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KGO ABC7 News 600PM July 12, 2024

Regarding him as both the potential danger to the community and a risk of flight, meaning noncompliance. But the magistrate ordered that he be released today. This criminal complain says he faces charges to commit conspiracy for Health Care Fraud and conspiracies fraud. I interviewed him for my investigation about the test that i saw in use at this drivethrough site in san jose. So this hand been approved by the fda. Thats correct. Reporter he did not tell me or investors according to the criminal explain that the fda informed array it on april 17 that its covid19 test was not at an acceptable performance. We are working closely with the fda and were following fda guidelines for deploying the test. Reporter the explain alleges that it made more than 69 million in false and fraudulent claims for covid19 testing with medicare and private insurance companies, and that he made false claims about the sales to inflate the stock price. He lost 88 . For my investigation, officials in Santa Clara County told me they had no rule and oversite for tests. When you have in the middle of a pandemic individuals trying to make a buck from the fears of our residents, it is very upsetting. For tuesdays story, i interviewed two others who have been using the Antibody Test to drivethrough sites in san jose. Not only does it tell if you you have covid but if there is medical necessity for it, well help discern anything else making your breathing tough or your life miserable. Reporter not quite accurate. I reached them and they said we also got doomed. They are shutting down their sites until they get a new test and a new company. I spoke with the officials and they said that sheena is still in jail and will be released at a later point. Tonight the iteam is learning new details about two of the Alameda Police officers who hand cuffed and pinned a man to t to the ground saying he was dancing in the streets. Stephanie, what can you tell us . Reporter we learned today the first two officers who detained him were brand new to the Alameda Police department, both still in training up until a few months ago. There is not a single use of force that ever happens in police work where youre not concerned. Reporter the Alameda Police chief speaks exclusively to the iteam for the First Time Since this body camera footage of molly watt kips was released last week. You were dancing in the streets. What . Im dancing in the street. Reporter since when is dancing in the street a crime . Im up aware of any california code that specifically bans dancing in the street. Being a pedestrian in the street is an infraction in california but youre right. There is nothing about dancing. Reporter yet the 44yearold black man was pinned to the ground and hand cuffed by Alameda Police officers for close to an hour after a caller alluded he may be intoxicated or suffered from Mental Illness. Are you embarrassed this happened in your department . No. Im not embarrassed right now. Im concerned. I think that the incident that happen in alameda has become a big part of the Larger National conversation that were having about racism and policing in america. Reporter the chief couldnt comment on whether any of the officers will face any disciplinary action as the outside investigation will determine it. We know the first two officers who bombeded are new to the force. But the iteam has filed a public records request to see if the remaining three officers seen cuffing watkins have a history of prior complaints. What needs to change within your department to make sure incidents like that dont happen again . So there is no chief, not me, not anybody, who can say nothing will ever happen again. Its not possible. Heres what i am doing. Effective tomorrow morning, the Alameda Police department is completely restructuring the way that we deploy our resources and provide services in the city of alameda. Reporter they will now only respond to reports of criminal activity. This partially in response to what happened to mr. Watkins. Do you think they have Mental Illness . What we are not going to do is respond to Mental Health evaluation calls. Reporter now, ive reached out to the District Attorneys Office to see if the citation issued will be dropped, and we are still waiting to hear back. For the iteam. Abc7 news. Thank you. An update to another iteam story. An independent investigation of the vallejo shooting and killing of shawn monterrosa. As of today, they have that yet received a formal request from the city. A vallejo officer shot and killed him outside a looting at a wall greens. The officer fired after he dropped to a kneeling position and placed his hands above his waist, revealing what the officer believed to be the butt of a gun. It turned out to be a hammer. There is a new call for policefree schools within the Oakland Unified School district. It is being discussed right now. Lauren martinez is live with the story. Reporter the group behind us is called black organizing project. This is just an acceleration of a demand that dates back nine years ago when activists began calling on the district to dissolve its Police Department, after a black student was shot and killed by a District Police sergeant. Now theyre calling this plan the george floyd resolution. Weve got to fund education. Not police. Weve got to fund Mental Health counsellors. Not police. We have to fun college counsellors. Not police. Reporter members of the black organizing project stood along parents, students, and some members of the Oakland Unified School district to completely eliminate the presence of Police Officers on school campuses. They arent a safety presence. They are a fear factor. Reporter he has a 6yearold daughter who attends Piedmont Elementary School and questions who the ousd Police Officers are there to protect on campuses. Police with guns walking Public School campuses, protecting and serving who . Reporter 46 principals and assistant principals signed a letter directed to the omp usd board of directors and the superintendent. We say if you give School Leaders only a hammer, they will treat every situation like a nail. Greater investments in schoolbased staff will increase desire for police response. Reporter they released this statement ahead of the School Board Meeting tonight. Together we can reimagine how to keep our schools safe, healthy and welcoming. Together we can finds a new way. A way that builds ousds Strong Foundation of community schools, Restorative Justice and social emotional learning. Reporter the school board is expected to vote on this resolution on june 24th. Reporting live, abc7 news. Protests nationwide following George Floyds death. Now National Guard members have tested positive after the protests. 20 states have increased the number of cases after the protests. Alameda county has more than 4,000 cases. The most in the bars still are not allowed to reopen. We are charting case counts in 14 local counties. Only Santa Clara County in the top right corner shows a flat yepping curve. Soon hospitals and Health Care Centers in that county will be allowed to test any essential worker, anyone showing symptoms and anyone exposed to a known covid19 case. The county cant do it by itself. The Small Community clinics cant do it by themselves. The large Health Care Centers, the large clinics in this county, need to step up. The order covers more than an estimated 1 million people. It takes effect on monday. As restaurants reopen around the bay area, obviously theyre having to dramatically change the workplace to accommodate all the protocols to stem the tide of covid19. This while trying to stay profitable. Its a tough act. Laura ants is live with an example. Laura . Reporter hi, dan. This restaurant has been open for outside dining for a few days. While it looks simple, we can tell you theres extensive explanation, preparation the inside. N place to start on reporter from the moment the first employees arrive, the staff are making steps to protect their customers and themselves from covid19. Inside the kitchen, to the bar, all prep work is done with masks on. That includes the process of canning the brewerys signature beers. This is our third day in. Reporter all the precautions extend well beyond masks and gloves. We are doing the paper napkins, disposable, were no longer using the linens. No longer having any presetting on the table like salt and pepper shakers, all that other stuff. Everything is cleared and wiped down. Reporter like all restaurants right now, they can only seat people outside the tables at least six feet apart. Our mission has been to get people outside. Reporter casey kates designed the exterior lands scape which houses the brewery and several other restaurants. I think that there is a real opportunity there to shift a little more of that european model where we see a greater level of comfort of the interaction with somebody sitting and eating, versus somebody walking, v justllowing tt relatiohip to begin to intertwine. Well keep this as a to go area. Reporter at the brewing company, no diners inside yet. But adjustments have been made there, too, to ensure the safety but also the survival of a business that traditionally means most of the tables are occupied. Were still busy. Still doing a lot of to go so there is a lot of support for us and i think that might give us that little bit of an edge to overcome this. Reporter theyre trying to figure out how to staff up and provide Excellent Service while still ensuring they can remain profitable. Heretold by the manager, all t those who are not comfortable yet canertainly stay home. That they will make adjustments as they see how things are working out. Well, obviously, they have lost so much business the last couple months and theyre having to make money. Some restaurants are adding to their prices to make up for it. Are they doing that there . Reporter they are not, dan. They said at this point they want people to wanto come re so way that. They want them to come and feel comfortable and build their business back. And of course, on july 1st on contra costa county, they can start doing Indoor Dining with lots of precautions inside. All right. Thank you so much. Hair Laura Anthony reporting. Next, well look at the budget battle playing out at the state capitol. And we did a little digging representing b. A. R. T. s ridership and found some encouraging news. And im meteorologist drew touma. It is a pretty warm day out there but cooler weather is about to move in. Well have the these are extraordinary times, and we want to thank the Extraordinary People in the healthcare community, working to care for all of us. 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Health, education, our changing work places and the economy. California faces a monday deadline to address a 54 billion budget deficit. Social programs across the bay area are at risk of losing substantial or even complete funding, including Health Clinic thats serve low income families, and adult daycare programs. Tonight well look at two threatened services and lastminute efforts to save them. Well start with abc7 News Reporter david louie. Jackie chan central and others that together serve nearly 500 seniors. Theyre sheltering at home with family for now but their families and caregivers are worried people like mrs. Fang and mrs. Wong will have to go to Nursing Homes when restrictions lift. 54 billion in budget cuts. The outcry is growing as mondays budget deadline approaches. The support we received was monumentally helpful in allowing my fatherinlaw to continue to live independently with dignity even as his condition worsened over the years. Reporter state funding cuts to imperil matching federal funning estimated at 108 million just for the first half of 2021 for San Franciscobased programs. This is not the first time. Nine years ago it was saved by a ruling that hurts people with disabilities. Loneliness is detrimental to anyones health, but it is of particular detriment to older adults with disabilities. Reporter advocates implored lawmakers and others not to send seniors to Nursing Homes. They were on video calls to indicate theyre trying to fornlg a lastminute budget compromise. The governor keeps talking about looking out for those most vulnerable. These are the people most vulnerable. We have to look out for them. Theyre counting on it. Reporter as with many budget battles, it may go down to the wire. In San Francisco, david louie. Abc7 news. Some bay area counties could see a portion of their revenues diverted from local groups to help buifill the states budget. Abc reporter chris nguyen is in san jose with that story. Reporter as california tries to close its 54 billion budget deficit in the coming days, Community Leaders in Santa Clara County over . We recognize we have a problem on top of a problem on top of a problem. Reporter Santa Clara County could lose 145 million in property tax revenue that would stay in the community to fund social safety net programealt s jose. They serve 45,000 patients every year through the net work of community Health Clinics but has already laid off nearly 20 of the staff due to cuts related to covid19. Our patients are coming to us in dire need. In many cases, crying because they dont have access to food. And were trying to create food baskets to keep people alive and going. Reporter today representatives from multiple organizations explained how devastating these cuts could be to an already vulnerable population. These funds come from property tax payments made every year by people in this community. Those local payments should be used for local purposes. Reporter a balancing act that state leaders must now weigh. Economic devastation can be just a huge influence on any family when youre struggling to survive, struggling because perhaps youve lost your job. That has a major impact. Reporter programs that help keep the social fabric of our communities together. The only way to get through it is to get through it together. That requires the state legislate tower look for another place to cut funds than from counties. It makes no sense to do that. Especially right now. Reporter in santa clara company, chris nguyen. Abc7 news. Cal train is ready to ramp up service next week now that restrictions are starting toise. They will operate 70 trains each weekday with three trains running each hour during peak commute times. The rail service is currently running 42 trains a day. They are bringing back what they call limited trains. They have reduced stops. Also on monday, the San Francisco ferry will increase service. Muni will increase service and b. A. R. T. Will finally open the milpitas and berriessa stations. B. A. R. T. Ridership fell off a cliff with the pandemic and shelter in place orders, going down as much as 94 . Yesterday, ridership was down 90 . Doesnt sound like a big improvement but it is the best weekday ridership since march 20th. There are more cars on the road as well. Heres a live look at the richmond, bay, and san mateo bridges. Crossings dropped by half while we sheltered in place. Now theyre only down about a third. Thats the average now were talking about. The difference varies on specific bridges. See what to expect i z3wvmz z1s6z y3wvmy y1s6y family is all togetherect. And we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. How could it get any better than this . Dad, i just caught a goldfish theres no goldfish in this lake. Whoa its pure gold. Were gonna be rich. Were gonna be rich it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. Check this out. Disneyland is planning to reopen july 17. 65 years to the day after the park opened for the very first time. The park still needs final approval from the state. Some attractions like parades wont return right away. Disney is the Parent Company of abc7. Of course, it feels like summer when you talk about a disney vacation. And its really feeling like summer. It really. Is especially away from the coast. Were still well into the 90s for another day. Good news over the next couple days, cooler air moves in along with a pretty nice breeze starting tomorrow.

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