. >> dear elijah mcclain. he's basically a future version of me. >> reporter: connor is writin to elijah mcclain who died after an encounter with police. >> meant to cause fear stop now or else or else what >> reporter: the letter writing organized by a group called inspiring minds. >> we always believe there's healing in writing. we decided to do a whole series for our literature piece this summer where they wrote letters to those who died due to social injustice. >> reporter: in her letter she writes as if she were breonna taylor who was killed in a police raid on her home >> why me, i didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: malachi is only two years older than tamir ric who was shot by. police when they mistook his air soft gun for a real gun. >> you're at the park playing with a toy gun. >> reporter: was it difficult to write this letter? >> no because i felt like it's something that needed to happen to like the world can hear the story. >> i hope people take this movement and all the protests that they wil

right there, tess phillips, and broadway star ben platt among the a-listers honoring 23-year-old elijah mcclainclain died after being stopped by aurora, colorado, police officers while walking home last year. he was wearing a mask to keep warm because of a medical condition. the celebrities in the video are calling on authorities to hold the officers involved in mcclain's death accountable. criminal charges were never filed. wefollowhappening right now, a threat in florida right in the middle of a deadly pandemic. a hurricane moving in. hurricane isaias is edging toward the coast strengthening overnight packing winds of 85 miles an hour. isaias has already caused widespread flooding and small landslides in puerto rico and in the dominican republic where at least two people have died. >>> also right now, dangerous invasion? officials in washington state say they have captured an asian sayi they think that could me tre is a potentially insects in the state. so far there have been at least six confirmed sightings of the hornets but this is the first time one of them was trapped. >>> supreme court

. >> the department is already under scrutiny following with death of elijah mcclain. now they're apologizing saying they're investigating and offering therapy to the traumatized kids >>> a 29-year-old man from new york is on the mend this morning after a long battle with coronavirus. >> there he is after being hospitalized for more than 130 days he's finally headed home. during his hospital stay he was intubated tw intubated twice. >> everything he has been through, wow, that's incredible. >> he's alive to fig >>> good morning. breaking news at this santa clara county jail. shots fired from inside a police cruiser, not by an officer but by a detainee. it's a story unfolding right now. >> somehow that suspect got hold of a gun and a car at the jail. we've been on the scene since it happened. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the jail this morning. we will get to him. good morning, bob. >> reporter: not far from the san jose police department at the intersection of san pedro and mission. as you look down san pedro to the left side of the screen you see all the

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so where the officers dressed for battle who broke up this peaceful vigil for elijah mcclain just over a month ago. i'm sorry, but there is something wrong with that police department, it seems pretty clear. incidents like these are why 71 days after george floyd was killed underneath the knee of a member of the police, the people are still protesting in the streets, and thank goodness they are. these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the services of the post office plus ups only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4 week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/save and never go to the post office again we live with at&t and we are well past the honeocupado tom. at&t, what's this i hear about you advertising a 100% fiber network? only like a fraction of my customers can get that. that's it?!? you have such a glass half-empty attitude. the glass is more than half-empty! you

>> this is really tragic, one year anniversary of elijah mcclain's death.n independent investigator, our attorney general, to investigate any crimes that were committed, either by the police officers or the paramedics. i have full confidence that this independent process will lead to a prosecution if there is enough evidence to convict. and i really hope there is, the family deserves closure. there is a civil lawsuit as you know, stephanie, the burden is less in a civil lawsuit, this he simply need preponderance of evidence rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. i talked to the parents. there is no bringing elijah back. we need to make sure his legacy is seared in all of our souls and leaves the meaningful police reforms like the ones we already signed, i already signed in colorado, that ban chokeholds, establish civil liability and require cameras for all officers. >> let's talk about the natural disaster your state is facing, four major wildfires have been ravaging there for weeks. can you give us the latest? what kind of damage has been done? >> well, ju

officials knew about the stockpile of explosives and did nothing about it >>> the parents of elijah mcclain filed a federal lawsuit. the lawsuit alleges that elijah's civil rights were violated and names several police officers and two paramedics a lawyer for the family says the maclai mcclains want justice. the city could not comment >>> crews are working to battle a massive wildfire near denver the grizzly creek fire has grown to more than 3,200 acres fueled by hot and windy weather and crossed the colorado river and shut down a highway. the rocky mountain blue team which includes state and federal emergency officials will take over command today >>> let's check in with janessa webb and see what she's watching today. a little bit of the tropics, too, good morning. >> great to see you both this morning. good morning, everyone we need some of this rain we're seeing on the east coast to shift to the pacific northwest to really help that fire danger. unfortunately, dry conditions will persist watching the flooding threat that is going to be enhanced across the mid-atlantic to the mississippi

department is already under scrutiny for its treatment of black people following the 2019 death of elijah mcclain which is under investigation. now aurora p.d. is apologizing for what happened sunday to this family, saying it is investigating and offering therapy to the traumatized kids joe fryer, nbc news. >>> the school year already off to a rocky start in some places as districts debate how and if students can return here's kate snow >> reporter: on the first day of school monday in woodstock, georgia, students posed for this photo, not a mask ie state's largest school district 260 school employees have already tested positive or been asked to quarantine after being exposed to coronavirus. with in-person learning set to start later this month it is the kind of news that has parents in columbia, missouri protesting tonight >> right now we just feel like it's too much of a gamble >> reporter: across the country teachers are joining that chorus >> i am very anxious >> reporter: lucy wilson teaches first grade in columbia, south carolina we first met the single mom last year working a second job i

. >>> the parents of elijah mcclain filed a lawsuit against the city of colorado.he was 27 years old when he was killed after police performed a chokehold on him after a 911 call about a suspicious person. he suffered cardiac arrest. later, he was declared brain- dead and taken off life support several days later. the lawsuit says he was not suspected of committing a crime when policlater given a dose of sedative that was too much for his body weight. >>> california's early earthquake warning system will still be a standard feature on android phones. the governor's office of emergency services worked with google to build the my shake up alerts. the app does not predict earthquakes. it is designed to take data from seismic centers and send warnings to potentially affected areas, depending on the projected intensity of the shaking. >>> the time is 4:50. pam and steve, people will be talking about what steve talks about all the time. people are talking about earthquake weather. you say there is no such thing. >> don't stay >> there is no such thing. i know it is hot.

elijah mcclain was walking home from a convenience store when he was approached by police. he had not committed a crime. police held him in a choke hold and then injected him with ketamine. are you familiar with the case? do you know how frequently ketamine is used? do you know if police departments have been directed to document paramedics? a.g. barr: no. rep. bass: i guess you have not evaluated the use of force tactics since becoming attorney general. a.g. barr: not with respect to that. >> will you commit to directing the department to evaluating the protocols around the use of ketamine, chokehold, and other uses of force? a.g. barr: absolutely. under the president's executive order, we are reviewing that. rep. bass: especially the ketamine. that is pretty outrageous. george floyd was killed by a police officer via chokehold. he was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill. consider james holmes, who murdered 12 people and injured 70 others in a movie theater in aurora, colorado the same town as elijah mcclain. he wore body armor, had a knife, semi automatic weapons, a

fired and one quit last month after posting for pictures making fun of the childhold used on elijah mcclain. the 23-year-old massage therapist who died after this encounter with police last summer. the city of aurora is naming a permanent police chief tonight that some community leaders and critics say will inherit a department in desperate need of fixing. david? >> clayton, thank you. >>> when we come back, the fires exploding in size. >>> and now, another major league baseball team, this time 13 members, testing positive. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit now. a lot goes through your mind. with fidelity wealth management, your dedicated adviser can give you straightforward advice and tailored recommendations. that's the clarity you get with fidelity wealth management. and tailored recommendations. saturpain happens. aleve it. aleve is proven stronger and longer on pain than tylenol. when pain happens, aleve it. all day strong. >>> outside los angeles tonight, a major wildfire exploding in size. 2,000 firefighters battling the apple fire in riverside county. more tha

three officers from the same city were recently fired after they reenacted a chokehold used on elijah mcclain who died after a police encounter last year. >>> time now for a look at your tuesday morning weather. >>> good morning. isaias is battering north carolina and moving very quickly northward up the coast throughout much of the day here tuesday. we're going to be talking about it through the big east coast cities. wind gusts of more than 40 miles per hour even for new england, more than 60 miles per hour for the delmarva. rainfall, potential for flooding here as we pick up two to four inches sometimes very quickly in a matter of six hours. i'm melissa constanzer for accuweather. >>> coming up, the close-up view of the great white sharks that shut down a popular beach. >>> the hot air balloon crash caught on camera. more than a dozen people injured. witnesses describe what happened. >>> ellen degeneres under fire. her wife -hi, america. -hey, there, america. -hi, america. -hi, america. during this crisis... over 37 million people... don't have access... to nutritious foods. but there is a

screaming ] >> this is the same police department that was responsible for the 2019 death of elijah mcclainile walking home from a convenience store. joining me now is the university professor at the new school. i grew up just outside of aurora and seeing these little kids screaming, i realized that could have been me. that could have been my mom. that could have been us when we were little kids driving in our station wagon. this is shocking and terrifying. i want to read you the statement they put out. here's the statement. we have been training our officers that when they contact a suspected stolen car they should do what is called a high risk stop. this involves drawing their weapons and ordering all occupants to exit the car and lie on the ground but we must allow our officers to have discretion and deviate from this process when different scenarios present themselves. >> different scenarios like three little kids are in the car. is this statement good enough for you. >> no, it's not good enough for any of us. there should be no one in this country satisfied with that statement. and the

department is already under scrutiny for its treatment of black people following the 2019 death of elijah mcclainon. now our aurora pd is apologizing for what happened to this family, saying it's investigating and offering therapy to the traumatized kids. gilliam has hired an attorney, who tells us he's trying to get ahold of police reports and body camera videos. the family wants to see structural change within the police department. kristen? >> joe, that video is just so difficult and disturbing to watch. i want to ask you about something we've been tracking here in the nation's capital. "the washington post" reporting a similar incident involving the secret service, two african-american mothers who took their kids to the national mall, they were confronted with guns, separated from their kids, handcuffed by police, who apparently weren't wearing masks either. what can you tell us about this? i know that the secret service says it's under investigation. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. according to "the washington post," these moms say they were trying to take their kids to the fountains at the

last year in aurora, colorado, elijah mcclain, a 23-year-old african american massage therapist, diedfter being tackled by police in and placed in a chokehold and then being injected with ketamine by paramedics. at the time, he was walking home from picking up an iced tea for his brother at a convenience store. in colombia, former presidenent alvaro uribe has been placed under house arrerest by the colombian susupreme court, w while an investigation unfolds over allegations of witness tampering and fraud. the accusations are related to crimes committed during colombia's 52 year u.s.-backed war. uribe served as president from 2002 and 2010. his administration was defined by a brutal military campaign against the leftist rebel group, revolutionary armed forces of colombia, or farc. under uribe's reign, right-wing paramilitary groups terrorized communities with impunity, disappearing and murdering thousands of civilians, and falsely claiming they were rebel fighters to boost support for the war and justify u.s. aid sent to colombia. uribe's house arrest marks the first time a colombian p

so, you know, the republican national convention started on the one-year anniversary of elijah mcclain being shot by aurora police and they just proceeded from there in a very distinct theme that demonizes the black lives matter movement and now you have people marching for black lives matter shot by a gunman. "doc" rivers yesterday gave such a powerful statement. i mean, him speaking from so much pain in terms of black people's fears, you know. we're the ones who are scared. these police officers claim to be afraid, but we're the ones who get shot with our back -- you know, with our back to them. and he talked about this whole history of having to be afraid. you are going to be hosting your 57th anniversary of the march on washington. that's actually coming up this friday. can you talk a little bit about that? give us context because at the time that the march on washington happened, the idea of a president sending in the national guard was to protect black people who were trying to march. and now you've got a president doing a -- flipping that on its head. i would love to hear you ta

in aururora, colorado, the famiy of elijah mcclain, a 23-year-old black young man who was killed by police last year, has filed a lawsuit against the officers and paramedics involved in his death. mcclain was stopped by police on august 24, 2019 as he was walking home from buying iced tea for his brother. he was tackled by police and placed in a chokehold and later injected with ketamine by paramedics. he died on august 30 after days on life support. an online petition demanding justice for mcclain has collected over 5 million signatures. in california, a viral videoeo shows los s angeles county sheriff's deputies detaining three teenagers at gunpoint after r bystanders calleled 911o rereport the teens were under attackck by a maman with a knif. two of the t three teens are african american and t the arresting officers are white. video of last friday's incident in santa clarita shows two officers with handguns trained on the teens, who have their hands above their heads. a third officer sights one of the teens through the scope of his assault rifle, his finger on the trigger. as bystanders

michael brown, tamir rice, yousef richardson, terrence crusher, trayvon martin, ahmad aubrey, elijah mcclainrs. and fourth, our voting rights are under attack. we must vigorously defend our right to vote, because those rights were paid for with the blood of those lynched for seeking to exercise their constitutional rights. they were paid for with the blood of civil rights workers such as sammy young jr., janet lee jackson, viola, james reed, those rights were paid for through the sacrifices made by heroes such as c.t. vivian, fanny lieu hiemer, jose williams and john lewis. but since the united states senate has failed to renew the voting rights act, we've had to overcome a whole new trick bag of tactics to suppress our votes. discriminatory voter i.d. requirements, cutbacks in early voting and voting by mail, and disenfranchising those who have served their time and paid their debt to the society. and now covid-19 is making its dangerous, even deadly, to stand in line at polling places. we shouldn't have to risk our lives to cast our votes. we need to be able to do what president trump does

it was been nearly a year since elijah mcclain lost his life. he was stopped by police and held in a choke hold and given a tranquilizer. in the lawsuit, his family claims the young man died as a result of police force and the use of ketamine by paramedics. the city says it is reviewing the lawsuit. >>> developing this morning, supervisors in sonoma county have begun talks on how to spend just over $149 million from a pg&e settlement. the process will last for weeks with the public having their say on how to divide the funds as the county grapples with a huge budget deficit from the pandemic. >>> happening today, in the north bay, the city of calistoga will conduct its second test into its new outdoor emergency warning system. five sirens will sound starting at noon with each lasting about five minutes. again, this is just a test. the city is asking folks to not call 911 to report it. >>> let's go live now to diane king hall joining us from jersey city with this morning's money watch report. diane, good morning to you. >> reporter: good wednesda

it has been nearly a year since elijah mcclain lost his life. he was stopped by police and held in a choke hold and given a tranquilizer. in the lawsuit, his family claims the young man died as a result of police force and the use of ketamine by paramedics. the city says it is reviewing the lawsuit. >>> time is now 6:40. scrapping fall sports, that's next on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> and the market just opened up about ten minutes ago. let's get a quick check on the big board right now. the dow up about 260 points. coming up we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >>> and a reminder, kpix 5 has a new app that gives you easy 24/7 access to cbsn bay area and kpix 5 newscasts, you need to delete the old app and download the new one. time now hi. we're glad you came in. what's on your mind? can you help keep these guys protected online? easy. connect to the xfi gateway. what about wireless data options for the family? you can customize and save. what about internet speeds that can keep up with my gamin

do you remember elijah mcclain, who had the police called on him because he was wearing a ski mask andhe was an introvert and was not trying to start trouble and they pinned him down and later he died? those officers were also part of the aurora police department in aurora, colorado, and to were the police officers who were performing mock chokeholds on the spot where mcclin was arrested. so were the officers dressed for battle who broke up this peaceful vigil for e lielijah m. incidents like these are why 71 days after george floyd was killed underneath the knee of a member of the police, people are still protesting in the streets. and thank goodness they are. ets. and thank goodness they are. your bank can be virtually any place. so, when you get a check... you can deposit it from here. and you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. you can detect suspicious activity on your account from here. and you can pay your friends back from here. so when someone asks you, "where's your bank?" you can tell them: here's my bank. or here's my bank. or, here's my bank. becaus

. >> michael brown, sean bell, elijah mcclain -- so many killings, so much of an impact on the black time, agrees reverend william barber for the change to begin. >> we're going to decide now that with every breath we have, we're gonna breathe freedom and justice and love into this democracy, and we're not going to stop. >> you see a willingness of folks to step out fully and completely and really seize this moment to usher in real visions of freedom. >> just this week, several pro athletes taking a stand against brutality, refusing to play their regularly scheduled games. >> we are all fighting against a system of racialized control. right now it's mass incarceration and police brutality, but the fact is, it's just a systemic racism directed at the african-american population. >> reporter: actor kendrick sampson says he experienced police violence while protesting in los angeles. >> they brutalized us. shot us with rubber bullets, used batons. >> yo, yo, yo, yo, watch out. don't touch me. i have a permanent wound on my chest and then i have some very visible ones, five, on my leg an

. >> reporter: the controversy follows the death of 23-year-old elijah mcclain last year. aurora officers detained him after they say he was acting suspiciously. they put him in a chokehold, and paramedics injected him with ketemene. the department banning that use of neck restraint. the scene from last weekend mirrors another incident in washington, d.c. last month when a secret service cruiser rammed into a parked vehicle carrying two black mothers and their kids. the mothers allege an agent pulled a weapon on them, saying their car had been stolen. one mother said she showed proof she owned the car. >> once they knew that there were children in the back, they should have been like, guns down, guns down. these are not the two black men we're looking for. >> exactly. >> people want officers and law enforcement across the nation to be held accountable. i totally agree with that. >> reporter: now the secret service says it is conducting a fair and thorough investigation of that d.c. incident, going on to explain it was informed that a person once driven the car should be co

aurora cops fired and one quit after posing for pictures making fun of the chokehold used on elijah mcclained last summer after this encounter with police and paramedics. he committed no crime. gilliam tells me she believes she and her family might have been treated differently if they weren't black. aurora p.d. has apologized and says they are reviewing policies and training. amy? >> all right, clayton sandell, thank you so much for that. >>> coming up next here on "good morning america," our "play of the day." when you walk into an amazon fulfillment center, it's like walking into the chocolate factory and you won a golden ticket. all of these are face masks. this looks like a bottle of vodka. but when we first got these, we were like whoa! [laughing] my three-year-old, when we get a box delivered, screams "mommy's work!" mommy's work. with this pandemic, safety is even more important to make sure we go home safe every single day. ♪ five dollar. ♪ five dollar footlong. ♪ piled high with veggies. the new barbecue rib, or any footlong, is just 5 dollars when you buy 2. only in the subway® a

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