the beltway between greenspring ave at stevenson road is pretty much a mess here because of the fire. fire crews are trying to get it extinguished, but they shutdown all except the shoulder of the road, and that is just a trickle-through traffic is backed up from the outer loop all the way past towson. inner loop, just because of rubbernecking, is backed up from here almost down to liberty road. >> thank you, captain roy. the state budget takes center stage in annapolis today. the state senate could deliver the vote with more on the latest version on what it contains and what is up for debate, here is jennifer franciotti. >> the senate approved legislation to raise the personal income tax rate for individuals making more than $500,000 a year. they also agreed to hold certain state agencies accountable for reports that have not been turned in.

a fourth suspect paul stevenson was arrested close the the shooting. >>> the french delicacy fragua will be illegal in california. eric rasmussen is live where protesters just finished pickets. >> they were protesting a special six course fragua dinner that still appears to be going on here. 45 people paid $150 each to gather in a downstairs dining room here and wage a protest of their own. the sound and smell of frogla or enlarged duck river in a pan is hard for some to resist. but animal rights activists hope these images will make customers reconsider. >> i've made inside these farms, i've seen the conditions that exist and it's incredibly

. >> actors came to stevenson university hoping to land a big role in the netflix movie. the online movie stars kevin spacey. they are looking for men and women to fill the roles of extras. we caught up with one actor who likes that the movie is based in baltimore. >> it is totally awesome. i am hoping that i get to talk about the incentives they are doing. i hope they keep bringing big stuff like this to baltimore. >> the series starts shooting next month. it will include 13 one-hour episodes. south baltimore is the backdrop for real love story about basketball as seen through the eyes of a varsity team from curtis bay. tonight, we will ere the documentary, which follows the m.am from a the documentary chronicles the season from game one of all the way to the end highlighting the

southbound york road at stevenson road, a water main break brake, that has the left lane closed. you may want to stick with i-83 to get through that one. back to you. >>> all new details this morning in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. >> new court documents right now reveal the ages of his alleged victims and abc news' linda stow is standing by with that information. linda. reporter: megan, we've learned the alleged victims were 8 to 17 years old. according to the latest court documents, prosecutors say the abuse occurred over years and some of the victims were children when it started. the new details are according to a document filed by the attorney general's office on thursday. prosecutors say 8 of the 10 alleged victims were abused on the penn state campus. one of the alleged victims was abused in florida and texas and another boy while at his own school. two of the alleged victims remain unidentified. sandusky has been on house arrest awaiting his trial in may. he's charged with 52 criminal counts stemming from allegations he abused boys in his home, in state college hote

southbound york road at stevenson road is where we have a water main break. that has the left lane closed. you may want to stick with 83 through there. and police activity is affecting northbound and southbound greenview avenue at madison street. that's traffic. now back to you. >>> this morning students at a high school just outside of cleveland, ohio in chardon will be heading back to class for the first time since monday's deadly shooting. three students died, two others were wounded. on the same day that students head back to classes, visitation is scheduled today for one of those teens who was killed. funerals are set for next week. >>> and as all this is happening, violence at a school in chicago, two students were stabbed as they prepared to go through security at a checkpoint at a school yesterday. one of those teens died. the other suffered serious injuries. the suspected attacker a 17- year-old who's now in police custody. administrators plan to reopen the school today and grief counselors will be on hand. >>> it is official, maryland has signed the

ktvu's david stevenson joins us live with the courtroom drama and the impact the case is having on the investigators. >> reporter: ktvu obtained new pictures of the suspect as we learned about the toll this case is taking on investigators. >>> binh tai luc asked for help from a public defender. we weren't allowed to show his face. >> reporter: he faced 5 counts of murder for friday's killings at this house. he did not enter a plea today. the public defenders' office has a conflict of interest, they represented his brother 5 weeks ago and he will be a witness in his brother's trial. >> our prior representation has ended so we no longer are representing him. >> reporter: we obtained two pictures of binh tai luc. the first in 1997. this 2005 shows him one year before he was patrolled. sources described to ktvu a grisly scene inside the house. with one victim's wrist cut after her death. >> there was a lot of blood. it was a disturbing event for the police officers. >> reporter: officials say the scene prompted 20 officers to under go counseling. >> the officers that responded said it was

ktvu's david stevenson has been following the trial in san francisco. and explains how timing is everything for the bay area's crab industry. >> we apologize. those were the wrong pictures. we have david's report. let's go to it now. >> reporter: if crab fisherman, one of the rules, no matter what you find, leave the females and the runty males behind. >> we set a size limit for spawning purposes. >> reporter: a jury convicted tim lee estes in what prosecutors are calling a egregious violation of state law. tim lee estes brought 45,000 pounds of crab to this fishery in 2010. they inspected the catch and found 991 pounds measured under 6 inches. those undersized males are supposed to be left at sea to breed. >> if the males were caught on a commercial size, the population would collapse. >> reporter: officials say tim lee estes had double the legal limit. tim lee estes faces six months in jail and a thousand dollars fine. he may appeal a pretrial ruling. buyers say they should have been measured and tossed before they were brought to the fishery. >> thei

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials announced today they are canceling admissions for the spring 2013 semester and wait listing students for the fall. the move is shutting out 16,000 students who transfer eachspri. it is part of a budget -- each spring. it is part of a budget cutting strategy. at&t is trying to help reduce the nation's drop out rate and it is starting in san francisco. they announced a $250 million donation to its aspire program. it already gave $100,000 to gateway high school in san francisco and helped 9 greaters adjust to high school. -- graders adjust to high school. >> 96% who are in college and so we are doubling the statewide rate of college acceptance. >> at&t's program launched in 2008. >>> new report shows a decline in drop out factories in california, down to 126. those are schools that graduate less than 60% of students on time. the report says the state is falling behind in graduation rates. >>> a charity is pleading for the public's help as it deals with theft problems. ktvu's robert handa is live at one of the donation drop offs to tell

ktvu's david stevenson is live with the safety concerns firefighters are raising. >> reporter: that's right. we learned new information about the conditions of the ambulances and the equipment inside them. >>> the san francisco ambulances are under ifire. >> over 100,000 miles on them. that causes us great concern for the firefighters and the public. >> reporter: the firefighter's union is ringing the alarm as they prepare to receive state funds. they want to spend money on new hires, equipment and ambulances. we obtained these documents. the audit indicates 24-41 glans racked up 121,000 miles or more. 12-41 are in poor conditions. 42 defibs are 12 years or older. >> you have something so old the manufacturer won't cover the performance. >> it is aging. we have 5 ambulances on order and shortly thereafter we will order another 5. >> reporter: the ambulances are in use around the clock. the fire department admits they don't have enough replacement ambulances but patience have nothing to fear. >> it is aging but still operational and safe. patients are safe. . >> reporter: adding to the

david stevenson. >> and we are learning more details tonight about the violent past of the man accused in the mass homicide case. we got court documents detail iting two armed robberies committed by the two in san jose in 199 of. 1996. a witness of one of the robberies remembers hearing a victim screaming. >> he has a gun and they taking my money. rhe was sentenced to 11 years for armed robbery. he was released in 2006 after federal authorities say paperwork to deport him never arrived. >> we have learned a man who was robbed stabbed outside his office couldn't call for help for hours. sources say the man was approached by two men last night, robbed and stabbed several times outside his office building. the men stole his wallet and phone. our sources say it took him hours to get to a phone to finally be able to call for help. police were then told, the victim remains at the hospital. > dozens of korean americans put pressure on china to stop what they call serious human right as bosses. they demonstrated outside the embassy. they urged china to stop capturing refugees as they crossed t

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2news. >> richmond police say they are looking for a driver who shot and injured an 8-year-old boy in a case of road rage. it happened about 10:30 last night. investigators say the driver of an older model black crown victoria fired several several rounds. the victim's father may have cut off the gunman while driving on interstate 880. >>> police in san pablo say they arrested two people in connection with a deadly shooting over night. investigators say the victim was shot at about two this morning on the sidewalk. officers nearby saw two people alive running then arrested them. their it names haven't been released. >> a new warning about toxic chemicals found at several stores, a study found the chemicals in jewelry in multiple stores. more than half showed high levels of chemicals linked to serious disease. the risk is especially high for young kids who are exposed to the chemicals. there. are no simple solutions when it comes to drinking water contamination. that's according to a new report released today. the davis study indicates more than a million p

david stevenson is live with more. david? >> reporter: we've learned the agreement between prosecutors and mirkarimi's defense team was reached last night. the sheriff pleaded guilty to one charge wiping away the other charges in the domestic violence case. now, mirkarimi was charged in january with misdemeanor domestic violence battery after a december 31st altercation with his wife. both denied there was any abuse. the prosecution's key piece of evidence was a 55-second video in which his wife tearfully displayed a bruise on her arm. the deal was announced as 144 potential jurors were set to be interviewed this morning for the trial. now, here are the details -- an exchange for prosecutor's dropping the original charge, mirkarimi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment from having kept his wife from leaving their home immediately after the altercation. he will be sentenced to three years adult probation, 52 weeks of domestic violence classes, and 100 hours of community service. he will also waive his right to appea

ktvu's david stevenson is here now with video of ross mirkarimi at the haul of justice. >> reporter:imi's first public appearance since being suspended. he had little to say. >> reporter: he underwent a security check by the same deputies that called him sheriff two days ago. we followed him as he attended domestic violence classes. >> reporter: mayor ed lee suspended him and sworn in vikki henacy after ross mirkarimi was sentenced. ross mirkarimi says he will fight for the job. they will make a recommendation on whether he should be removed permanently. >> hopefully they will evaluate the case on the merits but it doesn't work that way, they have their own careers to think about. >> reporter: he met with his probation officer and joined a class a domestic violence orientation session. documents obtained by ktvu warn participates they must take full responsibility for their act of violence. outside the hall he said he looks forward to completing the program. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> 9 weeks. >> reporter: his wife eliana lopez insisted he did not abuse her. he must compl

. >> david stevenson is there and he will tell us where they held a teach in. >>> police identified the man accused of stabbing his roommate to death last night. police arrested alexia bogdis after receiving a 911 call at 9:00 p.m. from that home. officers found his roommate stabbed to death inside. a motive hasn't yet been determined but he got into a argument prior to stabbing her. a teacher pleaded guilty to abusing two students. alexia bogdis was arraigned on 9 charges involving two four- year-old boys at roosevelt elementary school. she slapped, kicked and denied food and drink to the children. alexia bogdis said i have never abused a child and i can't believe this is happening to me. she is free on bail and due in court in may. >>> a formanter youth counsel guilty of child molestation bill be going a prison. he acescentanced yesterday to 29 years in prison. he pleaded guilty in november. he worked as a youth mental health counselor. prosecutors are not saying if he met the boys there. >>> firefighters at university of california at berkeley made quick work of a fire at 10:15 a.m.

new at six david stevenson is live in san francisco with the first look into whether it's working. >> reporter: the meter is running down on the pilot phase though officials hope to put it on every san francisco block. they have become a familiar sight at a quarter of the 28,000 parking spots. these sf park meters and street sensors use realtime data to raise and lower pricing at some of the most in demand parking areas, the goal is to make it quick and easy to find available spaces. >> took me less than a couple minutes to find a space that usually not easy. >> reporter: it launched in 2010 letting drivers pay for parking by credit card, coin and cell phone. they hope to get funding to extend it after its pilot part end this summer. transportation officials say it's had a big impact on parking patterns and penalties. >> our parking meter revenue is going up and the citation revenue is going down which is great. we would rather get it through the meter than by ticketing. >> reporter: some say its forced them to be more picky about where they park to get the most minutes for their mone

now ktvu's david stevenson is with the mayor right now. he was in that room with the news conference we showed you live just a few minutes ago. david is continuing to gather reaction and more information we will go to david stevenson for a live report coming up in the next half hour. >>> still no sign of sierra lamar. the 16-year-old girl who has been missing now for six days. janine de la vega just spoke to the family. hard to imagine what they are going through. what's the family saying tonight. >> reporter: frank that's right i spoke to sierra's sister on the phone. she told us they feel helpless and they just can't sit at home so they decided to do their own search. this is you tube video of sierra lamar smiling and laughing last year at disneyland. friends put the video online to let the world know she's missing. back in the neighborhood where she lives, investigators went door to door to see if they could glean any information from neighbors. >> did i hear anything, did i see anything. i said no it's a quiet neighborhood. didn't see

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson. >> and tonight we are learning more about that man arrested for the five killings. we have obtained document that detailed his extensive criminal background and at 5:30 we will tell you what the documents reveal, you will also hear from a witness. >> hundreds of people turned out today to help in the search for sierra lamar. she has been missing more than a week and is considered a kidnapping victim. robert honda went with some of the searchers and he is live with the outpouring of support. >> reporter: support not just for a missing person but for a crime victim. now that investigators say they have no evidence to believe she is a run away. here at the search center ; organizers say they didn't know what kind of crowd they would get today and got more than they expected. doors opened at eight with in minutes people crowded inside the burnett school in morgan hill to volunteer to help search for the missing teen. investigators said for the first dime she believe she was kidnapped. the line of volunteers went out the door and just kept

the earlier accident of stevenson lane has been cleared.he west side outer loop, stop and go there, from the harbor tunnel throughway to 70. and the north side outer loop continues to crawl. from york road to the harrisburg expressway. as far as accidents go. pulaski highway at 68th street in the rosedale area. and we have downed wires that may affect your drive. eastern boulevard at earring avenue. let's take a live look. as you can see, i, everything is continuing to build there. but still moving at the posted speed at spaghetti junction. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times. bring your student id and get your ticket for only $29.95. you can call them at 1-888-we- joust. or visit the website at medieval times.org. >>> students from all over maryland today put their chef skills to the test in downtown baltimore. monique griego has millions at stake. >> reporter: precise flating is- - plating is only part of what it takes. for future top chefs. >> i can't think of anything. i was so nervous. >> reporter: morgan and her te

the only incident that we really have right now is southbound york road at stevenson road.ere's a water main break and that has the left lane closed, so you may want to stick with i- 83 to get through that. now back to you. >>> it's been around for more than three decades and today begins the move to take it all down. >> demolition begins today for a downtown baltimore walkway design today help you get around. >>> also opening day just a month away, time for some warmup before the o's start their spring training game. that all starts monday. you're watching "good morning maryland." that is the torch cam high atop the statue of liberty in new york. a live look. we're back in just a bit. 's air. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny. cause only he brings delicious cadbury crÈme eggs, while others may keep trying. nobunny knows easter better than cadbury! >>> maryland's 26th annual harvest for the hungry food drive launching this morning at 9:30 at the francisc

. >>> our first speaker, randall stevenson, is a long-time friend and supporter of america's promise alliance. as chairman of at&t, the world's largest telecom company, he helped spearhead the mobile internet revolution. and he is passionate about education. under his leadership, at&t launched aspire in 2008. its $100 million commitment to high school success and work force readiness. now, we're all familiar with the statistics surrounding the dropout crisis. but it's good to be reminded about the young people behind those numbers. so before i invite him to the stage, i want to show you a short video about the way aspire is changing lives. ♪ >> half the people i grew up with aren't even in high school, or are dead. >> when people say, you went to blue, i'm sorry that people hear that name. they automatically think of death row and you're going to die. >> my mom is currently incarcerated. so that has been hard. >> i mean, you try, but it's hard to try to be a positive role model. because it's so negative. >> i refuse to be a statistic, another african-american female either pregnant,

stevenson would say under 14. the lawyers for arkansas and alabama said, well, maybe 12. >> ifill: is the argument that younger children or younger teenagers shouldn't be held as accountable as older ones? >> mr. stevenson would say based on the cours earlier decisions in this area that the deficits juveniles have in judgment and maturity are not crime-specific. it doesn't matter if it's murder or a non-murder crime. those characteristics apply to all juveniles under the age of 18. he said you cannot equate kids with adults. >> ifill: we're talking once again about justice kennedy as being the pivot point but not just because he's the random guy in the middle but because he's actually had a lot to say about these kinds of cases. >> he has. in fact, he wrotehe lt tw decisions involving the juvenile death penalty and life without prison... life in prison without parole for juveniles who do not commit murder. so, yes, he's going to be very pivotal here. the one thing that he seemed concerned about and several other j

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> let's go to rob roth for reaction on today's developments. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi may have pleaded guilty but he at city hall the case appears to be far from over. >> reporter: even though san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi did not plead guilty to domestic violence they are pleased with his sentence, especially the counseling, parenting classes and his apology. >> given it has all these attachments, elements attached to the false imprisonment it feels appropriate. >> reporter: but she says mayor ed lee should begin the process of removing him from office. >> the justice system did its job. >> questionable whether or not that is within the category of official misconduct and whether it is the city's interest to proceed. >> reporter: the case would be decided by the board of supervisors. >> we have to act in a judicial capacity. >> reporter: some may be mounting a recall campaign. perhaps the mayor is leaning in that direction. >> it is a public held office so the voters have choices as well

ktvu's david stevenson tells us what the sentence calls for and how ross mirkarimi broke down. >> reporter: the drama over the case stretched from the morning into had evening. look at this, a camera captured the scene inside city hall as san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi made his way from the his office tothe mayor's office to meet with the mayor about his future. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi spoke this morning after he was sentenced in his domestic violence case. >> standing before you today i am ashamedshamed and sorry. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty to false imperezenment. she years probation, 52 weeksf domestic violence classes and 100 hours of community service. they insisted he did not abuse her. a stay away order prevents him from carrying a gun remains in place for now. . >> i started consling to address my arrogance and anger issues. i look forward to the additional counseling that i will be receiving. >> it has been alleged this was a political act. that i was doing this against ross. >> reporter: he said the decision to drop three other domestic violence

ktvu's david stevenson is live after attending the hearing and getting a new picture of binh tai luc. >> reporter: the suspect in the murders didn't enter a plea today as they squaballed over who would respect him. >> reporter: binh tai luc was in court for committing multiple murders. we weren't allow to show his face in court today as he requested a public defender. >> reporter: he committed the murders friday. ktvu obtained two pictures. this is from when he was sent to prison in 1997 for robbery. this 2005 picture shows him one year before he was patrolled. binh tai luc was arrested thursday with his brother. in court, the defender argued his office should respect binh tai luc. prosecutors say it is a conflict of interest because they represent his brother. they say he will be a witness in his brother's murder trial. >> reporter: our representation of the brother has now ended so we no longer represent him and we are asking the court to appoint us. >> reporter: the court is expected to rule tomorrow morning on who will represent binh tai luc. coming up, how the case prompted crisi

in these cases and i thought it actually pretty exceptional if you were largely today stevenson did not want to mention our higher status in those it in a tree and that was a big tell you realize that that might not actually go this time after there was such outcry against justice kennedy the past two cases where he did cite foreign law to justify his abolishing the death penalty for minors and. we're all for juveniles and relax already else they do things like us and we hate it when we bring out other international laws as examples of how you know one of the ways then in which this could go they just make a ruling that stops the line at fourteen years old set it going all the way up to eighteen or twenty other options it wasn't clear today if we're going to look at if we're going to use justice kennedy as a bill whether he seemed particularly eager to. all the state laws negatory rule the sentence in the states so if it was up to if there was a we support what you're saying today juries would have an option for life without parole but they would have to be able to take in mitigating ci

ktvu's david stevenson tells us what the judge just decided. david? >> reporter: that's right.led the ex-girlfriend of ross mirkarimi will get to testify at his trial. >> reporter: for a second day, she took the stand in san francisco court. airing allegations she suffered abuse during her 2007, 2008 relationship with san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. he is on trial for domestic violence for bruising the arm of his wife ellana lopez on december 31. flores, seen here in 1996 says ross mirkarimi shoved her against a wall and bruised her arm in 2008. she said she confronted him after finding another woman's underwear and he graped my arm. the story shows he has a propensity for violence against women. the lawyers said, she e-mailed him, indicating she was threatening to get even with him. >> we want to move forward, make sure the defend has a fair trial. >> reporter: his lawyers say he can't get a fair trial. they filed a motion to have it moved out of san francisco. >> you have the publicity, you have, you know, an onslaught of coverage to which the citizens of san francisco

ktvu's david stevenson tells us what the rulings means and what happens next. >> reporter: today's set backs for the lawyer representing ellana lopez, mean as set back for ross mirkarimi. >> reporter: ellana lopez remained quiet today as her attorney took on the prosecutors trying ross mirkarimi for domestic violence battery. ross mirkarimi and ellana lopez denied he abused her december 31. her attorney argued that statements ellana lopez made to her neighbor fall under attorney client privilege and shouldn't be used. she said the trial should be dismissed because it violated her rights. >> i think that that will have a huge chilling effect on how people deal with law enforcement and district attorney's offices. if you don't do what they want you to do they blast your pictures all over. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the ds said the judge's rulings speak for itself. >> the idea that a victim, who is not a party to the case and try to throw out evidence, there is no evident. not a surprising decision. >>> the judge met this afternoon with jurors, polling them on their feelings of domes

opposed to the person now the lawyer for the two teenagers who were at the court today is bryan stevenson he's with the equal justice initiative and he's a big juvenile justice reformer he went forward with this is that with the statistics you cited and said these are these kids they're not capable of fully understanding the ramifications of what they're doing and we have lots of this is there's lots of social science about this and if you commit these murders we should be we should not hold them accountable for the rest of their lives and ruin all chances of growth or redemption or rehabilitation. yeah i mean i guess i'd always have to say that i you know i agree with him here but you know it's interesting we mentioned that we have the supreme court justice there skittish about this stuff because if you think about it on a global scale and i you know i mentioned this to my audience on friday two where one of two countries hasn't signed this convention on the rights of a child so it's i guess in somalia it's still a hand out these sentences and so what is it about you know i think our cou

reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president obama's reelection staff released a trailer today for a documentary style campaign ad. >> how do yoowe understand this present and his time in office? >> the road we travelicide the work of david who made the climate change documentary. the film show cases event in his first term, including the recession, healthcare reform and the killing of osama bin laden. >> entire national security. go or not go. >> the full 17 minute movie dabuse next thursday. >>> rick santorum took his campaign to the south. his daughter introduced him in alabama. he took aim at mitt romney. rick santorum said he is not the candidate who has millions of dollars. >> maybe doesn't own oil wells. [ laughter ] >> but his grandfather was coal minor. >> he also head a rally in huntsville. 47 delegates are at stake tuesday. later, newt gingrich barn storms through mississippi, what he has tosay about america being the policeman to had planet. >>> the house of representatives pazzed a pack bash passed a package of bills to make it easier to finance sma

a fourth suspect paul stevenson was arrested close the the shooting. >>> the french delicacy fragua will be illegal in california. eric rasmussen is live where protesters just finished pickets. >> they were protesting a special six course fragua dinner that still appears to be going on here. 45 people paid $150 each to gather in a downstairs dining room here and wage a protest of their own. the sound and smell of frogla or enlarged duck river in a pan is hard for some to resist. but animal rights activists hope these images will make customers reconsider. >> i've made inside these farms, i've seen the conditions that exist and it's incredibly inhumane. >> reporter: dana portman says her investigation revealed ducks being mistreated as recently as last year. >> they have a metal feeding tube shoved down their throat,. >> reporter: chef zimmerman says all of the dinner from tonight's dinner will go toward an effort to help overturn the ban. >> i consider every single person down in that dining room tonight an activist, people that can help spread the word. >> do you have time to talk about

a fourth suspect paul stevenson was arrested close the the shooting. >>> the french delicacy fragua will be illegal in california. eric rasmussen is live where protesters just finished pickets. >> they were protesting a special six course fragua dinner that still appears to be going on here. 45 people paid $150 each to gather in a downstairs dining room here and wage a protest of their own. the sound and smell of frogla or enlarged duck river in a pan is hard for some to resist. but animal rights activists hope these images will make customers reconsider. >> i've made inside these farms, i've seen the conditions that exist and it's incredibly inhumane. >> reporter: dana portman says her investigation revealed ducks being mistreated as recently as last year. >> they have a metal feeding tube shoved down their throat,. >> reporter: chef zimmerman says all of the dinner from tonight's dinner will go toward an effort to help overturn the ban. >> i consider every single person down in that dining room tonight an activist, people that can help spread the word. >> do you have time to talk about

david stevenson is live in san francisco with the promise the new interim sheriff is making to her deputies. david? >> reporter: a new heifer is in office after a tumultuous an historic day. >> reporter: the swearing-in ceremony was short but significant. >> sheriff of the city and county of san francisco. >> reporter: just shortly after the former sheriff was removed, he swore in san francisco county's first female sheriff. >> i'm anxious to get in the office and work with the people of the sheriff's department and get the job done. >> reporter: the former sheriff was sentenced after a domestic violence charge. his lawyer was served with these papers, alleging official misconduct, and abuse of lopez. >> i just think it's time for the circus to end, and for his family and the city to move forward. >> reporter: antidomestic violence advocates are encouraging san francisco sis cans to -- san francis cans to -- franciscans to contact their county supervisors. the city ethics commission is set to hear his case in the coming weeks. as part of his probation hearing, he has a dmsic violence traini

david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the city of oakland is suing an occupy protester demanding he pay for windows he broke during a protest. the incident happened on this riot that began on november 2 in the evening and continued into the next day. it claims caesar eguille broke the office window with a folding chair. he has not publicly commented on the lawsuit. >>> the solano county sheriff's department released a sketch today that it says resembles a man who's bones were found in a home. the man is described as african american. 6feet tall with a slender build, short hair and no teeth. workers found his skeletal remains inside a home in vallejo. it appeared the man had been dead about a year. >>> widespread flooding in hawaii. rain undermined the foundation of one home, leaving it perched on top of a retaining wall. the national weather service is calling for more heavy rain on friday. >>> a bay area refinery accused of selling dirty gas. >>> plus the chance to go fast without having the cops on your trail. the new event at infineon raceway that is taking some illegal activi

david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the city of oakland is suing an occupy protester demandingpay for windows he broke during a protest. the incident happened on this riot that began on november 2 in the evening and continued into the next day. it claims caesar eguille broke the office window with a folding chair. he has not publicly commented on the lawsuit. >>> the solano county sheriff's department released a sketch today that it says resembles a man who's bones were found in a home. the man is described as african american. 6feet tall with a slender build, short hair and no teeth. workers found his skeletal remains inside a home in vallejo. it appeared the man had been dead about a year. >>> widespread flooding in hawaii. rain undermined the foundation of one home, leaving it perched on top of a retaining wall. the national weather service is calling for more heavy rain on friday. >>> a bay area refinery accused of selling dirty gas. >>> plus the chance to go fast without having the cops on >>> new at 10:00, wednesday night drag racing at infineon raceway has added somethin

david stevenson is there. >> reporter: she was set to arrive at the academy at 4:45. the latest i just received from organizers is she isn't here yet. we are being kept across the street from the gala by the secret service. news video cameras aren't being allowed inside which aims to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the president's campaign. here is the scene as the first guests started lining up about an hour and a half ago. we have learned about 400 people are expected, they paid from $500 to -- just to get in to the door for 5,000 dollars to shake her hand. there are no big name attendees hosting the event. it appears it'll be a somewhat informal gathering a number of musical acts followed by a few words from the first lady. as you would imagine there is heavy security in place to prepare for her arrival the academy started escort tourists outside. >> i think it's exciting. unfortunately the place had to close but hopefully we can stick around and see her. >> this is how i got to come and be a guest because i really didn't -- volunteer, you know a -- volu

. >> actors came to stevenson university hoping to land a big role in the netflix movie. the online movie stars kevin spacey. they are looking for men and women to fill the roles of extras. we caught up with one actor who likes that the movie is based in baltimore. >> it is totally awesome. i am hoping that i get to talk about the incentives they are doing. i hope they keep bringing big stuff like this to baltimore. >> the series starts shooting next month. it will include 13 one-hour episodes. south baltimore is the backdrop for real love story about basketball as seen through the eyes of a varsity team from curtis bay. tonight, we will ere the documentary, which follows the m.am from a the documentary chronicles the season from game one of all the way to the end highlighting the wins and losses on and off the court. the documentary will be followed by a special episode of 11 tv hill called "blocking the shot." all right. well it is a wet day, but it has been quite some time since we had some rain heard >> early march. we could use it. it is springtime. we will talk more

"furry"..on the stevenson expressway today. this morning on the wgn morning news...skycam nine followed this little dog stranded on the expressway between cicero and central. the dog managed to get into the median separating the two directions of traffic.. state police trailed the dog until animal control could get to the scene. they say dog wasn't injured..just overwhelmed. he's pretty healthy. a black cocker spaniel about four or five years old. he was just very wet. and very shaken. the dog didn't have a collar, but he does have a microchip that may help animal control track down the owner. animal control will keep the dog for seven days. after that, the dog will be put up for adoption. and tom skilling said the attempt might go back up. tomorrow will be only in the '60s and and and it is near the lake. here is the radar. it shows that the showers and thin out in our area we are not done with the rains yet. here is what our model is doing. shows a lot of cloud cover drizzle and light rain. with the south- southwest winds ton

also we have a water main break on southbound york road at stevenson lane blocking the left lane and one accident left on 100 eastbound at arundel mills boulevard. no delays on the outer loop. the top and the west side speeds high 50s and low 60s. there is a look at your speeds on 95 between white marsh boulevard and the beltway. the top side looking good there at york road. remember wjz is always on so for traffic information anytime you can log on. >> here is what team will be talking about today, history at the maryland state house as the governor signs the same sex marriage bill into law. wjz is live. gigi barnett has more on this landmark signing. good morning, gigi. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, good morning, everyone. well maryland's same sex marriage bill is now a law. it won't take effect until january though and opponents say that is just enough time to get it in front of voters. >> the bill is signed. [ cheers ] >> at the state house in annapolis the bill to legalize same sex marriage becomes law. moments after the governor spoke only with wjz. >> for all of us here

david stevenson is here and tells you who she is and why there is such a fierce battle. david. >> reporter: the woman who took center stage at the trial today is a former local television personality who said she was abused by the sheriff. >> i'm sorry i have no comment. >> reporter: we were the only news crew to speak to christina flores as they left the hall of justice. flores an actress and ex- girlfriend traveled here from los angeles at the request of the judge. he will determine if she gets to testify in the misdemeanor case. . >> reporter: she said he had a raging pit bulla greasiness and bruised her arm during an incident at her home. flores filed a police complaint nine days after he was charged with bruising the arm of his wife. >> no never met her. >> reporter: the defense team is fighting to keep her off the stand. they argue that she didn't come forward immediately after the alleged abuse and has no one to back up her claims. >> if it comes in that kind of evidence tens to be so powerful because it say itself he did it once is he probably guilty this time. >

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i want to commend gary stevenson, the president of pac 12 and prizes for the amazing team he is putting together to bring this to realization and have this be a great success for schools and to all parties that are working with him and especially to mayor lee, who has been such a great visionary and advocate for this city and in such a great facilitator. the city has overachieved on everything. we are on schedule and they are thrilled we -- with the partnership will have with the city to show cash -- showcase all that is new and innovative. thank you for your support. it is a historic day for the pac 12 conference and we're excited about the future. [applause] >> we started this process in locating and designing a building in september. i would like to introduce ed graham. thanks for your guidance in helping find this property. as you can imagine, we scoured the bay area up and down and when we came to this building and we were introduced to the owner of this building, we knew along with the mayor and his team that kilroy and kilroy realty and their team were the partners for us. it hel

. >> reporter: and that stress, says stevenson, can quickly turn to violence. >> the fact that your family's judging you on how well you do this. the fact that your children are looking up at you for a good time. the fact that they've been talking about it. >> reporter: enter this crowd, and noisy, some alcohol to loosen tongues and quicken tempers and you're asking for trouble. try wedding and fight on youtube. a reminder that families don't always get along. >> when you have family members coming far birthday party and perhaps it was a divorce situation or a separation, where there was already uneasy feelings between family members. >> which are long-standing, and for some people, still ongoing, you really, sometimes, have a powder keg. >> reporter: chuck e. cheese management realizes this is a problem. and they're trying to stop the fighting. in recent years, we have invested millions of dollars to this end. we utilize security guards in many of our locations. and have active security camera systems in all of our locations. but they could stop serving alcohol at kids' parties. they could

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a domestic violence group says now that the legal proceedings are done the city should remove him from the sheriff's office. >> the system done its job and now it is time for the political system. >> she does agree with the sentence he will receive but would like mayor ed lee to go one step further. they are the same group that paid for the billboard in response to the domestic violence incident. it stated domestic violence is never a private matter. >>> mayor ed lee is giving no indication on whether he will remove ross mirkarimi from office. there is a procedure that needs to be fallowed. >> i have to proceed with body of law that is imposed on me. >> should the mayor decide taremove him he would first have to go to the ethic's commission and then to the board of supervisors. sources say that recalling ross mirkarimi is also a possibility. they will wait to see if mayor ed lee takes action and if not they plan to pursue a recall. a recall can't happen till a law maker has been in office for six months. that would be july for ross mirkarimi. wa

now david stevenson is following all of these rapid new developments on this case and we'll have the latest for you at 5:00 and 6:00. if you are still looking for updates throughout the day, check out ktvu.com and mobile ktvu for updates, again, throughout the day. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a pennsylvania man is under arrest after he allegedly tried to bring fireworks aboard a flight to san francisco. authorities say he tried to bring them through the airport and that he told the screeners he forgot the bottle was in the back with the fireworks. >> i think tsa did its job. i think the extra security was great. sew actually i felt very com-- so actually, i felt very comfortable. >> it is a violation to try to bring that item through the checkpoint, whether it is intentionlal or -- intensional or accidental -- intentional or accidental. >>> right now, volunteers in morgan hill are taking part in the search for a missing teen, sierra lamar. today marks 13 days since her appearance. the sheriff's office is if he cussing on areas -- office is focusing on areas near her home. the k-9