d.a., cy vance, very powerful law enforcement office. everybody knows he's investigating trump. that's not a secret. but what is new here, we've gotten this from people close to the manhattan d.a.'sffice, is that he's expected to vastly increase resources and personnel to investigate donald trump, president trump's business dealings, when the president leaves office in january. what sources are telling the fox business network is that d.a.cy vance could create what's known as a special task force inside the manhattan d.a.'s office to investigate president trump, his business dealings, his taxes, his dealings with insurance companies, his dealings with deutsche bank as well, one of the big banks that did business with donald trump, one of the few that did business with him after his brush with bankruptcy in the 1990s. why is this an important story? listen, if there's a special task force within the d.a.'s office, that's all they're going to do. they are going to devote time and energy to people on that task force just for investigating trump. so it's putting the target on him a lot more, a lot more seriously, and again, you know, the d.a.'s office does a lot of investigations, in

d.a.'s office would be shattered. >> i heard what i thought to be gunshots. >> police officer jason stastny was a few blocks from the courthouse. he and his partner were investigating a burglary when something big caught his attention.g >> and it was just a slow and methodical five shots. it was just bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. and then it was a little pause, i guess you'd say, and then three more shots after that. >> shannon was inside the courthouse when she heard the sound of sirens. >> that's not unusual because there's a police station just a block away. there's a hospital a few blocks down the street. >> that siren was jason stastny's squad car. >> i hollered at my partner. i hsaid, hey, you know, those e gunshots. we need to go. we need to go. so we packed up real quick, hopped in the car. >> the car camera was rolling and he and his partner drove toward the gunshots. >> about halfway over, the dispatcher came across the radio and told us that a man had been shot and gave a us the location. >> 911. >> yes. we saw a gentleman on grove street and a man that just got shot. >> that's just a

d.a.'s office's charging decisions. >> there have been times in the past this is not new, where i may not agree with that decision. it may be on -- outside of the sphere of an officer involved shooting in any case, but that's his role. >> reporter: the chief has released a statement saying officers need to be held accountable but, quote, there needs to be a boehm holding individuals accountable when they assault, physically attack, or unlawfully interfere with police officers. the district attorney ran on a platform saying that no one is above the law and planned to review cases where officers are accused of unlawful force. >> i promised on the campaign trail to working quick sol that we can give answers, yes or no, whether we're charging cases as quickly as possible. >> reporter: while the city's top law enforcement officials differ in some areas, they say there is much they agree on, including the position that they won't pursue cases in many indicates. >> if you see a guy that you the avenue arrested three, four times in the last month, and here we go again, there's a frustration there.

d.a.'s office recently concluded much o the testimony against hicks was false. dna and other contradictory evidence cast further doubt. >> a rush to a judgment that he was him three times in the back. >> reporter: hicks marks the 16th exoneration since 2018 attributed to the philadelphia d.a.'s conviction integrity unit rebuilt by larry crazner who became d.a. well after hicks' conviction are these exonerations a win or a loss to a prosecutor's office? >> these are a win every prosecutor should care about the truth, should be seeking justice. >> reporter: the exonerations have put philadelphia's police department under a harsh light. a police spokesman telling nbc news the officers involved the hicks arrest have been placed on restrictive duty during an internal investigation. i think you would be justified if you were bitter are you bitter >> oh no no not at all, man. physically and mentally i wouldn't have made it through. >> reporter: though termaine hicks believes he was framed for a crime he didn't commit, it's what' in this frame he plans to carry forward

d.a.'s office has not made a decision yet. the family expects an answer some time after christmas. >>> a fixture in bay area law enforcement is considering one more assignment before hanging up his badge. chief eddy garcia is about to retire from the san jose pd this sunday after 29 years on the job. now we've learned he's one of seven finalists for the top job in dallas. he tells us a recruiter reached out about the dallas position after he had already decided to retire. garcia is credited with rebuilding the sjpd. he concedes there were some mistakes during his tenure. the chief got emotional today when we asked him about turning in his san jose badge. >> i came to san jose not being able to speak english, to be able to sit at this desk for the last five years, nothing beats it. >> no word yet on when dallas will make its final decision, but we wish him well. >>> well, getting more than 300 million americans vaccinated against coronavirus may be the feat that defines this generation. california expecting its first batch of d

d.a.'s office says it will adamantly fight any attempt at parole. >>> back to our race for a vaccine coverage. the vaccines are out, but will you get it? recent studies show the black population is more hesitant than other groups. to find out why, i spoke with dr. malcolm john, a professor and expert in infectious diseases at ucsf. >> well, i think there's several reasons. number one is historical distrust of the health care system. of course people reference tuskegee and others. i think it's also a lack of access to health care kind of compounded over time. less communications about the importance of vaccines, less communications around understanding people's experiences of side effects and what those side effects mean, that in fact it may mean the vaccine's actually working. i think it's also important to have the appropriate messengers. again, i spoke earlier about setting an example, but i think it's important to have trusted sources of information. how well does the community trust who's bringing that information to them? and i think all communities really are shocked and we're really am

d.a.'s office but they hate for jackie lacey was so strong and so pointed and that was the focus it was the sex thing thing to do. kratz and donald trump he's a racist we hate him you know the talking points look at what he's doing now joe biden you know if you're a black if you even black enough you know if you don't vote for me it's easier to focus on a target then do with a new line it's what they can do they understand of voters are actually not paying attention to the nuance nuance and they focus simply on i hate this person so i'm going to vote here is really that simple oh look aggressive actually progressive actually want action yet you know what if anything did i get him across the aisle to liver that's going to exacerbate i give it 24 months if even that good sign you know i get it i give it a lot of it is that in the calendar year of 2021 i did. it i think because i'm sorry i didn't the buyer's remorse is this i mean particularly if trump throws his hat in on inauguration day oh not that. you know i want to stick with you because there's a lot of progressive ideas as a conservati

d.a.'s office said in a statement, quote, we've been working months to con spray the orders, how to comply with them and to educate them on why, ultimately the health order is in effect. >>> developing news this morning. businesses in southern california and their customers are bracing for new strict reduction in services, hair salons are on the list that with have to close for the second time since the pandemic began. a stylist who has been in the business for 20 years said she is worried about how she will put food on the table. >> homelessness, i'm not trying to be funny. i'm a single parent. i lost my husband this hadn't would be a year on the 17th. >> health officials said the chose sure of salons, barbershops and other services are vital to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. >> coming up on kpix 5, officials are going door to door warning people to get out. what started the fire. >>> another chilly start. here's another look. tracking some changes for the weekend. details coming up. >>> if you're getting ready to head out the door, you're in luck. >>> fire crews battling th

d.a.'s office, other recovery providers to address this issue. it is so important. i'm looking forward to my hearing on february 11th to further discuss city response to addiction and to hear from the recovery summit group, has comprised of people in recovery who has been through the system and to hear their voices. i want to thank you supervisor haney and if you want to file this item, downing -- we can do that or we can continue call to the chair. >> supervisor haney: you can file it. i'm sure i'll call another hearing in the future. this one was pretty specific about the overdose prevention program. >> supervisor stefani: i'll make a motion to file this hearing. >> clerk: before we take a vote on that motion, will we be closing public comment? >> supervisor stefani: yes, public comment is closed. >> clerk: motion offered by vice chair stefani the hearing be heard and filed. [roll call vote] we have two ayes. mandelman is absent. >> supervisor stefani: this item will be filed. can you please call the next item. >> clerk: item 5 san francisco housing co conservator

d.a.'s office announced it will reopen its investigation into the fatal 2009 art police shooting. >>> as weof the roadways right now we still have a few brake lights at the toll bridge plaza. you have a few stop and go condition spots as you work your way across the upper deck heading into the city. looking at traffic elsewhere, still working on a crash northbound 101 just past the two 8680 connector. a, darren. >>> good morning. a beautiful view from our camera on top of the sales force tower looking for the east you can see oakland that there just below the haze underneath the inversion. that's what you look at over the dry valley, beautiful clear skies. a bit cool out there right now. for daytime highs today >>> first on "cbs this morning," a congressional investigation raises serious concerns about the safety of some popular children's car booster seats. the probe began after cbs news and propublicly ka reported in february. some seats got a passing grade, despite disturbing video of crash test dummies being tossed violently around during safety testing. this morning, we have new crash

d.a.'s office says hampton was indicted after superintendent footage and police bodycam showed him attackingfficers with a glass bottle after the shooting. the charges are unspecified by chase baudin are asking them to surrender. the san francisco police officers union says in part chase boudin's decision is appalling, unprovoked jamaica hampton attacked flores bludgeoning his his repeatedly causing injuries to his head. mr. hampton was the aggressor. >>> today there is a number of changes. gaston says that his office will no longer seek the death penalty and will stop prosecuting juveniles as adults and end the cash bail system. >> whether you are a protester, a police officer, or a prosecutor, i ask you to walk with me. i ask that you join me on this journey. >> gascon says he is creating a use of force review board to take a look at police shootings going back to 2012 and is reopening four cases. he defeated jack lacey that held the office for eight years. >>> as the pandemic worsens the state assembly took the unprecedented step today of starting its new session not at the state capitol

d.a.'s office or new york attorney general's office or any other local prosecutor's office. >> dana, president trump just released this rambling 46-minute video where he tried to make his case that the election was rigged. of course this comes just one day after the attorney general of the united states, bill barr, confirmed there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. the president's argument is not holding up in courts all around the country. so what is he doing? what is his end game right now? >> it's the same that we have seen for the past five years and even more intensely over the past month or so, which is to create his own reality and the reality that he lives in, the reality that many of his supporters live in, and to continue to perpetuate it. i shouldn't even call it a reality. it's basically a fantasy world because we're here in reality. we're in the reality where he not just is not getting anywhere in court, his attorneys are being basically laughed out of court. in some cases by federal judges appointed by president trump himself, but they are following the law of the land and

d.a.'s office tell me that prosecutors have just received this new directive from the new d.a. george gascon that orders them to read a statement the judges in court arguingto againt strikes, enhancements, et cetera and say they provide no safety benefit. samuel, this is deranged. >> it's deranged and it's illegal. our penal code, california's penal code specifically states that the district attorney must file, must prove, and cannot strike a strike prior and it's up to the judge to make that determination in the interest ot justice. and yet our district attorney is now ordering his prosecutors to commit an illegal act that the courts are ready told us you cannot as a district attorney just strikes these things. >> laura: samuel, we've got to go. they are criminalizing people walking on the street or on the beach. but they are releasing criminals from jail. think about that. it's terrifying. and that's why people are california. having the news that joe biden's cabinet picks have literally in many cases zero expertise in the areas they are tapped with overseeing? mollie hemingw

officer to be charged with a felony in the last month. two others are facing homicide charles. the police chief says he doesn't always agree with the d.a.'s charging decisions. >> there have been times in the past, and it's not new, where i may not agree he with that decision. it may be on -- outside of the spear of an officer-involved shooting or in any case, but that's his role and i respect it. >> reporter: the chief has released a statement saying officers need to be held accountable but, quote, there needs to be a balanced in holding individuals accountable when they assault, obstruct, or interfere with officers doing their work. that we want to provide transparency in the decisions in these cases. now, i have prioritized, as i promised i would on the campaign trail, working quickly on these cases so that we can give answers, yes or no, whether we're charging cases as quickly as possible. >> reporter: while the city's top law enforcement officials differ in some areas, they say there is much they agree on, including the need to dispel the reputation that san francisco won't pursue charges in many criminal cases. police officers often

d.a.'s office, under george gascon's new directives, they want to get rid of the gun enhancement causing greatily injury and the circumstance of multiple murders, just those things alone would potentially put this guy away for life with parole. if you were to be convicted. of a judge signs off on getting rid of these enhancements, life with parole is off the table. the death penalty is already off the table because mr. gascon got rid of it, and if these enhancements are stripped, this suspect, this double murder suspect, could potentially get out of prison some day a certain amount of years. we do not know what those years yet are. as you can imagine, that deputy's family is furious. i understand you're going to speak to her shortly, i interviewed her last night. she went as far as calling george gascon someone like a devil. she is irate, she is furious, she says he never reached out to the family and that her brother is the victim, not the man accused of shooting him. i reached out to mr. gascon's office for a statement on this case, and they essentially told me in a nutshell, these enhanceme

d.a.'s office is that under george gascon's new directive, they are looking to dismiss all of the specialircumstances and enhancements in the case, specifically they want to get rid of the gun enhancement with causing great bodily injury and a special circumstance of multiple murders. just those things alone would potentially put this guy away for life with parole if he were to be convicted. if a judge signs off on getting rid of these enhancements, life with parole is off the table, the death penalty is already off the table because mr. gascon got rid of it and if these enhancements are stripped, this suspect, this double murder suspect could potentially get out of prison someday after a certaint amount of years. we don't know what those yearsno are yet. so as you can imagine, that deputy's family is furious. i understand you're going to speak to her shortly. i interviewed her last night. she said gascon has to remember who the real victims are. she went as far as calling george gascon someone like a devil. she's irate, she's furious, she said. he never reached out to the family and that

d.a.'s office announced it is reopening the investigation into the fatal 2009 bart police shooting. rant's family is demanding charges be filed against the officer. they claim currently pending grand down with a knee to his neck before he was fatally shot on a bart platform. the officer who shot and killed grant, the hottest miserly, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served 11 months in jail. >>> happening today and santa clara county the police expected to give more information on a brief standoff that stemmed from a burglary ring. the investigation yesterday led police to this parking lot at the brennan center on ross avenue in south san jose. after a short standoff police convince the suspect to get out of their car and the suspect was arrested. the car was towed away later as evidence. >>> police say that the ring is accused of targeting storage facilities in santa clara and san jose. >>> turning to our original series project home, all across the bay area small landlords say they have reached a breaking point. rent collection is down substantially in california's evi

d.a.'s office comes knocking? seeing a lot of gyms and fitness centers remain open, and that's just a clear violation of the health officer order. gyms cannot do any indoor activities due to the potential threat it poses to their patrons, and so those, we've issued fines to six different gyms. one gym in particular we fined three times, totaling $1,000, and that's diablo crossfit in pleasant hill. but we have also issued additional fines to other gyms in contra costa county, all over the place, and they're frustrated. we under stand that. this pandemic is unprecedented, as you heard today from the health officer. our hospitalizations are increasing, cases are going through the roof. and site very concerning, but we have to take action together to stop the spread of this virus. >> all right, scott alonzo, really appreciate you coming on today. it is speed a challenging time for everyone on all sides of this issue. thanks again for coming on. >> thank you. >>> coming up here on the 4, degreing door to door in one of

d.a.'s office, i was a certified law clerk for them the second summer. the d.a.en rebellion against the radical left wing guy.y. i want to remind people that george soros spent $2.5 billion to get this man elected and he displaced the incumbent who was a black female who ran last time unopposed. that is how strong she was. i thought the left was concerned about the gender and racial diversity but they have no problem getting rid of a black female d.a. a in california this is a single party state, jason. the democrats not only have a majority, they have super majorities in the senate and in the assembly. so it doesn't even matter how left wing the law is, if the governor were to repeal it, they have enough votes to override his repeal. so it doesn't matter. we have illegal aliens who can wive legally in the state. illegal aliens who can get in-state tuition and understood funded liability of trillion dollars and highest marginal state income tax rate in country at 13.3%. they want to raise the taxes more. this is what the country can look forward to if we lose bot

d.a.'s office. >> what just happened is everything he did is really, it rings hollow.se i'm not sure he even means it. i'm starting to see though that the only reason he made changes was because of all of the pressure. >> reporter: gascon's other sweeping changes include not allowing prosecutors to seek cash bail starting in january and also barring prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults and seeking the death penalty. eric? eric: all right, christina, thank you. molly? molly: for more on this, let's bring in former d.c. police detective ted williams. this is also a defense attorney and a fox news contribute or. ted, thank you so much for joining us. it's almost a holiday weekend sort of. this is the new l.a. county d.a., george gascon. he just got this job. now, he ran very openly as a progressive. he promised changes, and then he makes this rather sweeping change, cutting back on the criminal enhancements. got a lot of pushback, and he walked his own rules back. your thoughts on, you know, this is the beginning of his job. he's just getting started, and he's alre

d.a.'s office says it is working diligently to conduct a thorough review of the case and we'll have more after holidays. >>> abc7 news is committed to racial and social justice as part of building a better bay area. to join the fight, go to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> the city of milpitas is beginning its search for a new police chief. the "mercury news" is reporting that chief armando corpuz will be retiring at the end of the month. he's been the department's chief for three years now. the 51-year-old has worked in law enforcement for 30 years. assistant police chief gerard hernandez will take over as acting chief on the 31st. >>> efforts are under way to as an underground gasoline spill discovered in walnut creek last month. kendrick morgan is working with the epa and fish and state wildlife to address the leak of up to 42,000 gallons of gas in the area. this is south of broadway. preliminary findings determined that tree roots had grown into the pipeline and that caused it to crack. >>> all this week on abc7 we've been looking at the state-of-the-arts here in the bay area. every one of our

d.a.'s office had so far declined to issue a warrant for howard's arrest.'s son michael wanted answers. >> there was a long time when erwin was walking around free. >> seemed like decades. it was so frustrating, painful, emotional. >> jimmy gates was feeling all those same things. and soon his hard work started paying off. that unusual red tape found on deede's body? a specially trained dog found erwin's scent on it, and detectives found similar tape at erwin's workplace, that american airlines hangar at l.a.x. but what about erwin's alibi? computer records showing him at work in that same hangar the night of deede's disappearance and that he'd worked a ten-hour shift. it turned out that the more detectives dug into that alibi the less solid it seemed. detective gates painstakingly dissected the procedures at the hangar, and he found this. erwin howard could swipe into work at the employee parking lot using a key card at this turnstile, then clock in inside the hangar. but he could also leave whenever he wanted by walking out the large bay doors and catchin

d.a.'s office and there's no way that trump can do anything to stop that.a pardon that would any way nullify that. now, keep in mind also with the federal pardon, the only way that issue is ever going to come up is if any member of the family gets indicted, donald trump gets indicted for federal crimes, it then is raised as a defense to that criminal activity in the course of that trial. >> okay, all of that so interesting. i really appreciate your expertise. thank you so much for joining us. nick ackerman, good to have you here. >> thank you. >>> you heard the phrase do as i say, not as i do. several prominent officials giving covid advice but not applying it to themselves. that's next live in the cnn newsroom ften unseen. because the pain you're feeling could be a sign of irreversible joint damage. every day you live with pain, swelling, and stiffness... you risk not being able to do the things you love. especially in these times, it's important to keep up with your rheumatologist. schedule an appointment today. . >>> despite the awful coronavirus numbers

d.a.'s office wrote a letter urging him to do just that.ntacted the governor's office. i wrote a letter-- my brother wrote a letter, and i had two senators actually co-sign a letter. >> reporter: lewin acted too. through the media, trying to persuade california governor jerry brown to keep bradford locked up. >> he's looking to even up scores before he dies. >> reporter: then a week after memorial day 2018 came this letter from governor brown. the evidence shows that he, meaning bradford, currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison. therefore, i reverse the decision to parole mr. bradford. >> when it came in it was a lot of shock but also a lot of relief. >> reporter: that relief would be temporary. at his next hearing, bill bradford was granted parole. >> i'm not going to have them playing russian roulette with the safety of my family. i work every day trying to protect the public. i don't think it's unfair to ask that those individuals who execute their wives and threaten to kill me and my family, that they a

d.a.'s office is similar. i just can't go up to my boss's office.e me or come down to talk to me. there is a chain of command. he has not come down to my office. he has not gone through the chain of command to ask to see me. he is not talking to any of my victims t not looking at any of my cases. >> john, we have only 30 seconds, we should mention he was in the army. he is a former cop. what do you think happened to him? >> i don't note. recently through a spokesperson he said i was delusional. he challenged and said i wasn't fit to be a lawyer. this is somebody who has never tied a case. has never had a child on the stand who was molested. who was sexually assaulted. i think there is issue with empathy. i honestly don't know what happened. other than i think, go ahead. >> no. we have to go. i'm afraid that is all the time we have. you're the only thing that's holding back complete giving up by the people of los angeles. jon, we wish you very best. i'm david asman in for elizabeth macdonald. we'll see you tomorrow gregg: good evening, everyone, i'm

d.a.'s office, other recovery providers to address this issue. it is so important. i'm looking forward to my hearing on february 11th to further discuss city response to addiction and to hear from the recovery summit group, has comprised of people in recovery who has been through the system and to hear their voices. i want to thank you supervisor haney and if you want to file this item, downing -- we can do that or we can continue call to the chair. >> supervisor haney: you can file it. i'm sure i'll call another hearing in the future. this one was pretty specific about the overdose prevention program. >> supervisor stefani: i'll make a motion to file this hearing. >> clerk: before we take a vote on that motion, will we be closing public comment? >> supervisor stefani: yes, public comment is closed. >> clerk: motion offered by vice chair stefani the hearing be heard and filed. [roll call vote] we have two ayes. mandelman is absent. >> supervisor stefani: this item will be filed. can you please call the next item. >> clerk: item 5 san francisco housing co conservator

d.a.'s office or the sheriff's department really, truly thought he ran over a sheriff's deputy, they wouldat half a million dollars or more. they released him on his own recognizance. that is a clear indication they do not truly think he ran over a sheriff's deputy. david: it is a clear indication how these edicts going on all over the country are spinning way out of control and all kinds of unintend consequences will happen as a result of it if it continues. lou gelormino, thanks for coming on and speaking with us. >> thanks for david. i appreciate it. david: just ahead, congressman chuck fleishman how the increasingly authoritarian dictates of our governors are tearing at the very social fabric of america. >> we opted to stay open after the second shutdown and we had overwhelming support. as things have progressed in our area, a lot more businesses have chosen to do the same thing. and it is not a matter of you know, bucking the system as you might say but it is a matter of survival. ♪. research shows that people remember commercials with exciting stunts. so to help you remember that lib

d.a.'s office is unprecedented. have career prosecutors suing their own office, saying they've been ordered to commit unethical and illegal acts and now they want a judge to protect them from their newly elected d.a., george ganz cohen, who believes the criminal justice system is racist. he has issued a blanket directive ordering some 800 prosecutors to dismiss charges, reduce sentences, and never seek enhancements against previously convicted felons, despite a state law saying "in every case in which a defendant has one or more prior serious or violent felony convictions, the prosecuting attorney shall plead and prove each prior conviction." but he claims the law is illegal and ordered his prosecutors to ignore. today in court papers they say they cannot because basically it is contrary to the law, contrary to their oath and duties as prosecutors and contrary to their duties and responsibilities as officer of the court. the d.a. mocked him yesterday suggesting felons moved to l.a. appeared in an op ed she said for

d.a.'s office is not going to walk away from a homicide. >> from your perspective on a new trial, how willt look differently? >> better for me. that's how it will look differently. >> unfortunately for charlie's attorneys, they'd already played their surprise defense, mom really did it. there would be no shock value in a second trial. >> frankly, we've got to face this like it's a brand new case starting today. >> in november of 2015 just weeks after the trial ended both sides were back in the same court before the same judge, judge pampiano, who just two days earlier had won that state supreme court seat. it was a routine hearing to talk retrial logistics. >> we were figuring a january trial date. >> reporter john hand, who'd been there for the entire trial, was in attendance too. >> there was a number of charlie's friends there. myself and roughly four or five other reporters who had covered the trial. the gang's all here. and the judge said we have to address the motion for dismissal by the defense, it's still pending. >> that's a common motion made by most defense attorneys when they a

d.a.'s office said this action underscores the urgent need to hold mr. manafort responsible for his crimes against the people of new york as alleged in our indictment, and we will continue to pursue our appellate remedies. leading off our discussion tonight, joyce vance, former u.s. attorney for the northern district of alabama and a professor at the university of alabama law school, and michael schmidt, washington correspondent for the "new york times." they are both msnbc contributors. good evening to both of you. good to see you. michael, let's start with the news. there was some sense this was coming. obviously manafort and stone are the big names that we were expecting. it's not a big surprise. the question is, particularly with charles kushner, donald trump is getting closer and closer to family, and he's still got more than three weeks in the white house. what are the indications about what happens next? >> well, that's sort of the big question, how much further will the president go? he has now pardoned several people who wouldn't cooperate with

d.a.'s office, so obviously -- >> used to hearing about bad things happening. >> right.er family hadn't had contact with her, we hadn't had contact with her at this point in time, four days. so you never know what you're going to walk into it. >> it was dark by then. >> we had to walk back pretty far into the apartment to find a light to turn on. searched her bedroom. she's not in there. >> what they did find was quite puzzling. >> her purse, her keys, her slefl, her i.d. all on the couch. her laptop on her bed. >> as if she'd just gone off for a run or something. >> exactly like that. >> but no her. >> no her. and butter bean, her dog, had been at home with her parents at maryland. so the fact that butter bean wasn't there wasn't kiconcernin to us. the fact that she wasn't there hours later, that's when it became real. >> something else occurred to them. lauren was due to move out the next day, june 30th. but -- >> nothing was packed in boxes, but it definitely looked like she was getting her stuff together to be able to pack it. >> she'd already told her friends her pl

d.a.'s office.read all your stuff and you stepped back and said, what do i have here, what was the biggest problem? >> the biggest problem was that i didn't have that many affirmative acts from her standpoint. >> what do you mean? >> i couldn't put the knife in her hand. i didn't have any eyewitnesses that she killed him. she didn't confess. >> what did you have going for you? >> her story was ridiculous. >> reporter: so the prosecution made the call. the people versus sandra melgar would proceed to trial. coming up -- a deadly seduction? >> she makes a strike straight up. >> reporter: but where was the proof? >> this case ought to scare the hell out of all of you. >> reporter: when "unspeakable" continues. before voltaren arthritis pain gel, my husband would have been on the sidelines. but not anymore! an alternative to pills voltaren is the first full prescription strength non-steroidal anti-inflammatory gel to target pain directly at the source for powerful arthritis pain relief. voltaren. the jo

d.a.'s office to charge the woman with assault and battery.ging her currently with a bias attack or crime in that way. the woman is also claiming in her defense that she accused someone else before she accused the harrolds so that's part of her defense. >> why did she accuse other people. it was in an uber. >> i just wonder what's on the phone that got her so upset. >> it's really hard to watch that surveillance video when she lunges at this teenager who's so young and he's talked about being traumatized by the experience. >> and mr. harrold and his son were guests at the hotel. she was not a guest. >> she had checked out. >> why did she target them? >> i know cnn spoke to her. i didn't hear an apology. >> well, she claims she was assaulted so she's doubling down on what happened. >> she's claiming to be a victim. >>> i love this next story, guys. call it a slam dunk. chalk up a victory for women in the nba. the san antonio spurs made history last night after their head coach, i also love a good ejection, he was ejected from the game. >> gregg

d.a.'s office, clint snyder, who had worked high profile cases.e the notorious wichita btk serial killer. >> it was an amazing story when ron told it to me. all these mysterious deaths. in this business, don't believe in coincidences. i felt like ron was on to something. >> and he enlisted another big gun to help i.d. castro. john sullivan. >> we checked our fbi data bases and private data bases. i had the offices go out and get photographs, pull arrest records. we checked every lou castro that we could find in the u.s. and none maxed the lou castro that we had living in wichita. >> how unusual is that? the. the fbi with all its resources, cannot come up with a name and an i. dorks a guy. >> that's extremely unusual. specially in this day and age. everybody has a trail. there should have been credit records, drivers license records, all sorts of records. and we could find none. >> none of the car purchases, the property deeds, even the utility business at angel's landing were under the name lou castro. they were all under the names of commune memb

d.a.'s office. >> everything he did is really, it rings old -- hollow. i'm not sure he even means it.he pressure. >> reporter: other sweeping changes include not allowing prosecutors to seek cash bail starting in january and also barring prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults. laura? laura: christina coleman for us in los angeles, thank you so much. good to see you. leland. leland: quite literally as we speak negotiations continue behind me over a coronavirus relief bill and whether or not you're going to get another $1200 check. we're going to talk about what another round of stimulus will mean for small businesses and, most importantly, their employees. >> the checks are okay, but but the folks who really need it are the folks who are about to lose their business. leland: that's senator bill cassidy a few minutes ago talking about how congress needs to help small businesses. our next guest is also trying to help, or he's delivered $111 million in ppp loans that have gotten him the title of bank for the forgotten from bloomberg. darren williams. good to see you, sir, we apprecia

d.a. office has been summoning employees of the institutions to come either testify to a grand jury or just be interviewed by prosecutors in the d.a.'sages an the investigators have not gotten far in the questioning but at least in deutsche bank's case, which the holder of more secrets than anyone when it comes to trump, they are anticipating there is a lot more to come. >> and just for people that aren't as steeped in all of the ways that he did business, i mean michael cohen brought it into pretty sharp relief when he testified before congress basicallyicly saying what you jufd just said, that he plussed his up or down when that was the goal but never told the truth. you tweeted this, one thing that is notable is that there is not a question about whether trump submitted financial documents to deutsche bank that includes very generous valuations but the dispute is whether that constituted fraud. so it sounds like the investigation has gone on long enough that they have all of the documents in front of them. there is an assessment now in terms of where the investigation is as to whether or not that is intentional and are we back whe

d.a.'s office, other recovery providers to address this issue. it is so important. i'm looking forward to my hearing on february 11th to further discuss city response to addiction and to hear from the recovery summit group, has comprised of people in recovery who has been through the system and to hear their voices. i want to thank you supervisor haney and if you want to file this item, downing -- we can do that or we can continue call to the chair. >> supervisor haney: you can file it. i'm sure i'll call another hearing in the future. this one was pretty specific about the overdose prevention program. >> supervisor stefani: i'll make a motion to file this hearing. >> clerk: before we take a vote on that motion, will we be closing public comment? >> supervisor stefani: yes, public comment is closed. >> clerk: motion offered by vice chair stefani the hearing be heard and filed. [roll call vote] we have two ayes. mandelman is absent. >> supervisor stefani: this item will be filed. can you please call the next item. >> clerk: item 5 san francisco housing co conservator

d.a.'s office has cooperated with us.rd. >> [inaudible question] >> i'm not going to disparage any law enforcement but they certainly do not do criminal arrests in new york city. the nypd was nowhere to be found. the rest of america has to understand in new york city, sheriff's deputies are not like the rest of the country. they are basically revenue collectors and they do civil enforcement. they do not do criminal enforcement. myself and my partner have been practicing criminal law for over 40 years between us. we have never dealt with a sheriff's deputy in a criminal case. this is the first time. >> [inaudible question] >> i think you can answer that question yourself. >> [inaudible question]. >> i think out of respect for law and order and respect for the fellow restaurant owners and small business anywhere we will take a step back for a couple of days. regroup and consider our options. i certainly will tell you this, danny and keith are not giving up the fight on behalf of small business owners and mac's public house

d.a.'s office and now he is asking defense attorneys to spy on his own attorneys and judges who refuse tome. these can triple or more the sentences that these people should be facing based just on the conduct. >> the special directive eliminates cash bail, bans death penalty and orders his 800 deputies to not use enhancements like the gang affiliation or hate crime added to an assault charge to get more time behind bars. take the case of nelson. he killed a russian skateboarder and then shot a deputy in the head. charged with murder and robbery he wants prosecutors to drop enhancement for using a firearm and committing multiple murders. >> it is craziness to let the murderers out of jail early? these are violent crimes. i mean, he killed two people. my brother and another gentleman. and he gets to go free in 15 or 20 years? come on. >> in another case he wants to drop the great bodily injury enhancement against a 21-year-old while driving under the influence of drugs killed a man. it was his third the d.u.i. >> this is not justice. you can't randomly start changing and dropping charges. r