. >> it happened 30 miles north of san francisco in the city of vallejo. henry lee was then a report he for the "san francisco chronicle." >> i was immediately struck that you don't see these cases too often. and this crime victim did not strike me as someone who would usually be targeted. >> the kidnapped victim, denise huskins had been staying with her boyfriend in vallejo. at the time both were physical therapyists at a nearby hospital. aaron was the one who reported denise missing. >> we're doing everything we can and then some to ensure her safe return. >> police dogs and dive teams were soon part of a huge search for deb east huskins. across the country, her good friend ashley saw the news. >> there was an article posted online. someone sent it to me and said, this is denise. i started texting everybody. >> including denise. >> i tried to text her. i figured better than not doing anything. >> there was no reply. she texted another friend. >> i couldn't even believe what i was reading. it didn't even seem real. >> that was pretty much the reaction the

ramÓn: vamos ahora a vallejo, donde se desatÓ una nueva y fuerte polÉmica. segÚn el diario de san francisco, un excapitÁn de la policÍa de vallejo cuenta que en el aÑo 2019, existÍa un grupo dentro de ese departamento que celebraba tiroteos en una barbacoa. cada vez que habÍa muerte doblaba la insignia de esa agencia policiaca. el alcalde de vallejo respondiÓ a lo que afirma el artÍculo del diario y seÑala que no estÁ contento con lo que el grupo representÓ, promocionar y celebrar dispararle al alguien es asqueroso. no hay lugar para este tipo de exhibiciÓn, indica el funcionario. esta polÉmica en torno al departamento de policÍa de vallejo llega despuÉs de la muerte de shaun monterrosa, el joven que muriÓ a manos de oficiales del pasado 2 de junio. desde su fallecimiento, hay mÁs preguntas que respuestas, por lo que en primera instancia, se pidiÓ que difundieran las imÁgenes del incidente. un primer vÍdeo fue publicado el 8 de junio. sin embargo,no es carecÍa ninguna evidencia de que shaun monterrosa han actuado en contra de los oficial

he says he has no knowledge of this being a practice of vallejo police officers. all of these recent allegations of wrongdoing are being fabricated to drive a narrative that doesn't exist. calling it a distraction. chief williams will start out with his internal inquiry, and it could turn into a full-blown investigation. he is not ruling out bringing in a third party to look into this case. in vallejo, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> a controversial statue in marin county is no longer standing after the city preemptively took it down. the sculpture of british explorer sir francis drake was taken down in larkspur and placed in storage for now. in addition, his name was removed from nearby sir francis drake high school. activists have been demanding the changes because of drake's history as a slave trader and profiteer. the city decided to take the statue down because it was recently vandalized and there were threats to tear it down. >>> former president barack obama is expected to give the eulogy for former congressman john lewis tomorrow. that's according to a

>>subset subject in vallejo are more difficult to control. there could also be that officers are not using their use of force tactics as effectively and as has officially as they could or could be a combination of both. >>the data also found over the last 3 years one officer used force 30 times and 8 officers use force 20 to 25 times each but also the kind of things that the early warning system is supposed to death a. >>that this is an officer that seems to be any more rest than most other more use of force than others why is that and so not you can make determinations as to whether that person suitable for a particular simon at the half. >>civil rights attorney john burris is involved in several cases against the vallejo police department but he says it's just the first step towards improving an apartment. >>having that is important reliable data is more important to make sure the guy that is reliable and then wants is the terminus reliable and then you make projections and you make newest abscond up to out implement whatever that data refl

2019, discharge from the vallejo police department. whitney alleges he was retaliated against for speaking out on a variety of misconduct issues including hoskins' kidnapping. >> i thought i was walking to my death. >> reporter: according to the claim, the former vp chief directed whitney to delete text messages on his cell phone so that they would not be downloadable during the investigation. and to concea the fact that the chief told lieutenant kenny park to, quote, burn that [ bleep ]. in an exclusive recording for abc7 news, hoskins shared the following statement. >> sadly, it was just another moment with vallejo police of being shocked, yet not surprised. i certainly didn't have to hear those words spoken out loud to feel that sentiment every second i was at the police station. and it was just one example of too many where i was dehumanized and vilified by vallejo police. it's truly terrifying to come face to face with such blind hatred. i guess in your eyes if you're a woman you're just another [ bleep ] to burn. it's horrific an

in an e-mail to me the vallejo police department spokesperson writes we are looking into it but i do not currently have any updates on the status of the windshield at this time. >> for them to not make accommodations to protect all of the evidence raises real questions about their desire and their intentions. >> reporter: the vallejo police depanc it oir group to conduct an independent administrative investigation into the officer involved shooting. on its website vpd writes we will be asking the oir group to include an assessment of the evidence collection process and any potential policy violations in this case as part of their review. in vallejo for the i-team melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a sigh of relief for a lot of people who can't pay their rent. the bay area county extending its moratorium on evictions. >> plus, what is getting more expensive at the grocery store? maybe you've noticed and maybe what is getting a little cheaper. >>> also, more news about masks. the retailers making decisions about wearing them and the group now pushing for a nationwide mask we're helping m

that's what the family of sean monterrosa is saying after finding out that the vallejo police and city attorneys failed to preserve evidence. monterrosa was killed last month during a night of protests. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd has more. >> just when you think they can -- they're horrible, it just gets worse. >> reporter: michelle and ashley monterrosa are angry but not surprised at the city of vallejo cannot provide crucial evidence left behind in their brother's fatal shooting by a police officer. >> we're more angry now. you know, that was a key evidence to sean's murder. >> he pointed a gun at us. >> reporter: last week, vallejo police released this body cam video of the shooting. it was controversial because the video that was released did not show what happened before the deadly shooting. the body cam video was turned on after the officers shot and killed monterrosa. >> after watching the video last week, we wanted to make sure that they understood that we expected them to preserve the truck that officer tong was shooting out of and the drone. >> reporter: in an email today, th

they expect to see vallejo over termination. reporting for ktvu fox2 news. >>> police in antioch say 20 guns connected to a man suspected of killing the mother of his child have been found. investigators say hello randall fired shots into a car parked early monday morning at girlfriend was killed. a 27-year-old man was wounded. authorities say they searched an oakland home connected to randall and found guns, including assault weapons and ammunition. randall is now in police custody. his bail set at $6 million. >>> the contra costa county has identified 18-year-old boy who died while writing his bike. writing at. he was hit by an amazon delivery truck. the crash happened on marywood drive near burton valley elementary school. now, friends and neighbors have been stopping to place signs and flowers at the site. amazon released a statement, calling it a, terrible accident. it says the driver was going downhill, and that the boys bike ran into the back of the delivery truck when it stopped. the boy was taken to the hospital where h

. >> in vallejo complaints are on the rise. ths apartment vowing to crack down on this illegal activity. >> parts of san francisco closing streets to promote hoar outdoor traffic and dining space. >>> another beautiful day in store for us tomorrow. we have typical conditions continuing over the next seven days. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> hundreds of people marched through oakland tonight in solidarity with protesters in the group began gathering around 7:30. >> portland has seen nearly two months of black lives matter protests. tensions escalated recently after the trump administration sent federal agents to the city. good evening. i'm dion lim. >> and i'm eric thomas. the protesters marched from oscar grant plaza to lake merritt. you can see protesters holding up peace signs as they walk around cars, at one point fireworks were fired at the police department with black lives matter, and there were lasers being pointed and the building was also spray round 10:15 a small debris fire broke out at the alameda county

i asked vallejo police why. in a statement they wrote in part, normally captains do not respond to calls and therefore are not issued body-worn cameras. without critical video of the moments leading up to the shooting, there's only the officer's statement to go on. >> you're all right. we've been through this before. >> reporter: a walgreens surveillance camera which could have showed what happened was destroyed in a may 31st shooting. melanie woodruff, abc 7 >>> mark insagne is pledging to rerun. he broke his ribs while jogging. he's a cancer survivor and said of his latest medical ordeal, quote, after almost five weeks on a ventilator, i'm lucky to be alive. the doctors told me i'm a medical miracle, that i should expect a full recovery and i will be able to do my job as i always have. to me that means a complete dedication to representing you. he's working from his part-time home near capitol hill. >>> the head of cal fire announced today that we're already in peak fire season. so far we've seen more fires th

>> reporter: the doors to this restaurant in vallejo are closed, shut. customers who want to dine in are being turned away. we watch as the owner of this restaurant had to dial up all of her customers and cancel dozens of indoor dining reservations. >> i am so sorry the bottom of my heart, my hand are tied. >> reporter: the same hands that are tied figuratively are literally covered in plastic gloves. owner chantal tran was forced to break the news to dozens of customers that governor newsom was no longer allowing her to welcome them in to her family's seafood restaurant, the front room at the wharf in vallejo. >> we have specifically targeted her efforts to close indoor dining. >> have to obey the law. cannot afford to get fined. cannot do it. >> reporter: tran says she has followed every rule handed down by osha and solano county to keep customers and staff safe from covid-19. everyone who walks in get their temperature checked. tables are spread six feet apart. stacks of disposable menus are fresh off the printer. loyal customer joseph says a takeout

police captain john whitney launched the report and it was reported by open vallejo. when he was fired last year after coming forward with allegations of misconduct. whitney said he learned about the bad spending after the deadly shooting of willie mcquay. officers fired 55 shots at him at the drive-through at taco bell. he directed police supervisors to collect been badges, and he said 10 of them were produced. according to whitney, chief andrew badoo ordered the pad is returned, saying the cost to replace them would raise suspicions. he ordered the officers to fix them, but does not know if it happen. whitney also said that in 2015, the chief told the tenant park, the police spokesman to burn db -- referring to denise haskins. she and her husband had made up the adduction story, they thought. matthew mueller was convicted and sentenced to prison. >> the department is so misguided. >> the couple got a $2.5 million settlement from vallejo. >> if you think back to salem massachusetts, in 1692, he is the same guy that is yelling burn that which, right? all these years l

. >>> plus a big new development in a controversial police shoot nothing vallejo. one legal expert tells us it's a big mistake. >>> he's the last person that would instill public trust and confidence in this investigation. >> tonight, san francisco's health officer says the city's in a major coronavirus surge. the dire warning about the fall. >>> and the mystery seeds sparking an fbi investigation tonight. you'll hear from a bay area woman who has been targeted. >>> now at 11:00. >> let's get right to andrea nakano with the breaking news out of berkeley tonight. >> reporter: we are here at the cvs by rose and take a look behind me. an investigator here on the scene tells me this officer- involved shooting happened around 9:15 tonight. berkeley police have roped off the entire lot. here's what we know from lieutenant kevin schofield so far. shots were fired. there's still many unanswered questions here. we don't know what prompted the officer to start shooting, if any suspects were shot or if they returned fire. the investigation will be going on throughout the nigh

. >>> plus a big new development in a controversial police shoot nothing vallejo. one legal expert tells us it's a big mistake. >>> he's the last person that w confidence in this investigation. >> tonight, san francisco's health officer says the city's in a major coronavirus surge. the dire warning about the fall. >>> and the mystery seeds sparking an fbi investigation tonight. you'll hear from a bay area woman who has been targeted. >>> now at 11:00. >> let's get right to andrea nakano with the breaking e th cvs by rose and take a look behind me. an investigator here on the scene tells me this officer- involved shooting happened around 9:15 tonight. berkeley police have roped off the entire lot. here's what we know from lieutenant kevin schofield so far. shots were fired. there's still many unanswered questions here. we don't know what prompted the officer to start shooting, if any suspects were shot or if they returned fire. the investigation will be going on throughout the night and we will bring you more updates as we learn more. we don't even know how the offi

. >> fallout now at the vallejo police department. officials admit an employee replacedthe windshield the killing eight looting suspect last month. our crime reporter, henry lee joins me now to explain now what this means for the investigation. henry? >> yeah. the outcry over this controversial shooting is deepening. monta rosa was not armed with a gun, and body, did not show what he was doing before he was shot. now key evidence is forever lost. but it can video shows a vallejo detective shooting through the window of a police truck, killing sean monterossa. now the windshield has been destroyed by the vallejo police department. >> i have to assume it was something intentional. >> the attorney representing monterossa's family, saying it looks like the police have something to hide. >> i think it will be hard for us to understand, for most of us. >> vallejo confirmed windshield was tossed out and the truck repaired without the approval of the police chief or city attorney. a city statement said in part, the employee has replaced, been

. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, the city of vallejo is in the national spotlight and not in a good way. not only is house speaker nancy pelosi calling for the fbi to investigate, the police shooting of sean monterrosa, just a few hours ago, california's attorney general says the state department of justice will look into the issue of destruction of evidence in the case. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd has more. >> what the issues are in vallejo are really even though they seem to be small as a town, but they're national in scope. >> reporter: that's why tonight civil rights attorney john burruss is reacting to house speaker nancy pelosi's call for the fbi to step in to investigate the fatal police shooting of sean monterrosa. >> this, to me, means her involvement is a kind of acknowledgement that police reform is a national issue. >> reporter: monterrosa was shot and killed by vallejo police last month when they responded to reports of looting at a local walgreens. the department released body cam footage showing one of the officers firing at the 22-year-old from the back seat of a police ve

vallejo police are now promising to crack down. here's reporter luz pena. >> reporter: at any given time, side shows like this are emerging in valvallejo. >> i've called the police multiple times, and they just -- they can't do anything. >> reporter: the vallejo police department reporting, quote, an overwhelming number of calls from residents reporting this illegal activity and hindering officers' ability to respond to critical incidents. james are among those who say his family is highly concerned for their safety. >> it's scary. two weeks ago we heard over 100 gunshots, you know? the police never came. >> reporter: gunshots that, according to this resident, make his neighborhood sound like a war zone. and forth.t one was rifles. they're shooting at people back and forth in cars. >> reporter: vallejo police identifying these four intersections as the most problematic areas where tire marks, fireworks and burned tires are left behind. and this is one of those problematic areas, vallejo police estimating approximately 100 vehicles

there's been 13 murders in vallejo compared to 12 for all of last year. there were 69 rapes compared to 34 last year and 137 robbers compared to 138 last year. the police chief did not speculate on the cause but said in the statement that he hopes to rally the community and the city for more resources to implement reforms. the san francisco district attorney is part of a new push to confront racism in the criminal justice system. their journey with the das from boston and philadelphia to help with the pilot effort to help tackle racial inequities and police violence as well as misconduct. the group will be patterned after south africa's postapartheid truth and reconciliation. it happened during more than 40 years of apartheid pool. it is expected to be operational by the fall. at a virtual town hall meeting last night, oakland mayor libby schaaf database mobile crisis unit that would respond to 911 calls instead of police officers. that unit would be a team of social service workers. david here harris of the council spoke at the town hall meeting and give

joven que llevaba un martillo y la noche que muriÓ,que fue confundido por agentes de la policÍa de vallejo, lo mÁs importante es que los responsables paguen. >> ciento que ya estÁn cansados de ocultar lo que ha hecho el departamento de policÍa por aÑos. por eso estÁn demandando. no hay confianza de que hagan su propia investigaciÓn. >> ellos no se pueden investigar por quÉ vemos que no son capaces de hacerlo correcto. >> autoridades de la ciudad de vallejo pidieron a la fiscal del distrito de solano que complete la revisiÓn del caso. la cual habÍa pedido ayuda con la investigaciÓn al fiscal general del estado. >> cabe mencionar que hace un par de horas, luego de haberse negado a participar en una investigaciÓn sobre el caso, la oficina del fiscal general del estado dio a conocer que van a participar en la investigaciÓn. ramÓn: si es residente del condado de napa tendrÁ que seguir las pautas de salud pÚblica o podrÍa recibir una multa. tambiÉn fallece un lÍder que promovÍa la conciencia social a favor de los derechos civiles. y una corte determina que una administraciÓn

. >>> a passionate protest in vallejo tonight. a car caravan to demand the city council defund the police in the wake of the killing of sean monterrosa. this comes as the state attorney general launches an investigation into allegations that police destroyed evidence in the case. and as nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney reports, the attorney for the officer says they've got it all wrong. >> reporter: the message is and clear in vallejo tonight. dozens of people caravanning to the home or business of every city councilmember to urge them to vote to defund the police at tomorrow's meeting and spend that money elsewhere. >> health services, affordable housing services, mental health, youth programs, things of that nature. >> reporter: this inspired in large part by last month's police killing of 22-year-old sean monterrosa and allegations of evidence tampering by the officers. >> it's a sad situation that two very, very fine police officers now are on administrative leave over a bunch of nonsense. >> reporter: lieutenant michael nick le

reportera: autoridades de vallejo pidieron a la fiscal que complete la investigaciÓn. paola: despuÉs de haberse negado a realizar la investigaciÓn sobre el caso monterrosa, la oficina del fiscal dijo que si ara la investigaciÓn. en el sur de california, una jueza otorgÓ una prórroga al departamento de inmigraciÓn para que libere a los menores que estÁn en centros de detenciÓn. segÚn la autoridad, no centro de detenciÓn han fallado en proteger a los menores del coronavirus. el gobierno estadounidense va a reanudar las audiencias de migrantes que esperan fuera de la frontera americana. ahora estudian la manera de continuar con este procedimiento y de una manera segura. ♪ ♪ paola: hablamos de mÉxico, la secretaria de salud ese paÍs confirma en que ya van mÁs de 344.000 contagiados. en las Últimas 24 horas se registraron mÁs de 5000 contagios. y cambiando de tema, le gustarÍa que el expresidente de mÉxico, vicente fox, le cante las maÑanitas y le grabe un saludo? eso esta haciendo el expresidente fox. ♪estas son las maÑanitas reportera: al expresid

autoridades de vallejo respondieron al llamado sobre un saqueo en una tienda, donde al parecer estaba shaun monterrosa. al arrodillarse, fue abatido por la policÍa y falleciÓ. su familia ha exigido justicia en varias manifestaciones. tras protestas, la policÍa dio a conocer un vÍdeo del hecho. el compaÑero julio poletti tiene imÁgenesy comparte el sentir de la familia monterrosa, asÍ como la respuesta de la policÍa. julio: paola, buenas noches. los vÍdeos revelados hoy no muestran lo que sucediÓ antes del tiroteo. solo muestran lo que pasÓ durante y despuÉs. les advertimos que las imÁgenes pueden ser sensibles para algunas personas. >> es algo bien duro que tuvimos que ver.no hay justificaciÓn, porque mi hermano fue disparado. julio: las hermanas monterrosa exigen justicia por la muerte de shaun. >> los oficiales por fin prendieron la cÁmara despuÉs de disparar nuestro hermano. julio: estas imÁgenes de diferentes Ángulos fueron grabadas por cÁmaras corporales que portaban los oficiales de la policÍa de vallejo, día en que mataron a shaun monterrosa. tres detective

. >> newly released body camera shows the moments that the vallejo police opened fire on a man they believed was armed with a gun. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us on mornings on 2. it is thursday morning, july 9th. i'm pam cook. dave clark will join us in a little bit. steve paulson is back checking in. i hope you had a nice time off. >>> very nice. i played a little golf. you know how it goes. it days were good and some days were not so good. yesterday we, the breeze stopped and the temperatures warmed up. they continue to warm up unless you're on the immediate coast. the airport is reporting a little fog as well. 50s on the temperatures. so warmer for most. the temperatures today will start to bump up. there will be morning fog and the coast is 60s and 70s. it will be inland where we'll see the jump again. we have the 50s and 60s for some. there are some 60s in brentwood. it is going to be sunny and the temperatures are going to be warming up here. they'll be above average across the board. am i going to sal? yes. good morning. >>> good morning. nice to see you. glad you'

in vallejo, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >>> joining us tomorrow as we host an hour-long roundtable discussion on the importance of allyship in our communities. allies in action, a bay area conversation. will air tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc 7. >>> building a better bay area focuses on the big picture issues that affect us all, including education. and right now school districts around the bay area are struggling to devise the best way to resume classes this fall. in the east bay, people who want schools to remain closed during the pandemic took their demands to oakland school district headquarters. >> no school reopened. protect our children. protect our children. >> they held a rallying following a car caravan that began at east oakland pride elementary. the group included parents and teachers who want free mass covid-19 testing and tracing and schools to stick with distance education. >> any attempt to force special education students, young students on to the campuses is really a death sentence.

. >>> a legal battle over investigations into two deadly vallejo police shootings may take a new turn today. the interim city attorney says that he will takesolano county' respond to his calls to investigate. he says he will fight a writ of mandate which would force the d.a. to act. abram had recused herself asking for the attorney general to step in. the attorney general says that they will investigate the vallejo police department but will not investigate the shooting because there is no legal basis for abrams to recuse herself. >>> more than a dozen people paddled out into the bay to honor 22-year-old monterrosa. the group carried their boards into the water yesterday. his sister organized this event with the city surf project which gives young people a chance to learn how to surf. vallejo police have said that they thought monterrosa had a gun when they opened fire and it turns out he had a hammer. >>> building a better bay area means sometimes standing up to race inch and bigotry. community members are outraged after this woman was caught using array hal slur toward an asian amer

. >>> stunning allegations about the vallejo police department. a former captain says some officers bent the points on their badges after they shot and killed someone while on duty. our crime reporter henry lee with more on what happened to the department whistleblower. >> reporter: a stunning new claim against vallejo police, some officers bent the tip of their star-shaped badges to mark each time they killed someone. >> it's egregiously speakable. >> reporter: civil rights attorney melissa knowles says this is a new low. >> there is not words to explain how marking, making any kind of a marking to allow the human lives you have taken. >> reporter: the allegations were launched by former vallejo police captain john whitney and first reported by the new site open vallejo. 's attorney says whitney was fire last year after coming forward with allegations of misconduct. he first learned about the badge bending after the deadly shooting of william mccoy. officers fired 55 shots at him in the drive-through at taco bell. whitney says he directed police

now late tonight, vallejo police released gratitude to th in. >>> new video tonight of a massive fire burning in the city of hayward. this one erupted in the old holiday bowl building about three hours ago. these videos were posted on the citizen app, and you can see just how big that plume of smok witnesses say it could be seen for miles. crews are keeping an eye on any hot spots tonight because the cause is still under investigation. >>> a san jose woman who was deaf is making an emotional plea to the public. she says she's been repeatedly kicked out and harassed at businesses for not wearing a mask. kpix 5's maria medina with a store you will only see on 5 program according to the state' sorter, those who are hearing impaired are exempt from wearing a mask to despite the exception, erin young says she's been harassed so many times for not wearing a mask, she almost never leaves her home. >> horrible. horrible. trying not to cry now. remick erin young says trips to the grocery store, pharmacy, and gas station mostly end with her being totally by invoice or publicly persecuted by oth

y of the vallejo police department has been placed on administrative leave after the front windshield of an undercover police vehicle was found to be destroyed. after a vallejo police officer fired through the windshield of a vehicle last month, they secured the scene. but a key piece of evidence iso the windshield has been destroyed and the vehicle has since been placed back into service without prior consultation with the police chief or city attorney's office. >> it was egregious. it was outrageous may have. to me, it was a great example of why the police shouldn't know policing themselves. >> reporter: sean monterrosa was killed that night. his family says he had his hands up and was surrendering when he was shot. but police insist they thought they saw a weapon in his hand. >> he pointed a gun at us! >> reporter: it turned out to be a hammer. a city. y has been suspended because of the windshield. and they're asking the state attorney general to investigate the destruction of evidence. >> it's an appropriate start as a response to this. they took the first opportunity to destroy

two in antioch and one in vallejo and another in napa. so the self-swab tests are monitored by farmepharmacists a everyone 18 and older are allowed and should register online. >>> a large outbreak at the fremont facility. a look at that plant live this morning. citing an internal data leak showing more than 130 tesla employees have tested positive and 10 exposed to the virus. some accused the automaker of punishing workers and voiced concerns about getting infected and also the alameda county health department. >>> the deaths of two more inmates at san quentin brings the total to 12. this is tied to a massive outbreak at the prison. two latest deaths just yesterday. one of those persons on death row. death row inmate. the other has not been identified. in total, the prison has had more than 2,000 confirmed cases, including 1,200 that are now active. >>> we have new details this morning. the city of vallejo is asking outside agencies to investigate the destruction of evidence in a controversial police shooting. on june 2nd, a vallejo polic

after a vallejo police ugthe wi a vehicle last month, they secured the scene. but a key piece of evidence is now missing. quote, the city has discovered the windshield has been destroyed and the vehicle has since been placed back into service without prior consultation with the police chief or city attorney's office. >> it was egregious. it was outrageous may have. to me, it was a great example of why the police shouldn't know policing themselves. >> reporter: sean monterrosa was killed that night. his family says he had his hands up and was surrendering when he was shot. but police insist they thought they saw a weapon in his ha be a hammer. a city. y has been suspended because of the windshield. and they're asking the state attorney general to investigate the destruction of evidence. >> it's an appropriate start as a response to this. they took the first opportunity to destroy evidence that was necessary from our perspective to do scene reconstruction. now we have no ability to do that. >> reporter: it's not clear what happened to the windshield. it appears t

in vallejo, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >>> joining us tomorrow as we host an hour-long roundtable discussion on the importance of allyship in our communities. allies in action, a bay area conversation. will air tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc 7. >>> building a better bay area focuses on the big picture issues that affect us all, including education. and right now school districts around the bay area are struggling to devise the best way to resume classes this fall. in the east bay, people who want schools to remain closed during the pandemic took their demands to oakland school district headquarrs. >> no school reopened. protect our children. protect our children. >> they held a rallying following a car caravan that began at east oakland pride elementary. the group included parents and teachers who want free mass covid-19 testing and tracing and schools to stick with distance education. >> any attempt to force special education students, young students on to the campuses is really a death sentence. we

a photograph is not sufficient. >> it does not look good for vallejo pd. michael cardoza, saying this is yet another black eye for the department grappling with deadly shootings and community distrust. >> it is either complete ineptitude on the part of the person who got . of the windshield and put that vehicle back into service , or, it does smell of destruction of evidence. >> this shooting has become a political hot potato. the celano da has not stepped in, and vallejo once circumvented to take, sacramento fbi to take a look. >>> a body found over the weekend has now been identified as a missing man from alameda. east bay regional park police say the death of 21-year-old donald standiford is being investigated as a murder. his body was found next to a trail in the huckleberry regional preserve in the oakland hills. he was identified by family members today. he disappeared july 5th after leaving his family home near the college of alameda. >>> oakland has settled lawsuits after the deadly ghost ship fire. $9.2 million will go to a survivor, sam maxwell,

. >>> and happening today after weeks of demands, the family of a man killed by vallejo police gets to see some crucial evidence. >>> plus, facebook and civil rilts. next, a new report due out today one day after mark zuckerberg speaks to those leaving because of ads over hate speech. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. i'm cierra johnson. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura and marcus are off. you're getting a little something different this morning. kari is here with us. so is mike. nice to see you guys. nice mix-up, right? >> good morning. love it. >> yes, good morning. >> it's warm in here, kari. >>> it's going to start to get a little bit warmer in that forecast as we check out what's going on here. as we take a live look outside in walnut creek right now we're starting out with a clear morning. temperatures in the mid-50s. at least it's cool now because it will be slightly warmer for the afternoon. by 11:00 we're at 76 degrees and looking at highs in the low 90s here. san jose reaching 86 while san francisco today stays in the 60s. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead com

it shows 14 vallejo cops involved in the bulk of the shootings, 27 of them with 15 that were fatal. activist referred to the list of officers as the beta14 >> there are 14 of them that are like a gang within themselves. none were charged with any crimes and family members of some of those shot by the vallejo police recently were marching to the district attorney's office demanding justice. >> they need to be held accountable, fired and put in jail like a normal person would on the streets if they killed somebody. >> reporter: the officers that fired the shots was not publicly identified after the judge granted a restraining order by the police officer union to keep the name secret. the officers family said they received death threats but the police chief says the retraining order does not even allow him to tell whether that officer is suspended are still on the streets with a restraining order. >>> we have a full report of the shooting from last month on our website at kpix.com. >>> food trucks are finding a way to make it during these difficult times, and how they uplift the busine

. >>> here at home ktvu has confirmed that a vallejo police lieutenant is on leave in connection with the destruction of a windshield from a police truck after the truck was involved in a deadly shooting. crime reporter henry lee has the details. >> reporter: a city source confirms to ktvu vallejo police lieutenant michael nichelini is on paid leave after the windshield of the police truck involved in the deadly shooting of sean monta rosa was destroyed. nichelini, first identified by the news site open vallejo, is also under investigation for allowing the unmarked truck to be put back into service with a new window without consulting the police chief or city attorney. >> it is a clear obstruction of justice to destroy justice. >> reporter: civil rights attorney john byrd represents monterossa's family. >> you know you don't destroy evidence. he shouldn't have been thinking he could make that decision as to whether there was valuable evidence were not. >> reporter: the windshield was a key piece of evidence because police body can video doesn't show monterossa's actions before he was

will talk about that >>a new report shedding light on use of force incidents within the vallejo police department in the last 3 years there have been more than 400 use of force incidents and that includes 4 police officers who use force at least 20 times each. well now the label police are revealing a new tool for tracking use of force the move comes amid backlash over recent fatal shootings by the way officers kron four's dan kerman has details from the report. >>and reaction from the local civil rights attorney. like many agencies the vallejo police departments use of force is currently under scrutiny as many question. >>whether the department is crossing the line. now the department is collecting data and sharing some of it online that the public. this is a tool. >>we're departments use the dig deep into their own statistics in their own practices and policies and training see things that they normally wouldn't be able to. >>bob scales with police strategy says the data looks at the use of force over 3 year period, beginning in january of 2017. among the findings 6.7% of the time va

williams and vallejo police are all liars. they continue to think they can just sweep this under the rug> (catherine) thanks for joining us -- i'm catherine heenan.there's growing outrage tonight after vallejo police released video of a officer involved shooting. it shows sean monterrosa's final moments...caughton officers' body cameras. we want to warn you -- some may find this video disturbing.<>(catherine) the video was released more than month after the shooting. but family of the man killed say -- there are still unanswered questions. kron-4's michelle kingston is following the storyand joins us live... michelle? the family says we have continuing coverage on the shooting on kron 4 dot com.including more reaction from his family.. the u-s has set a new single day record for confirmed covid-19 infections. there are now more than 3 million cases in the u-s. more than 132-thousand people have died - with 936-thousand listed as 'recovered.' dozens of i-c-u units are at full capacity in some states...just one of the signs that

. >>> well, vallejo police lieutenant on leave. coming up, the lieutenant's connection to the destruction of a piece of in evidence an officer-involved shooting. >>> plus international tensions played out in a san francisco school. the hurtful graffiti, and what the school said likely caused this vandalism. >>> plus, alameda county has had the most coronavirus cases in the bay area, and they are still rising. next, what the county says is the key to stopping the spread. >>> and in bay area weather, almost the weekend, and temperatures will be trending. we'll take a closer look at your forecast highs and year at latest forecast coming up. my money should work as hard as i do. that's why i use my freedom unlimited card to buy heavier weights online. got it! go time! with freedom unlimited, you're always earning. i should've purchased lighter weights! want restand schools?pen? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave y

the following day vallejo police suspected the driver. he was found passed out behind the wheel of a blue nissan. he is charged with several counts of attempted murder, along with other charges. >>> the city of vallejo has admitted an employee destroyed bullet hole evidence from a fatal officer involved shooting. today the city announced the windshield of a police truck involved in the june 2nd shooting of sean monterrosa was destroyed . the department also acknowledged the truck was put back into service without anyone consulting the police chief or city attorney's office. the city says they are asking either the solano county da or the state attorney general's office to investigate the shooting and the new allegation of evidence tampering. monterrosa was shot outside of a vallejo walmart when police mistook a hammer for a gun. >>> we are tracking the weather , it was another cool one out there today. it looks as though it will be about the same tomorrow. of fire danger, because of these temperatures, not as gnarly as last week. last wee

two vallejo employees are on administrative leave. and the department of justice is stepping in to investigate if they committed a crime. >>> the bay area remembering the life and legacy of georgia congressman john lewis. he died yesterday. lewis' decades long tenure in congress followed years of organizing civil rights protests in the south where he marched alongside martin luther king jr. >>> when he laid his body on the line for us. it reminds us that it's really that important. so yeah. you got to be willing to do that. i'm not sure if this generation is ready to do that. but we might need to. >> john lewis was in his 20s when he led the march in selma, alabama, that became known as bloody sunday. his close friend and colleague, barbara lee of oakland says his leg she pave the way for today's younger generation. >> these were children who led the fight led by john lewis at a very young age for voting rights, for civil and human rights, and so he expects these young people to continue this >>nator mala thphotngworl d the baton of j

auto a la fuera infiniti plateado, si lo ve denúncielo 911 >> hombre de 29 años muere en accidente en vallejo la mañana del domingo, la víctima no llevaba cinturón de seguridad, el caso está bajo investigación >> miembros de la comunidad bajo guardia luego que el mural con el lema black lifes metter importan, el sábado se le vio a una pareja anglosajona pintándolo. se busca un auto ahora el mural abarca seis cuadras >> anuncia a nueva miembro del consejo de la ciudad, fue la primera mujer negra en servicio en el consejo de la comunidad, >>y a partir de este lunes pga realizará prevención en sonoma y otras áreas, >> quizás escuchen los residentes helicópteros sobrevolar el área. >> es recolectar información en el área norte de la bahía, en caso de una futura idnterrupción el suministro de eléctrico. >> estas prácticas nos ayudan a mejorar la seguridad para los clientes. >> el programa busca prevenir incendios forestales e incluye sus propios riesgos, por eso que con estas prácticas de inpseccion buscan que la pdrogramación de cortes sean más cortos, estas inspecciones dur

. >>> the city attorney in vallejo is about to take an extraordinary step by asking the judge to order the district attorney to investigate two fatal police shootings. so far the da is refusing and kg the state attorney general to take the cases. the most recent shooting happened last month when officers were responding to a looting. an officer in an unmarked police car fired at sean monterrosa from the backseat. he thought he had a gun but it was a hammer. police also shot willie mccoy to death last year while he was asleep at a taco bell drive- thru. police say when he woke up he reached for his gun. >> the current cases, lack of public trust from some community members, it is my professional judgment that our office must recuse itself from any further review of these two cases. >> the attorney general wrote back and declined the request citing there's no conflict of interest. >> she does not have the africa- american community and hispanic community in vallejo. >> too many cases over the last three too five years, shooting and death cases, where at least a criminal prosecution shoul

now late tonight, vallejo police released gratitude to the attorney general for stepping in. >>> new video tonight of a massive fire burning in the city of hayward. this one erupted in the old holiday bowl building about three hours ago. these videos were posted on the citizen app, and you can see just how big that plume of smoke got for a time there. witnesses say it could be seen for miles. crews are keeping an eye on any hot spots tonight because the cause is still under investigation. >>> a san jose woman who was deaf is making an emotional plea to the public. she says she's been repeatedly kicked out and harassed at businesses for not wearing a mask. kpix 5's maria medina with a store you will only see on 5 program according to the state' sorter, those who are hearing impaired are exempt from wearing a mask to despite the exception, erin young says she's been harassed so many times for not wearing a mask, tryi not to y w. leaves her remick erin young says trips to the grocery store, pharmacy, and gas station mostly end with her being totally by invoice or publicly persecuted by

vallejo. were police justified? you be the judge. our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs in the area. debate over whether local schools should be open for in person classes this fall. good evening i am alan martin in for ken. bay area school districts are spiraling to come up with a pandemic plan. joined from oakland, wilson? >> reporter: it is a tremendous question, the stakes are incredibly high for families, educators, just about everyone who makes the decision as to how we get back to school. what should it look like, the stakes could not be higher. who gets to make the call? >> we do not want teachers, students, returning to school. we should turn our attention to doing the best we can with distance-learning for the next period. >> your learning and oakland teachers who say the next school year should not bring a return to the classroom. >> the experience i had with my daughter, she did not do good with distance-learning provides funded okay, but my daughter needs to be in the classroom with the teachers. but if it's not s

vallejo police said mcquay had reached for a gun on his lap. today the solano county district attorney announced the appointment of michael ramos as a special prosecutor to oversee the case. ramos served as the elected district attorney of san bernardino for 16 years. the solano county da says the appointment comes after an overwhelming public demand for an independent review of this case. >>> a judge is banning police in oakland from firing various types of projectiles at peaceful protesters. let me in a preliminary injunction issued yesterday, opd was banned from launching stinger grenades, rubber bullets or pepper balls i protesters. he also set limits on the use of teargas, flash grenades and foam tip projectiles. writing, that they can only be targeted at a specific imminent threat. the rule also applies to outside agencies providing mutual aid. this comes after the nonprofit anti-police terror project accused police of using excessive force during black lives matter protests in june. there is a new outbreak of the coronavirus behind bars,

. >>> critical evidence in a deadly vallejo office-involved shooting goes missing. tonight the city takes action. >>> this is eric thomas in oakland. if you think you're paying more at the meat counter, it's not your imagination. we'll explain whcong up.>>>eeat lk maskne, how to treat it and prevent it. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. smokey, hazy conditions will continue tomorrow, but i'll let you know how long the impacts will lass coming up. >>> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on "jimmy kimmel live" with guest co-host. >> thanks, dan and ama. join me tonight. i make aditi. i want to go with ryan, because i know if we go with kelly first we're not going to hear from ryan. >> how fast you figured that out. >>> new developments, the city of vallejo is seeking an outside criminal investigation into the police department's alleged destruction of evidence after a deadly officer-involved shooting. this is body camera video of the shooting of the sean -- the car was placed back into service without consultation with the police chief or city attorneys offic

you could have a car out of control. >> reporter: the most recent incident happened in vallejo after an officer shot and killed sean monterrosa body camera video shows gunfire piercing the front wind shield. asked if the shooting was appropriate the police chief had this to say. >> this is an ongoing investigation. and it would be inappropriate for me as the police chief to interject myself into this investigation. >> reporter: it's no secret that it can lead to injury and change the trajectory of the bullet. >> i don't think it's the best practice to shoot through the wind shield. because the glass does splatter back. if you think there's a threat , i don't think any policies cover that particular aspect. >> reporter: in april an officer fired shots through his a drivers side window after murder suspect in a van brandished a gun at him. moments later van rammed in oakland police car. where an officer in the back sheet fired shots through the front wind shield. the suspect died. in 2017 a carjacking suspect was killed in san francisco by a rookie police officer who fired through the

. >>> a follow-up to a controversial police shooting in vallejo. a warning, though, that it may be dpuisturbing to watch. vallejo police have released unedited body camera footage from the night that 22-year-old sean monterrosa was shot and killed. the footage shows officers responding to a walgreens on reports of looting the night of june 2nd. only the face of the officer who fired five rounds at monterrosa is blurred. later monterrosa is seen handcuffed and bleeding as paramedics tend to him. the family's lawyer says the video leaves out a crucial piece of the puzzle. what monterrosa was doing before he was shot. >> that is quite shocking to us that you have video of an officer shooting, but you don't have any videos that took place before. then you have videos of the body after you shot with all the gory details, none of which is helping our assessment of what happened. >> we reached out to the vallejo police department for more information about the officers involved, and the department said, quote, vpd is unable to provide any information rela

police say mcquay ha >>> vallejo police released prime data for the first six months of the year and it shows a sharp increase in violent crime, including murder, or robbery and assault. that have been 13 murders in vallejo so far this year, templated compared to 12 of last year, 69 rates compared to 34 last year and 157 robberies, compared to 138 last year. chief johnny williams and speculate on the causes, but said he hopes to rally the community and city for more resources to implement reforms. >>> cracking down on masks in hopes of slowing the spread. the areas that are now imposing fines for people not wearing a face covering in public. >>> and toward the holiday weekend we are talking about a warming trend. >>> longtime girlfriend and confidant now under arrest, the charges she faces that involve trafficking of underage girls. superfast internet. it's a beautiful thing. superfast internet with an xfinity flex 4k streaming device included? even beautiful-er. and now flex also comes with peacock. ooh la la. this rare bird lets you stream tons of movies, shows, news, sports and mo

vallejo is at 56 degrees. we head over to the east bay, alameda is up to 58 degrees. fremont is at 54. san francisco is at 54 as well. let's head down to the south bay for a peak down there. we will have low 50s down in san jose, cupertino is at 53. similar to yesterday, the morning fog will have clearing skies as we get into the afternoon. highs will be 60s at the coast. 70s around the bay. another stunning afternoon, the mid-80s will be inland. we will of the temperatures a push-up. you could see low 90s. that will stick with us on sunday. we will cool down again on monday. that is what is coming your way. we will talk about your extended forecast and a pen umbrella clips, when i come back. >>> the search is on for the driver who hit a child, and did not stop area to the images that are helping in the investigation. >>> the solano county district attorney says that her office will not review two high profile police shootings in vallejo, you can hear her message about who should be leading the investigation. >>> did you know you can have the morning headlines deliver