the calls that police kim people over is people going through health crises or mario gonzalez was drunk in a park. you don't need somebody with a gun. you need a social worker or somebody to give him a ride home. >> this is not breaking news. in 1968 is investigated the cause of intercity violence. that was more than 50 years ago. have any of the lessons of that report, do you think that has been put into action? >> no, it hasn't been put into action. lbj rejected all of the findings and by the nixon administration a few years later, the war on drugs started which specifically targeted black and latin folks. we know it didn't make any lessons. that is why i think they don't want to hear about reform because reform got us the war on drugs. reform got a rise in the massive incarceration in this country and reform got cops in tanks and militarized gears that we saw on the streets of ferguson. it is about a whole new system and that starts with funding the police. >> i want to get your take on what we heard from senator tim scott last night about this country not being racist. >> no, don't

gonzalez died april 19th after a struggle where he spent more than five minutes on his stomach. >> the incident started when officers got two separate 911 calls, one reporting a man under the influence in a residential area, and another about a suspect and possible theft and when they arrived they asked gonzalez to give his id, and we do have parts of the body cam to play for you, but it's disturbing. >> i have to identify you, and you come up with a plan and let me know you are not going to be drinking in our parks over here. and then we can be on our marry way, okay. >> merry-go-round? >> yeah, like that. >> do you have any i.d. on you? if you can't do that, i have to take you, okay? >> so the officers talk to him for at least ten minutes and then moved into detain him and that's when the struggle started. >> please put your hand behind your back. okay. please top resisting us, okay? don't fight us. >> stop, stop, stop. >> no. >> put your hands behind your back. >> so he remained pinned for more than five minutes as officers asked him to stop resisting, and it's not clear what pressu

gonzalez out here in al mee tow, california. >> you talked to multiple police reform activists who say law enforcement is an inherently race system. i want to watch a clip. >> is this moment different as far as like where we are in america and specifically around law enforcement? >> for me, it's just this moment of being a black man in a police uniform. >> mm-hmm. >> right? and there are some problems, some systemic problems that's been in policing for a very long time that you know need to be rooted out. so you sit in this place where you're like, do i fit in, right? sometimes you even ask the question, do i fit in? i'm a black man before i put on a uniform, and i'm one when i take it off. >> and one while you've got it on. >> right. >> okay. so then how do they reconcile the foundations of policing and how racism has been embedded in the system from the start? >> well, you know, admitting that it's racist is just part of it. the way that you fix this is by going, well, how can we re-imagine this system of policing in this country so that it is not built and standing on racism? you kn

this time in california, body cam footage shows police officers restraining mario gonzalez, a warning here this video is disturbing. police say it started when they responded to separate reports about a man who appeared to be under the influence and a suspect in a possible theft. what the video eventually showed is gonzalez, appeared incoherent. police trying to lead him away. but then you see pinning gonzalez to the ground for five minutes. he loses consciousness. he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. and as i mentioned, this is all now under investigation. joining me right now, the host of "united shades of america." i was listening to you talk about this incident, what happened to mario. it's an example of why the policing system needs to be examined and changed. what happened here? >> first of all, two people called 911 on a man drunk in the park. you have to ask what were you calling about? he wasn't bothering anybody. fine. the problem is generally get police showing up with guns, that is the main -- who show up to address a criminal, and he was not a criminal, maybe he

a man named mario gonzalez, a 26-year-old latinx man was killed by the police. apparently he was drunk in the park. they initially said there was a fight, and now we've seen footage that he struggled because he was a drunk guy getting harassed by cops and now he's dead. a lot of times with policing you want to talk about the good apples versus the bad apples when in fact it is the system of policing that has systemic racism through it. it doesn't matter if you are an individual racist in the system. it doesn't matter if individual americans claim to be racist or are not racist, the system that we live in is racist. until we examine the entire system of policing and have the appetite that has to do looking out for all of our best system that is about safety for all of us and looking out for all of our best interests, we're just nibbling around the edges of reform. >> you look at policing the police. can you talk about what we'll see? >> well, yeah. a lot of this episode is based on the fact that last summer a lot of people in the country first heard of defund the

now we have a case out here with mario gonzalez, who is a drunk guy in the park. people called 911 on him. the cops showed up and they killed him. we're still in the middle of this. the episode is focused on alternate ways to police and create safety for our communities. >> thank you so much. congratulations. the premier of season 6 of "the united shades of america." >>> coming up, it's being called one of the worst disasters in israel's history, a massive crush at a religious festival. how paramedics described the scene, next. - grammarly business helps my company build higher performing sales teams. since simon's team started using grammarly business to sharpen their writing, we've closed more deals. learn more at grammarly.com/business. we started with computers. we didn't stop at computers. we didn't stop at storage or cloud. we kept going. working with our customers to enable the kind of technology that can guide an astronaut back to safety. and help make a hospital come to you, instead of you going to it. so when it comes to your business, you know we'll sto

mario gonzalez was drunk in a park apparently. the cops came and he ended up dead 15 minutes later. it's only meaning something if we do something with the information. our country tends to forget things. we think that happened that we should be changed by. >> and your season premier tomorrow night you dive into the idea of defunding the police. what do activists mean or want when they talk about defunding the police? >> we do dive into that. i know a lot of people are afraid of that. it's funny all it is is accounting term as we talk about in the episode i used to be nervous about it too. it means for example in oakland we spend about 50% of the municipal fumbled but only 50% of calls for police rg violent crimes. if they handle the violent crimes make that's okay. we look at the other money and put it into schools, public safety, into the fact that a if a guy is drunk in the park you call a social worker or a driver to give them a ride home. you don't summon someone a gun. >> you talk to a lot of police reform activists saying law enforcement is inherently racist, baked in from th

reportero: asÍ comenzÓ el incidente en el que mario gonzÁlez perdiÓ la vida. una llamada al 911 reportando a un hombre que estaba hablando solo y estaba atemorizando a la esposa de la persona que llamÓ. "no estÁ haciendo nada", dijo el hombre que llamÓ. >> llegÓ la policÍa a molestarlo. reportero: cuando llegaron los policÍas, mario se encontraba actuando en forma inusual. hablando consigo mismo y respondiendo lentamente, pero calmado y desarmado. >> muy triste para mÍ, porque nunca vi a mi hijo agrediendo a nadie. nunca vi a mario robando, nunca vi a mario haciendo nada. reportero: le comentamos al policÍa que si no hubiese sido mÁs fÁcil detener a mario de otra manera, como esposarlo al carro o detenerlo en el asiento de atrÁs del vehÍculo, ya que no parecÍa poseer alguna amenaza. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: a eso el jefe de la policÍa dijo que ellos nunca esposan a personas a objetos, que sÓlo esposan las manos juntas, que parece que eso era lo que estaban tratado de hacer los policÍas en el video. >> su cara morada. estaba muerto en el pa

se ve la pierna de uno de los policÍassobre la espalda de mario gonzÁlez. minutos despuÉs, se escuchan los gritos del joven que muriÓ bajo custodia de los agentes. [gritos] son imÁgenes y sonidos de las cÁmaras corporales de los policÍas, que captaron los Últimos momentos con vida del joven de 26 aÑos . la policÍa habÍa acudido a un parque alameda, tras recibir reportes de una persona posiblemente ebria. un abogado que dio el vÍdeo, comparÓ lo sucedido a gonzÁlez el pasado19 de abril con la muerte george floyd, ocurrÍan mineÁpolis. >> es un caso como lo que pasÓ con george floyd. es un caso de asfixia, que se lleva a cabo por la presiÓn que le ponen en la espalda a una persona cuando... marÍa: en los primeros minutos del vÍdeo, los agentes no ejercen ninguna acciÓn violenta, peroen el minuto 22, la situaciÓn se observa caÓtica. un agente tiene el brazo haciendo presiÓn sobre gonzÁlez y se escuchan sus gritos. de pronto, ya no hace ruido. acabÉ vÍdeo, hay partes donde si ya no me siento cÓmodo ahogÁndome. en aquel que parece simila

gonzÁlez. Él respondiÓ: fue el hospital que llamÓ a la madre y no la policÍa. sabemos que dejÓ de respirar y necesitÓ atenciÓn, eso lo proveyeron los oficiales y los paramÉdicos. la autopsia deberÍa revelar esta emergencia. le preguntÉ si la muerte pudo haber sido causada por los oficiales, segÚn los vÍdeos. el jefe de la policÍa dijo que tenÍa que esperar que la investigaciÓn determinarÁ eso. dice que estÁ esperando la causa de la muerte segÚn la investigaciÓn. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: le preguntÉ si basado en el vÍdeo los oficiales estaban actuando de forma correcta y si es el protocolo normal. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: el jefe de la policÍa dijo: el vÍdeo muestra mucho, pero no todo. no podemos ver la mentalidad de los oficiales. ademÁs agregÓ, que el vÍdeo deja muchas preguntas y que por eso se necesita una investigaciÓn. el jefe dice que no ha podido escuchar la versiÓn de sus oficiales. le preguntÉ si tienen protocolos diferentes para detener a person

muchas preguntas se hacen los familiares de mario gonzÁlez, pero las autoridades tienen un hermetismo total. familiares del joven fallecido se reunieron para exigir las causas de la muerte de mario gonzÁlez. >> nadie me dijo nada. yo quiero justicia. que se haga una investigaciÓn. ramÓn: el incidente ocurriÓ el 19 de abril, despuÉs que la policÍa recibiera reportes de un hombre sospechoso y la familia dice no entender esto. >> vinieron los oficiales. trataron de detenerlo. llamaron a la ambulancia, pero estaba muerto. ramÓn: desde el lunes, segÚn el reporte, no tienen respuestas de las causas que provocaron la muerte. >> no dijeron nada. ramÓn: mario deja huÉrfano a un menor y se encargaba de un hermano con necesidades especiales. >> era muy cariÑoso. pera un hombre lleno de vida. ramÓn: la policÍa dice que no puede hacer mÁs comentarios. son mÁs las preguntas y sin respuestas en este comentario. >> es inexplicable. la policÍa no ha llamado. no se han comunicado para informar lo que sucediÓ con su hijo. >> no quieren decir lo que sucediÓ. no dejaron ver el cuerpo de

paola: el reporte policiaco decÍa: el vÍdeo muestra lo contrario, segÚn la familia de mario gonzÁlez muriÓ por la presiÓn en el cuerpo que le aplicaron los oficiales que intentaban arrestarlo. quisimos saber mÁs sobre los detalles el altercado que el martes 19 de abril llevÓ a la muerte de mario gonzÁlez. hasta ahora la policÍa de alameda solamente habÍa ofrecido un comunicado con escasos detalles del hecho. julio poletti logrÓ pautar una entrevista con el jefe de policÍa de ese departamento. reportero: esta maÑana pudimos cuestionar al jefe de la policÍa de alameda randy fan. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: pude preguntarle cuÁl era la emergenciamÉdica de mario gonsales. el jefe de la policÍa respondiÓ: fue el hospital que llamÓ a la madre, no el departamento de policÍa. sabemos que dejÓ de respirar y necesitÓ intervenciÓn, necesito primeros auxilios y fue eso lo que proveyeron los oficiales y paramÉdicos antes de ser transportado al hospital. reportero: la naturaleza de esta emergencia por supuesto es lo que se trata esta investigaciÓn y es lo que deberÍa revel

¿bajo quÉ circunstacias muriÓ mario gonzÁlez de cuando estaba custodios de la policÍa? analizamos los hechos y entrevistamos a un abogado sobre los posibles escenarios legales. distrito escolar es reporta menos estudiantes inscritos no note la pandemia, ¿cÓmo podrÍa afectar a la instituciÓn educativos y los menores? estoy mÁs a las 23:00. llegamos al final de noticias univisiÓn 14 a las 18:00. no dejamos con noticiero nacional. descargue nuestra aplicaciÓn univisiÓn Área de la bahÍa. ♪ jorge: estas son las principales noticias. las personas vacunadas pueden dejar de usar mascarillas al aire libre, nueva instrucciÓn del gobierno. el presidente asegurÓ que marcha muy bien la campaÑa de vacunaciÓn. la patrulla fronteriza, fbi, dea emprenden operaciÓn internacional en contra de los coyotes. niÑos con edades de entre 7, 16 aÑos armados y con entrenamiento paralimitar se unen a las autodefensas en el estado de guerrero, mÉxico. y parar explotaciÓn de las manicuristas buscan ley para que las proteja

[gritos] son los gritos desesperados de mario gonzÁlez, el joven que

como le hemos informado en nuestro noticiero y plataformas digitales, la muerte de mario gonzÁlez en alameda continÚa generando interrogantes. ayer la familia y amigos organizaron una vigilia en memoria del joven de 26 aÑos. el hermano gira respuestas de las autoridades. >> ¿por quÉ no nos quieren decir quÉ pasÓ? ¿por quÉ no nos quieren decir todo esto? ¿por quÉ no nos dejaron ver el cuerpo de mi hermano? paola: la fiscalÍa de alameda indicÓ en un comunicado que han iniciado una investigaciÓn sobre el incidente. y como se trata de una investigaciÓn activa, no pueden en este momento hacer comentarios. hemos cubierto un par de incidentes de encuentros portales entre civiles y la policÍa. uno de ellos se trataba de una crisis de salud mental donde posiblemente se pudo haber evitado la muerte. es una realidad en la que varios departamentos estÁn comenzando a adaptarse requiriendo entrenamientos y nuevas tÉcnicas para que una llamada por una crisis mental no terminan en una tragedia. tamara: hablamos con el departamento policial de san josÉ, quien nos explicÓ de quÉ ma

gonzÁlez deja de respirar tras un forcejeo con los information el que pierde la vida el pasado 19 de abril. escuchemos las primeras reacciones de sus familiares luego de ver el vÍdeo. >> yo me puedo olvidar su cara, todas las noches tuve pesadillas, la tengo mi mente todavÍa su cara cuando muriÓ, con su boca llena de pasto y de tierra porque hechos lo asfixiar. el doctor no pudo explicar, sÓlo dijo que habÍa recibido a marion ambulancia le llevaron a custodia y que no pudo hacer nada pero no puede hacer nada porque mi hijo muriÓ, lo vi como muriÓ en el parque. >> gonzÁlez deja un hijo de cuatro aÑos ir al principal cuidador de su hermana de 22 aÑos que padece de autismo. hasta momento no se completa una autopsia para determinar la causa de su muerte y en cuanto los tres agentes implicados en la detenciÓn, quedan en licencias ministra tÍo con derecho a sueldo mientras completan la investigaciÓn. >> amanecemos sin tapabocas, al aire libre pero atenciÓn, sÓlo si estas vacunado, esta no regla que anuncian en las Últimas horas los centros para control y prevenciÓn de enfe

councilmember about the in heaven custody death of mario gonzalez. we look to president biden's address and we were >>> tonight, america showing new signs of turning the corner in the pandemic. covid deaths and cas falling across much of the country. the u.s. now averaging more than 52,000 new cases a day and nearly 20% drop in the last week. new york city, once the epicenter ofpandemic, now planning to fully reopen july 1st. america's plunging vaccination - rate. down from its all-time high just one month ago. >>> president biden marking his heels of hisirst address to a e praling t n president jimmy carter and his wife rosalynn. president biden selling his massive agenda to the american people. more than $4 trillion in spending for infrastructure, education and jobs. republicans already pushing back. >>> news tonight about three police officers under investigation in the death of mario gonzalez. body camera video shows the struggle with police. officers appear to restrain him using their knees and elbows on or near his neck. >>> new details coming

. >> an alameda police officer's knee holding down mario gonzalez who died a matter of minutes after this was recorded. police saying gonzalez had a medical emergency. the officers that responded to a possible theft in the area, and a call that came in about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. they spent more than 10 minutes unsuccessfully trying to figure out who gonzalez was, and what he was doing there. >> somebody called and said you were, maybe not feeling so great. >> well, i'm feeling all right. >> you come up with a plan. let me know that you're not going to be drinking in our parks over here. >> stuff like that. >> then we can be on our merry way. >> merry way? >> you have an i.d. on you. >> merry e of force was used says police. camera audio makes was struggli breathe. >> it's okay, it's okay. what's your name? >> mario. >> gonzalez's family speaking out tuesday after watching the video. >> they didn't even try to talk too him. they didn't have the right to kill him. we're humans. we're not cucarachas r-rpb gonzalez partner and mother of his son upset with this mo

and both experts agree the worse part is knowing mario gonzalez' death could and should have been prevented. >> i didn't catch your name yet though. >> reporter: from casual questioning to screams of pain. 26-year-old mario gonzalez fought for his life as two alameda police officers pinned him face first on the ground for roughly 6 minutes and 17 seconds before he died. >> does he have a pulse? >> no. >> reporter: officers got a call about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. after getting out of their car the officers talked to gonzalez for roughly 5 minutes asking general questions about his identity. >> what's your name. >> reporter: before forcing him to the ground. >> they didn't really have any information before they laid hands on him. >> reporter: for the past 17 years, she's streeted thousands of patients in the bay area struggling with trauma, anxiety and substance abuse. >> what was your initial reaction after watching that video. >> i was having a hard time believing it and seeing it because there was nothing there that said to me this person should have been put on the

. >> an alameda police officer's knee holding down mario gonzalez who died a matter of minutes after this was recorded. police saying gonzalez had a medical emergency. the officers that responded to a possible theft in the area, and a call that came in about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. they spent more than 10 minutes unsuccessfully trying to figure out who gonzalez was, and what he was doing there. >> somebody called and said you were, maybe not feeling so great. pl well, i'm feeling all righ let me know that you're not going to be drinking in our parks over here. >> stuff like that. >> then we can be on our merry way. >> merry way? >> you have an i.d. on you. >> merry go round. >> no significant use of force was used says police. camera audio makes it sound like gonzalez was struggling to breathe. >> it's okay, it's okay. what's your name? >> mario. >> gonzalez's family speaking out tuesday after watching the video. >> they didn't even try to talk too him. they didn't have the right to kill him. we're humans. we're not cucarachas r-rpb gonzalez partner and mother o

after seeing the video the family of mario gonzalez says police murdered gonzales. a warning, this video is hard to watch. >> i think you just had too much to drink today. that's all. >> mario -- >> mario -- >>> police say the 26-year-old died of a medical emergency during this arrest. alameda police body cam video shows as officers attempted to place his hands behind his back, he lost consciousness. police say they did not use excessive force. the family says that is not with the video shows and gonzales complied with the officers at the scene. put on his head and back is what killed him. >> yesterday my family and i saw the footage. we know what really happened. alameda police officers murdered my brother other other >> the sheriff's office which is investigating the incident said they are waiting for toxicology and autopsy reports. we reached out to

the attorney for the family of mario gonzalez told abc news, they plan to file a civil like lawsuit. gonzalez complied with the officers, they say, and his rights were violated. the incident began with 911 calls about a disorderly person in the area. when police encountered gonzalez, he appeared to be incoherent, but not aggressive. when the officers tried to arrest him, he resisted. and they pinned gonzalez to the ground for several minutes, with one officer placing his knee on gonzalez's back gonzalez lost consciousness, and he later died at the hospital his family's attorney is speaking on gma today. >> alameda police apartment needs to explain why a perfectly healthy man, who was never charged with a crime, was killed in their custody. >> that was the mario gonzalez speaking. the three police officers are on administered leave as they investigate the lawyer for the officers says they are heartbroken that gonzales died, but he was very intoxicated at the time. alameda city council has scheduled a meeting for may 8th to look into how police respond to mental health calls, julian. >

they say, mario gonzalez is civil rights were violated. gonzalez died earlier this month after please pinned him to the ground for several minutes. three officers had been placed on administered leave, as the department investigates. at worksman cycles, we've been building bikes for a hundred years. but our customers' needs have changed, so we expanded our product line to include electric cycles. we used the unlimited 1.5 percent cash back from our chase ink business unlimited ® credit card to help purchase tools and materials to build new models. and each time we use our card, we earn cash back to help grow our business. it's more than cycling, ® . it's finding innovative ways to move forwa. keo's >>> all right, we're back. happy friday. temperatures right now from a foggy 41 in santa rosa to mostly cloudy 53 in fairfield, concord, oakland and also union city. here's a look at your commute. you can see some low clouds out there. there's been a little bit of missed along the coast. it's going to get really breezy everywhere as we head in

. >> the family of mario gonzalez tells abc news they plan to vioted. i say alcomplied fid r thnt began with 9-1-1 calls about a disorderly incident in the area. when police encountered gonzalez he appeared to be incoherent but not aggressive. when they tried to arrest him he resisted and then they pinned him to the ground with one officer placing his knee on gonzalez's back. >> he was harmless. he had not threatened anybody. he just wasn't a danger, and they had no right to even try to be handcuffing him anyway. >> three police officers are on administrative leave as the department investigates. the lawyers for the officers say that are heart broken gonzalez died but he was very intoxicated at the time. the alameda city council has scheduled a meeting for may 8 to look at how police respond to mental health calls. julian? >> much more to come, thank you, jobina. >>> police are working to track down a second suspect at a series of smash-and-grab robberies in the bay area. more than 30 robberies are being investigated in san jose, hayward, newark and oak

gonzalez a struggle last week that had deadly consequences. video of the incident has been released. this part we'll show you was before things got physical. three officers involved had been identified. they are james fisher, cameron leahy and eric mckinley. we have just learned all are on paid administrative leave. the i-team requested to see if any of them had previous misconduct complaints. it's unclear how long each officer force. i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging deeper into the case. >> i did get your name yet. >> reporter: from casual questioning to screams of pain. 26-year-old mario gonzalez screamed for his life as two alameda police officers pinned him face first on the ground for leslie 6 minutes and 17 seconds before he died. > it has epte offices got a call about a disorderly and possibly toxic it a person. after getting another car, the officers talked with gonzalez roughly 12 minutes asking general questions about his identity. >> what's your name? >> reporter: while forcing him to the ground. >> he didn't really have

police camera shows mario gonzalez restrained on his stomach for more than 6 minutes then losing consciousness. officers were responding to a call about a theft and intoxicated person. >> while the videos give us a lot of information, it's not the entire story. it's only part of the story. the information is so critical. >> the cause of gonzalez' death ha not yet been determined. >>> building a better bay area is certainly not an easy especially when it comes to reform. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is in san jose to explain exactly why. >> reporter: the city of san jose is reimagining community safety with at least 7 fewer people. prominent community leaders behind this resignation letter left the group to address reform. >> those who stepped away have been fighting this fight some time. >> reporter: silicon valley naacp president jethro moore says three meetings is all all took for him to find that police reform did not exist. those who quit expected to have the police involved but didn't imagine the conversation would be led by them. rios felt the commission created room to confro

police camera shows mario gonzalez restrained on his stomach for more than 6 minutes then losing consciousness. officers were responding to a call about a theft and intoxicated person. >> while the videos give us a lot of information, it's not the entire story. it's only part of the story. the information is so critical. >> the cause of gonzalez' death ha not yet been determined. >>> building a better bay area is certainly not an easy especially when it comes to reform. abc 7 news reporter amdadel castillo is in san jose to explain exactly why. >> reporter: the city of san jose is reimagining community safety with at least 7 fewer people. prominent community leaders behind this resignation letter left the group to address reform. >> those who stepped away have been fighting this fight some time. >> reporter: silicon valley naacp president jethro moore says three meetings is all all took for him to find that police reform did not exist. those who quit expected to have the police involved but didn't imagine the conversation would be led by them. rios felt the commission created room to confront

today, we talked a councilmember about the in heaven custody death of mario gonzalez. we look to president biden's address and we were >>> tonight, america showing new signs of turning the corner in the pandemic. covid deaths and cas falling across much of the country. the u.s. now averaging more than 52,000 new cases a day and nearly 20% drop in the last week. new york city, once the epicenter ofpandemic, now planning to fully reopen july 1st. america's plunging vaccination - rate. down from its all-time high just one month ago. >>> president biden marking his heels of hisirst address to a e praling t n president jimmy carter and his wife rosalynn. president biden selling his massive agenda to the american people. more than $4 trillion in spending for infrastructure, uc

. >>> new details tonight about the alameda police officers placed on leave after mario gonzalez died during an arrest earlier this month. images from the department's facebook page snow officers cameron leahy and eric mckinley both hired in 2018 and are currently on paid administrative leave. another officer, james fisher, as well as a civilian parking enforcement employee are also on leave. we do not have photos of those two. gonzalez's death is still under investigation. alameda city council has lo at how police respond to mental health calls. >>> another item about law enforcement tonight, new develocaught on camera hitting his k-9 partner will no longer be a dog handler. this december encounter troubled a lot of people who saw it. we showed this to you on the news. the officer striking the police dog during a training session. vacaville's interim police chief says the officer is still with the force but has been reassigned away from the k-9 unit. the police dog has been returned to its vendor and is no longer on the force. >>> california's small businesses will get more than $6 b

. >>> new details tonight about the alameda police officers placed on leave after mario gonzalez died during an arrest earlier this month. images from the department's facebook page snow officers cameron leahy and eric mckinley both hired in 2018 and are currently on paid administrative leave. another officer, james fisher, as well as a civilian parking enforcement employee are also on leave. we do not have photos of those two. gonzalez's death is still under investigation. alameda city council has scheduled a meeting for may 8th to look at how police respond to mental health calls. >>> another item about law enforcement tonight, new developments, a vacaville police officer caught on camera hitting his k-9 partner will no longer be a dog handler. this december encounter troubled a lot of people who saw it. we showed this to you on the news. the officer striking the police dog during a training session. vacaville's interim police chief says the officer is still with the force but has been reassigned away from the k-9 unit. the police dog has been returned to its vendor and is no longer

police body cam video shows mario gonzalez restrained by an officer on his stomach as he struggled to breathe for more than six minutes. gonzalez eventually lost consciousness and died. alameda's interim police chief says watching a man lose his life is troubling. >> while the videos give us a lot of information, it is not the entire story. it is only part of the story, so the investigation is still critical. >> officers spoke with gonzalez for 12 minutes before forcing him to the ground. they were restraining him regarding a possible theft. he was unarspto a retired lapd homicide detective that said this did not have to happen. >> everything doesn't have to be a wrestling match. take your time. time is on your side. get a supervisor there along with your proper resources and you would not see what you saw. >> alameda police identified the three officers involved. they are all now on paid administrative leave. the abc i-team has requested to see if any of the officers had previous complaints of misconduct. building a better bay area is not an zetassing, especially when it comes to iss

. ">>> last week officials say mario gonzalez died of a medical complication. after watching body cam video his family says he was murder. police said the 26-year-old died of a medical emergency during a scuffle as they attempted to place his hands behind his back but the family says that is not what the video shows. gonzalez complied with officers. the footage has not been released publicly but his family says it shows officers pinning him to the ground with their weight on his head and back. >> yesterday my family and i saw the footage and we know what really happened. alameda police officers murdered my brother mario. >> the sheriff's office is investigating the incident. they said they are waiting for toxicology and autopsy results. we reached out to police her comment but have not yet heard back. >>> scott peterson made a video appearance in court from san quentin prison this morning. that is where he is in prison for the 2003 murder of his wife lacey and their unborn child. attorneys are considering a start date for his upcoming retrial in the death penal

. >>> new details about the alameda police officers placed on leave after mario gonzalez died during an arrest early this month. images show officersshow offices leahy and eric mckinley both hired in 2018 and are currently on paid administrative leave. another officer, james fisher, as well as a civilian parking enforcement employee on leave to gonzalez's death is under investigation. alameda city council has scheduled a meeting for y is t respond to mental health cause. >>> it is another deadline day in the effort to recall governor newsome. each of california's 58 counties have until today vong on file. after today the june 8th. that is for anyone who has signed the petition to ask local elections officials to remove that done. >>> state of education. what californians really think of how school was handled during the pandemic. >> some bay area mayors think they have the answer to helping the homeless. >>> nfl draft. it is draft day. meet one bay area chevy is america's fastest-growing full-line brand. and people are taking it everywhere. taking trailblazer outdoors. confidently ta

gonzalez. investigators say they responded to a call monday for a theft and possible intoxicated person. they came across gonzalez and at one point they say there was a scuffle as they attempted to place his hands behind his back. that is when officers say gonzalez suffered some kind of medical emergency. family members, though, are demanding answers about how he could have died in police custody. >> we want answers. not only do we want answers, we are getting answers. i am not resting. we are locked and loaded. we are coming at them. >> investigators are interviewing witnesses as well as the officers. they haven't released many details but they say at this point there was no significant use of force or weapons involved. >>> enrage, outrage, anger and fear continues to grow nationwide after two police killings, the latest in north carolina where a man was shot by a police officer a search warrant. jobina fe live desk. what are we learning? >> the latest shooting happened in elizabeth city, sout

body cam video shows a struggle that led to mario gonzalez's death. we want to warn you this may ths hard to watch. >> reporter: an alameda police officer holding down gonzalez who died a matter of minutes after this was recorded. gonzalez had a medical emergency. the officers responded to a possible theft in the area and a call that came in about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. they spent 10 minutes trying to figure out who gonzalez was and what he was doing there. >> someone called and said you were not feeling so>> you come t me know that you are not going to be drinking in our parks over here. and then we can be on our merry way. do you have an i.d. on you? >> reporter: investigators say force was used. body camera video makes it sound as though gonzalez was struggling to breathe. >> it's okay. what's your name? >> reporter: gonzalez's family speaking out tuesday after watching the video. >> they don't have kill him. we humans. >> reporter: gonzalez's partner and mother of his son upset with this moment between officers. >> do you th

last night, more than 100 family and friends came together for candlelight vigil 226-year-old mario gonzalez. investigators say they responded to a calla calla calll theft and possible intoxicated person. they say they came across gonzalez, and at one point, there was a scuffle as they tried to put his hands behind his back. that is when police say gonzalez had some kind of medical emergency. but family members are demanding answers about how he could've died in police custody. >> we want answers, not only do we want answers, we are going to get answers. we are not resting. i don't need a rest. are going to fight, i've got people ready tock d loaded, coming at them. >> investigators say, they are still interviewing witnesses as well as the officers. they haven't released many details but say that there was no significant use of force or weapons used. >>> this morning anger, outrage, and fear continues to grow nationwide after two police killings, less than 24 hours apart. the latest one in north carolina, where a man was shot and killed by an officer serving a search warrant. jobina is at th

we talked about this earlier. 100 people attended a vigil for 26-year-old mario gonzalez. investigators say they responded to a call monday for a theft, and possible intoxicated person. they came across gonzales and at one point, there was a scuffle as they attempted to place his hands behind his back. that is when police say gonzalez suffered some kind of medical emergency. lee say there was no significant use of force or weapons used. we will turn to jobina for a look at traffic. jobina? >>> thank you, reggie. morning, everyone. he will start with the slow spot we have right now in well, we have a slow spot in antioch on highway 4, in between bay point and it looks like pittsburgh there. anyway, giving you a live picture here at the bay bridge, traffic is falling as people make their way into the city. but it is a clear at the toll plaza. we do not have on metering lights and i will bring you a you can't put wings on a car. you can't see an accident coming. or walk away from one like this. you can't make a car talk. how can i help you? you can't fight gravity. and you ca

last night, more than 100 people attended a vigil for 26- year-old mario gonzalez. investigators say they responded to a call monday, for a theft and possible intoxicated person. they say they came across gonzalez and at one point, there was a scuffle, as they tended to place his hands behind his back. that is when police say gonzalez suffered some kind of medical emergency. police say there was no significant use of force, or weapons used. >>> going to bring in jobina now for look at traffic. >> hi, thank you for good morning, everyone. we will start here at the richmond san rafael bridge. you can see it's pretty full as people try to make their way on, traveling westbound. it is packed there. >>> all right, here's a look at what's going on with your commute planner. you can see that what we are dealing with are some breezy conditions on our bridges and also, they'll create some chop on our so north of the bay bridge, you gotta be careful of that. look at the pollen that's going to be out there, high at qvc, we're celebrating you during our friends and family event

wednesday night more than 100 people showed up to not only remember gonzalez but demand that body cam video be released. >> because they decided that a brown man in alameda looks suspicious. a brown man in alameda looked suspicious, mario is dead. >> the alameda police department needs to understand why a perfectly healthy man who has never been charged with a crime was killed in their custody. >> reporter: officers with the alameda county sheriff's office says the body cam video will be released as they're interviewing individuals. they say no force was used. >> we don't need arrests. we're ready to fight. we're locked and loaded. we're coming at them. >> body cam expected to be released early next week. >>> new developments, a danville police officer is facing felony charges after shooting and killing a man while on duty. the contra costa district attorney made the announcement today. saying andrew hall used unnecessary and unreasonable force responding to a pursuit. happened in november of 2019 after neighbors reported arboleda acting suspiciously. his lawyers claim self-defense. >

wednesday night more than 100 people showed up to not only remember gonzalez but demand that body cam video be released. >> because they decided that a brown man in alameda looks suspicious. a brown man in alameda looked suspicious, mario is dead. >> the alameda police department needs to understand why a perfectly healthy man who has never been charged with a crime was killed in their custody. >> reporter: officers with the alameda county sheriff's office says the body cam video will be released as interviewing individuals. they say no force was used. >> we don't need arrests. we're ready to fight. we're locked and loaded. we're coming at them. >> body cam expected to be released early next week. >>> new developments, a danville police officer is facing felony charges after shooting and killing a man while on duty. the contra costa district attorney made the announcement today. saying andrew hall used unnecessary and unreasonable force responding to a pursuit. happened in november of after neighbors reported arboleda acting suspiciously. his lawyers claim self-defense. >>> he felt no

>> mario gonzalez! >> reporter: police tried to contain him after receiving calls about a man who appeared to be under the influence. >> a latino man was having a beer in a park on a bright and sunny day? that's suspicious? >> reporter: police said a scuffle broke out and gonzalez had a medical emergency. the 26-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> they lied to me. they said my son is fighting with the officer. i say no. come on. you guys made a mistake. >> reporter: the family says the body camera video showed gonzalez complied with officers and answered all their questions. >> his mother says the video showed he has grass and sand in his mouth after being pinned to the ground. when police officers turned him on his back, his lips were blue. gonzalez leaves behind a four-year-old son. >> my guy is right here. he says, my dad died? tell him! >> reporter: a spokesperson spent the day interviewing police officering and witnesses. still no word when alameda police will release that body cam vid

. >> the death of mario gonzalez gaining national attention. >> tonight, another side of the story. we are hearing from the attorney representing the alameda police officers involved. >> and india's covid crisis is getting worse. the growing concern for the people of india and the help on the way from the bay area. >> good evening and thank you for being with us. we begin with the president's plan. is it too expensive and how much will your taxes be raised. >> all of this unfolding as bay area lawmakers make history tonight. >> reporter: tonight president biden addressing a joint session of congress, speaking to a small audience due to covid rules, about his big ideas. >> america is on the move again. >> reporter: for the first time in history two women standing behind a president during a address. both also from the bay area. >> and it's about time. >> reporter: the president addressing covid-19 accomplishments. >> 90% of americans now live within -- of a vaccination site. >> reporter: pushing congress to pass his $1.8 trillion american families plan. insuring free pre-k and two ye

police say mario gonzalez had a medical emergency after being handcuffed. his family said police choked him to death, similar to george floyd's death. what do we know thus far? >> reporter: well, mario gonzalez's death is being investigated by three separate entities. the sheriff's department, d.a.'s office and an independent law firm and they are also waiting for autopsy reports. his family believes he was killed by police. the video you are about to see is very disturbing. tonight flowers and candles mark the spot where alameda police were called to this park last monday by neighbors. the family said an unarmed mario gonzalez was having a beer at the park when police tried to restrain him. this police body cam video shows what happened. >> it is hard to watch. >> the interim alameda police chief reacting to what happened when three officers made contact with gonzalez. in the video you can see officers placing his hands behind his back and one wrestling him to the ground and ending up on top of him. at one point you can see an officer's knee on gonzalez's

a neighbor reporting mario gonzalez was talking to himself and standing too close to his home. another man dialed 911 to say gonzalez was loitering and accused him of stealing alcohol from a nearby walgreens. >> i am really disappointed and ashamed that my neighbors put him in this position. >> reporter: she is with transform alameda. after the deaths of george floyd and breonna taylor, transform alameda was created to reimagine public safety on the island. >> he needed an ambulance, some water, some food and maybe someone to help him call his family. >> a man hanging out in the park regardless of the circumstances turned into a death. and that's just -- there is no reason for it and there is no excuse for it. >> reporter: the city of alameda requested an outside, independent investigation by the former san francisco city attorney. alameda mayor says until the findings of the investigation come out, it's too soon to fire the three officers involved, leave. >> i'm looking for ways that we can move forward, how policing can be improved. >> reporter: the mayor says she supports a

alison berry wilkinson and kordell will agree on is this police body cam video of mario gonzalez being detained in alameda is hard to watch. one of the officers is a veteran starting work in 2010. the other two officers hit the streets in 2018. their attorney is speaking out. >> their goal was to keep him safe and to take appropriate action for that. what the ultimate result was never anyone's goal, and they are both heartbroken and devastated by the outcome. >> reporter: an outcome that happened when two 911 calls were made to police last monday. one neighbor reporting gonzalez was standing too close to his home. another man dialed in saying he was loitering and accused him of stealing alcohol from a nearby store. >> there's no reason for him to be dead. when the police arrived there was no excitement and, actually, the police were very calm in talking to him. but what the police did was escalate the situation by using force. >> reporter: that use of force, according to kordell, was handcuffing gonzalez and forcing him to the ground. she feels that was unnecessary. >> when they grabbe

as melissa colorado found out, they say it's proof police killed mario gonzalez. >> my mario -- my mario, my gordo. >> reporter: her son's only crime was being overweight, she says. last monday she got the call that her son, mario gonzalez, died after an allocation with alameda police. the family says an unarmed gonzalez was having a beer at a park in alameda when police tried to restrain him. >> man, he was 26 years old. >> mario was a kind and humorous man. he was a loving father and the caretaker for our brother with special needs. >> reporter: in a press release, alameda says officers tried to place his hands behind his back and that's what gonzalez had a medical emergency. he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. yesterday the family was allowed to see video from an officer's body-worn camera. >> the police killed my brother in the sam that they killed george floyd. >> his mouth with grass and everything because the officer killed him. they don't let him breathe. >> reporter: we looked up the alameda police department's manual and the department still allows the controversial c

to be borne out before we make those kinds of pronouncements. >> reporter: family says mario gonzalez who was from oakland was the father of a 4-year-old boy and main caretaker of his 22-year-old brother who has autism. the police chief says the city hired an independent law firm to conduct the internal investigation. they've also asked the alameda county sheriff's office to conduct its own investigation in parallel and as is standard procedure the district attorney's office is also investigating. the police department is waiting on autopsy results into the cause of death. the three officers involved are on paid administrative leave until this investigation is complete. reporting live here in alameda, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. >>> a live look on capitol hill this morning, today the president will hold his first joint address to congress. he'll highlight his achievements during his first 100 days and make a new push for action on job creation and assistance to struggling families. he's expected to push for police reform and new gun laws and pass his $2 trillion

. >>> right now at 6:30, new perspective in the death of mario gonzalez. the case drawing national attention. the attorney for the officers now on leaving is speaking out about the deadly encounter, why she believes that video does not tell the entire story. >> and the hesitancy among vaccine holdsouts when it comes to getting their shots. what it could mean for controlling future outbreaks. thanks for being with us on this thursday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. the officer for the three officers involved in the death of a 26-year-old man is asking people to not rush to judgment. >> bob redell is live outside police headquarters in alameda. what is he saying this morning, bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, kris and mark. the attorney says her clients were trying to keep mario gonzalez safe and they are devastated and heartbroken by his death. the body camera is difficult to watch. one of the officers is a veteran, started working in 2010. the other officers in 2018. two mondays ago around 10:45 in the morn

it shows the death of mario gonzalez who died eight days ago during a struggle with allama me da officers. police said no weapons were used and gonzalez suffered some type of medical emergency. family members viewed the video and plan to speak outside the alameda police department. >>> the family of a north carolina man is scheduled to release the results of an independent occupancy today andrew brown. >> andrew brown, jr., was shot while a search warrant was served. we have more elizabeth, north carolina. >> andrew brown's family here in elizabeth city, north carolina, say they have denied the opportunity to see the full body cam video of what happened to 42-year-old brown, when police moved in last wednesday. they were, however, given what they call a snippet of video, only 20 seconds and therein lies where they say is a big problem. what is the sheriff's department hiding by not giving them all the video. when they did look at the 20-second video which they watched repeatedly over and over, they concluded it was what they call an execution. >> dad got executed just by trying to save hi