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thorp is saying . with what dr. thorp is saying.may be other studies out there that contradict this. that's generally the way with science, but it seems to me those people from, you know, reputable academic institutions who taken the trouble to synthesise it in the trouble to synthesise it in the way that i would know and recognise, don't come to the same conclusions unless i'm going to radically change my frame of reference rather suddenly for the time being. as much as i appreciate his courtesy in his approach, i'm not going to agree with him ehhen not going to agree with him either. last word to dr. thought before i have to cut this . yes. before i have to cut this. yes. so i certainly respect collegial dialogue, but i can tell you that there's well over 30 other completely independent sources globally that completely corroborate our data. you cannot come in with fake science after the fact, after they've committed the sin of what they've done and try to legitimise it. you can't do that. there's listen, all of the other sources i
thorp is saying . with what dr. thorp is saying.may be other studies out there that contradict this. that's generally the way with science, but it seems to me those people from, you know, reputable academic institutions who taken the trouble to synthesise it in the trouble to synthesise it in the way that i would know and recognise, don't come to the same conclusions unless i'm going to radically change my frame of reference rather suddenly for the time being. as much as i appreciate his...
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thorp is saying . with what dr. thorp is saying. that there may be other studies out there that contradict this. that's generally the way with science, but it seems to me those people from, you know, reputable academic institutions who taken the trouble to synthesise it in the trouble to synthesise it in the way that i would know and recognise, don't come to the same conclusions unless i'm going to radically change my frame of reference rather suddenly for the time being. as much as i appreciate his courtesy in his approach, i'm not going to agree with him ehhen not going to agree with him either. last word to dr. thought before i have to cut this . yes. before i have to cut this. yes. so i certainly respect collegial dialogue, but i can tell you that there's well over 30 other completely independent sources globally that completely corroborate our data. you cannot come in with fake science after the fact, after they've committed the sin of what they've done and try to legitimise it. you can't do that. there's listen, all of the oth
thorp is saying . with what dr. thorp is saying. that there may be other studies out there that contradict this. that's generally the way with science, but it seems to me those people from, you know, reputable academic institutions who taken the trouble to synthesise it in the trouble to synthesise it in the way that i would know and recognise, don't come to the same conclusions unless i'm going to radically change my frame of reference rather suddenly for the time being. as much as i...
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jim thorpe played under jim thorpe he never tried to hide it. pop warner is coach at carlisle and the head of the olympic committee knew precisely what thorpe had been doing it might about it when the story broke to save their reputations. thirdly, the question of what's amateur and what's professional was bogus. jim thorpe played baseball for about a dollar a day. it had nothing to do with the metals of his winning. george patton impleaded -- competed in the modern pentathlon. he was paid by the army to play for the pentathlon which were all military events. he didn't suffer at all, but jim fort did. -- jim fort did. finally, the olympic bylaws said to file a challenge against someone's amateurism it had to be 30 days after the end of the olympics and this came six month later. it took 110 years for that to be righted. only last year was he finally restored all of his metals and records. >> that's an amazing story. want to thank you all for being here. unfortunately, we will be cut short because we have to quit on the hour, but we can continue
jim thorpe played under jim thorpe he never tried to hide it. pop warner is coach at carlisle and the head of the olympic committee knew precisely what thorpe had been doing it might about it when the story broke to save their reputations. thirdly, the question of what's amateur and what's professional was bogus. jim thorpe played baseball for about a dollar a day. it had nothing to do with the metals of his winning. george patton impleaded -- competed in the modern pentathlon. he was paid by...
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thorpe is not just perhaps the unparalleled as an athlete. no one before since has been a decathlon gold medalist, an all-american football player and a major league baseball player. but that's not why i wrote the book. it was a chance to illuminate the native american experience through his, and i would say it's been very similar for me too. and my books are for adults and for teens. and i think that sports are an accessible way, especially for young people to come out important social issues, you know, so the first book on wallace is really about the toll of being a pioneer during the civil rights movement. you know, my book, games of deception is on the first u.s. men's olympic basketball team, which played at the 1936 olympics in nazi germany. that's using basketball as a way to talk about issues like antisemitism and fascist. the third book is called singled out. it's a biography of glenn burke, who is the first openly gay major league baseball player using baseball. and it's not intimidating to pick up a book with a baseball player on t
thorpe is not just perhaps the unparalleled as an athlete. no one before since has been a decathlon gold medalist, an all-american football player and a major league baseball player. but that's not why i wrote the book. it was a chance to illuminate the native american experience through his, and i would say it's been very similar for me too. and my books are for adults and for teens. and i think that sports are an accessible way, especially for young people to come out important social issues,...
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antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial and that's that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem of black people. you've got a problem. look at latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city. thorpe is calling for an antioch pd, internal affairs audit to examine police misconduct, complaints and other interactions with residents in the community. >> because we need to know the nature of the types of investigations that have been initiated by internal affairs. yeah, we need to know what the disposition was. >> he wants to know the outcomes of those investigations. civil rights attorney john burris is interested as well. where is represents family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with an antioch police. >> there's a lot to be learned from looking back the case, pa
antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial and that's that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem of black people. you've got a problem. look at latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city....
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. >> i will buy somebody a prime rib if they take that mayor thorpe out with whatever type o weapon. >> reporter: a visibly shaken mayor lamar thorpe read the racist content of some of the text messages. >> i am disgusted and blown awa that there were threats to my personal life in those text messages. >> reporter: thorpe struggled t find the words. >> i support my daughter as she stays home alone sometimes. i would never trust them to do that ever again. >> reporter: the racist text messages came to light as part of an fbi investigation into th antioch and pittsburgh police department, alleging that officers were distributed cocaine and steroids, accepting bribes, intentionally using excessive force, and violating civil rights. investigators say some of the officers were part of the text messaging group on their personal cell phones for years, where they would congratulate each other for hurting people during arrests and using the n-word repeatedly when talking about city residents. >> we as city residents pay for the department. black people pa for that. latinos pay for that. immig
. >> i will buy somebody a prime rib if they take that mayor thorpe out with whatever type o weapon. >> reporter: a visibly shaken mayor lamar thorpe read the racist content of some of the text messages. >> i am disgusted and blown awa that there were threats to my personal life in those text messages. >> reporter: thorpe struggled t find the words. >> i support my daughter as she stays home alone sometimes. i would never trust them to do that ever again. >>...
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we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has and has gone through a lot. i think it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for news? >> happening tomorrow, the suspect in the violent attack of a former san francisco fire commissioner. it's going to be arraigned video of that attack has gone viral. investigators say the suspect garret doty assaulted former san francisco fire commissioner don carmignani with a metal pipe east. see the guy with the pipe there. this was in the marina district. tony is facing several charges, including assault with a deadly weapon. he's facing 7 years inestate prison if convicted. >> people who attend illegal fireworks shows in san mateo county will now find themselves facing a find. that announcement came after a vote by the county's board of supervisors to amend the existing fireworks ordinance. the original law only penalize those who set off the illegal fireworks. but now people 200 feet are subject to a fine of $500. fines will also be increased to $2000 for those possessing or setting off fireworks within 500 f
we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has and has gone through a lot. i think it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for news? >> happening tomorrow, the suspect in the violent attack of a former san francisco fire commissioner. it's going to be arraigned video of that attack has gone viral. investigators say the suspect garret doty assaulted former san francisco fire commissioner don carmignani with a metal pipe east. see the guy...
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mayor lamar thorpe with a less lethal projectiles. >> a resident should be concerned. absolutely. this isn't funny. this isn't a joke. this isn't we're at a serious crossroads at the city of antioch. you're either with racist or you're not. antioch. mayor lamar thorpe wants the city council to have the police department's internal affairs did you want to audit? let's get an audit of your text messages. some in attendance during tuesday night's council meeting took issue tempers flared between this man and thor during the public comment portion dog whistle racism. >> i apologize for we want to go so i just want clarify what happened there. well, let's start with >> clarify, i ask anybody to step outside. said let's step outside and i responded with we want to step outside. i saw was responding to him. >> however, despite major concern about the text messages by officers in the police department, some of those same officers are also the subject of an fbi probe and the tension surrounding the subject race in antioch. we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that t
mayor lamar thorpe with a less lethal projectiles. >> a resident should be concerned. absolutely. this isn't funny. this isn't a joke. this isn't we're at a serious crossroads at the city of antioch. you're either with racist or you're not. antioch. mayor lamar thorpe wants the city council to have the police department's internal affairs did you want to audit? let's get an audit of your text messages. some in attendance during tuesday night's council meeting took issue tempers flared...
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antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial us. that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem with black people. you've got a problem with that. let you know when you have a problem with members of the lgbt community, that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city. thorpe is calling for an antioch pd, internal affairs audit to examine police misconduct, complaints and other interactions with residents in the community. >> because we need to know the nature of the types of investigations that have been an issue. initiated by internal affairs. yeah, we need to know what the disposition was. >> he wants to know the outcomes of those investigations. civil rights attorney john burris is interested as well. where is represents the family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with an antioch police. >> there's a lot to be learned from looking
antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial us. that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem with black people. you've got a problem with that. let you know when you have a problem with members of the lgbt community, that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this...
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plus, antioch mayor lamar thorpe speaking up against the release or rather after the release of racist text messages allegedly sent between police officers. one of those messages targeting the mayor. >> i'm trevor shirley in washington, california. democratic senator dianne feinstein says she will step away from some of her senate duties, but she won't resign completely despite some members of her own party saying it's time for her to go. i'll explain the bigger implications of all this coming up just ahead. >> from the bay local news station. we now with breaking news. >> and we start with that breaking news. police arrested a suspect in the deadly stabbing of cash app founder bob lee. lead was fatally stabbed on main street in south san francisco. 9 days ago, according to multiple reports, police arrested the suspect in emeryville early this morning. we also reportedly knew the suspects suggesting that this was not a random crime mission. local was the first to report this arrest. the outlet stated the suspect got into a confrontation with lead just before the stabbing and the outlet
plus, antioch mayor lamar thorpe speaking up against the release or rather after the release of racist text messages allegedly sent between police officers. one of those messages targeting the mayor. >> i'm trevor shirley in washington, california. democratic senator dianne feinstein says she will step away from some of her senate duties, but she won't resign completely despite some members of her own party saying it's time for her to go. i'll explain the bigger implications of all this...
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nick thorpe is in budapest. how is the stripping scene in hungary? it is being... especially hungarian catholics, who make up a slight majority in the population. in the last few minutes the pope has finished his address to diplomats, to political leaders up on the castle hill above where i am now. it was, as you say, a sign of this being a pretty political visit. there were several noteworthy comments in it. he addressed his speech not only to hungarians, but also to europe. he said we seem to be witnessing the sorry sunset of that choral dream of peace, as the soloists of war now take over. a reference also to ukraine, where are their creative efforts for peace, he said? referring to war—torn ukraine. he also issued some words of criticism for hungary's migrant policy in the past and praise for its profamily policies and the present. its profamily policies and the resent. . ~' , ., ~ its profamily policies and the resent. ., ~ , ., ~ , present. thank you. we will be heafina present. thank you. we will be hearing more _ present. thank you. we will be hearing more f
nick thorpe is in budapest. how is the stripping scene in hungary? it is being... especially hungarian catholics, who make up a slight majority in the population. in the last few minutes the pope has finished his address to diplomats, to political leaders up on the castle hill above where i am now. it was, as you say, a sign of this being a pretty political visit. there were several noteworthy comments in it. he addressed his speech not only to hungarians, but also to europe. he said we seem to...
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jim thorpe played under jim thorpe he never tried to hide it. pop warner is coach at carlisle and the head of the olympic committee knew precisely what thorpe had been doing it might about it when the story broke to save their reputations. thirdly, the question of what's amateur and what's professional was bogus. jim thorpe played baseball for about a dollar a day. it had nothing to do with the metals of his winning. george patton impleaded -- competed in the modern pentathlon. he was paid by the army to play for the pentathlon which were all military events. he didn't suffer at all, but jim fort did. -- jim fort did. finally, the olympic bylaws said to file a challenge against someone's amateurism it had to be 30 days after the end of the olympics and this came six month later. it took 110 years for that to be righted. only last year was he finally restored all of his metals and records. >> that's an amazing story. want to thank you all for being here. unfortunately, we will be cut short because we have to quit on the hour, but we can continue
jim thorpe played under jim thorpe he never tried to hide it. pop warner is coach at carlisle and the head of the olympic committee knew precisely what thorpe had been doing it might about it when the story broke to save their reputations. thirdly, the question of what's amateur and what's professional was bogus. jim thorpe played baseball for about a dollar a day. it had nothing to do with the metals of his winning. george patton impleaded -- competed in the modern pentathlon. he was paid by...
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thorpe said. he erupted tuesday following accusations directed at him. let's get an audit of your text messages. it's not just the police department that provides cover for people like this who are in these text messages. there are residents in this community who will put up a fight to protect the culture that exists in that department. the east bay times broke the story on the latest details in the texts, which were provided to the district attorney and the public defender. and there were , you know, racist comments made to superiors. two sergeants to people in the internal affairs. with no repercussions for the doctors that were saying the things and the text messages are despicable. their abhorrent mcdonnell is chief public defender and contra costa county . her office received copies of the text messages, which she said could affect thousands of cases involving the officers. there are admissions of, um, um pursuing and brutalizing and targeting black and brown members of the community in anti daca, and it's clear that this is deeply entrenched in the
thorpe said. he erupted tuesday following accusations directed at him. let's get an audit of your text messages. it's not just the police department that provides cover for people like this who are in these text messages. there are residents in this community who will put up a fight to protect the culture that exists in that department. the east bay times broke the story on the latest details in the texts, which were provided to the district attorney and the public defender. and there were ,...
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in the east bay may and i mayor lamar thorpe is now speaking up after the release of races.t messages. >> allegedly sent between police officers, one of the tax even targets. the mayor crawford says magoon has the story and we want to warn you some of the here we find offensive. >> i will bury that n word in my field. it was a heart are on purpose, unquote. well, make these inwards beat expletive. you're looking at just 2 of the text messages containing racially explicit language allegedly sent between some officers of the antioch police you know, these are not alleged text messages. these are the text messages. >> in terms of the public, you know, i can only continue to reassure the public that we're working towards building a stronger, better department. antioch police officers are witnesses in a murder case in contra costa county. the text a part of a 21 page. investigative report by the da's office. >> filled with derogatory, homophobic and sexually explicit language and photographs. last friday, a contra costa superior court judge read the names of the 14 antioch police
in the east bay may and i mayor lamar thorpe is now speaking up after the release of races.t messages. >> allegedly sent between police officers, one of the tax even targets. the mayor crawford says magoon has the story and we want to warn you some of the here we find offensive. >> i will bury that n word in my field. it was a heart are on purpose, unquote. well, make these inwards beat expletive. you're looking at just 2 of the text messages containing racially explicit language...
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mayor lamar thorpe with a less lethal projectiles. >> a resident should be concerned. absolutely. this isn't funny. this isn't a joke. this isn't we're at a serious crossroads at the city of antioch. you're either with racist or you're not. antioch. mayor lamar thorpe wants the city council to have the police department's internal affairs did you want to audit? let's get an audit of your text messages. some in attendance during tuesday night's council meeting took issue tempers flared between this man and thor during the public comment portion dog whistle racism. >> i apologize for >> want to go so i just want clarify what happened there. >> well, let's start with >> clarify, i ask anybody to step outside. he said let's step outside and i responded with we want to step outside. responding to him. >> however, despite major concern about the text messages by officers in the police department, some of those same officers are also the subject of an fbi probe and the tension surrounding the subject race in antioch. we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this
mayor lamar thorpe with a less lethal projectiles. >> a resident should be concerned. absolutely. this isn't funny. this isn't a joke. this isn't we're at a serious crossroads at the city of antioch. you're either with racist or you're not. antioch. mayor lamar thorpe wants the city council to have the police department's internal affairs did you want to audit? let's get an audit of your text messages. some in attendance during tuesday night's council meeting took issue tempers flared...
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at one point during the meeting mayor thorpe got into a heated discussion. >> i am sick and tired of being attacked by these people in this community apologizing for the racism going on in this community. you're the problem! >> antioch's police chief said they've reworked staffing so there are no gaps in service, but in the meantime one contra costa public defender told us she's requesting that strict attorney diana becton immediately pause all criminal cases involving the antioch pd saying in part the racist, homophobic and violent behavior of these officers will impact thousands and thousands of criminal cases, including pending cases and past convictions. so far the district attorney's office declined to comment beyond a judge ordered the release of some of those messages to the defense attorneys in one particular felony case. becton said in part, "the joint investigation revealed antioch police officers exchanged text messages which contain unambiguously racist speech directed towards the suspects the officers were investigating." joining me now live is ladoris claredell. is ther
at one point during the meeting mayor thorpe got into a heated discussion. >> i am sick and tired of being attacked by these people in this community apologizing for the racism going on in this community. you're the problem! >> antioch's police chief said they've reworked staffing so there are no gaps in service, but in the meantime one contra costa public defender told us she's requesting that strict attorney diana becton immediately pause all criminal cases involving the antioch...
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mayor thorpe says this meeting is to call for an audit of the police department. the community says they're calling for change. the area, community groups and antiochus residents are calling for change of the antioch's police department. they were sending pictures of each other to each other, with gorillas talking about essentially like that, they feel like they're at a zoo. um i mean it just really disturbing stuff. you know what? that's how they view the people of any attack. um how could you ever cheat a person humanely as a human if you don't even see him as one has one of the antioco residents calling for more accountability, many who gathered say allegations of racism at the antiochus police department. aren't new. jason woody lives in oakland, he says . this isn't just a problem in antiochus. i really think it's time that we do something about getting these racist police officers at the departments and making sure that you know these things don't happen. protests come after published reports reveal the change of racist, misogynistic and homophobic text mess
mayor thorpe says this meeting is to call for an audit of the police department. the community says they're calling for change. the area, community groups and antiochus residents are calling for change of the antioch's police department. they were sending pictures of each other to each other, with gorillas talking about essentially like that, they feel like they're at a zoo. um i mean it just really disturbing stuff. you know what? that's how they view the people of any attack. um how could you...
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. >> i'll buy someone a prime rib if they take that [ bleep ] mayor thorp out with a whatever type of weapon. >> reporter: a visibly shaken mayor lamar thorp read the content of the racist texts uncovered by the fbi investigation into the antioch police department. >> i'm disgusted and i'm blown away there were threats to my personal life in those texts. >> reporter: he struggled to find the words to describe the impact to both him and his family. >> i trusted the police department while i am at counci meetings? support my -- my daughter as she's staying home alone sometimes by doing it. i would never trust them to do that ever again. >> reporter: the texts came to light as part of the fbi investigation into the antioch and pittsburg police departntof distributing cocaine and steroids. accepting bribes is intentionally using excessive force and violating people's civil rights. investigators say some of the officers were part of a text messaging group on their personal cell phones for years. where they would congratulate each other for hurting people during arrests using the n-word rep
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any mere lamar thorpe says he is concerned about his personal safety. this is in connection to the revelations of a string of racist text messages between so many police officers. reverend al sharpton is now getting involved in demanding action. he's calling on the u. s. department of justice to provide protection for the mayor watching ktvu fox two news at 6 30 estimated $251 million jackpot is up for grabs tonight and tonight's powerball drawing but another winning prizes also at stake here, a ticket that is worth $1.5 million. it was sold in los gatos nearly six months ago. and it's about to expire. case used tom vacar reports on what happens to an unclaimed price. at 1.5 million powerball lotto tickets sold it'll last ghettos mobil gas station in october expires april 24th 180 days after it was sword. if unclaimed, the prize money goes to california schools since the lottery began 38 years ago, unclaimed prizes have contributed more than a billion extra dollars to california schools feel lucky. thank you, expert rich wheeler. ceo of the medo lotto a
any mere lamar thorpe says he is concerned about his personal safety. this is in connection to the revelations of a string of racist text messages between so many police officers. reverend al sharpton is now getting involved in demanding action. he's calling on the u. s. department of justice to provide protection for the mayor watching ktvu fox two news at 6 30 estimated $251 million jackpot is up for grabs tonight and tonight's powerball drawing but another winning prizes also at stake here,...
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. >>> right now in antioch mayor lamar thorpe is talking to his city about race as the police department investigations, federal lawsuits, and outrage over a racist text scandal among its officers. at least 17 officers were part of a text group where officers would congratulate one another for hurting people during arrests and repeatedly using the n word. antioch is auditing the department and five people who claim they were targeted in those messages have filed a federal lawsuit. community members spoke at last night's city council meeting. >> put them on a national list of cannot serve in public service, not bounce to another state and avoid accountability. >> we don't know what's going to happen to these officers, but we want to make sure they are not on the job. >> we will have more on tonight's community meeting with mayor thorpe here on cbs news bay area tonight at 11:00. >>> sonoma county is one step closer to making stricter rules for vacational rentals. the board voted to change rental regulations limiting the number of rentals allowed and excluding them from stop areas. the cou
. >>> right now in antioch mayor lamar thorpe is talking to his city about race as the police department investigations, federal lawsuits, and outrage over a racist text scandal among its officers. at least 17 officers were part of a text group where officers would congratulate one another for hurting people during arrests and repeatedly using the n word. antioch is auditing the department and five people who claim they were targeted in those messages have filed a federal lawsuit....
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well over in the east bay, antioch mayor lamar thorpe is speaking up after the release of racist textne of the tax even targets. the mayor called for says youn has the story. and we want to warn you, the language may find offensive. >> i will bury that n word in my field. it was a heart are on purpose, unquote. well, make these inwards beat expletive. you're looking at just 2 of the text messages containing racially explicit language allegedly sent between some officers of the antioch police you know, these are not alleged text messages. these are the text messages. >> in terms of the public, you know, i can only continue to reassure the public that we're working towards building a stronger, better department. the antioch police officers are witnesses in a murder case in contra costa county. the text a part of a 21 page investigative report by the da's office. >> filled with derogatory, homophobic and sexually explicit language and photographs. last friday, a contra costa superior court judge read the names of the 14 antioch police officers into the record and ruled in favor of disclo
well over in the east bay, antioch mayor lamar thorpe is speaking up after the release of racist textne of the tax even targets. the mayor called for says youn has the story. and we want to warn you, the language may find offensive. >> i will bury that n word in my field. it was a heart are on purpose, unquote. well, make these inwards beat expletive. you're looking at just 2 of the text messages containing racially explicit language allegedly sent between some officers of the antioch...
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it's 5.31, in the east bay, antioch mayor lamar thorpe is speaking up after the release of racist textre sent between police officers, one of the tax even targets. the mayor kron four's as if the eu has that story. and we have to warn you, some of the language may be offensive. >> i will bury that n word in my field. it was a heart are on purpose, unquote. well, make these inwards beat expletive. you're looking at just 2 of the text messages containing racially explicit language allegedly sent between some officers of the antioch police you know, these are not alleged text messages. these are the text messages. >> in terms of the public, you know, i can only continue to reassure the public that we're working towards building a stronger, better department. antioch police officers are witnesses in a murder case in contra costa county. the text a part of a 21 page. investigative report by the da's office. >> filled with derogatory, homophobic and sexually explicit language and photographs. last friday, a contra costa superior court judge read the names of the 14 antioch police officers in
it's 5.31, in the east bay, antioch mayor lamar thorpe is speaking up after the release of racist textre sent between police officers, one of the tax even targets. the mayor kron four's as if the eu has that story. and we have to warn you, some of the language may be offensive. >> i will bury that n word in my field. it was a heart are on purpose, unquote. well, make these inwards beat expletive. you're looking at just 2 of the text messages containing racially explicit language allegedly...
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mayor lamar thorpe says he is extremely disappointed with the culture of racism in the department. one of those named, the president of the antioch police union. >> we're talking about 17 officers. this has all been taking place under our watch. the he reality is we have a command staff. we have a department that, historically, we had about 100 officers. and i just can't understand how, with such a small police department, how these things can happen with no one on the command staff ever finding out. and so i'm gravely concerned about the leadership here. aim gravely concerned about accountability coming from the city council and the city manager's office. >> thorpe is calling for an independent audit. he also wants a complete independent audit of promotion and hiring practices, and he is pushing for measures to crack down on racist behaviors in officers. >>> police are promising a crackdown tonight after a series of side shows in the east bay. among the locations, richmond and oakland. departments are sending officers out to watch for illegal side shows. opd says it got reports of
mayor lamar thorpe says he is extremely disappointed with the culture of racism in the department. one of those named, the president of the antioch police union. >> we're talking about 17 officers. this has all been taking place under our watch. the he reality is we have a command staff. we have a department that, historically, we had about 100 officers. and i just can't understand how, with such a small police department, how these things can happen with no one on the command staff ever...
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after those racist text messages between city officials or officers i should say suggested thorpe be shot during the 2020 protests. this is after the murder of george floyd. as we've been reporting, the fbi discovered text messages between antioch police officers, some racist, others homophobic and violent. 25 officers are under investigation. last night, angry residents called for immediate action. the council approved an audit of the police department's internal affairs process. >>> happening now, a group of health care workers in the east bay are off the job. the group is holding a one-day sympathy strike at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland in solidarity with a national union of the health care workers as they are set to hit the picket lines later this month amid ongoing contract negotiations. in a statement, benioff explains how today's strike will impact operations. it reads in part, "for care services that can be provided at a later date, we have rescheduled patients to the next available in-person appointments or transitioned them to video visits. ucsf benioff child
after those racist text messages between city officials or officers i should say suggested thorpe be shot during the 2020 protests. this is after the murder of george floyd. as we've been reporting, the fbi discovered text messages between antioch police officers, some racist, others homophobic and violent. 25 officers are under investigation. last night, angry residents called for immediate action. the council approved an audit of the police department's internal affairs process. >>>...
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j.r.: mayor thorpe says the city has already launched a crisis response team to respond to certain 911 calls instead of police, saying that antioch is the first city in contra costa county to do so. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: new developments involving the deaths of two seniors at an assisted living home. state regulators taking action that could revoke the license of atria park of san mateo. the state has find the facility nearly $40,000 for health and safety violation. it comes months after three elderly dementia patients were poisoned, two of them died. step numbers allegedly mixed up cleaning chemicals for juice. in a statement, the facility calls the incident a tragedy and add "we disagree with the decision and have filed a notice of contest to appeal that decision. we are in discussions with the department about resolution of that appeal." during this process, atria park will remain open and the employees continue to be focused on providing a safe and welcoming environment for all residents. ama: it is our guiding mission every day. we bring you the news on abc 7. what ways we ca
j.r.: mayor thorpe says the city has already launched a crisis response team to respond to certain 911 calls instead of police, saying that antioch is the first city in contra costa county to do so. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: new developments involving the deaths of two seniors at an assisted living home. state regulators taking action that could revoke the license of atria park of san mateo. the state has find the facility nearly $40,000 for health and safety violation. it comes months after...
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now mayor lamar thorpe once the 24 officers involved to be fired. here is the thing. that is over 20% of the police department, which i already understaffed. we reache out antioch pd but did not hear back. the chief told us that th department has already restructured its peripheral division, and that the city would be covered. emotions really exploded at last night's antioch city council meeting about this. there was even a shouting match between the mayo and a man making public comment to wanted the mayor investigate instead of the police. >> it is absolutely wrong! >> the mayor apologized for the moment, for losing his cool, he said. he said that reading the text about him was incredibly personal. shawn chitnis is on the late show with us. thank yo for being here. i know you talked with him this evening an he was clearly upset. what did he have to say tonight? >> reporter: the mayor said it was a good evening. we obviousl have this interesting order of events. certainly people were emotional and frustrated last night, but first you start with this crazy scandal, the
now mayor lamar thorpe once the 24 officers involved to be fired. here is the thing. that is over 20% of the police department, which i already understaffed. we reache out antioch pd but did not hear back. the chief told us that th department has already restructured its peripheral division, and that the city would be covered. emotions really exploded at last night's antioch city council meeting about this. there was even a shouting match between the mayo and a man making public comment to...
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antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial us. that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple. we do have a problem of black people. you've got a problem with that. let you know when you have a problem with members of the lgbt community, that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city. thorpe is calling for an antioch pd, internal affairs audit to examine police misconduct, complaints and other interactions with residents in the community. >> because we need to know the nature of the types of investigations and pending initiated by internal affairs. yeah, we need to know what the disposition was. >> he wants to know the outcomes of those investigations. civil rights attorney john burris is interested as well. where is represents the family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with an police. >> there's a lot to be learned from looking back the case, particularl
antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial us. that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple. we do have a problem of black people. you've got a problem with that. let you know when you have a problem with members of the lgbt community, that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city....
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antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial us. that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem with black people. you've got a problem with that latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city. thorpe is calling for an antioch pd, internal affairs audit to examine police misconduct, complaints and other interactions with residents in the community. >> because we need to know the nature of the types of investigations that have been an issue. they initiated by internal affairs. yeah. and we need to know what the disposition was. >> he wants to know the outcomes of those investigations. civil rights attorney john burris is interested as well. where is represents the family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with a nutty at police. >> there's a lot to be learned from lookin
antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial us. that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem with black people. you've got a problem with that latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city....
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j.r.: mayor thorpe says the city has already launched a crisis response team to respond to certain 911ls instead of police, saying that antioch is the first city in contra costa county to do so. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: new developments involving the deaths of two seniors at an assisted living home. state regulators taking action that could revoke the license of atria park of san mateo. the state has find the facility nearly $40,000 for health and safety violation. it comes months after three elderly dementia patients were poisoned, two of them died. step numbers allegedly mixed up cleaning chemicals for juice. in a statement, the facility calls the incident a tragedy and add "we disagree with the decision and have filed a notice of contest to appeal that decision. we are in discussions with the department about resolution of that appeal." during this process, atria park will remain open and the employees continue to be focused on providing a safe and welcoming environment for all residents. ama: it is our guiding mission every day. we bring you the news on abc 7. what ways we can al
j.r.: mayor thorpe says the city has already launched a crisis response team to respond to certain 911ls instead of police, saying that antioch is the first city in contra costa county to do so. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: new developments involving the deaths of two seniors at an assisted living home. state regulators taking action that could revoke the license of atria park of san mateo. the state has find the facility nearly $40,000 for health and safety violation. it comes months after three...
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. >> reporter: antioch mayor lamar thorpe set to lead a conversation tonight about race and what it means in contra costa county. among the things expected to come up, the city's changing demographics. >> today we're the second most racially diverse city in the bay area. and so i don't think we've ever really talked about race. we've had things happen nationally, we've had things happen here where people get fired up. >> reporter: right now more than a dozen members of the police department are embroiled in a scandal involving racist and homophobic texts shared between officers. >> it's not conducive to a conversation where you get to unpack complexities of race. you know, i mean -- you know, some of these officers -- we would have never known. that's what makes it complex. these are people who you counted on to help you in times of need. and so it's just -- that's the challenge with racism as we know it today. >> reporter: delta bay community church is hosting, and the conversation includes james taylor, professor of politics at university of san francisco. >> anyone who's not locked int
. >> reporter: antioch mayor lamar thorpe set to lead a conversation tonight about race and what it means in contra costa county. among the things expected to come up, the city's changing demographics. >> today we're the second most racially diverse city in the bay area. and so i don't think we've ever really talked about race. we've had things happen nationally, we've had things happen here where people get fired up. >> reporter: right now more than a dozen members of the...
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mayor lamar thorpe briefly left the meeting, overcome with emotion.tral topic, offensive text messages sent between more than a dozen antioch police officers over two years, uncovered by the fbi and obtained tuesday by the east bay times. messages like this one where an officer wrote i'll bury that n in my fields, and yes, it was a hard r on purpose. >> when you hear the -- these text messages, this was in their heart. this is in their heart. and it's not just 17 individuals we're talking about, we are now talking about 24. 24. >> wow. >> i'm not sweeping it turntd rug. >> reporter: the mayor said he supports the police chief's decision to hire an external investigator. for now the chief said that any officers involved are not working on the streets. he said the exact number of officers under investigation has not been determined. >> this is unfortunate. let's not gloat in this, this is very, very unfortunately to the city, to this organization, and to the profession. >> reporter: a 22-year-old community organizer and activist told the city council sh
mayor lamar thorpe briefly left the meeting, overcome with emotion.tral topic, offensive text messages sent between more than a dozen antioch police officers over two years, uncovered by the fbi and obtained tuesday by the east bay times. messages like this one where an officer wrote i'll bury that n in my fields, and yes, it was a hard r on purpose. >> when you hear the -- these text messages, this was in their heart. this is in their heart. and it's not just 17 individuals we're talking...
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we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has has gone through a lot and it's 150 year history. >> has it made you 4 news? >> e-cigarette maker juul labs is agreeing to pay 462 million dollars to 6 states, including california. those sue the company over allegations it marketed its vaping products to underage users. it's part of the settlement. julius also being ordered to stop targeting youth in its advertising and make its internal documents public. >> to stand here today with a message to e-cigarette and vaping manufacturers. if you set your sights on our children's, we will set our sights on parents in california and the nation here. this we want that the cigarette companies put your children with your dangerous marketing strategies could get away with it. >> of the combined 462 million dollars. julius set to pay out. california is going to receive more than 175 million attorney general rob bonta says the funds will go toward e-cigarette research, education and enforcement. we reached out to juul for comment but has so far have not heard back. >> t
we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has has gone through a lot and it's 150 year history. >> has it made you 4 news? >> e-cigarette maker juul labs is agreeing to pay 462 million dollars to 6 states, including california. those sue the company over allegations it marketed its vaping products to underage users. it's part of the settlement. julius also being ordered to stop targeting youth in its advertising and make its internal documents...
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we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has has gone through a lot. i think it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for news? >> a community memorial was held today in concord for a popular bartender who was shot and killed in pleasant hill. 37 year-old oscar rihanna was killed last week had been trying. witnesses say to stop an argument outside farrington's bar in pleasant hill. some witnesses have i identified a shooting suspect, although no arrest has been announced more than $25,000 has been raised for his family and there will be a private funeral tomorrow. >> 2 people were wounded in a shooting this afternoon in east oakland. it happened just before 4 pm on brookdale avenue near cap street. police say both of the victims are in stable condition tonight. there's no word on if police have identified a suspect. >> 22 offenders have been arrested in san jose in just the last month. police say 21 man are suspects. one woman, their crimes range from misdemeanor assault to felony cases of assault of a minor and rape. those assaults state back as
we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has has gone through a lot. i think it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for news? >> a community memorial was held today in concord for a popular bartender who was shot and killed in pleasant hill. 37 year-old oscar rihanna was killed last week had been trying. witnesses say to stop an argument outside farrington's bar in pleasant hill. some witnesses have i identified a shooting suspect,...
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there is nothing for me to regret or take back. >> reporter: antioch mayor lamar thorpe, standing by his actions and comments tuesday night at a city council meeting, challenging a resident and calling that man's comments a coded form of racism at someone defending the police department. >> i think it's a privilege i have a right in this country to do that, whereas other people have lost their lives for the thing i did. >> reporter: the mayor, saying again he believes the police chief must report directly to the city council and not the city manager , otherwise, the police department is essentially its own independent agency. >> that was the most intense meeting i have attended. there has been a few others in the past where other individuals have had to be escorted for their heckling and disrespect , but yesterday, i just felt the presence of a lot of families that needed to heal. >> reporter: patricia granados is an antioch resident who attended this week's city council meeting and felt the need to speak during public comment . she has lived in the city more than 20 years . for her,
there is nothing for me to regret or take back. >> reporter: antioch mayor lamar thorpe, standing by his actions and comments tuesday night at a city council meeting, challenging a resident and calling that man's comments a coded form of racism at someone defending the police department. >> i think it's a privilege i have a right in this country to do that, whereas other people have lost their lives for the thing i did. >> reporter: the mayor, saying again he believes the...
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we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has has gotten through aink it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for news? >> a community memorial was held today in concord for a popular bartender who was shot and killed in pleasant hill. police say 37 year-old oscar laredo, arianna, was killed last friends say was trying to stop an argument outside farrington's bar. several witnesses have identified a shooting suspect. no arrest has been announced. more than $25,000 has been raised for his family. there will be a private funeral and burial tomorrow. >> a massive sweep involving arrests in the south bay, san jose. police say 22 people were taken into custody last month. all on charges involving assault. the dates of the accused assaults range from as far back as 2012, right up to february of this year. police say some of the cases involve minors. however, the majority were adult victims. they say often times when an arrest is made and mug shots are shown more victims come forward to share their stories as well. if you or someone you know is a vict
we have thorpe says he remains hopeful. >> i have confidence that this city has has gotten through aink it's 150 year history. >> has it made you run for news? >> a community memorial was held today in concord for a popular bartender who was shot and killed in pleasant hill. police say 37 year-old oscar laredo, arianna, was killed last friends say was trying to stop an argument outside farrington's bar. several witnesses have identified a shooting suspect. no arrest has been...
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antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial and that's that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem with black people. you've got a problem. look at latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city. thorpe is calling for an antioch pd, internal affairs audit to examine police misconduct, complaints and other interactions with residents in the community. >> because we need to know the nature of the types of investigations that have been initiated by internal affairs. yeah, we need to know what the disposition was. >> he wants to know the outcomes of those investigations. civil rights attorney john burris is interested as well. where is represents the family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with an antioch police. >> there's a lot to be learned from looking back the ca
antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone made a racist remark. she said racial and that's that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple means you have a problem with black people. you've got a problem. look at latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this...
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antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone madeaid racial and that's that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple. we do have a problem with black people. you've got a problem. look at latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city. thorpe is calling for an antioch pd, internal affairs audit to examine police misconduct, complaints and other interactions with residents in the community. >> because we need to know the nature of the types of investigations that have been an issue. they initiated by internal affairs. yeah, we need to know what the disposition was. he wants to know the outcomes of those investigations. civil rights attorney john burris is interested as well. where is represents the family of angelo an antioch man who died after a physical encounter with an antioch police. >> there's a lot to be learned from looking back the case, particular
antioch mayor lamar thorpe explains why he views this as cause for alarm. >> shan sales, someone madeaid racial and that's that's a problem. that's a cultural problem. contempt towards people of color. it's that simple. we do have a problem with black people. you've got a problem. look at latinos and you have a problem with members of the lgbt community. that's what it means. and if you have a problem with that with them, guess what? you don't belong in this city. thorpe is calling for an...
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the mayor there, brooks well, mr lamar thorpe tells me he now carries pepper spray. he actually had to have his phone number and email removed from the city website. that's because he says he was receiving ridiculous calls and racist death threats. but it hasn't stopped because someone has posted his cellphone online, he says. so those racist death threats keep on coming. i've been concerned about my personal safety since the day i became the mayor for any attack mayor lamar thorpe the confrontations and threats against him are nothing new some stemming from inside his city's police department, racist text messages among officers suggest they shoot the mayor during a 2020 protests following the murder of george floyd. i just don't feel comfortable asking them for anything at this point, reverend al sharpton is now calling on the u. s department of justice to provide protection. tweeting the true colors of the police department are exposed. attorney general garland we demand action . there are people who have literally blamed me because we have a racist police officer
the mayor there, brooks well, mr lamar thorpe tells me he now carries pepper spray. he actually had to have his phone number and email removed from the city website. that's because he says he was receiving ridiculous calls and racist death threats. but it hasn't stopped because someone has posted his cellphone online, he says. so those racist death threats keep on coming. i've been concerned about my personal safety since the day i became the mayor for any attack mayor lamar thorpe the...
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there thorpe address that back and forth. >> standing up to racism is not an easy task. it was not an outburst or trigger. it was standing up to racism. reggie: the mayor says the city has already lost afrom respondi, non-life-threatening 911 calls. kumasi: developments into the poisoning of three dementia patients in a state home. the licenses are being revoked from the three facilities and it was find nearly it comes after the staff allegedly used cleaning chemicals for juice and two residents died. there was a statement saying disagree with the social services decision and filed a notice to contest the appeal. we are in discussion with the department about the resolution of the appeal. during the process, san mateo will remain open and our employers are focused on providing a safe and welcoming environment for all residents. extreme weather is affecting millions of americans. parts of the midwest are bracing for historic flooding. last night, a storm dumped massive hail in texas. jobina: f children are in the hospital after critical -- in critical condition after a li
there thorpe address that back and forth. >> standing up to racism is not an easy task. it was not an outburst or trigger. it was standing up to racism. reggie: the mayor says the city has already lost afrom respondi, non-life-threatening 911 calls. kumasi: developments into the poisoning of three dementia patients in a state home. the licenses are being revoked from the three facilities and it was find nearly it comes after the staff allegedly used cleaning chemicals for juice and two...
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it has rocked the police department, the community, so our shawn chitnis spoke with mayor lamar thorpewants police to change who actually reports. >> reporter: how else do you handle races in? i mean, there are people in this country who have been hosed down with fire hoses. there are people in this country who have had dogs attack them . there are people protesting and demonstrating. there are people in this country who were spit in their face were trying to desegregate lunch counters, and here i am standing up to one racist. >> there is nothing for me to regret or take back. >> reporter: antioch mayor lamar thorpe, standing by his actions and comments tuesday night at a city council meeting, challenging a resident and calling that man's comments a coded form of racism as someone defending the police department. >> i think it's a privilege i had a write in this county to do that, where as other people have lost their lives for the thing i did get trended the mayor, saying again he believes the police chief must report directly to the city council and not the city manager. otherwise, t
it has rocked the police department, the community, so our shawn chitnis spoke with mayor lamar thorpewants police to change who actually reports. >> reporter: how else do you handle races in? i mean, there are people in this country who have been hosed down with fire hoses. there are people in this country who have had dogs attack them . there are people protesting and demonstrating. there are people in this country who were spit in their face were trying to desegregate lunch counters,...
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. >> thorpe is calling for an independent audit of the internal affairs process and once a complete audit of hiring and promotion practices. he wants to crack down on racist and bias behaviors by officers. >>> in san jose, the police chief is dealing with a scandal. a woman that worked there for over 20 years has been fired and charged with drug trafficking. the chief is trying to address worries this could be part of a larger problem. the chief says he has not received any information that any employee of his department is suspected of wrongdoing. the department of homeland security is set leading the investigation of the employee who is charged with trafficking fentanyl. >>> very chaotic scenes in oakland, richmond, and rodeo last night. oakland pd investigating one of those sideshows on adeline street. that was at about 3:30 am. police got reports of up to 50 vehicles doing illegal stuff in the area. video shows the aftermath of what appears to be a collision but police don't have any information about that. this video in richmond shows a dangerous sideshows seen. suvs were part of it
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. >> thorpe is calling for an audit of the internal affairs process and he wants an independent audit of promotion and hiring practices. he is pushing for measures to crack down on racist and biased --. we will have more from the mayor coming up at 11:00. >>> in san jose the chief of police is assuring the public after a scandal. the person that served as the executive director of the police union is facing charges of drug trafficking. the chief said this has caused concern and he is trying to address worries of the problem. there is no information that any employee of the department is suspected of wrongdoing in connection with the investigation. the department of homeland security is investigating the woman who has been charged with trafficking fentanyl for the last eight years. >>> taking a look at the golden gate bridge, things are looking really nice. meteorologist rob mayeda has more. >> it is really nice out there . sunshine a green hills all around. it's 66 in devlin. tomorrow temperatures climbing into the 70s. also near seven day should be around san rafael. as we go into sa
. >> thorpe is calling for an audit of the internal affairs process and he wants an independent audit of promotion and hiring practices. he is pushing for measures to crack down on racist and biased --. we will have more from the mayor coming up at 11:00. >>> in san jose the chief of police is assuring the public after a scandal. the person that served as the executive director of the police union is facing charges of drug trafficking. the chief said this has caused concern and...
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thorpe said. he erupted tuesday following accusations directed at him. let's get an audit of your text messages get it. it's not just the police department that provides cover for people like this who are in these text messages. there are residents in this community who will put up a fight to protect the culture that exists in that department. the east bay times broke the story on the latest details in the texts, which were provided to the district attorney and the public defender. and there were , you know, racist comments made to superiors. two sergeants to people in the internal upstairs. with no repercussions for the officers that were saying the things and the text messages are despicable, their abhorrent , her office received copies of the text messages, which she said could affect thousands of cases involving the officers. there are admissions of, um, um pursuing and brutalizing and targeting black and brown members of the community in anti daca. um and it's clear that this is deeply entrenched in the culture there. we reached out to an attorney r
thorpe said. he erupted tuesday following accusations directed at him. let's get an audit of your text messages get it. it's not just the police department that provides cover for people like this who are in these text messages. there are residents in this community who will put up a fight to protect the culture that exists in that department. the east bay times broke the story on the latest details in the texts, which were provided to the district attorney and the public defender. and there...