the one name that's on the list that the american public might know is katrina pierson.ch involved with the president's re-election issues. what is the committee looking for? >> it's really escalating its investigation into president trump's inner circle by subpoenaing someone like katrina pierson who would serve as a hostile witness. they're looking at the meetings with president trump leading up to the events at the rally where leaders might have discussed some of the things going on there and are really trying to peel back a lot of details about what exactly the president knew was going to happen at these things, and in doing so, they're looking at people like katrina pierson and subpoena lots of documents related to that plans as well. >> you report that committee chair bennie thompson wants to be done by the spring. if that's the case, what is that timeline lookout? what are the steps that lie between now and then? >> we're seeing them ramp things up a lot now. in the next few weeks we're going see a lot come due. next week we will see the very first documents from

specifically according to the subpoena issued to pierson, pierson met with then president trump himselfported extensively on the fallout from the january 6th insurrection and joins me now. betsy, this is the second tranche of subpoenas, how would you characterize this group, what does it say about where the investigation is headed? >> this is the january 6th ellipse rally crew. it's the people who ran the stop the steal event that the president spoke at and from which protesters moved to the capitol and attacked the capitol. these people are the connective tissue between trump himself and the crowd that subsequently had, you know, numerous, numerous members break into the capitol and participate in that insurrection. it's the stop the steal crew. i sort of jokingly think of them as the steal stoppers from a wide variety of different parts of the conservative and far right media ecosystem, some folks who are very high profile, katrina pierson is probably the biggest name on this list. she was the top spokesperson for trump's first presidential campaign, and then there's some interesting

one of the subpoenas was issued to katrina pierson.spokesperson for the trump 2016 campaign the first time they won. and the committee said she was in contact with the white house and the events and rallies perceiving the election 2021. specifically according to the subpoena issue to katrina, pierson then trump met himself in the oval office on january 4th. that's betty wood or swan, where she just reported from the fallout from the january 6th insurrection. and she joins me. now betsy woodruff swan, there's 11 folks that got these. this is the second launch of subpoenas. how would you characterize this group? what does it say about where the investigation is headed? >> this is the january 6th a lips rally crew. it is the people who ran the stop the steal event that the president spoke out. and from which protesters move to the capital and attacked the capital. these people are the connective tissue between trump himself, and the crowd that subsequently had numerous members break into the capital. and participate in that insurrection.

also, our city attorneys ann pierson, job gibner and tom owen. and, you know, mostly the unpaid volunteers who now sit on our board commissions and do the work of the city. and, lastly, i want to thank various individuals and parent am leave experts who've reached out to our office to weigh in on this and provide really good feedback. some of it we've incorporated is and some of it we can't because of the current charter. for instance, adoption and surrender ga sea wasn't a thing it is today particularly for gay so that after we do that, we can come back and do more to this file. i hope we can send this out with a strong, positive recommendation. thank you. >> chairman: thank you so much. gosh, this is overdue and i can't thank you enough for prioritizing this and updating our laws to modern times. thank you so much. supervisor safai, is there anything you wanted to add? >> supervisor safai: yeah, i just want to appreciate the experience and perspective that supervisor melgar is bringing to the table. having been a former commissioner herself and

the record apparently from the reporting that the white house had been put on notice and katrina piersonput on notice. it's one of the reasons why the alex jones info war conspiracy theorists a contingent was given speaking roles the day before on january 5th. again, how much did they know? how much did they realize they should have taken more action to keirb the possibility that there was going to be violence at the capital, how much did donald trump directly know? we know one of the issues is how his words directly incited those who stormed the capitol who said we weren't invited here. we came here to fight trump. >> as you remy opinion us, the coordination is important to look into. if under full evidence it proves to be minor or weak, then the committee has an obligation to say, well, they didn't necessarily find that. if it proves to be incriminating. that's important for the government to know and props act on. so that brings me to the question of what any of us does is lock down any chain of communication. so right now they're hitting these folks. as for what was coming out of the

that's according to propublica, which reported in june that pierson helped arrange a deal where thoseo speak at the ellipse could do on the day before on january 5th. in other words, the white house knew extremists would be descending on washington. they knew it was powder keg just waiting to explode, and donald trump still lit the fuse. according to -- among the extremists who spoke on january 5th was a member of the paramilitary group the three percenters as well as alley alexander, who later implicated three republican lawmakers in the events of the next day. this comes amid new signs that the select committee means business. they've already previewed the possibility of holding resistant witnesses in contempt, noting that the biden justice department is not likely to stand in the way. and congressman adam schiff signaled this morning that there may be more subpoenas to come, indicating the house minority leader kevin mccarthy would also be a pertinent witness, and congressman adam schiff of california joins me now. let's go right to that. the idea that you have a current republican

while vladimir pierson who's in a different kind of self isolation has also voted online. the russian president is courtney and quarantine off to a number of covert cases were recorded. right amongst his sako, adapting to the era of the con, demik, russia extended the voting period to 3 days. of course, all designed for safety to limit the spread of the virus. now, most goes election. authorities have reported a number of so called d t o s. attacks servers are swamped with computer requests and attempts to crush systems and officials said more than a 100 such attacks, what prevented on the opening day of the boat? we got more on this and how generally online dating has been going from a number of rushes at central election commission. so would you look automation of the voting process? ambrosia has been going on since the late 19th. we've come a long way to now be doing it for the state duma elections and we're having electronic voting in 7 regions of the russian federation was 10 out is quite high. we're seeing how actively voted using it. because of course, we've taken u

a san mateo county judge says she will hand down a life sentence for the murders of pierson's wife and their unborn son. the state supreme court overturned his death sentence last year. that will not end peterson's appeals. he is still seeking a new trial citing misconduct. the juror failed to disclose her own experience with domestic abuse while she was pregnant. the judge will rule on that later. >>> a live look at san francisco, where city leaders essay retail theft are out of control. they have a new plan to crackdown on break-ins. kpix 5 max darrow is live in union square, to explain. max? >> reporter: the mayor and chief of police both explained today that retail theft are not victimless crimes. they do affect the community. say business does not want to operate in the area anymore because of crimes that means people will lose jobs. if the pharmacies hit that will have a negative effect on the surrounding community. the goal here is to work with the community to solve this problem. >> reporter: by now, you have probably seen videos of various brazen retail theft from central cisc

also, our city attorneys ann pierson, job gibner and tom owen.s who now sit on our board commissions and do the work of the city. and, lastly, i want to thank various individuals and parent am leave experts who've reached out to our office to weigh in on this and provide really good feedback. some of it we've incorporated is and some of it we can't because of the current charter. for instance, adoption and surrender ga sea wasn't a thing it is today particularly for gay so that after we do that, we can come back and do more to this file. i hope we can send this out with a strong, positive recommendation. thank you. >> chairman: thank you so much. gosh, this is overdue and i can't thank you enough for prioritizing this and updating our laws to modern times. thank you so much. supervisor safai, is there anything you wanted to add? >> supervisor safai: yeah, i just want to appreciate the experience and perspective that supervisor melgar is bringing to the table. having been a former commissioner herself and former legislative aide, i think she has b

this is the one to katrina pierson. and others working for women for america first to organize the january 6th rally collectively communicated with trump, white house officials, including chief of staff, mark meadows, and others about the rally and other events planned to coincide with the certification of the 2020 electoral college results. specifically, it has been reported that you participated in a meeting with president trump in the oval office on january 4th, 2021, at which he asked if another rally could be arranged where people like alley alexander and roger stone to speak. january 4th i believe was the day mr. eastman was in the oval office and mike pence was being pressured to in trump's word, do the right thing and refuse to certify. it feels like a really important day for this committee to understand trump's role in trying to orchestrate the overthrow of the vote. >> yes. yamiche said the play here, the movie, the mini series is going to be called "the committee isn't playing". i would suggest an alternativ

. >> perhaps the most well-known person on the subpoena list today's katrina pierson, who served as trump campaign spokeswoman in 2016. the committees lady to her sights reports that she quote, participated in a meeting with president trump in the oval office on january for 2021. at which he asked if another rally could be a range, where people like ali alexander and roger stone could speak. today the house was also the scene of a hearing on domestic violent extremism, the heads of the counter-terrorism division, for homeland security, and the fbi, both noted that domestic threats are on the rise. as we know, they also warn lawmakers of the dangers posed by public figures, who embrace and spread conspiracy theories. >> when public figures, whether they be in the media, or elected officials, or former elected officials, amplify and spread those narratives, they validate them. and when they validate them, they increased the potential, that an individual who is vulnerable to being influenced, vulnerable foreign acts of violence, we'll see this as a legitimate rationale for committing an act

among those subpoenaed is katrina pierson, who served as a trump campaign spokesperson in 2016. she joined an oval office meeting with president trump two days before the capitol riot. baby food manufacturers allowed products contaminated with heavy metals to remain on store shelves even after dangerous levels of the toxic chemicals were detected in their products. that's according to a new congressional report released wednesday which found baby food makers failed to recall and fit rice serials tested have arsenic levels above fda limits. in minnesota, canadian pipeline company enbridge said construction on the contested line 3 crude oil pipeline is complete and oil will start flowing on friday. indigenous leaders and land and water defenders, who have been resisting line 3 for years, often putting their own bodies on the line, vowed to continue the fight against the pipeline. line 3 is set to carry over half a million barrels of tar sands every day, threatening local waters and lands and doubling minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions. meanwhile, environmental activists celebrat

did maggie mulvaney, the niece of former trump advisor mick mulvaney and trump spokesperson katrina piersonvernor newsom signed legislation today that will expand mental health services to homeless residents of our state. the governor and other elected officials spoke at an acute board and care home run by los angeles county. $3 billion will go towards supportive residential mental health programs for the first time, the state is setting specific goals that must be met for local governments to receive funding. i don't want to over. promise how quickly. we will see the progress but i don't want to under promise. how significant. the efforts that we are now engaged in our. the legislation is a critical part of the governor's $22 billion housing affordability and homelessness package, which is aimed at creating more than 84,000 new housing units. all right, still to come tonight a multimillion dollar settlement from an idol east bay refinery plus. san francisco sheriff's deputy appears in court what his lawyer had to say after he allegedly went on a drunken rampage and a new focus on traffic s

. >> chair: if we can move ahead, there was an amendment that deputy city attorney ann pierson shared with us that removes a finding in the draft legislation regarding, i guess consistency with the general plan that is not needed. so i would move that we adopt that amendment, and then i would also move that we send this item to the full board as amended with a positive recommendation. >> first on the motion offered by chair mar, that the ordinance be amended to remove the finding related to the planning commission, on that motion: [roll call taken] >> mr. chair, there are three ayes on the motion to amend. and then that the ordinance be recommended as amended: [roll call taken] >> mr. chair, there are three ayes. >> chair: thank you. thanks again, director rodriguez, and to everyone. >> thank you so much. i really appreciate it. have a wonderful day, everyone. >> chair: thank you. mr. clerk, can you please call item 4. >> agenda item 4: a hearing to address concerns on crime and violence targeting asian american seniors and other vulnerable groups and the rise of anti-asian racism, in

pierson, nice to meet you. jeffrey, get out of here, boom, gone.was going to. he welcomed him to the community. a republican. i'll never forget that. that's how i was raised. there is equality. the respect for other people was drilled into me. so when you go into an atticus finch, i don't have to look too far to pull that character up. >> whether it is atticus finch and the core of who your father was or "american rust" and the people you have lived alongside with in michigan all your life, do you think you would be able to bring as much to the table in your characters if you had moved to hollywood? >> question answers itself. >> no. no. no. i don't think that would have. that was the choice. it certainly wasn't to be more in the world and all of that, but no, that would have been a different life. i'm very happy with the move. we raised our kids in a part of the country, we understood how to do it. kathleen and i were from there. it worked out well. now at this point in my career i get to do things that matter which is a luxury for an actor and i'

>> ann pierson. as you know, under the charter, the m.t.a. has inclusive authority over city streets, but it does not extend to those in the park. those are in the jurisdiction over the park commission and the board of supervisors. the question here concerns penalties, not fees. and we're looking at the question of who may set those penalties. i think in this language the board is delegating that to the m.t.a., as well as the process of setting fees, but supervisor peskin is purporting to maintain some control over that. we'll be looking at and that will advise if we can approve later in the meeting. >> thank you. through the chair, supervisor peskin, i know that we have had -- supervisor chan noted we did duplicate the file. there are certain aspects of what she's looking at. i wanted to get clarity on what the procedure was that you were trying to implement. but i understand now. i understand from the explanation from the city attorney. i wanted you to know why i asked that. we've been having extensive conversations if we can put certain la