Mayor, who has long stood by the chief. The progress that weve made has been meaningful. But it hasnt been fast enough. Not for me, not for greg. And thats why i have asked chief suhr for his resignation. The mayor named as acting police chief tony chaplain, deputy chief and a 26year veteran of the department. Joining us is kqed reporter alex emslie. The tension surrounding fatal officerinvolved shootings has been going on since last year. Why the resignation at this point . I think there was a culmination of pressure. There had been a growing call that regardless of what the department would do it try to change things, chief suhr had become a lightning rod in the words of one San Francisco supervisor, a stumbling block in the words of an activist who has been working on police reform. And yesterdays officerinvolved shooting appears to have been the last straw. And the mayor asked for the chiefs resignation. How a Community Activists reacting to this . Is it enough that chief suhr has
Mayor, who has long stood by the chief. The progress that weve made has been meaningful. But it hasnt been fast enough. Not for me, not for greg. And thats why i have asked chief suhr for his resignation. The mayor named as acting police chief tony chaplain, deputy chief and a 26year veteran of the department. Joining us is kqed reporter alex emslie. The tension surrounding fatal officerinvolved shootings has been going on since last year. Wh point . I think there was a culmination of pressure. There had been a growing call that regardless of what the department would do it try to change things, chief suhr had become a lightning rod in the words of one San Francisco supervisor, a stumbling block in the words of an activist who has been working on police reform. And yesterdays officerinvolved shooting appears to have been the last straw. And the mayor asked for the chiefs resignation. How a Community Activists reacting to this . Is it enough that chief suhr has resigned . Do you think t
Mayor, who has long stood by the chief. The progress that weve made has been meaningful. But it hasnt been fast enough. Not for me, not for greg. And thats why i have asked chief suhr for his resignation. The mayor named as acting police chief tony chaplain, deputy chief and a 26year veteran of the department. Joining us is kqed reporter alex emslie. The tension surrounding fatal officerinvolved shootings has been going on since last year. Why the resignation at this point . I think there was a culmination of pressure. There had been a growing call that regardless of what the department would do it try to change things, chief suhr had become a lightning rod in the words of one San Francisco supervisor, a stumbling block in the words of an activist who has been working on police reform. And yesterdays officerinvolved shooting appears to have been the last straw. And the mayor asked for the chiefs resignation. How a Community Activists reacting to this . Is it enough that chief suhr has
Mayor, who has long stood by the chief. The progress that weve made has been meaningful. But it hasnt been fast enough. Not for me, not for greg. And thats why i have asked chief suhr for his resignation. The mayor named as acting police chief tony chaplain, deputy chief and a 26year veteran of the department. Joining us is kqed reporter alex emslie. The tension surrounding fatal officerinvolved shootings has been going on since last year. Why the resignation at this point . I think there was a culmination of pressure. There had been a growing call that regardless of what the department would do it try to change things, chief suhr had become a lightning rod in the words of one San Francisco supervisor, a stumbling block in the words of an activist who has been working on police reform. And yesterdays officerinvolved shooting appears to have been the last straw. And the mayor asked for the chiefs resignation. How a Community Activists reacting to this . Is it enough that chief suhr has
Melania trump expected to make her first public appearance in nearly a month after the president defended her absence and attacked the media for being vicious. Theres a good chance we will see Melania Trump this hour, but we start with that breaking news from the white house. President trump just moments ago commuting the sentence of alice johns, a 63yearold mother of four, sentenced to life in prison for Drug Trafficking back in 1996. Last week reality tv star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian met with President Trump. She urged the president to pardon Alice Johnson. Johnsons daughter is on the phone with me right now. Are you there . Yes, i am. How did you find out find out about the commutation . Through the media. Through television. Yes. And then i heard one of her attorneys contacted me shortly after, like seconds after i found out. What did you attorneys tell you . What did her lawyers say . That if was true that shes screaming on the phone, and that its true nthat trump partened