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
He met people all. We seen him on a daily basis and he. He did more for the city since he was fired seven months ago. The city has not filled the top job. Good evening, everyone. Im mike mibach and im julie julie haener. Tonight, the Police Commission met at city hall discussing who should be the departments next chief. Ktvu zac sos was at that meeting. Zach, what did you hear from those in attendance . Well as you heard there, the vast majority of people attending tonights town hall very much behind former chief Lauren Armstrong calling for him to be re instated to his position, that being said, there was a Smaller Group on the other side which characterized tonights meeting as less about finding a new chief and more about undermining the mayor. I believe that he should be reinstated. And what happened with showed that he dot support Police Accountability one by one. Oakland is stepping up to the mic at thursdays Police Commission town hall weighing in on the february firing of chief
May be at as were digging around that individual crews on scene had hoped for a rescue, but once they reached the construction worker, crews were able to confirm that he had died. It took over two hours and over 50 firefighters working together to effectively reach the individual, evaluate the individual for signs of life. And unfortunately, to two hours into this incident, we are naming this a fatal incident. Next of kin were devastated after learning the news at this point, investigators arent releasing a lot of details about the man who died, but the Citys Department of public works confirmed that the man was working on a city sewer replacement project. The same project, ktvu reports on a month ago, we caught up with crews then working on the project and spotted some of the same crew members at the trench collapse. The Citys Department of public works says contractor and city workers are devasted. And we want to make sure that the workers perform safely and are safe. We dont know wh
Invasion. She says she was getting ready to leave the home when loud noises at her front door got her attention. Surveillance video shows the thief breaking into the east oakland home wednesday morning. Shortly before 11. The commotion alerted somali, who was alone inside the house. Im so scared, you know, i dont want to live here no more. The 76 year old tells me she no longer feels safe in her own home after living here for 20 years. She says she ran out the back door, but that the intruder caught up with her as she started to run down the stairs. Right here. Right here. She dropped me, desperate to get away. Somali managed to break free. I dont have no choice. And i follow this one. I drop down there, she says. She jumped over the banister and fell at least ten feet. Got up and climbed over two high fences to get help from a neighbor. Pleased to have me. And then they say i need the phone call because i dont have the phone that that the guys told my phone. The whole ordeal lasted ab
Bright. Well, its clear. So easy to see. Yes, but fog is getting its act together rapidly here as well get a pretty good cooldown here and the wind will pick up. Not too much. Right now, its rather calm, but its going to develop here as this system to the north begins to drop in. The wind will pick up low clouds will move in and increasing clouds by this evening. So temperatures coming down today 60s and 70s. All right, sal here, 4 00. Man, hes had a busy week. Lets hope todays friday light. I really hope so, too. Steve right now we are starting off that way. We dont see a lot going on thankfully right now. Traffic at the bay bridge looks very good with no major issues. Sometimes on fridays we do get breaks and thats exactly what were hoping for. This is a look at the san mateo bridge that looks very nice. And the east bay commute is off to a good start. Almost everywhere you look, there are some minor crashes that are not causing any big delays. 401. Lets get back to the headlines. Th