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here's to a chance for more horizons. a chance to live longer. ask your doctor about chemo-free opdivo plus yervoy. thank you to all involved in our clinical trials. next at 5:00, graphic body cam video from a danville police officer. a confrontation in the middle of an intersection ends with a man's death. now that same officer is facing new charges for another killing. plus police reform after the derek chauvin verdict and what lawmakers are doing to address the issue here at home. also ahead here police tactics in san francisco, we'll talk with the police chief live about what it might take to gain the public's trust. and bone dry, today's water emergency declarelation and why some say it's just a canary emergency declaration and why some say it's just a canary in the coal mine.
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>> our office has filed criminal charges against a police officer for their ac a s contra costa district attorney's office and now troubling new video has surfaced showing the same officer in another tragic shooting. good evening i'm >> and i'm dan noyes. >> officer hall used unreasonable and unnecessary force when he responded to the inprogress traffic pursuit involving vladamir erbaleda endangering not only mr. erbalada's life but the lives
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of officers in the immediate area. >> reporter: erbaleda was killed after neighbors reported him acting suspiciously. >> the officer went behind him and fired his vehicle. mr. erbaleda was hit nine times. >> reporter: his lawyer claimed self-defense. >> when officer hall fired his weapon he not only felt his life was in danger because of the car was approaching him but he felt his sergeant's life was in danger as well. he believed the the sergeant was in the path the car. >> reporter: after review they found hall did not violate any policies and allowed him to continue working. but now he's been
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aggravated charges. >> if he was held responsible for our client another person wouldn't be dead. >> reporter: that incident was captured in newly released body cam and surveillance video. they received reports of a man throwing objects to the freeway. he approaches mr. wilson. mr. wilson can then be seen pulling a knife. from there it all happens quickly. >> drop the knife, drop the knife. >> the video shows officer hall shooting wilson in the head. he died a week later. in both cases, officer hall failed to use any deescalation techniques. >> you can't create a conflict, shoot your way out of it then claim self-defense >> reporter: they're looking into new training for advocates. >> we will continue to advocate for such services at the state,
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county and local level. our hope is that moving forward from this incident we will be able to build a better methodology in hand -lg these issues with our community. >> a warrant has been issued an arraignment date has not been set. now to the issue of police reform in light of yesterday's verdict in the derek chauvin trial. in california several police reform bills are finally making their way through the legislature. here's abc 7 news anchor reutz. >> reporter: the george floyd law would require police officers intervene if they see another officer using excessive
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force. it would also prohibit retaliation against reporting officers. >> there has to be also this feels of when you see another human being, the desire to step in and do the right thing. >> reporter: holton's bill is one of many, there's also sb 2 that will make it possible to t strip badges of officers convicted of charges. holden says law enforcement agencies also need to be willing participants. he pointed to police chief bill scott as someone leading the way. today oakland police chief armstrong also said he wants to see reforms. >> it's about how we can take the verdicts from yesterday and move forward together. you have my commitment as the chief of the oakland police
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department to be at the table with the community at finding solutions. >> reporter: they will also support change in the form of legislation. >> it sends the message they're our partner in trying to to to o sure 24th century legislation has our support and a that we're doing what we need to support. let's get some answers on what police departments nts nts doing to get reforms. they've received some what lukewarm or in some cases negative response from some police departments. what's your feeling about this? >> they're necessary. we have a moment right now with energy because of the tragic
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incident involving george floyd that we've never seen in this country. not in policing. we have to seize the moment. so the reform is not always met with open arms. but, we and those of us that are in this procession we owe it to the public we serve to be leaders. sometimes that means making decisions that aren't popular. that means stepping into territory that we haven't stepped into before. but we have to be leaders in this efrtd. we have to do it in conjunction with the public who's pushing to see change in policing. i'm happy and proud of at least where we are going in the san francisco police department with our reform efforts because they know we have done some things that are different than the norm. they have made our public service and our policing and our city better. i'm proud of that and proud of our members for embracing it. and we have to keep going in that direction. >> let's talk about the
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direction very quickly chief if we can. you call the derek chauvin case a new beginning. a real opportunity and that's an attitude that i think will be very refreshing for a lot of people because it is a chance to reset where we are. where do you want to see policing go from here. as specifically as you can be? >> tom: well, what was referenced in the early piece before this interview is. the duty to intervene. making that a standard in policing. san francisco already has that in its use of force policies and our commission and our you know people in this community who demand the change had the foresight to understand that we needed to do that and we embraced that. that should be the the the the that is in my opinion one of those character traits that we look for when we recruit. people who can do this the right way. that shouldn't have to be written in a policy but
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unfortunately it does. that's a piece. things to reduce bias across the board in policing, system racism. one of the things we we we we was to eliminate showing booking photos except in cases where there's risk. we worked media to help. we always talk about bias but yet we see these images of black and brown men, over and over again. book in photos and things that put things in our memory then we wonder why people are afraid. part of the thought process, is what can we do to reduce that
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piece of it? i think we own a little bit of that. and we're not blaming anybody we're just saying we can make a difference. those are small things but those are big things and then use of force. standardizing use of force. >> standardsizing use of force i think a lot of police agencies have been focused on this in recent months and years. there's so much distress, you know it should be said that police by and large do a terrific job for the citizens of this country. but there's lots of mistakes made and there is systemic racism and biases that are in place. what in your opinion can be done to change the level of trust in policing? and you've got just a few seconds, please. >> sure, it really starts with how we treat people. treating people fairly, doing the right thing, holding each other account -blg. accountable. we have to hold ourselves accountable. you have seen that in your
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previous story about charges filed. that's what we expect from ourselves and we have to walk the talk on those. those things are as basic as they sound they have to be fundamentally in our dna. >> chief, great to see you. thank you so much for coming on. really appreciate your time and your insight. >> thanks dan for having me. and have a wonderful evening. >> okay, you too. see you soon, thank you. that's a conversation we will continue to have but for now we turn to the north bay. a high stakes visit at a low water park in terms of california's worsening drought. governor newsom went to dramatically dry lake mendocino to issue his recommendations. that lake is 43 below capacity and lake sonoma is at 62%
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capacity. >> reporter: dry, crusty, crinkly lake mendocino. that's a concerns for the woman responsible for managing it. >> it's horrifying. there's concern on how we're going to provide safety. >> reporter: governor newsom's announcement and conference took place in a dry bed. >> the hots are getting hotter, the dries are getting drier. >> reporter: he declared a drought emergency. >> we're our approach. >> grant davis runs sonoma water. >> this is the second year of a critically dry year and makes it darn near impossible to
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serve all the competing needs. >> reporter: specifically it may help these counties find the balance between between bet of residents who have already seen a drought. >> the temperature, the climate is different. it's hotter, evaporation is probably more intense. there are more people. >> reporter: so today mendocino and sonoma got the first emergency declaration. the governor said these will not be the only ones. all he had to do today is look beneath his feet. in mendocino county. getting everyone vaccinated. tonight abc 7 news asks the surgeon general directly how can we
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>> president biden says his goal on vaccinations has been met. but thousands more need to be vaccinated. >> reporter: vaccine rates do seem to be plateauing this week. according to the society for human resource management, 28% of employed americans say they won't get the covid vaccine even if it costs them their job. i just got off zoom with dr. murphy the u.s. surgeon general who pointed out another statistics. that 50% of americans rely on family and friends getting the covid vaccine. >> if you're sitting out there
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i don't have a medical degree or nursing degree how can i really help. you have family and friends you have power to help them. we need you to give them the information that these vaccines are safe. you can help save a life. >> dr. murphy and i talked about vaccine incentives. he pointed out a for family leave to go get the vaccine. dr. murphy expects the cdc will lift the pause on the j&j vaccine. and may come with restrictions based on gender and age. but reminds us how rare the
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in the south bay a trio of restaurants is teaming up with wine makers to introduce their labels to a new audience. abc 7 news reporter explains why the effort is needed now more than ever. >> reporter: at santana row, new partnership rooted in is taking flight. >> we don't know what we don't know. >> a program aims aims aims aim under represented wine makers who are based in the bay area. >> with what's happening in the
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aapi community now we recognize that this is the time to recognize and acknowledge that community and shed a light and have entrepreneurs that need it. >> when you see someone that looks like you it's compelling, welcoming and giving people a sense of belonging. >> reporter: the wine flight will also be available at meso modern mediterranean. kelly lekong is one of the wine makers. he's proud to see his company cabernet savignon getting a spot. >> the people are as big of a story as the place and variety.
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>> reporter: a way to empower people and educate consumers. >> it's about bringing people together and about the community. this is another opportunity to enhance that and get to know someone you wouldn't necessarily have before. >> reporter: an opportunity to enhance awareness and a conversation. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. and cheers to that ama. very nice. weather forecast, we're still hoping for rain. >> yes, sandhya is here with the late on that. >> yes and ama and dan we do have rain coming this weekend. it's still in the don't worry. here's a live picture at the cam. here's a look at the wind it's gusty around 28 miles per hour at sfo. 29 in napa but not nearly as strong as what we experienced yesterday. temperatures at this hour any
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where from the 50s to the 70s. inland areas got a little bit of a warm up along the coast not so much. here's a view from pier 39 and the sea lions are just enjoying relaxing in the overcast skies which hopefully you get used to by now. low clouds, fog own patchy morning drizzle. we're expecting mild conditions inland if next few days and a storm arrives this weekend. here's a look at the hour by hour forecast. the marin layer makes us push into some of the inland valleys. watch out for the drizzle. we had it this morning and we're going to see it again tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon. it pulls away from the inland areas but pushes into the afternoon. drizzle will greet parts of the bay area with reduced visibility. then as we head into the afternoon hours you will notice those temperatures let's go back here will be in the 70s a lot like today and along the coastline breezy with some lingering fog. level 1 system will be coming in for the weekend. sunday early monday. widespread rain on sunday.
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lingers chance of early morning showers monday. it's looking like about .2 to .7 in the bay area. sunday afternoon evening there's a possibility we may see a few showers develop. but it's really sunday that most of that comes through the region and it is sierra showers as you will notice. here's a look at the accu weather forecast. mild inland. the next two days then the clouds increase a chance of a few showers best in the north bay saturday. we're really looking for the wet weather on oscar sunday. how perfect you stay inside. enjoy the oscars. a level one storm continues bringing us the possibility of a few showers on monday. so really much needed rain. we'll slow the start of the shower season but unfortunately not much help for the drought. dan and ama. >> but we will take
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finally here tonight a look at an oscar nominee. she is a woman who wrote a
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story about a young rabbit digging the borough of her dreams. >> this was my first time directing something and i wanted to give myself a little extra sort of boost of courage and i have made two of these shorts before. so i just sort of gave myself like one challenge at a time. the spark shorts program is such a tiny tiny time frame. it's just six months to make something. so with the number of sets and backgrounds and kharbgters i wanted to model all characters i wanted to model all characters would take all that long. >> you can learn about all the the other local oscar contenders. the oscars whether air live this sunday at 10:00 a.m.
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the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about prescription entresto. tonight, the justice department announcing a sweeping investigation of the minneapolis police. just 24 hours after derek chauvin was found guilty on all charges in the death of george floyd. tonight, the new image of the former officer, chauvin behind bars, isolated from the general population. being watched by surveillance cameras, corrections officers making rounds at least every 30 minutes. chauvin facing decades in prison when he's sentenced in weeks. and tonight, attorney general merrick garland now launching a broad investigation into the practices of the minneapolis police department. alex perez and pierre thomas standing by tonight. in other news, as the chauvin verdict was about to be read yesterday, the deadly police shooting of a 16-year-old
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