poston has now performed 1,200 surgeries using the da vinci, he tells us, before doing his first, he had only two hours of practice on the device. and is extremely worried about the lack of doctor training. >> if you want to fly a commercial airplane, it takes you 1,500 hours. but you can fly a robot after training, which isn't really that rigorous. >> reporter: in fact, there are no national requirements regulating how much training a surgeon must have to operate using the da vinci. the fda says it doesn't have jurisdiction. and while intuitive surgical offers a four-level training program, it cannot require surgeons to complete it. >> the root cause here is the training, the willingness to sell robots to people and promote them doing surgeries when they weren't adequately trained. the willingness of hospital credentialing committees to sign of tit. >> reporter: dr. poston hopes every surgeon will search his or her own conscience. >> we should live in a world where we practice brutal transparency with our patients. so if we lived in that world, we would tell the patient, i'd like to

robert poston seen here using the da vinci, are atbelievers. >>nts recover quicker, less blod loss, less >>complications. eporter: that's because there's no big's incision. aparoscopic surgery on steroids. the robot controls the instruments guided by at a console. >> my ability to be precise is better, even than m own hands. >> reporter: but the da vinci is not without problems. in the last ten years there were 22,000 adverse events filed in an fda databas setting a range of issues associated with the da vinci, from the mos minor malfunctions to 274 deaths. >>> lori featherstone who lives with her daughter in auna, iowa, wishes she'd asked more questions before having robotic surgery. > as you sit here now, are you in pain? >> yer: >> reporll day every day? >> sorry. >> reporter: three years ago her doctor told her she needed a hysterectomy. >> she told me that i needed to choosehether to have a robot or a surgeon, and if she were me, she would ect to have the robot, less down time, less scarring. >> reporter: but lori had serious complications.

it's not quid pro quo, but that's the way the das work. >> and "law & order" is just

. >> there were claims of a report that he had been in an accident from the das office. le] >> the kennedy family iran that part of the united states. kate todd and all the surrounding islands, chappaquiddick, all of that was kennedy territory. this was a small town guy, good nature, caught in a real storm. >> anyone who might have some insight was nowhere to be found. >> i found out every one of them had left the island. >> under pressure to charge him with something, he faced few options. >> i got together with the county prosecutor and we were discussing what we were going to charge him with. >> he didn't have anybody else. he didn't intend to drive off the bridge. it was an accident. call it vehicular homicide was quite a stretch. >> manslaughter. are charges. [inaudible] when he was in my office there were no signs of alcohol. the prosecutor who was my boss, in a way who was leaving the scene. >> kennedy survived but failed to report the accident until ten hours later. police moved to prosecute him. >> he was convinced there was no negligence beforehand, that the cri

the da also wanted to let him out. another important part, the da is saying we want to release him. everybody other than this judge wants to let him out the jail. the judge won for the first five and a half months. then he got out. it changed our lives. that is what has me here today. it started with how do we get him out of prison because he was a good friend of mine. it turned into me saying the criminal justice system is so broken, we have to take it out. the last thing i will say, i promise -- [laughter] i am just shutting up. [applause] freddy: this is incredible. the passion involved in people's lives, when you love somebody, and they go down like what you are seeing right here, this is important stuff. it took a minute but it was important and great. jason, tell us a you got involved. jason: i am really honored to be here. there are so many incredible people in this room. you are the reason why we do what we do. [applause] i am going to go off script and say, this has been such an incredible day. i think we should take a minute turn to the person next to you , and give them a

. >> reporter: santa clara police say they have not been contacted by the da's office about the octoberut the da's office says they are exploring legal options after these latest developments. >> police department. >> what's up? >> reporter: a neighbor called 911 bringing police to an santa clara department on october 12th this year. >> i'm a neighbor and i'm hearing loud, you know, somebody being banged to the wall or something. you know, lots of a girl is crying there. i don't know what's happening. >> reporter: just released body camera footage from one of three officers on the scene shows what happened when they made contact with then-49ers linebacker reuben foster. >> we make sure she's all right? >> she can come out here. >> reporter: his girlfriend came to the door crying and initially stated she was not okay. foster told officers what started the argument. >> so what's going on? >> our anniversary, called up girls on my phone. >> reporter: police tried to interview them separately but foster was reluctant. >> you're going to go in handcuffs if i ask you again. >> reporter: polic

the da was saying we want to release him. judgeody other than this wants him out of jail, but the judge one. he got out on april 21st. that day changed our lives. with having him out of prison. prison.nly really about be criminal justice system is so broken. i'm really excited. the last thing i will say, i promise. they know me. i am just shutting up. >> no, no, no. ?> you know what the passion in somebody's lives, this is important stuff. it did take a minute. passion, jason, tell us how you got involved in all of this stuff. all, i'm really honored to be here. there's so many incredible people in this room. you are the reason we do what we do and another round of applause for everybody who has been , and then i will go off script a little bit and say it has been such an incredible day. i am so moved. turn to the person next to you and give them a hug and then we will get on with the rest of it. i didn't say get a room. i just really wanted to see if dan would hug me. way, involved in a similar actually because in 1993 there'

patel step down as the head of the central bank. mr dascrat who served in various departments in the government. in 2016 he was economic affairs secretary at the time when the government decided to ban 86% of the currency in the country. he was one of the key persons who led that project and was seen as a very powerful aide of narendra modi. this has come at a time when the government and the central bank have been in a feud over policy decisions taken by the government and critics and observers believe that rbi patel resigned because the rbi was under pressure to change those decisions. and the events have raised concerns with regards to the rbi's autonomy. and that's why mr das's biggest challenge is to reassure investors that he will operate as an independent head of the reserve bank of india, despite his proximity to the indian government, and that is why the steps that the reserve bank of india takes over the next few months under his leadership will be watched very closely, because based on those decisions, investors and the market a

the attorneys general from maryland and the da -- dc have issued subpoenas. t to know which war have paid money to the president company since the president took office and how much was paid. prosecutors allege that the trump hotel in washington, dc violate the constitution emollients clausewitz bans gifts or payments from foreign governments. >>> the president of france has suspended a new fuel tax and utility price hike designed to fight global warming. he did so in the face of angry protest. is green tax on fuel was to raise money for renewable energy and counter global warming. there was fury all across france where people said they cared more about having food on the table. more than 300,000 protesters took to the streets. at least four people have died. more than 130 have been injured in clashes with riot police. >> is the anger of the france which s hard and has a difficult time making ends meet . the anger of the french people that have their back to the wall. >> the president of france is not publicly spoken about the protest that's returning from the

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 build 100 of these homes. >>> a study finds homeless people own a c

the das office will review the case. at the police department, henry lee, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> the $2.2 billion center shutdown almost 3 months ago after the discovery of cracks into steel support girders in the section of the building above fremont street. inspectors told authorities that the cracks were likely caused by holes that were cut into the support beams by a welding torch. >> we identify very shallow micro cracks in the surface due to the thermal cutting process. it is very likely that the subsequent process created residual stress that caused those small micro cracks to pop in to a larger defect. >> inspectors are conducting more testing. they did not give an estimate on how long repairs will take. the trans bay authority hopes to provide a timeline for reopening when the board meets again in january. >>> empty storefronts about. small business owners tell us why they are struggling, even in a strong economy. >>> coming up on the weekend. we have rain to talk about. a little bit tomorrow then more on the wee

if the suspect doesn't have probable cause and you take it to the da, does the da say i agree? what does he say i disagree? >> the district attorney has the right, we will forward the case to the district attorney on it is law enforcement responsibility to establish that probable cause. and the resubmit to the district attorney's often and that they determined there is not enough for them to move forward to a grand jury they deal with it on their side. >> most of ours, we have case law where we have 10 days to actually submit our case once we actually make an arrest. the reality is there are times when we are not able to complete our investigation within the 10 days. especially if there is a party. if we are interviewing 32 people, it's impossible for us to do justice to that case under that circumstance. especially if it's a consent issue. so, we would at that time, even though we had an offender identified and he was in custody we may at that time do a restraining order, tell him no contact released him and then continue our investigation before it's being referred to the dis

the das office will conduct an investigation. people are being asked to avoid the area. >> breaking news in a part -- in the bart system. a major medical emergency. it is in the dublin direction. chopper five -- -- 5 is there. part is working on getting a bus bridge in place to get passengers on their way. right now, thousands of workers are on strike in the bay area and elsewhere in the state. tht -- morale is still high. the union is pointing the finger saying wait times and there were only workloads are putting patients lives at risk. >> 4000 healthcare workers walked off the job. all appointments have been canceled. what's more, colleagues in southern california got the call to come across the picket lines this week and pick up a few shifts for $5000. >> they could have been addressing this shortage this whole time. now they can hire a huge amount of people? come one. >> the five-day strike comes after months of talks breaks down. there is one clinician for every 3000 patients. built wait time is often a month or more. >> some

homeland security, tsa and the da's office declined to comment, but the city attorney issued a written statement saying this case has no merit and that the henry mackenzie was fired because he spread false information about the da's office. vic lee, "abc 7 news." >> all right, vic, thank you. >>> new developments today in the ghost ship warehouse fire case. attorneys for the two defendants filed a request to have the property's landlords and 11 oakland city officials arrested, claiming they are actually the ones responsible for the deadly december 2016 fire. the 11 city officials named including building inspector, cps agent, six members of the fire department and three from the police department. the defendants claim those named visited, spent time at and attended parties at ghost ship. the defendants claim those officials were aware of the dangerous living conditions, including fire hazards, but took no action. >> we believe that a jury needs to hear all of the facts, see all of the faces of the people that are involved. >> all contributing factors are relevant to whether or not ther

the da says maria moore hired marvel salvant to commit the crime so she could cash in on the victim's life insurance policies. 56-year old dominic sarkar was the chef at the fremont restaurant and filed a similar position at passage to india for several years. he was shot to death in his bed in october. in the room that he rented at this home in fremont his body was found. we have been following the case and we have new details at 6:00. >>> the man accused of stabbing a woman stepping off of a train may be ruled incompetent to stand trial. his attorney says he is suffering from extreme delusions and paranoia. he is charged with stabbing the 18-year old as she and her sister stepped off the train. n packs the courtroom. her mother says he looked competent in court. >> he knows how to behave himself. >> the judge is considering allowing two-point record psychologist to evaluate the man and is considering suspending criminal proceedings if he is deemed incompetent. >>> a mother from yemen is now with her son who is on life support in oakland. she fought to get here against the travel ban

sfpd and the da's office said the investigation is active is ongoing. the lawsuit does not specify the amount of damages the family is seeking. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> we have new details that led to the death of a man in martinez when the deputies tried to detain a man with an outstanding warrant. the man shot at the deputy's head and the police shot back and killed the man. an autopsy support states a loaded gun was found along with an expended bullet casing. he reportedly had his finger on the trigger. >>. >> the search continues for whoever is throwing rocks at vehicles in san jose. the latest happened this past weekend on 680. new cases being reported to the chop don't. matt? >> today was not the only time they were driving on 680 in san jose. several reports of rocks being found with the chop. they are hoping to catch the guy before he does it again. the driver has become more dangerous. rocks sit in the center divide, perhaps more evidence that people are threatening the lives of people driving through the area. her mom was in the passeng

christian: unless they can get some statute to replace the withdrawal act -- in that is the da the u.k leave the european union -- probably there is a majority in the house of commons to stop that or to stopd nol. you know, you can probably pull together labor mp's and conservative mp's to stop the process.es the big quon is what happens next. the prime minister is adamant that they have to respect the te. 17 million people voting to leave. but ashe father of the house said today, the house of commons is broken into various factions ad there is no majority f way forward. they can delay it. the big question is what do they move to. at the moment, all those options -- no deal, the prime minister's deal, referendumgeneral election -- any one of them is possible at this moment in time. rajini: i know it is difficult, but if you had to put your money on it, what are the odds of twoan things, chris- first of all, theresa may being in her job in march and the second referendum being tabled? i christiam not a betting man. i don't think at the moment thuse is a majority in the of commons for a

. >> 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. still a few showers on the radar. coming up we will talk about when the next weather maker moves in and how much sunshine we will get. >>> we are keeping an eye on the breaking news, the traffic nightmare that has been unfolding in san francisco for almost six hours. >>> coming up, you might not expect that more than 70% of homeless people have a cell phone. why it is not just a luxury but a lifeline for people on the streets. >>> we are following breaking news chopper 5 is live over san francisco, look at all those lights, still traffic is at a standstill. look at all that red. it has been this way since earlier this afternoon. you can see cars piling up at the intersection. no one is going anywhere. they have been sitting there for hours. looks like this at most intersections in the downtown area. all of this caused by

. >> a particular jail house snitch who's well-known, the da, mother's home placing calls to arizona . >> what's a phone bill of that age doing lying around somewhere where you could grab for evidence by the defendant? >> her father was a meticulous record keeper. >> what's to say it wasn't an answering service that picked it up. >> they testified there was no answering machine. >> something changed in december 2010. >> there was new evidence discovered. >> the prosecutor who inherited the case. >> and that new evidence was what we consider a jail house snitch. and he came forward and stated that michael wolf told him he had fabricated the entire story about barbara participating in the murder of david jackson. >> a particular jail house snitch who's well-known, the da, said mostly for the false information he provided. still, after three years in jail it was enough to get barbara released and placed on house arrest pending trial. and then prosecutor met michael wolf to ask about testifying about against barbara. it didn't go well. >> the blow came to me when he said what am i getting

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the da said he stole more than $24,000 from an elderly man and arlington last year. >> we have accused him of committing a felony elder abuse by stealing from a person who is suffering from alzheimer's and dementia in september 2017. he made well over 30 different withdrawals from the atm without the permission of the victim. the card had not been used before by the victim. >> darty is facing up to five years in prison for elder abuse in the bank robbery case could land him up to 20 years behind bars. >>> taking a live look that the us capital. a government shutdown could happen at midnight tonight. president trump is demanding funding for his order while but democrats are refusing to budge. we learned that the shutdown is looking more and more likely. >> reporter: congress has until midnight tonight to pass a spending package that president trump will sign. otherwise a partial government shutdown goes into effect. >> i have made my position very clear. any measure that funds the government must include border security. it has tycal sp age yest a bill with no new money for a border wal

that footage is typically released after the da investigation. for officers are now on leave. >>> basics of the partial government shutdown draws to a close with no sign that a deal was on the horizon. fox news is ray bogan tells us that the house and senate adjourned without an agreement on the budget or wall. >> reporter: the house and senate met again on thursday with no progress. no sign of compromise and site. it is all but certain that the shutdown will continue into the new year. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: the house and senate gavel dan and gavel to out as a formality. capitol hill is a ghost town. president trump has been ramping up calls for a border wall using the deadly shooting of a california police officer by an illegal immigrant as more justification. running on twitter, time to get tough on border security, build the wall. republicans want more than $5 billion for border security and the wall. democrats are willing to give $1.6 billion. >> the needle has moved toward a very long shutdown. >> reporter: in one week,

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i am the da. it was difficult for them to understand. i did not always give them the deal of the lifetime they wanted but i was willing to listen and hear what they have to say about where they grew up in their life. i realized i wanted to take that with me no matter where i went and not included in the senate office. what i ended up doing is make sure i tell everybody to look like heaven. heaven is not homogenous. and sexualreligion orientation and race and culture. my office looks like heaven. i didn't for the fact that it makes us better staffers and it makes better policy. homogenous policy are boring. it does not help policy on capitol hill if we have enough problems of our own so making better policy is something i want to. that idid not realize is would help externally as well. i have had people cry when they meet me. i had a woman right to me and tell me thank you for introducing her eight-year-old daughter. i have not to stick it in my office and her daughter is autistic. it made her world that there was an autistic young man who

call out i've only said that i thought going on with the da finding. hundreds of panicked residents tried to flee the indonesian coastal village of sumburgh jaya after rumors spread that another tsunami was coming that turned out to be a false alarm authorities are using heavy machinery sniffer dogs and special cameras to find victims of saturday's tsunami which showed more than four hundred twenty people. israeli warplanes flying over lebanon have fired missiles at targets near damascus syrian state media say most of the mess.

merry christmas on wall street not at all christine in fact the da lost nearly three percent on the day amid fears of slowing growth u.s. treasury secretary stephen the newton has been speaking to regulators on the so-called plunge protection team to discuss to call markets he already following the heads of the country's six largest banks over the weekend in a statement they said that they have quote ample liquidity available for lending the moves follow us stock markets worst week since the financial crisis ten years ago uncertainty over the partial government shutdown has added to concerns have wiped out all their gains for the year. he is following the developments on wall street for us good to see you sophie so it doesn't seem as if we're able to call the markets what went wrong. no it did not come markets at all it kind of had the opposite effect it almost seemed like and vessels were suspicious statement as they wondered why you would ask these kinds of questions now as if something was up or as you know something we all don't know the broad market was down with the dow dropping a

january the first two months earlier than expected president trying to say i'm pleased to announce the da very talented deputy secretary of defense patrick shanahan will assume the title of acting sector defense starting january first twenty nineteen patrick has a long list of accomplishments setting his deputy and previously boeing here because rate john hendren at joins me now from washington does more about why mattis is leaving early john. well that's not the first time the president has announced that someone is leaving by announcing they've been replaced that is simply couldn't leave quickly enough for trump mattis was widely praised as defense secretary and trump was widely criticized for allowing him to go mad as left a resignation letter on the twenty of december of december saying in essence that the u.s. was not treating its allies well by just announcing by tour by presidential tweet that the u.s. would be pulling its two thousand troops out of syria mattis wrote in that letter our strength as a nation is an extra completely linked to the strength of our unique and comprehensi

but when we were in seattle we spent the da with one of these dreamers who was brought here to the united states by his parents at the age of one from mexico illegally. he actually didn't find out about his status until he was in high school. and what's really interesting about him is that he's actually a lawyer who practicesn immigratw. when you're going into these y aces in immigration court, do you take ecial precautions? do you ever feel fear? >> the times that i think about it the most interestingly enough is when we there are situations where i will winfr a cas my client. and now he's in a better position than i am walking out of that courtroom then when we both walked in there. >> sreenivasan: is it the layers of itony that drew yohis character? >> i mean, it was just kind of a remarkablstory when we came across it. i mean, here's a guy wh olooks like ather person that you might see on the street. you wouldn't know anything was different about them unless you asked them directly about their status. i mean it was really kind of an education in who theamers are and really they're eve

the first two months earlier than expected president trunk tweeted saying i'm pleased to announce the da very talented deputy secretary of defense patrick shanahan what i've seen the title of acting sector defense starting january first twenty nineteen patrick has a long list of accomplishments also having a deputy and previously boeing he'll be great under there is john hendren has the details. for president donald trump james mattis couldn't leave quickly enough the defense secretary resigned thursday in protest over trump's decision to pull all two thousand u.s. troops out of syria but he wasn't due to leave till late february then came the outcry first on capitol hill we counted on him to be there and to stop this president from his worst impulse i think general mattis has put his finger on where the president has views that are very very distinct from the vast majority of republicans and probably democrats alike that and on a like that then from american allies themselves when one of the soon please and i very deeply regret the u.s. decision on syria and i would like to pay tribute

big outlet to really send the media world into overdrive former british intelligence officer behind the da ca that contained explosive allegations about president donald trump he also addressed the dossier of alleged dirt on donald trump in russia the report included unsubstantiated claims that russian intelligence compiled a dossier on mr trump during visits to moscow what a good example was when the chief investigative reporter for yahoo news michael isikoff made a bombshell out of the infamous steel dossier that was a big one remember with the p. tape aka the golden shower compromise with plenty of alleged collusion evidence well here's what the same man says now and december twenty eighth and this something we find out almost two years since the dossier came to light but back in january twenty seventh seeing hours and hours of air time on these steel metals bombarded t.v. screens to tell the world a story of collusion plus its thanks to the dossier for one that the f.b.i. secured a warrant to spy on donald trump's advisor pretty serious stuff the dossier was full of claims that could h

at the end of the da that's hockey, so -- >> that's what they call that, extra curriculars?i like that. >> a few of those tonight. >> i think we know exact wly whe he stands and maybe he finished his career as heavyweight ampion of the world. penguins general manager jimrd rutherold "the pittsburgh gazette" that wilson was afraid of 6'7", 250 pound jamie oleksiak. it should be noted the caps enforcer missed the first two games this year against pittsburgh while serving a suspension and tonight was the first time he faced his rivals th season. and we're used to this game being about alexn ovechnd sidney crosby, but less than a minute into the game, wilson showing off those boxing skills, agai who else, oleksiak. learned ins defenseman the lesson first-hand. he left and did not return. captain crosby and ovechkin, they exchanged words and not fists, though it looks like ovi fered to fight sid and sid did not take him up on that offer. thatas in the first. in the second, how about some scoring? penguins turnover and it's two-on-one, wilson over to lars eller. capitals take the

amy: so talk about what t exacty thisis means. >> so o this means that if the liberal da aa philadelphia, someone who was elected on ththe issue of the horrors of the criminal justice system in philadelphia, if he does not challenge the judge''s decision, mumia will immediately be eligible to present all of the violations that he had previoususly presented before te pennsylvania supreme court. and ththose violations are many. aey include the fact that court stenographer was overheard saying to -- was overhrheard t e saying, "iis case, am going to help them fry the nigger." it includes another violation policesentially the tamperered with evidence and manufactured evidence in order toto obtain a conviction in muma ''s case. it also o includes the violation that the p prosecutor hid evidee from the defefense and from thte jury. essentially, thehere was a fourh person at the crime scene. ththe presence of that perersont trial wawas suppressed by thee prosecutor joe mcgill. so t these and many otother violations that essentialally violated mumia's constitutional rights were denied by judge c

the da's office determined the shooting was legal, but lopez's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuitcessive force... but that case will not come before a jury sot rob giordano/sonoma county sheriff :30the board of supervisors working with the sheriff's office and the family agreed to 3 million dollar settlement. it was the best for everyone involvedat a news conference tuesday sonoma county sheriff announced a 3 million dollar settlement had been reached.sotwhat i hope it means is the next step in healing since the shooting the sheriff says the department has improved its outreach to the community.sot we've moved to truly engaging with the community not just talking to the community but listening to the communityin addition, giordano says officers are now use a use of force simulator... he says the department continues to update its use of force policy, and trains officers in de- escalation and crisis intervention. but he says that all would have little effect on the lopez shooting. sot our deputy was faced with what looked like a real weapon that day and we cant change that fact.sta

the santa clara das office says some people have paid more than $100 for events that never happened. e events were advertised in san jose, san francisco, sacramento, and other states. some of the advanced promised a bottomless brunch. others work for crab and sushi buffets. the da's office, here's their advice, check out the credibility of those websites connected to events that are advertised online and get in contact with your bank if you think you may have been scammed. >>> happening today, the golden gate bridge district board is considering a series of toll hikes on the golden gate bridge. the board is set to meet at 10:00 this morning. there are five options under consideration including one that would push the toll to almost $10 over the next five years. one proposal would maintain the current $.25 increase every year and other proposals would increase the tolls by up to $.35 a year. >> we just finished our last program and we are looking ahead to the next five years. in that process we have a $75 million shortfall. >> all of us also have definite deficits and we use a bridge t

. >> he determined he had taken the wrong road but he did not recommend anything to the da. got a bad rap myself. >> he took a blow on the head. he was really incoherent for a longng time. he had a massive hematoma on his brain that lasted for a while he was in tough shape when i saw him. >>>> but outrage was prevalent with those wondering what really happened. >> even after the inquest almost all of the basic questions were unanswered critics quickly pointed fingers at the leniency of the legal system. >> there is a saying in the halls of justice the only justices in the halls. the and this is a classic example. >> there is the incestuous political and legal culture in the state that allowed ted kennedy to basically miss responsibility but if you look at the inquest from the massachusetts judicial court they said he was not telling the truth that he was lying about his role and still despite the inquest findings he does not serve any time. >> that intense political battle got the best of many even judge boyle. >> when the record was made public, that day judge boyle resigne

northern ireland, north—west england, north—west wales, some pushing further eastwards on it through the da midlands, southern england, and some towards the north—east of scotland it will be largely dry there will be the best of the available sunny spells. temperatures are fairly close to average but on the mild side the further south you are. that is out thursday is shaping up. going into friday, an area of rain moving northwards with sunshine following on the island. it may hang around parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england. the far north of scotland may stay dry with just the odd shower. quitethere will be the best of the available sunny spells. temperatures are fairly close to average but on the mild side the further south you are. that is how thursday is shaping up. going into friday, an area of rain moving northwards with sunshine following on the island. it may hang around parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england. the far north of scotland may stay dry with just the odd shower. chilly side across northern scotland. there could be

i have have had the privilege of being a da special agent since 1991. hen i look back at the 20 years of experience the cartels worry me now more than ever. dangerous and highly sophisticated transnational cartels operating in both incomes and the united states have been and will continue to be the source of narcotics traffic inside the united states. whether it's heroine and synthetic opioids, methamphetamine, or cocaine the mexican cartels are the primary sours of illicit drugs on the street. the most disturbing aspect of these cartels is a confluence of three things. the drug threat, and the cartels attempts to expand their profits by intentionally mixing fentanyl and subs with heroine, counterfeit prescription drugs and other illicit drugs with cocaine and methan phetamine. this is done for one simple reason. greed. this is a national threat, a public health emergency fueled by fentanyl, which is cheap to make, hard to detect and dangerously potent. chinese and mexican nationals are increasingly operating in alignment responsible for the proliferatio

a lot depends on the signals that mr. das, the way he communicates with the markets. this may be reassuring to the point where people forget mr. patel had to leave for reasons related to government pressure. in any case in the near term it seems we have a good new governor who will steer the central bank well. and even if he yields to government pressure to shore some reserves, to be stringent on bank capitalization, perhaps the markets will forgive them that until there is evidence that it was a mistake. but it may never happen. perhaps the banking sector will do well. shery: that is certainly a good point. i guess there is quite a debate role of central banks and trying to clean up central -- troubled banks. we had a crisis about 10 years ago where u.s. banks were a big part of that. of course patel stepping down, ragu was not reappointed. i was having a conversation earlier with david via email. he was talking about gold and the fact that india is such a gold culture. if we are going to have an easy rbi chief, a man compli

after investigators and the da office notified the tsa about mornings on 2 -- guston carrying a gun many were forced to resign. >>> the disaster cleanup is underway. hazardous material crews are working to remove fiberglass and asbestos from the area. they are removing concrete and steel from 14,000 burned homes. to protect the air and soil and water, the epa expects to boost the number of workers on the ground. firefighters investigating the early morning fire at a tire shop before 4:45 at beltran on hazel street. the fire was contained in the storage area. the damage was not serious. pg&e was on the scene to see if it was started by an electrical problem. >>> rescue crews say a driver who drove off a cliff is lucky to be alive. it is right there near fort ross. the driver was quickly injured and trapped inside his car. the rescue crews got him out and he was airlifted to santa rosa memorial hospital where he is listed in critical condition. the hollowed copter chris said that hikers do not see the rescues, it had been days before anyone saw the car. >>> san jose is unveiling a tiny hom

the shooting is under investigation by the napa county sheriff's department as well as the da's officeders in san jose want to use tiny homes to help the homeless. the mayor unveiled the prototype of the tiny home. the plan is to have 80 tiny homes at two locations. one of t road and the other is on phillipe avenue. the tiny homes will bebrought o habitat for humanity will use volunteers to build the homes mainly from recycled materials. >> housing communities are designed to be interim housing are safe, healthy, and provide a dignified environment. >> people will be rotating in and out of the tiny homes for three months at a time and the goal is to help them transition into permanent housing. san jose city council still has to approve the money for the project which will cost about $1.6 million. if it is approved the first of the two housing villages could be available by next summer. >>> people in morocco will have an evacuation drill this weekend. it's happening saturday morning between 7:00 and 8:00. they want to for people for a real life or death emergency which is a wildfire. th

far as the officer involved shooting goes, it is being investigated the sheriff's department and the das office. the deputy will be on paid administrative leave. >>> there was a police shooting in the north bay. police say an officer shot and killed a suspect near maplewood avenue in downtown napa. it happened around 2 am when officers were responding to a domestic violence call. police say when they arrived the suspect ran inside his apartment complex. the officer chased after him. after struggle and shots were fired. knapp was police chief couldn't say if the man shot at officers or if a gun was found on him. >>> from body camera video, two cell phone videos in cars, they all showed a horrifying escape from the town of paradise during the massive camp fire. many people spent those terrifying minutes trying to stay calm as everything around them burned. one of the big lessons learned from the firestorm and other devastating fires over the last 14 months is that evacuation alerts have to be far quicker and all-encompassing. tom baker joins us live with the details. >> reporter: the camp

he was young, she sent him to barbados where he spent five or six years and there's a story around the das office that was because the problem was she sent him to barbados six months before she was hired by luciano, so that can't possibly be the reason. my father used to say she thought she wanted to get out underfoot. she immediately sent off to press school as soon as he got back. nevertheless, used to talk about her a great deal mainly with enormous respect. i'm not going to say with affection, but with respect and he learned a lot from her. he used to say that his happiest moment was this moment in the mid-late 1920s when he was a little kid in his early 30s. his mother got very sick and she had some surgery and so she went to florida to recuperate with one of her mother's best friends where he spent some month and he went down with her on the train and later in his life my father with a bad train ride with his mother when i think he was six or seven years old was the happiest time they ever had because he wasn't paying attention to him and had not experienced that he remembered at lea

it is called the da vinci. it performed 700,000 surgeries last hear fromrt valves to hysterectomies. there are risks. more than 20,000 reports of adverse eventss such burns have been filed in the last ten years. the results of an nbc news investigation ahead onbc ghtly news with lester holt right after this newscast. >>> he wants to build a tunnel to take you from d.c. to new york. musk is showing off for a similar project in l.a. >>> president obama seading so holiday cheer. see where he brought some smiles today. >>> a tunnel woulds help with travel as we make our way through the next couple of days. we don have that. we have the highways. they will have rainfall. i'll break itown forou and show wow when it moves in and when it moves out and what to expect for christmas. i' tramck >> check it out. unveiling the new underground transportati transportation tunnel.ry musk's cous trying to build one here on the east coast connecting d.c. to new york. already r a hyper loo has the support of maryland's governor. sp

he says he was fired for reporting that the da carried a gun while flying in violation of federal law on flight after becoming district attorney in january, 2012. an attorney for the former investigator says that he was not a police officer, he was not authorized to travel with the gun. the lawsuit states that after investigators in the das office notify the tsa about him carrying a gun on flights, many of them were fired. or forced to resign. >>> a homeowners association is turning to technology to increase safety which has experts raising questions about privacy. the neighborhood is using license plate readers to monitor who is coming and going on city streets. people live there say before the cameras there were several burglaries but now they have seen a drop in crime. they think the cameras are worth the price. >> they can put their license plates on a neighbor list. and i think for a little bit of their own safety that they are willing to give up some privacy. >> the company who sold the cameras that all videos are deleted after 30 days. security experts say there are concerns ab

shake shack will open its first store in the bay area this weekend. kpix5's da lin is live in palo alto where he's giving us a sneak peek on what's on the menu. da? >> reporter: yeah, liz. shake shack, as you know, is very popular on the east coast and down in socal. it's got a huge following even though it's closed today, the first store in the bay area and won't open till saturday, a lot of folks stopped by today trying to get inside and order food. so the excitement is definitely building. in the bay area in-n-out is the gold standard when it comes to the fast food business. shake shack is trying to break into this already saturated foodie scene. >> they're very local to the market that they're in. >> reporter: the fast food joint is known for its burgers, shakes and fries. here's how one food blogger describes its fries. >> oh, yes, oh, the fries, the fries are definitely ufc fighters, uh-huh. >> reporter: many shake shack fans say it's long overdue to have one in the bay area. they believe more competition means better burgers. >> i think this looks a littl

the president ended his kay da i with his wife attending services at the national cathedral. >>> thenment figures in the devastating indonesian tsunami showed at least 429 people were killed. disaster officials say the massive wave injured nearly 1,500 others with 154 remaining missing. officials say the height of the wave reached over 16 feet in the area with the greatest damage. >>> actor kevin spacey facing indecent assault and battery charges for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old man in july 2016. the announcement coinciding with a bizarre video spacey posted in his defense titled, let me be frank. it's a play on his former house of cards character frank underwood. >> you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgments without facts, would you? did you? did i pay the price for things we both knew i did do i'm certainly not going to pay the price for things i didn't do. >> spacey will be arraigned january 7th and no comment yet from his attorney. >>> on this christmas pope francis delivers a message condemning materialism. while leading the

he said he was fired for reporting that the da carried a gun while flying in violation of federal law. the lawsuit claims that guston took a gun repeatedly on flights. the attorney told the chronicle that since guston was not a police officer, he was not authorized to travel with a gun. the lawsuit states that after investigators noted the flights, many were fired or forced to resign. >>> emmanuel macron will speak to the people of france today amid violent protests against his leadership. he was meeting with political leaders and union leaders to hear concerns. the yellow vest protest started weeks ago and anger mounted over taxes. they are demanding higher minimum wage and tax relief. he will give a nationally televised speech tonight and is six acting to propose solutions . >>> hundreds of flights are canceled after a huge winter storm in the southeast. one man was killed after eight three fell on -- a tree fell on his home. 1100 flights were canceled yesterday at charlotte international airport. another 300 have been canceled today. authorities are urging travelers to stay off the

. >> he did not recommend anything to the da. >> he took a blow he was incoherent for a long time.had a massive hematoma on his brain that lasted for all while he was in bad shape and i saw him after the accident. >> outrage was angry at what happened. >> after being questioned even after all of the basic questions unanswered critics quickly looked at the legal system. >> there was a saying in massachusetts in the halls of justice the only justice are in the halls and this is a classic example. >> the political and legal culture in the state that allowed kennedy to basically have that have responsibility looking at the inquest essentially he was not telling the truth he was lying about his role and still despite the inquest finding did not serve any time smack that intense political battle even from judge boyle. >> when this record was made public, that day judge boyle retired his position. he had to walk away from the whole thing. and i think partly it was out of shame and also he could not have done otherwise. >> now kennedy was free to set his sights on the election and maybe an

lin on what the expansion could mean for the neighborhood. daveronica, people have mixed feelings about square moving in here. on the one hand, they love the jobs and the tax revenue, but they also worry the move will worsen the housing crisis in oakland. >> i work in san francisco. i work in tech and we're already like at the edge of where we can afford to live in a nice place. >> reporter: this oakland renter says if his rent goes up any more, his family will have to move farther out. >> maybe 350 square feet. >> reporter: so in less than 400 square feet how much are you guys paying per month? >> 1,725. >> reporter: many people say the arrival of square will put more pressure on the tight housing market and drive up rents. >> they got tech people coming in. they're taking over everything. so i mean i don't think it's fair. >> reporter: city leaders say once the renovation is done square will move into the uptown station building next year. they're talking about 1,500 to 2,000 tech jobs. >> i don't know if the jobs they bring are jobs for all o