the hour long video shows the final moments of mario gonzalez life as two officers were trying to take him into custody. ktvu is amber lee is in alameda tonight. and amber, you watch the video tonight with a former prosecutor and defense attorney to help break down exactly. what he saw happening. that's right, frank out. the attorney tells me the video is. painful to watch and that he empathizes with the family, he says. the question is, did police follow procedure tomorrow, to alameda police officers made physical contact with mario gonzalez about 15 minutes after the officer's body cameras were activated, they hold on to his arms and moved them to his back. don't resist it, but gonzales appears to resist and during the struggle, one officer places his knee on his lower back. we're gonna take care of you. okay, as the struggle continues, one officer's knee is on gonzales his shoulder. oh it's pretty clear that putting someone belly down. handcuffed with weight on their back is dangerous. we can absolutely perceive the fear. tony brass is a criminal defense attorney who was a former pr

mario gonzalez did not have to die. my family and i saw the footage and we know what really happened tuesday consults his brother and mother and their supporters last down at alameda police outside the department. they know how that right killing we humans. i feel so my i feel i feel so. family has viewed somebody camera footage showing what led up to gonzalez is death. alameda police officers murdered my brother mario. he said his brother did not die of a medical emergency during a scuffle as police have said. he said his brother did not attack the officers, the footage shows officers on top of mario while he was face down on the ground. they had their way on his head and his back. he was complying, and they continue to pin him down with their way. the family says. gonzalez was restrained for at least five minutes. officers were called about a man and who appeared to be under the influence. it was possibly suspected of stealing liquor from walgreens. for that mario is paying with his life in this outrageous family's at

first, though, we want to play more of the final moments here, mario gonzalez life because we believe the more information everyone out there has the better as you heard, henry say the police were trying to handcuff him, and they took him to the ground. now i've watched this video five times and i could never see a knee on his neck. but you could clearly see one of the officers had a knee on his back. you also hear the police saying to him? hey, man, you've just had too much to drink, calm. down, stop kicking. it appeared the police were trying to handcuff him. but they were having a very hard time because he was struggling at 1.1 of the officers said. should we roll him on his side? but they didn't do that. after being on the ground for about eight minutes, the suspect became unresponsive right here, and at that point, they rolled him over and started chest compressions. so michael given all of this as a set up what are your thoughts on what happened here in alameda? well, i too, frank. watch this video number one. i think we asked too much of our police. they're put in situations li

family members and supporters held a vigil in memory of mario gonzalez of oakland near the site where he encountered alameda police and died while in custody. ah large crowd joining the family's call for accountability and answers. alameda police department is to explain why a perfectly healthy man was never charged with the crime was killed in their custody on monday morning around 10. 45o reports of a man who appeared to be under the influence and a suspect in a possible theft. they say officers try to detain the man and there was a physical altercation. police say the man had what they describe as a medical emergency, and that he later died at the hospital. ah broom in and alameda looks suspicious. fema deal's dead supporters question if racism played a role in people calling the police when they saw gonzalez family members say they don't trust the information police have released no no medical problems. 26 year old man healthy man. how the #### do you die? but he's not an 80 year old man with medical issues tonight, inexplicably, porky gonzalez, his mother spoke through a translat

gonzalez dead. he theft and that he died from a medical emergency. but family members pandemic and word that the johnson and johnson vaccine is back in rotation late tonight, the fda lifted its paws on the j and j single shot dose. a single dose shot, i should say. after a vote by a cdc panel of experts. this comes after 15 women developed blood clots. three of them have died. j and j will now have to add a warning to its label to note the potential risk of rare but dangerous blood clots. there are already two vaccines out there that do not have this problem as far as we know. so i think if this was the only vaccine out there, we would be answering. a very different question would be dealing with something very different. the u. s can resume using the johnson and johnson shot immediately. nearly eight million doses of the j and j vaccine have been administered since it was first approved. california has now administered more than 27 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, according to the latest data

he was a son, family members and supporters held a vigil in memory of mario gonzalez of oakland near the site where he encountered alameda police and died while in custody. ah large crowd joining the family's call for accountability and answers. alameda police department is to explain why a perfectly healthy man who was never charged with the crime was killed in their custody on monday morning around 10. 45 police say they responded to two reports of a man who appeared to be under the influence and a suspect in a possible theft. they say officers try to detain the man and there was a physical altercation. police say the man had what they describe as a medical emergency, and that he later died at the hospital. ah, broom in and alameda looks suspicious. fema did supporters question if racism played a role in people calling the police when they saw gonzalez family members say they don't trust the information? police have released? how the #### do you die? but he's not an 80 year old man with medical issues possibly forget that is always his mother spoke through a translator about him be

okay this is alameda police body cam, showing officers trying to detained mario gonzalez neighbors had called police saying he appeared to be on drugs. put your hands behind your back. okay within a few moments, there's a struggle as officers put him to the ground yourself short center. gonzalez later died. the cause of his death is under investigation by his name, my gonzalez did not have to die. my family and i saw the footage and we know what really happened earlier tuesday consults his brother and mother and their supporters last out at alameda police outside the department. they know how their right to kill him with humans. i feel so much i feel i feel so the family has viewed somebody. camera footage showing what led up to gonzalez is death. alameda police officers murdered my brother mario. he said his brother did not die of a medical emergency during a scuffle as police have said. he said his brother did not attack the officers, the footage shows officers on top of mario while he was face down on the ground. they had their way on his head and his back. it was complying, and the

gonzalez death. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville and i'm julie julie haener. the video released shows body camera video from two officers. they responded to 911 calls about a the influence. eventually they take him to the ground where the attempt to restrain his arms. the man's family says the video contradicts statements by the department are crime reporter henry lee has also watched the video and he joins us now with what he's learned. he's following this case, henry. yeah. julie the city of alameda did release this hour long video late this afternoon. let's take a look at some of what it shows your favorite mario. mario please don't resist us. okay, mario, put your hand behind your back now. alameda police say they were trying to detain gonzalez near south short center because neighbors had reported he seemed to be under the influence and needed some help. now, several officers responded to the area of parking notice and began talking. him, but they say he began resisting. they got int

the newly released body camera footage of a struggle between officers and 26 year old mario gonzalez only tells part of the story. ktvu elissa harrington tells us how family members feel about that video and why some legal experts say this will be a hard case to prosecute. body camera footage shows the final moments of mario gonzales his life as he struggled with police while being handcuffed monday of last week. alameda police officers first made contact with gonzalez after they were called about an intoxicated man who was involved in a possible theft. when they arrived, he spent several minutes speaking with the suspect, and when officers tried to put gonzales his hands behind his back, they all fell to the ground. officers are seen on video, placing a knee on his lower back then on his shoulder. honey brass is a criminal defense attorney who's a former prosecutor with the san francisco district attorney's office, he said officers seem to be aware of gonzales was having trouble breathing when one officer suggests rolling him to his side. it's pretty clear that putting someone belly

newly released body camera footage of a struggle between officers and 26 year old mario gonzalez on lee tells part of the story. ktvu elissa harrington tells us how family members feel about the video and why some legal experts say. this case will be a difficult one to prosecute. body. camera footage shows the final moments of mario gonzales his life as he struggled with police while being handcuffed monday of last week. alameda police officers first made contact with gonzalez after they were called about an intoxicated man who was involved in a possible theft when they arrived, he spent several minutes speaking with the suspect, and when officers tried to put gonzales his hands behind his back, they all fell to the ground officers are seen on video, placing a knee on his lower back then on his shoulder. tony brass is a criminal defense attorney who's a former prosecutor with the san francisco district attorney's office. he said officers seem to be aware gonzales was having trouble breathing when one officer suggests rolling him to his side. it's pretty clear that putting someone belly

alameda, as police chief said the cause of mario gonzalez is death hasn't yet been determined. the three officers involved are on paid administrative leave while this case is being investigated. the chp is looking for the person responsible for the latest highway shooting here in the bay area. the victim was shot in the neck last night while driving railroad avenue off ramp on highway four in pittsburgh and then crashed into the back of a trailer that was stopped at a red light. he was alert when taken to the hospital that all frank was closed for several hours as investigators did their work, a berkeley woman is facing hate crime charges after she called police on an african american delivery driver, a neighbor captured video of the incident and in the video, the one one can be heard yelling racial slurs at the driver, the woman called police, saying that she and her boyfriend had followed the driver after they saw him speeding. then they confronted the driver and tried to prevent him from leaving. now the driver says he was just trying to avoid the situation from escalating.

mario gonzalez died after being taken into custody last week and yesterday, the alameda police department released an hour of body camera video from three different viewpoints. the attorney for the officers says that they used the lowest degree of force possible, given the circumstances and says the officers did put a neon guns always back, but not on his neck. today, the chief responded to accusations by gonzalez, brother that the officers committed murder. i think that ah, pretty strong charge that there's not enough evidence to support that charge. right now. that's what the investigation is for. we don't even know the cause of death right now. all three officers are currently on paid leave pending the investigation. it's just a way to start over clean slate that helps us recover after a mass shooting, then the pandemic. it's been a tough two years for gilroy and its famous garlic festival, coming up plans to bring the festival back this summer and what you can expect a big time warm up today temperatures into the nineties. not as warm tomorrow, a little fog returning. well, look at th

an attorney for the three alameda police officers who restrained mario gonzalez is now speaking publicly about the case. gonzales died after being taken into custody last week. alameda police released an hour of body cam video from three different points of view. now the attorney says that shows officers used the lowest possible degree of force against gonzales and the chief of police there in alameda is now reacting to accusations that his officers murdered mario gonzales. i think that ah, pretty strong charge that there's not enough evidence to support that charge. right now. that's what the investigation is for. we don't even know the cause of death right now. chief says all three officers are on paid leave while the investigation continues. more than half of united's the united states have seen a decline in new covid infections. as we look back over the past two weeks, as david lee miller reports, though, public health officials say that vaccine hesitancy remains a challenge. there's still more work to do to beat this fires last night, president biden urged americans to not let their

mario gonzalez died after being taken into custody last week, the attorney says the officers used the lowest degree of force possible, given the circumstances and did put a knee on gonzales is back, but not on his neck. the chief today also urged the public not to rush to judgment. all three of those officers are on paid leave right now pending the investigation. yeah, right. president joe biden addressed a joint session of congress tonight with some of the familiar rituals and also some new ones. fist bumps instead of hugs, and there were plenty of mask and sparse attendance to allow for social distancing. the resident pointed out another historic change as he%-g in front of vice president kamila harris and house speaker nancy pelosi. thank you all, madam speaker, madame. vice president. no president has ever said those words from this podium. no president ever said those words and it's about time. first lady jill biden held up virtual reception today for the guests who would normally have joined her toe want to the speech and person here? the president's roughly 70 minute speech ton

gonzalez. he died in their custody. these officers used the lowest degree of force. possible given the intensity of mr gonzales is efforts to evade their grasp, she says gonzalez was disoriented and intoxicated. thea officers had to take action to ensure his safety and that of the public. they couldn't leave him there. he could fall. they were very concerned about him falling, she says. officer james fisher, a 10 year veteran, seen here did put his knee on gonzales is back that is being used. it is a balance point, much like you would put your hand on rested on a railing as you go down the stair. there was never a point in time where any officers need was on mr gonzales his neck. nor was there a time when they were pressing down hard enough on his body to cause him not to breathe officer fisher as well as officers eric mckinley and cameron leahy. or on paid leave corado. gonzales says officers murdered his brother. the truth is that he was killed by the police department was heartbreaking to se

as the story at a candlelight vigil in alameda family members of mario gonzalez demanded answers about how the 26 year old died while in police custody. no no medical problems. 26 year old man, healthy man. how the #### do you die? but he's not an 80 year old man with medical issues. gonzales died monday. alameda police officers were called to the 800 block of oak street for a possible theft with a suspect who appeared to be under the influence. that's where they found gonzales and attempted to arrest him. alameda police say the 26 year old suffered a medical emergency in a press release. this is how investigators described that incident. there was a scuffle as officers attempted to place gonzalez his hands behind his back. officers did not use any weapons a broom in and alameda looks suspicious. fema deal's did family members taken solace leaves behind a young son and was a caretaker for his brother who has autism. they're calling for the immediate release of body cam video and for the names of the officers involved in the incident to be made public. the coroner's office has not relea

right now on the ktv you fox two news at mario gonzalez died in police custody. now all eyes are on the body camera footage. officers are seen on video placing a knee on his lower back then on his shoulder, family members and activists are calling gonzalez is death murder right now on the ktv you fox two news app. in america. the future belongs to everyone. so we built the trucks of the future for everyone. ford ranger f 1 50 super duty with available drive modes they're built to get through any environment because the trucks of the future are built for america. ford trucks. drive one today. right now. get 3000 total cash after 2021 ford ranger, larry it plus 1000 extra with eligible trade in and 500 for accessories. so you have a car, but you don't drive much. you are the work from homer's living our best retirement life and hardly drive anymore. you should have metro mile it's paper, mile car insurance for people like you so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bo