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mr. preston. >> yeah. i mean, i think we can't look at this without looking at the history of what was alluded to. we're looking at decades of a failed war on drugs that resulted in mass incarceration. you know, if you're looking for appear supervisor that's going to further the mass incarceration by pushing for arrests and long sentences for street-level drug sales, i may not be your guy. i mean, i think that the reality is if we're going to focus our prosecutorial resources on our police, we should be focusing much higher up in the food chain, of the folks that are bringing the illegal drugs into our streets and not punishing. a lot of folks who lack economic opportunity and are engaged in street-level dealing. at the end of the day, similar to my previous responses, we need to offer something better to the folks who are selling illegal drugs on the street. so that they optimistic -- opt into that, as opposed to thinking punishments and sentences will solve it. >> moderator: thank you very much. this nex
mr. preston. >> yeah. i mean, i think we can't look at this without looking at the history of what was alluded to. we're looking at decades of a failed war on drugs that resulted in mass incarceration. you know, if you're looking for appear supervisor that's going to further the mass incarceration by pushing for arrests and long sentences for street-level drug sales, i may not be your guy. i mean, i think that the reality is if we're going to focus our prosecutorial resources on our...
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mr. preston. >> thanks. i wish i had time to rebutt all of the false statements made about our campaign donations. but i won't. so thank you for being here this evening. and let's remember what this is all about. it's about real people and their struggles that folks face today in san francisco. seniors who are facing evictions, students burdened by massive educational debt, transit riders that can't even get on their bus because it's too crowded. and families unable to afford affordable housing to stay in san francisco. so i'm running for supervisor so that city hall starts working for the people who are struggling, not just the big corporations and corporate landlords. and that's the real difference in this race. and it's what's earned me the sole endorsement from so many trusted grassroots organizations, like the sierra club, the united educators of san francisco, the affordable housing alliance, san francisco young democrats, latino democratic club, san francisco tenants' union, a majority of the current
mr. preston. >> thanks. i wish i had time to rebutt all of the false statements made about our campaign donations. but i won't. so thank you for being here this evening. and let's remember what this is all about. it's about real people and their struggles that folks face today in san francisco. seniors who are facing evictions, students burdened by massive educational debt, transit riders that can't even get on their bus because it's too crowded. and families unable to afford affordable...
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turkey began its offensive last week after mr trump said he would pull us forces from the border area. rich preston in northern syria with heavy artillery fire. now, some respite from the bombing and gunfire. america's vice president and secretary of state arrived in ankara for talks after five hours of discussion with the turkish president, the deal was agreed. turkey will pause its military operations for 120 hours to give kurdish fighters a chance to retreat. in a press conference, tu rkey‘s retreat. in a press conference, turkey's foreign minister insisted this is not a ceasefire, saying that could only happen between two legitimate sides. but a pause in fighting would become permanent only after syrian democratic forces com pletely left after syrian democratic forces completely left the area. turkey wa nts completely left the area. turkey wants the fighters to push away from the borders where it considers them a threat. but the ef, made up mainly of kurdish fighters, considers this its territory. it said it welcomes and enter the fighting would defend itself if attacked. 300,000 people, mostly
turkey began its offensive last week after mr trump said he would pull us forces from the border area. rich preston in northern syria with heavy artillery fire. now, some respite from the bombing and gunfire. america's vice president and secretary of state arrived in ankara for talks after five hours of discussion with the turkish president, the deal was agreed. turkey will pause its military operations for 120 hours to give kurdish fighters a chance to retreat. in a press conference, tu...
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mr duckenfield denies the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 liverpool supporters who died at sheffield wednesday's ground. from prestondavid duckenfield arrived to face another jury. the retired chief super being retried after his last failed and without a verdict. he is accused of manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans. the youngest was ten years old. there were 37 teenagers. the oldest was a pensioner of 67. the 96 the victim, tony bland died nearly four yea rs victim, tony bland died nearly four years later, so can't be included in this prosecution. thejury heard that wholly innocently they had gone to watch a football match at sheffield ground. the court was told there weren't enough turnstiles to let fanzine, a gate was opened but a tunnel to the already full terraces wasn't closed off and fans were slapped down the slope and into a fatal crash. the jury was told that david duckenfield had an ultimate and personal responsibility for the policing operation. it was part of wearing the uniform, along with the hips, braiding crown of being match commander, to deal with a much emergency. thejudge commander, to deal with a
mr duckenfield denies the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 liverpool supporters who died at sheffield wednesday's ground. from prestondavid duckenfield arrived to face another jury. the retired chief super being retried after his last failed and without a verdict. he is accused of manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans. the youngest was ten years old. there were 37 teenagers. the oldest was a pensioner of 67. the 96 the victim, tony bland died nearly four yea rs victim, tony bland died nearly...
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mr duckenfield denies the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 liverpool supports who died at sheffield wednesday's ground. from prestoned, to face another jury. the retired chief superintendent being retried, after his last trial ended without a verdict. he is accused of the manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans, at the hillsborough disaster, in 1989. the youngest was ten years old. there were 37 teenagers. the oldest was a pensioner of 67. the 96th victim, tony bland, died nearly four years later, so can't be included in this prosecution. the jury heard that wholly innocently, they had gone to watch a football match at the sheffield ground. the court was told there were not enough turnstiles to let the fans in. a gate was opened, but the tunnel to the already full terraces wasn't closed off, and fans were swept down the slope and into a fatal crash. the jury was told that david duckenfield had an ultimate and personal responsibility for the policing operation, and it was part of wearing the uniform, along with the crown of match commander, that he be in a position to deal with an emergency. richard matthews, qc, said dav
mr duckenfield denies the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 liverpool supports who died at sheffield wednesday's ground. from prestoned, to face another jury. the retired chief superintendent being retried, after his last trial ended without a verdict. he is accused of the manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans, at the hillsborough disaster, in 1989. the youngest was ten years old. there were 37 teenagers. the oldest was a pensioner of 67. the 96th victim, tony bland, died nearly four years...
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preston reports. gun fires for days, turkey has been bombarding kurdish posts in northern syria. now, hope for some respite. mrturkey's president recep tayyip erdogan. after five hours, the deal was agreed. turkey will pause its military operations for 120 hours to give kurdish fighters chance to retreat. turkey wants the kurds to push away from its border, where it considers them a threat. but the sdf, made up mainly of kurds, considers this its territory. they say they will stop fighting, but won't leave. 300,000 people, mostly civilians, have been displaced from the area. it's not certain this deal will do anything to help that. president trump's withdrawal of us troops was condemned across america's political spectrum, with many accusing him of abandoning us allies. mr trump has called this new agreement amazing, saying it will save millions of lives. but there are doubts over whether it will work at all. neither the kurdish leadership nor other key groups, such as the syrian or russian governments, were involved in the talks. rich preston, bbc news. a huge gunfight has erupted in north—western mexico afte
preston reports. gun fires for days, turkey has been bombarding kurdish posts in northern syria. now, hope for some respite. mrturkey's president recep tayyip erdogan. after five hours, the deal was agreed. turkey will pause its military operations for 120 hours to give kurdish fighters chance to retreat. turkey wants the kurds to push away from its border, where it considers them a threat. but the sdf, made up mainly of kurds, considers this its territory. they say they will stop fighting, but...
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preston has more. gun fires for days, turkey has been bombarding kurdish posts in northern syria. now, hope for some respite. mr. they say they will stop fighting, but won't leave. 300,000 people, mostly civilians, have been displaced from the area. it's not certain this deal will do anything to help that. president trump's withdrawal of us troops was condemned across america's political spectrum, with many accusing him of abandoning us allies. mr trump has called this new agreement amazing, saying it will save millions of lives. but there are doubts over whether it will work at all. neither the kurdish leadership nor other key groups such as the syrian or russian governments were involved in the talks. rich preston, bbc news. police have arrested more than 700 people during a week—long operation to tackle so—called county lines drugs gangs across the uk. in total, drugs with a street value of around £a00,000 were also seized. here's our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. across the country, police forces, urban and rural, have been working together to move in on the county lines drug gangs. this was a jo
preston has more. gun fires for days, turkey has been bombarding kurdish posts in northern syria. now, hope for some respite. mr. they say they will stop fighting, but won't leave. 300,000 people, mostly civilians, have been displaced from the area. it's not certain this deal will do anything to help that. president trump's withdrawal of us troops was condemned across america's political spectrum, with many accusing him of abandoning us allies. mr trump has called this new agreement amazing,...