the water. police officers and other first responders remain at the scene. this area has been the site of several shark attacks in several years. >>> the picks and the police union and it has to do with the use of tasers. >> the union has filed payments to have voters decide a big policy questio. a story you'll see only on 7. >> this has gone on long enough. we want to take this to the voters. >> the police union president says tasers have been debated by the picks for eight long years. four police chiefs have asked for them and the commission finally voted for tasers last

. >>> the picks and the police union and it has to do with the use of tasers. >> the union has filed payments to have voters decide a big policy questio. a story you'll see only on 7. >> this has gone on long enough. we want to take this to the voters. >> the police union president says tasers have been debated by the picks for eight long years. four police chiefs have asked for them and the commission finally voted for tasers last month, he says, is not enough. >> what they voted on was the concept or the idea of sf officers with tasers. >> that's why on tuesday they filed fwhoit the office of plekss they'll circulate petitions for a referendum on tasers in next june's elections. this proposed ordinance that they believe will protect the officers and the public. he says it's not much different from a draft policy which they worked in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, that's almost identical.identic. first, they would have to adopt a policy. the commission president says that means hearing from all stake holders, including points. >> we need some time to look

the interstate. police believe they jumped the leaving their car. officers found a gun. investigators are asking for any witnesses to come forward. >>> in new jersey the police union is praising the quick action of two trenton officers. when the union says the officers were faced with a life-or-death situation. here is what we know. the officers stopped a group of men on pennington avenue in trenton just after 5:00 last night. one of them had a handgun in his waistband and started to run. police tell us the man then grabbed the gun and turned back to police. two officers shot the gunmen. right now he is in the hospital. nobody else was hurt. >>> this weekend the reverend al sharpton is voicing his support for the fight to free imprisoned rapper meek mill. he plans to meet with him at the chester prison. mill received a two to four-year prison sentence for repeatedly violating his probation in a nearly decades old gun and drug case. prosecutors recommended against prison time. the judge disagreed. sharpton called mill's sentence excessive. >> just because someone does something that is wrong does not give you the right to do wrong to them. the sentence must fit the violation.

. >> also, a push to get tasers into the hands of san francisco police officers. the police unionready to speed up the process if lawmakers start dragging their feet. reporter: good morning. you can see that traffic is going to be busy if you are driving on the bay bridge, but still not a terrible commute as you drive into san francisco. reporter: a lot of cloud cover this morning, not much else. there are changes for the middle of the week. o fred would do anything for his daughter. get in, fred! even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain. and that smell puts the giddy in "giddy-up"! ah... the irresistible scent of gain flings laundry detergent. you can't help but smell happy. . >>> good morning. a former u.s. airman killed more than two dozen people inside of a small church in texas. this morning, investigators still looking for a motive behind this mass shooting. >> all of america is praying to god to help the wounded and the families of the victims. we will never, ever leave their side, ever. reporter: 26 people

the police chief said he worked with the police union on drafting this new policy. he acknowledges a more complete oversight could lead to more of his officers being reprimanded. >>> correctional officers at santa clara county are saying that the changes at the county jail are putting them in danger. the union filed an unfair labor practices complaint saying that the sheriff's office did not give the guards notice about changes at the county jail. one change allows large numbers of inmates to exercise together. the union said that creates a danger because gang members often work out together as a show of force. >>> a sheriff issued this response to that complaint. as sheriff i along with our new chief of corrections am committed to ensuring the safety of all staff anden search august that inmates treated fairly. >>> bruce maxwell has plead not guilty to assault charges. he was arrested in scottsdale arizona last month. that's after a woman who was delivering food to him said that he pointed a gun at her. maxwell faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and diso

officer in this city meaning he will work hand and hand with the police department and that will be a interesting partnership since the police union here in philadelphia backed his opponent during this race. take a look at the video. >> unaudible. >> this was krasner's victory party at william way center last night, beat out republican beth grossman, to succeed former district attorney seth williams who was sentenced last month to prison for corruption. krasner a long time civil rights attorney ran a campaign with the in equality of the justice system. he will encourage a number of reforms including changes in bail practices that currently result in poor people being jailed, while awaiting trial, and incarceration for lower level crimes. now despite the president of the fraternal order of the police here in fill calling krasner quote anti law enforcement, krasner says he will be able to help the police commissioner and expects to have a productive relationship with the department. here he is speaking to his supporters last night. >> this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that systematically pick on poor people, primar

to the in chief of police purporting to be from a long serving detective it claimed that arabic mafia families were using the berlin academy to infiltrate the force something the city's police union says that currently isn't any proof of. at the moment we do not have any cases where there is clear evidence of that but we do understand that criminal organizations like these clans have an incentive to try and infiltrate government organizations like the police and that's why it's so important during training that we identify who belongs as part of the police force and who does not stolen. who are these our big mafia clowns that it's claimed. criminal underworld among dozens of it's impossible to put a percentage figure on how much criminality they account for but if you look into it then yes they are present in all different types of crime revenues drugs record teetering prostitution criminal revenue streams and it's for those reasons that people directly involved in law enforcement and the citizens of berlin want to know if their police force is being compromised by criminals peter all of. syria says states self-proclaimed caliphate launched three years ago is on the verge of coll

run for office across the state, and they were more interested in ingratiating themselves to the police unionhan doing right by the citizens of philadelphia. so what i would say is, we all know that police officers sometimes make a mistake. well, a mistake's not a crime, but we also know they sometimes commit crimes, and if they commit crimes, they will be treated just as well and just as harshly as anybody who does not have a uniform. >> ms. grossman, parents who worry that their children could actually be put in danger when in contact with police. >> well, look. let me make clear again, as i said before. i have prosecuted police officers and investigated police shootings, and if there is a police shooting, it will be investigated. if it rises to a criminal level and offense, then that officer will, indeed, be prosecuted. i must object to what my opponent said. the d.a.'s office, i'm proud of my 21 years there. he may think it's a corrupt organization, but, listen. he took mr. jack mcmahon, who ran for d.a. as a republican, with him when he wanted to address the f.o.p. so if you're saying it

the san francisco police commission is set to discuss and possibly vote on allowing officers to carry and use stun guns. currently the city does not allow police to use stun guns. the police union and the police chief are pushing for the change. chief william scott writes in part, quote, not having the option of using a taser creates a likelihood of prolonged hands-on physical force by police officers and a higher probability of increased resistance by subjects. the department recently released a report detailing use of force by san francisco police. overall, it fell 32% from july through september of this year, compared to 2016. >>> in the meantime, berkeley police are asking for help finding three people say they were involved in violence during a summer protest that got out of hand. two men and one woman they say were involved in fights during a rally at civic center park on august 27th. police say attendees were kicked, punched and struck with some kind of imvied weapon. the three people are all allegedly tied to felony assaults. >> the day is here. some waited for hours, others for days for the new iphone x. you can see here, long lines this morning in palo alto as people

likely find your criminals if you british viewers might see echoes of that we had the head of the police union here saying they sacked twenty thousand police officers but they have this goal driven really broken windows strategy but you had another. dimension to this because of u.s. supreme court and earl warren on the supreme court acting on police abuse. related yeah exactly the foundation for of those stop and frisk a broken windows policy in america goes all the way back to the late sixty's. in a case called ohio terry where the supreme court is the rule that police could stop and then also search by patting people down anybody they want to have been adequate to put articulable suspicion that a crime was about to be committed know what that did is that it put the whole notion of probable. because in the minds of the police the police officers it was a completely subjective thing and the problem with these policies with these statistics based policies with the kind of things that resulted from that case is that it creates an enormous number of new contacts between police and the population

captured a homeless man attacking a san francisco officer near ocean beach earlier with this year, the police unione in the city ramped up its efforts to get tasers. the police officers association says the officer in this case would have used a stun gun to take the man into custody. instead, he fought with that man until back up arrived. the department of justice has recommended the police commission explore the use of tasers. that recommendation, one of many made after a thorough review of the san francisco police department. the meeting gets under way at 5:00 tonight here at city hall, and before that meeting begins, protesters who oppose the use of tasers by bliss will be staging a -- police will be staging a demonstration here outside of city hall. >> thank you, alex. >> yeah. >>>the san francisco police department says there's been a big drop in incidents involving use of force. the new report shows the numbers are down 32% compared to this time last year. it also shows a 45% drop in assaults on officers. this could be due to the crisis intervention training that the officers are getting that

lee with a story only on abc 7 news. >> we will let the citizens and voters of this city decide this issue once and for all. >> reporter: police union president marty halloran says tasers have been debated by the police commission for eight long years. four police chiefs have asked for them and the fact that the commission finally voted for the use of tasers last month, halloran says is not enough. >> what they voted on was the concept or the idea of sfpd officers carrying taser. they did not vote for a policy. >> reporter: on tuesday the poa filed notice with the office of elections that they will circulate a petition for referendum in next june's election. this ordinance listing a policy the poa believes will protect its officers and the public. halloran says it's not much different from a draft policy which the commission worked on in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, tat's almost the identical language that we're going to put forward to the voters. >> reporter: the commission hopes to have tasers in the hands of officers by december 2018 at the earliest. first they would have to adopt a policy. commissio

lee with a story only on abc 7 news. >> we will let the citizens and voters of this city decide this issue once and for all. >> reporter: police union president marty halloran says tasers have been debated by the police commission for eight long years. four police chiefs have asked for them and the fact that the commission finally voted for the use of tasers last month, halloran says is not enough. >> what they voted on was the concept or the idea of sfpd officers carrying taser. they did not vote for a policy. >> reporter: on tuesday the poa filed notice with the office of elections that they will circulate a petition for referendum in next june's election. this ordinance listing a policy the poa believes will protect its officers and the public. halloran says it's not much different from a draft policy which the commission worked on in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, tat's almost the identical language that we're going to put forward to the voters. >> reporter: the commission hopes to have tasers in the hands of officers by december 2018 at the earliest. first they would have to adopt a policy. commissio

after years of debate, san francisco police will be armed with tasers following a contentious vote late friday. the reaction continues this weekend. the police union applauding the move, but now there is a new concern about use of the weapon. abc 7 news reporter cornerespon brunard has the story. >> reporter: contention boiled over, deciding if police officers should be allowed to carry tasers. proved to be what police call a less lethal alternative. >> we have been pushing for tasers for seven or eight years. >> reporter: the associati president matthew holloran contends that it changes how an officer uses a taser. >> when you restrict it to a point where the officer is unable to use the taser, then what's the point of having that policy? >> we just oppose the use of tasers. >> reporter: activist alex post from the democratic association of america says the police force should use other tactics, like standoffs. >> using the de-escalation procedure, it's just the wrong way to go. >> reporter: they want all officers to carry so-called devices, or tasers. before that happens, scott said in a statement, we understand and acknowledge the public's ongo

. >>> san francisco police will get tasers following a contentious vote, a move applauded by the police union which now has a new concern about use of the weapon. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. protests at san francisco police commission meeting boiled over. deciding if police officers should be allowed to carry tasers. what police called a less lethal alternative. >> we have been pushing for tasers for at least seven, eight years. >> reporter: san francisco police officers association president martin hall oh ran commenced the commission for approval of using the tasers. this video supplied by taser maker. >> when you restrict it to the point where an officer is unable to use the taser, then what's the point of having that policy. we just oppose the use of tasers. >> reporter: activist alex post from the democratic socialists of america say the sfpd should use more de-escalating tactics like time and distance from standoffs. >> to approach the community with a weapon rather than with the, like newer 21st century style de-escalation procedure is the wrong way to go. >> rep

. >> the police commission could approve a use policy within the next 30 days. if not the police unionking on a measure for the ballot in june 2018 so that voters can decide. san francisco was one of the last u.s. major cities for officers do not have tasers pick >>> the house ways and means committee began finalizing the tax overhaul fit -- plan introduced by republicans. mike thompson sits on that committee and main his objections known as to the loss of a disaster relief tax deduction. that will let northbay residents to deduct costs not covered by insurance. they hope to have a vote before thanksgiving. >>> new revelations in the russia investigation. our chief correspondent has more now from washington. >> reporter: paul manafort and rick gates remain under house arrest. they remain on home confinement and gps monitoring until they provide additional financial information to the court. both maintain their innocence saying there was nothing wrong. one campaign advisor is back in that claim but speculating they may have been involved in other illegal activities. >> people are trying

the earl in chief of police purporting to be from a long serving detective it claimed that arabic mafia families were using the berlin academy to infiltrate the force something the city's police union says that currently isn't any proof of. at the moment we do not have any cases where there is clear evidence of that but we do understand that criminal organizational underworld among kind as an example ten of it's impossible to put a percentage figure on how much criminality they account for but if you look into it then yes they are present in all different types of crime revenues drugs racketeering prostitution criminal revenue streams and it's for those three compromised by criminals peter all of artsy berlin. agents from moscow the anti doping watchdog announced that the information comes from the former wider accredited the burra tree in the russian capital it's in an electronic file containing all testing data from two thousand and twelve to august two thousand and fifteen and this is after a number of russian athletes were banned for life on doping charges earlier i spoke with the host of capital sports on moscow's capital f.m. alum or he believes that money is very much a play

the scene. police are now calling on any witnesses to come forward and help them solve this case. this morning the police union is praising the quick action of two trenton officers when the union says they were faced with a live-or-death situation. one of them had a handgun in his waistband and started to run. right now he's in the hospital. no one else is hurt. >>> in north jersey police are looking for who have vandalized five churches. they suffered breaken stained glass windows and damage to exterior signs. authorities say they're treating this incident as a possible hate crime. the person found burned on top of a septa rail train friday morning at jefferson station. the victim was apparently electrocuted and their clothes and belongings badly burned. police believe the victim is a man between 16 and 20. coming up this morning a grieving country. >> how the people of egypt are responding following the attack on a mosque that left more than 300 people dead. >>> plus, al sharpton weighs in on why he says he wants to help jailed philadelphia rapper meek mill take on the justice system. we are counting down to

the police commission may push to make the use of tasers happen sooner. the commissioners voted to approve the use of tasers. the police association union president commended the commission for taking action but said he wants a use policy drafted in 30 days. if not, he's willing to put it on the ballot and let voters decide. >> our polling numbers indicate that over 78% of residents of san francisco want sf p.d. officers to be equipped with state of the art equipment which is tasers. tasers will reduce injuries to the public, to the police officers, and it will save lives. reporter: activists and police critics have been pushing back against tasers. they're raising concerns about potential abuses and medical impacts. tasers have long been debatedded making san francisco one of the last cities in the nation that don't use them. >>>a grievance filed last month by former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick may have had the results he wanted. coming up, there are reports that several nfl owners will have to give depositions. >> also, president trump continuing his trip to asia. we'll let you know some of his stops during the night, along wit

it earned the republican grossman the endorse doorsment of the philadelphia police union and of the inquirer i just want to serve the people of philadelphia with honesty and inch telling pretty, and know that they have a champion in the da's offers for victims, survivors of crime and neighborhoods. >> so now what's normally a race where the democrat wins going away, this time both saying they feel confident. >> i think voters of all types and from all backgrounds are going to rally around the idea of putting their money back in public schools and taking it out of excessive inch incarceration. >> people have given me their time, asked good questions, and nobody has turned me away because i'm a republican. so i think there is a very good chance here. >> pennsylvania polling places open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. both candidates expected to vote fairly early, and that window, in the 8:00 range. we will be therefore that. live in center city, henry rosoff, cbs 3, "eyewitness news." >> thank you, henry. >> a.m. philadelphia voters aren't the only ones making big decisions today at the polls. new jers

the bottles in shopping .ne with ibd to contact authorities. >>> after years of debate, san francisco police will be armed with tasers following a contentious vote late friday. the police union is applauding the move, but now there's a new concern about use of the weapon. abc 7 news reporter cornell bar national guard has t . >>> protests boiled over deciding if police officers should be allowed to carry tasers. what police call a less lethal alternative. >> we've been pushing for tasers seven, eight years. >> san francisco police officers association president martin halloran commends the commission for approving the use of tasers. but he worries a policy for using the weapons could put too many restrictions on how and officer uses a taser. this video supplied by taser maker axon. >> when you restrict it to the point where an officer is unable to use the taser, what's the point of having that policy? >> we just oppose the use of tasers. >> activist alex post from the democratic socialists of america says the sfpd should use more deescalating tactics like time and distance during standoffs. >> people die from tasers. approach the community with the weapon rather than the 21s

their new district attorney. >> he will to have work with the police department and that will be an interesting partnership, since police union back his opponent during this race. >>> steel and the slam. simmons, and slammed it in for two ben simmons, did it again. >> sixers fans, boom. >> today's morning minis sponsored by penn medicine's abramson cancer center, the number one cancer center in the region. >>> well, sixers are on a five game winning streak they beat jazz last night 104-97. >> congrats to the team. >> our weather is on a chilly streak. i don't know fit is winning but chilly. >> a lot of people i have heard from that are longing for the cool weather, someone that comes to mind is kenney man on twitter. follows and watches the she but he hates when i tell but warm weather. so one example of many, you know, now time to break out winter coats, yeah, this is a live picture at jack frost big boulder, little coating of snow did in fact fall, ski lovers rejoyce now, ski season is completely underway but we will have cold air re enforcement coming along here so we will see if weather , they decide to open them up any t

. >> today an update on the sheriff's department and why the police union is placing blame on the sheriff even before the inmates have been located. that's today on the four on two. >>> we will check stocks before the markets close. >> flat on the dow jones. the nasdaq lost one third of one per sent. >> some retailers cutting back their thanksgiving hours. it be loos like jc penny will open before your dinner is on the table. the department store announced it'll open at two in the afternoon this year. that's an hour earlier than last year and three hours before most other retailers. the store said that it's black friday sales prices will be posted online as early as the 19th of this month. >> two i'm still going for leftovers movement a new visa card will let you wrack up rewards on purchases in and out of starbucks stores. it's to be available this winter. it follows the success of the prepaid cards that help you earn points. >>> united airlines saying good- bye to the last of its feet of passenger 747's. the last night headed to hawaii. it its retracing the plane's inauguration route wh

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the bottles in shopping bags. anyone with any information is asked to contact authorities. >>> after years of debate, san francisco police will be armed with tasers following a contentious vote late friday. the police union is applauding the move. but there's a new concern about use of that weapon. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story. >> reporter: protests at the san francisco police commission meeting boiled over. deciding if police officers should be allowed to carry tasers. what police call a less lethal option san francisco police officers association president martin halloran commends the commission for approving the use of tasers but worries a policy for using the weapons could put too many restrictions on how an officer uses a taser. this video -- >> when you restrict it to the point where an officer is unable to use a taser, what's the point of having the policy? >> we just oppose the -- >> alex post from the democratic socialists of america says the sfpd should use for deescalating tactics like time and distance during standoffs. >> people die from tasers. i think using the -- it's just the wrong way to go. >> police chief william scott wants all officers to carry so-called conduct

in the past most were only investigated when someone complained. san jose police chief said that he worked the police union on drafting the new poll and i acknowledges a more complete oversight could lead to more reprimands. >>> new information about the man accused of killing sierra lamar. lawyers for him have lost a challenge to stop a judge from presiding over the final stage of the case. the lawyers had wanted the judge removed after saying she failed to disclose she once represented a lead investigator in the case. that request was denied by a judge who said she can be fair and impartial. the motion for a new trial and sentencing will be in december. >>> after months of investigating police have identified the four men arrested in connection with an armed robbery and shooting at the mall in san jose this happened on april 25th at four in the afternoon. at least one person was shot and survived. police identified the suspects in the case. christopher franks was arrested april 25th. two others were arrested in august, and an 18-year-old was arrested in september. investigators say they believe the men w

grossman is endorsed by the philadelphia police union, and the philadelphia inquirer. meanwhile, voters in allentown will decide whether democrat ed pulaski should be mayor again, you may recall he's facing corruption charges and is accused of excepting more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city contract. pulaski denies the accusations , republican real estate developer highman is challenging him, and seeking fourth term. >> philadelphia vote letters pick a city controller and pennsylvania voters are also picking new judges today. >> southerland springs texas still trying to cope with the loss of 26 people in the shooting at first baptist church. last night about 100 people prayed together at a baseball fields. twenty other were injured, and the worse mass shooting in texas history. fourteen people are still in the hospital. >> meantime, we are learning more about the alleged gunman in the texas church shooting and how he got his hands on some of the guns he used. part of the investigation centering on the air force, air force admitting it office

the past most nonfatal use of force cases were only investigated when a complaint was filed. san jose police chief eddie garcia says a new policy was created with the help of the police union and it may mean that more officers are punished. >>> berkeley's police department now has to get the approval of city leaders before equipment is acquired from the u.s. defense department. during the obama administration, police departments had to follow federal rules on the equipment they could accept and the training required. president trump got rid of those requirements. last night, the berkeley city council approved a measure that gives it control over the equipment that the police department can accept. >>> those are just some of your morning headlines. hey, mike, sal, gasia, i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> more lawsuits against pg&e are being filed in connection with the north bay wildfires. lawyers representing people who lost homes claim their research shows the disaster was caused by power lines touching trees and brush. they went through call records from the weekend when the fire started and found power outages were reported in the areas of the tub fires in s

public safety community the wrong way , that is why republican grossman has endorsement of the philadelphia police union and of the inquirer. >> i just want to serve the people of philadelphia, with honesty, integrity, and just know that they have a champion in the d.a.'s office for victims, survivors of the crime and neighborhood. >> reporter: in what is normally a race where democrat wins,ing ago way, this time around, both candidates say they are feeling confident. >> i think that voters of all types and all backgrounds will rally around idea of putting their money back in public schools and taking it out of excessive incarceration. >> people given me the privilege of their time, they have asked good questions and nobody has turned my away because i'm a rip. there is a very good chance here. >> reporter: in philadelphia, henry rossoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> voters will head to the polls to make their voice heard tomorrow. >> in new jersey, voters will elect a new governor, democrat phil murphy and republican kim guadagno are taking their campaign down to the wire working for every last vote

in the past most nonfatal use of force case was only investigated when someone complained. san jose police chief said he worked the police uniondrafting this new policy and he daysack mol that a more complete oversight could lead to more of his officers being reprimanded. >>> correctional officers in santa clara say changes at the jail put them in danger. the union filed a complaint saying that the sheriff's office failed to give the guards notice about changes apt the county jail. one change, allowing large numbers of inmates to exercise together. the union said that is dangerous because gangs work out together as a show of force. the sheriff issued this response to that as sheriff i'm along with the new chief of corrections am firmly committed to both ensuring the safety of all custody staff and that inmates are treated fairly. >>> bruce maxwell pleaded not guilty to charges of assault. he was arrested last month. a woman who was delivering food to him said that he pointed a gun at her. he faces charges of assault  with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct. he is right now out on bail and due back in court december 28th

the local activists here, fighting the police union contract in austin, one of the worst in the country. people find a part of the pie, and they start to fight. that is how we win, these successive actions build up to have a rip. effect. somebody asked me recently, shouldn't he be celebrating the monuments coming down? they are symbols of power and hate, and we should celebrate those things. but our generation has not seen a fight start and we win. you think about monuments for so many people. they mark this is bad, and the monuments are gone. you win once, and then you start to believe that you can do something impactful. a lot of people with health care. they pushed against health care. they didn't think they would ever get it. they called, they marched, shut down the town halls, and then the bill didn't get passed. that matters to people, and that matters to the way the energy flows. those things keep my hopeful every day. >> absolutely yes. \[applause] >> at a macro level, we are eight months into a unified conservative government the likes of which we have haven't seen in over a de

the d.c. police union says it's aboutim less lethal option to your tool belt. i go back to the very first taser deployment that we had. it could have likely turned into a lethal force situation in a matter of a second. but it worked that we were able to diffuse the situation with a tears. no wop is hurt for the worse and that gentleman's life was saved. it's up clear why the department resisted for so long. through a spokesman, chief newsham did not respond to a request for comment . matt mall says the tasers have the ability to activate body-worn cameras as soon as they are removed from an s of oner's hol stemplet the minute a taser is activated and it becomes activated the minute you draw it from your holster it sends a bluetooth within a 30- foot radius to act activate everyone's tasers. they have been activated a couple of dozen times. d.c. \police\police did not respond to a reque exact number. officers who save the tasers say just the threat of using one can get an unruly person to comply with their demands much as we mentioned this is a pilot program. it'

the police commission voted in favor of giving tasers to officers. but it did not come up with any guidelines or a timetable. the "chronicle" says the police union doesn't expect it to happen soon. so they want a june ballot measure to send a message that voters support tasers. it plans to collect signatures next week. >>> san francisco is one of the last major police forces in the country without tasers. >>> all right. today community leaders in san francisco will be urging city leaders to stop supporting a program known as urban shield. >> let's go live now to kpix 5's jackie ward in san francisco with more on why. jackie. >> reporter: this is a law enforcement and firearms expo and those against it have already successfully pushed it out of places like the city of oakland. they are also trying to get it out of san francisco. the aclu is second the board of supervisors a letter today urging them to cut ties. san francisco is voting on whether it should sign a contract that would lock them in as fiscal sponsors through 2021. they are the fiscal agent for urban area security initiative the homeland security program that funds urban shield. so wh

text and phone calls around prostitution, then we send them to the room where we are waiting"sergeant freddy camacho with the union city policedepartment organized the operation; he was not surprised it was so successful..sound from freddy camacho - sergeant copps unit, union city "previous operation in hayward got 25 arrests, and our previous operation in union city at a local hotel we had 24 arrests"sergeant camacho said he can't release the name of the hotel they are going to continue doing these stings because human trafficking is a growing problem in the area.sound from freddy camacho - sergeant copps unit, union city " people are coming over here that are not citizens of the united states and being trafficked by bad people. hopefully that with the people we arrested this time around will learn their lesson, the problem is just so huge, it's chipping, but it's chipping at small amount. but we can at least try"in union city gabe slate kron 4 news. coming up eight.. a micro solution to a big problem. the bold move east bay officials are making .... to help alleviate homelessness. plus. illegal sideshows spread to another e

text and phone calls around prostitution, then we send them to the room where we are waiting"sergeant freddy camacho with the union city policertment organized the operation; he was not surprised it was so successful..sound from freddy camacho - sergeant copps unit, union city "previous operation in hayward got 25 arrests, and our previous operation in union city at a local hotel we had 24 arrests"sergeant camacho said he can't release the name of the hotel they are going to continue doing these stings because human trafficking is a growing problem in the area.sound from freddy camacho - sergeant copps unit, union city " people are coming over here that are not citizens of the united states and being trafficked by bad people. hopefully that with the people we arrested this time around will learn their lesson, the problem is just so huge, it's chipping, but it's chipping at small amount. but we can at least try"in union city gabe slate kron 4 news. (steve) coming up: lawsuit filed..tonight we're hearing from the mom -- whose son took this terrifying tumble of a dublin waterslide. (pam) then new at ten: walmart responding to th

. >>> the san francisco police union is considering taking the issue of tasers to the voters to get them rolled out sooner. the police commission approved them friday, but delayed implementation until next december, and the commissioners didn't devil into policy. police officers association president commends the commission for takingenings, but says -- taking action, but says he wants a use policy drafted within 30 days, and if not he'll leave it up to the voters to decide. >> polling numbers indicate that over 78 percent of residents of san francisco want sfpd officers to be equipped with the state of the art equipment, which is tasers. they'll reduce injuries to the public, to the police officers, and it will save lives. >> activists and police critics have raised concerns about potential abuses and medical impacts. the weapons have been long debated in the city, making san francisco one of the last major cities in the country without them. >>> more than 100 nurses and community leaders gathered today to protest the planned closure of alta bates hospital in berkeley. ley. sutter healt

police department will aim mroyvrp -- arming rather with tasers apart of a pilot program that started a few months ago. for now only patrol sergeants were offered these. the chairman of d.c. police union tells us the tasers have the ability to activate body worn cameras. >> d.c. police on the hunt for a bold burglar. take a look at surveillance video of a burglary in progress at a mouse northwest -- c.. while the homeowner was asleep theburgler broke into adams mill road in the mount pleasant neighborhood it happened monday morning. the burglar stole items from the dining and anden area and took off. if you recognize him please call police. >> a surprise for patient scheduled for elective surgery yesterday at inova fairfax hospital and their procedures were cancelled the reason, the hospital discovered some of its sterilized surgical trays and i instruments were compromised. particles would not have caused harm to patients but it decided to cancel surgeries out after bund answer of caution. the surgeries will resume tomorrow and they're investigating how the particles got on trays and instruments. >> all right. it's 4:a54 right now on wednesday morning. michael thomas. cold start but