eddie garcía: es bien importante, el poder de un policía, el poder de un departamento de policía, no y mujeres que se ponen este uniforme cada día, que van y ponen su vida en la línea por esta comunidad, sepan que yo también tengo el respaldo de ellos; bien difícil este trabajo, y sí, tiene que hacer dos cosas, tenemos que sacar al elemento criminal de las calles de san josé, es bien fácil, pero a la misma vez, tenemos que construir bien fuerte, relaciones con nuestra comunidad, y esas dos cosas son bien importantes. damián trujillo: para los que no saben muy bien, platíquenos de lo difícil que es ser un oficial del departamento de la policía, porque usted sale, sus oficiales, los hombres y mujeres, salen de sus casas cada mañana, para ponerse el uniforme, y no saben si van a regresar ese día a su casa, porque no saben qué van a enfrentar en la calle ese día; ¿es algo muy difícil? eddie garcía: es algo bien difícil, cada día, había muchas veces que yo salía de mi casa, y le doy un beso a mi esposa, a mis hijos, y a la misma vez, no voy a hablar de mí, voy a hablar de mis oficiales; p

eddie garcía: es bien importante, el poder de un policía, el poder de un departamento de policía, nos que sacar al elemento criminal de las calles de san josé, es bien fácil, pero a la misma vez, tenemos que construir bien fuerte, relaciones con nuestra comunidad, y esas dos cosas son bien importantes. damián trujillo: para los que no saben muy bien, platíquenos de lo difícil que es ser un oficial del departamento de la policía, porque usted sale, sus oficiales, los hombres y mujeres, salen de sus casas cada mañana, para ponerse el uniforme, y no saben si van a regresar ese día a su casa, porque no saben qué van a enfrentar en la calle ese día; ¿es algo muy difícil? eddie garcía: es algo bien difícil, cada día, había de mio a mi esposa, a mis hijos, y a la misma vez, no voy a hablar de mí, voy a hablar de mis oficiales; pero yo sé que hay oficiales que están, le dan dos besos a su esposa o a sus hijos, y que a la misma vez, esa noche, van a parar a un criminal que tiene una pistola, que tiene un arma-- tengo, tengo tanta fe, y veo el trabajo que hacen nuestros oficiales, el trabajo q

eddie garcía: no, me sentí mal, estaba ahí con mi hijo.cieron pasar por estadounidenses. eddie garcía: entiendo las razones, había mucho fraude, y entiendo todo eso. sandra cervantes: pero aunque entiende el motivo, asegura que en los requisitos para solicitar el "real id", no explican esto. eddie garcía: tienen que comunicar eso mejor, para nuestros puertorriqueños que están aquí. sandra cervantes: garcía, ahantt una nueva acta de nacimiento, para poder regresar al dmv. damián trujillo: y me dicen que ya recibió esa nueva acta de nacimiento; esa fue mi compañera sandra cervantes reportando. bueno, se le está enseñando español a los cadetes de la academia del departamento de policía de san josé, ¿para qué?, para que mejor puedan servir a ustedes, nuestra comunidad de habla español. los clientes aquí en la tropicana están aplaudiendo esta decisión, dicen que la comunicación es de suma importancia para mejor proteger a esta comunidad. hoy nuestras cám ea este salón en solo dos semanas; pero antes de eso, el departamento de policía quiere que

to chief, eddie garcia, making that clear. >>> that is not what the chief of police in san jose is going to tolerate at all. by the same token, we talked about this already. to chief garcia, chief of san jose police department, he himself was extremely outraged and he came out strongly to condemn the actions of the officers seen on this video. he was deeply troubled by what it all meant for the relationship between the police departments and the communities, particularly communities of color in this country. he came out strongly to say that he wants to facilitate the demonstration and he's hoping that things will remain peaceful . at the same time, as you are seeing this video we have from the 101 freeway a short time ago, some of the protesters, clearly, made their way onto the freeway and there was damage done to some of the cars. we also saw some heated confrontations between some of the demonstrators and some of the drivers who were obviously stuck in this backup. you can imagine felt frustrated as well. things got very tense on the freeway as traffic came to a standstill early this

the break. >>> a bay air rapper dave back to the community in oakland. . >>> former police chief eddie garcia is the new chief of the dallas department. >> i'm excited to go to the city of dallas. i feel a connection there and christmas came early. >> julie edmondson garcia on -- eddie garcia came from puerto rico when he was 5 years old. raised by a single mother will be the first latino police chief. >> doesn't matter who you are, anything is possible if you want it. >> the 50-year-old beat six other finalist, four internal candidates. dallas city leaders liked to prove enleadership. he's been a police chief of a similar sized force. that will be beneficial. >> garcia spent three decades with san jose p.d. he saids to a city grappling with a rising homicide rate. >> taj ticks we learned. we need the tweet the tactics. >> it's not a surprise. but we hate losing him. the mayor said a national search is underway for the replacement. the mayor looks for innovative policing and someone who can rebuild the department. >> there's police brass that put in their name. the next best for san jose is i

blasio is nearing the end of his second and final term newly retired former san jose police chief eddie garcia has been hired as the chief of police for the city of dallas are sealed become dallas's 30th chief of police and the first latino to hold that position. garcia accepts this position after almost 30 years with the san jose police department and he's been credited with rebuilding the department after pension reform and an exodus of

eddie: you know, it's emotional for a while. damian: garcia denying his certificate felt like the dmv was denying his identity as an american-born citizen. eddie: being turned away because, you know, the inference that i got was that the fact that i wasn't american and not born in the united states stung. damian: after doing some research today, the chief discovered the reason for his denial. it turns out that the department of homeland security deemed all birth certificates from puerto rico invalid if they were certified before 2010. that's because of a massive fraud scandal on the island lv garcia says he had no idea about the scandal or the government action. eddie: the reason they don't accept it are for absolutely valid reasons. i understand that, it was just--it needs to be communicated better. damian: garcia says nowhere in the application process does it explain the requirement. he's hoping for more clarity by the dmv so no other puerto rican will feel the same humiliation he felt today. damian: and we've since learned that the chief h

the san jose police chief eddie garcia is retiring. mayor sam liccardo just issued a statement saying in part quote history will remember chief eddie garcia in the same way i've seen him embrace that countless community meetings as i dynamic exuberant leader who gave his heart and soul to his hometown. this just was released by the mayor we're working to get more details on this breaking news story that san jose's police chief eddie garcia has announced that he is retiring, we'll have more details on the story on our website kron 4 dot com. and of course tonight on kron 4 news at ces. and still ahead here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 researchers are on the hunt for a coronavirus treatment to bridge the gap until we have a vaccine. >>and right after the break an investigation is now underway after a video shows dogs attacking someone wearing a colin kaepernick jersey. how the want restaurants to open? and schools? 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.

when i spoke to police chief eddie garcia, he said they are going to be beefing up staffing. in fact just five minutes ago we saw a procession of patrol cars and a truck with about 40 police officers in riot gear driving down santa clara street. but business owners downtown are not taking any chances. as you mentioned, terry, you can see here that crews have just finished boarding up all of the glass on the fremont bank building on santa clara street just to prevent any potential vandalism. some demonstrators outraged at the death of george floyd at the hands of police vandalized buildings and broke windows. we just spoke with police chief eddie garcia, who said at least 40 arrests were made and staffing has been beefed up tonight to patrol downtown in case protests get out of control. >> we have -- we feel that we're fully staffed for any issues if they arise tonight. pretty confident. also -- >> reporter: the police chief said the police will have riot gear tonight. he said while he understands why people are frustrated over the death of george floyd, he is very disappointe

, the san jose police chief has announced his plans to retire with taking a look back at chief eddie garcia, his career and the possible reason behind the decision. >>good evening, i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore, thank you for joining us for kron 4 news tonight at 8. >>safely let's bring it back into our salons governor newsome hashtag open salons now. >>some hair salon owners in the bay area say they plan to reopen later this month despite orders from the governor and local health officials to remain closed. over the weekend several salon owners in the tri valley area met up and decided they'll reopen on august 17th with or without approval on 4 michelle kingston talked with the attorney ernie of the professional beauty federation of california about the plan. >>salons are unable to reopen here in alameda county, not even outside on the sidewalk. but some salon owners here say that they're going to reopen anyway on august 17th 5 months after initially having to shut down i -17 it's been 5 months said salons across the state had to shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic some beauty

eddie garcia: this is i'm starting my fifth year.ian: you started with a lot of downs when you took over the helm because the staffing was--it's still low, damian: you started with a lot of dbut it was still low. talk about your assessment of where you were back then and where you think you're headed now. eddie: well, obviously, you know, there were some dark times back then. we had officers leaving the police department. and you know, we finally as a city, quite frankly, realized the reasons why they were leaving. weren't trying to blame it on the other issues, and the reality of it is the benefits and the pay just weren't comparable to what other cities were giving their officers. and once that was fixed, nothing beats the police work in san jose. and so, you know, going through those dark times of having meetings about how do we reduce this unit and how do we reduce that unit while still answering that 911 call for service, which is the most important thing, has now changed to having other, better problems. how do we build in havi

what we're learning about chief eddie garcia's plans to retire. >>> but first, cautiously optimistic. the new numbers that show california and the bay area are making some progress in the fight against covid-19. amidst all the setbacks there are small yet notable victories during this pandemic. governor newsom now says cases, hospitalizations, and icu numbers are down. take a look. yesterday the state added 5,700 new cases. that's well below the daily average of 8,800 cases in the last couple of weeks. however, we still have a ways to go. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney has more. >> here is extending on the narrative of some early good signs. >> reporter: governor newsom not only a 21% drop in cases the past week, but in the past two weeks, hospitalizations down 10%, icu cases down 5%. those statewide numbers are good, but the bay area numbers are even better says dr. george rutherford, a professor of epidemiology at ucsf. >> similarly in the bay area, the cases are dropping perhaps even more markedly than statewide. you know, 15% as opposed to 10%. >> reporter: dr. rutherford says the

la esposa de foster y ocho empleados también enfrentan cargos >> eddy garcía anuncia que se retirará> en marzo de 2016 se convirtió en jefe de la policía, >> tengo efecto por eddy garcía, es un líder que tiene gran corazón por la comunidad es una lástima. logro ser el jefe de policía de la décima ciudad más grande del país. términoço diciendo que los últimos 30 años fue un viaje increíble, garcía enfrento una ola de retiros, llegando a tener 800 oficiales, ahora esperan los residentes en san josé que le nuevo líder tenga compromiso con el cargo >> que no sea racista que no ataquen a los latinos. >> el jefe continuará en su puesto hasta diciembre, ahora comenzarán la búsqueda de su reemplazo en todo el país. >> siniestro comenzó a las 6 de la tarde y fue controlado a eso de las 8. residentes piensan que ha sido intencional >> tortuga marinas se meten por primera vez al mar, en la playa jupitel en la florida, a momento que isaías se alejaba de este estadso, las vemos marchar juntas al océano, >> pero como estarán las condiciones del tiempo, >> muchas gracias, césar qué extraordinarias

eddie garcia here in our studios on your "comunidad del valle."e. ♪ damian: we begin today by the monthly visit of the consulate of mexico in san francisco. with me is guillermo reyes, the vice consul general there in the city. well, for the whole region in san francisco. welcome back to the show, it's been a long time. guillermo reyes: damian, thank you very much for having me here. it's a pleasure to start the year with you and your audience, of course. damian: thank you very much. well, today, we're talking about 2020, the year of mexico in san francisco. tell us what that all means. guillermo: i was telling you before starting, why not? this is the year of mexico, and the year of mexico in san francisco particularly because we are going to celebrate not only the mexicans, but the contributions of the mexicans that they have done to the community. and what a better explanation of this situation that two main characters that has been part of our history, of our common history in the united states and mexico, i am talking about diego rivera and f

we expect to hear from police chief eddy garcia today who has been rather outspoken on his department enforcement when it comes to face coverings and specifically a potential more strict order that could come to san jose. on friday santa clara county will join the rest of the counties in moving forward with reopening. this also means that starting friday face masks will be mandatory for people entering indoor or outdoor businesses and while taking public transit. now, san jose city leaders like vice mayor jones are pushing for more strict orders in san jose that would require you to wear masks whenever you leave your home. chief eddy garcia expressing some opposition during this week's city council meeting. >> we can say they're not going to be enforced and treat it with kid gloves but we're going to get inundated with calls from the community. >> if this order is adopted, the big question is still if it would be, this would cover whenever you left your home and even if you're in common outdoor areas like parks. they're not looking for officers to write tickets, only to educate people

better when you switch and save with geico. >>> in the south bay, the former san jose police chief eddie garcia may be retired but he's not done with law enforcement. he is now a finalist for the top job in dallas along with six other candidates. yesterday was garcia's last day after almost 29 years with the san jose police department. four years as chief. he tweeted, it is a wrap and thanked the city. he had a men for the men and women in the department saying it was an honor. say the course. >>> san francisco contributor phil matier said the san francisco has seen a spark in car thefts. they're up 33% and he said in many cases, the steal is just the beginning of the story. san francisco police tell phil the thieves will commit robberies and even shootings with more people at home, a variety of cars to steal from to blend in when they commit another crime. you can read the comments in the chronicle every wednesday and sunday. >>> a new name for sir francis drake high school could happen in a tournament. the name has been removed as you can see because of the ties to slavery. the marin independ

. >> reporter: that's right, the police chief has been very outspoken, eddie garcia, in calling some of these issues public health issues, not public safety issues. he's drawing that distinction and he said he doesn't want his officers writing safety infractions for only those ordinances. >> reporter: san jose and santa clare county would be some of the last places in the bay area to enact a mandatory mask ball, and vice mayor chappy jones says it's time. >> it prevents you from infecting someone else. >> reporter: and ordinance he proposes that would require people to cover their faces practically anytime they are in public or outdoors risk the possibility of getting a ticket will likely be passed by the city council june 2. >> it's been proven that face coverings will prevent or mitigate the spread of the covid-19 virus. >> reporter: many people walking the streets are already voluntarily wearing masks in san jose but >> i think this is something we probably should've had in place weeks ago. >> reporter: during a city council discussion on how the ordinance would be enforced, pleas

dumped sir francis drake as its name is getting >>> in the south bay former san jose police chief eddie garciaretired, but he's not done with law enforcement. garcia is now a finalist for the top job in dallas along with six other candidates. yesterday was garcia's last day after almost 29 years with the san jose police department, four years as chief. he tweeted, it's a wrap and thanked the city. he had a message for the men and women in the department, saying it was an honor fighting for you, stay the course. >>> "san francisco chronicle" insider and abc 7 news reports san francisco has seen a spike in car thefts this year. they're up 33%. he says in many cases the steal is just the beginning of the story. san francisco police say the thieves will commit robberies and even shootings. with more people staying at home, crooks have a wider variety of cars to choose from to blend in when they commit another crime. >>> the new name for sir francis drake high school could be decided in a march madness style tournament. the 16th century explorer's name has already been removed from the school becau

a big story that we began reporting on monday, san jose police chief eddie garcia calling it quits. >>the chief has announced his retirement that's after nearly 30 years on the force in san jose kron four's rob fladeboe has more he is live from san jose rob. >>and that's right catherine achieve garcia's decision to step down i am announcing his decision to step down caught a lot of people by surprise. i sat down with the chief here at the police headquarters this afternoon to talk about that decision his future and about what lay ahead for his successor as chief of the san jose police department there's more. >>and you know these plans. my plans were months ago, san jose police chief eddie garcia says he decided to retire back in june but held off announcing it until now such a critical time we're in the midst of protests were occurring. we're in the middle shelter in place and it feels right garcia has been the chief of police since 2016 he plans to retire in december when he turns 50 he will have served his entire career nearly 3 decades in san jose, but you know it's a personal d

chief eddie garcia stepping down at the end of year. his decision comes at a critical time for law enforcement. and it follows recent events that some say have tainted his tenure. len ramirez sat down with the chief today, len? >> well, ken, in the interview today, chief garcia made it very clear that he's fiercely proud of some of the work that he and his officer haves done here in san jose. but he also acknowledged that when it comes to the recent protests and some of the conduct of the officers that mistakes were made. now, he is ng years with the sj he said he's proud of diversifying the ranks. raising accountability and pulling the department out of a downward spiral when officers were leaving in droves over pension reform a few years back. but he may be remembered for the violent reaction as officers had when confronted with black lives matter protesters back if may. >> we will learn from that. we will get better. there were, as we've seen throughout the country and in other places, we had agitators in the crowd that caused violen

. >> chief eddie garcia has also called for assistance from the fbi to investigate this issue. the mayor says he has no authority to fire the officer. but on tuesday the city council will consider voting to place a measure on the november ballot that would change that. last wednesday mayor liccardo issued nine proposed police department reforms. he says several of them would help make sure there is more accountability during police misconduct investigation. so, right now an investigation is underway of these officers, and then it will be up to chief eddie garcia to decide whether they should be terminated. if they are terminated, those officers will still be able to appeal that decision. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thanks very much. demonstrations underway in aurora, colorado, demanding justice for elijah mcclain. a few hours ago, hundreds of people rallying. mcclain died in august of last year. a suspicious person report brought out police, one officer using the chokehold on him, using a drug to calm him down. he had a heart atta

eddie garcia: we banned the chokehold. stephen: san jose police chief eddie garcia says his department began giving seattle university and police strategies their use of force data five years ago. san jose is one of only 88 agencies nationwide participating, along with daly city, capitola, and just recently vallejo pd. eddie: to see a transparent view of this is what your officers are doing, this is when they had to use force, why they had to use force, and who they're using force on. stephen: by using this data and analysis, chief garcia has actually changed policy. he now asks his officers to use tasers more frequently to subdue unruly subjects than batons or nightsticks. tasers remain controversial. critics say officers tend to deploy them too quickly, sometimes with deadly results. but the data in san jose shows actual injuries are down. bob: so, we were seeing fewer fractures and serious bodily injuries because they were using the taser rather than a baton. stephen: the data also shows san jose pd saw use of force inc

a look back to chief eddie garcia. >>> let's take a peek outside. cooler weather for many parts of the bay area we help more on how long this cooling trend will last. >>> of developing story and lebanon were massive explosions have erupted. it was near the city's port and the death toll has climbed to more than 50 people. 2700 more are injured. mushroom clouds went into the sky. people from 200 miles away felt the blast. we are continuing to follow the story and we will bring you the latest developments. >>> state health officials gave us an update on covid-19 testing. we now know that our state is above 120,000 tests per day for a total of more than 8 million tests. there have been some challenges and processing such a high volume of tests. they discovered discrepancies in lab results. >> because of these recent data issues reporting that some counties depend on the states information to keep their own data up to date. many public health offices that depend on the states data have seen a drop in their case numbers. they are concerned just like we a

so says san jose police chief eddie garcia, let's hear more from the chief now. san jose is eery quiet amost busine downtown san jose seems all but shut down. >>strip malls are shuttered parking ts are empty but still far too many businesses are not in compliance with the stay at ho order says police chief eddie garcia down there were 2 repair shops 3 restaurants, native to clothing stores for thnight hair salon 6 barbershop be smoke sh sold to fire ots and the list goes on, but going forward nonessential commerce will meet with sicter enforcemt says the chief police said a newly organized units that will patrol the city insearch of those in defiance of the order our current plan is tomove enforcement stance on any to business that have been ntacted and warned and the reopens one still sees people on the streets walking dogs or out for greries, but everybody needs to do their part to stop the spread of the virus, even if it means turning somebody in says mayor sam, liccardo their courage folkif you see somebody that people leave this fire late >>thcity home order

>>that is san jose police chief eddie garcia he's announced he will retire at the end of the year. the chief talked about that decision and his nearly three-decade long career in san jose talking with kron four's rob fladeboe. >>and you know these plans. my plans were months ago, san jose police chief eddie garcia says he decided to retire back in june but held off announcing it until now such a critical time in the midst of crisis protests, recurring we're in the middle shelter in place and it feels right there. cnn has been the chief of police since 2016 he plans to retire in december when he turns 50 he will serve his entire career nearly 3 decades in san jose, but you know it's a personal decision for everybody and for me i feel this is the right time for me. you know it's going to be a police chief or ever during garcia's 10 years the department instituted body-worn cameras public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures we're seeing presided over a rebound from low morale and chronic under staffing amid budget cuts and pension reform and was struggling. close to

and after the south bay with some breaking news in san jose's police chief eddie garcia has announced that he is retiring. mayor sam liccardo issued a statement saying in part quote history will remember eddie garcia in the same way i've seen him in braced of countless community meetings as a dynamic exuberant leader who gave his heart and soul to his hometown. he brought this police department back from the brink, rebuilding our officers ranks their morale and most importantly their faith in themselves and their mission. garcia worked as the police chief for more than 4 years but he has been with the department for more than 28 years. according to some reports his retirement had been in the works for months and is not related to the backlash on his department's response to the protests or civil unrest. in the city. now fremont police reported that a bloodhound named blaze, help police catch 2 out of 3 suspects were involved in burglaries around the bay area. police responded to a tip that an unfamiliar car was parked norris road. 2 males were seen rummaging through a house but ran aw

>>coming up san jose police chief eddie garcia says he's retiring at 5.30 we'll tell kron 4 why he has chosen this year to be his last with the department and a huge explosion in the capital of lebanon killing dozens of people injuring thousands will have the latest on a possible cause and bay area restaurants still suffering greatly during the pandemic up next a want restaurants to open? and schools? 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 your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the spread. take a look at really a forecast on a beautiful day, but. >>a little bit cooler let's go to meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez yeah, very stubborn marine layer, katherine or most of our coastal cities in the bay area actually saw more clouds and sun. >>still pretty socked in parts of downtown san francisco seeing some rays of sun but overall that thick fog bank out there along the coast in tracking double digit cooling specially for the north bay and o

. >>> here in the bay area, police chief eddie garcia is defending his way officers handled protestsast week. a highly organized mob, carrying walkie-talkies to communicate with each other hit his officers with rocks, bottles and rebar, forcing the officers to respond with tear gas, rubber bullets and foam bullets. some city officers and leaders now want to take these non-lethal force tactics away from the department, but the chief says without those options, things at that demonstration would have been much worse. >> would have led to hand to hand combat and more aggressive styles of use of force. >> the department has received hundreds of complaints in the past few days, and eddie garcia says he will investigate each and every one of them. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, slowly ticking up. a cnbc analysis of data from johns hopkins shows coronavirus cases have been rising nationwide since memorial day weekend. the bars that you're looking at there on that graph represent new cases reported each day. the line is the seven-day average, and on the right, you can see it starting to climb. >>

chief eddie garcia just made that announcement about an hour ago. our own damian trujillo broke the story earlier today on twitter tweeting the chief's statement about his time in san jose. he grew up in "snl". nbc bay area's marianne favreau is at police headquarters with the big announcement. >> reporter: ed rhee garcia is a local success story. as you mentioned he grew up here in san jose and started at the department as a patrol officer more than 28 years ago. since then he has worked his way through the ranks. he has become a narcotics officer, a homicide investigator and ultimately the police chief. today mayor sam liccardo praised him for his commitment to the community. after more than 28 years on the force and four years as its chief, san jose's top cop, eddie garcia, says he is retiring. in a statement he told "nbc bay area news", i came to san jose as a young boy from puerto rico, learned how to speak english here and ultimately became chief of the tenth largest city in the country. i will forever be grateful to this city and this departm

. >> san jose police chief, eddie garcia, has announced he is stepping down later this year. asked him why now is his advice for his successor, maureen? >> eddie garcia is not saying what he might too next, only that the time is right for a new chapter. >> it's not an easy decision. baines life of service thus far, and i'm gonna miss it . >> reporter: after 28 years with sanction police and four years has chief, eddie garcia announced he is leaving in december. >> you want to leave while you're still effective. i'm still effective and believe i would be effective. i was not going be chief forever. >> reporter: he turns 50 in december. he said recent protests and credit inof the police department and calls for changes had nothing to do with his decision to leave. instead saying the postponed his proposed june announcement because of the unrest. >> people may be asking that, but this decision was made long ago. >> reporter: the native of puerto rico joined san francisco police in 1992 worked as a homicide investigator, among other positions. >> the duties about which i'm about

chief eddie garcia announced his retirement after 28 years with the department. our reporter has more on his successes and the challenges that he leaves behind. >> reporter: after san jose police chief eddie garcia announced plans to retire monday, the mayor says he is most proud of how the chief helped the department rebound when it lost nearly 600 officers back in 2016. >> he was so critical in rebuilding and not just rebuilding the ranks of the department but the morale of the officers and their faith in themselves and in their mission. >> reporter: in a statement to , he writes, i came to san jose as a young boy from puerto rico, learned how to speak english and ultimately became the chief of of the 10th largest city in the country and i will be forever grateful to the city and this department. he went on to write, these 30 years have been a fantastic ride. the chief now 49 years old joined the force in 1992, rising through the ranks. >> exuberance was infectious and you could see that he was able to really inspire officers. to do better. >> reporter: of the

. >>> and we are hearing from san jose police chief eddie garcia about his plans to retire later this year. the two pieces of advice he has for his successor. >>> a significant cooldown today. it cools further tomorrow, another 10 degrees. so the high temperatures will be in the low 80s. when we come back, we'll look at that and the five day. >>> plus an announcement today from two major airlines regarding furloughs and layoffs. >>> and taking a live look at the golden gate bridge tonight. you can see virtually no traffic. that's what it's like during this pandemic. ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 will be right back. we love our new home. there's so much space. we have a guestroom now. but, we have aunts. you're slouching again, ted. expired, expired... expired. thanks, aunt bonnie. it's a lot of house. i hope you can keep it clean. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. which helps us save a lot of money oh, teddy. did you get my friend request? uh, i'll have to check. (doorbell ringing) aunt joni's here! for bundling made easy, go to geico.com. hello? >>> a burglary

>>san jose police chief eddie garcia is preparing to step down to garcia has announced his retirement after almost 30 years on the force in san jose we brought you that news yesterday but tonight kron four's rob fladeboe went one on one with chief garcia to learn a little more about what went into his decision. >>and you know these plans. my plans were months ago, san jose police chief eddie garcia says he decided to retire back in june but held off announcing it until now such a critical time we're in the midst of protests were occurring. we're in the middle shelter in place and it feels right garcia has been the chief of police since 2016 he plans to retire in december when he turns 50 he will have served his entire career nearly 3 decades in san jose, but you know it's a personal decision for everybody and for me i feel this is the right time for me. you know it's going to be a police chief or ever during garcia's 10 years the department instituted body-worn cameras public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures. garcia presided over a rebound from low morale and chro

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. >>> eddie garcia is making history in dallas becoming the city's first latino police chief.ke to san jose's mayor about his replacement. >>> first off. the chief goes from leading a police force leading the 10th largest city to the ninth. several of san jose's top brass want be to and the next top cop. >> i'm excited to go to dallas. i feel a connection there and i feel christmas came early. >> eddie garcia on tap to lead the dallas police department. garcia came from puerto rico when he was 5 years old. unable to speak english, raised by a single mother. >> it doesn't matter who you are, what language you speak, anything is possible if you want it. >> the 50-year-old beat six other finalist, four internal candidates. dallas leaders liked his proven leadership. >> he's been a police chief of a similar size. >> reporter: he execpt three decades with san jose p.d. the last three as chief. a police mistrust over the handling of george floyd protesters. >> it's not a surprise, we hate losing him. >> a national search is underway for his replacement. what the mayor is looking for

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garcia plan today retire years before. >> julie, the mayor had on positive things to say about eddie garcia who spent four years affthe chief of police. the chief expressed wanting to move on for some time after personal reasons. >> reporter: after garcia announced retiring the department lost nearly 600 officers back in 2016. >> he was so critical in the rebuilding in the morale of the officers and their fact in themselves and their mission. >> reporter: chief garcia says i came to san jose as a boy from puerto rico and became the chief of police. the chief joined the force in 1992 rising through the ranks. >> his exurberance was infectious and you can see that he was able to inspire other officers and do better. >> reporter: the chief collaborated in saying, that the chiefs retirement halses nothing to do with the events. his department comes after offenses are criticized for handling black lives matter demonstrators. jethro more has been a local critics over officers sharing racists comments on social media. the mayor knows the next chief will know how to address the coerce need of the c

at what point do you determine, you and the chief of police, eddie garcia, determine that they crossed the line and you need to step in using force. >> i should be very clear, that i look at what happens on the street, because the police officers know what they're doing, the chief knows what he's doing and they train for this every day and i don't get involved with their decision making. i know they will take a very measured approach. the chief is very committed to constitutional policing and make sure we attack life. >> one second here. mayor liccardo, we have to interrupt you for a moment, what we're looking at on the screen, i don't know if you can see that, and a woman what has been in a verbal aggressiveness toward the police officers, a face-off i should say is now being arrested by the police officers, she is not resisting, so it seems to be a peaceful arrest. but there have been, as we're watching here on sky ranger a woman that was one of those people that was very close to the frank of the police officers has been arrest and we start to see police officers on the move. do you

el jefe de la policÍa de san josÉ eddie garcÍa dice sentirse orgulloso de uno de sus oficiales, y alocas. con el logo del sindicato de campesinos. >> para nosotros es una gran ofensa. [ininteligible] [ininteligible] >> todos los latinos son criminales, cuestan corriendo con pandillas. reportera: cuando publique algo en el futuro pensarÉ mÁs. [ininteligible] [ininteligible] reportera: le parece suficiente la respuesta? >>es insuficiente, es una respuesta que podrÁ tener un adolescente. [ininteligible] [ininteligible] [ininteligible] >> yo confieso que hago esto, y voy a remover voy a quitar. reportera: la respuesta de garcÍa tampoco dejÓ satisfechos a los miembros del sindicato, conocido por el activismo de los trabajadores del campo. encabezado por sus lÍderes cÉsar chÁvez y dolores huerta. de manera respetuosa, le pedimos que eliminen el tweet original. y que publiquen una correcciÓn. esperaremos una respuesta suya o de san josÉ, antes de considerar tomar una acciÓn legal por el departamento. reportera: hasta el momento el tweet, permanecen su cuenta de twitter. con la foto que mezc

. >> reporter: san jose police chief eddie garcia says he's asking the fbi to help in the investigation and issued a statement saying any current employee involved with bigoted activity online will be promptly investigated and held accountable to the fullest extent in my power. we have no place for this. the san jose police officers association says it plans to expel the accused officers from the police union. >> the san jose police officers association will provide you no shelter, no protection. we will not represent you. because you do not represent us. >> reporter: mayor liccardo says while he doesn't have the authority to fire the officers, on tuesday the city council will decide whether to put a measure on the november ballot to change that. he is also calling for police reforms that will make investigations into officer misconduct more transparent. in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> the santa clara county district attorney says he's outraged by the post made by the police officers and is vowing a thorough investigation into previous cases. here is a portion of the

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. >> reporter: after san jose chief eddie garcia planned to retire the mayor says they have lost nearly 6 lun 600 officers back in 2016. in a statement to ktvu, chief garcia writes, i came to san jose as a young boy from puerto rico, learned to speak english and became the chief of the biggest division in the country. the chief now 49 years old 89ed the force in 1992, rising through ranks. >> his puberance is infectious. and you can see that he was able to entire officers to do better. >> reporter: chief garcia never forgot what it was athletic push a patrol car through the city of san jose and the job that they have in trying to keep their residences and businesses say. the mayor says while the chief's retirement has no relation to what's been going on. >> reporter: jeff more of the san jose silicon valley has been a critic over officers sharing racists comments on social media. >> we need to be thinking about how someone is focused on how the police needs touching because it is undergoing tremendous change. >> the chief plans to retire in december. there's wide surge to look within na

somebody who has actually gotten inside from getting that bike out. >>> san jose police chief eddie garcia announced his retirement today. garcia has been with the department for 28 years, and served as chief for the past four years. he will leave the department at the end of the year. san jose mayor sam liccardo said garcia will be revved as a quote exuberant leader who gave his scatter soul to his hometown. liccardo also said he bought this police department back from the brink, rebuilding our officers' ranks, their morale, and most importantly, their faith in themselves and their mission. >>> coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:30, the oakland unified school district and their teachers union still at odds over their plan for distance learning, with one week until school begins. what will happen in an agreement isn't reached? >>> and later in sports, the nba coming to the east bay, kind of. mark will be here to tell us about the new g league team for elise prospects expected to set up shot in walnut creek. >>> and a group of pac-12 football players threatening to boycott the upcoming s

late yesterday san jose police chief eddie garcia said he is retiring at the end of this year after 28e police department. the san jose mayor praised the departing police chief. he credits chief garcia with helping the department bounce back after it had lost almost 600 officers during a dispute over pensions in 2016. >> he was so critical in rebuilding.building the ranks of the department, but the morale of the officers and faith in themselves and their mission. >> the chief said he had been planning to retire at the end of this year but said he held off making the official announcement as he planned in june because of the protests in san jose after the death of george floyd. >>> today is the deadline for african-american business owners in san francisco to apply for a loan under the city's coronavirus relief fund. eligible applicants can receive up to $50,000 at 0% interest with flexible repayment options. it is part of the city's effort to support small businesses that had been hit especially hard during the pandemic. >>> there's a moratorium on all eviction proceedings in californi

you and police chief eddie garcia held a joint news conference yesterday. ow you were there standing behind him. i want to play a little bit of what chief garcia had to say. >> your officers' actions have saved lives, property and ensured that peaceful demonstrations were able to condition here in san jose. your love for this community is unmatched. the support for the difficult job that they do. >> so very tough situation for officers. protesters at times feeling attacked as they had to deploy some tear gas. do you feel officers have acted appropriately given the situation they were dealing with and should there be any standards? there's been talk of that, something that should be standards of what they're able to use. >> there are standards. that's for us to be transparent with the public about what those standards are and whether we've complied with them or haven't. that's part of what we will have in the days and weeks ahead because it is important for us to hold everyone accountable. i was able to observe for several hours a standoff on friday and satur

. >>> san jose police chief eddy garcia, who has been critical of the minneapolis police officer whoyd tweeted this, saying, we are angry as well and we have made this clear. we have allowed peaceful protests but we will not tolerate lawlessness. >>> all right. it is 7:05 right now. we will check in with vianey arana who joins us from home with your microclimate forecast. we saw some showers coming in this morning and it definitely felt humid out there. >> yeah. the temperatures right now are in the 60s, so not necessarily cold, which is why we're getting that muggy feeling, but it will be an interesting day. we're tracking this unusual storm, especially around this time so late in may. right now, again, temperatures in the 60s over san jose. it is mostly cloudy. take a look at the lightening strike. now, we had plenty of activity overnight just off the coast and up through the north bay as well. we have got reports of several thunderstorms in through sacramento as well. reports of small hail. the storm system has what's considered a cold core. that will bring the threat of potential

police chief eddie garcia is going to retire in december. he became chief in 2016 and over the years, he helped rebuild morale and basically the departments force after years of pay and pension cuts. recently, he has dealt with calls for reform and firings of several officers. mayor sam liccardo and johnny thomas says that is not why he is stepping down. >> he has given his heart and soul to this community. there is no one more passionate. he came at a time when we had a department that was really suffering. >> i was trying to convince him to delay because i think this time call for strong leadership. >> the police chief will keep himself busy with some upcoming surgeries on his shoulder. mayor sam liccardo say he talked about retiring for a couple of years. a nationwide search for his replacement now begins. also, this out of san jose say crews are watching for flareups at the scene of a fire in san jose. it was reported just before 6:00 as a grass fire. the flames spread to some nearby homes and one was destroyed and another was damaged. a

one of the defendants listed in the lawsuit is outgoing snoez police chief, eddie garcia. >>> major developments in the efforts to start a black-owned nfl team in oakland. the african-american sports and entertainment group is expected to annoyance a $92.5 million bid for the site. they are bidding to buy the city's interest in the coliseum and start a new nfl franchise. if it's vaeped they hope to have a new stadium built and a team playing within the next five years. >>> tooirn we're getting a look at the plans for google's new campus which could completely transform downtown san jose. it's a mixed-use hub of housing, office space, transportation, retail parks and plazas. plans reveal how seven million square feet of office space could tower above neighborhoods. the plans will face final arrival next spring. >> they're not building a waldorph spaceship that turns its back to the community. they are building this so that it fits into san jose. >> i don't like necessarily more traffic. but i do like the critical mass that it would bring to downtown. >>> millions in the path of hurricane delta ar