as david stevenson reported, she just arrived around 5:00 today. ellana lopez flew in to san francisco from wednesday wednesday specifically to testify that hearing. she has been in venezuela for some time now. mayor ed lee is attempting to remove ross mirkarimi from the sheriff's office. at this point we understand ellana lopez is expected to take the stand at 6:30 p.m. david stevenson is inside the room and we will be monitoring the hearing from inside the news room. we will let you know what happens in 15 minutes. >>> back to the california's high-speed rail project. $8billion for that project signed into law today. ktvu's debora villalon shows us the location that will be the end of the line there. >> reporter: it is a huge hole in the ground right now here on howard street but what is envisioned here, the grand central station of the west. >> reporter: governor jerry brown signed in seconds what took decades to accomplish. everyone involved with california's high-speed rail took a victory lap. >> the world is full of fearful men but the world

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 c

ktvu's david stevenson is live in the city with why authorities got involved with all this. david? >> reporter: what happened at alcatraz is creating a buzz about drone helicopters. >> reporter: his helicopter has a high definition camera. >> a lot of this is a geek factor. >> reporter: but they are a concern for federal authorities. they intercepted and sited two men filming aboard a boat. officials say it shows the helicopter buzzed people and disturbed nesting birds. >> wildlife is protected but specifically on alcatraz's cliff. >> reporter: he says he was trying to create a documentary and meant no harm. >> did you see any birds disturbed? >> we did. yes. we did. that is when we pulled the helicopter down. >> people don't know how dangerous they are. >> reporter: the use is growing. >> we have seen a lot of improvement, a lot of interest. >> reporter: federal aviation administration say they are to be used for safe fun only. >> they need to regulate it. put regulations on it because the -- you can't hide from the technology. people will do it. >> reporter: the faa is working on

ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco where a memorial is going on right now at the scene of the shooting. david. >> reporter: 4 dozen people turned out for the rally. a day commemorating the death of kenneth harding. it is held here, the intersection where he died a year ago today after a shoot out with police. that made muni the target of the shut down this morning. protesters earlier indicated another stoppage might be in the works, muni has seen no problems but have shuttle buses standing by. this is video of the shooting one year ago today. kenneth harding was on parole for trying to prostitute a 14- year-old and a person of interest in a double homicide. police say kenneth harding died of a bullet wound from his own gun. kenneth harding's mother is now suing. >> what it is my son was the worst case of racial profiling and it had to do with the shut down today as well. >> strong feelings. u.n., the reality was, the shot that killed him came from his weapon. >> reporter: this is video from 20 minutes ago from a woman attempting to block the t line in protest of kenneth ha

ktvu's david stevenson lets us know what is happening. >> reporter: muni traffic along church street this morning is running smoothly right now. that wasn't the case earlier today. take a look. it began at 7:00 a.m. 100 protesters turned out and blocked the j and n trains here, that forced riders to leave the trains and board buses. the action backed up the lines for an hour. this protest comes on the one year anniversary of the death of kenneth harding, he died after a shoot out with police conducting inspections. this is video of the shooting a year ago. kenneth harding died of a bullet wound from his own gun, protesters describe this a case of police brutality. >> our liberties, our rights are stripped away from us. you have to focus on a positive fight and this is one of them. >> there was protesters who attempted to go into the tunnel at church and so the j line and the n line were delayed and that has an impact on the rest of the subway. the system was impacted for 50 minutes. >> reporter: there were no arrests or injuries. protesters fallowed orders to disperse at intersection

david stevenson on the project that will change some commute patterns for years to come. >> reporter: of san francisco's bizzest spots for tour -- busiest spots for tourism and shopping. >> it has been busy. >> reporter: monday it will be more difficult to get around. that is when officials will ban cars from this two block stretch of stockton street for 5 years. it is being closed to build a stop on the central subway. they will tear an underground path. >> rerouting all traffic except for emergency vehicles on to grant. >> reporter: the closure is forcing him to move his flower stall from its location. >> it is quite a shock to be moved after 66 years but we will get used to it i guess. >>> the good news, it will reopen to traffic between thanksgiving and new years. >> that is certainly our busiest time of the year, as people shop for the holidays. >> reporter: cab drivers say it will make their job harder. >> this will be a mess. a huge mess. >> reporter: officials have posted maps and signs around union square warning people of what is ahead for the next 5 years. in san francisco,

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a marin county family therapist is out on bail tonight after being charged with having sex with an underaged girl. 49-year-old kevin hartsville was arrested wednesday at his home in san rafael. according to the marin independent journal he was not deny having oral sex with a 15- year-old girl but he says she lied about her age. >>> after an ongoing war of words, key players from mirkarimi's case came to a meeting of the minds. members of the ethics commission agreed on several issues. on thursday the commission will decide whether people will decide about claims that mayor ed lee lied at a ethics hearing. >>> the rafting gone wild is fueled by alcohol, a facebook page for the event is predicting more than 4,000 people will turn out. last year the sheriff's department says things got out of control, two people were hospitalized, nine others were arrested. tomorrow deputies will be patrolling the river and parking lots and some firefighters will also be pulled from their stations to respond to any possible rafting emergencies.

new at 6:00, ktvu's david stevenson in the city with the major transit update that's going to have a big impact. >> reporter: the construction equipment is at rest. but construction kicks into gear on monday with a closure that might cause some confusion. >> reporter: it's one of san francisco san francisco's busiest spots for tourism. >> the area is busy. i have never seen more people come to union square. >> reporter: come monday it'll be a little more difficult to get around. >> short term pain for a long term gain. >> reporter: it's being close to building a subway. a tunnel boring machine will tear a path from san francisco to china town. >> we're rerouting all traffic expect for emergency vehicles on to grant which will become a two way conversion to allow for the detour. >> reporter: the stockton street closure is forcing al alandia to move his flower shop to prove. >> it's quite a shock to move after 66 years but we'll get used to it i guess. >> reporter: a crucial concession to merchants on the square. >> that is certainly probably our busiest time of the year. as people com

david stevenson live at market and van ness right now.olice and protesters. >> reporter: protesters arrived here about 20 minutes ago. they are protesting -- 20 minutes ago. they are protesting a number of things, one of them being the death of kenneth harding. he die the last year after a confrontation with police that included bullets flying. the medical examiner said he was killed with his observe gun. there's a lot of -- with his own gun. there's a lot of anger simmering over that issue. they have marched this morning through several different stops along the muni line. you can see this at market and du-- and did you bows -- and dubose. folks are here and it's unclear what will happen it next -- it's unclear what will happen next. let's go to sal. >>> they had marched from church and market over to where they are now. and they had delayed some muni service now, happy to say that i just checked in with muni and the n and the j are running underground as normal and the service lines are running as well. there are e some residual delay r

ktvu's david stevenson is live where it is already getting crowded there. >> reporter: 14,000 peoplelined the park last year for the forth of july fireworks. as you can see it is starting to fill up now. fireworks hope a big turn out here will mean fewer illegal fireworks in san francisco streets. >> reporter: they made their final adjustments for tonight's big fireworks show in san francisco. the production includes 6,000 big and small explosives launched from this peer and a barge on the bay. >> you have an audio transmitting box that will play the audio to the audience and sends the signals to the site and to the barge. >> make sure these are angled properly. >> reporter: they check barges this morning. san francisco's fire department says they are gearing up for a lung night of illegal fireworks shows with many trucks already patrolling the city. they are also worried about densely populated neighborhoods. police yesterday arrested a man for homemade explosives and illegal fireworks. >> we have a city constructed of wood, one bottle rocket landing on a roof, we could lose a home

and ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor didn't mince any words today. >> it's totally false>> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee fired back hard at ross mirkarimi under allegations that the exsheriff lied twice. >> to try to create a conspiracy is the same strategy. >> reporter: mirkarimi's guilty plea to false imprisonment of his wife aliana lopez was reason enough to remove him. but mirkarimi says the mayor may have perjured himself last month. the lawyers have agreed to have both women subpoenaed. saying besides the fact that -- this would be the equivalent of tampering with the jury. that jury includes alagi one of 11 supervisors who will determine mirkarimi's fate. alagi today said the claims are untrue. >> reporter: you did not have any conversation with the mayor? >> no, absolutely. >> reporter: in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it did cool off today by a good five to 8 degrees. these are the average highs. down a few degrees in livermore it was 94. there's some fog at the coast that's going to make it further inland in the morning. here's

and ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor didn't mince any words today. >> it's totally false. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee fired back hard at ross mirkarimi under allegations that the exsheriff lied twice. >> to try to create a conspiracy is the same strategy. >> reporter: mirkarimi's guilty plea to false imprisonment of his wife aliana lopez was reason enough to remove him. but mirkarimi says the mayor may have perjured himself last month. the lawyers have agreed to have both women subpoenaed. saying besides the fact that -- this would be the equivalent of tampering with the jury. that jury includes alagi one of 11 supervisors who will determine mirkarimi's fate. alagi today said the claims are untrue. >> reporter: you did not have any conversation with the mayor? >> no, absolutely. >> reporter: in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it did cool off today by a good five to 8 degrees. these are the average highs. down a few degrees in livermore it was 94. there's some fog at the coast that's going to make it further inland in the morning. here'

ktvu's david stevenson is live now. the mayor spoke about serious charges made by ross mirkarimi. >> reporter: that's right. ross mirkarimi's attorney wouldn't talk to us but we heard from the mayer and he said the ethic's commission's probe is getting misdirected by the sheriff. >> totally false. >> reporter: mayor ed lee fired back at suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi over allegations the mayor lied twice in testimony at the misconduct hearing. >> he has been claiming conspiracy from day one so to try to create a sun spiracy -- conspiracy is part of the same strategy. >> reporter: police say it is reason enough to remove him but the ross mirkarimi says the mayor may have perjured himself last month. the commissioner says the supervisor told her the mare consulted with her about ross mirkarimi. besides the fact that the testimony could demonstrate mayor ed lee did not testify truthfully. this would be the equivalent of tampering with the jury. that includes one of 11 supervisors that will decide mayor ed l

ktvu's david stevenson is live with how the group is getting support from different groups. >> reporter: look across the street from me. we estimated there is about 300 workers and their supporters gathered in front of the union square hotel this protest began after 4:00. that is when hundreds of housekeepers here end their shift. >> it is clear, not just in san francisco, but throughout the united states, it is one of the worse employers. >> reporter: they launched a boycott of the chain. protesters say they discouraging union organizing and hire minimum wage workers with little more no health benefits. housekeepers claim injuries and -- complain of injuries and say they have to clean 30 room as day. the standard is 14 rooms a day at the unionized hotels. >> i have seen people who have been injured and couldn't afford healthcare to -- because they don't have enough hours. >> reporter: they have been in contract talks for three years. the national labor relations board sited the workers union. the general manager says most employees love working here and that the union is causing this.

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here are more details on the federal transit grants. the money goes to replace diesel buses. some of the money will pay for upgrades to fair boxes on ac transit buses and be used to fund the installation of real time monitors at bart stations to find out when your train is coming before you get to the platform. >>> the first american woman in space died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. sally ride was board the space shuttle in 1983. in recent years she operated her own company. sally ride is survived by her mother, sister and partner. she was 61 years old. >>> yahoo got rid of scott thompson but he has now got a new job. >> and the protest in oakland, demonstrators are in the middle of the street block traffic at the fox theater, this is where president obama is scheduled to speak. >> and watch ktvu channel 2 news wherever you are by using our mobile app, download it and click on the live stream button to watch any ktvu channel 2 news cast live. d and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway

ktvu's david stevenson tells us the person making that claim is a former politician. >> reporter: it is another twist in the case. >> reporter: mayor ed lee is underfire after this testimony at last week's ethic's commission hearing for suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. >> i don't recall offering ross mirkarimi any job. >> reporter: he said he was asked to tell ross mirkarimi he could have a new job if he resigned at sheriff. he was unable to confirm that. his office said he is traveling. he said i understood he was making a offer on behalf of the mayor. >> so you never authorized them to convey to ross mirkarimi if he would step down you would give him another job? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: they are aligned with ross mirkarimi. no second party confirmed the allegation. his testimony was 100% truthful. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: attorneys can ask them to testimony. they raised enough money to fly ellana lopez in from venezuela to testify. >> when mayor ed lee can't bring in the main witness it is ridiculous. we said we got to get the money together

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> your 4th of july is shaping up to be a nice one. you will see a mild to warm day. afternoon sunshine and mild to warm weather once again. a near repeat when it comes to the numbers by the evening we are looking at fog returning to near the coastline. widespread 60s to low 70s in the city tomorrow. mid-70s for the east bay. you get inland and numbers will warm into the mid- to upper 80s, areas near walnut creek and concord. north diablo. when i come back i will show you that long range model for the fog forecast and i'll detail the numbers, i'll see you back here in a bit. >>> people who don't like froi gras are not going down without a fight. they are now fighting the law. they argue that the law is riddled with ambiguities. >>> and a reminder that you can get ktvu news to go on your cell phone. download the ktvu act, click on the live icon and you can watch all of our newscasts live and be connected any time, any where. >>> a big disappointment for the tahoe area. up next why the area is no longer in the running for the 2022 olympi

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. has a messy and smelly problem on its hands. recently crews opened a broken escalator at union center to fix it and discovered piles of human waste. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson says homeless people often sleep near the escalators and that's also where they go to the bathroom. but a lot of passengers say they are sympathetic. >> i have a bathroom to go to. >> the bathroom facilities for the homeless aren't many. and you can't use the bathrooms that people use because they won't let you. >> they are considering building enclosures around the escalators to protect them from the elements and other hazards. >>> police are looking for a robbery suspect. the man is being described as a male about 6'. the victim handed over his cash before the robber ran away. >>> in one house a mother and her two -month-old daughter and 3-year-old boy were sleeping, they narrowly escape being hurt. the the cadillac was going about 55 miles per hour. >>> the district attorney is considering adding a charge of torture against a man from orinta accused of kil

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> your 4th of july is shaping up to be a nice one.l see a mild to warm day. afternoon sunshine and mild to warm weather once again. a near repeat when it comes to the numbers by the evening we are looking at fog returning to near the coastline. widespread 60s to low 70s in the city tomorrow. mid-70s for the east bay. you get inland and numbers will warm into the mid- to upper 80s, areas near walnut creek and concord. north diablo. when i come back i will show you that long range model for the fog forecast and i'll detail the numbers, i'll see you back here in a bit. >>> people who don't like froi gras are not going down without a fight. they are now fighting the law. they argue that the law is riddled with ambiguities. >>> and a reminder that you can get ktvu news to go on your cell phone. download the ktvu act, click on the live icon and you can watch all of our newscasts live and be connected any time, any where. >>> a big disappointment for the tahoe area. up next why the area is no longer in the running for the 2022 olympic games.

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. has a messy and smelly problem on its hands. recently crews opened a broken escalator at union center to fix it and discovered piles of human waste. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson says homeless people often sleep near the escalators and that's also where they go to the bathroom. but a lot of passengers say they are sympathetic. >> i have a bathroom to go to. >> the bathroom facilities for the homeless aren't many. and you can't use the bathrooms that people use because they won't let you. >> they are considering building enclosures around the escalators to protect them from the elements and other hazards. >>> police are looking for a robbery suspect. the man is being described as a male about 6'. the victim handed over his cash before the robber ran away. >>> in one house a mother and her two -month-old daughter and 3-year-old boy were sleeping, they narrowly escape being hurt. the the cadillac was going about 55 miles per hour. >>> the district attorney is considering adding a charge of torture against a man from orinta accused of kil

david stevenson live in the city with who will be called to talk about claim that the mayor tried to make a deal to get him to resign. >> well, the next hearing 12 day away but we have learned about the witnesses or possible witnesses the defense team wants to call to cast doubt on the mayor's testimony. the mayor testified with -- that he didn't consult with city supervisors before suspending the sheriff and didn't offer the sheriff a job if he resigned but today an attorney saddle ask the commission to subpoena building's information department commission deborah walker saying the mayor talked to them. they deny that. the team said they also want testimony from former board of supervisors president aaron. he said that developer walter wong a lead supporter had him offer the sheriff a new job in exchange fog him resigning. they are political allies. the mayor's office said the testimony was 100% truthful and said they are trying to distract the public. now san francisco's da today told us his office may prosecute any witnesses who appear to have perjured themselves. >> if the eviden

david stevenson explains the one time of the year the section will be reopened to traffic. >> reporter's one of san francisco's busiest spots for trayfuls and shopping. >> the summer has been busy. i have never seen more people coming to union square. >> reporter: on monday it'll be harder to get around. that's what transit officials will ban cars the two block stretch of stockton for five- years. >> short term pain for long term gain. >> reporter: it's to build a stop on the strength subway. a tunnel boring machine will tear a underground path. >> we are rerouteing all traffic but for emergency vehicles onto grant. which will be a two way conversion. >> reporter: the closure is forcing one man to move his flower stall. >> it's quite a shock to be moved after 66 years but we will get used to it. >> reporter: the good news, the street will reopen to traffic between thank giving new years, an important concession. >> that is certainly probably our busiest time of the year. >> reporter: cab drivers say the closure will make their job harder. >> it'll be a mess. a huge mess. >> reporter: t

david stevenson explains the one time of the year the section will be reopened to traffic. >> reporter's one of san francisco's busiest spots for trayfuls and shopping. >> the summer has been busy. i have never seen more people coming to union square. >> reporter: on monday it'll be harder to get around. that's what transit officials will ban cars the two block stretch of stockton for five- years. >> short term pain for long term gain. >> reporter: it's to build a stop on the strength subway. a tunnel boring machine will tear a underground path. >> we are rerouteing all traffic but for emergency vehicles onto grant. which will be a two way conversion. >> reporter: the closure is forcing one man to move his flower stall. >> it's quite a shock to be moved after 66 years but we will get used to it. >> reporter: the good news, the street will reopen to traffic between thank giving new years, an important concession. >> that is certainly probably our busiest time of the year. >> reporter: cab drivers say the closure will make their job harder. >> it'll be a mess. a huge mess. >> reporter: t

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can follow us on twitter for updates from inside the ethic's commission hearing. we will keep you posted on what ellana lopez says. >>> officers in oakland tonight, organized crime is their concern. >> reporter: 7:00 a.m. >> let's go. >> reporter: oakland police on patrol and on this day they are not alone. the mexican federales is in town. and oakland police are showing them around. >> i think those guys face things we can't imagine with the whole cartel situation. >> reporter: these two officers say they are on a mission, learning what they can about fighting organized crime. [ speaking foreign language ] >> intelligence gathering of certain wanted criminals and their goal is to come up with an operation to capture criminals. >> reporter: not only are they in town hoping to learn something but opd is hoping to gain knowledge. >> if they have ideas we will take them with us. >> reporter: from domestic violence calls to traffic stops, this ride along and the ones in the coming days will be great to show them

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and you can watch ellana lopez's testimony on www.ktvu.com. click on the ross mirkarimi tab. >>> authorities continue to fan out across in the biggest child pornography sting in california history. 10 arrests so far and police say more are expected. the internet crimes against children task force was able to target the suspects through decoy operations. >> people think they are trading peer to peer child pornography when they are trading with a police officer. >> 165 detectives served 20 search warrants and brought a mobile forensic labs so they could search the hard drives of suspects incidentally and if they found something make an arrest. >>> a woman has been charged with murder for killing another woman during a exorcism. she was found dead in her home on june 5 in richmond. deputies arrested her. prosecutors say she smoththered victim with a pillow and beat -- smithered the victim -- smothered the victim with a pillow and beat her. >> reporter: he is wanted for an attempted robbery. two suspects were arrested that day. a third man died af

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new details about a shooting outside a movie theater in jack london square that injured 5 people. we know 4 of the victims were teenage boys from 15-18. a 23-year-old woman was also hurt. the shooting was sparked by fight between two groups of groups of people. >>> with we asked -- >> when we asked jean quan about the questions she dodged our questions but governor jerry brown did respond. ktvu's noelle walker has more. >> reporter: we are outside the theater where the shooting happened. it was all over the news this morning but when we asked the mayor and former mayor about the shooting, they both had different things to say. >> reporter: this afternoon investigators returned to the scene of the shooting in jack london square. 5 people shot at the same crime scene is pretty unusual. >> anytime we have multiple victims who have been shot we have increased patrols. >> reporter: anytime there are multiple victims outside of a busy movie theater, there are multiple questions about safety for community leaders. >> i was disappointed to hear

our david stevenson tells us the fire cause a million dollars in damage and spread to several nearby buildings. >> san francisco fire in fact toes say this four alarm fire at 170 baldwell street caused at least $1 million in damage to five buildings. >> i grabbed the dog, we all ran out the house. we woke up my dad and brother and we're out. >> the fire broke out and neighbors say it's an abandon building. taken over by quarters. >> we been in there a week. >> reporter: police booked two people for wreckless arkansas -- arson. >> it didn't happen potentially. >> reporter: this video obtained exclusively shows one suspect exiting the building with a gas can. the building has been board up since july 9-2009. we found complaint about at building dating back to 0007. county building inspectors investigates the property as a hazardous or abandon building. >>> maybe all of this could have been prevented it somebody from the city or whoever is in charge of this housing stuff could have did something. >> reporter: they were no injury bus tonight eight adultings between children are unable to

david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> santa rosa police made two arrests today in connection with an early morning shooting at a bar that's becoming known for trouble. it happened in the parking lot of el puente restaurant and bar right after it closed. jose chavez was wounded after shots to his chest and knee. other recent shootings there included one last december that killed a man. >>> in vallejo, police are investigating the death of a construction worker as a possible homicide. 62-year-old michael branson was found dead inside a home he was renovating. police say his truck turned up several blocks away with all of the tires missing. investigators are waiting for lab results and an autopsy to determine exactly how branson died. >>> an east bay city is now home to an ultra green campus with the opening much a new sporting goods conglomerate. it covers 14 acres. it serves as headquarters for the north face, jansport and lucy brands. for employees, there's a gym, cafe, and vegetable garden. >> the people that work for these brands are very passionate about the environment and out

reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today some young folks lobbied regional transit planners to help san francisco provide free bus passes. the free youth coalition rallied. the agency is considering a request from san francisco muni to pitch in 5 million towards its pilot program for free youth passes. >> it's a dramatic issue for me because i've seen families struggle so many times looking for bus fair to catch the muni just to go to work or school. >>> a save mart supermarket change has reached a tentative labor agreement with unionized employees. under the proposed deal, the modesto-based grocery chain met union demands to provide additional funding for health care benefits. the deal must still be ratified by union members. a vote is expected in the next few days. >>> a series of fires during the past 24 hours in a san jose park is raising questions tonight about the homeless people who live there. ktvu's robert handa is live there tonight. >> reporter: well, julie, as you can see, this section of kelley park is closed but there have been a lot of visitors, tryin

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in a health decision the fda approved the first treatment for hiv infection. the drug is true vada, made by gilead sciences. it has been used for eight years to treat people inspected with hiv now the fda approved it as a preventative measure for those at high risk, those who are sex with hiv infected partners. coming up, eperts put this -- experts put this in perspective for us and what this means for the future. >> four people appeared in court facing charges in a south bay abuse case. ktvu's matt keller is live. you heard about horrible conditions the victims were libbing in -- living in. >> reporter: yes, all four were taken into custody and brought to jail. >>> the attorney tried to keep her client out of jail this afternoon. but did not succeed. her brother, dad, and her mom were all taken into custody today during their hearing after bail was increased to $500,000 each. prosecutors say another suspect is expected in court soon. they are facing 18 charges, 15 elder abuse felonies for running a unlicensed care home. prosecutors say they neg

ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco with the two new leads police are looking for in connectionh his death. >>> the beating took place here at golden gate park. we learned about the new leads investigators are pursuing. >> reporter: the assault happened after the end of the bay to breakers race in san francisco. steven martin was with friends. he is wearing a green wig. police say he was punched after a confrontation. the suspects include several men wearing 49ers jersey. >> he would never retaliate. >> reporter: he fell, struck his head on the pavement and never woke up and died last month after th

david stevenson at the scene with new information. >> reporter: tonight we learned new details about destroyed biling and about the spotty record of the owner of the building. san francisco fire septemberors say the fire in the city's bayview district caused at least one million dollars in damage to five buildings. >> i grabbed a dog. we ran out of the house, woke up my bad and brother. >> reporter: the fire broke out in an abandoned building taken over by squatters. >> we have been here about a week. my girlfriend was upstairs, i was down. >> reporter: police this afternoon booked two people for reckless arson. >> i know what's going on. >> it didn't happen on purpose. . >> reporter: this video shows one of the suspects arguing neighbors after they say they saw him exiting the building i gas can. >> he dropped a gas can, walked across the street. >> reporter: the building had been boarded up since a fire 2009. investigate ears say keeping s getting costly. in 201 it cost $11.4 billion. that's up 12% from the year before. the cost covers 41 executive branch appearances but doesn't in

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire investigators determined that a afternoon blaze in pittsburg is not suspicious. it broke out after noon. it started in the garden shed. flames destroyed the shed and spread to shrubs and burned the home. >>> a public hearing tomorrow regarding their fire stations. at issue is a $75 a year parcel tax. they are considering adding the issue it the november ballot. the meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. >>> investigators believe a deadly san francisco apartment fire last week was started accidentally. investigators have not determined what sparked the fire but they have narrowed down the point of origin to the kitchen. she was inside his apartment when the fire broke out before 10:00 a.m. on wednesday. he did not survive. >>> authorities are calling it the million dollars question, what caused a door to open on a party bus leading a young woman to fall to her death on highway 17. ktvu's janine de la vega is live. >> reporter: ken, the bus the women were on was operated by party bus of santa cruz. ther

david stevenson is in san francisco and said what else they are concerned about. vid. >> reporter: the mayor surprised city hall insiders last month when he said he would consider a stop and frisk policy for the city. today he heard from angry and concerned citizens. >> this isn't a black or white issue, a, this is a civil rights issue. >> reporter: 50 people rallied outside city hall calling on the mayor to back away from the policy. the mayor said something has to be done in san francisco. opponents say it's not the solution. >> we hear a lot about community policing and about building trust between the community. stop and frisk, cuts that process off. >> we are against it. we have the votes. >> reporter: with in certain guidelines police are already allowed to stop and check people for weapons. new york and philadelphia law enjoy broader powers but studies have shown the majority of those stopped are minorities with few arrests made. opponents delivered a anti petition to the mayor. >> we feel its predatory policing practice we don't want in san francisco. >> re

as david stevenson reports a second person has now come forward to suggest that the mayor committed perjury >> mayor ed lee is under fire from political opponents after this bit of testimony at last week's ethics economy. >> i don't recall offering mr. mirkarimi any job. >> reporter: but former board of supervisor aaron pekim said he was asked to tell mirkarimi he had a new job if he resigned as sheriff. that came at a meeting at this cafe last march. wong was unable to confirm that for us. his office told us he is traveling in china. but peskin said to us, i understood that he was making a job on behalf of the sheriff. >> you never confirmed to convey to sheriff mirkarimi if he would step down you would give him another job? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: walker and peskin are politically aligned with mirkarimi. so far no second party has confirmed their allegations. the mayor's spokeswoman said his testimony was 100% truthful. he thinks these are people inserting themselves into the process to gain attention to themselves and distract the public with basement accusations. attorneys on bo

david stevenson. kdvu channel 2news. >> a two man paramedic crew was taken to the hospital after i traffic accident caused their accident to flip over onto its side in san francisco. all happened about 12:15 in 16th street in the mission district. the ambulance had its lights and sirens on when it collided at least one other vehicle. the injuries were small and taken to the hospital only ace precaution. a carjacking and police chase that started in oakland ended with a multicar crash in san francisco today. started just before two this afternoon. they spot a vehicle that had been car jacked, they chased on to the freeway and over the bay bridge joined by san francisco police and the chp. the car got off bridge at fremont street and crashed into at least two cars, several people had minor injuries. they are now in custody. >> san francisco police say a man who was shot and killed by an officer this week after allegedly lunging at her with a box cut cutter was mentally disturbed. the family of the 32-ye

as david stevenson reports a second person has now come forward to suggest that the mayor committed perjury mayor ed lee is under fire from political opponents after this bit of testimony at last week's ethics economy. >> i don't recall offering mr. mirkarimi any job. >> reporter: but former board of supervisor aaron pekim said he was asked to tell mirkarimi he had a new job if he resigned as sheriff. that came at a meeting at this cafe last march. wong was unable to confirm that for us. his office told us he is traveling in china. but peskin said to us, i understood that he was making a job on behalf of the sheriff. >> you never confirmed to convey to sheriff mirkarimi if he would step down you would give him another job? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: walker and peskin are politically aligned with mirkarimi. so far no second party has confirmed their allegations. the mayor's spokeswoman said his testimony was 100% truthful. he thinks these are people inserting themselves into the process to gain attention to themselves and distract the public with basement accusations. attorneys on both

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. >> ktvu news sat down with eliana lopez.s she can move on with her life with ross and their son. >> i did not take anything to venezula. all my clothes, that is my home. >> lopez lawyer chimed in saying they would sue the city. go to ktvu.com to see our complete interview with lopez including her message for ivory madison the woman behind the tape at the center of the case. just look for our video player at the home page. >>> there's been a shake up amidst a hidden surplus scandal. ruth coleman resigned after the department was accused of hiding almost $54 million for years. coleman's deputy was fired. the state attorney general has now launched an investigation into the issue. the controversy comes to light after months of wrangling over budget cuts that had dozens of state parks at the brink of closure. >>> up next continuing coverage of the movie theater massacre. we go back to aurora where we just took these pictures of people lighting candles. >> and the alleged gunman's ties to california. folks in salinas knew him as

but ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor says he thinks it might help stop the escalating gunin the city. >> reporter: 50 people rallied outside san francisco today calling on mayor ed lee to back away from starting a back away and frisk. the mayor says something has to be done. san francisco's murder rate was up. opponents say stop and frisk is not the right solution. >> we hear about community policing, we hear a lot about partnering with the community, stop and frisk is not the right move. >> reporter: new york city has aggressively ramped up stop and frisks as a policing practice. the majority of those stopped are minorities with few arrests made. >> we feel that it's a predatory, policing practice that we don't want in san francisco at all. >> reporter: the mayor this afternoon told supervisors that as a former civil rights attorney he will protect residents against unlawful search but said he is looking for bold solutions to stop the killings. >> so if it means a rephrasing it, i will be open to that but we have to get to the guns. we have to stop that. >> reporter: the

but ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor says he thinks it might help stop the escalating gun violence in the city. >> reporter: 50 people rallied outside san francisco today calling on mayor ed lee to back away from starting a back away and frisk. the mayor says something has to be done. san francisco's murder rate was up. opponents say stop and frisk is not the right solution. >> we hear about community policing, we hear a lot about partnering with the community, stop and frisk is not the right move. >> reporter: new york city has aggressively ramped up stop and frisks as a policing practice. the majority of those stopped are minorities with few arrests made. >> we feel that it's a predatory, policing practice that we don't want in san francisco at all. >> reporter: the mayor this afternoon told supervisors that as a former civil rights attorney he will protect residents against unlawful search but said he is looking for bold solutions to stop the killings. >> so if it means a rephrasing it, i will be open to that but we have to get to the guns. we have to stop that. >> repo

for now reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> there was dramatic testimony today in the civil trial of hanz riser as the lawyer seeks compensation for his two young children in the murder of his mother. we have new video here to show you it's of hanz riser this morning. the oakland tribune is reporting, riser called his wife nina a psychopath. he's been unable to work in prison and does not have the $25 million being sought for his children. riser is representing himself in court he's expected to make his closing statement on monday. >>> a sonoma county judge has set 45-year-old martin pulido- sanchez on 11 counts of committing a lewd act with a child under 19. the girls now 22 and 20 testified against their father. pulido-sanchez pled not guilty of charges that he molested his stepdaughter, that brought an eight year sentence. >>> a wildfire is still burning out of control tonight despite a massive effort involving more than 5,000 firefighters. the fire is burning north of auburn. john sasaki is there tonight with new information about the fire, john. >> re

tonight david stevenson is in san francisco with why both sides could be telling the truth. >> reporter: one veteran politician showed us what he says could be proof of perjury. >> i received a telephone call from mr. wong i've known him for many years. >> reporter: aaron peskin today showed us a text message he says helped prove that he was asked last march to encourage sheriff mirkarimi to step down. the text message says, our friend wants me to tell you no matter what outcome with your negotiations he is appreciate your help. >> he indicated to me that he was communicating on behalf of the mayor with an offer that if he would resign that they would find some sort of job for him. >> reporter: so you never authorized say aaron peskin or walter wong to convey to sheriff mirkarimi if he would step down you would give him another job? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: this afternoon a san francisco district attorney's spokeswoman told us based on the available information there's no basis for commencing a criminal investigation. walter wong did not return our calls but political analysts sa

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. >> ktvu news sat down with eliana lopez.he says she hopes she can move on with her life with ross and their son. >> i did not take anything to venezula. all my clothes, that is my home. >> lopez lawyer chimed in saying they would sue the city. go to ktvu.com to see our complete interview with lopez including her message for ivory madison the woman behind the tape at the center of the case. just look for our video player at the home page. >>> there's been a shake up amidst a hidden surplus scandal. ruth coleman resigned after the department was accused of hiding almost $54 million for years. coleman's deputy was fired. the state attorney general has now launched an investigation into the issue. the controversy comes to light after months of wrangling over budget cuts that had dozens of state parks at the brink of closure. >>> up next continuing coverage of the movie theater massacre. we go back to aurora where we just [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citiban