police say williams was starting the aclu and other lesser known nonprofit known as tides. as kate thompson reports tides is well known by those who watch fox news anchor glenn back who frequently attacks the organization. >> the organization is often the target of attack on the quebec show appeared on this clip from youtube back in rio grande educational video that he believes is misleading that was produced by tides. >> room made it. rob the tides foundation. it's neat how would all ties together doesn't. >> deck rail against the organization leaking into criminal activity. >> the apollo alliance that's the one that wrote the stimulus bill dan jones is on the apollo allied board. jeff jones to the we have that great picture jeff jones to put up there in case of a scene jeff jones i love this. we have his fingerprints to only because his organization is stored in the '60s was ball in the pentagon. >> this statement tied ceo drummond pike says it should be the obligation of every american especially those whose voices are amplified by the media, to foster civil discourse in

joining us to discuss this, is michael from the aclu.ght the bottom line is people out there say dna, it is a good police tool, collection, like finger printing in the 21st century what is the problem with it? >> the problem is that we are not just talking dna evidence. dna taken from crime scenes can be a powerful crime solving tool but in the long term taking dna from people arrested, doesn't solve any crimes that are not also solved from taking dna from only those convicted of crimes. >> so your issue is between people that are convicted of crimes versus people that are. >> arrested. >> right. >> absolutely. >> but you finger print both what is the difference. >> fingerprints tell us nothing about ourselves other than the pattern of ridges, who we are. dna can tell us everything about ourselves, genetic blueprint. of the 300,000 people arrested every year in california on suspicion of felony, almost a third of them are never convicted of anything, not a misdemeanour, felony or infraction. their genetic blueprint should not be sitting

and the other group was target 50d one of the targets is the aclu. the offices are down street here. and we called him for a response and talked to staffer who's came in and out of the building but there is no one talking. and there is a person came out of the building saying he worked for national aclu and told us it come was territory. and that is the only comment we got out here. there is a group had offices in the pris yido. and it's executives say it's never experienced anything like this saying they don't know who williams is, never heard of them him. they don't know why they're targeted this, is the coe of -- ceo of tide. >> the work we do is best traditions of america. i can't imagine why someone would want to target us. the person is a very unbalanced soul. that he might engage in these behaviors. this is very sad when this leads to this sort of thing. >> he says they're paying close attention to their security. now they know they were a target. they have talked to the federal park plis patrolling the presidio there. is one response tonight

motive apparently was to start a revolution and the san francisco-based group tides foundation and the aclu had no idea they were in this gunman's crosshairs. >>> reporter: 45-year-old byron williams is now charged with the attempted murders of four chp officers. court documents say williams engaged the officers in an unbelievable 12-minute gunfight saturday night. but here's where the shooting takes a twist. court documents released today reveal officers foiled a mass murder plot by williams. the two-time convicted bank robber allegedly admitted to investigators he was racing down 580 from his home in groveland headed to san francisco. his toyota tundra pickup truck was loaded with at least a 9- millimeter handgun and a body armor-piercing rifle coupled with an untold amount of ammunition. court documents say williams wanted to start a revolution. to do that, by killing people of importance and he set his sights on two san francisco- based advocacy groups. >> we learned that he was on his way on saturday night to san francisco to two organizations, one called the tides, the other called th

they learn williams recently told investigators in the hospital when he was interviewed and the acluo wait until monday when the offices opened and then kill people. williams is now facing eight charges including premeditated murder, and being can't possession of a firearm as a felon. because of his extensive criminal history this could be is considered his third strike and possibly face the rest of his life in prison. in oakland to reset kron 4 news. >> yes is suspected of targeting to groups the aclu of northern california and tied another nonprofit. it's a group commonly targeted by fox muses: back. kate thompson has more holdback says about tides. >> spokesperson for tides headquarters in 7 cisco said the organization is often the target of attack on the glen back show appeared on this youtube back angry over an educational video if that he believes is misleading that was produced by tides. >> made it? the tides foundation. the tides foundation. it's neat how what all ties together doesn't. >> back rails against the organization leaking them to criminal activity. >> the apollo al

to go to the tides organization, which is an environmental and equal rights group, as well as the aclu in downtown san francisco and open fire on the people inside. he's facing numerous counts including four counts of an attempted murder of a police officer. he got in a shoot-out with the chp early sunday morning after they pulled him over for swerving. >> we have learned through the course of our investigation, this is evidence that was collected at the scene and his statements that on saturday night, he was going to san francisco to an organization called tides and the aclu with the sole purpose to kill people. >> people who know williams says he was obsessed with anti-government sentiments and what he saw as left-leaning groups. >>> the government is investigating search giant google for potential wi-spy. they may be using their street view technology to scan sensitive information from wireless networks of the influential and powerful. nbc bay area's george kiriyama looks at how the silicon valley company is reacting. >> reporter: ray is concerned these google street view cars are t

police say williams planned to go to the tithe organization as well as the aclu in downtown san frcisco and open fire on the people inside. >> we had to learn through the course of our investigation this is evidence collected from the scene and his statements that on saturday night he was going to san francisco to an organization called tithe and the aclu for the sole purpose to kill people. >> people who know williams say he was obsessed with anti-government sentiment and what he saw as less-left-leanin groups. >>> the feds are ogling google tonight after complaints from a consumer watchdog group accusing the search giant of using its street technology to scan sensitive and private information from wireless networks of the influential and the powerful. our george kitiyama is live with how the search giant is reacting to the jute think tonight. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. the google street car has been down this road at one time or another and neighborhoods all around the world. it's not so much pictures that they take but the gathering of your wi-fi data that has some people ri

why did he target tried in aclu? had something as were the been described as liberal politics authorities say the investigation continues. meanwhile today is a big day for president barack obama he plans to sign a sweeping remake of the government was street. today's signing is seen as a landmark because legislation the texas finance reform since the aftermath of the great depression that gives the government new power to close failing links monitor consumer loans and regulate derivatives. abas of the law will build markets that are less prone to crops in the future. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. wow, look at that! so you can go online and check out the news, or you can just catch up with old friends -- hey buddy. you can download videos and -- wow, that was fast. you can do it all from the comfort of home. so, as you can see, it's a -- whoa. i'm gonna just go grab a sandwich. [ male announcer ] in

to the tides organization, a group that promotes equality and environmental issues as well as the aclu in downtown san francisco. police said he planned to stay in the parking lot overnight sunday and then open fire on people as they arrived for work on monday. williams told investigators he wanted to, quote, start a revolution, and police says he has deep-rooted anti-government sentiment and anger towards left wing politicians. >>> san francisco police are on the lookout for a female bank robber who may be taking down banks in other cities too. this woman was caught on camera robbing two san francisco banks, one on friday, one last month. and daly city police think she also hit a bank in their city just before noon monday. police say she's about 5'3" with curly brown hair and a shiny handgun. even more unusual in the daly city case, her getaway car was a white paratransit vehicle with no license plates. >>> city leaders are about to change the lightbulbs along san jose city streets and today people who live in the south bay can share their thoughts on that streetlight conversion plan.

the aclu and your former colleague, lawrence tribe, represented that group. a second case witt versus department of air force came out in the ninth circuit. it was filed by a single plaintiff plaintiff, and the aclu was the attorney in that case or one of the attorneys in that case. so in both cases the plaintiffs argued the supreme court's recent decision in lawrence v. texas admit that the don't ask, don't tell law, which says that people who are openly homosexual may not serve in the armed forces, should be struck down as unconstitutional. in the first circuit case, the court upheld don't ask, don't tell. the plaintiffs said the law was uncontusion nal as applied to them. the court agreed that lawrence versus texas was under scrutiny but upheld the statute at that time. but the ninth circuit did not approach it in that way. they did not apply the traditional deference to military issues as did the first. the ninth circuit invented a new standard of review for the substantive due process challenge requiring the government to make detailed individual finding

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of continued on his way to an oakland have learned was his destination >> he was going to tides and aclull people he says he was going to sit and wait until monday to they opened to carry out his plan. >> plan to kill liberals they say it was verified by evidence found in a pickup truck williams was driving why did he target these places >> he had >>> williams acted alone authorities say the investigation continues through kron 4 news >> 637 will take a break back with more news in a moment as we go live at the ac transit your today could be day three of more delays for ac transit riders yesterday 20 percent of the drivers they're called in sick still protesting the contract. "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? i even bought

with him targeting the aclu, kate reports he is well known. >> reporter: a spokespersonned the organization is often the target of attacks on the glenn beck's show. beck angry over a video. >> who made it? the tide foundation. the tide foundation. it's neat how it all ties together. >> reporter: beck rails against the organization, linking them to criminal activity. >> that's the one that wrote the stimulus bill. jeff jones, do we have that picture of jeff jones? i love this. we got his finger prints too, because his organization he started in the '60 was bombing the pentagon. >> reporter: reporting in san francisco, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> for continuing coverage stay with kron 4 news and go to our website at www.kron.com. >>> the fog is already inland, drizzle close to the coast line. we will see fog again tomorrow morning. it will already be scaling back at this point. by noon it will be clear. with the shine and warmer air setting up above us, tomorrow temperatures are 5-10 grows warmer. >>> a rough computer for bus -- commute for bus riders. transit workers taking part in a sick

as well as the aclu.g a traffic stop the turn into a violent show was chp officers on interstate 580 saturday night. during the confrontation more than 60 rounds were fired. please say williams was struck in the leg and arms but survived because he was wearing ballistic body armor. oakland police spokesperson said investigator spoke with williams in the hospital. >> reports and it chp did stop him when they did because it could allow people to been injured or killed. read the >> this to give research instructeduyÑ?í%ñ8).rvf%hu3 shotgun and pistol and a lot of ammunition. in addition after fighting a suspicious package to retrieve this binder which says california on it. police are analyzing the binder for evidence. the 45 year-old shown here is another job booking photo from 2009 have extensive criminal history include our robbery and driving under the influence. williams, it said her son was angry about not being c#e#,@em he was a convicted felon and that he was upset about left-wing policy carried ple

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with aclu, i do not anticipate the world be a large amount of difficulty given the local work has been done already. one way or the other, we will quickly, but i agree with the director. we're talking weeks. we're not talking a month. president marshall: okay, thank you. thank you very much. >> next, we have the capt. to provide us with an update on both the crime lab and the dna backlog. >> good evening, commissioners. i will defer to the captain i was at the crime lab for a couple of hours today. she will provide the update. >> good evening, mr. president and commissioners. we have gotten our documentation that we need to outsource some of the cases to help out with the crime load, and we have our technical specifications document done that our criminalist that is the technical leader at the dna unit has drawn up in conjunction with comptroller's office that is ready to go. and we have an audit. she has to have one more meeting with the people at one of the labs, and we will be ready to outsource. it just this afternoon, she identified six sexual assault cases that have recently, in

he was on his way to san francisco to shoot people a at the aclu and tides foundation. >> we fl developing news, concord police are investigating a fatal dog attack on a two-year-old boy. it happened on trail creek court this morning. toddler walked into the garage where three of the family's pit bulls were located. the dog attacked th child and he was taken to a local hospital where he died. animal services are working the case and we' have more coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> six people are dead after a greyhound bus crashed in the central valley overnight. californ highway patrol says the bus was traling from los angeles to sacramento with 36 people on board. just outsi fresno, the driver swerved to avoid another csh and slammed into a concret divider and hit not vhicle and a tree. the driver was among those killed. 9 more people were taken to the hospital with injuries. >> i was asleep and then i heard the boom that woke me up. all i know is we were down this embankment he. >> greyhound has set up a hot line for people that ve friends or family. it's on your screen. we also posted the n

hoped to start a receiver lies by traveling to san francisco and killing people of importance at the aclu and tides foundatio that promotes social justice. they initially pulled him over for speeding. one officer saw him reach for a gun. he told investigats he made a decisi he would not be arrested a was willing to shoot and kill officers. >> we are so glad we're not planning a memorial service today. our officers exercised very good judgment, good skills and relied on their training. we are going to trust the outcome to our judicial system. >> he is facing four counts of attempted murder and felon in possession of a firear as a two strike felon she is charged with possession of weapons and ammunition and body armor. he could face life in prison. he was wearing the armor which is what protected him. he could even fa federal charges. right now the f.b.i. is investigating. >>> in hayward, chp officers had to use a taser to subdue a man that ran across the 88 freeway this morni. it happened around 6:45 north of whipple road. here is a look from sky 7. one vehicle overturned into a ditch but

hoped to start a receiver lies by traveling to san francisco and killing people of importance at the aclu and tides foundation that promotes social justice. they initially pulled him over for speeding. one officer saw him reach for a gun. he told investigators he made a decision he would not be arrested and was willing to shoot and kill officers. >> we are so glad we're not planning a memorial service today. our officers exercised very good judgment, good skills and relied on their training. we are going to trust the outcome to our judicial system. >> he is facing four counts of attempted murder and felon in possession of a firearm. as a two strike felon she is charged with possession of weapons and ammunition and body armor. he could face life in prison. he was wearing the armor which is what protected him. he could even face federal charges. right now the f.b.i. is investigating. >>> in hayward, chp officers had to use a taser to subdue a man that ran across the 880 freeway this morning. it happened around 6:45 north of whipple road. here is a look from sky 7. one vehicle overturned int

---segun la policia de oakland williams tenia planeado atentar contra miembros de la aclu (la union debertades civiles) y contra un grupo de ideas liberales, que se reunian en san francisco. ----por segundo dia consecutivo...hay frustracion entre usuarios de los autobuses publicos en oakland y el condado de alameda... alameda...--- un numero masivo de conductores llamo reportandose enfermo...----el sindicato que los reune esta en un conflicto laboral con la agencia que maneja "ac transit".--- ante la falta de un acuerdo, los directivos impusieron un contrato a los trabajadores sindicalizados desde el domingo....---- ayer mas de 200 conductores no se presentaron a trabajar, y hoy el numero era similar .... ayer y ahora esta mal, muy mal, tenemos mucho rato esperando, el bus aqui de la 14 no pasa.... pasa.... sesiente enojada? si porque yo necesito y llego tarde al traba. trabajo.... muy mal, dura uno hasta una hora esperando el bus y pues yo creo que eso no es justo que por unos perdamos todos.... todos.... ----la disputa laboral esta ahora en corte...----segun ac transit, imponer el co

when asked in the hospital why he was handed to the tides and the aclu on a sunday investigators stilln4 news and he told them he planned to wait till monday morning when the offices were open and until people. more than 60 shots were fired received the officers investigators say that he was injured, but due to the effect that he was wearing body armor he survived his injuries. williams is now facing eight charges including premeditated murder being in possession a firearm as a felon. because of his extensive criminal history this could be considered as a third strike and he could possibly raise the rest of his life in prison. oakland streets as ross 0 kron4 news. williams will be back in court on august 11th when he is expected to enter a plea was entered in the aclu, tides kron4 is kate thompson tied is well known brothers to watch box news anchor great one. >> a spokesperson for tides headquartered says the organization is often the target of attacks. and this clip from www.youtube.com he's angry over an education video that he believes is misleading that was produced by tides. >> t

would have carried out his mission which is to go to san francisco and commit violent crimes, and the aclu and that is truly his statement to us. >> he faces four counts of a firing against san francisco. >> chief anthony bats, is going to continue to keep his aggressive task against gang, guns and drugs. >> that is becoming an organization, we put input to the gangs, guns, drugs and we have put a gloss police officers we're going to continue to have the focus. -as we have a less officers. we have consistently performed and we have 80 flocking less officers. fan to which the debate officers, and they give consistently, and i want to applaud them, thank them, and reach out toward federal partners. knowing that we are born of an impact this summer i've reached out to the attorney general, the u.s. attorney, and he is calling a meeting in the month of august. we're going to sit down with our federal partners, the fbi, the dea, and the question has come up. and has the 80 officers had an impact? and the reality is that the summer is the most problematic. cahow to become a june, july, and thpea

he was on his way on saturday night to two organizations, pulling called the tides, the other the aclu, with the sole purpose to kill people. usually these organizations are closed on sunday and his plans were to wait there until monday when they opened up and then to go in there and start shooting people. >> williams is a parolee with two previous bank robbery convictions. if convicted in the shootout, this will be his third strike, i would send him to jail for 25 years to life. >>> a.c. transit official expect a third sickout today by union bu drivers. drivers are protesting a new contract imposed by a.c. transit after labor talks were deadlocked, including new overtime rules, a co-pay for healthcare and a two tiered pension planned saving millions. a hearing on the union's request to block the contract is scheduled for july 30. >>> san francisco supervisors last night voted for a new budget that would close a $483 million deficit. the $6.5 billion budget includes money to restore funding for health and human services that had been in jeopardy. they include services for children and

you are more likely to be detained by the police according to "the new york times" and according to aclu here in arizona, if you're hispanic, you're simply more likely to be detained also by the police simply because of the color of your skin or maybe because an accent just like mine, an accent in english. so the fact they're immigrants -- again, something has to be done on immigration. and the decision taken today in arizona is an important one. but it is simply not enough. again, this -- >> larry: jim -- >> -- on the principle that all men are created equal and right now there are many millions of people in the whoudz are not being treated equally. >> larry: jim, isn't it a federal problem? not an arizona problem? >> no, it's an arizona problem. it's a california problem. it's a problem for every state in the union. all 50 states, united states, are now border states. don't believe me? ask -- >> larry: -- federal problem -- >> -- peter colombo from providence, rhode island, area, who's putting together the very first delegation of republican politicians and democratic politicians -- th

he was on his way to san francisco to shoot people a at the aclu and tides foundation. >> we fl developingews, concord police are investigating a fatal dog attack on a two-year-old boy. it happened on trail creek court this morning. toddler walked into the garage where three of the family's pit bulls were located. the dog attacked the child and he was taken to a local hospital where he died. animal services are working on the case and we'll have more coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> six people are dead after a greyhound bus crashed in the central valley overnight. california highway patrol says the bus was traveling from los angeles to sacramento with 36 people on board. just outside fresno, the driver swerved to avoid another crash and slammed into a concrete divider and hit not vehicle and a tree. the driver was among those killed. 9 more people were taken to the hospital with injuries. >> i was asleep and then i heard the boom that woke me up. all i know is we were down this embankment here. >> greyhound has set up a hot line for people that have friends or family. it's on your screen. we

say he was headed to the tides organization, a non-profit group here at the presidio as well as the aclu in downtown san francisco to open fire on the people inside. >> we have learned through the course of our investigation and evidence collected at scene and his statements that on saturday night he was going to san francisco to an organization called tides and the aclu for the sole purpose to kill people. >> anybody who appears to engage in behaviors of this kind i think is in obvious mental distress. >> reporter: head of tides told us that it was startling to learn from police that williams had singled out the organization. now, williams is known by some to be a man consumed by anti-government sentiment, and people who know him say that his mother also had a stockpile of weapons at their home in groveland. today was his first appearance before an oakland judge but certainly not his last. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. >>> arson 101. berkeley police are trying to figure out who is responsible for setting a string of fires on and near the uc berkeley c

police say the 45-year-old parolee told them he intended to kill people at the aclu and the tides foundation in san francisco. williams now faces eight felony charges. he's scheduled to return to court on august 1th. >>> the city of oakland has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement, some of them drug tests who accuse police falsifying warrants. the plaintiffs' attorney said officers stated on affidavit that officers had confirmed through labs -- >> it turns out none of the drugs had been tested. essentially the warrants had been issued bayed upon perjuried testimony. >> reporter: the police department fired four officers in the case. it allowed seven others to keep their jobs after the officers argued they had been improperly trained. >>> caltrans officially kicked off construct on the first of two tunnels to replace a section of san francisco's toil drive. the animation from caltrans shows what the results should look like two years from now. it's one of the largest and most complex projects in the nation to be paid for using federal recovery act money. >> the surface road will substa

on the aclu.cisco, the city had planned to sit, wait until monday morning to wake of the open up this is verified by the evidence they found in this figure truck. . >> this was the were shooting out there we have had in an urban environment and civic as the bay area. >> chp officers and had pulled over for reckless driving he would have continued to carry out his land. >> oakland now will starlights a single large scale processing of large scale of garments. they approved a plan to license for production plans were pot would be grown packaged and processed. each production plant would not favor toward thousand dollars in annual fees they would be heavily taxed and regulated. supporters say will create jobs and revenue opponents say it would put its markers are the business. one of the sponsor says it will not take effect on jan.. >> standards as the police are investigating one of those of its reserves use excessive force in this stop. it was caught on tape the two officers are arresting a woman,

he told authorities he was planning an attack on the aclu. in his truck, authorities pulled out a white binder, and today, investigators gave a little insight into what was inside that binder. >> there was just locations that he had identifies, and there were certain thoughts that he put down that still pretty much, we need to keep that close to us during the investigation, it was just basically his writings and some ramblings he had placed into this book. >> williams could receive a third strike and face 25 years to life in prison. >>> meg whitman made a gop stop today at christopher's ranch before a group of about 100 supporters. whitman reiterated her priorities, job creation, taking on public employee pensions and tackling welfare. >> california, unfortunately, has become the welfare state. we have 12% of the nation's population, and 32% of the welfare cases. we have five times the welfare indications of new york but only twice the population fp. >> the most recent poll has whitman essentially tied with jerry brown. whitman leads 47% to 4

williams was on a bloody revolution plan and in his crosshairs were two san francisco groups, the aclu and one other group. 45-year-old byron williams is now charged with the attempted murders of four chp officers. court documents say williams engaged the officers in an unbelievable 12 minute gunfight on the shoulder of 580 near grand saturday night. but here's where the shooting takes a dramatic twist. court documents released today revealed officers foiled a mass murder plot by williams. the two-time convicted bank robber admitted he was racing down the highway to san francisco his pickup loaded with at least a 9-millimeter handgun and a body armor- piercing rifle coupled with an untold amount of ammunition. court documents say williams wanted to start a revolution and planned do it by killing people of importance. >> we learned that he was on his way on saturday night to san francisco to two organizations, one called the tides organization and one that the aclu for the sole purpose to kill people. usually they are closed on sunday and his plans were to wait until monday when they op

opd says it was clear that his sole purpose was to come here to the tides organization and the aclu and kill people. live from san francisco, tracy grant, bay area news. >> what a scenario that is. tracy, thank you. >>> it has become known as one of the most pot-friendly cities in the country and now oakland could take another giant step forward towards mainstreaming medical marijuana. jodi hernandez is live in oakland where city council is set to vote on a controversial plan to allow megamarijuana producers to set up shop. jodi? >> oakland as you know, has made headlines on the medical marijuana front. it became the first city to enact a tax on medical marijuana and it welcomed the first of its kind, the marijuana superstore earlier this year and now it's set to make history again. only this time, not everyone in the medical marijuana community is happy about it. it's an empty warehouse now, but this east oakland building may soon be filled with medical marijuana plants. >> we envision a 57,000 square foot growth facility here that would be divided between cloning, mothering, vegetativ

the aclu of its and know what he intended to do once he got to those places. he was arrested following a traffic stop that turned into a violent shooed out ]ç officerse 580 saturday night. during the confrontation more than 60 rounds were fired. police say williams was struck in the leg enormous but survived because he was wearing a plastic body armor prepared jeff thompson said investigators spoke to williams in the hospital. while investigators search williams dropped they found three guns a high-powered rifle, shotgun and pistol as well as a lot of ammunition. in addition after finding a suspicious item the wka-d8;7$fhc/ív called ind retrieve this binder which says california on it. if pleas are analyzing the binder for more evidence. the 45 year-old shown here is another jail booking photo from 2009 have extensive criminal history including armor already and driving under the influence. his mom said the sun was already angry about not finding a job. he was upset about left-wing policy. please tell kron 4 news they've searched williams' home and grove and

. >> we believe he was going to san francisco and the aclu for the sole purpose of killing people. and he said he was going to sit and wait until monday for the organization to open. >> a plan to kill san francisco liberals. investigators say it was verified by evidence found in the pickup truck williams was driving. but why did he target them? >> he had a slant against what has been defined as liberal politics. >> although it appears at this time that williams acted alone, authorities say the investigation continues. kron4 news. >> and one of those targets, a nonprofit organization foundation, and we spoke with the c.e.o. he says he's shocked a stranger planned to tack his organization. >> we were made to learn that we were targeted by this fellow. we don't know this guy from anywhere. and, you know, we're shocked and amazed that anybody would target us. we're more sad than anything else. very happy that it was resolved instead of other people being injured. certainly very hopeful that the police officers involved come through it just fine. if anything bad might have happened, i f

investigators he intended to start a revolution by traveling to san francisco to kill people at the aclu and tides foundation, an organization says it promotes economic justice. >> his plan was to go there and wait until it opens up in the morning. our investigators brought it up to him. the organizations are probably closed on sundays and he said he was going to sit there to wait until they opened up. >> the court documents rs say williams, a two striker told investigators he refused to be arrested when chp pulled him over for swerving and said he was willing to shoot, and kill, the officers. the 45-year-old is charged with four counts after tempted murder of a police officer and fell niz for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. this would be his third strike after two prior convictions. >> he was on his way to san francisco on saturday night. for the sole purpose to, kill people. we're lucky the california patrol stopped him before he was able to carry out the plan. >> more charges possibly federal charges could come. the fbi said today it is investigating the conte

he was on his way on saturday night to two organizations, pulling called the tides, the other the aclu, with the sole purpose to kill people. usually these organizations are closed on sunday and his plans were to wait there until monday when they opened up and then to go in there and start shooting people. >> williams was treated for bullet wounds. williams is a parolee with if convicted in the shootout, this will be his third strike, i would send him to jail for 25 years to life. >>> marin county is on record of saying no thanks to pg&e and its smartmeters program. they said the utility should shut down the program until a study that shows the meters work is completed. some pg&e customers say their electricity bills have skyrocketed since the meters were installed. some also worry about possible health risks from electromagnetic fields associated with the devices. protestors rallied outside the state public utilities commission yesterday. that to give pg&e -- to get pg&e to stop installing the meters. the utility says the devise are safe and the vast majority of them work correctly. >

this is not nazi germany as critics including the aclu have tried to contend, it isn't going to solve the immigration problem and stem crime that proponents change and it is another distraction from trying to deal in some kind of sensible and comprehensive way with a problem that just gets worse every year. >> and i wouldn't be surprised to see it on a stay application in the supreme court within the next month, if, for example, the ninth circuit court of appeals -- which is the first route for appeal -- affirms what the judge did, i think the state will take it up to the supreme court so we could have some supreme court theatrics pretty quick. it might be the first thing that elena kagan has to deal with -- the first big thing after she's confirmed which i expect will be next week. >> charlie: and jeff bezos from amazon introduces a new kindle and talks about amazon's future. >> when people come to me and they say, "jeff, you've got to have full motion video color on the kindle, i say why? do you think hemingway is going to pop more in color? we're doing a particular thingment when s

he and another sheriff, by the way, were named in the aclu's lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of arizona's immigration law. all right, sheriff dupnik, wlar clarence, what did you make of that ruling today? >> well, i think most of us anticipated that that's precisely what was going to happen. and it did. >> larry: did you agree or disagree? >> i agree with it. i don't think the states should preempt the federal constitution. i think president obama, or any other president, for that matter, has a responsibility to protect the constitution. he intervened, in my opinion, appropriately. and so far a federal judge agrees with him. >> larry: does this law -- had it gone into effect -- make it tougher on your law enforcement officers? >> in one sense it would. but let me say this, larry, for the last two months, we've had scores of lawyers poring over this particular piece of legislation and ultimately have given us several options. and one of the options was that there's nothing in the law that preclude us from enforcing the federal law, which in my case we've been doing for 52 years.

he told investigators he was on his way to san francisco to kill high ranking officials at the aclu and tides foundation, an organization says it promotes economic justice. according to court documents, he wanted to start a revolution. he was shot several times in the gun battle that started at chp officers say they saw the suspect reaching for a gun. he is now charged with four counts of attempted murder of a police officer and felonies for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. he could face federal charges, as well. f.b.i. is investigating the contents of this binder took from williams' truck from the shooting. >> he will be back in court this morning to enter a plea. as for the officers involved who were hurt that night, everybody else has been placed on administrative leave. while they are out, chp officers from san francisco and hayward are filling in. >>> a.c. transit is hoping most of the drivers will be on the job. several hundred members have called in sick for the last few days. they imposed a new contract on sunday. a.c. transit says it will save $300,000 a

the aclu and other civil rights group filed in court to say it's unconstitutional to have a state law superseding federal law. meanwhile mass protests planned tomorrow if the law does go into effect. legal experts say whatever the judge does decide, it's likely this will eventually end up in the supreme court. >> kristin dahlgren there for us in washington, d.c. kristen, thanks. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. officials in oklahoma are trying to determine what caused a gas line to rupture, sending flames shooting into the air. no one was hurt, but one farmer did lose his truck due to the intense heat. >>> homeowners in alaska captured a daring rescue on tape when a young black bear got caught in a net. the plan was to hook the net to a truck, drag it away from the mama bear, and free the cub. but the mother would not leave the cub's side, and eventually she was able to rip through the net and drag her baby back into the woods. >>> and a california man who spent $45 on some glass negatives at a garage sale is certainly seeing the frui

. >> reporter: police say they found evidence the two primary targets were the aclu in northern california in san francisco's financial district as well as the philanthropic district. police say williams planned to camp out in front of the offices and eventually open fire on staffers. >> a charitable organization we help nonprofit organizations, we help people proservices in low income communities. we address social problems. the work we do is in the best traditions of america. i can't imagine why somebody would want to target us. >> reporter: authorities are now revealing more details about the gunfight itself. the chp says early sunday morning an officer stopped williams for speeding and weaving along 580. investigators say he was wearing body armor and heavily armed with a handgun, a shotgun and a rifle with armor piercing bullets. during the stop one officer stayed back to provide cover as the other officer first approached the car. in an instant he says he saw williams reach for his handgun and start shooting. with bullets flying all around them, officers retreated to the rear of thei

he told investigators he was on his way to san francisco to kill high-ranking officials with the aclu and the tide foundation. an organization that promotes economic justice. according to they court documents, williams wanted to start a revolution. >> this person obviously is a very unfortunately very unbalanced soul. that he might engage in these kind of behaviors. >> williams made his first court appearance today. the 45-year-old sat in a wheelchair. his face bruised and his wrist and feet bandaged. the gunbattle started after they saw the suspect reaching for a gun. williams is already a two stryker. he is now charged with four counts of attempted murder of a police officer and felonies for being a felon and ammunition. williams could face federal charges. the fbi is investigating the contents of this binder pulled from william's -- williams' truck and has the word "california" written on the cover. he will be back to enter a plea. as for the officers, two were hurt that night, and all of the others who were involved have been placed on administrative leave. while they are out, i a