high of 17% vacancy but l.a. just hit 22.5%. and this is about 61% more than pre-pandemic levels. and what is being leased is actually not being used very much. the average occupancy, the people going into work every day, even if the office is leased, is 49%. that is lower than the national average in l.a. so we ve seen distress in the market and it is worse in downtown l.a. compared to west l.a. where you have more tech and media. but for this entire market, it is going to mean a lot of distress ahead for investors in commercial real estate. so there is also a housing crisis in los angeles. a lot of people can t afford to get housing in the city or the county and it is creating a homelessness crisis, in part. that is the issue. any taum about converting office spaces into residential spaces? reporter: well that is interesting. i m based in d.c., and there is a fair amount of office conversion from the old offices that were in government
michigan a sovereign state that doesn t recognize the u.s. government, has numerous weapons and is claiming he s going back home to shoot people. so he certainly has the capability to carry out. but you also have to look at that climate. i mean, on february 3rd, in san francisco, an individual opens fire with a gun shooting blanks screaming anti-semitic statements in a synagogue in san francisco. on february 17th, you had two jewish men leaving different synagogues in west l.a. shot by an individual who drove from the palm springs area to target jews. and you have this atmosphere of these echo chambers online p fermeanting this. you do. it is disturbing and important we stay on this story. john, polo, appreciate it, thank you both. a man accused of putting explosives into a checked bag
jewish. reporter: cnn is attempting to locate attorney information for comment, in reading through this criminal complaint the fbi alleges that the suspect confessed to the shootings, saying that he went online to research the location of a kosher market here in west l.a. the suspect also allegedly told investigators that he selected his victims because of their, quote, head gear, by all accounts according to authorities this appears to be the latest in a number of violent anti semitic incidents we ve seen in recent years across the united states. josh campbell, cnn, los angeles. we re getting word of yet more rescues in turkey, nearly 300 hours since that devastating quake struck. we ll have details and a live report from istanbul. relief is arriving slowly in syria. i ll speak with founders of save the syrian children ahead, please stay with us. unlike some others, airborne gives youou vitamin c and soso much more. it s an 8 in 1 immune support formula. airborne. do more.
the cases the officers were involved in and potentially dismiss the cases. the fact these officers can never be used as witnesses now so it will present a pretty serious problem for the d.a. who is now reviewing all of these cases and it could grow. the number of cases that need to be reviewed could grow, briana. we will be watching. shimon prokupecz in memphis, thank you for the report. also in our national lead today, moments ago prosecutors in los angeles announcing federal hate crime charges against a man suspected of shooting two jewish people this week. cnn s josh campbell is in los angeles for us. josh, tell us about these charges. reporter: yeah, briana, a significant development here. this suspect, who was arrested last night, accused of shooting two people here in west l.a., has been criminally charged by the federal government with hate crimes. prosecutors say in this complaint that this suspect, jamie tran, had searched on social media for the location of kosher marke
authorities also say he had a history of anti-semitic attacks. again, he stands accused of coming here this week in west l.a., terrorizing this community. i heard like a pop, pop, pop. reporter: a drive-by shooting, one of two jewish men hit by gunfire just blocks apart in los angeles this week. this man hit in the arm. both victims were walking home from places of worship when they were shot by a man from inside his car. they were both hospitalized and in stable condition after the shootings. police have now arrested a suspect in both shootings and say the alleged shooter was in possession of a rifle and a handgun. hate crimes have no place in our community. anti-semitism has no place in our community. reporter: the fbi has launched its own investigation focused on possible hate crimes and domestic terrorism charges. if we do not prosecute these cases as federal crimes they will continue to fester because they will be viewed as excused. reporter: anti-semitic violence is r