. >> reporter: the salad christopher butler is talking about, is the apparent drug money. butler, employee turned undercover informant, had his secret camera rolling, as norman wielsch count out $10,000. he did it in exchange for a pound of crystal meth. >> i tried to get a shot with both of them in it also. wanted to make sure there was no doubt what was going on. >> reporter: marino watched the video for the first time with us. remembering how he felt when he pointed the hidden camera at one of the east bay's top cop. >> i'm using material he's familiar with. if he notices i'm doing that, it's not good for me. >> reporter: and wielsch sounds worried. asking if his buyer can be trusted. >> he obviously knew that stepping up to crystal meth was a big step, as far as charges and sentencing and everything at that point, that my guy was legitimate. >> reporter: those concerns seemed to fade when he counted out his profit. then, butler gets out the so-called burrito. after putting on gloves, he weighs what is according to marin marino, is a package full of meth. then, careful

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the men making the deal are the former head of contra costa counties anti-drug task force and christopher butler, a former police commander current private eye. welsh and butler have already been indicted in federal court on charges of trafficking drugs confiscated in police seizures. both men have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial >> a man suspected in dozens of burglaries' is back behind bars in san francisco. police are showing off a pile of valuables they think he stole from countless homes. the items billed 22 grocery bags. police followed him for days as the case homes and then they say they caught him in the act >> we located in coming out of the residential home of his arms filled with property >> he is a career criminal, a professional burglar. >> albert hernandez had done time twice before for burglaries'. police believe he used a pry bar to break into mom's. >> a seismic retrofit project will forced caltrans to shut down a major bridge connecting san mateo county to the east bay >> caltrans will replace an expansion joint on the dumbarton bridge that covers all six lanes of tr

. >> reporter: the attorney for the woman who said she ran a brothel for christopher butler and the formerof kthe county task force. following statements she made to investigators. >> i think she was used. >> reporter: he says his client is a victim. used by two powerful names in law enforcement to make extra money. sims told agents butler approached her about opening a massage parlor in pleasant hills, while welsh protected the business. >> he was in a position of warning them when and if there was going to be a decoy from the police visit that institution. >> reporter: sims told agents she and others that worked in the salon paid butler and welsh every week. sims also claims welsh helped her beat a prior prostitution charge. she says he went to court with her and spoke with the prosecutor, getting the charges reduced. as thanks, she claimed she had a sexual encounter with welsh. >> this was the top police officer in contra costa county. he breached, in my opinion, every possible obligation he had as a police officer. as a human being. >> reporter: sims is embarrassed and regrettable. but

prosecutors say the undercover video shows welsh and private investigator christopher butler selling a pound of methamphetamine to a department of justice informant. the sale allegedly happened a year nag concord. welsh stole the drugs from a police evidence locker, they same welsh and butler are awaiting trial on drug charges. >>> we are hearing from the man falsely accused in the attack of giants fan bryan stow. last year los angeles police arrested giovanni ramirez in connection to the beating outside dodger stadium. ramirez is now demanding an apology from police. he insisted he had never been to the ballpark. ramirez says his heart goes out to stowe and the family. ramirez was just released from prison for parole violation. >>> a funeral will be held tomorrow in washington stated for uc berkeley student killed in a fatal freeway accident. a vigil was held last night for kevin. he was a freshman, studying to be a doctor. he was one of only a thousand students to get the prestigious bill gates millennium scholarship. last thursday he was killed at a tragic accident on southbound h

. >> prosecutors say norman welsh and private investigator christopher butler in the black t-shirt stoleence locker earlier that day. two men sold the drugs to the informant. the informant used nearly $10,000 in marked bills to pay for the drugs. they were arrested the next morning. they have both pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges and they are awaiting trial. >> kristen: san francisco's public defender is challenging the first of what could be hundreds of drunk driving convictions. they say they failed to conduct accuracy tests on the breathalyzers. an investigation revealed they hadn't been checked for almost ten years. they have identified 150 questionable convictions. >> breath tests at the scene, when you are arrested, very powerful evidence. that evidence is used at your trial. so for even people who pled guilty, they pled guilty relying on the accuracy of a these devices. >> kristen: if the legal challenges are successful, they would be able to enter not guilty pleas. they would have to decide whether to retry the cases. >>> a good samaritan is being credited to help save

kristen: prosecutors say commander norman welsh in a t-shirt there and private investigator christopher butler, they say he sold the drugs at butler's office. the informant used $10,000 in marked bills. they were arrested the next morning. they both pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges and awaiting further trial. >> eric: nine child pornography suspects are under arrest following a raid. 7 suspects are charged with possessing child porn. the arrests follow an investigation overseen by the silicon internet crimes against children task force. >> kristen: an administrative law judge has rejected pg&e's appeal of $17 million fine. san francisco chronicle reports the fine was for failing to check gas pipes for leaks in seven contra costa cities. the danger the company created justified the fine and cited the pipeline explosion in san bruno as part of a pattern of safety problems. neighborhood gas lines are supposed to be checked every five years. the company conceded some of the lines had not been checked since 1993. >> eric: a good samaritan is being credited for saving a man. a tugboat oper

say the under cover video shows welsh seen here in the red shirt and private investigators christopher butler in the black shirt selling a pound of meth to a department of justice informant. walsh is accused of stealing the drugs. >>> the u.s. army sergeant accused of gunning down afghan civilians are now charged in connection with that deadly rampage. sergeant robert bales was charged today with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the killing of eight afghan adults and nine children. he's also charged with six counts of attempted murder and six counts of assault. bales is being held at fort levenworth kansas. premeditated murder is a capital offense. if convicted bales could be sentenced to death. >>> today president obama entered the national conversation about the shooting death of trayvon martin. our rita williams with his intensely personal comments and today's developments, rita. >> reporter: gasia, as a federal and state investigation into the killing began. president obama urged americans today to do some soul searching. >> you know if i had a son he would look like trayvon. >> trayvo

making the deal and norman wells former head of a contra costa county anti-drug task force and christopher butler a former police commander turned private eye. >>> was an butler have already been cited it in federal court on charges of trafficking drugs confiscated in fleecy years both men pleaded not guilty and are currently awaiting trial. pacific gas and electric has lost its appeal of a $16 million fine utility complain that the fine for failing to check for leaks in contra costa county gas lines was too stiff but a state judge disagrees he said there were great potential for public carnival public utilities commission will review the ruling next month. and many used to be a prime suspect in the beating attack a brain cell now breaks his silence finally she a lawyer mira's demand an apology from the l.a. police department ramirez says he had never been a dock at dodger stadium in the police were convinced they had their man. did we did not to think when he handed me a sketch over and said you know this guy has said the know. in his address to do. it said no i don't he said that's you. ramirez

says she ran the brothel spells out the alleged involvement of welsh and private investigator christopher butler. jordi simms told agents that butler approached her with the idea of opening the central massage parlor that provided customers with happy endings. while welsh protected the business, warning them of pending raids. butler and his attorney have acknowledged he was involved. >> it was an operation for six to nine month. and the proceeds went to mr. welsh. he had the expertise in running a brothel. >> reporter: simms told agents she and four other women who worked in the salon paid butler and welsh $500 a week. she said she alone earned from $100 to more than $1,000 a day. simms also claims welsh helped her beat a prior prostitution charge. she says welsh went with her to court and spoke with a prosecutor, getting the charges reduced. and as thanks, she says she had a sexual encounter with welsch. >> welsch did not do that. that's a group of lies. >> reporter: while he talked plenty in the past, welsch's attorney wouldn't speak and the woman who ran the brothel wouldn't speak either. if

drugs, dealings allegedly carried out by private investigator and aspiring reality tv star christopher butler and the former head of the contra costa county narcotics task force norman welsh. >> this is the guy that goes into schools telling young kids to stay off marijuana because it leads to crystal meth. then he is the guy putting the crystal meth on the street. it's the ultimate of hypocrites. >> reporter: marino says he came forward agreeing to go undercover for the department of justice. for weeks he secretly taped drug deals helping gather evidence that eventually led to four arrests. >> it was absolutely frightening. here i am having to audio and videotape the, basically the king of stings himself. that's what he does for a living. then also the commander of the narcotics task force who also does that for a living with equipment he is very familiar with. so it's always on my mind at every moment that they could figure this out at any time and if they do they'll probably kill me. >> reporter: he only recently broke his silence and is expected to be the star witness in the case. while h