what outreach have we done with the air shawn press? this is not the first time this happened where the organized groups can identify an asian household by the doorstep and what they think is inside. what are we doing with the asian press? >> that was more of an issue last year. we saw more asian victims last year. we did do outreach and messaging. we will do that this year. i am going to actually give an interview on one of the asian television stations tomorrow. part of that message will be safety continues. we are messaging to that community. we are not seeing the trends this year we saw last year with the asian victims. nonetheless, it appears to be some of the people that have been burglarized have had large amounts of cash in the house. i don't know if they have been followed. large amounts of jewelry. there might be outside information involved. we haven't put together why that is happening. to your point we haven't seen the trend with asian victims we saw last year. >> thank you. chief scott, to follow up on the work the departm

shawn walsh was deputy press secretary through bush senior's four year presidential term and during his two terms as vice president. he now lives in oakland. walsh tells us he will best remember the bushes for being just as comfortable with royalty as they were with regular folks and that includes all members of the white house staff. we spoke with him by phone last night. >> you were family. you were invited in for a cup of cocoa and a holiday dinner. there was no one that was too small or no one that was too big to get personal attention and i will tell you, that's a quality of humanity that in this political environment is sorely lacking. >> the former president didn't visit the bay area often but one of his most memorable trips was made back in 1989, president bush visited san francisco following the earthquake. this is the photo of him from the "san francisco chronicle" where you can see him surveying the damage. we are still waiting to hear about funeral arrangements from bush's office, the 41st president is expected to lie in state in the u.s. capitol later this week and be honor

shawn walsh was press secretary through bush sr.'s four-year term as president. he was also there when he was vice president. he said he's going to best remember the bushes for being as comfortable with royalty as they were with regular people. and that includes all members of the white house staff. we talked with him by phone tonight. >> you were family. you were invited in for a cup of cocoa and a holiday dinner. there was no one who was too small or no one who was too big to get personal attention. and i will tell you, that's a quality of humanity that in this political environment is sorely lacking. >> he didn't visit the bay area all thoochb, but one of his most memorable trips was this one in 1989. former president george h.w. bush visiting san francisco following the loma prieta earthquake. this is a photo of him from the "san francisco chronicle." you see him surveying the damage. >>> funeral arrangements still being made. stay with us for continuing coverage throughout the weekend as we learn more. our website nbcbayarea.com, and our facebook and twitter

back in his home state of texas, and a bay area man la -- will be in attendance, his former press aide, shawn walsh. we have more on this local connection, sam? >> reporter: president bush making one of the most influential families in all of history. i volunteered to serve in world war ii at the age of 17, facing enemy fire, instead of taking classes at yale. that is the man shawn walsh got to know. the presidency of georgeorge h. may be categoryized by valor, but he would come out on the volleyball court. >> we had a fast-paced game and i almost knocked the president unconscious once with a monster spike. >> reporter: thankfully that did not happen. president bush remained conscious that day and ever conscious of the commitment dedicated by u.s. troops. >> the one thing people don't know, he was actual lay so caring and so compassionate, when the gulf war kuroccurred, was very, very concerned about the loss of life. >> reporter: he says he wrote a letter to the family of every soldier killed. >> i get married. i get a hand-written note from mr. and mrs. bush congratulating me. every time a

shawn walsh was deputy press secretary through bush senior's term as president. walsh tells us he will best remember the bush as comfortable with royalty as they were with regular folks and that includes all members of the white house staff. we spoke with him by phone last night. >> you were family. you were invited in for a cup of cocoa and a holiday dinner. there was no one that was too small or no one that was too big to get personal attention. i will tell you, that's a quality of humanity that is in this political environment is sorely lacking. >>> in other news, the search is on for a grinch in oakland's neighborhood. community members want to know who vandalized their christmas tree. they found it yesterday morning, chopped up, painted on and practically destroyed. someone is caught on surveillance video, but they don't know who it is. so far no arrests have been made. >>> it is 6:29. coming up this morning "today in the bay," rain means fresh snow in the sierra. we have a report from tahoe where resorts are open and hoping for your business. we will have t

press began writing about the people he left behind. with donation, loans, scholarships and part-time jobs, shawn put herself through college.ith honors. shawn says even though financial hardships have forced her to put her career hopes on hold, her life has one silver lining. >> i had 17 years with my dad, 19 years with my mom. and even the bad parts were still better than some of the lives i see other people living who have parents. i wish i had both of them still. i wish i had opportunities that other people i see my age having. but i'm glad that it was really good when it was. >> it was after dark by the time the jury of four men and four women reached their unanimous decision. dr. mark weinberger had committed malpractice in the case of phyllis barnes. >> we're pleased that the jury has held mark weinberger accountable for his misdeeds. >> the jury determined that phyllis' estate should be awarded a total of $13 million in compensatory and punitive damages. >> having this verdict at least puts her to rest in the most positive way, knowing that, you know, in her passing she's bringing this man to justice. >> just how muc