this is my armor. >> every wednesday we get into armor and train in armor and at the end of the day laypop up three times. >> now get up. not exactly what i call popping up but that was pretty good. >> thank you. >> very kind. i'll be here all week. try the soup. >> this is a bassinet. >> that's for your baby. >> what is your head? >> my baby. >> here we go. >> this is unthinkable. it's unthinkable. >> know this is coming. there you go. >> i mean, these -- you have to actually fight in this? >> and then to be a knight, you have to show that you can leap on to the back of your horse in full armor. >> oh, [ expletive ]. >> every wednesday, we get into our armor and at the end of the day, we lay on the ground and you have to pop up thee times. >> uncle. >> now get up. not exactly what i call popping up, but that was pretty good. >> thank you. >> take your seats. you've all been very kind. i'll be here all week. try the soup. >> all right. there you go. that's what it's like to be in armor. >> good god. >> i'm going to go put on my suit of armor. >> mike, you want to sit down while he gets

as soon as youconnect 1200 >> every wednesday we get into armor and train in armor and at the end of ground and have to pop up three times. >> now get up. not exactly what i call popping up but that was pretty good. >> thank you. >> very kind. i'll be here all week. try the soup. >> all right. there you go. that's what it's like to be in armor. i'm going to go put on my suit of armor. >> mike, you want to sit down while he gets dressed? >> i was just thinking i'd hang myself. sitting down sounds fine. >> just falling down a hill can do significant damage to you. >> just sitting down by a tree can strangle yourself. >> why did i eat a burrito before this? it's just stupid. it all comes down to this. i've got to take to the field of battle with a knight who's been doing this for 26 years. oh, lord, give me the strength to remember my training. to summon the hart of a warrior. and to somehow rise above the fear instilled by stephen's ubiquitous piece. >> ready to go? >> no, man, i'm not ready to go. , and a head-up display for enhanced driver focus. all inside a redesigned cabin of unri

break that armor?maturity. and it comes with time. >> if you live that long. >> if you live long enough. maturity. and hopefully you will reach that tipping point. it's called the tipping point, to where you see there's something better for you. that's truly the benefit of cease-fire. in my day and age, i was told to do better but not shown how to do better. >> i want to ask each of you, what gives you -- there's so much despair. we could talk about that for a long time. but what do you see out there, if anything, that gives you hope. let me start with you. >> the thing that gives me hope is that in the classroom, there's always one student that doesn't want to participate and will do something simple, a brain teaser or something like that. and you'll see that lightbulb and they'll raise their hands or comment under their breath, something subtle that shows there's potential there. >> what about you? >> living in oakland, not one day goes by on or off duty that i don't see someone who's really good peo

iraqi troops in dozens of armored vehicle s in a race for their lives. forcing them out, isis fighters who shot this propaganda video showing a city abandoned by the army. isis gunmen controlling the hospital in the city's center. iraqi troops fought for just two days leaving behind american-supplied weapons and tanks. it's a setback for the u.s. a decade ago, nbc news was in ramadi where hundreds of american troops gave their lives to hold the city. today, ramadi is held by the world's biggest terror group. it will be tough to retake. >> it is possible to have the kind of attack we have seen in ramadi. i am confident in the days ahead that will be reversed. >> reporter: u.s. air strikes have pounded isis positions around ramadi for weeks. it didn't work. air power has its limits. >> the fall of ramadi -- i mean it's huge. >> reporter: critics like senator john mccain are calling for u.s. boots on the ground which the obama administration has so far ruled out. both the u.s. and iraq will rely on shiite militias to retake the sunni city of ramadi. they he

the american armor turned toward aregentan. a closing trap. >> i covered him with a gun down at the clearing station. >> i covered him with a gun down at the clearing station. the tough ones with the smile froze stiff on their faces by shell fire. the plane joe's for the much ready to tell you that. and poker-faced officers with a poker-faced look. the ss, the parachute troops, the old soldiers off the russian front. i have seen them all. the hitler youth babies looking , like they walked off the lincoln high, expert killers. smart alex talking about their , rights under the geneva convention, asking, when do we go to america? the other guys who crawled out of a hole with his hands up. and he would swear that he hated hitler all the time. kids you knew how i machine gun -- how a machine gun worked, but nothing else. holding that trigger finger still. middle-aged guys wanting to tell you about their wife and kids. they were through killing when i saw them. and through getting killed too. some thought they were lucky and others d

this is days after isis blasted into the strong hold with armored bulldozers and car bombs. the white house on monday conceding the loss of ramadi saying it is a setback and promising to retake the city. ian lee is following the latest for us in iraq. he joins us from cairo. ian, it is critical to retake ramadi. if you don't, you have the highway from the heartland in syria straight into baghdad. 65 miles away. what other prospects they are able to push isis out. >> reporter: that's exactly right, poppy. 80% of anbar province is now in control of isis. that does put them closer to baghdad. it gives them a direct shot to that capital city. although t very unlikely we do not see any indication that they will try to take the offensive to baghdad. it is a heavily fortified area. there is a lot of open terrain to prevent them and make them vulnerable to coalition air strikes. retaking ramadi is going to be difficult. once you lose ground they are good at holding terrain. we saw in tikrit that turned into weeks because of booby traps and ieds. they are fighting to the last minute.

this armor they prepared themselves. it weighs about 20 to 30 kilo kilograms. let me introduce you to the leader of the group. mitsuyoshi tanaka. [ speaking japanese ] >> i asked why they volunteer. he says of course they want to show the tranquillity of the castle but also the movement that must have been seen around here 400 years ago. and if you book in advance you too can borrow this armor. [ speaking japanese ] >> a very exuberant group at the castle. mongolian sumi wrestler has been promoted to its highest rank. >> terunofuji won the grand tournament ending on sunday winning 12 of 15 bouts. the 23-year-old made his professional debut in 2011. he practiced with the grand champion in the same stable who is also from mongolia. >> translator: i'll work hard to attain the highest rank of grand champion. >> he's the fifth mongolian champ. >>> here in tokyo fair summer-like weather prevails with highs reaching around 30 degrees celsius or 86 degrees fahrenheit. jonathan oh joins us now with this hour's update sorting with the u.s. southern plains. jonathan. >> h

the german heard behind his back, the american armor.a closing trap. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i've covered them with a gun down to clearing stations. thousands of them. all kinds. tough ones with the smile froze stiff on their faces by shell fire. the plain joes that had too much already to tell you that. and that poker-faced officers that never lost the poker-faced look. s.s. parachute troop old soldiers off the russian front, i've seen them all. hitler youth babies look like they walked out of lincoln high. expert killers. smart alec with their talk of rights under the geneva convention and asking when do we go to america? the other guy who crawled ow out of a hole with his hands up, all through, talking to much. ready to swear he hated hitler all the time. kids that knew how machine gun worked had nothing else. grinning like they were still on top, so they could hardly hold that trigger finger still. middle age guys wanting to tell you about the wife and kids. and through killing when i saw them and through getting killed, too. some of them tho

they gave the philadelphia police department an armored truck and 255 automatic assault rifles. in the past three years new jersey police have received 15,000 pieces of military equipment. delaware police receiving nearly 24,000. you can read more about the president's announcement and its local impact on nbc10.com and the "nbc 10" app. >>> police in waco texas, say biker groups have been making threats against law enforcement following sunday's brawl and shootout that left nine people dead. authorities released the mug shots of more than two dozen suspects charged in connection with the violence. a judge set their bail at $1 million apiece. state public safety officials say a warning went out to authorities at the beginning of the month that tension was escalating between those two groups. police have charged more than 170 bikers with engaging in organized crime after the rival gang squared off with guns knives and weapons in a parking lot. right now it's too early to tell how many people they will charge are with murder. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorolo

we're seeing this armored equipment roll through the streets of moscow.hat do you understand will come next in this parade? >> well, the formal celebrations are pretty short. they're 90 minutes long. it's already been going on for an hour or so. we have about half an hour left. there were a lot of invited dignitaries inside red square. we have dramatic pictures provided by russian state television of the actual parade and dignitaries there. we've already seen not just russian army but chinese army and indian army personnel also parading as well but in about half an hour or so this formal parade will come to an end and there will be a air show as well but after that it's up to the ordinary people of russia to celebrate as best they see fit. >> matthew chance watching victory day celebrations. thank you so much. let's take a close look here at some of the images coming out of moscow right now. again, a great number of military personnel and equipment parading through the streets of moscow and let's listen as we see this event taking place. ♪ [ speaking fore

this is days after isis blasted into the strong hold with armored bulldozers and car bombs. the white house on monday conceding the loss of ramadi as a setback. let's go to ian lee. he is following the latest for us this morning. what is the likelihood we will see a successful outcome with the u.s. and iraqi security forces are hoping to see which is to push isis back out of ramadi. >> reporter: good morning, poppy. it is going to be extremely difficult for any operation to push isis out of ramadi. if we just take the battle for tyikrit as an example. the popular mobilization units and militias and sunni tribes. they said it would take days, but it was weakeks. they have roadside bombs and have booby traps. when you lose ground to isis. it is difficult to take it back. especially in the areas where are predominately sunni. where there is some support for isis. we know in 2005 and 2006 when the united states military was in anbar province we saw some of the bloodiest battles and confrontation there is. it is going to be very difficult. it wasn't until the united states worked

the surprise announcement today comes nine months after his in full body arm more with armored trucks took to the street during during racially charged protests but a white house report found substantial risk of misusing or onuse items such as armored items including armored vehicles >> a i'll bulletly's apology 20 years later on social media. >> school bus scare caught on video, a seven-year-old girl stung in the door and dragged and a stranger saved her life. >> the key ban boy's whose custody fight made national news 15 years later. >> i am meteorologist mike nicco with the clouds that are creating flight arrival delays into sfo and temperatures up to ten degrees cooler-than-average and i will tell you how much alonger we will deal with that in the seven-day is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. save $500 on the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. know better sleep with sleep number. >> a trip home from school went from ordinary to potentially disasterous for a kentucky girl. this

two men carrying assault rifles wearing body armor were shot dead by a security officer who local police say probably saved lives. both would be gunmen have been identified and at least one of them linked themself to isis on social media. tonight we learned from a source that the other would be terrorist spent a few years in pakistan in the 1990s. his father was pakistani and the sources describe his mother as white american. we'll have more on what we're learning about both gunmen in just a moment. meanwhile, united states authorities are looking into whether the incident in texas

the city just purchased an armored personnel carrier. after debate, the city ordered a medevac bear cat to help rescue injured officers or civilians. >> offers protection from 308 high-powered rifles. which will penetrate a police officer's vest. >> today the president said officers should take on the role of guardians not warriors. and is mandating some equipment be prohibited and others, restricted. >> we've seen how military gear can sometimes give people a feeling like, there is an occupying force opposed to a force part of the community protecting them and serving them. >> this is the armored personnel carrier. january 1st, police used it to search for a suspect who fired at officers. >> it's all about safety. and would you rather be seeing a vehicle like this? or rather be on the news dealing with an officer or citizen wounded? >> since september 11th police departments have beefed up military-style equipment through a grant program offered by homeland security. but other cities said no to any armored vehicles we showed this reside

. >> the police response shined a spotlight on controversial issue, armored vehicle local s.w.a.t. teams a saying they can be life savers. >> this >> this laz been a ho issue. police say it saves lives. he there was a competition where teams worked together. this, after they saved two hostages. antioch police chi said it couldn't have been done without the use of armored vehicles. >> the vehicle used to actually be a shield for officers that were moving from point to point. it was used to transport the hostages when te ce out of the gas station. >> police department has been trying to nvince critics why it needs one too. one of the dozens of residents fought again this idea of one coming to his town. >> you get this force coming in with this huge vehle. and they're very, very imposing and very you know threatening. this is escalating the situation. >> there are people that need help. and this is another tool to leave tools closer to them. >> despite protests, the police department will be using a grant to get a rescued armored vehicle. >> a mele broke out after graduation today. gr

the city just purchased an armored personnel carrier. after debate, the city ordered a medevac bear cat to help rescue injured officers or civilians. >> offers protection from 308 high-powered rifles. which will penetrate a police officer's vest. >> today the president said officers should take on the role of guardians not warriors. and is mandating some equipment be prohibited and others, restricted. >> we've seen how military gear can sometimes give people a feeling like, there is an occupying force opposed to a force part of the community protecting them and serving them. >> this is the armored personnel carrier. january 1st, police used it to search for a suspect who fired at officers. >> it's all about safety. and would you rather be seeing a vehicle like this? or rather be on the news dealing with an officer or citizen wounded? >> since september 11th police departments have beefed up military-style equipment through a grant program offered by homeland security. but other cities said no to any armored vehicles we showed this reside

take part in formal parades through red square. 200 armored vehicles.luding some of russia's latest tanks. t-14 attracting a lot of attention. the first new tank russia developed since end of the cold war. 150 aircraft as well. giving air battic daerobatic di. what we went see in the course of an hour and a half as the victory day parade continues very many western leaders, many western leaders, president of united states and others decided to boycott over protest over russia's alleged military involvement in ukraine. deeming it inappropriate for them to stand next to vladamir putin, at a time of high political tensions elsewhere in europe. now that's not the attitude adopted by very many leaders. particularly the chinese president, he is here, standing next to vladamir putin. so is the president of india. and so, you know it is interesting. because this whole commemoration is meant to celebrate the alliance between russia and the west that defeated nazi germany. it's really become more symbolic of the gap that exists today between those two powerful bl

. >> the police response shined a spotlight on a controversial issue, armored vehicles. local s.w.a.t. teams are saying they can be life savers. >> this >> this laz been a hot issue. police say it saves lives. he there was a competition where teams worked together. this, after they saved two hostages. antioch police chief said it couldn't have been done without the use of armored vehicles. >> the vehicle used to actually be a shield for officers that were moving from point to point. it was used to transport the hostages when te came out of the gas station. >> police department has been trying to convince critics why it needs one too. one of the dozens of residents fought against this idea of one coming to his town. >> you get this force coming in with this huge vehicle. and they're very, very imposing and very you know threatening. this is escalating the situation. >> there are people that need help. and this is another tool to leave tools closer to them. >> despite protests, the police department will be using a grant to get a rescued armored vehicle. >> a melee broke o

vehicles. 435 other armored vehicles.ieces, 533 planes and helicopters and almost 94,000 machine guns capable of firing in sustains bursts. >> the idea that on you are police officers are armed like this are problematic. you put those things together especially with procurement without accountability to cost overruns without any accountability in the sense of insuring that these weapons are used for the purposes that they are specified for. none of that is happening. >> reporter: heads of police around the country are reviewing their tactics ask in how to rebuild trust with local communities the white house clearly believes looking less like the army is an important first step. alan fish he should al jazerra washington. >>> shell shareholders are meeting at the hague after accepting a revolution demanding more transparently on climate change, they have been facing continues versus i over their plan to drill in the arctic ocean. it's been accused of harming the climate through its exploration for oil and gas reserves. >>>

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but city like san jose and berkeley have said no to any armored vehicle. we showed this berkeley resident a picture of south san francisco armored vehicle. is what your opinion about this. >> well this is for armed military enemy and the war zone military enemy and the war zone. >>reporter: the president directive is part of an effort to build trust in communities of color. in san leandro, lee ann, abc 7 news. >> federal authorities busted autopsy drug trafficking ring operating out of oakland international airport. fbi says baggage handler used the special access to smuggle drugs past security check points at the airport and hand marijuana to passengers who would then hide the drug in the carry on baggage. 14 people were arrested including 3 baggage handlers and 6 passengers. all from oakland, san leandro hayward dublin and castro vaechlt oakland international says it cooperated with the investigation and has since bolstered the security system. >>> campbell police new video of attempted kidnapping over the weekend. surveillance video shows the man car dr

then having an armored vehicle is essential. in today's society without weapons it is extremely important that we keep our officers as safe as possible in order to that. we do need a vehicle such as this that provides a safety for everyone. from looking at the list it looks like the quibec prohibited other grenade launchers with some departments used to distribute to your class. with the first of its kind license plate. the cal portis is no more plates was unveiled yesterday. organizers hope will help raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault. they need to receive 7500 orders to begin production. each of them cost. google is looking to hire a new dealer for its home page. the changes of us everyday. you probably know. they typically celebrate holidays. over the years google has graded more than 2000 adults. the company says ideal candidates sunday with experience. i'm working design. he could probably do it. we are not letting him go though. but wouldn't it be cool. it would really be a cool job. that is your ti

under the order the federal government will no longer give police or pay for armored vehicles such as tanks. weaponnizeed aircraft, grenades or camouflage afternoons. uniforms. >>> activists have tried to prevent a rig-- >> this is the seattle waterfront. this is the port of seattle. thering it, an enormous drilling rig they're going to use in the arctic, it's tied up at the dock. there is a 100-yard exclusion zone put in place. no other vessels are supposed to go within 100 yards of the polar pioneer. walk this way, and we'll show you how close we are to the other side of this river water way. we're very close here. that limiting public access to public waters is part of what is at the base of legal action taken against the port of seattle. another big part of that league action is whether the port went through proper environmental review before approving the contract allowing a local marine services company to do a lot of work on the polar. pioneer before it heads north later this summer. >> they have to conduct environmental review any time they change the use of a shoreline. and t

you talked about armored vehicles operating in an urban environment, that was not something we trained on when i was training at before going to iraq. we trained on large ranges in germany. we looked at how we were going to engage enemy tanks and 2000 meters. but when we were called upon to do it in before moving on the streets of falluja with m1 tanks and engaging the enemy at close range, i wish i would've had that kind of training before we were called to do live in combat. host: the asymmetric warfare group had a start dealing with ied's, is that correct? guest: as a conflict evolved about 10 years ago the enemy engaged us and an ace magic weight. they used -- asymmetric ways. these improvised explosive device is and they were a threats to our light-skinned vehicles. born of that was the asymmetric warfare group. what we were charted with doing was let's look at these threats identify these gaps before we face them so we can be prepared for them beforehand. exactly as you talked about, the world is changed in the last 10 years since before the -- when you look at what weird seeing

militants have been using armor armored bulldozers and suicide bombers to push into the city forcing retreat. secretary of state john kerry says he's confident battle momentum will be reversed. according to state tv iraq has called on iranian-backed militias to try to recapture the town. more than 500 people have been killed in recent days. let's bring in senior international correspondent nick paton walsh to tell us more. >> reporter: carol, right now the coalition are using air power and certainly have been in the last 24 hours. 19 separate airstrikes to reverse what isis has managed to pull off over the weekend. you mentioned the assault there. equally definite stating was the retreat from that area. they had been holding out for months and they emerged to see what the most elite divisions leaving in their wake some of the most important armor and supplies of weapon, which will benefit isis. how did baghdad and the coalition let this happen? the u.s. has tried to suggest that ramadi isn't that important, but it's obvious that was not really the case then and isn't the case now. it

for example, this armored truck is not on the list of banned back equipment. the department says with the kind of high-powered assault weapons on the streets today, having an armored vehicle is essential.>> in today's society, the amount of weapons that we are faced with on a daily basis, it's extremely important we keep our officers and citizens as safe as possible in order to do that --. in order to do that, we need a vehicle like this to provide safety.>> the president's list contains -- the only item on the presidents list that the bay area uses his grenade launches to launch -- is grenade launchers to launch teargas.>>> we are going to remain locked into our current pattern for the next few days. we will see an enhanced opportunity for scattered showers. more in a moment. let's look at what's happening outside. a live look from san francisco across the bay. you can see the gray showing you how widespread it is. heading closer, we will hit to the bay area. in areas like antioch in the sacramento valley. to the north, cloudy skies all the way into win barry

police say that even though the gunmen wore body armor and carried assault rifles. a local police officer was able to bring them down with his service business service pistol. they drove from phoenix, arizona. before the attack, one gunmen posted a tweet linking himself to isis. cnn's kyung lah has more. >> reporter: nadir soofi is a pakistani source. he has a pakistani father and a mother as a white american. when they divorced he and his brother moved to pakistan. he went to a school in islamabad. he and his brother decided to leave the country. we know that soofi had a pizza shop here and a son. we know more about elton simpson. the other gunmen. he has a criminal record. in 2011, he was convicted of lying to authorities. at the time, they tried to stick him with an international terrorism charge. that did not come to fruition. his family is not muslim. we hear from his mosque that he converted around high school age. although he did have that conviction in 2011 the president of his mosque says that he did not have any displays of violence. he did not have any wa

gives any of the grants for things like body armor and armored vehicles and police overtime. if the d.o.j. does that they'll get results. reporting live in baltimore, scott broom, wusa 9. >> lynch was sworn in the day that rioting erupted in baltimore last monday. >>> coming up turmoil on the turnpike, what led up to a tanker crash and what happened >> medics rushed the driver of this burning gasoline tanker to the hot with severe burns. the crash happened around 2:00 on the new jersey turnpike 30 miles south of new york city. it's believed the truck flipped on its side as the driver hit a curve on an exit ramp. no one else was hurt but there were widespread delays. >>> isis claims responsibility for the attack at the cartoon contest. and it warns of more attacks to come on u.s. soil. >> and we're hearing from the mother of one of the two men shot and killed. nadir soofi and elton simpson were killed. >> he's an intelligent kid. but to be convinced to do something like this is beyond me. >> she's thankful that her son didn't kill anyone. she does not fault the officer who sho

several across the bay area had already returned armored vehicles. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live where the vehicles are an important law enforcement tool lyanne? >> reporter: dan, this all started right after 9/11. the federal government uponed to empower police departments so they could better protect their communities and certainly police departments across the nation had taken advantage of this basically, free money. that's about to change. >> this is south san francisco's armored personnel carrier. on january 1st of this year, police used it to search for a suspect who had fired earlier at officers. >> it had drastically increased the safety to the operators as well as the citizens. >> notice that he refers to police officers as operators, the same term used by the u.s. military. today president obama said officers should take on the role of guardian not warriors. the president is mandating that some equipment be prohibited and others restricted like real armored vehicles, pier rotech nicks and battering rams and riot gear. >> we've

he asked them to climb up and down with body armor it's hard for a lot of them. and the confession white who goes up and down three times using just apologized for not using her legs. if you do out there were you doing here in the fight. you care to be there. all that want to do is get the job done. they start to prove themselves. they all started to get there and then tragedy strikes. first lieutenant ashley white is on a mission just like every other night with her interpreter is a gal from orange county chapter 11 in chapter ten. she is one of those people who thought she was going to go do military and mission leaders orange county to go do it realizes 36 hours after the ship will be translating for barroom detainees 12 hours on 12 hours off afghanistan and sent gets act -- gets asked if she was part of team pink the all girl to come and do you want to go out and do these kinds of missions? she had absolutely no training for the. within two weeks of sameness on helicopters very good gear that looked like it had come from the korean war out there on the battle

during protests last august, the appearance of armored vehicles and military style body armor spotlighted the defense department's excess property program and it raised concerns that it had spun out of control. the so-called 1033 program has transferred more than $4.3 billion in military equipment to police since its inception in 1997 including nearly half a billion dollars of equipment just last year. following today's executive action, if departments want this type of equipment in the future, they'll have to submit to stringent federal oversight. as for the location of the president's announcement the choice of camden was no accident. overrun by rampant crime the city took the radical step of trading in its entire police force and replacing it with a new one run by the county. the new force worked more closely with federal agencies and developed a tactical intelligence center which the president toured today. but mostly camden changed its culture. emphasizing community policing and old fashioned walking the beat. average response time is down from more than an hour. homicides have been

to take a tank or an armored personnel carrier and drive it through the streets crushing things along way. >> it's like the demolition derby of dealing with annoying daily annoyances. >> it's very bad ass. that kind of thing is not what we associate with our leaders. >> why does the mayor have two staff members hanging out with him? >> if politics had a tv show like "entourage," this is what it would look like. yo, turtle, grab a tank and we'll go roll around on some mercedes! >> and then comes the moment of truth. the mercedes owner confronts the mayor. >> supposedly, this is the dude whose car got ran over. >> a fellow with white jacket and gold chains. >> sunglasses on the top. >> this guy screams a-hole. >> you're sort of waiting to see if the guy is going to freak out and attack him and this is going to turn into a fight video. >> shockingly, the man is not too upset about his car being crushed. which makes many wonder, is this really a mayor caught on camera during a very unstatesman-like rampage to punish a parking violator? or is this another work of viral fiction? well, let's

armored vehicles on tracks, camouflaged uniforms and grenade launchers will no longer be supplied.he move follows by american unrest over police brutality especially in minority communities. france 24 reports. >> restoring trust between the american police and local communities, that is barack obama's newest challenge. president obama: we are releasing new policies on the military style equipment at the federal government has in the past provided to state and local law enforcement agencies. it can alienate and intimidate residents and send the wrong message could we are going to prohibit some equipment made for the battlefield that is not appropriate for local departments. >> at the heardt of this process, the 1033 program launched in 1997 that enables the transfer of surplus military equipment to civilian law enforcement agencies. law enforcement, it comes almost free of charge and must be returned if it is not used within a year of delivery. initially intended to help with the war on drugs, the program has seen more than $5 billion of military grade weapons such as m-16 rifles an

the list includes grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, firearms and ammunition of .50-caliber or higher. several bay area police departments used the program. ktvu's claudine wong tells us they don't think the changes will have an impact. >> mind resistance platform vehicle. >> reporter: this is south san francisco. now it is considered a -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: why do you need this? >> it is critical piece of equipment. we use to keep officers safe as well as citizens. used involving firearms, homicide suspect, armed robbery suspect. >> [ inaudible question ] >> we would have looked at acquiring -- paying for a similar type vehicle. >> reporter: they got it for free from the military. >> this cost $750,000. $20,000 of -- [ indiscernible ] >> we were able to get it up and running. >> the president says the program will get stricter. it is about improving police and community relations but it renewed the debate on whether military equipment should find a home in police agencies. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> in today's

he put himself in body armor. that shows he's thinking he is doing something wrong.argeted specific moviegoers as they were leaving the theater. he booby trapped his apartment so law enforcement would get hurt. this is thought-out problems. >> i know in the boston case the prosecution asked the judge please let the family members testify quickly so we can put the fbi agents back on the street no longer protecting the tsarnaev clan. thank you. >>> two former officials linked to governor chris christie appearing in federal court today, charged with shutting down lanes of the george washington bridge as political payback. what do they have to say about those accuseizations? that's just aahead. >>> plus the coast guard pull these people out of the water but the search for a fourth one is still under way. next. >>> we're taking on water. our stern's sinking. we're sinking right now. >> doesn't sound good. right? pretty calm for such a message there. the coast guard searching for one person after a fishing boat started taking on water 14 miles off the coast of washington s

weapons to armored vehicles. this is a snapshot from october. take a look. www.ktvu.com under top stories. >>> police released new video in connection with a attempted child abduction. it shows a honda making a u- turn in the victim's neighborhood saturday morning where police say girl walking her dog was grabbed by the driver of the car. she managed to get away. the man is in his 20s, wearing a black and white cap. ktvu's cristina rendon will have more on the new surveillance video coming up at 6:00 p.m. >>> and developing news from san francisco where there is a power outage. 9,000 customers don't have power right now. pg&e does not have a cause for the power outage. we will keep you posted on the situation. >>> as nfl team owners gather for spring league meetings the question is whether or not the raiders will stay in oakland. ktvu's noelle walker is live in the city where the owner was clear. >> reporter: he was up front about wanting to stay in oakland but saying he needs a new stadium to make it happen. while it city tries to come up with a plan to kee

authorities used armored vehicles to control protests and riots after african-american men were killed by police in ferguson missouri last august and in baltimore, maryland, last month. the obama administration is implementing reforms to build trust between police and minority communities. >>> major leaguer ichiro suzuki has caught up to a baseball giant on the all-time hits list. the 41-year-old veteran miami marlin has tied legendary slugger babe ruth. suzuki started in the eighth spot in the lineup against the arizona diamondbacks. in the third inning, he cracked a single. >> and it's in there for a hit. >> and in the fifth, he took a fastball and sent it into left field for his second hit of the game. >> ichiro lifts it. >> the japanese star has now reached the milestone of 2,873 in the major leagues. suzuki and ruth are currently tied for 42nd on the all-time list. pete rose is at the top with 4,256. among active players, suzuki stands second behind the new york yankees' alex rodriguez. >>> people in a town in northern italy are hoping to revive their community with the help of a

the change means grenade launchers, tracked armored vehicles and weaponized aircraft will no longer be provided to local or state police agencies. the president says equipment like this can give the public the feeling that law enforcement is, quote, like an occupying force. his announcement comes nine months after complaints about how officers used armored vehicles to confront protesters in ferguson missouri. >>> tonight rail service along the busy northeast corridor is up and running again. but federal investigators say it could be a year before we know why amtrak train 188 derailed last week killing eight people and injuring hundreds more. today four passengers and a train conductor filed lawsuits against amtrak over the deadly derailment. the conductor who is still being treated at a local hospital accuses the railroad of negligence and carelessness. the senator raised a bill that would raise the payouts from amtrak from 2 million to $5 million in settlements. today two morovick timze vic toimz timz were laid to rest. a septa train engineer said his train was hit by an object. peopl

two fully armored knights face each other, and when the signal is given, they charge at each other withsically, it is the first man to be dismounted off his horse by the other guy hitting him. >> then there was also how much you broke of your lance on their shield. the bigger a hit on them, the more your lance broke, and you got points as you went through the tournament. and you ended up winning by the amount of points you had or if you knocked your opponent off the horse. >> sword fighting, even when carefully rehearsed for the show, isn't for the faint of heart, either. >> it's the most interesting point of our job, is to fight hand to hand with swords, you know. and it's dangerous, but we're all well-trained, and we do it to the best of our ability not to hurt each other. >> they're real swords, but they are made with a modern metal called titanium. so they are a bit lighter than real steel swords would be. you can see that when they spark together when they hit. >> andrew explained that their costumes are specially designed with safety in mind. >> we have gauntlets and gloves that a

katty: for more on a very volatile situation, i up with the armor american ambassador james jeffrey. he's now at the washington institute for near east policy. some debate between washington, the iraqi government and analyst over how serious a setback this is, the taking of her mighty writ what is your take >> it's what the people in iraq think about it and what the potential volunteers for isis throughout the middle east inc. about it. i believe the answer is this looks like a big isis victory for the people in the region and this is trouble right now. katty: that was the former american ambassador to iraq. now i'm joined by samir who is now at the wilson center. ambassador, do you agree with james jeffrey there that this is a serious setback for the iraqi government? >> trying to play this down is wrong. of course it's politically embarrassing for some people what has happened. but this is very significant. a lot of people will have lost their lives and will lose their lives before this is finished. katty: so how do you account for the anti-gun spokesman here in washington saying t

police clad in military-grade body armor, and military camouflage.-spread concerns that the federal program that provides excess gear from the department of defense had out lived his usefulness. this program known as the 30 --30 -- 30 -- 1033 program, just in the last year alone transferred over a billion dollars in armor. the president said banned certain parts -- certain pieces of equipment including: he also restricted the transfer -- tighter controls requiring the approval of a governing body and a written explanation of why you need that, some of the items on that list include: again, this follows the recommendations of his task force, the final version of that report he received just today. there is one thing the white house wants to give law enforcement more of and that is body cameras. the president alindicated -- -- alindicate more money from that. >> reporter: this announcement came as the president visited camden new jersey. why camden? >> reporter: camden is a suburb of philadelphia. it's known for its improve -- improve richment. about t

police in ferguson, missouri using armored vehicles and military grade body armor to respond to protests last summer. the order prohibits the federal government from sending such equipment to local law enforcement agencies. >> militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force as opposed to a force that's part of the community that's protecting them and serving them. >> the president made his announcement in camden new jersey where the crime rate has gone down as officers have changed how they interact with residents. the federal government will still provide some equipment such as drones with tighter restrictions. >>> there are some new questions about whether an amtrak train was hit by an object minutes before the deadly derailment in philadelphia. the fbi says there is no evidence that a gun caused damage to the train's windshield. but it has not ruled out the possibility something else struck the engineer's cab. trains are rolling again at the site of tuesday's wreck. new speed controls are in effect on the section of track where the train barrelled

armor. really resupplying isis as they go. pushing in. we know there is thousand of people, civilians have fled the fighting. and this opens up a corridor that, isis now has, in the western anbar province from ramadi, leading to the outskirts of baghdad. also need to note baghdad isn't under threat. a very heavily fortified city. it does have iraqi officials concerned as well as american official. u.s. secretary of state, john kerry talked about the fight in ramadi. take a listen. >> every single country in the region. bar none is opposed to dash and is engaged in fighting them. so i am confident about the longer road. but, yes, there will be moments like yesterday in ramadi. and there will be some difficult challenges ahead. >> difficult challenges definitely. this was a huge moral and political victory for isis. they had lost tikrit recently. this is a big gain for them. it is going to be difficult, the iraqi government has called the shiite militias to help retake ramadi. this is very controversial. as they have a poor track record in