jessica levinson, thank you for joining us. appreciate your analysis. >> thank you. >>> with a year to go before the election, trump seems to hold an edge over president biden in key swing states. new polling has him leading in some states where biden won the vote in 2020. white house reporter priscilla a alvarez has more. >> reporter: a newly released poll is inting a grim outlook for the biden campaign a year before the election. in a "new york times" and college poll, the president is trailing former president donald trump in a hypothetical match in four key swing states, nevada, georgia, arizona and michigan. president biden won those in 2020 and striking because former president donald trump faces a series of criminal charges. the biden campaign is downplaying this poll. saying in a statement, quote, president biden's campaign is hard at work reaching and mobilizing our diverse winning coalition of voters, one year out. the campaign goes on to say, we'll win in 2024 by putting our heads down and doing the work, not by fret

let's bring back jessica levinson, he's a brown and danielle moodie.tunning revelations from this report, put that in context for us. but this put george santos in significant legal trouble outside of the being expelled from congress? >> absolutely. it is so surprising in the sense that, as you know, there's so much money that can illegally go to candidates. there's so much money that is legally available to candidates and officeholders. and, it looks like to be the case here is that george santos just blew through every applicable rule and regulation when it comes to not using campaign funds for your personal use. the first class i ever taught was campaign funds law. the first thing i ever did to them is this is your campaign, this is not your personal bank account. it is not for your kids tuition, it is not for the mortgage, it is not for your beautiful set of new clothing in the case of george santos. it could absolutely not just be facing expulsion from the house but also significant legal exposure as well. now, we don't know what that is going to

. >> reporter: jessica levinson believes the jury did not buy the defendant's argument that bankman-fried simply made mistakes with no criminal intent . witnesses testified they saw the wrongdoings firsthand including his ex-girlfriend and former alameda ceo caroline ellison. >> they said sam bankman-fried knew exactly what he was doing. he knew what was wrong. the defense was not able to rebut that. >> my client maintains his innocence and we will continue to fight the charges against him. >> bankman-fried now faces a sentence of 110 years in prison. >> could still be the case that if bankman-fried ever does walk out of a federal prison, he will be a poor man. >> sentencing is set for march 28. structured members of the union representing staff in the san francisco unified school district began voting on new contract that happens today. it includes a $9000 salary range for certified educators in their first year and a 5% increase in their second year. other educators will get a least $30 per hour or an 8% raise increase in their first year. substitute teachers will get a pay raise. that

. >> reporter: cbs legal analyst jessica levinson. >> just because his iphone and ipad were seized byhe fbi, it doesn't mean that he's the target. it means they think that there is information on those devices. >> reporter: and after the raid of the mayor's chief fund-raiser, neither adams nor his campaign have been accused of any wrongdoing. and at this time there have been no charges filed in connection with the investigation. >> astrid martinez, thank you. >>> a state of emergency is in place in los angeles after a massive fire forced the closure of a busy downtown roadway. it's unclear when the interstate 10 freeway will reopen. cbs's elise preston reports from los angeles. >> reporter: crews in downtown los angeles are assessing the damage after a massive fire indefinitely shut down one of the city's busiest freeways. >> this is a serious situation for our infrastructure. >> reporter: the flames broke out saturday at a pallet yard and melted guardrails and damaged overpass support columns. los angeles mayor karen bass. >> as much as traffic is a challenge for all of us in our cit

she ate himself from katie porter and barbara loyola law school professor jessica levinson says in a tight race like this with major high-profile candidates, key endorsements can help for adam schiff to be able to point to the former speaker of the house was popular, california and say she picked me. he didn't pick my opponent's. that's because she knows i will be best for the job. i think that that could help it comes less than a week after ship received an endorsement from the ucus earlier this year, public backing of attorney general rob bonta and state controller malia cohen in just this week. porter received an endorsement from former long beach mayor and current congress member robert garcia. he's taking on the big banks. >> she takes on corporate power and is always standing up for the people defending our democracy. that's why i'm proudly supporting adam for >> and earlier this month, former broadcast journalist christina pascucci entered the race as a democrat, former tech executive lexi reece is also running as a democrat. all of that as this week marks about 4 months until

she ate himself from katie porter and barbara loyola law school professor jessica levinson says in a tight race like this with major high-profile candidates, key endorsements can help for adam schiff to be able to point to the former speaker of the house was popular, california and say she picked me. he didn't pick my opponent's. that's because she knows i will be best for the job. i think that that could help it comes less than a week after ship received an endorsement from the california legislative jewish caucus earlier this year, barbara lee received the public backing of attorney general rob bonta and state controller malia cohen. in just this week. porter received an endorsement from former long beach mayor and current congress member robert garcia. he's taking on the big banks. >> she takes on corporate power and is always standing up for the people defending our democracy. that's why i'm proudly supporting adam for >> and earlier this month, former broadcast journalist christina pascucci entered the race as a democrat, former tech executive lexi reece is also running as a dem

well, law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoever is in power, regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the campus for me. we reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time. as for the election. well, the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th. >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. alright, weather year. >> headed to sacramento are just trying to get across the bay bridge. lot of people going to be traveling this weekend and it's so wet roads tonight. that's for sure. >> might see some snow up in the sierra lawrence karnow is got all the details for us. hey, lauren. yeah, i guess a lot of people take the whole week off fo

well, law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoever is in power, regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the camp and fine. we reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time. as for the election. well, the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th. >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> food security is a front and center issue for many as well. in sandra fell today, free turkeys were handed out to families at the river center along with other pantry goes to help put full feast about a quarter of the households in marin lack the income for a decent standard of living. that's according to a report by the united way of califo

. >> joining me now from los angeles is jessica levinson, a professor of law at loyola law school and host of the podcast passing judgment. good to see. >> good to be here. >> the four times indicted twice impeached for one term president spoke to reporters outside the court for monday, repeating much of what he said while on the witness stand. here is some of it. >> dissing that we are being sued and spending all this time and money, yet you have people being killed all over the world that this country could stop. with inflation and all the other problems that this country has, i think it is a disgrace. and when you look at the numbers, the full numbers that came out today from the new york times, people are sick and tired of what's happening. >> just in itself it's an odd thing to be saying in the middle of a court battle, but it does seem that there are two separate arguments being made in that courtroom. trump directly addressing u.s. voters making his case for reelection, while prosecutors argue why he should be banned from doing business ever again in new york state. >> i think

. >> joining me now from los angeles is jessica levinson, a professor of law at loyola law school and host of the podcast passing judgment. welcome back, good to see you. >> good to be here. >> so the four times indicted twice impeached former president spoke to reporters outside the courtroom monday, repeating much of what he said while on the witness stand. here is some of it. >> do you think we are being sued, spending all this time and money with people being killed all over the world, that this country -- with inflation and all of the other problems this country has i think it is a disgrace. when you look at the numbers, the polling numbers that came out today from the new york times, people are sick and tired of what is happening >> in itself, it is an odd thing to be sitting in a middle of a court battle, but it is -- me made in that courtroom. trump directly adjusting voters making his case for reelection, or prosecutors arguing why he should be banned from doing business ever again in new york state. >> i think you are exactly right to phrase it that way. it does feel like th

people are frustrated with law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in eachte blame whoever is in power regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run. i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the campus the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th 2024 by tom wallace. kron. 4 news. >> santa clara county is being ranked as the second most expensive county in the country to buy a home. that's according to real estate blog property shark. the blog says the bay area is the most expensive metro area in the united states. for the 8th consecutive year. the top 5 most expensive zip codes in the bay area include los altos. saratoga and palo alto. >> tomorrow, comedian tiffany haddish is coming to the bay area to read her book to children at the oakland public l

well, law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoever is in power, regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for %overnor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the campus for me. we reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time. as for the election. well, the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th. >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> one of the founding members of kool and the gang has died. george funky brown. he was also the group's a drummer. he died of lung cancer in los angeles. his family is asking for donations to long society of america. artists from madonna to jay z have sampled kool and the gang songs over the years. brown described his music has the sound of h

well, law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoever is in power, regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the camp at this point. we reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time as for the election. well, the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th. >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> people supporting alameda county da pamela price have launched a campaign. they're fighting back against the ongoing recall effort. supporters surprise calling the recall undemocratic this week. organizers of the recall, the people who want her out rallied outside the alameda county board of supervisors. chambers in oakland. they say the

well, law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoeverin power, regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run. i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the campus for me. we reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time. as for the election wi fast approaching set for march 5th? >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> it's 8.34 and people who support alameda county da pamela price have launched a campaign to fight back against those who want to recall her supporters of price say that the recall effort is undemocratic earlier in the week. organizers of the recall price effort rallied outside the alameda county board of supervisors chambers. you can see them there and they were saying how t

she ate himself from katie porter and barbara loyola law school professor jessica levinson says in ae like this with major high-profile candidates, key endorsements can help for adam schiff to be able to point to the former speaker of the house was popular, california and say she picked me. he didn't pick my opponent's. that's because she knows i will be best for the job. i think that that could help them stand out. it comes less than a week after ship received an endorsement from the california legislative jewish caucus earlier this year. barbara lee received the public backing of attorney general rob bonta and state controller malia cohen. and just this week, porter received an endorsement from former long beach mayor and current congress member robert garcia. he's taking on the big banks. >> she takes on corporate power and is always standing up for the people defending our democracy. that's why i'm proudly supporting adam for sen. >> to note earlier this month, former broadcast journalist christina pascucci entered this race as a democrat also said, tell you that lexi reese, form

well, law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoever power, regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the campus for me. reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time. as for the election. well, the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th. >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> people supporting alameda county district attorney pamela price have launched a campaign to fight back against recall efforts. supporters of price are calling the recall undemocratic earlier this week, organizers of the effort to recall price rallied outside the alameda county board of supervisors chambers in oakland. they say they already have more

people are frustrated with law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in eacher regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the camp at this point. we reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time. as for the election. well, the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th. >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. >> its 09:34am and those in support of alameda county da pamela price of launched a campaign to fight back against those who want to recall of her supporters of price say the recall is undemocratic. earlier this week we saw protesters that were rallying outside the alameda county board of supervisors calling for the recall and saying that they alrea

people are frustrated with law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoever is in power regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the camp at this point. we reached out to the newsom campaign for comment but did not hear back as of news time as for the election will the california primary is fast approaching set for march 5th? >> 2024 at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. >> it's 10. 33 and people in support of alameda county da pamela price of launched a campaign now to fight back against those who are trying to recall her supporters of price. see, the recall is undemocratic. earlier this week we saw organizers of the effort to recall her rallying outside the alameda county board of superv

well, law school professor jessica levinson says it's common to see voters in each state blame whoever, regardless of party. as for what that could mean for a future newsom presidential run, i think it's way too soon for governor newsom to be nervous. he is not on the ballot in the foreseeable future. yes, he will have to explain why we did experience. >> crises in california during his time as governor. but many governors have to do that, too. i do not think that there will panic in the campus point. >> we reached out to the newsom campaign for a comment but did not hear back as of news time. and as for the california primary while james and darya, it is quickly approaching, it is set for march 5th 2024. reporting live at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news that race for the senate seat is going to be fascinating to follow a tom. thank you very much. >> 7.33 right now and people who support alameda county da pamela price of launched a campaign to fight back against those who want to recall her supporters of price say that this recall is undemocratic. and earlier this week,

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let's bring in our panel for the hour, jessica levinson, professor at loyola law school. hayes brown, writer numb editor for msnbc daily. and danielle moodie, host of woke a f daily, and host of democracy, and the new abnormal podcast. great to have all of you with us. jessica, talk to us about that protective order issued by judge mcafee. what does it mean for the case moving forward? >> it means that you and i, and other people will get less information potentially about information that is exchanged between the parties. essentially what the judge said, and what it looks like the party has agreed to, is that there is some sensitive information that will be subject to this protective order, and that there may be a difference in how information is shared. i know the prosecution had said there are certain information that they don't want to just hand over to the defense counsel. instead they will say, come on in, take a look, take notes. but it essentially means that there will be less potentially in public, in the public eye. that doesn't mean that this is operating in so

cbs news legal contributor jessica levinson. >> when it comes to accusations of public corruption andinance violations, the question is always, are these actions that are the result of a quid pro quo where a public official like mayor adams took actions because he got money or because he had the promise of money? >> reporter: nancy chen, new york. >>> nearly half a million americans serve in the national guard with more than 40,000 currently engaged in missions all around the world. their work and training can lead to injuries, but new data obtained by cbs news finds 30% of injury claims that are recommended by local commanders are rejected by the air national guard. senior investigative correspondent catherine herridge has been looking into this. >> the system is infuriating because you're shouting into the wind, and nobody's listening. >> reporter: those sentiments sting for master sergeant jim buckley, whose military family has served for three generations. >> has the air national guard been like a second family? >> i've been with the same folks, you know, for the past 13 years, an