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

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

. >> reporter: civil rights attorney john burris believes the federal probe is warranted, and so does raheem brown's mother. >> i want justice for my son. >> i'm not totally against the police. i'm against the police officers that take their job to another level. >> reporter: now it's unclear exactly when that federal probe will begin or how long it will last, again, the district says that it expects to fully cooperate, hand over any information that is requested. they also say that they are confident they have handled the cases in question properly. in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. now if someone says to you coming soon, what is your expectation? a few days, a couple of weeks? maybe a month. well, santa clara county's light rail provider has promised credit card readers for nearly two years. >> an investigation asking why vta has spent more than $6 million and nothing to show for it. chief investigator tony kovales c ki. tony, what does coming soon mean to them? >> reporter: here you can purchase transit tickets on b.a.r.t., san francisco muni an