there are 8,000 people right now just this year, so rob o'neill is with us this morning. is really going to boost recruitment? what do you say? >> good morning, ashley. great to be with you. this is not going to boost recruitment. it's going to do the opposite because we don't join the military to express ourselves. you join the military, all we have in common is that we're all afraid that we get our heads shaved and we're part of a team and our job, as in the military is alliance solidarity, forward defense and deterrence and deterrent is a way that you avoid conflict by projecting strength and i'm all freedom. you do what you want behind closed doors but we need to have submarines with nuclear capability, aircraft carriers, men and women who fly jets and the best infantry in the world which is the united states marine corps. it's the whole, what i've been saying lately is our military needs to be ferocious, not fabulous. ashley: [laughter] it's one way of putting it. what's the morale like among those that are serving? its got to be a little, you know , frustrating to sa

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more than five years after kate o'neil died, california attorney general rob bonta has now passed on what may be the last chance for criminal prosecution. o'neill was shot and killed by former sfpd officer christopher semi ola in december of 2017. police say o'neill had just ditched a stolen van and seconds after arriving on scene. former officer samayoa fired a single shot from inside his police car, killing o'neill. since the shooting, samayoa was fired. and now that former officer is speaking out about what happened on that day, he says he goes over the details of that day over and over again. it was a tragedy. that's all i can say. it was a tragedy that day. um you should have never happened, right? i mean, that they should have never happened. i should have, um, been helping people. in a different manner. um but, you know, i'm grateful that this decision was made because it was the right decision. ultimately california's attorney general rob bonta, had been considering criminal charges in this case, but has now released a letter explaining his position, saying that the former off

more than five years after kate o'neil died, california attorney general rob bonta has now passed on the last chance for criminal prosecution. o'neill was shot and killed by former sfpd officer christopher samayoa in december of 2017. police say o'neill had just ditched a stolen van and seconds after arriving on scene. former officers samayoa fired a single shot from inside his police car, killing o'neill. since the shooting, samayoa was fired. and now that former officer is speaking out about what happened on that day, he says he goes over the details of that day. over and over again. it was a tragedy. that's all i can say. it was a tragedy that day. um you should have never happened, right? i mean, that they should have never happened. i should have, um ben helping people. in a different manner. um but, you know, i'm grateful that this decision was made because it was the right decision. ultimately california's attorney general rob bonta, had been considering criminal charges in this case, but has now released a letter explaining his position, saying that the former officer would li

more than five years after kate o'neil died, california attorney general rob bonta has now passed on what may be the last chance for criminal prosecution. o'neill was shot and killed by former sfpd officer christopher samayoa in december of 2017. police say o'neill had just ditched a stolen van and seconds after arriving on scene. former officer samayoa fired a single shot from inside his police car, killing o'neill. since the shooting, samayoa was fired. and now that former officer is speaking out about what happened on that day, he says he goes over the details of that day. over and over again. it was a tragedy. that's all i can say. it was a tragedy that day. um it should have never happened, right? i mean, that they should have never happened. i should have, um ben helping people. in a different manner. um but, you know, i'm grateful that this decision was made because it was the right decision. ultimately california's attorney general rob bonta, had been considering criminal charges in this case, but has now released a letter explaining his position, saying that the former office

state attorney general rob bonta that he did not feel there was enough evidence to prosecute former san francisco police officer christopher samoya. that officer shot and killed o'neil, an unarmed carjacking suspect, through the window of a patrol car in 2017. >> bonta, he needs to step up, and he didn't. he made promises he hasn't kept. >> reporter: officer samoya was originally charged by former san francisco d.a. chase abedin but the case languished. incoming d.a. brooke jenkins filed a motion to drop the prosecution, saying there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. that's when the o'neil family requested the attorney general consider taking over the case. after reviewing the case for a few weeks, the a.g. came to the same conclusion. the decision is a relief for samoya's attorney. the o'neil family says it's proof the justice system has failed. >> a 21-page letter detailing his factual and legal bases for the dismissal. we criticize that letter because it cherry-picks the evidence. >> reporter: that letter described how samoya was a probationary officer on his fourth day in the field. it mentioned he had been struck in the head with paint balls during a trai

officer, christopher, sam, iowa, rob onto declined to take the case that was dismissed by san francisco da brooke jenkins in december of 2017. police. say keita o'neilland then led police on a chase before jumping out of that van and running toward the police car and that's when he was shot o'neill's family calling this a sad day. i want the file i'm requesting it. i want to see what evidence did he use to justify dismissing this case allowing this case to be dismissed. who did he investigate a letter from the attorney general to the da's office says the charges against the officer cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt a preliminary date has been set for the man accused of stabbing and killing cash app founder. bob lee nima momenti is being held with albeo after a judge ruled yesterday. he is a danger to the public. his preliminary hearing is set for

rob bonta says he will not press charges against christopher samayoa. now the district attorney, bruce jenkins, had told the family of karen o'neil in february that she intendedsmiss manslaughter charges against the now former officer. he shadow neil, who was unarmed during a pursuit following a car jacking , his office said. based on available evidence, and some i always claim of self defense. the charges against him could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. this morning. o'neill's aunt said she spoke with the attorney general, and she's disappointed by his decision. he believed the jury. um i would let him go. he didn't really give a good justification other than what's the norm. and i said, well, that's the norm. brooke jenkins accused her predecessor, tracy would dean of filing the charges against some iowa for political reasons, which bodine has denied. new at noon. the next court date has been set for a man accused of killing cash. app founder bobbly minis attorney and the prosecutor in court this morning to set a preliminary hearing date cameras were not allowed today. this is video from yesterday when momeni entered a not guilty plea. he is charg