james cameron didn't stop his research with his film in 1997. he wanted answers to many more of the mysteries of the ship. he wanted to see the interior, and he wanted to show that in his film ghosts of the abyss. inside titanic, some things were perfectly frozen in time, while others had fallen apart. 73 years after it sank, a team of french and american scientists announced they'd found the titanic 2 and 1/2 miles down. it's not commonly known that the search for the titanic was part of a secret military mission. the expedition that found titanic was really the product of a deal with the us government that was searching for lost nuclear submarines. in the 1960s, the us lost two nuclear submarines in the north atlantic-- uss thresher and uss scorpion. the navy wanted ballard to document the submarines. it was also going to see if they'd been tampered with. the us had tried to lift a soviet sub off the bottom of the ocean, why shouldn't the soviets try to do the exact same thing. there was obviously nuclear material on those subs, and that was c

james cameron: yes, i think so. this is not, then, just another film you directed?ona fide rivet counter now. i've been sucked into the vortex of fascination with titanic. [crashing] titanic's sinking and her entire story is shrouded in incredible mysteries. and that is partly why we keep coming back. we always want to know more. we always want to find those answers. [radar beeps] [dramatic music] look of the titanic wreckage deep in the atlantic ocean. it's the first full-sized digital scan of perhaps the history's most famous shipwreck. a team of scientists carried out what they called the largest underwater scanning project in history. the difference between the original grainy images of the wreck that bob ballard took in 1985 and nowadays where, aided with cgi, we've been able to scan the seabed almost as though the water's been drained away. and there she is. and of course, we're now able to see things at the level of detail, for example, of pieces of jewelry on the seabed within the wreck. reporter: they believe the large-scale underwater scanning project is a

the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! depicts both men. well, hello, molly.chest in the world, and wallace hartley, the violin player who bravely led the orchestra to calm passengers' nerves as the vessel floundered, each man central to the film's narrative of bravery and loss. in real life, both hartley and astor died that night, their bodies and their possessions recovered in the aftermath. you've got the bag and the watch? correct. andrew aldridge, a world expert on the titanic, says hartley possibly tried to use his violin case and its straps as a flotation device, but it came to nothing, whilst jj astor's 14—carat gold pocket watch was discovered amongst his personal effects in the days after the tragedy. why is there this continuing public obsession and interest in all things to do with the titanic? i honestly think it's to do with the people. she transcends so many different levels. we're fascinated in her because of who was on board. you could argue that titanic is the most famous ship that's ever sailed, apart from the ark. so what might they fetch a

byron: the three-part nat geo series part of abc's parent company disney is produced by filmmaker james camerony plus. and that's "nightline" for this evening. thanks for the company, america. good night.

the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! depicts both men. well, hello, molly.d the orchestra to calm passengers' nerves as the vessel floundered, each man central to the film's narrative of bravery and loss. in real life, both hartley and astor died that night, their bodies and their possessions recovered in the aftermath. you've got the bag and the watch? correct. andrew aldridge, a world expert on the titanic, says hartley possibly tried to use his violin case and its straps as a flotation device, but it came to nothing, whilst jj astor's 14—carat gold pocket watch was discovered amongst his personal effects in the days after the tragedy. why is there this continuing public obsession and interest in all things to do with the titanic? i honestly think it's to do with the people. she transcends so many different levels. we're fascinated in her because of who was on board. you could argue that titanic is the most famous ship that's ever sailed, apart from the ark. so what might they fetch at the auction? well, the estimated price on the bag is £120,000. and for

the james cameron movie titanic... hey, esther! ..depicts both men. well, hello, molly.wallace hartley — the violin player who bravely led the orchestra to calm passengers' nerves as the vessel floundered. each man central to the film's narrative of bravery and loss. in real life, both hartley and astor died that night — their bodies and their possessions recovered in the aftermath. you've got the bag and the watch? correct. andrew aldridge — a world expert on the titanic — says hartley probably tried to use his violin case and its straps as a flotation device, but it came to nothing. whilst jj astor's14—carat—gold pocket watch was discovered amongst his personal effects in the days after the tragedy. why is there this continuing public obsession, interest in all things to do with the titanic? i honestly think it's to do with the people. she transcends so many different levels. we are fascinated in her because of who was on board. you could argue that titanic is the most famous ship that's ever sailed apart — from the ark. so what might they fetch at the auction? well, t

of germany, olaf scholz, and now the head of the ministry of foreign affairs of great britain, james cameron. david cameron, he met today. with his american colleague antony blinken, and one of the issues is support for ukraine. cameron himself said that he did not come to lecture someone or interfere with political processes in the usa, but traveled as a friend of the united states and he believes it is in the security interests of the united states and its allies to provide additional funding to ukraine. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken also spoke about blocked aid in congress. we also talked about the importance of providing assistance to ukraine now, additional shells, air defense equipment, artillery we both heard from the foreign minister. of ukraine dmytro kuleba last week at a nato meeting on urgent needs. our countries are putting pressure on themselves and others to do this. in this regard, the additional funding requested by president biden is urgent and critical. the house of representatives is back in session. we expect this to be put to a vote and voted on as soon as pos

the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! depicts both men.ely led the orchestra to calm passengers' nerves as the vessel floundered, each man central to the film's narrative of bravery and loss. in real life, both hartley and astor died that night, their bodies and their possessions recovered in the aftermath. you've got the bag and the watch? correct. andrew aldridge, a world expert on the titanic, says hartley possibly tried to use his violin case and its straps as a flotation device, but it came to nothing, whilst jj astor's 14—carat gold pocket watch was discovered amongst his personal effects in the days after the tragedy. why is there this continuing public obsession and interest in all things to do with the titanic? i honestly think it's to do with the people. she transcends so many different levels. we're fascinated in her because of who was on board. you could argue that titanic is the most famous ship that's ever sailed, apart from the ark. so what might they fetch at the auction? well, the estimated price on the bag is £120,000. an

byron: the three-part nat geo series part of abc's parent company disney is produced by filmmaker james cameron. it's streaming now on hulu and disney plus. and that's "nightline" for this evening. thanks for the company, america. good night. investigators who help children in trouble. the flood of fake child abuse images that could be jeopardizing real kids. >> tense situations on college campuses right now as pro-palestinian protesters refuse to leave campuses closed, classes going remote as colleges plan their next move. >> i'm really grateful that i get to be a part of this and get to do this for other people. >> and we'll take you inside a bay area school making a difference inside the classroom and out only on abc seven news at 11. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with that warning on the alarming toll of artificial intelligence on our children. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. researchers at stanford say law enforcement is simply not ready to handle the surge of child sex abuse images generated on the intern

the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! ..depicts both men. well, hello, molly.hestra to calm passengers' nerves as the vessel floundered, each man central to the film's narrative of bravery and loss. in real life, both hartley and astor died that night, their bodies and their possessions recovered in the aftermath. you've got the bag and the watch? correct. andrew aldridge, a world expert on the titanic, says hartley possibly tried to use his violin case and its straps as a flotation device, but it came to nothing, whilst jj astor's14—carat gold pocket watch was discovered amongst his personal effects in the days after the tragedy. why is there this continuing public obsession and interest in all things to do with the titanic? i honestly think it's to do with the people. she transcends so many different levels. we're fascinated in her because of who was on board. you could argue that titanic is the most famous ship that's ever sailed, apart from the ark. so what might they fetch at the auction? well, the estimated price on the bag is £120,000. and for the watch,

los agentes acusados son eric, james y cameron, presentÓ los cargos justo cuando el plazo de prescripciÓnstaba a punto de expirar. el incidente se registrÓ despuÉs de que los agentes recibieron un llamado sobre una persona sospechosa. nos vamos directamente a alameda como la treta mejÍa, allÍ precisamente hoy la comunidad se une en vigilia de memoria de mario gonzÁlez, y querÍa preguntarte, quÉ piensan ellos sobre esta decisiÓn? >> muy buenas tardes, hace apenas unos minutos estuve hablando con la mamÁ de mario gonzÁlez, a quien hace tres aÑos le causÓ profundo dolor. voy a dejar vivir lo que estamos sintiendo en este momento, la comunidad se ha unido y atraÍdo a ti estas artes para homenajear la memoria de mario gonzÁlez que falleciÓ manos de la policÍa de alameda. en primer momento se dijo quien iba levantar cargos sin embargo, ahora en este cargo ella decidiÓ establecer cargos contra estos policias. >> fue algo terrible para mÍ, muy triste y esa seÑora decidiÓ abrir el caso, revisarlo entonces es gratificante que serÁ decirle y espero tener la oportunidad de hablar esa meta con ella y

most of us have seen james cameron's wonderful film and were all drawn to that horrible moment when the two main characters are holding on to the back of this huge ship. as the stern rears out of the water and then breaks in half, and then titanic sinks. that's pretty much what i thought was the story of titanic. when i got into that mere submersible. but the steel that we found says that simply didn't happen. the steel says that the ship broke apart at a very, very gentle angle. nothing like 45 degrees, more like 11 degrees. well, what is the difference? what is the difference? that night or 1500 people stayed on board titanic. they did not get into the lifeboats. the lifeboats pulled away very calmly with 500 empty seats. people made decisions that night as the ship slowed, slowly sank into the water. do i stay here on board titanic and wait for the rescue ships, or do i get into the lifeboat? when you're on a ship that's only bending at 11 degrees, it seems like you've got a long time to go before that ship is going to break apart or sink. as a matter of fact, the idea of the ship br

most of us have seen james cameron's wonderful film and were all drawn to that horrible moment when the two main characters are holding on to the back of this huge ship. as the stern rears out of the water and then breaks in half, and then titanic sinks. that's pretty much what i thought was the story of titanic. when i got into that mere submersible. but the steel that we found says that simply didn't happen. the steel says that the ship broke apart at a very, very gentle angle. nothing like 45 degrees, more like 11 degrees. well, what is the difference? what is the difference? that night or 1500 people stayed on board titanic. they did not get into the lifeboats. the lifeboats pulled away very calmly with 500 empty seats. people made decisions that night as the ship slowed, slowly sank into the water. do i stay here on board titanic and wait for the rescue ships, or do i get into the lifeboat? when you're on a ship that's only bending at 11 degrees, it seems like you've got a long time to go before that ship is going to break apart or sink. as a matter of fact, the idea of the ship br

eric mckinley, james fisher, cameron leahy, as we mentioned earlier, the charges were brought about by the prosecutors with the district attorney's public accountability unit. the officers could be facing up to 4 years in prison if they're convicted of involuntary manslaughter. and we've been notified by the city of alameda that one of those police officers is no longer on the force. and the other 2 have been placed on administrative leave. the city of alameda has also reached 2 settlements with mario gonzalez family. 11 million dollars going to his estate and his son and $350,000 going to his mother again. we're going to be out here covering this vigil, which is still in the process of getting set up. there's up small alter behind me here with some flowers and also some candles that are going to be led. there's going to be some music, some speakers and also aztec dancers again, will be out here throughout the night and we'll have a full report coming up later on. and kron. 4 news in alameda. dan thorn kron, 4 all right. thank you, still ahead, we continue this story is the group effor

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the three officers charged, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy. >> we are trying to rebuild in a system that has not always been fair to folks, particularly in alameda county. >> reporter: she kept the remarks short, saying the cases filed and pending before the court, but she walled herself off from the case. >> a decision i made, a technical matter and i'm not able to speak on it at this time. >> reporter: the public accountability unit that father charges is the one that she created, the death was ruled a homicide in 2021, according to an autopsy report his death was caused by the toxic effects of methamphetamine with the effects of the altercation and obesity and alcohol. the investigation was reopened in 2023. attorney allison barry wilkinson, who will be revisiting officer leahy said the district attorney waited until the 11th hour before the statute of limitations was set to expire to bring charges just days after was confirmed she would face a recall, there is no new evidence, this is a blatantly political prosecution. we asked a criminal defense attorney with the of

blake cameron, james clan night remarriage are young, mostly and eric its 1992. in these best friends spend most of their time innocently playing. and that's the poverty and racism crime around green housing projects. we beautifully paints the warmth of this friendship and family that through a series of events forces, these 2 lifelong friends to confront having to go separate it's a very, really double story about love and even best friends sometimes have to say goodbye. >> it's a very hard for me. >> dean's list b plus, well, you can always get my movie reviews. and home video picks sent right to your phone's every week. just by texting the word, dean to 9, 7, 9, 9, 9, will be a great weekend in chicago. and dean richards. >> all right. thank you to the 9.21. on the clock. and up next on the kron, 4 morning news, san francisco city officials are considering some new safety precautions to implement in the west portal in order to protect pedestrians will tell you what that's all about. and students will have a brand new high school to attend next school year. we'

the officers are eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy.fficer fisher now works for the contra costa county sheriff's office. >> we need to try to rebuild trust in a system that has not always been fair, particularly in alameda county. >> on april 19, 2021, officers caught up with gonzalez and theft investigation. he was apparently incoherent . after talking with him for nine minutes, the officers decided to detain him. officers that he resisted so they took him down to the ground where an officer placed a knee on his back after struggling for five minutes, gonzalez stopped breathing. supporters of the gonzalez family say the criminal charges are welcome news. >> our loved one should have never been stolen. we see the process of civil settlement first. if we are lucky, we will get criminal charges. >> amanda works for courage, a youth restorative justice nonprofit. her brother was also killed by law enforcement. those officers were never charged. >> seeing this with mario's family does give me a beam of light. >> lawyer who represents offic

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. >> officers eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzales down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thursday. price says she is not d

district attorney pamela price announced the results of a new investigation, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahey lahey have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, price pledging to reexamine the case when she first took office, reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy o'malley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. >> you know, it's not easy, but i expected the best, all the times, you know, i keep praying, praying, praying, praying. and, you know, god is good. >> price is public accountability unit concluding mario gonzales died of asphyxiation in a departure from the initial report pointing to toxic effects of methamphetamine and morbid obesity, among the causes of his death, mario's brother, jerry gonzalez, says his sights are now set on a conviction. wanting justice not only for mario but also the seven year old son he left behind, the three men, each facing up to four years in state prison. does it feel like justice if they are convicted? >> yeah. it'll be. it's definitely a major win and stepping into the right direction. we're going to

eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron levy. >> with involuntary manslaughter in gonzales is death. they're facing for years behind bars. it's the first time charges have been filed in the case since the former county da cleared all 3 officers of any wrongdoing. this all started exactly 3 years ago after gonzales died while under police custody. >> of the alameda police department in the initial report, the department reported the 26 year-old died after a physical altercation resulting in a medical emergency. but in body camera video released a week later, gonzalez could be seen in handcuffs being pinned to the ground for more than 5 minutes were he eventually stopped breathing? the alameda county coroner's office ruled the death a homicide. >> these are not officers. there were operating out of control. they exercised great restraint. they struggle with for long time before they were finally get him and cups. there were no or anything of the kind. >> the family of gonzalez settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of alameda and the officers involved for 11 million dollars

eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, price reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy o'malley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. >> she signed off on a final report two years ago, stating in part, we conclude that the officer's decision to detain and arrest mr. gonzalez and their subsequent use of force was objectively reasonable, considering the agency's policies. the totality of the circumstances, and the officer's stated rationale. district attorney price declined to confirm whether new evidence was brought in to review, and made clear she was walled off as she described from the case. >> i will not be participating and have not participated in the ultimate decision about the case, and i'm very proud that my public accountability unit, which i created in january of 2023, has been able to independently assess the evidence and come to a decision about this case. >> investigators concluding, based off a second autopsy, that gonzalez died of asphyxiation. while the initial report ye

district attorney pamela price announced the results of a new investigation, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy. >> leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, price pledging to reexamine the case when she first took office, reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy o'malley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. >> you know, it's not easy, but i expected the best, all the times, you know, i keep praying, praying, praying, praying. and, you know, god is good. >> price is public accountability unit concluding mario gonzales died of asphyxia. asian a departure from the initial report pointing to toxic effects of methamphetamine and morbid obesity. among the causes of his death. mario's brother, jerry gonzales, says his sights are now set on a conviction, wanting justice not only for mario but also the seven year old son he left behind, the three men, each facing up to four years in state prison. does it feel like justice if they are convicted? >> yeah, it'll be is definitely a major win and step into the right direction. we're going to cont

henderson and james kirby. lord cameron wrote on x... the charity world central kitchen says their convoy was bombed in an israeli air strikejust after they'd unloaded food aid, at a warehouse they are now suspending its operations in gaza. at a warehouse. they are now suspending its operations in gaza. the israeli military says it's conducting a review into the incident. the seven workers are from australia, the uk, poland, a us canadian dual citizen, as well as a palestinian. world leaders and foreign ministers are pressing israel to clarify the circumstances surrounding their deaths. bbc verify has been analysing footage from the aftermath of the incident. here's merlyn thomas. we've been trying to piece together what happened by examining photos of the aftermath, like this one. so far among the confirmed dead are australian, polish, british and palestinians, along with a dual us—canadian citizen. they were working for food aid charity, world central kitchen. it says they dropped off more than 100 tonnes of food supplies at a warehous

. >> those officers, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, had been restored to full duty todaynow works for the contra costa county sheriff's office. >> it's been three years to the day since mario gonzalez died and right now his family and

eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntaryghter, price reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy o'malley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. >> she signed off on a final report two years ago, stating in part, we conclude that the officer's decision to detain and arrest mr. gonzalez and their subsequent use of force was objectively reasonable, considering the agency's policies. the totality of the circumstances, and the officer's stated rationale. district attorney price declined to confirm whether new evidence was brought in to review, and made clear she was walled off as she described from the case. >> i will not be participating and have not participated in the ultimate decision about the case, and i'm very proud that my public accountability unit, which i created in january of 2023, has been able to independently assess the evidence and come to a decision about this case. >> investigators concluding, based off a second autopsy, that gonzalez died of asphyxiation. while the initial report years ago

district attorney pamela price announced the results of a new investigation, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy. >> leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, price pledging to reexamine the case when she first took office, reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy o'malley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. >> you know, it's not easy, but i expected the best, all the times, you know, i keep praying, praying, praying, praying. and, you know, god is good. >> price is public accountability unit concluding mario gonzales died of asphyxia. asian a departure from the initial report pointing to toxic effects of methamphetamine and morbid obesity. among the causes of his death. mario's brother, jerry gonzales, says his sights are now set on a conviction, wanting justice not only for mario but also the seven year old son he left behind, the three men, each facing up to four years in state prison. does it feel like justice if they are convicted? >> yeah, it'll be is definitely a major win and step into the right direction. we're going to cont

. >> price's predecessor, nancy o'malley, declined to charge officers eric mckinley, cameron lahey and james fisher, noting in part that gonzalez was under the influence of meth and was obese. but a second autopsy commissioned by his family says he died of restraint asphyxiation. the da also relied on the analysis by use of force expert seth stoughton, who concluded the use of force by officers fisher, lahey and mckinley to place and keep mr. gonzalez arenales in the prone position for an extended time after he had been secured in handcuffs, was unreasonable, excessive and contrary to generally accepted police practices. attorney michael haddad represents gonzalez's son. >> i really don't know why it took the da's office so long to come to this conclusion. it's obvious that these charges are appropriate under these facts. >> attorneys for the accused officers have blasted price for what they call a blatantly political prosecution, filed just before the statute of limitations. and just days after learning she would face a recall . >> the politics of all of this. what's going on in our society

. >> officers eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzales down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thursday. price says she is not d

leaving, and on staying versus leaving, and some very senior cabinet ministers, including david cameron jamesare opposed to leaving the echr. that said , within the that said, within the conservative parliamentary party, there are plenty of backbenchers who have been calling for a long time now to get out of the echr, including former home secretary suella braverman, former immigration minister robert jenrick. braverman, former immigration minister robert jenrick . and minister robert jenrick. and there is a poll suggesting that half of all 2019 conservative voters would like to see britain get out of the echr. so whichever path rishi sunak decides to go down, there will be plenty who support him within his party. but he does look quite likely to face a rebellion and a rebellion at a time like this, when his authority is already pretty shaky, could be very damaging indeed. >> yeah, he can't win whatever he does on that one, can he , can he does on that one, can he, can we have a look at this story which is dominating the times this morning and sickness benefits in every benefits on the rise i

the officers are ric mckinley, cameron leahy and james fisher. cer fisher now works for the contra costa county sheriff's office. trust in a system that has not ays been fair to folks, particularly in alameda county. >> repo: on april 19, 2021, officers caught up with nzalez in a theft ht up with investigation. he was apparently incoherent. after talking with him for nine minutes, the officers decided to detain him. officers say he resisted, so they took him down tthe ground where an officer placed a knee on his back. after struggling for five minutes gonzalez stopped breathing. supporters of the gonzalez family say the news. l charges are welcome - >> justice would have been our loved ones never would have been stolen and we see here the process is civil settlement first and then if we're lucky, we will get criminal charges. >> reporter: amanda blanco orks for courage, a youth restove justice nonprofit. her brother dedo was also killeby law enforcement. the officers were never charged. evening's vigil. >> i still carry a lot of rage in me, but i

these three officers who now face involuntary manslaughter charges are eric mckinley, james fisher and cameronhy. in the 2021 death of 26-year-old mario gonzalez, who was pinned down by those three police officers for several minutes before he died. the altercation was recorded on body camera video and captured gonzalez struggling to answer questions before officers were restraining him. when he was pinned to the ground in a public park, gonzalez can be seen in that video shouting and grunting before losing consciousness. previous district attorney nancy o'malley found insufficient evidence for those charges against the officers. the police accountability unit, though, found otherwise. d.a. pamela price says the case is about rebuilding trust with the community. >> if people don't believe that police officers or law enforcement can be held accountable, then witnesses won't cooperate. we can't do our job without witnesses. we won't be able to administer justice if the community doesn't trust that the system is going to work for everyone on an equal basis. >> reporter: we did reach out to attorn

the three officers who will be charged with involuntary manslaughter are eric mckinley, james fisher and cameronmario gonzalez died in 2021 after he was pinned down by alameda police officers for several minutes. the officers' body cameras were recording and the video shows gonzalez struggling to answer questions before officers tried to restrain him. once he's pinned to the ground at a public park in alameda, gonzalez can be seen shouting and grunting before losing consciousness. previous district attorney nancy o'malley found insufficient evidence for charges. the police accountability unit for alameda county found otherwise. the district attorney says police accountability is about rebuilding trust. >> if people don't believe that police officers or law enforcement can be held accountable, then witnesses won't cooperate, we can't do our job without witnesses. we won't be able to administer justice if the community doesn't trust that the system is going to work for everyone on an equal basis. >> reporter: i'll correct myself. i said it's called the police accountability unit. it's the public a

sarah stinson has details >> officers eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzalez down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thurs

ago, she talked about the decision, saying her office has charged officers eric mckinley, james fisher and camerony manslaughter. price says she's not solely responsible for the charges. the public accountability unit that she started reached this conclusion. >> if people don't believe that police officers or law enforcement can be held accountable, then witnesses won't cooperate. we can't do our job without witnesses. we won't be able to administer justice if the community doesn't trust that the system is going to work for everyone. >> 26 year old mario gonzalez died in the officer's custody three years ago. an independent investigation found he lost consciousness when he was pinned face down and two officers pressed down on his body for more than five minutes. one autopsy said he died from toxic effects of methamphetamine, but a second cited restraint, asphyxiation. a review by the previous da found the officers were not criminally liable while jury selection is moving along, and former president donald trump's hush money trial, there are now 12 members, including one who is originally from cali

. >> those officers, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, had been restored to full duty today. alameda, as chief of police said leahy and mckinley have been placed on leave. fisher transferred and now works for the contra costa county sheriff's office. >> it's been three years to the day since mario gonzalez died and right now his family and supporters are gathered in alameda. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell is there to tell us what it's like tonight. tara >> yeah, dan and ama. well, it's extremely loud right now. there's a celebratory spirit here as family, friends and advocates gather to celebrate the charges that were laid down by the da yesterday, we did speak with a family representative yesterday. at the time, she said mario's mom just wasn't quite ready to talk yet. she was still absorbing the news that she had just received about her son. but today, that change, she was ready to talk, vowing to still fight for her son. >> my son, you know he's not here no more. but i'm here. i'm still, you know, fighting for him. my son jerry, right here. and you know, his son

. >> officers eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzalez down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thursday. price says she is not d

eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron lee as they carry it. rather they carry a sentence of 4 years in state prison. exactly 3 years ago, gonzalez died under their custody. officers were called to a park responding to reports of a man behaving oddly they learned gonzalez was accused of shoplifting and attempted to take him into custody. body cam video released a week later showed gonzalez in handcuffs being pinned to the ground for more than 5 minutes. the corny the county coroner ruled his death is homicide concluding he had a heart attack caused by methamphetamine. houston from being restrained. a second autopsy concluded he died of restraint, asphyxia and not from drugs in his system. the attorney for one of the officers says he is confident his client followed police protocol. >> these are not officers there were operating out of control. they exercised great restraint. they struggle with him for long before they were finally get him and cups. there were no or anything of the kind. >> family of gonzalez settled a wrongful death lawsuit aga

officers eric mckinley, james fisher. >> and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one countinvoluntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzalez down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thursday. price says she is not direc

. >> officers eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzales down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thursday. price says she is not d

. >> those three officers, james fisher, eric mckinley and cameron lahey, could face up to four years in state prison if convicted and the attorney for officer lahey saying in a statement tonight there is no new evidence. this is a blatantly political prosecution. the officer's actions while taking mr. gonzalez into custody were reasonable, necessary and lawful, and his tragic death was the result of drug toxicity, not criminal misconduct. >> a new at 11 tonight. the construction company whose employee died while working on a sewer project in san francisco last year, has now been cited by cal osha for safety violations. we first brought you this story back in september of last year. that's what a contractor died after a trench collapsed, he was trapped in eight feet of dirt and debris. cal osha says the company has now been fined $371,000 for failing to provide a protective system for employees working in the trench, and for failing to provide a means of escape, such as a ladder, in the case of a collapse. cal osha also says these hazards were brought to the company's attention. weeks

>> body camera footage had shown gonzalez when the three police officers, eric mckinley, cameron leahy and james fisher, detained him. he later died at the hospital. the previous day had declined to file charges, noting gonzalez had meth in his system. an autopsy commissioned by the family blamed restraint, asphyxiation. >> when i first heard the news just yesterday, i felt really i was actually in tears. i think it's important for all families, really to kind of stay united as a front because we're like the voiceless community. >> we really appreciate y'all spending your afternoon with us. >> dozens of people came to friday's vigil dancing, praying and giving support to the family. >> i was surprised, but also relieved for edith and her family. >> we're a little disappointed that it's, you know, only involuntary manslaughter and the maximum is four years. but like i said, it's just a little bit of justice for this family. >> i think it's a systemic issue that needs to be dealt with that way. and a few officers are unfortunately not going to solve that problem. >> gonzalez's mother had this mess

. >> officers eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzales down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thursday. price says she is not d

. >> officers eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy, leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing charges against 3 officers involved in the death of mario gonzales. >> on the eve of what would mark 3 years since the deadly encounter on april. 21st 2021. alameda police responded to a call for a report of a man at a park talking to himself and scaring the colors wife. when police arrived, they attempted to take him into custody, but a struggle ensued. police body cam video shows 3 officers pinning gonzales down for several minutes. the coroner ruled his death a homicide saying officer restraint played a role along with other contributing factors under the former district attorney nancy o'malley. prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officers. price reopen the case along with 7 other cases involving custody deaths. the da's public accountability unit reexamined the evidence and filed charges against the officers thursday. price says she is not d

district attorney pamela price announced the results of a new investigation, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, price pledging to reexamine the case when she first took office, reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy o'malley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. >> you know, it's not easy, but i expected the best, all the times, you know, i keep praying, praying, praying, praying. and, you know, god is good. >> price is public accountability unit concluding mario gonzales died of asphyxiation, a departure from the initial report pointing to toxic effects of methamphetamine and morbid obesity among the causes of his death. mario's brother, jerry gonzales, says his sights are now set on a conviction, wanting justice not only for mario but also the seven year old son he left behind. the three men, each facing up to four years in state prison. does it feel like justice if they are convicted? >> yeah, it'll be is definitely a major win and step into the right direction. we're going to continue ad