san francisco police chief william scott works to ensure that we are working to educate and empower community members, the chinese speaking communities abto prevent crime before it happens. welcome, chief scott. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am not going to -- we have had the mayor, the president of the board of supervisors talk about what community safety means. i won't repeat what they said. i want to emphasize something. community safety is about all of us. it takes all of us to do our part to have a safe city and safe community. i want to point out a few things. because of all of us, i think it is important for everybody to know that you all are elected officials, our command staff and officers are men and women of the san francisco police department. because of the work we have done in our community, we have the lowest homicide rate that we have had since 1961. [applause] now that is just one thing about public safety. for those that have been victims of car break-ins or assaulted, we understand that you might not care as much about that as you do about your own personal safety. that i

>>new report shows a major the city of san francisco and today police chief william scott said a strategyed at takinillegal guns off the street is a big reason why kron four's haaziq madyun reports. >>there were 41 homicides last year the city of san francisco, but the fact is this is the lowest number of homicides that we've seen since 1961 d what you see from our statistics is that we're making steady progress to duce violent crime in our city san francisco's 2019 year in public safety crime statistics are is the numbers reveal decreases in violent crime, including homicide rape robbery and aggravated assault. how did they do it. in addition to touting increased police presence and foot patrols deterring crime in hot spot ars, san francisco police chief william scott credits the department's crime good investigation center with playing a key role in reducing gun violence last year our crime gun investigation center that led to the seizure of 96 farms and generated over 300 leads to multiple firearms incidents, this has been a game changer. and so i'm proud of the work that they have don

police presence and foot patrols deterring crime in hot spot areas, san francisco police chief william scott credits the department's crime good investigation center with playing a key role in reducing gun violence last year our crime gun investigation center that led to the seizure of 96 far arms, i'm not 96 in total of 96 from. >>this investigation center some of which you see on the table to my right. these include unregistered machine guns short-barrel rifles and silencers. and their efforts helped to bring about 90 federal and state arrests and indictments generated over 300 leads to multiple firearms incidents, this has been a game changer. >>and so i'm proud of the work that they have done and will continue to do for the residents of this city, however, san francisco mayor london breed says she recognizes that crime stats do not remove the personal anguish of being a victim of criminals inner city, i know that these statistics don't matter when sadly you or your family are victim of a violent or any other kind of crime that exist which is why we are working hard. >>every single day to

increased police presee and foot patrols deterring crime in hot spot areas, san francisco police chief william scott credits the department's crime good investigation center with playing a key role in reducingun violence last year our crime gun investigation center that led to the seizure of 96 far arms, generated over 300 leads to multiple firearms incidents, this has been a game changer. and so i'm proud of the work that they have done and will continue to do for the residents of this city, however, san francisco mayor london breed says she recognizes thacrime stats do not remove the personal anguish of being a victim of criminals inner city, i know that these statistics don't matter when sadly you or your family are victim of a violent or any other kind of crime. >>as it relates to quality of life crimes such as auto burglaries a lingering problem for the police department, however there has been a decrease of 2% from last year. in san francisco has it made kron 4 news. >>and national years a senate impeachment trial of president trump officially begins today, but for sir number of administrative

increased lice presenceand foot patls deterring crime in hot spot areas, san francisco police chief william scott crits the partment's crime good investigation center th playing a key role in reducing gun violence last year our crime gun investigation center that led to the seizure of 96 far ms andgenerated over 300 leads to multiple firearms incidents, this has been a game changer. and so i'm proud of the work that theyhave done and will continue to do for the residents of this city, however, san francisco mayor lond breed says she recognizes that cme stats do not remove the personal anguish of being a vitim of criminals inner city, i know that these statistics don't matter when sadly your your family are victim of a violent or any other kind of crime. >>as it relates to ality of life crimes such as auto burglaries a lingering problem or the police department, however there has be a decrease of 2% from last year. in san francisco has it made on 4 news. >>well the countdowncontinues to super bowl 50 for a week from sunday, the san francisco 49 ers will be on the field in miami. after a fedays of

our public safety partners, chief of police, san francisco police department william scott. san francisco fire department, fire chief, jeanine nicholson. chief of the probation department, city and county of san francisco, karen fletcher. we are truly honored here today to have someone that we work very closely with and are fortunate to have that opportunity, sheriff of the san mateo county. [applause] and his undersheriff. [applause] city and county of san francisco has some of the finest public servants in any jurisdiction in california if not the entire country. our city administrator, naomi kelly. san francisco public utilities commission general manager, harlan kelly. and i really enjoy working with our department of public works director, mohammed nuru. events such as these can't go off as well as they do without the hard work of our city and county of san francisco chief of protocol, charlotte schultz. and no one has been around city hall for any length of time knows that we cannot go without thanking director of mayor's special events, martha cohen. [applause] we wou

san francisco police chief william scott works to ensure that we are working to educate and empower community members, the chinese speaking communities abto prevent crime before it happens. welcome, chief scott. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am not going to -- we have had the mayor, the president of the board of supervisors talk about what community safety means. i won't repeat what they said. i want to emphasize something. community safety is about all of us. it takes all of us to do our part to have a safe city and safe community. i want to point out a few things. because of all of us, i think it is important for everybody to know that you all are elected officials, our command staff and officers are men and women of the san francisco police department. because of the work we have done in our community, we have the lowest homicide rate that we have had since 1961. [applause] now that is just one thing about public safety. for those that have been victims of car break-ins or assaulted, we understand that you might not care as much about that as you do about your own personal safety. that i

you also have with us chief william scott of the san francisco police department and paul henderson. >> thank you, everybody. this is the january 15, 2020, meeting of the police commission. we do have a heavy schedule tonight, so we will have two minutes for public comment. i'm going to change slightly the agenda order. i'll ask the chief to give his report first, and then we will call line item 2 next before we move on to the d.p.a. report. so with that, i turn it over to you, chief. >> thank you, president, vice president, commission, and executive director henderson. i start off today's report with a summary of our crime trends for the week. as of january 13, our overall crimes are down 21% year to date. and i just want to remind everybody we are very early in the year, so these percentages usually change pretty drastically through the year. with that our total property crimes are down 23%. we've continued to have fewer reported incidents in all categories, with the exception of arson which has increased 22% year to date. our burglaries are down 31% and our auto burglaries are dow

in front of our police commissioners, executive director, paul henderson of d.p.a., and chief william scott. i'm here to announce that the officers for justice has had their elections of officer, and i stand before you again as the president of the officers for justice. [applause] >> president hirsch: congratulations. >> this evening, we did have some of our board members here. unfortunately, they had to leave. there's one that's still left here, and we just want to say that first and foremost, we would be honored to have our police commissioners and the executive director of d.p.a. to march with us on m.l.k. day, which is monday at 11:00 a.m. and also, i stand before you because the officers for justices wants to assure you that we are still committed to social justice and equity for all, and we are offering our services once again based upon the department of status of woman report that we heard last week. we are more committed to the fact that recruitment should still be done by o.s.j. we know how to recruit black and brown women, and we know how to recruit women. so we're offering our s

you also have with us chief william scott of the san francisco police department and paul henderson. >> thank you, everybody. this is the january 15, 2020, meeting of the police commission. we do have a heavy schedule tonight, so we will have two minutes for public comment. i'm going to change slightly the agenda order. i'll ask the chief to give his report first, and then we will call line item 2 next before we move on to the d.p.a. report. so with that, i turn it over to you, chief. >> thank you, president, vice president, commission, and executive director henderson. i start off today's report with a summary of our crime trends for the week. as of january 13, our overall crimes are down 21% year to date. and i just want to remind everybody we are very early in the year, so these percentages usually change pretty drastically through the year. with that our total property crimes are down 23%. we've continued to have fewer reported incidents in all categories, with the exception of arson which has increased 22% year to date. our burglaries are down 31% and our auto burglaries are dow

anderson along with special agent in charge john bennett and san francisco police department chief william scottrseding indictment against san francisco residents 28-year-old robert manning and 26-year-old coats. furtherance of a crime of violence. >> these individuals are documented gang members and convicted felons of committing violent crime firearm. >> the indictment is a result of a joint effort between law enforcement partners. >> we are all safer when federal and local law enforcement is allowed to work together. >> u.s. attorney anderson is calling for the review assessment and reversal of san francisco's decision to suspend its participation in the joint terrorism task force. >> it is my belief that all of us are less safe because of san francisco's decision not to participate in the joint terrorism task force. >> the decision to rejoin would require police commission approval. the maximum penalty for the charges announced today is death. scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. manny made his initial appearance last week. many the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> a student atlas lo

mayor london breed will highlight the data with chief william scott at police headquarters at noon. and new this morning a bay area man is raising money for charity by running eight marathons in eight days on seven continents. >> here he is. he works at stanford children's health and he's running the aaa quest for lucille packard children's hop. he finished his first marathon yesterday in new zealand. when he's done he'll have run nearly 210 miles in eight days. >> how? >> how is this man training? >> how will he be able to walk? his knees. >> it's for the children. >> i love it but i don't know how. we'll be thinking of you. >>> super bowl liv is the matchup of the heavyweights. both teams have elite level quarterbacks. of course we have our jimmy g. >> the chiefs have patrick mahomes. perhaps the greatest quarterback of all time is now making his prediction for the game. legend joe montana tweeted this. he says you heard it from me first. i guarantee my team will win the super bowl. joe played for both the niners and chiefs in his hall of fame career. >> he should know. >> he also

william scott, you got your position because we protest and riots to get the person who was aloof to our lots in life, our blood ran in the street, and they were aloof. we protested and riots. they are gone. the police chief with the aryan nation haircut is gone, and you are here now. i want you to consider i have a funny feeling we haven't all gone to oakland. we are still here. we are still willing to defend our lives and our community. so you are just -- stay off the shit list. we will be seeking justice. and i litigate against the city, i get stronger. >> next line item. >> line item 3, discussion and possible action to adopt a resolution urging the board of supervisors to authorize the chief of police to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $298,000 from the department of homeland security federal emergency management to purchase an underwater remote operated vehicle, discussion and possible action >> good evening. my name is patrick. i'm the chief financial officer for the san francisco police department. tonight we are requesting the approval of the commiss

police presence and foot patrols deterring crime in hot spot areas, san francisco police chief william scott credits the partment's crime good investigation center with playing a key role in recing gun violence last year our crime gun investigation center that led the seizure of 96 farms and generated over 300 leads to multiple firearms incidents, this has been a game changer. and so i'm proud of the work that they have done and will continue to do for the residents of this city, however, san francisco mayor london breed says she recognizes that crime stats do not remove the personal anguish of being a victim of criminals inner city, i know that these statistics don't matter when sadly you or your family are victim of a violent or any other kind of crime. >>as it relates to quality of life crimes such as auto burglaries a lingering problem for the police department, however there has been a decrease of 2% from last year. >>in san francisco has it made kron 4 news. >>that our 4 zone forecast as we get a live look right now over at the san francisco airport where there had been some flight del

along with fbi special agent in charge john bennett and san francisco police department chief william scott announcing a federal indictment against san francisco residents, 28-year-old robert manning and 26-year-old jamari coats. they're both accused of using a firearm resulting in death and being felons in possession of a firearm. >> these individuals are documented gang members and convicted felons who have a history of committing violent crimes involving the use of firearms. >> the indictment is the result of a joint effort between law enforcement partners. >> we're all safer when federal and local law enforcement is allowed to work together. >> anderson is calling for the review assessment and reversal of san francisco's decision to suspend its participation in the joint terrorism task force. >> it's one of the decisions, the consequences of which will only be known when it is too late to make a difference. >> the decision to rejoin would require police commission approval. >> maximum penalty for the charges announced to day is death. coats is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. manning

you also have with us chief william scott of the san francisco police department and paul henderson.> thank you, everybody. this is the january 15, 2020, meeting of the police commission. we do have a heavy schedule tonight, so we will have two minutes for public comment. i'm going to change slightly the agenda order. i'll ask the chief to give his report first, and then we will call line item 2 next before we move on to the d.p.a. report. so with that, i turn it over to you, chief. >> thank you, president, vice president, commission, and executive director henderson. i start off today's report with a summary of our crime trends for the week. as of january 13, our overall crimes are down 21% year to date. and i just want to remind everybody we are very early in the year, so these percentages usually change pretty drastically through the year. with that our total property crimes are down 23%. we've continued to have fewer reported incidents in all categories, with the exception of arson which has increased 22% year to date. our burglaries are down 31% and our auto burglaries are down

our public safety partners, chief of police, san francisco police department william scott.co fire department, fire chief, jeanine nicholson. chief of the probation department, city and county of san francisco, karen fletcher. we are truly honored here today to have someone that we work very closely with and are fortunate to have that opportunity, sheriff of the san mateo county. [applause] and his undersheriff. [applause] city and county of san francisco has some of the finest public servants in any jurisdiction in california if not the entire country. our city administrator, naomi kelly. san francisco public utilities commission general manager, harlan kelly. and i really enjoy working with our department of public works director, mohammed nuru. events such as these can't go off as well as they do without the hard work of our city and county of san francisco chief of protocol, charlotte schultz. and no one has been around city hall for any length of time knows that we cannot go without thanking director of mayor's special events, martha cohen. [applause] we would like to t

in front of our police commissioners, executive director, paul henderson of d.p.a., and chief william scott. i'm here to announce that the officers for justice has had their elections of officer, and i stand before you again as the president of the officers for justice. [applause] >> president hirsch: congratulations. >> this evening, we did have some of our board members here. unfortunately, they had to leave. there's one that's still left here, and we just want to say that first and foremost, we would be honored to have our police commissioners and the executive director of d.p.a. to march with us on m.l.k. day, which is monday at 11:00 a.m. and also, i stand before you because the officers for justices wants to assure you that we are still committed to social justice and equity for all, and we are offering our services once again based upon the department of status of woman report that we heard last week. we are more committed to the fact that recruitment should still be done by o.s.j. we know how to recruit black and brown women, and we know how to recruit women. so we're offering our s

our public safety partners, chief of police, san francisco police department william scott. san francisco fire department, fire chief, jeanine nicholson. chief of the probation department, city and county of san francisco, karen fletcher. we are truly honored here today to have someone that we work very closely with and are fortunate to have that opportunity, sheriff of the san mateo county. [applause] and his undersheriff. [applause] city and county of san francisco has some of the finest public servants in any jurisdiction in california if not the entire country. our city administrator, naomi kelly. san francisco public utilities commission general manager, harlan kelly. and i really enjoy working with our department of public works director, mohammed nuru. events such as these can't go off as well as they do without the hard work of our city and county of san francisco chief of protocol, charlotte schultz. and no one has been around city hall for any length of time knows that we cannot go without thanking director of mayor's special events, martha cohen. [applause] we wou

in front of our police commissioners, executive director, paul henderson of d.p.a., and chief william scott. i'm here to announce that the officers for justice has had their elections of officer, and i stand before you again as the president of the officers for justice. [applause] >> president hirsch: congratulations. >> this evening, we did have some of our board members here. unfortunately, they had to leave. there's one that's still left here, and we just want to say that first and foremost, we would be honored to have our police commissioners and the executive director of d.p.a. to march with us on m.l.k. day, which is monday at 11:00 a.m. and also, i stand before you because the officers for justices wants to assure you that we are still committed to social justice and equity for all, and we are offering our services once again based upon the department of status of woman report that we heard last week. we are more committed to the fact that recruitment should still be done by o.s.j. we know how to recruit black and brown women, and we know how to recruit women. so we're offering our s

american writers have spoken eloquently to this question, thomas wolfe, william faulkner, f scott fitzgeraldtry, the only fabulous country where miracles can happen all the time. i refused to accept the end of man, he will prevail because alone among all creatures he has a soul, spirit capable of compassion and endurance, and sacrifice. in this country there is a willingness of the heart. as you lead us into the uncertain future na brought future in a broad swell between those shining seas, let me say this in words you will remember. god shed his grace on the. (music) god shed his grace on thee. >> once again ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce the international chairman of variety clubs international, mr. monty hall. >> dutch, i feel funny saying dutch. for allowing variety clubs international to televise this party and your honor, you join our humanitarian call of fame. at earlier parties we added facilities to hospitals dedicated to john wayne in miami children's hospital, elizabeth taylor on fifth avenue, jimmy stewart in minnesota, ingrid bergman in our des moines hospi

san francisco police chief william scott works to ensure that we are working to educate and empower community the chinese speaking communities abto prevent crime before it happens. welcome, chief scott. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am not going to -- we have had the mayor, the president of the board of supervisors talk about what community safety means. i won't repeat what they said. i want to emphasize something. community safety is about all of us. it takes all of us to do our part to have a safe city and safe community. i want to point out a few things. because of all of us, i think it is important for everybody to know that you all are elected officials, our command staff and officers are men and women of the san francisco police department. because of the work we have done in our community, we have the lowest homicide rate that we have had since 1961. [applause] now that is just one thing about public safety. for those that have been victims of car break-ins or assaulted, we understand that you might not care as much about that as you do about your own personal safety. that is really

you also have with us chief william scott of the san francisco police department and paul henderson. >> thank you, everybody. this is the january 15, 2020, meeting of the police commission. we do have a heavy schedule tonight, so we will have two minutes for public comment. i'm going to change slightly the agenda order. i'll ask the chief to give his report first, and then we will call line item 2 next before we move on to the d.p.a. report. so with that, i turn it over to you, chief. >> thank you, president, vice president, commission, and executive director henderson. i start off today's report with a summary of our crime trends for the week. as of january 13, our overall crimes are down 21% year to date. and i just want to remind everybody we are very early in the year, so these percentages usually change pretty drastically through the year. with that our total property crimes are down 23%. we've continued to have fewer reported incidents in all categories, with the exception of arson which has increased 22% year to date. our burglaries are down 31% and our auto burglaries are dow

you also have with us chief william scott of the san francisco police department and paul henderson.> thank you, everybody. this is the january 15, 2020, meeting of the police commission. we do have a heavy schedule tonight, so we will have two minutes for public comment. i'm going to change slightly the e

william scott, you got your position because we protest and riots to get the person who was aloof to our lots in life, our blood ran in the street, and they were aloof. we protested and riots. they are gone. the police chief with the aryan nation haircut is gone, and you are here now. i want you to consider i have a funny feeling we haven't all gone to oakland. we are still here. we are still willing to defend our lives and our community. so you are just -- stay off the shit list. we will be seeking justice. and i litigate against the city, i get stronger. >> next line item. >> line item 3, discussion and possible action to adopt a resolution urging the board of supervisors to authorize the chief of police to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $298,000 from the department of homeland security federal emergency management to purchase an underwater remote operated vehicle, discussion and possible action >> good evening. my name is patrick. i'm the chief financial officer for the san francisco police department. tonight we are requesting the approval of the commiss

american writers have spoken eloquently to this question, among them thomas wolfe, william faulkner, f scott. he will prevail because, alone among all creatures, he has a soul, spirit capable of compassion and endurance and sacrifice. in this country, there is a willingness of the heart. and as you lead us into the uncertain, beleaguered future and in a broad swell between those shining seas, let me say in ther. president, words of a song you will remember, "god shed his grace on thee." [applause] ♪ frank: once again, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce the international clubs international, mr. monty hall. monty: dutch, i feel funny saying "dutch." >> it feels strange, i must say. monty: for allowing variety clubs international to televise this party in your honor, you join our humanitarian call of fame. at earlier parties, we added facilities to hospitals dedicated to john wayne in miami, elizabeth taylor on fifth avenue hospital jimmy stewart in hospital, ingrid bergman in our des moines hospital, jack lemmon in our buffalo children's hospital, burt reynolds at the hospit

san francisco police chief william scott works to ensure that we are working to educate and empower communitybers, the chinese speaking communities abto prevent crime before it happens. welcome, chief scott. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am not going to -- we have had the mayor, the president of the board of supervisors talk about what community safety means. i won't repeat what they said. i want to emphasize something. community safety is about all of us. it takes all of us to do our part to have a safe city and safe community. i want to point out a few things. because of all of us, i think it is important for everybody to know that you all are elected officials, our command staff and officers are men and women of the san francisco police department. because of the work we have done in our community, we have the lowest homicide rate that we have had since 1961. [applause] now that is just one thing about public safety. for those that have been victims of car break-ins or assaulted, we understand that you might not care as much about that as you do about your own personal safety. that is re

state senator scott williams after stanford is leading the effort in paved favor of the senate housing bill. to state senator and a berkeley along with oakland's mayor announce the reintroduction of the bill. endorsement regarding flexibility. with the announcement didn't go as planned. protesters shouted the entire c >> we have a terrible housing issue here in california. every single day. >> protesters say the buildup state senator will vote on the bill by the end of the month. >> oakland police directed several people serve multiple arrest warrants in connection what the department called the ongoing investigation. investigators have not yet commented on the arrest it is not clear how many warrants were served or how many people mainvolved. >>> an october suspect 20-year- -year-old man a r wanted for number of times in the wilow fr armed and dangerous and they need information leading to his arrest. >>> firefighters working to contain those massive wildfires in australia. >> two dozen people have died in the fires along with hundreds of thousands of animals. jeff paul has a story >>

you also have with us chief william scott

our public safety partners, chief of police, san francisco police department william scott.ine nicholson. chief of the probation department, city and county of san francisco, karen fletcher. we are truly honored here today to have someone that we work very closely with and are fortunate to have that opportunity, sheriff of the san mateo county. [applause] and his undersheriff. [applause] city and county of san francisco has some of the finest public servants in any jurisdiction in california if not the entire country. our city administrator, naomi kelly. san francisco public utilities commission general manager, harlan kelly. and i really enjoy working with our department of public works director, mohammed nuru. events such as these can't go off as well as they do without the hard work of our city and county of san francisco chief of protocol, charlotte schultz. and no one has been around city hall for any length of time knows that we cannot go without thanking director of mayor's special events, martha cohen. [applause] we would like to thank all the city and county of san

williams. this is the case that will go to the supreme court and tawney's decision is a pre curser for dred scott. what does ash argue? what does williams argue? what does tawney decide? ash argued the terms of the will had to be followed. there was an old principle in law that the intent of the will needs to be carried out. that was ash's position. the intent of the will was that, if he were sold, he should be free. in washington, d.c. in the jury trial the jury agreed and awarded ash his freedom. tawney. a month later ann bell wins her freedom suit. james ash has won her freedom suit on the basis of the will. ann bell wins her freedom suit on the basis of living as a free woman. in fact the judge instructed the jury -- think about this -- ann bell purchased property in the city. she bought property. she built a house. she made contracts. tawney's decision in dred scott should be ringing in your head. she bought property in the city. she built a house. she made contracts. unbelievably she even hired an enslaved person from the greenfields. so she had a contract with the greenfields. can an ensla

james ash filed his suit against william h williams, and this is the case that will go to the supreme court and taney's decision is a precursor for dred scott. what does ash argue and what does williams argue and what does taney decide? ash argued that the will, but terms of the will had to be followed. there is an old principal and law that the intent of the will needs to be carried out. in a jury trial, the jury agreed and awarded ash his freedom. a month later, ann bell wins her freedom suit. james ash has won his freedom suit on the basis of the will, and ann wins on the basis of living as a free woman. she was also involved in the will that she made her case on having lived for 10 years as a free woman in washington, d.c. in fact, the judges instructed the jury think about this, ann bell had purchased property in the city, she had built house, she had made contracts taney's decision in dred scott should be ringing in your head. unbelievably, she even hired an enslaved person from the greenfields. so she had a contract with the greenfields. can an enslaved person make contracts? this is of course the issue, and the judges said these act

our public safety partners, chief of police, san francisco police department william scott.an francisco fire department, fire chief, jeanine nicholson. chief of the probation department, city and county of san francisco, karen fletcher. we are truly honored here today to have someone that we work very closely with and are fortunate to have that opportunity, sheriff of the san mateo county. [applause] and his undersheriff. [applause] city and county of san francisco has some of the finest public servants in any jurisdiction in california if not the entire country. our city administrator, naomi kelly. san francisco public utilities commission general manager, harlan kelly. and i really enjoy working with our department of public works director, mohammed nuru. events such as these can't go off as well as they do without the hard work of our city and county of san francisco chief of protocol, charlotte schultz. and no one has been around city hall for any length of time knows that we cannot go without thanking director of mayor's special events, martha cohen. [applause] we would

here to talk about it, elliott williams, kirsten powers and scott jennings. amanda, you were a senate staffer. i'm wondering what you are hearing from republicans in the senate, what you're hearing from -- what you imagine -- do you think any minds were changed on the republican side? >> of the peoples who could be persuadables, they're thinking about the politics and of the people i'm watching, like my former boss ted cruz, i mean, brace yourself, the republicans are going to mount a very strong counterattack. they are going to have a perfect call defense. they're going to go out and say -- >> nothing short of a perfect call is okay for them. >> no, they're going to go for it. i think this is going to get ugly. it's going to get personal about the bidens very quickly. they're going to go to that floor and they're going to say, listen, we spent all this time talking about things that we know happened. we know trump asked for the investigations. we know he paused the aid. that was legitimate. he was justified in asking for the investigation of hunter biden bec

you also have with us chief william scott of the san francisco police department and paul henderson. you, everybody. this is the january 15, 2020, meeting of the police commission. we do have a heavy schedule tonight, so we will have two minutes for public comment. i'm going to change slightly the agenda order. i'll ask the chief to give his report first, and then we will call line item 2 next before we move on to the d.p.a. report. so with that, i turn it over to you, chief. >> thank you, president, vice president, commission, and executive director henderson. i start off today's report with a summary of our crime trends for the week. as of january 13, our overall crimes are down 21% year to date. and i just want to remind everybody we are very early in the year, so these percentages usually change pretty drastically through the year. with that our total property crimes are down 23%. we've continued to have fewer reported incidents in all categories, with the exception of arson which has increased 22% year to date. our burglaries are down 31% and our auto burglaries are down 21% whe

scott free. >> i know william barr has a big fan with the guy in the office with no corners.ut i've not heard he built as much good will on capital hill and his well of support is not involved in a way that can be vocal defenders of attorney general william barr. >> i think you're absolutely right about that. the bigger question right now that's been out there, that is now being answered is why lev parnas has behaved the way that he has, nicolle. we couldn't figure out for weeks and we're teaseing all of this to the media, instead of working through sdny, where his real problem is. why would he put all this information out through the media? now we know why. because he is terrified that william barr, who's been accuse of acting more like the president's personal attorney, would not be fair to him. he was terrified when, in jail, he alleges that his former lawyer, who was approved to be his lawyer by president trump, paid him a visit in jail and according to parnas and his old words, was told to, quote on quote, be a good boy, which, to him, when rachel maddow clarified, that

joining us now, elliot williams, amanda carpenter, kirsten powers, and scott jennings. kirsten powers, what did you think of his closing remarks? >> well, i think they were -- he was really trying to appeal to the sense of history. of -- of the importance of this moment. and -- and trying to appeal to the senators to move beyond partisanship. because, really, partisanship and loyalty to trump is driving a lot of this process. and we've had a lot of conversations here that we already know what's going to happen. and i think he was sort of taking one last run at them in saying really step back and consider what this means. and what your legacy is. and throughout the day, they were talking about that, as well. you know, if we say that donald trump can do this, then this could happen to you. this could happen, you know, think about that. what if this was to happen to you? what if he was to decide he wanted to have an investigation into you? what if he was to decide to treat you the way he treated marie yovanovitch? so i think, like i said, there was an attempt to get them t

williams. >> nice of you to remind me scott. >> but get it right. >> i will say a lot of this depends on a turnaroundn manufacturing. that is so important getting the materials sector moving once again. >> who is banking on that? wide shot. raise your hand. >> exactly >> you are >> yeah, i mean i am taking that as the cap ex pick up i have been calling for since this phase one deal was signed. >> you agree with joe. continue then. >> my exposure is basically the gdx. i just have gold the purpose of gold is -- >> the make money in the last year it has been to make money. >> it has been a hedge in the portfolio. but i can't find the fundamental reasoning to get excited about the material names i can't. >> right it is on a stock by stock basis. when i am looking at dom's list i think he has international paper up there which is a dog but last summer i bought west rock, also a paper producer and it has been a fantastic holding and fantastic return because it was researched at the right time for the right reason it is down a little bit right now. but it holds a place in my portfolio. i added dow last year

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after weeks of criticism australia's prime minister scott morrison proposes an inquiry to look into the bushfire emergency. serena williams wins her first title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and the world's biggest tech conference in las vegas. a bike that glides on water is among the latest advancements convered by click, in half an hour here on bbc news. the queen has summoned senior members of the royal family to sandringham to discuss future roles for the duke and duchess of sussex, who want to step back from their duties and spend more time in north america. the prince of wales, the duke of cambridge and the prince harry will attend the meeting tomorrow, while meghan is expected join over the phone from canada. here's our royal correspondent, nick witchell. it's been described as the "sandringham summit". 0n the queen's estate in norfolk tomorrow, the queen will come face—to—face with prince harry for the first time since he and his wife issued their personal statement about their future last wednesday. also there will be the prince of wales

william barr. >> tracie potts live from washington. thank you. >>> be sure to stay with nbc bay area. scott mcgrew will do a deeper dive in the checks and balances segment and when with the impeachment trial resumes nbc coverage will include special reports throughout the day. >>> 6:05 now. and the death of kobe bryant leaving a feeling of loss around the globe. and at tonight's game between the lakers and clippers have been postponed. and now new video showing the helicopter within a half an hour before it crashed. now this is something a lot of experts are saying may provide clues in answer why it went down. that video was shot by a homeowner in glendale abouthey had no idea it could be bryant's chopper. investigators are asking for any pictures or even images that could show what the weather conditions were like at time of sunday's crash. with clouds and thick fog, the pilot requested special visual rules for low ceilings, radar shows that the chopper nearing calabasas as the pilot asked for guidance from air traffic control. >> you're still too low level for a flight following at this t