Tonight we're hearing from 6
Good Samaritan who stepped in to
save CHP officers life on the side of
Interstate 8 good evening and thank
you for joining us. I'm Carla chiquito.
I'm Marcella Lee.
Officer Tony Pacheco was shot on April
27th after investigators say the
suspect tried to grab the officer's gun.
The officer is now recovering at
home and the men who rushed in
to help him were honored today.
CBS 8 Kirsten Holmes has more from
the ceremony for the humble heroes.
All six of those good Samaritans
came here to Sunrise Church in
front of a room full of other CHP
officers to accept that award for
saving Officer Tony Pacheco's life.
And they say they were just doing the right
thing. When I see the the cut of
the of the officer with the lights
and I don't see any officer and I
don't see any people, that's like
it was like something weird for me.
Two people holding the guy against
the guardrail and then I saw
the officer who had just fallen
down in front of the vehicle.
And that's the moment they jumped
into action and just run to the
officer dropped the gun on the floor,
pulled the officer and struggle with
the suspect for a good 25 seconds and
I doubt his wife's number because he
couldn't open it, so I haven't the one.
I opened his phone.
Look for his wife and open it and hand
it to him. Now I looked in my hand,
they were all full of blood.
My my parents, my shoes,
they're all full of blood,
but that second I really didn't care.
1199 means officer down and that's
when I start using 1199 and that's
when literally each and every dispatch
every officer out there heard it.
1199 that's the worst code
they have a tourniquet
and removed his belt for another
tourniquet and just kind of rest
assured that he's going to be alright.
Florida Bethel. Made a zoga Lau.
Yusef Francisco Soto
Sesma James Allen Carver,
Hunter Nemeth and Travis Allman were
honored with California Highway
Patrols Commissioner superior effort
at award for their bravery on April
27th when they stepped in to help CHP
officer Tony Pacheco as he struggled
with 25 year old Nehal do flower.
Berto's wife was driving when she says
he told her to stop and then just jumped
out of the car as she slowed down.
Terrifying, but at the same time,
when you see an officer.
And I I
can say like anyone with need help
and you can help like
there is no other way you can act.
They do everything for us every day.
They risk their life every day
for us and for our children.
So I didn't think like two eyes
to go twice to go over there.
Six complete strangers coming
together as a team all to save a life.
I think everyone played a role.
I think even if you don't know how
to do anything there was a gentleman
up there who was just holding the
officer's hand and reassuring the
officer at the time. That's just.
So important as place in the tourniquet.
Kirsten Holmes CBS 8.
So glad to see them honored you.
How do the suspect pleaded not
guilty by reason of insanity?
He will be evaluated by court
appointed doctors before his
next court date in July.
We can't fail the American people again.
Since you ivaldi just over a week ago,
there have been twenty other
mass shootings in America.
Each with four or more
people killed or injured.
Including yesterday.
At a hospital in Tulsa, OK.
A shooter
tonight President Biden is appealing
for tougher gun laws in the wake
of several deadly mass shootings.
Most recently in Uvalde, TX and Tulsa, OK,
just about an hour ago,
the president wrapped up
his speech to the nation.
Skyler Henry has more on that
and what's already being done
by lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
President Biden is calling for action
after a wave of large scale mass shootings
sparked renewed demands for gun reform.
How many more innocent American lives?
Must be taken before we say enough's enough.
The president's Thursday night
addressed to the nation follows
the deaths of 19 schoolchildren
and two teachers in Uvalde, TX.
Four people at a Tulsa,
OK Hospital and 10 net.
A Buffalo, NY supermarket.
We should reinstate the Solomons ban on
high capacity magazines that we passed in
1994 with bipartisan support in Congress.
Thursday, A House panel approved
the protecting Our Kids Act,
which includes a provision
to raise the required age for
buying semi automatic firearms.
From 18 to 21, if it passes the full House,
the measure is unlikely to muster enough
support in the evenly divided Senate.
The public is demanding that we take action.
Republicans slammed the hearing as
threatening the Second Amendment.
Some brought their own weapons.
Here's a SIG Sauer 320.
It takes a 20 round magazine in the Senate.
Maine Republican Susan Collins says
a group of senators discussing gun
reform is making quote rapid progress
toward a common sense package.
So
we're working hoping to come up
with a bipartisan. Agreement.
So we can pass something at
the federal level that will
actually target. This problem
the Senate negotiations are focused on
improving background checks and so called
red flag laws that keep guns from people
who could harm themselves or others.
Skyler Henry CBS News. Capitol Hill.
The Senate passed no major gun reform
legislation after 20 children were
killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.
As more victims of the Uvalde
school shooting are laid to rest,
there are even more questions tonight
about the police response to that tragedy.
Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez
says information Uvalde police received
from 911 calls inside the school was
not relayed to the school district.
Police Chief Pete Arredondo,
who is in charge of the response,
the head of the Texas Department
of Public Safety, has said police
waited to confront the gunman.
Because Arredondo believed they were
dealing with a hostage situation,
19 children and two teachers were killed.
Right now we're in what's known as the
100 deadliest days for young drivers.
More teens die in car crashes
between Memorial Day and Labor
Day than any other time of year.
Tonight, the auto club of Southern
California is reminding teens
that these crashes can be avoided.
Raul Contreras,
junior was 18 when his reckless
driving killed a 12 year old.
And permanently injured another.
He served 22 years in jail.
And I thought about those 22 years
what I wish I could have done what I
wish I would have done different how
I wish you know that I had options.
I wish I would have been able to
just stop and say you know what?
This doesn't seem too safe.
Top factors for deadly crashes
among teens are speeding,
not wearing a seat belt,
and distracted driving in a
little less than an hour.
Students and staff at Castle Park
High School in Chula Vista will get a
chance to share their concerns about
the campus there with the community.
They say the school is falling apart
and they have the pictures to prove it.
They started an Instagram page called Save
CP now where they post about cracked windows,
ruined outdoor fields,
mold and termites.
Tonight they're asking the Sweetwater.
Union High School districts
to do something about it.
If
the district expects a certain.
Responsibility of us to be great
students and our staff to be great
staff and to be a great school.
We expect them to answer why our
school looks like this compared
to other schools in our district.
Tonight's community meeting on the
Castle Park campus starts at 7.
We have a crew there and updates
from the meeting coming on our
tenant and 11:00 o'clock newscasts.
In North Park we're working for
you to get answers about an issue
people are complaining about.
People tell us that drivers are constantly
speeding in the Altadena neighborhood,
CBS 8 Ariana Cohen shows us the
action some neighbors are taking.
Yes, we're at 33rd and Redwood.
I spoke with a small group of neighbors
here in the Altadena neighborhood and
they say this problem of speeding
has been going on for decades.
Terrence Morrissey reached out to CBS 8
News and he says pets have been killed.
Cars have been sideswiped,
one car even ended up on his
neighbor's lawn over here,
and this neighborhood is different
than others because it has narrow
streets and two schools nearby.
McKinley and Saint Augustine,
which creates traffic and
more children walking by.
Here is what Terrence had to say.
Scared I have a 9 month old son and
he can't play in the front yard.
We can't really be out here in
the front yard with him because
the traffic is so relentless.
It's so it's so dangerous. There
is a sense of fear just
crossing the street here.
We just want a sense of well being.
Neighbors created a petition that
has more than 250 signatures.
They've reached out to the city
and council member Whitburn and are
waiting for action to be taken.
Neighbors say a solution would
be speed bumps, a roundabout,
or even new street signs
with a lower speed limit.
Now Terrence.
Mercy said he had a community
sit down with Whitburn and the
City Transportation Department.
The Transportation Department is
asking for 120 days until they can
give recommendations to Whitburn.
So right now it's a countdown.
Until that 120 days is up to
hopefully sees a solution to this.
We will continue to work for
you on this story.
Reporting in North Park, Ariana Cohen, CBS 8.
District 3 Councilman Stephen
Whitburn is also responding tonight,
saying in part quote residents should
not have to fear for their lives
when taking their dog for a walk.
Playing with their kids in the yard,
or just walking around their neighborhood.
We are working closely with community
members in addressing these concerns.
Whitburn went on to say that the
Transportation Department will be evaluating
the area for traffic calming solutions.
And don't forget, CBS 8 is working for you.
If there's an issue you'd
like us to look into,
email us at your stories at cbs8.com.
The city of San Diego is trying to get ahead
of ocean pollution in Mission Beach by
ramping up St sweeping schedules this summer.
Starting this month through September,
Mission Beach allies will be swept every
Wednesday as opposed to every other week.
They are also including new
routes and using newer,
smaller electric sweepers.
The goal is to reach nearly every
alley in both North and South.
Mission Beach
this morning. CBS 8 joined teams of
volunteers and their big red shoes to
help support the Ronald McDonald House
Red Shoe Day.
Organizers say with more than 60 teams.
They raised about $224,000
in just three hours.
That's impressive quarter of $1,000,000.
Just this morning.
This is the House's largest
community fundraiser,
and it helps provide a home
away from home for families with
children in local hospitals.
If you still like to donate,
we have a link on our website at cbs8.com
and we have one of the big red shoes here.
They're gigantic. It's good.
Good stuff, a lot of money going out.
Collecting.
No, I'm just giving you an example of
what what was out there this morning,
and if you missed it, go ahead.
And go online because you can
still make your donation.
Ronald McDonald House San Diego.
It's worth your time.