deescalation is great. all of them need to know how to do that. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:00, we'll take you inside the fairfax county police academy where they are doing things a little differently this day. no longer is that deescalation tactic training saved for the end. back to you now. >> julie carey. >>> one metro rider is getting a lot of attention tonight on social media for his response to metro's recent rush hour service change. as of today, orange and silver lines will no longer stop at the stadium-armory station tuduring the morning and evening rush. this guy apparently thought extra notice was needed, so he and his daughter posted their own signs last night. >>> despite the warnings from that rider and metro, itself, we found several on fused commuters this morning at stadium-armory. metro tells uses change will ease congestion at the station. it also comes after last week's transformer fire that destroyed electrical equipment and reduced power available to the trains. during the pe

some suggest that deescalation envisions use of nuclear weapons as much for the military impact as foras political signal and there was just a bit of general confusion. i mean, it was interesting, i think to the american participants in the june discussion, that virtually all of the russian participants said, deescalation is not a part of russian doctrine, which seems to contradict what we've been reading about what they are been writing about for nuclear doctrine for the last 15 years. so one thing that came out of this discussion is it would be useful to talk about doctrine in a way to have a better understanding of how the sides view these. it was also really very clear from the june discussion that when russia looks at nonstrategic nuclear weapons, it is looking at an offset for nato and american advantages in precise guided conventional weapons and convention and general purpose forces. left unsaid and my own belief is when the russians look at nonstrategic nuclear weapons, and after pute's visit to beijing yesterday, but the big factor is the chinese factor. where i believe the r

all police academies on bias awareness, trust building, dealing with the mentally ill and how to deescalate situations. >> all of these incidents whether it's the one from yesterday or others in virginia and others around the country are very serious and we take them all very seriously. this initiative really started last year following what the nation what's watching, ferguson and? the other -- and some of the other cities around our country. >> herring says beyond talking to the community, the data proves changes need to be made. blacks are 35% more likely to be pulled over in a traffic stop than whites. >>> coming up find out who you can help someone of -- help some of the region's most heroic teachers give students a fighting chance in the classroom. >> but first, see how the u.s. is offering some much needed firepower to >>> the u.s. military has launched air strikes on northern afghanistan after taliban fighters captured a major city. we have the latest on the fight to take back the city of kandz. >> reporter: security forces in afghanistan are getting help from the u.s. as they fight

deescalation. some of the core things that have been always in our academy throughout have now been moved to the front of our academy. >> reporter: shirley is fairfax county's naacp president. she's one of the people the attorney general tapped for advice. sunday she led a protest on the mckenna incident. she says the special training can't come soon enough. >> i think there are some things that need to be done and implemented a lot quicker. you don't have to implement an entire program at one time. >> reporter: so in urban areas like fairfax county, this new training might mean refresher courses for more veteran officers while in rural areas it might be the very first time they get the special training. in fairfax county, julie carey, news 4. >>> some d.c. firefighters are resorting to begging ticket writers to spare their cars. the union says several fire stations in the district have no parking spaces for firefighters and they're working 24-hour shifts. >> i've gotten several tickets parking her

evaluating decision making, you are looking as far as deescalation. frankly, you are talking about admitting it, we don't have the answers to that. which put out the last budget cycle, and this one, starting with reform. we have an independent advisory to identify the data sets that we need to collect to evaluate not just doing the two years we were there, but long tern change and cultural change. >> to evaluate you. >> exactly. we know the process of recommending assessment base. the programme as a whole. does it result in changes while we are there. we need to know if it's resulting in culture change, long-term change. sustainable. do we need to make adjustments. we started that process to make sure we can learn that. some of the questions, spokane, when it collected interesting data may help to guide us. it's innovative of that. looking at the data, they'll be there it will be objective. i think the obligation is that we use us, work with us. transforming the organization. they need to know it was the enny space. there's something behind it. >> in

on incidents and the general public realizes the officer is wearing a body camera, it tends to deescalate any potential situations. >> reporter: a noticeable change in behavior when when cameras are rolling and that works both ways, the public as well as police. officers say the nuts and bolts of policing has not changed, but now there's a new form of evidence. the video doesn't lie. still it's not perfect. >> right now the biggest challenge is going to be the privacy concerns, both for the community and for the officer involved. >> reporter: the concerns include how to make video public while protecting the privacy of victims, bystanders captured on cameras as well as the officers. there are still questions about how to approach archived video. the video has to be stored somewhere, but the cameras police say don't seem to be going anywhere. the concerns, the challenges, the issues facing the pilot program are not just being addressed by the montgomery county police department but also by the maryland state task force who is expected to make recommendations to the department early next ye

would change their policies and prours, the way they trainer employ skblees and their guards to deescalate. >> reporter: apparently that wasn't the case last week when a man in his 20s was allegedly assaulted by a security guard as he was attempting to buy groceries with his ebt card. whole foods said the customer made full contact with an employee when the guard intervened. the man on the ground in these photos posted to social media is filing a case. >> people have been arrested for less. >> reporter: protesters tonight are calling it racism. customers think it's just unfair. >> anyone, no matter what their race is, shouldn't be bleeding on the floor of a grocery store. i think that that's -- that raises some concerns. >> reporter: now, whole foods released a statement tonight saying that all of its customers deserve respect, like you said, they have fired the security guard involved and they hired another security company. and that company is unarmed. this situation is still under investigation. reporting fliv oakland. i'm cheryl heard, nbc bay area news. >>> we have a follow up on a st

there was an opportunity to deescalate before the push occurred. >> reporter: troy flint told us there is an investigation underway and why it wasn't reported to the principal and district before appearing on twitter. anderson has been a p.e.teacher and coach for four years, before that, he worked with kids in various organizations. the 39-year-old told us by phone, quote, i love children and i don't do this work as long as i have if you're not passionate about the children and work i've done. >> reporter: any discipline for the student? >> no. not at this time. >> reporter: anderson is on paid leave pending the outcome of the district's investigation. laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> a memorial is growing at the foot of a west oakland mural after authorities are calling a senseless killing of an artist. friends of antonio rom ramos tell us he was shot while working on a mural this morning. the 27-year-old was a volunteer with the oakland super heros project. a class of middle schoolers was supposed to visit tomorrow. >> what was he doing? just painting? trying to beautify a neighborhood?

there was an opportunity to deescalate before the push occurred. >> reporter: troy flint told us theren investigation underway and why it wasn't reported to the principal and

there was an opportunity to deescalate before the push occurred. >> reporter: troy flint told us there is an investigation underway and why it wasn't reported to the principal and district before appearing on twitter. anderson has been a p.e.teacher and coach for four years, before that, he worked with kids in various organizations. the 39-year-old told us by phone, quote, i love children and i don't do this work as long as i have if you're not passionate about the children and work i've done. >> reporter: any discipline for the student? >> no. not at this time. >> reporter: anderson is on paid leave pending the outcome of the district's investigation. laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> a memorial is growing at the foot of a west oakland mural after authorities are calling a senseless killing of an artist. friends of antonio rom ramos tell us he was shot while working on a mural this morning. the 27-year-old was a volunteer with the oakland super heros project. a class of middle schoolers was supposed to visit tomorrow. >> what was he doing? just painting? trying to beautify a neighborhood?

>> what was impressive to me about the staff is they deescalated the situation by calmly talking to him, engaging him in a conversation. >> i'm not going to sit there and be [ bleep ] by inmates and not take it out on the staff. >> gill, listen to me a minute. none of that has been determined. we're going to get through this. >> let's get through this and then we'll deal with that, one step at a time. >> right as they're taking michael gill's blood pressure, the lieutenant starts using humor to calm everything down. >> that's pretty good actually. >> that's pretty good. i wish i carried those numbers. >> i've got karo syrup coursing through my veins. mine ain't anywhere near that good. >> that's some of the finest german chocolate, too. >> four months left and i tell you what, i'll probably end up catching 40 to life. >> no, you won't. maybe 15 to 20, tops. you'll be all right. >> once the tension was alleviated a little bit, they tried to get gill to see the bigger picture. >> in four months, this is all going to be over and done with. just make the best of it. it's four months. >> wha

it's geared to the current and the future police officers to include topics like bias awareness, deescalationte use of force. they are training but there is no word how much it will cost. those close to the front lines say it's well worth it. >> it will help many bring more attention to the issues that need to be addressed. not just for the officers but for the support staff. >> this allows us to review. >> you think it is an improvement for the short and the long-term. >> the training is not mandatory but it's encouraged and set to begin in the spring of 2016. reporting in arlington, jeanette reyes, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: a soggy drive home for a big chunk of the area tonight. the round of rain we are getting hit with, the start of days of wet weather. alison: it could, could all be capped off with a lot of tropical rain as well. and doug hill tracking this tonight. doug: what happens this weekend is up in the air. the forecast for many tropical storm joaquin which could be a hurricane tomorrow are way over the place. it could be close to the u.s.

and the escalation and the deescalation that the officer used to not make it greyer matter. >> why was he charged with assaulting an officer? >> the video only shows one segment. the assault he was charged with was before the video was activated. that was the bumping and the pushing off of the officer. while the officer was trying to place him under arrest. verbally telling him to comply. >> do you haveash cam video? >> the officer arrived in the cruiser not in a response mode so in-car video was not activated. the officer parked the vehicle near the scene. >> why did he thought this was someone who says a suspect in a larceny incident why would he do that? the witnesses out there, not the guy videotaping it but the witness prior to when they were recording. they never saw the fight. >> well, i am backing my officer on this. this has been investigated. the community, and these are the packs of the case. if anyone else has video or con stair information we will welcome that. they can call interim affairs. the officer did not have time to say time out i'll turn the video on. it unfolded

those appear to be students who are walking out and it appears the situation is -- has been deescalated have come to an end here. perhaps -- i don't want to speculate. i see kids walking along the sidewalk next to the building and this is on the campus and i can't imagine those kids would be allowed to walk around on that campus as they are if they had not apprehended a suspect inside that building. again, chester high school in chester, pennsylvania. this is an urban inner city public high school located in chester delaware county. this information came to us just minutes ago that a person with a gun was inside chester high school. but we believe we saw someone getting handcuffed and got into a squad car and was driven away. we see police walking around and we saw some students coming perhaps out of the building but they were walking alongside that sidewalk. didn't seem to be any concern. you see the road at the top of your screen there my producer informed me they have just opened up the roads so people are able to drive past there at this point and our hope is that this has wrapped u

of what the police can do and what the community can do to make our relationship better and to deescalate the violence. >> reporter: bart's deputy chief says that the choice to use force is never made lightly. >> it does cloud your judgment. no one wants to be that officer being accused of doing things they didn't do. >> reporter: assaults on police are up in oakland. and so are officer-involved shootings. there were none in 2014. but six so far this year. four of them fatal. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> firefighters found a body inside a shed that caught fire behind a house this afternoon. sky 7 hd was over the home. firefighters put out the flames quickly but found the body when they went into the shed afterward. no word yet on whether the person died from the fire or before it broke out. >>> a man accused in a vallejo kidnapping last march initially thought to be a hoax could get off to a technicality. the cell phone left at the crime scene has become a crucial piece of evidence in the case, but it may have to be thrown out of court. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow e

whatever the situation is, you go to where they call you and talk to the kid and kind of deescalate itoesn't go into the whole physical force and stuff like that. >> who do i got? >> okay, what's that? >> i'm the biggest threat to this mother [ bleep ]. >> okay, so we've established that. so what's going on? you don't know until you get here what's going on. i don't know the student. so a lot of it is just like -- i hope we can figure this one out. so you're hungry. >> yeah. >> okay. >> frustrated. this teacher won't let me go to school. >> initially what had happened was the student was upset that he wanted to go speak with the teacher that we have on the unit. >> why would they not want you to go to school? >> i'm supposed to be working on my ged. he said if i go to that school they will not -- and then the white student said, bring him in. >> so he was pulling the race card and was wanting her -- he wanted her attention right then and there and she wasn't able to give him that right then and there and he was wanting to act out. >> so we're hungry and feeling some racial tension. >>

for officers to be trained on bias awareness, trust building, dealing with the mentally ill and deescalatingituations. >> this initiative really started last year following what the nation was watching with ferguson and some of the other cities around our country. >> attorney general herring will travel to richmond and hampton roads to spread the word about the initiative. >>> covering prince george's county, there's about to be another option to the table in materials of way -- terms of way iewber and lyft -- iewber and lyft -- uber and lyft get operate [ inaudible ] [ audio difficulties ] >> the surcharge legislation still needs to be formally introduced to the county council. the council could vote on the legislation in about a month. >>> how much would you pay to get a reservation at your favorite restaurant? >> open table, the on-line dining reservation app is testing a premium service which uses surcharge pricing like uber. >> it's all based on demand. >> reporter: trying to get a prime time reservation at a popular restaurant can sometimes seem impossible. >> nobody wants to go early

on bias awareness, building trust, dealing with people who live with mental illness and how to deescalate situations. >>> on capitol hill today the head of planned apparenthood was in the hot seat. republicans on the house oversight committee grilled the ceo on everything from her $500,000 salary to those undercover videos shot by anti- abortion rights activists. the activists say planned parenthood sells fettles tissue to researchers for profit. -- fetal tissue to researchers for profit. >> the outrageous claims are offensive and categorically untrue. >> the people behind those undercover videos did not testify. many republicans are working to cut off federal funding to planned parenthood. the nonprofit organization receives about $450 million in federal funds each year. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. >> no shots, no school. students in prince george's county have until tomorrow to get vaccinated. we'll have the information you need for your kid and reaction from parents at 5:30. >> plus topper is back with more on the heavy rain and storms coming our way. >> new

. >> tried to deescalated her and wasn't getting anywhere at all. i tried putting the taser away.r, calmer her down. and that was not working. >> reporter: while video often confirms or supports an officer's account nationwide in incident after incident, either in body or dashboard or cell phone cameras have at times told a different story than the official line. the country's largest police force, nypd, under court order is now testing body cameras. 54 officers voluntarily using them n. of and the program will soon expand to 1,000 officers. eventually, body cameras for all 35,000 nypd officers could become standard issues. but the rules about usage are evolving. there is one sticking point in particular. should officers be allowed to review their own video before filling out police reports? >> if you allow officers to look at the video from the body camera in advance of getting their statement, that might possibly taint what the officer tells the investigator. >> reporter: phil yor, the recently named inspector general for the nypd issued a report on body camera policy, when they

fund and offer specialized training to officers and deputies across the commonwealth, lessons on deescalation are given in fairfax county police academy. by next year, recruits statewide wile have access to the classes. >> we want officers to know how to contain emotions and fears in a moment of high tension where a split-second decision could change lives for. >> reporter: ahead at 5:00 we'll hear from a local naacp leader whether she thinks this plan could change things on the street. in fairfax county, julie carey, news 4. >>> a new group will consider what to do about all things confederate in alexandria. tonight the city manager will appoint seven members to an ad hoc committee. among things to consider, what to do about the statue on south washington street, the name of jefferson davis highway within city limits, and streets named after confederate leaders. the group will also come up with a policy for flying certain flags on city property. their first report to the council will be in march. >>> five hollow point bullets, a knife, and a bag of weed. that's what one man had on him when h

we'll have some feedback on how effective this type of work site training helps people deescalate confrontational places, avoid workplace violent and avoid the feeling uncomfortable at work and the approach that it can take on our employees. that will be an about a 3-month or 4-month pilot and we'll have that a lot earlier in the prevention program. wellness center is doing great. we had our biggest month in june. you have the report submitted last month, but things are going well. we are trying new things. the zumba classes are out the door. we are going to cut down on letting people in. it's exciting to see we are almost out growing our space in that regard. another goal with the health plans city departments including as of recreation and parks the wellness site is is great for people that can get there. we wanted to bring services to other sites. we worked a lot with kaiser permanente to bring in screening and copies to -- coaches to a variety of departments. i keep saying we are offering these services and people say what does it cost and what's the catch is ? it's important to report there

policies and procedures the way they strain their employees, the way they train their guards to deescalatehole foods said the customer made physical contact with a store employee before the guard intervened. the store says it has now hired a different security company. >>> coming up right now at 6:00, a long road to recovery. today we hear from a young man who survived that deadly balcony collapse in berkeley. >>> and a day to remember and of course to reflect. how the nation is paying its respects to the thousands of lives lost 14 years ago today. >>> and on a day for american heroes a celebration to honor three california men who stopped a suspected terrorist on a european train. "today in the bay" starts now. >>> and a very good friday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. a somber day, an important day, we will get to that. first we're tracking the weather and roads. mike inouye has your friday commute but we start with meteorologist kari hall with a look at your microclimate forecast. good morning. >> good morning. it will still be hot today and at least some

it relates to deescalation of conflict to our topic of radicalization and how you attempt to bring those who have been fighting back into a more demographic process. this is something they are struggling with in countries we are working in. the reintegration of young men and boys, this is a challenge. we're very concerned about how to address the issue of what's more exciting. running around with your goons, your boys with an ak-47 or sitting around a town hall meeting and having conversations about politics. it's not so easy to make that transition and that shift in a society that's been unstable, unpredictable and unsafe for so long. so i think that that's a key piece that we're concerned about. >> and the second point that has come back to me is that we just can't also treat youth as a monolith. people are individuals. they come to this for their own reasons. some of which are very different. and i just wanted to recount an anecdote i have been following. i lived in lebanon and have been following the protests over the garbage disposal issues there. and recounted by somebody who i fol

but at the same time, it's about principles of deescalation achlts are there reasonable methods and alternativescalm the situation down as opposed to escalating, getting into an argument with a teen and have officers come with back-up and throw you to the ground. again, there are those narratives the teen didn't resist and the teen just complied, we wouldn't be here, but at the same time did have it to escalate to the level that it resulted to this and, of course, the teen brought into custody, hit with the baton, tackled to the ground. was that excessive? that, of course, is going to be what a jury will have to examine and decide. >> fortunately, there is the video that helps in that analysis moving forward. joey jackson, thanks, very much. >> thank you very much. >>> we are following breaking news, police make an arrest in mysterious highway shootings in phoenix. we will tell you what we have learned so far. >> plus, you remember the story of the drum major killed during a hazing witch wal t. family settles and there is a settlement here. we'll tell you the details of that. ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pa

is the best way forward to address this activity and whether current efforts are sufficient to deescalateension and convince the chinese government to pursue legal and diplomatic solutions to its disputes with its neighbors. i am concerned with north korea's rhetoric that it's improving its nuclear arsenal contributing to the tensions in the region. admir admiral, i would like your assessment and update on the threat posted by the north koreans and how we are addressing it. i look forward to your testimony. >> i welcome the witnesses, secretary sheerer, it's nice to see you again and thank you for your continued outstanding service, including as our ambassador to vietnam. admiral harris, i know that you are relatively new in your job. we thank you for the great job you are doing. we look forward to your testimony. begin with you, mr. secretary. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you ranking member reed and all the members of the committee for inviting me to join you today. i am particularly pleased to be here discussing the defense department's maritime security strategy, the asi

if he's smart he'll try to be gracious and deescalate the debate. >> last but not least, we saw fireworksd paul and chris christie. do you think we'll see it again. >> chris christie and rand paul need a defining moment in this debate. they're both languishing they're at risk of becoming second tier. and chris christie has the boldness and the brashness of trump without having to carry the cudgel trump has. >> he's been a governor for two terms. >> we thought we'd bring up some of the moments from last debate. this is actually speaking of that very fiery exchange. >> if you want to give him a big hug, go right ahead. >> you know, senator paul, senator paul, the hugs that i remember are the hugs that i gave to the families who lost their people on september 11th. >> here's the big question, why did that not elevate either of their campaigns? >> simply having a good food fight doesn't mean you'll look more presidential. what we have here is a philosophical difference about governance. both who are strong figures have not been able to coalesce a deep er support. those 10% to 15% saying you'r

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