officers detained molly watkins on may 23 after a neighbor reported it as a suspicious person.the resignation letter has the chief saying he hopes the next chief will be a woman, person of color or both. the last day on the job is august 28. >>> the city of richmond has officially named bisa french as the new chief of police, making her the first female chief and their 110-year history. french has served as the interim chief the past 10 months and was assistant chief before that. she said she knows her appointment comes at a pivotal time after the death of george floyd and the black lives matter protest and said her black and puerto rican background should help. >> i can understand the realms of what the community experiences and i know what law enforcement is experiencing. >> she said her priorities are teaching cultural competency and bringing the crime rate down. the first official day is august 1. >>> time is 4:52. i've known she french for a long time and she is incredible. an incredible leader and incredible human being and i wish her the best of everything in richmond. t

charged with a crime following the arrest of a black man dancing on an alameda street. 44-year-old molly watkins arrested in may by police after a woman reported she was concerned for his mental well-being n. a video released to the abc 7 news i team you can see two officers handcuffed him. the district attorney o'malley says he should be allowed to go free. o'malley says neither the officers nor the woman who reported watkins will face charges either. >>> richmond police announced their new chief sewed. french was appointed interim chief last fall and now the title is official. the first female chief. she has spent her entire career in richmond since being hired in 1998. >>> a lot more to come here, the barber who refuses to shut down his business tund the latest closures. financial support is now pouring in and he's paying it forward. that story is next. >> reporter: i'm wayne freedman with the story of a toddler who has made a lifetime of making shoes for the community and after the pandemic that community has saved him. >>> now to a tale of two businesses trying to get by during the closures

officers detained molly watkins after neighbor reported him as a suspicious person. the chief said that he hopes the next chief will be a woman , person of color, or both. he said his last day on the job will be august 28. >>> the oakland city council rejected a proposal to cut to the police a budget. the city council meeting sought 10 hours of debate ending early this morning. leigh martinez voted against the plan which would've /$2.7 million from the police department. it would've been used instead for violence prevention. expect any further real cuts will require a significant reduction for widely recognized inadequate nine 11 responses. elimination of current police services as well as further strain on what is a well documented as an understaffed police force. but the meeting had hours of public comment with many residents supporting defunding the police following the death of george floyd. >>> in san francisco people gathered in the bayview district today for a remembrance for mario woods. it's the same spot where he was shot and killed by five police officers

molly watkins was detained here on may 23rd. and he recalled police and reported him as a suspicious person. in his resignation letter, the chief says he is hoping the next police chief will be a woman, a person of color, or both. the chief's last date will be on august 28th. >> reporter: well, the city of richmond officially named bisa french the new police chief. she is the first female chief in the department's history. she was assistant police chief before. she says she knows her appointment comes at a key time after the death of george floyd, and the black lives matter protests. chief french says her black and puerto rican roots should help. >> i kind of understand both realms of what the community is expensing. i know what law enforcement, as a profession, is expensing. >> now chief french begins as chief, august 1st. >>> it is! 58. the statue of liberty, still standing this morning, despite the most getting hit by lightning. that is pretty dramatic. this was recorded, last night across a river from a dock, on ellis island

officers had attained molly watkins may 23 after a neighbor had reported him as a suspicious person. in his resignation letter, he says he hopes the next chief will be a woman, person of color or both. for the last day on the job, it will be august 28. >>> in richmond, the city is officially named visa french has a new police chief. that makes her the first female chief in the departments 110 year history. she has served as interim chief for the past 10 months, and was assistant chief before that. she says she knows that this comes at a pivotal time after the death of george floyd and the black lights better protest. she says her background should help. >> i understand both realms of what the community is experiencing. i know what to law enforcement as a profession is experiencing. >> branch says her priorities are teaching cultural competency, and continuing to bring the crime rate down. her first official day is august 1. >>> all right, let's get you ready for thursday. pam, today, you don't call it thursday. you call that friday eve. we are here. steve, thank you steve. i like the

be filed against the five alameda police officers seen in this video, hand cuffing and pinning molly watkins to the ground after reports he was dancing in the street. but civil rights attorney john burriss said this case is far from er >> absely th t is fed quham the cf alameda in early july, demanding compensation for watkins. it is now up to the city to semior reject it. >> we are going to file a civil rights lawsuit against at this is and the officers, alleging they violated his federal civil rights. >> eric levitt was unavailable to comment. >> i want this want this want ts move forward. >> training will be provided to the officers. but if you ask him, training isn't going to cut it. >> they get fined in some way? lose some money in some way suspend it in some way? that's the message you sends to the rest of the officers, that will understand that kind of conduct will be unacceptable. >> reporter: the outside investigation that will determine if any officers will face any further penalty is still pending. >>> the pentagon unveiled a knew policy that will ban the display. ty oflags a allo

officers detained molly watkins after a neighbor reported him as a suspicious person.his resignation letter, the chief says he hopes the next chief will be a woman, a person of color, or both. his last day on the job will be august 28th. >>> the city of richmond has officially named bisa french as police chief, making her the first female chief in the department's 110 year history. she was assistant chief of the richmond police before that. she says she knows her appointment comes at a pivotal time after the death of george floyd, and during the black lives matter protests. french says that her black and puerto rican background should help. >> i kind of understand both realms of what the community is expensing. i know what law enforcement, as a profession, is experiencing. >> french says her priorities are teaching cultural competency and continuing to bring the crime rate down in richmond. chief trench's first official day will be august 1st. >>> our time is now 7:47. earnings and jobs, they are affecting wall street this morning, and there is the new report out, show