turned over. ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco. you spoke with ross mirkarimi this afternoon? >> reporter: that's right. the video was released to the public today. >> this is the politics of destruction at its worse. >> reporter: the attorney's office released video of eliana lopez, the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi, displaying a bruise he gave her december 31. >> this is the second time this is happening. i tell ross i want to work on the marriage. we need help. i have been telling him we need help. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi pleaded guilty to false imprisonment. hearing on whether ross mirkarimi should be reintited or lose his stob. >> i will use this just in case

he wants to take him away from me because he said that that he is very powerful and he can do this. >> the way they are trying to exploit my family in order to press their case against me, against susunconscionable -- is unconscionable. >> she thought it was a confidential video. >> reporter: the critics hopes it won't discourage victims seeking domestic violence counseling. >> she should not be ashamed. nothing shameful about that. >> reporter: the next ethics commission hearing, which may include the video is june 19. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and stay with www.ktvu.com for complete coverage of the ethics commission investigation

of ross mirkarimi and you can watch the eliana lopez. the two men accused of beating a giants fan at dodger stadium were back in court today for day two of their hearing. ktvu's christien kafton is live outside the los angeles courtroom where we learned how the whole thing may have started. >> reporter: yeah. i was inside the courtroom as the testimony came tie an end. the highlight -- came to an end. the highlights, the list of injuries brian stow is facing, injuries to his skull and he will need lifelong medical care. this afternoon prosecutors walked witnesses through the fight opening night of 2011. the judge is allowing us to use audio but not faces. >> you said you heard the noise. >> yes. >> what did that sound like?

describe that. >> a really loud hit. sound. >> reporter: the suspects marvin norwood and louie sanchez watched as witness after witness described men matching their description picking fights in the parking lot. witnesses saw men watching the description of the suspects and they appeared to be drunk and high. the defense said there were a number of fights that night and worked today to prove the witnesses couldn't identify louie sanchez and marvin norwood. >> the person that you say you observed punch the giants fan that you believe is brian stow, did you get a good look at that person? >> i saw a side view. >> you never saw a front view? >> nope. >> reporter: brian stow was not in court today and we didn't see his family here. they are planning on bringing more witnesses to the stand,

including friends of brian stow who were with him the night of the attack. we will have coverage, including more tonight, rita williams will have a wrap up here in los angeles for you coming up at 10:00. live in los angeles, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. the man accused of killing sierra lamar goes to court. coming up in 10 minutes the suspect didn't enter a plea but what did happen in court is significant. police are searching for three surviving suspects following a jewelry store robbery. a shooting that jewelry store. police say four people entered the store to rob it. one was armed. one of the victims shot the robber. owners of nearby businesses reacted to the news. >> i am sure he is not happy

about what happened but in the end, those guys choose to live their lives that way. >> i am glad to see somebody stick up for their business and themselves. >> the robber died. he is an 18-year-old. the three other robbers are still at large. in san jose residents say a lack of resources is putting the city in danger when fires break out. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live at the scene of a house fire where every fire truck make as difference -- makes a difference. you see this damage. this reignited a controversy over the city budget cuts. >> reporter: some believe this fire could have been handled better and quicker. >> could have been faster if

they got here faster. could have only been fire damage. >> engine 29 would have been the first engine but they weren't available. >> it may or may not have had impact. >> i think it could have been faster. >> our standard is 8 minutes. >> reporter: even between labor and management. >> the fewer people we have the more fire damage we have. >> we are the lowest staffed. >> reporter: not only do they have the fewest firefighters per capita, they have fewer firefighters than the nation's 25 largest cities. one contractor we spoke with told me he has noticed one thing, more complete burn outs of late. >> doesn't surprise me. fewer resources means less of

an ability to stop fires quickly. >> reporter: he analyzes public budgets. >> they made choices about paying people who used to be firefighters or police and therefore they can't spend the money they should be spending to have people on the streets today. >> reporter: such is the situation for many cities today. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. mitt romney visited solyndra today. mitt romney happered president obama for what he called crony capitalism. >> there are people who don't want to see this event occur. don't want questions asked about this investment. don't want people delve into the idea the president took taxpayer money and devote it to

an enterprise. >> reporter: solyndra went bankrupt last year. mitt romney's campaign released a add today focusing on solyndra. >> reporter: across the -- >> across the country. the event was meant to point out myr-hour's failed -- mitt romney's failed paltacies -- policies. president obama made an appearance today for the unveiling of george bush's official portrait. a poll out today on the racen california, a few surprises. president obama has a 16 point lead on mitt romney. president obama got 48%, mitt

romney 32%. there is a surprise when it comes to the undecided voters. more voters are undecided than in previous surveys. 17%. lawmakers will see a pay cut under a decision made today. >> the state is going under. there will be significant reductions. it will have to come from public employees. recordless of where they are. we start here. >> they voted 5 to 1 in favor of the cut. takes effect december 3. today's decision will reduce the check by $5,000. some law makers are asking the state attorney general to review the decision. a bill passed today by the senate would make it illegal for lawmakers to accept gifts, included in the list, tickets to parks, race tracks or

sporting events, spa treatments and golfing, skiing, hunting and fishing. a small group gathered this afternoon to try to draw attention to a lack of help in dealing with problem mortgages. >> the demonstration at the bank of america branch was part of a national effort called the home defender's league. they are calling for a moratorium on foreclosures and for families to be allowed to rent their homes after foreclosure. this man built this cross and has been maintaining it for 30 years, why he can no longer go up here. >> a warm up today. a cool down tomorrow. i will let you know how much cooler.

the man accused of killing sierra lamar appeared in a courtroom today. antolin garcia-torres is scheduled to enter a plea instead the judge granted a request to extend. >> the district attorney gone all in in the murder conviction. they believe they have a strong case for murder. >> antolin garcia-torres is scheduled to be back in court july 12. the parents of a medical student beaten last year filed a lawsuit against the club and the owners. he died of head injuries after

being beaten inside the club. the club had no security and should be held responsible. no one has been arrested thus far in connection with the case. law enforcement officers dismantled a homeless camp. the camp has a long history. each time police moved the homeless out they returned. today's action served as straining for more -- as training for more removeles next month. >> -- removeles next month. >> there are an estimated 11,000 homeless people in san jose. 20% rise since the economy plunged. a world war ii veteran built a cross on a hillside 20 years ago and been maintaining it but ktvu's rob roth talked

to the man and tells us the man is no longer permitted on the property where the cross sits? rob? >> reporter: you can see the cross on this hillside for miles away. it is made of painted rocks and 100 feet long and the man who made it is now heartbroken. >> reporter: he built this cross 31 years ago and been maintaining it. >> this means a love symbol. too much hate in the world. the owner of the property the cross sits on says he can't go up there anymore and the world war ii colonel can't talk about it without breaking down. he created the cross in 1981 as a tribute to those who died during world war ii. gathering 3,000 rocks. he would hike a half hour to take care of it.

>> perhaps that is the reason i am 94 years old. for 31 years i have been climbing the mountain. >> reporter: he says the previous owner allowed him to make the cross and the current owner permitted him to maintain it till a few weeks ago. he is concerned about liability if something happens to him. for neighbors the cross is hard to miss. >> still a nice hillside. >> it adds to the character of the area. unique. >> reporter: in time vegetation will cover the cross. >> i get so upset. i can't talk. >> reporter: he hopes maybe some organization will buy the property ask maintain the process -- and maintain the cross but the land is not for sale. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. californians don't appear

to be supporting the idea of legalizing marijuana for recreation use. there is support for legal medical marijuana for the severely ill. san francisco bay area is the only region where 55% favor recreational legal use. court struck down part of the defense of marriage act. the court ruled that the law which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman is unconstitutional. the judges did not rule on whether they have the right to marry but they said it is unlawful. >> every year we pay thousands of dollars extra in taxes because we are a same-sex couple. >> they called the ruling a dangerous decision that could

threaten your religious predom. facebook stock rose today but shares are still down two weeks into the ipo. facebook closed at $29.60. up 5%. it is down 22% from may 18 of $38 a share. the san francisco zoo has four mew penguin chicks. they are on display now on penguin island till the end of june when they will head off to fish school where they will learn to swim. they are expected to return around the end of july. warm day for them. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin tells us how hot it got today. >> 95. it was up there. warmer than all week. today the warmest day of the

week. although tomorrow will be warm as well. it is cooling off. there is the heat. 90s right now. let's look at the satellite. fog right there. coming on shore. this fog pushing back in. that is the mechanism for the cooling we will experience tomorrow. these were the highs today. 95 in antioch. 96 livermore. national weather service highs. warmest day this week and in a while. fog pushes in to the coast. moderates the temperatures tonight and tomorrow and they are coming down, 5-8 degrees. we will still see low 90s. coastal sections, fog tomorrow and fog on the weekend. bay area temperatures in to the weekend cool as well. the heating went like this. we got to here today and we will go like this. over night lows 50s.

today, today's highs. tomorrow, there they go. bottom drops out. 87. 90 in livermore. friday looks nice. dense morning fog tomorrow as the fog comes back. dense along the great highway. be ready for poor visibility, great highway. low pressure gets closer to us. classic pattern. increases the fog and friends temperatures down. not cold, though. right? sunday mid-70s in the warm spots. just cooler than today. slow cooling trend. saturday nice day, just cooler. fog long the coast and pushes in tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon you see the heat gets pushed back and fog becoming a player along the coast. five-day forecast coming up after this. lot of cities to show you. highs that are above the average for most part.

90 in livermore. good air quality. right now air quality is good. green in the hills. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, weekend cooler. nice. monday more clouds and maybe a chance of a sprinkle. we will see. >> that would be strange. thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. one city's legal victory in the battle against prostitution. >> those cameras are court mandated to discourage prostitution but the court says they are not enough. >> and hear what john edwards said outside the courtroom following today's verdict. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. well, the field is narrowing at the national spelling be. the one letter that tripped up a speller from san jose.

the name of a wisconsin cheese stumped the last bay area contestant in the national spelling bee in washington,

d.c. this morning. he is from san jose. could you spell it? take a look. he made it past 120 others to reach the 6th round. there are 9 left now in the finals. >> congratulations to him. mark is here now. go bears. the cal responsible team in the final -- cal softball team in the finals. >> always excited when a local team makes it. cal women softballers in to the world series. lsu was the first round contender today and they went up in the second inning. cal finds themselves down early. in the third they begin the come back. good for an rbi. 2-1. and in the sixth the bears do their thing. a three run inning.

swinging bunt, that will work. her sister scoring. 3-2 lead. 5-3 final. cal versus oklahoma on friday night as they continue there. a's and giants off. more bad news for the dodgers, matt kemp just off the disabled list with a bad hamstring tried to score on this double. watch him come up there. back on the disabled list. look at matt kemp. he take as bat and crushes it over his knee. don't try that at home. painful. darrius heyward-bey pleads not guilty to drunk driving charges leveled against him after he was stopped on april 17 on the bay bridge.

and hoping that he can bargain a plea deal in that situation. dui is something he is trying to get out of. that is had sporting life for now -- that is the sporting life for now. >> thank you. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. get what you need online right now on one-base-- on www.ktvu.com, see the tape made by eliana lopez talking about her husband ross mirkarimi.