adam christianson... says because of this bill...his officers were unable to coordinate with ice, and potentially prevent this incident from ever happening. state senator jerry hill spoke with us today -- he's one of the supporters of that bill -- and he says the bill isn't about harboring criminals -- but respecting due process... and that immigration remains a federal issue. (grant) sb 54 was approved by the governor on october 5th of last year. the suspect in the killing of officer singh... gustavo perez officer singh... the killing of officer singh... gustavo perez arriaga... had been arrested twice previously... for drunken driving... as we mentioned.and he has posted about his gang affiliations on social media. (vicki) the trump administration continues to deal with fallout after two migrant kids from guatemala died in government custody. (ken) washington correspondent alexandra limon reports as the d-h-s secretary tries to do damage control... president trump amps up the fight with democrats on twitter over his proposed border

sheriff adam christianson: "if he wasn't here, then he wouldn't have been driving drunk, and it wouldn't have been reported to officer singh, and the encounter, the stop, the enforcement stop potentially never would have occurred. my point is, why are we providing sanctuary for criminals, gang members...it's a conversation we need to have.>(vicki) the stanislaus county sheriff taking aim at california's sanctuary laws. blaming the policy for preventing local police from reporting the man now accused of killing an officer to federal immigration.(vicki) thank you for joining us i'm vicki liviakis. in for pam moore tonight.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. after a two day manhunt. police captured gustavo perez arriaga in the small community of lamont... just outside bakersfield. and he was not the only one arrested. kron-4's justine waldman joins us now with the major developments today. (justine) a vigil is happening right now in newman in honor of corporal ronil singh. it's been very difficult for the small community to deal with such a huge loss. but some closure ... now th

back in may, sheriff christianson appeared at an anti-sanctuary city round table alongside president trump. today he wouldn't speak about the president. >> i'm not here to talk about the president of the united states, but i will repeat what i said before. border security goes hand in hand with national security, goes hand in hand with public safety, goes hand in hand with the safety of our community. >> reporter: law enforcement officials found arriaga near bakersfield. the curran county sheriff had this to say. >> when you tie our hand and don't allow us to work with our federal partners and communicate with our federal partners about people who commit crimes and who are in this country illegally, we will have incidents like this, not just on police officers but on the public that we serve and protect. >> reporter: still, curran county sheriff called arriaga's immigration status secondary in the case. a reporter asked the standislaus county sheriff whether arriaga had prior deportations. he said he didn't have any information on that yet. today president trump threatened to close t

and now healingsheriff christianson: "time. it will take time.ommunity will come together like they always do."today about three dozen members of the group blue line wives hung blue ribbons and flags"probably several hundred."near a park in modesto not too far from where newman police corporal ronil singh lived with his wife and five month old baby boy."he was one of those guys who hadn't let the job affect him yet. he had been in it many years and still enjoyed his job so that something rare to find these days in law enforcement."the group is made up of the wives of law enforcement officers throughout stanislaus county amanda young/blue line wives: "it's healing in some sort of way. to come together to let each other know were all hurting and lift each other up and support each other and to be able to do something, not just be at home and be upset and sad."each one coming togetherrachelle huppner: "in the midst of all this i wanted to do something to bring a smile to her face."to rally around the family of a fallen officeramanda young: "i

the president has history with sheriff christianson. he and other opponents of california sanctuary state law discussed its impact with the president in may. it's a complaint the sheriff reiterated today. >> i am concerned about restrictive policy, about unnecessary legislation that is prohibitive and that provides sanctuary to criminals. >> we reached out to california governor jerry brown for comment on what was said today. his office got back to us just about 20 minutes ago saying that contrary to the sheriff's claim california law fully permits the sharing of information on dangerous gang members. >>> we posted clips of news conference. if you'd like to watch go to our website. it's been almost 48 hours and still no sign of the man who escaped from san quentin in the north bay. he was serving a five year sentence when he vanished during a work shift on prison grounds. surveillance video shows a man fitting the description confronting a woman in a home depot parking lot and stealing her toyota rav 4. it happened less than two miles a

the president has history with sheriff christianson.d other opponents of california's sanctuary state law met with the president at the white house in may. >> i am concerned about restrictive policy about unnecessary legislation that is prohibitive and provides sanctuary to criminals. >> reporter: today the view also expressed from the kern county sheriff. >> it's extremely important that we get there and confirm whether the person had a right to be in this country or not. >> reporter: the sheriff's brought up senate bill 54, the sanctuary law here in california that gives immigrants who enter illegally expanded legal protections. the sheriffs say that means they can't work as closely with i.c.e. as they would like to. >> this discussion is not about to go away because it's a very important item for president trump. and as long as he has nationalized this issue, tampa bay it everywhere in terms of undocumented people, as long as that's happening, people will be talking about it. >> reporter: the fate of the suspect in this case will be

corporal ronil singh would still be alive today according to stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson who revealed in a press conference friday that he believes senate bill 54 also known as the california values act protected the undocumented immigrant accused of his murder...by tying the hands of police.sot: sheriff adam christianson, stanislaus county sheriff's office//" law enforcement was prohibited because of sanctuary laws and tha led to the encounter with officer singh im suggesting that the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasnt restricted prohibited or had their hands tied because of polit8ical interfernce." he claimed the accused 33-year-old gustavo perez arriaga is an illegal immmigrant with prior criminal activity that should have been reported to immigration and customs enforcement.california senator jerry hill instead defends the bill only guarantees a day in court and the federal government is still able to punish as it sees fit.sot: sen. jerry hill, (d) california// "were trying to protect everyone's rights because eeryone who is a resident of calif

corporal ronil singh would still be alive today according to stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson who revealed in a press conference friday that he believes senate bill 54 also known as the california values act protected the undocumented immigrant accused of his murder...by tying the hands of police.sot: sheriff adam christianson, stanislaus county sheriff's office//" law enforcement was prohibited because of sanctuary laws and tha led to the encounter with officer singh im suggesting that the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasnt restricted prohibited or had their hands tied because of polit8ical interfernce." he claimed the accused 33-year-old gustavo perez arriaga is an illegal immmigrant with prior criminal activity that should have been reported to immigration and customs enforcement.california senator jerry hill instead defends the bill only guarantees a day in court and the federal government is still able to punish as it sees fit.sot: sen. jerry hill, (d) california// "were trying to protect everyone's rights because eeryone who is a resident of calif

. >> reporter: sheriff christianson says he's spoken to the singh family and department is working with them on funeral arrangements. entire staff working 24/7. >> sheriffs department says one authorized fund set up for the family, through the deputies association. we have a link on the website, abc7news.com. >>> there are gusty winds in parts of the bay area tonight. mt. tam cam is starting to jump around. news meteorologist sandhya patel joins us now with what you can expect overnight. >> the winds are going to continue over the higher terrain. mt. diablo to 53 miles an hour. strong winds, wind advisory up until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. guts still possible. possibility of downed trees and power lines. emeryville, shaky view. live doppler 7 not tracking rain. i'll let you know if ringing in 2019 on wet or dry note. >>> partial government shutdown likely to continue into the new year. lawmakers not scheduled to return to washington until next week. meantime president trump continues to spar publicly with the democrats. >> reporter: capitol hill a ghost town, federal workers in limbo. employe

sheriff said the suspect is a known gang member and will now be charged with murder.sheriff adam christianson: "he is a criminal. he has two prior arrests for dui. remember that's the reason that officer singh stopped him because we had probable cause to believe that he was under the influence of alcohol. past behavior is typically a predictor of future behavior. and an officer loses his life over a dui stop." corp singh was 33-years old. he leaves behind a wife and 5 month old boy. he came to america from fiji to become a police officer. his suspected killer, the sheriff says crossed into the country illegally after crossing the border in arizona. the sheriff says he was trying to go to mexico before his arrest.. which happened after multiple law enforcement agencies followed up on tips and used surviellence.reggie singh brother i'd like to thank you for the bottom of my heart to break this happen." in national headlines ... the u-s government shutdown will likely stretch into the new year. neither side on capitol hill seems to be getting any closer to a deal-- as the new congress is set to

. >> reporter: stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson says after 24 hours of surveillance the suspected shooter, gustavo perez arriaga has been arrested. two people accused of helping him hide from police were also arrested, his brother adrian virgen and co-workers. >> reporter: the sheriff said all three men are in the country illegally and arriaga has not been reported to immigration officials even though he's been arrested twice. >> this is an illegal alien with prior law enforcement activity that should report to we have learned law enforcement was prohibited because of sanctuary laws and that led to the encounter with officer singh. >> reporter: the sheriff was part of a group that met with president trump to discuss the issue. >> under s.b.54 in california based on two arrests for dui and some other active warrants that this criminal has out there, law enforcement would have been prevented, prohibited from sharing any information with i.c.e. about this criminal gang member. >> reporter: arriaga's dui arrests and warrant happened before s.b.54 took effect, but now that it is the la

sheriff adam christianson/stani slaus co, ca/thursday: "the suspect is in our country illegally. he doesn't belong here. he's a criminal." information that grabbed the attention of president trump... who tweeted about the case thursday -- adding "time to get tough on border security. build the wall!"that wall -- at the center of the current government shutdown. singh's death - taking an emotional toll on the small california community.chief randy richardson/ newman police department: "you have to understand this was not supposed understand this have to department: "you newman police richardson/ newman police department: "you have to understand this to happen here. i've been to too many of these funerals and i never thought ever that i would have to be doing this."singh leaves behind a wife and five-month- old boy.he was a fiji- native and had been with the newman police department since 2011. in washington, i'm kristen holmes. (vicki) the search for a missing san quentin prisoner continues tonight. police now have video of a suspect they believe to be the escapee carjacking a vic

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and bring him to justice. there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (robin) a berkeley man was rescued after he fell while rock climbing in joshua tree national monument in san bernardino county. here is a picture of the helicopter used to rescue the man. the fall happened yesterday afternoon. sheriff's officials say he fell about 50 feet and suffered serious injuries. officials airlifted him to a trauma center ... where he is recovering this morning. (robin) as you begin putting away your holiday decorations ... the city of san francisco is getting ready to recycle christmas trees. trees will be collected from residents between january 2nd and january 11th, before 6 a.m. on regular collection days. the trees should be free of all tinsel, decorations, stands and lights officials also ask that trees over six feet t

lobbying hard to join hugh is sheriff adam christianson: "if he wasn't here, then wouldn't have been reported to officer singh, and the encounter, the stop, the enforcement stop potentially never would have occurred. my point is, why are we providing sanctuary for criminals, gang members...it's a conversation we need to have.>(vicki) the stanislaus county sheriff taking aim at california's sanctuary laws. blaming the policy for preventing local police from reporting the man now accused of killing an officer to federal immigration.(vicki) thank you for joining us i'm vicki liviakis. in for pam moore tonight.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. after a two day manhunt. police captured gustavo perez ag

going to happen within the next two or three days. >> all right, larry, let's talk about sheriff christianson, because he's been a very vocal critic before this happened, and certainly, he's given some very strong statements since, and he has been seen with president trump, even at the white house. how much do you think this is going to impact the whole sanctuary state issue here in fo >> reporter: that's a great question, jess. i mean, the fact of the matter is that although we have a state sanctuary law and most cities and counties have gotten along with it, in fact, several have, in effect, opted out of it. so not everybody is in favor of this, not at all. orange county, for example, has had several cities opt out of this whole thing. the sanctuary state concept is not only here in california, it's in five other states as well. and the question is whether it will rock the new administration, the newsom administration. i don't think so, but you know, it's hard to tell when a story is running the way this is, so new, so fresh, and so painful for so many people at the moment. >> okay. larry g

. >> adam christianson made it a point to mention the immigration status. >> he's a suspect in our team s trump tweeted about it writing in part, time to get tough on border security, build the wall. and a mem malfor. >> the mother of a woman shot to death by san jose police is making demands tonight. family and friends gathered for a candle light memorial. our reporter is live in san jose with the latest on the reaction to the police department's handling of this case. sharon? >> reporter: terry, dozens of family members and friends showed tonight. you can see they brought candles and teddy bears and candles and placed them up against the fence that was pushed in where vasquez was shot to death. friend and family of jennifer vazquez have questions about this shooting by police officers christmas morning, the video recorded by ig >> four different cops opened fire on her. that makes me so mad. >> reporter: police chief eddie garcia defended his officer's actions earlier today. >> had the deceased not led police on a dangerous high speed case, crashed the vehicle and trying to get away,

sheriff adam christianson/ stanislaus county "and we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and bring him to justice (justine) stanislaus county sheriff that the gunman is in united states illegally but didn't release his name or other details. president donald trump says the death shows the the need for a border crackdown. he posted this tweet: that it's "time to get tough on border security." he ended the message with: "build the wall!" (grant) developing news tonight... a desperate search is underway after an inmate escaped from san quentin prison in marin county. (vicki) the inmate is also suspected of being involved in a carjacking in san rafael shortly after he escaped. kron 4's haaziq madyun is live outside of san quentin tonight with details on who polcie are looking for. it has been 18-years since an inmate successfully escaped from san quentin prison. in this current case it appears the inmate escaped while working at an exterior site on the prison's property a carjacking and an escaped prison inmate appear to be connected. 21-year-old shalom mendoza escaped from s

sheriff adam christianson / stanislaus county"lets go back to ron immigrant lawful and legal he achieve that goal that dream was taken from him we shouldn't politize but we should have a conversation about restrictive legislation that puts communities at risk." (justne) the stanislas county sheriff was vocal with expressing his frustration with "sb-54" ... or california's sanctuary state law. corp singh was 33-years old. he came to america from fiji to become a police officer. he leaves behind a wife and 5 month old boy. (justine) the sheriff's office believed the suspect was trying to get to mexico. but he would discuss a motive. and we learned, arriaga was arrested wearing corp singh's handcuffs. (grant) the search for a missing san quentin prisoner continues tonight. police now have video of a suspect they believe to be the escapee... while he's carjacking a woman at a marin county home depot. kron 4's sara stinson has the latest details on the manhunt. (reporter intro) <"the massive manhunt for the san quentin inmate who escaped wenesday night is now statewide because police believe

sheriff adam christianson/ stanislaus county "and we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and bring him to justice (justine) stanislaus county sheriff says that the gunman is in the united states illegally. but didn't release his name or other details. president donald trump says the death shows the the need for a border crackdown. he posted this tweet: that it's "time to get tough on border security." he ended the message with: "build the wall!" (justine) and we learned today, the officer killed... was himself an immigrant. the police chief also said the fiji born officer came to the u.s. to serve this country. and called him an "american patriot." (vicki)in the south bay. a vigil is underway for the victim of a deadly officer involved shooting in san jose. it happened on christmas morning -- and woman's family is speaking out for the first time since her death. kron 4's gabe slate is live in san jose tonight with the details. gabe? around 2am san jose police officers say they responded to 911 calls of shots fired near story road and clemence avenue with reports that the

. >> reporter: during the news conference, stanislas sheriff adam christianson made it a point to mention the immigration status. >> in our country illegally. he doesn't belong here. he's a criminal. >> reporter: this tragedy now making national headlines. president donald trump tweeted about it writing "time to get build the wall."security. sergio quintana, "today in the bay." >>> the mother of a woman shot to death by san jose officers is making demands. candlelight vigilorennir vasque. friends and family expressed b christmas. the officers thought she was a suspect in a shooting. vasquez's friends believe the shooting could have been avoided. >> they could have pepper sprayed her, they could have tauz er tasered her or shot out the tires. >> had the deceased not been driving a stolen vehicle, had not led police on a dangerous high-speed chase, crashed the vehicle and did not attempt to get away, at all costs, ramming officers and endangering their lives, that this shooting and this tragedy would not have occurred on christmas morning. >> i am announcing an investigation at a federal le

. >> reporter: sheriff christianson promised a relentless search for the suspect and that did happen. he now says he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. reporting in ceres, rachel wolf, kpix5. >> we're also hearing from the slain officer's brother as he got emotional as he acknowledged the effort it took to make that arrest. >> ronil singh was my older brother. yes, he is not coming back, but there's a lot of people out there that misses him and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know worked days and nights to make this happen. i'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll take you live to a public vigil in newman. community members will gather in a downtown plaza. ronil singh support first police officer in newman to die in the line of duty. >>> meanwhile the manhunt continues for this escaped inmate from san quentin. now a woman is speaking out about a terrifying encounter. she says the man threatened her life before stealing her car. kpix5's emily turner spoke to the victim. emily is live at san quentin with her story for u

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. >> reporter: according to sheriff adam christianson, arriaga was trying to sneak back into mexico. the sheriff today mincing no words, saying corporal singh may still be alive if it wasn't for policies he says allowed the suspect to continue to be free. >> the first time he was arrested for dui, he should have been turned over to i.c.e. for deporting. if he's in the country illegally, committing crimes, it's simple. >> reporter: president trump weighing in, tweeting, "time to get tough on border security. build the wall!" >> i was waiting for this to happen. >> reporter: singh's family, many who traveled from fiji to mourn, thankful that the alleged gunman is now behind bars. >> will, the accused cop killer not the only person arrested today. police saying he had help evading capture? >> reporter: that's right, five others behind bars tonight, including the suspect's brother, all accused of trying to help him get away. when the suspect was taken into custody, he was placed into corporal singh's handcuffs. >> thank you. >>> and president trump's new ultimat ultimatum, threatening th

. >> reporter: sheriff adam christianson says arriaga had entered the u.s.egally from mexico years ago and may have been heading back to the border when he was captured. they say he was affiliated with gangs and had two prior d.u.i. arrests. you're saying he was previously released after a d.u.i. arrest. >> twice. >> reporter: twice. and had he been deported, this wouldn't have happened? >> potentially. if he wasn't here, then he wouldn't have been driving drunk, and it wouldn't have been reported to officer singh, and the encounter, the stop, the enforcement stop potentially never would have occurred. >> reporter: the sheriff appeared in may next to president trump, and has long railed against sanctuary laws that prevent police from turning over illegal immigrants to ice agents. >> the last thing in the world i want to do is politicize the death of officer singh, but let's go back to ron. an immigrant. immigrated here lawfully and legally to pursue his american dream, and his dream was taken from him. >> reporter: corporal singh was a seven-year veteran of

reporter: an outspoken opponent of california's sanctuary state laws, stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson didn't shy away from using singh's death as an example. you're saying that he was d.est.eased >> twice. >> reporter: twice.ed >> potentially. if he wasn't here, then he wouldn't have been driving drunk. and it wouldn't have been reported to officer singh, and the encounter, the stop, the enforcement stop, potentially never would have occurred. >> reporter: arriaga faces several charges that could potentially include capital murder and will face a judge on wednesday. reena, the family of corporal singh is now planning his funeral. it's set for saturday, january 5. >> ninan: an emotional final goodbye. mireya, thank you very much. the two-year-old son of a yemeni woman who sued over president trump's travel ban has died. abdullah hassan died in a hospital in oakland, california, from a genetic brain condition. his father had brought him legally to the u.s. for treatment, but his mother was restricted from entering under president trump's travel ban. she applied for a waiver in 2017, but

pete: adam christianson play more of that sound coming up later in this program. california being a sanctuary state. all these municipalities and cities are dealing with this environment where, you know, there is a protected status for certain folks and their job is made even more difficult. so, keep that in mind as this story progresses as we get more information about it the manhunt continues we will bring it to you. griff, you were on the border. you were south of the border for quite some time following that migrant caravan and there is news of another one. griff: we started right on that mexico southern border all the way to tijuana and now there is news, according to the san diego tribune about another migrant caravan with estimates as many as 15,000 preparing to leave honduras on january 15th, according to migrant rights advocates, this is something to watch and, you know what? i'm going to pack my travel bag and go back down. we knew way back when that how this original caravan was handled would determine whether or not more are coming. it's called a pull

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down ando justice. there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. ( will ) in national news... criticism and policy changes -- after another migrant child dies at the u-s border.( robin ) the head of u.s. border patrol says his agency needs a complete overhaul to adequately handle families coming across the border... kristen holmes reports the latest on the crisis. a call for help from officials at the southern u-s border... after the death of a second migrant child in border patrol custody this month.voice of kevin k mcaleenan/cbp commissioner/ cbs this morning/wednesday: we need help from congress, we need to budget for medical care and mental health care for children in our facilities.the commissioner of customs and border protection - asking for more funding to handle the influx of migrants at the border.kevin k mcaleen

sheriff said the suspect is a known gang member and will now be charged with murder.sheriff adam christianson: "he is a criminal. he has two prior arrests for dui. remember that's the reason that officer singh stopped him because we had probable cause to believe that he was under the influence of alcohol. past behavior is typically a predictor of future behavior. and an officer loses his life over a dui stop." corp singh was 33-years old. he leaves behind a wife and 5 month old boy. he came to america from fiji to become a police officer. his suspected killer, the sheriff says crossed into the country illegally after crossing the border in arizona. the sheriff says he was trying to go to mexico before his arrest.. which happened after multiple law enforcement agencies followed up on tips and used surviellence.reggie singh brother i'd like to thank you for the bottom of my heart to break this happen." new this morning...a warning for beachgoers... there's a increased risk of sneaker waves. kron 4's yoli aceves is joining us now live with how long an advisory will be in place. increased risk of

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and hito justice. there is also his police (robin) a berkeley man was rescued after he fell while rock climbing in -joshua tree national monument- in san bernardino county. here is a picture of the helicopter used to rescue the man. the fall happened yesterday afternoon. sheriff's officials say he fell about 50 feet and suffered serious injuries. officials airlifted him to a trauma center ... where he is recovering this morning. ( will )in national news... criticism and policy changes -- after another migrant child dies at the u-s border.( robin ) the head of u.s. border patrol says his agency needs a complete overhaul to adequately handle families coming across the border... kristen holmes reports the latest on the crisis. a call for help from officials at the southern u-s border... after the death of a second migrant child in border patrol custody this month.voice of kevin k mcaleenan/cbp commissioner/ cbs this morning/wednesday: we need help from congress, we need to budget for medical

we've spared christianson says the suspect was in the country illegally.t with president trump and other law enforcement officials to express his support on cracking down on illegal immigrants who break the law. >> there should be no interference in our ability to protect our communities. >> reporter: for now, the newman community is focused on honoring singh's legacy. the canine officer leaves behind a wife and young son. >> his 5-month-old, he will never hear talk. he doesn't get to hold that little boy, hug his wife, because a coward took his life. >> reporter: the county has set up a memorial fund in honor of corporal singh and tonight the community will gather together here in downtown newman for a vigil in his honor. adriana. >> mireya, thank you. homeland security secretary krist kristirstjen nielsen plans to v the border later today. an autopsy on 8-year-old alonzo who died on christmas eve shows he had the flu. he was only diagnosed with a cold and fever. in texas, another growing problem in the immigration struggle. janet, good morning. >> report

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and him to justice. there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (robin) (robin) a berkeley man was rescued after he fell while rock climbing in -joshua tree national monument- in san bernardino county. here is a picture of the helicopter used to rescue the man. the fall happened yesterday afternoon. sheriff's officials say he fell about 50 feet and suffered serious injuries. officials airlifted him to a trauma center ... where he is recovering this morning. ( will ) as you begin putting away your holiday decorations ... the city of san francisco is getting ready to recycle christmas trees. trees will be collected from residents between january 2nd and january 11th, before 6 a.m. on regular collection days. the trees should be free of all tinsel, decorations, stands and lights officials also ask that trees over six f

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down ando justice. there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. ( will )in national news... criticism and policy changes -- after another migrant child dies at the u-s border.( robin ) the head of u.s. border patrol says his agency needs a complete overhaul to adequately handle families coming across the border... kristen holmes reports the latest on the crisis. a call for help from officials at the southern u-s border... after the death of a second migrant child in border patrol custody this month.voice of kevin k mcaleenan/cbp commissioner/ cbs this morning/wednesday: we need help from congress, we need to budget for medical care and mental health care for children in our facilities.the commissioner of customs and border protection - asking for more funding to handle the influx of migrants at the border.kevin k mcaleena

or not russia did in fact how russia did try to influence the two thousand and sixteen election christianson amy thank you very much indeed. for john hendren is live for us now from washington d.c. john what does the sentence mean for president trump. well it has implications for him both politically and legally the lawyer for michael cohen lanny davis who's just tweeted out that cohen is willing to talk about everything to muller what that means is this could be more damaging legally for donald trump the national choir the national enquirer which was involved in one of those payments also said that trump knew about those payments so what that means politically is that it's very clear that donald trump lied about what happened here that will certainly weaken his hand but it will also give congress the ability to investigate and members of the house from the democrats take over the house of representatives in january will likely eagerly take on that task and it means a lot of things that does not want out there things like his tax returns are now going to be out there in the public and that's

. >> reporter: the sheriff adam christianson did offer other details. >> this suspect, unlike ron, who emxwrigrated to this country lawfully, to pursue his career of being a police officer, this suspect is in our country illegally. >> reporter: the suspect's gray truck was found at a mobile home park in newman but the man himself is still at large. in the meantime, this small town is left to cope with the loss of an officer. >> he bent over backwards for everybody he stopped or just as a friend he was a friend to everybody. >> and his 5-month-old he will never hear talk. he will never see his son walk. he doesn't get to hold that little boy, hug his wife, good night any more, because a coward took his life. >> reporter: the small farmhouse we're showing you right now in the county is the one that officers and investigators were focusing on when we arrived here. but, again, sheriffs are saying that the suspect was not located here. the manhunt continues. in the meantime, plans are under way for the funeral of corporal singh. laura anthony, "abc7 news." >> laura, thank you. more police o

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and bring him to justice. (justine) there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (vicki) continuing our coverage now. police revealed the suspect in the shooting death of singh had paper plates on the car he was driving.(ken) but come 20- 19 those temporary plates will change. the california d-m- v will require all car dealerships print out a serial number for cars driving off the lot. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san bruno where she met with a dealer and his take on the change ella what are they saying? that on the dealer's end this new law doesn't add much more work so they're prepared...as for the driver the dmv explains this should help hold them accountable. come 2019 newly purchased vehicles from a california dealership,lessor retailer or auction will have to drive off the lot with a temporary license pl

in the last hour, we just heard stanislas county sheriff adam christianson blamed the state sanctuaryficer's death. hello everyone, i am trish regan in for neil cavuto and this is a special edition of "your world." let's get to william la jeunesse. >> this morning officials arrested in the illegal immigrant, gang member and two-time convicted

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and bring him to justice. there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (grant) police revealed the suspect in corporal singh's death had paper plates on the car he was driving. but come 20-19 those temporary plates will change. the california d-m-v will require all car dealerships print out a serial number for cars driving off the lot. kron 4's ella sogomonian met with a dealer and has his take on the change. come 2019 newly purchased vehicles from a california dealership,lessor retailer or auction will have to drive off the lot with a temporary license plate number and be electronically reported to the d-m-v immediately. rmc motors owner roderick cho in san bruno says this won't make a difference in work flow.sot: roderick cho, owner rmc motors// "just another paper to be printed on the laser printer." 'the dmv gets

sheriff adam christianson is bluntly pointing the finger at california sanctuary laws which limit their operations with federal immigration authorities. sanctuary policies again that the president has repeatedly railed against. the sheriff tonight is demanding answers and flatly declaring if this illegal immigrant had been deported or previous dui arrests. officer singh, a legal immigrant, would still be alive. >> this is a criminal illegal alien with prior criminal activity that should have been reported to i.c.e. law enforcement was prohibited, because of sanctuary laws, and that led to the encounter with officer singh. now let's go back to ron, an immigrant. immigrated here lawfully and legally to pursue his american dream. he achieved that goal. in his dream was taken from him. no, you shouldn't politicize it, but we have to have a conversation about restrictive distillation that puts our communities at risk. >> ed: you can hear his brother sobbing. here now, dave waltz, and francisco hernandez. good evening, gentlemen. >> thank you mr. henry, thanks for having me. >> ed: when you h

presenters are michael christianson, senior planner of the planning department and nicole elliott, director of the office of cannabis. welcome. >> thank you. good afternoon commission. i'm with the planning department before you, we have legislation that the office of cannabis is taking to the board soon. i promised that despite the complex title, it is much more simple than it would seem. we are here to run you through what is proposed and how it impacts existing m.c.d. in this c.d. the legislation is broken into three main areas. the first two are very similar. it is largely just clean up of the existing section. it is background section 190, it is if you are an existing medical cannabis dispensary, it is a process where you convert to cannabis retail permanently. currently all the existing medical dispensaries in the city are still medical only with a temporary authorization to do battle to use sales and in order to continue that pass a temporary period, they have to formally convert by obtaining a permit. so the initial section when i knew it was adopted in december of last year, it bec

my name is sheriff adam christianson and i'm the cher any of stanislaus county, and we're the agency that's the lead investigator in this senseless act of violence. let me start by telling you that i'll update you, but as you know for a variety of reasons, including officer safety and the credibility and integrity of our investigation we want to be able to deliver to the district attorney a prosecutable case. there are details i'm simply not going to get into, but i also recognize that we live in a world of social media, and social media has a tendency to get ahead of law enforcement, so just because i don't answer the question, don't think for a second that i don't understand that many of you probably already have some of the answers. we have identified a suspect in this case. we are actively pursuing every investigative lead. we have spared no expense. we have multiple teams out following up every lead, and we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and spring him to justice so that as the chief said we can bring closure to this community and this police department. i w

stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and bring him to justice.(justine) there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (vicki) police revealed the suspect in the shooting death of singh had paper plates on the car he was driving.(grant) but come 20-19 those temporary plates will change. the california d-m-v will require all car dealerships print out a serial number for cars driving off the lot. kron 4's ella sogomonian met with a dealer and has his take on the change. come 2019 newly purchased vehicles from a california dealership,lessor retailer or auction will have to drive off the lot with a temporary license plate number and be electronically reported to the d-m-v immediately. rmc motors owner roderick cho in san bruno says this won't make a difference in work flow.sot: roderick cho, owner rmc motors// "just another paper to be printed on the laser pr

. >> sheriff christianson pointed out that corporal singh was an immigrant, but he came to the u.s. legally. >> ron who immigrated to this country lawfully and legally to pursue his lifelong career of public safety, public service and being a police officer. >> born in fiji singh started out as a volunteer with modesto police and worked his way up even driving 2 1/2 hours each way to attend a police academy. chief richardson recalled interviewing singh before hiring him. >> he told me he came to america to become a police officer. that's all he wanted to do. >> you saw in some of those pictures that singh worked and lived with a police dog named sam. we're told that sam could continue to work, but she will be retired so that she can stay with the singh family. >> that's nice. do we know, does this suspect have a criminal record? have they said? would something like sanctuary city laws come into play here? >> immediately that's what you think about, kate steinle and these other issues we've seen, but in this case the sheriff said the suspect they have in mind does not have a criminal

. >>> joining us now, sheriff adam christianson. thank you for joining us, our teamest condolences to you and your department. everyone there for your loss. -- our deepest -- >> thank you, julia, it's a loss, the newman police department lost just a great officer. >> where do things stand right now, sheriff, in the search for was served late today, what can you tell us about that? >> the sheriff's office is the lead investigative agency. and we're looking at multiple locations. we've searched multiple areas within the county and outside the county. we're following up on each and every investigative lead. the execution of one search warrant is really not the totality of what we're involved in in this man hunt. >>> we quoted our reporter jesse gary as saying sources are telling him that officers are close to finding the suspect. i imagine when you look at this, it's just a question of when you're going to find him. >> that's absolutely correct. and remember, that this is fluid. it changes minute by minute. what we share with the media

in moments i will speak exclusively with stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson about the arrestf six illegals in connection with the murder of officer singh. and california congressman devin nunes is also here exclusively to talk about the case in the push to bands thanks ray city is. but we begin with jonathan hunt live in our west coast newsroom tonight with breaking new details about the suspected cop killer. jonathan? >> good evening. the arrest of the alleged killer of officer ronil singh just 48 hours after the 33-year-old, who leaves behind his wife and 5-month-old son was gunned down, as you just saw, his fame families anguish is heartbreakingly clear today. >> i was waiting for this to happen. i'd like to think you for working day and night to make this happen. >> the suspect, gustavo perez arriaga was in the u.s. illegally, and the kern county sheriff today angrily denounced california's so-called sanctuary laws, which the sheriff's said prevented perez arriaga for being deported for previous dui convictions. >> when you tie our hands and don't allow us to work with ou

over eighteen hundred points the nasdaq meanwhile is down twenty percent from its august peak christianson joins us live from new york so there are a number of factors and different sort of stories developments coming together you have showdown over the border wall that was just talking about at the same time you have a fear of increasing tensions between the u.s. and china how much unease is there in the markets today. well today was a very bad day after a very rough month the dow is down more than two percent now as you said it closed almost five hundred points lower today and that's eight hundred points lower than the market was just on friday of last week to show you how quickly things have been declining even amidst a very strong u.s. economy by all accounts the unemployment rate is low hiring is happening spending is strong business and consumer confidence is high all signs of a strong u.s. economy that is growing at its fastest rate in nearly a decade but the market is showing signs of concerns for all of the reasons that you talked about and i was watching as the president this aft

in the last hour, we just heard stanislas county sheriff adam christianson blamed the state sanctuary law protecting illegal immigrants for this officer's death. hello everyone, i am trish regan in for neil cavuto and this is a special edition of "your world." let's get to william la jeunesse. >> this morning officials arrested in the illegal immigrant, gang member and two-time convicted drunk driver in the death of officer ron singh. the sheriff of stanislaus city also confirming the arrest of two others who tried to cover up the whereabouts of national gusz arriaga. the sheriff also throwing gasoline on the already hot immigration debate, when he said it, and quote, you cannot ignore the fact that this could have been preventable based on his prior dui and outstanding active warrants. law enforcement would have been prevented from sharing that information with i.c.e. for those supporting the bill that would have prevented his deportation based on those prayers. he was stopped wednesday morning, and do you see some photos of him there. he came to the u.s. illegally from fiji and he w