. >> reporter: but the district attorney o' malley tells me she's having a hard time getting suspects into court. >> the court system during pandemic shut down. >> reporter: that means she's dealing with a backlog of of of 12,000 cases. before the pandemic it wasmore like 8,000. >> it's nearly impossible. >> reporter: even though courts are starting to open up, o' malley tells me she's dismissing cases. >> it's contrary to what we do which is seek justice. >> we're dealing with chaos is what we're dealing with. >> reporter: supports o' malley and says that the cases were reduced due to the pandemic. >> you could go to jail for 6 to 8 hours and you could steal another car and steal another car and you could just keep doing that. >> reporter: not not not not no east bay law sympathetic. they say it's incumbent on o' malley. >> the arrest of 20 murders so far this year took 1,000 weapons off the streets last year. and what i would ask for the other elements of the criminal justice system is to find a way to do their job. >> do you think alameda county isless safe right now because your o

. >> reporter: but the district attorney o' malley tells me she's having a hard time getting suspects into court. >> the court system during pandemic shut down. >> reporter: that means she's dealing with a backlog of of of 12,000 cases. before the pandemic it wasmore like 8,000. >> it's nearly impossible. >> reporter: even though courts are starting to open up, o' malley tells me she's dismissing cases. >> it's contrary to what we do which is seek justice. >> we're dealing with chaos is what we're dealing with. >> reporter: supports o' malley and says that the cases were reduced due to the pandemic. >> you could go to jail for 6 to 8 hours and you could steal another car and steal another car and you could just keep doing that. >> reporter: not not not not no east bay law sympathetic. they say it's incumbent on o' malley. >> the arrest of 20 murders so far this year took 1,000 weapons off the streets last year. and what i would ask for the other elements of the criminal justice system is to find a way to do their job. >> do you think alameda county isless safe right now because your o

but as laura burton malley reports, that's just one factor causing volatility in the crypto currencies. price. in one of the largest financial events since the pandemic, thousands gathered in miami to discuss promot, ansel virtual currency with bitcoin, relying on individuals buying in to strength its price. it also relies heavily on events like this to create excitement. what does it look like when people get paid in big point when people can order their coffee at starbucks in big points with the discussion about the future. bitcoin has shown its vulnerability and unpredictability. as global and tech leaders turned their interests towards the virtual currency. in mid april, it reached a price of $65000.00, leading many in the us to compare it to digital gold. less than 2 months later, it's worth just more than half that. one reason could be 13000 kilometers away in china, where the government is cracking down by blocking all social media accounts related to the virtual currency. although it's been illegal there since 2019. many has continued trading online. just 3 years ago, china hos

you to discuss is student body president robert malley are. thanks for being here, appreciate it. give the lay of the land. this is for vaccinated people only which makes the conversation different if your ceremony were inside but it is outside. are capped at 500 people at an outdoor ceremony, that means you have to have multiple graduation ceremonies. >> that is right. we are being split into 6 separate ceremonies, students at my school are frustrated over that. jillian: what is everyone saying? >> there is a mix of reactions. there's people that don't want to even go to graduation. the most common reaction is people are frustrated seeing a lot of the city is reopened almost fully and things are back to normal and we can't have this community event that would be so important that is so important to us. we can't have a normal one of those this year. jillian: and the fact that is is outdoor. do you feel like students, especially high school students, a lot of focus on young kids and how the vaccine should they get it, should they not but do you feel your age group has been left out

. >> joining us now, jim malley, a 21-year veteran, and eugene robinson, msnbc political an alyst. he said the waters have been calmed. how couple do you think they are? >> not particularly calm. that statement took so many words to clarify what he said in just a few words tells you something about the fine line he's trying to walk. let's be honest, this is not herding cats he's trying to do, this is herding cats in a swimming pool. this is trying to get -- it's clear what he wants. he wants the bridges and roads bipartisan bill passed, and he also wants clean energy. he wants them both at the same time because he needs both of them at the same time to satisfy both his commitment to bipartisanship and the base of his party. that's not going to be an easy thing to do. i think he might pull it off but it's going to take some time and i'm not holding my breath for either of the bills to be passed any time really soon. i think a matter of months rather than days or weeks. >> and, jim manley, they are trying to get certainly the bipartisan plan, anyway, passed before the august recess s