Now faces an upgraded charge of seconddegree murder. The news comes as the floyd family visited the site where he died. Nadia romero is in minneapolis with the latest. The family of george floyd celebrating his life where he took his last breath. It just le foll them. And no, no man wants us to. And without their father. Last week Minneapolis Police officers hand the 46 yearold father to the ground one officer derek shot and pressed his knee into floyds neck for police say was nearly 9 minutes. Shaaban is in custody charged with floyds death today arrest warrants were issued. Former Minneapolis Police officers. Shaking thomas lane and to town we. Absolutely billy that he was tortured. In their last 8 minutes and 46 seconds of his life. The killing prompted protests across the country and around the world as people demanded racial equality and an end to Police Brutality like the demonstrators minnesotas governor says injustice needs to being at the heart of this him. And seeing the comm