for the last 10 years i have been married to someone who was a deputy chief of the lapd and i now refer to him as being in recovery. at the same time, i have been working extensively with home with industries, and my brother said, if he had dreamed i would be married to a policeman and working with a priest, somebody would be lying. i have been working with gangs and been involved with gangs, trying to figure them out for 34 years. i began as a young social worker in south los angeles. with gang infested housing projects that are now almost mythic, jordan downs and nickerson gardens, and i worked in these projects during what is referred to as the decade of death, when crack and unregulated gun availability laid waste to communities of color. in los angeles during the late 1980's and early 1990's, there were 1000 homicides per year in the city of los angeles, not the county, the city. now, we have between 203 hundred homicides per year. people talk about the gang problem having been addressed. i want to share with you, what i experienced, what i have learned, i am not a typical academic

i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here to tell you that crime has been driven down in los angeles because of their efforts, but not only because of their efforts. so what does the collaboration look like. i want you to keep some ideas in mind. there is no first among equals. what we learned in los angeles was that oppression alone was not the answer. it did not work. there were record highs in gang violence in 2005. i want to tell you what has happened between 2005 and 2012. number one, the grass roots -- the disorganize, fragmented, passionate grass roots must be part of this. the community members who go to county supervisors meetings, the members who pass out fliers, the youths who have been in the juvenile justice system that are now part of the coalition -- those individuals must have a seat at the table. no. 2. community-based organizations. that operate on a shoestring and often without any kind of coverage anywhere. they must be legitimized and made part of the conversation. i have witnessed this with hom

>> we're leaving that up to the robbery homicide of the lapd. ery homicide section is investigating, they'll go through the process and it will ultimately come to us. we're committed to living up to our concept of honesty, reality and $100,000. >> do you agree with that, leave it up to them? >> i think, you know, there are 30 contributors and the idea they came together to offer it and that some of them now are making independent decisions away from the group is a problem. i think that they should -- they should take the guidance of the lead agency here, which is the lapd. >> john miller, always good to have you on. councilman, appreciate it. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> up next, big news about ashley judd's possible run for a senate seat in kentucky. made an official announcement today on twitter. we'll tell you about that. >>> also a bus driver's very close call with a utility pole. incredible images. he lived to tell about it. we'll talk about that and tell you how, ahead. stamps.com is the best. i don't have to leave my desk and get u

you can see we spoke to the lapd. they told us this guy was 16 years old. he broke into the residence of an elderly man andssaulted him and tas also there. the elderly man and his son called police and were able to subdue the 16-year-old until place came. in the meantime he smashed his head into a mirror which is why he is covered in blood. lapd gets there and they told us he was acting very strange, giving them orders and the 16-year-old not complying. >> is that the guy screaming ? >> yeah. sounds like that's the guy screaming and you see him reach for his pockets. one officer goes off camera and he comes back with one of those non-lethal project tile guns. watch this. hits him with the bean bag gun and the lapd told us this guy was sort of exhibiting super human strength. they believe it is possible he could have been on something like bath salts. that's classic behavior. i was thinking the same thing when i saw him on the steps. >> after the bean bag gun they bring out the taser. eventually one officer is able to go up and grab him by the back of his shi

again, a guy and his lawyer, taping those conversations, hanhand hands those tapes over to the lapd.rs believe it may have some theory to what may or may not be carried out by the manson cult. well, what about privilege? cnn's legal analyst, sunny hostin and joey jackson, special contributor and professor part time. let me start with you, joey, on the issue of privilege. there are some instances where your privilege goes away when you talk to a lawyer. is that the case with tex watson? >> oh, yes, it is. here's why. the privilege is very important. whenever you're conveying information to an attorney, you want it to be protected. what does that do? it ensures that you're going to be honest, you're going to be forthright so an attorney can. it was waived why was it waived? because in part of a deal for a book and in waiving that and selling that to a third party to write a book, the judge said, ah, ah, you waived it, turn it over to the lapd. >> that sale went through decades ago. so fascinating stuff. lesson to all of us, you are in control of your own privilege. share it, you lose i

the lapd says some 25 agencies should agree on who, if anyone, should get the reward and that processf beck has been very clear and vocal that he believes that a reward should be paid in this case. >> but the city of riverside has already withdrawn its $100 thousand contribution. saying the conditions of the reward, the quote capture and conviction of dorner, were never met. and new it may be the first of several agencies pulling out their cash. though not in charge of distributing the cash, the lapd has gone on record saying they do believe the reward should be given out. they are concerned that if a reward isn't doled out at some point there will be less folks interested in offering tips when reward are on the table. tamron? >> so what does your gut tell you? who should get that reward money in the couple who owned the cabin or the person who was the car jack victim? go to facebook.com/newsnation and cast that vote. that does it for this edition of news nation. see you back here tomorrow. "the cycle" is up next. like lobster lover's dream or new grilled lobster and lobster tacos. co

but what is has prompted an investigation by the lapd, using unflattering photos of top public servantsm kardashian and rapper jay-z. the cite shares what appears to be addresses, social security numbers, credit scores and other sensitive information. >> potentially they got onto these folks' computers and stole this information. >> reporter: kevin haley is the director of security response for norton. >> they can wait till you log into your bank, then watch what you're doing, and that will give them the log-in and password, even the name of your bank. then they can log in themselves. >> reporter: the only page with additional information was that of lapd chief charlie bett. it shows the information on ex- officer christopher dorner. it also included hashtag #youcan'tcornerthedorner. >> reporter: he says they're looking at whether this could be a hacker technique or tracing someone's information using internet sources and posting it. >> it's not really clear why the hackers are targeting these specific celebrities. >>> minimum wage workers in san jose just got a huge pay increase. in fa

. >>> the lapd has agreed to pay $40,000 in a settlement stemming from a case of mistaken identity. police shot up a truck last month during the manhunt for ex-cop christopher dorner thinking he was inside. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is being asked to apologize after what some are calling a racially charged remark. he accused assembly speaker sheila oliver of blocking a bill on education but referred to her as, quote, the african-american female speaker of the assembly. >>> well, coffee and tea drinkers listen up. a new study in japan finds drinking coffee or green tea daily may help lower your risk of having a stroke and that drinking both could offer an even greater benefit. researchers believe chemicals contained in the two beverages help keep blood clots from forming. >> announcer: "early today health" is brought to you by vagisil ph balance wash. >>> in business the dow's ten-day winning streak points to economic recovery. and today the s&p is looking to set its own record after its second highest close ever on thursday. upbeat economic data has been the driver. if f

he was not with the lapd. he was with a smaller police department for 30 years. he has since retired. he has been married twice. he has raised four children. he has lived an extraordinary life. i am grateful for having had him in my life as a guidepost. i do think it is the ultimate irony that he turned out to be a police officer. >> we have some other questions. very good questions. we do not have much time. i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations, racial tolerance, and why don't they find a way so the different races can get to know each other? >> i would like to enter that. segregation has -- i would like to answer that. segregation has always been a problem in this country. i grew up in new orleans. we believe that education is the key. we all need to sit at the table. i do not believe in segregation for inmates. they need to tear that barrier down and put people together, no matter what. when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inma

. >>> the lapd has agreed to pay $40,000 in a case of mistaken identity. lice shot up a truck last month during the manhunt for christopher dorner, thinking he was inside when he was not. >>> and chris christie is being asked to apologize after what some are calling a racially-charged remark. he accused shealy oliver of blocking a bill on education. but he preferred to her as the african-american female speaker of the assembly. >>> a new study in japan finds drinking coffee or green tea may lower the risk of having a stroke. and both could offer a benefit. researchers believe chemicals contained in beverages help keep blood clots from forming. >>> today, the s&p is looking to set its own record after its second-highest close on thursday. economic data has been the driver. and the numbers have some economists upping their forecast to 3%. that's a far cry from 2012's fourth-quarter growth of 0.1%. >>> bank stocks will be in focus after the fed's late-day ruling on capital plans. bank of america rose after getting a thumbs up. but jpmorgan and goldman sachs fe

in a separate case, the lapd got a call that a kidnapping was in effect from miley cyrus' house.was all a hoax and she wasn't even at home. dirty tricks done remotely online. for "nightline," pierre thomas in washington. >>> coming up, we go up, up and away to check out the exciting world of competitive paragliding. license and registration please. what's this? uhh, it's my geico insurance id card, sir. it's digital, uh, pretty cool right? maybe. you know why i pulled you over today? because i'm a pig driving a convertible? tail light's out.. fix it. digital insurance id cards. just a click away with the geico mobile app. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zo

the lapd says frank ocean plans to press charges against brown, who is still on probation for beating up rihanna, which means he could go to jail. chris posted a painting on instagram last night comparing himself to jesus on the cross.

the secret service and the fbi have joined the lapd in investigating the reports and now hackers havelso reportedly targeted kanye west, governor christie, mitt romney, mr. rich himself, richie rich, bill gates in an interview, the president would not confirm the details of the alleged hack. >> we should not be surprised that if you've got hackers who want to dig in and devote a lot of resources, that they can access people's private information. it is a big problem. >> even the white house. >> again, i'm not confirmings that's what happened. >> wow, i wonder if the chinese are also hacking into the white house. the credit reporting agency equifax is confirming hacking. john honey hunt -- john -- jonathan hunt is here. >> the names involved do not want to confirm or deny the reality of any of this information. we told you a couple days ago some phone numbers were leading to other places. the seed and garden reply for the number for vice-president biden. we called another number published today, a number alsoly for new jersey governor chris christie. our producer called that number, go

the lapd is also conducting their own review behind the firing.l discipline system. dorner is accused of killing four people in a rampage to avenge those who he blamed for ending his law-enforcement career. >> the raging wildfire in riverside county is now 60 percent contained. if the wild fires started thursday, damaging a home and cutting power to about 2000 residents of the area. off the blaze has a charge of more than 300 a.. a fire spokesman says the flames have died down, but there are still hot spots and there is a concern about the wind picking up. no injuries have been reported. >> the cities of an altar ton, menlo park in palo alto have lost a bid to block the proposed california high- speed rail line from passing through their backyard along the peninsula. his sacramento judge dismissed a five-year lawsuit which means that the state can send the $68 billion high- speed rail from the san joaquin valley. the lawsuit argue, that the route through the peninsula communities would harm the environment. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend anny

the lapd officers paul and jeff also see the accident. >> once we got on the freeway, we saw that on the other side, there was a multivehicle collision and vehicles were all over the freeway. we pulled up and saw smoke. everybody ran up to us and said there's somebody trapped in the vehicle. >> that somebody is 22-year-old alexis rinoso. >> i advised my partner to grab the fire extinguisher and i ran down to see what i could do. he was trapped. it was around his legs and waist area so there was no way he could get out on his own. >> it's as jensen got there with a fire extinguisher, i have trying to move him to a better position to drag him from the vehicle. >> it was hot. indescribable. every time we pulled him out, he was trying to get his head out of the window, trying on get fresh air. the black smoke was building. >> as the fire burns out of control, the officers, jack klein and others, frantically try to pry rin oso out of the vehicle. >> he was hit from inside and his door was smashed in. there was no way we could get him out. >> they tried to rip open the hood of the car. >>

>> the fbi and the secret service have said that they are investigating this as well as the lapd. nformation from credit reporting agencies, the credit reports have an enormous amount of sensitive information on them as you mentioned. mortgages, credit cards, social security numbers. this sort of information is dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands, it can be used to commit identity theft. >> knowing those potential dangers, what can you tell me regarding the security measure for these credit reporting agencies? i would imagine with this kind of valuable information, we're talking about the first lady of the united states, the vice president here. critical information. even the police chief of los angeles. this information now splattered online. we're not showing the website but it is there. what are these credit agencies doing to protect all of our information? >> well, you know, the credit reporting agencies, given that they have somewhat sensitive information, you would think that they would take a lot of pains to have very strong cyber security. none of these people who ha

it's a good day to be here. >> reporter: the former hed of the lapd and nypd, bill bratton, has arrivedkland to share his expertise as a consultant. and now a federal judge has appointed thomas frazier the author of a scathing report on the handling of occupy as the new compliance director. he'll have a lot of power including the ability to fire the police chief. while the appointment caught some by surprise. the mayor is hopeful he'll be the right fit. >> i hope people are smart enough and have enough experience to bring something to the table. >> reporter: the neighborhood is taking matters into its own hands. >> on the one hand, that's great. we should take action to protect itself but have to wonder about a city that forces its private citizens to protect themselves. >> reporter: the residents will pay about $800 a year per household to pay for that p private security firm. they believe it will be worth every penny. meanwhile, as we mentioned, bill bratton has arrived here to oakland and thomas frazier, we're told, will arrive next week. reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez

the guns wound up in the hands of kids and one of those guns was used in the murder of the chief of lapd. i am open to my questions about what i just discussed and there's also two other presentations following. >> if there's any questions for the chief regarding the statistics and recent events. >> thank you for the report and filling in for the chief while he does this important trip. it good to know the sixth street substation was open. was there a ribbon cutting for it? >> on friday there was a grand opening of the public safety hub. we're trying to get away from substation because it's a collaboration of a number of public safety agencies, not just the police department. >> i'm glad you're giving us the right terminology. i missed it and i would be really excited to see it in person so i'm just proposed for the commissioners that we do a tourover it and we don't -- we do it with the right number of commissioners. any other commissioners interested? so we have three and we can take turns going in there just to see the community partnership. the reason why i think it'd be helpful is w

just for resources provided by the san bernardino sheriff's department, not counting the fbi or the lapd spokeswoman cindy bachmann said obviously it was unavoidable. luckily this is the county, not the city which filed for bankruptcy last august. bachmann says they're keeping good records of the manhunt in case there's a chance of being reimbursed even partially by federal taxpayers. >>> as the dust is just settling on benedict's historic resignation as pope, the race for the next most important catholic is on. but before the official meetings begin in rome, there's a period of what is fair to call schmoozing, even though it doesn't sound so faithful. cardinals as we speak are sizing each other up and forming alliances before they choose the date for the secret election in which they will choose the next pope called the conclave. we were talking about it today. think of it as the vatican's version of "survivor." >>> in the movie "magnolia" you probably saw it raining frogs. in guam it is going to be raining mice. guam has a snake problem. it's causing power outages and wiping out native

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the lapd now says some 25 agencies must agree on who if anyone should get the reward.t process could take weeks. >> chief beck has been very clear and very vocal that he believes that a reward should be paid in this case. >> reporter: the city of riverside has already with drawn its $100,000 contribution saying the conditions of the reward to "capture and conviction of dorner," were never met. now it may be the first of several agencies pulling out their cash. though the lapd is not in charge of distributing the money, they have gone on record saying they do believe the reward should be handed out despite the language of "capture and conviction." they're concerned if a payout is not made there will be less tips made when rewards are offered. savannah? >> reporting from big bear, california, thank you. >>> coming up, a fee for browsing? why one store is now charging customers just to look. >>> up next, the race to find that hidden treasure we've been telling you about. and it is heating up this morning. we're going to get a new clue right after this. how old is the olde

you can see we spoke to the lapd. they told us this guy was 16 years old. . the elderly man and his son called police and were able to subdue the 16-year-old until place came. in the meantime he smashed his head into a mirror which is why he is covered in blood. lapd gets there and they told us he was acting very strange, giving them orders and the 16-year-old not complying. >> is that the guy screaming ? >> yeah. sounds like that's the guy screaming and you see him reach for his pockets. one officer goes off camera and he comes

oakland rapper too short was arrested at 3:00 in the morning in los angeles for suspicion of drunk driving and drug possession. lapd says the rapper briefly tried to run from cops. last month, he posted a statement on his facebook page dispelling rumors he was connected to a shooting on the vegas strip. >>> crews are installing four-ton steel plates to shore up b.a.r.t.'s transbay tube, the latest in a series of earthquake safety improvements. the work will last for 14 months. the construction site will be set up and dismantled every day to make shoom for the commute. >>> google employees may have been exposed to toxic fumes for months according to a new report. the buildings involved are leased by google and sit directly on top of the super fund site known as the mew plume. our investigation unit found the plumes found in the homes. this latest report details how, from mid november through mid january high levels of tce were found in the air inside of google buildings. all because workers disabled the complex ventilation system. >> prior to november, when the tce readings were elevated, the system was put on manua

and the former lapd detective mark fuhrman joins us. >> good evening, greta. ident or foul play. take me through the steps, what do you take a look at. >> you start with, on face value it appears that the elevator door was malfunctioning and that was, that was discovered from experts that inspect the elevators so you have a faulty piece of equipment. it would appear to be an accident. but you go through the motions to make sure that the location, where he fell from, there was no evident of a struggle. and then the autopsy will tell you if the fall actually killed him or if he was injured previous to the fall. are all the injuries that his body suffered, were they from the fall and there was nothing that is unexplained? and then of course, since the girlfriend was the last person to see him, you interview her. i would probably just, just through a routine measure, ask if she would take a polygraph and make sure that she didn't know the elevator was malfunctioning and make sure there was no argument and dispute between the couple. >> greta: i tell you what's a li

he's now under investigation by the lapd. >> had to do with allegations of a battery and threats maderter: according to media reports bieber was racing his ferrari around his posh community when a neighbor confronted him. that's when the neighbor claims things turned nasty and a justin spit on him. >> battery by definition is unwanted touching. it could be anything. it could be a pat on the shoulder. somebody could spit on somebody. >> reporter: police say bieber's camp denies the claims and a source within the security team says, quote, there was no physical contact. the neighbor went onto justin's property. they exchanged words. the neighbor has has issues before. while the case remains open, the incident is just the latest on a growing list of questionable headlines surrounding the 1-year-old star. >> there's been a lot of bizarre things. >> yeah. >> that have been going on. the gas mask, the fight with the paparazzi, the throwing up on stage, running into a glass wall. >> the press, scrutiny, pressure. i think it has a lot to do with his behavior. you can't open a magazine, look a

as does the police chief, the lapd is investigating so are the fbi and the secret service. the existence of the website was first revealed on monday and as of this morning, it's still in operation, but we are not disclosing the website address. there's no indication that any of the information was obtained by computer hacking. instead, those on the site now join the millions of other americans who are victims of identity theft, though there's no sign so far anyone has tried to use this information posted on the site to pose as any of those targeted. >> pete williams, we showed some of the website images, not revealing the website address as you mentioned. thanks for the report. >>> new york's mayor michael bloomberg is vowing to appeal a state supreme court ruling that strikes down a ban on large sugary drinks. it's a controversial plan he favored that was set to take effect this morning. more on that story. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. starting today, supersized sweet drinks like this one were supposed to be a no-no in new york city. there was a lo

. >> authorities are working to hand out reward money that was offered in the hunt for x an lapd cop rd to claimed that they provided the key tip that led officers to the cabin where he up. law- enforcement officers from all agencies involved in the week-long manhunt will read reports, listen to tapes, and come to a consensus by april. dorner was wanted for killing four people including two police officers. >> nearly 100 days after the school massacre that put a gun control back in the spotlight, the sandy hook advisory committee meets to discuss violence prevention measures today. vice president joe biden was a new york speaking with the mayor michael bloomberg with the families of the december school massacre is sandy hook elementary. both men also talked about the importance of having a strong background check system for all gun sales. if the parents of a grace mcdonnell one of the sandy hook students that were skilled, hope that their grief will motivate the lawmakers. >> the nra has bottled to fight the bill that is set forth by senate majority leader harry reid. the nra also fil

two women who were mistaken by shot by los angeles police in the hunt for christopher dorner are waiting for lapdget them a new truck. officers opened fire on the newspaper delivery women last month theirsing the truck with 100 bullet holes. the police chief said the officers thought the truck was being driven by dorner and promised the women would get a new truck. an attorney for the women say they were offered a used truck that they would have to pay a sales tax on so they turned it down. >>> this morning in washington, d.c. six bay area high school students who are very smart are there for a major competition in the intel science contest. the top prize, a $100,000 scholarship. one is working on technology that would allow surgeons to spot cancer cells during an operation. >> before surgery, you often get mris or ct scans, but they only get the main shape of the tumor. you can't see individual cells. that's a big challenge for the surgeon because they don't know what exactly to take out. >> boy, she's smart! other bay area students are kevin chen of fremont... i may have messed up the names bec

. >> also a new development involving the former lapd officer connected to four murders. a camp ranger is now taking center stage in this case. >> good morning. northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. slow traffic building in silicon valley. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters. . >>> a camp ranger said he is entitled to the reward money in the christopher dorner case. the ranger was car jacked by the former los angeles police officer and later called the police. he said that, that call ended the manhunt and now he wants the entire $1.2 million reward. police say dorner killed four people before taking his own life. >> vallejo firefighters battled a supermarket fire involving freon. it happened yesterday afternoon. there was a small explosion and a fire. investigators s

the year by 24%. that seems not to be enough. former lapd bill brat on is in town and the city hired him to help oakland come up with ways to get rid of violence on the city streets. brat on and the chief and he had a number of people on the team. . >> they had a court-ordered monitor and a judge issued an order to hire tom phrase rer to oversee the department which has been struggling to comply since 2000. >> what's disturbing to me is not knowing with all the disturbance going on in the city, now we don't know if our chief will be here. >> i have been here 25 years and served in every rank. he is confident he will be here. >> that is measured by how well you are impacking violent crime in the city. whether it's today or yesterday or six months from now, there is all this pressure. that's what we get paid to do. >> that order came in late tonight. here it is right thou. he said he met with frazier and worked with him in the handling of the occupy situation here in the city of oakland. he looked forward to working with him again. live in oak

the hiring of former lapd police chief bill braton was a controversial choice.reduce crime with a department he acknowledges is understaffed. he says he will come up with new ways to use state and local law enforcement and tap into technology like cameras, license plate scanning and a real t computer system. >> this is a winnable situation here in oakland. i think there is a lot of opportunity here to make some early gains very quickly and i think you you are going to see that some of those gains are going to be made very quickly. >> our officers are given direction who to stop and why to stop them. i'm comfortable with the direction they have been given and training they have received and the fact that i expect them to practice constitutional policing. >> braton was a big proponent of stop and frisk when worked in new york and los angeles and defendd that policy again today but said the execution was up to the police brass. when asked why his plan would be different than others tried in the city he said it would be no new set of eyes with a fresh per is spectiv

. >> authorities are working to hand out reward money that was offered in the hunt for the ex lapd coppher joyner. multiple parties have come forward to claim that they provided the key tip that led officers to the cabin where he was held up then. law enforcement officers from all agencies involved in the week-long manhunt will read reports, listen to tapes, and come to a consensus by mid april. dorner was wanted for killing four people including two police officers. >> nearly 100 days after the school massacre that put a gun control back in the spotlight, the sandy hook advisory committee meets to discuss violence prevention measures today. vice- president joe biden and new york city mayor michael boone were met with the families of the december school massacre in sandy hook elementary. both men also talked about the importance of having a stronger background check system for all gun sales. the nra has filed suit fight the bill that is set for the by the senate majority leader harry reid. the nra also filed a federal suit thirsted disputing the constitutionality of the governor andrew