. >>> tasers are supposed to be safer for suspects and law enforcement, but now three taser-related deaths are prompting the san mateo county board of supervisors to take a close look at the less lethal devices. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joins us live in redwood city to tell us how the board is responding. and what they are proposing. >> reporter: good morning, laur report that could show whether th the case. the latest case occurred last october, when deputies responded and used a taser on shenad shenadu okobi. the sheriff's department says he was walking in and out of traffic when the deputy stopped him. the department said okobi assaulted the deputy which called for backup. okobi later died. the family reportedly says he was only walking on the sidewalk and are seeking usin this case. the district attorney says he has been more specific with the coroner, after receiving results in two previous cases that involved the use of tasers. >> i have personally asked the coroners to tell us what role the taser played or if they can't determine that. that's the report we should get in t

. >>> a focus on deputies using tasers in san mateo county. the board of supervisors voted to investigate cases involving taser-related deaths. sharon katsuto is live to tell us what happened. >> reporter: a board president tells me that by approving this committee, they will now begin public hearings to investigate three taser-related deaths in the county. the latest case occurred last october, when deputies responded and used a taser. the sheriff's department says akobe was walking in and out of traffic when a deputy stopped him. the department says he assaulted the deputy which led to the use of the taser. the man later died. community members say they are seeking justice in this case. >> i am asking you again to hear these words, to feel the pain and horror of them. and to use your oversight capacity to respond in a way that ensures justice and accountability, restores community trust. >> reporter: and i spoke to the district attorney today, and he told me that he is still investigating this case, and he will release video of that case fro

the department says okobi assaulted the deputy which led to the taser use on okobi. the family said okobi was walking on theewre will discuss today whether to form a committee to investigate the cases involving deputies are trained with using these tasers and want to see how the tasers are used in cases responding to people with mental illness. reporting live in redwood city, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, sharon. 5:36. >>> also happening today, a proposal aimed at helping students go to college for free in san francisco is up for a vote. city board of supervisors is holding a special meeting to decide whether to add the city college fund to next november's ballot. voters would then decide whether to require the city to subsidize the cost of tuition at the city college of san francisco. the program is currently on a pilot program set to expire next year. >>> now to a warning for parents and teens on the use of ecigarettes. the fda say teens addicting to vaping is becoming a problem. giant spike in the number of hing, it finds many may not

. >> there was no reason for him to use a taser. he was not a threat, he was not violent. >> reporter: she says she was allowed to review the video of the incident. she does not however believe it supports the official story. that her brother was acting erratically, running in and out of traffic before attacking a deputy. she made her case on social media. >> if there was a reason for him to be stopped, certainly, there is no reason for someone to be taser to death. >> reporter: her pleas were heard by this reverend to organize religious leaders and activist to demand a investigation into the 36 -year-olds death. >> trust is built on truth and transparency. unless there is transparency so that we could get at the truth of what really happened then trust cannot be restored. >> reporter: the da said he hoped to have his final report on this case ready by the middle of this month but bringing in an outside expert will likely delay the process for a month or two. they have been feeling, kpix 5. >>> rain today through the morning commute

because one of the recommendations for the taser d.g.o. was to have it reviewed for tasers and the department and d.b.a. both agreed during those discussions that we wanted to go beyond that and have the serious incident review board. commander walsh and others are working on that now, and to build that out, i believe, i think they are supposed to meet on that as well. it is ongoing. it is part of the buildout of the whole d.g.o. that the commission reviewed but we wanted to go beyond that. the goal is to have this done in the very near future. >> may be we can have some kind of status report on it in the near future to see where it is so we can move it along. may be we can calendar it. >> i wanted to understand the relationship between the report here on page 4 and they analysis by allegation. we have that chief of police who discipline six officers and this is 30 3% of the recommended by d.b.a. but they say the chief agreed with 77% with the same findings. can you walk us through that correlation? you have six officers was 77% agreeing -

the taser missed him and he is looking around the next person to get stabbed his need.actly what happened in terms of the next sequence happened in terms of the next sequence of events, but he was pepper sprayed, he was tasered and he was brought to the ground. there we re he was brought to the ground. there were maybe eight police officers on top of him, he was very much resisting arrest, and that this point, i was scared, but i'm a journalist so i will take a photo, i will film what is going on because this appears to be some kind of serious incident. and then i filmed some of them pinning him on the ground and then i stopped and as i walked past, i was trying to walk away from what was happening. as i walked past, i looked around and i heard the man say, it was as long as you keep bombing these countries, this kind of stuff, and i am using a cleaner term for broadcasting then i would have otherwise used, it is this stuff happens, this is going to keep happening, this is why he has pepper spray coming down his face and why the police tried to pin him on the ground. he

it appears the man was tasered.a van and may have been taken away. it shows how on edge people are in the palace of westminster. sofa clarity‘s say, this was someone who was inside the perimeter of parliament‘s grounds? who was inside the perimeter of parliament's grounds? he appears to have got through the gates cars come through and i think he was tasered inside the state. we have some new images coming in of an individual on the ground with several police officers around him. police officers standing nearby but this individual clearly contained by the officers holding him on the ground. it is quite a melee in that area. christopher, you have the normal comings and goings, lots of tourists and demonstrators here because of brexit as well? yes, it does feel free bridle at the moment, westminster and this is a reminder this place can feel under siege at times. many mps feel under siege and this is an eruption on a strange day that they could do without. ok, christopher, thank you very much from the daily telegraph t

the board of supervisors voted to assemble aomvestate taser-re deaths. the most recent case was back in october. deputies say chindu okobi was running in and out of traffic in millbrae when a san mateo county deputy tried to stop him. okobi later died. >> i am asking you again to hear these words, to feel the pain and horror of him, and to use your oversight capacity to respond in a w justice accountability. >> the district attorney says that the case is still under investigation, and will release video soon. >>> we're learning more about a deadly crash in union city. sky ranger was overhead early yesterday morning as traffic was backed up for hours. it happened on whipple road near 880. the chp says that driver hit a truck at a very high speed. chp also trying to track down a driver who crashed into a car and sped away from the scene, it happened just before 3:00 yesterday morning. we brought it to you as live breaking news on "today in the bay." officers tried to pull over a red corvette, going more than 100 miles per hour, after it merged on to southb

hitches death was the third in san mateo county following the universe of tasers. all three men suffered from mental health issues. if the subcommittee will investigate the use of the weapons in the county. they won't investigate the taser related deaths. >>> a group of students received an early holiday gift courtesy of levi's. it was for an underserved community for a free shopping spree. >> reporter: hours before the official opening, the lee vie store is teaming with activity at the small. 208th grade students have $100 and 90 minutes to find something fashionable for the holidays. >> sometimes we don't get appreciated, at school or home, this is a great opportunity for us, to like do some shopping, the holidays coming, we can buy stuff for our family. >> the brief, early morning shop stop is a collaborative effort between a 49er buckner and a nonprofit that works to end bullying. but there is a terror on the field but before the nfl fame he was on the short end of bullying as a child. >> it's looking a little different, compared to everybody else, i mean it's

didn't see the taser he was holding. >> he starts tasering her and doesn't stop.y the time he remeevs the taser, she's not moving inside the suitcase at all. he races into the bedroom, grabbing the pillow off the bed, comes back in, pushes me away, unzips the suitcase, takes the pillow, compresses it over her mouth, grabs the wine bottle that is maybe four feet away, takes the wine bottle, crack, crack, i think maybe three times he hits her. he tells me to go inside the bathroom and start the water. >> reporter: she was terrified, she >> i cried but i didn't say anything. i didn't know what to do. i didn't know what to say. when he told me to do something, i did it. >> she filled the tub, she says. >> he asked me to help pull her in there. i tried, but i can't do it. i start crying, and i throw up in the toilet. >> why didn't you pull her out of the water? >> at that point, i -- the only thing i was thinking about was how am i going to make it out of this house. >> did you think ethan would kill you, too? >> why not? who else knows but me? why not? why wouldn't i

didn't see the taser he was holding. >> he start tasing her and doesn't stop.bs a pillow off the bed, comes back in. pushes me away, unzip the suitcase, takes the pillow, compresses it over her mouth, grab the wine bottle that is maybe four feet away. takes the wine bottle, crack, crack. i think maybe it's three times he hits her. he tells me to go inside the bathroom, start the water. >> she was terrified, she says. did you say, "ethan, stop?" >> i didn't say anything. >> didn't say anything at all? why not? >> i cried but i didn't say anything. i didn't know what to do. i didn't know what to say. when he told me to do something, i did it. >> she filled the tub, she says. >> he asked me to help her pull in there. i tried, but i can't do. i start crying, and i throw up in the toilet. >> why didn't you pull her out of the water? >> at that point, i -- the only thing i was thinking about was how am i going to make it out of this house. >> did you think ethan would kill you, too? >> why not? who else knows but me? why not? why wouldn't i be next? >> she helped him

he was inside the palace of westminster and a taser was this ploy -- westminster and a taser was thisignificantly stepped up after the westminster bridge attacks last year, but scotla nd bridge attacks last year, but scotland yard says that this incident today is not being investigated by the metropolitan police counterterrorism branch. alex, thank you very much. wages are rising at their fastest pace for nearly a decade. official figures show average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, climbed 3.3% in the three months to october. the number of people in work also rose to a record high, as our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. this branch of an american engineering company in telford makes precision parts for manufacturers in everything from prosthetic limbs to aircraft. it employs 400 people, and it's got a0 vacancies it's struggling to fill. if it's going to expand as quickly as it wants to, it can't skimp on wages. particularly in those areas where we need to have high skilled people, people who are really skilled in the art and who are mastering the class, there you b

the fact they used a taser is against policy. >> if there was a reason for him to be stopped, certainly there is no reason for someone to be tasered to death. >> the da says bringing in an outside investigator will delay the release of their final report. >>> fremont police investigating a homicide, two men shot inside of a car while driving near the parkway. they ended up crashing into a fence. when the officers arrived one man was dead, the second was found nearby with non- life- threatening injuries. police are looking for suspects and a motive. >>> in san jose new tiny homes are being built to help homeless students. these homes come equipped with a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping area. the conservation corps is building them for their own. they say 30% of their students are homeless. now they want to help low income families by paying them to have these homes go up in their backyards. >> we are looking to pay $500 a month. we will connect utilities, that will be electricity, water and also sewer. but there will be no out-of- pocket costs for the homeowner. >> the program hopes to bu

it's like a taser, i can do fun pranks byjust grabbing a door knob waiting for someone to come up andectrocuted. i think it's hilarious. he is also a grinder. a bio hacker that does extreme body modification. so i've got a magnet right here in this finger, right on the side and another one on my middle finger right here, on the other side of my hands at that small nfc chip, by the size of a grain of rice right here, i got another nfc chip right here it's about yay big. over here i've got a bio thermchip, and appear at the headphone implants right in my area, this little bit of cartilage in the front of the ear. and i don't know, when i go to a restaurant, i'lljust be messing with that at the table and it always catches peoples eyes and the like wow, how's he doing that? as soon as you get it, you go around the that the world is magnet porn, and you're looking at your microwave and all these different appliances putting out really big fields and it's always going on in the background and it's just like his sense of taste or something, you just take it for granted. i want to see a biolo

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his death was the third this year in san mateo county following the use of tasers.ey may create a subcommittee to investigate the use of weapons in the counter -- county but will not be investigating any of these deaths.>>> les moonves will not receive his severance package after finding that he violated company policy and he was uncooperative during the investigation. the lawyer says the decision is without merit. he is regarded as the biggest powerbroker to see his career derailed in the me to movement. >>> mccartney is teaming up with emma stone to tackle bullying. the actress stars in his new musical short film for his single who cares. the video kicks off anti- bullying social media campaign ho cares, i do. it is hoping the video will go viral. the song says that people should speak out more about caring for their fellow humans. >>> coming up, a shopping spree between the 49ers, levi and about two dozen lucky children. we are there as the young shoppers pick up everything they need for the holidays.>>> comedy, sketches and don reed as he brings his new variety

and one was pushed over a remaining ann hanki n taser was used -- and a taser was used on them. >> oakland police are looking for information for whoever made off with one of their suvs on monday night. an officer was handling traffic controlled after the raiders beat the broncos, apparently someone got in the suv and drove away. it was found 2 miles away in the jingle town neighborhood a few hours later. it was damaged, this is the decade second time someone stole a car from a police officer while on duty this year. >>> an 8-year-old boy from guatamala died while in us custody, it's the second time in a month an immigration child died in detention. the little boy showed signs of potential illness and he and his father were taken to a hospital in new mexico. the child was diagnosed with a cold and fever and doctors gave him antibiotics and released him. he was brought to the hospital monday night with flaws i can't and vomiting and a 7-year-old from guatamala died after being rescued by border angels. that investigation is still pending. >>> and president trump is digging in, he's holding

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offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to tay rechtd of whoever stole the rifle as well as a taser. >>> the california democratic party has a new leader after former chairman resigned yesterday amid sexual allegations. she'll be the first woman and latina to run the democratic party. her focus will be maintaining the momentum from california's landslide success in the midterms. >> latinas came out in big numbers. they didn't believe that would happen. millennials call out in big numbers. they didn't predict that was going to happen. we're even surprised by the huge outcome. >> gallardo rooker said she's holding the seat temporarily until the party holds its convention next may. >>> microsoft is taking the mantle of most valuable company. it used to be held by apple. but their slumping stock has allowed microsoft to take the top. they've moved toward cloud come putding services. overall stocks were up. the dow rose 200. the nasdaq moved up 7 and the s&p 500 gained 42 points. >> nasa is hoping to put people back on the moon and on mars with the help of brievt industry. abc 7 news has

and you stood up and opposed prop h around a measure about tasers that should never have been put on the ballot. you did not hesitate. and i think san francisco owes you a debt of gratitude around that very difficult issue. i can also remember my intense time doing what i did not want to do, which was sit on the budget and finance committee for one hellish week in the final weeks of 2017. and thankfully, you really had a very open ear and allowed me to get some of that stuff across the finish line. i should also mention that president cohen excoriated me in this chamber for 30 minutes on cannabis amendments i had offered, but ended up supporting the legislation to protect chinatown from gentrification, which i know is not a easy vote for anybody. but after giving me hard time, you listened to the community, you listened to the tenants association and i want to tell you how much i appreciate that vote. we had that tnc tax proposal, but ultimately we agreed to go to the state legislature and get permission. and buried in that tmc tax was the sunny way fair tax and i wanted it to live.

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i think had she been a white woman, i don't know that officer would have pulled her out at taser pointt know that she would have been charged with a felony. >> in the film waller counter sheriff r. glenn maintains his prison is not legally culpable for bland's death. >> do i think the legal operation that this jail have anything to do with her death? no. no, i don't. the moral responsibility at 8:00, if you had gone back there in person, maybe looked at her eyes, then seen, hey, something is going on with her a little different, she's stressing. moral responsibility wise, absolutely. >> we reached out to sheriff smith and district attorney elton mathis, but they have not returned our request for comment. but her family insists their sandy's death requires more than an apology. for a woman who dared to demand her dignity and an audacity that cost her her life. >> that's what we're told. if we get a good education, if we show up, then that's our ticket to be free. why do i have to purchase my ticket to be free? just let me be free and exist. >> yes. >> and that's what this issue is about

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. >> they could have pepper sprayed her, they could have tauz er tasered her or shot out the tires. >> had the deceased not been driving a stolen vehicle, had not led police on a dangerous high-speed chase, crashed the vehicle and did not attempt to get away, at all costs, ramming officers and endangering their lives, that this shooting and this tragedy would not have occurred on christmas morning. >> i am announcing an investigation at a federal level. >> you also heard there from san jose police chief ed egarcia defending hisamy wants to meet with a district attorney. >>> to our nation's capital, where it is day seven of the partial government shutdown. here is a live look in washington, d.c. hundreds of thousands of workers remain home. the key negotiators and members of congress are staying home, too. the shutdown seems destined to last until the end of that and potentially until the new congress is sworn in on thursday. president trump has tweeted about the shutdown stating "this is only about the dems not letting donald trump and the republicans have a win." some lawmakers say i

you can see them try to yank the baby from her arms.you can also see one officer flash a taser at the angry crowd and at the desperate mother on the ground.nat soundjazmine was eventually separated from her toddler and charged w resisting arrest, obstruction, trespassing, and endangering her child ...all because there was no place for her to sit. tonight those charges are dropped by the brooklyn district attorneyeric gonzalez/brooklyn district attorney"it's an obligation as law enforcement to de-escalate and not escalate situations and in this case law enforcement escalated the situation."lisa schreibersdorf/brooklyn defenders services"we're very, very pleased that the judge released her on her own recognizance on this new jersey extradition warrant. and that will allow her to go to court on her own."jazmine headley/mother"and all the support i've been getting in new york and all the great people that have been supporting me." (vicki) next at 5:30... walgreens is facing a major lawsuit-- after a man is shot and killed inside one of their stores. what he is accused of doing-- that is f

the officer later said he mistook his gun for a taser. we spoke to his family during a healing dinner in oakland. they believe more change is needed. >> no, we haven't made enough stride, because there's too many people that are still dying in a violent way behind police violence, and so i'm broken-hearted. >> supporters tonight plan to hold a vigil at the fruitvale station. >>> a xhegs in the tenddriver c car into a fire hydrant yesterday, the car trapped a pedestrian but the person survived with minor injuries. the driver ran from the scene but was later caught and arrested. another suspect in the car was also arrested. >>> at 4:50, this morning, the family of a south bay woman who police killed after they say she tried to attack officers, is asking for help. jennifer vasquez's family is raising money for funeral expenses. small group gathered in san jose to sell food and take donations. san jose police shot and killed vasquez on christmas day. officers say she was driving a stolen car and fled from police, after a traffic stop. vasquez

. >> i do have a taser that i don't often carry with me but it is going to be living in my purse for a little while now. >> reporter: macarthur b.a.r.t. is where nia will sob was attacked and killed by a man and they say the suspect john cow el is unfit to stand trial. >> we need to do better in trying to reduce the number of robberies. we won't eliminate all crime in the city or any city. but if we can reduce the amount of violent crimes, which we're always trying to do, that is our goal. >> police are checking surveillance video in hopes of intien oakland, eric thomas, ab news. >>> now to the fbi raid of an east bay home and b ownusesed b who runs a big solar company, even a baseball team. as abc 7 news repoerhe cnell raidrn may be tied to a federal dispute over taxes. >> reporter: the fbi confirms it raided a home in martinez this week inside of this gated community, belonging to paulette and jeff carpoff, neighbors says e a lot of fbi and u.s. marshals going in. >> reporter: the fbi would not disclose why the home was searched. >> the fbi also confirms the d.c. solar owned by the

saying he mistaken his gun for a taser. 10 years later oscar grant's mother has the painting of her sonwall saying justice for oscar grant. my question, has justice come? she said not yet. >> until our society's system changes where those who do wrong are held accountable. >> reporter: johannes mehserle left the b.a.r.t. police department and convicted of involuntary manslaughter. he was leased after serving half of his two year sentence given credit for good conduct in jail. >> i pray for him and his family because he still has to sleep every night and i know that god is the final judge of all things. >> reporter: since the shooting death others on the platform their lives. not at the hands of police but to gun violence. >> men that were on this plago. so it never goes away. >> reporter: he became a community organizer. his sons were also on the platform that morning. >> he was next to oscar when he was murdered. >> they ended up watching him be killed. it changed their perspective, their view in another black man was killed at the ha thought he inbut now loo back he has some regrets.

>> reporter: at one point, an officer points her taser gun at the crowd.ew york city police commissioner calls the video very disturbing. headley has a court hearing about this incident on thursday. she's heduled to stay behind bars until then for an unrelated warrant. her son is now safe with his anth whee officers held account. >> i want people fired. i want people fired. i really do.rolyn d.a.'s office says they do not plan to prosecthite utn setocae thet conducting an investigation. the police union says the officers were put in an impossible situation trying to enforce the law. that seems tbe fortunately damone unharmed. >> that is fortunate, but they are edosppdeo t >> a lot of people are saying that's what they should have done, and they were not successful. >> hard to watch that video. tell you that. thank you so much, linsey. >>> and now to the uproar over a former fraternity president at baylor university, accused of sexually assaulting a woman getting no jail time. abc's janai norman is here with the story. good morning, janai. >> reporter: mich

the immediate reaction should not always be to pull out your gun or your taser, or to yell or scream.eed to change. i had to watch everybody else play sports because i was in a chair half the time... but as things stand, candace says the disabled young people she works with, like tj, who has autism, and theirfamilies, are just looking at all these deaths and wondering who might be next. it has made people fearful of calling the police. it also has made individuals with disabilities themselves fearful of being around police. i am an organiser so i organise young adults, and immediately, the plan centres around what will we do about the police in this case, how do we protect ourselves? it's extraordinary to hear you talking about groups of people with disabilities having to come up with a plan, or talking through how to defend themselves against police, but that's where things are. yes, it is. so with few hopes of a major shift in police culture that would save disabled lives, where de—escalating situations is really their focus, and even fewer expectations that mental health provision

i mean that came up with one of the students that we filmed with you knoher mother had given her a taser as protection. >> she gave it to me to protect myself. i used to go from school straight to work and from work to home and i wasn't getting off until like 11:00/12:00.he >> officers atchool found it and she would have been arrested if she wasn't diverted through this program. so it really is a balance of the schools needing to ensure public safety on the school grounds. but also coming up with a systed thsn't overly punish kids that are in those situations that looks at the context and says how can we address those problems without havng term effects on their lives? you know it could go to record you know to get into college to get a job. ghit could follow them thrt their life. >> sreenivasan: so is it working? >> yeah, i mean, said the data you know even the researcher enat we spoke with in this story said that she's tudying things these types of programs all around the country and she said she had never seen the effects like this. >> throughout philadelphia student arrests have drop

the man was tasered after jumping over railings and running towards officers.on suspicion of trespassing at a protected site. police say the incident is not thought to be terror related and that no weapon was recovered. wages rose at their fastest rate in a decade. between july and october they went up on average by 3.3% according to the office for national statistics. the number of people in work continued to rise to record levels, but unemployment is also up. our economics correspondent andy verity is here. in the run up to christmas people can in the run up to christmas people ca n afford in the run up to christmas people can afford to spend more? in theory, yes, it should meant that. that 3.3% pay rise means wages are growing faster than prices. after inflation our wages grew by i%, the fastest improvement in living standards for two years. if your glass is half—full ahead of christmas that's great news. the average wage is now here and we can now afford to buy more than we've been able to since 2011. if your glass is half—empty, the average wage bought mor

as most of you know, there was a unanimous decision in the sunshine task force that our taser vote was not in accordance with the brown act and they did ask this commission to reconsider that vote. i brought it up we should at least discuss that. it is an important aspect of our city governments. it is a letter that has been pending for a wild. i think we should put it on. we should discuss it and take possible action on it. i think we need to address it rather than let it sit there. >> madame city attorney? >> i'm sorry. is there a question? >> with reference to this request, there was a vote and then there was a finding by the sunshine ordinance task force. is that finding, is that binding >> no, it does not. >> i didn't say it was binding. i said they asked us to reconsider its. they found that we violated the sunshine task force or the brown act. we should at least review the letter and have a discussion on the letter and possible action so we can decide to do whatever we want. i think we wanted to --dash we can't let it just sit there. it is a very serious committee. >> i ask it b

>> reporter: at one point, an officer brand dish -- brandishes her taser gun at the crowd. police eventually yank the baby from her mother's arms and arrest her. the new york city police commissioner is calling this video very disturbing, and is investigating. tonight, the baby is safe with his grandmother, who wants those officers held accountable. >> i want people fired. i want people fired. i really do. >> linsey davis with us live tonight. linsey, we know that mother remains behind bars tonight? >> reporter: she remains behind bars on one related warrant, david. at the same time, we're hearing from the police officers' union, and they are saying that those officers were put in an impossible situation, trying to enforce the law. david? >> linsey davis, thank you. >>> next here on this monday night, the president searching for a new chief of staff after his top pick turned down the job. it comes amid the latest filings involving the president's long-time fixer and personal attorney, michael cohen. tonight, how close are prosecutors to the president himself, and what the p

police say the 29—year—old was tasered after running towards officers.ing. a 17—year—old who was arrested has been released. children who don't identify as heterosexual are likely to suffer from identify as heterosexual are likely to sufferfrom depression identify as heterosexual are likely to suffer from depression and self harm, according to a new study from university college london. one of the authors says it's concerning to see that the decline in mental health started when children were as young as 10 — and worsened through adolescence. they say early interventions may be useful to prevent and treat any challenges. the founder of a club dedicated to getting girls in hackney playing football has been recognised for her work. katee hui set up hackney laces when she couldn't find a club for girls in her community who wanted to play football. she has now helped hundreds both on and off the pitch. i don't see myself as special. i just... the way that i look at it is, i would hope that people in any community would see that, like, we should be active par

>> i'm hisi )m - -... 3 recent deaths linked to tasers ..ting supervisors to take a closer look at how they are used. the latest case occurred in october when deputies used a laser on a man who was walking in and out of traffic. a deputy stopped him and turned into a physical altercation. his family is now suing. supervisors want to look at taser training and the use of devices in cases involving a person in mental place. we'll have a live report on the midday newscast. >>> a breakthrough this morning for a yemeni woman who was unage to see her dying -- unable to see her dying sound at a oakland hospital. the council on islamic relations confirming the mother has been granted a visa. the state department previously refusing to budge because the woman's from a country now tied to president trump's travel ban. oakland representative barbara lee got involved. the boy, abdullah hassan, is on life support because of a brain disease. the state department granted the visa just a short time ago. pag latest on this story. >>> and we'll have much more

one officer pulled his service weapon and shot and killed grant, he said he mistook his gun for a taser. 10 years later his mother, still has the painting of her son on the wall. my question, has justice finally come? >> the officer that the police department and was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter. he was released after serving half of his sentence giving -- given credit for good conduct. >> he still has to sleep every night and i know that god is the final judge of all things. >> since his death, others on the platform with him that night have lost their lives to gun violence too. >> two other young men were murdered later in separate incidents. they were all on this platform 10 years ago. >> jack became a community organizer after oscar's death. his sons were on the platform that fatal morning. >> my son was next to him when he was murdered. one was on each side. they were right there. >> they ended up watching him being killed unnecessarily. it changed their perspective and their view on life. >> after the shooting, he oakla outraged that an unarmed black man was killed.

when the officer pulled his service weapon and shot and killed him because he mistook his gun for taser. 10 years later his mother said justice has not come yet. >> until our society and system changes where those who do wrong are held accountable, where officers are held accountable for actions. >> the officer left the police department and was later convicted of volunteer manslaughter. >> i pray for him and his family because he still has to sleep every night and i know that god is the final judge of all things. >> since the shooting, others have lost their lives. not at the hands of police but to gun violence. >> after oscar was murdered, two others were murdered. so that is three young men who were here 10 years ago and now they are gone. >> jack became a community organizer after grants that. >> he was next to oscar when he was murdered and nigel was on the other side. they were right there. >> they ended up watching him being killed. it was unnecessary. it changed their perspective, their view and everything else. >> after the shooting, many to to the streets outraged that an unar

handcuffed on the platform when an officer shot and killed grant saying he mistakenly thought his gun was a taser. >> until our society system changes where those who do wrong are held accountable. where officers are held accountable for their actions. >> the foundation is focusing on ptsd. she believes everyone on that platform that night are still dealing with the state. the annual vigil for oscar grant will be in oakland tomorrow. >>> first fridays in oakland. they hope that people will show up for the festivities on friday after a low turnout in december. just hours after the event six people were hurt in a nearby shootout. and first friday was canceled in november. more security has been out. and organizers hope to see their usual crowd this friday at the event. >>> the new year brings new laws. among them are several pieces of legislation that could affect how and what you eat and drink. here's a look at the changes the start tomorrow. >> reporter: big changes coming to california's food industry in 2019. starting on january 1 full service restaurants can only give out plastic straws when a

the man was tasered after jumping over railings and running towards officers.ice say the incident is not thought to be terror—related and no weapon was recovered. the former england footballer paul gascoigne has appeared in court in county durham and pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault. he was arrested at durham railway station in august, and is due to appear in court again next month. football now and both liverpool and tottenham are through to the knockout stages of the champions league. in a moment we'll hear about tottenham's match at barcelona but first, andy swiss reports from anfield. so, would it be one of those special anfield nights? liverpool knew they had to beat napoli to have any chance of progressing. nervous? well, mo salah didn't seem it, as after half an hour, he ghosted, glided and gave liverpool the lead. commentator: salah...in! didn't need anybody else! cue anfield euphoria. a 1—0 win would be enough. they knew a napoli goal, though, would change everything. not that one seemed likely, as liverpool dominated in the second half