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>> it was an acronym developed by darrell gates who was a deputy chief at the time. the first s.w.a.t. team was lapd. >> the lapd started the s.w.a.t. team right after the 1965 riots. and they wanted station defense teams. and they would respond to their police station in the event of a riot and defend that police station. that was their primary purpose at the time. >> so they trained them to be high ground security for patrol cops who were working ground level during violent uprisings, which we...

Went to court on another immigration issue. asking the judge to block trumps executive order. to strip the funding from so-called so-called sanctuary cities, a lot of cities in california that are so-called sanctuary cities. you are the mayor of l.a. and thats a sanctuary city as well. just for viewers who may not be familiar with that term. its essentially says local law enforcement will not enforce federal immigration laws. why be a sanctuary city? >> well first of all, l.a. was not, does not,...

Withism grants and veimmigrants proud of that. >> its fair to say los angeles is not enforcing immigration law? >> we do all the time when theres criminal and a court warrant that requires us to make sure we hand folks over to immigration officials. the policy we have from los angeles is from 1970, darrell gates, a republican, conservative, in 1970 recognized thats not the job of local police officers, whose job is to establish trust with all ra residents, to make sure they can be witnesses to c...

People wont give money to the red cross when a disaster happens when it gets goods to services they will never invest in the next victim. >> bill: so when you give money to the red cross in an emergency situation a lot of it sits there because they cant get it to the folks that need it. that is essentially the problem. the second one you mention is drug abuse education called dare that is supposed to steer american children away from narcotics. what is the problem there? >> the problem with dare...

People wont give money to the red cross when a disaster happens when it gets goods to services they will never invest in the next victim. >> bill: so when you give money to the red cross in an emergency situation a lot of it sits there because they cant get it to the folks that need it. that is essentially the problem. the second one you mention is drug abuse education called dare that is supposed to steer american children away from narcotics. what is the problem there? >> the problem with dare...

People wont give money to the red cross when a disaster happens when it gets goods to services they will never invest in the next victim. >> bill: so when you give money to the red cross in an emergency situation a lot of it sits there because they cant get it to the folks that need it. that is essentially the problem. the second one you mention is drug abuse education called dare that is supposed to steer american children away from narcotics. what is the problem there? >> the problem with dare...

Were following breaking news into the newsroom from a police spokesman out of los angeles that former police chief daryl gates has died. the police chief during those deadly 1992 riots. this coming into the newsroom a few moments aechlgt were waiting to get more word on what the context of the story is. former l.a. police chief daryl gates has died. as midterm elections approach theres one republican motto carried above the rest. >> there is no shame in being the party of no. or better said by...

Chief gates has died. this just coming down to us. i assume im probably the first one to tell you of this news, sir. what are your thoughts? >> wow. wow, im stunned. i did -- i dont even know what to say. i as you are am surprised to hear it. my initial reaction, if its true, to give condolences to his family members and those that survived him. clearly this is something that was not expected at least by the broader public. >> do you know -- do you remember, sir, the last time you spoke with dar...

Democrats about how far regulation in the senate bill should go. senate republicans sent harry reid a letter today saying all republicans remain opposed to the legislation. former los angeles police chief darrell gates has died after battling bladder cancer. he was l.a.s top police officer and he oversaw the department at the time of the rodney king beating by four police officers and the infamous 1992 riots that followed their acquittal in state court. gates resigned in the wake of the racial...