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KGO ABC7 News 600AM July 12, 2024

Youll notice that in the south bay, yes, it is pretty gray. 57 San Francisco, 56 in san jose. This is santa cruz, mid50s here, going for a high of about 70 today, with overcast conditions. Elsewhere around the bay, upper 50s, popular number with mid50s in livermore. So were cooler this morning, anywhere from five to about eight degrees cooler and as we look out towards the south bay, youll notice that the overcast, its going to stay with us this morning. It mixes out the low clouds and we have mid and highlevel clouds for numbers in the lower 70s inland, 60s around the bay, cool at the coast, breezy late day today and inland valleys staying dry but wonder where well see the sun. June starts tomorrow and looking brighter and warmer. Details in a few minutes. Liz . Thank you, lisa. San francisco responds to the looting and vandalism. Mayor london breed saying the city will start implementing a curfew at 8 00 tonight. If you are home, please stay home. If you are in our city from other places, please go back to the city that you live in. People are expected to stay home between 8 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. The National Guard is on standby and mayor breed said she understands the anger and frustration people are feeling after the death of george floyd. The unarmed black man who died in Police Custody in minneapolis but says the violence like you see here at saks fifth avenue in union square in San Francisco, that is not the answer. What can we do now . How do we come together . How do we mobilize . How do we change things for the better . Because i know people are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Im sick and tired of being sick and tired. Mayor breed pointed out a protest outside city hall yesterday was peaceful. She says the city will continue to allow peaceful protests. San Francisco Police chief bill scott also addressed the Community Last night. Take a listen. As an africanamerican man and as the chief of police, i can relate to what people are feeling. I can relate to it. For the officers that are out there working their behinds off to do a job right now in the most difficult times, in most of their careers, if not our life time, i can relate to that, too. Chief scott says he understands people feel the need to get out and express themselves and he says officers will do their best to protect peaceful demonstrators, and says violence will not be tolerated. Looters targeted several stores here in the bay area. Overnight, the action picked up really as the sun went down last night. We saw multiple stores hit in emeryville, including best buy, uniqlo, h m and several others youre seeing on the map, at the powell street plaza shopping center, also, protesters went there. There are no indications vandals had anything to do with the protest, so that is important to point out as well. Look at the video outside the best buy, people can be seen running out with tvs and other Electronic Devices in hand. Massive looting happening there at the best buy. Law enforcement officers arrive later and they did make some arrests. Its unclear how many people were taken into custody. As of right now were just getting info from opd there were three arrests made overnight by opd. Now to the bay Street Shopping Center in emeryville, where people grabbed piles of clothing from h m and seconds later moved to the store next to it, uniqlo. Here in San Francisco a peaceful gathering started at noon yesterday. The protest turned from peaceful to violent when officers were getting in their patrol car there away from the crowd, as you can see a tense gathering there of officers, some protesters with signs and then at some point, as this car starts driving away, ill let it play out so you can see it, a protester is going to take a rock and throw it at the car. It smashes the back of that Police Vehicle there. A little bit of a dramatic scene there of course. This next video around 8 30 last night a crowd of protesters on Market Street. Police surrounding the area as looters broke into stores like swarovski crystals and main entrance on the westfield shopping center. Other stores like cvs and walgreens along Market Street were also hit by looters and the stores were initially boarded up maybe because of coronavirus or maybe because of anticipating the protests but it did not stop people from entering and looting. Demonstrators in San Francisco tell abc 7 news they protested in hopes to see a positive change towards the Africanamerican Community and an end to police brutality. A lot to get to as well. This is very important news, a lot of you are messaging me about it yesterday a federal investigation is under way after that federal officer was shot and killed during the protest in oakland last night. Abc 7 news has learned now the officer has been identified, 53yearold Patrick Underwood. He lived in pinole. The shooting happened near the ron dellums Federal Building near 12th and clay streets. Another fbi officer was wounded and investigators are calling it domestic terrorism. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez has more on this story. Reporter friends and family are mourning the loss of 53yearold Patrick Underwood of pinole, a source confirmed with abc 7 underwood was the federal officer shot and killed friday night. An assassin cowardly shot two federal protective Service Contractors as they stood watch over a protest. Reporter the shooting happened at the Federal Building off clay street in oakland around 9 45. Patricks sister, Angela Jacobs underwood posted this on facebook my brother, dave Patrick Underwood, a federal officer, was murdered on 5 29 20 in oakland, california, while on duty during the riots. This violence must stop. A friend that knew patrick from middle school tweeted his name is Patrick Underwood and he also went by dave. He was a kind, compassionate, empathetic soul with a smile that could light up a room. Pat, this world is gonna miss you. A senior dhs official told abc 7 news the shooting of the two officers are related to the protests over George Floyds death, but the investigation is still in its preliminary stages. Its likely that there was a targeting of uniformed officers to the extent with which they were involved with our demonstration, were really not sure. Reporter the dhs is calling the deadly shooting an act of domestic terrorism. When someone targets a police officer, that is an act of domestic terrorism. Reporter federal Officials Say theyre seeing more violence during peaceful protests. Were interested in all groups, all violent groups, all extremist groups that are going to take advantage of individuals exercising their First Amendment right to do that peaceful protest, and turning it into something else. Reporter Lauren Martinez, abc 7 news. New video shows Oakland Police officers setting off flashbangs and using tear gas to disperse crowds as you can see, this was the scene at telegraph and 16th street last night. You can see dozens of people there running on the streets, a protester on the ground, someone being tackled to the ground there. Its unclear what happened that led to this. Oakland police made three arrests for burglary, assault and illegal possession of a weapon. Police say no protesters were hit with gunfire. The oakland damage friday night so widespread, everything from businesses to cars that got hit during the chaos. The mercedesbenz towed away yesterday afternoon and windows were smashed and businesses looted. Now comes that cleanup for some frustrated owners. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Bernard has that story. Im very saddened and sickened to talk about the events of last night. Reporter mayor libby schaaf stood alongside oakland Business Owners apeeling for calm and denouncing violence friday night. We are sickened to wake up this morning to the destruction and the violence of our beloved oakland. And we want to make clear that this will not be tolerated. Reporter a sea of shattered glass covers much of downtown oakland. The cleanup almost overwhelming, businesses big and small were targeted by vandals. The demonstration began peacefully on friday, to protest the death of george floyd, while in Police Custody in minneapolis, but it quickly changed. Fires were set, and windows smashed. Vandals set fire to a car inside the showroom at mercedesbenz of oakland. The Service Manager says seven cars heavily damaged. Were already struggling with all the coronavirus thats going on. The business doesnt need this. Reporter windows were smashed at this walgreens store, looters rushed in to grab what they could. The chase bank across the street had its windows smashed along with dozens of other storefronts. Check out this target store on broadway, it was trashed, suspected looters were still inside on saturday morning until police arrived. To me, its sickening. Its sad. Reporter oakland resident homer stafford was upset about the damage and the message sent by some protesters. All these cops are not racist cops. You know, we got a lot of racism, were going to live with it the rest of our lives, but come on, man, enough is enough. Reporter we found these neighbors scraping graffiti off the front of a bar on broadway. They believe the damage was not caused by locals. Most of the time its not people from oakland. Its people taking advantage of a situation that is completely super serious right now. Reporter this is the honda dealership on auto road. 12 of inwin dose were broken. Across the city, damage could be in the millions of dollars. Mayor schaaf urging everyone to stay home in the future at this point, Oakland Police Department Says it has no plans to enact a curfew across the city. In oakland, Cornell Bernard, abc 7 news. In the south bay, 38 arrests were made as protesters clashed with police on friday. The protests started out as peaceful before the demonstration moved on to highway 101. Several drivers had their windows smashed. Eight patrol cars were vandalized, one officer taken to the hospital and several others suffered minor injuries after getting hit with rocks and bottles. San jose police have arrested a woman accused of intentionally driving her suv into a crowd of protesters friday night. Investigators say 26yearold blanco orosco was taken into custody yesterday. A San Jose Police officer was able to record the suspects license plate number and officers located the suspect and her suv at her home. Several videos including this one were posted on social immediate yarkts media, shows an suv barming through a crowd of protesters at sixth and santa clara streets downtown on friday night. One deputy fired a shot at the vehicle when the suv turned toward the protesters and deputies which Officials Say caused her to stop and turn around. Two men were injured and have nonlifethreatening injuries. San jose mayor sam liccardo joined volunteers cleaning up the graffiti left over from downtown. Abc 7 news was at Horace Mann Elementary School on santa clara street some volunteers out as early as 5 00 a. M. Cleaning up. Weve had a few protesters from last night join us who said hey, we want to show this wasnt what the protest was about, were part of this community and dont like seeing this happen either. The mayor also recognized a Community Member who said he couldnt help because he was on his way to work but did drop off pizza for the volunteers. Very nice. The National Coalition of Police Unions including San Francisco, oakland and san jose is calling for peaceful protests. Police unions across the country released a joint statement saying what has happened does not reflect who we are as a country. The statement says that George Floyds death was contrary to everything they have taught and abc 7 spoke with the president of the san jose Police Officers association who says violence and destruction is not the answer. [ bleep ] we support peaceful protests. We always have. We always will. What we witnessed yesterday in san jose started out peaceful, but it absolutely became violent and was a riot. He said that in order to have a dialogue, police need to be at the table. Target is Closing Stores all across the nation now because of these protests over the death of george floyd. The company says the closures are temporary. In the bay area, more than 20 stores are listed, including the store in walnut creek. There is an asterisk by one in oakland because it was the one that was heavily damaged during fridays protest and that one will be closed until further notice. Lets get a check of the weather with lisa argen. Its going to be a little bit drier today than yesterday. Yes, we started out with the southerly wind that kept us mild to start yesterday. Sunday morning, trending cooler, cloudier, and usually we mix out this low cloud deck. We will, but theres more clouds to replace the low clouds. A pretty sunrise from mt. Tam. Temperatures a little cool to start the week. Were going to change that and warm it up for the first week of june. My accuweather sevenday forecast is next. Thanks, lisa. Also ahead, watching protests unfold all over the nation over the death of george floyd. What many cities are trying to do now to stop the violence. And down in southern california, the plea from the police chief of l. A. For residents there. Well have that coming up. Heres what we want everyone to do. Count all the hugs you havent given. All the hands you havent held. All the dinners you didnt share with friends. The trips you havent taken. Keep track of them. Each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. So for now, keep your distance. But dont lose count. Well have some catching up to do. And. L music fades in . Hey hi for people with Heart Failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. Entresto helps improve your hearts ability to pump blood to the body. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. Ask your doctor about entresto. This was the scene in atlanta last night. Protesters kneeling in the streets as it grew dark. Atlanta is one of a dozen cities under a curfew. This morning the Associated Press reports nearly 1,700 people in 22 cities have been arrested since thursday, all connected to the protests and the outcry over the death of george floyd. Abc News Reporter Karina Mitchell shows us the protest and the violence that led to the cracking down. Reporter fury and frustration on full display in the wake of the death of george floyd. Demonstrations erupting into chaos across much of the nation. Overnight curfews affected in more than two dozen cities including minneapolis where floyd, an unarmed black man, died at the hands of a former police officer. The National Guard mobilized in at least 13 states in washington, d. C. , including in minnesota for the first time in more than a century. Police in minneapolis confronting protesters out after curfew, firing tear gas into a group of marchers. No justice no peace reporter on the streets of new york city, tension and violence, protesters and police clashing in brooklyn. This Police Car Set ablaze. We appreciate, respect all peaceful protests, but now it is time for people to go home. Reporter earlier saturday, after witnessing the launch of a spacex rocket in florida, President Trump denouncing the violence. I stand before you as a friend and ally to every american seeking justice and peace, and i stand before you in Firm Opposition to anyone exploiting this tragedy to loot, rob, attack and menace. Healing, not hatred, justice not chaos are the mission at hand. Reporter later, while the president was inside the white house, several hundred protesters gathering outside chanting. Black lives matter black lives matter reporter in Salt Lake City projectiles were thrown at police in confrontational exchanges. At least four officers injured in ferguson, missouri, overnight during protests. The chaos all stemming from this disturbing video showing Derek Chauvin pushing his knee into floyds neck for nearly nine minutes. Please, please, i cant breathe. Reporter chauvin now charged with thirddegree murder and seconddegree manslaughter. Three other officers involved in the arrest still under investigation. Meanwhile, mayor Sylvester Turner is saying floyds body will be returned to his native houston. Karina mitchell, abc news, new york. In violent protests also erupted overnight in sacramento.

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