my name is jonathan thompson, currently executive director of the national sheriffs' association. national sheriffs' association represents the 3080 sheriffs in the united states. nearly all of whom are elected democratically by the people and each one serves as the chief law enforcement officer for his or her county or parish. sheriffs are the only law enforcement officers in the nation providing the full line of services including jail operations and courtroom security. the officer-sheriff is the law enforcement -- office of sheriff is the law enforcement agency most accountable directly to the people they serve. on the topic of voices from the field. my written p testimony was submitted to the task force earlier and offers in-depth discussion on a range of issues. however, in light of the weekend's attacks on minneapolis police officer jordan davis and last night's ambush of a georgia sheriff, joey terrell and his deputy, i'd like to focus today on the role of law enforcement in a larger criminal justice system. this task force has been convened to look specifically at the law

my name is jonathan thompson, and i'm currently serving as executive director of the national sheriffs association. national sheriffs association represents the three 3,080 sheriffs in the united states, nearly all of whom are elected democratically by the people. each one serves as the chief law enforcement officer for his or her county or parish. sheriffs are the only law enforcement officers in the nation providing the full line of services, including jail operations and courtroom security. the office of sheriff is the law enforcement agency most directly accountable to the people they serve. i offer my testimony here today on behalf of our nation's sheriffs on the topic of voices from the field. my written testimony was submitted to the task force and offers in-depth discussion on a range of issues. however, in light of the weekend's attacks on minneapolis police officer jordan davis and last night's ambush of georgia sheriff and his deputy, i'd like to focus today on the role of law enforcement in larger criminal justice system. this task force has been convened to look specifical

next we'll hear from jonathan thompson executive director of the national sheriff's association. >> good afternoon, members of the task force, thank you for inviting me to testify. i'm currently serving as the executive director of the national sheriffs association that represents and each one serves as the chief law enforcement officer for that. chairs are the only of law-enforcement officers providing the full line of services including jail operations in court and security. the officer sheriff is the law enforcement agency most directly part of the officer they serve. i offer this on behalf of the nation's sheriffs on the topics of voices from this field. my written testimony was cemented earlier and offers care. in light of the attacks and last night ambush i would like to focus today on the role of von forstmann in the larger criminal justice system this task force has been convened with law enforcement in the 21st century. law enforcement does not operate in a vacuum nor should it be examined. to fully understand law enforcement and 21st century, we believe it is imperative to look

jonathan allen. sally billionyates. marilyn thompson deputy editor at politico. mark chef, reporter at investment news. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] eric holder, the 82nd attorney general of the united states is one of three original members of president obama's cabinet still in office. he is one of the longest -- he is among the longest-serving attorney generals in history. and he took office in 2009 as the nation's first african-american attorney general, it was a tough time to begin. the nation was debating how to collect intelligence and prevent terrorist attacks without infringing upon civil liberties. states were fighting the federal government over voting rights marijuana legalization, immigration, and same-sex marriage. under holder, the justice department aggressively fought new voter indication laws that he characterized as both overt and subtle forms of discrimination. the justice department under holder also stopped defending defense of marriage act cases. he addressed the intersection of new technology in u.s. law, such as the use

tweets here, one from dean thompson says the pope thinks it is fine to smack kids, providing their dignity is maintained. beating kids is never the answer. another one: from jonathan hughes says it is kind of one step forward three steps back for this pope. so much for being progressive. and another tweet, says i agree with the pope, parent must be allowed to spanning their children as a way every discipline. of course we want to know you what think about the pope's comments with connecting with us on facebook and twitter we may even use your comment on tv later this morning. >> nicole, thank up suspended running back adrian peterson headed to court today in his battle to get back on the field. peterson was suspended under the league's personal conduct policy for child abuse case involving what peterson says was discipline of one of his young sons. >> still ahead this morning, a driver has quite a story to tell after a crash on a snowy road. you have to see how this car landed. it is pretty incredible. >> sure s also, it is a lesson his family probably wants to re-think. how a message to a young boy about strangers backfires. >> and, a star siting on the street of

jonathan adler, voted most likely to call chuck e. cheese the club. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> nice sense of timing there and then the media crush today as steph curry, klay thompsonn idea of how popular they are. everybody wants to know about the team with the best record right now in the nba. >> 42-9 is remarkable record. not something we anticipated. we knew we would win a lot of games because the team has been good last couple years. if we were fortunate enough to stay healthy we thought we would win our safe. probably not this -- share. probably not this money. >> spectacular weather. the water off the coast. watching bill murray. not quite the touch on that putt that he wanted i am sure. he is just medicating over there. relaxing. meanwhile mat jones with the birdie. 12 under and tied as the leader. half way through the ewent. that is the sporting -- event. that is the porting life. >> shots are incredible. >> thank you for joining us tonight. have a great weekend. we will see you tonight at 10:00 p.m. bulldog: what what? mattress discounters presidents day sale ends presidents day? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses

jonathan adler. she was voted most like toy to call chuck e. cheese the club. >> curry and his quay thompsonke the court tomorrow for the three-point shooting contest before the all-star game on sunday. >>> we've been used to construction at levy stadium but never before for an ice areena. that's what's going on right now. >> workers hope to have the ice ready for the skaters by tuesday. hire's a look at has the stadium will look like on game day. it will certainly be interesting to see. we've seen a little of the transformation out there already. >> new venue, same venue, new type of styling. the markets open in just a few minutes. scott mcgrew keeping a close eye on the streaking dow. >>> deadline day looms. the penalties kplircaliforniansd face. >>> the san mateo bridge starting to crunch up a little bit on your friday morning commute. mike will have a closer look for you. christina will have your weekend forecast. we'll be right back. forecast. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the ultimate sleep nu

jonathan adler. he was voted most like toy to call chuck e. cheese the club. >> is chuck e. cheese not the club? curry and his flash brother partner quay thompsono take to the court tomorrow for the three-point contest. >> that will be a fun one to watch, no doubt. >> we do love our basketball here in the bay area. we also love your beautiful weather and our microclimate forecast, we know exactly who to go to for that. >> good morning. that might be what draws some of the grade a players right here to the bay area. we have a gorgeous day in store. 58 degrees. we're going to round out the day in the mid to upper 70s. we're all starting out cool enough for a light jacket. you can ditch it by lunchtime. then what a beautiful day, drive home with the windows down. maybe you've got the drop top. yeah, give that a good workout. to always make traffic enjoyable when i's not an enjoyable topic. >>> no one loves a backup but you do have it here at the bay bridge. you see the lighter volume overall. let's look at 880 itself past the home of the warriors. we're looking at a smooth drive right now. the head lights head down toward the san mateo bridge. sho