victor stevenson spoke with abc7 news reporter amanda dell castillo about what happened. >> reporter:tor stevenson has only been selling lemonade at his shop only for a week. >> i didn't realize they were here for me until they were about a foot away from me. >> reporter: stevens says the policemen asked for proof of business ownership. while he understands that it may have been routine, he feels the encounter was rooted in racism. >> the bigger problem here is the individuals that think it's okay to pick up the phone and call 911 irresponsi irrle atck men have been shot and killed for a lot more than lemonade and he's a man with much more to live owner. she says she's not surprised this happened here, referring t women dubbed permit patty >> i can't say it has happened to me as a business owner, but in life day to day, that's what you're brought up to prepare for. >> people we spoke with it wasn it was -- but as the proverbial phrase goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. >> now we urge everyone to come out and support and keep the brother business booming. >>> new this mor

. >> some of the support there for victor stevenson who says police showed up to check on what was going on. body camera video released shows the officers asking for and receiving his i.d. stevenson says they told him there had been a 911 call. >> they saw a black man and a coat and a hat standing at a place early in the morning. and that's not suspicious to me. >> i just don't get the fear people are living under. it's heartbreaking. >> he's ready to move on and refocus on his business. he hopes people will look a little more closely at what's going on before calling 911. >>> a project to permanently house the homeless and give them access to services. the project is called villas on the park. it's steps away from where dozens of homeless men and women are sleeping in san jose. the project is being paid for with money from santa clara county measure a. the idea is that offering case management, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and other services will give residents a better chance at staying in a house. >> this is the first of its kind. a 100% development here in the

officers arrived on valencia street in the mission as the owner victor stevenson was opening up his gourmet lemonade stand. pthat he was a burglar.eporting >> somebody called said you were breaking in. we are here to figure it out. >> stevenson showed the officers proof that he does in fact own the business. he said he is not upset with the pd, but with who called 911 believing it might have been rooted in racism. >> a group of workers freed from a filthy warehouse finally have been paid for work on a south bay high-rise. the department of labor forced a real estate company from china to pay $250,000 to 22 employees. they worked on the silvery towers project in san jose. the employees lived in captivity in hayward. the owner was arrested and charged with forcing them to work on construction projects. cal fire honored a fallen hero killed fighting the ferguson fire near yosemite. they gathered for the funeral of braden barney, the cal fire veteran who lost his life on the job. the fire is only 16% contain and still very much a crisis. it is being called an unprecedented move. why the white h

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the business owner - victor stevenson - recently opened this lemonade shop in the mission district. he says last tuesday .. he was standing in front of his store trying to work on his security system. that )s when police approached him. he says a neighbor initially called police .. and that he had to open the door with his keys to prove it was his store. he )s hoping to raise enough attention .. to spark a change in policies. happening today - a confirmation vote for a new secretary of veterans affairs. the senate is set to consider )robert wilkie )s ) nomination this afternoon. wilkie earned high praise from most members of the veterans ) affairs committee in hearings last month, including several democrats. a follow up now.... "the pathway home" at the yountville veterans hospital will (not ( re-open. "the pathway home" stayed closed after the deadly shooting there in march. and now the non-profit says it will end its lease next month. back in march, an army vetern who had been treated for p-t- s-d at the pathway home - shot and killed three workers. the non-profit treated more th

. >> reporter: victor stevenson has been selling lemonade for about a week. officers met him out front on thursday, they weren't looking to make a purchase, but to pursue a possible break in. stevenson says they asked for proof of business ownership and then his id. he shared this recording with abc7 news. while he understands that it may have been routine, he feels the encounter was rooted in racism. >> the bigger problem here are the individuals that think it's okay to pick up the phone and call 911 irresponsibly. >> he says killed lemona lemonade. this woman says she's not surprised this happened here, ae becky. both were recorded calling the police on black people. >> i can't say it happened to me as a business owner. but in life day to day, that's what you're brought up to prepare for. >> reporter: people we spoke with believe it wasn't concern that led to the 911 phone call, but color. but as the proverbial phrase goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. >> when you have a negative, it turns into a positive when we come out to support and keep t

. >> reporter: victor stevenson says he's ready to put what happened behind him, and concentrate on growingade business, but does have a message to people who might be too quick to call 911. >>> i just wish the person may be just before they made the call, looked a little longer. >>> deadline for the trump administration to reunite migrant children with their parents is now just three days away. so far, the administration says it's returned 1200 children over the age of 5 to their families. that's less than half of the 2500 children the government has been ordered to reunite with families by the 26 deadline. later this week. administration's widely criticized zero tolerance resulted in family separations. there was an earlier deadline for children under 5. 50 of 103 of though children have been are -- those children have been reunited. leach the department with 3 -- [technical difficulties ] -- withdrew his nomination after workplace misconduct surfaced. >>> james mattis and mike pompeo are hosting officials. barricades are set up outside the hoover institution where the meeting was held. t

. >> victor stevenson says the police showed up to check on what was going on.he body camera video released shows the officers asking for and getting his i.d. mr.stevenson says -- a 911 call. >> they saw a man me. >> i just don't get the fear people are living under. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: mr. stevenson says he's ready to move on and refocus on his business. he hopes people will look a little more closely at what's going on before they call 911. >>> the annual cable car bell ringing contest in san francisco has been canceled. muni has not told us why it's not taking place. but according to the examiner it's because cable car operators are boycotting it. they are protesting muni cutting service on the line which eliminated night shifts. the muni has not commented on any possible dispute. this year would have been the 55th year of the contest. and sal is often one of the judges for that contest. >>> time is 5:53. more than a half billion dollars in a lottery jackpot is up for grabs tonight. it's jumped to $515 million for tonight's drawing. the 5th bigge

police stopped victor stevenson outside of his business in the mission district thisrepoer del gourmet lemonade out of this shop for about a week. officers met him out front on tuesday. they weren't looking to make a purchase, instead to pursue a call of a possible break-in. >> i didn't realize they were here for me until they were about a foot away from me. >> reporter: the officers asked for proof of business ownership and then his i.d. he shared this recording. >> someone just called the cops on me in my own business, bro. >> reporter: while he feels it may be routine, the problem is racism. >> the bigger problem is the individuals that think it's okay to pick up the phone and call 911 irresponsibly. >> reporter: irresponsible in the sense that black men have been shot and killed for a lot less than itmuch more to live for. ariana is an oakland business owner. she says she's not surprised this happened here. referring to the local, viral videos of the woman dubbed permit patty and barbecue becky, both were recorded calling the police on black people. >> i can't say that it happened

it shows officers speaking with victor stevenson as he was opening up his gourmet lemonade stand in the mission. someone called police, believing he was a burglar. >> somebody is calling saying you're breaking in. we're just here to figure it out. >> stevenson showed the officers proof that he owned the business. he says he's not upset at sfpd, but more so with whomever called 911, saying the decision might have been rooted in racism. >>> a double homicide investigation is under way after two men were found dead in a west oakland home on sunday. oakland police say officers responded to a home on adeline street across interest the park around 8:45 last night and found two dead men inside. the names and cause of death of the victims have not yet been released. no arrests have been made. >>> traffic stood still on the carquinez bridge this evening. look at that. the three-car crash shut down all eastbound lanes. it happened around 3:20 this afternoon. the scene was cleared about two hours later, but traffic is still recovering. helicopters landed on the freeway to take victims to the hospi

officers arrived at gormonade as victor stevenson was opening up his gourmet lemonade stand.omeone called police reporting it looked like he was a burglar. >> somebody called saying you're breaking in. whether you are or not, we're just here to figure it out. >> stevenson showed the officers proof that he owned the business. he says he's not upset at sfpd but instead with the person who called 911. he says their action may have been rooted in racism. >> a major change coming to the santa clara city council. a judge has ordered the city be divided into six districts for future elections. supporters argued the at-large election system suppressed the minority vote and let to an all-white council. asian americans will make up more than half the eligible voters in one of the new districts and latinoed will make up about a quarter in another. >>> new this morning, pg&e loses in court. a jury found the utility company retaliated against a former employee who brought up safety issues and racial problems at work. our media partner the mercury news reports the court ordered pg&e to pay

the owner seen here, victor stevenson, was opening up his gourmet lemonade stand.d police reporting that he was a burglar. >> somebody called saying you're breaking in. whether you are or not, we're just here to figure it out. >> stevenson showed the officers proof that he owned the business. he says he's not upset at the san francisco police but instead with whomever called 911. stevenson says their action may have been rooted in racism. >>> a major change coming to the santa clara city council. a judge has ordered the city be divided into six districts for future elections. supporters argued the at-large election system suppressed the minority vote and let to an all-white council. asian americans will make up more than half the eligible voters in one of the new districts. latinos will make up about a quarter in another. the judge did not specify, however, which seats would be up for election this november. >> one of tech's prized perks, free company food, i view. the city council passed rules to restrict free food at a new business complex soon to be occupied by