maryland state police stay tractor-trailer hit thi trailer and the van pulling it from the department of corrections. there was a corrections officer in the front seat. the truck hurt the workew it struck four inmates. one was pronounced at the scene. three others wer injured and taken to the hospital. two of the enmates on the crew were not hit or injured at all. >> thi should be even worse. wreckage.pon the >> i went to the shoulder to avoid hitting other cars and i guess trailer pushed me around and jackknifed. >> are you okay? >> yeah. >> reporter: traffic was diverted to alternate route 40.

the illinois department of corrections maintains a strict zero tolerance policy towards all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment the department carefully considers housing assignments and the unique needs of offenders who identify as transgender. i discuss this further we're now joined by political commentator steve malzberg and rights activist anthony rogers right for reaction to this a gentleman this is always a minefield when we talk about this on t.v. especially three gentlemen discussing a transgender woman's rights here but. getting right into it let's start with steve . it's been found that transgender inmates are around ten times more likely to be sexually assaulted by fellow prisoners for whatever reason they are considered to be particularly vulnerable prisoners this can lead to self harm and suicide what should be done to protect these vulnerable inmates. well everything should be done to protect them i mean every inmate should be protected equally and the fact if in fact this this inmate is not being protected then. other steps have to be taken let me point out we'r

that even though i department of corrections maintains a strict zero tolerance policy toward all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment the department kofu considers house in assignments and the unique needs of offenders who identify as john's gender we discussed american prison policy towards transgender people with rights activist and just rights and political commentator steve malzberg. trump administration recently loosened and change regulations that came down under the obama administration they say that if you're if you're judged on what you are based on your biological sex ok so this person that we're talking about in chicago in illinois though i would be judged a male under the trumpet ministration and the reason it was changed is because female prisoners in texas had a similar situation and they sued they didn't want a transgender male who said he was a woman coming to their prison they said it was an invasion of their property that you keep everybody safe but you don't start making accommodations special accommodations to gender dysphoria is accepted by the american medi

not only for school but in general for transgender women imprisoned across the nation the department of corrections which is responsible for the supervision of inmate says it makes every possible effort to safeguard vulnerable prisoners the illinois department of corrections maintains a strict a zero tolerance policy towards all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment the department carefully considers housing assignments and the unique needs of offenders who identify as transgender. we discussed american present policy towards times tend to people rights activist and stephen is right and political commentator stink mouth. trumpet ministration recently loosened and changed regulations that came down under the obama administration they say that if you're if you're judged on what you are based on your biological sex ok so this person that we're talking about in chicago in the i would be judged a male under the trumpet ministration and the reason it was changed is because female prisoners in texas had a similar situation and they sued they didn't want a transgender male who said he was a woman com

lives with an 18-month pre-release residential program through a contract with the arkansas department of corrections. it also provides importantly 12 months of mentoring and support once our prisoners shift back to society. i extend a hand of gratitude and congratulations to my good friend, scott, and the entire pathway to freedom program, for their selfless and worthwhile investment in our citizens and our state's future. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair lays before the house he following enrolled bills. the clerk: h.r. 390. an act to provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes who are members of religious and ethnic minority groups in iraq and syria. for accountability for perpetrators of these crimes. nd for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in mr. crowley: i want to congratulate my colleague, hakeem jeffries, on being elected the chair of the house democratic caucus for the 116th congress. no matter w

more ways to win. >>> inside the louisville metro department of corrections jail, donald coleman was eeks of going home. that's when he got into a fight in the jail's laundry facility with another inmate. though coleman said the resulting injuries were due to horseplay -- >> you got a knot right here. >> he told us something else. >> he called me a bitch and i split his head open. >> where's coleman? you coleman? >> yeah. >> come on, man. you got disciplinary hearing. >> the next morning coleman had a hearing with officer hale who would determine whether he could get time in segregation. and if so, how much. since the other inmate asked to remain anonymous, his name will be bleeped from the conversation. >> mr. coleman, this is being recorded for the record. i need you to state your name. >> my name's ronald coleman. >> i'll read the writeup to you. narration states inmate was a work aide in laundry when he was in a physical altercation with inmate [ bleep ]. they wrote you up for fighting. i don't know if you all was fighting, i don't know if you all was horseplaying. so, tell me wha

i began by talking to some of the officials from the california department of corrections and rehabilitation. assistant camp commander. and to how important are these fire camps of incarcerated people to fighting firesesn california? >> they'rere the backbone of cacalifornia. assigignmenttouough there is. amy: what is the toughest assignment? >> whatever they're asked to do. usually it is cutting line where a dozer can't go. iny get detailed assignments the worst conditions, 110 degrees in the middle of the sun coming wearing two layers of clothing, carrying in 40 pounds of gear. and then they have to carry all their food and water for a 24-hour shift, and then swing a tool the whole time. amy: and you're saying they do the toughehest jobs? >> they get the toughest assignments there is. amy: how much do they get paid? >> a dollar an hour. amy: so the state is really dependent on these prisonerr firefighters. >> definitely, yes. they save a lot t of money for e state. amy: do you know about how much? >> i've heard anywhere from $60 million to $100 million a year. >> my name is tracy snyder. i

so that one page summary is the higher level of department of corrections said that is the only thing that i give them but the warden testified he has access to the entire medical records and the one page summary does say he has cavernous in the of the issue in the jaw and tags that for the anesthesiologist. >> what do you recommend we do? so this discussion that you are having right now it is legal difficulty you have a district judge anna court of appeals both assuming he has made his case on this point for summary judgment and he hasn't but it's hard for us to go into this and reverse both courts on that so now were stuck with the other part which we don't know that much about and then the nitrogen they have a good think that won't be painful and it works in a different way. but yet it isn't quite there in the record you could argue it was part of the dissent so what strikes me at that point you should argue this as a person rather than a lawyer to hold a hearing to find out if it really is special if there is a special problem what we know about the alternatives , all the question

this is the 25th year for the operation in which members of the california department of corrections ees to make sure they follow the law and stay away from children who are trick or treating on halloween. >>> our time is 7:35 we know the names of two people who died f a multi vehicle crash on 880 in hayward. they are 46 year old richard mum bah of san lor ren soez. the crash happened at 1040 in :40 in the northbound lanes. a tour bus was going 65 miles per hour when it came upon stop and go traffic and crashed into a lexus. then it crashed into a ford driven by la mum bah pushing it into the back of a ups truck. >>> a bay area grounds keeper with cancer won't appeal a court decision to reduce the damage amounts in his case against monsanto. back in august a jury decided the weed killer round up caused cancer in dwayne johnson. the original award was 289 (28) 900-0000 but a judge reduced it to $78 million. johnson's doctor testified that johnson has less than three years to live. monsanto is facing 8,000 similar lawsuits around the country. >>> five days to go, some of the biggest rac

deficit in the history of our state and exceeded $2 billion and one of the things was one 100% department of corrections and we talked about getting a better return on what we were doing third-largest expenditure item we had representation. we were in a better place today serving the state and in a lot of ways and fiscal management with respect to corrections was better but also our crime rate is getting better, recidivism rate is falling you know about the incarceration but what this means is we were able to keep families together in the community are stronger. that's the biggest return on investment and is not the dollars. it's what were doing inside families. >> governor, you've known pretty well that you worked with legislator is not always the easiest thing in the world and part of it what has been so fun about your stories and how relentless you have been in pursuing reforms of criminal justice and if you could share with us some of the stories and in navigating on those issues. >> jeff, i had the opportunity to be in public office for 20 years and discussions on those particular issues and we wen

maryland state police stay tractor-trailer hit thi trailer and the van pulling it from the department of corrections. there was a corrections officer in the front seat. the truck hurt the workew it struck four inmates. one was pronounced at the scene. three others wer injured and taken to the hospital. two of the enmates on the crew were not hit or injured at all. >> thi should be even worse. wreckage.pon the >> i went to the shoulder to avoid hitting other cars and i guess trailer pushed me around and jackknifed. >> are you okay? >> yeah. >> reporter: traffic was diverted to alternate route 40. >> it is pretty japan packed slowed down a little bit. the maryland state police will chal will f any rngs be filed. maryland's move over law requires motoris to change lanes or to slow down substantially with passing work crews othe highway. reporting from myersville, neryland. >>>eek after a freshman at the university of maryland died from a virus. there are three new cases er disc. the adenovirus has students worried. tracee wilkins w sayst they're doing about precautions to keep them safe. reelingnts are

the department of corrections check on the parolees to make sure that they follow the law and stay away from children trick-or-treating. >>> 6:35. we now know the names of two people that died following a crash in hayward. richard lumumba and reni rodriguez. it happened on 240. a tour bus was going 65 miles an hour and it came to stop and go traffic and crashed into a lexis that rodriguez was driving. it then crashed into a ford driven by mr. lumumba pushing it into the back of a ups truck. >>> a bay area groundskeeper with cancer will not appeal. to reduce the amount of damage in his case against monsanto. the jury decided in august that roundup caused cancer in to wayne johnson. the original award was $289 million. the judge reduced it to $78 million. the doctor testified that johnson has less than three years to live. monsanto is facing 8000 similar lawsuits around the country. >>> with five days to go to the election some of the big races are too close to call. this as republicans and democrats urging people to get out and vote. joining us from washington dc, a look at the prospects

in place a group of elected officials including myself, and different officials, like the department of corrections and they will be there, to have oversight over the legislation that we have had over the past several years. making sure that it is working first of all, evidence-based policies, we will have data- driven policies, and making sure that we are implementing that. if you pass legislation or policy, you do not do anything with it, does not do you any good. so, those are a couple of things that we are making sure to hopefully have the next legislative body that would come in, and continues some of the things that we thought, spending has always been a big issue so we have enhanced especially for mental health, when i first entered politics i would think about the need for mental health spending and people say, well, she should get over it. and we had to change that thinking in our state to appropriate and allocate many, to the substance abuse programs, treatment programs, we are the first i think, in the nation, with a success, that works with a group out of oklahoma called women in recove

this is the 25th year of the operation in which the members of the department of corrections check on parolees to make sure that they are following the law and staying away from children trick-or- treating on halloween. >> halloween was a special night for people that live in coffey park. >> that did not stop them from dressing up and going to the edge of their old neighborhood. we have the story. >> reporter: it was scary and sweet as any halloween night but on wheels and car trunks and truck beds decorated for halloween. the kids could prowl their old streets. >> organizers say during the building everyone feels split. >> people keep asking me if i'm going home and i say i'm going to my rental. this is my home. wear by next halloween expect to be back in their familiar heart. >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. >> we are living on bodega bay and we don't have a neighborhood really. we just wanted to be a part of this. >> not all is lost there are still people here. >> last halloween many say is a blur with the fire three weeks before and survivors in shock barely contemplating fi

electronics that are unaware to the agenthalloween is one of those days where the california department of corrections gets to team up with local law enforcement partners in order to do these checks. there are also other rules pedophiles have to abide by.can't have any porch lights on, any decorations, any candy. anything that wold entice a chidl to enter the residence or have any contact iwth a sex offenderthese 4 or 5 man teams are extremely methodic in making sure sex offenders currently on parole ... are compliant. this year's parents guide also focuses on danger from family, friends, caregivers and relatives. whats highly important is one thing to remember is 80-90% of child sex abuse cases come from family members or anyone that has easy access to a child. neighbor, family member, friend, daycare. so just remember to watch your children.standupfor those sex offenders that are transients ... they were required to check in here for 5 hours until trick or treating wrapped up. while inside, they were offered pizza and movie night ... reporting live from san francisco ... alecia reid ... kron 4 news.

friend, daycare. so just remember to watch your children. ( robin ) this morning the state department of correctionsaid new charges were filed against 8 sex-offenders as a result of operation boo. ( robin ) the south san francisco unified school district is being sued over sexual abuse allegedly committed by a middle school teacher. a parent filed the lawsuit ... claiming their 14 year old child was molested by westborough middle school teacher joseph toy.kron 4's michelle kingston explains why the school is now also being blamed. (mk)lauren cerri, victim's attorney"a teacher had been noticing that he was abnormally close to students and had reported that and the principals response was 'keep an eye on him.'"this is joseph toy ...the 39 year old westborough middle school teacher was arrested in may .. accused of inappropriately touching at least four boys ... he's facing dozens of criminal charges --his bail set at 6.1 million dollars.lauren cerri, victim's attorney"the warning signs for this guy were classic. getting kids alone, favoritism, gift giving, text messages, communicating outside school,

that you take this defendant into custody and have him serve the rest of his life in the department of corrections. >> i know. shaking your head. so am i. pat lalama is with me. a crime journalist who has closely watched this case. it's like, you listen to these family members. i -- i have no words. and, you know, obviously, you want them to throw the book at him, just shy of the death penalty, as that was the deal they made, right? if he were to have plead eed guilty, but still, how do they reach this sentence? >> well, i must tell you, brooke, chris watts fought and screamed all the way to this agreement. in his -- might i use the term -- narcissism, really wanted to put himself out there and make himself the hero and he was saving his children from, you know, the wife, et cetera, et cetera. but he finally came to what senses, if he has any, and determined that there's really nowhere to go. and interestingly, though, people want answers. >> yes. >> everybody wants an answer. the fact that he had a mistress is not the reason for this, brooke. there's some underlying answer that even the prosecuto

the one-page summary, the director of adult institutions at the higher level of department of corrections said that's the only thing that i give them, but the warden testified that he has access to the entire medical records and the one-page summary does say he has cavernous hemangioma. >> and what do you recommend that we do? the difficulty with the discussion to me that you're having right now it's a legal difficulty that you have the district judge and the court of appeals both assuming he's paid his case on this point for summary judgment purposes. and you may be right, he hasn't, but it's unusual for us to go into a record like this, i think, and then reverse both courts on that. so then we're stuck with the other part of it which we don't know that much about. and the nitrogen, they have a good reason thinking the nitrogen won't be painful and works in a different way and yet, it isn't quite there in the record and you could argue it and that's why there was a dissent. so, what strikes me is, at that point you should deal with this as a person rather than a lawyer and go back and ho

i also worked as an attorney with the department of corrections. i think the criminal justice reform is long overdue. what the public needs to realize, and the woman that was just on pointed out, it is extremely expensive to house inmates. what has happened with the mandatory minimum sentencing is that the judges are forced to put people in prison who occupy , when the prison is so overcrowded and underfunded, and i think we recently took away the funding for mental health, when the system is so underfunded, the state has to release people in order to be in compliance with the law so that they are not overcrowded. they need to release those that should be kept in for violent crimes and sexual offenses because they cannot release those that are on the mandatory sentencing. it and allowing those individuals to be released and not the force judges to impose mandatory sentences, we can have a safer environment, safer community by keeping those that are violent offenders housed. post the washington pointed out that the international fraternal order of p

you, but it is a larger systemic problem, and we're going to be working with the department of human resources to help correct all of this. >> thank you, madam president. i don't take nit -- take it in a personal perspective. i understand. >> we're going to talk to the director of human service agency. >> good afternoon, supervisors. trent brewer, director of the human services agency. we have just a couple of slides that will be up. since i didn't have an opportunity to present at the committee, i thought i would just start with the slide that shows the breakdown of the human services agency staff by ethnicity. i should say sort of at a minimum, one of the things that's important to me and that we track is that our employees, the ethnic breakdown of our employees mirrors and reflects that of the clients we serve. and what you see in this chart is sort of realigned. the green is a citywide percentage, and then the blue would be a percentage of hsa employees who fall within each category. and then the orange represents our percent of clients or customers. we serve about 250,000 san franciscoens a year. it's a

that's the problem and it needs to be addressed and has to be a correction in the behavior of police departments around the country so nobody is denying that important but it's not an either or choice. it's as if either you correct that particular injustice or you think about something like an overarching integrated american identity. you can do both at the same time. you really can do both of them at the same time. and i think one thing that liberals often times don't appreciate is the fact that the identity politics on the right, actually there certain aspects of it at all legitimate, in my view, and is also things that need to be addressed. so, for example, you look at the white working class. there's been a lot of attention ever since the 2016 to the fate of the white working class. white people in the united states are not the uniformly privileged group. if you're a coal miner in west virginia, if you're a working-class person, a guy that lost their job or you are making half the money that your father was making doing very different kind of work, it's not the case that you are being respec

understand that whitaker is also talking with folks at the justice department about the possibility of recusal and the options there, correct? >> what the justice department said is that he will seek the advice of the justice department's ethics offices about whether he has any conflicts or recusal obligations. they didn't explicitly say involving the mueller investigation, but you can be sure that will be a big one. >> pete williams, thank you very much. we'll be talking more about matt whitaker later on in the show along with other you new developments on the russia investigation and more on that reporting pete just shared. but we also want to get to the white house and that east wing/be west wing power play. the president fuming creating let's call it a colorful montage of what is going on behind closed doors. one former trump aide described it as an episode of maury and the only thing that is missing is a paternity test. melania's office calling for the tiring of a top national security official after our reporting on tension between the first lady's office and the president's chief of staff with an insider saying donal

correct. florida's department of law enforcement said friday they haven't even received any allegations of criminal activity, of fraud, of stealing. and the secretary of state's office said there's no evidence of criminal activity. so it seems like the rhetoric we're hearing from -- >> what is a violation of the constitution? i mean, it violated the constitution, doesn't rise to the level of concern in florida? it absolutely rises to the level of concern. >> i'm not saying that. >> we have people who are duplicating ballots, which is allowed under law if you follow the law, but they're doing it without witnesses, without the canvas that they're supposed to. this is insane. you have election officials that weren't even following court orders yet. they weren't in compliance with court orders. so i think this say bis a big problem. we're trying to protect every single vote in florida, we're protecting them from the fraud, from the integrity of these votes. every vote should be counted but by gosh not fraudulent or anti-constitutional behavior prevail. >> this is what i'm taking issue w there's a diffe

not only are thereds thousa of cal fire firefighters but bring in firefighters from the u.s. forest service. from the state corrections department. about 1,400 inmates who are helping the fires. there's also a resources from out of state. this isthe situation where you have thousands of thousands of people fighting these fires. not just here. but obviously the big woolseye fin southern california. and who knows we could have another big fire. the thomas fire took place in the winter. >> any idea on whene this will contained? >> it's 45% contained. and the estimated time it should be fully contained is at the end of the month. those dates i notice change from lime to time. >> sometimes f containment is important. but it's not -- the qution is are homes threatened where's the fire burning. >> what about airit qu? we're seeing it all over the bay area. schoolsre closed today. ins repo out on just how bad it i it's ranking up there witwothe pollution levels in the world. >> i was looking at the bay area air quality on the site. they have classifications for how bad the air is. there's actually one near the station on arkansas avenue

department. they have 40 structures of varying ages. some of them are very, very old, and some are not so old. >> correct. >> same with the police station. but i think with the fire department especially. mar some of their structures are ancient. >> well, and to the -- i'm sure you've heard of the seismic hazard rating that the city maintains, four being collapse probability. so when we do these engineering studies that i alluded to a moment ago, we take into effect how it affects the seismic hazard rating. when we find category four facilities, those are the ones we pursue diligently with addressing their deficiencies. we work with the fire department specifically because there's so many facilities to look at the most critical tactical and strategic importance in the deployment of services throughout the entire network of stations. and so typically, those are batallion and division stations. we are looking at eser 2020. we're in the midst of looking at what would be the project list for that bond, and we're recognizing certainly the opportunity or the obligation of addressing a number of facilities that are really in dire need of seism