mirkarimi. a judge paid it public today, watch. >> this happened yesterday. and... and this is a second time s.this is happening. i said ross i want to work on the marriage. we need help. i have been tilling you we need help. and... i'm going to use this just in case he wants to take theo away from me. because he said that, that he's very powerful and that he can -- he can do it. >> that is the clip. abc 7 news has been following this story since it broke z you were able to speak with the sheriff this afternoon. >> that is right. he believes this is another in

a series of what he calls choking tactics designed to make him throw in the towel. his wife released a statement and said releasing the tape is far worse than anything they accuse ross of doing. >> this happened yesterday. >> this is politics of destruction, i think at its worst. they're exploiting iliana and frankly, our son in order to get to me. >> ross mirkarimi is talking about the decision to release the video that shows his wife turning to a bruise he caused during a fight on new year's eve. you can hear lopez tell a neighbor why she wants this documented. >> and i'm going to use this just in case he wants to take theo away from me. >> she says it's concerns about her son that made her fight to keep the video under

wraps. and dan noiz visited lopez, now living in venezuela. >> is it right to release the video? don't think of my son? my career? my life? my family? >> her attorney is now threatening to sue the city saying it's a confidential document. >> if you believe she was a victim, would you do this to her? would you really do this? maybe they, maybe treat her more as the enemy this, is how you would treat an enemy. >> the mayor says he has not yet watched the video and he's suspending sheriff mirkarimi without pay and filed a complaint to fire him. >> we're seeking as much transparency about this as possible. the enlics commission demands it. they want everything released

to them so they can have that basis for a decision. >> and how do you think this makes you look in terms of the public's eyes? when they take a look at 45 seconds? >> shaming. i mean, putting their sheriff p a place where they take a sexd look at. it's been humiliating and horrible. >> mirk ream geez the tape doesn't tell the whole story. when iliana says this is the second time this is happening she told our i team she maebt meant the second time they had a verbal argument not a physical altercation. that is the kind of testimony ethics commission will be seeking as they move forward with their case. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much z to see the interview with lopez conducted by the abc 7 news i team two weeks ago.

and the follow up interview with ross mirkarimi go to abc 7 news.com and click on the i team link on the left of the scene. >> mitt romney paid a visit to solyndra today. he called the failed solar maker a symbol of crony capitolism. abc 7 news is live at the plant. mark? >> there is for a long time solyndra as been the poster child for stimulus spending gone wrong. mitt romney came to criticize the spending. and handling of the economy. >> free enterprise from the president means taking money from taxpayers and giving it freely to his friends. >> the government investment in solyndra says romney is a symbol of a serious conflict of interest. >> an independent inspector

general take a looked at this investment and concluded administration has steered money to friends and family. to campaign contributors. >> the report found the loan guarantee for $535 million was rushed failed to find it was done for political pay back. this billionaire was an investor in solyndra and today, our calls to reach george kaiser were not returned. the romney campaign singled out steve wesley as an obama bundler linked to solyndra. wesley says the link is that he sent an e mail to an advisor warning that the president might want to wait to visit solyndra until after she's sure of the financial future, if he got that warning he didn't heed it. within days he was at solyndra, touting it as a symbol of success. and in october, the president

saying it didn't start with him. >> this is a loan guarantee program that predates me that has had support from democrats and republicans as well. >> today obama campaign strategist david axelrod atestimonied to push the obama narrative but was shouted down by romney supporters and it appears romney's attacks over solyndra are at least neutralizing the obama campaign's. >> and those are things that are matters of public record. >> and romney won't defend records because he didn't want to go off message. and there is both campaigns focusing on their opponent's records. and topics on how to balance a

budget will have to wait for another day. >> romney and his wife had lemonade and cookie was nancy reagan in southern california. today she issued a statement giving romney her endorsement. >> the family of a man gunned down in oakland this weekend made an emotional plea today for help finding his killer, police say the 30-year-old ronnie kidd had just gotten off work on his way to check on his kids at their grandmother's house at 5:45 a.m. someone inside of a dark audi shot him in his car at market and 7th street on sunday. today his family says they can't understand why anyone would target him. >> not into it with anyone. he didn't live that life there. all he did was live and breathe his wife and his kids. that is all. that is it. and plaegs are looking at the possibility it was triggered by road rage z by the way we need to make a correction on

an error made at 4:00 today we mistakenly showed you ronnie kid's photo during an unrelated story about a burglary. kidd is not a suspect in a crime. it was a mistake. our apologies to his family. >> a man charged with kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar back in court for a second time. but we'll have to wait until july to hear how he he will plead this case. we're live in san jose with the story. karina? >> this is a potential death penalty case, the second brief court appearance for garcia-torres. did he not enter a plea and when the judge asked him if he waived a right to a speedy trial, garcia-torres says yes, i do, your honor, prosecutors charged him with a count of murder in the march 16th disappearance of sierra lamar including a special circumstance of kidnapping. investigators and volunteers continue to search for sierra or her body, police say they

have turned over a 2009 assault case to the district attorney with solid evidence they believe is he responsible for the attack. the d.a.review taz case, police say they're also going back over their open cases dating back five years. >> we're trying to show any types of behaviors we find he's associated with with past cases whether or not they can be prosecuted. >> garcia-torres's family has said they believe he is innocent extolled us they will not owe be making anymore comments to the media on the advice of the defense attorney. and sighera lamar's family has not attended the hearings though dozens of supporters again showed up with signs shing their devotion. the judge set the next

arraignment date for july 10th n san jose, abc 7 news. >> in los angeles today crucial testimony involving men accused of beating giants fan brian stow into a coma. a woman told a judge what she saw at dodger stadium the day he was attacked. and one eye witness testified after the game last year she saw two men in the parking lot look like the suspects, they were smoking marijuana and harassing giants fans walking by. the judge is not allowing video of the witnesses and we can show you sketches and hear their testimony. >> they punched, one or two of them and started saying "[ bleep ] a lot of fans coming by and a lot of slurs being said to different, random people. >> saying another group of fans walked by, presumably including brian stow, the two men go after them, she says

she doesn't see what happened but saw the men trying to leave the area. >> they were running towards a white car. >> and one of them had a jersey in his hand. they're saying drive, drive. >> all this is around the time brian stow was attacked in the parking lot at dodger stadium. davila says she gave a description of the suspect and the lapd made sketches. davila was not asked if the men were the suspects. a detective testified and defense pointed out sketches led detectives to ramirez, who turned out to be the wrong person. >> when this case is assigned ramez was our main focus as we investigated further, realityized he was not the suspect. >> and brian stow won't be able to testify at this hearing and in a pomt the

prosecutor placed foo the record a statement of his condition. >> brian stow sun able to walk, loss of motor skills in arms and hands. is unable to carry on a normal conversation. brian stow will require skills long term care and daily assistance for the remainder of the life. >> tomorrow two, of the friends are scheduled to testify and they were next to time when the attack occurred. reporting from los angeles abc 7 news. >> still coming up tonight at 6:00 the arrest of a teacher on pornography charges, police coming under fire for questioning kids without telling their parents. >> and an earthent alert for pet owners. a dog died ask three others got sick. she's blaming it on treats they ate. >> one answer to global warming. and the dilemma facing windiest bay area neighborhoods. stay with us.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. some south bay parents are outraged their kids are interviewed in a child porn investigation without their notification. police say the investigation could have been jeopardized if parents were told ahead of time. abc 7 news has the story. >> parents at san jose will rogers elementary are dumb founded and mad. the first shocker is that the former third grade teacher was arrested on suspension of possession, and manufacturing of child porn. next shock is that 30 students were interviewed with out parents being notified beforehand. >> there are kids telling them

at the dinner table. that is not cool. to me, i don't think that is okay. >> did he ever touch you inappropriately? those are things i need to be there for my daughter for. >> he was sus suspected in september when the police started their investigation. the district sent a letter home today telling them about the investigation, and the police directioned them not to tell parents about the student interviews. direct was asked not to release the fact officers would be at will rogers school this week until after all of the interviews had been conducted. san jose police say parental notification is only required when they're investigating abuse by the parents at home. >> there is a court case that says if there is any type of suspected child abuse or sexual abuse going on at home we have to get consent to interview the students. >> the san jose unified school district confirmed sit legal for police to interview students without notifying

parents if they believe that might jeopardize this case. police say so far they've not found abuse victims at schools and plan to interview more students. the district declined our request for an interview. abc 7 news. >> and the santa clara county district attorney is determined that a san jose police officer was legally justified in killing a man in his home last year. back in december, officer lee chase aid reported gang member into a home on inman way. the suspect threw his loaded weapon into a bedroom picked up by a 47-year-old who pointed at the officer then fired and killed the man. >> a morgan hill woman blaming the death of her dog on a popular dog treat. she says her four dogs ate milo's kitchen home style dog treats. three began getting sick including a and-year-old who kied yesterday. >> so hard to see her that

way. she didn't deserve it. she was the most loving and loyal family dog that... >> nearly a thousand pet owners complained and the agency put out an advisory last fall warning that dogs that ate the treats have shown a condition causing electrolytes to leak out of the body. and the company maintains fda and other organizations have found no connection between the illness and treats. >> and a santa clara county cement plant of source of environmental concerns will not be added to the super fund list determining the plant did not pose a threat to public health. the plant has been a target of environmentists over the years because it ranks at, or near the torch sites for emissions of green house gases and mercury. the plant opened in 1939 and

produces half of the cement used in the bay area. >> there is quite a toasty day outside. >> temperatures into mid-90s. it's like summer out there. terrific. and interest is a heading into week, there is a high definition camera, clear skies thanks to winds out of the northwest. kept fog off the coast as well. and there is northwest winds just pushing all the fog well off the coast clear skies there. and there are inland temperatures got hot today. taking a look at highs this afternoon, 92 in concord. there is 94 in clear lake. 72 in san francisco. sunshine there, 62 degrees was the high today.

86 in san jose. the fog is near the coast and will creep back in overnight tonight. and there is a sense of cooler air. we have 54 in san francisco. still a warm in san rafael. and 93 degrees in antioch and so here is a lock at highlights. fog will be returning to the coast this evening. now it's going to be very shallow z will be just near the coast. and it's going to cool us all down heading into friday. and there is a as far as weekend is concerned we'll call it mild to warm. and there is mild temperatures across the bay area. cold front has been a large area of high pressure. a warm ridge. and there is keeping the jet stream well north of us. and this high is going start

to weaken. there is a a bubble the air that will mean a cooler air mass this weekend. and also, the return of the coastal low clouds and fog. there is a lk at lows tonight. 40s at the coast. fog starts to redevelop. elsewhere looking for 50s and some mid to low 60s into your east bay valley areas such as antioch tonight getting down to 62 degrees so it will be mild tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m. looking at fog sitting near the coast. and this just hangs out right near the coast. temperatures into upper 50s and expect more 90s. east bay locations and here is a look at some cities for you. campbell tomorrow, 86. will be warm there. and there is 59 degrees in the peninsula, upper 70s to near 80s. san francisco, sun and clouds

in the north bay. there is oakland tomorrow, afternoon sunshine. 74 degrees, and there is mid 90s again, 5 concord and there is the accu-weather forecast, mild to warm over the weekend. and really a pleasant weekend. and there is some winds to cool us down. there is a slight chance of sprinkles monday. >> thank you. >> and coming up next, the new frontier in space. >> the first commercial mission wendz a successful flash down.

the world's first commercial space ship returned to earth. the space x dragon landed about 500 miles off baja, california after a nine day voyage to the international space station. there are no astronauts inside. but the capsule did bring back a half ton of hold space ship equipment. it was founded by billionaire elan musk who co-founded pay pal and owns tesla motor autos just overwhelmed with joy for 10 years and to have done this and have it go so well is satisfying. >> it hopes to carry

astronauts to and from the space station. >> an east bay family got the keys to their new home today. the nice appropriate to be renovated in by habitat for humanity. and this family came from east africa looking for a better life for their children. they worked on the house along with volunteers. >> our partner families, as you know, our partner families are the heart and soul of the mission, the reason we exist. >> the city has dedicated nearly $2.8 billion to low income families. the project being funded by the neighborhood stable saigs program. >> and welcome home. >> when we come back tonight developing news in the john edwards trial on the decision now facing prosecutors, should

they try again to convict? >> in sacramento, a citizen's commission cut the pay of politicians by 5%. it's popular with voter buzz not politicians. >> and city hall finds a way to balance the budge writ for next two years. >> we'll continue in just a moment. stay with us. ñ

we want to update breaking news. crews have now given the all clear following an explosion in a house on juniper street. the ochl plogs came from the kitchen and there are no chemicals involved. two men in the kitchen drove them selfs to the hospital to get treated for burn autos it appears tonight that the justice department will not seek another trial against former senator john edwards according to a knowledgeable law enforcement official. a jury found edwards not guilty on one count of accepting an illegal campaign contribution but failed to reach a verdict on five other charges and the judge declared

a mistrial. and prosecutors accused edwards of illegally using contributing gss. >> while i do not believe i did anything illegal, or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did a lot that was wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sin autos juror dz not speak to reporters this afternoon. >> and the governor along with state lawmakers and other officials in california are getting a taste of their own medicine tonight. salaries are being cut. and nannette miranda is in sacramento. >> voters empowered the commission in 190. and today, members of a 5% pay cut for lawmakers and the governor and other state wide elected officials.

it will save less than 700,000s aids year this is minuscule considering the state budget. >> this will send a message we have to move on we have to get out so everybody has, has to sacrifice. >> the average rank and file lawmaker, pay will go down $5,000 and the cut is on top of the 18% paycheck lawmakers received in 2009. >> they'll get their tax free per diem. single mom holly mitchell is of modest means saying only wealthy people now will run for office. >> continue reduction in our salary is going to make it tough for women like me to be public servants. >> some feel sit punitive. they lost state cars this year,

other accept it as a sign of the times. >> i think it's fair for us to show leadership at this time. and what we can. >> the governor is okay with the pay cut. >> i would run for governor and paid job or not. >> the commission says california lawmakers will still earn the highest salary of all state legislatures in the country wh. considering total compensation they're no longer at the top. >> and occupy oakland protestors took their message to stockton today. >> and they protested what organizers say is an incompetent government. and two bus loads from oakland

joined families and friends of a 16-year-old shot by police following a solen car place. police say as lng as they remain peaceful they can stay on the streets. there has been no violence and no arrests. >> there are no boos or protests at city hall today thchl year it was like a love fest. abc 7 news is in the newsroom tochl plain. >> there is lots of money thanks to 22,000 new jobs created last year in san francisco and concessions by the union so it was a warm, fuzzy feeling at city hall today. >> there is miles all around

because the economy is recovering and the city's reserves, growing. >> there is revenues $172 million more than projected. >> the plan calls for $7 mill l billion in spending, the plan closing a projected two year deficit of $638 million. this means no cuts to health and social services. this is after years of deep incisions. denise coleman says what a change. >> there are five programs we've receive add prochlly 10% cuts over the last six years. >> there is enough to go to programs for state and federal funding. >> there is cuts to service that's serve people with hiv and aids. >> san francisco schools will receive $6 million.

a priority in s.one of the biggest hiring commitments to public safety. there are six classes totalling 300 recruits in two years. and there appears to be little opposition to the proposal. the main on ta cell has been cuts proposed for social service agencies. >> and i've organized to make sure we can have a vibrant safety net for working people in this city. >> the first time a mayor proposed a two year budget. and the budget analyst will review the plan, then going to the supervisors in mid june. >> and still to come, something that could revolutionize how we use our smart phones and tab blets.

a major announcement by a bay air start up that is bridging the cap between the smart phone autos and abc 7 news talked with the founder. >> siri is easily stumped. it's only prewired to answer certain types of questions

that. is why mike created this bot. >> it's a different robot. it's artificial intelligence that mobile app developers to use to look at a web page and read it like a person. >> there is an ad failing to show up here, related articles. >> this cuts through the cluter to find title and body of the story, then feed to it a mobile app. works on different web sites. not just for news. >> this is started back when i was a student at stanford, whenever a professor would up load new slides or consignment my phone would buzz and he realized he went to work on something in palo alto. >> this gave difbot a chance to work with the addition autos this is a cover. >> it is a personalized news

magazine based on what you like to read. >> so i can like san francisco. >> where are these coming from? >> difbot. >> there is one more part of the intelligence just earned difbot $2 million in funding. and he says you'll make difb. ot smarter. >> if it grows and learns about how to get news from different sites that is another site that they can get news from. >> and just head tonight one of the answers to global warming. >> dilemma fashion even the windiest bay area

>> an up tick for facebook for just the fourth time, the stock rose today $1.41 a share, still down more than 20% from the initial price. big day for apple. chinese government approved the sale of the new ipad in china and the iphone will be soon available without a contract for the first time

through the cricket service. and united airlines said it will have to cut 1300 jobs and reduce flights to houston. >> almost half of the carbon dioxide comes from generating electricity. another option is wind power but where would we put the turbines? >> if this is windy, it must be afternoon. it generates waves. and it opens possibilities. >> i'm an tunist. and... there can be wind in sales for free why, not use it? >> he means more than recreation. he not only sales the boat but

rifs in the space. >> 100 square feet. it's quite predictible for a guy who thinks green. if you visit you'll elaborate about how he earned a phd. >> we can get our information on the east coast during the time we use our energy from wind energy he looked everywhere. so imagine 19 wind turb ons -- turbines. >> from the northern tip of treasure island, you on over past the berkeley pier, here. >> but wait a minute. wind turbines just off the shore line? that will never happen, right? >> they're big. they should propose an al in a tiff to nuclear energy. >> if they can make it

attractive looking why not? >> this would be more than 400 feet across looking like these but anchored in shallow water and would obscure some views. and there is wind coming up just about the time demands peak. >> there is a summer day. winds blowing 20, 25 knots winds putting out almost 100% of the power. >> sea gull. i hope they don't get killed. >> and something to think about. >> that is all right now. just a thought from a forward-looking phd who knows a good free resource when it hits him in the face. >> it's berkeley. >> from san francisco bay, abc 7 news. >> and there is leigh glaser in tonight. >> let's do traveling by the way, palm springs, record high

today, 114 and you'll notice on the map that is what i'm forecasting tomorrow. so there is l.a. tomorrow, 78 with sunshine. and big sur, 75. there is fog returning right near coast overnight. looking for a little cooler temperatures there. half moon bay 59. 69 san francisco. and there is back up into 90s into the east bay. there is 80 for fremont. morgan hill will be warm to shot. the accu-weather forecast saturday, sunday, mild to warm. and increasing clouds near the coast. then, a windy day on monday. there is a slight chance of showers.

>> there is just a slight chance 6. >> 23 grads graduated today. ceremonies held at embarcadero where classes are taught. saying these students identified solid career goals and all going to college or trade school. >> so this feels great. it finally happened with hard work that pays off. >> it does. and that young man is going to a barber's college. they say they want to make sure students have skills they need to succeed. today, it's mission accomplished. 23 people on the way. congratulation autos great to see how proud they are of them self autos it's crunch time for cal at the college soft

ball world series. >> stay with us. ab

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coming up then murdered because he saw too much. a verdict tonight for the men who executed a witness to prevent his testimony. >> then at 11:00 here on abc 7 news fighting back against violence in vallejo schools. what changes parents and teachers need to make coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and there is some college baseball. >> this is a little stressful today for the cal soft ball team. there is a late come back to pull this thing out. there is cal tied it in the 5th and 6 pth. there is a chopper with no play for twin sister scores. there is a 5-2 lead. top 7 now. there is a last shot for tigers and there is jolene henderson gets the final out

there. they'll face number four oklahoma tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. stanford plays a regional tomorrow opening up against fresno state. mark appell will be on the mound after going 9-1. he is projected to go number one in next week's major league draft. his loss came against fresno state in march. mark marcus will go with his ace. >> there is a good. >> it is good. >> he's one of the better pitchers in college baseball. >> he'll give us a chance to win. >> he gives us a chance to win. >> u.s. open begins in two weeks in san francisco. phil mickelson wants to play well here and that is why he withdrew today.

this is a shot of 79 and saying he needs rest. rory mcelroy hd a quadruple bogey. and chipping in for eagle. there is spencer levine putting was great today. there is five under 67, one back of the leader at 6 under there is mini camp. there is established players on the roster and there are free agents who are long shots. >> with a roster filled with randy hose and kyle williams and aj jenkins why the 49ers? >> there are good receivers i can learn from. >> basketball and track were

his sports growing up. and he learned to play this sport on a video game where randy moss was his guy. >> this is like talking to me it's crazy. and this is real. >> this is maybe to you, it's okay. >> to me, it's like a dream. that is my favorite player. >> there is a physical player. >> speed and eelt yogss, everything. >> when you're a fre agent you're not going to get as many opportunities as guys on the roster, when you do get a chance have you to take advantage. >> i'm used to getting one last rep. i'm paying attention like i'm there. and and i'll point that out to

make sure they know that. >> i want to be here. i want to play. whenever they need me on this team or another team, i'll play it. i just love the game of football. >> and that is a winning attitude. >> yes. you're only an injury away. >> and that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> join the conversation we have tonight on the john edwards verdict. >> and check us out there. from all of us here we appreciate your time. thanks for watching. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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