Yesterday, i had the pleasure of testifying before the House Administration committee on protecting political speech, particularly with respect to elections, and it was a pleasure to have as a colleague on that panel Justin Reamer from the rnc who you all know well, and also our Judicial Affairs colleague audrey perry martin. All three of us were able to talk about the effective viewpoint discrimination that is becoming rampant in our society with cancel culture permeating every factor of our lives and certainly those who practice in the law firm. Most of us have had to confront that. We also see in our lives historical challenges to our liberty in this country. As i have been going around this country talking to republican groups who feel disheartened with the level of autocracy that our government is imposing on us, one of the common themes that i like to use in my speeches is the word courage. Courage is something that is underestimated in our lives and it has caused me over the las
american governments. recently unsealed court documents also revealed that the department of justice is looking into donald trump s potential violations of the presidential records act. the espionage act. and of obstruction of justice. but what happens now? will donald trump be prosecuted? should he be prosecuted? and if it, is one of the consequences of that? even though but half of the 38-page affidavit that was unsealed on friday was redacted, there was even redacted information in there to generate serious discussion about a prosecution. that brings up some hard questions and scenarios, with which the justice department and all of us have to grapple. for one thing, there is no doubt that if he is indicted, the trump loyalist faction of the republican party will seek some sort of retribution. a number of them have already been quick to echo the former presidents baseless accusations that he is being politically persecuted. the potential for violence has to be taken serious
Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Power lines turned into a pyrotechnics display. This fire left behind an explosive path of destruction. A boy playing with matches started the fire. We sent betty yu to novato tonight. Reporter chopper 5 captured the grass fire engulfing a power line and causing it to spark. From the ground, the flames and smoke caught karens attention. She shot this video with her phone. I saw looked like the roof, the ridge was on fire. And, a lot of crackling from the power lines. Reporter pg e was on hand to assess the damage shortly after the brush fire broke out behind town homes after 6 00 p. M. Firefighters were able to get it under control within hours. Though it burned about six acres and badly damaged one home. I was pretty relieved because i asked one of the firefighters right away are we in danger and she said it is contained down here. Reporter it wasnt easy to do so after days of high temperatures and low humidity. Grass, brush, tr
Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Power lines turned into a pyrotechnics display. This fire left behind an explosive path of destruction. A boy playing with matches started the fire. We sent betty yu to novato tonight. Reporter chopper 5 captured the grass fire engulfing a power line and causing it to spark. From the ground, the flames and smoke caught karens attention. She shot this video with her phone. I saw looked like the roof, the ridge was on fire. And, a lot of crackling from the power lines. Reporter pg e was on hand to assess the damage shortly after the brush fire broke out behind town homes after 6 00 p. M. Firefighters were able to get it under control within hours. Though it burned about six acres and badly damaged one home. I was pretty relieved because i asked one of the firefighters right away are we in danger and she said it is contained down here. Reporter it wasnt easy to do so after days of high temperatures and low humidity. Grass, brush, tr
This story since the murder was first reported but not a week later the jester is charged with two murders back in the bay area. Grant will show is the timeline of against first reporter theyre being held tonight without bail. Led by marin county a share fsu be. Leave the evidence and the case of a clear deliver murder. Reporter face a robbery unlawfully taking a vehicle possession of stolen property morrison lamp we also charged with being in next a felon in possession of a stolen firearms. And animal cruelty charge presumably for shooting carters dog. If found guilty they face life in prison without possibility of parole or death penalty. The casebased on substantial evidence. Obviously if we didnt think we could meet are required. Reporter time we see these three defendants will be wednesday. When they are set to be in court for arraignment i did ask the three attorneys lot of questions could not answer for me tonight including who pulled the trigger did say we will get a lot more a