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apparently holding two children hostage. take a look. you are seeing a social movement in progress live as it happens in san francisco. this massive student-led protest is bringing together families, older adults standing up for equality and demanding change. good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. >> we'll begin with live breaking news. take a look at the size of this crowd behind me. one of the largest police protests we've seen in the bay area happening right now in san francisco's mission district. lyanne melendez brings us the very latest live. >> reporter: well, dan, i've lived here in san francisco for i can tell you i've seen people here at this protest that i haven't seen in years and that tells you that people are motivated, that they believe that coming out here will bring

change. and from sky 7 you've seen the amazing video, the crowds, massive amounts of people here joining in this protest. to me it looks like the united nations out here, different nationalities, different races, different ages, by the way. and to think this was all organized by two young adults who were inspired, by the way, by two youth in oakland whom earlier this week organized their own march, a big rally in oakland. they reached out to them and put it on instagram, and here we are. >> we are the future. the future is in our hands. it is in our responsibility to make it ours. and today we're declaring that. >> reporter: and let me just tell you that we are currently on 16th and delores. the crowd is in that direction. the reason why we're out here and people are walking by us,

right, but the reason we are out here is because we rely on cell service. and when you have too many people using cell phones we cannot go live, so that's why we're here. i wanted to make that very clear. what i have seen is people being very responsible, they are all wearing masks. if they didn't bring a mask, and i haven't seen anybody without a mask, they're providing masks and giving people water, giving people hand sanitizers, giving people food just to stay healthy so it's very well organized and just coming from the heart. mor very peaceful out here. remember, the curfew is still in place in san francisco so at 8:00 we'll see what happens. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> we're keeping tabs on this. thank you, lyanne.

hundreds of protesters have gathered outside city hall. hayward does have a curfew. it comes after vandalism and looting that followed peaceful protests last week. east palo alto protesting in memory of george floyd. several hundred people marched peacefully saying they wanted to be part of history and one parent told us she brought her young son to the event because she wants him to know there is peace out here and there are people who love him. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! in the south bay a group of peaceful protesters marched chanting "black lives matter" as you can hear and called out the names of americans killed during violent encounters with police. one of the march's organizers told abc 7 news they hope people can defeat racism in their local communities.

guard steph curry joined marchers at oakland's lake merritt to denounce racism and violence by police. the group stopped at several intersections to express their grief including this moment and video provided by the warriors. >> we fight for freedom. >> they tell us klay thompson and looney also took part in today's peaceful march. tear gas has been deployed here and around the country but now there are calls for police to stop using it as a crowd control measure. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is in the east bay. >> reporter: from walnut creek to the south bay and in oakland police deployed tear gas to disperse large crowds. city leaders and doctors are

urging police to stopinrests of. in oakland three city councilmembers sent a player to the police chief, quote, we're itinto ue y to halt the use of tear gas for crowd control during the covid-19 pandemic. >> we've been getting complaints about tear gas getting into the homes of seniors who then can't breathe, hitting people who had nothing to do with anything wrong. >> reporter: oakland isn't the only city used tear gas. it happened here in walnut creek right in this intersection earlier this week. the widespread use of tear gas recently in the bay area and beyond prompted some doctors to express concerns about potential harm to a community trying to fight off the coronavirus. >> using tear gas now in the middle of a respiratory epidemic is antithetical to good public

policy. the protesters, their eyes will be watering, they will be coughing and sneezing. their whole respiratory system is irritated and they will just be spewing their respiratory droplets around everyone nearby which in this case is going to be a lot of people. >> reporter: top officials in oakland told abc 7 news they are reviewing their request to use tear gas. at this point they have no comment. we move to developing news in vallejo. the police department is talking about a police shooting that left a man dead. melanie woodrow is live in vallejo. what are police saying today? >> reporter: the big question here is whether this 22-year-old was attempting to surrender. vallejo police chief says he was on his knees when an officer shot and killed him. sean monterrosa was on his knees when a vallejo police officer fired at him five times through

his vehicle's windshield. one of those shots hit and killed the 22-year-old police say they believed was armed. the fatal shooting came after a night of multiple calls for looting including to the walgreens. vallejo police chief shawnee williams said it he was ing to get into adppre eagetawa vehicle before changing his mind. >> this individual appeared to be running to the black sedan but suddenly stknlid,ngpeop pos the butt of a handgun. investigations later reveal that the weapon was a long, 15-inch hammer tucked into the pocket of oreep ratshirt. >>te cmonterrosa is an veteran. chief williams did not release his name. of the two getaway vehicles, one ran and injured an officer. the suspects in the black seda got away. chief williams said the department has made many changes since he arrived including to

its de-escalation policy. how was de-escalation used here? >> well, i will say this, ma'am, when they responded to that area, to the walgreens, the intent was to stop the looting and to arrest any perpetrators if necessary. the officers reacted to a perceived threat. >> reporter: the department has 45 days to release body worn video. based on your experience of 27 years was this excessive force? >> like i said, the district attorney will look at this and our internal affairs unit will look at it. >> reporter: chief williams did not want to answer that question. as for the officer who fired the fatal shot, he has been placed on routine paid administrative leave and so have the witness officers. in vallejo, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. another developing story right now a standoff in oakland.

a man holding two young children in a home. it's been going on for nearly 12 hours now at a home near harmon and 57th avenue. anchor eric thomas is live near the area right now. what's the latest? what's happening? >> reporter: police are still talking to the suspect. they've been talking to him all day long in hopes of giving himself up and release those two children. it's been a long wait in the heat for any sort of movement and police seem content to continue to wait. this started at about 5:30 this morning when officers on patrol in the area and shot spotter technology picked up a series of shots fired in the seminary neighborhood at 57th and harmon. the officers did not return fire. police say the wife managed to get out of the house but 6 and 8-year-old children are still in there. so far no one has been hurt and police hope to keep it that way. >> we are in communications with him.

we want a peaceful resolution to this. we want him to let the children out of the house. we want to put the gun down to resolve this peacefully. >> reporter: a special police unit that helps deal with people with mental challenges has been called in aiding the s.w.a.t. team. we are being kept a couple blocks away. way down is where police evacuated most of the block. people are being told to shelter in place while negotiations continue. police seem content to wait the gentleman out. eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> eric, thank you. a step toward justice for the family of george floyd. new charges over his death. that is next. >> the protest hot spot in the north bay after nearly 100

people arrested. plywood and barricades go up as many wonder where protesters will march next and whether it will be peaceful. and another look at that protest in san francisco's mission district. look at all those people. cr

the office are accused of pressing his knee against george floyd's neck is being charged with second-degree murder. >> what i the right thing? to maked'eur family is afforded justice by holding these officers accountable t law. >> minnessa'otortt a gne former chauvin's actions werntl causal. officers j.a.kueng, tou thao now

face charges of aiding and abetting. in santa rosa protests are expected to continue even after police arrested close to 100 people last night. wayne freedman caught up with some of the protesters as they walked out of jail this morning. >> reporter: there has to be a morning after. it looked like this. friends, coffee and doughnuts to go with citations for misdemeanors. breaking curfew and refuse to go leave a riot was the exact words. >> reporter: should people be worried about you and damage and vandalism? >> absolutely not. they should be worried about police agitating us and putting us into a position of chaos. >> reporter: it was activity last weekend that forced santa rosa to declare a curfew and then to box the downtown

section. imagine owning a business trying to stay afloat in a neighborhood turned semighost town. >> it's weird. eerie. >> reporter: she would normally see 60 customers at noon. but not with the barricades and protests. >> it's a real eye opener we're going backwards not forward. >> reporter: no other option and has continuing concerns. >> we've heard from other agencies they anticipate protests in those areas. >> reporter: which explains boarded windows a few miles to the north. they're expecting a protest. they're not all that worried. >> if it keeps something from happening to the building, that's a good thing. >> reporter: back outside a jail they will be protesting tonight. we're trying to mak people feel better and safer.

let's take a look at some areas where curfew orders end. the order covering unincorporated parts of napa county including american canyon expires thursday as does solano county's curfew but the city of vallejo issued its own order that runs indefinitely. abc 7 is hosting a live hour long conversation on the issues of race tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. you can watch abc 7 listens from anger to action, a bay area conversation about race, equality and the path forward. it's a full hour conversation with an expert panel of guests tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. a live update on breaking news, that massive protest in san francisco's mission district in response to george floyd's death. students organized the march. it's peaceful but huge. organizers say there are about 8,000 people taking part and you

can see live from sky 7 as they proceed in the mission district. we'll continue to follow the rally and bring you live update 7 news app

a fire is burning, this is breaking news right now, conditions near the fire. it's a vegetation fire, 101 degrees. pretty hot. and the breeze is picking up, gusting right now to 12 miles an hour. evacuations are under way. hopefully they get that upper hand on that blaze. we have record highs to tell you about today. oakland, 88 degrees. downtown breaks the previous record. sfo also breaking a record at 89. santa cruz was a hot 95 degrees breaking the previous record of 93. we do have a heat advisory in effect until 9:00 p.m. tonigh

for all areas shaded in orange for solano county until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow and lake and mendocino counties until 8:00 tonight. heat illnesses are possible. stay hydrated and keep cool. blue skies over san francisco right now. 102 in fairfield. it managed to get up to 103 in fairfield so far. it's been a scorcher. a live look from our east bay hills camera and it's a bright ci.tyewvi. 82 in oakland. triple digits in gilroy. 68 degrees in pacifica. live doppler 7 showing you clear skies right now. that will be changing. thunderstorms are developing in the sierra and to our south, drifting in the far southern end of the monterey line. we'll keep an eye on it. a beautiful view of san francisco. cooler coast tomorrow. still hot inland.

much cooler for your friday and saturday. a possibility of showers this upcoming weekend. the first thing in the morning there might be a patch of fog or two. mild conditions for all of you. temperatures in the 50s to upper 60s. for the afternoon the biggest change you're going to notice is the sea breeze coming in blowing along the coast and dropping those temperatures along with the bay. now afternoon highs are still going to be high for the south bay. 96 in morgan hill. 92 in san jose. not nearly as hot as today. 85 in palo alto, redwood city. breezy around daly city. north bay temperatures, 87 in san rafael. low 90s, napa. santa rosa, if you like the warm weather, you have it again tomorrow in the east bay. head inland and it will get hot once again. triple digits for fairfield.

94 in san ramone. a look at your afternoon highs for friday with a refreshing breeze. they're coming down. saturday is even cooler for all areas, 60s, 70s. as we head into sunday breezy to windy. and then we'll introduce some bigger changes. this is one model painting a wet picture. still a possibility of some drizzle or light showers sunday morning. the sierra will see some snow above pass levels. the accuweather seven-day forecast, hot inland, cool at the coast tomorrow and windy with area wide cooling friday, saturday, a possibility of showers. >> it has been steamy. we need the break, thank you.

an update now on our breaking news, some streets in san francisco flooded with people standing in solidarity and demanding change following the death of george floyd, now this actually started at mission high school and the group is making its way to the mission district police station right now. crowd size is estimated at 8,000

people. it is peaceful. students and families are filling the streets. many say they deal with racism on a day-to-day basis. and coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 tonight, a violent incident mars last night's mostly peaceful protest in san jose. at 6:00 the arrest of a woman accused of running down a demonstrator before being shot and wounded by police. also, the future of work in the bay area in a post pandemic world and what it could mean to your commute and local transit systems. and 7 on your side investigates whether businesses that can't get insurance payments for covid will have better luck getting it for vandalism damage. all coming up at 6:00. finally tonight a bit more space to hang out in san francisco. >> the presidio will begin closing some roads to cars this weekend to give neighbors more room to get outside and be socially distant during the coronavirus pandemic. destan only for the month of

june. other roads will allow some limited traffic for presidio residents but otherwise be reserved for pedestrians as well. organizers say the closures will allow families with young children to use strollers and bikes on flat pavement. >> it's really fantastic because as you know there are 25 miles of hiking trails in the presidio but they're pretty narrow. if you want more space in the park it's a good idea to use the wide streets and the pavement is wonderful for first-time bike riders. the program is called presidio slow streets. you can download maps of the road locations on the presidio.gov website. it will be cooler this weekend for folks wanting to get outside. "world news tonight" is up next. we appreciate your time. >> for all of us here we want to thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight, and we leave you with another live look over san francisco where you can see

demonstrators are out close to 8,000 people it's estimated are out there following the death of george floyd. they are marching in solidarity and demanding change. we'll have more for you coming up at 6:00.

tonight, major developments in the killing of george floyd in police custody. all four officers are now facing charges. the minnesota attorney general upgrading the charges against derek chauvin, with his knee to floyd's neck, to second degree murder. and this evening, the three other ex-officers are now charged with aiding and abetting. chauvin with his knee on floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. as floyd could be heard saying, i can't breathe. the charging documents now revealing one officer suggesting they roll floyd onto his side. chauvin saying no. tonight, george floyd's son and family visiting the site where his father died. and what his 6-year-old daughter told us today. the anger across america. the ninth night of protesting. tens of thousands in the streets

across this nation. and we hear from many as they learn of the charges against the other officers.