i never thought i would be sitting here agreeing with every word john burris would say. [laughter] this is the first time i have had an opportunity to be with him. however, i do agree with him. it has to be enforced throughout the organization. what we expect up our people. what we want to ensure up our people, particularly the integrity and the values aspect. many of us, not many, but quite a few departments have of all you statement. ethics, integrity are part of those values. it is not just a document that is on a wall. it is something we have to believe that every level and in force at every level. in preparing for this, i found an absolutely wonderful article, "the truth about the police code of silence revealed." i really recommend that you take a look at that. i'm going to recommend most police chiefs take a look at this. there are profiles. he talks about the code of silence. that is about the fact that there is. how you prevent the code of silence? it is like how do you prevent crime? or how do you stop crime, let's put it that way. the best way to prevent these

. >>> approval he has now hired an attorney for years obtained opened defense attorney john burris. the medical examiner says the boys came from his own gun. the family's lawyer claims there are conflicting reports about what happened in the chairperson selectivity that cleans as young men ever fired a shot and that he was and -- in full sprint ahead. >> officials in norway have lowered the death toll from 93 to 76. it is backed appeared at a closed arraignment. he's been charged with acts of terrorism. he told them into a stream is south clapboard within but his lawyers say that he acted alone. >>> a same-sex couple from san francisco is getting ready to head to new york to get married. i cannot wait until the ban on same-sex marriages was lifted. >> i was waiting for puppy to fall but i am 40 and joe is 50. >> they say it is time to tie the knot below is a california law enacted after pot the past and loudest marriages in other states to be enforceable in california. >>> new at 7:00 on is the end of the area. the curtain closed for the final time at san francisco red district. >>

said today on the panel -- and i cannot believe i am going to say this -- i completely agree with john burris and stuart hanlon. [applause] >> thank you for giving my closing comments from me. i would like to thank the public defender's office for providing the public and anybody he wants to come to this forum, hearing from these experts, and they help you take away some good things from this -- and i hope you take away some good things you take away some good things from this panel. >> so many people here. this is the third and final panel for those of you who have stayed. this is going to be an incredible discussion. leading the panel, this is the chief attorney of the public defender's office, matt gonzalez. >> let me talk about how we decided to have a panel as part of this year is just a summit on the death penalty. san francisco is often known for being a large city, in this case, we have a unique history with the death penalty. during his reelection campaign of 1999, terrence hallohan said that they would not seek the death penalty for any offense in san francisco. he was reelected by

. >> the mother of the parolee that died in a shootout with police has hired john burris. ballistic evidence shows that the bullets came from his own gun. he opened first on police first, they say and somehow shot himself in the neck. harding's mother says that none of it makes sense. the aspiring rock star was enrolled in college. >> he was starting school. he wanted his musical career to get up and going. >> four independent investigations into harding's death. burris is the same attorney hired by oscar grant. grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer back in 2009. >> this morning richmond teenager who survived a grizzly bear attack is home and describing the terrifying encountered. he was in alaska taking part in a wilderness survival program when the attack happened. nick smith is live in the newsroom with more. this young man's feet saved his life. >> 18-year-old victim was one of 17 who were on the last leg of a 30-day back country education course. martin talked about it. he and his teammates were taking part afternoon a survival program for urban youth. it

i never thought i would be sitting here agreeing with every word john burris would say. [laughter] this is the first time i have had an opportunity to be with him. however, i do agree with him. it has to be enforced throughout the organization. what we expect up our people. what we want to ensure up our people, particularly the integrity and the values aspect. many of us, not many, but quite a few departments have of all you statement. ethics, integrity are part of those values. it is not just a document that is on a wall. it is something we have to believe that every level and in force at every level. in preparing for this, i found an absolutely

man who died during a gun battle with san francisco police has teamed up with oakland attorney john burrisrris' firm will represent ken it harding's family to ensure what the attorney says is a transparent investigation into harding's death. harding's mother described her son who was on parole for juvenile rape and also called a person of interest in a recent murder a god-fearing man who was raised in a church. >> he was very independent. umm, he was very loving, caring, giving. he loved his family and he loved his mother. >> police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them during a foot chase. neither burris or the family addressed the possibility of a civil lawsuit. >>> seattle police have warned bay area police departments that harding's brother, who is believed to be wanted in questioning for a murder, may be in the bay area right now. >>> other stories making headlines around the bay area, the response time to a house fire could slow to 20 minutes or month if proposed cuts are approved for the east contra costa fire district. that's according to the firefighter's union pre

his mother has hired well known oakland attorney john burris to represent her. >>> the 2 men accusedf attacking brian stowe may have assaulted other giants fans. as lou and marvin appeared in court this morning, los angeles police asked for help. they think the men may have assaulted more people at the dodger home opener on march 31 and they want anyone with information to contact them. court today judge deny add request to reduce bail for sanchez and norwood. each being held on 500,000 dollars. >> we believe that mr. norwood at least is a threat poses a threat to the community and that's one of the criteria i believe that the same alleges was against mr. sanchez also. >>reporter: stowe remains in san francisco general hospital where nurses say he is becoming more responsive after another emergency brain operation. >>> more to bring you up next. sometimes even a governor must report for jury duty. >> also arnold schwarzenegger agrees to play nice in his very public divorce. and then this. >> i want justice. i want him to go to jail. >>reporter: hotel made says she will not sit silent

tonight the family of 19-year-old victim kenneth harding has hired well-known civil rights attorney john burris. a news conference is underway in oakland as we speak. burris says the sfpd has made conflicting and shifting claims about the incident and is demanding that police release details of this investigation. initially investigators claimed harding was shot by officers during a gunfight with police on july 16. now investigators say evidence suggests harding shot himself in the head, likely pie accident during the fire-fight. some witnesses claim harding never fired a shot. >>> gruesome new details released in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. we want to warn you, the details are graphic. court documents reveal that stow was disfigured. his tongue was cut, ears and nose slit. the arraignment of marvin norwood on the left and 2-year-old luis sanchez has been postponed while the defense asked for a delay. the two faced charges of assault and mayhem. if convicted they could face more than eight years in prison. sanchez's attorney spoke outside the courtroom. >> he doesn't fit the profile o

washington state man that died during a gun battle with san francisco police has hired oakland attorney john burris. during a press conference today burris said he wants to make sure that there is a transparent investigation into the death of kenneth harding. neither burris for the family addressed the possibility of a civil lawsuit. police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them during a foot chase. police say officers tried to stop harding because they thought he was trying to get on a muni train without paying. as a response to the incident african-american church leaders gave out free fares. they say people sometimes can't afford the fare and that's how tensions escalate. the free fair was provided by a group called concerned citizens committee. they plan to hand out transfers tomorrow and hope to get funding to continue the service. >>> next, a break on air fare, but who is really reaping the rewards. and here is a hint. not you. >>> then, lowering precipitation costs, the top hanseling drugs that are about to get much cheaper. >>> from the cbs eye weather center good evening eve

john burris firm will insist on a transparent investigation into kenneth harding's death. the mother described her son on parole for juvenile rape and also called a person of interest in a recent murder case as a god fearing man and churching-goer. >> he was very independent, loving, caring, giving. he loved his family. and loved his mother. >> police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them after a foot chase. no possibility of a civil suit was addressed. seattle police have warned bay area police department that harding's brother, who is believed to be wanted for questioning in a murder, may be in the bay area right now. >>> in other bay area headlines the response time to a house fire could slow to 20 minutes or more. that's if proposed cuts are approved for the east contra costa fire district. that's according to the firefighters union president. the district that covers brentwood, oakley, discovery way, byron and bethel island is $3 million short. potential cuts include cutting its firefighting crew interest 48 to 23 and closing half of the remaining fire

. >> the mother of the premium in a confrontation with police has hired john burris. harding was running from cops following a routine fare check. police say he opened fire first and somehow shot unless the neck. the fatal bullet and police bullet were from different caliber handguns. the mother says none of it makes sense. she says he was enrolling in college. >> he was waiting for the fall quarter for him to start school. he wanted his music career to get up and going. >> an independent investigations into his death is under way. burris is the same attorney hired by oscar grant. grant was shot back by a bart police officer back in 2009. >> the raiders and 49ers will head back to work this week after the players union approved a new ten-year labor deal ending the n.f.l. walkout. raiders start tomorrow and 49ers start on thursday. it's a slightly better revenue split but the players will make it up with an expected boost in revenues. >>> it's been a long time coming. football is back and that is the great news for everybody. even up to the last minute. it required bot

died in a confrontation with san francisco police has hired high profile civil rights attorney john burris medical examiner found evidence that shows the fatal shot came from kenneth hagd's own gun. he was running from police. investigators say he opened fire on police first and somehow he shot himself in the neck. the bullets were from different caliber handguns. harding's mother says none of it makes any sense and she says he was about to enroll in college. >> he was waiting for the fall semester to start school. he wanted his music career to get up and going. >> four independent investigations are underway. burris is the same attorney hired by the family of oscar grant. he was shot and killed by a bart police officer back in 2009. >> the nation is one week away from a deadline of debt crisis. rival democratic and republican plans have thrust congress into a standoff. president obama made a last ditch call for a compromise last night. house speaker john boehner initiations with the white house have been few till >> reporter: with less than one week until the government hits the credit li

this morning we spoke with attorney john burris, he's not representing caldwell but did represented the grant family. >> i have very fond memories of him. he's a positive young man who i thought had a very good future ahead of him. of all of oscar's friends, with him that night, i had a very positive impression of him. >> we are looking for an update from hayward police and the court more's office. the latest details indicate that a ward police believe it was in the a random act. we're live in hayward, christian kasdin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> overnight, oakland police began interviewing a person of interest in connection with the killing of a young woman whose body was set on fire. yesterday the woman was identified as 21-year-old monica rodas, the mother of a three-year-old son. thursday morning police say her body was dumped in the rockridge neighborhood and set on fire. we spoke with her family who says she left home wednesday night with a friend and now they say they're struggling to understand why this all happened. >> monica was always happy. she was a good girl. it was just an

man who died during a gun battle with san francisco police has teamed up with oakland attorney john burrissparent investigation into harding's death. the mother describes him as a good kid raised in a church. >> he was very independent. he was very caring. he loved his family and loved his mother. >> police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them during a foot chase two weeks ago. harding was on parole for juvenile rape and also called a person of interest in a recent murder case. neither burris or the family addressed the possibility of a civil suit. >>> 5:38. a pleasant hill police officer says they have just voted down the most recent contract offer from the city. at issue are contribution for health insurance and retirement benefits. "contra costa times" reports the imposed contract would require police to ante nearly half of their pension payments. new hires would be on the hook for the whole thing. police officers say the new contract recommends a pay cut of nearly $6,500 for next year. >>> and some major cuts could be ahead for the east contra costa fire district. it's

kenneth harding's family will be represented by the firm of oakland attorney john burris. the attorney wants a transparent investigation into harding's death. >> he was very independent. he was very loving, caring, giving. he loved his family. and he loved his mother. >> police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them during a foot chase two weeks ago. harding was on parole for juvenile rape and also called a person of interest in a recent murder. neither burris or the family addressed the possibility of a civil lawsuit. >>> yesterday we got lawrence to do the football dance because the raiders open camp tomorrow. maybe he can give us a little curta call? >> no. [ laughter ] >> temperatures heat up. we have patchy fog not as extensive as it's been. we are going to see more sunshine on the way today. the temperatures below average but very comfortable toward the afternoon. 50s right now. clear interior valleys. this afternoon plenty of sunshine there mid-80s inland, 60s inside the bay, 70s as you as you make your way into the santa clara valley, 50s and 60s pat

washington state man who died during a gun battle with san francisco police has hired oakland attorney john burris. burris said today he'll represent kevin harding's family to ensure a transparent investigation into harding's death. burress made the remarks today during a news conference alongside harding's mother. she described her son as a god- fearing man who was raised in church. >> he was very independent. he was very loving, caring, giving. he loved his family, and he loved his mother. >> police say that they shot at harding after he opened fire on them during a foot chase. neither burress for the family would address the possibility of a civil lawsuit. meantime seattle police have warned bay area police departments that harding's brother, believed to be wanted for questioning in a murder may be in the bay area right now. >>> several attacked by a grizzly bear. a survival lesson in the wilderness no one could have imagined. one of the victims in the bay area. kristen ayers is live in oakland where the teen's family is anxiously awaiting his attorney general. i'm sure he's looking forward to