the san jose police chief eddie garcia is retiring. mayor sam liccardo just issued a statement saying in part quote history will remember chief eddie garcia in the same way i've seen him embrace that countless community meetings as i dynamic exuberant leader who gave his heart and soul to his hometown. this just was released by the mayor we're working to get more details on this breaking news story that san jose's police chief eddie garcia has announced that he is retiring, we'll have more details on the story on our website kron 4 dot com. and of course tonight on kron 4 news at ces. and still ahead here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 researchers are on the hunt for a coronavirus treatment to bridge the gap until we have a vaccine. >>and right after the break an investigation is now underway after a video shows dogs attacking someone wearing a colin kaepernick jersey. how the want restaurants to open? and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

>>coming up san jose police chief eddie garcia says he's retiring at 5.30 we'll tell kron 4 why he has chosen this year to be his last with the department and a huge explosion in the capital of lebanon killing dozens of people injuring thousands will have the latest on a possible cause and bay area restaurants still suffering greatly during the pandemic up next a want restaurants to open? and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the spread. take a look at really a forecast on a beautiful day, but. >>a little bit cooler let's go to meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez yeah, very stubborn marine layer, katherine or most of our coastal cities in the bay area actually saw more clouds and sun. >>still pretty socked in parts of downtown san francisco seeing some rays of sun but overall that thick fog bank out there along the coast in tracking double digit cooling specially for the north bay and o

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

eddie garcia will step down in december. we talked to him about his self acknowledged miss that's and advice to his successor. >> it's not an easy decision. it's been a life of service thus far and i'm going to miss it. >> reporter: after 28 years with san jose police and 48 years as chief. eddie garcia announced he is retiring in december. >> you want to leave before you are not effective. is one of those things we look at it and i was not going to be chief forever. >> reporter: chief garcia, who turns 50 in december, says recent protest and criticism of the police department had nothing to do with his decision to leave. in fact, saying he post on his plant june announcement because of the unrest. >> and was the right decision for me. so i know that, with everything that's going on right now people have been asking that, but the decision was made long ago. >> reporter: he moved to san jose when he was young, workeda homicide investigator, as well as other positions. >> congratulations. >> reporter: garcia was sworn in as ch

>>still ahead, san jose police chief eddie garcia is calling it a career and we're going one on one withhe chief about his nearly 3 decad of service to the south bay. and we'll take a live look outside of conditions that the approach the richmond sandra fell bridge still cloudy there but very light traffic this >>welcome back everyone to the south bay, san jose's longtime police chief is preparing to pass on the baton to a new leader chief eddie garcia announced this week that he will indeed retire at the end of the year. he served as chief since 2016, but he spent nearly 3 decades in the department during his tenure, the department instituted body-worn cameras a public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures. garcia presided over a rebound from low morale a chronic under staffing amid budget cuts and pension reform. mayor sam liccardo and others praise chief garcia has a dynamic exuberant leader. >>but you know it's a personal decision for everybody and then for me i feel this is the right time for me. you know is going to the police chief our most valuable resource here a

>>as chief eddie garcia announced earlier this week that he's going to retire at the end of the year. he has served as chief of police since 2016, but has spent nearly 3 decades in the san jose police department and during his tenure, the department instituted body-worn cameras a public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures. garcia presided over a rebound from low morale and chronic under staffing amid budget cuts and pension reform, san jose mayor sam liccardo and others praise chief garcia has a dynamic exuberant leader. you know it's a personal decision for everybody and then for me i feel this is the right time for me. >>you know it's going to be a police chief or ever our most valuable resource here are men and women that do this job and so the police chief that comes in here definitely needs to balance both better communities importance and the importance of the men and women that actually put their lives on the line every single day for this job. >>well garcia didn't mention any names, but he says the best person to succeed him and deal with what lays ahead shou

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eddie garcia has been with the force for 28 years. chris nguyen spoke with the chief to learn more with what went into his decision and what he plans to do next as he approaches retirement. >> reporter: in the bay area's largest city, eddie garcia said serving his community to the best of his ability has been a personal mission. >> this is where i moved to. where my entire family learned to speak english when we got here and rose to the tenth largest city as the chief. >> reporter: the chief's announcement this week that he would be retiring at the end of the year may have caught some people by surprise bundle to chose closest to him. >> that was always going to be my intention when i turned 50. i've been doing this six i was 21 years old. nearly 29 years since i started my academy. >> we sat down with the chief as he spoke about the strides made under his leadership since taking on the role in 2016 after rising through ranks. the chief pointing to his commitment to greater transparency as well as his focus on community policing. >> w

. >>> we are hearing from san jose's police chief, eddie garcia who says he is retiring at the end of nailer talk to the chief about the timing of the announcement, and the advice for his replacement. >> it is not an easy decision. it has been a life of service thus far, a long time. >> reporter: eddie garcia monday announced that he is retiring in december. >> you want to leave well you are effective. i believe i am effective. i believe that i would continue to be effective. it is one of the things that you look at, and i will not be chief forever. >> he says that recent protests and criticism of the police department and calls for changes have had nothing to do with his decision to leave. in fact, he said he postponed his plan to june announcement because of the unrest. >> it was the right decision for me. i know that with everything that is going on, people are asking about the decision, but it was made long ago. >> he moved to san jose and joined lisa 1992 and worked patrol, special ops and as a homicide investigator among other positions. >> reporter: garcia was sworn in as chief

eddie garcia has announced he is retiring.he was hired by the police department in 1992, gradually worked his way up the ranks, taking over as chief in march 2016 after larry escovel restyered. sam ricardo put out a statement saying, he brought this police department back from the brink. >> now, your accuweather forecast. >> we felt the heat today. inland valleys in the mid to upper 90s. winds have changed, look at the stiff sea breeze right now out of the west. gusting to 41 miles an hour. that is going to help drive those temperatures down from our roof camera, you can see the winds blowing the flag and the trees around. we're talking about night and morning drizzle through wednesday. as you look at live doppler 7 right now, fog is cozying up to the coast once again. it will spread into our bayside communities. we're looking back toward the fog there in san francisco. 63 degrees, 72 in oakland. comfortable around san jose. here's the view from our mt. tammcam. 90 degrees in santa rosa, you're looking at 81 in petaluma. 9 in

chief eddie garcia announced this week that he will indeed retire at the end of the year. he served as chief 2016, but he spent nearly 3 decades in the department. now during his tenure, the department instituted body-worn cameras a public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures. garcia presided over a rebound from low morale and chronic under staffing and budget cuts and pension reform. mayor sam liccardo and others they praise chief garcia has a dynamic exuberant leader. >>but you know it's a personal decision for everybody and then for me i feel this is the right time for me. you know is going to the police chief our most valuable resource here are men and women that do this job and so the police chief that comes in here definitely needs to balance both better communities importance and the importance of the men and women that actually put their lives on the line every single day for this job. >>well, no names were mentioned, but garcia says that the best person to succeed him and deal with what is ahead should be someone from within the department as for

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

chief eddie garcia announced just this week that he will retire at the end of the year. he served as chief since 2016 but spent nearly 3 decades in the department during his tenure, the department instituted body-worn cameras a public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures. garcia presided over a rebound from low morale and chronic under staffing amid budget cuts and pension reform. mayor sam liccardo and others they praise chief garcia has a dynamic exuberant leader. >>but you know it's a personal decision for everybody and for me i feel this is the right time for me. you know it's going to be a police chief or ever our most valuable resource here are men and women that do this job and so the police chief that comes in here definitely needs to balance both better communities importance and the importance of the men and women that actually put their lives on the line every single day for this job. >>well, no names were mentioned, but garcia says the best person to succeed him and deal with what is ahead should be someone from within the department as for h

eddie garcia is stepping down after 28 years in the department. took over as top cop in 2016. as the force was dealing with exodus of officers. garcia started in patrol and rose through the ranks. >> i'll forever be grateful to the city and this department. been privileged to have a front row seat to the amazing work of the men and women in the department. been a fantastic ride. >> insists the retirement has nothing to do with the fall out of the department's handling of the protests of killing of george floyd. said he's been considering retirement for months. quote, he brought the police department back. morale, faith in themselves and mission. wish him all the best moving into next chapter of his life. >>> a heartbreaking story out of the north bay. vallejo couple, love birds. died of covid-19 complications within two weeks of one another. j.r. stone has more. > wasn't until he woke up gasping for air that i said okay, we've got to take you to the emergency. we can't just treat it at home any longer. that's the last time i saw him. >> reporter: ebony hunter describing final

. >>> coming up we sit down with eddie garcia after the announcement of his retirement.ange under his leadership and what is next. that story and next at 5:00. >>> a different looking day out there today. first of all we brought the gray clouds back in, over the golden gate bridge, like it never even happen. sunshine and the view over the east bay from the top of the tower shows you we have at least some left over patchy cloudiness. you can see it showing up there. it is just along the peninsula when that burns off look at the day here, daytime highs, first number there, 86 inland. we will be in the mid-80s for much of this week. and low 70s be in the bay. back to you. >>> some pretty amazing animal video to share. a mother whale and her calf swim up to a crowd of surfers in australia. ne their boards to try to protect her calf. the couple sitting at the beach captured this video with a drone. >>> in the philippines people got a surprise when this ostrich came running down, there goes, neighbors had to try to catch another ostrich nearby and they got on the property outs

>>chief eddie garcia announced yesterday that he's going to retire at the end of the year and today he sat down with our kron four's rob fladeboe to talk about the decision and his 3 decade long career in san jose. >>and you know these plans. my plans were months ago, san jose police chief eddie garcia says he decided to retire back in june but held off announcing it until now such a critical time we're in the midst of protests were occurring. we're in the middle shelter in place and it feels right garcia has been the chief of police since 2016 he plans to retire in december when he turns 50 he will have served his entire career nearly 3 decades in san jose, but you know it's a personal decision for everybody and then for me i feel this is the right time for me. you know it's going to be a police chief or ever during garcia's 10 years the department instituted body-worn cameras public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures. garcia presided over a rebound from low morale and chronic under staffing amid budget cuts and pension reform and we're struggling. close to 900 on o

eddie garcia is stepping down after 28 years in the department. took over as top cop in 2016. as the force was dealing with exodus of officers. garcia started in patrol and rose through the ranks. >> i'll forever be grateful to the city and this department. been privileged to have a front row seat to the amazing work of the men and women in the department. been a fantastic ride. >> insists the retirement has nothing to do with the fall out of the department's handling of the protests of killing of george floyd. said he's been considering retirement for months. quote, he brought the police department back. morale, faith in themselves and mission. wish him all the best moving into next chapter of his life. >>> a heartbreaking story out of the north bay. vallejo couple, love birds. died of covid-19 complications within two weeks of one another. j.r. stone has more. > wasn't until he woke up gasping for air that i said okay, we've got to take you to the emergency. we can't just treat it at home any longer. that's the last time i saw him. >> reporter: ebony hunter describing final

. >> two hours ago, eddie garcia says he will be leaving the department in december. he joined the force in 1992 worked his way up from the ranks, he was chief of police for four years and san jose mayor releasing a statement about this saying he brought this police department back from the brink. rebuilding our officers ranks their morale and most importantly their faith in themselves and their mission. >>> let's take a live look where alaska and american airlines are cutting hundreds of jobs. alaska says it is letting more than 600 workers go on october 1st. that is the same day that americans will be laying off more than 300 70 employees. flight attendants make up the majority of the layoffs but customer service, employees and technicians will also be on the chopping block. >>> alaska airlines says it will be cutting more than 40 jobs at san jose international. >>> a cold case murder of a baby boy arrest 32 years later. the baby was found in a creek near castro valley, 11 days ago deputies arrested the baby's mother, 52-year-old lisa lopez. investigators say lopez

>>san jose mayor sam liccardo said history will remember chief eddie garcia in the same way i've seen him embrace of countless community meetings as a dynamic exuberant leader who gave his heart and soul to his hometown. he brought this police department back from the break rebuilding our officers ranks their morale and most importantly their faith in themselves and their mission i wish him all the best as he moves into this next chapter of his life in san jose police officers association president paul kelly said chief garcia never forgot what it was like to push a patrol car through the streets of san jose and what a difficult job police officers have in trying to keep our residents and businesses safe. we have been able to work collaboratively to start the process of rebuilding our police department after the debilitating measure, b and we have enjoyed a respectful and productive relationship we'll miss chief garcia and wish him and his family well in the future, the san jose police department faced recent criticism for tactics used by officers to disperse black lives matter demons

other news now san jose police chief eddie garcia is stepping down after 28 years of serving the south bay police for secrecy announce, he's retiring. >>he is known for having served in almost every branch of that department from traffic to the homicide unit and he served as the city's chief for the last 4 years kron four's also the monae and is live in our newsroom with a look back at his long career l a. >>tucker see was born in puerto rico and moved to san jose as a young boy before joining the force to service hometown in 1992. chris he was promoted up the ranks and finally took on the role of police chief at a time would morale was low and there was an exodus of officers here in the south bay's largest department known for fewest resources and police were leaving the department due to pension reform for higher paying jobs. last year he faced a violent uptick in crime saying that that was a reflection of the struggle to rebuild overall. he was hands-on often found at a crime scene speaking directly with reporters san jose mayor sam liccardo today said that history will remember chi

a police chief eddie garcia says he will retire in december. he became chief in 2016 and over the years helped rebuild morale. he left because of cuts to pay and pensions. garc has dealt reform and several officers being fired. sam ricardo and johnny say that is not why he is stepping away. >> he has given his heart and soul to the community. there is no one more passionate. >> he came in at a time when we had department that was really suffering. >> they were trying to convince them to delay because i think this time call for strong leadership. >>. he has upcoming surgeries for his shoulder and they say they talked about retiring for a couple of years. a nationwide search for a replacement will begin. >>> we're looking at the aftermath of a fire in san jose. there watching for flareups at the scene initially around 6:00. the grass fire near 280 and 11th street, they spread to nearby homes and destroyed one home and damaged another. >> they could become the latest in the bay area to find those that violate health ordinances, including not weari

eddie garcia is stepping down at the end of the year, he tells us that he is proud of diversifying the department raising accountability and guiding it through pension crisis that caused a mass exodus of officers. but his final year has come with controversy like these forceful tactics used to break up black lives matter protests. >> we made some mistakes there was violence in what erupted that i have never seen in the nearly 30 years i have been here, not to say we are perfect but we will learn from that and get better. >>> more problems emerged in recent weeks when a racist facebook page run by current and former officers was exposed and an officer was seen on video kicking and dragging a woman across a parking lot during an arrest. chief garcia insists those issues are individual and not systemic. >>> coming up, a massive explosion rocks the capital of lebanon. >>> a look at the damage and what may have caused that last. >>> gunfire rings out in beverly hills, the concerns tonight about coronavirus. >>> a barber and beauty shop battle going on in alameda county. salons are ready to

san jose police chief eddie garcia announced he is retiring. he grew up in san jose and has been on the force 40 years, four years as chief. marianne fav rojas more. >> that is right. just minutes ago, chief garcia hold his contempt he is refire tiring. he started with the department in 1929 and he has worn many hats. serving on narcotics enforcement and working as a homicide investigators before becoming chief in 2016. he told nbc bay area news i came to san jose from puerto rico, learned how to speak english here and became chief of the tenth largest city. the country. i will forever be grateful and privileged to have a front row seat to work the amazing work of the men and women of the department. the last four years have been a fantastic group. they are grateful for his commitment to the community. >> and most importantly, he has helped to build the faith that officers had in theirselves. >> reporter: mayor lithe mayor garcia with building the force back up. garcia faced criticism to how his department responded to some of the black lives m

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. >>> eddie garcia announced that he will retire at the end of the year. he has served as police chief for nearly 5 years. he has been with the department for 28 years. the mayor said garcia, quote, gave his heart and soul to his hometown. the mayor says there will be a nationwide search for a new chief. he adds that the city will need someone willing to talk about how police work changes as a community evolves. >>> happening today, the two people caught on camera painting over a black lives matter mural in martinez are due in court for their arraignment. nicole anderson and david nelson are facing hate crime charges for the widely publicized incident outside the downtown courthouse on july 4th. they both face a possible year in jail if convicted. >>> a black lives matter flag will be flown at piedmont city hall after a unanimous decision by the city council. our reporter says the flag will replace the city flag for the entire month of august. >> reporter: the u.s., california and city of piedmont flags grace the corner of highland avenue in the heart of p

. >>> breaking news in san jose police chief eddie garcia is retiring, the mayor saying that he broughtce department back from the brink. garcia joined the force in 1992, worked his way up the ranks he was chief of lease for four years. >>> we now know among the presumed dead after a marine corps training accident. christopher graduated in 2016 from lincoln high school, his friend say he loved basketball and judo and he was always smiling. the marines called off the search and seven other missing marines yesterday. there vehicle took on water. and a norwegian cruise ship line apologizing this evening after a coronavirus outbreak on a ship infecting at least four passengers and 36 crewmembers almost of the cruise ship industry continues to posits operation some companies have begun to set sail again in international waters. you're going to set sail on the bay in the next couple of days but we have some wind to fill your sale? >> it's going to get breezier than it is as we have through tomorrow and the wind is going to cool things off we are in for a couple of gray, cool days along the co

. >> reporter: tonight city leaders including the mayor say chief eddie garcia talked about his retirement plans years ago and while mayor sam liccardo says he is not surprised, he is disappointed to see him go. >> had they not tried to tram officers' cars, we would not be here today. >> reporter: the san jose police chief known to speak his mind and heart to his officers announced today he's stepping down in december after 28 years with san jose police. >> he's given his heart and soul to this community. there's nobody more passionate. he came in at a time when we had a department that was really suffering. >> reporter: garcia became chief in 2016 and helped rebuild morale over the years and its department's force after officers left in droves years before because of pay cuts and pension cuts, but more recently chief garcia's dealt with calls for reform and the firings of several officers including those accused of racist social media posts. liccardo and city council member johnny camas says that's not why he's stepping away. >> i was trying to convince him to delay because i think these

we are hearing from eddie garcia who is retiring at the end of this year. ktvu's maureen naylor spoke to the police chief about the timing of his announcement and his advice for his replacement. >> it is not an easy decision. it has been a life of service this far.eddie garcia announced he is retiring in december. >> you want to leave all you are still effective, i believe i am still effective. i would be effective. it is one of those things you look at, i was not going to be chief forever. >> reporter: the chief who turns 50 in december, says recent protests and calls for changes had nothing to do with his decision to leave. in fact, he said he postponed his june announcement because of the unrest. >> it was the right decision for me. so, i know, with everything that is going on, people might be asking, but this decision was made long ago. >> reporter: he moved to san jose when he was young. he joined the police in 1992 and worked patrol and as a homicide investigator among other positions. >> the duties upon which i'm about to enter -- >> congratulations.

bay now san jose's longtime police chief is preparing to pass on the baton to a new leader chief eddie garcia announced this week that he will indeed retire at the end of the year. he served as chief since 2016 but spent nearly 3 decades in the department during his tenure, the department instituted body-worn cameras a public use of force dashboard and other progressive measures. garcia presided over a rebound from just low morale and chronic under staffing amid budget cuts and pension reform. mayor sam liccardo and others praise chief garcia has a dynamic exuberant leader. >>you know it's a personal decision for everybody and then for me i feel this is the right time for me. you know is going to the police chief our most valuable resource here are men and women that do this job and so the police chief that comes in here definitely needs to balance both better communities importance and the importance of the men and women that actually put their lives on the line every single day for this job. >>well, no names were mentioned, but garcia says that the best person to succeed him and deal with w

>>well after 3 decades of devoting his life to the san jose police department chief eddie garcia announced he is retiring chief garcia is known for having served in almost every branch of the department from traffic. >>to the homicide unit. he joined the police department back in 1992 and he just worked his way up the ranks finally taking on the role of chief in 2016. he took on the challenge role of low morale and a high turnaround officers were just leaving the department due to pension reform for higher paying jobs. even last year he announced an uptick in violent crimes as a fine of the struggle to rebuild. but he gave us all during our police chief town hall last month chief garcia said that recruitment was no longer a problem as he reflected on all involving roles and changes within that police department during this interview check it out. >>when i started this job in 9 in the early 90's. i feel my field training officer told me that this job today is a lot different than when i started i'm venture a guess that when he started his fto told him that this job is a lot different than w

police chief eddie garcia announced he is retiring. good evening. thank you for joining us. ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. let's go live to chris nguyen with late details on this. chris? >> reporter: hi, dan. the chief's announcement catching a lot of people by surprise this afternoon. i had a chance to speak with him just moments ago. the chief telling me that he's proud of the career that he has had with the department. here are some of the words that he shared with me just moments ago. he said -- >> reporter: again, chief garcia, a locng-time resident o san jose. he would go on to become chief in march of 2016 following the retirement of former police chief larry escovel. chief garcia telling me this decision had been in the works for quite some time. he's at peace with this decision. the chief also