Had been vandalized. Ansar hassan has the video you will only see here on abc 7. Reporter an arrest was made moments after a driver allegedly yelled all lives matter and pulled a gun on a matter of a crowd watching over a black lives matter mural in martinez. He rolled by us and yelled at everybody and flipped us off. So i got on my scale board, just followed him to get the plates. He made a uturn, came back at me and pointed a gun in my face said you want to do something. Thats it. Immediately a cop was behind him and pulled him over thank god. Reporter the suspect was arrested without incident as he put his hands out the window and on Police Command exited his jeep walking backwards towards the officers. A group has been standing guard over the mural after it was defaced on saturday by this unidentified couple claiming all lives matter. I said all lives matter. Reporter as the woman painted, the couple was taunted being called racists and colonizers. Dont resist arrest, it wont be a
Cases spike this week. I mean, it is people are over it. Lets talk about what is going on weatherwise and well get back to that topic. Here is a look at live doppler 7. The thickest marine layer clouds and most widespread are over the ocean, but we do have a few clouds along the east bay shore and in the north bay and along the peninsula coast also. Nothing too thick right now, but you can definitely see the haze in the air. Well be in the 60s along the coast. 71 to 77 as the breezes kick in before noon keeping us 73 to 84. So up to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. Happening now, evacuations in place for parts of Santa Clara County as a fire continues to burn near gilroy. So this is the affected area of the crews road near oak Spring Circle. Flames broke out yesterday afternoon and quickly grew out of control. At least 1500 acres have already burned and that fire is only 15 contained. Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for people along canada road and highway 152. Evacuation ce
Years ago. Were supposed to be celebrating our empowerment and our community as queer people, that we wake up to finding that people are bashing our building and breaking our windows because of their own hate. Swinging hard, as hard as he could and he was angry. Reporter cosmos was setting up his jewelry stand when he saw a young man breaking the windows with a golf club. Cosmos started yelling. Stop, stop, stop, as loud as i could. Then he saw me. Reporter he says the man took off on a bike. Joe hawkins was the first to carry the pink torch for this years pride weekend relay culminating in San Francisco and escorted by mayor libby schaaf whos outraged by the vandalism. And i am furious that anyone would find it appropriate to commit that kind of act on any building, but particularly this sanctuary. Reporter San Francisco pride celebrations have gone virtual due to covid19, and many say the Castro District has lost its party spirit this year. Because its supposed to be pink saturday to
As a covid19 outbreak continues at san quentin state prison, plans to transfer inmates have halted. Police officers put on leave for allegedly making homophobic comments online. Get ready for a pretty windy one as well. Abc 7 news at 11 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Four San Jose Police officers have been placed on administrative leave. This comes amid an investigation into a private face Group Facebook group, where current and retired Law Enforcement officers, allegedly, shared bigoted and racist comments. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. Civil Rights Groups are now demanding, not only a fast investigation but, changes from the department. Abc 7 News Reporter joins us live from the newsroom with more on this story. The president of the San Jose Police union says he plans to expel every retired and active member from the union who participated in the private Facebook Group which was us
Health officials want is large crowds. If you are thinking about going to the beach, inc. Again. Is on of the times in the era of covid19. Fearing a migration from throughout the bay area this fourth of july weekend, city officials closed all beaches on the San Mateo County coast from sunrise friday until sunrise monday. That does include pacifica and half moon bay. They have to do it. It is not going away. The numbers are getting worse. Reporter Law Enforcement was turning people away, and some were not happy about it. Some surfers did manage to get out on the boards. They did arrive early, before the authorities had gotten set up. Those that came later fe not se they wont let people social distance in the water. I feel like all of the surfers get it. Reporter up north at the municipal. , we found a different story. It is open and people did calm. The beach near the pier is closed and people went there, even though, as the sign says, they are not supposed to. Reporter i miss read it.