adachi, say that. probably because of this, more one saying how is that. the only people who speak the truth are children and people who have had too much to drink. that's called wisdom. you think about it. i am going to share one more thing. i will speak briefly on the concepts of that. if i asked you right now, ladies and gentlemen, how many of you would have considered yourself at risk? could you raise your hands. and there was probably a lot of pain with that, huh. in the book i wrote. i interviewed 60 role models and all of them were at risk astronauts. it made us who we are. i have scars. i have a doctorate, but also scars. wisdom comes from making mistakes. i have made a lot of mistakes ladies and gentlemen. i am going to speak about collaboration. i am going to talk about the role of expectations. i will speak to the value of hope. because when you're in an ugly situation. hope means so much. it's a global concept. in the research i do with resilience of children. close your eyes. bear with me. go ahead and hope them. i am not going to take you thr

jeff adachi helping you get there. go prosperous. i think the word that i have been using and i think it's true, it's integrity. if you go with passion. like jeff said in his speech, check yourself at the door and go forward and things will happen. don't try to solve the world a problems by yourself. in you can solve yours, you world will prosper and get better. thanks. so i run the trust clinic. i am one of the pediatricians. about 20 of us. there's a young man sitting here. i know you. from the general. her son is the tallest. i know this is about the schools. we want you to know, we are there at the general to help you. i help work with to 2 trauma surgions. i work in the team clinic. a lot of us know these kids. a lot of these kids are getting shots. 100 people almost got murdered last year. first graders are taking guns to school. i don't have to give you bad numbers. once they get shot. they fall in our lap. they are in the icu. they are fairly angry kids. these cases for us medically. they formed a group where we have multiple

adachi has said he will push ahead with another measure to reform pensions. the last one proposition d was defeated in september. >>> the mega millions $355 million jackpot was up for grabs. so get out your tickets, here's the look at the winning numberless. they are four, eight, 15, 25, 47, and the mega ball number is 42. >> the mega million. >> we caught up with some people in san francisco lining up to get their numbers. people in 41 states plus washington, d.c. caught the fever. this is the second largest jackpot in mega millions history. >>> and the forecast calls for more fog, i'll have tomorrow's forecast in just a few minutes. >>> also, a new twist in a legal >>> today a panel of three judges asked california's supreme court to decide first whether prop eight sponsors have the authority to defend the measure after state officials refused to do so. ktvu's jana katsuyama reports. >> reporter: all was quiet outside the ninth circuit court of appeals today. unlike december 6th when the court first heard arguments on proposition eight. today's filing by th

adachi has said he will push ahead with another measure to reform pensions. the last one proposition d was defeated in september. >>> the mega millions $355 million jackpot was up for grabs. so get out your tickets, here's the look at the winning numberless. they are four, eight, 15, 25, 47, and the mega ball number is 42. >> the mega million. >> we caught up with some people in san francisco lining up to get their numbers. people in 41 states plus washington, d.c. caught the fever. this is the second largest jackpot in mega millions history. >>> and the forecast calls for more fog, i'll have tomorrow's forecast in just a few minutes. >>> also, a new twist in a legal battle over same-sex marriage. we ask experts what happened from here? >> and a crab boat is still stuck on the coast tonight, when they plan on removing it. h >>> today a panel of three judges asked california's supreme court to decide first whether prop eight sponsors have the authority to defend the measure after state officials refused to do so. ktvu's jana katsuyama reports. >> reporter: all

can we real quick give it up for john adachi. you know. i really want to think jeff for his leadership. his willingness. you have extended your office and given us this opportunity to create positive change in your schools, in our streets and i really want to thank you for that. i want to just make a couple quick announcements. to my colleagues. i am show proud what we have accomplished. we have given a voice to many who have suffered in silence. i want to acknowledge 2 individuals who have carried out our mission. you met angela chan from the asian law office. can you give it up for them. i also want to say to be members of the safety america partnership. our efforts have been over lookd and unappreciated, but i know what tremendous contributions we have made to the quality of life in our neighborhoods. i am looking forward to continuing that in the future. it feels acward to be up here. i know there are so many of you that contribute to increases safety to our schools and on our streets. last week, i had to ask jeff, out of all the folks

adachi get in a fight. here we go. you are gone. we better stop that trend. cheryl. >> i was just go to ask cheryl. her viewpoints on use with guns and whether the gun buy backs will work. do you have friends, thank you for bringing that up. >> i know people with guns. i wouldn't. i don't want to get involved with that. i just leave them alone with their guns. i don't get involved >> i say that to say, the idea if someone is carrying a gun, we might consider them dangerous. if they got that one, they can get another one. >> we have to consider, this is going to be a long process. this is not a one stop drop, if am i rackateering. i am going to take a couple of guns i don't use and use others. the major thing we have to look at is prevention. we have so many different levels of things we have to use. we can't just say, okay. drop your gun off, you're cool. that's not a shot at the program. we need that problem. but we need these other programs and dealing with the parents and families. we just first grader at cleveland. i worked at cleveland. he probably found

[applause] public defender jeff adachi. it was just here.rom the city administrator's office, edwin lee. right here. [applause] and i would also like to welcome some generals who may be in our audience. i did not get a chance to see if you were here, but i know that the council general from japan was supposed to be here. if he is not here, though he is coming. the consul general from the philippines was going to be here. also, consul general also from the philippines, wilfredo santos was going to be here. give them applause. [applause] and we all know that an event like this, with your help, also, we need the help of our generous sponsors, and please, indulge me if you will, for us all to recognize some great sponsors. then, i am going to say who they are, and we are going to give them while the applause at the end of all the sponsors as i read them. so starting at the top level, i want to say our heritage sponsor, we want to say a special mahalo and thank you to pacific gas and electric company on the heritage level. i'm going to read them

doctor adachi, thank you very much. >> all right. my name is is an swan right. according to a 2001 survey. 84 percent said they were satisfied with high school safety. 22 percent said they were not. >> my name is matesh. whether students were asked if they felt safe on their way to school. 43 percent said no. they do not feel safe riding the bus. >> my name is daniel, i live in san francisco. when youths were asked where they carry weapons, 77 percent said it was for protection. >> hi, my name is scott, i live in oakland. 66 percent of youths surveyed believe it is never right to carry a gun to school. >> my name is bianca. when asked if they believed it was a good idea to have are a gun 17 percent students said yes and 40 percent said it was sometimes okay. >> 61 percent of the same 8 thousand students said lack of jobs is a more serious problem than fights in school. they also felt violence was a problem. >> according to the juvenile justice community assessment and referral center. 1147 juveniles were arrested between july 2007 and january 2008. of these. 122

. >>> san francisco's public defender, jeff adachi, began his third arms term this morning by taking the -- third term this morning by taking the oath of office. >> by the city of san francisco. >> by the city of san francisco. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> his family and friends joined him. he has served as public defender for almost a decade. he made headlines this year by pushing a speeching -- sweeping reform -- a sweeping reform measure. the u.s. house of representatives is now o fficially under the control of the new republican majority. >> god bless you, speaker boehner. [ cheers ] >> former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, handed the gavel to john boehner about an hour ago. the veteran ohio lawmaker will provide over the position now. >> hard work and tough decisions will be required of the 11th congress. no longer can we -- can we fall short. no longer can we kick the can down the road. the people voted to end b usinessness as usual and -- businessness as usual -- business as usual. >> republicans have already scheduled a vote next week to repeal president obama's h

. >> reporter: san francisco public defender jeff adachi says san francisco has had a long tradition of not seeking the death penalty and hopes the chief prosecutor will honor that. >> death penalty cases are very expensive, and they take years and years to prosecute. so i would hope that george gascon would look at the social cost as well as, you know, the ineffectiveness of the death penalty. >> reporter: gascon will serve as district attorney until an election is held in november. in san francisco kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> the assistant chief of operations will be interim chief in san francisco for now. godowns has been with the san francisco police department for about a year. he and gascon actually both worked for years in the lapd. a police spokesman says he will remain interim chief until the police commission appoints a replacement with the mayor's approval. >>> and tonight family and friends remembered a talented teenager from oakland who became the city's final homicide victim of 2010, shot on new year's eve. but the new year has already brought more violence an

gascon will be working with adachi. >> we have less resources and yet we are seeing our case loads explodes. the workloads increased even higher. david chu is clear with the choice. >> i can't think that anyone doesn't believe that he has tremendous integrity, he knows what it is to uphold justice and he has an incredible depth of experience. >> reporter: gascon say he will work with gascon. john sasaki. >> when george gascon became san francisco's police chief in 2009 he was first outsider to get the job in 30 years. before that he was the chief of police for the mesa police department for three years. he joined mesa after serving as an assistant chief for the los angeles police department. that where he began his law enforcement career as an officer. gascon is also a member of the bar. >> for more on that part of the story we go to ktvu's maureen naylor, she's live in san francisco. >> reporter: the police department is in shock tonight no one saw this coming. george gascon will move from the fifth floor to the third floor to the district attorney's office. word that this word for a chief

. >> reporter: in 2003 public defender jeff adachi helped get two other men out of jail in a similartion. once again earl saunders withheld evidence from defense attorneys. >> george gas scone made the right call but what he we need him to do is look at all the cases. we need to have a review of all the cases involving these offices and it needs to happen right away. >> saunders and his partner, the late napoleon hendrix were a well-known investigative team. they were really-regarded. they investigated and solved hundreds of cases. so would the da be open to reviewing all those cases? i talked to gascone tonight and his office he told me will "a evaluate the facts surrounding the incident and determine the appropriate course of action" that means they haven't made a decision yet whether they are going to go back through those files. >> could create havoc, cost a lot of money but there's juts on the line. >> the key is how many of those involved an fernando that was paid and did they disclose it to the prosecution. >> wow. this is just the beginning i'm sure. i don't, thank you. >>> o