>> reporter: she will have to explain contradictions between her testimony and this video. >> i am going to use these just in case he wants to take him away from me because he said that, that he is powerful and he can -- he can do it. >> did he say he was powerful? >> no. >> you said in the video he said he is very powerful. >> yes. >> she gave the count with certain specific allegations. the city attorney will ask was she lying then or now. >> reporter: ellana lopez says she supports her husband. she will appear in court tomorrow morning to ask a judge to lift a protective order that kept them separated since -- separated since january. >> reporter: ellana lopez is expected to take the stand within minutes.

there you see ross mirkarimi. we will monitor what happens and bring you an update as soon as she resumes her testimony. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details here. we spoke with aaron pestcon, he is waiting to hear if he will testimony. he is expected to address claims the mayor ed lee perjured himself. he said the mayor's office asked him to offer ross mirkarimi a new job if he would resign as sheriff. >> i will testify to those issues, yes. >> the ethic's commission is expected to decide tonight whether to subpoena him. body found at the brown -- dublin-pleasanton bart station. investigators say the body is that of a woman.

police are investigating how she died. the biggest child pornography operation in northern california history. "operation chickenhawk." ktvu's janine de la vega tells us one officer described the images as haunting. >> reporter: we are here on blossom hour, police took a 32- year-old moon who lives here into cust -- man who lives here into custody for child pornography. 10 men today have been arrested for that. >> reporter: police spanned out surprising people they believe have child pornography in their home. you can see one of them. he was arrested at this house. the internet crimes against children task force was able to target them through decoy operation. >> they think they are trading peer to peer child pornography when they are raiding with

police officers. >> reporter: police arrested this teen. neighbors say he just graduated from high school. >> he is very nice. we always say hi, and bye to him. >> reporter: investigators foundp enough evidence on hard driving -- found enough evidence on hard drives to book him. >> reporter: 150 detectives teamed up to serve 20 search warrants. >> this van allows us to preview hard drives for that evidence and determine whether or not there is enough probable cause for arrest. >> reporter: at this location he was arrested. neighbors cheered when they heard what police were doing in the neighborhood. police say after viewing the images it is haunting. >> some of it stays with you and acts as a motivation to clean the streets up of this problem.

>> reporter: so far here are the pictures of 3-10 men arrested today. again, in the past 30 minutes, a man was arrested from a home, he is married, doesn't have a criminal history and he was surprised that police arrested him. police are still at numerous locations and expect to make more arrests tonight. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. police and city workers evicted homeless people who have been camping there for months. police say recent fires prompted the move. they passed out motel vouchers on monday. this morning workers cleaned up items that were left behind. >> it has been terrible. they have been out here for months, since the winter time. it will be good to have them out of here. >> officials plan to hand out

more motel vouchers today. the man who was shot and killed by police yesterday has been identified. he was 32-year-old pralith pralourng and was an employee at tcho new american chocolate factory on peer 17. he injured a co-worker with a box cutter and ran out of the building and when approached by police he lunged at the officer with the blade and that is when the officer shot him. police identified a man arrested following a police chase that caused a crash injuring two people. happened last night. 32-year-old randall evans sped off when officers tried to pull him over. a few blocks later he crashed into a car injuring the people

inside. he was arrested a block away. he was also wanted on a weapons warrant. frustration and heavy hearts after 15 laptops stolen from a san francisco organization that brings high tech skills to low income students. ktvu's rob roth is live with why what the students lost goes beyond the hardware. rob? >> reporter: the burglary was brazen. happened inside this building on third street. and missing lab top computers students were using for their summer project. >> reporter: the center for arts and technology students are working to replace what they lost. the lab tops are now gone. >> -- laptops are now gone. >> it is troublesome.

>> reporter: it hurts? >> yeah. a lot. >> my hard work i put into is for nothing. >> reporter: they are a non- profit organization that teaches students skills. the founder says the building was breached through a second floor window. the thieves repelled down this wall, broke into the cabinet and took the laptops. >> it is shocking. shocked everybody. we wanted to provide a safe environment. >> reporter: they launched a campaign to replace the laptop. but unless the computers are recovered a lot of work will be lost for good and perhaps something else. >> this is a non-profit trying to help people. i don't think they would be a target for this kind of stuff.

>> reporter: officials are working on making their equipment more secure so they don't have to face this again. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. back now to city hall, the wife of the suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi just took the stand. we will listen in to her testimony, this is round 2 as she is sitting before the san francisco ethic's commission. we listen in. >> you mentioned that there were -- that the first time you told your husband to stop was in the minivan, do you recall that testimony? [ speaking foreign language ] >> yes. i am sorry. >> that is okay. >> what was your husband doing to you in the family minivan that led you to tell him to

stop? [ speaking foreign language ] >> he grabbed my arm. >> how long did he hold on to your arm? >> he grabbed my arm and i said stop. one second. how much take -- you can take the time. stop! >> the record should reflect the witness moved her right arm across her torso. >> records so reflect. >> were you a danger to your son at the time that your husband grabbed your arm? [ speaking foreign language ] >> no. >> do you think that your husband needed to defend your son from you? [ speaking foreign language ]

>> i don't think so. >> you got an injury from your husband on december 31? >> i got a bruise. >> is that an injury? >> i am not a doctor. i can say i got a bruise. >> you don't know if that is an injury -- >> objection, irrelevant. >> there was a second time you told your husband to stop that you mentioned last night, do you recall that testimony? >> yes. >> where were you the second time you told your husband to stop on december 31? >> in the kitchen. of my house. >> okay. and at that point did you say to your husband something long the lines of please stop, look at what you are doing to our son, do you know what this is

going to do to him? please stop for our son. >> in the kitchen he was apologizing and i didn't want to talk with him so i said stop. do not talk to me. and at that point was around 1:00 p.m. he was hungry. he was sleepy. i was hungry. i was angry because i have to cook and make the lunch, late at 1:00 when it was already nap time and he was trying to apologize, i said stop, let me cook, make the things i have to do. >> on december 31 did you tell your husband look at what you are doing to our son? >> no. >> did you tell your husband do you know what this is going to

do to him? [ speaking foreign language ] >> no. >> did you tell your husband please stop for our son? >> no. >> okay. now, why were you concerned -- let me step back for a minute. were you at all concerned about the effect of your husband's behavior on december 31? on your son. >> i do not like to fight in front of my son so i was trying to avoid and -- avoid anything and, of course, i was so angry he grabbed my arm in front of my son. >> why did that concern you? >> not only that, the profanity i think was worse for me. >> why did the profanity concern you with regard to your

son? >> because it is not right to say that kind of things in front of my son. i don't say any bad word in front of him. >> are you concerned about that kind of effect on your son? >> yes. >> were you concerned about the negative effect on your son of your husband using force on you in the presence of your son? >> absolutely. very strong. >> were yonder can about your son growing -- were you concerned about your son growing up in an abusive environment? >> objection, irrelevant. >> counsel -- >> this is going to the witness' state of mind and what her state of mind was with regard to the situation with her husband, part of our claim the witness had an awareness she was being abused and that

after the communications that we have been going over the past couple of nights -- >> okay. we will allow this question. over ruled. >> can you repeat the question? >> you were concerned about your son growing up in an abusive environment? >> i think an abusive environment is when that kind of things happen every day or every week. i would never be -- i would never let my son had that kind of experience but, of course, if that happened one time, even -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> warning. >> that you have to pay attention and why i was mad at him. >> listening live as ellana lopez, the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi continues her testimony in front of the san

francisco ethic's commission. we just heard her describe what happened on december 31 saying he grabbed my arm and saying ross mirkarimi used profanity. she described the actions by her husband, her reaction and the effect on their son. she is speaking with the help of a translator. david stevenson is inside the hearing room here. he is monitoring what is happening. we will keep watching what she has to say and we will bring you an update in minutes on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. this used to be a lilly pond, now it is a murky mess, why cleaning it up is not aseey as the sit -- easy as the city wants it to be. >> your forecast coming up.

in san francisco one of the ponds in golden gate park is

dealing with two problems, out of control weeds and out of control frogs. ktvu's sal castaneda shows us what they are doing it the pond. sal? >> reporter: frank it is hard to tell but at one point this used to be a pond that had lilly pads coming up and clear water. now it looks like a mess but cleaning it up won't be that easy. >> reporter: it used to be a pristine lilly pond now golden gate park lilly pond is over run. the frog, living in aboundance under water must -- abundance under water must be removed. >> many are released by misguided humans and when they are released they are subjected

to environmental perils that cause them to starve. >> nature is beautiful no matter how you look at it as long as you get the values out of it. the city plans to drain the pond aat the cost of $100,000. but removing the frogs are not that simple. environmentalists are worried they will move to another pond. this pond is a visual reminder of what can happen when people grow tired of pets and release them. >> reporter: fish and game officials plan to remove the frogs by this fall and that is when the city can restore this pond. live in san francisco, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. a police dog helped chase down a suspect today after

authorities discovered a large marijuana grow. state fish and game and officials found athe farm in the san jose -- found the warm in the san jose foot hills. police dog chased down one suspect. the man faces charges of growing marijuana for sale and polluting. contra costa county plans to spray for muketooes -- mosquitoes. the county says they detected west nile virus in the area. officials in santa cruz say this year they found birds infected with west nile virus.

they have not had any human cases of west nile this year. our chief meteorologist is off and mark is filling in. seems to be getting better every day. >> the trend continues into the weekend. we are starting out with radar, yesterday we were talking about showers and thunderstorms moving in. that forecast verified nicely as far as the showers not developing in the bay area. moving to the southeast of the sierra. low clouds and fog developing, san francisco and pacifica. as far as current temperatures, you can see they are from the lower 60s to san francisco. oakland 70 degrees. and the warmest locations inland, lower 80s, fairfield, 82 degrees. we started out the week with the cool numbers. temperatures over the past

couple days have been coming up a little bit. here is the satellite and the radar. this is responsible for the cool down. you get an idea, beginning to move out to the north and east and there is the evidence of the moisture moving in to parts of the state. heading out to the east of the sierra. fog regrouping coast side and more patches around the bay, this is tomorrow morning at 7:00. over night lows with the fog and partly cloudy skies inland will be in the low 50s. santa rosa 51. san jose 55 and livermore 53 degrees. here is our forecast, temperatures in the 60s for the coast for your friday afternoon. look what happens as you expect, we are warming up inland, more 80s expected. the warmest locations on track to reach the upper 80s to around 90 degrees towards antioch and brentwood around

3:00 for your friday. coming up when 90s return to the forecast and the warmest day of the weekend. it is surveillance video police need help with. what this man did here in the video just minutes after the pictures were taken that has him wanted by police. how cops are using social needia to try to catch him. media to try to catch him. >> trying to luristtures back to the -- oysters back to the bay and the bay area's 911 system has been using 35-year- old technology until now, the simple software upgrade that would speed up emergency crews and inside the suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi ethic's commission hearing. tonight at 6:00.

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firefighters kept a barn fire from spreading to nearby

homes this morning. it broke out about 3:20 a.m. this morning. the fire destroyed the barn and a horse trailer inside. it may be impossible to determine the cause because the damage was so severe. -6z regulators say they were not misled at a nuclear power plant. it has been shut down since january after a break in a generator tube. they say southern california edison lied about changes to the generators but a report says they provided all the information required. police are asking for help in identifying a burglar seen in surveillance video. investigators posted this video on youtube showing the suspect. you see the man walking from the car from the victim's home and back again. a while later police say he

went back to his car with a loaded suit case. the incident happened yesterday on 6th afternoon. the car was a blue or green two door. and police are looking for two suspects that stole merchandise from two stores. police released these photos. they were seen driving away. anyone with information about the case is asked to call police. one drug or three drugs or no executions at all. what texas did last night restarted that debate here. >> and we are taking you live once again to the testimony by the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi, ellana lopez is testifying. she answered to allegations of

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> is the log jam of prisoners waiting execution in california about to clear up? how a execution in texas could have an impact here. first, happening now, our coverage as ellana lopez the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is testifying right now before the ethic's commission in san francisco city hall. we are closely monitoring her testimony. 20 minutes ago she talked about the night of december 31. she got into an argument with her husband that started everything.

>> he grabbed my arm and i said stop. was one second. how much take, you can take the time. stop. >> right now ellana lopez is answering questions about the day after the fight. ellana lopez said she wanted ross mirkarimi to go into therapy with her to resolve their issues about resuming her career as an actress in venezuela. we want to listen in live for a moments on what ellana lopez is saying. >> did it have negative consequences? >> no. >> your husband's behavior towards you before december 31 was acceptable to you? >> yes. >> you had no complaints before december 31? >> objection. relevance. >> sustained. >> okay.

now, were there -- in this research that your husband was doing on january 1, about possible resources to go to, where there any names he suggested to you? >> no. >> okay. now, your husband took you to on a trip january 2 and 3. >> yes. >> and as of january 2 did you understand that you were in an abusive relationship with your husband. >> i am sorry. >> ellana lopez testifies before the ethic's commission in san francisco. her testimony could be crucial as to whether or not her husband is allowed to keep her job. he has been suspended for several months. the ethic's commission will make a recommendation to the board of supervisorsvisors and then the board will vote, 9-11 have to vote in favor of ross

mirkarimi losing his job for him to lose his job. we are continuing to follow this story. david stevenson is in the courtroom listening to what ellana lopez is saying. and we will break into programming and have more coverage on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. the execution in texas, it could impact the 700 immates on death row -- inmates on death row. ktvu's rita williams has more. >> reporter: using one drug instead of three has reopened the debate here. is that the way to break the log jam on executions in california? >> sounds like it is the right way to go. >> should we even have the death penalty? >> reporter: yesterday texas for the first time used a single drug to kill this convicted killer. there are now these 5 states

that are using the sedative alone with georgia planning to join them soon. they had to stop using the three drug method because one of the drugs is no longer available. california hasn't executed anyone since 2006 when a judge imposed a moratorium after complaints the state's three drug method caused excruciating pain. the district attorney personally prosecuted three. >> people who do not support this punishment has been successful in creating road blocks to prevent justice. >> reporter: in november california will vote whether they want to abolish the death penalty here. she says till then the discussion should not be about how to execute people but whether they should be executed at all.

>> we have to have that conversation about the risk of executing innocent people. we also have to have the conversation about the cost of the death penalty. >> reporter: between now and november you will be hearing a lot more from people both for and against the death penalty in california. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. we can tell you more about a motorcycle-car accident today. as we told you on ktvu channel 2 news at noon the motorcycle collided with a car around 9:00 a.m. the motorcyclist is a man in his 40s and his injuries are not life threatening. after that accident another crash sent a bicyclist to the hospital. a truck made a right turn on to grove and hit the bicyclists. the man went to the hospital with knee pain. his injuries were not life

threatening. couple died in alaska in the crash of a plane. the plane was in route from fort yukon to fair banks when it disappeared last night. troopers confirmed two people died but bad weather hampered the recovery effort. the plane was registered in palo alto. at this point the victim's names haven't been released. the law enforcement community crests new safety measures for lower deaths. that is down by half compared to last year. one california officer was on that list. he was shot and killed by serving an eviction notice. president obama hit the campaign today in florida

telling voters in that state that americans share a core belief. >> the idea that no matter where you come from, no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, america is a play you can make it if you try. >> and through west palm west palm beach and orlando. he won orlando in 2008. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney campaigned in massachusetts today where he criticized president obama. >> the judge he is interested in protecting is his own. >> mitt romney spoke to employees of a trucking business. he noted jobless claims are up. he will be in the bay area on sunday. president obama arrives on monday for a campaign

fundraising stop. washington state is the first to launch online voter registration through facebook. voters can sign up by going to their facebook page. it is designed to increase voter participation. it is set to debut this month. if you are not by a television watch ktvu channel 2 news by using our mobile app, download it and you can watch any ktvu newscast live. an arrest in a hit-and-run accident, why the accident isn't the only thing the driver is accused of.

the chp is reporting an arrest in a sacramento county hit and run. officers arrested him early this morning and he killed four show dogs. he was under the influence and driving without a license this morning and admitted the accident on monday. the impact severed a victim's leg and broke the leg of his girlfriend, the dogs were left dead. a new commander took over the coast guard's 11th

district. >> he comes from washington, d.c. where he was in charge of government and public affairs for the coast guard. they handle coastal duties from california south to mexico and central america as well as arizona, nevada and utah. >> really excited to be here. couldn't think of a place i would rather be standing today with the responsibilities and the team i am joining. gay rights advocates are criticizing the ceo of chick- fil-a after he came out against same-sex marriage. he said the company is quote guilty as charged. a company statement said they

have a history of applying biblical principals to its business. the youngest are most vulnerable, why the cdc is saying a epidemic of a dangerous disease is the worst in 50 years. >> coming up, when 90s return to the forecast and the hottest day of the upcoming weekend. ed. >> touring to -- trying to lure oysters back to the bay and the bay area's 911 system has been using 35-year-old technology till now, the software upgrade that will speed up emergency crews and live inside suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi's ethic's commission hearing, the reunion his wife is seeking with her husband

tonight at 6:00.

. alarming new information about whooping off a especially deadly disease for children. it is the worse in 50 years and john fowler is here to explain. >> reporter: named for the sound that infants make. whooping cough is making a come back. >> double the cases over last year and 9 infants dead. >> it is horrible. and the cough goes on and on. >> reporter: he tells me he has seen an uptick in coughing. >> parents have a lot of reservations of immunizations. >> reporter: experts say infants catch whooping cough from older people. >> might be dormant in our bodies but we can pass it on.

>> reporter: doctors recommend a booster. >> this is like small smallpox. >> reporter: in california, though, a improvement from two years ago. now 99% fewer cases than when she was expecting. she and her baby were both vaccinated. >> it was talked about. >> i think in california we have done a better job. >> reporter: schools, day care and other activities strongly urge vaccination. after the outbreak of 2010, compliance improved. in the bay area, marin county logs with 1-5 not vaccinated. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. many pregnant women drink

alcohol despite warnings about birth defects. the research from the centers for disease control finds 1-13 drank alcohol. they interviewed 14,000 pregnant women for the survey. the humane society is over run with sick and starving pelicans. the facility took in 30 brown pelicans in the past two weeks. experts say most are juveniles that haven't learned to fish or sources are depleted. they are giving them iv fluids and tube feeding. the court cold disneyland to consider letting disabled people using segways.

a woman with a form of muscular dystrophy files suit after they refused to let her use her segue. seniors have more places to get clipper cards. they can go to one of eight my transit plus kiosks in the downtown bart stations. you have to be 65 or older. there is an application to fill out. you bring the application with proof of age. after a groomy -- gloomy start to had work week, we are where we want to go. let's go to mark tamayo. >> if you like the warmer temperatures you might like the forecast. we have 90s, over the weekend, warmest spots back up into the 90s. right now on the maps, fog developing coast side here. cleared back to the shoreline

here. clouds around point reyes, pacifica, daily city and san francisco. i have been watching the live cameras showing you the fog increasing in coverage off shore because of this, the winds on shore, gusting to 17 miles per hour. as forecasted we warmed up a little bit compared to yesterday. no big changes today. tonight we have this, coastal fog, breezy out there. tomorrow morning clouds and we are sticking with the warm weekend forecast saturday and sunday. here is a look that temperatures from this afternoon, from the lower 60s in pacifica, to change happened inland, 80s towards fairfield, antioch and morgan hill. san jose 75 degrees. this is the key weather feature, cooling off the bay area. here is a look at the showers and thunderstorms developing across the sierra, to the

southeast. tomorrow, warmer. that means the warmest locations in the upper 80s. look what happens into the weekend, high pressure strengthens, the sinking air, warms, and brings in warming. inland on track to reach the mid-90s. the beaches only maxing out in the 60s. forecast model, over cast first thing friday morning. talking about friday. clouds clear to near the shoreline. if you are heading to lake tahoe, as you can see, more sunshine expected and temperatures in the upper 70s for the weekend. our numbers for tomorrow, oakland 73. 90s towards brentwood. san jose 81 and san francisco will go with 68 degrees. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, warmer for sunday and saturday. if you are thinking about the next cooling trend, tuesday and

coming up at 6:00, we will look at the cooling trend for next week. >> thank you. how would you like to buy two houses for $2? where that is happening and the catch. also san francisco is considering another ban on smoking. why some would be exempt.

two houses are for sale for $1 each but as you might imagine there is a catch. that $1 will get you the house but not the land. the two buildings are on walnut street, on the site of a future ace hardware store and the developer is required to try to sell them before tearing them down. smoking may be banned from california street fairs unless someone is smoking marijuana for medicinal reasons. he introduced the proposal to protect the public from second hand smoke. they are working with concert promoters to implement the policy. >> puts a burden on them to notify people that this is their responsibility that they should not be smoking and endangering the heth of people -- health of people around them. >> it would be up to organizers

to get the word out. but it would not be enforced by police. the u.s. postal service is warning it can't make a payment unless it gets help from congress. they must pay $5.5 billion to a health benefit fund that is due august 1. this world be the -- would be the first default ever. congress doesn't look likely to help. today a british judge ordered apple to post an ad that promotes samsung as part of a patten battle. it is supposed to say samsung did not copy the i-pad. the ad must also appear in newspapers. it follows an order they do not infringe on apple's design.

live tonight inside city hall. coming up, ellana lopez on the stand during the ethic's commission hearing for her husband suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi, which questions just caused her testimony to take a very serious turn. >> and these computers provide help during bay area emergency but they haven't been update since the 1980s. the new capabilities that could save lives when someone calls 911.

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. frank frank. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. ellana lopez is answering questions about the neighbor who turned her husband in for domestic abuse. david stevenson has been monitoring the ethic's commission hearing in the case of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. the hearing is going on right now. as we have been showing you, ellana lopez resumed her testimony, answering questions about her neighbor who reported the incident to police. let's go live inside right now where you can see her continuing her testimony. things took a serious turn once