you have been representing contra costa county in antioch for a long time.these text messages go back years. have you ever had any inclination that this was going on in antioch? or that it was so prevalent? >> i'm not naive, but i certainly did not expect anything remotely like this. anser: he gave the doj until may 5 to respond. he adds, it will not end there. he requested a meeting with the antioch police chief, stephen ford. >> this type of racism in this profession is a large warning sign to me. it should be to every american. anser: the president of the east east county chapter of the naacp, which includes antioch, and she supports an investigation. >> more eyes and the more things we can see. this is an opportunity to right wrongs that have been around for a long time. anser: she is calling for federal oversight of the antioch police department. east county will join two other chapters of the naacp tuesday for meetings with the d.a. to present their concerns. >> it is one thing to be falsely accused of a crime, a second thing for the legal system to vi

in antioch, anser hassan, abc 7 news. ama: it appears mayor london breed is supposed to funding a new reparations office at city hall, at least for now. the mayor told the board of supervisors yesterday she has no plans at this time to report -- support the request from supervisor walton who is proposing an office that would be in charge of implementing any final recommendations, which are due in june. mayor breed said she will wait for that final report before making decisions this comes as the city is facing a 780 million dollar two-year budget deficit. dan: san mateo county is one step closer to becoming a sanctuary county after the board of supervisors passed an ordinance that prohibits the county from cooperating with i.c.e. without a federal warrant. ama: critics of the legislation designed to bring more equality saying it overlooks public safety. stephanie has the latest. stephanie: an ordinance that is set to bring more equality for asylum-seekers and san mateo >> i double punishment for immigrants. >> when a pers

we reache out antioch pd but did not hear back. the chief told us that th department has already restructured its peripheral division, and that the city would be covered. emotions really exploded at last night's antioch city council meeting about this. there was even a shouting match between the mayo and a man making public comment to wanted the mayor investigate instead of the police. >> it is absolutely wrong! >> the mayor apologized for the moment, for losing his cool, he said. he said that reading the text about him was incredibly personal. shawn chitnis is on the late show with us. thank yo for being here. i know you talked with him this evening an he was clearly upset. what did he have to say tonight? >> reporter: the mayor said it was a good evening. we obviousl have this interesting order of events. certainly people were emotional and frustrated last night, but first you start with this crazy scandal, then you have a heated exchange. a day later, he stands by what he said. >> how else do you handle racism? there are people

where is represents family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with an antioch police. >> there's a lot to be learned from looking back the case, particularly those that have been a finding of unfounded, even found not proven. okay. you may determine that those cases should have been decided differently, but fundamentals mindset in rachel. i'm the decision of the officers. >> we're lamar thorpe says he is also concerned that this behavior was ongoing without being flagged by senior officers at the police department. >> and so that's problematic to me because that then points to a culture that has allowed this to sustain. within the p liepartment. and that means at some point someone has had to report some of these types of activities up the chain and people either looked the other way or were accepting of these types of these types of indicators. >> i reached out to the attorney representing the antioch police officers allegedly involved in the racist text messaging. >> standing by for a reply. kron. 4 news. >> in fremont, all southbound lanes of interstate 80 r

by antioch officers.ere's a new nbc bay area's tom johnson. >> are you joking me? >> for fred stirling, his most recent clash with police happened at an antioch park in september, 2021 at a retirement party for antioch's police chief. >> i could relive it 100 times, it is still fresh in my mind exactly what happened. >> reporter: stirling was there covering a group of citizens protesting the department for legit police abuse when the fight broke out between a female protester on the police supporter. then several officers jumped in to help their supporter. a federal lawsuit, filed earlier today goes into greater detail. police body camera screen grabs provide some of the evidence. >> a small woman who had multiple officers grabbing her by the arm, twisting her arms, and mr. stirling, who is a journalist was filming this. he briefly attempted to physically intervene. one officer then grabbed mr. stirling by the neck, and began taking him to the ground. while four other officers joined him. >> and his lawye

police officers and antioch mayor goes way beyond that. the allegation tha a group of officers was sending text back and forth that were so shocking, the mayor could hardly talk about them. he read some of these text out to us earlier today. some of them had homophobic and racist slurs, many involving the n-word. ther was even talk of violence against the mayor himself. the text date back to september 201 and they date back to january 2022. the mayor tells us that two dozen officers are allegedl involved. the texts came to light during an ongoing fbi probe into the antioch police department regarding allegations of fraud, bribery, drug distribution and civil rights violations related to us of force. as you might imagine, the topic took over the city council meeting. >> there is so much evidence no to suggest that in the city we have a culture of viewing african-americans as less than human. >> it is disgusting, it is vile and we are not going to tolerat this. >> so that meeting got pretty heated at one point. the mayor had a verbal confron

text allegedly sent by some antioch police officers. the debate over it led to an art cry -- to an outcry at the special city council meeting to discuss the text messages. >> i am sick and tired of being attacked by these people in this community, apologizing for the racism that is going on in this community. you're the problem! kristen: joining us live now in the studio is the antioch mayor. thanks for coming in. >> thank you for having me. kristen: i know you apologized right in there afterwards, but what is the regret you feel in terms of what you said? if you feel regret at all. >> i don't regret anything. the apology was for not keeping the meeting on course. the apology was not for what i did, standing up for racism requires no apology. kristen: and no part of what you said would you take back even today, right? >> absolutely not. there are people who had dogs -- who have had dogs used against him and fire hoses used against them. some were spent in their face when they set to segregate lunch counters. it's a privilege to be able

i don't think you can. >> let's touch back on the criminal cases in antioch. could we see an actual reversal in those past convictions and could we see charges dropped in pending cases? >> absolutely. that has happened in other jurisdictions. so it is up to the district attorney along with the public defender's office to look at every single one of these cases to determine what really happened. apparently according to some of these text messages, these officers had no problem falsifying reports, making up things in order to arrest people. that cannot stand. it's going to take some tedious work and perhaps they should bring in someone from the outside to review every single one of these arrests and convictions and then determine how in the criminal system these officers might be held accountable. >> you talked about public trust. of course, these are still allegations. we don't know how this is going to play out. in the meantime, how does a police department rebuild itself and rebuild that trust? >> the key to trust in law enforcement and having trust with the

the legal action aims to place antioch pd under external management. similar to that of the federal oversight at the oakland police department. and first thing you've got to get rid of the officers who were involved in all of this. and that was the left. we have to see if this outcome not. >> well, reverend al sharpton has called for federal oversight so and it's and congressman garamendi both antioch. >> you know, i'm not i'm and expert or lawyer. >> it comes to police, federal police oversight, so i won't even begin to try to guess as to what that would take or what that looks like. what i can tell you that i am the mayor of antioch and i'm utilizing the power that's within my purview. i've called for these internal audits that we can start focusing now, the culture of the police department, the attorney representing a number of the officers named in the tax scandal released a statement that reads in part, quote, we understand the public scrutiny of police officers throughout the nation and acknowledge that revelations up. >> text messaging such as t

people who live in antioch are not going to be quiet about this. protesters marched from the police department to city hall today. >> it reveals the heart and also the soul of what has been going on for a long, long time. >> i wouldn't feel safe calling the police. i feel like if i call them they are going to more so escalate the situation than de-escalate the situation. that's given that they feel this type of way towards a specific group of people. >> these texts came out as part of an ongoing fbi investigation into the antioch police. that started after officers were accused of distributing cocaine and steroids, accepting bribes, using excessive force and civil rights violations. according to the county public defender's office, 45 of the 99 sworn officers are involved in this investigation. 16 of them are in leadership roles. the texting scandal pretty much took up tonight's entire city council meeting. our betty yu was there and spoke to a resident who thinks the department should be disbanded entirely. betty? >> reporter: the antioch special

antioch, one of our warmer spots at 61 today.ting your lookahead temperatures will be a bit warmer tomorrow. skies a little clear. but the real warm up starts towards thursday and friday. that's when we'll be back into the 70's inland and a few of us towards saturday actually reaching up to 80 degrees. rain and low, 80 degrees on saturday. looking forward to that. >> hey, if you're heading into the city right now, 8 minutes mace to that fremont street exit, san mateo bridge a little under 12 minutes, 80 to 101, richmond center fell bridge about 8 minutes and golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 19 minutes. budweiser has a new ad campaign that a lot of people are buying side of the company partner with a transgender influencer but light at last month. you've got a few prominent conservatives calling for a boycott of the beer. here's a look at that. >> this is a story. >> this is the story of the american spirit. >> well, maybe van lines. and this was an attempt by anheuser-busch, the company that makes but light and budweiser to w

antioch's police chief speaking with us about the disturbing allegations that have put dozens of his officers on leave. >> it seems they only brought monkeys . >> how does it feel to read that? >> i would be lying if i said i wasn't frustrated with what i have seen for the next few weeks. >> antioch's police chief reacts to the shocking language used by his colleagues. how he plans to rebuild the department, keep the city safe and earn back people's trust. >> is this department worth saving? >> absolutely. >>> the criminal charges against an oakland homicide detective, putting dozens of his cases in jeopardy. >>> the warm-up was noticeable today but i am tracking even warmer temperatures in the forecast. >>> the latest battleground for one of the more unusual protests at uc berkeley. the passionate fight to save a rare library on the chopping block. >>> when they want to find the money for something, they find it. we are saying this is worth prioritizing. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> it is an interview you will only see on cbs news bay area. the police chi

which goes back to the very essence of what it is that the people of antioch are willing to accept. if we tolerate racial animus and bigotry, at least displayed in the discretion of those very officers who are asked to enforce law within the city of antioch. what is ultimate conclusion as to whether or not it will jeopardize the very investigations that they're connected to the u.s. company mising their commitment to the people of anti a public defender. ellen mcdonald says until a decision is reached about this missing cases. >> no more should be filed. we need there to be a season filing for any cases coming from the antioch police department, district attorney diana becton released a statement that reads in part, quote, the contra costa district attorney's office is working to identi y cases that are potentially compromised by the text messages. what we've identified those cases and in the overlapping conflicts, we will initiate a detailed review process for potential dismissal, re-sentencing or the preservation of convictions. has it made you kron? 4 news? >> a number of sidesho

now, the antioch city council is meeting tonight at seven. the texting scandal is not on the agenda, but will likely come up during public comment reporting live on abc seven news. all right, sir, thank you so much. and if you are looking for an ally, go to abc seven news. take action. we've put together a list of local resources on various topics ranging from dealing with abuse to standing up for your rights right now to developing news. the stabbing death of cash app founder bob lee. we've still yet to hear a plea from the man accused of killing him. abc seven news was in the courtroom today, but the arraignment for suspect nima, many did not happen as expected. do my job effectively. i need the police reports. it's like that's why i said that sort of thing. like it's not rocket science. if the police are going to make an arrest, they are duty bound to make these materials available to defense counsel. we have provided discovery on a rolling basis, as we do in every case. a new arraignment date has been set for a week from today. san franci

near 60 in antioch. 57 in nevada.insula. low 60's for the coastline. downtown 60 degree. the north bay 80's. 78 in napa. 73 in oakland, 76 in fremont. upper 70's to lower 80's. 83 in brentwood. tonight we see patchy fog developing along theupper 40's'g into saturday. future tracker temperatures on saturday, similar. warmer spots in the 80's. gypsies and 70's along the bay shoreline. -- 60's and 70's along the bay shoreline. warmer weather for the weekend. temperatures staying above average for the rest of the week. reggie: welcome to the canyon. the first look at a new residential development that will change the landscape near the mission bay neighborhood. kumasi: and for the first time local restaurants will have to pay in order to keep the parking operation. reggie: barch just sent a pandemic ridership record. like, "what is your glucose?" and "can you have more carbs?" before you decide... with the freestyle libre 2 system know your glucose level and where it's headed. no fingersticks needed. manage your diabetes

now say they want all charges involving the antioch police department to be dismissed. thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5 o'clock. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis kron four's haaziq mod-yoon has the story. >> a second batch of explicit text messages exchanged between antioch police officer is was released monday by the contra costa district attorney's office. these 14 pages contain alleged texts sent between 10 officers talking about suspects in a murder case in contra costa county. the graphic nature of ahe text and images limits what can be show. here's an exchange from march 20th 2021 officer rumble. text. i hate these idiots officer adams replies, but cops or the n words regarding the hospitalization of one of the suspects. officer marco text. the nurse smiling when he was making noises in pain and she started laughing. officer rumble replied lma. oh, what a b word later that day officer run both said yeah, 40 deployment, 40 meaning a less than lethal project that was used and derogatory word for a member of the lgbtq community. got his explet

can trust or rely upon the antioch police department. in addition to seeking damages for the 5 plaintiffs named in the suit, the legal action aims to place antioch pd under external management. similar to that of the federal oversight at the oakland police department. but the only thing that we can assure is the status quo cannot maintain itself not cannot. and we have to identify. >> what changes we can do at first, then you've got to get rid of the officers who were involved in all of this. >> and the ones that left, we have to see if this out people are not the attorney representing a number of the officers named in the tax scandal released a statement that reads in part, quote, we understand the public scrutiny of police officers throughout the nation and acknowledge that revelations up. >> text messaging such as that reported in this case can provoke emotional and even sometimes hateful responses. nevertheless, police officers, even when accused of potential misconduct should be afforded basic and fundamental rights of due process,

i apologize to the antioch community for the hurt caused by this hateful speech. a promise to hold accountable. the officers expressing racist or bigoted beliefs, bias and sensitivity and those boasting about harming members of the community. well, switching gears because newark police are investigating a carjacking that ended with one of those suspects dead. that happening around 3.20 thursday afternoon in the area of maui avenue and cedar boulevard. police say during the encounter with 2 suspects, officers ended up firing their weapons. one suspect died in the other was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. no officers involved were injured. well, in developing news, california's senior senator dianne feinstein facing calls from some in her own party to resign. she served in the usa for more than 3 decades. but recently he's been expressing health issues. it has been absent from key committees. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports on the different reactions from some bay area. members of congress. >> but long story short, feinstein i

>> reporter: the antioch and derogatory text messages. they called for action. >> close down the antioch police department! closedown all the offices! >> reporter: the special council meeting was fiery. >> i will be back! >> reporter: mayor lamar thorpe had to issue warnings to people who shouted or spoke out of turn. >> i would like department of justice standards. >> reporter: long time antioch resident spoke before the council and join the protest before the meeting she is said hearing other people share traumatic stories involving antioch police reminded her of her first encounter. >> it brought me back to being a young brown 12-year-old. i was going through a trail, it was after school and we were heading to a basketball game. a police officer came up and pointed his gun at me and asked me, looking back it was scary! >> reporter: she said the officer asked her about the fight she had nothing to do with. as far as the newly released racist and hateful text messages -- is embarrassing and disgusting how emboldened and fearless and -- >

a you can imagine, all of that ha caused serious problems in antioch. some residents are telling us they feel betrayed. now all eyes are on chief stephen ford. he has been on th job for only a year and plenty of people wonder how he plans t handle this. he sat down for a interview with our katie nielsen. >> chief stephen ford, a cop fo more than three decades, came t antioch with faith in the polic brotherhood. a foundation built on trust and loyalty. >> did you feel betrayed? >> for sure. i would be lying i i said that i want you know, that i wasn't disappointed when i came to find out some of this because you know, some, if not all, women that i relied on and that i had, you know, needed. >> reporter: page after page of text messages discovered by the fbi in a separate drug investigation implicated dozens of fellow officers over the spa of two years. the texts were violent, racist and to chief ford, unforgivable. >> do you mind reading a couple of these for me? >> we managed to set up a perimeter and he got his a warped in the backyard. i field goal k

actually 2 members of the antioch police union who are senior members of the union who are on. we're on who were listed as part of the names is up to 17 that the judge read out loud. i reached out to the attorney representing the antioch police officers involved in the race is text messaging. i'm standing by for a reply. i think that you on for news. >> all right. time for another for a look at the forecast. our first look of the show and another day as we're looking up towards the golden gate bridge, you can't really tell. but the winds are putting around are they weren't? yeah. kicking up around the bay area today. we did have that cold front moved through a little damp this morning with a little drizzle around the bay area early on. but then that cold front came through really kind of scour doubt that marine layer. and here we sit now lots of sunshine out there all the way into san jose. you're looking good, sunny and bright this afternoon and well, it's going to stay that way into the evening hours, area really mostly cleared y out, looking out toward the golden gate bridge

upper 0s in the inland hills from antioch to napa for that matter. cooler on the coast with an onshore flow of around 15 to 20 miles per hour sweeping in from the north the winds will be consistent. into the noon hour and into thi afternoon, around 3:00, wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour along the coast. lighter conditions off in the inland areas. those winds will whip up the tree pollen we have been concerned about the past couple of days. the top allergens, mulberry, oak and ash, medium t high quality for the forecast. be careful. i have been warned and stressing because i ran out of claritin last night. into this afternoon for our friends in redwood city, a beautiful da to get out and get fresh air. beautiful forecast for the dogs to get out also and come with you. concrete won't be too hot. paws won't be burning. this is shawn picket with his pups out there with the lush green hills in the background. it has been gorgeous. after 17 atmospheric rivers swept through the area that gave us plenty of showers, we are well above average for this season

una situaciÓn que preocupa a la alcaldesa interina del antioch que dice que los involucrados ponen enargos de liderazgo, al menos 16 de los 45 oficiales son detectives, sargentos y tenientes, pidiÓ a la fiscal que se dentro de fui que al personal involucrado en mensajes de textos. mcdonald asegura que mensajes fueron descubierto mientras investigan otros actos contra la moral por parte de miembros de la policÍa de antioch. actual el el fbi investiga al departamento de policÍa de antioch por delitos como crÍmenes de baja moral, hace par de dÍas el alcalde de antioch dijo que es hora del actuar contra esto. >>> somos la ciudad mÁs diversa del valle del Área de la bahÍa y para tener policÍas que son racistas en nuestro departamento no hay campo. el abogado de la ciudad y jefe de la policÍa aseguraron que lanzaran una auditorÍa para investigar a los oficiales asociados a los mensajes de texto. >>> esta ciudad es ciudad latina, afroamericana, asiÁtica, tambiÉn es blanca, esta ciudad es para todos. >>> sandra cervantes noticiero telemundo 48. >>> hoy se presentaron en corte alameda cristina

antioch. you're either with racist or you're not. antioch. mayor lamar thorpe wants the city council to have the police department's internal affairs did you want to audit? let's get an audit of your text messages. some in attendance during tuesday night's council meeting took issue tempers flared between this man and thor during the public comment portion dog whistle racism. >> i apologize for we want to go so i just want clarify what happened there. well, let's start with >> clarify, i ask anybody to step outside. said let's step outside and i responded with we want to step outside. i saw was responding to him. >> however, despite major concern about the text messages by officers in the police department, some of those same officers are also the subject of an fbi probe and the tension surrounding the subject race in antioch. we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has and has gone through a lot. i think it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for new

>> reporter: anger and frustration in antioch tonight. >> no. antioch is the best place to be.oday i don't feel the same way. >> we have to understand this is more than just investigating a few bad apples. now we have to look at the entire tree. >> reporter: all of this because the fbi discovered text messages between antioch police officers, some racist, others homophobic and violent. one exchanged had the phrases, so many black people. they all look the same. and i feel i'm at the zoo. another talked of kicking suspects in the head to which one replies, glad you're having fun, babe. this woman said she plans to sue. >> the community demands those officers are fired and never, ever able to become police officers ever again. >> reporter: the number. officers allegedly involved has grown from 17 last week to 45 now. >> 16 of them are in leadership roles. there is an internal affairs officer that is part of text team showing once again the police cannot police the police. >> reporter: tonight the council approved an audit of the pd's internal affair offices, its hiring procedures

line in the antioch as direction.ack to normal. so again, they are resuming regular service on the antioch line, ok, no more delays. there. the bay bridge about a 10 minute ride into the city this morning. still pretty quick and fast for us. there. our san mateo bridge around 13, 80 to 101. that means on the peninsula side and along 8.80, things are moving pretty well. 33 min run at 1, 0, 1, 85 up to menlo park. if you're going to be taken that today showdown in milpitas about 24 minutes. and another accident was tracking earlier crockett down towards the maze. about 25 minutes. how a 4.21. minutes. antioch in to conquer this one here in seminole. they just cleared that off of the highway. now, again, this is on the eastbound side. thankfully that's open. so hopefully those residual delays are seen on the map. there are going to go down as the morning goes on our james. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 5.48 and governor gavin newsom and state leaders are doubling down now on their vow to protect access to wo

where is represents the family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with an antioch police. >> there's a lot to be learned from looking back the case, particularly those that have been a finding of unfounded, even some way and found not proven. okay. you may determine that those cases should have been decided differently, but fundamentals mindset in rachel. i'm the decision of the options. >> lamar thorpe says he is also concerned that this behavior was ongoing without being flagged by senior officers at the police department's. actually 2 members of the antioch police union who are senior members of the union who are on. we're on who were listed as part of the names of the 17 that the judge read out loud. i reached out to the attorney representing the antioch police officers involved in the race is text messaging. i'm standing by for a reply. has it made kron 4 news? >> meanwhile, in the south bay portions of the san jose police officers associations website is now blocked from public access. this as the peel is former executive director faces charges and an interna

>>> a city council meeting erupts in antioch with even the mayor shouting down a speaker. the aftermath of alleged racist texts sent by cops revealed in a new report. what the city's police chief had to say. >>> just because you don't like something, that doesn't mean it's okay for you to yell. it's irresponsible and immature. >> a similar scene in oakland as landlords say the eviction moratorium is bleeding them dry. the changes they're demanding to a plan to end those protections. >>> and new details about the man we caught on camera taken into custody for a series of sex assaults in the bay area. ose stories in a moment, butl first an earthquake just north of the bay area. >> take a look att is, we've got a map for you. the usgs says it measured 4.4. this is in cobb, not thatar from clear lake. this isn area with a lot of geothermal activity. this is not your traditional earthquake on a fault line, mor because of geothermal activity. uth lake county firet the protection distr he says, yes, it was felt f about seven seconnd some of the firefighters didn't even wake up as

we have an accident there and then westbound for at summersville road in antioch.d side eastbound side impacted by that accident up there. if you're traveling into the city right now about 25 minutes mace to that fremont street exit, our san mateo bridge. you've been tracking a disabled vehicle. we just got that cleared right near the high rise went up to past. 35 minutes now we're back down to 24 will probably stay there for the next hour and then continue go down. if nothing else pops up. 57 minutes along 1, 0, one. 85 in menlo park. so you really start to get busy there. a lot of red and orange across the map, 80 down in the piece to 37 about 50 minutes heading up 8.80, right now. want to take you around. 25 minutes for hayward and oakland and you're seeing just subtle delays along 5.80, krakow towards mayes. 35 minutes and traffic building just to the toll plaza along the richmond, sandra fell bridge darya. james, back to you. thanks. a lot of 07:40am, this morning. china is pushing back against claims that it's running secret police stations in the united stat

that's par 45 antioch police officers. council members say 45 officers is nearly half of the antioch police department. 16 of them are in leadership roles. there's an internal affairs officer. that's part of these text chains. >> showing once again, the police cannot police the police. >> i'm hoping and you know this, mike, naive on my part that that number doesn't get any bigger. wilson says the council will be working with the police chief determine what to do with all the officers involved right now. at least a quarter of the department has been placed on leave. meanwhile, reverend al sharpton is asking the department of justice to investigate the antioch police department. >> and provide security to mayor lamar thorpe who was allegedly threatened in some of the tax. the mayor's contact information has been removed from the city website. it's scary. it's scary for anyone regardless of race or gender or social >> background wilson says the audit will be formally approved at a future meeting. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >>

the two victims left and another 20 year old woman were wounded today in antioch. the east county chapter of the naacp held a special meeting with contra costa county district attorney. this comes in the wake of the antioch police department texting scandal, which has rocked the department. abc seven news reporter hasan has been following the story very closely. he joins us live with the latest. sir dan, good evening. members met with the da for about an hour. they say they now have a better understanding of the process. they say they were assured that they'll be transparency throughout this investigation and that this investigation could last a few years. members of the east county naacp say they want accountability and they're thankful that elected officials are listening. it was a big deal. we are very grateful for her to step up and try to respond to us and the community. dr. kimberly patton is vice president of the east county chapter, which includes antioch . they held a meeting with contra costa county district attorney dana beckton to discuss the texting sc

among them, the president of the antioch police union. >> i understand the text messages are going toisturbing, very sensitive, and very racially loaded as well as containing homophobic slurs. >> reporter: mcdonald says she's requested a list of all cases, past and present, that may have been investigated by the officers. >> this could certainly impact thousands and thousands of cases from the antioch police department, again, going back over the years during which these individuals have been on the police force. >> the only thing i ask everybody to do is not to jump to conclusions that anything is true and that all of it's true or that none of it's true. how do we know? how do we know until we see things? >> reporter: the attorney representing the officers has not yet seen the text messages. he's asking the public to stay neutral until the content and context are revealed, pointing out sometimes officers say or repeat things they don't mean during stressful situations. >> it should be a thorough, fair investigation that everybody has faith and trust in. if the officers committed misc

that's par 45 antioch police officers. council members say 45 officers is nearly half of the antioch police department. 16 of them are in leadership roles. here's an internal affairs officer. that's part of these text chains. >> showing once again, the police cannot police the police. >> i'm hoping and you know this, mike, naive on my part of that number doesn't get any bigger. wilson says the council will be working with the police chief determine what to do with all the officers involved right now. at least a quarter of the department has been placed on leave. meanwhile, reverend al sharpton is asking the department of justice to investigate the antioch police department. >> and provide security to mayor lamar thorpe who was allegedly threatened in some of the tax. the mayor's contact information has been removed from the city website. it's scary. it's scary for anyone regardless of race or gender or social >> background wilson says the audit will be formally approved at a future meeting. amanda hari kron. 4 news still t

we know those of you in antioch will not let this go . in fact protesters marching from the police department to city hall demanding an emergency meeting. and one resident thinks the entire department needs to be disbanded. >> reporter: the antioch city council meeting was emotional. packed by people from the county about the racist text message s that they call an infraction . >> close down all the offices . >> reporter: the special council meeting was fiery. >> we will be back. >> reporter: the mayor had to issue warnings to people who shouted or spoke out of turn . >> i would like department of justice standards. >> reporter: army veteran patricia spoke before the council and joined the protest before the meeting . she said hearing other people share traumatic stories involving the antioch police reminded her of her first encounter. >> it brought me back to being a young brown 12-year-old . i was going through a trail after school . we were ed a it and looking back , yeah, it was kind of scary . >> reporter: the officer asked about a f

plus -- >>> go down the antioch police department. close down all the offices. >> if that sounds like anger, you are exactly right. folks frustrated and antioch over that police texting scandal. lot of people brokennering what's next for the department as we learn just how widespread the racist and homophobic texts were. in fact the number of officers may surprise so many people this morning. >> yeah exactly. >>> plus the dubs are already in a 2-0 series hole and just got even more bad news. the nba's punishment for draymond green after the actions in game two plus g, maybe his history of actions, we're going to break that down in a little bit. >> let's hope the warriors get back on track with that. >>> also taking a look at the roadways. bay bridge toll plaza, already starting to back up right now. and we'll have a look at that plus the rest of your freeways coming up. >>> but first, taking a live look outside on this beautiful wednesday morning. a lot of you are telling us it's a little bit chilly out there to start the day. let's g

>> crime is a concern in antioch, and it has only been heightened now that eight more police officers are off the streets. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. ama: i'm ama daetz. now refusing to confirm reports on those eight officers. it is true it adds to a severe staffing shortage at the department. dan: it really does. in january, the department had 21 officers on paid administrative or medical leave. we happen unable to confirm how many are serving the city. anser hassan looks at the impact this is having on those that live and work in antioch. >> about 6, 7 minutes into it, no police had showed up, so i called. rmne giln february, aur someone was breaking into his restaurant. >> the guys were in the restaurant. he was like i'm sorry, i don't have anybody to come to the restaurant. anser: he decided to go to the restaurant himself. when he got there, the suspect was gone. he says police showed up four hours later. >> we are the backbone of the community, small businesses, and for it to be four hours, someone actively injured when i was at the -- on the phone t

reggie: involving antioch police getting national attention.masi: as the a's make plans for vegas, what are the plans for the coliseum? the task now falling to oakland city leaders. reggie: those blue checkmarks are disappearing from twitter, unless of course you pay up. kumasi: or unless you are lebron james. drew: i think stephen king had that too. i think elon paid for it. because he also came out and said i'm not paying for it. i should have been more vocal about not paying for it. reggie: it helps to have friends in high places. kumasi: good morning and happy friday. reggie: just to be clear, all three of us are now unverified. drew: just as lovely as ever. still us. reggie: still the same. drew: one last check. it is gorgeous out there this morning. it is warmer this morning compared to this time yesterday. double digits in the north bay, anywhere from five to 13 degrees warmer. just a light jacket for most of us, upper 50's in antioch right now. 50 right now in hayward. what a lovely picture from the exploratorium camera. sunshine again,

. >> reporter: ryan, this resident i spoke with moved to antioch in 2002. she says when her boys were teenagers, they were racially profiled by police and that today with all the text messages that she's seeing, it is confirming some of her greatest fears. >> some things in life you want to be wrong. you don't want to be right about them. >> reporter: gigi crowder said the racist text messages confirmed what she already thought. at times antioch police officers were treating black and brown residents different than her white neighbors. >> sometimes you just need the validation and as hard as it was to read the text messages, i read them because now you have it and proof in black and white that it was taking place. >> reporter: the racist text messages came to light as part of an fbi investigation into the antioch and pittsburg police departments alleging officers were distributing cocaine and steroids, accepting bribes, intentionally using excessive force and violating people's civil rights. investigators say some of the officers were part of a text messagi

antioch community members took to the streets to rally and protest. they're reacting to the release of text message exchanges. >> among antioch police officers about people they were investigating. police chief steve ford described the tax as racially abhorrent. we will not people in public service who are racist or sexist where homophobic. it's just what happened here in our city. it will happen anymore because it's been part of our has a cordon was one of the organizers of the protest in raleigh. he says the people of antioch have to let elected leaders, no such behavior is not acceptable. and they're looking for action. i think it's really just one word accountability. i think that's one of the biggest things that folks have always asked for. >> is accountability. you know what i'm saying when they break the law, they need to be accountable. community members also packed tuesday's special meeting with some demanding specific action. yes, i do support a full investigation, but in addition to the full investigation. >> the community demands that thos

. >>> more fallout in the racist text messaging scandal in antioch. nearly half its police department is implicated in that case. now some of the targets of those texts are taking legal action. nbc bay area's pete suratos is tracking this new development. >> these officers need to be removed from antioch police department. criminal. i need justice for my son. >> reporter: sherrill cobb speaking on behalf of her son, trent allen, one of five plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the city of antioch for what's described as malicious treatment against antioch police. he was arrested for murder but the case is taking a turn after these shocking racist text messages between officers during his arrest, including pictures of allan recovering in the hospital with officer eric arumbo saying, "ticked his head." the site calling for a federal monitor to oversee the department. >> knowing what i know now, this community probably should have been more afraid of the police than gangsters and criminals in their communities. >> reporter: anioch mayor pro tem walker reacted

today is the chief's one year anniversary on the job in antioch. why you? this doesn't have to be your battle. you can walk away. >> well, you're correct. i can walk away as mentioned before. it's known this all took place before i got here. i could walk i'm mmitted to the ose to stay. ori'committed to the profession. what's happening here right now and me being here right now at this moment and how that's intersected at this point in time, this is all suppose to be happening right now. i'm suppose to be here right now in this moment. and so i embrace it. >> reporter: now i also had a chance to talk with the mayor right before tonight's city council meeting, which just got underway. you just heard from chief ford saying he felt very confident of his ability to reform this police department. but we wanted to ask the mayor if he felt the same way. >> all right, we're going to go to that interview, katie. but i'm curious though, when you were talking to the chief, did he give you a sense of how the community is receiving him right now? and also does he have th

which goes back to the very essence of what it is that the people of antioch are willing to accept.n of those very officers who are asked to enforce law within the city of antioch. what is ultimate conclusion as to whether or not it will jeopardize the very investigations that they're connected to the u.s. company mising their commitment to the people of anti a public defender. ellen mcdonald says until a decision is reached about this missing cases. >> no more should be filed. we need there to be a filing for any cases coming from the antioch police department, district attorney diana becton text messages. what we've identified those cases and in the overlapping conflicts, we will initiate a detailed review process for potential dismissal, re-sentencing or the preservation of convictions. has it made you kron? 4 news? >> well, in the south bay, santa clara city council member made his first court appearance on charges that he leaked the grand jury report concerning the forty-niners and their political influence with local officials. anthony becker was indicted friday by a grand jur

in the east bay, antioch, police now facing another misconduct complaints. a couple says that police officers used excessive force and racial profiling. >> when they were arrested back on a well in 2022. with crawford's amanda hari speaking to them with video of the arrest. we do have to warn you the video might be difficult for some to watch. >> a dramatic cell phone video shows antioch police detaining won the on february 25th 2022. the says he and his fiancee, rebecca rodriguez were waiting for an uber outside the friend's home in antioch. police drove by and asked if they were ok, the couple told police yes, but officers want to talk to the the says he declined, but officers insisted and tried to separate him from his fiancee told him like, you know, i'm just going to go ahead and walk away because this is, you know, talk your guy. you're not you're mad. >> and this is just kind of turned into something that a lot away. that's when the couple says things escalated. what i want to lot by just light and slammed on the ground on the ground. >> just can't. k

antioch. you're either with racist or you're not. antioch. mayor lamar thorpe wants the city council to have the police department's internal affairs did you want to audit? let's get an audit of your text messages. some in attendance during tuesday night's council meeting took issue tempers flared between this man and thor during the public comment portion dog whistle racism. >> i apologize for we want to go so i just want clarify what happened there. well, let's start with >> clarify, i ask anybody to step outside. he said let's step outside and i responded with we want to step outside. was responding to him. >> however, despite major concern about the text messages by officers in the police department, some of those same officers are also the subject of an fbi probe and the tension surrounding the subject of race in antioch. we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has and has gone through a lot. i think it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for new

antioch, mayor response to the allegations which stem from his city's police department. plus san jose's police officers association has put sections of its website on private that says a former executive is investigated for trafficking fentanyl and it is not just april showers, the rain from all of this year's setting, california for quite the spectacle within the bay area. yo >> now at 8.30, thousands of past and current criminal cases could be affected by text messages sent by antioch police officer contra costa superior court judge says the alleged tax from officers who are under investigation by the fbi show hostility toward minorities. and mayor tells kron 4 says the money on these allegations are alarming. racial animus towards minorities. that is how it contra costa superior court judge characterized as text messages between members of the antioch police department who are currently defendants in an fbi police misconduct case. antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial us.