. >> on the right is james schwab who resigned in march he claims the trump administration pressured him to lie to the public about ice rates in oakland. he gave his first interview since then to cbs reporter jamie lucas. >> reporter: tensions in the san francisco bay area were running high in february over a series of raids, enen ice. with the guidance of his superiors in washington dc, it fell to james schwab to communicate with journalists about the rates. >> the day before the operation took place, the oakland manor surprises and announced our operation.>> here is my message. how dare you. >> how dare you distort the reality? >> reporter: she was putting your officers lives in danger. am i correct. it was 16% higher than higher estimates. internally, that was considered a success. what they publicly said was that she let people go.>> and that was not true.>> right. >> reporter: schwab health craft estimate to that media saying, somewhere able to elude us. he was comfortable with that statement he says, because it included the words "some of.". >> this is a spin statement. >> repo

but james schwab's first tv interview was interrupted by a surprise visit from i.c.e. he was telling his story to cbs reporter jamie yuccas when homeland security agents came knocking on his door. >> shut down i.c.e.! >> reporter: tensions were high in february over a series of raids carried out by federal agents with immigration and customs enforcement, or i.c.e. with the guidance of his superiors in washington, d.c. it fell to james schwab to communicate with journalists about the raids. >> the day before the operation took place the mayor of oakland surprised us and announced the operation. >> here's my message to mayor schaaf. >> how dare you? >> how dare you? >> she was putting officers' lives potentially in danger? >> correct. we end up arresting 232, which is 16% higher than our higher estimates. so internally that was considered a success but what they publicly said was that she let people go. >> reporter: and that wasn't true? >> not true, right. >> reporter: he helped craft a statement to the media saying, some of them were able to elude us thanks to the mayo

former ice spokesman james schwab says that was irresponsible. she was putting your officers' lives, potentially, in danger. >> correct. >> reporter: it sparked this ischange. >> here's my message to mayor schaaf: how dare you? >> how dare you distort the reality? >> reporter: after the raids, ice acting director thomas homan said that because of the tip, agents failed to make 864 arrests. that made you uncomfortable. >> completely false. pls. that made me extremely uncomfortable. we ended up arresting 232, which is 16% higher than our highest estimates. so internally, that was considered a success. het what they publicly said was that she let people go. >> reporter: schwab had issued a statement saying, "some of them were able to elude us, thanks to toe mayor's irresponsible decision." he says his bosses in washington 8sisted more than 800 wanted criminals remain free. >> they know it's a lie. it was just shocking to me that no one wanted to fix that. >> reporter: the longtime public lyrvant abruptly resigned. >> in 17 years, in the military, at

i have never met james schwab. we have never communicated. but to see dhs compounding on his door, in his home. >> in that moment. >> three months after he resigned his position, that is frightening. >> in the moment, i think is also -- it could have been a coincidence. we don't know but the idea they showed up when giving an interview and asked him specifically about whether or not he contacted you. what message do you think they were trying to send? and do you think it was supposed to be a message to you as well? >> well, clearly there have been plenty of intimidating messages sent by the president, by the attorney general and now by this intimidation of this god public servant james schwab. but listen, as mayor of oakland, i will not back down. >> even if any say they will put you in jail. >> about what the values of my community are. i'm clear that what i have done has been within my legal right. >> what if they say it isn't. >> i believe it's my patriotic duty. then i have a good lawyer to defend me. and i do take it seriously. i have re

i have never met james schwab. we have never communicated. but to see dhs compounding on his door, in his home. >> in that moment. >> three months after he resigned his position, that is frightening. >> in the moment, i think is also -- it could have been a coincidence. we don't know but the idea they showed up when giving an interview and asked him specifically about whether or not he contacted you. what message do you think they were trying to send? and do you think it was supposed to be a message to you as well? >> well, clearly there have been plenty of intimidating messages sent by the president, by the attorney general and now by this intimidation of this god public servant james schwab. but listen, as mayor of oakland, i will not back down. >> even if any say they will put you in jail. >> about what the values of my community are. i'm clear that what i have done has been within my legal right. >> what if they say it isn't. >> i believe it's my patriotic duty. then i have a good lawyer to defend me. and i do take it seriously. i have re

james schwab alleges he was asked to spread a lie for the trump administration.e rolling as homeland security agents unexpectedly showed up at his door yesterday. they appeared during an interview with jamie yuccas. that was a surprise. good morning. >> reporter: a total surprise, gayle. good morning. james schwab says before he resigned, he worked for the federal government for 17 years. most recently, here at the immigration and customs bay area headquarters. he admits that he was asked to spin information for both the obama and trump white houses. but he says he felt compelled to resign after the current administration told him to lie about incident that pitted the government against oakland mayor. >> shut down i.c.e.! >> reporter: tensions in the san francisco bay area were running high in february over a series of raids carried out by federal agents with immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e. with the guidance of his superiors in washington, d.c., it fell to james schwab to communicate with journalists about those raids. >> the day before the operatio

james schwab has no comment, either. allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> first lady melania trump traveled to tucson, arizona today to visit a facility where parents and children are being held together after detention at the of people join the aclu for a protest in brownsville, texas calling for the immediate reunification of families separated under president trump's "zero tolerance" policy. it's one of many protests across the country today. some parents are bringing their children for what they are calling play date protests. >>> up next tonight, "2 investigates" discovers that a man has been installing fire alarms without a license potentially putting the public in danger. we'll have that story coming up. >> also ahead after 91 years an iconic mexican restaurant in the east bay is closing for good. customers have been lining up around the block to get one last taste. >>> amazon is getting foot pharmacy business knee. they are buying an online pharmacy for a reported billion dollars in cash. that news sent shares of w

but james schwab told the "bay area news group" agents said they would be surprised to pick up 200. nowhere close to the 860 potential arrests the justice department said schaaf jeopardized. schwab resigned in march over what he claimed were misleading statements by the administration. schaaf consistently stood by her warning. >> i want this country to have the conversation that is needed about the immigration system. the fact is that communities that are seeing increases in their immigrant populations actually are becoming safer. but this system is not working. it's ripping families apart. and it's endangering our economy. >> reporter: i.c.e. just released the same statement it did after that controversial raid. it goes on to wish their former spokesman well. the white house has repeatedly called for schaaf to be criminally investigated for obstructing justice. no charges yet. >>> more than half of bart's use of force incidents last year involved black men according to a new report the "mercury news" saying they used force hundreds of times in 2017. the confrontations involved 173

. >> james schwab's first television interview was interrupted by a surprise visit from the feds. he was telling his story to cbs correspondent jamie yuccas when homeland security agents came knocking at his door. >> reporter: tensions were running high in february over a series of raids carried out by federal agents with immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e. with the guidance of his superiors in washington d.c., it fell to james schwab to communicate with journalists about those raids. >> the day before the operation took place the oakland mayor surprised us and announced our operation. >> here's my message to mayor schaaf. how dare you. >> how dare you distort the reality. >> reporter: she was putting your officers' lives potentially in danger. >> correct. we end up arresting 232 which is 16% higher than our highest estimates. so internally that was considered a success, but what they publicly said was that she let people go. >> reporter: that wasn't true. >> not true, right. >> reporter: schwab helped craft a statement to the media saying some of them were able to elude

it fell to james schwab to communicate with the journalists. >> the day before it took place the oakland mayor surprised us and announced our operation. >> here is my message, how dare you. >> how dare you distort the reality. >> we arrested higher than our estimate. internally it was a success but publicly she let people go. >> that was not true? >> not true. >> reporter: he helped craft a statement to the media saying some of them were able to allude us, thanks to the mayor's irresponsible decision. he was comfortable with that statement. he says, because it included the words "some of" it is a spin statement. there is what every public affairs officer does. >> reporter: a week later attorney general jeff sessions language was different. >> ice failed to make 800 arrests that would have been made if the mayor had not made her statement. those are 800 wanted criminals that are at large in that community. >> that made you uncomfortable. >> it made me extremely uncomfortable. >> reporter: when the reporters asked him to clarify it. he was instructed by his superiors in washington to refer

spokesman james schwab told the "bay area news group" that that number was higher than thi administration will invent villains to rally their base. >> i.c.e. says it can't put a number on how many targets avoided arrest because of the tip. >>> today state lawmakers will vote on a budget bill that will give money to california's largest 11 cities to help reduce homelessness. the initial funding will prioritize building new shelters and expanding services. oakland expects to receive $9 million by the end of the year. >>> it is 4:40. with the weather heating up, many dog owners are taking their four-legged friends to the beach. why even some pet-friendly areas could be dangerous. >> the world cup kicks off in a few hours in russia. we'll have details on some morning viewing parties at the earthquakes' stadium in san jose. the portola fire is now 60-percent contained. it started tuesday when a man >>> firefighters continue to make progress in the hollywood hills. the fire is 60% contained. it started tuesday when a in th two firefighters had nonlife- threatening injuries. no structures were d

but james schwab told the "bay area news group" agents said they would be surprised to pick up 200. the justice department publicly said schaaf jeopardized 860 potential arrests. schwab resigned in march over what he claimed were misleading statements by the administration. i.c.e. sent out same stements: de-nuclearizing the korean peninsula... the trump administration wants the north's nuclear weapons destroyed. the parts would ab in tennesse ous ations fo house is lang denuclearizing the korean peninsula. the trump administration wants the north's nuclear weapons destroyed. the parts would then be shipped to a lab in tennessee. that process could take 10 years. >> and then you would have to search all the rest of north korea to make sure there wassing into they did not declare. >> trained experts would also spend decades verifying that north korea doesn't resume its nuclear program. >>> at&t will buy time warner for $85 billion. a federal judge ruled against a government challenge to block the deal. at&t will take control of time warner's massive holdings including cnn and hbo. the

james schwab...a former ice spokesman... says those numbers were greatly exaggerated and quit his job when the justice department refused to make the correction. he calls the statement a flat out lie. ( darya ) and in oakland... hundreds gathered outside a shopping plaza in el cerrito... speaking out against president trump's zero tolerance policy at the u-s border. protestors have been holding these rallies throughout contra costa county for the past few weeks. many people who were there say... they don't know anyone personally affected by the matter... but came to show support for families who were separated at the u-s mexico border. ( darya )right now more than two-thousand children are still seperated from their parents... since the trump white house's "zero tol

james schwab is the former local i.c.e.kesman who resigned after accusing his own agency of misleading the public. during an interview on wednesday, the department of homeland security investigators unexpectedly came to his door and asked him about leaking information to mayor schaaf. schwab says the department of homeland security is trying to intimidate him and mayor schaaf agrees. >> i watched that video of dhf pounding on the door of an ethical public servant. to me, that was the sound of tyranny. knocking on his door. >> i.c.e.'s former director accused mayor schaaf of jeopardizing public safety. mayor schaaf has never revealed who gave her the a warning about those i.c.e. rates. >>> still ahead, daylight savings time will be on the november ballot. even if california ends the time change, it would need to pass one more hurdle. >>> some of your smart devices may open the door to cyber attacks. coming up at 7:00, we have more on so-called -- >>> we have traffic that is better than normal in most areas. it looks good fro

but james schwab told the "bay area news group" agents said they would be surprised to pick up 200. that's nowhere close to the 860 potential arrests the justice department said schaaf jeopardized. schwab resigned in march over what he claimed were misleading statements by the administration. days before that february raid, mayor schaaf had released a statement saying she got word i.c.e. raids were imminent. the operation began that week and the debate over her warning went nationwide. >> i want this country to have the conversation that is needed about the immigration system. communities seeing increases in their immigrant populations actually are becoming safer. but this system is not working. it's ripping families apart. and it's endangering our economy. >> reporter: i.c.e. just released the same statement it did after the raid. it reads: schwab on this issue, we appreciate his service and wish him well." the white house has repeatedly called for schaff to be criminally investigated for obstructing justice. no charges yet. kenny? mayor of one bay are >> reporter: the white house

james schwab says i.c.e. agents recently showed up at his door claiming they were investigating whether he was the one who informed oakland mayor libby schaaf about impending raids. >> did you ever contact the oakland mayor's office? >> no, i have never met her before. i never contacted her. >> you didn't email? >> i never emailed. never. i would never tell her. i would never tell anyone. they were very serious. he was very stern with me. and it was, um, concerning. >> reporter: you think that was an intimidation technique? >> absolutely. this is intimidation and this is why people won't speak against the government. >> schwab resigned after he claims i.c.e. refused to allow him to correct false statements from the attorney general jeff sessions claimed about 800 illegal immigrants escaped arrest because of mayor schaaf's tip-off. schwab says there were a typical number of arrests for that type of operation. hear more from him on "cbs this morning" starting at 7:00 right here on kpix 5. >>> president trump sa

spokesman james schwab is speaking out about what he claims is misleading information that led to his resignation. >> have you ever contacted the oakland mayor's office? >> i never met her or contacted her, didn't email. never. i would never tell her -- i would never tell anyone. >> schwab sat down after the justice department -- stepped down after the justice department said mayor libby schaaf jeopardized hundreds of arrests by giving a tip-off on immigration raids. during schwab's interview with cbs, agents of the department of homeland security showed up at his door. see more on "cbs this morning" at 7:00 after this newscast. >>> in florida, two marjory stoneman douglas high school security monitors have lost their jobs. the monitors have been criticized for not confronting the gunman during the february 14th shooting. 17 students and teachers died in the shooting. >>> overnight in pittsburgh, pennsylvania dozens of people protested outside the home of a police officers who a 17-year-old black teen. >> justice, justice, justice!! >> earlier this week michael rosfeld turned himself

spokesman james schwab.resigned from the agency after the raid over what he claimed was misleading and false statements by attorney general jeff sessions about the raids. in his resignation letter schwab said i.c.e. was well aware many of the peopley were looking for would not be arrested regardless of schaaf's warning. i.c.e. has said that if even one suspect avoided capture because of schaaf's warning it was one too many. they maintain that mayor schaaf's warning endangered agents a public. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> we have some breaking news out of washington, dc. cbs news is reporting that white house press secretary sarah sanders is getting ready to leave her post by the end of the year. sanderhas been white house press secretary since july of last year. deputy press secretary raj cha is also planning to quit according to cbs news. fox news is telling us that sanders has talked about the possibility of leaving after the midterm elections but that nothing is set in stone. a short time ago, sara

. >> that man is james schwab, the i.c.e. spokesperson who resigned following a flap over a libby schaff tweet. >> i could not fathom staying at an organization that was okay with lying to the american public. i hate that. >> in an interview with cbs news, schwab came forward with his side of the story. he says 232 people were arrested in a february raid in california. he says that surpassed even their own estimates. internally, he says the department called it a success, but publicly oakland's mayor was accused of helping wanted undocumented immigrants avoid arrest by tweeting out a warning that a crackdown was coming. >> but what they publicly said was that she let people go. >> reporter: and that wasn't true to you? >> wasn't true. >> reporter: mayor schaff was chastised publicly by u.s. attorney general jeff sessions. >> those are 800 wanted criminals now at large in that community. >> reporter: the 800 figure used by sessions is what did it for schwab. he says 800 people didn't get away. he was told to spin the informati

james schwab has no comment, either. allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> house republicans passed a resolution today demanding that the justice department turn over sensitive documents regarding the russia investigation. the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein testified before a house committee today along with fbi director christopher wray. rosenstein overseas the investigation into the russia interference in the 2016 election and whether the trump campaign colluded with them in that effort. house republicans showed their frustration that the special counsel's investigation has not yet concluded. >> if you have evidence that this president acted inappropriately, present it to the american people! >> i have heard suggestions that we should just close the investigation. i think the best thing we can do is finish it appropriately and reach a conclusion. >> some republicans accused rosenstein of withholding information from congress an accusation that rosenstein denied. >>> a summit between president trump and president p

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