convicted of 11 murders in calaveras county, and richard alan davis, kidnapper and killer of polly klaas in the north bay in 1993. >> are you prepared for the pushback from victims' families and victims' advocates? >> good people can disagree. it is deeply held, deeply personal, but state-sanctioned premeditated killing. i just can't do it. i can't sign those executions. >> reporter: president trump tweeted that newsom was defying the loft voters, who narrowly approved a measure to speed up ex-koog executions in 2016. newsom says no one will be released from prison because of his executive order. >> is there no murder brutal enough or heinous enough for to you reconsider? ted bundy -- >> i've literally read over 200 of the cases. it will turn your stomach, make capable of such vile violence, such heinous acts. and there's no sympathy. i have no empathy for those that are guilty. i really don't. at the same time i cannot support premeditated state sponsored murder. >> reporter: newsom says it will save money as well since the state has spent $4 billion on death row inmates since the death

tonight marc klaas is putting the governor on blast. nbc bay area's jean elle joins us from san quent winn both sides of this story. jean? >> reporter: raj, marc klaas told me tonight that he expected the man who killed his daughter to pay for his crimes with his life. he says he met with governor gavin newsom before today's announcement and told him taking the death penalty off the table is a bad idea. >> a little piece of me died. and i became internally very, very angry. >> reporter: marc klaas says he is outraged by governor gavin newsom's decision to halt executions in california. klaas's 12-year-old daughter polly was kidnapped and killed in 1993. her richard allen davis, is on death row. klaas says he met with the governor yesterday and what abo helping crime victims ended with what he calls a disappointing announcement. >> because what governor newsom just did is he gave them the greatest gift of all. he gave them their life. wow. wow. he turned his back on the juries. he turned his back on the laws. he turned his back on the wi

marc klaas -- the father of a murder victim -- is disappointed by the governor's decision.marc klaas,ther of murder victim "we have to remember that the individuals on death row are responsible for the deaths of more than 1000 police officers, babies, children, women, that these are the spree killers .. that these are the serial killers."but not all families of murder victims disagree with the order.judy kerr, sister of murder victim"he was a very sweet soul. he didn't hold malice toward people."judy kerr's brother bob was killed in 2003. they never found the person responsible for his death -- and the case is now cold. she is one of many survivors of murder victims against the deathe penalty. judy kerr, sister of murder victim"it doesnt serve the needs of victims families. it doesnt serve my needs as a survivor of a homicide victim. im just glad that governor newsom has had the courage to go ahead and take this step." in berkeley, michelle kingston, kron 4 news (robin) (robin) our coverage on the death penalty moratorium continues at kron-4 dot com. there you will find more reaction

. >> one outspoken critic is father of polly klaas, who was killed.the governor is advocating for evil. >> reporter: if he had his choice, wouldn't need to do the interviews today. >> system is screwed up when people don't follow the law. >> davis kidnapped and killed his daughter. mention him in petaluma -- >> it's a curse on the community. >> reporter: remains on death row for the kidnapping and murder. it's news after governor gavin newsom suspended executions, split the town. >> mixed feelings. >> reporter: and angered marc klaas in meeting when heard the announcement. >> advocating for pure evil. >> reporter: has waited for him to die, remembers the searches, vigils, search for polly's body and pain. victims need closure no matter how much it costs. >> he needs to meet his fate, and all the other scumbags rotting away on death row. >> reporter: in petaluma, feelings remain mixed. >> i'm sure him being in a cell the rest of his life isn't a picnic either. >> reporter: not enough for marc kla klaas. would you watch that execution? >> i would take c

the same area. >> reporter: marc klaas. how to find the missing. coming up -- a man who knows how it feels to lose a daughter and had learned from personal experience how to lead the search. from the police. >> we needed help from the police. and when we pressed them why should we be looking there, they finally said because that's where the cell towers take us. l '. but what happens to all that grease? it flows into your dishwasher, gumming up its performance. add finish dishwasher cleaner with your detergent to help dissolve this grease so you're ready for your next meal. finish dishwasher cleaner clean dishwasher. clean dishes. woman: this is your wake-up call. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage. ongoing pain and stiffness are signs of joint erosion. humira can help stop the clock. prescribed for 15 years, humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. vo: humira can lower your

including the father of polly klaas, girl from petaluma kidnapped and killed. >> doesn't mince words as orpft he doesn't, governor is advocating for evil. >> reporter: won't go away soon. >> monster. >> sad soul. >> curse on the community, still in san quentin, wish he weren't. >> richard alan davis on death row for kidnapping and killing of polly klaas. when governor newsom stopped executions, made mark in the town. >> mixed feelings. >> died a little bit. >> in meeting about victims' rights issues. >> advocating for pure evil. >> waited for him to die since sentencing. vigils, searches, discovery of the body, personal pain, families of victims deserve closure no matter how much a death sentence costs. >> think the guy needs to meet his fate as does scott peterson, ramon saucedo, all the other scum bags rotting away on death row. >> reporter: in petaluma, feelings mixed. >> him being in cell for rest of his life isn't a picnic either. >> reporter: not enough for marc klaas. >> would you watch the execution? >> i would take champagne. >>> family of woman who presumably died in landsl

brian klaas examines all of this in "the washington post" op-ed today.history of president trump's anti-muslim bigotry." brian, thank you for joining us. it's a meaningful piece that you've written and you're saying things that you think people need to understand, and that is that the mood is set as we discussed in the segment before this, the president did not take any opportunity today to distance himself from a killer, a terrorist, a person who took 49 lives of people who were worshipping. he didn't take any opportunity to say that he wouldn't be inspiring people like that. and david corn was saying that he didn't do it deliberately because he doesn't mind. >> well, i think that's absolutely right, and i think it's actually worse than that because he has a long track record of stoking the kind of hatred that provides the rhetorical or intellectual ammunition for attacks like we saw in new zealand today. and, you know, i think what you have to understand here is that president trump is fundamentally an islamophobic bigot. he is somebody who has mainstr

joining us live via skype is marc klaas ... the father of polly klaas ... murderer is currently on death row. (marc)death row inmates in california are getting a reprieve wednesday as gov. gavin newsom plans to place a moratorium on the death penalty in the state, his office announced tuesday. the move immediately closes the execution chamber at san quentin state prison where executions in california are carried out, though no one has been executed since 2006. currently, there are 737 condemned inmates in california. "i do not believe that a civilized society can claim to be a leader in the world as long as its government continues to sanction the premeditated and discriminatory execution of its people," newsom said in a statement. ( darya ) thanks. (átoss to breaká) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) dry weather ahead with another sunny day today. high temperatures will comfortably peak in a range of upper 50's to low 60's. breezy conditions will continue again today with temperatures warming even further, into the 70's for some weekend. (robin) no major hot spots.

<klaas> "oour governor now has decided to be the best advocate for pure evil ... (ken) few topics are as polarizing as the death penalty... and the emotion associated with it are on full display tonight. today governor sure there will notions while he is office.(teresia) our grant lodes is here with the specifics on this executive order... and why the governor made the decision. (grant) nobody's been executed in california since 2006 when govenor schwarzenegge r was in power, but today governor newsom said... if he signed off on executing inmates... he would not be inmates... he would not be able to sleep at night. and the sign went up almost mmediately at san quentin... state workers today quickly started disassembling the chamber after the order was given. that means the more than 700- inmates on the nation's largest death row will have their death sentences put on hold. newsom: "i do this with a heavy heart. with deep appreciation for the emotions that drives this issue. and i did it with the victims in mind. to line people up to be executed, premeditated, stat

(vicki) today-- marc klass-- the father of polly klaas-- spoke out about the governor's decision. and he does not support it. (grant) (vicki)(vicki) (vicki) you can see more interviews like this on our new app-- kron-on. it is the bay area's only live, local news streaming... 24/7 commercial- free service. download it today from the app store ... right now kron is offering a free one week trial. (grant) happening tonight in the south bay... a community meeting in a san jose neighborhood where oposed encampment. right now-- the hope village encampment is near the airport-- on city owned land. but operators say the land cannot accommodate the amount of people they currently house-- and they need to relocate. the proposed new site for hope village is in willow glen-- and neighbors tell kron-4 they are not happy about it. the meeting tonight is at the elks lodge in san jose at 7:00. (vicki) in the east bay... a tesla crashes into a restaurant in danville. it happened this morning at the "fish on fire" sushi restaurant at the town and country shopping center off of san ramon valley bou

marc klaas -- the father of a murder victim -- is disappointed by the governor's decision.marc klaas,member that the individuals on death row are responsible for the deaths of more than 1000 police officers, babies, children, women, that these are e are the serial killers."but not all families of murder victims disagree with the order.judy kerr, sister of murder victim"he was a very sweet soul. he didn't hold malice toward people."judy kerr's brother bob was killed in 2003. they never found the person responsible for his death -- and the case is now cold. she is one of many survivors of murder victims against the deathe penalty. judy kerr, sister of murder victim"it doesnt serve the needs of victims families. it doesnt serve my needs as a survivor of a homicide victim. im just glad that governor newsom has had the courage to go ahead and take this step." in berkeley, michelle kingston, kron 4 news ( james ) (ááálandingááá) so what happens next with california's death penalty. well governor newsom says he is considering commuting death sentences as a next step. newsom also supports rep

marc klaas -- the father of a murder victim -- is disappointed by the governor's decision.marc klaas,father of murder victim "we have to remember that the individuals on death row are responsible for the deaths of more than 1000 police officers, babies, children, women, that these are the spree killers .. that these are the serial killers."but not all families of murder victims disagree with the order.judy kerr, sister of murder victim"he was a very sweet soul. he didn't hold malice toward people."judy kerr's brother bob was killed in 2003. they never found the person responsible for his death -- and the case is now cold. she is one of many survivors of murder victims against the deathe penalty. judy kerr, sister of murder victim"it doesnt serve the needs of victims families. it doesnt serve my needs as a survivor of a homicide victim. im just glad that governor newsom has had the courage to go ahead and take this step." in berkeley, michelle kingston, kron 4 news (grant) a developing story tonight....president trump announcing today that he is grounding of all boeing 737 max eight an

marc klaas -- the father of a murder victim -- is disappointed by the governor's announcement. marc klaas, father of murder victim"we have to remember that the individuals on death row are responsible for the deaths of more than 1000 police officers, babies, children, women, that these are the spree killers .. that these are the serial killers." michelle kingston, mkingstonnewsbut not all families of murder victims disagree with the governors decision.judy kerr, sister of murder victim"he was a very sweet soul. he didn't hold malice toward people."judy kerr's brother bob was killed in 2003. they never found the person responsible for his death -- and the case is now cold. she is one of many survivors of murder victims against the deathe penalty. judy kerr, sister of murder victim"i don't need to have someone killed because my brother was murdered. i need someone behind bars."uc berkeley law professor elisabeth semel says despite opinions people have on the governor's decision -- he has the constitutional power to grant reprieveselisabeth semel, uc berkeley school of law "theres

richard allen davis kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old polly klaas of petaluma in 1993. marc klaas, her father, says he is very upset about the governor's decision to suspend executions. and scot peterson claimed his pregnant wife was messing. her body and their unborn son were found dead in richmond. >>> a live look at bay area airports this morning where the last of boeing 373 max jets sfpd down last night following days of mounting pressure, the u.s. made the call to ground the planes after two deadly soh seeing delays over the next few days. >>> reporter: one by one, the last of the boeing "737 max" jets landed safely through the united states. they were in the airplane when president trump announced -- >> we are going to be issuing an emergency order of prohibition to ground all flights of the "737 max" 8 and the "737 max" 9. >> reporter: the grounding came three days after the crash of ethiopian airlines flight 302 on sunday. 157 people died including 8 americans. the faa said it had new satellite information that showed the flight track was very similar to th of "

marc klaas father of slain slain klaas says pure evil. story at 5:00. >>> special trip to the bay area today. dave scarlet placed flowers on the beach where his daughter fell in the february landslide. lives in vise ailia but came to san francisco to provide the park service with a dna sample, used to identity his daughter if her body is ever found. >> pretty much come to the understanding her body did wash out to sea the first day, night of the 22nd when as much as 2/3 of the sand washed back out. >> she and a friend walking dog when hill gave way. family held memorial in utah and will hold another here. >>> new developments in the massive college admissions cheating scandal. lo lo lori laughlin was released on bail. she and her husband among the parents charged. guns were drawn in arrest of actress felicity huffman taken into custody from her home. and ucla may kick out students who benefitted from the bribes. connected to the scandal will be denied admission and case by case review for current students. manuel and elizabeth will be rep

in 1980, his daughter, poly klaas was murdered. he took my daughter and murdered her in the most brutal way. >> the san francisco public defender is supporting the order saying that the penalty is discriminatory and that innocent people are on death row. >>> and more scandals on the college admission fallout. >>> and facebook is back up and running. >>> we'll tell you about the crash that we have been investigating on 880. >>> clear skies, higher clouds will pay a visit later. that will not amount to much. it will be warmer. we'll >>> no boeing 737 max jets are flying in our -- over the united states this morning after president trump and the f.a.a. officials ordered those max 8s and the larger max 9s grounded four days after the deadly crash of an ethiopian airliner. three carolines in the country fly a total of 72 planes. southwest has 38, american airlines 24 and united. >>> some passengers told us they were a little bit concerned because the united states was not taking actions days after other countries say they would not allo

you also have richard davis who kidnapped and killed polly kl s klaas. 13 inmates have been executed here since 1977, most recent one in 2006 here at san quentin, but newsom will make that official announcement in sacramento at 10:00 a.m. pe pete suratos. >>> a cambodian refugee is now facing deportation. he works in oakland as a pet food express truck driver and lives in that city. he says he was only threatened with deportation last month. he does have a criminal record. she s soting a man when he was 19 years old. >> i'm the sole provider. my son is autistic. >> a trump administration pressing cam bod i don't and a few other nations to take back his deportees. he's asking the governor's office for a pardon. >>> well, san jose man says he could have also been a victim of the accused murderer. he believes that the man you see here was trying to break into his home. >> i started shaking after i made the connection. >> he believes it's the same man that broke into his neighbors as home. >> the suspect is an undocumented immigrant who the feds say they repeatedly tried . >> it's devast

thanks to both of you, brian levin, brian klaas. >> was it a week ago the president said in his words they are antijewish? i don't understand the root of all of this and why any of it is getting support. >> what i don't understand, somebody did what they did in new zealand and identified you on manifesto, you'd be on def con 9. in couldn't be the case. >> the president can't control what's in the manifesto. >> one doesn't have to believe he's connected to it. but the idea one discounts that -- if my name is dragged into something, i'm going to work hard to get it -- >> no, following the attack, the president worked hard to defend cable news hosts who just a week ago were pushing anti-muslim narrative. >> yeah, it is baffling. >>> still ahead, presidential candidate beto o'rourke brings in a record number of campaign cash donations in the first day of his race despite being on his policies, the site -- the fact he was light on policies in his meet and greet, we're going to dig into that and talk about one of his competitor's economic policies coming up. you're watching "velshi & ruhle"

. >>> one klaas of fifth graders from washington are honoring the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. a great beacon and light of hope. >> one by one these students at watkins elementary school recited a line from dr. king's famous "i have a dream" speech this afternoon. they stood in the same spot where dr.ing stood in 1963 on the steps of theincoln memorial. these kids have been studying about the civil right's leaders life and legacy. >> dr. king did a lot for us. he gave us freedom. and he made this speech so everybody could support him, so everybody cot freedom. >> the reading of the speech is usually done in january. closer to mlk's birthday, but weather pushed it to today. this an annual tradition that's happened for the last 15 years. >> pretty poweul field trip. >> wonderful thing. >> a whole lot nicer weather out there than ijanuary. >> yeah, 100%. i moon, not just that, the warmestay we've had all year, the warmest day we've had in four months. it can g on and on, but it won't go on and on. >> too bad. >> if we walk outside right now, you'll notice a

coming up at 5:30-- we will hear from marc klaas-- whose daughter's killer is on death row at san quentin. (vicki) a big story tonight... president trump is now joining several countries around the world grounding boeing 737 max 8 and max 9 planes. this comes after an ethiopian airline crash that killed 157 people. that was the second deadly crash on the same new plane in the last 5 months. more than 45 countries have grounded the max jets. and tonight we are learning that some u-s pilots filed complaints about them in recent months. the grounding of the flights is causing some cancellations in the bay area. kron four's philippe djegal continues our coverage now on the big announcement... and, shares the impact at san francisco international airport. ... (philippe) at san francisco international airport... united, southwest and air canada are the only airlines to fly boeing 737 max 8 and 9 aircrafts says an airport spokesperson. the same jet that crashed sunday killing 157 on an ethiopian airlines flight.patricia garavoglia/pas senger- "i know that it did happen and that it was tragic." b

richard allen davis --- has been on death row since 19-96 for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old polly klaas from petaluma. and vincent brothers --- a former high school principal convicted of killing his three children and mother-in-law. ( darya ) governor newsom is expeted to make the announcement at 10 this morning.. you can watch the news conference live on the "kron-on app . that's the bay area's only commercial- free 24-hour streaming news service. right now you can try it for free - just visit kron-on-dot-tv to sign up. (robin) a developing story this morning. 13 bay area parents are among the 50 people charged in a major college cheating scam. ( darya ) hollywood stars and elite coaches are also accused in carrying out the bribery scheme ... which illegally helped students get admission into some of the nation's top colleges and universities. as stanford is among the ... univiersites tied up in this case. actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman were among dozens of wealthy parents charged in a massive college admission scam.nat of fbif-b-i agents made arrests nationwide includin

. >> klaas is a strong advocate for capital punishment. in 1993, his then 12-year-old daughter, poly, was kidnapped. a jury convicted davis and gave him the death pentanes still on debt row. >> he took my daughter and murdered here in a brew actual way. the just punishment for that is the sentence that was handed down. >> it does not work. it is discriminatory. >> this public defender saw his brother also sentenced to the death penalty. his sentence was commuted after it was found that he was not involved in the murder, just the robbery. >> the president of the california association of deputy district attorneys said that voters of the state of california support the death penalty. governor gavin newsom is usurping the express will of california voter. >> if the prosecutions are not seeking the death penalties, then you can have fairer trial, fairer jurors and the cases can progress in a much more expedient way. putting death on the table changes everything. >> this decision does not abolish the death penalty in california but it does end

richard allen davis --- has been on death row since 19-96 for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old polly klaas from petaluma. and vincent brothers --- a former high school principal convicted of killing his three children and mother-in-law. ( darya ) governor newsom is expeted to make the announcement at 10 this morning.. you can watch the news conference live on the "kron-on app . that's the bay area's only commercial- free 24-hour streaming news service. right now you can try it for free - just visit kron-on-dot-tv to sign up. ( darya ) bay area parents, hollywood stars, and college prep executives are just some of the individuals accused of carrying out a nationwide bribery scheme to help students gain admission to some of stanford is amo the univiersites tied up in this case. kron 4's dan kerman has the story... the fbi has announced 50 people including 33 parents have been charged in a nationwide bribary scheme, whereby parents payed off college coaches and administrators to get their kids into elite universities sot joseph bonavolonta/fbi :12 this is a case where they flaunted their weal

among them, mark klaas. >> he took my daughter's life in the most brutal way. >> attorneys in the san francisco public defender's office support governor newsom's decision. they say that the that the death penalty is discriminatory and costly. >>> investigators have determined the cause of the deadliest wildfires in state history. they say that the power lines came in contact with vegetation because of winds. the fires destroyed homes and businesses and killed two people. the power lines were operated by southern california edison. edison says edison says >> happening today, empire actor jussie smollett will be back in a chicago courtroom. the santa rosa native is facing 16 felony charges after he reported being the victim of a hate crime but chicago police say there is evidence showing that he planned and helped stage that attack. if convicted, he could face up to three years behind bars. cameras will be allowed in the courtroom for that hearing which is expected to be brief but it will be up to the trial judge who will be named in that hearing whether cameras will be allowed into th

cuts won't happen zblierngts a wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old jaime klaasnd holding her prisoner for 88 days after breaking into her home and killing her parents. jake patterson proceeded guilty to two counts of intentional homicide, and one count of kidnapping he is set to be sentenceed in may, and he faces life in prison. >>> the 21-year-old was already convicted in state court in december for killing anti-racism activist heather hayer at the unite the right rally in august of 2017. sentencing in that case is also scheduled for july brian, back to you. >> phillip mena, thank you >>> now let's get back to your morning money, and stock futures are starting slowly to react to some of the optimistic reports around the trade talks with china. dow futures right now up just under 50 points with one more trading day left in the quarter. the dow is up nearly 10% if we gain just .15%, today or tomorrow, that will make an even 10% for the year the nasdaq doing even better that index up 15% in 2019. of course, the big story real this year in particular the last coupl

brian klaas, as assistant professor of global politics at university of london. "washington post" columnist. >>> coming up, president trump's own treasury secretary has made it clear he's not going to cooperate with members of congress who want to get the president's tax returns, but a member of congress whose questioning during the michael cohen hearings may have given democrats another legal argument to get the president's taxes. he'll be my next guest. do your asthma symptoms ever hold you back? about 50% of people with severe asthma have too many cells called eosinophils in their lungs. eosinophils are a key cause of severe asthma. fasenra is designed to target and remove these cells. fasenra is an add-on injection for people 12 and up with asthma driven by eosinophils. fasenra is not a rescue medicine or for other eosinophilic conditions. fasenra is proven to help prevent severe asthma attacks, improve breathing, and can lower oral steroid use. fasenra may cause allergic reactions. get help right away if you have swelling of your face, mouth, and tongue, or

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ed: i want to get phillip in this conversation but please listen to this from marc klaas, he lost hisack on the will of the people, and he on a whim declared a moratorium and showed mercy, showed mercy for the 737 individuals on death row who have never shown mercy in their lives. ed: phillip you're against the death penalty tell me why marc k laas is wrong. the reason why i'm against the death penalty is because just in my lifetime and i'm not that old but we've had over 17 people who have been exonerated from death row after dna evidence proved their innocence and for me, the risk is too grey when we've had even one person who is innocent that's been wrongfully sent to death row, and, you know, i understand to the extent that the victims families at times are, you know, feeling as though they're being left out of the conversation but the fact of the matter is the risk is too grave when we have people on death row ed: sure, ted what do you say about that risk? >> well i hear him but i disagree. look, we had timothy mcveigh. timothy mcveigh bombed the center in oklahoma and killed 168

let's now speak to brian klaas who is an american political scientist and columnist for the washingtonend of this long process , big day at the end of this long process, what do you make of it all? it is good news for a trump but the claim he has exonerated is false. one of the only courts from the mueller report, was saying explicitly this does not exonerate trump on the obstruction charge. mueller said i'm not going to bring charges related to obstruction, it is going to be it later determination and his own attorney general made a determination itself so general made a determination itself so trump's characterisation is not correct. beyond that he is not out of the woods when it comes to legal woes because their active investigations into other types of criminal activity including the alleged hush money payments towards mistresses in 2016. and yet on the major issue, collision with russia, no problem. he has got a clean bill of health on that and i get for his constituency, that is probably good enough. i would not go as far to say that for two reasons. one is that the court says on