>> 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

the officers were trying to keep mario gonzalez safe when they trieded to arrest him earlier this week. on april 19th, the three officers responded to two 911 calls, one officer reporting gonzalez was standing too close to his home. the other caller reported gonzalez was lightering and accused him of stealing alcohol from a nearby store. from this video, you can see there was a struggle to get gonzalez in handcuffs. one officer ended up with his knee on gonzalez's back. gonz aalez lost consciousness, dying later at the hospital. emgency. gonzalez's family compares this to george floyd's death and wants those officers fired or charged. here is the attorney for the officers. >> it is far more complex and far different from the george floyd situation. these officers were highly attentive to the issue of positional asphyxiation. >> the points are very common but what the police did was escalate the situation by using force. >> we've learned one of the officers is a veteran, who started in 2010. the other two started in 2018. all three officers are on paid administrative leave. >>> new deta

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

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

family and friends are demanding answers after a 26-year-old mario gonzalez died while in police custody. a memorial was held this evening. family members say he was a father and caretaker for his brother, who has autism. they also say gonzalez had no medical issues, and they want to know what led to his death. they want the body cam video released by the police. >> my brother did not die of medical complications. we know that there was no scuffle, because he was not a violent person. >> police officers say that they were called out to oak street for separate reports of a man under the influence and a suspect in a possible theft. they say gonzalez suffered a medical emergency while trying to restrain him. he was take on the a hospital where he later died. the cause of death is still unknown. >>> developing in columbus, ohio, hundreds of people staged a sit-down protest over the death of 16-year-old makiyah bryant. they sat in front of the statehouse blocking traffic for self-hours. these demonstrations come as police body cam video on that incident was released. we want to warn you here,

in alameda mario gonzalez died while in police custody. police say officers were called out to oak street for separate reports of a man under the influence and a suspect in a possible theft. they say gonzalez suffered a medical emergency while trying to restrain him. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. gonzalez's family said gonzalez had no medical issues, and they want police to release the body camera video worn by officers on the scene. we expect that video to be released by the end of the month. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. >>> happening today in minneapolis, the funeral for daunte wright. he was killed by former officer kim potter during a traffic stop after she says she mistook her handgun for a taser. reverend al sharpton will give the eulogy and his organization plans to cover the funeral costs. >>> president biden is now calling on congress to play ball when it comes to police reform. getting gop support might be a challenge. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington thi

mario gonzalez who died while in police custody. police say officers were called out to oak street for separate reports of a man under the influence and the suspect in a possible theft. they say gonzalez suffered a medical emergency trying to restrain him. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. gonzalez's family said he had no medical issues and they want police to release the body cam video. reporting live here in danville, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, bob, for the details on that. >>> supporters of police reform wonder if reform will be enough to lead washington. tracie potts joins us live this morning. we are seeing little signs of progress here. >> reporter: exactly. and that's more than we've seen before. some people in both parties are saying it's possible police reform could happen in a couple of weeks. the whi republicans for police reforms privately and in next week's address to congress. >> he has every intention of using that as an opportunity to elevate this issue and talk about the im

gonzalez last week? chief says that while yes the video you're about to see is hard to watch it's too early to say whether excessive force was used. this body cam video you're about to see is disturbing. early last week alameda police responded to a local park for calls about a man under the influence and possibly involved in a theft. family say gonzalez was having a beer in the park when police tried to restrain him but in the video gonzalez appears to resist, in the nearly hour-long body cam video you can hear an officer asking gonzalez to stop resisting. one officer ends up on top of gonzalez with his knee on gonzalez's back where it remains for four minutes. gonzalez eventually loses consciousness. officers start life-saving procedures they call the fire department. gonzalez unfortunately died later at the hospital. police say gonzalez was 26 years old, had a medical emergency. gonzalez's family spoke outside the police department yesterday, this is right before law enforcement made this video public

the attorney for the three alameda police officers says her clients were trying to keep mario gonzalez safe when at the tried to arrest him early last week and that they are all heartbroken and devastated by his death, the body cam video you are about to see is disturbing to watch. just a heads-up. we've learned one of the officers is a veteran. started working here at the police department in 2010. the other two officers hit the street in 2018. two mondays ago the officers responded to two 911 calls. one neighbor reporting gonzalez was standing too close to his home. another caller reported gonzalez was loitering and accused him of stealing alcohol from a nearby store. there was a struggle to get gonzalez in handcuffs. one officer ended up with a knee on his back. gonzalez, who was 26 years old, lost consciousness and died at the hospital. police say he had a medical emergency. the family compares this to the george floyd case and wants the officers fired and charged in gonzalez's death. here is the attorney for those officers. >> it is far moore complex and far different from the geo

that video so far has not been released publicly but shows the death of mario gonzalez who died eight days during a struggle with police officers. no weapons were used in the confrontation and gonzalez suffered some type of medical emergency. family members plan to speak outside the police department. >>> 6:46, for the first time ever, california is losing a congressional seat due to population shifts and our state's not alone. new york, pennsylvania, ohio and michigan are also losing a seat. california's loss of representation will be somewhere in the los angeles area, but we won't know where for several months, as the state committee redraws district lines. six other states including arizona, texas and florida are among those gaining one or two seats. >>> in california, state lawmakers are giving the green light to a big tax break for businesses struggling to come back from the pandemic. under the terms, the bill allows them to deduct expenses associated with federal pandemic loans. it only applies to businesses who have lost at least 25% during one quarter of 2020, and are not publ

the attorney for three alameda police officers involved in the death of 26-year-old mario gonzalez is asking people to not rush to judgment this is video from the officers' body cam. it is disturbing to watch. the attorney for the three officers says her clients were trying to keep gonzalez safe when they tried to arrest him last week and that they are both heartbroken and devastated by his death. you could see in the video there was a struggle to get gonzalez in handcuffs. one officer ended up with a knee on his back. gonzalez eventually lost consciousness and died later at the hospital. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. the president marks 100 days in office today. he will celebrate by holding a rally in atlanta, and then he and the first lady will travel to georgia to meet with former president jimmy carter. carter was not able to make it to the inauguration because of health reasons. >>> a look at our weather forecast, meteorologist kari hall, nice today. we know we're in a drought. >>> yeah, we are in a drought. we've been monitoring it. warm temperatures for our inla

officers struggle to hancuff mario gonzalez. one officer ends up with his knee on gonzalez's back where it remains for four minutes. gonzalez eventually loses consciousness. officers start life-saving procedures, they call the fire department. gonzalez died later at the hospital. this happened early last week. police say gonzalez was 26 years old, had a medical emergency. gonzalez's family blames police for using excessive force. >>> good morning, i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. it's back to square one for folks in the north bay, leading the recall effort for the mayor of windsor. six women accused dominic foppoli for sexual assault. folks wanting to get him out of that position but they filed the paperwork for the recall unfortunately leaders there is a that they made errors when filing the paperwork in naming his position. they will likely now need to refile. >>> we need to get a look at the forecast for today. here's meteorologist kari hall. >> yes, we have a lot of sunshine and quickly warming temperatures, if you're ab