THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA THIS WEEK.

>> Eric: MARY MORIARTY, THE HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY JOINS US.

WHAT DOES THE QUALITY AND THE QUANTITY OF THE EVIDENCE YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER?

>> WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 1,000 SUBMISSIONS TO OUR PORTALS, AND IF YOU RECALL, WE'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BLOCKED OUT THE BCA FROM GIVING THEM ANY OF THE EVIDENCE THAT THEY'VE COLLECTED, IF THERE ACTUALLY IS AN INVESTIGATION IN EACH OF THE -- ACTUALLY, THERE ARE THREE CASES.

THE TWO FATAL SHOOTINGS AND THE ONE THAT WAS NOT FATAL.

SO, IT'S BEEN REMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL.

I KNOW WE'VE RECEIVED VIDEO AND INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE RECEIVED.

SO IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

>> Cathy: WHAT IS THE REASON, DO YOU KNOW, ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL US THE REASON THAT THE FEDS GAVE TO BLOCK THE BCA FROM INVESTIGATING?

DO WE HAVE A REASON?

>> WELL, WHEN RENEE GOOD WAS KILLED, I WAS ON THE PHONE TALKING TO SOMEBODY FROM THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE BCA AND THE FBI, WHICH IS NORMAL, AND WE ALL HAD AN INFORMAL AGREEMENT, WHICH IS USUAL, THAT THE BCA WOULD BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.

AND THEN WE HEARD THERE WAS A DIRECTIVE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO STOP IT.

AND I THINK THAT E UNDERSTAND NOW, BECAUSE OF AN FBI AGENT WHO RESIGNED, WHO SAID THAT THEY WERE DIRECTED TO STOP, SO I THINK IT'S POLITICAL.

THIS PAST WEEK WE -- THE BCA WAS HAVING ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FBI TO TRY TO GET ACCESS TO THE EVIDENCE IN THE PRETTI CASE, AND THOSE DISCUSSIONS WERE GOING ON OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS.

THEY WERE GOING VERY WELL.

AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATION SENT SOMEBODY OUT HERE TO OVERSEE IT.

AND THAT'S WHEN I GUESS THAT PERSON TOOK A FEW DAYS TO GET UP TO SPEED AND THAT'S WHEN THE BCA WAS TOLD THEY ERE NOT GOING TO GET ANY INFORMATION.

>> Eric: I TALKED TO AN ATTORNEY WHO SAID, THANK GOODNESS FOR VIDEO.

>> YES.

>> Eric: FAIR NOUGH TO SAY?

>> FAIR ENOUGH TO SAY.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ON THE ONE HAND, PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO AND EVERYBODY HAS AN OPINION ABOUT IT.

AND I THINK WE GET A LOT OF, YOU'VE GOT THE VIDEO, HAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?

BUT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE VIDEO, WE WOULD BE IN A MUCH WORSE PLACE THAN WE ARE.

AND THAT'S TRUE BOTH FOR RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI.

THERE'S A LOT OF VIDEO, A LOT OF DIFFERENT VIEWS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IS PUT SOME OF THE VIDEO, DIFFERENT IEWS, TOGETHER, AND WE CAN SEE IT FRAME BY FRAME AT THE SAME TIME FROM ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

SO, YEAH, WE'RE PUTTING HAT TOGETHER.

WE'RE BEING VERY METHODICAL ABOUT COLLECTING EVIDENCE AS IS THE BCA.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OTHERS ABOUT THE FEDERAL ISSUES THAT WOULD LIKELY ARISE IF WE CHARGE.

>> Cathy: WHAT OTHER EVIDENCE WOULD YOU NEED TO FURTHER THIS CASE?

>> WELL, SOME OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE, THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE, WOULD BE THE NAMES OF THE AGENTS THAT KILLED ALEX PRETTI.

THERE'S A PROPUBLICA ARTICLE OUT THERE THAT IDENTIFIES THEM BUT PEOPLE DON'T INTERNALIZE THE IDEA THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONFIRMATION OF THAT.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISN'T EVEN SHARING THAT WITH US.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROTOCOLS AND POLICIES THAT WERE IN PLACE, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE PERSONNEL RECORDINGS, AND THE TRAINING RECORDS OF THOSE AGENTS.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'D LIKE, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE, AND WE HAVE MADE DEMANDS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> Cathy: COULD YOU SUE TO GET THAT INFORMATION?

>> PEOPLE ASK, AND THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO OUT AND SUBPOENA THOSE THINGS?

WE COULD DO THAT IF IT WAS A STATE AGENCY, WE COULD JUST SEND A SUBPOENA AND WE COULD GET THAT INFORMATION.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT TO A FEDERAL AGENCY.

THERE'S A PROCESS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

IT'S CALLED THE TUEY PROCESS, IT'S NAMED AFTER A SUPREME COURT CASE.

IT'S MORE LIKE A DEMAND LETTER, AND YOU HAVE TO OUTLINE WHAT YOU WANT, WHY YOU WANT IT, AND WHY YOU SHOULD GET IT.

SO WE DID THOSE DEMANDS IN THE RENEE GOOD CASE.

THE DEADLINE FOR THEM TO GIVE US INFORMATION WAS THE 17th, SO THAT PASSED.

WE FILED THOSE SAME LETTERS IN ALEX PRETTI'S CASE THIS WEEK AND ALSO JULIO SOSA SOLAS, WE'VE GIVEN THEM A DEADLINE OF MARCH 3rd.

IF WE DON'T GET THE INFORMATION OF THAT WE'VE DEMANDED, THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE OF GOING TO COURT TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

>> Eric: IS IT A DYNAMIC SITUATION, COULD THE FEDS SOFTEN THEIR VIEW HERE?

>> YES.

I MEAN, THE ADMINISTRATION SEEMS TO CHANGE ITS IDEAS, ITS OPINIONS.

AND, SO, YES, AT SOME POINT IF THEY DECIDE TO GIVE US THE INFORMATION WE'RE SEEKING, THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC.

BUT WHILE THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT, WE'RE NOT WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS THAT WE NEED TO GO THROUGH TO GET THE INFORMATION.

>> Cathy: FINAL QUESTION AND IT WILL BE THIS, WITH THE CHAOS IN THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE IN MINNESOTA -- >> YES.

>> -- WITH ALL THOSE RESIGNATIONS, HOW DOES THAT COLOR HE SITUATION?

>> INTERESTINGLY, A LOT OF THE CASES THAT END UP IN THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ORIGINATE IN OUR OFFICE.

THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CAN BE VERY ELECTIVE ABOUT THE CASES THAT THEY PICK.

WE GET EVERYTHING.

AND, SO, WE'LL HAVE A CASE AND THEY'LL TELL US, OH, WE'RE GOING TO INDICT THAT CASE.

AND, SO, WE WILL CONTINUE PROSECUTING IT UNTIL OR UNLESS THEY DECIDE TO INDICT.

I HEARD THIS WEEK WE HAVE 50 CASES, 5-0 CASES THAT WE ARE PROSECUTING THAT THEY HAD SAID THEY WANTED TO INDICT.

AND, SO, WE'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO SAY, ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT, ARE YOU NOT?

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME LARGE DRUG CASES THAT ARE GOING TO COME TO US THAT WOULD NORMALLY GO TO THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BECAUSE OF CAPACITY.

>> Eric: APPRECIATE YOU COMING OVER.

>> SO WE'RE HERE -- YEAH, WE'RE HERE TO PROSECUTE.

WE'RE NOT LOSING STAFF.

SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

>> Eric: THANKS FOR