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sot ladoris cordell the crash, says cordell, was the death last summer of mentally ill inmate michael tyree, allegedly beaten to death by three jail guards who are part of a culture the report concludes needs an overhaul from top to bottom. sot ladoris cordell among 121 recommendations are the reform of grievance and complaint protocols, more transparency and a change of leadership. sot ladoris cordell the son of a former california state assembly speaker. has been freed from prison. where he was serving time for manslaughter. catherine heenan is here with more on why so many people have been upset about the terms of his prison sentence. it made news 6 years ago when nunez was sent to prison in the stabbing death of a college student in san diego. that's partly because he's the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. but things really exploded when then-governor arnold schwarzenegger dramatically reduced esteban's sentence. in his last hours in office -- schwarzenegger slashed the sentence from 16 years -- to 7 years. the elder nunez was a political ally of the governor. next at

police say that parties got into a -- two parties got into a spat and cordell he pulled a gun on smith and his wife, attorneys claim that it started when the client's car was -- coin's car was hit first. >>> my client attempted to pursue their vehicle in an effort to get the license plate number and in an effort to report an accident. >> smith's wife is expected to survive, the couple had she three children. >>> developing now company of one week to submit bids to purchase all or part of sunnyvale -based yahoo. the troubled internet pioneer sent in april 18 deadline and the wall street journal said at 240 companies are considering bids. among the latest, the parent company and the british newspaper the daily mail potential bidders previous the mentioned include verizon -- peterson mentioned include verizon and mountain view -based alphabets, the parent company of google. >>> let's see how the market is doing today taking a look at the big board, the dow was up about 52-point. >>> waterfalls in yosemite will reach peak flows between now and may. things are thunderstorms, showers and per

will smith, the video obtained by abc news shows a hummer matching the description of the vehicle of cordel hayes. it was bumped by a car resembling smith's suv. the hummer pulls over and the suv keeps driver and then the hummer apparently following. just blocks away smith is shot and killed. >> this was not some situation where my client hunted down mr. smith. >> hayes attorney maintains his client was not the aggressor, prior to the actions, my client was involved in a hit and run, and someone hit him, and the person failed to pull over and my client trailed behind this person in an effort to get their license number and my client called 911, while he is on the phone with 911 that is when the three car accident occurs. >> police claims hayes shot smith several times in the torso and back following an argument over hayes rear ending smith's attorney. his wife also injured in the gun fire screaming out at the scene is expected to recover. >> in response to the new surveillance video, police cannot confirm anything at this point, because this is still an ongoing investigation. >>> medical ma

. >> blue ribbon commissioner doris cordells they operate with an independent review. the commission is is recommending the county replace sheriff smith. the sheriff's conduct has created a chilling effect on the public. >> the commission requires more oversight, by hiring an inspect tore general and increasing welfare funds. >> so while you might prepare and come up with a new and better offer you still have a pilot and the pilot runs. >> i'm not a quitter. i want to get it done. i want to make progress. it started -- >> reporter: sheriffs commissioner agrees with many of the blue ribbon recommendations, like an oversight committee. admits more can be done. >> i think that there is a -- >> that motion carries unanimously. >> reporter: today the supervisors voted to expect it for review and promise improvements will be made. >> our obligation is a quiet voice and those quiet voices right now are in the jail. the commissioner says they will be reviewing them and likely taking action in the next several months. >> okay. thank you, michelle, out on bail but still under in

and cordell hayes in handcuffs. police say hayes rear-ended the mercedes driven by former saints' defensive end will smith last night. michael ferrell was walking his dog nearby. >> people got out of the next thing i know, there was gunshots. >> reporter: officers say hayes opened fire, killing smith with two gunshots and shooting his wife racquel in the leg. an autopsy showed smith was shot in the side and back. michael harrison is the new orleans police chief. >> the information supports that mr. smith had walked away. and was returning to his car when he was fired upon. >> reporter: before the shooting, smith was at dinner with friends, which included a retired police officer, william ceravolo. ceravolo was named in a lawsuit brought by the suspect hayes against the new orleans police department after officers shot and killed his father in 2005. police say at this point there does not appear to be a connection between the two incidents. hayes' attorney has suggested his client acted in self-defense. scott, this m

you can see what appears to be smith's suv hitting corde cordecordel cordel hayes' hummer. >>> a man suspected of murdering a washington nurse is being held on $2 million bail. police say john roberts killed 40-year-old ingrid line at her home. her remains were found over the weekend in a seattle recycling bin. >>> officials in texas calling for a major overhaul in a county jail where sandra bland died. they recommended body cameras for all staff members and better digital access to inmates. bland died in a waller county jail. she was arrested after her death was ruled a suicide. >>> the national archives releasing hundreds of documents that showed a paths relationship between the clinton family and donald trump. the papers include a signed copy of the deal and an invitation to the trump white house. >>> rescuers say a woman locked in an arizona court ate plants. the 72-year-old says her karan out of gas while she was on her way to visit her grandchildren in phoenix. >>> i'm jackie ibanez, now back to "red eye." remember, for all of your headlines log on to fox news.com. you're watch

. >> judge cordell laid out a careful case for making major changes to the santa clara jail system. over 35 minutes, she told the county supervisors that the jailhouse beating death of inmate michael tyrie created a crisis that should cost sheriff lorie smith control of the system. some inmates testified that they were abused. >> they beat me so bad and they broke my hand. >> a month of investigation led her to compare it to a plane to a crash with the sheriff at the control. >> there was a pilot indifferent or incompetent or a combination of both. >> the blue ribbon commission proposes four steps for the ill plagued system. create an office of inspector general and overhaul a broken complaint system for inmates and create more transparency in the officer discipline system and repair of the inmate fund. >> while you might repair the jails you have a poor pilot and the pilot that runs the jails needs to be replaced. >> sheriff smith sat for the grilling and stood before the cameras to defend her handling of the jails and its problems. >> we brought in the consultants, the mental heal

judge cordell unleashed a critique of the jail system and the woman at the head of the system charged with overseeing it. she likened the jail system to a crashing aircraft and sheriff lori smith as the pill behind the controls of that ill fated crash. >> on this long decent that a pilot was incompetent and did not realize that this plane was headed to crash and we believe that is what happened with the jails. >> the judge's' attack continued for 35 minutes and she targeted a jail system where" no one was paying attention" and it calls for change in the beating death of michael tyrie and three deputies charged and await trial. the blue ribbon commission was formed and combing through jail records and policies and procedures. as for sheriff lori smith she attended a portion of the proceedings and reacted to the calls for the oust. >> i think it is run efficiently and effectively and let's see what the reports say. >> the sheriff is referring to reports that they have contracted out with contractors to do work at the jail and the feds were in and doing a report and that should be out. a

smith and the driver , cordell hayes, got out of their cars, exchange words and that's when hayes pulled out a gun and shot smith and his wife.smith died on the scene and mikell was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds to her leg. >> at this time, we don't have any information to suggest they knew each other or that it was accident that turned into a dispute . >> hayes remain on the scene until police arrived. he was arrested and held on a $1 million bond. he is charged with second-degree murder. his client is not guilty of murder. smith helped the saints capture the championship in 2009. he was loved by fans and he and his wife had three children . . >> terrible story. >> think you, carrie. a historic moment over the weekend with the us secretary of state visiting the atomic bombing memorial. neither the government or the survivor asked for an apology. us officials said one would not happen. he is the most senior official to visit since world war ii.hundred and 47 japanese were killed when the us dropped the bomb on the city on august 6. another was dropped three days later and jap

. >> judge cordel laid the case. told supervise visors that the jailhouse beating of michael tyree last summer created a caseis na should create sheriff laurie smith control of the system. some inmates testified. >> they beat me so bad and i apologize, i -- [bleep] -- my pants. >> on this long did he seen did he sent, there is either -- descent, with a pile that is either incompetent, uncaring. >> first, create an office of inspector general. overhaul of grievance systems. create more transparency and fairness in the officer disciplinary system and reform inmates welfare fund. >> while you might repair the jails, you still have a poor pilot and the pilot who runs the jail needs to be replaced. sheriff smith sat for part of the grilling and stood before the cameras to defend her handling the jail. >> we brought in the consultants and the jail expert and mental health experts to look at the things that we are doing within the jail to make recommendation. that started quite a while ago. >> does it need to be a change of

her husband lying mortally wounded after this man cordel haze shot them both after his hummer rear-endedhe driver of the hummer and smith exchanged words. shortly afterwards he opened fire on smith and his wife. >> one gun recovered on scene. >> reporter: hayes waited for police at the scene and was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder. >> my client is claiming he is not guilty. that's what he intend to show. >> reporter: will smith played nine seasons for the saints including 2009 when he helped bring home the city's first championship. the saints released this statement ---er devastated anded is aened by will's tragic and preventable death due to a senseless act that will leave a scar on our community forever. flowers and balloons formed a memorial at the scene of the shooting. just hours before he died, smith posting this selfie on instagram with him and his wife in the french quarter writing "having a blast" will smith leaves behind three children you. >> now to the race for president. candidates on both sides are campaigning hard ahead of tuesday's primaries in new york. rep

the driver of the hummer, 34-cold cordell hayes, opened fire.th was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. >> we saw the man advance with a gun in hand and we heard the shots. it was probably six to eight shots that occurred. >> reporter: his wife shot in the leg and rushed to the hospital. he is now charged with second-degree murder. he once received a settlement by the city over the 2005 shooting death of his father who had a history of mental illness. earlier in the evening, smith had dinner with a former police officer named in the lawsuit, but so far police say they don't know if there was a link this was just a road rage incident. >> at this time we do not have any information to suggest that they knew one another or that this was anything other than an accident that turned into a dispute, disturbance that turned viole violent. >> reporter: the saints drafted smith back in 2004 and he spent all nine of his nfl seasons with the team. he made the pro bowl in 2006 and helped the saints win the super bowl in 2010. >> it is so ra

that looks like will smith's mercedes suv bumping a hummer, driven his defense attorney says, by cordell hayes, as the hummer pulls to the side, the silver suv drives off and the hummer follows. minutes later, shots rang out, two blocks away. >> there's a male down with >> the scenario fits the description provided by hayes' defense attorney who insists his client was not the aggressor the night the former nfl star was gunned down. >> i believe the evidence will support that my client is legally not guilty. >> hayes' attorney has asked a judge to make sure all ballistic evidence in the case is preserved. suggesting there may have been another gun here at the scene. >> i believe that when the new orleans police department reveals everything that they've learned, which you all will have a different impression of this case than that that's been created thus far. >> and he says witness accounts of the deadly shooting will quote blow the lid off of this case. >> witnesses i have talked to, the stories that they've been, they've given me, is completely inconsistent with what was reported initi

rhett video shows will smith's mercedes suv bumping a hummer driven the defense attorney says by cordellayes. the silver suv drives off and the upper follows. minutes later shots ring out two blocks away. >> there's a male down with about six gunshot wounds to the chest. >> the scenario fits the description provided by heys' defense attorney, who insists his client was not the aggressor the night the former nfl star was gun down. >> i believe the evidence will support my client is legally not guilty. >> hayes' attorney has asked the judge to make sure that all ballistic evidence in the case is preserved, suggesting there may have been another gun here at the scene. >> i believe that when the new orleans police department reveals everything that they've learned, what you all will have a different impression of this case than that that's been created thus far. i. >> i need people who saw things. >> he said witness accounts of the deadly should quote blow the lid off this case. >> witnesses i have talked to and the stories that they've given me, is completely inconsistent with what was repo

. >> reporter: commissioner ladoris cordell says the sheriff's department at times refused to cooperate and is recommending the county replace sheriff laurie smith. >> the sheriff's conduct has created a chilling effect on the public. >> reporter: the commission recommends more oversight by hiring an inspector general, a better system for inmates to file grievances, and improving the inmate welfare fund. >> so while you might repair the jails and come up with a new and better operation, you still have a poor pilot. and the pilot, whoever runs the jails, needs to be replaced. >> i'm not a quitter. i want to do it. i want to get it done. we've already made great progress. >> reporter: sheriff smith said she agrees with many of the blue ribbon recommendations, like bringing in an oversight committee. but admits more can be done. >> we want to make sure that the people who work there and do the job are the very best suited for it. >> that motion carries unanimously. >> reporter: today the supervisors voted to accept the recommendation for review and promised the public that improvements wil

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cordell hayes is charged with the murder.r police officer named in a lawsuit to the shooting of hayes' father ten years ago. >> and it's interesting. we right now, we're investigating the homicide. all of those facts perhaps will -- we'll ask questions about those and see if there is any correlation. >> now, police say the connection most likely is a coincidence. smith's wife, who was shot in the leg, was hospitalized. hayes is held on $1 million bond. >>> the son of former assembly speaker fab yawn nunez is out of prison. esteban nunez was convicted in 2008. he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. former governor arnold schwarzenegger on his last day in office reduced his sentence to seven years. the victim's family lost a legal battle to block the governor's action. >> he has been enabled his whole life. he got off on murder through the gold ole boy network. >> he will now be on patrol supervision for three years in sacramento county. the nunez family released a statement saying their son paid his debt to society and they w

. >> you know, a bigger picture -- i was reading this opinion piece from someone from the cordel lawou look at what happened in the '90s with the crack epidemic. and you just pose that to what is happening in the heroin epidemic. you have president obama proposing $1 million in funding to address. you have the current crop of candidates talking so much about the heroin epidemic and treating those who are addicted very differently. do you see that as a difference? >> that's a stark contrast. historical context is key when you are talking about the 1994 crime bill and the unintended consequences that came from it. the fact of the matter is that, yes, it did exacerbate mass incarceration. but it's a bundle of complexities. but to get to the heart of what you are saying it's amazing that now we're treating this epidemic, this epidemic that many white americans deal with with such kid gloves. and the answer or the response that we hear is to treat them. where in the mid '80s crack was ravaging african-american communities and it was creating, quote, unquote, social quo paths that needed t

now let's listen to the attorney for cordell hayes, charged with second-degree murder. can put into perspective i think what he's talking about. >> i can tell you that my client was not the aggressor in terms of the behavior that happened after the accident. not only did my client call 911 but my client secured a witness who was about to leave the skpaen my client waited for law enforcement to arrive. tell me that is the behavior of ab animal out here looking for blood. >> the defense is saying, look he did a lot of things right. but he says he was not the aggressor after the accident. >> which accident is he talking about? there is the initial alleged hit and run. and the second time, the hummer allegedly bumped the mercedes. >> and will smith's wife was also shot. >> she was shot several times, rushed to the hospital. >> how does that figure into the self defense thing? >> right. right. exactly. and that is i'm sure where the defense is trying to go here. a self defense claim. but, the investigation is difficult. they are going to have to take the weeds out because so