in my state, you are convicted felons. right? so i tell my students, i tell them that i'm going to take my university's 15,000, and going to take my students, and we're going to march down to the police station, and they are all going to confess to having sexual intercourse before age 18. my point is there is no escape anymore. it is not just a criminal records. i really feel sorry for our children and grandchildren. we are telling -- felonizing recreational drugs, felonziinizg recreational sex. i go into prisons, and in interviewing lesbian women who are 19 and 20 years old who get 20 years for having sex with a 17 year-old. she's 19, she 17, she got 20 years. that is what is coming to. in this country now with mandatory minimums, with these damned sex loss -- sex is illegal, guys. next, they are going to start arresting people for having sex out of marriage. sex offender laws, there has not been a word about that today. it is worse than the war on drugs. if you get arrested on a sex offense, that to happen to anyone of you. you

it is hard to get into a public university if they are a convicted felon. people coming out of prisons have been denied entry into universities. there is no place to hide anymore. if you get out of prison, you have to develop a way to talk about yourself and assume that they don't have your criminal record. people leaves their information on the counter and say walk away. never let it out of your hand. if the manager is not there, sit-down until the manager comes back. when you do meet the manager, and then your application. now, maybe, you will get an interview. you never would have if you left the application. you have to make a personal, you have to make it one on one. they have to learn how to talk about themselves in order to get a job. >> that is a person by person case. i hope that we are moving in the direction of whether or not people have their criminal record public. >> i want to thank all of the panelists for taking time out of their busy schedule. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. we hope that the summit raise issues that you normall

felon she is charged with possession of weapons and ammunition and body armor. he could face life in prison. he was wearing the armor which is what protected him. he could even fa federal charges. right now the f.b.i. is investigating. >>> in hayward, chp officers had to use a taser to subdue a man that ran across the 88 freeway this morni. it happened around 6:45 north of whipple road. here is a look from sky 7. one vehicle overturned into a ditch but no serious injuries. a person in one of the cars tried to run away after the crash and w shot with a tase after he ran across the northbound lan. it slowed the morning commute for more than an hour. >> governor swarzenegger pick on state supreme cou could make history. >> and another side to the story why the on obama administration is rethinking it's decision to force an agriculture employee to resign. >> and california >>> a white house official says president obama supports the agriculture department decion to reinstate an employee fired earlier this week what was thought to be a racist remark posted on the ter

. >> he is facing four counts of attempted murder and felon in possession of a firearm. as a two strike felon she is charged with possession of weapons and ammunition and body armor. he could face life in prison. he was wearing the armor which is what protected him. he could even face federal charges. right now the f.b.i. is investigating. >>> in hayward, chp officers had to use a taser to subdue a man that ran across the 880 freeway this morning. it happened around 6:45 north of whipple road. here is a look from sky 7. one vehicle overturned into a ditch but no serious injuries. a person in one of the cars tried to run away after the crash and was shot with a taser after he ran across the northbound lanes. it slowed the morning commute for more than an hour. >> governor swarzenegger pick on state supreme court could make history. >> and another side to the story why the on obama administration is rethinking it's decision to force an agriculture employee to resign. >> and california kid that managed to trade his cell phone "meg whitman says she'll run california like her

. >> i'm a convicted felon. i'm an ex-con. and i'm a professor. the leader of the convert criminology group. if you just go to google and google convict criminology, you will find our website. our group was actually started many years ago by professor john irwin, who was at a san francisco state university for 30 years. john recently passed away. john, even after he retired in 1995, for nearly 15 years helps me to organize the convicts criminology group. there is now 30 of us. we are all ex cons, ph.d., and professors at different universities. because i'm a convicted felon, i should say i went to federal prison for nine years. >> [inaudible] i came to a public forum, which included a lot of attorneys, to try to rectify these matters. >> [inaudible] >> i am here. i will be outside for five minutes with this information. [inaudible] >> thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. >> continue, dr. richard s. -- dr. richards. >> [inaudible] >> we love the excitement. this is all intentional. >> i'm happy to be in san francisco, and that k

his mother said that williams was upset because he could not get a job because he was an ex felon. and there's williams vehicle stopped right there you can hear the gunshots going off. several police vehicles have their windows blown out. >> look at this time year and a pickup truck riddled with bullets. and here the chp with the window shut. and see all these markers on the freeway. officers of kron 4 news that more than 60 bullets for shot. lafayette confrontation all started saturday evening at around midnight. one officer saw him driving he radically in weavings road traffic. officers attempted to pull him over several times. and when he finally did pull over he pulled a gun and started to shoot. listen how you can hear fire erupted from this www.youtube.com video. officers say that the hill of gunfire lasted for about 10 minutes was more than 10 chp officers involved. they say that he finally surrendered after serb fighting many wounds. police say that he survives due to wearing heavy body armor. after going through his car they found three guns. a mechanical warm robot and bo

they say convicted felon byron williams pulled a gun and started firing them.survived because he was wearing body armor. >> starting today on golden gate bridge, carpoolers without fastrak will have to pay the full toll. they still have to stop at a tollbooth so number of passengers can be verified. but to qualify for a $3 price, they must have fastrak. latest stories coming up at 6:00. >> in vallejo, two fire stations will be shut down to save the city money. the two stations serve north vallejo and glen cove. the fire department warns response times for both fire and paramedic calls will increase because of longer distances crews will have to travel. >>> barrier man has lost his life serving his country in afghanistan. defense department says an army specialist of napa and three other soldiers died after insurgents attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. he was assigned to 20th engineer brigade out of north carolina. >> three months after the devastating rig fire, an oil leak in the gulf of mexico there is still no clear solution. oil well

parole on a deadly chase will be in court and could be charged with murder. 24 year old is a wanted felon with a history of running from police. when officers tried to pull him over on tuesday he took off and crashed into a tom vacarying four family members. a 15 year old girl was thrown from that car and died yesterday. the chp is investigating whether the officer who chased the suspect correctly followed the pursuit policies. >>> oakland police are making an effort to track down the -- joining us to explain what is being done. >> reporter: the oakland police department just released more than a dozen photographs taken from citizens on the streets during last week's riots. they are asking for the public's help in trying to track down these looters and vandals. police say the people shown in these photos were exploiting a very chaotic situation. there are snap shots of people stealing sneakers and a woman taking hair extensions from a beauty supply store and people spray painting the sides of buildings. >> there was a lot of cameras out there, media cameras and citizens had cameras. our i

he is a two-strike felon on parole. they found a homemade note book that had the word "california" written on it. >> a dramatic scene. >> reporter: began with a routine traffic stop. the chp officers pulled over the white toyota pickup because it was swerving in and out of lanes. when an officer approach the car, the driver fired. >> he sees the driver reaching for something, and the next thing he sees and hears is she is being fired upon. >> reporter: the officers fired back in a shootout the chp says may have lasted nearly eight minutes and involved 60 rounds. the driver was hit and taken to the hospital, where he is listed in stable condition of the two officers had minor injuries from being hit by flowing grass. at the investigators combed the scene. the handgun, rifle and shotgun still sat inside the truck. >> the driver was wearing body armor and was struck multiple times. that's perhaps why the driver survived. >> reporter: that driver has a long criminal history out of washington state. he was driving a truck re

the suspect an ex- felon 49 year-old cottrell broadnax turned out to be the same man suspected of an attempted carjacking before running into the emergency room at the children's hospital according to eye witnesses. he was later taken to local hospital for a mental examination and was later placed under arrest for attempted carjacking, false imprisonment and being in possession of a fire arm. in oakland, kron 4 news. the san francisco woman has been charged with several counts of grand theft and obtaining money under false pretenses. police say rig to smith is accused of a phony on craig's left. >> michael and julie said it down a rifle at on craig's list for a three-bedroom apartment in the richmond district from the $2,400 a month. did that with this woman retransmits to see the place of thought was a great deal. >> was a really nice person we gave for deposit for the lease. we get a positive $5,600. >> did talk to my co-worker and when we found it was a scam. we were talking about moving it was really coincidental showed each other pictures of a place it was the same place. >> imm

his mother reportedly told somebody from the "san francisco chronicle" that's a convicted felon, he was angry at what he called left wing politics. also angry at corporations. and he is now under arrest on suspicion of attempted murder. two officers were also injured during that shootout not by bullets but from flying glass t really is lucky that nobody else was injured with all of those shots being fired as you just heard that witness describe. and then though scary items found in his truck. the fbi is now investigating what that man may have been up to. sydnie. >> anne, thank you very much. it's 5:05. >>> there is a rally that is planned in walnut creek today in support of johannes mehserle. he is the former bart police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of oscar grant. walnut creek police are preparing to keep the peace at the rally. it runs from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. this afternoon outside the superior court building. at this point there are no plans to close ignacio valley road or other streets in the area. mehserle will be sentenced in november. he said he acci

now, he is a convicted felon. his mother has told the "san francisco chronicle" that he was angry at, quote, left wing politics and frustrated because he couldn't find a job. he has now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. and two officers, two chp officers were also injured during that shootout by broken glass from the windows. i know you saw several pictures of broken windows in their vehicles. they are expected to be okay. sydnie. >> ann, thank you. anne in oakland. >>> oakland police trying to find out who fired shots from a high-rise. officers arresting passengers at a traffic stop on 8th street at 11:30 last night. they heard the sound of gunfire nearby. they believe the shots were from a rifle and came from a nearby apartment about. >> after we locked down the apartment building, we then sent in officers and conducted a methodical search of the building. >> that searched turned up no weapons, no suspects. they did find, though, that the building surveillance room had been vandalized. no officers

they're going to seek a carjacking charge, a false imprisonment charge and a felon in position of a handgun. this incident was as bizarre as it was rare. a man entered the hospital with a handgun then simply gives up when officers arrive. when the man is finally in custody, brodnack screams two phrases over and over again. no one was hurt but if incident has people in this neighborhood thinking more about crime. >> reporter: i gave up, i gave up and don't shoot me were the only things we could hear the suspects say. minutes earlier, the suspect let him gun do the talking at 3:15 this morning. >> proximately 20 minutes ago, the suspect gave up. >> folks interacted with the person because he was impaired and seemed to need help. so there was definitely conversation as people were trying to assess what was going on when he walked into the hospital. >> reporter: that's when the man pulled a gun then pulled a staff member to the side and held her against her will. the hospital says their own police called police who arrived within minutes. when police arrived, the man surrendered. all of it took

according to his mother he is a convicted felon who is still on parole. >>> we now know the man shot killed by police yesterday near the fruitvale bart station was 48-year-old fred collins. he was killed when he charged officers with a knife. two b.a.r.t officers spotted him and chased him through the neighborhood. when oakland police arrived they tried using a stun gun on collins then he charged one of the officers with his knives. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> tomorrow supporters of the former b.a.r.t officer convicted in the killing of an unarmed passenger will hold a rally set for tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. outside the superior court building. the rally is the first in the bay area in support of johannes mehserle. he was found guilty ten days ago of involuntary manslaughter in the death of oscar grant. walnut creek police said they are prepared to keep the peace. >>> layoffs at the oakland police department mean changes on city streets. as don knapp reports the guardian angels are stepping in but not without some skeptisism. >> reporter: a band of guardian angels get tips f

byron williams was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. williams already faces a slew of charges including four counts of attempted murder of a peace officer during the shootout with chp along i-580 in oakland sunday morning. williams was on his way to shoot with members in san francisco. the chp pulled him over for erratic driving. williams was set to enter a plea but his case was postponed until august 1 19. >>> sheriff's deputies working on a remote marijuana eratification operation shot and killed a man before noon on the eastern edge of santa clara county near the substance slaw building. we know none of the officers were hurt. mid summer is when the harvesters usually begin to harvest crops. >> federal investigators are looking at how a plane bound for los angeles hit severe turbulent. the faa says under initial inspection they could see no problem. it made an emergency landing in denver. more than 20 passengers and flight attendants were hospitalized but all released today. this was the third time passengers have injured in turbulen

williams is now facing eight charges including premeditated murder and the imposition of a firearm as a felon. because of his extensive criminal history this could be considered as his third strike and to possibly face the rest of his life in prison. in oakland to resell kron 4 news. the key >> is as continue in court williams would back in court on august 11th where is expected to enter pleas. police say williams was starting the aclu and other lesser known nonprofit known as tides. as kate thompson reports tides is well known by those who watch fox news anchor glenn back who frequently attacks the organization. >> the organization is often the target of attack on the quebec show appeared on this clip from youtube back in rio grande educational video that he believes is misleading that was produced by tides. >> room made it. rob the tides foundation. it's neat how would all ties together doesn't. >> deck rail against the organization leaking into criminal activity. >> the apollo alliance that's the one that wrote the stimulus bill dan jones is on the apollo allied board. jeff jones to the we

he is said to be a two striker, quicked felon with an extensive criminal history. finally here 580 webb is still closed after 17 hours. it should be open any moment now. back to you, ann. >> so at this point they say that they think he was heading somewhere to do some sort of harm or are they just assuming that? do they know anything? >> they are being very tight lipped at this point. they are saying that they are not surprised that he was going to cause harm to an individual or a group of people. that's pretty much all i can say at this point. >> they have got a lot of things to figure out. kiet do, thank you very much. >> what we are now learning the identity of a man shot and killed by police officers in oakland. he is 48-year-old fred collins of oakland. yesterday morning police were called about a man armed with a knife. two b.a.r.t officers spotted him and chased him. when police arrived they tried to use a taser on him. but he didn't stop and they had to open fire. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> a tighter budget for the oakland police department is

year-old is charged with four counts after tempted murder of a police officer and fell niz for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. this would be his third strike after two prior convictions. >> he was on his way to san francisco on saturday night. for the sole purpose to, kill people. we're lucky the california patrol stopped him before he was able to carry out the plan. >> more charges possibly federal charges could come. the fbi said today it is investigating the contents of the binder pulled from williams truck following the shootings. it has the word "california" written on the cover. police say williams was acting alone. >> i understand there were accomplices. >> and williams is also facing enchanced charges. police described in investigator detail, weapons he was carrying that night. one was a high powered rival with ability to penetrate vehicles and bulletproofed vests police on the scene were wearing. they also said that during this shootout, williams used three different weapons to fire at officers repeatedly. and he will be back here in court tomorrow. reportin

convicted felon with an extensive criminal history. right now he is in serious but stable condition at highland hospital. >> the freeway expected to open shortly? >> any minute now. >> kiet do, thank you. >>> we are now learning the identity of a man shot and killed by a police officer in oakland. he is 48-year-old fred collins of oakland. it all started yesterday morning when police were called about a man armed near the fruitvale b.a.r.t station. when oakland police arrived they tried using their stun gun on collins but then police say he charged one of the officers with one of his knives. he was pronounced dead at the scene after police officers shot him. >>> today the guardian angels hit the streets. last week's 80 oakland police officers that were laid off. about 10% of the force. city leaders say 120 additional officers could lose their jobs if voters reject tax measures on the november ballot. now, citizen groups are patrolling the city. >> instead of sitting around complaining, get up, help the community. you can help the polic

. >> i'm a convicted felon. i'm an ex-con. and i'm a professor. the leader of the convert criminology group. if you just go to google and google convict criminology, you will find our website. our group was

the quotation from the prosecutor was, after they talk about how all this stuff was, "i do not want felons released because we have not done our job right." what they do not say in the entire article, which is a front-page piece, is not only is it a violation of the rules, but when you have people testify who may be shouldb innocent people can be convicted, and it happens every day. and there is not one word of that in the article. >> carol, do you agree or disagree that public defenders contribute to this negative image? should be accept some responsibility here? >> i think a causality of the media disconnect -- it is obviously there. the media is not show him what i see and do in my everyday life. but rathe saying i think it is the media's fault, the media thinks it is our fault for notg them, i think we all need to do a better job. her book shows that from a journalistic standpoint. she went into the courtroom and watched. she told the story. by the same token, we can do that as public defenders. i have thought, if public defenders was a major corporation and had this image problem, the

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. >>> there was quite a scene in marin county as the police officers searched for a suspected felon and found him hiding out below a dock on the bay. news chopper 2 captured the arrest after the two hour search it. started with a traffic stop on bridge way but when they pulled the man over well, they say he ran. they eventually located him hiding under that dock. the police say the man is wanted on a warrant for multiple felonies including assault with a deadly weapon and burglary. >>> oakland police say the two people who robbed and killed a virginia man on sunday night might be responsible for other recent robberies in the downtown area. investigators say this surveillance video shows a man and a woman before they robbed 45-year-old hong-kang of $17 and shot him. the man is the suspected gunman. the police ask anyone with information to give them a call. a $20,000 reward is being offered. >>> oakland's police chief says he plans to ask the federal government to break up the city's gang network. he says the meeting will be held in august with the u attorney general's office and dea, at

this is the land of second chances but the reality is you're a criminal, you're a felon.ou knew you were break the law but yet you chose to finance this. you lie to the face of the owner, the atlanta falcons. you lied in the face of the commissioner roger goodell. you lied to everybody and their mama because you knew you were breaking the law and tried to circumvent it. he paid the ultimate price for it, 18 months locked down at levinworth. one is ignorant, one is intentional. when you talk about intentional, you talk about hangers-on and people who shouldn't be around you. >> coach, in the unique position of coaching lebron, you knew what his future was probably going to be, yet you still had to figure out some way to say, look, man, at the end of the day i'm your coach. talk to me about, even a lesser player and today's athlete, how difficult is that sometimes when these cats believe that -- yeah, you're my coach right now but i'm getting ready to get paid in a year and i don't really need to listen to you, i need to showcase my talent. >> yeah, it can be very difficult

he is now charged with four counts of attempted murder of a police officer and felonies for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. he could face federal charges, as well. f.b.i. is investigating the contents of this binder took from williams' truck from the shooting. >> he will be back in court this morning to enter a plea. as for the officers involved who were hurt that night, everybody else has been placed on administrative leave. while they are out, chp officers from san francisco and hayward are filling in. >>> a.c. transit is hoping most of the drivers will be on the job. several hundred members have called in sick for the last few days. they imposed a new contract on sunday. a.c. transit says it will save $300,000 a week and cut the deficit. a hearing is set for july 30th on a motion by the union to have the credit rescinded. >>> an apartment building that has been evacuated has failed to submit a deadline. san mateo county times reports that the owner of the building says he is not yet found an affordable way to save the cliff that lost heavy chunks of soil last w

according to his mother he is a convicted felon who is still on parole. >>> we know the man shot and killed by police yesterday near the fruitvale b.a.r.t station. 48-year-old fred collins. he was killed when he charged officers with a knife. collins was spotted just after 8:00 a.m. in the morning in the 3200 block of east 12th street. opt joined the b.a.r.t centers in pursuing collins. they tried tasing him but police say he continued to resist. one witness said collins yelled at officers to shoot him. police say when he came at officers, they fired and he was killed at the scene. >>> tomorrow supporters of the former b.a.r.t officer convicted in the killing of an unarmed passenger will hold a rally. it is set for tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. outside the superior court building. the rally is the first in the bay area in support of johannes mehserle. he was found guilty ten days ago of involuntary manslaughter inthe death of oscar grant. walnut creek police say they are prepared to keep the peace. >>> 80 police officers are no longer patrolling oakland city streets but that doesn't mean the

. >> i'm a convicted felon. i'm an ex-con. and i'm a professor. the leader of the convert criminology group. if you just go to google and google convict criminology, you will find our website. our group was actually started many years ago by professor john irwin, who was at a san francisco state university for 30 years