george floyd who died while in minneapolis police custody, many of the people in this crowd knew stephen taylor personally. he was shot to death by police april 18th inside that local walmart. >> i lost an angel, my brother. >> reporter: michael taylor and stephen taylor's younger brother. his family says stephen was experiencing a mental health episode when he was shot by san leandro police. this week the san leandro city council voted unanimously to ask the california attorney general's office to conduct an independent investigation of this case. >> our aim or my aim specifically as a councilmember is to have the public's trust and for the public to know that the process has integrity. >> reporter: this is a request by the san leandro city council. it's still up to the attorney general's office to decide if it's going to take up this case. george floyd's death in minneapolis was caught on camera and has sparked a nationwide re-examination of the way police treat african-american men in particular. stephen taylor's death was also caught on camera. no charges have been filed in this case. it re

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as we explain, family members are demanding changes. >> we don't never hear nothing else about stephen taylor. it's like he is swept under the rug. so we would appreciate if this gets noticed. >> sharon taylor, making a dire plea for her son stephen to be remembered. the young man seen on the video with a baseball bat moments before he was shot and killed by a police officer, inside a san leandro walmart. >> what i want is for the officers to be held accountable. they could have done anything else but shoot my son. >> reporter: two months to the day after he was shle w hel t hifa, ies tse dw stephen spoke, his brand mother said she can month longer watch the video. >> it's hard to look at something when you see your grandson dying right in front of you on a dirty floor. >> reporter: city council voted to reallocate money that would have gone to the police ithe community. those here say it's not good enough, not for a city that spends more than $40 million a year, funding the police department. taylor was homeless at the time of the shooting. and it's still unclear what happened. he may have b

as we explain, family members are demanding changes. >> we don't never hear nothing else about stephen taylor. it's like he is swept under the rug. so we would appreciate if this gets noticed. >> sharon taylor, making a dire plea for her son stephen to be remembered. the young man seen on the video with a baseball bat moments before he was shot and killed by a police officer, inside a san leandro walmart. >> what i want is for the officers to be held accountable. they could have done anything else but shoot my son. >> reporter: two months to the day after he was shot and killed a vigil was held to remember him. family, friends and even those that did not know stephen spoke, his brand mother said she can month longer watch the video. >> it's hard to look at something when you see your grandson dying right in front of you on a dirty floor. >> reporter: city council voted to reallocate money that would have gone to the police department to other areas to help those in the community. those here say it's not good enough, not for a city that spends more than $40 million a year, funding the police d

cries over police conduct playing out at this walmart. >> drop the bat. >> stephen taylor who suffered from serious mental illnesses and wielding a bat was hit with stun guns and fatally shot by police in mid april. officers were put on administrative leave. one is back to work, but their actions caught on cell phone videos are being questioned. >> we want to get this settled. >> the mayor briefly no stephen taylor and supports an independent review. city council unanimously approved asking california's attorney general to determine if the shooting was justified. >> this is one way if we can help instill some trust back in the community. >> if the state accepts the case, it could be the first test of california's new deadly force law. it's says lethal force must only be used when necessary. >> he wasn't a threat to anybody. >> the officers names haven't been released. the aclu is fighting that and police say it's because the officers have been getting death threats. >> i miss him so much. he didn't deserve none of this. >> for now, this mural stands in his memory and city leaders admit

stephen taylor was fatally shot after allegedly threatening two police officers with a baseball bat. police used tasers and one officer fired his gun. is apparently suffering he time from a mental shooting outside the walmart , the city council is calling for a state investigation into the case. >>> a pair of san jose school districts are cutting ties with police according to the mercury news the east side union high school district both voted to end their contra. the money will reportedly be used to help close budget shortfalls caused by the pandemic. úlargest public school district will discuss its contract with police in august. >>> 6:05, for california schools, amid the pandemic. there is no concrete statewide plan for the fall semester. last night, there was a town hall meeting with the state superintendent to discuss all of the options on the table. as california sees a spike in coronavirus cases some educators are worried about going back into the classroom this fall. >> if anybody has children or has been in a school, then you probably have a little bit of an idea of how unre

stephen taylor who suffered from serious mental illnesses and wielding a bat was hit with stun guns andatally shot by police in mid april. officers were put on administrative leave, one is back to work but their actions caught on cell phone videos are being questioned.>> we want to get this settled.>> reporter: the mayor briefly knew stephen taylor and supports an independent review. this week city council unanimously approved asking the california attorney general to determine if the shooting was justified.>> this is one way if we can help and bring trust into the community. >> if the state accepts the case it could be the first test of california's new deadly force law, it says lethal force must only be used when instead reasonable. >> reporter: taylor's girlfriend is also upset the officers names have not been released. while the aclu is fighting that, police say it is because the officers have been getting death threats. for now this mural stands in his memory and leaders say this push for an outside review was in the works before the death and outrage over george floyd.>> we really

it was relatively peaceful in t the protests also focus on the death of stephen taylor, who was killed and an officer involved shooting in san leandro, and oscar grant two died in an officer involved shooting at the fruitvale bart station. volunteers across emeryville cleaned up the damage there, smashing buildings along the bay street. they got their hands on bay street tvs it, and they had glass and trash left behind when the sun came up. volunteers arrived with brooms to help clean up. >> if you are going to watch it, and get out of your car to see a place that you shop at torn to pieces, and you have a broom, you know you can help, you have two hands and a mask, go ahead and do it. just h >> the mayor of emeryville says the city is working on a cleanup plan, and will work with businesses that were affected to help them get back up and running. >>> today, san francisco will move forward into phase 2 every opening. places like childcare centers, museums, and curbside services will reopen. on june 15, you can see indoor retail, dining and sporting events without fans. and the money ma

in the family of stephen taylor killed by san leandro police will hold a news conference.tephen taylor, who suffered from mental illness, or shot back and san leandro at the walmart holding a baseball bat. the family is frustrated with the investigation and their news conference will be at 6:00 p.m. at the san leandro police station. in the meantime colorado the governor appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the death of a 23-year-old man who died after police used a chokehold on him. elijah mclean walking home from a convenience store last august in aurora, colorado. someone called police saying he looked spills suspicious. they put a chokehold on him and paramedics injected him with the sedative. he went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and died a few days later. >> we are looking at using every tool at our disposal to make sure the public has confidence in this process and that there is full accountability for this horrific tragedy that occurred in our state in his own neighborhood. >> i appreciate the governor's involvement. he talked to the mclea

the protest also focused on deaths of stephen taylor, who was killed in an officer-involved in shootingsan leandro, and oscar grant who died in an officer-involved shooting at a bart station. >>> this afternoon a friendly protest was held bringing families together in oakland in a peaceful call for change. the protest was a family affair. demonstrators say they don't agree with the looting from the past few nights, and they want to express their anger in a peaceful manner. >> we want to express our anger, but we want to express our anger in a peaceful way, in a family friendly way. i learned about 11 years ago not to go to protests at night because there's an element that's very unsafe. >> today's demonstration was held specifically to give people a chance to express their demands for social justice in a non-confrontational setting. >>> tonight there's extra law enforcement in emoryville to crackdown on looting. last night people smashed through businesses on bay streets, got their hands on some big screen tvs, lots of electronics and clothing. you could see the glass and trash left beh

. >>> in the east bay tonight, family of stephen taylor is demanding action. taylor was shot and killed by police officer in san leandro walmart in april. as amanda del castillo reports, family thinks the officer has to be held accountable. >> reporter: family is fighting to keep him on the minds of law enforcement. demanding answers and action. claiming they've been left in the dark. >> i'm sad, my heart hurts, two months we still haven't gotten his belongings, the car from the department. >> reporter: so they took the demands to police headquarters. body cam footage from april 18th shows the moments before officer fired at 33-year-old taylor. he's seen here holding baseball bat inside local walmart. >> claiming my son has mental illness, might be true, but way our police should be reformed is to help people with illnesses. >> reporter: family members say he wasn't a danger, want the officer who shot him held accountable. >> they committed a crime, murdered my grandson, if you murdered somebody you'd be in jail, not walking around going home to your family. >

. >>> happening today, the family of stephen taylor who was shot and killed by police will hold a news conference. back in april, taylor, who is mentally ill, was shot by police at a walmart while he was holding a bat. his family says they are frustrated with the police investigation of the shooting. their news conference is set for 6:00 p.m. it will be held in the courtyard of the san diego police station. >>> the colorado governor has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the death of a 23-year-old man who died after police restrained him with a chokehold. the man's name was elijah mclean. he was walking home from a convenience store in aurora, colorado last august when someone called police and said he looked suspicious. the police wrestled him to the ground, used a chokehold on him, paramedics injected him with a sedative. he went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and he died a few days later. >> we are looking into using every tool in our disposal to make sure the company -- public has confidence and we get justice in his own neighborhood. >> i appreciate the

speakers also called for the firing of two officers involved in the fatal shooting of stephen taylor who was wielding a baseball bat inside a walmart back in april. it is unclear where that police funding will be redirected.>>> in san francisco, mayor london . announced an audit of police hiring practices. the goal is to increase a focus on ethics judgment, and temperament during the candidates screening process and identify any indicators of bias. the audit is expected to take about three months and an upcoming promotion exam has been put on hold until it is complete.>>> by now you have probably seen that viral video of a white couple calling police on a personal person of color creating a black live smatter sign outside his pacific heights home. now there could be consequences for people who make discriminatory 911 calls. >> were not doing anything illegal. >> neither am i. >> yes you are actually. >> really? then call the cops. lisa and robert. >> one supervisor is proposing legislation that would fine people that make 911 calls based on their own prejudices and racial bias. suppo

that is where police shot and killed 33-year-old stephen taylor back in april after he reportedly brandished a baseball bat inside the store. the city council voted this week to call for a state investigation into that case.>>> a lot of you are sharing pictures with us from demonstrations all across the bay area. take a look at some of these on the stanford community to families in oakland. you can share your pictures using the hashtag cbsn. >>> some local and city councilmembers calling on the mayor and police to suspend the use of tear gas at protests. they say it could put people at risk for respiratory issues amid the pandemic. law enforcement did use tear gas and rubber bullets during a protest on monday after they say that objects were thrown towards officers. so far, no official comment from the mayor on this. she will hold her weekly virtual town hall at 6:00 tonight. the police chief will discuss the recent demonstrations and the use of tear gas at 7:30.>>> in an open letter, apple ceo tim cook calls floyd's death senseless and says that americans must stand up to one another to fig

>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, i'll have a closer >>> in the east bay tonight, family of stephen taylor is demanding action. taylor was shot and killed by police officer in san leandro walmart in april. as amanda del castillo reports, family thinks the officer has to be held accountable. >> reporter: family is fighting to keep him on the minds of law enforcement. demanding answers and action. claiming they've been left in the dark. >> i'm sad, my heart hurts, two months we still haven't gotten his belongings, the car from the department. >> reporter: so they took the demands to police headquarters. body cam footage from april 18th shows the moments before officer fired at 33-year-old taylor. he's seen here holding baseball bat inside local walmart. >> claiming my son has mental illness, might be true, but way our police should be reformed is to help people with illnesses. >> reporter: family members say he wasn't a danger, want the officer who shot him held accountable. >> they committed a crime, murdered my grandson, if you murdered somebody you'd be in w home to your family. >> report

. >> reporter: it's been a little over two months since stephen taylor was shot and killed at this walmart on hesperian boulevard in san leandro. tonight his family is demanding answers. >> it's two months down the road. two months. we still haven't gotten his belongings. we still haven't gotten a call from the department. >> reporter: they wanted that call on april 18th. that's when this police body cam video was taken of a confrontation between taylor and san leandro police inside the store. the video is graphic, and it shows taylor with a bat in his hand and an officer telling him to put it down. >> get the bat down. >> reporter: within a short time, you see taylor hit with a stun gun and then a bullet. the family wants police reform. >> the way that our police should be reformed is to help people with illnesses, that when you call an officer on a black person, it's not going to end well. >> they don't need new cars. they don't need more bullets and guns because they use them on people. >> reporter: on june 5th, the city council voted unanimously to ask the attorney general to investiga

addition to outrage over the death of george floyd, the process also focused on the death of stephen taylor, who was killed and an officer involved shooting in san leandro. oscar grant got involved at a police involved shooting at the bart station. >>> tiana is keeping her eyes on the road this morning. >>> we are seeing a lot of brake lights as people return to work. especially for the commute coming out of tracy into the ultima pass, westbound at 205 at 11 straight, it is slow through grand wed. drive times at last check right around 32 minutes. if you tack on another 15 minutes, coming out of the tracy area, as you work your way westbound, this is an area where there was an overnight accident. it looks like all lanes are open. there are still activity off to the right shoulder which has spectator slowing as you go through there. a pocket of delays in and out of livermore. at the dublin interchange area, at the bay bridge, things are quiet. no delays. there's a brief crash near treasure roadway. just a heads up, express cooling will return today, it will affect your drive on 580. at santa

stephen taylor was waving a baseball bat. the family said he was having a mental health crisis. an oakland coil groups were seen hanging from trees and that's triggered a hate crime investigation. the response from the mayor and the action now being taken. >>reporter: most days this destination is a safe place, hank shorey or hang out spot. stumbling upon these ropes raises questions. >> i love oakland. some people are ill informed and, unfortunately, lived under a racism cloud. we have to be prepared for that. i've grown up with it. >>reporter: she was saddened to see what was tied high up into the trees. >> not surprising but we are numb to this point. >> a report of nooses or swinging and initially police told us they were exercising ropes. in fact some neighbors share the video. i thought it was a cool idea. i swung on it and i did not think it would manifest into what it has now. >>reporter: now libby schaaf announced a hate crime investigation. >> we have to stop terrorizing our black and brown citizens and as white people we have to be knowledgeable and educated about the

. >> reporter: stephen taylor, his family is fighting to keep him on the minds of san leandro leaders and law enforcement. his mother and grandmother demanding action and answers friday claiming they have been left in the dark. >> my heart hurts. we have to go through this two . two months. we still haven't gotten his belongs or a call from the department. >> so they took demands to police headquarters. body cam footage shows the moments before he fired at taylor. he's seen holding a baseball bat inside a local walmart. >> they clay my son had mental illness and maybe that might be true but the way our police is to be reformed is to help people with illness. >> reporter: family members say that he wasn't a danger and they want the officer who shot him to be held accountable. >> they committed a crime. they murdered my grandson. if you murdered someone you would be in jail. you wouldn't be walking around going home your family. >> reporter: the officer who shot taylor is still on administrative leave. the second responding officer is back to full duty. their names have not yet been rel

ask californians attorney general to investigate a police shooting at a wall market referral stephen taylor was killed back in april when he was will be a baseball bat of the store. his family says he was in a mental health crisis. the officers involved were put on administrative leave, they have not been publicly named though one of them is back to work and will not face charges. the call is supported for independent few. >> we really need to dig deep and have some courageous conversations in our community and i am bound and determined to do that. >> if the state takes it it could be the first test of a recently passed law limiting lethal police force to be used only when necessary instead of when it is deemed reasonable. the sammy police department an attorney are both investigating the shooting. >>> in vallejo, city councilmember calling for independent investigation into this week's deadly shooting, officer shabbos thought a looter had a gun in his waistband and it turned out to be a hammer. police say he was kneeling and had into hands in the air when he was shot. governor brown is pus

the family of stephen taylor killed by san leandro police will hold a news conference. taylor, who was mentally ill, was shot by police back in april at a walmart and san leandro while he was holding a baseball bat. taylor's family said they are frustrated with the police investigation. the news conference is set for 6:00 p.m. and it's in the courtyard of the san leandro police station. in the meantime in colorado at the governor appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the death of a 23- year-old man died after police restrained him with the chokehold. his name was elijah maclean and walking home from a convenience store and aurora, colorado last august and someone call police saying he looks suspicious. they used the chokehold and paramedics injected him with a sedative and he went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and died a few days later. >> we >> we are looking at using every tool we have at our disposal to make sure the public has confidence and there is full accountability for this horrific tragedy that occurred in our state in his own neighbor

we fight for the amount ivories of the world, the rihanna taylors of the world, the natosha buchanans of the world, when we fight for the stephenhat we are doing is having america be the great beacon of hope and justice for all the world to marvel but most importantly, brothers and sisters, what we are doing is having in america be america for all americans. what we want is not two justice systems in america, one for black america and one for white america. what we endeavor to achieve is equal justice for the united states of america and george floyd is the moment that gives us the best opportunity i have seen in a long time, the idea this country was founded on. thank you so much. this is the plea for justice. on behalf of the family, the children, we will get justice, we -- i will introduce you to a man who needs no introduction who will eulogize george floyd. he's a man who has fought for so many families that too many hashtags to remember and he always answers the call even when the cameras aren't around, even after the cameras are gone, erica garner's family, stephen clark's family, any of these families the cameras of lon

>> stephen: a lot of the motivation for protesters right now, is civically around george floyd. whose memorial was just yesterday in minneapoli. i want to talk about breonna taylorhday. she was killed exwiewrg an entry on a no-knock warrant. i want you want to take action about that. what is it about that case that you think can be addressed legislatively. >> no-knock warrants can be banned, just like choke holds can be banned, in terms of george floyd. in that situation, you had them just go into the home, unannounced, and her boyfriend was defending himself. i mean second amendment rights, right? he was defending himself. you remember, he was the one that got arrested. he's calling 911, saying that somebody has just invaded my house. is and so it is not-- it is not that unusual that the police department could make a mistake. but if you make a mistake like that, it can, obviously, have deadly results. >> stephen: you've met with a bipartisan-- it's called the "problem solvers caucus." >> yes. >> stephen: are you feeling any support from g.o.p. representatives right now? as i was saying before, they have to have some sense that this is-- we're at a turning poin

stephen: hey, everybody, we're back with america's sweetheart, jon stewart. okay, let's talk about the incredible civil rights demonstrations that have been going on in the wake of george floyd's death and breonna taylor'ssuch a powerful movement in the streets that has been so broad, like, 2,000 different towns and cities? people from all walks of life, all taking to the streets demanding change. what do you think is different now? >> boy, that's such a great question. >> stephen: thank you. >> it's funny, i was thinking back when this happened to-- when i was still doing the show and the terrible tragedy in charleston, ferguson, eric garner, and-- and i don't know. it's because those-- i remember those moments being so chilling and feeling like such a wake-up call. but also feeling hopeless that we continue to stare at the sort of this abyss of a gaping racial wound that we never seem to do anything about. and so, in this moment, i don't know if it was-- i think will smith said it's not that racism is worse. it's being filmed. but the others were on camera as well. in some respects, i wonder if the pandemic, because we all went into kind of a stasis, and so much of our-- the distractions of your daily

stephen heads foundation. you can watch american history tv friday nights and over the weekend on c-span three. >> revolutionary war uniforms are still used in military events today. we take a look now at taylor's an 18th century alexandria, virginia. you will hear about the writings of a taylor who was active between 1763 and 1782 who kept notes on his clothes made for meaningful moments and citizens lives, and helped prepare the community for revolution. the emerging revolutionary war blog, tavern museum, and the lyceum of alexandria, virginia cohost this event. >> we saved the best for last. (laughs) she hates me for saying that. we conclude the topic close to home here in alexandria. catherine grubber is a special exhibition curator for the jamestown foundation. she deals with classical humanities at the university of washington. she contributes to the development of permanent galleries at the