NATIONWIDE, THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED, MORE THAN 1,000 CANCELED BECAUSE OF WEATHER. >>> A CONTROVERSIAL DECISION BY THE ALAMEDA DISTRICT ATTORNEY, PAMELA PRICE, SHE IS LOOKING AT TWO MEN THAT WERE CONVICTED IN OAKLAND. IT'S REOPENING OLD WOUNDS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. HERE'S TERRY McSWEENEY. >> IN THIS CASE, WE ARE SAYING THAT, IT'S VERY CONCERNING IF THEY WERE COMING OUT AND HURTING PEOPLE AGAIN. >> Reporter: THAT'S REACTION TO A STORY FROM "THE MERCURY NEWS" THAT PAMELA PRICE'S OFFICE, MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF TRIAL, DROPPED SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ALLEGATIONS THAT UPON CONVICTION WOULD HAVE MEANT LONGER PRISON TERMS FOR BOTH DEFENDANTS. THE TWO ARE CHARGED WITH THE ROBBERY AND KILLING OF 75-YEAR-OLD PAC HO IN MARCH OF 2021. HE WAS OUT FOR A MORNING WALK. IT'S CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AND THE MONITORING ANKLE BRACELET THAT PUTS HIM AT THE SCENE. >> FOR MANY OF US, AND FOR THE ELDERLY, WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING AT A VIDEO, THEY MAY BE THINKING, CAN THAT BE ME? >> Reporter: BOTH DEFENDANTS HAVE LONG CRIMINAL RECORDS. THOSE THAT HAVE FOLLOWED PRICE OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY DURING HER SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR D.A., SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED BY TODAY'S EVENTS. SHE RAN ON A PLATFORM, AIMED AT REFORMING A JUDICIAL SYSTEM SHE SAYS IS ROOTED IN RACISM. >> THOSE OF US WHO HAVE STUDIED THIS PROBLEM, AND THE REMEDIES FOR IT, UNDERSTAND THAT THE USE OF ENHANCEMENTS HAS DEVASTATED BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. >> Reporter: PRICE MADE HEADLINES IN JUNE WHEN SHE REMOVED SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH THE 2021 MURDER IN THE I-880 DEATH OF JASPER WU, ELIMINATING LIFE WITHOUT PATROL. AND SHE REMOVED CIRCUMSTANCE ALLEGATIONS FOR DAVID MISH, ONE OF THE MOST INFAMOUS COLD CASES. ONE OF THE FORMER PROSECUTORS SPOKE TO OUR INVESTIGATIVE UNIT ABOUT THAT DECISION. >> REALLY SANITIZES THE CASES. THE JURY ISN'T GOING TO HEAR FROM THE READING OF THE INFORMATION, THERE WAS A KIDNAP INVOLVED IN THE MICHAELA GARRETT MURDER. THERE WAS AN ATTEMPTED RAPE. THE JURY ISN'T GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE HAD COMMITTED MURDER AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF A PRIOR MURDER. >> Reporter: THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE SAYING, OUR OFFICE HAS EVERY CONFIDENCE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TRY THE CASE AND THAT DEFENDANT MISCH WILL SPEND LIFE IN PRISON. HE COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. BOTH DEFENDANTS
