exchange of gunfire. the authorities blamed the suspect for crashing into a car, entering a child and an adult. 13 minutes after the hour, l.a. county d.a. george gascon suffering a major setback. county officials face recall petition signatures are invalid to. carley: the l.a. county registrars and clerks office signing 175,000 in eligible signatures shy of the total half a million plus required to. todd: george gascon reacting to the news, he is grateful to move forward from attempted power grid, rest assured the lake county, the work has not stopped. what work is that? richie greenberg who led the successful effort to recall san francisco s d.a., great to see you as always. you buy in with the registrar and what they are selling? good morning and thank you for having me. you know, there has been quite a bit of controversy over the past
is it that the evidence of selfo defense is weak? no, this videotape is that he provoked the attack.vo no, the man who gotked stabbede and died provoked the attack. what is the possible rationale for charging a manhe who clearly was engaging in self defense? my first job was as a law clerk with the l.a. county d.a. s office. they were very careful aboutas bringing cases, only brought cases they thought they could win . ades when i practiced law decades ago, i wasa a trial lawyer. no way you re going to get this guy convicted . so the only thing i can see,, the only rationale r i could possibly think of a bragg is afraid of these charges. and by the he hasn t issued a statement. i wonder why is iien guess the purpose of black person? i wonder, had he been stabbed and killed and he was white, would we be having this conversation? frankly, i doubt it. be hav curtis, i ve got to wrap this up pretty quick here. you but i got to tell you, there are people that work at convenience storese
to get your head examined. federal prosecutors are moving forward with third takes against a man they say was behind the 18-wheeler sound in san antonio with bodies of migrants. he is charged with smuggling resulting in the death of 53 migrants. the texas native is scheduled to have his first court appearance later today. at 28-year-old man has also been charged with conspiracy in connection with human smuggling operation. the charges come as vice president harris and texas governor greg abbott trade blame for the horrific tragedy. the memorial service for two california police officers killed in the line of duty is set for later today. it comes as a new report reveals their alleged killer s probation officer hadn t seen him at least six months. the suspect was free thanks to l.a. county d.a. george gascon s policies despite a gun charge that could have sent him to jail for three years.
meanwhile, supreme court justice stephen breyer set to retire today after announcing his intent to step down in january. he will be replaced by his former law clerk, judge ketanji brown jackson. jackson will make history as the court s first black female justice. a memorial service for two southern california police officers killed in the line of duty is set for later today. it comes as a new report revealed their alleged killer had not checked in with his probation officer in at least six months. the suspect was freed thanks to l.a. county d.a. george gascon s policies despite a gun charge that could have sent him to jail for three years. transportation secretary pete buttigieg announcing a $1 billion pilot program to build racial equity in america s roads. the first of its kind program is designed to help reconnect cities and neighborhoods provided by road projects to the judge that sa criticism from people who don t mind the
eric: he embattled progressive los angeles district attorney george gascon is defending his policies ahead after recall effort that could cost him his job just like san francisco d.a. chesa boudin who was bounced by voters. christina is here with what we can expect. hi, christina. reporter: san francisco s d.a. got the boot by voters because of the city s rampant violence. l.a. county d.a. george gascon is facing a mounting recall effort did a media blitz defending his controversial policies even though critics say gascon s soft on crime approach led to l.a. s roughly 7 1/2% spike in home sods, surge in follow home robberies, grand theft auto and recent killings of two california police officers, gas cone doubled down on his policies in an interview yesterday and in a press conference on tuesday by saying that the rise in crime is not