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focused on you.
Six years after a black St.
Louis police officer was beaten
by five of his white colleagues,
we've learned the Police Department is
jump starting an internal investigation.
Thanks for joining us.
I'm Mike Bush.
And I'm Ann Allred.
Luther Hall was working undercover as
a protester in September 2017 when he
says he was assaulted during an arrest.
Our Christine Byers is here with
exclusive new details that she's learning
tonight about the case. Christi.
And a lot has happened since th,
including a federal investigati.
And now that that's over,
it's the police department's tun
to hold its officers accountable
for violating internal policies.
Here's a look at what Detective Luther Hall
looked like following that arrest attempt.
In all, five officers were
federally indicted for the beat.
Two officers pleaded guilty,
one was acquitted and another wt
to prison and the 5th got proba.
In February of 2021,
the city settled A lawsuit with
Luther Hall for $5,000,000.
And earlier this year,
Luther Hall's attorney tells mel
retired after his workers compensation
ran out and his disability was approved.
A Police Department spokesman ts
me the department opened an intl
investigation after the assault,
but the feds told them to standn
until they could complete their.
In a statement,
the department confirmed it quoe
continued our internal investign
once the investigation and criml
trial proceedings by the Departt
of Justice were concluded.
Do we know how many officers have been
told to come to Internal Affair?
So, so far, internal sources and sources
familiar with this investigation have
told me there are at least ten officers
who have been asked to return to
Internal Affairs and give statements.
And some of them are retired,
including Larry O'Toole.
Now he was the interim police
chief when all of this went dow.
Coming up at 6:00, I'll have
reaction from Luther Hall's attorney.
All right, Christine. Thanks.
Well, tonight, fire crews tell a
home explosion in Granite City s
likely caused by a hot water he.
The home exploded overnight nea.
Clair and Dale avenues.
It's now a total loss.
The homeowner works overnights d
was not home when it happened.
When neighbor tells us his
home was damaged, too.
He had left about 20 minutes
before the explosion happened.
Coming
home, then seeing this was like I said,
you know, count your blessings,
you know, because you're not
guaranteed tomorrow, you know,
so anything could happen at any time.
So but it's like I said,
thank God, everybody's OK The
ATF and the Granite City Fire
Department are still investigat.
Now to our weather. First forec,
it's a windy and warm day,
so let's check in with
meteorologist Jim Castillo. Jim,
yeah, today's a nice break, Mik.
As if you noticed yesterday that breeze gusts
over 30 miles an hour and same with today,
those gusts is high as about 30 miles an hour
at right now at Lambert, 31 miles an hour.
So that's one of the stronger gs
that we've had throughout the d.
The wind will die down this eve,
but it is pleasant out there
considering what's coming our way for
Thursday and Friday is high hea.
And high humidity.
So right now it's 87 and that
humidity is down at about 36%.
Very comfortable.
Notice a dew point is below 60,
so the wind relaxes tonight,
especially after midnight.
Low temperatures everywhere in the 60s.
In St. Louis at about 68 with a light wind.
And here's this huge Dome of high pressure.
It's been baking Texas and a lot of either
heat advisories or excessive heat warnings.
We will likely see that as we get into.
Thursday and Friday.
So it's a weather alert day for both days.
High temperatures near 100,
heat indices as high as 107.
I'll have much more on that
coming up in just a few minutes.
Thank
you, Jim. Across the country,
Starbucks workers are striking
for better pay and support.
It comes as unionized employeese
demanding a contract negotiatio.
AR Justina Cornell stopped at the coffee
chain on Kings Highway in Chippa
where dozens made their voices heard.
In the St. Louis region,
4 strikes happened Monday
morning and afternoon, I'm told.
Besides contract negotiations,
Starbucks workers also believe
that there's been a lack of
support for their LGBTQ employe.
The union,
Starbucks Workers United organized this push.
More than 300 stores have voted
to unionize since 2021.
However,
Starbucks and Workers United hae
not agreed on a contract yet,
and some employees claim the coy
is threatening workers access to gender
affirming healthcare and refusig
them to put up Pride decoration.
These allegations come after
brands like Target and Bud Light
had faced backlash for showing
LGBTQ support during Pride Mont.
I spoke to 1 barista who works
at the Richmond Heights locatio,
Lee Webb says.
The support on Monday was overwhelming.
Being a unionized store but havg
no contract and knowing that
everyone is pushing for a contr.
And then we're fighting so hard
for a contract,
but I just don't see the fruits of our labor.
But when we we come out here
and we all stand and we're all
holding these signs and we're al
full of this passion and energy,
this feels like the most diverse
group of people all coming
together under one umbrella of.
We are fighting for a better
working condition.
In a Starbucks news release,
it says it unwaveringly
supports its LGBTQ employees,
and there's been no change in their policy.
Justina Cornell,
5 On Your Side Tonight
we're getting a look at the only
Boeing commercial plane with
parts made here in St. Louis.
It's called the Boeing 7779.
Today, it visited the Boeing
facility in Berkeley for the fit
time since production workers te
made all the flaps on the wings.
To help make the plane fly and ,
we are so excited for the Triple
7X to be here with us in St.
Louis. Here we build all of
the flight control surfaces,
the elevator and the rudder.
So think anything that moves dug
flight on the airplane and we are just
so excited to be here with the airplane.
Our employees are so proud
of the work that they do,
so they see it here in person is
just an awesome experience for .
The plane can seat more
than 400 passengers. You
can now travel from St.
Louis to Chicago in under five hours.
Today, a high speed rail
started allowing Amtrak to
reach speeds up to 110 mph.
That's about 20 mph faster
than the current limit.
The first train took off to St.
Louis earlier today,
later celebrated the new high sd
rail at Chicago's Union Station.
That's one of the busiest
hubs in the country.
Investments like these not
Only Connect our cities,
they allow our residents to accs
new jobs and to start new businesses,
and they bring neighborhoods and cities
closer together to collaborate r
the betterment of our entire re.
The project that made this
possible also has another purpoe
to make safety improvements.
Well, this was the first weekend with
expanded late night hours for recreation
centers in the city of St. Loui.
Our political Editor Mark Maxwel
is live downtown with more on hw
well it worked this weekend. Mak
and in Mike. If Mayor to Shara Jones wanted
to keep kids away from violence through
the means of these recreational centers,
she may find need to find
ways to draw bigger crowds.
Her office counted just two or three teens
in that 15 to 19 year old age r.
At those recreational centers this week.
But when you zoom out and
look at the bigger picture,
there are some Silver Linings i.
Louis's crime statistics lately.
Our Five On Your Side recently obtained
a Comp stat printout from the S.
Louis Police Department
from earlier this month.
It shows murders are down 4% ths
year compared to last robberies,
down 23%, Felony thefts down 40.
But get this A 56% spike in
stolen cars above last year,
which was already alarming.
A lot of suspects involved in te
carjackings or car thefts are younger.
That's one more reason the mayos
office is promoting these after
hours rec centers to draw teens.
This first weekend was a bit
of a bust with low turnout,
but the Mayor's Office of Child,
Youth and Families is preaching patients,
urging skeptics to give their
plans time to work
Many kids who may carry weapons
with the intent of using them.
They're usually not alone.
They're usually with groups of other kids.
Who then? Look at them and look
to them and maybe even look up
to them and may result in them
engaging in that similar behavi.
So these types of events are meant to
pull kids away who don't have anything
else to do but see these kids every day
at just about the halfway point of the year,
the Police Department is also reporting
one of the highest murder cleare
rates they've seen in two decad.
Many officers in the departmentl
that enhanced abilities to gathr
surveillance footage to help build their
case as part of the reason why they're
seeing success in solving murde.
Reporting live downtown Mark
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