jeff smith chronicled the southwestern united states as bonnie and clyde, charles manson, jim jones. he lives in fort worth texas, is a member of the literary hall of fame for such best-selling books as go down together the last gunfight, the road to jonestown and waco. today he will tell us about his new book war on the war, the texas rangers and americanization. the disposal officer received a bronze star for his service in the iraq war. he and his family live in buffalo new york and he is the author of the books the long walk and all the way until we kill and die. at the end of the 27th in mythology he wrote the journalism and essays in esquire, wired, vice, "new york times," "washington post," the atlantic and other publications. he will talkmo to us about his most recent book stampede, gold fever, disaster and the klondike. richard began his career in journalism as a longtime staff writer he's written for "vanity fair," new york and many other publications and his work has won the new england award, the national journalism write a word and sigma delta chi. best-selling author of

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. >> do we know if jeff smith has anything to do with this or if he signed off on this since he is nowhappened before the announcement of smith and this came from thomas wyndham, one of the lead investigators of the january 6th investigation, as we now know that that investigation, and the mar-a-lago documents investigation, are under jack smith, but this happened before the appointment. the attorney general made a point last week, when he was announcing the special counsel, that this was not going to be delaying anything in the investigation. the process of getting pence's testimony will take a long time. pence is being represented in this by emmitt flood, he is a veteran washington attorney. he actually worked in the trump white house as the lead lawyer dealing with the mueller investigation. he now represents a bunch of different former white house officials caught up in these trump investigations. and he is pence's new lawyer. >> hasn't he said recently, i believe, i think it was in an interview with chuck todd, former vice president pence has said that he believes that the d.o.j.

. >> we talked about jeff smith, starboard taking that position in salesforce. focused solely on enterprise software typically most of its targets were private companies that has not been the case the last couple of deals that may be a sign that, hey, at least they see more value in the public markets for these beaten down companies than in the private markets where perhaps the marks haven't been taken and they don't want to take them yet that hasn't helped to turn any of these stocks in a meaningful way >> no. and i think what happens is they need customers a lot of these companies are predicated on ever more companies becoming public. they buy the software. you have to have onboard with service now. you have to do workday you have to do salesforce to have customer relations. and you have to do more than that and the more than that competes against everybody. a company service now reported amazing work, probably one of the best quarters of the year. and peel say i will sell that one less >> i'm thinking of mega cap, huge amounts of recurring revenue. he thinks

that there's -- i think that there's actually good rapport between -- >> between management and jeff smitht starboard >> yeah. and it's interesting because periodically, you have these really smart insurgents, so to speak, who are not insurgents at all. they're buyers they have good ideas they're listened to by very smart ceos who are not insecure. and they take the best of the best and i think that's happening at salesforce >> well, this overall, there's a theme here from investors in terms of silicon valley and cutting costs. i think we can all agree >> yes >> brad from altimeter, meta, amazon getting pressure not necessarily in the form of a letter but just saying, come on. and i mean, you think ruth will follow through on some of the -- >> i think ruth porat hired 12,500 people when things were still looking rosier carl, i keep trying to think you're an engineer, and you're laid off from meta well, it's a reduction in force. so, it's not like, you know, someone's going to say, wow, i look askance at you. so, i think the test will be how many of these very qualified people get jobs in t

garland comes along and everyone says the exact same things about merrick garland you just said about jeff smith. merrick garland couldn't do it because in a locked room, donald trump said, yeah, i'm running again. will anybody ever deign to hold donald trump accountable to the same rule of law that the same four, five of us are held to? >> i think that's absolutely right. and we are well past the point in this country that we can pretend that blind faith in our legal system is warranted. donald trump has challenged the rule of law and the way our courts and our criminal justice system operates in a really unprecedented way. and i think it's okay for people to question where we are and wonder if anyone will ever hold donald trump accountable. that's the challenge that merrick garland faces and that's perhaps why joe biden faces, because of his reputation and biden's belief that he's up to the job. something we all wonder about is where doj was during the first year of the biden administration, the first year that merrick garland was in office. why didn't we sign of a grand jury investigation? wh

stuart: thanks very much, still had, new jersey congressman jeff van brewer, sandra smith and canarye world cup just banned the sale of alcohol at the stadium's. another crisis for fifa, the governing body of world soccer, that is "my take" and it is next. ♪ >> the problem with the democrats, nay sold out the people. they're out here trying to punish political adversary. it's going to bring down the cost of chicken? come on. >> republicans will basically take the left wing democratic biden agenda and kill it. will this be

jeff rosen on the development. smith was giving concealed carry weapons permits in exchange for other favors. >> first of, all, these are not colonies these are minor indiscretions. these are not serious crimes by any stretch of the imagination. >> richard alexander is not affiliated with the case. he is an attorney that has practiced in the area for more than 50 years with experience contributing to the criminal justice advisory board. he is familiar with smith. >> she did not break to a glass ceiling, she broke to a steel ceiling and has done it for a long time. >> the guilty verdict coming down only days later. smith is now expected to return to court november 16. >> the judge will determine the appropriate sentence which under the law is removal from office. as to what ms. smith does next i don't know. >> when you have an erroneous rulings on matters of law, those will go straight up to the court of appeals. >> alexander says there is more evidence, proof he suggests to paint a different picture. additional indictmen

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. >> reporter: district attorney jeff rosen says the verdict is a system that holds everyone accountable. the allegations against smith were mostly related to her accepting gifts and showing favoritism to donors when handing out concealed weapons permits. another count of misconduct had to do with her lack of cooperation in the investigation into an inmate who was severely injured while being transported to jail. >> what happened here today, will this impact any of the cases investigated by the sheriff's office? >> i don't think so. this was really limited to the conduct of the sheriff and several individuals within the sheriff's office, but not the entire sheriff's office. >> reporter: currently there are two criminal trials pending against sheriff smith's former number two and a captain. both are accused of engaging in a conspiracy to commit briby. >> what information and evidence is obtained during those trials. there might be additional indictments sought against others including the sheriff. >> reporter: smith had tried to prevent any verdict by officially retiring monday and asking the judge to dismiss the case

smith's attorney says he would not be commenting, but district attorney jeff rosen did speak. >> no one is above the law, and serious, troubling wrongdoing as uncovered in our investigation is something our community takes seriously. kumasi: smith was accused of providing concealed carry weapons permits for political favors or other donations. as of two decades as sheriff, smith retired monday. -- conspiracy scandal around concealed weapons permits. reggie: and the reduced greenhouse gas emissions -- $1.5 billion pledged to help make the u.s. carbon neutral by -- carbon neutral. jobina: the money will be used to upgrade scientific labs across the country and includes five areas of focus, including building efficient heating and cooling, nuclear fission energy, and industrial products and fuels. net zero basically means balancing emissions with the amount of pollution removed from the atmosphere, so their hope is all of this funding will spark innovation for green energy technology and bring new jobs to people across the nation, reggie. reggie: new developments with a car found buried in

santa clara county's district attorney jeff rosen says law enforcement will have to work to regain the trust of the community. sheriff laurie smith was elected to fight crime for the past. 24 years. on thursday, a jury found her guilty on 6 civil counts of corruption and willful misconduct. >> the corruption charges were related to showing favoritism and handing out concealed weapons permits to generous donors to her campaign. the vigils who applied for. >> concealed weapons permits and those their applications were never considered are were just tossed into a garbage can those individuals can reapply either to the sheriff's office or to the police chief in the city where they live to have their application considered as well as accepting gifts, including a suite at san jose sharks game. so i think it demonstrates that no one. >> not even an elected official, not even the sheriff is above the law. one count of misconduct had to do with her, not cooperating with an investigation into what happened when a prisoner was severely injured while being transported to jail. the charges were first issued by a grand jury in december of 2021

smith could face criminal charges involving the same issues. accusations she provided concealed carry -- carried weapons permits in exchange for other favors. jeff rosen released a statement that reads, the 2 million people of this county needed a great sheriff, our focus has been and will be on the fair and effective management of the criminal justice system, no one is above it and no one will stand in its way. the san jose mayor weighed in, more than a year ago i publicly called for sheriff smith resign she has belatedly heated that call. it remains for the county to rebuild the trouble department and the leading candidate for her job, kevin jensen told me it is the right decision made two or three terms too late. abuse power and trust may give temporary gain. but eventually lead to gain -- pain and abettor and. the jury wrapped up today without reaching a verdict. the court is back wednesday with the two sides arguing whether the charger should be dismissed now that lori smith is no longer sheriff. for the i-team in san jose, dan noyes, abc7news. dan: elected officials safety is taking center stage after nancy pelosi's husband was brutally at

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santa clara county's district attorney jeff rosen says law enforcement will have to work to regain the trust of the community. sheriff laurie smith was elected to fight crime for the past. 24 years. on thursday, a jury found her guilty on 6 civil counts of corruption and willful misconduct. >> the corruption charges were related to showing favoritism and handing out concealed weapons permits to generous donors to her campaign. the vigils who applied for concealed weapons permits and >> those their applications were never were just tossed into a garbage can those individuals can reapply either to the sheriff's office or to the police chief in the city where they live to have their application considered as well as accepting gifts, including a suite at san jose sharks game. so i think it demonstrates that no one. >> not even an elected official, not even the sheriff. he's above the law. one count of misconduct had to do with her, not cooperating with an investigation into what happened when a prisoner was severely injured while being transported to jail. the charges were first issued by a grand jury in december of 2021. rosen says

santa clara county's district attorney jeff rosen says law enforcement will have to work to regain the trust of the community. sheriff laurie smith to fight crime for the past. 24 years. on thursday, a jury found her guilty on 6 civil counts of corruption and willful misconduct. >> the corruption charges were related to showing favoritism and handing out concealed weapons permits to generous donors to her campaign. the vigils who applied for concealed weapons permits and >> those their applications were never considered are were just tossed into a garbage can those individuals can reapply either to the sheriff's office or to the police chief in the city where they live to have their application considered as well as accepting gifts, including a suite at san jose sharks game. so i think it demonstrates that no one. >> not even an elected official, not even the sheriff is above the law. one count of misconduct had to do with her, not cooperating with an investigation into what happened when a prisoner was severely injured while being transported to jail. the charges were first issued by a grand jury in december of 2021. rosen says

reach out to laurie smith's attorney who said he would not be offering any comment in light of this verdict now later tonight. we're going to hear more from the district attorney jeff rosen and also at least one of the candidates running in that sheriff's election right now live in san jose zach fuentes abc 7 news. right zach. thank you so much. now to developing news paul pelosi was released from sf general today nearly a week after he was attacked inside his san francisco home. here's a look at that house. paul. pelosi is back home recovering his wife house speaker nancy pelosi released a statement late this afternoon saying the pelosi family is thankful for the outpouring of support from around the world and express gratitude to first responders who helped save her husband's life. the house speaker says her husband is under a doctor's care and recovering abc 7 will continue to bring you the very latest developments. big tech giants in the bay area are announcing major layoffs across the board leaving thousands of workers concerned that they could end up jobless soon. yeah abc 7 news reporter suzanne phan joins us live to explain how these cuts will have a ripple

santa clara county's district attorney jeff rosen says law enforcement will have to work to regain the trust of the community. sheriff laurie smith was elected to fight crime for the past. 24 years. on thursday, a jury found her guilty on 6 civil counts of corruption and willful misconduct. >> the corruption charges were related to showing favoritism and handing out concealed weapons permits to generous donors to her campaign. the vigils who applied for concealed weapons permits and >> those their applications were never considered are were just tossed into a garbage can those individuals can reapply either to the sheriff's office or to the police chief in the city where they live to have their application considered as well as accepting gifts, including a suite at san jose sharks game. so i think it demonstrates that no one. >> not even an elected official, not even the sheriff is above the law. one count of misconduct had to do with her, not cooperating with an investigation into what happened when a prisoner was severely injured while being transported to jail. the charges were first issued by a grand jury in december of 2021.

santa clara county's district attorney jeff rosen says law enforcement will have to work to regain the trust of the community. sheriff laurie smithght crime for the past. 24 years. on thursday, a jury found her guilty on 6 civil counts of corruption and willful misconduct. >> the corruption charges were related to showing favoritism and handing out concealed weapons permits to generous donors to her campaign. the vigils who applied for. >> concealed weapons permits and those their applications were never considered are were just tossed into a garbage can those individuals can reapply either to the sheriff's office or to the police chief in the city where they live to have their application considered as well as accepting gifts, including a sweet. >> at san jose sharks game. so i think it demonstrates that no one, not even an elected official, not even the sheriff is above the law. one count of misconduct had to do with her, not cooperating with an investigation into what happened when a prisoner was severely injured while being transported to jail. the charges were first issued by a grand jury in december of 2021. rosen says ther

smith could face criminal charges involving the same issues. accusations that she provided concealed carry weapons permits in exchange for political donations or other favors. district attorney jeff rosen released a statement that releases -- that reads in part the people need a great sheriff and our focus has been and will be on the fair and effective management of the criminal justice system. no one is above it and no one will stand in its way. san jose mayor wade in within a year ago i publicly called for sheriff laurie smith to resign and she has belatedly heated that call. it remains for the county to be a troubled department and the leading candidate for her job told me it's the right decision made two or three terms too late. abused power and trust may give temporary gain, but eventually lead to pain and a bitter end. the jury wrapped up without reaching a verdict. the court is dark tomorrow. back at it wednesday, but the two sides will debate whether the charges should be dismissed now that she is no longer share. for the our team in san jose, dan, abc7news. >> new details on the motive for the murder of a beloved east bay dentist. court documents revealed that this docto

jeff rosen said today's verdict doesn't end the legal fight for smith and others. >> we have obtainedriminal indictments against the former number two in the sheriff's office as well as a high-ranking captain and many other prominent individuals for engaging in a conspiracy to commit bribery, those trials will take place sometime next year. >> reporter: legal analyst, dean johnson, says the verdict will have far-reaching implications. >> i think public officials are going to be much more careful about following the rules, especially when public safety is involved. as far as sheriff smith, we might very well see a criminal indictment down the road. she, course, will never be able to hold public office again. >> reporter: and of course that might not be her only punishment. she could still face future criminal charges, and despite her resignation, the judge is expected to officially end her reign as sheriff when she returns to court in about two weeks. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> robert, thank you. a bizarr ande terrifying attack now on a south bay mom, and it'