d.a.'s office by law enforcement to help with prosecutions. multiple sources within the d.a.'us they're not happy reyes is still at the helm. one put it this way, "how can the d.a.'s office hold other law enforcement officers accountable for their behavior when rosen protects his own? the d.a.'s office is supposed to set the example, not be the example." jethroe: for me, he showed disrespect to his employees 'cause these complaints come from fellow employees that are telling you there's something wrong. hilda: it's unclear what discipline if any reyes faced after the investigation because the d.a. says he's not allowed to publicly talk about it. for months, we've asked the county for the records from the investigation but they've refused to turn them over saying, "they're confidential." hilda: that's in spite of a recent transparency law in california requiring the release of those records when there's a sustained finding, a peace officer engaged in conduct involving prejudice or discrimination on the basis of specified protected classes. reyes declined to talk with us and a s

d.a.'s office, right? >> no. >> it doesn't say you can't talk about it. >> you said it basically said i can't talk about anything that happens inside the d.a.'s office. >> are you tendering this? >> i am. >> miss cross. >> relevance of this? >> relevant to testimony, if he signed an agreement to said he can talk about things that happen in the district attorney's office, that is relevant. how? >> it is motivating his testimony, whether or not he will testify to something. it is part of the record from fulton county. >> sure. if he has not said that is preventing him from testifying, is it? >> is this confidential agreement affecting your testimony today? >> no, it's not. >> all right, that's fine. the contracts, judge, and invoices that i want to admit, i want to admit all invoices and contracts with fulton county. i guess i have them certified through fulton county. does the state have an objection? >> they have not had a chance to look at them, is that the sole line of questioning here? >> yes. >> follow-

d.a.'s office? >> the d.a.'s office. >> correct. >> you saw them together in and out of the d.a.'s office? >> did i see them in and snout. >> yes. >> -- in and out? >> yes. >> well, if you preface it like that, no. i saw him in and out of the office when i would be there doing my work for the team. he would come by. i rarely saw ms. willis and mr. wade together in the d.a.'s office. >> so -- [indiscernible] -- let's talk about that for a minute. tell me about, you did work -- you had a contract with -- [indiscernible] -- correct? >> that is correct. >> and that was in the anti-corruption unit? >> yes, i think so. correct. >> how did you get that contract? >> what do you mean? >> how did you get the contract? >> it was -- >> did you bid, apply online? >> oh, no. it was proposed. we were -- it was proposed by -- and this came from the district attorney. i didn't speak directly with her. it was with mr. wade and he asked if we would be interested in having a contract with fulton county. >> campbell? >> i think so. i can't recall if he asked us both together or not. rarely, we all han

d.a.'s office? >> the d.a.'s office. >> correct. >> you saw them together in and out of the d.a.'s office? >> did i see them in and snout. >> yes. >> -- in and out? >> yes. >> well, if you preface it like that, no. i saw him in and out of the office when i would be there doing my work for the team. he would come by. i rarely saw ms. willis and mr. wade together in the d.a.'s office. >> so -- [indiscernible] -- let's talk about that for a minute. tell me about, you did work -- you had a contract with -- [indiscernible] -- correct? >> that is correct. >> and that was in the anti-corruption unit? >> yes, i think so. correct. >> how did you get that contract? >> what do you mean? >> how did you get the contract? >> it was -- >> did you bid, apply online? >> oh, no. it was proposed. we were -- it was proposed by -- and this came from the district attorney. i didn't speak directly with her. it was with mr. wade and he asked if we would be interested in having a contract with fulton county. >> campbell? >> i think so. i can't recall if he asked us both together or not. rarely, we all han

d.a.'s office. the finer point, i think michael cohen is crucially a part of this, he is the one who negotiated these deals, he's the one who is a part of the payments that were made on behalf of donald trump, that was the election interference this is not just hush money payments. this san election interference case that the manhattan d.a.'s office is trying to prove. >> they have given these individuals are at the heart of this case, their testimony would seem extremely pertinent. why would the judge not allow them to testify. do you see any reason for him to accept this request from trump's team? >> no, it is a pipe dream for defense lawyers to try to exclude the most powerful witnesses for the prosecution. they're saying he's a convicted lie, well, yeah, but if that meant he couldn't testify, we prosecutors would have no witnesses in any criminal case because mother theresa is not walking through that door to testify against donald trump. they have no chance of succeeding. they're going to testi

d.a.'s office? >> have you worked in her d.a.'s office? >> any d.a.'s office?>> no, ma'am. >> have you ever managed a large law firm -- >> i will object to the relevance. >> we're trying to prove there was a personal and financial relationship, it was improper. you know, whether or not he had experience to serve on this transition team i think is relevant. >> i think i already said we don't need the evidentiary hearing on that point. sustained. >> terrance bradley also received a contract for fulton county, correct? correct? >> you're asking me about terrance? >> i asked if terence bradley also received a contract for fulton county. >> i believe he did. >> you were partners at that time, correct? >> correct. >> so you would have gotten a third of that. >> chris campbell also got a contract with fulton county? >> he did. >> you would get a third of that? >> i would. >> they both had contracts for first appearance, they would appear on behalf of the district attorney to do first appearance hearings, correct? >> i believe they -- i believe they did. >> okay. and t

d.a.'s office and was judge in south florida. they met at -- >> asked and answered. >> i'm going to let mr. sadow have a few minutes on this and we'll go from there. >> judge, i'm sorry. i did answer this. i answered it for miss merchant. >> understood. >> i stated that i was speculating the judge, someone objected to the speculation and but this was the exact same language -- >> mr. sadow's asking the question in a different manner and i'm going to give him a little leeway to do that. >> i have to start back where i was, but after the word absolutely, you, on your own, said it started when she left the d.a.'s office and was judge in south fulton. they met at the municipal court cle conference. that's what you said, correct? >> that is correct. >> now, it's your testimony, at least so far, that when you, on your own, gave those two statements in the text, that you were merely speculating and did not have that knowledge from mr. wade. is that your testimony under oath? >> yes, that's what i testified to, yes, sir. >> so, you on yo

d.a.'s office, could he continue to work in the case? could another d.a.'for parties to prosecute the case because it is already indicted, there is some momentum going through now. there are court deadlines that have to be dealt with. it doesn't necessarily mean it would grind to a halt but it is important to remember that there were already a number of speed limit signs build and to this prosecution. that number of defendants and that way the slope manner in which pursuit means that it was likely not going to get tried by the election in any event. >> okay, but renato mariotti and carol lam, always a privilege or. thanks for joining us. >>> in pennsylvania, the result of a local election is great news for safeguarding the next election. state representative-elect jim prokopiak explains why. earns 5. (♪♪) that's how you business differently. intuit quickbooks. with nurtec odt, i can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common sid

d.a.'s office. he is the one who is going to say that he didn't receive legal fees, he received reimbursement from payoffs to, to stormy daniels, he is the main witness. it is good for the manhattan d.a. that they -- can tell the truth. it's a very different case because it's a criminal case. they have proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. there were 12 jurors, not a judge. they're also our defense attorneys who are very skilled. this is what they do. they cross examine people. if they, the jury, may not be as kind to michael cohen as the judge in the civil case, but, the manhattan d.a.'s office has cooperation for every word coming out of michael cohen's mouth. >> you better believe it. >> you definitely better believe that. i wonder if you all, marcus, what you thought about the assertion that this isn't a case about stormy daniels. this is a case about fraud and payments, and election. i thought, maybe, there could have been messaging that came out of his meeting with the prosecutors from this

d.a.'s office? >> yes. >> and so were you able to witness mr. wade and miss willis interact during that time? >> going to object. this has been asked and answered. it was addressed the last hearing about mr. bradley's access to and from a specific room to pick up files and mr. bradley said he rarely saw them together. but this was -- >> i think the only avenue that was closed at the last hearing was his personal knowledge. potentially through, actually, no. if he testified, that he had no personal knowledge. it's knowledge that conveyed to him that was cut off at the last hearing. there's really the only thing we haven't been able to explore. correct me if i'm wrong. >> knowledge conveyed by -- >> somebody else. if it was privileged. i found that it's not. that's what we're here to explore. >> okay. do you remember telling me that not many people knew where they met? >> i'm going to object to relevance as to his personal knowledge, which is what 602 requires. >> we're back to the same point, miss merchant. >> his personal knowledge. i'm asking w

d.a.'s office? >> a number of things that were happening. >> what was happening that caused you to resign? >> -- [inaudible] i guess i was put in a department that i knew had no knowledge about, something happened and i didn't like it, they didn't like it, and that was it. >> okay. did you have a falling out with ms. willis? >> we never spoke after that. >> you never spoke after that. >> and so without going into all the painstaking details, there is no doubt in your mind from 2019 until 2022, ms. willis and mr. wade were in a romantic relationship? >> what's the question? >> you have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her? >> no doubt. >> that's based on your personal observations and speaking with them and seeing them together and things like that? >> yes. >> okay. no other questions. the other folks may have some questions for you. >> if it's more than a couple questions then sure, if not. >> only a couple of questions. >> the cour

d.a.'s office that has no interest in pursuing prosecutions or they'll make super favorable deals, or it could go to a neighboring office like in dekalb county which is similar to fulton county where you be equally talented prosecutors with the bandwidth and political will to continue the investigation. so that's a real risk as well. i don't know if it really ultimately will affect anybody's calculus especially if they can get a particularly good deal. i think what we have to see is what happens with the case on february 15th and the evidentiary hearing because this may be much to do about nothing. there is certainly evidence that, again, is politically not ideal. it is certainly implicating potential ethical issues and the like. but if it's not going to derail the case or remove the fulton county district attorney's office from the case, you know, hedging your bets against a rico charge with an unlikely result, you know, is something you probably don't want to do. >> right. hedging your bets against a reekee charge equals never a good idea. anthony michael, thank you so much for your time and

d.a.'s office. also a former acquaintance and friend of fani willis. she testified first this morning. after some legal wrangling about who was going to be called first, and she said that she believed that the personal relationship between wade and willis began as early as october of 2019. however, she conveniently left out, joy, when she was initially called to testify that she was given the option of resigning or being fired from her job after the fulton county d.a.'s office and since she had basically resigned in 2022, she had not had any contact whatsoever with fani willis. but it really took fani willis to do the job today. we know now why a lot of defense attorneys say to go toe to toe with fani willis is a dangerous proposition for their clients. because fani willis had to come in and basically say, like you played that clip for the viewers, that she doesn't need a man to pay her bills or give her money. she also doesn't need a man in the form of nathan wade to do our defense. she took the stand, waiving any objections to the subpoena served upon her to testify in this motion to

d.a.'s office. i knew him when he worked for thurgood baker. >> do you know what his role in the d.a.'s office is? >> i have no earthly idea. >> is he media? >> he has done media in the past. jeff has generally been -- i like jeff. i'm very close to him. he's generally been on the other side of my campaigns. >> we are talking the best of your recollection conference, we don't have the date, i'm asking if you could possibly get it, but the conference you have, mr. >> i'm almost sure it was. >> and ms. willis, and mr. desantis. >> i think mr. desantis was, too. >> as far as whether there was anyone elset there -- >> i don't. >> thank you. >> next time i'll take a picture. >> next time hopefully you won't have to be here. >> hopefully not. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. stockton. >> no questions. >> thank you. mr. durham. >> no questions, your honor. >> mr. mcdougall. >> no question from the governor, your honor. >> mr. rice. >> no questions, your honor. >> mr. gillian. i have been waiting for this. >> i couldn't give up the chance getting up here, governor. good to see you again. we have work

d.a.'s office. i knew him when he worked for thurgood baker. >> do you know his role? >> i have no idea. >> is he in media? >> he's done media in the past. jeff has generally been -- i like jeff. i'm very close to him. but he's generally been on the other side of my campaigns. >> so we're talking the best of your recollection, conference, we don't have the date. i'm asking if you could possibly get it. but the conference you have mr. wade could have been there. >> yes, i'm almost sure he was there. >> and miss willis obviously. and mr. desantos was there? >> i think mr. desantos was too. >> as far as whether there was anyone else there, you don't have any recollection? >> no. next time i'll take a picture so i'll have an exact -- >> next time hopefully you won't have to be here. >> hopefully not. >> mr. stockton? >> no questions. >> thank you. >> mr. durham? >> no questions, your honer. >> mr. mcdougal. >> no questions for the governor. >> mr. rice? >> no questions. >> mr. gillen? >> i've been waiting for this for years. >> i couldn't give up the chance getting up here

d.a.'s office. i knew him when he worked for thurgood baker. >> do you know what his role in the d.a.'s office is? >> i have no earthly idea. >> is he media? >> he has done media in the past. jeff has generally been -- i like jeff. i'm very close to him. he's generally been on the other side of my campaigns. >> we are talking the best of your recollection conference, we don't have the date, i'm asking if you could possibly get it, but the conference you have, mr. >> i'm almost sure it was. >> and ms. willis, and mr. desantis. >> i think mr. desantis was, too. >> as far as whether there was anyone else there -- >> i don't. >> thank you. >> next time i'll take a picture. >> next time hopefully you won't have to be here. >> hopefully not. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. stockton. >> no questions. >> thank you. mr. durham. >> no questions, your honor. >> mr. mcdougall. >> no question from the governor, your honor. >> mr. rice. >> no questions, your honor. >> mr. gillian. i have been waiting for this. >> i couldn't give up the chance getting up here, governor. good to see you again. we have worke

d.a.'s office. on sunday 36-year-old was arrested and charged with second degree assault with a deadly weapon. he's accused of stabbing 23-year-old. now according to the council on american islamic relations, he and three american friends left a rally in austin when a man in a bicycle tore a flag off the back of their car that has a palestinian flag and free palestine. they say he used the "n" word and pulled a man out of the car. when the other three men got out, he was stabbed in the rib. it broke his rib. they want to see hate crime charges presented. we reached out to the public defender for baker. they say they have no comment. >> diane gallagher reporting. thanks very much. >>>

d.a.'s office, they didn't request that brief. in fact, they filed it on their own. the d.a.'s office only found out about it once they saw it was filed. what we saw today in the last hour or so is former president trump, through his attorneys, basically responding to all of this saying, okay, yes, fani willis, you put out your nearly 200-page response, but what we're saying is this needs to be disqualified. all along, trump's team has been focusing not on that relationship and the financial benefit but more so on a speech she gave on martin luther king day weekend saying that she improperly inserted race into this whole thing. i want to read you a statement that steve sadow said, president trump's filing focuses on the d.a's disingenuous that her racist church speech was not aimed at this case, the defendants or counsel, her claim utterly lacks plausibility, and goes on to say our filing argues that contrary to response, georgia law compels her disqualification, and goes on from there. fani willis attached a number of racist notes and things like that, basically saying, yes,

d.a.'s office says it's investigating these allegations. brian, lawrence, and ainsley. >> lawrence: unbelievable. the judge should have hauled their tailback into the courthouse after they saw them doing the big flip-off to them. >> brian: they don't care. i mean, they don't care. thanks so much, madeline. >> ainsley: thank you so much, madeline. lawrence, we were all talking while she was putting up the report full screen of what the administrator said. they are object galgted to return to work. do you think they will? they are sticking up their middle fingers to the court. we are not coming back. they are saying blankety blank to you america not appreciative for the food and shelter all the free things they get that's how they thank america. >> brian: how you go up to the border go up to any port of entry or caught they say i feel under threat in my country. do you think this kid feels under threat in his country and only thing he could do is flee to america for a chance at the american dream? see his tongue sticking out at all of us. is

d.a.'s office and this particular incident.uld be potentially problematic and there will be subpoena power within that committee. it is really untested power against the state of georgia. and the georgia constitution. that could be dragged out for quite some time before any information is produced. there is also the potential for impeachment that i think would have no success, no success in the general assembly should that be pursued. but that could also be a potential headache for the d.a., and more damning evidence is unearthed. there are those outside forces, which would certainly create a headache, it could create a problem for the d.a.. i think we really have to separate these issues into two buckets. one, the political, the other, the legal. the legal one being does this derail the case in any significant way? that seems to be really unlikely to happen. the political side of things, the optics of, it dealing with these kinds of outside institutions looking in, and engaging in oversight, that is something that i think the

d.a.'s office and was a judge in south fulton, where did you gain that knowledge from?> i'm going to object. his testimony a few minutes ago is that he did not recall making that statement. >> i'll overrule that, mr. bradley answer the question if you can. >> repeat the question. >> when you told me their relationship started when she left the d.a.'s office and was a judge in south fulton, where did you obtain that knowledge from? >> i was speculating. i didn't have a -- no one told me, i was speculating. >> no one told you that. >> no one told me that. >> based on things told to you or things you observed? >> object as to the nature of this line of questioning because the witness has made it clear he was speculating as to how or what he knew. if it's speculation, it's inadmissible in the court. >> motivation for his reason for speculating would be admissible, i'll overrule that. >> thank you, judge. was this speculation when you told me that, was that based on things that had been told to you and things that you had witnessed? >> i never witnessed anything. so you know

d.a.'s office should be thrown out too the am i being too hard on that? i'm not the lawyer. will make the crazy assertions. >> this is a bad day for the democrat lawfare campaign against president trump. the testimony from miss willis's friend this morning was dep stating where the friend basically said willis and wade were lying when their relationship began. larry why that matters is because they, it all, that could result in disqualification because they put something that was false in a court filing. now of course both willis and wade are disputing that. the other thing that has come up, been very murky, raising antenna of legal analysts across the board whether republicans or democrat the use of cash. the fact they were constantly paying each other with cash is not traceable. here is what makes no sense about that. if they were paying each other back to avoid the appearance of i i impropriety of something like this would come up, why would you use cash? use something you could point to when people questioned the ethics of what was happening this is not a good day for wi

d.a.'s office in 2022. willis is expected back on the stand beginning right about 9:00 a.m., and we'll have live coverage of that later on "morning joe." but that's not all for the legal developments because there's a judge in new york denying donald trump's bid to dismiss the charges against him in the hush money trial and ordering that trial to begin in jury selection on march 25th. trump attorney tom blanch argued his legal team needed more time to prepare citing trump's other legal cases and claimed that date would be election interference because of the presidential primaries that month. with the former president seated at the defense table, the judge dismissed those arguments saying the defense had plenty of time to prepare in this case trump faces 34 felony charges, which center on allegations he falsified business records to cover up hush money payments to the adult film star stormy daniels back during the 2016 presidential campaign. trump's legal team has argued that no crime was committed. the tri

d.a.'s office and u.s. attorney's office. >>> meanwhile governor gavin newsom could face another recall vote this november. the citizen-led group rescue california says it's going after newsom again. this time they say it's because newsom is too focused on national politics and not enough on statewide issues, such as california's $73 billion budget deficit. >> this is the second go-around. why do a second attempt? >> he's more vulnerable and what his done is more egregious and his ratings are less than 50% approval. he's done some serious things and taken to us a $73 billion debt. >> the group would need to collect 1.3 million signatures to move ahead with this recall. about half a million signatures less than last time. newsom has stepped into the national spotlight with a new tv ad attacking anti-abortion laws across the country. this one is aimed at the tennessee bill that would restrict people from traveling out of state for abortions. cbs news reporter steve large has the story. >> help! >> reporter: th

d.a.'s office sent a letter to the public defender's office, listing 54 cases that likely will no longer be prosecuted. just dropped, dismissed. some of the cases already have convictions. d.a. jeff rosen says those people will likely get their records cleared. joining news is nbc's robert handa who broke the story in november. he has more for us this evening. robert, the d.a. wants to drop dozens of cases. this is a big deal. what kind of cases are we talking about here? >> yeah, it was looking over the court records today about some of the cases that were involved in this 54. many were misdemeanors. but there were some serious crimes sprinkled in there, including possession of firearm, sale of meth, family violence. and of course the key factor really is what mcnamara's parole was in these cases and how his credibility affects those cases. for example, rosen is looking at a lot of different cases. but the five that he outright dismissed were basically drug cases. he called them low level narcotics cases. but in those cases, mcnamara was probably going to testify. and of course that's prob

d.a.'s office released the latest hate crime numbers earlier this month, and according to the report, thereding in san francisco, 35 of which are felony crimes. the d.a.'s office says 25 crimes are based on race, 13 of the victims are people from the aapi community. now, if you do want to learn more about aapi belong, we do have more information on that on our website, nbcbayarea.com. later today is when we expect the sentencing to happen with vilma's attacker. >> glad she's spreading the word, just the knowledge, thanks so much, ginger. >>> well, all month long we are celebrating black heritage, highlighting some of the contributions making the bay area so unique. >> talk about finding your passion late in life. it wasn't until after retirement that carolyn found her career as a fashion model. she's a 77-year-old berkeley woman whose second act started seven years ago and she's appeared in ad campaigns by a number of major brands. for her, it's all about inspiring other women to never stop chasing their dreams. >> my wish is that -- and i know it's happening, that other women will see and

d.a.'s office who spoke out today. now, as with all court processes, i'm just going to give you the facts and the evidence. you're going to see what this person said. it doesn't mean we know who was telling the full truth or not, but it certainly added legal heat on willis. so, this is what is being described as a former friend or you could call it someone she knew who testified that, under oath, her view and what she observed meant that the relationship started earlier, back in 2019. >> you have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her? >> no doubt. >> did you observe them do things that are common among people having a romantic relationship? >> yes. >> such as? can you give us an example? >> hugging, kissing. just affection. >> all before november 1st of 2021, correct? >> yes. >> now, that is her testimony, and it contradicts or is basically in complete tension with the sworn affidavit submitted by d.a. willis and prosecutor wade, and now that you've see

d.a.'s office said he's violated -- there was false information put in michael cohen's tax returns. it's not a similar case because that is sort of a novel theory. usually you see falsifying business records in grand larceny. they chose not to indict another crime which they did the research and they think that is sufficient. the judge, by the way, found that the grand jury is sufficient and it could proceed to trial. >> let's talk about fani willis and fulton county. you have strong opinions on this. >> i do. i watched this testimony in the two-day hearing that we had, and i really felt that it was -- we're calling it an evidentiary hearing but it was really devoid of evidence. the defense said they were going to present evidence that was non-privileged to show that fani willis has gotten benefit from her relationship with nathan wade. they didn't do that. they put up two witnesses, and where is the money here? catherine and i both worked in government. these aren't lucrative jobs. there were no kickbacks, no lavish gifts, no evidence of that. this to me seemed like a smear campaig

d.a.'s office during testimony today, willis at times exhibiting flashes of irritation at one point, telling an opposing lawyer, "you think i'm on trial. these people are on trial for trying to steal an election. defendants in the case calling the pair's relationship a conflict of interest, and asking the court to disqualify willis and wade from the case our blayne alexander is covering it all for us tonight from atlanta. >> reporter: she the high profile face of the prosecution against former president trump in the georgia election interference case. >> fani, f-a-n-i, last name is willis. >> reporter: but late today, fulton county district attorney fani willis herself took the witness stand. >> and i've been very anxious to have this conversation with you today. i ran to the courtroom. >> reporter: in an often contentious back and forth -- >> it is a lie it is a lie. >> reporter: willis was pressed about details of her personal relationship with nathan wade, who she hired as special prosecutor on the trump case >> you and mr. wade met in october 2019 at a conference >> that is correct i thi

d.a.'s office to pay for vacations together, but in her response, willis today provided her own receipts saying travel was evenly split between the two and arguing wade made more money than the other special prosecutors only because he did much more work the filing included a sworn affidavit from wade, who said while the two were professional associates and friends when he was hired on the case, they later developed a personal relationship, but in a response of his own, michael roman says he has witnesses who will testify the relationship actually began before wade's hiring all of it has brought intense scrutiny to the closely watched case against donald trump and to willis herself. mr. trump has also sought to have the charges dismissed and today posting, this scam is totally discredited and over it all comes amid new pressure from congress, where republican congressman jim jordan has subpoenaed willis seeking documents to determine whether she misused federal money, and back in georgia, willis and wade have been subpoenaed to testify on these allegations in two weeks, but willis wants a judge

d.a.'s office. rebecca, i am already ahead on our questioning. and -- >> well because they are in a position to have to know whether or not in fact it's true that he lied on the stand, and if you light on the stand, this obviously has a huge impact on the judges evaluation of the testimony, and the case itself. and even though the alleged perjury may be about some small part of that testimony, the judge says maybe i have to discount all of his testimony, because somebody who lies about one thing could lie about everything. everything, exactly. >> and weisselberg is a key defense witness in endurance trial, is he not? >> yes, i mean he is an important witness, he testified as to a lot of the alleged evaluations that were supposedly exaggerated in order to get a benefit in these -- >> is this the kind of thing that would potentially move judge engoron to increase the sort of fine, if you will? we know he is looking at 300, maybe 370 million dollar fine here in this civil fraud trial. >> it's complicated, because that fine is going to be the base a

d.a.'s office previously said about the protest, quote, while we must protect avenues for free speech, theree speech cannot compromise public safety. the demonstration on the bay bridge snarled traffic for hours, had a tremendous impact on those who were stuck on the bridge for hours and required tremendous public resources to resolve. the demonstration on the bay bridge snarled traffic for hours, you might remember and again had time for people trying to get around the bay area. the next court date for those charged is set for march 14th. >>> right now contra costa county are alerting the public about what caused the release of dust. it happened in 2022. nbc bay area's bob redell is joining us from outside the refinery and that's where he has been monitoring that meeting virtually. what have you learned? >> good morning, marcus. apparently the workers at the martinez refinery company behind me did not realize their facility was releasing coke dust into the air until a day later, not until after people in the community called to complain. this is based on interviewses with employees and do

d.a.'s office says 25 of those crimes are based on race and 13 of the victims are people from the aapi communitygoing advocacy and legislation to combat anti-asian racism. an a.p. poll from last year shows one in three u.s. asians and pacific islanders faced racial abuse. you can find more on the non-profit aapi belong on our website at nbc bay area.com. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area news. >>> a new state program called earthquake grace plus bolt is offering thousands of dollars to some homeowners to shore up their homes and the deadline to apply is today. so people who live in 15 zip codes may apply. people can get up to $3,000 in seismic retrofit grants. to qualify the home must have been built before 1980 and have a wood frame and razed foundation. income-ellinible homeowners may qualify for an additional $7,000 grant and state leads are say not having the right protection for your home can be dangerous and costly. >> the damage is not only expensive to repair. it can be dangerous. you come down two to four feet off that crawl space and with the furniture flying around

d.a.'s office for more information and yet to hear back. >>> new information emerged today on a mass shooting at the kansas city chiefs super bowl parade. investigators have ruled out terrorism as the motive, but still trying to piece together what led up to that shooting spree. one fan was killed and today police added to the number of those wounded or injured. that total is now close to two dozen. nbc's jay gray has the latest from kansas city. >> reporter: investigators now say the gunshots that ripped through a crowd of hundreds of thousands at the chiefs super bowl parade in kansas city were not fired by terrorists or violent extremists. >> this appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire. >> reporter: gunfire that killed 43-year-old lisa lopez-galvis. >> she always put others before her. she's a very giving individual. >> it's a big loss. >> reporter: a popular radio host, her family says she was a huge chiefs fan. police confirming her death and upping the number of those injured and wounded to 22. >> i didn't even know i was shot. >> reporter: emily tavis and

d.a.'s office reviewed 54 arrests, charges, and convictions where officer macnamara was listed as an involved officer, either providing testimony or evidence. in a letter to the public defender's office, the d.a. is asking for 16 of those cases to be dismissed. we quote from the d.a., while the investigation is ongoing concerning further potential text messages, we had learned enough already to conclude that he is a bigoted man, a disgrace to public service, and we do not trust him. now, we are looking into those cases that the d.a. is asking to be dismissed. we will have more on that part of the story on our 11:00 news. >>> also tonight at 7:00, new information about a san mateo family found dead inside of their own home. police say it's a murder-suicide. the father accused of killing his twin 4-year-old boys before killing his wife and himself. friends identify the couple as anna henry and alice benz igger. sources with direct knowledge of the investigation tell us the family's nanny called police yesterday morning when nobody answered the door but the cars were all there. when the officers

d.a.'s office what they want to see happen. so i'm not surprised it's taken a long time, particularly when you look at the number of victims involved. many children have come forward and said they were abused by miss o'connor. >> reporter: clark says the big question is whether a plea-bargain is possible for shannon o'connor. that is always a possibility, he says. but if she is convicted, o'connor now faces 31 years in prison instead of 17 years based on her earlier charges. o'connor is due back in court march 6th here at the hall of justice behind me for identification of her new attorney from the public defender's office. live in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> this is going to take some time. now that new attorney will have to review all of this. >>> as the war between israel and hamas rages on, a survivor of the nova music festival massacre is telling the story of atrocities she experienced. she's hoped to help other survivors and the hamas attack as well as the jewish people who witnessed it from afar. nbc bay

d.a.'s office. >> i want to be clear, my credibility is being evaluated. we were friends, we hung out. in november of 2021, i hired him. i do not consider to our relationship to become romantic until 2022. >> when did this relationship become romantic and were the two lying under oath? the judge will decide to accept phone records that sho thousands of calls and texts before they ever said they were an item. >> harris: itemized deduction if they were an item. emily, i'm coming to you first. how important to know when this started this relationship? >> emily: for two reasons. number one, that both nathan wade and fani willis have stanchly denied ever being together before they began their professional relationship prosecuting donald trump and number two, just that, when it started, if it started before she appointed him, it calls into question conflict of interest. there is twofold interest. one a criminal color for them and criminal color for donald trump and i have po point out something interesting. nathan wade's divorce attorney tried to claim attorney-client privilege and the judge

d.a.'s office will have to decide whether to elevate the charges to a hate crime.e than a harsher potential sentencing, nazar, what would it mean for your family to have this declared a hate crime, this attack on your son? >> this means a lot to us. if travis county d.a. will grant -- announce it as a hate crime, it means a lot. not just for us, it means a lot for america. it is going to show everybody, you cannot do this anymore. this is not acceptable. and if you commit a crime, there will be a punishment for it, and that's what we're looking for. we are setting an example for everybody in the u.s. that this is not acceptable. all of these people that have any hate in their heart, if you attempt to commit a crime like this, you will be punished with the maximum. >> zacharia, i read that you in part blame the president's refusal to call for a cease-fire in gaza for this attack. tell me why. >> you know, if we could have got a cease-fire three months ago these protests would have never happened. i would have never been in austin. there would have been none of us ri

d.a.'s office tell us that willis is not expected to address the allegations directly but instead is expected to argue that the defense attorneys who are trying to get this case dismissed over these claims are wrong on the law. >> thank you very much. fascinating view on fani willis. "outfront" now, ryan goodman. it is interesting just to watch her over time. the cases she's dealt with. the situations she's dealt with, the pressure she's come under. give some context to this that she's not going to step down. she has no plans to recuse herself that she hired someone that was not competent over an improper relationship and then used the money for lavish vacations. those are the allegations. do you think it's a mistake she's not recusing in this case? >> it's a difficult decision for her because i think at some point, she might need to decide she has to recuse in order to save the case but she's currently deciding to stay on to save the case because if she were removed, it might put the whole case into turmoil. who knows what her replacement will decide to do because there are a lot of decision

d.a.'s office f. that happens, i suspect fresh eyes would see this for what it is a legally unsound indictment that perverts the racketeering laws and the fact the boyfriend travels to washington for two eight hour meetings at the white house slows these charges against trump were politically driven. so now there is a federal investigation for misusing public funds, fire of a whistleblower, and two georgia investigations examining how she and wade personally profited how they used covid money to bring the case. they failed to obtain permission from the county for the cash she what doling out to her lover and wade took actions apparently including indictments before he was sworn in so this scheme of theirs smacks of mispropose operation of public funds and willis could be removed from offices. she had could face criminal charges. >> professor, let's get your take on. when the plea deals leading up to this case nobody was pleading guilty to racketeering or rico charge which makes one wonder why that sta

d.a.'s office that saw the video and witnessed the murder and it is horrific.omething that i see every single day when i wake up in the morning and there is no need for that kind of violence and this is something that moses got off on, i firmly believe that. i see his face everyday. >> carley: can you explain what happened that night? it was silent cab ride and moses takes out bladed brass knuckles and stabs your friend for no apparent reason. he says he called 911, who said, catch a cab. >> yeah, that 911 call is frustrating because they make it sound like he called asking for mental health treatment and the way the call went, 911, what is your emergency and he said, i need a ride and 911 said, we don't do that. he never said i am having a mental health crisis, i need help temperature is misleading what is coming out of the defense on that portion. as far as the ride goes, it started in a very popular clubbing area in downtown and ended in a warehouse district, about a seven-minute trip, there wasn't a single word spoken until they got down there and reese que

d.a.'s office couldn't keep up.e not surprised here. >> carley: it is not a surprise, new york city crime keeps ongoing up, that is a shame. thank you for joining us this morning, have a great day. thank you. >> carley: our favorite public service announcement, we want to see more of you guys, send us a video, where you are from, why you are up early and what you love about the show, e-your video to friends first at fox.com. i love the guy that says he has his devotional and has us on in the background. >> todd: are we the devotional? he made sense, god then us. >> carley: president biden sleep walking into another issue. congressman cory mills will respond to that. >> todd: lawrence jones will respond. lawrence i love your video segment, can we borrow that? i want some. >> todd: why don't you send in a video of you watching us in your office prepping for your show? we'll talk to the producers. >> lawrence: or in the car on the way to the studio appearing to watch. >> carley: take it away. >> lawrence: coming up, a

d.a.'s office. on sunday 36-year-old was arrested and charged with second degree assault with a deadly weapon. he's accused of stabbing 23-year-old. now according to the council on american islamic relations, he and three american friends left a rally in austin when a man in a bicycle tore a flag off the back of their car that has a palestinian flag and free palestine. they say he used the "n" word and pulled a man out of the car. when the other three men got out, he was stabbed in the rib. it broke his rib. they want to see hate crime charges presented. we reached out to the public defender for baker. they say they have no comment. >> diane gallagher reporting. thanks very much. >>> to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next, we are live at the supreme court where in just hours a crucial hearing to determine whether trump is disqualified from the ballot will begin. it is a decision that could up end the 2024 election. one of the at

d.a.'s office is asking for. if it is available, the d.a.'s office can ask for bail.ey push for bail? really, when you think about it, setting almost any dollar mount for these defendants likely would have resulted in them being held in custody because they probably don't have a lot of resources to pay bail in the first place. >> so, they would be in custody and we would actually know who beat the heck out of the cops. breath? >> you put it best. this is stealing toothpaste for the cbs, this is kicking the heck out of cops. i have a feeling that this isn't what bill reformers were expecting. this is so excessive. >> no. i certainly was wondering, for bail reform, this is not what we're talking about. this is, as i said, deformed. where argued releasing them to? you're talking about assaulting police. by the way, we fought to get more minorities in the police department. that's one of the things that commissioner brendan and i did agree on. now, you're going to give a real, in this case, it's against, it justifiable attack on bail reform because you let some guys kick