i think if you talk to dr. kerr, you would find that the damages he won in his lawsuit far exceeded the $5,000 we would have zinged his employer with. to me, not including first amendment protection in a retaliation context like this, is not a negative. i don't see how our law would be additive in that scenario. if someone is whistleblowing to the press, they're claiming federal court is much better than anything we could do to protect them. >> commissioner kopp? >> can you distinguish the situation from other complaints to us under which within 10 days city attorney, district attorney have a right to say, i want to investigate this, and we give them 90 days. if there's no action, then we reassert our authority. here you have somebody filing a complaint with whatever state department it is, fbpc, do they handle retaliation? no. i don't know which one. filing a complaint with the federal government. could we have a system where we would wait 90 days or 110 days? see if anything happens there and then we pursue it. on

dr. derek kerr, a whistle blower. why do organizations retaliate against whistle blowers? it's because whistle blowers have inside information about wrong doing and there by represent a threat. whistle blowers are viewed as insider threats. unfortunately the whistle blower program's quarterly report issued in december includes a bulletin warning about insider threats. we are told these are employees who "negatively affect organizational assets." that definition could qualify whistle blowers as insider threats because it depends on who defines what is a negative impact on an organization. the term insider threat is derived from national security programs that were installed after the chelsea manning and edward snowden revelations. importantly, it applies to intelligence agencies that handle classified information, not to city agencies that handle mostly public records. this bulletin targets disgruntled employees without the difference of those who want to fix a problem and those who are criminals. even speaking out is labelled as a red flag. the bulletin doesn't mention non

kerr answered questions before the warriors' game with the cavaliers. he was asked what dr.ing would have made of the climate. >> he would have been less than inspired by the leadership in our country, no doubt about that. >> now steph curry today tweeted about king's legacy, saying the way the speech has lived on past his life. people take it and turn it into songs and poe et ceteratry. it shows you how powerful he really was. >>> the rush to register. a long fight between san francisco home-sharing sites is about to come to an end. but who's really winning the legal battle? >>> plus changing the way you buy beauty products. one retailer decides to come clean. >>> two major musicians are silenced. a bay area gospe and -- ♪ do you have to, do you have to le sfx: tsfx: feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qual

dr. king's radical legacy as a resister and someone who engaged in civil disobedience to stand up to power. this is the fourth straight year the march has taken place. >>> golden state warriors steve kerrs martin luther king day has become a great day for the league when the nba celebrates equality. he was asked if dr. king, what dr. king would have made of our nation's climate the past year. >> he would have been less than inspired by the leadership in our country. >> steph curry today tweeted about king's legacy saying, the way that the speech has lived on past his life, people take it and turn it into songs, into poetry, taking bits and pieces and applying to it their lives. it just shows you how powerful he really was. >>> now to the firestorm surrounding president trump and the profane comments he made during that immigration meeting in the oval office. overnight the president defended himself saying, i am not a racist. more now from abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: consumed for days by the controversy over racially charged remarks said behind cosed doors, the president is now pushing back hard. >> no, no. i'm not a racist. i am the least racist pe

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