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

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

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. >

. >> 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

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

. >>> 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

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

. >> 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

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

. >>> 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

. ">>> 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

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

. >> 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

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

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

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. >

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

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

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 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 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 police. somebody who lives in oakland and is surrounded by activists and academics i had heard about t

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

police came that mario gonzalez suffered a medical emergency but his family said he was perfectly healthy. >>> and take a look at the roadways. we have quite a few brake lights especially in the south bay. we have had a couple of trouble spots. that earlier traffic alert now clear. the damage is done. look at this red and yellow on the sensors for that south bay commute. still busy along 101 northbound 17 minute. brake lights. 280, 87 also slow. >>> looking at sunshine and chilly temperatures. we are in the 40's for many locations. daytime highs mped to yesterday. 70's to even low 80's inland. around the bay. low to mid-60s's. another cool day in the mid to upper 50's. we are looking at temperatures warming up more for wednesday and for thursday. still ld by the 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 ti

gonzalez. it was a civilian city employee. gonzalez later died and there are several on going investigations into his death. >>> mass vaccination sites are back. san mateo got a large batch of doses from the federal government. the county is reopening two of the its large sites. >>> mayors joining today to ask state leaders for a record level of funding to end homelessness. >>> well, we are looking at temperatures in the 40s and 50s as we start our day, even low 60s in livermore with that sunshine. as we head through the day inland you are going to warm up significantly. actually all of us above average for this time of year, 3 to 11 degrees above average. inland into the 80s. 84 concord and livermore, mid to upper 60s to low 70s around the bay. upper 50s to low 60s along the coast. you see that sunshine through the afternoon, slightly cooler friday and saturday, warming up sunday into early next week. >>> as we look at the road wears, very busy out of marin. we've had this trouble spot that wa

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

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

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 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

mario was a kind and humorous man. he was a loving father and the caretaker of our brother with special needs. the police killed my brother in the same manner that killed george floyd amy: in international news, indiana's official coronavirus death toll topped 200,000 as its devastating second wave continues to grip the nation. 360,000 new cases were reported over the past day -- yet another record. researchers say the true number of cases and deaths is likely far higher. as international assistance starts to trickle in, medical supplies remain dangerously low and hospitals and cremation sites are overwhelmed. this is an ambulance driver in new delhi. >> new makeshift cremation platforms are being constructed because there areat the crematorium. if you platforms are being constructed and a few on the other site. amy: one group estimates at least 100 journalists in india have died of covid, close to half within the past two weeks. press freedom groups warn journalists are also facing increasing obstruction and censorshi

mario gonzalez died in police custody on april 19th. police have released body cam footage from that day. viewers might find the footage disturbing they received calls that gonzalez appeared disoriented in a park officers appeared to wrestle him to the ground and put pressure on his back. police say gonzalez had a medical emergency after being happened cuffed. he died at the hospital. the gonzalez family is speaking out about this. >> everything we saw in that video was unnecessary and unprofessional and it took a minute and made it fatal the police killed my brother in the same manner they killed george floyd. >> there's accusations the officers put their knee on mr. gonzalez's neck and i didn't see that when i watched the video but, again, i want the entire investigation to be borne out before we make those kinds of pronouncements. >> a former attorney has been hired by the city to lead an independent investigation. the three officers involved have been placed on paid leave. police say the cause of gonzalez's death remains unclear pen

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

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

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

are saying about it. >> we have now seen the footage of mario gonzalez. the 26-year-old had been called in by 911 as behaving in a disoriented manner on a residential street in alameda. and when police arrive they seem to engage him in a bit of conversation. within a few minutes they had hands on him. they tell him not to resist, and they put him down in a residential yard. he becomes nonresponsive and you can hear in the footage officers who do not draw any weapons, go go from a simple conversation to a hands on confrontation very quickly, they say make sure not to put pressure on his chest. they talk about rolling him over and then they're applying cpr when he becomes unresponsiveunr. first, this is the brother of mar owe gonzalez from the interim chief in response to this incident, have a listen. >> i believe there has been accusations that there was pressure on mr. gonzalez's neck. i didn't see that, but i want the entire information to be born out before we make those kind of pronouncements. >> there are two parallel investigations taking place here.

protesters, mostly high school students, marched through the streets this weekend to support mario gonzalez. he died in police custody on monday and they are demanding the department released the officers names and the body cam footage alameda police said 26- year-old gonzales had a medical emergency while they were trying to arrest him he later died but the man's family said he was a healthy 26-year-old.>> i am saddened and frustrated and angry. people of color should not be the ones dying by police. police are told to protect and serve and yet they are not protecting all people>> the city of alameda has hired an independent consultant to investigate the death of a plan to release body camera footage this coming week. >>> a live look at the white house. this morning president biden became the first u.s. president to formally recognize the 1915 massacres of armenians, in what was then the ottoman empire is genocide there was a renewal of hope in southern california as thousands arminian communities took to the streets this weekend. jerky refusing to recognizing the killings as a genocide. h

protesters, most of them high school students, marched through the streets to support mario gonzalez who died in police custody on monday. and, they are demanding that the department release the officer's names and body cam footage. alameda police say 26-year-old gonzalez had a medical emergency while they were trying to arrest him. he died later but the man's family said gonzalez was a healthy 26-year-old. >> i'm saddened. and, i'm frustrated and i'm angry. people of color should not be the ones dying by the police. police are told to protect and serve yet they are not protecting all people. >> the city of alameda has hired an independent consultant to investigate the death. >>> still ahead on kpix5 news at 11:00, an endangered fin whale washed ashore in san francisco. what experts are blaming for the cause of death. >>> and, california breaking another housing record tonight. why it is leaving some stuck between homes. >>> and, sin city getting ready to fully reopen. the changes you can expect to see the next time you visit las >>> live look at the white house tonight. president bi

the department has said that 26-year-old mario gonzalez suffered a medical emergency, their words, last monday during a scuffle with officers who were trying to arrest him on suspicion of theft. they did not elaborate, and his family says the young father was perfectly healthy. this weekend student protesters marched to alameda police headquarters demanding to see the footage. and that's where gonzalez's family has said that they will speak tomorrow at noon. the three officers involved are on paid leave tonight and have not been named. >>> new at 11:00, protesters in elizabeth city, north carolina, are demanding to see the body cam footage of the family of andrew brown jr. viewed earlier today. deputies serving a felony drug warrant shot and killed brown in his car last week as he tried to drive away. >> my dad got executed just by trying to save his own life. >> andrew had his hands on his steering wheel. he was not reaching for anything. he wasn't touching anything. he wasn't throwing anything around. he had his hands firmly on the steerg wheel. >> the family says they were only shown

the department has said that the 26-year-old mario gonzalez suffered a medical emergency during a scuffle with officers trying to arrest him. they didn't say more and his family said he was perfectly healthy. over the weekend student protestors marcadquarters demanding to see the footage. that's where gonzalez's family said they will speak today at noon. the three officers involved are on paid leave and haven't been named. >>> and developing this morning protesters in north carolina are demanding the footage of the family of andrew brown jr. the family viewed it yesterday. deputies serving a felony drug warrant, shot and killed brown last week as he tried to drive away. >> my dad got executed just by trying to save his own life. >> andrew had his hands on his steering wheel. he was not reaching for anything. he was not throwing anything. he had his hands on the steering wheel. >> the family said she were only shown 20 seconds of edited video. >>> happening today another big bay area water district is poised to vote on whether it's customers should conserve. east bay mud is deciding whethe

alameda police released body camera footage yesterday of the arrest and last moments of mario gonzalez and we want to warn you the video is graphic. >> hey, bud. how is it going coming to check on you and make sure your okay. someone called and said you were maybe not feeling great. >> alameda police got two calls last week saying a man was acting strangely in a park. they speak with him for about ten minutes, trying to get more information from him. then officers moved in to restrain him, trying to put his hands behind his back. he resisted for several minutes before officers take him to the ground. police then noticed something is not quite right, asking if he had a pulse. gonzalez later died at the hospital. his family said they watched police murder mario and are demanding justice. >> they no have the right to kill him. we human. we not [inaudible]. >> alameda police, interim police chief said the body camera footage only shows part of the story and the department is waiting on the results of the autopsy. in a statement the city said it has launched three investigations, two crimin

gonzalez while in custody, a civilian city employee. the family says he was murdered and many in the community question the use of force. we spoke with former sjpd police sergeant who used to spend time in internal affairs investigating officers. he says he feels police had every right to handcuff gonzalez. >> you can't just say well all right, we won't handcuff you. they had a reason to. handcuffs are not the end of the world. it means we will protect you from hurting yourself or anybody else. >> reporter: as officers took him to the ground an officer can be seen placing his knee on minutes. shoulder for ra this is where the retired superior court judge feels police unnecessarily escalated the situation. >> what they did was escalate the situation by using force. so the they closed in on him and then laid hands on him, got one can you have on his right hand and he resisted pulling away with his left hand. >> as for the city employee who got involved, it turned out to be a parking enforcement officer. >> i welcome anybody that wants to

rk in alameda is where officers tried to detain mario gonzalez late monday morning. police say as they tried to handcuff him there was a scuffle and he suffered a medical emergency. the family says that explanation doesn't add up as mario was a healthy 26-year-old man. >> we know there was no scuffle because mario was not a violent person. >> i am calling for independent investigation in addition to the sheriffs office. i am just heart sick. this is a young man. this shouldn't have happened. >> his family wants alameda police to release the body cam footage. the three officers involved in the incident have been placed on paid administrative leave. >>> in contra costa authorities released body camera video of a deadly police shooting involving a danville officer. we must warn you the video is difficult to watch. it shows the moment deputy andrew hall shot wilson in the face. he was responding to a report of a man throwing rocks at passing cars. hall arrived and wilson pulled out a knife they say and hall opened fire. the incident lasted 40 seconds. wilson was homeless

the department has said the 26- year-old mario gonzalez suffered a medical emergency during a scuffle with officers trying to arrest him on suspicious of theft. they didn't say more and his family said he was perfectly healthy. over the weekend student protesters marched demanding to see the footage. gonzalez's family said they will speak today at noon. the three officers are on paid leave and have not been named. >>> a san jose woman accused of coughing in to a baby's face will be in court later this morning. the 66-year-old, a former schoolteacher, faces a charge of misdemeanor assault. prosecutors say that last june she got into an argument with a woman as both stood in line and then she allegedly bent over the baby stroller, removed her mask and coughed three times. authorities tracked her down with surveillance video and tip from the public. >>> getting back on track. >> still ahead,. >> even being vaccinated it still makes me anxious. >> what will it take to convince people it's safe to return to the rails >>> it's a chilly start to the day with morning lows down to the 30's and

body camera footage of the arrest and last moments of mario gonzalez. the video is graphic. >> hey bud. coming to check on you. someone called and said maybe you weren't feeling so great. >> alameda police got two calls last week saying a man was acting strangely in a park. they speak with gonzalez for about ten minutes trying to get more information out of him and then officers move into restrain him trying to put his hands behind his back. he resists for several minutes before officers take him to the ground. police notice something is not quite right asking if he had a pulse. gonzalez later died at the hospital. his family said they watched police murder him and are demanding justice. >> got a pulse >> they no have the right to kill him. we human. >> alameda police interim chief said that's footage only showed part of the story and the department is waiting on the results of the autopsy to come back. in a statement the city said it had launched three investigations, two criminal and one independent adding it's committed to being transparent and respo

family of mario gonzalez says he was murdered and many in the community question the use of force. we spoke with former sjpd police sergeant who used to spend time in internal affairs investigating officers. he says he feels police had every right to handcuff gonzalez. >> if he doesn't want to be handcuffed, you can't just say well all right, we're not going to handcuff you. they had reason to. handcuffs are not the end of the world. it means we will protect you from hurting yourself or anybody else. agonzalez to the ground an officer can be seen placing his knee on the man's shoulder for several minutes. this is where the retired superior court judge feels police unnecessarily escalated the situation. >> what they did was escalate the situation by using force. so they closed in on him and then laid hands on him, got one cuff on his right hand and he resisted pulling away with his left hand. >> as for the city employee involved, it turned out to be a parking enforcement officer. >> i encourage anybody that wants to help take feinto custody. that's great. even a civilian. however be

. >>> new information this evening on the death of mario gonzalez. we are learning more about the alameda police officers involved. devin fehely is live on the officers who have been placed on administrative leave. >> reporter: three officers with a combined 17 years of experience and the release of the body camera footage has raised new questions about whether or not his death could've been prevented and whether or not these officers acted appropriately. >> reporter: james fisher, cameron leahy and eric mckinley had a combined 17 years of experience in the police department. but it is there interaction with mario gonzalez on april 19 that will be scrutinized for weeks and possibly years to come. >> mary o gonzales should be alive today. >> reporter: this retired judge said there are multiple missed opportunities to de-escalate the situation with mario gonzalez possibly preventing his death. >> what they did was escalate the situation by using force. so they closed in on him, and laid hands on him and got one cuff on his right hand. he resisted pulli

this small park in alameda is where officers tried to detain mario gonzalez. as they tried to handcuff him there was a scuffle and he suffered medical emergency. the family says the explanation doesn't add up as mario was a healthy 26-year-old man. >> we know there was no scuffle because mario was not a violent person. >> i am calling for an independent investigation in addition to the sheriffs office. i am just heart sick. this is a young man't ve happen >> his family wants alameda police to release the body cam footage. three officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave. >>> in contra costa, authorities released new body camera video of the deadly police shooting involving a danville officer. the incident happened last month and we must warn you, the video is difficult to watch. it shows the moment deputy andrew hall shot wilson in the face. the deputy was responding to a report of a man throwing rocks at passing cars on 680 from sycamore valley road over pass. hall arrived. wilson pulled out a knife and hall opened fire. the entire incide