that is why sundance is so brilliant. documentary films. , supportinglliant the idea of documentary's. documentaries' are our way of establishing our relationship to what is happening to us. is context that we can look and what has happened to us, have opinions on it, disagree, have a discourse and maybe it is a documentary about the climate, health care, what ever they are, perhaps have a chance of understanding what the core issues are. >> the film that you have co- produced, "the black power a movement 40ut years ago. there is another film are around here about harry belafonte. he raises the question, he feels like he has failed now, looking back, whether there will be a new generation of activists following what has been accomplished over the his artistryide of and music. how do you feel about that? of course, we have a 20-year span. there is so much work that has to be done. i have no sense of failure. i am an eternal optimist as well. i believe, as paul robeson said, each generation makes their own history. i think

it premiered in the 2010 sundance festival. she's an a -- she's on the 2012 hot shot directors emerging to watch, she's also graduated from georgetown university law center and practicing attorney and abc television networks before starting her television career and next is john. i met john about 10 years ago when he was starting off and had this crazy idea of operating a training center for public defenders and he did. he's no now the president and founder and one of the contributors to gideon's army, he's from john marshall law school where he teaches law and criminal procedure. he was in the post katrina and new orleans center. he trained people in the film. he received an advocacy fellowship and named a public interest fellow by harvard law school. next we have maurice call well. he was convicted in the housing project here in san francisco. there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime yet he was still convicted based on the false testimony of a single neighbor. he was sentence to life behind bars. in prison mr.

at the sundance film festival "fruitvale" was the big winner. >>> a man accused of running a

film 'fruitvale station' has already received critical acclaim up when the awards at the 20132013 sundance and cans film festival earlier this year. oscar grant's mother wanted johnson already saw the film at sundance says it brought back a lot of memories. the movie opens nationwide on july 12th. >>james: pacifica police say reports of an attempted child deduction that happened when they turned out to be false. two little girls were walking together and told police that a man tried to grab one of them. officers said the stories that add up and the growth eventually admitted that the story was false. the case has been closed brigi. we will take a quick break. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before this opportunity cools off. >>james: a pit bull mix of that bed and killed a six year-old boy and union city has been euthanize. but the dog bit nee-phy selu and then head as he was playing with it monday in a relative's yard

. >> it is winning awards at the 2013 sundance. he was portrayed as a man trying to right his wrongs. tatiana lives with her mother. she hopes people get a positive message from the film. >> as long as they are alive they have an opportunity for redemption. that opportunity is available. >> kron4news. >>> sephus johnson saw the movie and it was difficult to watch the last moments of his grandson's life. >> seeing how that went on that platform as if it was happening again, that was the most painful. the hurting part was that it was unnecessary. . >> the officer who shot and killed grant has notapologized. he served less than a year in jail. it is in theaters next month. >>> in 10 days one of the country's busiest rail systems could go on strike. >>> a college graduate was shot and killed earlier this month over a minor fender bender. we talked to friends and family. >> reporter: it was a celebration of his life. he had just been promoted and was an hour away from his 23rd birthday. ia had everything going for him. a huge turnout at

oscar grant mother, wanda johnson, saw the film at sundance and says it brought back a lot of memories>> it just brought back that memory and say why did i ask him? maybe this would not happen. >> the movie opens nationwide on july 12th. >> this is that the police say reports of attempted child of the chin that happen monday turned out to be false. two little girls were walking together and told police that a man tried to grab one of them. officers say the stories did not add up in the girls even jolie admitted that the story was false. the case has been closed. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? oh, yeah. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ wife ] sorry. [ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new

winning awards at the sundance and cannes film festival earlier this year.year's day of 2009 when grant was shot and killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. the movie opens nationwide on july 12th. >> a pit bull mix that bit and killed a six year-old boy and union city has been euthanized. the dog bit nee- phy selu n the head and he was playing with him on monday in a relative's yard. state law says that any dog that kills a human is considered dangerous and can be euthanized. everyone involved agreed including the dog's owner. he is the uncle of the young victim and also a san mattel police officer. at this point, no charges have been filed. >> three people, accused of a string of home burglaries on the peninsula have been arrested. they have been pulled over for traffic stop in mountain view june 13th. an officer spotted suspicious property in the car and police said that the car was linked to a burglary in sunnyvale. police said the victims have identified the suspects and have had their property is returned. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news.

. >> reporter: the film has already won the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here's a closer look at the movie poster. it depicts oscar grant hand in hand with his daughter. the film opens july 12th. it won rave reviews at sundance and the cannes film festival. >>> a bay area football coach facing charges. >>> news of the world, the >>> news of the world, the charge that gas has been used look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> fbi is looking for three bank robbers. they are dangerous and have been busy. the trio is suspected of robbing a bank in san fra

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. >> reporter: the film has already won the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival.in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here's a closer look at the movie poster. it depicts oscar grant hand in hand with his daughter. the film opens july 12th. it won rave reviews at sundance and the cannes film festival. >>> a bay area football coach facing charges. >>> news of the world, the charge that gas has been used more than once. >>> an act of sabotage at a bay area substation. why authorities are releasing it now. ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed inte

his theatre performed at the kennedy center, lincoln center and sundance festival and 2 in indy awards at the competition and an afcap award. he's the founding faculty member of stanford university of the arts. at this moment i would like to ask mark to make a couple of words. it's an honor to honor you as a district one resident and supervisor for the district. mark izu. >> thank you, i really appreciate your kind words. i have something for supervisor . kim. i go this is the most important jazz instrument and the kids look at me. but they always a sak's owner. i know for myself it's the most important jazz instrument. i think it's what this whole journey is for me. the asian american, it's always a labor of love. i just saw such an incredible potential in san francisco and i had to do this. who would have known it would turn into a jazz movement. there is a documentary based on that. also i think what was really important to me, not j tus &m, but the building of bridges. i was in the western addition before that and i realize before it started it came from many musician and many lati

> and we have more details now on the film, fruitvale station, it debuted in january at the 2013 sundance film fest award, the film is directed by oakland native, ryan coogler, who attended saint mary's and we caught up with one of the film's producers. forest whitaker. >> i'm hoping that the people here, it will offer some form of healing, just because they can feel that maybe their stories have been heard and that, it will allow them to move forward. >> whitaker went on to urge people across the country, to maintain villagilance so this d not happen again. >> the police are looking for the same men in different areas. they are looking for this man. he is considered dangerous, he has robbed homes in belmont, hillsborough and san matteo. we are in belmont tonight with the details. >> reporter: raj, we are learning more about the suspect, he is 20 years old, lives in san francisco and police say he has strong ties to the east bay. and police from belmont, san matteo and hillsborough are looking for him before he strikes again. they are not used to hearing about a lot of crime. two months l

we are lucky enough to have the filmmaker in one of the subjects that premiered at the sundance festival called gideon's army. they fight tooth and nail in possible odds. you are going to get a sneak peak at this right now. [film] >> the judge is going to tell you that the state fails to prove their case. it is your duty, you must acquit. that's the beauty of this system. it's set up to give people the presumption of innocence. to give them an opportunity to not just be heard, but hold the state accountable. you want to take my liberty, you've got to do it right, if you don't acquit. the 5th amendment to the united states constitution guarantees it. as i have made my objection throughout this trial to make sure this kid gets a fair trial. it's not a big case is what they say. they are saying it. they have the gaul to say this is not a big case. there are few consequences. this boy will become a convicted fell on. that's the reality of it. that's what this case represents. thank you. >> >> i have been advised -- the superior court, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. this 2nd day o

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. >>> the movie won the grand jury prize and the audience award at the sundance film festival and opensn select theaters next month. >>> tonight on the news at 5:00, a link to a possible serial killer. why investigators think the man convicted of killing a woman and dumping her body in a trash can in pleasanton may be behind other crimes. >> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we'll tell you the next time news breaks. be sure to join us again at 5:00. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. and mobile ktvu.com. >>> up next on eco company. >> life without electricity, that's a challenge some people face every day. >> we have gone to africa. we have seen the impact we have made in a few lives. that alone has made it worth it. >> then a trip to the zoo and we have some special guys greeting us. >> i consider myself more conscious of the earth. we, as humans it is our job to respect them in they are teens that know a thing or two about conservation. >> plus, getting ready for an eco challenge. going green in 30 days. how to meet the challenge and

the film's gotten great reviews from fans and critics, won big wards the sundance. >> fire crews spend the night mopping up a grass fire that spreld spread to a hotel. started off interstate 80 in fairfield. embers from the fire blew to the roof of a motel 6, damaging four rooms. fire crews will be back on scene to assess how bad the damage is. no one was hurt. >>> fire crews spending the night in venetia checking for hot spots after a brushfire there. it was not contained until late last night. the fire sparked yesterday afternoon off lake herman road near interstate 680. a shed was damaged but, again, no one hurt in this one either. >>> police and fire departments teaming up in one peninsula city. the redwood city police and fire departments holding a second town hall meeting a chance to voice concerns about safety issued in the community. the departments will give formal presentations about programs and services each has to offer. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00 at the peninsula covenant church on farmhill boulevard in redwood city. >>> pg&e customers in south bay have a chance to

at the sundance film festival "fruitvale" was the big winner. >>> a man accused of running a brother with his wife is due in san francisco this afternoon. agents raided the apartment on mcclelland drive. bags of evidence were removed with what authorities are calling a mulety-state prostitution thing. 35-year-old zhi liu and his wife are accused of trafficking women from boston and new york to brothels in sacramento and san mateo counties. >> tomorrow afternoon, there will be a hearing to examine the source of funds, such that a person cannot use ill-gotten gains to boat their own bail -- post their own bail. >> his wife is still on the run. authorities say the couple operated a brothel from the san bruno apartment before moving it to south san francisco. >>> a third girl is accusing a former coach of molestation. prosecutors have filed new criminal charges against 51- year-old barron edwards. a judge raised his bail to more than $34 million. edwards faces 39 felony charges. he coached for several years at kennedy high school in richmond. he's scheduled to enter a plea on july 2nd. >

. >> reporter: the film won the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival early this year. >>> todaywas the second day of a gang rape trial of two men in richmond. they are on trial at the same time with two separate juries. they are charged with taking part in the gang rape of a 16- year-old girl outside of a dance in 2009. today prosecutors say he raped the girl but his attorney said his client only got on top of the victim. >> what mr. montano did in jumping down and then jumping back up and leaving, was that good behavior? absolutely not. we don't want our kids doing that. >> cameras were not allowed in the court for witness testimony, but the victim's father did take the stand today. he described seeing his daughter as she was wheeled from the scene and said there was a footprint on the side of her face. >>> palo alto police have released this sketch of a man who they say attacked and groped a female jogger sunday morning. police say the woman was able to fight the man off and he ran away when two bicyclists came by. the suspect is described as latino or latino and black man abo

it's at the film festival as it went to sundance and they voted it and it's a film we would like to bring home. we are doing as many film festivals as we can. we won the audience award and jury award in miami and doing as many speaking and community talk back events. the film i hope will become a gathering point for people to use and say this is what's happening in our jurisdiction. this shows the experience of just a few lawyers. there are many people struggling to do a great job across the country. >> what's your website? >> we'll be taking questions. now let's move to john rapping who is one of the individuals featured in the film. john, i remember when you first talked about starting a training center for public defenders, no one took you seriously. so what happened? you created it and you have been successfully training defenders. what motivated you to do that and how did it all come to be? >> first, i have been waiting 10 years. there is no doubt in my mind there is no civil rights struggle going on this country to make sure that poor people have lawyers. but it's something i really

. >>> well, the 1-2 top honors at sundance.onight, fruitvale station returns to where it all began. >> it's something that just kind of puzzles us. >> plus, trees terrorized. the hunt is on for whoever is slaughtering saplings in golden gate park. station"... depicts the lasy of oscar grant's life... leadip to his fatal shooting on a platform i >>> a movie premiere in oakland tonight. the film "fruitvale station" depicts the last days of oscar grant's life leading up to his killing on a bart platform in 2009. the film received critical acclaim at nationwide film festival and tonight it's being shown at a premier at oakland's grand lake theater. michael jordan who plays the role of oscar grant is attending tonight's premiere along with actress octavia spencer and the director. members of grant's family will be present at the premiere. the movie opens to the public on july 12. >>> san francisco's golden gate park the latest target of vandals. kpix 5's ken bastida in mobile5 showing us why the damage is so insulting. ken. >> repor

that was at sundance., they were independents that became a part of the studio system. so i think that we need to learn what worked in the past and independents for me is the path i've chosen. >> i appreciate you bringing us back to the birth of a nation, because it remind us of that connection between film and politics. of course, birth of a nation was shown in the white house as part of no matter whatever happened, i can never be a president wilson fan. we're talking much earlier in the show about the power of images in conveying political messages. the power of images in impacting our public policy. i always worried that a bad movie with african-american images and by bad, i mean bad history, like representing the history inaccurately, it almost worse than simply no film about it at all. because the images are so powerful, people will remember them and respond to them over and above anything they ever read in a historical text. >>> you see, that's why -- ava, what she's doing is so important. to create

it won awards two of them, the audience award and the grand jury award at sundance this year. a couple of weeks ago. kugler tried to stay true to the story including scrapes he had with the law but this movie recounts the hours leading up to his shooting at the hands of a bart police officer in 2009 at the fruitvale bart station. grant's family actually consulted on this film and we hear his mother will make a cameo appearance at one point in the film. we have had a chance to hear what the family thinks of the film so far and so far, they have had some positive reactions. >> officer mehserle the one who sh o

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it has already earned top honors at this year's sundance film festival. >> meantime, kron 4 spoke with, the bart transit officer convicted of a voluntarily it manslaughter in the fatal shooting of oscar grant. he says that he continues to struggle with what happened that night and that he feels awful about the tragedy. he is now working full time, they would not say where he is working on what he is currently doing. just that he is trying to move on with his life. >> an american airlines plane was diverted to denver international airport early this morning. smelling smoke in the cockpit. the boeing 757 that was carrying 183 passengers departed seattle late last night heading for miami. the flight landed in denver shortly before 4:00 a.m.. according to an airport spokesman, maintenance crews check the plane and found no issues with the aircraft. >> former enron ceo jeffrey skilling, already in prison for his role in the energy giant collapse, will learn if his more than 24 year prison sentence could be reduced as many as 10 years. he is to be read sentenced today during a federal court

and sundance technology innovation all these developments from all around russia we've got the future covered. olympos. lives. live. and over the speed. limit. will. look. good live. lists. and. run a little lists. lists. it's been said that in life only two things that guarantee death and taxes and my guest today has some issues with one of those i'm joined by two on monday as the leader of the libertarian party of the netherlands thanks very much for talking to us now for our view is that might not be completely ofay with libertarianism what is it that you stand for it's a political philosophy that wants to maximize individual liberty and minimize government we believe in self ownership we leave that every individual owns his own life his own body the fruits of his own labor and that these are fundamental human rights that nobody should violate including the government so if libertarianism is trying to pay as little tax as possible deal face up in a situation where we get what you pay for well there are many reasons why we are opposed to taxation the first reason is a moral reason w

>> well, he were up at sundance film festival at the invisible war.became ill at that event. while he was in the hospital right after is surgical procedure while on pain medication he said well, we should do a film about the men. i chuckled and thought maybe it's the morphine but by the time we got home, shortly thereafter, i thought, you know what, that sounds like a really great idea. i called mike miller of productions and he was the perfect person to partner with. he's a veteran himself. i thought this would be an excellent match interviewing the men. there would be a trust level there and he would get the issues around ptsd that would create an opportunity for the men to feel comfortable and come forward and do that. >> john: how has it been received so far? have the men who took part in the film seen it yet? >> no, other than the trailer they have not seen the film. they will be seeing a preview of the film coming up at the end of the week to support them and prepare them for the actual premier saturday night. but no, they have not seen it yet.

it took home the grand jury and audience awards of the sundance film festival in january. >>> state lawmakers are getting a big pay raise. they have voted to restore some of the cuts it made during the recession increasing salaries by 5%. that means the governor will earn $174,000 a year and lawmakers will make 95,000 in base pay. most lawmakers also take home an additional $30,000 in per diem payments and even more money for being committee leaders. california legislators are high evidence paid in the country. >>> oakland a's uncovered the cause of the sewage spill. it wasn't a plumbing problem as originally thought. someone stuffed a big mysterious clump down the toilet that clogged up the pipes and caused the system to overflow. the a's say a new carpet is being installed and all should be good and clean for the a's next home game next tuesday. >> that doesn't clear up the mystery. >> it doesn't. >>> nothing mysterious about the weather forecast. clear as day. >> it really is. we woke up to a beautiful morning. it will be that way for the rest of the day. nice and clear. sunshine is going

i had a chance to interview him when you're at the sundance film festival two years ago.were in the headquarters of festival andfilm we are making available to you not only our conversation today but the documentary itself we are talking about. i highly encourage you to call to get a copy4334 of the documentary. it is the black power mix tape. it is a remarkable film. you can also get the full conversation with danny glover for a contribution of $75. together, $150. .f you call 866-359-4334 without further ado, let's go back to the conversation i had when danny

it took home grand jury and audience awards at the sundance film festival in january. >>> the dog that killed a 6-year-old boy earlier this week in union city has been euthanized. the pit bull mix bit the boy on the top of his head on monday morning at his grandparents' home. he died at the hospital a few hours later. authorities say the dog was put down the next day. the boy's uncle who is a san mateo police officer owned the dog. no charges have been filed. >>> new details on the sudden death of actor james gandolfini who died yesterday in italy at the age of 51. this morning condolences are coming in from hollywood and well beyond. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. katie? >> reporter: a lot of reaction. we want to take you live to rome right now where a news conference is under way at the hotel where james gandolfini was when he got sick and of course later died. it looks like it is just wrapping up there. a family friend was at the podium and says it appears that james gandolfini died of a heart attack. a lot of reaction from not only hollywood but politic

benefit for the documentary back on board, trying to raise the funds to finish up to get it ready for sundance a packed schedule in new york. >> and you two are engaged to be married now. >> congratulations. >> i know, i know. >> thank you. >> it's so exciting we'll be able to do that in california. >> greg, where were you when you heard the news about the supreme court's decision, and what's the first thing that you did? >> well, it was so funny because i was boarding the plane to come to new york, and then all of a sudden the news hit, and my phone started going off and it was like crazy, crazy, crazy. of course, you know, they shut the airplane doors and you have to shut down, mister, you have to shut down. but, wait, wait, wait, i have so much to do. it was exciting, very exciting. >> johnny, where were you? >> i was -- i had just dropped greg off at the airport actually, and is on my way to work when the news broke. so i texted him, but i think the plane had already taken off and we spoke after he landed in new york. >> so agonizing. you were almost together when the decision came down. >

it won awards two of them, the audience award and the grand jury award at sundance this year. it made waves at cannes a couple of weeks ago. kugler tried to stay true to the story including scrapes he had with the law but this movie recounts the hours leading up to his shooting at the hands of a bart police officer in 2009 at the fruitvale bart station. grant's family actually consulted on this film and we hear his mother will make a cameo appearance at one point in the film. we have had a chance to hear what the family thinks of the film so far and so far, they have had some positive reactions. >> officer mehserle the one who shot oscar grant, they are not using his name, is that right? >> reporter: that's correct. there are some names that have been changed in the movie. johannes mehserle's name is one of them. and apparently, it was just a filmmaker's attempt at exercising some sensitivity to what was obviously a very controversial shooting and what could be a controversial film, as well. >> thank you. >>> a bitter legal battle brewing between governor brown and three feder