>>night and day katherine today's peaceful protests taking place at civic park. >>it's actually on the move right there's not a lot of people here at the park there i'm mostly just cleaning up here. but there were thousands of people here at civic park and they are moving to the streets right now. police have been telling people to avoid the area of downtown walnut creek and also use caution in the area of civic drive and california because people are moving through that area right now with signs they're demanding and calling for justice in the death of george floyd and other racial injustices that have across the country on that thousands of people that have been out here today as i mentioned have been peaceful there have been speakers, dave van den supportive, there's been a lot of positivity today. the group also coming up an admonishing anything that happened last night which seemed to be pretty much just targeted crime people going downtown and the shopping center broadway plaza, just to steal things not in any representation of what people here today are try

it was peaceful at civic park this afternoon kron four's dan thorn joins us live from walnut creek. dan what is the the latest from your vantage point. >>well catherine right now we're we are on north right next to civic park where the protest was taking place earlier. those protesters have taken to the streets but currently right now there is a sit in that is taking place right there's a line of police vehicles that have been our line of police officers and vehicles that have been blocking off. the downtown walnut creek area of they've been trying avoid protesters going through the downtown area they've closed off and as of just a couple of minutes ago we're now at a curfew here in walnut creek that started at around 6 o'clock tonight. thousands of people were here earlier they as you've mentioned as you were tossing to this report have made their way some of them have made their way onto the freeway chp now working to disperse those people off of the freeway to allow traffic to continue on for those that were here heading up north main street towards the those people have sort of

demonstrators have organized a rally at nearby civic park in walnut creek tomorrow. and they are not taking any chances, boarding up stores to be safe. a longtime resident said he stopped by to help.>> we have to board everything up and beautiful downtown walnut creek in case certain outsiders get out of hand. i spoke with the police and they said they are ready for this. i certainly hope they are.>> glenn says what happened to george floyd in minneapolis is "an absolute tragedy. but destroying property and looting is not a cure for police violence." target is temporarily closing stores and adjusting hours at other stores due to the recent looting and violent protests. the closures of at least 18 target stores in the bay area including stores in oakland, walnut creek, san francisco and san jose. the company is based in minneapolis and that is where george floyd died. rkers and customers. several bay area target stores have been heavily damaged and looted over the past couple of nights including the store in downtown oakland. >>> in san francisco mayor london bree tal

this is near civic park. same area where we saw the protesters essentially overshadow last night, the widespread haven'tly. a widespread vandalism and looting here. today, business owners were busy. we have seen this around the bay area, around the country, cleaning up and boarding up window, in preparation for what could be more potential problems. >> i understand the anger that they have, i don't think that the solution is to come and do this. it's really not the solution. >> reporter: many downtown streets and businesses were closed today. the curfew in walnut creek, as we told you a few minutes ago, it begins in less than an hour from now, at 6:00 p.m., and it is expected to stay that way, throughout the week. now, president obama making his voice heard today in an essay, he writes this. the waves of protest represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices. the overwhelming majority of participants have been courageous, responsible, and inspiring. they

she said there was a prior to a peaceful protest at civic park and then all the sudden a different group showed up. and came straight to broadway plaza. there's about a 100 people or so and they just came in and started looting others a 100 calls for service to police in the afternoon hours heading into the night and that's what you see here the damage here at stores like macy's and even a what's those pretzels kiosk had 2 broken window, someone stole the entire cash register, whether or not there's money inside we do not know the whole door risk on old navy was hit victoria's secret was hit it comes to clothing racks completely empty. i talked with a long time walnut creek resident who was here during the looting chaos. he says he's disappointed. >>i said i've lived here for 40 years on on property here to see it go downhill like i wish the police took a stronger presence. i mean i saw girls walking out yesterday with arms full of close tabs on him by the police. don't get arrested no one gets zip tied. you know that just gives an incentive to come back. >>the police however did make a

nbc bay area's thom jensen live at civic center park where a new orleans-type funeral procession ended a couple hours ago. >> reporter: the speakers just stopped speaking. this went on for quite a while here at civic center park. them all saying that they need systemic changes. they were calling for the abolishment of police. the one message we heard over and over and we continue to hear -- black lives matter. funeral procession on the streets of berkeley. thousands of people in a symbolic walk with community leaders that started at malcolm x elementary school. >> there's an incredible amount of people here who want change, and so why not fight for it? >> reporter: a march down martin luther king jr. way in honor of george floyd. carrying a casket, a call to bury racism forever. >> today we say no more. the killing of george floyd has unleashed the intensity of righteous anger. >> reporter: hundreds of people also packed into civic center park earlier in the afternoon, where speakers vowed to continue protesting. >> we need policies in place that hold police accountable for their actio

all right as you may or may not know their wares is a protests and yes today at ces new clock civic park. and i think everybody has really nervous about what's going to happen. we're hoping free that it is going to be what what should a peaceful protest but everybody's nervous. >>i understandably so mayor, especially after what happened last night. what can you tell us plans by police and the city to try and ensure that that demonstration this afternoon remains peaceful. >>well there specific yet and we're having this is a city staff was having their meeting and a very short amount of time we're going to have an emergency council meeting at 1130 this morning to talk about what has happened and what we need to do to go forward to ensure people's constitutional rights but also to protect our city. so and our police did an extraordinary job off we had mutual assistance from other cities i am sure there are standing and waiting and to the bear to make sure at this rate and if it's the organizers decide to continue with the protests. in light of their disaster that happened last night i'm sur

a live look at civic park in walnut creek. big difference between yesterday at this time and today. first, the police presence. there are hundreds of officers here in town, not just from walnut creek, but contra costa sheriffs, martinez, all of them here today trying to show this unified force to these folks. but at this point, a very peaceful protest. very different from yesterday, when it appeared, it was pretty much all about looting. kristen, larry? >> all right. laura, thank you so much. let's hope it stays that way. this afternoon, governor newsom spoke about the protest and the looting. >> for those of you out there protesting, i want you to know you matter. and i want you to know i care. we care. and i don't want to just demonstrate that rhetorically. i want you to know that i have a unique responsibility to prove that to you. not just to serve. you've lost patience, so have i. you are right to feel wronged. you are right to feel the way you are feeling. and we collectively, society has a responsibility to you to be be

the scene at civic park. people gathering peacefully there. revoked the curfew, walnut curfew is in effect. from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. and that will run until june 8. with that we say good evening. >> thank you so much for joining us. there's a will the going on this evening. >> we have seen the video on social media. now there's new body cam video that is just been released to the i team. showing the perspective of an unarmed black man handcuffed as he was doing his daily exercise. the police chief requesting an outside investigation into the officers actions. in an exclusive interview the reporter spoke to the man pinned down by police. and joins us now. >> we have just received a video in the body camera. who handcuffed a black man as he exercised outside his home. police tell us they received a call about him dancing. here's a little clip of the video. >> you're dancing in the street. > yes. >> stop. go to the ground. >> face down on the street. to cuff him. they say he was resisting. i spoke and he says he was confused. stunned about

the event that was supposed to be scheduled for monday afternoon at civic park. but today there was a protest. only lasted about an hour. it was peaceful. so it's unclear as to exactly what's going to happen as we head into tomorrow. >>dan thanks very much. of course we'll keep an eye on things and see how they progress through the night and torn live in walnut creek. >>meantime a tally by the associated press shows at least 4100 people across the nation had been arrested over days of protests since the killing of george floyd nearly 40 cities across 26 states have announced curfews tonight some 5,000 national guard members have been activated in 15 states and in the nation's capital washington dc, another 2000 are prepared to activate if they are needed officials hope that setting these curfews will help to calm things down kron four's noelle bellow joins us now with more on how the bay area stands on all this noel. well if you live in san francisco you likely received that emergency alert that came over our phones about 3 hours ago. >>we just got another text r

this morning, it's a little dark out here but behind me are those barricades parts of the area at civic park where they're making sure crowds contained there was a over a 1000 thousands of people here and they were all peacefully protesting for the most part all looking for justice for george floyd but things change later it looks like is it's the the fact that the curfew had changed their some vandalism in the city but not as much a sunday night in the video you can see just how packed it got at civic park people held signs and chanted for justice for george floyd but then things went south later in the afternoon the ca change from 6 to 8 o'clock it was announced on air from 8 o'clock to 6 o'clock so has changed by 2 hours and it was announced on twitter at 02:33pm and the protests started around 3, so some are aware of the change people became angry and refused to leave. the police say a group of protesters marched on the highway 6 ad take a look at that. the noise from that. you hear a big boom right there blocked all lanes of northbound traffic vandalizing some cars chp officers responde

sh nfntation betwmeof these otesis wspli oup thoke of about 1000 people gathering inside central civic park. they marched around 5:00. at some point they made their way onto the freeway. we know there are flash bangs deployed by the california highway patrol as well as walnut creek police. we have seen officers from orinda and pittsburgh out here this afternoon. we also know that rubber bullets and tear gas were deployed on these protesters to get them off of the freeway. at this point the freeway is clear but they were on at some point. part of the problem here may have been walnut creek changed its curfew time. it had been 8:00 and it suddenly became 6:00. at 6:00 when they were on the freeway they were suddenly in violation of that curfew that is likely when the engagement started. we do not have a ilat this time as soon aswe learn more we ve above way interstate 680, kpix 5. >> the question is where do they go. thank you ondrea .>>> the clock is ticking towards a brand-new curfew in oakland and it is set to take effect in less than an hour. our katie nielsen is live with hundreds of pro

protesters from and then th attention downtown, and at one point a crowd of nearly 1,000 marched around civic park. we heard from in first-time protesters who urged others to remain peaceful. >> i told the protesters, we don't want to be afraid of the police. we want to be in front of the general public. the police have seen this. they are going to protect the city. we don't want to damage the city. let's be in front of people. >> many parts of of the city are still cleaning up from looting and vandalism. police asked some of the shops to remain closed as a precaution. >>> this morning the medical examiner and an independent autopsy ruled floyd's death a homicide, but they differ on what caused it. the county says floydied from a heart attack while being restrained with fentanyl and meth in his system. a private autopsy said it was from asphyxiation. the officer who has had miss his knee on floyd's neck has been fired and charged. the other three officers have not been charged. >>> 2,000 people rallied outside of the minnesota mansion calling for the arrest of the officers. police say the crowds h

once again, civic park on walnut street played host to more than 1000 people angry about police brutality in america. >> it's be on time to make a change. >> reporter: there was a similar protest on monday that's evolved into a confrontation where tear gas was the play between the small group of protesters and gathered law enforcement following a march near interstate 680. today, there were no bearcats in the streets, just officers stationed on the upper deck above bank parking garage and a drone in the air. the group was there to protest the death of george floyd anheif police. >> the way that i feel hurt, i can't even imagine the way that these families feel, the fact that their mothers and their fathers are not coming home to them, their brothers and their sisters, you know what i mean? it's unspeakable, you know? >> reporter: he just moved to walnut creek in the past year and says even in the sleepy suburb, attitudes around race need to change. >> it looks like every time i ride the bike, i get looks and different people every day, all day, so i'm trying to make a change. >> reporter:

. >> just around the corner of civic park, walnut court pd staged in case of trouble as businesses downtown shutdown and boarded up. ahmad hassan says he wants these young people chge hearts and minds. >> this is not about giving all this attention to the police. the police are over here and they've got battle armor and military support and all that. i told protesters, we do not want to be in front of the police. we want to be in front of the general public. the police have already seen this. they are here to protect the city and we are not here to damage the city. let's be out in front of people. >> reporter: things have remained very peaceful here in downtown walnut creek today. of course there is a curfew here in walnut creek starting at 8:00. anyone who is not an essential person going to and from work must be at home. live in walnut creek tonight, kpix 5.>>> after a weekend of vandalism, car dealers across walnut creek not taking any chances. some are moving cars off of their lots for this past weekend leaders ransacked high- end shops and highway plaza in broad daylight and rated a la

>>most demonstrations have been working to be peaceful like this one sunday afternoon near civic park. i don't believe that the people who step seriously studying care about these issues are coming here to cause destruction they're coming here to be heard because we have ignored their pleas since ferguson. >>organizers say rioting and looting diminishes the meaning behind the movement i think it tends to undermine people focus on is the small businesses and restaurants prepared earlier in the day expecting looters may target downtown the general manager of burma to says they've already been struggling because of the covid-19 pandemic and the last thing they need is damage and destruction, you know we're just trying to live as it is and we know we just we just want a losses. reporting in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news. >>in san francisco looters broke into a dam and broke into and damaged dozens of businesses all across the city specifically in union square. so people spend the majority of the weekend boarding up the broken windows and cleaning up the glass kron 4 s taylor bisacky

are also offering more details about what happened they say about 3,000 people gathered in the civic park area to protest the killing of george floyd that was around 03:00pm the demonstration remain peaceful up until 5.30. what about a 1000 of the protesters began heading towards interstate 6.80 and that's where they clashed with chp officers then after the city's curfew went into effect police say several protesters began committing acts of vandalism on a nearby business and that prompted officers to deploy tear gas on those who are still. demonstrating police say some of the protesters began throwing projectiles at officers, including a large rock. one officer in fact sustained an injury. cannabis shops in the bay area are among those hit hard by looters in the past few days kron four's maureen kelly talked with several dispensary owners about the damage that's been done. >>this is surveillance camera video that shows thieves swarming inside to key blunt's east oakland dispensary just after 11:00pm sunday night and about 200 people just last seconds of the store. >>i watched it all on c

it started with a rally at civic park and went on the move with the marched on north wayne street.ithin the last few minutes walnut creek lifted his curfew that was supposed to start at 8:00. the mayor was concerned about protests after one last week became violent and looters hit downtown businesses. >>> a moment to the phone police departments is getting more attention. there is a move to dismantle police department's in minneapolis where george floyd was scaled. >> reporter: momentum growing after nearly 2 weeks of protesters calling for racial equality. tensions with law enforcement remain high. >> i'm sick to my stomach. >> reporter: andrew cuomo reacting to this video of two officers shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground later claiming he tripped. as a nation prepares for another night of protests, police are facing criticism for use of excessive force against peaceful protesters. protesters are not backing down. >> not just black and white and racism. black people are fighting for their basic human rights. >> reporter: some protesters are calling for reduction of police de

it started with a rally at civic park.s afternoon, we learned that walnut creek lifted its curfew. it was supposed to start at 8:00 tonight but it has been lifted. the mayor said the city was concerned about protests after one last week that became violet and looters hit downtown businesses. >>> another large group of protesters gathered in the park. protesters there held signs and call for justice for george floyd. at one point demonstrators took a knee healing for eight minutes and 46 seconds which is the amount of time flowing had a knee on his neck as he cried out that he could not breathe. >>> another march and rally in the east bay city of pittsburgh. it was a protest of police brutality, racism, and the killing of george floyd. protesters marched to city hall for a rally. >>> face masks were seized by officials. movement specializes in social justice merchandise and said 2000 face masks to protesters with the words stop killing black people killed on the masks. officials considered the shipment suspicious and confis

civic park.ended with an actual casket where george floyd's name was read along with other victims of racism. >>> to the south bay where san jose police declared an unlawful assembly to break up a large crowd overnight during side shows. those side shows came around the same time protesters took to the streets outside city hall late yesterday. officers say people from fireworks and other explosives at them. >> we were seeing the sideshow, we were seeing the cars spinning doughnuts. it's not a safe situation. we have a responsibility to keep everybody safe, even outside city hall if you're protesting. we wouldn't be able to justify sitting back while those cars spin doughnuts and hit somebody and kill them. >> there were no reports of any injuries or arrests during the protest. some officers took a knee with demonstrators to show their support. >>> in the east bay, a church in dublin hosted a prayer service this morning for peace, justice and safety during these difficult times. dozens gathered at

. >>> in walnut creek, people gathered at civic park and things were peaceful throughout the afternoon . >>> back to the protests in san francisco. we have a message from protesters there. >> reporter: it is the same message that drew people to the city with anger that boiled over. leaders in san francisco are hoping to harness that anger and turn it into true change. >> hundreds gathered at city hall after a weekend of protests. the city expressing outrage over the death of george floyd. after a weekend that saw vandalism and chaos, the mayor said there's no room for people to hijack the anger that so many people feel. >> for those of you that are using this movement as a way to push violence and to go after other black people and to terrace down, we will not tolerate that. >> police chief bill scott saying he has been an officer for 30 years but a black man for longer than that. he is pledging reform and his own department. >> we have our faults. i will tell you this, we are committed to change. >> jb fox on hand calling on his hollywood friends to show up and mend their voices the u

. >> earlier hundreds of people packed in to civic center park where speakers vowed to continue fighting for justice. they also sat in silence for nearly nine minutes, the same amount of time a minneapolis police officer had his knee on george floyd's neck. people in concord also took part in the protest against systemic racism across the u.s. you can see people gathering. and hundreds of people gathered at a black lives matter rally and march at king plaza. the mayor tweeted these photos yesterday afternoon along with a caption you make me so proud palo alto. a south bay mayor says he will not be able to attend a protest in his city today because he's being called to serve in the national guard. milpitas pair rich tran says he planned to take a knee with protesters today but instead will be deployed to help with civil unrest in some california cities. he has been a member since 2014 and has been deployed several times during his time as mayor. now to the emotional memorial in north carolina yesterday where george floyd was born. thousands of people turned out for a public viewing before

protesters began gathering at civic park one day aftethe city saw looting at the shopping center. police hope today's demonstration remains peaceful. the department will deploy additional resources if necessary. >>> sky fox was over oakland about 90 minutes ago shooting these pictures from oakland tech at 45th and broadway. students there and others are protesting in front of the school. we are estimating the crowd in the neighborhood of two thousand for what is being called the nonviolent march for the community and families against racism. right now, that crowd is marching down broadway and they are just about at the paramount theater. they are marching to downtown oakland and then to the police department which is at the end of broadway. actually, they are marching to a plaza two miles from oakland tech right in the heart of the downtown area. we will keep following the story and have more updates for you throughout the newscast. >>> and to castro valley were hundreds of demonstrators gathered on redwood road in front of the chp building. officers lined up inside of their vehic

offering more details about what happened on that day to say about 3,000 people gathered in the civic park to protest. and that was around 3 o'clock then the demonstration and a 5.30. >>began to go on the move thousands of protesters started heading towards interstate 6.80. >>and that's when they clashed with the chp and as in the city's curfew went into effect and that's when police say several protesters started doing acts of vandalism and nearby businesses. were attacked and they say that's what prompted officers to deploy tear gas on that day on monday police say some of the protesters are also throwing things. one officer sustained an injury. we've seen videos online and on tv of the use of force like you just saw police departments have defended their actions saying that using rubber bullets and tear gas is called for as charmaine nero reports, however, some protesters disagree. >>even so 4 shows injuries. they say happened saturday. the same night protesters were met by law enforcement officers in sacramento. >>and he told me add retraction call. >>and so for was near an alley at th

civic park. family friendly march ended with an actual casket where george floyd's name was read along with other victims of police brutality. >>> we saw a different way of asking for change in the east serve r pe juscend bn hosteciald dons ghered athealy christian center parking lot yeyetviolence during protest an safety for police officers. vintage foster who put the service together says it is important to pray rather than argue or debate. >> church has to stand up, believers have to stand up and say this is not right. we will pray through it. we will fight against racism. >> the prayers were held in multiple small groups to allow for social distancing. also in the east bay, hundreds got active together at oakland's lake merritt for a peace and wellness run. people wore black for a symbol for the black lives matter movement. organizers say the run wasn't just to honor george floyd and others from police brutality but also mental health. coming up, chad wolf and val demings will talk about the

earlier we haven't seen the enforcement that police officers had in the downtown area and around civic park, so it looks like some parts may be opening up and that they're not people to return at some point tonight. but we will see if that ends up who who was there and i'm talking ages races who is in the crowd and. >>some people you know are criticizing the media saying we only want to show pictures of vandalism and fires were not you know getting the message of these demonstrators out there so what was the message if it was anything other than they want racial equality in america. >>it was a really diverse crowd here young and old are coming together people even from other towns that just wanted to have their voices heard because the view walnut creek is this sort of suburban it area as to what you may experience in other places across the bay area like oakland or delay ho or richmond on people here were trying to get the message out that they stand with the movements that are out there black lives matter and for the racial injustices that are that are happening and i feel for the most pa

that showed up here there were thousands of people that showed up here they gather together at civic park today, they eventually made their way out onto the streets police have been blocking off north main they were trying to keep people from coming through this area. however they did eventually make their way through they walked up north main street they eventually ended up going onto the freeway which was sort of unsafe police were not very happy about that situation. but for the most part what we saw today there there were people that were just trying to get their message to be heard however, police say there was some vandalism to buildings in the downtown area here a several arrests were made some officers and protesters were also injured, but all of this. >>people are hoping does not overshadow the good that was done today, take a listen. i know. >>what's going on a black lives matter i know a lot of black people of all different backgrounds and they get targeted by police it's so important to our black men are dying all of the nation. it's you know it's not by chance cpthat you know

were also in some scott killing thousands of people were involved in this protest it started at civic park across from city hall and eventually marched through the streets people were holding signs and chanting calling for justice for george floyd and others who have been killed by police in most spots around downtown protesters were met with lots of police officers north main from target down through broadway plaza had been guarded by police sent it closed on sunday night because of looters who ransacked several stores protesters tell us however they are against that kind of behavior because it overshadows what day are trying to like there's a bunch of crazy people shrieking in its not its people are taking advantage this is protest. i'm here because our black men are dying all of the nation. >>it's you know it's not by chance that you know they're getting shot, i believe i'm because it has to do the race. >>one protesters returned to the police line at north broadway where they were asking officers to take a knee with them instead reminded people that the 06:00pm curfew was in effect and

they say it was about 3,000 or so people gathered at civic park to protest the killing of george floyd it was around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. this is video of that the demonstration remained peaceful until 5.30 and that's what about a 1000 protesters split off and began heading towards interstate 6.80 and that's when they clashed with chp then after the city's curfew went into effect police say several protesters began committing acts of vandalism on a nearby business and that prompted officers to deploy tear gas canisters to get them to disperse police say some of the protesters began throwing projectiles at officers, including iraq in fact they say one of the officers sustained an injury because of it. >>senator kamala harris is weighing in on the protests, she did an extensive interview with our pam moore kron 4 sarah stinson is live in san francisco with more on what was said sarah. >>d ia senator kamala harris talked with him more about a lot about what's going on in our country, including what we're saying we just saw in protests which is people of all races coming together to

>>early in the afternoon with about 3,000 people assembling here at civic park to protest the killing of george floyd 3 o'clock everything's fine. it stayed peaceful all the way up to 5.30 and that's what about a 1000 of the protesters broke off and started making their way towards interstate 6.80 disrupt traffic and that's when they came into contact with the chp then after the city's curfew went into effect police say several protesters began committing acts of vandalism in the local business district and that's what prompted officers to deploy tear gas to encourage them to move on. police say some of the protesters began throwing objects at officers, including a large rock injuring one of their officers. in the north bay investigation now underway in vallejo after police officer fatally shot a 22 year-old man in a walgreens parking lot kron four's michelle kingston explains. >>kneeling on the ground to 22 year-old shawn monterroso was shot and killed by a vallejo police officer early tuesday morning say that it's always tragic time. police chief shawnee williams told reporters on w

more details on how it all played out in the beginning we had about 3,000 people have gathered at civic park here. >>to protest the killing of george floyd this was around 3 o'clock everything fine peaceful and it stay that way to about 5.30. but that's when about a 1000 of the protesters split off and headed towards interstate 6.80 trying to block traffic and that's when they clashed with the chp then after the city's curfew went into effect police say several protesters decided to commit acts of violence or vandalism on a nearby business and that is what prompted officers to deploy tear gas to break it up and dispersed the crowd police say some of the protesters began suffering projectiles at officers, including a large rock in fact one of their officers sustained an injury as a result. >>we see videos online and on tv of police using force against protesters. >>and police departments have defended their actions saying they're using rubber bullets and tear gas but as charmaine your reports protesters say. >>some cases they've been seriously hurt by those. >>even so 4 shows injuries. they s

>>most demonstrations have been working to be peaceful like this one sunday afternoon near civic park. i don't believe that the people who 6 seriously studying care about these issues are coming here to cause destruction they're coming here to be heard because we have ignored their pleas since ferguson. >>organizers say rioting and looting diminishes the meaning behind the movement i think it tends to undermine people focus on is the small businesses and restaurants prepared earlier in the day expecting looters may target downtown the general manager of burma to says they've already been struggling because of the covid-19 pandemic and the last thing they need is damage and destruction you know we're just trying to live as it is and we know we just we just want a loss. it will increase police chief has said that the police department empathizes with people that are. >>i'm working to support racial justice. here in this community. they are ensuring that people will be able to practice a safe and peaceful protest. but what happened here today. by most accounts was just plain crime. >>and

this morning there is another protest a gathering of sorts that's planned for 3 o'clock today at civic park in walnut creek and it looks a lot of people are saying they want to keep that peaceful protest. one woman even came up to me and said she was at the protest yesterday will the creek and that they had nothing to do with the looting that happened here at broadway plaza she's a whole nother group came into this city and just you know as i said ravage this shopping but of course you know police still looking into all the people who are responsible for looting here at broadway in the meantime they're going to be boarding up stores cleaning up and hoping that people stay at home tonight. >>for that curfew i'm live in walnut creek sarah stinson kron 4 news okay. thank you for that update sarah. we'll check back with you throughout the morning. >>and in san francisco the demonstrations continued on sunday as well as stores were vandalized and looted. kron four's will tran live on market street this morning with a look at all the extensive damage done there. well. >>look right behind me marty

more details about exactly what happened they say was about 3,000 or so people that gathered at civic park to protest the killing of george floyd about 3 o'clock or so everything was fine peaceful then the demonstration remained peaceful until about 5.30 and that is what about a 1000 protesters broke off headed towards interstate 6.80 that's where they clashed with chp officers and then after the city's curfew went into effect police say several protesters decided to start committing acts of vandalism on a nearby business and that is when officers deployed tear gas to disperse. demonstrators police say some of the protesters began throwing projectiles at officers, including a large rock which apparently injured one of the officers. >>senator kamala harris is weighing in on the protests kron 4 sarah stinson is live in san francisco with what she had to say sarah. >>yeah daria senator kamala harris spoke with pam moore pretty in-depth about what's happening across our country. she said a lot has to be done on a federal level but she says protesters voices are being heard and this is importan

. >> a second showdown happened at civic park as police enforced the curfew. >> police. move out of the way. >> tear gas was ultimately deployed once some vandalism started to occur. we were getting a lot of video just from people that were participants. we also had over 200 police officers working that day. so we have body worn cam footage. >> all of it is being analyzed. two arrests so far. more could be coming. walnut creek police say they're expecting several smaller peaceful protests over the weekend. they do intend to keep that curfew in place through monday, june 8th. they said severe thunderstotomo release phone calls and radio traffic. leslie brinkley, abc7 captured. several dozen people took part in a peaceful rally followed bay walk through the city in response of course to george floyd's death. dozens of others joined in as the march made its way to the city's police department. >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> as you can hear, the crowd chanted, as so many demonstrators have, "i can't breathe." the words uttered by floyd as he died. >

it continued to use civic center park. protesters were trying to call to racial injustice. in san jose, a large crowd gathered before marching toward city hall. protesters have been taking part in demonstrations in san jose every night for nearly two weeks now, in response to the death of george floyd. >> protesters also gathered in the antioch, as emberley reports, the protesters said that too often there are no consequences for police kill members of the black and latin reets. >> the rally was led by college students to speak up against what they described as racial injustice and always jollity. >> they are too scared to ask for help. >> one officer was with the antioch police department in 2016, he was an officer with the san francisco police department, when he shot and killed a homeless latino man in the mission neighborhood. a spokesperson says he had been with the police for six years, prior to joining san francisco police, after the deadly shooting he returned to antioch police last year. >> these cops are getting out for stuff that they should not be getting off fo

they say about 3,000 people gathered in the civic park to protest the killing of george floyd around 03:00pm monday. the demonstration remained peaceful until you see this about 5.30. what about a 1000 protesters began heading toward interstate 6.80 and started clashing with chp officers then after the city's curfew went into effect. police say several protesters began committing acts of vandalism on a nearby business and that prompted officers to deploy tear gas on those who remained. police say some of the protesters began soaring project 1000 officers, including a large rock. one officer sustained and injury. >>san jose office officials say that the city does not need the national guard to keep the peace there. the department of police rejected an offer from the state today and as kron four's rob fladeboe reports the city is also ending its curfew. >>daytime protests like this one today here along lincoln avenue in san jose's willow glen neighborhood have been mostly peaceful. after dark like this one outside san jose city hall last night, some protesters testing police and the ci

kron 4 >>this was the juneteenth celebration today in walnut creek about 50 people gathered at civic park in downtown wannacry too enjoy some company and plenty of music. >>and celebrations will continue into the weekend governor gavin newsom issued a proclamation today commemorating june 20th as juneteenth a national freedom day in california in a statement, the governor said quote as we celebrate juneteenth we must redouble our efforts to achieve justice and take on systemic racism and is devastating devastating consequences for black americans. recent demonstrations, fueling important reforms throughout the united states are the latest contributions to building a more perfect union we remember those who have lived and died in this pursuit and their memory inspires us to make that promise real and we have a quick programming reminder for you tonight kron 4 is hosting a live town hall next week with mayors from across the bay area we will talk about the changes cities are making after the protest highlighting racial injustice and how cities are moving forward from the covid-19 pandemic i

.>>> earlier in livermore, demonstrators gathered peacefully at civic center park in the shadow of civil hall of police headquarters and in south san francisco, a crowd of hundreds marched a mile and a half in the heat from city hall to the municipal services building. in san leandro, a small group to stand in front of the walmart on his berrien boulevard. that is where police shot and killed 33-year-old stephen taylor back in april after he reportedly brandished a baseball bat inside the store. the city council voted this week to call for a state investigation into that case.>>> a lot of you are sharing pictures with us from demonstrations all across the bay area. take a look at some of these on the stanford community to families in oakland. you can share your pictures using the hashtag cbsn. >>> some local and city councilmembers calling on the mayor and police to suspend the use of tear gas at protests. they say it could put people at risk for respiratory issues amid the pandemic. law enforcement did use tear gas and rubber bullets during a protest on monday after they say that object

way and onto civic center park. an oakland more than 100 people gathered for a demonstration to protest african americans killed by police officers. demonstrators came to honor the lives of george floyd and they say it's the latest example of systemic violence against black people. our time is now 436. state lawmakers will tell us about a plan aimed at protecting california renters. san francisco says the idea is to keep renters and through the in continuing economic upheaval. the new poll shows more than one third of all california tenants are not sure if they can pay their rent. coffee with an rob montel both from oakland will be at today's announcement in san francisco's board of supervisors approved a permanent moratorium on evictions of tenants can't pay the rent. the moratorium had been approved as a temporary measure and now residents should be able to stay in their homes no matter how hall long the virus is an emergency and they are considering ways to help landlords who would struggle if there tenants can't

. >> earlier, hundreds of people packed into civic center park where speakers vowed to continue protesting. they also sat in silence for almost nine minutes, eight minutes and6 exact, the same amount of time a uniformed minneapolis police officer forced his knee on george floyd's neck. >>> an emotional memorial today in floyd's hometown of rayford, north carolina. thousands of people showed up for a public viewing. >> george floyd! george floyd! >> people chanting mr. floyd's name. that was just moments after mr. floyd's body arrived at the viewing. his family mostly dressed in white still visibly devastated as they continue to mourn. >> that's our baby brother, and i can't go in and see him laying in a coffin. it would drive me crazy forever. >> his family also held a private service. today was the second memorial service for floyd. the first was held in minneapolis on thursday. his body will be buried tuesday in houston. >>> international protests continued today as well. one of the biggest in london where demonstrators clashed with police sometimes. in seoul, south korea, dozens of prot

way, all the way to civic center park.red to protest racism and police violence. illustrators came to honor george floyd, breonna taylor, and ahmaud arbery. >>> local health professionals are monitoring a potential spike in covid-19 cases, stemming from the memorial day activities. santa clara, sacramento, and san joaquin counties are among nine california counties very closel noticeable spike in cases or hospitalizations. the california department of public health is giving those counties some help to manage outbreaks. napa county is not on the list, but the county's public health officer says, cases have tripled in napa county in two weeks. the governor says hospitalizations, statewide, have increased by 5 to 6%. >>> this summer will not be the typical summer of hanging out at the pool or going to amusement parks. raging waters and great america remain closed indefinitely. but some children summer camps did start this week. social distancing and wearing masks is still required. >> we have six feet marked across, we will

well that made its way across town from malcolm x elementary school on ashby avenue towards civic center park. people chanting george floyd and holding up signs saying fund schools, not jails mayor just yet again tweeting we as a nation can not move forward if we do not recognize and correct the sins of our past all the rhetoric is not enough to make change we need action. he is committed to listening to them and moving forward with reform said in his words are needed to address the roots of disparities hashtag blm this action also made its way to an affluent neighborhood in saratoga where speakers could be heard asking one another to come to terms with any internal prejudices demonstrators are gathered in pieces well one person explaining that they join to get a better understanding of how different people are reacting to these events, everyone involved that we've heard from or read about seem to have walked away from today's marches with a sense of hope and seeing the turnout for the cause live in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron 4 news thank you al a and black lives matter protest. they

it began at san pablo park and down martin luther king jr. way and onto civic center park.oakland more than 100 people gathered to protest racism and police violence. demonstrators say they came to honor the lives of george floyd, breonna taylor, and ahmaud arbery. organizer say these deaths are the latest examples of systemic violence against black people. >>> bay area health officials are monitoring a possible spike in cases of the corona virus from activities from memorial day. santa clara, sacramento, san joaquin county someone nine counties statewide closely being watched for a noticeable increase in cases or hospitalizations . the department of public health is giving those counties some help to better manage outbreaks. >>> napa county is not on the list, but counties health officers say cases have tripled there in two weeks . >> you can go to a restaurant and you can go out to the park, but it's really important to stay within your household bubble. and to not makes bubbles. >> the governor says hospitalizations around the state have gone up by 5% to 6% in just the l

. >>> in walnut creek more than 1,000 people held a protest that started with a rally at civic park thenalk down main street. they lifted their curfew after the mayor said that the city had been concerned about a protest last weekend that became violent and involved looting downtown. >> police in the city of alameda are investigating an incident where an african american man was detained after exersing in the street outside of his home. the department released body camera video. a man was dancing in the street in central avenue. he told the officers he was doing his exercises. he tried to leave but officers said he was not free to go. neighbors said the man always exercises outdoors. the alameda city manager said they are investigating. >>> a federal security guard was killed during protests last weekend in oakland. the 53 year old was shot and killed outside of the federal was seriously friday night. wounded. the fbi released these photos that federal agents believe the shooter was driving. it's a ford e 250 van. it did not have a license plate. the fbi is looking for anybody with surve

the civic center park near the capital and near the protests were told it didn't happen as part of theirrotest. apparently, the mayan pulled out a hatchet and went after three people and then somebody a citizen pulled out a gun and shot the man with a hatchet. the denver police tweeted just a short time ago quoting "denver officers on the scene in the area of colfax and broadway in response to the shooting at present one person has been transported and we believe that's the man with a hatchet for medical treatment there is no one available suspect information at this time. the information will be provided as available. a close cal," they have a couple other people in the hospital ann not sure if it's part of the attack or if it's the person with the hatch and actually attacking other people before he was shot. again, we don't believe it's part of the protest which was happening at the steps of the capital. more on that as a comes in. well, the tragedy of george floyd touched a wave of proposals for police and he was once a just and from brian phelan and former spokesman for hillary clint

you will see forensic officers are still carrying out their investigation in the park. civic this morning to pay tribute and one of them said reading was a peaceful and calm town until the events of saturday evening. deep emotion and real shock at the school where james furlong taught in for a two—minute silence was held this morning. he was much loved and described as a man who inspired everyone he told. as a community we will need to absorb this sad news, counsellors are available for staff and students, words cannot describe our shock and sadness at this time. he wasn't just an average teacher, he was an incredible person and he wasn't just a teacher, he was a human being, and he had family and friends that loved him just as much as we do. the home secretary came to the scene of the attack in forbury gardens to pay her respects. what we saw here on saturday evening in reading was the actions of one lone individual, we should bear that in mind. the police have that individual in custody, they are not looking for anybody else, we should all remain alert, we should all remain

civically engaged crowd. no surprise there are 10,000 people in the crowd. we can't see where we parked our vehicle on valencia at this point. if you can listen, they are chanting don't shoot right now. it is a very, very large crowd. across the street from the mission substation. where that crowd was, it has arrived here in front of the police station. liz, allen, back to you. >> all right, we'll get back to you as we watch what happens with that demonstration. chopper 5 also over a peaceful march in los gatos earlier today. a group wanting to draw attention to what happened in minneapolis. walking from the starbucks reserve to gather and protest at the park on main street. >>> santa rosa police officers arrested more than 75 people who refused to disperse after curfew took effect last night. it happened after more than 200 people came out for a vigil honoring andy lopez and other victims of police brutality. seven years ago, a deputy shot and killed the 13-year-old boy who was holding a replica rifle. the deputy was cleared of wrong doing. they settled with the family for $3 million.

civic and religious leaders from all parts of the multiethnic community came to lay flowers at the parkin its grief. we are one united redding, we are not going to let something like this come into our community, any form of terrorism, we will stamp that out, we stand here to support and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims at this time. we are here to stand by the families that have lost loved ones, no one deserves what happened. here on saturday. and we asa happened. here on saturday. and we as a community should stand together and say no to any form of hatred, any form of violence. police are continuing to question khairi saadallah, 25, originally from syria. he was briefly on the radar of the security services two years ago when it was thought he was planning to travel overseas. but he wasn't regarded as a serious threat. at holt school in wokingham students laid flowers to james furlong, there will be no classes today. the grief of leaving losing one of the most respected teachers will take a long time to heal. we've heard from woody johnson, the us ambassador

civic avenue and montgomery street. the closures last through the 30th at least. >>> san jose will start enforcing parking restrictions todaye city, just like many others, stopped citations for infractions during the pandemic. now they will start to issue tickets for those who violate restrictions. in san jose, they will be identifying nonoperational vehicles on city streets. >>> also today, the santa clarita routes are being restored. palo alto va hospital and st. louis's hospital will have routes restored. we take vta service will start at 5:00 in the morning and go to 9:00 at night on the green, blue and orange lines. hours are also being extended for this upcoming weekend on those lines. >>> we want to remind you that we are highlighting frontline food workers in the area to nominate someone, send us an email and tell us why they deserve to be recognized. send photos or video to myhero@foxtv.com . >>> colin kaepernick has not played in the nfl for a while. some believe it is because of his peaceful protest during the national anthem before games. the washington post reports teams around the league could be more open to