elian that lopez back in the bay area defending her husband. she is testifying before san francisco's ethics commission and supporting efforts to try to return ross mirkarimi to his job as san francisco sheriff. christie smith is live at city hall with more on what lopez has revealed so far in this case. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning. eliana lopez got started last night. she had quite a bit to say about this fwit hight with her husbant rocked his career. we heard from elian that's neighbor that said that ross mirkarimi was yelling at her and violently grabbed her arm during that fight. she told the commission it wasn't a very explosive fight, that he did use profanity and she said don't talk to me like that. she videotaped with her neighbor ivory madison. she asked her about custody laws and madison told her she might lose custody of their son. >> after our conversation she made me feel even more scared because she also said as the sheriff this is owe used the word old boys network and they will you know, cover each other so

dear friends look elian has carved this icon himself. some. people often reveal hidden talents here you know it's a lot to thank you for your gift i think you're giving it on behalf of everybody but. i. think that you cannot see that sort of been the church icon painters have always been spiritual people i mean can you call yourself spiritual. i guess no. but if one wished therefore first you have to read the gospels the one that you found yourself under unusual circumstances so you use this opportunity to read more to enrich your soul and all the rest god will open up for you if you have a talent it will manifest itself. in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit amen kiss my hand to all the good in kind god be with you so. after the ceremony the convict returns to his workshop while the priest left the colony with the icon. every icon in our church has its own history we are involved in this kind of educational activity when students in intelligentsia come i always try to tell them about our church and show them the icons and i am

elian gonzalez became a household name? in 2000. >>> now we honor our fellow americans who serve and sacrifice. this week, the pentagon the released the names of 11 soldiers killed in afghanistan. iers killed in afghanistan. >>> and finally, "your voice this week," today's question comes from ronald stanberry who asked, why can't we have a debate now between the presumptive candidates while there is time left to consider what each has to say to the other, face to face? great question. both candidates have an open invitation to join us to have that debate. i know that it's a long shot. we do know that the commission on presidential debates has a full slate of three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate kicking off october 3rd in denver. as i said, our invitation is open until then. >>> that's all for us. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out david muir on "world news." and i'll see you tomorrow on "good morning america." we lost our edge. said, well today, there's a new new york state.

francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is expected in a san francisco courtroom with his wife, an attorney for elian that lopez will ask a judge to modify a stay away order so that lopez and mirkarimi can have face-to-face contact before she returns to her native country. she has been there the last few months caring for an ailing father. last night she testified at her husband's ethics commission hearing saying that although he bruised her arm during an argument, she does not consider it domestic violence. after the hearing she expressed her hopes for the future. >> was great to see ross, and i just cannot wait the moment we are going to be together. and i just looking for the day that i'm going to be just a cherished wife again. >> lopez is due back in venezuela on monday where we understand she is filming a movie. the ethics commission is expected to make its recommendation on whether sheriff mirkarimi should keep his job. >> caught on tape. now investigators want your help. here's the deal. what they do is try to track down thieves who are scamming apple stores and target stores across the bay a

. >> elian station has outgrown its size. -- union station has got outgrown its size. you can understand why there are so many who are excited about today's announcement, but -- well, there is a but. the plans are both extensive and expensive. they would include dozens of shops and offices and apartments behind the main hall, and would eventually include the addition of nearly a dozen high-speed rail lines. >> i did the transportation infrastructure is due for an upgrade. >> the high-speed trains would shorten the trip between schear and -- between here and nyc by more than an hour down to 90 minutes. >> our plant in short, to connect 51 million people that live in this region to high- speed rail. >> politicians and executives talked for more than an hour about plans at a union station press conference today. but the big question remains who will pay for it? >> out of your pocket. >> the president admits that 50% to 80% will come from federal tax payer dollars. and the rest? >> come from the states, the local government, but operator itself -- the operator itself, the

elian that lopez is back in the bay area and defending her husband testifying and supporting efforts to return ross mirkarimi to his job as sheriff of san francisco. christie smith is live at city hall with more on what lopez has revealed up to this point. >> reporter: this is the first time lopez and mirkarimi have seen each other in months. there is a stay away order in place. she is talking about this altercation that literally rocked her husband's career as san francisco sheriff. but we also heard from neighbors of lopez that said that mirkarimi was yelling at her and violently grabbed her arm. she videotaped the bruise on her arm with her neighbor. despite what the neighbor said, she told the commission that the fight wasn't very explosive and she stood her ground. >> just one thing was the only thing he said. and i said don't talk to me that way. >> reporter: lopez says that she asked madison about custody laws and the answer scared her, that madison told her that if she divorced ross mirkarimi she would probably lose custody of her young son because he was the safe. they have

fires in 95-mile-per-hour strike to elian herrera. >> eric: that is what you are going to get.ard, hard, harder. got a knuckle curve as well. he is a strike-out guy. >> joe: here is an 0-1. high strike. 95 miles per hour. 0-2. francisco is parnell no save opportunity in the ninth. but terry collins wants him to slam the door. no work last night for parnell. here is the 0-2. shot to ike davis. easy play to the bag. one out. >> joe: one down, and the battle is jerry hairston junior. the producer is pete machska, director bill web. associate director brian peterman. eldona. executive producer of pre-game show, done bowie, mack santini and producer ethan klineberg. director mark dieber. our thanks as always as steve horn, editorial consultant in the broadcast booth. one out, nobody on, hairston. >> joe: strike one on hairston. tonight is 0-3. only hits belong to dee gordon, scott van slyke and tony gwynn junior. three singles. that's it. to the shortstop. tejada gets that high bounce and takes it over to first. two out. the mets pitchers working on their tenth shutout of the season

. >> elian gonzalez sparked a tug of war with cuba. >> this week, hillary clinton and rick lazio had face-off. >> that was a wonderful performance and you did it very well. >>> and in the fall classic, the mets faced the yankees for the first time. >> there have been 96 world series, in 50 of them, a new york team has played, a lot of people look upon this series as iraq/iran in spikes, they wish both sides would lose. >> was it 1998, 1999 or 2000? your answer when we return. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> so, what year was it? when did hillary clinton run her first campaign? 12 years ago, in 2000. >>> now we honor