. >> shawn richard executive director of [inaudible] against guns. buying a gun on the streets is cheap and life is priceless. that has been our motto for years. easter sunday of 95 when my brother was killed. 20 years i have been doing this. we have been part of the city of and county system and getting funded and made significant impact of working with the community. i support a task force only if the people on that task force is from the community and dealing with the issues and affected by what is going on that can make change. we have to be realistically and understanding the impact that folks in the community are the ones that have their feet to the streets and their ears to the ground and they understand what is going o some of you guys don't know that eli crow ward and danielle and myself and car letta prevented a shooting the other night because we know what is going on. during the time during the vigil it was told they were riding around and going to shoot up the area. we made phone calls and we prevented that. that is some of the things yo

matte scott of the healing circle and shawn richard with brothers against guns. family and friends and others came out including our own police chief who is very involved as well as officers from northern police station under the leadership of captain greg mc grekin. the hayes valley neighborhood association was in full force and the african-american complex held the event along with m homagic. i wanted to. >> >> bring to light this particular issue because it's important that we do as policy makers make sure that we are working with these communities, working to prevent these from happening and making sure that our young people get the services, get the support and education and everything that they need in order to be successful. some of these young men were very active at the african-american cultural complex when i was director. others i know from the family members. they are definitely devastated and this not only impacted their families it devastated our community so what we can do now here in this chamber is more than ever as we move forward and begin to m

. >> shawn richard 2 brother were killed in this neighbor. he then founded brothers against guns. >> the problem is is that we are not educating our young men and we are letting them loose like wild animals and they are killing each other. >>reporter: there have been no arrest. police say they are getting a lot of information from the public. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> as we mention a vigil was held tonight for the victims and families. it was organized by san francisco supervisor london breed who not only represents the district but was raised there. hears carolyn tyler. >>reporter: took 1989 earthquake to transform haze valley. as one neighborhood if rider noted from crack houses to condo and is now an up scale shopping and dining destination. the central freeway used to divide what was then a poor community. the earthquake led to the freeway demolition and a slow rebirth. lynn moved here in 2001 and says just the other day she was reminiscing about how things had changed. >> i was commenting open how i hasn't heard any shootings or any murder

shawn. more now with senator richard shelby. let's talk about the president's proposal and what you felt really did not work already and what he's proposing already. what specifics struck you? >> first of all maria i believe instead of helping the middle class, he's attacking the middle class. one, capital gains, he wants to run those up. that's a lot of people in for the long haul. republicans want to lower that. he's also proposed taxes on the savings account where middle class families are saving money to send their children to college later in life. he's proposed a tax there. this is an attack on the middle class. it's not helping the middle class. most the middle class want to be left alone. they want to not be overtaxed and overregulated. he's doing the opposite. >> a lot of his stuff is rhetoric and not going anywhere. a lot of taxes as i said last week, they're dead on arrival. i believe they're really dead. >> if it's all rhetoric why waste the time you know, triggering this conversation, you know having a national conv

richard lui, nbc news, new york. >>> taking a look at some birthdays today. actor shawn wayans turns 44.h children" actress katey sagal turns 61. and singer dolly parton, she is 69 today. keep it here to for news weather and sports. i'm milissa rehberger. have a great day today. >>> a mystery in and around san francisco bay. something in the water is injuring dozens of birds and leaving oerds dead >> it is the end of the line for an historic chapter in civil rights history. why this martin luther king jr. day will be especially poignant in the bay area. >>> a scare in the air causes a hawaii-bound flight from oakland to land quickly in san jose. >>> looking live outside at san jose this morning, a nice mild start to the day, maybe you can leave without a sweater. do i dare say? it is january 19th. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good monday morning. it's 4:30.

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