robberies. reporter: gascon also taking heat for some headline-making murders. a well loved beverly hills philanthropist shot dead in her home, a nurse murdered at a bus stop, a young clerk stabbed to death in a furniture store. you ve really got to wake up what s happening all over los angeles. reporter: the d.a. easily survived one recall attempt last year, but now faces another. he has abandoned all of us victims in favor of criminals. reporter: the union that represents gascon s own deputy d.a. s is suing him. yes, it is rare. reporter: claiming the directives are not merely radical but plainly unlawful. he has created this environment where there is no accountability. criminals are arrested and within 24 hours are back on the street committing crime. i don t think we have the statistics to show how these new directives are really impacting what s happening on the streets of l.a.
and returns right from the doorstep. it s a whole new world out there. let s not keep it waiting. dana: the city of los angeles is getting blasted from both sides of the political spectrum over its new home in encampment. it costs more than the monthly average price to rent a one-bedroom nla. what are the critics saying? good morning. homelessness is obviously a public health crisis. it is a mental health crisis and here on the streets of l.a., it is at times a violent crime
we re there. so you can be too. it really is a new day for a yale graduate whose life hit a road block and found him homeless in los angeles for ten years. we brought you the story of shawn pleasants back in september. today we re happy to report, he s no longer on the streets thanks to someone he calls an angel. cnn s dan simon has his story. reporter: california s homeless crisis has touched people from all different backgrounds. but sean pleasant s case is truly unique. it s not someone else s problem. it s a problem we all could face. reporter: the 52-year-old had been a high school valedictorian, got a degree from yale and became the owner of his own business before it all fell apart and he wound up homeless on the streets of l.a. s korea town. our story seemed to hit a nerve. i started reading it and in
to stick to the hearing yesterday. ainsley: diana, thank you for your service. it s cool to see a woman being able to protect herself that way. i would love to learn those skills like you have. thank you for being with us. you served the tulsa police department for more than two decades and you founded a gun advocacy group called the d.c. project. we will take you to the range. i would love the opportunity. ainsley: i would love that let s do it one day. 30 minutes after the top of the hour. griff jenkins going door to door with ice. what he saw will stun you. the exclusive coming up next. this individual has been convicted of multiple crimes but the bottom line is now he is somewhere out here on the streets of l.a. he is definitely a danger to the community.
germany in which we are fortunate to live even better viewed as. a correspondent shallow chel some you know has been following the celebrations for us in central belly so shall it was some wood where you are and how gemma celebrating. hi edith yes anticipation is really building here on the streets of l.a. and had a massive concert the studio to kick off in just a few minutes here is iconic brandon bag eight now a short time from now huge number of internationally acclaimed music stars are going to be taking to the stage it is patching a new nose she s behind the massive jan and pop song ninety nine red but it is a big jam and exports now this concert is the culmination of three days of festivities and the benson exhibitions that have drawn hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets of balad oh i m joined by three of those people if i can just bring you a head here we have career. and family friends car i guys thanks for joining me.