the lapd called him a hug- hugger. i will repeat everything that they have said, not because of sore afraid of using profanity but because it was a different lapd. it was rumored that the mexican mafia was allowed to meet in his church and that he held guns for gang members. and he was helping gang members across the border. i am certain he knew where the body of jimmy hoffa was buried when you got done listening to the rumors. now, the lapd uses home with industries as an integral part of its anti-gang efforts. not all of them, not 9000 members, but i can tell you this, homeboy industries have their annual benefit to honor people in the community as well as former gang members, the person they honored was chief charlie of the lapd. unless you think that was an anomaly, the year before they honored the sheriff. there is an alliance between community-based organizations, and law-enforcement. this is not enough. there has also been in the streets, ongoing, a relationship, a delicate one, a thoughtful one between the loss

>> we put a call into lapd. waiting to hear back how this came ended up. >> [ bleep ] dude. >> i think we should call this segment things that you should not try at home. a couple of videos. this first video shot in the united kingdom. a bonfire. >> i know it's a bonfire but am i seeing some rocket employed here? >> dale, you're seeing a bazooka. >> a big bonfire. >> watch this thing go. they light it up and they're about to shoot this giant wooden bonfire structure. >> oh! >> well, i'd say it's lit. >> where do you get your hands on a shoulder of mounted rocket. >> they call it a home made bazooka. >> no matter what it is, it made a pretty big boom. i've got to try this. >> i said don't try this at home. >> i've got bail money for you. >> if you don't have the ingredients around to make a home made bazooka to light your bonfire -- >> that's not a bonfire. that's an explosion. >> that's arson. >> looks eerily similar to the other video except it's daylight and this accelerator was asset tone. >> nail polish remo

lapd canvass turned up a fedex driver.s seeing a green jeep parked in the field around the time of the shooting. amita: apparently there's large performance differentials between same-caliber bullets from different manufacturers. based on what? lead composition, gunpowder packing...

is going on. >> there is a central part of the policing. >> i met bratton when he was chief of the lapd three years ago. i went down there to do a story. oakland adopted the system a while back. bratton wants the department department to do more witness like new york and l.a. has. he hopes to start as soon as the contract is finalized. >> vic, thank you f you'd like to listen to the conversation just go to abc 7 news.com. >> a lot more to get to here tonight. 49ers prepare for the super bowl. the front office makes a big announcement about the new stadium soon to be one of the most environmentally friendly sports venues in the country. the story is next. >> a school district ready to lock out gun violence, what message are they sending to students? >> a new rule about aides drugs sparked a lawsuit. >> here is another look at breaking news. a three-story building on fire in oakland. seventh street is closed right now. eastbound is still open. coming out of the tunnel. ñ >>> new state of the sf art center open was a concert and a web carpet reception under way now. it's new hall just blo

for the last 10 years i have been married to someone who was a deputy chief of the lapd and i now refer to him as being in recovery. at the same time, i have been working extensively with home with industries, and my brother said, if he had dreamed i would be married to a policeman and working with a priest, somebody would be lying. i have been working with gangs and been involved with gangs, trying to figure them out for 34 years. i began as a young social worker in south los angeles. with gang infested housing projects that are now almost mythic, jordan downs and nickerson gardens, and i worked in these projects during what is referred to as the decade of death, when crack and unregulated gun availability laid waste to communities of color. in los angeles during the late 1980's and early 1990's, there were 1000 homicides per year in the city of los angeles, not the county, the city. now, we have between 203 hundred homicides per year. people talk about the gang problem having been addressed. i want to share with you, what i experienced, what i have learned, i am not a typical academic

the highly controversial policy this former lapd chief wants to bring to the city dealing with increasednce. >>> plus flu shot shortage. part of the bay area where it is hard to find the vaccine. >> there you go. >> sweeping the bay area and social media the move proving it is not too late to jump on the 49ers band wagon. >> we are headed for another freezing night for some it will be one of the coldest of the winter, cbs 5 chief meteorologist, paul. >> what is this canada? six straight nights, with temperatures below freezing. it will be another cold one tonight. winds are calmer another widespread freeze in the north bay also our interior valleys of the east bay. under a freeze warning for the sixth straight night. another frost advisory, on the peninsula this has been a trend half way through january right now san jose running five and a half degrees below average that is significant. concord nearly 5 degrees below. san francisco a little better but still cold, 3 degrees below average. things will change big time soon find out when the 60s are coming back, that is coming up in a few m

. >> reporter: the lapd said the person who hit gara was in the at fault and will not be charged. >>> all note future king of england is about to become a dad. but this is role we don't see him in too often, pilot. a man was walking his dog on the pier when he was suddenly swept into the sea. william left his family and was up in the helicopter searching for the man. sadly the rescue effort failed and the coast guard called off the search. >> we all know that stress is bad for you but how do we make this less stressful. >>> for 17 years he was our leader and sunday we get top stand up and cheer for 52's final game at home. >> a domestic cent lands an edgewood man in the hospital and jail. how the step dad ended up shooting himself. >> scary moments for students at a middle school. why they were forced to evacuate their school. >> well, we hoped and thought he would play forever but plear plearp dropped the news like he dropped a running back. >> sunday will be it, the final time he will come out of that tun. he plans to retire after the ravens playoff run. he was drafted in 1996. when

vote on a controversial to bringÑi one of the city's bigge names in law enforcement, former nypd and lapdchief bill bratton in to help. the tough police style bratton is famous for is not for oakland. >> oakland residents have come out time and time again against things like loitering ordinances and curfews. >> bring in bratton and the fbi. >> reporter: for those living in the thick of it, they say enough is enough. it's time to get tough. >> they are violating everyone else's constitutional rights. we can't even walk our streets without worrying about a bullet coming our way. they need to be stopped. >> reporter: a live look at city hall. you can see that protesters have started to assemble outside city hall, and i can tell you that the police chief tells me he still believes that bratton is the best man for the job, the best person for the job. he plans to present a 30-slide power point presentation at tonight's meeting. he says he is more resolved than ever to bring bratton in. reporting live in oakland, jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> we'll cover tonight's meeting. brentwood, fo

. >>> it is the cia versus the lapd at the box office this weekend.fter being in limited release for the past few weeks, zero dark 30 is going wide fresh off its five oscar nominations. gangster squad may take first place this weekend thanks to box office draws ryan gosselin and emfa stone there. what does this 9-year-old want to know that she's nominated for a best actress oscar? what any other 9-year-old would want to do -- get pizza and go on a toys "r" us shopping spree. right? well, she's the youngest best actress nominee ever. >>> in case you didn't know it, justin bieber fans know no bounds. they're accusing an 18-year-old bieber dople ganger posing as the singer in those weed pictures. the lookalike says he does not smoke weed and would never do that to the biebs. >>> justin timberlake's new album is months or even years out but beyonce shock destiny's child fans by announcing a new record will be out january 29th. we mean a compilation of new songs. how can she be working when she's raising that kid and having a kid. right? >> i'm sure she ha

lapd detectives say he accused -- abused victims between september, 2011 and march, 2012. he was hired as a teacher when l.a. unified school district in 1974. he was removed from post last march when several girls claimed he touched them during class. he is facing 15 felony sexual abuse charges. bail set at $12 million. >> and no one wants information about detectives posted on facebook wall but under law there is nothing to prevent that from happening. >> this is happening this, is just remarkable. social media opened up a fronteer right now whit comes to debt collecting that fronteer is largely unregulated. think, wild, wild west both consumer financial protection bureau and ftc are proposing stricter regulations on what they can and cannot do, with social media. some debt collectors used social media to contact debters directly. others have got this, get this, contacted their family and friends in an effort to get to debtors. one trade association says it discourages use of social media in it's profession because rules are so unclear. but one attorney says debt collecto

he was not with the lapd. he was with a smaller police department for 30 years. he has since retired. he has been married twice. he has raised four children. he has lived an extraordinary life. i am grateful for having had him in my life as a guidepost. i do think it is the ultimate irony that he turned out to be a police officer. >> we have some other questions. very good questions. we do not have much time. i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations, racial tolerance, and why don't they find a way so the different races can get to know each other? >> i would like to enter that. segregation has -- i would like to answer that. segregation has always been a problem in this country. i grew up in new orleans. we believe that education is the key. we all need to sit at the table. i do not believe in segregation for inmates. they need to tear that barrier down and put people together, no matter what. when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inma

bill bratton, former head of the nypd and lapd is ready to bring his expertise to oakland if the contract is approved to hire his team. >> i would love to see $250,000 go to community

. >> reporter: the issue of unlicensed drivers drew headlines in april of last year, when the lapd implemented a new policy that allowed unlicensed drivers to reclaim their cars without a 30-day wait period if they were stopped for a minor defense. the study did have one recommendation. >> the study did recommend that it seems to work. >> reporter: the dmv study used crash data and found the at- fault risk of unlicensed drivers did not dip over time. sabina wears a locket with her son's ash. she says the driver charged with hitting her son already had two dui arrests. now, her new mission in life is to fight for tougher laws when it comes to unlicensed drivers. >> if this guy didn't have his truck, my son might still be alive. >>> al-jazeera is buying san francisco bay's current tv. the deal could be worth as us much as $400 million. al gore cofounded the network seven years ago. about four million americans get current tv. al-jazeera will launch a new channel, al-jazeera america. >>> no surprise. all that snow really is adding up in the sierra. >> first measurements were taken near echo summi

it's the cia versus the lapd at the box office this weekend.limited release for the past few weeks "zero dark thirty" is going wide, fresh off its five oscar nominations. but "gangster squad" may take first place this weekend thanks to box office draws ryan gosling and emma stone. >>> so what does 9-year-old quvenzhane wallis want to do now that she's nominated for on can oscar? what any other 9-year-old would want to do. go on a shopping spree and eat pizza. >>> justin bieber may have a dopplpganger. >>> and justin timberlake and beyonce both announced new music is headed our way. timberlake's new album could be months or years away, but beyonce shocked destiny's child fans announcing her new record will be out january 29th. as a beyonce fan, this makes me happy. anything new from her makes me happy. >> even if it's old stuff, it's still good. >> i go through withdrawals. well, this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now.

the lapd said she was not at fault and will not be charged. >> thanks to brandi hitt live from los angeles> word from government health experts that flu season has started earlier than it has in a decade. and doctors are predicting it could be the worst flu season we have seen in years. if you haven't gotten sick, it's not too late to get the flu shot. if you're trying to keep from getting the bug, doctors say wash your hands frequently. use some hand sanitizer. don't let anybody breathe on you. >> all that good stuff. >>> in sports, now, another bcs bowl in the record books for quite a few reasons, actually. highlights, now, from espn news. >> good morning, i'm todd grisham. this is your "sportscenter" update. we start in the sugar bowl, where louisville was two-touchdown underdogs. everyone expected a blowout. it was a blowout, all right. but not the way people thought. the first play from scrimmage, an interception. a pick six for floyd. and louisville, up 7-0, 15 seconds into the game. third quarter, the first play of scrimmage, in the second half. they scored again. bridgewater to dam

he was an lapd officer in the 70s.ys today's sfshs are contending with a catch-22, ordered not to drive distracted but equipped with cell phones, laptops, radios. >> they've got one cop doing it with four or five or eight devices going inside the car. it seems pretty damn risky. >> reporter: exactly how risky remains unclear. but the results of distracted driving cost us all. >> results from that study are expected this spring. >>> coming up next -- >> you can see all of the planes including the fake one flying around. >> fake planes showing up on real traffic radars. the investigative unit exposes why this serious may have some huge security holes. you in luck. play in style. talking stick resort, scottsdale. book now to enjoy cactus league spring training rates. >>> and welcome back. for all of us who fly, weant our travel to be quick and, of course, safe. the federal government's laid down $4 billion to help on both fronts. it's an upgrade to the air traffic control system, and it's currently getting tested right he

you have to run out to the store, it's almost freezing out there. 49 in oak lapd. 46 in hayward. down along the peninsula 39 menlo park. 41 degrees right now in palo alto. so with the clear skies and light winds, that heat we did receive today is taking an exit already. this pattern continues but this high pressure here is slowly nudging towards the coast and eventually it's going to bring us some warm air. i see it on the horizon as early as tomorrow. we are dealing once again with 20s and 30s and patchy frost as we start tomorrow morning. the shade of blue indicating the frost advisory. the shade of purpose sl where we see the freeze warning. this means areas going to wake up in the mid 30s in some cases perhaps low 30s out there. in and around the north bay, napa, val val, you're going to be in the 20s once again. fairfield, mrez san ton, livermore and down into the south bay. san jose 32 degrees but south, 27 expected for you tomorrow morning. here is a look at some of the numbers i do expect as you head out the toor sun vising right about 7:24. that's when we experience our

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angeles reported a dramatic drop in police-related complaints during his tenure as the chief of the lapd. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> five men under arrest this morning for the shooting of an oakland police officer. the undercover cop was at an stakeout in east oakland on monday when a group of men approached his car and shot him in the arm. the manhunt for suspects also uncovered several weapons. officers say two of the suspects are known gang members. >> i think anytime we have subjects who are willing to confront the police and pull the trigger on an officer, i think we have to take that very seriously. >> well, police are not releasing the names of the men arrested. they say they are still following up on search warrants and looking for additional suspects >>> a bay area director's feature film about oscar grant has become the breakout hit of the sundance film festival. the movie "fruitvale" is a drama about the days leading up to the deadly 2009 shooting at the fruitvale bart station. it was so popular, it sparked a bidding war at sundance to distrib

this does come before tomorrow night's city council decision on whether to bring in former lapd chief william bratton to come here to oakland. the meeting almost a week ago was pretty contentious there. the idea met with quite a bit of uproar. that meeting is set to happen tomorrow night at 5:30. >> okay, stephanie, thank you. >>> we're also following another breaking story in the south bay. a frightened neighborhood in san jose after a home invasion. an elderly couple the victims of this crime. the attack happened on bret harte drive. george, what do we know at this hour? >> well, police are looking for the robbers right now. they just cleared the scene here just a few minutes ago, but neighbors are clearly scared after three men forced themselves into a home and tied up an elderly couple, holding them against their will. police say the robbers ransacked the home and they were in there for quite some time. investigators say the robbers stole a number of things and then took off in the victim's two cars. police say the suspects had weapons, but would not say what type. at some point,

defense attorney,former prosecutor, and former lapd homicide detective and fox news contributor and dr. michael baden. all right, guys. the woman suffers from depression. she tried to kim herself. she took her kid from her mother, who had custody of the kid and ran across the state lines. and now she says, the tv was so loud she didn't hear her husband shoot herself. how do we know if this is a suicide or a homicide, dr. baden? >> the circumstances suggest thieves she was the upset party. but at the same time, the autopsy informs that is -- information is wanted available yet, but the police know, will determine whether or not it's a contact gunshot wound or not -- -- >>> but they would not that right away. >> right. >> jeanine: why wouldn't they determine if a homicide or a suicide? >> they are doing a complete investigation before they make a decision on that. normally in a suicide, it gets finished very quickly. they know whether it's a contact, dominant hand, they know from the csi people, from the blood spatter, where he was and where she was -- was she away from him at the time--

. >> the lapd says the driver who hit the victim was not at fault and will not be charged. >> still aheadc 7 news at 4:00 what is next now that congress has come up with a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> also, children who escaped last month's shooting in a elementary connecticut got a warm welcome from a neighboring town. >> welcome news about secretary of state clinton's health. >> a popular new year's resolution for people to lose weight. we ran a ton >>> lawmakers in washington came up with an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. get is where does that leave us now? what happens next? >> mark matthews is in the newsroom with more. >> leaves us with a bill bit more money in our pockets than we owehozfy would have had. the agreement had an impact today on wall street. stocks surged this morning. the dow jumped 300 points. congress sent the president the legislation. >> this law is just one step in the broader efforts to strengthen our economy and broaden opportunities for everybody. >> for people making more than $400,000 a year, taxes are going up in 2013. payroll tax cuts expired m

. >> i met bratton when was chief of the lapd three years ago when i went down there to do a story onomstat. oakland adopted the system awhile back but bratton wants the department to do more with it like new york and l.a. has. he hopes to start as soon as his contract is finalized. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> you heard vic talk about the support of stop and frisk. the practice was recently declared unconstitutional in new york and today officials there talked about their plans to get around it. a scanner that tests for radiation and reveals a handgun. it operates on the technology as body scanners used in airports. the device will highlight an object. constitutional rights advocates say they are concerned it will be used in discriminatory way wait and seea wait and and at attitude at the moment. >>> wet around the bay area. mainly a light rain. some brief periods of steady or heavier downpours widely scattered. the live east bay camera looking at conditions right there in emeryville. the wet pavement there as it has been raining lightly in emeryville and raining lightly in most parts of

the lapd held a gun buyback and they receivedto rocket launchers in addition to 1900 and again, shotrifles. gift cards with up to $200. are you worried aut this? >> weapons of war. not target guns, hunting guns. >> where you get a rocket launcher? >> they say they came from family members. >> i'm not quite. when i was a kid there was a kid down the block to have a bazooka that his father brought. >> where did you go to school? >> another kid down the block, his father had been in vietnam. these things happen. >> that's a littledifferent. >> they showed up before. >> may be that all of them are unusable, but most of them. too old. >> is in their essonne, if i have a rocket launcher. actually is a song. adam: we actually may be getting closer to the date you can leave your electronic devices on during takeoff. the faa says the rulemakers make a decision sometime in january,l when do you think we will see them do something to allow you to use if the whole flight? people sneak it on and never turn it off. >> from the airline perspective, 20ir electronic devices. >> i have enough problems