frequently police rely on their tasers listen to these numbers in two thousand and ten chicago's independent police review off already issued a report that law enforcement use tasers on nearly seven hundred offenders over the course of just one year and to see international released findings show that five hundred people have died from tasers since two thousand and one with oklahoma city leading the nation in the most taser related deaths which currently sits at seven so yes in theory there are conflicting reports those coming from taser international claim that there is no link between tasers and debt yet several reports including this latest study published by the american heart association say that there is a conclusive link between tasers and death so it's going to encourage police departments to reconsider their use in the field we'll have to keep raising awareness around the issue and wait and see. now although it's time for our last break of the evening when we come back find out which executive agency winter nights tool to war for promoting one of president bush's worst programs and then we can ha

the university says it will now hire an independent expert to review police department operations, and set up a campus community council. >>> and a bay area member of congress group, all hoping to keep interest rates from rising on student loans, uc berkeley's chancellor along with the president of mills college and cal state east bay joined congresswoman barbara lee in berkeley. one spokesperson said she will graduate with 100,000 in debt. >> knowing that on top of that i could be facing even higher interest rates is just -- an extra burden that i really can't imagine paying off and don't know how i would afford it. >> representative lee says the -- she supports a bill to pay for the student loan program by ending subsidies for oil companies. >>> and from south of market to china town, work on the new subway under work tonight. new accusations from a group of people in san francisco, who are calling this a waste of time and money. >>> and helping those who need one bart ticket at a time. the unique program in san francisco that turns one person's trash into another's treasure. >>> and

an independent panel is reviewing back crash. >> police say driver who hit everything in his path may have fallen asleep at the wheel. his car jumped a curb on help me l'oreal crashing into trees, a fire hydrant, and a light pole. >> he lost his job on his birthday for helping struggling student. the bart workers fired for giving the newspaper tickets to a teenager met with mike sugarman. >> on a quiet street lives a man so nice to cannot even refused a reporter's request even though he has been told he should >> , union is in charge of this and have requested me not to talk. i'm sorry that all has happened. and it has been stressful >> a relative tells me that he does not turn anyone down. he is the bart station agent who gave away $300 in unused but paid tickets to a friend's grandson whose father died last year and was commuting to san francisco from hercules. he was going to school in san francisco to stay out of trouble but now stannic has been fired because bart has a policy of using those tickets to go back into the general fund >> they cannot be given away because it is like c

policing. he collected for abner on the d.c. circuit and blackmon on the supreme court. he was an assistant u.s. attorney in los angeles. he has served as the special counsel to the independent review panel that was investigating the l.a. police department's ram part division scandal and he's a brilliant human being. without further adieu, please welcome and i look forward to your discussion. [ applause ] >> thank you, rachel, and thank you all for coming today to join with us in discussing these very important questions and issues. we have a wonderful panel here this morning to talk about the issues of race and policing. let me introduce them all briefly and then we'll get started with the discussion. so to my immediate left is lisa daugaard, a public defender in seattle, who supervises the racial disparity pro jukt did i works to reduce bias in the criminal justice system and focus object drug arrests in seattle. to her left is song richardson, now a professor of law at the university of iowa and a leading scholar on the role of race and social cognition in law enforcement. to professor richardson's left is kami chavis simmons, a former federal prosecutor who is now a law profess

police substation, which suffered several broken windows. business owners and neighbors were outraged by the vandalism, which is lined with mostly independent and small businesses. police arrested one person last night. they plan to review surveillance video and other evidence to try and track down more suspects. >>> what do we want? >> contract. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> hundreds of protesters force the shutdown of ferry service between american county and san francisco this morning much the protesters rallied in support of ferry workers, bridge workers and bus drivers. at issue, the ongoing contract dispute between the union and the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district. service was restored in time for the afternoon commute but union organizers say they are planning another strike for may 10th if a contract isn't reached. the protests, the traffic, the damage and the police response, we will continue to follow this developing story throughout this newscast tonight at 6:00 and 11:00. you can also follow the news online at any time at nbc bay area.com. brian williams will join us for nightly news at 5:30. >>> happening now, president obama just wrapped up a national address from afghanistan abo

district attorney said they will fully review the use of force against emotionally disturbed people by the police. the city is also going to conduct its own independent. joins us this morning. our condolences. we should also mention that your attorney is with you as well this morning. it's nice to see both you gentlemen. let's begin with you, ken, if i may. you told me yesterday that you were saddened but you were not surprised. why were you not surprised? >> well, i'm not surprised because if you look at the history in westchester county, there have been a number of questionable police shootings, and all of them have come back cleared. i'm speaking about the detective ridley case as well as the college student, d.j. henry, and now this situation with my father. and i've stated from the beginning that i thought it would be a conflict of interest, especially when the westchester county d.a.'s office works very closely with the white plains police department, and janet difiore herself is a member of the chiefs association. so why would i think that she had would indict a police officer? >> when you listen to the tapes, it sounds like your father is get

police forces in england to see them. they simplify with the families concerned and obviously the shock that is felt throughout northern ireland. and -- what happened, families know as quickly as possible. independent review to explain exactly how this practice went on for so long across the united kingdom. >> i think the hon. gentleman, expressing sympathy for the families who found out this terrible news about their loved ones. it must be a time of huge a wish. it was going to be announced properly on monday, proper statement and explanation what has gone wrong. i am sure my right hon. friend will listen carefully to what is about a formal inquiry but first of all publish the information so everyone can see what went wrong. and see what happened. >> i remember well how proud people were to be the first in their family to own their own home. the same opportunity to a new generation. >> the right to buy your house was an important social and economic change that gave people a stake in their community and lead to a huge improvements up and down the country. it is very sad that under the last government that discounts were allowed to go away. we are going to increase the discount rate away. in some cases qu

police forces in england to see them. they simplify with the families concerned anobviously the shock that is felt throughou northern ireland. and -- what happened, families know as quickly as possible. independent review to explain exactly how this practice went on for so long across the united kingdom. >> i think the hon. gentleman, expressing sympathy for the families who found out this terrible ns about their loved ones. itust be a time of huge a wish. it was going to be anunced properly on monday, proper statement and explanation what has gone wron i am sure my right hon. friend will listen carefully to what is about a formal inquiry but first of all publish the information so everyone can see what went wrong. and see what happened. >> i remember well how proud people were to be the first in their family to own their own home. the same opportunity to a new generation. >> the right to buy your house was an important social and economic change that gave people a stake in their community and lead to a huge improvements up and down the country. it is very sad that under the last government that discounts were allowed to go away. we are going to increase the discount rate away. in some cases quadruplin