. >> and believing the operation's impact in taking criminals and weapons off streets led to a drp in violent crimes. >> and police tonight released name of a man officers shot and killed last week. he is a 53-year-old peelter messler. investigators say officers confronted him after receiving a report he pull aid gun on a cab driver. officers say they shot him when he pulled out what appeared to be a handgun. it turned out to be a pellet gun. authorities say he was despondent over a pending divorce which may have led him to do what he did. and homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found flooting in a pond. divers made the discovery this morning. police say it appears to be the same man reported missing yesterday by friends. they plan to interview the friends again to determine if the death was an accidental drowning. that pond is usually closed to the public. >> a man accused of raping three women in the mission district pleaded not guilty today. and is charged with 24 felony counts and this took place between june and december of last year. police spotted him on su

. >> drp bana.c .c. hek? >> doctor bana.c. hek? >> you talked about the equality of the orthotic providers and in testimony mentioned, a masters degree program. >> uh-huh. >> is it easy to find people that can do this work? i mean, is there a lot of people out there that do this? i'm kind of kurcurious as to th experiences that you have in finding qualified people to do this job? >> flank rankly, there's probabt enough, between certainly the growing problem we have in this country with diabetes. we've got increasing veteran population. the baby boomers in general. so the need and demand for these services are growing, and the reality if it is we have a limited number of schools. so graduating students for, that have their -- their training in orthotics and prosthetics. it's an issue and concern, yes, but one we face in the private practice as well as within the veterans administration. >> do you think the qualification for the tipic the va orthotics are pretty much the same as a private practice person? >> i would like to they they