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

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

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

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

yesterday eddie garcia provided a snippet of what officers faced on the front lines. >> bottles of urine being thrown at officers. vehicles at high rates of speed threatening or attempting to strike them before fleaing and multiple officers were struck on their person, helmet, face shields with various objects. >> local social justice organizations say that the actions by some of the officers against peaceful protestors were inappropriate. they say that there should be accoty officers involved. chief garcia is encouraging the community to report instances of wrong doing and he says that all the complaints will be investigated. they are suspended as questions swirl about their kuhn detect during a protest honoring george floyd. the police department is investigating after video that appears to show two officers pushing an elderly man to the ground. and this video is hard to watch. >> so you can see the officers come up to this 75-year-old man and seconds later, he's down and to hit his head on the ground. and you can see maybe not from this angle but the other side that there was blood co

police chief eddie garcia responded saying he can voice his outrage after hearing about these comments made online. any employee involved will promptly be investigated and also held accountable to the fullest extent in his power. while the mayor, chief, and unions are hardening, we need action. any current officers involved in this or other misconduct must be immediately terminated and we would warn other police departments against rehiring them. we will have a full report on the investigation. >>> firefighters are battling a six acre grass fire. the flames broke out at about 2:00 this afternoon. another five acre spot fire broke out on a grassy slope. the good news is no homes are threatened. >>> a troubling scene after a vandal targets the oakland lgbtq center and witnesses say a man on a bike pulled up to the center around 10:00 this morning and smashed the windows with a golf club. the elder dbt q center said they were rattled by the pride the new efforts to bring baarea >> reporter: here in the castro district, the 50th pride celebration was supposed to be one big party. it, like

this current impetus seems to be to put pressure on san jose police chief eddie garcia to fire officers involved in a recent scandal involving racist and islamic posts on social media. >> apparently i don't have that authority under the city charter. and we have advocated, several of us have, to change the city charter which, of course, requires the council taking this matter to the voters in november. >> reporter: now the san jose city council will vote on that today. supervisors will talk about whether the voting age should be 16 or 17 at least for local measures. the issue would have to go on the ballot for voters 18 and up to decide, but there is momentum for sure. however, a similar measure failed just four years ago. i'd love to know what you have to say about the younger voters. i put a poll up on twitter. join the conversation on facebook as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i'm sure people will have a lot to say about that one. can't wait to see the results. >>> continuing coverage with coronavirus. the bay area not alone this year in dealing with the pain

mientras tanto, el jefe de la policÍa eddie garcía anunciÓ de forma inmediata que se prohibirÍa el uso ya estaba en esa dependencia. le prohibÍa los agentes aplicar presiÓn en cualquier parte del cuerpo, incluyendo la presiÓn de la rodillasobre el cuello de un detenido. siguiendo en san josÉ, se ha tenido la oportunidad de caminarpor las calles del centro de la ciudad, es muy probable que haya visto docenas de murales que han sido pintados, gracias al talento de artistas locales. miguel gÓmez se dio una vuelta por el centro de las calles y nos preparÓ el siguiente reporte. miguel: san josÉ tiene mÁs coloquÉ ayer. varios artistas planean darle esperanza a otros para que se unan a la lucha. en directo tiendas y localesencontrarÁs estos murales. muchos estÁn por encima de la madera, quien algunos casos protege las ventanas y en otros estÁ porque quebraron el cristal. >> se veÍa fea, solo tiene madera y no es bueno para el negocio, todo lo que estamos pasando, ahora es muy difÍcil, especialmente por ellos, porque es su manera de vivir. miguel: cientos de artistas se unieron para pintar las

el jefe del departamento de policÍa de san josÉ, eddie garcÍa, dijo que aunque no tiene el control sobre el alcalde seÑalÓ que espera una investigaciÓn completa y cualquier comentario racista, ente musulmÁn o amenazante expresadas por un agente del orden serÁ motivo de su despido. un hombre ingresÓ su vehÍculo a un centro de distribuciÓn en walmart y comenzÓ a disparar matando a un empleado y dejando a cuatro heridos en el condado de texana. esa fechas identificado como luis lane estaba armado con un rifle semiautomÁtico, muriÓ tras ser baleado por la policÍa, el hombre fue empleado del centro de distribuciÓn en walmart antes de ser despedido el aÑo pasado. hacemos una pausa, cuando volvamos, los menores en centros de detenciÓn de ice serÁn puestos en libertad, le contarÉ sobre el fallo de una juez federal. una de las peores tragedias de inmigrantes, una sobreviviente lucha una nueva batalla contra el coronavirus. reportera: temperaturas por debajo de lo normal, veremos que nos espera de la prÓxima semana. mamá, papá. el censo ya llegó. y es una oportunidad que solo se lleva a cabo... ¡c

the reason for the curfew to stop planned looting and window for sunday night according to chief eddie garciaillions of dollars was done tousinessesigturd. hundreds of people arrested for that. chief garcia making it clear announcing the curfew that this is not martial law and any power to arrest someone for violating said curfew would be used judiciously. now, we are hearing this morning that the superior court here in santa clara county is going to be closed today. judge deborah ryan saying she was closing the courthouse in an abundance of caution and the interest of safety. that curfew lasting for the next six days and goes back into effect at 8:30 p.m. tonight and expires every morning the next day at 5:00 a.m. reporting live in san jose this morning, i'm julianover, julian >>> investigators are looking for a white van in connection with the killing of a security officer at the federal building in oakland. 53-year-old dave patrick underwood died after being shot by a gunman in a passing van friday night. surveillance video shows the vehicle and another security officer was also hurt. the

police chief eddie garcia tweeting about the fallen sergeant. the sheriff's badge showing support for his office. >>> more peaceful protests across the nation and here in the bay area within the last 24 hours. hundreds of people from oakland to vallejo taking to the streets demanding justice but for people killed at the hands of police in recent days during protests as well as looting. >>> a san jose mayor sam liccardo is rejecting calls to defund police saying law enforcement needs reform not reduction. he made those comments ahead of a budget proposal set for today and during the nationwide movement in some places to defend police. they won't help us do it. it is wrong -- the wrong idea and the worst possible time and the budget release will reflect that. the mayor calls for a ban on the use of rubber bullets in crowds as well as a full review of san jose's use of force policy. today a public memorial for george floyd will take place in houston. floyd died while in police custody after being pinned to the ground with an officer's knee to his n

we sat down with san jose's police chief eddie garcia as a series of reforms are now being considered. devin? >> reporter: the criticism of the recent protests have been withering, heavy handed, excessive, lacking in both judgment and restraint just to name a few. i sat down as the city council and mayor are considering some sweeping changes in the way his office the protests revealed cracks between the san jose police department and the community it serves. old simmering grievances and questions about excessive force and misconduct forced to the surface by the in-your-face chaotic clashes between police and protesters two weeks ago. >> does that mean in the face of chaos that we didn't make mistake ? absolutely not. of course we did. are there things we're not proud of? of course there are. we're human beings and we made mistakes. >> reporter: reforms focused on limit thing use of tear gas, flash bang devices, batons and rubber bullets on protesters. the city council is considering an outright ban on rubber bullets. >> i think that the fact is that so many people got hurt by these pr

. >> reporter: san jose police chief eddie garcia, said his department started to give them the use of force data five years ago. san jose is one of only 88 agencies nationwide participating. along with daly city, capitola and recently, vallejo pd. >> it's a view of this is what your officers are doing and how and who they are using the force on. >> they have changed policy, he now asks his officers to use tasers more frequently to subdue unruly subjects than night sticks. tasers have been criticized. the data shows that injuries are down. >> so we were seeing fewer fractures and serious bodly injuries because they were using a taser rather a baton. >> they saw use of force incidents drop 13.4% from 2015-2019, the time that tracking has been taking place and racial disparities are disappearing. five years ago, when san jose police arrested a hispanic man. there was an 11% greater chance they used force on him than when they arrested a white man. now that hispanic man has 2% lower chance of having force used against him. >> we have more work to do. but i think the expectation is that we

san jose police chief eddie garcia and law enforcement imposing the curfew tonight starting at 8:30,h law enforcement out in full force to prevent major looting. >> we made over 100 arrests in the last 48 hours. we believe curfew can be a usable tool to mitigate further violence and property damage. this police department wants piece. we want to continue to have dialogue with our community. i don't want a community member harmed. i also want my officers returned to their homes safely. >> i don't think there's any merit or any information coming out that justifies it. >> reporter: for the most part it looks like the curfew did work tonight except for a few incidents of looting in the city of san jose. kenny choi, kpix 5. >>> all right, thank you. tonight city curfews were issued across the bay area, including the one just issued for san leandro. san francisco has a dusk until dawn curfew between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. santa clara wants residents inside between 8:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. walnut creek imposed the bay area's earliest curfew that started at 6:00 p.m. while oakland hasn't is

we sat down with san jose's police chief eddie garcia as a series of reforms are now being considered. devin? >> reporter: the criticism of the recent protests have been withering, heavy handed, excessive, lacking in both judgment and restraint just to name a few. i sat down as the city council

be safe for someone who looks like me to call them to protect you in a statement police chief eddie garcia said he has no control over what officers post online but promised to investigate saying quote we have no place for this no it's not going over every once and what this oppose been saying, but they're not listen to what we've been telling them local n double acp. president jethro more reiterated calls to defund the department more suggested the officers implicated in the facebook post one of which reads black lives don't matter may have helped instigate the violence that erupted during racial justice protests in san jose earlier this month. there's something wrong with the process. the mission of police. it's something that corrupt some of those who are good when they got in they get in with these good old boys and it's changing them in a statement, the san jose police officers association said the accused officers face possible expulsion from the union and other consequences. mayor sam liccardo in the district attorney's office are also investigating. well 4 officers have been placed

just last night chief eddie garcia announcing that the city is banning the use of kneeling on someone's neck to subdue a suspect. officers are required to intervene and report when they experience excessive force used by another officer. now, in today's meeting the san jose city council will consider if those changes are substantial enough as calls grow louder for cities to consider defunding and allocating funds to other social services that would try to address the root causes of crime. sam liccardo says he is against it. >> the path forward is to reform not to defund the police. >> mayor sam liccardo said it is already lean compared to others and a police auditor to address the issue. in part, the city council meets at 11:00 this morning. i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >>> the death of george floyd has fueled these growing calls for defunding the police, not just in san jose, but around the country. but what exactly do people mean by defunding? let me explain. it's something we're all hearing a lot about right now as we talk about solutions for ending police brutality. defunding the p

eddie garcia react by issuing a memo saying, quote, effective immediately, in crowd control situations, projectile impact weapons will only be where a person is actively attacking an officer or another person. or when an armed agitator poses a threat, that -- they are opposing a ban on rubber bullets. police say limiting tools available could be even more risky. >> the last thing we need is hand to hand combat on the street with batons. we want to make sure people don't get hurt. we are doing the best we can. they are very imprecise. they hit people who shouldn't be hit. we are seeing serious injuries. in other countries, we are seeing death. >> the city council is expected to discuss possible options when it meets later today. >>> the time is 4:06, fear is growing about a possibility of a second wave of the coronavirus because of the recent george floyd street protests. nationwide, 22 states are seeing increases in covid-19 cases, while 20 states have seen fewer cases in recent days. eight states are holding steady. health experts expect cases to increase in the coming weeks. right no

. >> we've got a chief in eddie garcia who is committed to continuous improvement and making sure every officer has bias training, deescalation training. we're going to hold every officer accountable. we know there's a lot of videos floating around on social media. we'll make sure every one is fully investigated and there will be punishment where officers stepped over the line. >> mayor liccardo says he's not worried about the protests provided they remain peaceful. >>> protests are continuing around the bay area including fremont, oakland, san jose and san francisco. yesterday people from all walks of life were banding together, holding signs and hoping change is coming. meanwhile most curfews around the bay area ended. curfews remain in vallejo and walnut creek. >>> happening today, in oakland protesters told us they'll be gathering at city hall right about now. at 4:00 p.m. they're meeting at san jose city hall yet again. >>> coming up, police officers knock down an elderly man. the act is caught on camera. what will happen to those cops? >>> and scissors ready. sonoma county is abou

police chief eddie garcia announced policy changes in a memo writing, "the current apartment policy prohibits the use of chokeholds." however given recent events we are updating policy language to clearly and expressly prohibit chokeholds, using any body part to apply pressure to the neck including the need. garcia writes effective immediately, projectile and path weapons will only be used in situations where a person is actively attacking an officer or another person or when an armed agitator would pose a threat to officers or other peaceful protesters. >> and our police chief will get it as there is a cry of reform from every urban community in the country. and san jose is no different. >> reporter: they will come one day when they are set to discuss the force used on protesters in san jose and rubber bullets shot at peaceful protesters including journalists like our own. >> and we just got hit with something. we may choose to go further because i have particular concerns about the lack of precision in shooting these projectiles. this is what we heard from our police. they were being pelted

have voiced concerns saying the rules prohibit free speech but others disagree and police chief eddie garcia says it's all about safety for citizens and for everyone in uniform. >> this police department wants peace. we want to continue to have dialogue with our community. i don't want anyone harmed and i want my officers to return to their homes safely every night.r in place toproperty for the ful. mayor sam liccardo saying earlier he didn't think it would remain in place for the full seven days, but, again, that will be up to the city council making that vote later on today. we're live in san jose, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >>> thank you, thom. across our digital platforms we have complete coverage of the protests and not just the chaos in the bay area and elsewhere but also where we go from here to affect change. you can always go to nbcbayarea.com for the latest updates. we have a follow-up out of sonoma county and an about-face for the sheriff there who refused to enforce the county's stay-at-home policy. "the press democrat" reports sheriff mark essex is agrowing to stand behind

in a statement san jose police chief eddie garcia says he has no control over retired employee but added any current employee involved with bigoted material online will be investigated and held accountable to the fullest extent of my power. we have no place for this. >> department has complicated history with things like this. menacing tweets about the black lives matter movement, arbitrator reversed the chief's decision to fire the officer. currently pushing to change the system. >> too hard for chiefs in this city or any other to fire bad cops. >> as for the new case, mayor is calling for a full investigation. >>> in our efforts to build a better bay area, we're focusing much of our energy on reopening plans. in surprise about face, san francisco is hitting the brakes. >> just monday announced more businesses able to reopen, contingent on state approval, received yesterday. today mayor london breed announced it's back on hold. >> kate larsen is live. >> just yesterday mayor breed was at san francisco zoo, talking about it and other businesses reopening monday. but data is driving the d

get thank >>you're going to stop you unhappy with the decision to end the curfew police chief eddie garcia said it is a valuable tool to help protect those protesters and police. chief garcia said he would have more to say about evolving police tactics once the curfew is lifted. >>and san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>well several bay area cities and counties will continue instituting curfews every night at least through the end of this week. most of them begin at 08:00pm expired 5 in the morning. you can find the exact hours for your county or community on our website at kron 4 dot com. in national headlines, new charges have been announced in george floyd's death charges for former minneapolis police officer derek shove and have been upgraded now to include second-degree murder. shove and pressed his knee on floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes. the 2 other officers who helped restrain floyd and the 3rd officer who stood nearby are also under arrest now they're being charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. 2 autopsies on george floyd classified his death as a homicide and

>>san jose police chief eddie garcia on thursday coming to the defense of his officers, whom the chief says have endured an onslaught of violence during street protests that put the lives of both protesters and police in danger. >>the officers actions of save lives. property and ensured that peaceful demonstrations are able to continue here in san jose police making their case by plane clips a video showing violent clashes with police vandalism arson and other crimes. >>police alleging much of the criminal activity was the work of agitators exploiting otherwise peaceful protests. there were individuals running around through downtown with accelerants and lighters lighting fires we give up that space. i guarantee you it was only a matter of time before they started structure fires and then we would have been one of those cities. >>on the news burning. we made the decision to not give up. >>police said officers were hit with crowbars rocks frozen water bottles and chunks of asphalt the use of tear gas and other nonlethal projectiles was justified say police the mayor and city manager als

and get thank >>you can stop you on happy with the decision to end the curfew police chief eddie garcia said it is a valuable tool to help protect those protesters and police. chief garcia said he would have more to say about evolving police tactics once the curfew is lifted. video of some friendly interaction last night between protesters and police suggestion easing of tensions. >>but emotions are still running high with the curfew set to expire at 05:00am on thursday. >>and san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>a number of cannabis businesses were hit hard during the looting in the last few days. kron four's maureen kelly talked with owners of the area dispensaries about the impact they're feeling. >>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 camera. he says they all drove up in a caravan of over 60 cars. >>his security was able to scare them away after a few hours but then another group in different cars came back

police chief eddie garcia providing a snippet of what officers saw on the front lines. >> there ere reports of bottles of urine being thrown a a a officers, and multiple officers were struck on their person, helmet, fate shield with various objects. >> of the 180 protest-related arrests by san jose, nearly half were san jose residents. >> it was loud, fast, and violent. there's no other way to describe it. in 21 years, i've never been in a snapshot like that where so much chaos was raining down at one time. >> police have come under fire for using tear gas and rubber foam baton rounds during the protests. raj from silicon valley debug a local social justice organization, says he saw some officers aim directly at peaceful protesters. >> i don't think there's any sort of way you could characterize the actions of the police department as appropriate by any stretch of the imagination. and i think there has to be some real accountability over the violence of the officers. >> the chief is encouraging the community to report any instances of wrongdoing and says all complaints will be investigated.

>>these men and women will not lose this city, san jose police chief eddie garcia on thursday coming to the defense of his officers, whom the chief says have endured an onslaught of violence during street protests that put the lives of both protesters and police in danger. officers actions have saved lives. property and ensured that peaceful demonstrations are able to continue here in san jose police making their case by plane clips a video showing violent clashes with police vandalism arson and other crimes. police alleging much of the criminal activity was the work of agitators exploiting otherwise peaceful protests and there were individuals running around through downtown with accelerants and lighters lighting fires we give up that's base. >>i guarantee you it was only a matter of time before they started structure fires and then we would have been one of those cities. on the news burning. we made the decision to not give up. police said officers were hit with crowbars rocks frozen water bottles and chunks of asphalt. >>the use of tear gas and other nonlethal projectiles was just

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. >> police chief eddie garcia has also called for assistance from the fbi to investigate this incident. the police officers association president says his organization will take steps to expel the officers involved from the police union. the mayor says he has no authority to fire the officers, but on tuesday the city council will consider voting to place a measure on the november ballot that would change that. last week mayor liccardo issued nine proposed police department reforms. he says several of them would help make sure there is accountability during police misconduct investigations. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a troubling attack as the bay area celebrates pride. in oakland, the lgbtq community center is cleaning up after a vandal smashed windows. nbc bay area's sergio quintana talked with the founder of the center. sergio is live now with the details. sergio. >> reporter: terry, you can see right now that all of that -- all of the entrance windows there, they're all boarded up. that's because every glass panel was shattered this morning by

he answers with -- eddy garcia yeah addressed the officer's actions over the weekend. >> i am not happy with his actions. i am sure if jared was sitting here he would be embarrassed as well. i know jared and he is a good kid who made a mistake, who let his emotions get the better of him. >> reporter: he has been taken off control and is under an internal affairs investigation. >> law enforcement officers must understand the implications of their behavior whether it be their facial expression, whether it be some sort of offhanded response. >> reporter: some community groups are calling for greater police oversight. >> when someone comes out and they are supposed to help a situation get better, but they are looking like, i'm going to get you, and you the words they are using, they are there to agitate the system. >> reporter: while the san jose independent police auditor can't comment on specific cases, more than 500 calls, emails and online complaints have been filed since friday. she says it appears that many of them have to do with the particular officer and is encouraging the communit

>>well in a statement police chief eddie garcia said that he has no control over what officers post online. but promised to investigate saying that we have no place for this. well to the east right now oakland police are searching for suspects and answers in a string of allege weekend hate crimes on saturday morning, someone smashed the windows of the oakland lgbtq center and then on sunday a mannequin and sign or also tagged with messages also on sunday after being away from the way for the weekend. oakland resident to see lee a synagogue notice that her house was just covered in graffiti her home tagged with the phrase all lives matters and slurs against police. the recent hate crimes now bring the total in the city to fife. >>you know we need if a someone's home. the message that you're trying to say. loses all value want to sit down and have a conversation. like to do this. what was the intent so that i can understand that people think >>and we have so much more to fight for dignity for justice. >>well if you have any information on these hate crimes oakland police is urging you to cal

be safe for someone who looks like me to call them to protect you in a statement police chief eddie garcia said he has no control over what officers post online but promised to investigate saying quote we have no place for this no it's not going over every once and what this oppose been saying, but they're not listen to what we've been telling them local n double acp. president jethro more reiterated calls to defund the department more suggested the officers implicated in the facebook post one of which reads black lives don't matter. we have helped instigate the violence that erupted during racial justice protests in san jose earlier this month. there's something wrong with the process. the mission of police. it's something that corrupt some of those who are good when they got in they get in with these good old boys and it's changing them in a statement, the san jose police officers association said the accused officers face possible expulsion from the union and other consequences. mayor sam liccardo in the district attorney's office are also investigating. well 4 officers have been placed

>>san jose police chief eddie garcia on thursday coming to the defense of his officers from the chief says have endured an onslaught of violence during street protests that put the lives of testers and police in danger like police and fire officers actions of save lives. >>property and ensured that peaceful. demonstrations are able to continue here in san jose police making their case by plane clips a video showing violent clashes with police vandalism arson and other crimes. police alleging much of the criminal activity was the work of educators exploiting otherwise peaceful protest and there were individuals running around through downtown with accelerants and lighters lighting fires we give up that space. i guarantee you it was only a matter of time before they started structure fires and then we would have been one of those cities. >>on the news burning. we made the decision to not give up. >>police said officers were hit with crowbars rocks frozen water bottles and chunks of asphalt the use of tear gas and other nonlethal projectiles was justified say police the mayor and city ma

in a statement san jose police chief eddie garcia says he has no control over retired employee but added any current employee involved with bigoted material online will be investigated and held accountable to the fullest extent of my power. we have no place for this. >> department has complicated history with things like this. menacing tweets about the black lives matter movement, arbitrator reversed the chief's decision to fire the officer. currently pushing to change the system. >> too hard for chiefs in this city or any other to fire bad cops. >> as for the new case, mayor is calling for a full investigation. >>> in our efforts to build a better bay area, we're focusing much of our energy on reopening plans. in surprise about face, san francisco is hitting the brakes. >> just monday announced more businesses able to reopen, contingent on state approval, received yesterday. today mayor london breed announced it's back on hold. >> kate larsen is live. >> just yesterday mayor breed was at san francisco zoo, talking about it and other businesses reopening monday. but data is driving the d

a large shopping centers and malls like this are the target for looters san jose police chief eddie garcia says that more than 100 people have been arrested and enacting a curfew was the only way to get a better handle on the streets. this police department wants peace. we want to continue to have dialogue with our community. >>i don't want any community member harmed. and i also want my officers will return to their home safely. we've heard the calls for change. we've heard the calls for accountability. how we cannot allow our city devolve into chaos. >>well over in san francisco, a large group gathered in front of city hall last night around 8 over an hour several arrests have been made in crowds had since dispersed from city hall and this is video right here the show's many folks just walking right down market street. officials say that about 200 officers from outside agencies have been brought in to help. and mayor london breed is asking everyone to stay home. extremely upset. >>because unfortunately with some of the vandals they thought this was a game. they thought this was funny. an

get thank >>you're going to stop you on happy with the decision to end the curfew police chief eddie garciaaid it is a valuable tool to help protect those protesters and police. chief garcia said he would have more to say about evolving police tactics once the curfew is lifted. video of some friendly interaction last night between protesters and police suggestion easing of tensions. >>but emotions are still running high with the curfew set to expire at 05:00am on thursday. >>now we've also learned a few more details about protest related officer involved shooting that occurred last night at the fairly began near city hall under that sideshow you saw there there was a a pursuit of a vehicle possibly involved in that side show and ended about a mile and a half later where police say that the driver of that vehicle, an adult woman allegedly hit a pedestrian and also a motorcycle officer, one of the officers opened fire firing a one bullet we're told. driver of that vehicle was injured slightly grazed by the bullet non life threatening injuries no further details were released on that, but that

>>san jose police chief eddie garcia he announced policy and training changes as well as community engaging efforts and some of those changes include updating crowd control tactics, allowing for projectiles only one officer is being attacked or threatened and more classroom updates on facilitating peaceful protest. later this week the oakland police commission will present a report on the mobile assistance community responders of oakland program or macro now it's a different model of policing that involve civilians responding to specific 911 calls. kron four's has it been due to reports. >>i love this is oakland police can i help you. >>a different model of policing that involve civilians responding to specific 911 calls is currently under consideration to the city of oakland none of the calls that dispatch gets regularly is that parent will call and say my child won't get up and go to school. there's really no reason to respond to that call with a badge and a gun a little over a year ago the oakland city council commissioned the urban strategies killed so the oakland police commission and

police chief eddie garcia also weighing in tonight, telling nbc bay area, quote, while i have no control over what former employees post online, i can voice my outrage after hearing about these comments made online. any current employee involved with bigoted activity online will promptly be investigated and held accountable to the fullest extent in my power. we have no place for this. and late tonight, the president of the sjpoa says it has zero tolerance for such behavior. >> if san jose police officers association will provide you no shelter, no protection. we will not represent you because you do not represent us. >> we will continue to follow the story and bring you the very latest on air and online. >>> an east bay family who's loved one was shot and killed by san leandro police is searching for officers. tonight they are calling on the state attorney general to step in to try to get the answers they desperately want. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd has more. >> reporter: it's been a little over two months since stephen taylor was shot and killed at this walmart on hesperian boulevard in

chief eddie garcia and mayor sam liccardo. they talked about the curfew going in effect. it will be a judicious use of the curfew. he told his officers will be careful with it but he wants tos use it as a tool to weed out the agitators. the chief saying he has not seen or heard of anything like he has seen in the last two nights, hasn't scene that in 40 30 years here in san jose. the mayor saying it's a righteous anger, be the looting, the chief cannot put a number on the destruction, says that will come at a later time. mutual aid was called in friday and saturday night. they are prepared to pull it in tonight if need be. the curfew at 8:30, a live picture right now of the san francisco, the demonstration has been going on a couple hours now. people marching about. it started south of market, now it's on market, now they meandering about -- two large groups came together, so far, there has not been anything in the way that we have seen or heard about in the way of violence. a lot of marching, streets blocked off. police right there trying to facility, which ever directio

yesterday chief eddie garcia provided a snippet of what officers face on the front lines. >> bottles of urine thrown at officers. they're threatening or attempting to strike them before fleeing and multiple officers were struck on their person, helmet, face shield with various objects. >> local organizations say the actions by some oicers ptesere inappropriate. they say there should be accountability for the officers involved. he is encouraging the community to report instances of wrong doing: he says all complaints will be investigated. >> most have been lifted but in a few cities they remain in effect. the city will lift it's curfew and actually did lift it's curfew this morning they are still requiring people to stay inside from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. we're keeping a running list of local curfews on our website. >> looting in the east bay left a lot of small business owners with a big and costly mess to clean up. how one woman is out bringing the community together to help. >> we're taking a live look at the new york stock exchange this morning where investigators are reacting to

. >> reporter: san jose police chief eddie garcia says his erty and police strategiesattle their use of force data five years ago. san jose is one of only 88 agencies nationwide participating. along with daly city, capitola, and just recently vallejo pd. >> a transparent view of this is what your officers are doing. this is when they had to use force, why they had to use force, and who they're using force on. >> reporter: by using this data and analysis, chief garcia has actually changed policy. he now asked his officers to use tasers more frequently to subdue unruly subjects than batons or night sticks. tasers remain controversial. critics say officers tend to deploy them too quickly, sometimes with deadly results. but the data in san jose shows actual injuries are down. >> so we were seeing fewer fractures and serious bodily injuries because they were using the taser rather than the baton. >> reporter: the data also shows san jose pd saw use of force incidents drop 13.4% from 2015 to 2019, the time that tracking has been taking place. and some racial disparities are disappearing. f

eddie garcia says projectiles will only be used when a person is actively attacking an officer or another person or with someone armed poses a protest extract public defenders came together today to protest racial injustice and police brutality. they gathered in front of the hall of justice. they observed eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence in memory of george floyd. that was the amount of time an officer had his knee on floyd's neck. in martinez people join defenders for a black lives matter there. >>> to oakland now where a large vigil is taking place for a man killed by police over the weekend. a few hundred demonstrators gathered at elmhurst elementary not far from where the 23-year- old was shot and killed by chp officers on saturday. they say he was driving a stolen car. his pregnant girlfriend was also shot. as our crime reporter explains, his family is demanding answers. >> reporter: video from a witness shows the chaos and you can hear the wheels of a car still spinning after the driver was shot and killed by the chp. sources say several chp officers believed they were in dan

chief eddie garcia wanted to two.e made sure that the recruits watch the video in its entirety. >> my rank-and-file nose when they are right i stand by them. when things happen across this country we have to be equally as loud with things of paulus and that's what we spoke to the recruits about. >> reporter: the newly minted officers said they understand there will be increased scrutiny and not everyone they meet will be happy to see them. >> even for those that might be supportive of law enforcement, they see those actions of its you and no matter what, they will relate that to everyone who wears a badge. it does put more weight on our shoulders but that is great that we welcome. >> reporter: that is why he joined the department in the first place. to build relationships with the community and change perceptions about police. >> the constitution of the united states. i want to be that officer that gives the kids high-fives and help grandma's cross the street . >> reporter: with calls for reform and to defund police,

. >> reporter: san jose police department chief eddie garcia also addressed the conduct of one of its officers who was seen and heard saying some inappropriate things during friday's protest. the video went viral over the weekend. the san jose police department promising that it will investigate. as of now, that officer has been taken off street duty. as for this curfew, garcia said he's never seen anything like this before in his yeie >>> while peaceful protests continue today, merchants spent the day cleaning up. live at union square with some of the aftermath. >> reporter: take a look behind me, that protest that joe was following. there was a rally for about 15 minutes. those protesters are once again on the move. we have sfpd and the sheriff's department staging. unlike last night, we've not seen any destruction as they're leaving, nothing new has been broken or battered in union square this afternoon. >> reporter: at west coast leathers, the owner got this call from sfpd last night. >> the police told me not to come down when the alarm went off, because it was dangerous. >> repo

>>now san jose police department chief eddie garcia said in a statement.r what former employees post online in a current employee. >>and all the bigoted activity online we'll probably be investigated and held accountable to the fullest extent in my power. we have no place for this now again this is still an active investigation and these are allegations but it they believe those valid our they believe those accusations have some validity and that's why they're looking into them and investigating them so again this just coming into our newsroom overnight. we're going to continue to follow this story as it continues to develop out here in san jose for now reporting in san jose urena harvey kron 4 news. >>very good. thank you rate him. the california state university system is trying to tackle racism with education they're proposing that all students in all 23 campuses be required. >>to take an ethnic studies in social justice course before they graduate csu says that the idea would help to raise consciousness. >>is of course african american history and afri

. >> you know san jose police chief eddie garcia personally.s calling you a leader, i should say, in community and promising an investigation into this after what happened to you. do you think police departments can be reformed? >> don, i've been doing this, would for a long time and i think that's one of the most disappointing things about this situation that we're in. i was holding up after lot of this. i see people taken from their families without a moment's notice. that was like someone trying to move a mountain with a shovel. i think people are asking a larger question than that. it's time to start talking about reform. there are cities all over the place, as well as my city in california, that are committed to defunding the police, disbanding and starting over. we need to reimagine what public safety can look like and i think that means taking cops out of schools and having a city budget for better education. i think that means taking the internal affairs office out and like putting more funding into independent civilian oversight. we've

. >> reporter: chief eddie garcia concedes that mistakes were made but the department has enjoyed the community support and this can be a learning tool >> we have moved the needle in this police department. if you don't have the thick- skinned a here frustrations of the community you should not be a police chief. >> reporter: the department is investigating as a city grapples over what changes will come to the sjpd. >> we have to see the work that we've done here. it's there underneath the arguments the pain and frustration. that stuff is still there. we pull up right back out and everyone calms down and we start talking about it. >> the hearing will continue on friday at 11:30. in san jose, ktvu fox2 news. >>> the final goodbyes for george floyd in houston today . >> we are going to be remembered. everybody will remember him around the world. he's going to change the world. >> floyd's brother among those who spoke before a crowd of about 500 people calling for justice. today's service reflected sorrow, anger and resolve over floyd's death while lauren reports from houston on the hear