amy: takiyah, i know you have to go to court, but i want to ask you, the effect that bree newsome newsome and her act two years ago in south carolina when of shimmied up the flagpole the confederate flag on the grounds of the south carolina state capitol and took down the confederate flag, what kind of effect that had on you in your actions this week? >> well, earlier this week, i spoke to some news and asked me what was thinking when it was going up the statue. my response was, as i was going up the statue, i was thinking about the history of like black nationalist organizing in the struggle of black -- the black struggle, and diggin in that wae newsome. a model of possibility for me. i was speaking about her and people who believe in people's power and the power that they have within themselves. people likeabout ella baker organizers, grassroots people who give power to the people and let them decide. amy: finally, heather heyer is .eing buried today there's a memorial today, a major memorial in charlottesville. she was on the streets killed by cloutite supremacist who crowd his car int

when we come back, bree newsome joins us from charlotte, north carolina. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "stay strong" by bree newsome. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: it was in 2015 following the massacre of nine african-american parishioners on june 17 in charleston, north carolina, by white supremacist dylann roof that a young woman scaled the 30-foot flagpole on the e state capitol groundnds in columbia south carolina. asas police officers shohouted t her to come down, bree newsome shimmied to ththe top of t the flflagpole, totook the flalag ir hand andnd said -- "you come against meme with hatrtred. i i come against you in n the ne of godod. this f flag comes s down todaya" >> youou come agaiainst me with hatred a and oppressssion and violence.. i come againsst you in the n nae of god. this flag comes down today. amy: bree newsome r recited psam 27 and the lord's prayer as she brought the flag down. her r action wenent viral and ws -- as she and heher ally werere taken of

gavin newsom hasn't. i know he's a good communicator and debater. i agree with you, they should be civil. they should be conversations. i'm looking forward to them going forward. >> when we come back from break, we'll talk about the challenges facing the golden state. they're enormous. it might not be a governable place anymore. >> it is governable. >> don't go anyway, america. it this time it's his turn. you have 4.3 minutes to yourself. this calls for a taste of cheesecake. new philadelphia cheesecake cups. rich, creamy cheesecake with real strawberries. find them with the refrigerated desserts. so find a venus smooth that contours to curves, the smoother the skin, the more comfortable you are in it. flexes for comfort, and has a disposable made for you. skin smoothing venus razors. before fibromyalgia, i was on the go. i kept on top of things. then the chronic, widespread pain slowed me down. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is

newsom is an undrafted player out of missouri. he is currently under observation at stanford medical. coming up in sports at 6-45, we'll have more reaction from his teammates. (steve) a well-known director and civil rights groups will be promoting a rally for the former 4-9ers quarterback colin kaepernick. (steve) director spike lee announced the planned rally in new york city on twitter. lee and other organizations stand with kaepernick and his stance on injustices in the u-s. kaepernick first got national attention when he kneeled down during the national anthem at a football game. the rally will take place on august 23. novato high school will have a varsity football team this season - after all. as kron four reported last week... the school was in danger of losing the program because not enough players turned up to summer practices. the first mandatory practice was yesterday and school officials say that enough players showed up... and they will be able to field a team this year. the school district says that the school has a

newsome was taken off by an ambulance after a collision with a teammate. he suffered a concussion but did not have any spinal fractures. >> there was a lot of stuff i was planning to say about practice but when that happens it puts everything into perspective for everyone so you just try to end it. everybody knows the deal. these guys make risks in the game. you hope for the best. i hope it will be all right. >> the 49ers in the chiefs this friday night. >>> alonso did not have to move his equipment very far. he made his debut tonight at the coliseum against a team that treated him just two days ago. >> got in here pretty early, about 11 am. i was able to be in the locker room by myself and moved to the outside. >> one for five against his former team. tied it at 6 in the 10th inning. leonys martin with his second homer of the year against seattle. they were trailing 6-2. the mariners win 7-6 in 10 innings. not the most graceful play by the bald dude but he could still play left field for the chance right now. buster posey gives the trans-an early lead at

as rookie linebacker donavin newsom left practice in an ambulance.ome early footage from today's session...and file video of newsom. he's number 48...an undrafted player out of missouri. this all happened outside of the window photographers are allowed to shoot, so we don't have actual footage of the play. team officials say newsom collided with fellow rookie chanceller james. newsom went unconcscious for a short period of time...and he was taken off the field on a stretcher. it was initially thought he sustained a neck injury. however, the 49ers tell us that tests revealed he suffered no cervical spine fractures, but he did suffer a concussion. he is currently recovering at stanford medical center. head coach kyle shanahan discussed the incident after practice. when that happens it kind of puts everything in perspective for everyone. so you just try to end it and everyone knows the deal and what these guys do risk in the game. sometimes things like that happen and you prey for the best you hope for the best it is part of the game. tha

rookie linebacker donavin newsom left practice in an ambulance.me early footage from today's session...and file video of newsom. he's number 48...an undrafted player out of missouri. this all happened outside of the window photographers are allowed to shoot, so we don't have actual footage of the play. team officials say newsom collided with fellow rookie chanceller james. newsom went unconcscious for a short period of time...and he was taken off the field on a stretcher. it was initially thought he sustained a neck injury. however, the 49ers tell us that tests revealed he suffered no cervical spine fractures, but he did sustain a concussion. he is currently recovering at stanford medical center. (darya) to the a's--the reunion comes quick for yonder alonso. after being traded to seattle sunday morning, his mariners are at the coliseum tonight. --the all-star first baseman...saying hello to his former teammate ryon healy. --lets pick it up in extras 10th inning, game tied at 6, game tied at , leonys martin... dials up josh smith and yanks one over

as rookie linebacker donavin newsom left practice in an ambulance.me early footage from today's session...and file video of newsom. he's number 48...an undrafted player out of missouri. this all happened outside of the window photographers are allowed to shoot, so we don't have actual footage of the play. team officials say newsom collided with fellow rookie chanceller james. newsom went unconcscious for a short period of time...and he was taken off the field on a stretcher. it was initially thought he sustained a neck injury. however, the 49ers tell us that tests revealed he suffered no cervical spine fractures, but he did sustain a concussion. he is currently recovering at stanford medical center. (pam) ahead at eleven...a growing memorial tonight for a father of four killed during a liquor store robbery.how loved ones..and even complete strangers are honoring him tonight. keep it right here for kron 4 news at eleven..all the day's big stories and your forecast..in half the time. (steve)but first...stanley roberts is back with the confusing parking

today peter newsome, the police of chief, is getting his take after federal prosecutors decided not to charge an officer who shot an unarmed black man. the officer shot terrence sterling last year after his motorcycle crashed into a police cruiser. yesterday's decision quickly led to protests and called for the officer to resign and now there are growing calls for all officers to undergo new training. today chief newsome spoke only with mark seagraves about all of this. >> peter new some would not second decision but he made it clear. he wants brian trainer off of his department. >>> the two things i can control right now. make sure we do a very complete and thorough investigation that we get the sterling family the answers to the questions that they have and try to do that as quickly as possible. >> what chief peter newsome can't control right now is whether officer trainer, who has been on the force about four years remains a dc police officer. since trainer won't be charged with any crimes and the internal review is just beginning. he says it's up to officer trainer, and he has aske

newsom suffered >>> 49ers practice was cut short today after donovan newsom an undrafted rookie linebacker was taken away in an ambulance after a collision with safety chancellor shane. he had a concussion but no spinal fractures. >> not a lot of stuff i was planning to say about practice. that puts everything in perspective. you just try to end it and everyone knows the deal and, um, what these guys do risk in the game and you hope for the best and, um, i think it will be all right. >> he was trying his hard toast make this team, so, you know, i just pray that he can get back so he can continue to do that. he was coming along, making plays. he broke that up pass. it's up what happened. >> scary moment. newsom lay on the field unconscious for a period of time. but again, he appears to be okay with the concussion. >>> 49ers kick off the preseason friday night. >>> spike lee is going to bat for colin kaepernick. the movie director is helping promote a rally in front of the league office in new york later is month. the protesting kaepernick still being unsigned. there was thought miami would

john lynch tweeted he visited with newsom and hopeful to have him back soon. >> the giants have beenpretty well. madison bumgarner continues to look great. he gave up one run over seven innings against the cubs today. hunter pence hit a home run for the win. they beat chicago 3-1 and took two out of three games. across the bay, the a's played against the mariners. seattle jumped on oakland early and never looked back. seger hit a hoeppner the first and the mariners had a 6-3 victory. the a's host baltimore tomorrow night. >> that solar eclipse just got sweeter. we'll tell you how when we come back. krispy kreme will be going dark for the solar eclipse. =vo= for the first time ever, the >>> brace yourself because krispy kreme will be going dark for the solar eclipse. for the first time ever, the original glazed doughnut will be eclipsed by a chocolate glaze. you can get your hands on them on monday august 21st, the day of the eclipse. there will be a. >> preview on the two days before. so the -- chocolate doughnut will go in front of the glazed doughnut. and completely eclipse it. so

and newsom's teammates off to kansas city to take on the chiefs.e an early look at the kyle shanahan system. similar to every other team in the league, the niners also plan to not..play their starters for very long. (vicki) next... the white bronco used in infamous 19-94 o-j simpson chase goes up for sale.. find out much is already being offered... (steve) the infamous white ford bronco that carried o-j simpson as he tried to run away police back in 1994... is going up for sale.(vicki) at the time, the car was owned by al "a.c." cowlings, simpson's friend and former teammate.(steve) cowlings was the driver during the chase... now simpson's former agent mike gilbert owns the bronco... gilbert says he bought it so it wouldn't be used in "distasteful" t

as of june 30s of this year, gavin newsom is way ahead. raising nearly $16 million. item, the state treasurer, john chung who has raised about $7 million. and the former los angeles mayor in third with about $5 million. in the republican run runner, businessmen, john cox, has raised $3 million. >> as we see the money come in from hollywood and other sources in the governor's race, it makes me wonder how much of politics is hollywood? how much is how you say things versus what you say? we asked willie brown how much of this is about how you look as opposed to what you are actually saying? >> i don't think that is a good question. because you said -- versus substance those -- sometimes the issues not addressed by politicians in the private business world get addressed in the artistic world. so you have got it clearly. otherwise, he would not have the blacklist years ago when they would say people work communist's, et cetera. all of those are things that regularly happen. believe me, if you are a candidate and you can attract a crowd, you have it going for you like know

. >> chief peter newsome would not criticize the u.s. attorney's decision not to charge the officer in his death. but he was clear that despite what prosecutors decided, newsome and the mayor where officer brian off the force and they've asked him to resign. >> what i would say about resignation is that when, you know, he is deciding whether or not to resign, he needs to just consider the family and consider the impact this could potentially have on the city. >> the trainer is now the subject of an internal police review and could face discipline. trainer and the department are also the target of a $50 million lawsuit by terrence sterling's family. prosecutor said sterling was intoxicated the night he led police on a high speed chase motorcycle, which crashed into the passenger's side of the officer's car. that's when officer trainer drew his gun and shot sterling twice. trainer, who has been on the force four years, remains on desk duty, pending the internal investigation. now, while trainer is on that desk dutiy, he's not allowed to ha

. >> very, very proud of these >> reporter: dc police chief peter newsom. >> i appreciate channel 4 to give them the recognition they deserve. >> reporter: they do it with honor. in northwest dc, shamrai stone, nbc4. >>> deadly drug overdoses in mad. the state health department released new numbers from january to march of this year, maryland had 550 overdose related deaths. that's just in three months. that's a 37% increase compared to the same time period last year. fentanyl is linked to 372 of those deaths. the powerful painkiller is 50 times more potent than heroin and when the two are mixed, often a deadly combination. >>> to see how severe the epidemic is, look at stafford hospital in virginia. it's been forced to change procedures for handling got sick. a stafford county deputy saw a couple passed out. the woman still had a needle in her arm. the deputy took her to get medical help and he ended up needing a dose of narcan, the overdose antidote because he suffered from exposure to the drugs. during that process, a nurse got sick too. >> for a number of hours, we had rooms we had

in charlottesville, i'm q mccray, newsom. michelle: today's service is the latest show of unity in charlottesville. a city trying to come together in the wake of tragedy. >> ♪ lean on me ♪ when you're not strong ♪ i'll be your friend michelle: this was the scene last night as the charlottesville school teachers prepare to return to school. the message is simple. they want to stand united in love. alison: the demonstrations of solidarity extend along the atlantic ocean. this protest in the shadow of berlin brandenburg gate. michelle: we want to get to breaking news from montgomery county where a pedestrian was struck on southbound new hampshire avenue. this is at north hampton drive in silver spring. you are looking at live pictures via skytrak7. traffic is being diverted scene. no word on the person's condition. we are five days now from the solar eclipse. how do you take a picture of it without damaging your phone? we went to the experts to find out. alison: that phone in your hand right now can help protect you from bank ca

. >>> also new morning, lieutenant governor gavin newsome has raised more money than anyone else vyingo be governor. the campaign says it raised over $5 million so fafr this year. double each of his leading democrat rivals. state treasure has raised $2.6 million in 2017. former l.a. mayor and antonio raised 2.3 million. republican john cox contributed 3 nol his own campaign and raise the about $200,000. the priermt is coming up next june. >>> this morning three people are behind bars after a high speed police chase in los angeles, but it ended in practically slow motion. first the chase, police say the suspect stole a car and sped through red lights and oncoming traffic, ended in an l.a. neighborhood after the driver lost control and hit a pole. now, as police surrounded the car, the driver tried to escape. watch him, here's the escape. crawling along the ground -- >> maybe they won't notice me. >> getting away. i don't think they'll just a little further and i'll be there. >> they caught him. >> maybe they didn't move in because they saw he had a weapon or something. >>> continuing co

the "brooklyn nine-nine" star and his wife joanna newsom just had their first baby, but he's keepinghe details a secret. >> what's fatherhood been like for you so far? >> it's been wonderful. >> can you tell us her name? >> we're not saying yet, but yeah. >> are you planning a special announcement? >> probably. burst out of a cake or something. >> andy cohen heats up the summer hosting "love connection," so we wanted him to pair up some of his favorite single hollywood divas. >> all right. ready? so janet jackson. >> janet jackson needs someone really strong, someone i feel like who is involved in music in some way, and also i think she likes really rich guys, and i don't blame her. >> madonna? >> going to look for someone in their 20s. maybe brazilian, someone who can dance. >> what do you think about mariah? >> she needs someone hot who is going to cater to her and let her be the diva that she is. >> i forgot cher. >>> on the way, exclusive with the legend talking about her new role, and why wanting dwrand kids. >> nobody seems to be coming up with them. >>> then after chris pratt

i think chief newsom would do much more if he could. >> reporter: a spokesperson from the mayor said mayor bowser has fought for more officers and implemented one of the most comprehensive body worn camera programs in the country to build trust between police and residents. >> the only time i see police around here is when something has gone wrong. >> plenty of opportunity for police to engage with the community. >> reporter: and they're not doing that? >> i haven't seen it. >> reporter: i called d.c. police asking about plain clothes officers in ward 7 and here in ward 8. a spokesperson wouldn't get into details about po she does say, "i can assure you mpd is deploying appropriate resources to those areas." in southeast delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> fear of being a snitch should not stop people from speaking out against violence in the neighborhood. police always encourage residents to text anonymous tips to 50411. >>> topper has your solar eclipse day forecast in a minute, but we wanted to point out a few things we got posted online for you. first 32 fast facts about the eclipse and

tonight he is hospitalized at stanford for observation. 49ers say newsome did not suffer cervical spine but a concussion. >> up next, the trouble the solar eclipse could cause here in california. its a big deal. we )re 12-days away from the total solar eclipse >>> it's a big deal. we're 12 days away from the total solar eclipse. a lot of people making big plans. mark it down, august 21st. a lot of excitement around the country and some concern here in california. it could pose problems for california's power grid because the moon will be blocking most of the sun, at least here in california. operators of the state's utility power grid say 6,000 megawatts of power could be lost during the event. that's the equivalent of the power used for 600,000 homes. the upside though, the utility customers aren't likely to notice a difference. it is expected to last from 9:00 to noon here in california. what are we going to do that day? >> jeff is going to guide us through. >> we should all go to portland to watch. >> i'm staying here. we will see 75% of the sun obscured by the moon. check out my twi

this evening, the 49ers say newsom has no spinal column fractures but has suffered a concussion. >> how do you attract good teachers to a place where the cost of living is so high. damian trujillo is live in city hall. tell us about that damian? >> reporter: that's right, the city council meeting is about to resume. the council members are about to come back into session. the proponents say she has a great program in mind but her property is not zoned for residential housing. it is a third of an acre on the outskirts of willow glen. vacant property that she says she wants teachers to have. >> the teachers would pay $1,000 a month in rent. goes towards a down payment in a saving accounts. so in three years that teacher will have enough to put 5% down on her own house. >> reporter: the city council will meet on whether to amend the property from commercial to residential. >> it is a crisis. >> reporter: the principal at washington elementary says she is losing valuable teachers because they can't afford to live her. >> one thing i have asked is have you looked at the cost of living in the

of me about to lose my cool with a member of the black lives matter movement and it wasn't until newsome of the bronx black lives matter interceded only because he knew me from the d.n.c. convention last year he stepped in and grabbed him and said no he's cool yeah and deescalated the young man catches up to me hours later once we're out of the mob think and he's like i'm really sorry i don't know what got into b. but i mean he was hot yeah you know he saw me he said you're a racist i was oh you know even though me how do you know i'm a racist fuses. one on one the only way you beat mob rule is one to one in knocking on your neighbor's door and say hey you want to come for a cup of coffee because the only way we diffuse mob rule is if we convince people individually that we're not who they are telling us we are a post-mortem on law enforcement there was one eyewitness that said that they didn't get there and respond fast enough what's your take chief thomas had a press conference earlier this evening in which he said there was an agreement between the permit did users of the park with ro

best advice that i've heard for to route for democrats or from democrats from democrats like gavin newsome who's running for lieutenant governor of california who says listen our party needs to focus on economic issues bread and butter issues the issues affecting the middle class and the working class we need to stay focused on the voters and not be so obsessed with this impeachment you know you ended the impeachment move. well i think amy is exactly correct and i would just amend it by saying it's premature to talk about impeachment and she's exactly correct in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight republicans jump to the guy on the impeachment question very quickly the public turned against them the opposition party the democrats so that time circled the wagons and impeachment was doomed as a result of republicans overplaying their hand i would say however the two cases are very different clinton's case involved covering an extramarital affair in the context of a civil lawsuit something that nobody's ever been prosecuted for in this case we're talking about an investigation into the pre

and newsom's teammates off to kansas city to take on the chiefs.e an early look at the kyle shanahan system. similar to every other team in the league, the niners also plan to not..play their starters for very long. ( catherine ) there's more competition for the likes of you-tube and netflix. the new feature facebook began rolling out today that could give streaming channels a run for their money. (steve) facebook is launching a new video platform that will compete with youtube, netflix and traditional tv. (catherine) the new service is called 'watch.' it will feature more then 20 new full-length shows and original content. the content will include pre-recorded episodes as well as live streaming..which will include sports, reality shows, and comedy. watch is now available on a limited basis -- but eventually will be expanded to all users. ( catherine ) it's been 23 years since the infamous o-j simpson police chase in los angeles.(steve) now that iconic white bronco...is up for sale. the 1993 ford bronco will appear on the history channel's ' pawn s

police chief newsome. >> i appreciate channel 4 giving them the recognition they deserve. >> that's what we're here for to serve the community and residents. >> reporter: they do it with honor. shamarry stone, news4. >> as we continue to remember our dare friend and colleague, jim vance, we want you to be able to view the tribute to him. if you're a comcast subscriber, go to your on demand button on your remote and news and information folder until you find nbc4. you will be able to watch our 6:00 p.m. newscast from july 22 rnd and tribute to jim vance special that aired. head to the nbc washington app to check all the ways vance impacted our community. >> a lot of great stuff you might not have known about him. >> if you're driving to the face heavier than normal backups east of the chesapeake bridge because crews are making road repairs on salisbury continuing to this fall. the right lane will be closed on northwood drive and transportation officials are urging drivers to take the u.s. 50 business route that runs through salisbury instead. >>> it has been a huge construction zone for y

donovan newsom collided with a teammate.e was down for about 15 minutes before he was taken off the field. he was taken to the stanford medical center, diagnosed with a concussion, fortunately no spinal fracture. the 49ers immediately ended practice and they were shaken up afterwards. >> it puts things in perspective when you see that happen. it's scary when you have a guy down on the ground that long. the encouraging part is his eyes were open. he did have feeling in his lower half and with his hands. so that's the encouraging part about it. >> you kind of just sit back and say a prayer for the guy and hope that everything works out and the medical staff, they're trained fr these situations. you don't want to see anyone go through that. >>> the raiders open their preseason saturday against arizona, back at practice today in napa after having the day off yesterday. no word on yet when they'll see marshawn lynch. my guess would be no. but the head coach asked about his progress so far in camp. >> he's doing a great job. we're

donovan newsom collided with a teammate.ut 15 minutes before he was taken off the field. he was taken to the stanford medical center, diagnosed with a concussion, fortunately no spinal fracture. the 49ers immediately ended practice and they were shaken up afterwards. >> it puts things in perspective when you see that happen. it's scary when you have a guy down on the ground that long. the encouraging part is his eyes were open. he did have feeling in his lower half and with his hands. so that's the encouraging part about it. >> you kind of just sit back and say a prayer for the guy and hope that everything works out and the medical staff, they're trained fr these situations. you don't want to see anyone go through that. >>> the raiders open their preseason saturday against arizona, back at practice today in napa after having the day off yesterday. no word on yet when they'll see marshawn lynch. my guess would be no. but the head coach asked about his progress so far in camp. >> he's doing a great job. we're bringing him alon

police chief newsome. >> i appreciate them getting the recognition they deserve. >> we're here to servehe residents. >> reporter: they do it with honor. shomari stone, news4. >>> as we continue to remember our dear fend and c jim ban, we want you to be able to see the release aired over the last couple of weeks. go to your xfinity remote and go to the information folder until you find nbc4. you will be able to watch our 6:00 p.m. newscast from july 22nd and tribute to jim vance special that aired. also head to the nbc washington app to take a look at all the ways vance had an impact on our community. >> we continue to remember jim. that's a tough one. >>> heads-up. if you're driving to the beach this weekend, you can face heavier than normal backups because crews are making road repairs on the chess speak bridge on salisbury continuing this fall. the right hand lane will be closed to help ease congestion. urging drivers to take the u.s. 50 business route that runs thro >>> coming up, it has been a huge construction zone for years. route one in the fort belford area is now open. >> repor

lieutenant governor newsome continues to lead the fundraising race.s raised more than 5 million bucks, that is double each of his main democratic rivals. financial reports show john chung has raised $2.6 million in the first half of 2017. >>>senator john mccain is in arizona today preparing for brain cancer treatments. lawmakers say he has absence from washington could put a delay on a health care plan. p mccain was one of three republican senators who voted against a plan last week. now, some say his absence could deny them a chance at turning the vote around. >>>monday was a quote great day at the white house according to president trump. others disagree. anthony scaramucci was fired from his new post as communications director. you might have heard. >> yeah, we've heard and there has been a troubling development regarding donald trump jr.'s potential contact with russians. we turn to mark for more. let's get to scaramucci, he's gone after 11 days. there's a new chief of staff and no communications director so what are people in washington saying ab

they are voting on whether to confirm christopher wray and kevin newsome. this happens at 5:00 over on c-span 2. politico reports that the party leaders are preparing a package of nominations to clear the senate. isfirming christopher wray something that senators would like to do independent of a major nominations deal. justicea former member and corporate lawyer. he has faced a few hurdles ugh thehis way thro nomination process. hall is our guest. >> everybody has an idea that the federal government is out of control. is most asked question i get -- what do you suppose it is? what do we do about it? we have been teaching the constitution for the last 150 years, but we don't know what to do. >> she is the author of several books. during her conversation, we will take your phone calls and tweets. book tv sunday on on c-span 2. >> rex tillerson spoke about chinaelations with and the future of the nuclear agreement with iran. this is 50 minutes. rex tillerson: good afternoon. if you are asking about the young assistant, i was thinking, maybe if i start naming

=vo= that )s according to new campain >>> lieutenant governor gavin newsom has raised more money thanone else vying to be california's next governor. that's according to campaign figures showing he's raised $5 mill imprison thion this year. that is double each of his opponents. john chiang raised 2.6 million, and prit marthe primary coming june. >>> three people behind bars after a high-speed car chase in los angeles. first the chase, pretty standard stuff. police were chasing the driver of a stolen car. that car went out of control and hit a pole in los angeles last night. but then as police surrounded the car, the driver, who you will see on the right-hand side of the screen, just tried to escape really, really, really slowly by doing the worm. police caught up with him and he didn't get away. >>> in houston, the pivotal place in american history is now in sad disrepair. nasa's mission control at the johnson space center. >> the facility, as you well know, scott, directed much of the nation's space race, including the 1967 moon landing. a new mission is under way to save the histori

she has worked with mayors edley and gavin newsom as a liaison. so far she is not confirming she's been offered are accepting the job. >>> unsafe levels of e. coli bacteria have been found in the american river in sacramento. several locations were tested between 2007 and 2014. the regional water quality control board said three location showed e. coli levels higher than the epa standard. president of the save the american river association is blaming flooding, waste from homeless camps and old sewage pipes. >> we have a lot of problems with the sewer districts around here. when we had the heavy rains in january and february, the sacramento sewer agency had 400,000 gallons spill. >> according to the sacramento bee, state regulators say they do not know of anyone becoming sick because of e. coli in the american river. >>> shelters in texas are filling up. thousands need help. we will have more at the rescues continue. struck a suspect trying to escape san jose police crashes into several parked cars and an apartment building. why was he running? th

donovan newsome went down in a collision and had to be hospitalized. he had only a condition cushion. it rattled coaches and players. >> it's scary down there. any time you have a guy on the ground that long. still a lot of information we need to find out. his eyes were open. he had feeling in his lower half and his hands. that's the encouraging part about it. >> you kind of just sit back and say a prayer ffr the guy and hope that everything works out and the medical staff you know they are trained for these situations and it's scary. you don't want to see anyone go through that. >> he's at stanford medical center and remains under observation. >>> glen campbell, a small town country boy who became a super star has died. ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy >> campbell's six decade career was one of the most successful of the 20th century. he had several number one hits. won grammys for country and pop. his greatest influence may be for songs he played guitar on which include viva las vegas, you've lost that loving feeling and california dreaming. he starred in

you can watch the rest of our interview on chief newsome. this sunday at 5:30.rs talk about their efforts to fight youth and gang violence throughout the region. >> all right. got a l video and this story was first reported by the news site arl now.com. they're showing this unmarked gray van going up and down the street. this is wilson and boulevard, two different streets and the van -- the vehicle did it six times. but here is the thing, no one was seen in the driver or the passenger's seats inside. you see, you can see all the way through. now neither the county officials there or the folks in vdot claim they have any knowledge of driverless vehicle testing in that area. >> an area with a lot of traffic and a lot of pedestrians, as well. >> interesting. but the thing about it is that probably wasn't distracted water behind that wheel. >> it distracted everybody else driving next to it. that one vehicle is not distracted but everyone around it. >> that's a very good point. >> yes. yes. >>> ducked your typical hotel on the inside, but on the outside, it's someth

. >>> among the candidates for governor, lieutenant governor gavin newsom has raised the most money this year and the 2018 race. his campaign says more than $5 million was raised in the first half of 2017. that is double the amount that each of his democratic rivals raised in the same period. according to financial reports, the state treasurer raised $2.6 million and former los angeles mayor, brought in $2.3 million. a republican businessman raised about $200,000 and contributed $3 million to his own campaign. >>> governor brown has vetoed a bill that would have made it a crime to release helium balloons. the bill would've made it illegal to willfully release balloons made of mylar or any other electrically conductive material. utility companies say the metallic finish on the balloons can result in power outages or surges, especially if the balloons are cost and power lines. the governor says while he acknowledges the problem but says criminal penalties are not the solution to every problem. >>> the marin county board of supervisors will take a step toward fixing the flooding problem on

until then that is the latest live in charlottesville, i'm q mccray, newsom. nancy: thank you. abc7 streamed the entire memorial on facebook live. you can watch it again there and see how people reacted, commented and interacting throughout the service in real time. you can share your thoughts there as well. president trump: you had a group on one side that was bad and a group on the other side that was also very violent. nobody wants to say. that i'll say it now. not all of those people were neo nazis. believe me. not all of the people were white supremecists by any stretch. michelle: the comments live at 4:00 on abc7 right here yesterday. the remarks reigniting controversy. many believe the president putting neo nazis, k.k.k. and alt- ground as the counter protesters. that leads us to the instapoll question. is president trump helping or hurting relations in america? go to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. sam ford spoke to people in d.c. who are concerned about what happens next. sam? sam: i'm on howard university campus here in northwest washington where we talked to a number o

in ellen -- leonardtown, brad bell, newsom. jonathan: up the coast in massachusetts, $1 million heroin bust. ten men arrested in four raids on monday. police showing off what they seized yesterday in springfield. guns, c heroin. >> if you are going to sell the poison, pay the price. we are not going to stop. >> the ring leader of the operation is held on $250,000 bond. nancy: all right. must-see video from outside the white house. this is live. up close view on the left and a live shot on the right. someone has inflated a gigantic trump chicken. a group claiming that the president is a chicken for not releasing his tax returns. you can so this from all angles across town. this is not the first time we have seen the chicken. the same group put it in front of the capitol in april. repeat appearance by the chicken. jonathan: that is a photo op for kids touring. nancy: the kids are encouraging it. jonathan: thanks. we are back in the weather center to talk to what is happening. this day tomorrow, stunning. gorgeous. doug: perfect.

jeff goldberg, newsom. michigan thank you. maryland tax-free -- michelle: maryland tax free week is the following week. it's like virginia qualifying clothing is tax free up to $100. and the book bags the first $40. no sales tax. back in the weather sister with doug looking at the rain possibly tonight. it seems like the same pattern every day. doug: it's a possibility. i'm not sure we are saying it's a probability. right now it's beautiful. warm and 89 in arlington. there will be a chance later tonight with a cold front closer and the storms. looking at the capitol wheel. the flags have been flapping the gusty winds from the south is making it comfortable. there is no development of the rain. it's clear. all north and west. this is the cold front. it extends to the west. ahead of the front we are giving you showers and storms. most of the energy is concentrated over northwest pennsylvania and ontario. that will move north. later tonight there is a chance of a front developing. i don't think it's numerous but anything that pou

at the "live desk," nancy chen, newsom. larry: thank you. the trump administration says baltimore is at risk of losing out of a new program designed to help cities struggling with gun violence. u.s. attorney general jeff sessions says it is one of four cities that will be ineligible for the program unless they give up the sanction ware city status. the new program specifically helps fight drug trafficking and the gang crime. letter from the justice department says the cities have until august 18 to give federal authorities access to jails and start giving the notice before anyone wanted on immigration violations is released fro alison: 7 is on storm watch with another chance of showers around the area tonight. the chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center with what we need to know tonight. doug? doug: between 4:45 and 5:20 that was the active time of the new storm building up, warning issued. now it's settling down. the only area we have heavy weather is northeast of washington metro. we will zoom in to this severe thunderstorm war

police peter newsome spoke to fox five about crime and injustice issues for the district and one majorting death of terence sterling by a d.c. police officer after that high speed pursuit this week prosecutors decided not to press charges against officer brian trainer because of insufficient evidence. the mayor has called for that officer's resignation and the chief says the d.c. police department is working toward that as well. >> the police department has reached out to the officer's attorney and there are discussions about a resignation but that has in the been concluded at this point. i can tell you what i really want to make sure happens to have something like this happen again in our city. >> i have met with the sterling family, this is an incredibly sad story. they who their 31 year-old son and they have a lot of questions that they want answered. i think it is our responsibility through this investigation, first of all to do it as quickly as we can and get them the answer that is they deserve. >> meantime sterling family filed a civil suit against d.c. police department. they a

rookie linebacker donavin newsom has been released from the hospital after suffering a concussion at practice earlier this week. kickoff is set for 6:00 in kansas city. ( darya ) and the raiders... left the bay area to get ready their preseason opener. this was their final practice before their exhibition schedule gets going tomorrow. oakland will be in arizona to take on the cardinals. kickoff is set for 7:00. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... more mountain lions spotted around the bay area. see which communities are being morning. and later... people in the south bay getting money back from the city of san jose. the mistake the city made and how they are trying to fix it. and after the break...more west nile virus found in the east bay. find out where.( james ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up ( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way" with anoro. ♪go your own way once-daily anoro con

. >>> lieutenant governor gavin newsom has the lead in fund- raising in candidates in next year's governor's race. the campaign says it raised $5 million between january and june. that's twice as much as john chang whose campaign raised $2.6 million in the first half of the year. the former l.a. mayor brought in $2.3 m. republican john cox has contributed about $3 million of his own money to his campaign and raised $200,000 from other sources. >>> apple stock received a bump in after-hours trading. earnings climbed 12% in the last quarter. revenue for the same period was $45 billion, up 7% over the same quarter last year. industry analysts say apple is poised to release a new iphone in the fall. >>> a show of force off the coast of california. the missile launch planned just as north korea threatens the u.s. with a long-range missile. >>> also ahead, a foreign government pushes bay area tech companies to do more to combat terrorism. >>> searchers appear to have recovered the body of a university of nevada football player who went missing at lake tahoe more than a year ago. the placer county

the espn report came out saying that ravens head coach john harbaugh and general manager ozzie newsomeign signing kaepernick. a statement said, "we're going through a process and have not made a decision." steve bashoti has not told us we can't sign colin kaepernick, nor has he blocked the move. whoever's making the claims are wrong. the ravens are interested in signing kaepernick as a backup whose on-field play has diminished since his 2012 super bowl room. the team website -- super bowl win. the team website says he created reactions after protesting social injustice and police brutality during national anthems last season. the question remains will any team take a chance on kaepernick determining his ability to help the team win outweighs the potential to be a distraction and hurt the team's bottom line? >>> the sports world went crazy over this. cleveland's austin jackson tuesday night at fenway park. saying it's the catch of the year, the decade. one that couldn't be topped. well, marlins slugger john carlos try today to top it. check out the 6'6"'6" 245 pound robbing them of the