shoplifters. >> what do you see? >> but a lawsuit claims walmart and several other retailers are trying a potentially illegal tactic, confronting alleged shoplifters and offering them a deal to avoid the police. the suspected shoplifter is told instead of facing police and prosecution they can pay $400 to attend an online class given by a utah company called the corrective education company. the suit also says the stores are getting a cut of the money being paid. the class action suit filed in san jose calls it extortion. >> i think it's preying on people's fear of the criminal justice system. preying on people who don't have access to legal counsel. >> anytime you link the payment of money with not going to law enforcement, you run into issues involving extortion. so many people may be paying these peafees, even if they did nothing wrong. >> the plaintiffs are kept anonymous, but thousands of people in california have been asked to make the choice between class and criminal charges. >> having this company sidestep l

. >>> a bay area woman says her family was accused of shoplifting by a supermarket chain. >> reporter: erica gives packages to the homeless. >> i decided to give him dog food for his dog. >> reporter: that was a sunday evening this month, a day she'll never forget. >> the police blocks me in. i'm like, what's going on? >> reporter: she was defending herself to several officers, who told her safeway employees accused her of theft. >> she was like, we were called here because you fit the description of someone taking items out of safeway and bringing it back to your car. >> reporter: she said safeway workers thought she was conspiring with an african- american man, and that a group of kids were shoplifting and bringing items to her car. she said her little boy went to the deli to see if they were giving away cookie samples. >> he was crying because he thought they were there to arrest him. >> reporter: but she'd never gone inside the store, and not gotten out of her car. she was wearing this religious shirt, and claims she was listening to gospel music and talking to her sisters, who ha

a spokesperson told us they called police because a man who had shoplifted there before had returned. >>> the political newcomer campaigning today in the bay area at a soldout fundraiser. >>> plus anne makovec is live as wildfires rip through northern california. >> reporter: thousands still under evacuation orders in lake ming up, the latest numbers on containment and the challenges firefighters are dealing with today. >>> this place from southern border to the northern border is set to ignite. >> now at 6:00, state of exhaustion for crews on the front lines battling deadly wildfires ravaging california. the threat to homes and evacuations underway. >>> i would have no problem doing a shutdown. >> president trump doubles down on his threat of a government shutdown. >>> and some of the biggest names in bay area tech being targeted for a possible tax increase. >>> first, the death toll from the raging wildfires around the state is now up to 8. there are 17 fires burning, the largest ones to the north. the ranch and river fires are threatening the western edge of lake county, where

. >>> a bay area woman claims her family was racially profiled and accused of shoplifting by a popular supermarket chain. we are in mountain view with what happened after 911 was called. >> reporter: on her free time, erika martin gives care packages to the homeless, including a man who goes to the safeway off of shoreline boulevard in mountain view. >> that de-i decided to give him some dog food for his dog. >> reporter: that day was a sunday evening, a day she will never forget. >> i am just blocked in. i am like what is going on? >> reporter: erika was defending herself to several officers, who told her that safeway employees accrued her to theft. she was like well, you fit the description of someone taking items. workers thought she was working with a man, and that a group of kids were also shoplifting and bringing items to her car. she says that her little boy went to the deli to see if they were giving away cookie samples, and he was now sitting in the car. >> and he was like crying because he thought they were there to arrest him. >> reporter: the thing is that erika never stepp

. >> espinosa said he supported his addiction while shoplifting and would then sell the items in boston's ethnic neighborhoods. >> i would grab a rack of ed hardy jeans, fence the stuff, go to the italians, puerto ricans for the clothes. go to the chinese for the electronics that you can get you know, from watches. >> if convicted of his current charges, espinoza could face several years in state prison. >> sad to say, but maybe it's what i need. >> while his legal future is still uncertain, his time in segregation is drawing to a close. he's about to be transferred to general population. >> tomorrow i get out. thank god. get to play in the big box again. out of the little box, into the big box. hate the little box. >> like espinoza, daniel also aspires to be placed on the general population unit. >> got to mingle with the crowd. you get to get out. be with everybody else. i never been to pop. only time i was in pop was in newman. i've never really seen pop. i was only in there for like two weeks. >> what happened? >> a fight. everybody fights. right? that's the only way you can handle si

other notable laws felony threshold for shoplifting in 500 up from 2 it 00. and there's looser regulations on bringing dogs to wineries and new law allows dogs withingn desied areas inside the presence of dill stillryes and breweries except for where food is made. dogs are not allowed to drinkt though. importan point. now l as in marylands well. ntgomery county.o wage in another law requiring annual training for school t so of a child sexual abuse. that is pretty important. also teacher that pay for out-of-pocket classroom experiences they'll be able to deduct up to 250 off taxes. hunters to skill atwn optionut there where you're ilout there, yl be allowed tor weaylight fluorescent pink as approved color for hunting out are wear. all laws are effective starting today. >>> we know bumper to bumper traffic. lookt some of those soonz. we're talking ab holiday travel even though the fouh not until wednesday it appears tge rusht out of town is well undyeway. >> , indeed, tisha lewiski ng down the numbers for us and look ago head to what's being dubbed as mourn ful

beginning of the end of a daily day-long man hunt, of the man sus for killing one >> he served time for shopliftingd paroled in may of this year. prosecutors say he has been mentally evaluated in the past. >> he was evaluated by a doctor in the robbery case in 2016. he was found competent to stand trial. >> reed watched cal closely on the train. sat behind the conductor. two boys approached him and he ran off. saying the "n" word. >> what i heard out of his mouth is something, something. last night. [ bleep ]. >> when the train stopped, the boys notified bart officers. >> then, an unpleasant arrest. >> evil if anything, but not mentally ill. >> he is being held at the jail. scheduled for a court appearance in the morning, we may learn more about the case against him. >>> some passengers are getting nervous of riding on bart after the recent violence. there are plenty of questions surrounding the stabbing death ofnia wilson. safety should never be in question. >> there is always a worry. are we going to see our sisters come home. see our family members come home. >> kerri said she was in the same so

just like they do again when somebody is arrested tonight in brooklyn for shoplifting. >> not true. >> they have their children and handcuffed. the children are taken. they're not taken to jail. you know that. >> i know that's not true. it's not true. they look for next of kin. who else is in the household. how long they'll hold the person. sometimes a misdemeanor like shoplifting. >> if there's no one there they get taken into child services. >> they know where the kid is. if the kid gets put into the system. you know where they are. here you don't. i wonder why. why isn't it just them not giving a damn. they want it to be a message of deterrence. which is what you said. >> the original intent of zero tolerance was to stop illegals from coming over the border. >> you said it was to send a message of deterrence. very different mission. >> if you come over the border illegally. you'll be arrested. that's a deterrent. if your children are with you they can't go with you to jail. as a result of that, illegal crossings were down 20% in june. that's the objective of it. >> they had to plan

stay in virginia, people caught shoplifting will be chard with a felony unless they steal items worthe hundred dollars or more, old law t that level at 200 >>> the state made it easier for local school boards tohe increase t amount of time that ikids spen recess. and it's now easier to bring your dog do a winery or brewery in t state a new law allows dogs within designated areas. >>> in maryland the minimum wage in the state now stands as $10.10 and it's 12. $.25 in monomery county for businesses with more than 51 n workers anothew law requiresac ters and staff at public schools to under go annual i training tontify child sexual abuse. teachers who pay out of patco for classrooms supplie can deduct upo $250 on their taxes. >>> well, you can call it the decision 2.0, labron james made up mind where he'll be playing and he's once again breaking the hearts of cleveland fans, james sigd a new four ar deal to play for thes los an lakers worth more than $150 llion, thehird time in eight years,es changed up he left cleveland in 2010 to play for the miami heat. but then returned to the csn 20

cowell was known to be a shoplifter here. this time he was dmaut the act. >> the loss prevention officer attempted to confront him, detain him, and that's when the defendant reached out with a gun, a handgun. >> it turned out to be a toy gun, but he also had a box cutter, a real weapon. kyle ran from the store. guess where police caught him, here at the el cerrito plaza bart station. >> our prosecutors sought that felony charge, and he ultimately was sentenced to state prison for two years in october of 2016. >> cowell completed his sentence and was paroled thought may 2018. he also has a record in contra costa's civil courts. in 2015, a concord woman filed this restraining order against cowell. the following year, another restraining order, this one from kaiser hospital in richmond stating he had repeatedly threatened staff members. you may be asking what about his mental state. >> he was evaluated by a doctor in the robbery case in 2016. he was found competent to stand trial. >> well, cowell also has a record in neighboring

a misdemeanor like shoplifting. >> if there is no one there, they get taken into child services. >> ifhey do, they know where the kid is, john. if a kid gets put into the system, you know where they are. but here you don't. i wonder why. >> that is incompetence. >> why isn't it just them not giving a damn about where the kids go? >> i don't think that is it. the original intent of zero tolerance was to stop illegals from coming over the border. >> you said it was to send a message of deterrence, very different mission. >> if you come over the border illegal illegally, you are going to be arrested, that is a deterrence, if your children are with you, they can't go with you to jail. that is the way the u.s. system works. as a result of that, illegal crossings were down 20% in june. that is the objective of it. >> they have no plan, no plan to reunify these kids with their parents. that is the sad part about this. that is what makes this so morally bankrupt. >> we'll see what happens when they miss the deadline, see what happens next. john, thank you very much for making the case. always

the top prize went to the japanese film—maker for his new film shoplifters which isn't due to open heree most of the booing was reserved for lars von triers‘ serial killer film the house that jack built. lars had not been to cannes since he was declared persona non grata in 2011 afterjokingly describing himself as a nazi who could understand and sympathise with hitler. his new film, which include scenes of violence involving women, children and ducklings, provoked mass walk—outs although lars declared he wasn't sure if his critics hated the film enough. 0h, lars. spike lee's grand prix winner blachkla nsman opens here towards the end of august. it is based on a book and stars john david washington as the black detective who infiltrates the clan. 0ne review said i don't know if i've ever seen a movie with its tonal mismatch so over rated. judge for yourself when it here is an obvious. 0ne film you probably won't be seeing in the immediate future is the man who killed don quixote from terry gilliam which took it is vintage gilliam that does not disappoint. i really hope you get to see it

, but we really just want to focus on the shoplifting right now.up a power and it's not clear why. the republicans in his district have already said we don't want you and so he's not running for re-election and yet he still is unwilling to take any stance. >> it's not like i put the judges on the table for him. he already put the judges on the table when it came to tariffs. so why put the judges on the table or take them off the table really for tariffs and not for election meddling? >> i think if i could get into his head about strategy, it is that particularly in the wake of the nomination of justice kavanaugh, which has enlivened the conservative base, made everybody really happy, to tether a policy of aggression towards justice kavanaugh that made everybody in the base happy, the corner of russia by holding somebody conservatives like, you could poison that conservative base. >> the base already doesn't like jeff flake. the whole issue is jeff flake has already been rejected by republican voters in the state of arizona. not even running for re-

. >> my first year of school, got into shoplifting. i stole pagers.eporter: king says the two men came to see him, asking for help how to sell a stolen suburban. >> i'm a middleman relaying a message from this guy. >> reporter: he says the murder made it too risky to sell the car for parts. >> he said, man, i don't think i want to mess with no suburbans right now. heard some guy in edmond got shot over a suburban. >> reporter: king, a potential suspect himself, points the finger at julius jones. >> he had a red bandana around his neck. he had a stocking cap on. >> reporter: king accuses chris jordan of being the driver. jordan was taken into custody and charged with felony murder, claiming he and julius were out looking for suburbans to steal, but says it was julius who pulled the trigger. >> people set me up to take the fall. >> both ladell king and christopher jordan were directing police attention to the home of julius jones' parents as a place that would have incriminating items of evidence. >> reporter: and they found them, a gun wrapped in a red

with shoplifters. next. the news at six starts right >>> finally tonight, theme parks will figure into summer plans for so many american families, but for those who have children with special needs, the experience is often challenging. so a park in pennsylvania decided to do something different with a little help from "sesame street," as i'm about to show you in tonight's "inspiring america" report. >> reporter: for 14-year-old eric, theme parks can be a bit overwhelming. eric is diagnosed with autism. most of his summer days are spent at sesame place with his pop-pop, his grandfather. the "sesame street" theme park in pennsylvania is the fme parke world to be designated as a certified autism center. >> a park can be very intimidating. there's a lot of different stimulants. >> reporter: staff members have undergone extensive training and emotional awareness, motor skills, and sensitivity to help meet the needs of children on the spectrum. >> they treat every child with so much respect and love. >> reporter:

i shoplifted. for a while i actually sold pot. always fearful, you know, that i would end up in the system because the statistics were, you know, against me. and all of my friends were in the system. and i wonder if i had gotten caught selling pot or shoplifting if my life would have been very different. >> you avoid crime and you avoid scrapes with the police because your parents teach you to respect other people, to respect their right to be safe and to resolve your disputes without violence. and if you want money, go earn it. get a summer job. when you grow up that way, the chances of you winding up and having an unfortunate interaction with the criminal justice system are extremely low. >> bill otis's ideas are very popular with the trump administration. i'm terrified of what the criminal justice system will look like after this administration is done. i think it is imperative that people in power hear stories like tommy's or kordei's or any of the men in the restorative justice program. >> i think that there's a huge disconne

i work in human resources and play ball because it's so much fun but when chuck and shock i'm a shoplifter i play because players are nicer than golfers. they come from all walks of life but they united by their love of buddha their club is the navan born in you know. all week they look forward to choose the evening they came of choice may be straightforward but it's addictive. my first vote you play against just because you're always trying to recreate something of that just on very well you want to do it again and again and again know. this is this is the one eventually it won't work anymore and you feel a little frustrated and you always find your own limits but you have to rise above that and say it happens in the best of families. the best for me and for that's the acronym ity this software that french people have been cultivating for centuries now more and more germans are following suit the little brightly colored ball is called the caution a all piglet confrontation crucial was from the french word because the french used to call it the balls from its get the idea is to get closer

ar >> if yoshopping with your child at a walmart and you are shoplifting, you get arrested. will that child will go with you to county jail? no, they will be separated lacause you as an individual that violated the need to be prosecuted. aleem: but some parents face the penalty of being deported without their sons and daughters. lawyers have been shocked by government tactics used to get parents to sign away the right to reunication. >> they are going into people's barracks and ceterias, and some people feel forced to sign this withouthe presence of an attorney. now they will never have a chance to reunify with her child? this is changing the course of a child and parent's life forever. aleem: in what has been a chaotic process, it is clear she alizes how lucky she is to be back with her son.co "if d do it all again," she says, "i would never have come over. it is the worst thing to happen to a mother to be separated from ttr child. she hopes for a future for them both in the u.s., where immigration cases being considered. that's where her immigration -- wherher immigration

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if you are shopping with the child at walmart and you're shoplifting, you get arrested.l be separated, because you as an individual who violated the law need to be prosecuted. but some parents have faced the penalty of being deported without them. lawyers have been shocked by government tactics used to get parents to sign away the right to reunification. deportation officers are going into people's barracks and cafeterias, and some people truly feel they are being forced to sign this without the presence of an attorney, and now they are not ever going to have a chance to reunify with her child. this is changing the course of a child and a parent's life forever. if i could do it all again, she says, i would never have come over here with him. it is the worst thing to happen to other, to be separated from her child. she now hopes for a better future in the us where the immigration case is being considered. but hundreds of parents who wanted the same thing for their families are still living through agony. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas. on friday the world will

largest retail chains in the country are extorting money from potential customers, accusing them of shoplifting, then charging them money in exchange for not calling police. back with more news in a moment. l assess the situation as the story unfolds putting more lives and structures in danger. and kari breaks down any changes to your fourth of july week forecast. tomorrow from 4:30 to 7:00. good morning, it )s 7:26... good morning, it )s 7:26... ( ♪ ) pixar pier has arrived! prepare to be awed. prepare to be moved. prepare to make a mad dash... ( ♪ ) ...because with the incredicoaster, pixar pal-a-round, and a bunch of your favorite pixar characters, it's going to be pretty incredible. pixar pier is now open! only at disney california adventure park. >>> san francisco police are searching for a killer tonight after someone shot a security guard in the bay view. t happened at the alice candlestick point. watching an office which serve as a developer's headquarters. aan the area said she heard shots, looked down from her apartme ody on the police, them she didn't see the shooter. >>> today more

if you are shopping with the child at walmart and you're shoplifting, you get arrested.to countyjail? no, they will be separated, because you as an individual who violated the law need to be prosecuted. but some parents have paid the very high price of being deported without their sons and daughters. lawyers have been shocked by government tactics used to get parents to sign away the right to reunification. deportation officers are going into people's barracks and they're going into the cafeterias, and some people truly feel they are being forced to sign this without the presence of an attorney, and now they are not ever going to have a chance to reunify with her child. this is changing the course of a child and a parent's life forever. in what has been a choatic process, it is clear yessica realises how lucky she is to be back with her son. "if i could do it all again," she says, "i would never have come over here with him." it is the worst thing to happen to other, to be separated from her child. she now hopes for a better future in the us where the immigration case is

. >>> in mississippi, police officer has been fired for excessive use of force against a shopliftingpect. newly released dashcam video, you see the officer there, shoving the handcuffed suspect, tasing the man in the neck, the voltage sending the suspect to the ground. >>> out of hollywood, actor ving rhames said police held him at gunpoint in his own home. the officers were responding to a neighbor's 911 call that, quote, a large black man broke in. rhames answering a knock on his own front door to officers. >> i get up, i open the door, there's a red dot pointed at my face from a 9 millimeter. >> one of the officers apparently recognized the hollywood star and instructed the others to stand down. confronting the woman who made the call, rhames said that neighbor denied the whole thing. >>> that blaze tearing through the property destroying parts of the historic building. local media reporting the call came in at 4:00 in the morning. firefighting crews racing to prevent the flames from spreading. the cause of this massive blaze is still unknown. >>> and when we come back tonight, dr

if you are shopping with your child at a walmart and you're shoplifting, you get arrested.e separated, because you as an individual who violated the law need to be prosecuted. but as a result of coming here in many cases for the future of their children, some parents have paid the very high price of being deported without them. lawyers have been shocked by government tactics used to get parents to sign away the right to reunification. deportation officers are going into barracks and cafeterias, and some people truly feel they are being forced to sign this without the presence of an attorney, and now they are not ever going to have a chance to reunify with her child. this is changing the course of a child and a parent's life forever. in what has been a chaotic process, it's clear that yessica realises how lucky she is to be back with her son. if i could do it all again, she says, i would never have come over with him — it's the worst thing that can happen to a mother, to be separated from their child. she now hopes for a better future for them both in the us, where her immig

the top prize went to the japanese film—maker hirokazu kore—eda, for his new film shoplifters, which the booing was reserved for lars von trier‘s serial killer film, the house that jack built. von trier had not been to cannes since he was declared persona non grata in 2011, afterjokingly describing himself as a nazi who could understand and sympathise with hitler. his new film, which includes scenes of violence involving women, children and ducklings, provoked mass walk—outs although practice provocateur von trier declared he wasn't sure if his critics hated the film enough. oh, lars! others at cannes include spike lee's grand prix winner blackkklansman, which opens here towards the end of august. based on an autobiographical book by ron stallworth, the film starsjohn david washington as the black detective who infiltrates the ku klux klan. the village voice critic said of lee's latest, "i don't know that i've ever seen a movie exploit its tonal mismatches voraciously and purposefully." judge for yourself when blackkklansman opens here in august. one film you probably won't be seeing

if you are shopping with the child at walmart and you're shoplifting, you get arrested.u to countyjail? no, you'll be separated, because you as an individual who violated the law need to be prosecuted. but some parents have paid the very high price of being deported without their sons and daughters. lawyers have been shocked by government tactics used to get parents to sign away the right to reunification. deportation officers are going into people's barracks and cafeterias, and some people truly feel they are being forced to sign this without the presence of an attorney, and now they are not ever going to have a chance to reunify with her child. this is changing the course of a child and a parent's life forever. in what has been a choatic process, it is clear yessica realises how lucky she is to be back with her son. if i could do it all again, she says, i would never have come over here with him. it is the worst thing to happen to other, to be separated from her child. she now hopes for a better future in the us where the immigration case is being considered. but hundr

cowell was caught shoplifting and carrying drug paraphernalia.ys police also found him with this. >> a tear gas canister, i believe he was found with. >> in may 2016, his most serious crime back then, second degree robbery at lucky in el >> the loss prevention officer attempted to confront and detain, and that's when the defendant reached out with a handgun. >> reporter: it turned out to be

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that medicaid won't take effect til january 1st, staying in virginia, people caut shoplifting won't berged items worthe hundred dollars or more, the old law set the level at 200. the state made it easier forl school boards to increase the amount of time kids spend in recess and it's easier to bring you don't dog to a winery or brewery in state. in maryland. the minimum wage is $10.10 and $12.25 in for businesses with more than 51 workers. another law requires teachers in public schools to undergo training for child sexual e.abus >>> you can call itn the dec to 2.0, la bron las made up his mind where he will be changing and once againe's break, the hearts of cleveland cavaliers fans, he signou a newr year this is the t time in eight rs. years he changed team, he left the cavaliers in t 2010o play for the miami heat tn return r returned and ledhem to a championship in6 rough night though for cav's fans for sure > a stabbing spree at a young girl's birthday's party. >>> hundreds fleeing home as firefighters work tet g flames under control in northern california. tonight, authorities say t

it appears two men went on a shoplifting spree, grabbing handfuls of beauty products. a kron4 viewer caught video of the alleged thieves in action at the store on bay and columbus. the woman recording the video can be heard asking the suspects to face the camera. as you can see the pair is clearly unfazed and continues stuffing their bags with makeup. (justine) dead in southern california. he is accused of robbing 9 banks, including a bank in danville earlier this month. say the sus robbed a bank at gunpoint in goleta before he was found dead from a single gun shot wound in a nail salon bathroom. john palminteri has the story. as the santa barbara county sheriff's department searched for what they believed was a serial california bank robber who had just hit locally.... came this shocking statement outside a goleta business. santa babara county sheriffs dept.: "...when they went to the bathroom and opened the bathroom they found the subject deceased from be a single gunshot wound."the man inside had contact with a salon and an insurance agent here that raised suspicion

. >> it used to be shoplifters when retailers only had physical locations.opping online the consumer has become the target when their sensitive information is compromised. that led to a surge of data breaches despite security measures. this is the backbone of any online retail site as data is transferred. hackers are apparently more active than ever. there has been a 2.5% increase in breaches from 19 to 50% fromm online retailers surveyed. more than once they broke into adidas, the dollar shave club, saks fifth avenue and under armour according to the clearinghouse. they will need to do more encryption of data and might add a step to the login process that requires you to enter a code sent by text. >> a user name and password and certifying that's you by sending you a text. many organizations are implementing that. that protects those organizations from getting unsavory people into the network. >> reporter: e-commerce experts pointed out systems like apple pay provide new security. >> it doesn't provide the information to the merchant. it uses a hash token u

.>> if i see him bust somebody or tackle a shoplifter, but i guess i will just scratch my head watchinghase anyone down. top speed 3 miles per hour. it is a continuous recording device. 3 feet wide and 400 pounds and i would say about 5 feet tall. >> i am so confused because i have never seen a robot like this before. >> employees do not know why with so much security already a robot is needed, but this location does have a fair share of assaults and thefts. the robot can call police, which a regular camera does not do.phones also according to brian king who lives next to the gas station and is live streaming the robot in reaction to it. >> people are thrilled and terrified to see it. >> people are speculating on how long the bot will last before it's brutalized by those who do not like the big brother aspect. >> it is unscathed. no graffiti or anything else on it. >> the robot has speakers, but it has only made sounds the 1st night incessantly.>> just a weird noise. i tweeted at the company and they turned off the noise, so i think they are in charge. >> if there was an incident someon

can't say this guys behind bars and will stay there but these are the guys who got picked up for shopliftingrimes, go ahead and let them back into the community and not have them face deportation. anyone in law enforcement will tell you they are doing petty crimes they are likely to move on to a bigger crime. the victims of these crimes are members of the immigrant community. we should care about those victims. >> they continue a number of legal battles about things worry state policies and other things going on but in san francisco they are talking about letting people who are noncitizens vote in specific races including races. >> i do feel, it is a privilege for citizens to be able to vote but as a parent with two children in california in the school system i very much feel parents need to be involved in this is an area we have seen abuse in the latino community, undocumented children who have been victimized by some predators which have been in the system and parents and children feel they have no voice because they must remain invisible because they are frightened into deportation. paren

cowell was caught shoplifting and carrying drug paraphernalia. scott alonzo says police also found him with this. >> a tear gas canister, i believe he was found with. >> in may 2016, his most serious crime back then, second degree robbery at lucky in el >> the loss prevention officer attempted to confront and detain, and that's when the defendant reached out with a handgun. >> reporter: it turned out to be a toy gun. he ran from the store, and he was caught here at the bart station. >> our prosecutors sought that felony charge and he ultimately was sentenced to state prison for two years in october of 2016. >> reporter: well, cowell served a sentence and was released on parole. incidentally we're told by bart authorities that cowell has deep roots to north concord. he has tattoos on one that says north concord, another one on his neck which says 925. of course that is the area code for concord, as well as all of contra costa county. and that was the tattoo which the tipster told police about when he called officers saying that he had just seen co

here is the suspected arsonist, and suspected shoplifters at the same $.99 story frequents with his ownmall children. >> i grew up in stockton things were not always this bad. when i was a child i could run around and play. >> reporter: he says he is making the community safer and to many here it is welcomed. >> i think he is doing a good service for us right now, getting them where the police are not. >> the stockton police say the citizens arrest is legal in california, and the pictures prove that the police show up for backup and not everyone is buying it >> how do we know he is legitimate. >> reporter: it is a question only he can answer. >> i am batman. >>> we've seen it before with homeowners that have big remodeling plans that may not be in the neighborhood. coming up, the latest city facing the familiar fine. >>> the facebook ceo is facingé. how he is clarifying his comments. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news . >>> welcome back. it is 6:30 am. i am devin fehely . >> i am juliette goodrich. >>> it will be warm and we have that marine cool air by the coas

. >> if i see him bust someone, tackle a shoplifter, until then watching it spin in circles i will just scratch my head. >> reporter: the crime stopper isn't going to chase anyone down. top speed three miles an hour about the same pace as a person walking. it is a continuous recording device. three feet wide, 400 pounds and i say about five feet fall. >> they never seen a r obot. >> reporter: employees don't know and the station owner wasn't, to explain why a robot is needed but this location does see its share of assaults, car break-ins and thefts. the robot can call police which a regular camera doesn't do. >> the website said that it can track license plates. >> reporter: and track cell phones according to brian king who lives next to the gas station and is live streaming the robot. >> people are thrilled and terrified. >> reporter: people are speculating how long the bot will last before it's destroyed. >> still unhurt. there's no grafitti. no other stuff on it. >> reporter: king said it has speakers but it only makes sound the first night continuously. >> this weird noise. i tweete

it is equivalent to a low level shoplifting charge. and what the government has been doing with their zero-tolerance policy is decided that, hey, we're going to criminally prosecute every single one of these people who have committed the misdemeanor crime of an improper entry. and by doing so, the government has conceded that they are siphoning away resources from the true threats, from the smugglers that are also crossing our border and need to be apprehended and process dutiesing those people who have much more serious -- present much more serious dangers to our community. >> and do you get a sense right now that people are getting due process or are people being denied due process? >> clearly the people are still being denied due process when we have these families still separated and the government unable to meet the court ordered deadline to reunify these families. there is no due process when these families remain separated. there is no due process when people who are fleeing for safety for their lives, like me and my family, sho

page, from the suspected arsonist with the document to charges filed against her, to suspected shopliftersthe same store he frequents with his own small children. >> i grew up in stockton, and things weren't always this bad when i was a child, i could run around and play. >> he says, he is making the community safer. and too many here, it is welcomed. >> he is doing a very good service for us right now, getting people who the police aren't. >> stockton police say a citizen arrest is perfectly legal, and police to show up for backup, only not everybody is buying it. >> how do we know that he is legit anyway? >> it is a question only he can answer. >> i am batman. >> police say they don't recommend what he is doing, they say if you do witness a crime, you should call 911. >>> the fbi is confirming they do believe that a man who robbed a bank today in southern california and later took his own life, was the bandit, he appeared in surveillance photos just last week, robbing banks in danville and san ramon. he wore a phony law enforcement badge on his hip. and the feds say a man who held up the

a good morning so far, welcome back, store manager fired after protecting customers from armed shoplifteron white try today steal a give up before threat tong shoot people. that's when took action tackling to the grounded, police found two stolen guns and was placed on suspension before being fired over company polly that prohibit s employees for touching customers. now the supposed thief is facing charges. >> you found a sign. i'm keeping the tractor. >> no, you call the police then. i'll be right here. >> okay. jillian: that man charged with petty larsony, he tried to return the tractor to office but was turned down. reed is up for reelection this november in up state new york. rob. rob: all right, jillian, thanks, state university is work to go diversify their campus by deliberately slashing the number of white students. here to weigh in a student at cal and roberta martin. thank you so much for coming on this morning, we appreciate your time. this is classic reverse discrimination. >> thanks for having me. rob: you're welcome, what do you think being a student there in. >> well, sayin