they've asked the district tone's office for a video of eliana lopez, mirkarimi's wife, showing her bruised arm to her neighbor. this weekend district attorney gascon says he may ask for the plea to be revoked because he questions mirkarimi's sin tery in the -- sincerity in the deal. >> if they don't accept a plea they go to trial. if that happens, the defendant's wife potentially his children, his neighbors, his friends are put through the expense the embarrassment and the trauma of a jury trial. in this case, a very public jury try >> reporter: johnson says mirkarimi can accept the plea for any number of reasons and doesn't necessarily need to explain those reasons to a judge. following the hearing it is not clear what happens next. mirkarimi has said he has no plans to resign and it is not clear what the mayor will do, following today's hearing or if there is a possible citizen recall effort in the works. this hearing is scheduled for 10:30 this morning. reporting live at the hall of justice in san francisco, i'm sergio quintana, abc7 news. >>> the search has been suspended for the mothe

cu - anchor ---a pesar de estar a miles de millas de distancia, eliana lopez, la esposa del alguacilde san francisco suspendido, ross mirkarimi, aun quiere que su voz se escuche. y lo hizo a traves de una de sus amigas quien escribio una pagina editorial en un periodico local. ---pilar niÑo hablo hoy con ella sobre el mensaje que ahora quieren llevar. take anchor live take pkg 45:04 ha llorado hemos platicado 45:07 myrna melgar dice que su amiga eliana lopez, la autorizo a publicar esta pagina editorial en el periodico guardian, mientras ella esta en venezuela. sot myrna melgar 45:24 el domingo se fue para venezuela porque ya no puede, emocionalmente esta muy cansada 45:29 en ella cuestiona la forma como la sociedad esta enfrentando los casos de violencia domestica. 46:50 la violencia domestica es una cosa muy seria, pero no todo lo serio tiene que ser llevado a la policía 46:56 ross mirkarimi, el esposo de eliana, fue convicto de un cargo menor relacionado a violencia intrafamiliar y suspendido despues de su puesto como sheriff de san francisco. 45:49 lo que hemos hecho nosotros com

. >> reporter: she says eliana lopez learned of the plea deal talk as couple days go. >> eliana lopez is grateful to her husband, ross mirkarimi for ending this case and doing what she believes is in everyone's best interest. >> i return to the business of running one of the finest sheriff's department in the nation, mending my family and raising my son in a safe and happy home. >> family reunion must take time. the sheriff's must complete classes before a just will lift the stay away order. 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 pr

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madison videoed eliana lopez talking about her husband ross mirkarimi was yelling at her and grabbingher. she shows a bruise on her arm she says came from mirkarimi. madison decided to go to police with the video. as mirkarimi was sentenced to three years probation yesterday for the charge of false imprisonment, he tearfully apologized. >> i'm going to devote myself to repair my relationship with my family, with the beam of san francisco and i'm committed -- with the people of san francisco and i'm committed to becoming a better public servant, one you can be proud of. >> reporter: several developments to watch for today, including two press conferences, one scheduled to get underway in an hour. ross mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez has scheduled one here in downtown san francisco across from city hall. she is pecked to be quite critical in that -- is expected to be quite critical in that press conference. the mayor ed lee will be addressing reporters and letting everyone know what his decision is on ross mere's fate and if he -- ross mirkarimi's fate and if he will make a move towards p

the defense trying to keep the jury from seeing video of bruises of eliana lopez's arms. ross mirkarimi's lawyer will be live with us here in another half hour. >>> the u.s. military will be transferring its main detention center in afghanistan to the kabul government in six months. the today's agreement extends a deadline set by afghan president hamid karzai for the transfer of 3,000 detainees. >>> the wind is causing big problems out on the east coast. check this gas station in massachusetts. that's where the wind knocked over a canopy which landed on top of a car. yikes. the driver wasn't inside at the time. good thing. the national weather service said that winds reached up to 50 miles per hour. >> i think i'll pass on gas at that place. >> next station please. >> i think there's something else besides the winds going on there. crazy stuff. >>> here in the bay area kind of a mostly clear start. we are seeing a few areas of some patchy fog especially along the coast. now by this afternoon, mild to warm plenty of sunshine. yes, we do have some big changes for this weeke

madison videoed eliana lopez talking about her husband ross mirkarimi was yelling at her and grabbingher. she shows a bruise on her arm she says came from mirkarimi. madison decided to go to police with the video. as mirkarimi was sentenced to three years probation yesterday for the charge of false imprisonment, he tearfully apologized. >> i'm going to devote myself to repair my relationship with my family, with the beam of san francisco and i'm committed -- with the people of san francisco and i'm committed to becoming a better public servant, one you can be proud of. >> reporter: several developments to watch for today, including two press conferences, one scheduled to get underway in an hour. ross mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez has scheduled one here in downtown san francisco across from city hall. she is pecked to be quite critical in that -- is expected to be quite critical in that press conference. the mayor ed lee will be addressing reporters and letting everyone know what his decision is on ross mere's fate and if he -- ross mirkarimi's fate and if he will make a move towards p

the judge rejected a plea from the from the defendant's wife eliana lopez. it shows her with a bruise on her arm. >> it will show how people deal with law enforcement if you don't do what they want you to do then they blast your picture all over the newspapers. >> the lawyer also wanted a judge to dismiss the videotaped statement eliana lopez made to a friend during a new year's eve fight and the judge also rejected that request. potential jurors are now filling out questionnaires. they are showing how much they know about the case and whether they know sheriff ross mirkarimi or his wife eliana lopez. the jury pool includes one man who knows the sheriff quite well. he served alongside sheriff ross mirkarimi on the board of supervisors before he was elected sheriff last year. >>> if you use google service there is a new privacy service. it is simplifying 60 separate policies. it has one including google's search and google plus. privacy advocates say it is not for consumers and instead they say it will allow them to cross users so it can get more targeted inf

eliana lopez made to the neighbor that her husband harmed her during a fight. they are punishing the prosecution for releasing still photos to the media. jurors are filling out questionnaires. it includes how much they know about the case and asks whether they know sheriff ross mirkarimi or his wife eliana lopez. the jury pool contains one person who knows sheriff ross mirkarimi quite well. he served alongside the board of directors before sheriff ross mirkarimi was elected sheriff last year. >>> the none pointing presidential -- nonbinding presidential straw poll, the state's delegate will be elected next week. mitt romney won 31% followed by rick santorum 32%, rand paul 28%. in the meantime rick santorum said rick santorum survival in the race may depend on newt gingrich getting out. advisers believe rick santorum would win the nomination if all the tea party conservatives backed him as the one candidate against mitt romney. they appeal to the more conservative side but newt gingrich has no plans of dropping out of the race. >>> they are issuing an unpreceden

the lawyer for eliana lopez said she only asked madison not to show that video to police but that she did not ask madison to actually destroy the video. we will see if she ends up with some kind of obstruction of justice charge >> while all of this is going on, the couple still cannot see each other >> from what i understand, he has to go through some of this program first. >> people in san francisco want to see ross mirkarimi out of office. it is an exclusive eyewitness news poll, 72 percent want him to step down. only 22 percent said it wanted to remain. 66 percent approve of the way the mayor is handling the case. this morning the interim sheriff will make her first full day in office. >> during such time as i hold the office of share for the city and county of san francisco. >> she came out of retirement to assume the role of acting sheriff. the san francisco native and 35 year veteran is the first woman ever to hold that office in the city >> walnut creek police are looking for a man who tried to get a 30 year-old girl into his car. he is believed to be in his 60s. the girl says

. >> reporter: eliana lopez's attorney says she wants the video and all evidence related to that neighbor thrown out. she says the sheriff's wife believed she was speaking in confidence to an attorney when she showed the bruises and tearfully blamed her husband for causing them. that neighbor, ivory madison, happens to be a law school graduate but the fact is she has never passed the bar or practiced law. >> in venezuela where my client is from, to become an attorney, you go to law school. >> the real violence here is against me. >> on madison's website, she says jurist doctor trained as an attorney. i think any reasonable person would think that that's what the person is. >> you don't have an attorney/client privilege just because someone's a lawyer. you have to be approaching them for legal advice. if she is just saying i want to talk to a friend, i want, you know, my neighbor to individual me tape me to preserve some evidence that's not an attorney/client privilege. >> reporter: since eliana lopez isn't on trial, the trial judge had already decided she can't even claim attorney/client

it appears that eliana lopez won't testify at trial.appeals court actually it could come out as soon as today and could not come out until next week. the focus is on a 55-second video showing bruises on eliana lopez allegedly caused by her husband ross mirkarimi. video was shot by their neighbor ivory madison. lopez's attorney wants the evidence thrown out saying lopez believed she was speaking privately to an attorney under attorney/client privilege since madison is a law school graduate even though unlicensed in california. so the decision is being made by a three-judge panel of the appeals court after a judge in the case ruled last week that the video could be shown. mirkarimi's attorney is also fighting against the video saying there's no way for her to cross-examine the testimony if lopez herself doesn't testify. now, also today, judge garrett wong is going to consider a motion by the prosecution to allow testimony from domestic violence expert and uc-berkeley lecturer nancy lemon and there are a couple of other motions still undec

they thought the owner was in a rival gang. >>> this video shows bruises on eliana lopez's body takenmadison. lopez's attorney argues that footage violates attorney/client privilege in the trial of her husband, ross mirkarimi, san francisco chef. the attorney says eliana lopez believed she was talking to a lawyer. >> on madison's website she says trained as an attorney. i think any reasonable person would think that's what the person is. >> madison has never practiced law or passed the state bar exam. legal analysts say a person needs to be specifically seeking legal advice to ensure confidentiality. >>> oakland has given a thumbs- up to keep its sports teams. gil diaz reports. this is a big first step but i guess far from a done deal, right? >> yeah. it's far from a done deal. they are just basically getting the plans written up. the city plans to spend $7 million on just these plans. now this money is coming as a last chunk of the city's redevelopment funds. now, the city wants to build a new stadium, new hotels, even a conference center on 750 acres around the coliseum and along he

one of the reasons it's international headlines that is his life, eliana lopez, has been a soap opera star in convenience will la, so there's been attention around that aspect of it. is it politically tinged? he's an elected official being prosecuted by an elected official, ultimately it's elected officials that might bring charges against him. if you listen to district attorney gas goen, he says we're prosecuting this by the book. i think where mirkarimi might have one of his best cases this is political, there's been information that's been leaked out from the police department o over time. i'd say whether you're a progressive, conservative, moderate, this information would have gotten out anyway. there are factionth in the police department and he's a high-profile city official. and there seems to be hunger around this. is it beyond san francisco? you go to the supermarket, the playgrounds, the schoolyards, muni, a lot of people are talking about this case. >> viewed from afar from south bay, it's embarrassing. it's like, what's going on up there? is it just another san francisco i

. >> un juez dio la autorizacion para que eliana lopez salga de estados unidos para visitar a su padre y cada vez más empresas invaden la privacidad a los empleadores en las redes sociales. >> nuevamente un incidente vial deja a un lesionado cuándo una conductora pierde los estribos. (música) el senador lee langi resentara una ley para que las compañías no usen las redes sociales para el proceso de contratacion pidiendo la clave de las redes sociales. >> es inaceptable. >> y se retiran miles de productos que eran un peluigro para los niñs >> el proporsito de estos seguros que es estos niños no abran esto. >> pero pueden abrirlo. >> puedne acceder a los gavinetes con venenos como lavavajillas, detergente. >> se pudo mainpular los seguros para gavinetes, 900 mil de estos eguros fueron retirados, más de 200 casos de estos seguros defectuosos. >> pongan todos los productos fuera del alcance de los chiquisos. >> los casos de envenenamiento entre niños son comunes. >> es su naturaleza explorar el mundo y el entorno y si exploran demasiado en la gaveta se puede envenenar accidenntamente. >> s

---tambin apel la decisin judicial de aceptar como prueba un video en el que aparece eliana lopez, sollozandoy mostrando moretones en su brazo. ---el juez tambien decidio que la ex novia de mirkarimi, christina flores, d su testimonio en el juicio. ---flores alega que mirkarimi fue violento con ella durante su relacion.. top-vo ---en la ciudad de oakland, tambien se hizo presente en un sala de un juzgado, giselle esteban, quien es acusada de haber asesinado a la estudiante de enfermeria michelle le, el aÑo pasado. ---esteban, de 27 aÑos de edad, participo un audiencia donde se analizaron varios "pedimentos" presentados por ambas partes. ---la policia detuvo a "esteban" en septiembre, una semana antes de que los restos de "le" fueran encontrados. cu ---momentos de tensin se vivieron hoy en una escuela del sur de san jos, que por suerte... no dej heridos. take fs --alguien escuch disparos cerca de la preparatoria "oak grove", lo que oblig a la polica a instaurar un "cdigo azul" cerca de la hora del almuerzo. --los alumnos tuvieron que quedarse dentro de los salones de clase mientras se investig

eliana lopez is happy to be back. he gave up a career to live in san francisco wither had husband. >>> now they released this sketch yesterday. a man forced his way into a woman's home on montrose way after she answered the doorbell. the attacker is described as a middle eastern man in his 40s, heavy build, black air and -- black hair and brown eyes. >> prevision.com just released this. two of them are in the bay area. cambridge massachusetts comes in first followed by the city new jersey, berkeley comes in 5th. and if you walk in san francisco, you get into real good cardioshape because there are some serious hills. >> that is whys so smart. >> yesterday, they can appeal it? >> who is it? >> cafe press. >> bay area company? >> yes. >> thank you, pam. i missed it, i was doing some traffic working here. let's look at what we have with the roads. i was looking at the bay bridge as a matter of fact and watching the backup grow over the last 15 minutes. it is still a typical commute and there is nothing out of the ordinar

legal analysts say prosecutors may have been concerned about getting a jury conviction about eliana lopez's testimony. >> i think the biggest surprise is the district attorney backed off on a plea to domestic violence and accepted a flee to false imprisonment. the sentence is the same. >> reporter: coming up, how the sheriff's wife reacted to the plea deal. 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 t

take anchor live take pkg 45:04 ha llorado hemos platicado 45:07 myrna melgar dice que su amiga eliana lopez, la autorizo a publicar esta pagina editorial en el periodico guardian, mientras ella esta en venezuela. sot myrna melgar 45:24 el domingo se fue para venezuela porque ya no puede, emocionalmente esta muy cansada 45:29 en ella cuestiona la forma como la sociedad esta enfrentando los casos de violencia domestica. 46:50 la violencia domestica es una cosa muy seria, pero no todo lo serio tiene que ser llevado a la policía 46:56 ross mirkarimi, el esposo de eliana, fue convicto de un cargo menor relacionado a violencia intrafamiliar y suspendido despues de su puesto como sheriff de san francisco. 45:49 lo que hemos hecho nosotros como sociedad es criminalizar esto, mas y mas severamente que 45:56 hasta lo mas pequeñito es caso criminal 45:59 myrna en lo particular dice que sufrio violencia intrafamiliar por parte de su papa lo que provoco que hasta ella se fuera de su casa, pero dice recibieron consejeria, apoyo y su papa cambio. 55:05 por eso es que estoy yo aquí, porque si hubieran llam

. >>> eliana lopez is now back in her native venezuela caring for her father. she is expected to return with her young son, however a friend said she is not so sure. she is telling the chronicle saying eliana lopez is finding it comforting in venezuela. she gave up being a soap opera actress to be with her husband. >>> he is due back in court for ace a -- for his arrangement. they were there in the courtroom when he first came in. he is accused of killing five family members and a conviction would give him the death penalty. we got reaction from people. >> i as a taxpayer do not want to support that person in jail. >> i really don't believe in the death penalty actually and i think that just putting him in jail for a lifetime is more than enough. >> however a spokesperson for george says it is unlikely he will pursue the death penalty. he recently stated he opposes the death penalty. >>> he walked in, in handcuffs after he shot and killed trayvon martin. coming up why the trayvon martin lawyer said the video does not backup himself defense claim. >>> and he is

today the sheriff agreed to let his wife eliana lopez take their son to venezuela so she can care for sick father. a stay away order, issued in january has limited his visits with his son. the sheriff will still be able to call his son during the trip >> protesters across the country are rallying for the rest of the florida neighborhood watch leader who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. even the president has weighed in saying that the case resonates with the president as a parent. >> if i had a son he would look like him. every parent in america should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect. >> george zimmerman told police that he was acting in self- defense but the law might not be on his side for long >> 12,000 teenagers walked out of miami schools today. it was a show of solidarity >> they're like our crutches, we are able to lean on them for support and they are standing with us and they will stand with us until the end >> what happens next to get you to where you want to end up? >> arrest, trial, conviction. sentencing for

---ademas, han apelado la decision judicial de permitir como prueba un video en el que aparece eliana lopezndo los moretones en su brazo, a una vecina. ---asi mismo, mas de 180 potenciales miembros del jurado llegaron esta maÑana al tribunal superior de san francisco, para formar parte del proceso de seleccion. cu ---en san francisco, cientos de casos de manejar bajo la influencia de alcohol, estan siendo revisados. take ---esta maÑana la fiscala y la defensoria pblica anunciaron que detectaron irregularidad es en las pruebas de los alcoholmetro s que utiliza la polica. ---la fiscalia determin, que la polica s estaba calibrando los aparatos, pero no estaba realizando las pruebas de precisin requeridas. take sot george gascón/fiscal, cdo. de san francisco gascon dice: "la integridad del sistema judicial del condado es sumamente importante para mi como para es para el señor adachi, y por eso precisamente nosotros estamos juntos hoy para hablarle a la comunidad de que nosotros tomamos esto muy seriamente y que si han habido errores queremos corregirlos." :17 secs vo ---cabe aclarar que tambin

also today a judge will continue his closed session, the judge will determine if eliana lopez will testify in the trial. braunstein could also be called as a witness. the neighbor who caused against sheriff ross mirkarimi first called braunstein to tell him what happened. state lawmakers are stepping into the fight over the pension. now lawmakers plan on holding a press conference where they will announce an audit of the city's finances. unions have accused mayor council read. he goes to court today, we will consider whether it is a proved. they say voters were never told the city would take $850 million in loans. they should not have to vote on an issue they already approved. >>> well injured giants fan bryan stow is no longer in the hospital. coming up in ten minutes, where he was been moved and why. >> all right, 4:39, a bit foggy along the coast. >>> the traffic lights are difficult to see and then we have visibility limbed to 200 feet. it looks like somebody may have gone off the road. at the bay bridge told plaza, down to the story, traffic is moving well in both directions, let's ch

>> estuvo programada al medio día, se esperaba la participacion de eliana lópez, pero no se presento,ue dice que están pasando por momentos dificiles y no tiene planes de dar impresiones a la prensa y se sienten indignados de como se ha manejado el material de las vecinas. de regreso con ustedes. >> otros temas, por primera vez desde febrero, la supervisora nadia locker reaparecio en el conjunto de alamenda, y bill locker no respondió preguntas, pero si se responsabiliza de sus errores personales, la funcionaria había estado en un centro de adicciones. >> pasan las horas y todavía no hay sierra a la mar, y la policía esta entrevistando a la gente y en washington highschool, se entrevistaron a los convictos sexuales, el padre de sierra, el que no consideran una persona de interés. >> una estudiante de santa rosa fue investigada por haber sido violada, el hombre esta detenido, además los cargos, presenta proceso migratorio la noche del jueves. >> en auckland un ladron abrio fuego contra el dueño de un auto, la victima recibio un disparo en la mano y se recupera en el hospital, el sospec

cu --la esposa de ross mirkarimi, eliana lopez, se encuentra en su pais natal venezuela de visita consu familia. vo --pero alla, tambien ha hablado fuerte y claro sobre como cree que el sistema judicial de san francisco le ha robado su propia voz e independencia. --ella le otorgo permiso a su amiga myrna melgar, ex ayudante legislativa del supervisor eric mar, para escribir una carta que se publico en el "bay guardian" misma que lopez public esta maÑana en la pagina de "la casa de las madres" organizacion contra la violencia intrafamiliar, en facebook. --esta fundacion ha pedido al esposo de eliana ... renunciar a su puesto de jefe de alguacil de san francisoc del cual por el momento fue suspendido por el alcalde ed lee. cu - anchor ---la ciudad de gilroy se viste de luto para darle el ultimo adis a una mujer hispana y sus 2 hijos. ---los 3 fallecieron hace 2 semanas cuando abel gutierrez asesin a su propia madre, a su hermana y posteriorment e se suicid. ---la familia culpa al gobierno por las muertes. ---mayra tostado prepar este reportaje. 0:01 - 0:05 0:17 - 0:20 0:30 - 0:33 0:35 -

of his wife eliana lopez. friday story published in the chronicle, district attorney george gascon says he questions mirkarimi's sincerity in his plea because the sheriff said he agreed to avoid mounting legal bills. the judge will have to consider those factors. legal analyst dean johnson says a defendant can plea for any number of reasons. >> mirkarimi himself is not required to admit that he did the crime or describe the crime that he did. >> to remove mirkarimi is not a slam-dunk. there's no guarantee that the board going to vote to remove him if it gets to that final step. >> reporter: university of san francisco political scientist david ladderman says mayor lee faces a complicated decision after today's hearing. domestic violence advocates are calling on the mayor to suspend sheriff mirkarimi and have him removed. the chronicle is reporting this morning that the mayor's office has asked for the video of eliana lopez showing her bruised arm to her neighbor. mayor lee has not yet signaled what he is going

eliana lopez has found it very comfortable being with friends. she gave up a career to be with her husband in san francisco. >>> rick santorum will be in the bay area and he is scheduled to give what they are calling a major jelly belly speech. that may seem like an on location but it is a major support for causes. later in the evening rick santorum is attending another fundraiser in alamo. >>> mitt romney is picking up more high profile endorsements. bush will endorse mitt romney as they presidential nominee. he will meet for a photo option and mitt romney has met last night. he is being mentioned as possible candidate. >>> and he is ending tax breaks for oil companies. the president was scheduled a speech. he will call on them to for tax penalty tis to repeal oil tax subsidies. >>> time now 4:38 a bomb scare turned out to be a false alarm. emergency crews were called out just after 8:00 last night when a suspicious bomb. >>> let's go to sal to check in on traffic, how is the commute, it is early, sal? >> not too bad, pam, as a matter of fact we

a cambio de que se declarara culpable de un cargo menor, por retener ilegalmente a su esposa, eliana lopeznte un altercado la noche de ano nuevo. george gascon/fiscal de san francisco eso quiere decir que ella no se podia mover libremente el controlo la posibilidad de la victima de poderse mover en algun momento cuando estaba en el altercado por lo que paso " no hay excusas y acepto total responsabilidad dijo mirkarimi agregando que inicio consejeria para sus problemas de ira y su arrogancia". pilar nino por su parte la fiscalia enfatizo que aunque no parezca el cargo del cual se declaro culpable mirkarimi es un cargo de violencia domestica yo personalmente creo en la redencion y le estamos dando oporutnidad al senor mirkarimi para que arregle sus problemas organizaciones de proteccion a victimas de violencia intrafamiliar lanzaron una campana alertando que este problema no se debe mantener como un asunto privado, tal como lo sugirio mirkarimi al principio, sino por el contrario que la violencia domestica hay que denunciarla..mirkarimi hoy respondio... i do not believe no creo que la viole

the attorney for his wife eliana lopez is challenging the admission of a videotape of her bruised arm. >> a follow-up on the oakland teen charged with killing his adoptive parents. moses kamin pleaded not guilty yesterday for allegedly strangling robert cayman and susan poff back in january. the 15-year-old confessed to police after they discovered the bodies stashed in a parked car outside their home. prosecutors say he unsuccessfully tried to set the vehicle on fire. he will be due back in court next m. the man charged with murder in a 1984 killing has pleaded not guilty. steven carlson is accused of stabbing a 14-year-old to death. he was arrested in august after dna linked him to the kim. the two were classmates at the time she died. he is being held without bail in dublin. he is due back in court next month. >> what started out as an investigation into stolen ipads is now turning into one of the biggest drug busts in history. federal agents busted a giant meth lab hidden inside the woods apartments. more than 750 pounds of meth worth $34 million were seized. three people may also

first the judge rejected the tape from eliana lopez. she wanted them to disregard the statement that she said her husband bruised her arm in a fight. >> she could have gone to anybody. >> the judge also ruled about the lawyer's second request to release still photos of the video to the news media. questions include domestic violence issues, how much they know about the case and whether or not they know sheriff ross mirkarimi or his wife. it includes one man who knows the sheriff quite well. he served alongside sheriff ross mirkarimi on the board of supervisors before he was elected sheriff last year. >>> google say they have less about protecting information than google protecting data about the users. they are not likely to see this, including the google search and you tube. now google will merge data it has compiled, about what your e- mails say and what topics they file. that will allow them to target potential customers. >>> and finally relief from that powerful cruise ship, the costa allegra was towed to a cruise port. >>> now the

. >> reporter: eliana lopez's attorney says she wants the video and all evidence related to that neighbor thrown out. she says the sheriff's wife believed she was speaking in confidence to an attorney when she showed the bruises and tearfully blamed her husband for causing them. that neighbor, ivory madison, happens to be a law school graduate but the fact is she has never passed the bar or practiced law. >> in venezuela where my client is from, to become an attorney, you go to law school. >> the real violence here is against me. >> on madison's website, she says jurist doctor trained as an attorney. i think any reasonable person would think that that's what the person is. >> you don't have an attorney/client privilege just because someone's a lawyer. you have to be approaching them for legal advice. if she is just saying i want to talk to a friend, i want, you know, my neighbor to individual -- to videotape me, to preserve some evidence, that's not an attorney/client privilege. >> reporter: since eliana lopez isn't on trial, the trial judge had already decided she can't even claim attorn

he was sentenced this morning in connection with a confrontation with his wife eliana lopez. his sentence includes three years' probation, 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling, 100 hours of community service, parenting classes. >> what happened shouldn't have happened. i am sorry. >> reporter: they welcomed his apology but says he should step down as sheriff. >> i don't think a few moments of comments today takes -- is any -- carries any weight over what we have heard over the last 10 weeks. >> nothing here should call into question his job. talk to the deputy sheriff's association. >> reporter: the association this afternoon issued a statement that said we are disappointed any time a law enforcement officer pleads guilty of a crime. morale has been effected by this incident. >> i will work so much harder so that i can regain your trust that i have lost. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi smiled but declined comment this afternoon. the mayor is set to make remarks tomorrow. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials announced today they are canceling admissions for the

the two spoke a day or two after madison took a video statement from eliana lopez and videoed a bruiseer arm which she told madison came from mirkarimi grabbing her. defense believes bronstein is a good witness. they argue if madison was concerned about lopez's safety why she call a news man and wait four days before calling police? today attorneys are scheduled to start questioning potential jurors. that questioning could be held up because of the issue of that video, whether it should be allowed in court. the defense is fight ago appellate court to keep it out of the trial -- is fighting an appeal lit court to keep it out of trial. possible changes could alter the course of this trial. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:31 now. palo alto police on the hunt for the vandals who flattened tires on dozens of cars in a quiet neighborhood overnight. katie marzullo is live at the scene. apparently the vandals were quiet as well. >> reporter: they must have been, there was not a single with it noise any of this. the destruction ran rampant this is a nice quiet neighborhood, single family home,

so is an appellate decision on allowing a video of his wife eliana lopez showing a bruise to her neighbor. in the meantime a former girlfriend of mirkarimi's told the judge that she was bruised by mirkarimi four years ago when a verbal argument turned physical. christina flores said two other fights were about underwear. the first time she said he was angry that she had left a pair of her panties at his place. the second time she found a pair of another woman's underwear at his apartment. flores also told the court that she was still seeing mirkarimi when he met lopez during a trip to south america. >>> israel's president shimon peres will visit facebook in menlo park this morning. he will meet with facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg to launch his personal page to communicate with young arabs who live in countries without diplomatic ties with israel. peres visited ibm during his first stop on the silicon valley tour and met with scientists trying to teach computers to think like humans. tonight he will speak at a temple in san francisco. >>> iran says it will give the united nations inspector

the judge rejected a motion from sheriff mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez to disallow the video that showsher lawyer says if lopez is put on the witness stand she will have nothing to say unless she is granted immunity. >> she is going to say i refuse to answer this question on the grounds that my fifth amendment rights are implicated and i exercise my fifth amendment right not to incriminate myself. >> does eliana have anything to say? >> she doesn't have anything to say other than this is bull [ bleep ]. how's that? >> the judge is scheduled to meet with another woman tomorrow, who claims mirkarimi abused her and she may be called to testify. >>> 5:11. two u.s. troops were shot and killed today by three afghan gunmen at their base in the southern kandahar province. cbs news says two of the three shooters were afghan national army soldiers, another blow to the u.s. strategy pinned on direct partnership with the afghan forces there. the two troops who opened fire were killed by u.s. troops and a third shooter a teacher at the joint u.s.-afghan base was wounded. >>> meantime, syria's crackd

the judge rejected a motion from sheriff mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez to disallow the video that showshe bruise on her arm. lopez's lawyer says that if lopez is put on the witness stand, she will have nothing to say unless she is grand immunity. >>> today marks the day of action on college campuses all across the country. anne makovec reports from cal. >> reporter: we'll see exactly how committed these protestors are because it is a little sprinkly here in berkeley right now. but students, faculty and workers are expected for this day of action. and then after that he protest here on the cal campus, they are marching to oakland to converge with some other east bay schools. now, the day of action for education has been going on for years. but this time, the "occupy" movement is joining forces. this morning's protest here on the cal campus starts at 730 times outside of california hall where the administration works. protestors say they are protesting the role of admin in privatizing the city and repression of "occupy cal." they are also supporting tax hikes on the rich. this is going on

phil matier shows us that doesn't improve officers chances of getting prosecutors to get eliana lopez to testify. >> reporter: it promises to be a trial when it starts. here's a look. >> it's despicable. >> they have lost all sense of reason around this. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: that was the reaction of eliana lopez's lawyer to the district attorney's recent release of these graphic photos showing the bruise that her husband sheriff ross mirkarimi allegedly inflicted on her during a new year's eve argument. photos show claims are meant to embarrass the venezuelan actress into testifying against her husband. >> of course they are trying to pressure her to testify. >> reporter: are they trying to squeeze her? >> definitely. that's something that the prosecution is unethical when it does it, but every prosecutor does it. >> reporter: wife lopez won't play ball. instead she is trying to keep both her own testimony and other key evidence like the photos out of the trial. in fact, she may even take the fifth if she goes on the stand unless she gets a guarantee that anything she sa

take vo ---los abogados de eliana lopez, esposa de mikarimi, han solicitado desechar el caso, y tambienaraciones hechas por lopez a una vecina el dia del altercado con su marido... ---asimismo, la abogada de lopez, solicito hoy una vez mas al juez, desechar el video grabado por la vecina, que muestra a lopez sollozando y apuntando hacia los moretones.. ---la letrada, asegura que el video fue hecho bajo la apariencia de un convenio de privilegio entre abogado y cliente... . topvo ---la fiscalia del condado de marin, informo esta manana que pedira la pena de muerte contra el presunto multi homicida joseph naso... ---la declaracion fue hecha durante la instruccion formal de cargos a naso en una sala del tribunal superior de ese condado... ---naso, de 78 anos de edad, es acusado de haber asesinado a cuatro mujeres en el area de la bahia y norte de california entre 1977 y 1994... ---el sospechoso, quien se autorepresen ta, dijo que necesita cuatro semanas para preparar su defensa... cu - anchor --hay polemica por una nueva propuesta que tiene que ver especificamente con el cuidado de salud d

an appeals court is deciding on a video showing bruises on eliana lopez's body taken by her neighbor,vory madison. lopez's attorney argues that footage violates attorney privilege. she says lopez believes she was tosh uv talking privately with a lawyer -- believes she is talking privately with a lawyer. a person needs to be specifically seeking legal advice to ensure that confidentiality. >>> israel's president has another day checking in with the tech industry in the bay area today. this morning, shimon peres is scheduled to open the high-tech launch conference in san francisco. this afternoon he returns to google headquarters. he spoke at a temple in san francisco last night addressing his country's concerns with iran. >> we have to overcome this danger as soon as possible as clearly as we can. >> also yesterday, peres visited facebook and praised the company as a tool for positive social change by allowing citizens of different countries to connect. >>> the san jose council approved a modified city pension reform measure for the ballot. costs have tripled to $245 million over the l

blasting the judge's wording to allow the use of these photos and other evidence from her client, eliana lopez. >> it's despicable. >> reporter: photos the d.a. made public meant to embarrass the actress to testify against the sheriff. canny directed her words to cbs 35 making it clear her client won't testify unless. >> i want a grant of immunity in federal court and immigration proceedings. >> and if you don't get it. >> she's not testifying. >> they're going to put her on the stand and what's she going to say? >> i refuse to answer because my 5th amendment rights are implicated. >> reporter: there are some allocations this is politically motivated. the jury selection and trial begin next week. >>> taking you live to livermore, chopper 5 over east avenue middle school. that's a live picture. the school was locked down for two hours tonight after a woman reported seeing that gunman in a hallway on that campus. this is what it looked like about 5 p.m., a massive miss response. guns -- police response. guns were drawn, police searched every classroom and restroom. no gunman was found. police ha

. >> a quick question, it did we hear from eliana lopez or from her attorney? >> she put out a couple of statements yesterday through her attorney and she says she would like her husband to say on as sheriff. she feels the whole thing has been blown out of proportion and by all accounts it appears as if the couple is planning to stay together. >> mayor lee selected former chief deputy vicki hennessy. she is coming out of retirement to become the first woman to head the sheriff's department >> i have great respect for all the members of the apartment and truly elite feel honored to lead them as they carry out their duties. i look forward to working with the department's staff and others to best serve the people of san francisco >> 59 year-old hennessey was recently this the head of the city's department of emergency management. you can watch the news conference on our website. >> investigators are retracing their steps in the search for sierra lamar, the 15 year-old morgan hill girl who has been missing for five days. were the 100 people gathered at a local chur

left court after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of false imprisonment, involving his wife eliana lopez. cy charged with domestic violence, battery and child endangerment, after a confrontation on new year's with his wife. those charges about drop as part of the plea. mirkarimi faces a sentence of three years probation, 100 hours of community service, 52 weeks of domestic abuse and family counseling and he has to apologize to the court. >> this plea allows us to move forward, as i have i tend to return to the business of running one of the finest sheriff's department in this nation: of mending my family and raising my son in a safe and happy home. >> we are pleased with the outcome. the district attorney's office thanks all the witnesses that were courageous and willing to step forward. we wish the victim and her family some closure. >> reporter: in court, mirkarimi apologized to his neighbor ivory madison who took picture of his wife's bruises who was going to be a star witness for the prosecution. he said that i regret these proceedings may have caused ivory madison and her family suf

a court ruled that the tape showing a bruise on the arm of the sheriff's wife eliana lopez will be allowed as evidence. investigators say that lopez got the bruise during a fight with the sheriff. her neighbor videotaped it. but the panel ruled that it was not protected under attorney/client privilege because her neighbor is not an attorney. we have more on the legal debate over that key piece of evidence online at cbssf.com. >>> and new at noon, a high- speed chase that started in sacramento ended in the east bay less than an hour and a half ago. that chase ended on the southbound lanes of 680 right at the pleasanton fremont border. the incident had traffic backed up for miles. officers arrested the female driver of an accident when she failed to yield in sacramento and drove off. >>> a year and a half after the san bruno explosion, the detective stated neighborhood is finally showing signs of life. >> it's been quite a process. anne makovec is in san bruno now where the first homeowner to return moved into a new home today built on the ashes of her old home. >> reporter: look at the scen

left court after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of false imprisonment, involving his wife eliana lopez. cy charged with domestic violence, battery and child endangerment, after a confrontation on new year's with his wife. those charges about drop as part of the plea. mirkarimi faces a sentence of three years probation, 100 hours of community service, 52 weeks of domestic abuse and family counseling and he has to apologize to the court. >> this plea allows us to move forward, as i have i tend to return to the business of running one of the finest sheriff's department in this nation: of mending my family and raising my son in a safe and happy home. >> we are pleased with the outcome. the district attorney's office thanks all the witnesses that were courageous and willing to step forward. we wish the victim and her family some closure. >> reporter: in court, mirkarimi apologized to his neighbor ivory madison who took picture of his wife's bruises who was going to be a star witness for the prosecution. he said that i regret these proceedings may have caused ivory madison and her family suf

disputed he have in the trial that's a 55 second video showing bruises on the arm of mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez that video was shot by a neighbor ivory madison. the judge is allowing the evidence but the defense does not want it shown to jurors and filed appeal. this morning the chronicle is reporting the prosecution and defense have both listed former chronicle editor phil bronstein and his wife as potential witnesses. phone records show bronstein was in contact with the prosecution's star witness ivory madison, before she reported the alleged abuse to police. >>> rush limbaugh apologizes for controversial made about a female college student that doesn't stop an eighth advertiser from pulling out of his radio program. we'll have reaction from that law student on limbaugh's apology. >>> one of the recall efforts against mayor quan great idea. so we'll switch to u-verse tv and internet... that's just what we need... i got accepted into juilliard. [ dad ] that's great! can we talk about wireless plans? now we can video-chat. and faster internet... [ female announcer ] with at&t u-verse, you can b

they say the pictures of eliana lopez's bruises should not be used as evidence, and she probably won't testify. >>> hundreds of bay area drivers with a dui on their records may get a do-over. a chp audit showed that san francisco police were not regularly calibrating the breathalyzers for accuracy. so now hundreds of dui cases dating as far back as 10 years will be reviewed and possibly dismissed. the district attorney and public defenders office say they are working together to try to correct this problem. >> it is a big deal for you both of you together? >> i think it's a big deal but i think it really illustrates the fact that we have a public defender and the district attorney that are willing to work together. >> the d.a. says the faulty cases were more likely the result of negligence rather than malicious intent. this review could cost tens of thousands of dollars. officers are not using breathalyzers for the time being >>> good news. for the first time in a month, drivers are paying a little bit less at the pump, just a little. aaa says gas prices dropped yesterday three-tenths

attorneys for eliana lopez filed a whit of mandate today.g an appeal's court for an immediate stay on the domestic violence case against the sheriff. statements made by lopez to her neighbor should be considered as attorney client privilege. the trial will go on as planned, but that specific exchange cannot be brought up in the trial until the appeals court rules. >> it's one of the largest meth busts in the nation and it happened in san jose. it started when officers in palo alto were following up on a stolen ipad investigation. that led them to an apartment on woods drive in san jose where they found 750-pounds of meth worth $34 million. today, detectives were clearing out all the evidence from the home, including a meth conversion lab. three people were arrested on state drug violations. and three more people are in custody tonight in connection with a triple murder outside a tattoo party in san leandro. a hail of bullets rang out last october as 200 people were leaving that party. six people getting into a green explorer until the parkin