we spoke to said jackson and jefferson are related.also said the suspect committed the crime right outside of his mother's house. off camera jefferson's mom said she's grieving. >> that gun, they caught him. he can do it for you. >> reporter: several hours later at 1:27 p.m., police say jefferson drove to san francisc davis. >> he was on the job, taking the garbage out or whatever and he came right here. and the guy shot him. >> reporter: police connect the the oakland and san francisco shootings to jefferson on friday. berkeley say said the they are considering jefferson the main shooter in the homicide. that third shooting took place 2:40 p.m. >> he said something like, we're not cool any more, huh? and, bam. >> reporter: steven said he had seen jefferson before. >> i recognized him. inknew he was the guy that came in the park before. put the gun in his pocket. goes to the car with it double parked on the street and drives off. >> reporter: an alert was sent out to police departments across the region. and around 9:45 p.m. on friday,

we expect to hear from jefferson county shortly. we don't expect them to comment on what's happening with the fbi and the investigation, but they might be able to shed a little more light on what this means for their school district moving forward and also keeping in mind, with the columbine anniversary approaching, we know there's a candlelight vigil on friday night. they just want to make sure all of those events that everyone feels safe and they're able to carry on with those events. >> and jefferson county is just to the west of denver. do we know who we're expected to hear from? we understand it's a school board. do we know if it's other jefferson county officials that we're hearing from? >> i'm not sure. the superintendent was the one who spoke out yesterday. i would guess it would be him. i would have to look through again to see what it was. he did speak yesterday and he was candid, in the last couple of weeks they have seen threats ramp up as the anniversaries move closer. it has happened before on anniversaries. really any

jackson and jefferson are related. he said the suspect committed the crime right outside of his mother's house. off camera, his mother said he is grieving. several hours later at 1:27 p.m., police say jefferson drove to san francisco and killed 59-year-old le'ron davis. >> he was on job. taking the garbage out and the guy shot him. >> reporter: police connected the oakland and san francisco shootings to jefferson friday. ucpd berkeley revealed the department is considering jefferson the main suspect in the homicide in peoples park. that took place at 2:40 p.m. >> we're not cool anymore. bam. >> reporter: stephen said he had seen jefferson before. >> i recognized him. i knew he was the guy that came in the park before. puts the gun in his pocket, go to the car which was double parked on the streets and drive off. >> reporter: an alert was sent out and around 9:45 p.m. on friday, jefferson was spotted in south lake tahoe but continued driving across to nevada. jefferson was arrested after a shoot out with deputies. >> th

neighbor say before jefferson took off he ran his cousin over with the car. it happened at a complex that jackson owned. >> he was loving, he was a family guy, he was a friend, he would give you the shirt right off his back. he was pretty much a good person, he worked hard. >> need to start doing something about this, this is not right, you should not have a land owner get out of his car and get on down for no reason. >> jackson died at the scene. >> reporter: his coworkers told us he worked in the maintenance department for the city of berkeley. as loved ones were just beginning to deal with their grief, san francisco police circulated these photos of jefferson. they say he killed another person in the bayview district this afternoon. >> reporter: the stolen car police believe stefon jefferson may be still driving has a license plate 7wvy390. separately this afternoon around 3:30 there was a deadly shooting at people's park in berkeley. polly police there have not been able to confirm whether there is some sort of connection with these crimes that happened i

this man is considered armed and dangerous, in oakland -- police are looking 43-year old stephon jefferson. investigators believe he's responsible for a homicide that happened on market street this morning. and now san francisco police are also naming jefferson as a suspect in a homicide this afternoon in the bay view district this is video from that scene on from that scene on arelious walker drive. in the oakland case...investigators say when officers arrived they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. police say he's 185 pounds... dark hair... brown eyes... they say he was armed with a gun at the time the homicide occurred.the oakland police department are asking anyone with information to call 9-1-1. the suspect is believed to be driving a 20-15 toyota corolla ---. <"far left radicals in congress want to take away your voice your jobs your rights. and they especially want to take away your guns. you know that.">(grant) today president trump spoke at the national rifle association's annual convention.(grant) the president said the n-r-a is get

investigators say jefferson drove to people's park in berkeley. they see shot and killed a third man. police finally arrested him last night after a car chase and gunbattle. >> the driver fired a handgun striking one deputy. two deputies returned fire at the subject. >> the suspect is facing another -- number of charges. the question remains, why? what was the motive behind this rampage? >> jefferson will be prosecuted first before his expedited to the bay area. jefferson is accused of wounding that sheriff sergeant. >>> it may be time for a change in the trends at agencies management. we are on the recent problems and demand for action.>> reporter: i can report tonight that the buses and trains are running on time. for now. for how long? the big question among some of our city leaders is, what will it take to get management ontrack? >> issues meltdown was mega even for muni. some train lines stopped running for much of the day. >> 30 minutes from door to door core that took an hour. >> the delays were major. >> it seems like it's acceptable that

myself. >> reporter: jefferson is being held on a million dollars bond.xpected to be back in court on wednesday. and when he gets there, he is going to have a court-appointed attorney. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> new at 11:00, a $100,000 reward to help solve a cold case in san francisco. it was 17 years ago this week that evelyn hernandez left her home on lowell street and was never seen again. this is near the crocker amazon neighborhood. her remains were found a couple of months later in the bay. her 5-year-old son, you see the photo of them there, his name is alex, and her full-term unborn baby remain missing. >>> so what will the security footage show? investigators are trying to identify suspects in an alleged sexual assault at a well-known fraternity at cal. police say that sexual assault took play at sigma phi epsilon on channing way in berkeley early sunday morning. the victim is a berkeley uc student. a spokesperson for the fraternity's national organization issued a statement saying in part, quote, members of the risk m

adams, franklin, sherman, livingston, and jefferson. i would give them anything to do. he was able to write it, not simply because he was a rising young politician of virginia, which he was. he was 33 years old, so was jesus, when i turned 34 years old i was very depressed. he was able to write it because he was part of a transatlantic conversation about what had been unfolding in the four centuries heading to philadelphia. what had been going on? first and foremost, johan gutenberg and the introduction of movable type may literacy and democracy and reformation more possible. we still live in a world that gutenberg helped to create. world of the protestant reformation's, the translation of the sacred scripture into vernacular, the rise of the bourgeoisie, the scottish moral enlightenment, the entire world -- in entire korean tort -- reorientation of the world, from being seen as where popes, princes, prelates, and kings, by an accident of birth or incident of election had reflexive and automatic authority over all of us. that was the wo

stefan jefferson is behind bars in douglas county. marianne is in the newsroom with the details. >> reporter: jefferson is a suspect in an attempted murder of a douglas county sheriff's deputy last night. he opened fired when a deputy was chasing him. that deputy is hospitalized with a superficial hand injury. they caught jefferson in a chase that started in south in nevad. >> he struck one deputy in the hand. two deputies returned fire at the subject, who continued. the suspect crashed at the intersection of kingsbury grade and sierra shadow drive where he was arrested. >> jefferson is a suspect in a homicide yesterday on market street in oakland around 10 in the morning. he allegedly shot and killed marcus jackson in his own driveway. police say jefferson stole jackson's car and fled. investigators believe he then traveled to san francisco's bay view hunter's point and killed a t havehoing that happened at people's park just an hour dispute in at least two of these cases we do know according to the district attorney in douglas count

i always felt that jefferson was more in the forefront than lincoln. >> jefferson was definitely important. fdr spoke at the dedication of the jefferson memorial in the 1930's. 1943. thank you. it is not as if jefferson was being overlooked. he does take opportunities to infuse jefferson things he talks about. trying to think about moments when he connects the two. i don't think so. i would say lincoln's relevance to current events kind of elevated him for roosevelt. and for many other people. not just in the new deal administration. when i think about popular culture, jefferson is not there. , is it ishink about to smith goes to washington? it has the big scene. there is a way in which the rose above jefferson for that moment. thank you. [applause]

stefan jefferson was arrested friday, we have more details in the case.>> reporter: one of the victims was pretty well- known around people's park which many know as a haven for homeless. it's not clear why he was killed friends told me he knew his alleged killer pretty well. >> reporter: a rally against the plan to build dorms around the park was held sunday afternoon.>> it was a shock i felt like i had a heart attack.>> reporter: anthony thomas and others gathered nearby to remember a friend killed here friday by stefan jefferson, known to those here as stone.>> i guess he was talking to him and shot him. >> reporter: they say he was born and raised in berkeley, loved his son and often attended his games. it was here he engaged in a favorite past time they say.>> he loved it he was one of my favorite opponents.>> i really liked playing him he really likes playing me.>> reporter: he often played chess with jefferson, a man described as a regular here often doing good deeds.>> it's crazy, he was one of us. he would do positive stuff. >> reporter: now accused of heinous crimes, police s

jefferson was injured but we're told will survive. police say his shooting rampage started in oakland around 10:00 yesterday morning when he allegedly shot and killed his own family member named marcus jackson. and then about three hours later across the bay police believe jefferson also shot and killed a second person around 1:30 in the afternoon in san francisco's bay view district. back in oakland neighbors told us about marcus jackson, the first alleged victim of jefferson. >> marcus was a good man. that's all he did was try and help his family. >> he was a friend. he would give the shirt off his back. he pretty much was a good person. >> there was a third deadly shooting at peoples park in berkeley just after 2:30 yesterday afternoon. uc berkeley police believe that shooting was targeted. they are not ruling out the possibility that jefferson could be possible for that killing as well. >>> people in the east bay were shaken from their slumber early this morning. a 3.5 magnitude quake struck at 2:36 this morning. it was centered a

jefferson is in the douglas county jail. because he is here we have first crack at him. but we take it very seriously when a local douglas county deputy is shot. we have been covering this story since yesterday. we are live now at the second crime scene from yesterday's rampage. >> reporter: family and friends set up this make sure makeshift memorial for the second victim in this rampage. they knew him as big lou. neighbors say the suspect shot and killed him while he worked as a janitor for this building . in his family also live in this building. emotions running high. family members grieving the death of the 49-year-old davis. they are still in shock. >> is like a dream. my dad, he was such a positive person. always try to give positive vibes. >> reporter: they share this video, father and daughter singing in the car. this is a picture of davis with his five kids. they want to know the motive? >> why kill ? >> when he got shot he was on the job. he killed him right here. >> reporter: family members say the suspect and the victim knew each other. but no history of host

he says i hate jefferson. i also hate burke. jefferson at least had some character. he tells him of delaware, given a choice between two evils, go for the lesser every time. so he makes himself, basically canceling delaware's vote and convinces from from a to make himself absent so the democratic coniston from for not can cast his vote for jefferson and jefferson elected president after 37 ballots and nearly ten days of debate and sworn in less than two weeks later. you go to the gilded age, which i studied, you think politics today is broken, during the debate in 1884 on a nation that fails, one understands of and the democrats is personal terms of the appended number finally says mr. speaker, the filing the house, determined from georgia is out of order. he turns to his colleague and said i will not blink you if you were a dog. [laughter] for letters. we have appear he of 1889 through 1890 in which not a single bill, nearly four and half because of them at announced they will not answer the rollcall and thereby denied the house. no business can be conducted. this i

in the three different jurisdiction believe jefferson is the man responsible for the string of killings. and they are working together to try to identify his motive. christina renaud life now with us in berkeley where one of those victims was shot and killed. >> reporter: heather, and afternoon vigil for one of the victims named calvin kelly and a witness to the shooting says he came out of nowhere. calvin was just sitting on one of the benches here at people's park playing chess, with his friends when the suspect stephan jefferson walks out and shot calvin in the head, and then calmly walked away, and we now know that it was jefferson, who later fled to the lake tahoe area and ultimately got into a shootout with officers from the douglas county sheriff's office in nevada. that is where he was arrested, and went before a judge today. >> i want to apologize to the city. please, forgive me my intention was never to hurt anyone. i was never meant to hurt him. >> reporter: stephan jefferson apologized during the court appearance on the judge did interrupt him to remind him that he has the r

he did speak at the jefferson memorial so it is not as if jefferson was being overlooked and he does take the opportunities to infuse jefferson in the things he talks about. i would say that lincoln's relevance to current events kind of elevated him at least for roosevelt and for many other people not just in the new deal administration but when i think about popular culture jefferson is not there. when you think about for example is it in mr. smith goes to washington that has that kind of big scene? he has a big scene at the lincoln memorial so there is a way in which the lincoln image kind of rose above jefferson for that moment. thank you. >> , >> we are about to get started so if you would not mind taking your seats, please. as you will see in your program

stefon jefferson was known for two shootings.uthorities believe he is responsible for a third shooting in berkeley. >> reporter: the murder spree began on friday around 10:15 a.m. in oakland when stefon jefferson shot and killed marcus jackson. a victim's family friend said they are related. he also said the suspect committed the crime right outside of histhus off camera jefferson's mom said she's grieving. >> he can do it for you. >> reporter: several hours later at 1:27 p.m. jefferson drove to san francisco and killed 49-year-old laron davis. >> he was on the job. taking the garbage out or whatever and he came right here and the guy shot him. >> reporter: police connected the oakland and san francisco shootings to jefferson on friday. ucpd berkeley revealed the department is considering jefferson the main suspect in friday's homicide in people's park. that shooting took place at 2:40 p.m. >> said something like we're not cool any more. bam. >> reporter: stephen said he had seen jefferson before. >> i recognized him as he came i

is likely to be prosecuted there first. >>> >> jefferson is in the douglas county jail. and because he is here, we have first crack at him. we take it very seriously when a local deputy is shot. and based upon that, we will be looking at proceeding on the charges here first in nevada. >> in a statement, they said they will work with douglas county sheriff department to bring jefferson back to san francisco, at the appropriate time. the department also extended thoughts and prayers to the douglas county deputy wounded apprehending jefferson and wished him a speedy recovery. >> police have posted a gun buyback today in san francisco's bayview district, anyone could trade in an unloaded pistol or rifle for cash, no questions asked. a few handed over entire boxes with a variety of weapons inside, a group called brothers against guns helped organize this event, and they want to make the bayview safer. >> it means a lot because we are saving lives. you know, one gun has saved thousands of lives. we look at it as we have 25 guns in the first half hour. we would say we would hav

sla shing broadsides against the very president that jefferson served.opies ofdrop off this incendiary paper on washington's doorstep every day. it is hard to convey the anguish that seized washington's mind. one day, he printed a cartoon showing washington being la louis the 16th. the president was much inflamed. got into one of those passions when he cannot command himself saying that rascal sent me three papers every day. despite this extreme provocation, washington always honored the first amendment saying such evils must be placed in opposition to the infinite benefits of a free press. like every president, washington felt aligned and misunderstood by the press but he never generalized that into a vendetta against the institution. [applause] when he wrote his farewell address, he had it printed in the newspapers so that readers could digest it and consider it. my main theme tonight is that the relations between presidents and the press are inevitably tough, almost always adversarial , but they do not need to be steeped in venom. [applause] our found

police say this is their suspect, stefan jefferson. oakland police released a photo of him and san francisco police released these images. >> the first shooting 10:15 this morning in oakland, a man was shot several times, pronounced dead at the scene. >> the shooting in san francisco happened around 1:30 to aurelius walker drive. witnesses told officers they heard a pop and saw a man lying on the ground. he died at the hospital. >> police also released this image of the car they believe the suspect, stefan jefferson, is driving. the license plate is 7wvy390. late tonight police agencies corrected the reports to say they're looking for a toyota camera, not a corolla. >> san francisco police did confirm they are working with oakland police as they investigate. if you see the car or jefferson, call police immediately. >>> a suspect is also on the loose after another deadly shooting today in the east bay. this one in berkeley. san francisco police say they're aware of it but are not working with police there. a man was shot in people's par

he was attacked last night on jefferson street. police say the officer had just finished his shift, and was walking to a parking lot and a woman stabbed him. they are trying to determine, whether he was ambushed, or if it was a random attack. the suspect was arrested at the scene, her identity has not been released. >>> this evening a friday night hangover for people who rely on muni the right to work for -- was a nightmare and the ride home was just as chaotic it started this morning when overhead power lines came down, in the muni metro tunnel. i muni crew has been struggling all day long to repair the lines in the trouble spot between powell and civic center. now, within the past hour outbound service has been researched -- restored. muni having shuttle buses heading downtown. the date long outage is frustrating a lot of writers. >> it's a painful, painful day this morning. two hours just across town to get to the financial district is crazy. i know they are trying but look at the shuttle buses they are just packed with people.

off camera jefferson's mom said she's grieving. several hours later at 1:27 p.m., police say jefferson drove to san francisco and killed 49-year-old laron davis. >> he was on the job and he came right here and the guy shot him. >> reporter: police connected the oakland and san francisco shootings to jefferson on friday. they revealed the department is considering jefferson the main suspect in friday's homicide in people's park. that third shooting took place at 2:40 p.m. >> said something like, we're not cool any more. and bam. >> reporter: stephen said he had seen jefferson before. >> i knew he was a guy that came into the park before. put the gun in his pocket and go to a car which was double parked on the streets and drive off. >> reporter: an alert was sent out to police departments across the region and around 9:45 on friday jefferson was spotted in south lake tahoe. jefferson was arrested after a shootout with deputies. >> the driver immediately fired a handgun striking one deputy in the hand. >> reporter: remains under arres

jefferson was wanted in connection to two homicide. the first shooting happened friday at 10:15:00 a.m. on market street in oakland. the oakland police department says they found a man dead after being shot multiple times and the second shooting was in san francisco's district at 1:30 p.m. and that victim also died. there was a third fatal shooting at first and it happened just before 3:00 yesterday afternoon and police have yet to say if he's connected to that shooting as well. >>> oakland police are gearing up to crack down on side shows. a pregnant woman who needed medical help got stuck in gridlock traffic. first responders were also stuck trying to get to her. zero tolerance policy for participants and spectators of the side shows. >> it's not just the illegal driving of the cars and spinning tires and going around in circles but often very serious injury or death. >> like last weekend, other law enforcement agencies will be helping in making arrests. >>> stephanie, today the san francisco police department is partnering up with g

>>according to officials 43 year-old stefan jefferson is believed to have shot a 57 year-old relative in north oakland around 10 15 friday morning. >>as if believes he then made his way to bayview where he shot and killed a 49 year-old man around one 30 pm. >>an hour later berkeley police responded to a deadly shooting at peoples park, berkeley pd says they're considering jefferson a suspect in that shooting too. jefferson flood the bay area only to be spotted friday night in south lake tahoe, the investigation is ongoing and we're still gathering what we do know is that he killed several people in the bay area. >>and was for whatever reason was headed the to lake tahoe and what he planned to do we can only speculate. >>sheriff cover lee says during the pursuit they performed a pit maneuver and jefferson immediately opened fire hitting one sergeant in the hand. jefferson eventually crashed and was taken into custody and because he's here we have first crack him. douglas county da mark jackson says a decision on how he will be prosecuted has not yet been decided that we take a very ser

public record shows jefferson's address as the house at the scene. he left in a black toyota four- door sedan with a california license plate, 7wvy390. then, just before 1:30 p.m., san francisco police got a call to arelious walker drive about the shooting in the city it was bayview district in opposite released this photo saying they were searching for the same suspect in the same toyota sedan. san francisco police say jefferson was suspected of shooting a man at the alice griffith housing complex. the victim later died at the hospital. in oakland, the ellicott alum and nearby houses, and in the military institute just blocks away from the shooting on market street. >> i heard about it, so i sent out all staff to our altstatt email saying this police activity unrelated to our campus. >> reporter: schools went on lockdown after they received a gun threat, but that turned out to be unrelated. >> that is why we reacted with the lockdown to protect our students? >> reporter: tonight, the oakland police department oakland crimestoppers announced they are

believed that jefferson shot and killed 49- year-old laron davis. and then that same morning he's accused of killing jackson in oakland. there's a small driveway memorial here on market street this morning when we stopped by. none of the family members wanted to speak to us but we understand that jackson was married and leaves behind children as well. he was a long time employee in their public works department. jefferson has now been charged with five felony counts including attempted murder and his bail has been set at $1 million and he's set to appear in court again on wednesday. >>> the f.b.i. said today that they're opening a federal hate crime into a crash that injured 8 people. ktv u's ann ruben is outside the main jail. >> reporter: no word on how long this investigation may take or how it might impact the charges. but at least one of the victims a 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition. >> fans helped to raise money for the 14-year-old. she was walking at a crosswalk with her brother and mother when they were mowed down by a speedin

our jefferson award winner is helping shelter crisis is. >>> the spca estimates that every year, 6.5million animals enter shelters in the united states, and of those, 1.5 million will be euthanized. those numbers are heartbreaking but this week's jefferson award winner has made it her life's passion to and the suffering across the globe and bay. >> today is a big day for the seven-year-old pitbull. >> venus is her next patient. at berkeley's humane spay and neuter clinic. at the nonprofit, doctor heath and her team take in animals like venus from shelters and rescue groups. providing free medical care that those that need it the most. >> animals were my first friends, and i felt a deep connection to them ever since i was a child. >> doctor heath has spayed and neutered more than 20,000 animals. a process that is now a passion. >>one unpaid animal can have thousands of offspring, and they can become homeless and strays and problems on the streets. the bad news is. it's a global issue. so recently, doctor heath took with she calls a staycation traveling to fiji to provide animals with

how are jefferson award winner has made it her mission , as a caterer.>a national labor statistics shows unemployment rate for disabled adults is double what it is for people without >>a palo alto woman is cooked up a way to bridge that gap. we are introduced to this week's jefferson award winner. >> kathleen foley hughes started a cafi in her son's school a number of years ago to teach developmentally disabled children like him, cooking skills. today the program has grown and many are learning to do more than they ever imagined. todd surfed love serving people at eight is cafi in palo alto. >> i get up help people while i'm also growing and being the best man that i can be. >>todd's work has -- has worked here and it's current spot at mitchell park five years ago. the nonprofit hires adults with disabilities from autism and down syndrome to blindness. >> is a friendly, safe space to learn, and to make mistakes and to keep growing. >> kathleen has trained and employed about 100 developmentally challenged adults. they work at eta cafi agreed -- in the non

jefferson at least has some character. he tells baer of delaware given a choice between two evils go for the lesser every time. so baird makes himself absent by basically canceling delaware's vote and convinces a colleague from vermont that the democratic congressman from vermont can cast a ballot for jefferson and jefferson is elected president of the united states after 37 ballot and ten days of debate and is sworn in and two weeks later. go to the gilded age which i studied for that brilliant book the triumph of william mckinley and you think politics today is broken? during the debate in 1884 editor of measure that fails one member of the democratic party stands up and excoriates a fellow democrat in such personal terms the offended member says mister speaker, the member is violating the core of the house and the speaker says the honorable gentleman from georgia is out of order and turns to his colleague and said i will not blank you if you are a dog, four letters. we have appear go in 1889 through 1890 in which not a

how our jefferson award rally offered some chefs to help. >>> >>> thousands of people lost their homesa rosa fire two years ago. a local food writer stepped up with an idea, to help as a heel, and rebuilt. >>great idea. we are introduced to this week's jefferson award winner. >> heather irwin is not a chef, but she knows a few. she mobilized them to help this -- displaced families gather around the table for food, comfort and hope. >>>after the santa rosa fires, in 2017. >> a lot of the shops were seen, how can we help? >> heather irwin to charge. the press democrat and sonoma magazine food writer rounded up some bay area top chefs and they whipped up nutritious restaurant quality meals for displaced families to pick up. >> they wanted comfort, and something that would make them feel good. >> sonoma family meal was born. it serves more than 180,000 meals to fire survivors like dorothy hughes. >>they probably saved my life. >> dorothy had just lost her husband and dog when the fire rendered her trailer uninhabitable. >> outpouring love and help has meant so much to me. >>>volunteer says

jefferson required washington's towering rage. rascal sent us three of his papers every day. despite this extreme provocation , washington always honored the first amendment saying this must they place in opposition to the infinite benefits resulting from a free press. like every future president, washington felt maligned and misunderstood by the press, but he never generalized that into a vendetta against the institution. [applause] >> he had it printed in the newspapers that readers could digest and consider it. main theme here tonight is that relations between presidents and the press are inevitably tough, almost always adversarial, but they don't need to be steep in benham -- in venom. [applause] >> our founders were highly literate people and none more so than alexander hamilton. an immigrant who arrived, thank god, before the country was full. [applause] [laughter] why they let the guy in. clearly somebody had slipped up at the southern border. now, hamilton was a human word machine. when columbia university press published 27 fake volumes of his collected papers, the e

i think jefferson would have a lot to say today about those democratic principles he first taught. rights and equal opportunity for all. ♪ and abraham lincoln, why, lincoln has become a hero to the oppressed people all over the world, because he lived and died for freedom and equality, and because he led the country through one of its greatest crises. he believed the government of the people, by the people, and for the people should not perish from the earth. ♪ well, bill, washington and jefferson and lincoln are dead. they began our democracy, but they knew the job would have to be finished by those who lived after them. and they knew that this democracy would last only as long as its citizens were willing to keep working on it. it is our government, bill. from here on, it is up to us. ♪ >> you can watch our films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series "reel 10:00 p.m.aturday at and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. ♪ c-span bus is stopping at high schools across the country to represent the awards to the winners of our studentcam competiti

as jefferson said, the choice is a free press or democracy. as brandeis said, how people get information, these are not -- these are not things you can separate. they are mute tallly interwind. the ability to have this and when i started almost 0 years ago in the city of concord, california with the population of 30,000 people, there was a gentleman who has written for "the oakland tribune" and for our local newspaper for a count andnd there are journalists we need people in the front row. mr. spears knew the relationship how people got elected to city council, who was apointed to the planning commission. and it's human nature. a and if you don't have someone watching, you are going to have human nature sometimes do things that wouldn't than someone who was professionally trained to explain to the germ public why it is happening. people will talk about the truth, truth being the simple explanation. these truths being the meaning of why people took those physical actions. this is what journalism is about, why a city council member, county super

the shares department in douglas county nevada confirms the arrest of stefon jefferson.nvestigators say he was taken into custody last night after a high-speed pursuit. a sergeant was shot during that fo injury considered life-threatening. >>> police now believe that army veteran isaiah peeples was trying to target muslims when he ran down eight peopleyvalwit prosecutors say that he can possibly face hate crime allegations. one victims, a 13-year-old girl is suffering from severe head injuries. >>> east bay customers could see higher bills. the agency is looking to increase its budget and if the rates are dotted, there would be a 6.5% rate increase on july 1 of this year and then another increase next july. the board will vote on the issue at a public hearing on june 11. >>> the beginning this weekend, there will be no bart service between the concord and pleasant hill and contra costa center stations on saturday and sunday. cruiser replacing the track. free buses will be provided to take passengers between those stations. >>> and the stanley cup playoffs, the sharks bea

police say 43-year-old stefon jefferson was the shooter. >> this was his job. he was on the job, taking the garbage out and came right here and the guy shot him and everything. >> reporter: davis lived and worked at the complex and one victim of a shooting spree stretching across the bay. >> lou got nothing but love, big lou. i love him from the heart. i raised him. >> reporter: police say earlier friday morning jefferson killed a family member in oakland, i.d.'d as lamar jackson. according to a family friend there was a dispute over property owned by jackson over o at the friday's shooting. he than ran north where he ran into deputies in south lake, tahoe, and crossed into nevada. >> so he shot at us went shot at him. that's as simple as it gets. >> reporter: after a chase jefferson crashed his car and was arrested. back in the bay police are considering him a suspect in a homicide friday. that has left people who know the suspect stunned. >> you have to break the cycle. >> reporter: jefferson is being held at the douglas county jail in nevada. the suspect is

later jefferson turned up in south lake tahoe where douglas county sheriff deputies exchanged gunfire with him. a sergeant was hit in the head where jefferson finally gave up.>> we shot at us and we shot at him. >> the murders remain a mystery at this point, some as people's park suspect he was on drugs and dealing with mental issues at the time. the charges carry a sentence with life in prison and no chance for parole or the death penalty. >> how did they find him in nevada? >> they put on all-out search for this vehicle and deputies spotted the vehicle later that night, on friday night is when he engaged in gunfire with him and one of the deputies was shot. they eventually caught him and he gave up.>>> i will never forget yesterday. my missing finger will forever scar me physically but it is going to remind me how vulnerable we are and also how heroic each one of us can be. >> for the first time we are hearing from the rabbi that was shot while delivering a sermon at a synagogue in southern california yesterday. a woman was killed, three others including a child were injured. what t

. >>> stephon jefferson tells the judge i'm sorry. kpix 5 veronica de la cruz tells us with more details from his first court appearance today. >>> stephon jefferson is being held on $1 million bail he was arrested friday night at the wounding a deputy in a shootout in nevada. today he made his four, first court appearance in douglas county nevada had this to say . >> first and foremost i want to apologize to the city and all of the people that was involved with the fiasco involving me. please forgive me for my intentions was never to hurt anyone. the police i shot was my brother and i was never meant to hurt them. >>> jefferson is accused of murdering three men in a span of five hours friday.'s cousin in oakland, men in san francisco, and a man named calvin kelly in berkeley. calvin the father of four was going down at this picnic table in people's park where he often play chess and dominoes. as for motives, calvin's friends and family are baffled. >> he was laying down afterthi . >> i don't know who this guy is a white. >>> as for t

it is about as simple as it gets. >> reporter: jefferson crashed his car and was taken into custody. he is now charged with attempted murder of a peace officer. he went on a shooting rampage on friday killing 3 people in 3 cities in 4 hours. the first incident happened in oakland at 10:15 am. the victim, marcus jackson, shot to death in his driveway on the three 100 block of market street. at 1:30 pm, another shooting in san francisco's bayview at the ellis chris of public housing department, the victim, 49-year- old lauren davis. an hour later, a person shot and killed in people's park. the victim there was targeted and according to the san francisco chronicle, at least two of the victims were family members. alyssa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> san francisco police are releasing a statement today saying in part, "the sample police department would like to extend our thoughts and prayers today to the douglas county sheriffs deputy who suffered a gunshot wound friday evening to the hand well apprehended homicide suspect, stefon jefferson. we wish them it a speedy recovery. >>> we

police say jefferson as a 185 pounds dark hair brown eyes. they say was armed with a gun at the time the homicide occurred. >>and both opd and sfpd agree the jefferson is likely driving a 2015 black toyota corolla california license plate, 7 w the wife 3, 9, 0. they say if you see the suspect or the vehicle do not approach instead call 911. another story we've been following today governor gavin newsome started lashing out at the president for the president's speech at the national rifle association's convention and as our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala tells us the governor said to the president's favorite battleground twitter. >>to launch his attack. >>as president trump took the stage at the nra convention in indianapolis governor gavin newsome took to twitter to criticize him the president pledged his commitment to preserving gun rights and i'm a champion for the second amendment and so you it's not

kelly's family says they never heard of jefferson prior to now. abc7 news. >> thank you for that update. >>> trial is set to begin tomorrow for two men charged in deadly ghost ship fire. jury selection was completed today. fire 2 1/2 years ago killed 36 people in warehouse party. prosecutors say they knew about unsafe conditions in the artists collective. attorney says he's happy with the selected jurors. >>> 26-year-old army veteran is under arrest tonight accused of plotting a bombing. >> reporter josh haskell in los angeles tells us had a long list of targets. officers, rally, neighbors. >> reporter: army veteran domingo lives here. neighbors are distraught because domingo wanted to murder 1 of them. >> still in shock with the news. obviously we're neighbors and he wanted to kill one of us. >> reporter: arrested in bluff park friday night where he was planning to detonate two phony pressure cooker bombs this past weekend in a rally. made by accomplice who was undercover fbi agent. investigators made contact with domingo two months ago after pos

slashing broadsides against the very president that jefferson served. philip performed his task with such malicious gusto that he is to drop off copies of his incendiary paper on washington's doorstep every day. it is hard to convey the anguish that seized washington's mind as he reeled from press criticism. one day, the journalist printed a cartoon showing washington he xvi.ded a la louis jefferson recorded washington's range. the president got into one of those passions that he cannot command himself and said that he thought he would become the distributor of the newspapers, a very 18th-century form of chutz pah, eh? [laughter] despite this extreme provocation, washington honor the first amendment saying, these evils must be placed in a position from the infinite benefits resulting from a free press. like every future president, washington felt maligned and press,erstood by the but he never turned that into a vendetta against the institution. [applause] wrote -- hen he never delivered it in person, he had it printed in the newspapers so readers could

at the jefferson memorial. find out who the redskinsri >>> all t, the praise has been pouring in from all around the league for the redskins first two days of the draft. let's be honest. we haven't seen that in quite time. the redskinsli filng some needs, and still seven picks to go today thanks to a trade out of the third round late last night. redskins picked up two fourth round picks by trading the second and third round picks last night. the first of those fourth round picks, stanford running back bryce love. despite being projected to be a second round pick last year, ve elected to return to school for his finalof yea eligibility. the pick today was announced by first round picks dwayne haskins and hontez sweat. >> a bit of a surprise to most fans, swimming great la decky expressed his approval. and was a heisman hopeful until ouore his acl in december. no dbt a whirlwind for the redskins first two picks since they were selected 48 hours ago. today was the day washington, d.c. got to met duane haskins and

another killing in san francisco's bay district. 43 on stiphane jefferson. police say he was last seen driving a toyota sedan. jana katsuyama with information about one of the victims. johnna? robo we learn from the san francisco medical examiner's office that the victim in the san francisco homicide has been identified. his name is laron davis, and according to the san francisco medical examiner, he is 49 years old and a resident of san francisco. a very sad end to the day for his family as well as the family of another victim as police continue to search early this morning.

jefferson flood the bay area only to be spotted friday night in south lake tahoe. >>the investigation is ongoing and we're still gathering what we do know is that he killed several people in the bay area was for whatever reason was headed the to lake tahoe and what he planned to do we can only speculate. >>sheriff cover lee says during the pursuit they performed a pit maneuver and jefferson immediately opened fire hitting one sergeant in the hand. jefferson eventually crashed and was taken into custody and because he's here we have first crack about douglas county da mark jackson says a decision on how he will be prosecuted has not yet been decided that we take a very serious. >>when the local douglas county deputy, this shot then based upon that we anticipate that will most likely be looking at proceeding on the charges here first in nevada. >>will remain in about a to faces charges there which include murder of a peace officer that will happen before he gets transferred back here to california sfpd says they have not formally charged him just yet they're going to

jefferson recorded washington's rage.he president got into one of those passions that he cannot command himself and said that he thought he would become the distributor of the newspapers, a very 18th-century form of chutzpah, eh? [laughter] despite this extreme provocation, washington honored the first amendment saying these a ls must be placed in position from the infinite free ts resulting from a press. like every future president, washington felt maligned and misunderstood by the press, but he never turned that into a vendetta against the institution. [applause] in fact, when he wrote -- he never delivered it in person, he had it printed in the newspapers digest it and d consider it. my main theme here tonight is that relations between presidents and the press are inevitably tough, almost always adversarial, but they don't need to be steeped in venom. [applause] our founders were highly literate, perhaps none more so than one alexander hamilton, and immigrant who arrived, thank the country was full. [laughter] [applaus

wa are watching a situation in jefferson county, colorado tonight. police and the f.b.i.king for a young woman who is believed to be armed, traveled there from florida, and is said to be infatuated with the school shootings at columbine which took place 20 years ago this week. y ors were locked today at nearly two dozen schools, a lockout including columbine high, where 12 students and one teacher were killed on april 20, te99. nikki battiste is following this meory tonight. >> reporter: jeff, as you mentioned, more than 20 schools were placed on a lockout today, which means doors were locked but classes went on, as the f.b.i. searched for an 18-year- old woman they consider to be armed and extremely dangerous. das news has learned that sol pais traveled to colorado and made credible threats to the jefferson county school system. authorities say she was last seen wearing black t-shirts, camouflage pants and black boots in the foothills of jefferson kounty. fe sheriff's office there assured parents that students were safe. s fact, after-school activities were running as no