. >> i want to ask you about officer jared nguyen. of course, we saw him on video, i know you've seen it along with the police chief in which it appears like he's being cavalier or sort of taunting the protesters. what kind of a review process and have you made a decision on officer nguyen? >> well, what officer nguyen did was wrong and clearly was beneath the standards of our department and our values. i don't have any role in the decision-making process around discipline, that is the nature of the city charter that our voters created. it is entirely within the police department and i cannot intervene in that process, either. but what i do know is he's been taken off the line, he is not out on the street, he is under investigation now. i expect there will be consequences and there will be significant consequences, but i cannot presume to know what exactly those are going to be until the investigation is done. >> can i also ask you do you believe he was the only one on friday night who acted in that vein or do you think perhaps there

nguyen: yes is the answer. his memoirs include a passage in which he says i have since deeply come to regret my advocacy of the internment. his memoirs did not come out in his lifetime. they remained unfinished at the time of his death and were later put together and released. i later found a copy of the manuscript that was sufficiently finished for him to send to colleagues to proofread. and that, he says he has since come to regret and his editor at of the word "deeply" after he died. he found it very difficult. he was a terribly stubborn man, and i think he had a politician's aversion to saying the words open i'm sorry." it's really unfortunate, though, in a number of respects. there was a group of japanese-americans who made a really concerted effort to get him to apologize in his hadtime, and their pleas additional poignancy because you see he is a person devoted to civil liberties and for him to be unable to apologize to them was particularly hurtful, i think. there are a few other ways in which he attemp

nguyen.d be my choice. >> reporter: it acknowledges racist and xenophobic messages from a faculty member. a school representative also told me t

vicky nguyen, nbc news, new york >>> up next, the new battle tonight between the u.s., feds and britain'srince andrew >>> the gloves are off between the justice department and prince andrew federal prosecutors have formally demanded an interview with the royal as part of a sex trafficking investigation into his friend jeffrey epstein. in march, prosecutors accused the prince of recusing to cooperate. now his attorneys say he offered to help three times, this times this year by providing a statement. >>> and we're tracking the thread now from tropical depression cristobal. it could also spawn more tornados across the south as it turns toward the midwest and we'll be right back with a word about tomorrow >>> before we go, we wanted to let you know that we'll have live coverage of george floyd's funeral tomorrow in houston, and i will see you for "nightly news" from there tomorrow evening. >>> for now, that's our broadcast. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> the debate on defunding police hits the bay area. the mayor of the largest city said it is not a solutio

miss nguyen, do we have any participants on the phone? >> operator: madam secretary, there are no callers on the line. >> clerk: okay. we'll give it a few more seconds just to allow them time to call in. thank you. madam vice chair, at this time, there are no members of the public on the phone wishing to comment on this item. >> okay. thank you. hearing that, unless there's a member of the public that calls in late, i will close -- temporarily close public comment at this time, and we'll turn to my fellow commissioners for any questions or comments they would like to make. i can see commissioner scott on the screen, but -- >> your conference is now in question-and-answer mode. to summon each question, press one and then zero. >> clerk: sorry. >> okay. so do we have -- can i invite a comment or question by commissioner scott? >> yes, madam vice chair. thank you so much, and thank you so much for this presentation. the only thing i thought as i began reading the material was in light of the pandemic crisis and the reality of it and all the,

chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> we've put together a resource to help you track what's open in the bay area and where. you'll find this interactive map. go to abc7news.com. >>> an oakland nurse who posted racist statements on her social media is no longer working for sutter health. it's not the end of it for black lives matter protesters who staged a loud demonstration in front of the medical center today. even confronting the hospital's ceo at one point. laura anthony has the story. >> racist nurses have to go. >> protesters lined the sidewalk in front of the summit medical center. as an angry reaction to blatant expressions of racism on social media posted by an icu nurse identified as allison cook. the demonstrators handed out flyers with cook's post. in one, cook apparently while working at the hospital is shown giving the middle finger. in another, she write f f f f referring to the black lives movement. >>> that's why we're out here. someone is still protecting her in ways. >> cook worked at the oakland hospitals as recently as last weekend and has been the subject of multiple co

more now from abc reporter chris nguyen amid the effort to build a better bay area. >> reporter: many countries across central california have seen their businesses reduced by the recession. but in san jose, layoffs and cuts have not occurred just yet. >> i know a lot of cities are going through gut-wrenching cuts right now. we're doing better than most because we had already been staffed and we put a lot of money into reserves. >> reporter: that was part of the message from mayor sam ricardo as he proposed his $41 million budget set for july. many things are dependent on the economy making a comeback in the fall. >> the real challenge will be in 2022 and 2023, and we have a lot to learn about how we'll get through the tough times ahead. >> reporter: sam ricardo has either frozen or eliminated positions in the city office. however, an office is planned to be created. >> creating an office is the first step, and then people need to change the way business is done in city hall. fundamentally change it. >> reporter: expert kelly snyder calls the budget a moral document and says the city

abc7 news reporter chris nguyen spoke to the police chief about these next steps. >> reporter: protests against police brutality have dominated headlines nationwide but closer to home the san jose police department has announce ad new set of practices prompted in part by public backlash. >> we're human beings and we made mistakes. and i think the true measure of that is to see how question correct those mistakes moving forward? >> among the changes, projectile impact weapons such as rubber bullets can no locker be used to disperse crowds. they can however be used in those settings when a person is actively attacking an officer or another person or when an armed agitator poses a threat to others. >> let's sit together and figure where the blind spots are. because in the end the safety of the city and our officers is what's paramount. >> the policy changes as san jose city council members conduct a public review of the department's tactics during the recent protest with a focus on community policing sjsu justice studies professor greg woods says the chief's announcement is a step in the r

nguyen. nguyen. >> that should be my choice. >> reporter: it acknowledges racist and xenophobic messages from a faculty member. a school representative also told me the incident is being taken very seriously and an investigation is underway. the teacher's union also sent me this statement saying they condemned the ideas in the email. the professor told me he was waiting to talk to the press. puc phuc is still looking forward to her legal name. >> sometime when they would go to church, they would mention my name, and it means "happiness blessing." >> reporter: she spoke to the vice president of the school who apologized for what happens and feels satisfied with the school's response but still wants an apology from the professor himself and has this message to other asian-americans. >> people shouldn't be embarrassed about their name and should be proud of their name. >> reporter: in oakland, dion lim, abc7 news. >>> happening now, juneteenth celebrations underway. look at all the people out th

hubbard urged nguyen to angly size her name. he proceeded to -- >> nguyen said it sounded discriminatory. the president of laney issued a statement saying the college is aware of the allegations and has placed hubbard on leave pending an investigation. in an email today hubbard responded to a request for comment saying i am waiting before speaking to the press. >> nguyen's -- abbreviating her sister's name. the laney campus is currently closed because of the pandemic. it seems the lessons about the great melting pot are still being taught. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> still to come, rally in front of san francisco city hall. the reason hundreds took their march to the board of education. >>> also steph curry making an impact off the court. the mvp's advice for young people during this volatile time. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri enjoying this beautiful weather today. i'll show you what to expect as summer arrives for tomorrow and what happens in outer space to officially make it summer. i'll see you in about

investigative reporter candice nguyen joins us now. she broke this story friday and joins us with more on this big development. >> reporter: the group pro nail association says they will sue the governor's office to get court-ordered guidelines for salons to open as well as a targeted opening date. today industry workers took to the streets in southern california where the group is based to speak out against newsom's prior assertion the first case of community spread of covid-19 was in a nail salon. on friday, i first told you his office was backtracking on that statement, telling salon owners there may have been prior cases. pro nail association, which calls itself the voice of the nail industry, says newsom failed to publicly clarify what they believe is false information about their industry and covid-19. and it's angering their community. >> we have a lot of people in the public who are probably very concerned as to whether they are able to safely go back into a nail salon. the statement from the governor was absolutely unfounded.

investigative reporter candice nguyen has new information and gets some answers. >> this whole thing started in the state of california, the first community spread, in a nail salon. >> reporter: it was a statement that triggered backlash from the beauty industry and minority groups last month, fearing it would inflame already existing anti-asian business sentiments. now nail salon representatives with nailing it for america say in a private call, state leaders told them governor gavin newsom may have misspoke because there were proper covid-19 community spread cases. linda do, owner of blossom nail spa in campbell was on that call tuesday. >> they did mention that it was unfortunate that that was said and that they did say that nail salons was not the first spread, community spread. >> reporter: we brought these concerns to the governor during his press conference friday. since the governor was working remotely, a different reporter on site had to ask our questions. >> some reporters have been told that the state no longer believes the first case of community transmission occurred in

in the exchange, hubbard urged nguyen to angly size her name. he proceeded to tell her the insult he thought her name sounded like. she said she planned to file a complaint with the school. today the president of laney issued a statement saying the college is aware of the allegations and has placed hubbard on leave pending an investigation. in an email today, hubbard responded to a request for comment saying, i am waiting before speaking to the press. nguyen's sister posted this video purporting to hubbard abbreviating her sister's name. the laney campus is currently closed because of the pandemic, though it seems the lessons about the great melting pot are still being taught. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> we are on the eve of president trump's rally in tulsa, oklahoma. 20,000 people are expected. earlier today people in tulsa were trying to block the rally due to concerns of spreading the coronavirus. members of the president's coronavirus task force, including dr. fauci and dr. that the president -- that the rallyuppo tonight but was

chris nguyen joins us with the latest on the investigation. chris? >> reporter: the sheriff described a timeline of terror as he spoke about what happened over the weekend. we are live here at the sheriff's office, where you can see th the fallen sergeant. many in this community devastated by what took place. signs of gratitude and heartache line this street where deputy sergeant damon gutswiler lost his life and he was ambushed with gun fire and improvised explosive devices responding to a 911 call saturday afternoon. >> it's very important for his memory that we get this case right and we encourage anybody who saw something, who knows something, who may have been a victim of this guy to contact the district attorney's tip line. >> reporter: the suspect, steven carillo, is an active duty u.s. air force sergeant based at travis air force base and had special teaming on a military police unit. >> he's an angry man intent on bringing harm to police officers. he murdered sergeant gutswiler, injured another police officer, and he's going to be held accou

in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> and for a look at how coronavirus is affecting where you live, go to abc7news.com/coronavirus. >>> a mot more to come. a emotional memorial for the police officer killed in the line of duty. >> and summer won't arrive until saturday but the summer leet is here now. i'm have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> and this friday is juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in america and abc will have a one hour special called juneteenth, the celebration of over coming. watch it here at 8:00 p.m. this >>> firefighters are getting a handle on this afternoon fire breaking out near the port ofsk of smoke overhead. it started at 4:00 p.m. at the schnitzer steel, from jack london square. firefighters say there are no injuries. >>> a emotional final fair well for a husband and father and sheriff killed in the line of duty. deputy sergeant damon gutzwiller, the gathering of hundreds was approved by the governor waiving the shelter in place rules for this event. before it began community members lined the streets to honor the sergeant.

candace nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> candice, thank you for that report. quite the cooldown and breezy today, jeff. >>> oh, yes, that wind is kicking up outside right now. i can hear it outside my front and backyard. the wind swaying around the trees and it will stay like this into tomorrow as we have a lot of colder air moving in and it's helping to disrupt the pattern and that's creating that wind. look right now and we have this full weather board for you that i put together, it has the fog on it, the cold temperatures and some live sky cameras. you can see our temperatures right now dropping into the 50s and 60s across the bay area so you need a jacket if you're headed anywhere in the next couple of hours. walnut creek showing the trees swaying around in the wind right now. the fog has been rolling in throughout much of the day. there are two different systems moving across the west helping to get the fog and the wind back and it's because of that storm near the pacific northwest that we will stay much, much cooler than we had this week as we head into

lena nguyen.nd so according to the cnn analysis, there are four states, california, texas, florida and illinois are all outpacing new york state in the averages of daily new cases. and then you see the map, 22 states are trending upward in new cases. why do you think that is? >> yes, so i'm very worried about thisbo, brooke, because we're seeing the effect of reopening and we're in the beginning phases of reopening. i think people are letting down their guard and i know that protests are occurring, that people are going for mass gatherings but the numbers that we're seeing don't reflect the protest. they're reflecting what happened two, three weeks ago. and i think we all have to keep in mind that this virus is very contagious. that just because reopening is happening doesn't mean that the threat is gone. and we all have to take additional precautions just because he can go out and do something distant mean that you should. >> news flash, we're all still living in a pandemic. and to your point abo

here's chris nguyen. >> reporter: three of california's biggest police unions have introduced reform agenda with the goal of developing greater trust between the officers and community. >> i had calls from all over the nation. a lot here in california in support of us taking a stance and moving forward and talking about concrete steps, not only on a state level or here in san jose, but also on a national level. >> reporter: san jose and san francisco joined los angeles in calling for a national use of force standard in addition to creating a national database of former police officers fired for gross misconduct. the goal, to also root out any racist individual from their ranks. >> we need to admit that, identify them, and make sure they don't join or if they're here, make sure that we show them the way out. >> reporter: today, state attorney general javier basara called for legislation to discertify police officers for serious misconduct and shared information for use of force policies and deescalation. >> we have moved farther and in some cases faster than many other jurisdictions i

abc7 news report he chris nguyen has more. >> reporter: in santa clara county, a collective sigh of relief from the dreamers mopping us. >> daca does not define me, i define myself, our power, our strength defines us. >> reporter: county officials applauded the supreme court's decision to uphold the deferred action of childhood arrivals program which was originally introduced by executive order by former president barack obama. >> our dreamers won, our county won, but the fight is not over. >> reporter: daca currently protects 700,000 young immigrants across the country from being deported. >> we are very pleased with the supreme court's decision. but the most important thing here is that our dreamers have this momentary respite. >> reporter: in trying to end the program, president trump has said that creating or maintaining it was beyond the legal power of any president. >> one thing that i love hearing about the people around me and the people who are also recipients is the phrase meaning, moving forward. >> reporter: the court did stay administration could try again to provide adequate

so we are looking for more response. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, "abc7 news." >>> half of what's opened and closed in the county, go to our website, abc7news.com. it sorts it all out for you in an easy-to-use guide county by county. >>> oakland parents and teachers celebrating after state leaders opted not to close schools in light of the pandemic. the group has been calling for a pause on school closures and mergers that were outlined in the state budget. most were aimed at schools where students of color are the majoty tostrato showed whatg schools wu the clasovercrowded and not socially distanced. >> keeping our schools open, giving us the opportunity to maintain schools and have our children go back to schools with appropriate social distancing is a matter of racial justice. it's also a matter of common sense. >> oakland unified was set to merge 15 schools by august. this ruling puts that on hold indefinitely. >> a remarkable scene in sacramento today. a former police officer pleaded guilty to 13 murders and admitted to being one of california's most notorious predator

abc7 news reporter chris nguyen explains some of the new rules that are in effect. >> with outdoor dining now permitted in santa clara county, restaurant owners are trying to navigate their new reality. ed a leudwig's german table in san jose, employees are getting ready for service in nearly three months. here each table has its own bottle of hand sanitizer plus a qr code for customers to pay for orders >>owikhere ou gde to s se rulou >>ccorhealth tle can seat only six people or less, and everyone in the group must be members of the same household. tables must also be placed six feet apart. >> we're going to be learning today and for the foreseeable future, and i'm sure the guests are going to be learning as well. this is a new experience for everyone. >> just a few blocks away, sushi confidential doesn't plan on opening its patio until the middle of next week. >> a lot of these restaurants have been closed. they're rehiring some of their old staff, maybe new staff, and there is a lot of kinks to still work out. >> owner randy musterer is transitioning. >> with all the phone calls we are

especially right now. >> reporter: in santa clara company, chris nguyen. abc7 news. >>> cal train is ready to ramp up service next week now that restrictions are starting toise. they will operate 70 trains each weekday with three trains running each hour during peak commute times. the rail service is currently running 42 trains a day. they are bringing back what they call limited trains. they have reduced stops. also on monday, the san francisco ferry will increase service. muni will increase service and b.a.r.t. will finally open the milpitas and berriessa stations. b.a.r.t. ridership fell off a cliff with the pandemic and shelter in place orders, going down as much as 94%. yesterday, ridership was down 90%. doesn't sound like a big improvement but it is the best weekday ridership since march 20th. >>> there are more cars on the road as well. here's a live look at the richmond, bay, and san mateo bridges. crossings dropped by half while we sheltered in place. now they're only down about a third. that's the average now we're talking about. the difference v

so we really are looking for more response. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, "abc7 news." >>> let's go to the north bay now. marin county is pausing part of its reopening plan after seeing the largest spike in coronavirus cases there since the pandemic started. today was supposed to be the reopening for many businesses, but now that message is getting mixed. indoor dining is back, along with hair salons and barbershops. reopening is now on hold for hotels, nail salons, tattoo parlors and gyms. >> i can't do this much longer. i've got a wife who is pregnant, eight months pregnant with our second kid. you know, my ppp money has expired. unemployment money is not going to cut it, so it's scary. >> muir woods reopened today. masks are not required but reservations are needed for parking. >>> san francisco schools are el henning students stay healthy, even while away from the classroom. the school district teamed up to hand out more than 8,000 free thermometers today. a local tech company donated the smart devices. they're equipped with technology that makes it easy for students an

were at, people's march and rally earlier, unite to fight, put together by juanita moore and alex nguyentold to wear masks and social distance, marched carrying signs about pride, defunding police, black lives matter, black trans lives matter. protecting racial injustice. we spoke to people earlier. >> one of the biggest most important things as white ally, self-proclaimed, is showing up. that's like the first part, show up and there's a power in numbers. >> black lives matter, black trans lives matter. health care rights matter, black health care matters. >> reporter: earlier today again over by civic city and polk there was lively atmosphere with music, also a serious tone with speakers there, one recounting the death of george floyd at the hands of police. we did see officers near city hall by that rally today but they seemed to keep a distance. looks like several of the demonstrations perhaps folks from those came here. but this just developed maybe within the past short while ago. people honking, again a lot of signs we see, black trans lives matters. music and people in the street

really special, guys >>> coming up, also vick nguyen is here she got to do something she hadn't donefun to get to see you face-to-face >> this is wonderful it really is we need you guys come on up and we'll have a great time >> we're there >> by the way, i've never disliked the studio more than in this moment. y'all are awesome. >>> coming up, we're also going to catch up with ricky martin. like a lock like a lot of us he's got a lot on his mind these days he's using music to work his way through it we're going to talk to him about recording with sting during quarantine and the beautiful message he wants to share now. >>> by the way, coming up tomorrow on "today," our series "summer on today," we're going to help you celebrate the milestones you might have missed during the coronavirus, we're going to give you a high school graduating class, we're going to give that class the recognition that they deserve. and we're going to do it at a drive-in movie theater >> yeah. it's a cool one. it's going to be a big one but now to the big board amazing. i am looking for in this beautiful board

. >> reporter: they gathered on polk street, call to action by y nguyen and moore. both fed up with what's happening in the country. san francisco's pride parade was canceled but people's march goes on. >> compton riots and stonewall, 50 years ago here is first march on polk street. that was started because of the riot, that feels so good we're going to be marching together. >> we're tired of brown and black bodies ending up in a body bag. this has got to stop. >> reporter: people were told to wear masks and keep a social distance, diverse group in solidarity walking toward civic center. >> black lives matter, black trans lives matter. health care rights matter. >> reporter: at the rally, reflections on the death of george floyd at hands of police as people protested racial injustice and police violence. >> as gay black man, convergence of all that. pride month but we've been fighting for gay rights and civil rights, you can do it at the same time. >> one of the biggest, most important things as white ally, self-proclaimed white ally is showing up. that's the first

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abc7 news reporter chris nguyen was there. >> in the heart of east palo alto, under the glaring afternoon sun, community members came together to protest in memory of george floyd. she brought her 6-year-old son tristan to jack farrell park, wanting him to witness history in the making. >> he will have to face challenges, and i won't always be there, be able to be there with him. and that bothers me. but i feel like if i raise him up and i, you know, show him the right ways to go in life that he won't part from me, and that he'll keep walking on that straight and narrow path. that's what i'm looking forward to. >> myvet knows she can't do it alone. a frank acknowledgment that will take more than just a show of solidarity. >> we have to destroy systemic racism, the institutional racism that is in all of our systems, whether it's in our police force, our education system. everybody here is tired, and we are ready for a change. >> as protesters peacefully marched from one park to another, the weight of the world evident on the shoulders of many. >> and it breaks my heart to see the things th

chris nguyen has that story. >> reporter: three of california's biggest police unions have introduced reform agenda with the goal of developing greater trust between officers and the community. >> i had calls from all over the nation, a lot here in california in support of us taking a stance and moving forward in talking about concrete steps, not only on a state level and here in san jose, but also on a national level. >> reporter: san jose and san francisco joined los angeles in calling for a national use of force standard, in addition to creating a national database of former police officers fired for gross misconduct. the goal, to also root out any racist individual from their ranks. >> we need to admit that, identify them, and make sure they don't join. or if they're here, make sure that we show them the way out. >> reporter: today, state attorney general javier basare called for legislation to desert fie police officers for serious misconduct. >> we have moved farther and in some cases faster than many other jurisdictions in trying to change the way we do public safety. >> report

and you can come again the next day. >> in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >>> all right. hundreds of people in san jose vandalism done to local businesses in recent days. the volunteers we spoke to echo mayor sam liccardo's message from monday. they stand with those advocating for equality, and they will not let that important message be lost at the hands of the few who damage local businesses. >> we've been in tears over everybody that's been hurt on allsi so bng a to give back and to help people makes us feel good. >> i just theev horace mann elementary school which was graffitied. the school was cleaned up by beautify sj. >>> the transit will comply with the curfew implemented by alameda county in response to vandalism and looting. starting tonight through friday, the transit agency will halt all bus service, meaning nobody will be permitted to board a bus from 7:30 to 5:00 in the morning. that is ac transit rules at this point. most other transit agencies are not altering their service because of the curfews that includes muni and bart. they will be running. sam trans

abc's chris nguyen is on that story. >> addressing some of the events that unfolded in san jose over the past week, the city defended its police department's response to those they call agitators who were present at otherwise peaceful protests. >> we have seen too many episodes in which people have exploited the cover of peaceful protest to commit violent acts, to destroy the city in various ways. which began friday afternoon, were meant to call attention to the death of george floyd as well as police brutality across the nation. however, there were moments of violence. police chief eddie garcia providing a snippet of what officers saw on the front lines. >> there are reports of bottles of urine being thrown at officers. several suspects drove at officers at high rates of speed, either threatening or attempting to strike them before fleeing. and multiple officers were struck on their person, helmet, face shield with various objects. >> of the 180 protests-related arrests, nearly half were san jose residents. >> it was loud. it was fast. it was violent. there is no other way to descri

abc7 news reporter chris nguyen was on of east palo alto, community members came together to protest in memory of george floyd. she brought her 6-year-old son tristan to jack farrell park wants him to witness history in the making. >> he will have to face challenges, and i won't always be there, be able to be there with him. and that bothers me. but i feel like if i raise him up and i, you know, show him the right ways to go in life that he won't part from it, and that he'll keep walking on that straight and narrow path. that's what i'm looking forward to. >> myvette knows she can't do it alone. a frank acknowledgment that will take more than just a show of solidarity. >> we have to destroy systemic racism, the institutional racism that is in all of our systems, whether it's in our police force, our education system. everybody here is tired, and we are ready for a change. >> as protesters peacefully marched from one park to another, the weight of the world evident on the shoulders of many. >> and it breaks my heart to see the things that are happening in this world. and i'm ready to

i'm chris nguyen. >> after cell phone video surfaced showing an unarmed black man handcuffed by police after reports that he was dancing in the street. the story broke last week and tonight learning new details criticizing the alameda police department for not telling the whole story. >> i spoke with vice there. john knox white who told me he was pretty appalled to see that body camera footage released on friday. but he was even more disappointed that police weren't fully transparent about what initially happened. this is body cam footage of five alameda police officers handcuffing a 44-year-old martial artist who says he was exercises in front of his home. >> of course. i'm dancing in the street. >> they were trying to break me. they were trying to physically break my body. physically. >> gentlemen, gentlemen, what are you doing? >> this all happened the morning of saturday may 23rd. alameda vice mayor john knox white heard about it not long after it happened. >> the impression that i and i believe the city manager were given from our police department was that this is probably just o

candice nguyen: and as scientists work on tracing the covid virus back to the source, what role did an odd animal you've probably never heard of play? ♪ candice: good evening, and thank you for joining us for our second investigative special, "coronavirus: the continuing crisis." we begin tonight with a search for the source of covid-19 and how an odd animal called the pangolin may be part of that answer. it's known as the most smuggled animal on the planet. chinese researchers found a sick pangolin carried a version of that virus that is strikingly similar to the one that has changed our world. the pangolin is a scaly mammal that hunts for ants and termites in sub-saharan africa and parts of asia. while it may appear to be an unlikely link in the chain of the coronavirus infection, chinese researchers discovered the virus in a sick pangolin was a close cousin to the virus that causes covid-19 in humans. some genes were a perfect match, and the spiked protein used in the virus to enter a cell was nearly identical. so, how could the virus move from a solitary bug hunter to humans? in ja

chris nguyen with reaction. >> reporter: in santa clara county, a collective sigh of relief from the dreamers among us. >> daca does not define me, i define myself. my community defines me. our power, our strength defines us. >> reporter: county officials applauded the supreme court's decision to uphold the deferred action of childhood arrivals program which was originally introduced through an executive order by former president barack obama. >> our dreamers won. our families won. our county won. but the fight is not over. >> reporter: daca currently protects 700,000 young immigrants across the country from being deported. >> we are very pleased with the supreme court's decision, but the most important thing here is that our dreamers have this momentary respite. >> reporter: in trying to end the program, president trump has said that creating or maintaining it was beyond the legal power of any president. >> one thing that i love hearing about the people around me and the people who are also daca recipients is the phrase meaning moving forward. >> reporter: the court, however, did sa

hubbard declined multiple requests for an interview but tweeted an apology to nguyen, whose family confirms he sent an email to her as well. hubbard has been placed on administrative leave, and lany college is investigating. >>> a chinatown dim sum restaurant is looking for the person who scribbled insensitive graffiti on their property. employees at the oldest dim sum restaurant in america discovered the word "japan" in permanent marker on their sandwich board sign friday afternoon. i spoke with one of the restaurant's co-owners today, who says while he's not sure what the significance of 1975 is, the word "japan" written on a chinese restaurant sign brings back memories of the japanese attack on china during world war ii. >> we're shocked and appalled. we just thought why, especially on friday during the day of juneteenth. it's a date for celebrating, you know, freedom and equality. >> again, that attack during world war i. members of the restaurant hope this serves as a lesson to others in the community that even small insenti acts can have a lastingime impact on oth. they are working to

chris nguyen has the story. >> at this point there is no reason for us to be closed. >> reporter: in san jose a small but united group running out of patience. >> very frustrating because it is already at the end of june and we've been waiting since march 16th and still no date. >> reporter: employees from hair salons across santa clara county gathered outside the public health department monday afternoon expressing their frustration about not being allowed to reopen since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. >> we're self-employed and independent contractors and we work on what we built for ourselves and when that gets completely taken away, we were just left with absolutely nothing and no guidance. >> reporter: santa clara county has been slower to reopen sectors of society compared to the rest of the bay area. public health officials have been relying on data and science to inform their decision making process. >> our communty has done better at controlling this virus than almost any large community in the united states. >> reporter: on a public zoom call sarah cody told the public

. >> chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> a hate-filled rant targeting peaceful demonstrators, including children, has shaken a north bay community. dion lim takes us to san ralph where neighbors have rallied together for peace and sent a message that racism will not be tolerated. >> [ bleep ] you. [ bleep ] you. and [ bleep ] you. don't write all over our [ bleep ] streets and let our kids see there's hate involved. >> this now viral video coming from san rafael is uncomfortable to watch. >> why do black lives matter? all lives matter. how about all lives matter? >> it shows a man going on a tirade tuesday evening directed at a group of about ten adults and children drawing with chalk, showing their support for black lives matter after the killing of george floyd. >> i was just kind of taken aback. it was just sort of ridiculous. i really wasn't expecting it, honestly. >> it was really upsetting and i was really scared. but i was also scared for my kids. >> this is where the incident happened at the corner of marinwood and miller creek, which you can see is now covered in chalk messages. thanks

candice nguyen: and as scientists work on tracing the covid virus back to the source, what role did andd animal you've probably never heard of play? ♪ candice: good evening, and thank you for joining us for our second investigative special, "coronavirus: the continuing crisis." we begin tonight with a search for the source of covid-19 and

been worth it. >> for "today," morgan chesky, nbc news. >> nbc investigator and correspondent vicky nguyenwelcome back think about this go to the local businesses you frequent and see what they need, whether it's cleanup help or rebuilding perhaps you have connections with the contractor that can help them or maybe you are an insurance specialist think about the skill set you can that you can offer but don't have money if you don't know where to start, start with the chamber of commerce that list businesses that might need volunteers one thing we can all do, shop local. when businesses get back on their feet and restaurants as well, think before you go online, elsewhere, shop in your community, show the businesses in your community some love. >> their biggest need right now, as morgan pointed out, first, obviously the pandemic which we're still living in the midst of then violent protests come along and businesses get looted. what do they need most now, just our support coming in and buying stuff or more than that? >> i think key when we talk to small businesses cash injection is critical

>> well, nbc news investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen joins us with an eye opening, our coughs and sneezes spray thousands of droplets into the air. and those droplets can carry bacteria and the coronavirus so this morning we're showing you how the virus might travel by looking for bacteria from a cough, my cough. medical experts say it's a valid comparison the results even surprising our certified microbiologist >> reporter: it's a dreaded sound sure to turn heads coughing or sneezing in the age of corona. >> i work for costco and i'm asking this member to put on a mask because that is our company policy >> reporter: who can forget this clash a costco customer in colorado refusing to wear a mask. >> i'm not doing it because i woke up in a free country. >> reporter: face coverings are creating showdowns across the country. >> we're just going to be able to detect bacteria >> reporter: so we enlisted the help of microbiologist susan whittier at columbia university to show us what masks can actually do when we cough. this isn't going to show me what kind of virus woul

i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> it is unfortunate that a genuine gesture of a good time got misinterpreted into something so heinous. >> the intention does not invalidate the effect.cousio o trees at oakland's lake merritt that some say look like nooses. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. those who put the ropes in the trees say they are used tor exercise and recreation. laura anthony is on the story. >> these are symbols of racial violence and it is incumbent on all of us to have that sensitivity, to have that knowledge. what a privilege for those of us that don't feel complete fear and terror when we see a rope in the tree. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf is so alarmed of the room that looks like a noose in a tree at lake merritt, she's calling for a hate crime investigation. >> the intentions will depend on whether this is prosecute the as a hate crime, buthe mtis atterhe publ. op pted i d r concerns on social media. >> and i saw something swinging and it caught my eye. >> reporter: but this man told us the rope is part of a

miss nguyen, do we have any participants on the phone? >> operator: madam secretary, there are no callers on the line. >> clerk: okay. we'll give it a few more seconds just to allow them time to call in. thank you. madam vice chair, at this time, there are no members of the public on the phone wishing to comment on this item. >> okay. thank you. hearing that, unless there's a member of the public that calls in late, i will close -- temporarily close public comment at this time, and we'll turn to my fellow commissioners for any questions or comments they would like to make. i can see commissioner scott on the screen, but -- >> your conference is now in question-and-answer mode. to summon each question, press one and then zero. >> clerk: sorry. >> okay. so do we have -- can i invite a comment or question by commissioner scott? >> yes, madam vice chair. thank you so much, and thank you so much for this presentation. the only thing i thought as i began reading the material was in light of the pandemic crisis and the reality of it and all the,

northern england, down the pennines, perhaps into them middle of an england in central and southern nguyenhe top temperature, around 19. that same area of low pressure on wednesdays with us but this time it is such right over the top of the uk and that means wednesday looks like being a cloudy day with fairly prolonged outbreaks of rain. some of it could be quite heavy at cross western areas and around about 18 degrees, unsettled really through the rest of the week. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. my name's mike embley. paying their respects — thousands of mourners file past the casket of george floyd in his home town of houston. the us economy has officially gone into recession, but stocks are surging with the nasdaq hitting a record high. prince andrew is embroiled in an increasingly bitter dispute with american prosecutors investigating his friend, the late jeffrey epstein. and hong kong marks one year since protests began against a controversial extradition bill. we'll look at what — if anything — has changed. and royal ballet dan

chris nguyen joins us with the latest on the investigation. chris?the sheriff described a timeline of terror as he spoke about what happened over the weekend. we are live here at the sheriff's office, where you can see th the fallen sergeant. many in this community devastated by what took place.