by the way the family, the mother of david ward declined to comment this morning. live many santa rosa, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> well, we told you how bart has been cracking down on riders who don't pay, but is the fare enforcement being done fairly across the board? devin fehely has new did i at that that critics say point to racial profiling. >> reporter: bart's crackdown on fare evaders was ossu ed pp transit system. but the story of who's being ticketed for not ving raising b and worrisome questions about selective enforcement and potential racial bias. the numbers are stark and reveal a wide disparity between the percentage of african americans riding the bart system, 12 percent, and the paent tickets. 46 percent. by comparison, 44 percent of bart riders are white, but receive just 18 percent of the tickets issued. >> i think there may be some implicit bias. that could be in the form of just where security is cracking down. >> reporter: billy reed uses the bart system daily and has questions like many passengers we spoke to about which riders and which stations

a struggle ensued between ward and law enforcement, a struggle which ultimately preceded ward's death. >>they give you more sacks the vehicle and she did not and one way try to read to through the driver's window of the vehicle which was rolled down and i think there was trouble i drew trouble to the deputies got bits by mister war and they use force which deputies force for jeanne act taser as well a crime or training and her son might characterize his arms hands knees. >>ward was eventually removed from the vehicle when another officer broke the front passenger window and opened that door. investigators say he was placed in handcuffs but it's 6.10 a deputy reported ward stopped breathing and a little over an hour later ward was pronounced dead at petaluma valley hospital. the question now is was the use of force too much. >>you'll turner where does for and lost the initiative turns off. >>the victim's mother tells kron 4 news why were they so rough with him tasering him in that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he couldn't get out of the car. it would take him 10 minutes

a struggle ensued between ward and law enforcement, a struggle which ultimately proceeded ward's death. >>they give you more sacks the vehicle and she did not and one way try to remove through the driver's window of the vehicle which was rolled down and i think there was trouble i drew trouble to the deputies got bits by mister war and use force which deputies force for jeanne taser as well a crime or training and her son by weapons characterize his arms hands knees. >>ward was eventually removed from the vehicle when another officer broke the front passenger window and opened that door. investigators say he was placed in handcuffs but it's 6.10 a deputy reported ward stopped breathing a little over an hour later ward was pronounced dead at petaluma valley hospital. the question now is was the use of force too much. >>you'll to turner whether it is for speeding and lost the initiative turns off. >>the victim's mother tells kron 4 news why were they so rough with him tasering him and that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he couldn't get out of the car. it would take him 10

a struggle ensued between ward and law enforcement, a struggle which ult mately preceded ward's death. >>they give you more sacks the vehicle and she did not and one way try to remove through the driver's window of the vehicle which was rolled down and i think there was trouble i trouble to the deputies got bits by war and use force which deputies force for jeanne act taser as well a crime or training and her son might characterize his arms hands knees. >>ward was eventually removed from the vehicle when another officer broke the front passenger window and opened that door. investigators say he was placed in handcuffs but it's 6.10 a deputy reported ward stopped breathing and a little over an hour later ward was pronounced dead at petaluma valley hospital. the question now is was the use of force too much. >>you'll turner where does for in last in the district attorney's office. >>the victim's mother tells kron 4 news why were they so rough with him tasering him in that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he couldn't get out of the car. it would take him 10 minutes his body

. >> 52 year-old david ward died last wednesday morning. after a high speed chase which ended. sheriffs deputies and police officers were responding to a report that the car was stolen. police lieutenant says once they stopped the car. >> they struggled to remove the driver from the vehicle. and used force. which included a taser. and a restraint. as well as personal body weapons. arms and legs and hand. >> officers finally got him out by applying the restraint. >> once he was removed they notice he was unconscious and stopped breathing. >> ward fts rushed to the hospital where he died. sadly it turned out the car thief was the car owner. david ward reported his car stolen earlier in the week. >> he recovered his vehicle but didn't relay the information. >> police are investigating the case. as is is the sheriff department. we spoke to his friends and caretaker who said he was in ill health and wonder why deputies used what they believe was excessive force. >> he couldn't walk well. >> they told us ward car was stolen from an acquaintance visiting him. >> he sucker punched him

in santa rosa, i am da lin, kpix 5. >> we reached out and talk to david ward's mother this morning. she declined to comment on the story. >>> a commuter mass in the south bay and no relief expected for hours. all eastbound lanes of 237 are closed and only two are open westbound. the problem? a massive mobile crane that crashed and overturned this morning closing all lanes. it was just tucked away from the scene about 12 hours later. it took crews five hours to get the truck up right rick requires patience and special equipment. i left behind diesel and car fluid and possible road damage. all eastbound lanes were expected to remain closed for another hour or two. >>> if you are outside this afternoon you may have noticed a lot of fog. chopper 5 showing a blanket of it near the town of danville. other parts of the bay area got hit as well, including san francisco which you see here and this time my video. darren peck alongside. we will be adding morearea rain to the mix y bathis weeke it's really been with us the last three weeks off and on. >> that will not change. when we get to the

ward orders which he did not comply with. >> turns out the driver was actually david ward himself who had recovered his own vehicle but did not report that to police. there was a confrontation. ward was tased and placed in a neck hold. >> what that does is reduces blood flow. >> ward was taken here to petaluma valley hospital. he was pronounced dead about an hour after that confrontation with police. she says ward required the use of an oxygen tank and believes a health issue is a reason that ward did nod stop when ordered to. >> i wonder if he had his oxygen tank with him. i had questions about him panicking -- and not being able to breathe and perhaps was just -- trying to attempt to get home. >> after reading that police account of the incident involving her brother she told us she bothered by the actions of the officers and deputies involved. >> what was the rush why not take a little more time to -- before taking -- before sticking to she not --e is not complying , he is not complying. >> the police investigation could take a couple of months after which it will be turned over to

ward's conduct was a mystery. why did he not stop, why did he fight with the deputy, we don't know that. but it does not in my mind justify the use of force that was directed. >> reporter: in a statement, the deputy's attorney, hare stern said "i am extremely disappointed in the sheriff's reaction to the unfortunate incident. i view hihasty his hasty decision as a view of panic and hindsight." he says ward died of a preexisting medical condition and had meth in his system. s >>> highway 237 eastbound lanes in san jose are still closed after an accident that happened 16 hours ago. the driver of an 88-foot long mobile crane apparently lost control and crashed into the westbound lane. the crane careened into the eastbound lanes where it overturned. the commute was snarled as crews worked to get the 220,000 pound crane back upright. >> it was backed up to first street. and we've been bumper to bumper the whole time. it's been pretty crazy. >> fortunately the crane driver and another driver only had minor injuries. rig

a struggle ensued between ward and law enforcement, a struggle which ultimately preceded ward's death. >>they give you more sacks the vehicle and she did not and one way try to remove through the driver's window of the vehicle which was rolled down and i think there was trouble i drew trouble to the deputies got bits by mister war and use force which deputies force for jeanne clery act taser as well a crime or training and her son characterize his arms hands knees. >>ward was eventually removed from the vehicle when another officer broke the front passenger window and opened that door. investigators say he was placed in handcuffs but it's 6.10 a deputy reported ward stopped breathing and a little over an hour later ward was pronounced dead at petaluma valley hospital. the question now is was the use of force too much. >>you'll turner whether for last district attorney's office. >>the victim's mother tells kron 4 news why were they so rough with him tasering him and that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he couldn't get out of the car. it would take him 10 minutes his body

ward is never to the sheriff's office that it has been found. and police and deputies surrounded him and during the confrontation deputy charlie blount tried to get it out of the car. as the struggles continues, authorities say ward bites him in the second the complete. he was safe but it didn't work. deputy put one of his arms and tried using a sleeper hold. deputies later noticed ward wasn't breathing. and performed cpr but he later died at the hospital. ward's sister told us her brother suffered from physical disabilities and may not have responded to deputies because of a health issue. although the investigation is ongoing, sheriff mark says he was disturbed by the actions of at least one of his deputies. >> if you watch the we can video closing, you may be concerned but what do some. so was i. the way the deputy handled the entire situation is extremely troubling. the sheriff says he served a note days of termination for blount. we reached out to the wards mother should be fired second deputy involved. the thing an ongoing investigation wit

a struggle ensued between ward and law enforcement, a struggle which ultimately preceded ward's death. >>they give you more sacks the vehicle and she did not and one way try to remove hands through the driver's window of the vehicle which was rolled down. i think there was trouble i trouble to the deputies got its by mister war and they use force which deputies force for jeanne act taser as well a crime or training and her son characterize his arms hands knees. >>ward was eventually removed from the vehicle when another officer broke the front passenger window and opened that door. investigators say he was placed in handcuffs but it's 6.10 a deputy reported ward stopped breathing a little over an hour later ward was pronounced dead at petaluma valley hospital. the question now is was the use of force too much. >>you'll to turner. whether it is for speeding and lost the initiative turns off. >>the victim's mother tells kron 4 news why were they so rough with him tasering him in that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he couldn't get out of the car. it would take him 10 minut

ward ordered from putting his hands up in the air, to exiting the vehicle which he did not comply with. >> reporter: the driver was david ward himself, who had apparently recovered his own vehicle but did not report that to police. with officers and deputies at the vehicle, there was a confrontation. ward was tazed and placed in a neck-hold, called a coron theid restraint or sleeper hold. >> that reduces bloodflow. >> reporter: ward was taken here to petaluma valley hospital and was pronounced dead about an hour after that confrontation with police. ward's sister tells us from washington state that her brother loved nature and landscaping but his life hasn't been easy, losing his father four years ago to physical disability. she says ward required the use of an oxygen tank and believes the health issue is the reason he did not stop when ordered to. >> i wondered if he had his oxygen tank with him. i had questions about him panicking and not being able to bre and perhaps trying to attempt to get home. >> reporter: after reading that police account of her brother, she is bothered by the

ward died at the hospital. the sheriff called the deputy's conduct, quote, "extremely troubling" as he released the video this afternoon. >> i think most people who watch the video will see that it was improperly applied carotid. there was no attempt on the deputy's part to deescalate the situation. >> ward was stopped after deputies learned he was driving a car that had been reported stolen three days earlier. they did not know that the car of the 2003 civic belonged to ward. >>> anchor brewing company workers are celebrating the approval of their first union contract. the company made the decision to join the international and longshore and warehouse union earlier this year. workers voted for joining a union a year ago because they were upset with their benefits. some of the key components of the contracts were pay increases, quality health insurance and paid time off for part-time workers. >>> kaiser mental health workers walked picket lines on the final day of their five-day strike. they picketed at the kai

ward had reported his honda civic stolen 3 days earlier. he was driving the car when officers tried to pull him over and he refused to stop when they did eventually pull him over he did not tell officers, he was the vehicles

a struggle ensued between ward and law enforcement, a struggle which ultimately proceeded ward's death. >>they give you more sacks the vehicle and she did not and one way try to remove through the driver's window of the vehicle which was rolled down and i think there was trouble i trouble to the deputies got bits by mister war and they use force which deputies force for jeanne taser as well a crime a train and her son by weapons characterize his arms hands knees. >>ward was eventually removed from the vehicle when another officer broke the froet passenger window and opened that door. investigators say he was placed in handcuffs but it's 6.10 a deputy reported ward stopped breathing a little over an hour later ward was pronounced dead at petaluma valley hospital. the question now is was the use of force too much. >>you'll to turner whether it is for in last in the district attorney's office. >>the victim's mother tells kron 4 news. why were they so rough with him tasering him and that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he couldn't get out of the car. it would take him 10 minu

live in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> that is wonderful. of course organizations across the bay area will reach out to help those in need today. glide church is holding its annual christmas celebration and free holiday feast in san francisco today. the church has a primary village -- mayor london breed joined volunteers dishing out the food yesterday for people in the. glide serves free meals every day of the year. the church teamed up with prime rib as they do every year to provide the special christmas eve these. around the world millions have been gathering this morning to celebrate the arrival of christmas. >> summer ringing in the holiday in traditional fashion while others have their own local flavor on the day. our reporter mark lieberman explains. >> reporter: from st. peter's basilica in the vatican to bethlehem's manger square, christians around the world flock to historic locations for midnight mass. ushering in christmas. buckingham palace shared video of queen elizabeth preparing christmas putting with her son prince charles an

ward became unresponsive. >> we need medical, man. get medical. >> reporter: as it became clear ward was the victim, not the carjacker. he was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. tonight sheriff mark essex says he plans to fire deputy blount, a 19-year veteran of the force. a lawyer for blount defending his actions telling nbc in a statement, "deputy blount didn't cause david ward's death. frankly, mr. ward caused his own death by inexplicably taking a number of bizarre actions." alleging he had a serious pre-existing condition and methamphetamine in his system and there were no indications of trauma to his neck. >> reporter: after shocking footage leaves a community demanding answers. >> what happens next? >> reporter: investigation is currently under way. and officer blount is on administrative leave. his attorney tells nbc news he has not been fired and says if and when that happens he will absolutely appeal the decision. jose? >> sarah harman, thank you very much. >>> an iowa woman has been charged with attempted

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ward was tased before deputies attempted to pull him out of the car. investigators say a deputy put an arm around ward's neck which caused him to become unresponsive and later die. >>> in the south bay, hazmat teams cap a propane tank that triggered evacuations this morning at a roofing facility on rodgers near 880 and brokaw in san jose. it started when a worker tried to transfer propane from one tank to another. no one was injured. >>> a new push to clean up san francisco dirtiest streets. right now in the tenderloin they are pressure washes once a month and that will change to once a week thanks to the tenderloin benefit district which will talk about the program later today. our unit has done extensive reports on the san francisco dirty and disease streets. so watch the reports visit nbcbayarea.com. >>> and just in, the house intelligence committee has released the impeachment report. it details how president trump sought political gain through his dealings with ukraine. the democratic report said the evidence of the president's misconduct is, quot

a struggle ensued between ward and law enforcement, a struggle which ultimately preceded ward's death. >>they give you more sacks the vehicle and she did not and one way try to read to through the driver's window of the vehicle which was rolled down and i think there was trouble i drew trouble to the deputies got its by mister war and they use force which deputies force for jeanne clery act taser as well a crime or training and her son characterize his arms hands knees. >>ward was eventually removed from the vehicle when another officer broke the front passenger window and opened that door. investigators say he was placed in handcuffs but it's 6.10 a deputy reported ward stopped breathing a little over an hour later ward was pronounced dead at petaluma valley hospital. the question now is was the use of force too much. >>you'll turner for and lost the initiative turns off. >>the victim's mother tells kron 4 news why were they so rough with him tasering him in that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he couldn't get out of the car. it would take him 10 minutes his body was br

they that ward was a car thief. it turned out, he was driving his own honda accord which had been previously reported stolen during a carjacking. award never told the sheriff's office that it was found. police and debbie surrounded ward. there was a confrontation as deputy harlie blount tried to get him out of the car. at 30 struggle continuing, wide bit the second deputy. the deputy smashed his head against the car. >> it appears that that was uncalled for. deputy blount but his arms around ward's neck and did something called sleeper hold. >> i think anyone who would watch the video would see that it was inappropriate. >> reporter: ward was inbreeding, they performed cpr but he died in the hospital. his sister told us that ward suffered from physical injuries. although a criminal investigation is ongoing, sheriff says he was deputy blount fired. >> mr. words connick was a mystery, why did he not stop, we don't know that. but it doesn't in my mind, justify the use of force that was directed. >> reporter: in a state

jackie ward, kpix 5. >> all right , and all right, donald. never under estimate the taste guy, right, jackie? >> no, you can't. it is essential. >> yes, quite the holiday. >>> in the south. today, thousands more kids are going to get a visit from santa. the committee service is heading up gifts for more than 6000 children this year. parents showed up yesterday to help out santa. picking out bikes, legos, dolls, and other toys for their kids. each kid will get two toys, one book, and a stocking stuffer. >>> as we take a live look at the white house this morning, a deadlock between democrats and republicans over president trump's impeachment trial showing no signs of breaking. democrats want to know more about the trial planned before they advance the impeachment articles to the senate. cbs reporter mike liverman has the latest from the nation's capital. >> democrats are demanding new witnesses. republicans are calling for a speedy trial. with both houses of congress in recess until january 6th, the impasse could last a while. >> i think we cou

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kpix 5's jackie ward was there. >> reporter: this is where all the meals were organized before hundreds of people delivered them to those in need. >> there is more than a few people without a nice fresh meal today, so we just felt we wanted to do our part. >> i'm here from sydney, australia this year and i couldn't make it back home so i thought i would do something useful and spend sometime here. >> reporter: they are some of the ones making this day possible. it was all packaged and sealed up before all 4,000 were divvied out this morning. it is a tremendous effort that is helping those who keep to themselves. 0 who may not otherwise get a warm meal or give them a christmas greeting or give them a hug and say hello. for a lot of people the salvation army volunteer is the only person they will see today. >> they were some of those friendly faces tasked with bringing meals to the doorsteps in the tenderloin. he started it with his daughter, and her mother 24 years ago the >> it is great to get them out and let them do something, give back, and just be part of a giving tradition. >> repo

live in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> that is awesome. it is really early for them to be coming together for this great operation. thank you for showing us. >>> last minute shopping paid off for some folks at a mall in stockton. a reporter tells us a man in a grinch sued showed up with bags of cash and made it rain. >> reporter: mall madness, video shows two men one dressed up as the grinch running around the center court at the weber's town mall. >> that was amazing. >> we seen some guy with a grinch costume on. >> reporter: as the family was waiting in line for pictures with santa carlos doesn't know who these men are. but started recording. the crowd goes wild for the cash. >> imagine money being thrown around. people are going crazy picking up. >> reporter: his kids got in on the action. >> like it was raining and a lot of people went to it. >> reporter: word spread quickly about the mystery grinch and his holiday magic. the video went viral. >> you don't expect that. >> reporter: who do you think this grinch is and why is he doing th

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in hayward, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> 6:40 right now. let's get a check on traffic, especially in the east bay. we got lots of stuff going on. >> we do. we've got this traffic alert on 880. so if you have an opportunity to skip 880 this morning, that will be your best bet. not on 880, that is where this traffic alert is. we've got an accident involving a truck and a vehicle. apparently one of these cars were carrying medium-sized oxygen tanks. they have not moved to those over to the right shoulder. there was a lot of debris on the roadways. again, north 880. two left lanes are blocked. two right lanes are open. it is bottlenecking. pretty much a parking lot. this just past the coliseum and these delays are building. you can see that here in our picture here. definitely give yourself some extra time. we are seeing some very slow speeds through there. dipping down to about 14 miles per hour. in some spots. maybe even slower there. you can see adjacent to the,, 580, looking a lot better but so much better choices as you work your way into

the man seen here david ward died. we have more on the development. >> california state law requires that police agencies are e lease body cam video like this. you're watching the sheriff deputies at the end of a chase on november 27. they were trying to arrest a suspect who they thought had stolen this car. they at no time know behind the wheel, 57 year-old was the rightful owner. today the sheriff announced what happened here has cost one of the people involved charles blunt his job. >> when a deputy or an employee steps out of line ot standards of conduct. i'll hold them accountable. >> nobody knows why he led them on the chase and wouldn't leave his car. instead of calling for negotiators. he used an unsafe choke hold and excessive force. slamming him into the cars door pillar. we'll freeze the video here. >> is that appropriate? >> in what world? >> attorney will represent the family. >> this is a very dangerous individual. he should have been off the street a long time ago. ending a man's life. >> it will not be

turns out, ward was driving his own car and was the victim of a carjacking. he died at the hospital. the officers' attorney says ward is responsible for his own death because he took bizarre actions. >>> a missouri family dealing with unimaginable loss this christmas eve. two boys drowned in a frozen pond near their home. kmov names the brothers as 7-year-old cleveland and 8-year-old terence hicks. the boys went on a bike ride and ended up on thin ice. they believe one brother fell through. the other died trying to save him. >>> a surfer survivors a shark attack near santa rosa island. the coast guard releasing video of the rescue after the surfer was bitten on the leg. it was likely that he was saved by the quick thinking of his friend, who notified the coast guard and put the turn keourniq his leg. >>> eddie murphy's return to "saturday night live" was a ratings triumph. >> going through so much. it's going through something called gentrification. can you say gentrification, boys and girls? it's like a magic trick. white people pay a lot of money and poof,

that doesn't explain why ward took off when deputies tried to pull him over. you see the car there. after the high speed chase one deputy tased him and another put his arm around his neck to pull him out of the car. ward became unresponsive and later died. >>> a trip to to dmv something most of us dreads but if you got to get there to get the new id before october, it may not be as bad as you think. wait time could be a lot shorter. maybe only half an hour. tom, i know you did your own checking. half an hour seems really ambitious. >> reporter: it really does especially if you're at ts chec office in oakland today. it does vary office to office. we talked to people who didn't have annd spent as much as six hours. anywhere from three hours to six hours. people with appointments a lot better but still still telling us they spent hours outside or inside. the lines outside oakland's dmv office can still wrap around the building on a busy day. drivers say they are leaved but reserving judgment after hearing dmv has cut wait times this half. >> that's what i heard. i'll let you know when

investigators say david's ward's vehicle had been reported stolen. those somehow he was able to recover it. deputies were not aware of this when they attempted to pull the vehicle over the wednesday before thanksgiving. investigators say a sonoma county sheriff's deputy tried to pull over what they thought was a stolen vehicle at 5 54 wednesday morning near bloomfield road in murray road. >>but after initially stopping the driver sped away. speeds reached over 70 miles per hour before the pursuit ended at 6 oh 2 at sutton road. when the vehicle was boxed in by sheriff's deputies in sebastopol police. investigators say when the vehicles owner david ward refused to exit

ward's family? >> well, they have released a statement. haven't said exactly what they're doing to do. file some kind of lawsuit, but there's is a statement from ward's attorney, the attorney forward's mother who wrote david was well loved in his community. when the time for mourning has passed justice will be done upon those responsible. no matter how you look at it, a real tragedy. one of the open questions le s is why mr. ward didn't stop. >> uh-huh. >> obviously, had he just stopped, maybe none of this would have happened, jessica. >> yeah. all right. dan simon for us. thanks so much. >>> we are also learning the iowa woman who said she ran over a 14-year-old girl with her car because the victim is mexican and allegedly targeted another child that same day. charged with a second count of attempted murder. police say she deliberately hit a 12-year-old african-american boy. the two incidents just an hour apart and that is not all. on the same day franklin verbally abused a clerk and ku6 customer, at a store using racial slurs. joining us

time that ward did, in fact, own the car. >> he said oh, well. and of course david dies seconds lar. oh, well. is that the kind of person you want in your community? >> well, i would say it was disturbing. >> no word whether the deputy will face criminal charges for what happened that night. there is more than one body cam video. it may reveal more about what happened. meantime, santa rosa police are conducting the investigation. wayne friedman abc 7 news. >>> police in the north bay are investigating a tragic incident that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy from green bray. it handled while the child was at school. he was struck by a section of moveable fence. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is on the story. >> mr. our hearts go out to the family and everybody involved in this. i is just really tragic. >> reporter: flowers were left on the ground at a private school where a 7-year-old boy was playing during the lunch hour when he was critically injured by a section of school yard fence. >> it is a manual fence that slides on a track. we ar

ward died. and santa rosa police are now doing an independent investigation looking into this. will criminal charges be warranted in the case? will the deputy face criminal charges? manslaughter is certainly a possibility. the da's office is waiting report from santa rosa police. back to you. >> da lin, thank you so much for that update. >>> i'm ken bastida at the live news desk, want to take you down to the south bay. there's been a traffic mess going on all day long. they're in the clean up stage right now. this is highway 237 near anchor road in san jose. a truck hauling a mobile crane flipped over nearly 12 hours ago, and you can see they are still cleaning up the mess there. diesel and oil spilling onto the roadway. earlier chopper 5 showing us the impact on traffic. we learned minutes ago that 2 lanes of westbound have now been reopened on highway 237. all eastbound lanes though remain closed and it really tied up traffic for awhile today. here's how it looked a few hours ago. crews slowly up righting that truck after getting the straps and right equipment to lift it. tha

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because i am not richard nixon i'm jake ward, a television correspondent. the fact that my face can be put on the late president's and do a pretty good job of fooling you, it is a sign of how much trouble we're in >> i would never say these things someone else would someone like jordan peele. >> reporter: made by a hostile nation just for laughs it doesn't matter. deep fakes are good enough to fool anyone. so good that twitter, facebook, google, and both political parties are scrambling for ways to fight them. >> i believe that this is the next wave of attacks against america and western drknock des >> reporter: fake has come to one of the top experts in the world, though he is a vocal critic of facebook, to help them detect deep fakes. >> we have little ticks. >> hi, everybody hi, everybody. >> reporter: the trick is teaching computers to spot patterns in how public figures speak. >> president trump's mouth is closed, tuck epuckers the chin. >> reporter: the algorithm is built to help researchers and news organizations like nbc spot deep fakes of candidate

ward became unresponsive. >> we need medical. >> ward was the victim and not the carjacker. he was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. a lawyer from blount defended his action. frankly mr. ward caused his own death by taking a number of bizarre actions. there were no indications of trauma to his neck. after shocking footage leaves the community demanding answers. >> an investigation is currently underway. officer blount is on administrative leave at the m m moment. he had not been fired and if and when that happens, he plans to appeal the decision. >> sarah harmon for nbc news. we hope to see an answer to this question, soon. >> three months after hurricane dorian tour through the bahamas in the hardest hit areas. we'll go to abaco island in just a few minutes. new clues into north korea's nuclear program. is it a test of long range missile imminent? we'll find out. kim jong-un said it may be a christmas gift. may be a christmas gift pagas lo que necesitas. only pay for what you need... only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

it turns out, ward was driving his own car and had been the victim of a carjacking. he later died at the hospital. the county sheriff's office says blount will be on leave while the incident is being investigated. the officer is responsible for his own death, because he took bizarre actions that made deputies think he was an armed carjacker. >>> no team will fire him but kaepernick's new nike is flying off of the shelves. the sneaker has a not-so-subtle message with the 8-14-16, on the sole of the shoe. that was the first time the quarterback took a knee for the national anthem. the sneakers retail for $110. >>> eddie murphy's return to "saturday night live" was a ratings triumph. >> my neighborhood is going through so much. it's going through something called gentrification. it's like a magic trick. white people pay a lot of money and, poof, all of the black people are gone. where do they go, boys and girls? back to where they come from, of course. atlanta. >> murphy's return was "snl's" highest rated show in tfour years. the episode was the highest rated comedy on

jonathan ward, founder of at las organization, also author of "china's vision of victory". jonathan, great to have you on the show. let's start with first your thoughts about this phase one deal that has just been reached and your assessment of its prospects. >> thank you, lou, it is great to be here. good evening, everyone. i think when you look at the phase one deal, you really have to look at this in the larger picture of u.s. china strategic competition. i mean, this is going to be the toughest contest we have had with another adversarial nation since the time of the ussr, so anything that you are doing right now, i mean, there is a desire on both sides to relieve pressure, both on markets and politically, but it really has to become a foundation for american strategy going forward to win an economic competition with china that's going to take place over a couple of decades. their big game, i mean, their objective is in the 2020 to surpass the united states as an economy and from there to build in global strategic power and

people came from all over louisiana, when they'd come to new orleans, it was through the lower ninth ward. it was home ownership. contrary to the belief that poor people don't own their homes, it was land owned for generations in a family, where anyone who had taken that trek to go to new orleans, would go through, and to see that neighbourhood affected that way was devastating. it also has the legacy of knowing, in 1927 in that area, that they did blow the levies to protect the city, you know, a little further out but it was destroyed then. therefore, after katrina, a lot of people were suspicious about why the neighbourhood was so heavily damaged. i believe it was a complete failure of the levee systems, around the city that destroyed the city, in total, and not a malicious act, but there's still to this day a lot of people who feel as though it was a malicious act. particularly because when some people said let's not rebuild, let's just leave it as it is. yeah, absolutely, and we still have to fight that today. there were people who — there's been no effort on the part of city govern

jackie ward is headed to the scene to bring us more information. also we are getting word of a wind advisory in effect at the bay bridge and some flooding along the 101. >>> isabel bueso capitol hill we have been -- it is a highly charged date on capitol hill and let's go live to cbs news reporter with more on what we can expect today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday the house rules committee basically voted and laid out the groundwork for what will happen today. today almost 21 years to the day that the house voted to impeach president clinton, president trump says about this 2019 effort that he calls it a partisan attempting to. in a letter to nancy pelosi. meanwhile in a letter to her democratic colleagues, pelosi wrote, if we do not act we will be derelict in our duty. >> to impeach the president of the united states for that is a disgrace. >> this is a political process. >> reporter: the next step will be a trial in the senate and republican leaders are trying to shut down the democrats request to have new witnesses testify.

jake ward has details. >> reporter: you know this footage. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> but what about this >> i will not be resigning the presidency at noon tomorrow because i am not richard nixon. in fact, i'm jake ward i'm a television correspondent and the fact that my face can be put on to the late president's and do a pretty good job of fooling you. well, that's a sign of just how much trouble we are all in. >> you see, i would never say these things someone else would someone like jordan peele. >> made by a hostile nation just for laughs it doesn't matter. deep fakes are good enough to fool anyone. so good that twitter, facebook, google, and both political parties are scrambling for ways to fight them. >> i believe that this is the next wave of attacks against america. >> one of the top experts. now facebook has come to him even though he's a vocal critic of the company to help it develop tools for detecting deep fakes. >> we all have these little ticks if you will. >> hi, everybody. >> hi, everybody. >> hi, everybody. >> the trick is teaching

live in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> well, it is already 2020 in new zealand. check out this fireworks show . they hit midnight at 3:00 a.m. our time. it was also a light and laser animation show on auckland harbor bridge. it also went down in sydney, australia, just about 30 minutes ago, above its famed opera house. their firerks. ustlia citi to n hee led lookr at new york's times square now. where police are expecting more than 1 million people to watch the iconic ball drop at midnight. last-minute preparations have the waterford crystal ball ready to shine. security is beefed up at the crossroads of the world. and for the first time, drones will be used for surveillance. this here, science teachers and students will help flip the switch to bring in 20op. rtunit> press the button. >>> at the eiffel tower, there is heightened security for new year's eve. but that is not stopping some american tourists. and brazil's copacabana beach is ready to host 2 million people for its fireworks display. >>> a public counquered rest stop is not so popular anymore. traveler

people came from all over louisiana, when they'd come to new orleans, it was through the lower ninth ward. it was home ownership, contrary to the belief that poor people don't own their homes, it was land owned for generations in a family where anyone who had taken that track to go to new orleans, would go through, and to see that neighbourhood affected that way was devastating. it also has the legacy of knowing, in 1927 in that area, that they did blow the levees to protect the city, you know, a little further out but it was destroyed then. therefore, after katrina people, a lot of people were suspicious about why that neighbourhood was so heavily damaged. i believe it was a complete failure of the levee system, so around the city, that destroyed the city, in total, and not a malicious act, but there's still to this day a lot of people who feel as though it was a malicious act. particularly because when some people said let's do not rebuild, let's just leave it as it is. yeah, absolutely and we still have to fight that today. there were people who — there's been no effort on the part o

ward had reported his honda civic stolen 3 days earlier. he was driving the car when officers tried to pull him over and he refused to stop when they did eventually pull him over he did not tell officers, he was the vehicles >>the 7th time video basics as deputies did not de escalate the heard saying gordon 15 and that he could ordered by health side of the car then using and allowed but controversial neck holes and then ultimately. >>deaf people out the temps to place their carotid restraint and mister ward. in my opinion and the opinion of others have looked at this that carotid restraint was improperly applied. made the situation worse >>deputies also taser board when the altercation happened in late november mother told 4 was in a wheelchair. why were they so rough with him. she says taser him and that hold it makes me want to cry he was disabled, he could not get out of the car. it would take him 10 minutes his body was broken. the sheriff is adamant. it says not the conduct this displayed on the video is not the conduct that we repres

ward have never told them that it was found. deputies surrounded word and there was a confrontation as deputy charlie blount try to get him out of his car. he appeared to be stuck in the steering wheel. as the struggle continues, authorities say why bit deputy blount in the second one deputy little. deputy blount smashed his head against the car. >> it appears that was not called for. >> reporter: deputy blount then put his harms around his head and tried to restrain him by using sleeper hold. >> i think that people watching the video was see it is improper. >> reporter: ward was in breathing, they perform cpr but he died at the hospital. his sister told that her brother suffered from physical disabilities. >> there was no attempt from deputy blount's part to de- escalate. >> reporter: sheriff mark says he was deputy blount fired. >> his, mr. wright, conduct was a mystery. it doesn't in my mind does if i the use of force that was directed. >> reporter: in a statement, i am extremely disappointed to the sheriff's reaction to this

ward became unresponsive. >> we need medical, ma'am. get medical. >> reporter: as it became clear ward was the victim, not the carjacker. he was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. sheriff mark essex says he plans to fire deputy blough, a 19-year veteran of the force. a lawyer for blough defending his actions, telling nbc in a statement -- "deputy blount didn't cause david ward's death. frankly, mr. ward caused his own death by inexplicably taking a number of bizarre actions." alleging he had "a serious pre-existing condition and methamphetamine in his system and there were no indications of trauma to his neck." aftershocking footage leaves a community demanding answers. an investigation is currently under way. officer blount is on administrative leave at the moment. his attorney tells nbc news he has not been fired, and if and when that happens, he plans to appeal the decision. phillip? >> nbc's sarah harman. thank you. >>> new alarm out of north korea. official satellite photos appear to show kim jong-un is not willin

in dublin, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> berkeley police are investigating a shooting near the campus. the gunfire was reported around 8:00 last night. it happened on durrant street just a block south of the uc berkeley campus. authorities say nobody was hurt. >>> developing news this morning, the hunt for a murder suspect continues. the victim's family is speaking out. earlier this month the man tried to rob a 19-year-old madison and a corner store on 98 and e street. she fought back and tried to her attacker with her phone. the man shot her and escaped. oakland police say he was later identified as roberto martinhafh w madison's family is making a public plea for justice. >> we want him extradited and we want him here and to face trial for what he has done. madison is justice and we are not going to stop fighting until we get justice for her. >> oakland police officers are also the second two other crimes in the same area where she was killed but is not clear if those shootings are also connected to her mother. >>> in ketchikan, tall people have died in a commercial plane crash. auth