lethal force or the taser is lethal force and when you use the taser you have to acknowledge as an officer you are exactly doing exactly that, you are engaging lethal force against a defendant. that's one of the problems that i have in this situation is that georgia law enforcement has on numerous occasions, when court -- when it has suited them, claimed a use of a taser is not deadly force. in this instance if rayshard brooks used a taser against an officer or appeared as though he was going to use a taser against an officer that would not automatically allow for that officer to respond with lethal force to rayshard brooksly. >> spoke to one of the officers involved or the officer that shot the gun in the days after this and i asked him about the event, and he called it a tragic event. said it was a tragedy a man had to lose his life that night and said, i was respectful to him and i thought he seemed like someone who potentially needed my help and i was just there to see what i could do for him, make sure he was safe. obviously, that's not what happened in the end. when we look at a case

but then the officer also used the taser to repeatedly hit mendoza. dozens of times richmond police chief visa french says the former officers actions don't reflect the rest of the department. it's clear in the video that this this suspect is not appear to be resisting in the video officer. smith's actions are unacceptable. his behavior deviated from our training and will not be tolerated. the district attorney is also charged the former officer with enhancements for causing great bodily injury and using a dangerous weapon new at 11 tonight. we should learn more later this week about ellen must plan to withdraw from his agreement to buy twitter, a judge ruled that must response to twitter's lawsuit will be made public by friday evening at the latest. twitter has sued trying to force must to go through with the $44 billion blockbuster deal. the report could be filed earlier, depending on when twitter attorneys complete their review . the trial is expected to begin in october in delaware information from napa county tonight on a deadly outbreak of legio

but then the officer uses the taser to repeatedly hit mendoza. he has also charged the former officer with enhancements for causing great bodily injury and using a dangerous weapon resistance enforcement, too. be the change that i wanted to see. this is a richmond police video profiling officer smith, who was previously a san francisco sheriff's deputy and a pittsburgh officer. somebody where when i'm long going 30 years from now. people can say maybe i didn't like this situation with officer smith showed me that, you know. there's hope. now the former officers attorney tells you that smith was quote a brilliant police officer in a great young men. end quote that officer's attorney tells me that smith had retrieved and seized many, many guns, throwing his relatively short tenure as a richmond police officer live in richmond. henry lee ktvu fox two needs, henry. thank you. alright new at five. richmond police are also looking for the men who robbed a woman at gunpoint of $10,000. the security camera shows the two men being dropped off yesterday at

> the deadly encounter captured on camera atlanta police shooting rashard brooks after he grabbed a taser and tried to fire it at an officer. what a special prosecutor announced today. >>> the verdict in the trial of two men accused of plotting to kidnap michigan's governor the urgent state department alert, why americans still in ukraine are being told to get out now >>> the explosive claim from a twitter whistle-blower about the security of your data on the site the new warning among cancer among firefighters, is the equipment meant to protect them potentially putting them at risk >>> and the organic oasis for kids in a food desert. inspiring america. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the national archives is offering new insight this evening into the nature of classified documents that triggered cascading alarm bells since at least the start of the year over materials held by former president trump. today the archives posting a letter sent to trump lawyers earlier this year after the ex-president turned over 700 pages of classified doc

police say two parents were hit with tasers after trying to force their way inside. a third was arrested for bringing a gun to the school. >>> disgraced singer r. kelly is back in court today for a second federal trial. the convicted sex offender is facing child pornography and obstruction charges involving an earlier investigation that ended with his acquittal in a 2008 criminal t trial. unlike 14 years ago, the victim is expected to testify against him. kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison in june after he was convicted in new york of racketeering and sex trafficking. >>> a disturbing new social media challenge may be linked to a dramatic increase in car thefts. the so-called challenge demonstrates how to start certain hyundai and kia models without a key. just using a usb cable. abc's phil lipof has more. >> right where you are, in the alley. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies in the chicago area approach this vehicle found abandoned on the expressway. >> usb in here. turns it off. turns it on. >> reporter: determining it was stolen. part of a wave of stolen kia

but then the officer uses the taser to repeatedly hit mendoza. d a has also charged the former officer with enhancements for causing great bodily injury and using a dangerous weapon resistance enforcement, too. be the change that i wanted to see. this is a richmond police video profiling officer smith, who was previously a san francisco sheriff's deputy and a pittsburgh officer. somebody where when i'm long gone 30 years from now, people can say maybe i didn't like this situation. but officer smith showed me that, you know. there's hope former officers attorney tells me that smith was a quote brilliant police officer in a great young man who had seized many guns while serving as a richmond police officer in richmond. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. richmond police are also looking for the men who robbed a woman at gunpoint of $10,000 security camera shows the two men being dropped off yesterday at about 11 40 am 18th in burbank. another video shows the victim moments after the robbery chasing after those robbers and trying to get the license plate

the video shows the officer tasing the and then hitting him at least 3 dozen times with his taser while repeatedly shouting, stop resisting, stop resisting. >> the officer acknowledged the force and he believed that his life was in danger. after watching this and reviewing the report all the evidence that surrounded this we just concluded an investigation that. it was unjustified force. >> chief french says all use of force incidents are reviewed. this one got flagged 11 days after it happened. the officer was put on administrative leave and tuesday of this week he was fired after the police department's internal investigation was completed. >> i know that the actions of this officer further erode the trust between law enforcement and the community. but i also know that this officer's actions are not representative of our department or our profession. chief french says the dui suspect was never charged. >> and officers have been unsuccessful in their attempts to reach out to him. now, this off a service hired by the richmond police department in october of 2019, he went to. >> briefly t

a number of times with a taser. richmond police held a news conference about the incident earlier today and showed video from what happened. we do want to warn you the video is graphic. kron four's dan kerman has the story. >> richmond police say one officer eric smith junior confronted a drunk driving suspect during the early morning hours of april 9th. he cross the line. >> officer smith's actions are unacceptable.

body cam footage shows a struggle during which brooks grabbed an officer's taser and fired it toward them as he fled. an autopsy concluded that he was shot twice in the back. >> whether time now as we get a live look outside the top out 10 will pious and the fog has been nature's air-conditioning recently. it's been hot inland, but nice and comfortable to coast. yeah, the fog could be our friend. first chief meteorologist and friend of the lawrence karnow unfair. and we're going to see a lot of fog out there tonight. again, i think. >> drizzle maybe a little heavy drizzle out toward the coastline. so be prepared for that up toward the beaches. that fog already moving in now and places inland. not so much. and that's why the temperatures have been that huge contrast over this past month or so. you can see that fog and a locked in along the coastline. high pressure so strong. it's kind of depressing that marine air so can't shoot all the way to the valleys along the coastline, though. there you go. half moon bay, folks of the band of the beach there for the most part, as you've got the

. >> maryam (in dari): >> navai: the other girls said they were tasered and beaten, too. >> woman: >> navai and woman: >> woman: >> woman: >> navai: they said other prisoners told them they'd also been jailed without any investigation or trial. >> woman: >> navai: maryam and her friends said while in prison, taliban officers made them an offer. >> woman: >> maryam: ♪ ♪ (siren blaring in distance) >> navai: just as we were leaving, one of the women took me aside and told me they are now marked women. that the families are blaming them for dishonoring the community and that nobody will marry them. she also says that none of those women can leave their homes, not just because they're scared of the taliban, but because they're scared of their neighbors. they've gone from one prison to another. (children cheering) ♪ ♪ we drove north to badakhshan province, through the salang tunnel and the hindu kush untains. we were hearing allegations that taliban fighters were forcing young girls into marriage there, despite the regime publicly proclaiming that the practice was forbidden. (man s

surveillance video shows eric smith junior beating a man with a taser repeatedly. this was after a traffic stop last april. the richmond police department fired him for using excessive force tonight to he is being held on a $16,000 bail. gunfire nearly strikes. a police officer in oakland happened yesterday afternoon. the association says that the officer was just sitting inside his unmarked car near the macarthur bart station when 2 people started shooting up from both sides of the car. bullets hit the car, but the officer was not hurt. detectives were able to arrest both of the shooters. san jose police have arrested a man accused of shooting people at random with a pellet gun. they between april 14th and 15th, this man, nicholas montoya shot 7 people with lead pellets from a high-powered rifle. 6 of the 7 victims were women, including 15 year-old john, a view to rally. she talked to kron 4 about what happened back in june. she says the pellet entered her long causing the lung to collapse agenda had to have emergency surgery. she has since recovered. >> we have m

a number of times with a taser. richmond police held a news conference about the incident earlier today and showed video from what happened. we do want to warn you the video is graphic. kron four's dan kerman has the story. >> richmond police say one officer eric smith junior confronted a drunk driving suspect during the early morning hours of april 9th. he cross the line. >> officer smith's actions are unacceptable. his behavior deviated from our training and will not be tolerated. >> richmond police chief piece of french played surveillance video and officer bodycam video of the incident during a news conference wednesday the video shows the officer tasing the and then hitting him at least 3 dozen times with his taser while repeatedly shouting, stop resisting, stop resisting. >> the officer acknowledged the force and he believed that his life was in danger. after watching this and reviewing the report all the evidence that surrounded this we just concluded an investigation that. it was unjustified force. >> chief

he was arrested for beating a man with a taser. the video connected to that case is fairly graphic. it was back in april that eric smith junior was seen on surveillance video beating a man with a taser after a traffic stop. the richmond police department fired smith junior for using excessive force against that man who was on the ground. smith junior is set to be arraigned in court on tuesday. >> 4 officers have been charged with rihanna taylor case. we're going to hear the documents that the court alleges were falsified leading to that deadly shooting. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, california workers plan to march 300 miles voting rights. we're going hear from organizers coming up after the break. and the biden administration has declared a public health emergency for monkeypox. we're going break down what we know so far. we'll be right back. nurse mariyam sabo knows a moment this pure demands a lotion this pure. gold bond pure moisture lotion 24-hour hydration no parabens, dyes, or fragrances gold bond champion your skin >> we're back at 4.14, california farmworkers ar

he was arrested after the department fired him for beating a man with a taser. we want to show this is an update to a story we first brought you yesterday and we do want remind you that the video connected to this case is rather graphic. eric smith junior was seen on the surveillance video back in april beating a man with a taser after a traffic stop. richmond police department fired smith junior for using excessive force against a man on the ground. tonight he's being held again. he was being held on $60,000 bail. he has since bailed out. >> coming up on kron, 4 news at 6. the very latest on the fast-moving brush fire threatening structures in martinez. several agencies launching an all-out assault to keep those flames from spreading. >> a beloved jazz club is closing its stores in the city. how the local music community is coming together. >> and i'll have the very latest on current conditions with chaco fire and also what to expect for the end your workweek forecast in just a workweek forecast in just a fe you said you'd never get a dog. you said you'd never

allegedly took a taser while fleeing. killed weeks after death of george floyd, igniting more protests. >>> paul pelosi, husband of nancy pelosi pleaded guilty to dui charge in southern california. released the video in may. avoided more jail time and will serve one day in court work program. interlock ignition device will be on his car. probation for three years. >>> deadly and mysterious illness similar to parvovirus has killed dogs with just three days of showing symptoms. michigan animal control officials are advising dog vaed and home now. pets >>> we'll be back wh a lif when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> they say a man's home is his castle, but can mean much more than that. here's cbs's roxana saberi w

under georgia law a taser can be seen as a deadly weapon. it was during the struggle that brooks was able to wrestle away a taser from one of the officers and deploy it at least twice. listen to him when he said afterwards that race, he did not believe race played a role in this incident. he was asked what he would say to those who believe race was a factor. >> black lives do matter. i've spent my entire career representing black victims of crime. and i will tell them. that i understand that the encounters between police and the african-american community at times are very volatile. but i will ask them to look at the facts of this case, and this isn't one of those cases. i do understand there has to be an outreach between law enforcement and the african-american community, and i encourage that outreach to continue. >> going to the atlanta mayor's statement next. shortly after the announcement was made to dismiss those charges the atlanta mayor issued a statement here. i'll read part of that. my heart continues to ache for the family of raysh

in video presented today, you could see brooks use that taser, deploy it at least twice against the officers. now, he went on to say he does not believe that race played a role in this, but he was asked, what do you say to those who do believe that race was a factor? >> black lives do matter. i have spent my entire career representing black victims of crime. and i will tell them that i understand that the encounters between police and the african american community at times are very volatile. but i will ask them to look at the facts of this case. this isn't one of those cases. i do understand there has to be an outreach between law enforcement and the african american community. and i encourage that outreach to continue. >> shortly after the announcement was made, the atlanta police department released a statement that the two officers involved will be reinstated to the police force and be given additional training. we have still yet to hear from the brooks family, but that is going to happen eminently. they have scheduled a 5:00 p.m. press conference that's going to happen in just

the video shows the officer tasing the and then hitting him at least 3 dozen times with his taser while repeatedly shouting, stop resisting, stop resisting. the force and he believed that his life was in danger. after watching this and reviewing the report all the evidence that surrounded this we just concluded an investigation that. it was unjustified force. >> chief french says all use of force incidents are reviewed. this one got flagged 11 days after it happened. the officer was put on administrative leave and tuesday of this week he was fired after the police department's internal investigation was completed. >> i know that the actions of this officer further erode the trust between law enforcement and the community. but i also know that this officer's actions are not representative of our department or our profession. chief french says the dui suspect was never charged. >> and officers have been unsuccessful in their attempts to reach out to him. >> richmond police say prior to this incident, they've had no trouble with this officer. he was originally hired in october of 2019. he

but then the officer uses the taser to repeatedly hit mendoza. d a has also charged the former officer with enhancements for causing great bodily injury and using a dangerous weapon. existence enforcement, too. be the change that i wanted to see. this is a richmond police video profiling officer smith, who was previously a san francisco sheriff's deputy and a pittsburgh officer. somebody where when i'm long gone 30 years from now, people can say maybe i didn't like this situation. but officer snoop showed me that, you know. there's hope the former officers attorney tells me that smith was a quote brilliant police officer in a great young man who had seized many guns while serving as a richmond police officer in richmond. henry lee ktvu, fox. two news, stanley andrew police recovered thousands of dollars in drugs during a traffic stop, officers say 23 year old marvin flores of oakland. was found in possession of £2 of fentanyl worth $20,000 during the stopover this past weekend. they say they also found marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine, all

prosecutors say there was a struggle and brooks took a taser from one of the officers and fired it at the other officer while fleeing. the officer then shot brooks twice killing him. the special prosecutor says the officers acted within the law and were justified in their use of force. but attorneys for the brooks family say that they are disappointed. >> we're heartbroken. confused. he should not be dead. i spoke to his wife today. his wife and she was in tears. she could barely talk to me. >> cnn's nick valencia has more from laensatlanta and a warning some of the video is it is did ushing to watch. >> reporter: just over two years ago are arashard brooks died afn office shot and killed him. and you can see there is not much left of the wendy's, it was burned down shortly after the incident and all that is left is an empty parking lot. but it is from this sight that 13esh8 p special prosecutors could get a true and complete review of the incident bringing them to the conclusion that the charges should be dismissed. and that the officers were justified in their use of force. the spec

you look good with a taser. >> thank you. it's my second time tasing in a film. >> nicole: really? >> yeah. one of my things. special skills, "can tase." >> i know my way around a taser. >> nicole: in this your character falls into the world of fraud. >> she gets into credit card fraud. >> nicole: oh, yes. oh, get the merchandise! >> yes. [ laughter ] yes, stij it to the corporations. >> nicole: right? >> big-ass corporations, you know, like [ bleep ] those guys. [ laughter ] >> nicole: i agree. okay, so like would you, if push comes to shove, commit some frauds? i would -- i mean, i'll say this. i had to do a lot of research for the film. and i actually had to learn how to make fake credit cards with the embossing machine. >> nicole: oh. >> because i do it on camera. the prop master was, i'm going to teach you how to do this, but obviously don't do it. [ laughter ] and i was like, uh-huh, no, i won't. but you know, things don't work out for me with this stuff or whatever. [ laughter ] i'm going to get one of those machines because i know where to get them now and i know how to do

lane of wendy's restaurant. 40 minutes later in struggle caught on dashcam video, brooks grabbed a taser and fled. autopsy showed he was shot twice in the back. >>> classes begin in colorado amid a teacher's strike, and paul pelosi was sentenced. husband of house speaker nancy pelosi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor dui charge in california, sentenced to five ye days in jail and three years probation. he will serve one more day in court work program. state highway patrol released video of his arrest in may after he was involved in crash with another vehicle in san francisco. >>> negotiations to try to end the teachers' strike will continue today. walking picket lines since sunday. officials plan to start today with remote learning. teachers union says the issues include improvements to conditions inside schools and smaller classes. >> we will continue fighting until we have safe, properly maintained and fully resourced schools in every neighborhood. >> our buildings are safe. are there problems? there are problems, and we do know, we need everyone's help to help fix those. >> school board s

. >> after the department fired him for beating a man with a taser. this is an update to a story that we first brought you yesterday and we do want to remind you that the video connected to this case is graphic. eric smith junior was seen on surveillance video back in april beating a man with a taser after a traffic stop. the richmond police kpdepartment fired smith junior for using excessive force against the man on the ground. tonight he's being held on a $60,000 bail. california farmworkers are heading to the state capital in an effort to get governor newsom's attention. >> yeah, a cropper. zealous live for us in the to talk about that a little. what exactly do they want the governor to do? >> well, became catherine. they wanted to sign a bill that would help ag workers unionize and to vote in private. members of united farm workers are resorting to this grand display marching 300 miles alongside supporters from central california to sacramento. they handed out yesterday from a site that's historic to the farm workers rights movement. that's a town

assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury for striking a suspect dozens of times with a taser. richmond police held a news conference about the incident earlier today and showed video of what happened. we warn you, the video is graphic found four's dan kerman has the story. >> he was in the early morning hours of april 9th when richmond police officer eric smith junior. >> confronted a drunk driving suspect. but richmond police say his actions violated the department's excessive force policy. my goal today is to be transparent about what happened so that we can begin the process of rebuilding community trust. richmond police chief piece of french played surveillance video and officer bodycam video of the incident during a news conference wednesday the video shows the officer tasing the and then hitting him at least 3 dozen times with his taser while repeatedly shouting, stop resisting, stop resisting. >> it's clear in the video that this this suspect is not appear to be resisting video. >> chief french says all use of force incidents are reviewed. this one got flagged 11 days

. >> beating a man with a taser. this is an update to a story we first brought you yesterday and we want to remind you, the video connected to this case is graphic in some instances. eric smith junior was seen on surveillance video. >> back in april, beating a man with a taser after a traffic stop the richmond police department fired smith junior for using excessive force against a man who was on the ground. >> former san francisco district attorney he says he will not run for reelection in november. he says he wants to focus on his family. he tweeted out his decision this morning. also expressed concern that some of the programs he created will end the current da, brooke jenkins will run in a special election in november to finish out shootings term. there will be a regular election for the position in november of 2023. fire crews are making progress on the mckinney fire burning in northern california. it is now 10% contained. flames have burned more than 57,000 acres near the oregon border in siskiyou county. >> 4

the confrontation involving the police on april 9, after teasing the suspect he hit the man with his taser more than tee times, -- 30 times. the officer located the suspect and it led to a confrontation. the police chief offered an apology. >> i want to apologize to the individual that was involved in the incident as well as the community at large. officer smith's actions are unacceptable. >> what happened was reported by security cameras nearby. smith had been on admin leave since the incident. >> first word of progress by crews fighting the flames of california's deadliest and most destructive fire of the year. it is 10% contained, it ignited last friday. this is the first report of any containments. firefighters say they stopped the spread of the fire toward the city of yreka. it is blamed for four deaths. >> it really gave me a huge sense of relief to know he is behind bars. >> relief what that attack survivor is feeling and she is not the only one. >> and comes amid new efforts to get more shots into arms. >> counting down to outside lands, the final preparations underway. >> i will l

, pinned down by three white police officers, and shackled by the legs, and tasered. a physician at johns hopkins concluded anton black died of asphyxiation. his family sued, saying officers used excessive force and later tried to cover up the killing with false claims that black was on drugs and showed "superhuman" strength. as part of the settlement, three coastal towns in maryland have agreed to change their policies on police use of force and will adopt new methods of training officers they say. in cuba, at least one firefighter is dead and 14 people are missing after a massive fire at an oil storage facility spread to a third storage tank. officials say the blaze began late friday after lightning struck part of the oil depot in the western province of matanza. it's one of cuba's worst environmental disasters in decades and threatens to bring rolling blackouts to the island, which relies heavily on imported foreign oil to generate electricity. and in the philippines, police arrested former vice presidential candidate, scholar, and activist walden bello on cyber li

include a handgun, a taser gun and weapons that officers use as well. there is no way around it. they wanted to be in full uniform but it requires a utility belt. >> the pride parade in san jose is sunday. do you see any last-minute agreements with sf pd? >> it doesn't sound like it. the chief sent out an email this morning. i saw that email. it is pretty straightforward. we will not be participating, they say, in prior events this year. they are hoping to go back to the table after this year's event and maybe ironing out those differences and see if they can come up with a compromise. >> it seems disappointing for a lot of people, but we will follow this story. thank you, damien.>>> also, an update from san francisco's sinking and leaning millennium tower. the city signed off on the latest scaled-down plan to fix this luxury tower. there are still concerns that the fix could come up short. originally, construction crews wanted it installed with 52 support piles into bedrock. each time they started drilling and digging to install each of those 52 piles, the building would leave e

say and underscore it took hiem during his presentation to underscore the fact under georgia law, a taser is considered a deadly weapon. and that's important because in the video of the incident, we see brooks during his scuffle with police take away and seize a taser from one of the officers and then deploy it at least twice against those officers. we also learned today one of the officers was concussed after a violent struggle with brooks. they say that factored into their decision of why it was reasonable for the officers to use that use of force. he did say he may upset some people by saying this, but he did not believe that race played a factor, that there were plenty of people in the tee who would disagree. the wendy's was burned to the ground behind me by demonstrators shortly after that incident. the atlanta police department did release a statement after today's announcement saying the two officers will be reinstated and will undergo further training. meanwhile, the family is saying they don't understand this decision. they're heartbroken by it, but they will continue to pursue t

> the deadly encounter captured on camera atlanta police shooting rashard brooks after he grabbed a taser and tried to fire it at an officer. what a special prosecutor announced today. >>> the verdict in the trial of two men accused of plotting to kidnap michigan's governor the urgent state department alert, why americans still in ukraine are being told to get out now >>> the explosive claim from a twitter whistle-blower about the security of your data on the site the new warning among cancer among firefighters, is the equipment meant to protect them potentially putting them at risk >>> and the organic oasis for kids in a food desert. inspiring america. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the national archives is offering new insight this evening into the nature of classified documents that triggered cascading al

> the deadly encounter captured on camera atlanta police shooting rashard brooks after he grabbed a taser and tried to fire it at an officer. what a special prosecutor announced today. >>> the verdict in the trial of two men accused of plotting to kidnap michigan's governor the urgent state department alert, why americans still in ukraine are being told to get out now >>> the explosive claim from a twitter whistle-blower about the security of your data on the site the new warning among cancer among firefighters, is the equipment meant to protect them potentially putting them at risk >>> and the organic

he was arrested for beating a man with a taser. >> the video connected to the case is graphic back in april, eric smith junior seen on surveillance video beating a man with a taser after a traffic stop. the richmond police department fired smith junior for using excessive force against the man on the ground. the family of alexis, gabe is sharing new details about the 24 year-old woman's disappearance and presumed murder. the oakland woman has been missing since january. investigators believe that she was killed by her ex-boyfriend who was later killed during a confrontation with police well forcefully to gaal has the key points in the timeline of the case. >> antioch police detective john recently wrote alexis gabe's family a letter which they are making public. it details how investigators tracked this case for more than 4 months. from the night a lexus vanished to the day the man believed to have killed her was shot and killed by police. her ex-boyfriend, marshall jones on january, 26th gas station surveillance video shows a lexus making her way to jones's home in antioch, the foren

it makes me like when i, um carry something like taser. this will protect myself. the stabbing is the latest of several violent crimes reported on bart in recent weeks. on friday, a man was shot on a train in the fruitvale station and what police described as a targeted attack. and earlier this month, the woman was groped and punched on a train in the middle of the day near the hotel norte station. bart's police chief has talked about some of the safety measures in place to keep passengers safe, including security cameras on trains and platforms and an app to allow bart riders to contact dispatchers in real time. passengers who regularly exit the 24th and mission street station say it's not enough. we couldn't even get to our bus or shadow because it's like people congregating have everything on the sidewalk. so these are a lot they need to do. i don't know whose responsibility it is part of the city, someone well. this part station is in supervisor hillary ronan's district. we reached out to her office this morning and have not yet heard back. bart's police chief

rayshard brooks was st in the back as he ran from police after taking one of their tasers. his death shortly after the police killing of george floyd sparked protests in atlanta and beyond. footag has emerged of a 130 foot yacht sinking in waters off the coast of calabro in the south of italy. all nine people on board were rescued, it was going from gallipoli to manon so when it ran into difficulty before completely sinking into the mediterranean. an investigation is underway into the cause of the incident. russia's invasion of ukraine is bringing canada and germany closer together. the german chancellor and canadian prime minister have been meeting in toronto with canada seeking to boost energy and exports to germany. germany is deeply worriedbout further reductions of natural gas supplies from russia in retaliation for western sanctions following the invasion of ukraine. as germany scrambles to save energy, an old and controversial debate has been reopened. most of the countries motorways have no speed limit, but some experts say slowing drivers down could save fuel. the

but then the officer uses the taser to repeatedly hit mendoza . the d a. has also charged the former officer with enhancements for causing great bodily injury and using a dangerous weapon enforcement, too. be the change that i wanted to see. this is a richmond police video profiling officer smith, who was previously a san francisco sheriff's deputy and a pittsburgh officer. somebody where when i'm long gone 30 years from now. people can say maybe i didn't like this situation. but of. former offic. smith will be arraigned at a later date in contra costa county superior court live in richmond. henry lee ktvu fox two news. alright, henry. thank you. this afternoon, berkeley police officers remain at people's park , facing off with protesters who are upset over the construction of new housing. at that site. a number of demonstrators have been arrested here. this was the chaotic scene earlier in the day early this morning, officers moved in to clear out that park so fencing could be put up and construction can begin. the park is listed on the national register

to press charges against officers involved in the shooting of rayshon brooks he grabbed an officer's taser while resisting arrest miguel almaguer reports. >> reporter: the two officers who wrestled with rayshard broorks including the one who fired the fatal shots as he ran away will not face criminal charges after the 2020 death that sparked nationwide protests >> officers had no way of knowing or anticipating that within seconds of this encounter, both would be attacked by brooks >> reporter: atlanta's special prosecutor announcing officers garrett rolfe and devin brosnan committed no crimes and that deadly force was reasonable. >> both acted as reasonable officer would under the facts and circumstances of the events that night they were justified in the use of force regarding the situation. >> you're parked in the drive through right now. >> reporter: after discovering brooks asleep behind the wheel in a wendy's parking lot, authorities say the 27-year-old, who was drunk and high, suddenly began fighting with officer and posed a threat as he ran following days of demonstration and after

the confrontation involving the police on april 9, after teasing the suspect he hit the man with his taser more than tee times, -- 30 times. the officer located the suspect and it led to a confrontation. the police chief offered an apology. >> i want to apologize to the individual that was involved in the incident as well as the community at large. officer smith's actions are unacceptable. >> what happened was reported by security cameras nearby. smith had been on admin leave since the incident. >> first word of progress by crews fighting the flames of california's deadliest and most destructive fire of the year. it is 10% contained, it ignited last friday. this is the first report of any containments. firefighters say they stopped the spread of the fire toward the city of yreka. it is blamed for four deaths. >> it really gave me a huge sense of relief to know he is behind bars. >> relief what that attack survivor is feeling and she is not the only one. >> and comes amid new efforts to get more shots into arms. >> counting down to outside lands, the final preparations underway. >> i will l

the department moving to discipline one officer who repeatedly hit a d u i suspect with his taser. and a rare show of overwhelming bipartisanship in the u. s. senate the resolution that 95 senators voted to support. from ktvu. fox two news this morning's onto good morning. thank you for joining us here on morning sun, too. i'm pam cook. good morning. i'm dave clark. it's thursday. it's friday. eve is fourth. steve paulson's right there. he's in his office. working hard to bring you a forecast. not working that hard, david pretty hard, pretty trying to be dramatic. it's a little quiet for us here, but there's a lot going on in the sierra. there's a lot going on in southern california, arizona. and also to the west. but for us, it's kind of quiet pattern. it's either tropical clouds to the left. that's remains of a system and a lot of monsoon moisture is rotating up. big time thunderstorms and markley ville and reno yesterday, causing flooding and some really heavy rainfall rates. we have some fog there. few high clouds may drift in later towards the south. that's from some monsoon m

we have disturbing video showing a richmond police officer striking a man a number of times with his taser. now, the contra costa county district attorney's office has filed felony assault charges against fired richmond police officer eric smith junior. the lawyer representing the victim is speaking out about the incident kron four's gayle ong has our story. >> couple of days, especially now videos reliving. will be okay. is talking about his client's all mendoza reliving the moment in this video. >> police body camera video capturing mendoza being tased and be in by a former richmond police officer eric smidt junior back in april. officer smith's actions are unacceptable. >> this behavior deviated from our training. >> and will not be tolerated. wednesday, richmond's police chief announcing smith juniors termination after an internal investigation. junior faces felony assault charges and outcome mendoza's lawyer says is appropriate. tip our to the contra costa >> district attorney's office for for us charge is and also to richmond pd misstep and to officer according to police smith junior

crimes and that the use of deadly force was reasonable after brooks stripped one of the officers of his taser then fired that weapon at police as he ran. >> both acted as reasonable officers would under the facts and circumstances of the events of that night. they were justified in the use of force regarding the situation. >> what's up, man? you're parked in the drive through right now. >> reporter: after discovering brooks asleep behind the wheel in a wendy's parking lot, authorities say the 27-year-old who was drunk and high suddenly began fighting with officers and posed a threat as he ran following days of demonstrations and after the wendy's was destroyed, the former d.a. announced several charges against the officers including a count of murder against brosnan before the special prosecutor took over. >> you can't catch a drunk guy on drugs running down metropolitan avenue, you have to shoot him in the back? a jury should decide this case. that's the bottom line >> reporter: tonight both officers remain on administrative duty, cleared of wrongdoing in the eyes of the law miguel almaguer,

back on april 9th after tazing the suspect smith hits the man with his taser more than 30 times smith was trying to take the man into custody after he fled a traffic. earlier in the night the officer located the suspect a second time and a brief foot chase led to this confrontation today richmond's police chief offered an apology. i want to apologize to the individual. that was involved in this incident as well as the community at large. officer smith's actions are unacceptable. what happened was also recorded by security cameras at a nearby business smith had been on administrative leave since the incident. san francisco's new district attorney is taking action that she says will hold drug dealers accountable today da brooke jenkins announced she's rescinding more than 30 plea deals with people accused of selling fentanyl jenkins believes the deals granted by former. dhsa boudin were too lenient. the action is part of a slate of new policies. she's instituting to battle the drug epidemic in the city, especially the tenderloin abc 7 news reporter liam melendez has reaction to the deci

there was a struggle after brooks allegedly took one of their tasers while fleeing. he was killed just weeks after the death of george floyd, igniting more nationwide protests. paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, pleaded guilty today to a d.u.i. charge in california. and, the state highway patrol released video of his arrest back in may. the 82-year-old businessman avoided more jail time, and will instead serve one day in a court work program. an interlock ignition device will be kept on his car. he's also been-- will be on probation for three years. all right, tonight, a deadly and mysterious illness is worrying dog owners in michigan. the illness, similar to parvovirus, has killed more than 30 dogs, most of them under two years old. infected dogs have died within three days of showing symptoms. michigan animal control officials are advising dog owners to try to keep their pets vaccinated, and keep them at home for now. and, we'll be right back, with a veteran's unique way to rebuild his life. veteran's uniqd his life. ♪♪ meta portal go. look

he'd fallen asleep in his car to drive to restaurant when they tried to arrest him, brooks grabbed a taser from them and find it as he ran away one of the offices and shot him in the back. and again, given the quickly changing circumstances, was it objectively reasonable that he use deadly force and we conclude a was still a head on al jazeera, the lebanese army searches for the bodies of would be migrants. missing off the coasts of tripoli, and malaysia's former prime minister begins at length the prison term after court rejects his appeal over one of the while speakers financial scandals. ah! attorney has begun the faithful world copies on its way to castle travel package to the hello there. it's still a story of relentless, dangerous heat across parts of east asia, in particular for china that's been battling a heat wave for more than 2 months. and that's cause levels in its largest fresh water lake it to decline the satellite, shows that the klein over 10 years. now we've seen red alerts for the past 12 days, extreme heat continuing, but we are going to the temperatures start to come d

one deputy deploys his taser while another opens fire. we are falling for justice and to once again called the attention to the criminalization and brutalization of communities of color activist accused the department of providing heavily edited video. they say chavez was trying to surrender, not throw a rock that life was taken in a fit of violence unnecessarily by people who are tasked to protect us. his brothers spoke at the protest alongside a translator when we saw the video we saw that he was scared. peligro he was not a danger. to the level of having to take his life. my brother was going through a difficult time. you look in judah and what he needed was help in an email. misty would with the sheriff's office said the public will have the chance to review all bodyase there are several hours to go through,, we released a critical incident video to share the facts of this incident, using body worn camera and dispatch audio recordings. this video presents the facts and easily digestible manner for the public to understand. what happen

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