when eliana lopez entered the courtroom she briefly made contact with her husband and spilled. she told the deputy city attorney she and the coupp's son had been live track and was working to support the family. since he has been suspended without pay she has been working to support the family. she recorded this video and in the video eliana lopez tearfully explains her husband said he was a powerful man implying his position as sheriff could help him gain custody if they divorce but eliana lopez explained that is not what she meant and that her video was misinterpreted. >> your husband said he was a four full man more than once? >> no. actually he never said that, that was my conclusion of our conversation. he never said i am a powerful man. >> now coming up. >> reporter: you will hear what sheriff ross mirkarimi said about the argument that started all of this. ktvu news. >> and they are looking into whether to pursuit perjury charges. they wanted four people to show the mayor lied under oath twice when he testified before the panel. mayor ed lee strongly denies those allegat

. >>> she came from san francisco to help her husband what eliana lopez had to say about sheriff ross mirkarimi. >>> and live in the south bay we will tell you about the ultimatum given to homeless people living along a san jose creek. >>> and to the south we have tropical clouds and some rain and will some of that make it here, time now for the second hour of the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> complete bay area coverage starts now this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, it is 6:00 on this thursday, july 19th, i am in for pam cook. >> and i am dave clark, steve is over here, let's check weather, how do you dress for a day like this? >>> well it will be warm inland and there will be tropical like clouds south bay and east bay so a higher humidity factor, 60s and 70s and 80s, here is sal. >>> getting up to 880 and 17 it is a nice looking drive no major problems and also driving south from pleasanton you want to drive down 880, traffic is looking good let's go back to the desk. >>> the wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi return to the witness stand. last night elian

it all started with his wife eliana lopez and yesterday his wife eliana lopez came to city hall to help him with that. eliana lopez was greeted outside city hall and she pulled up in a limousine and it was not until late in the evening when she finally took the stand. a deputy city, in the video she is crying and on the stand she explains how she got that bruise. she and her husband got into an argument about taking her son to her native venezuela and he said stop in a hardware and when i came inside the home and i said stop right now. >> now on the stand, eliana lopez testified he did not yell at her and did not shout profanities and that's contrary to some of the statements she said in that recorded video. the hearing will resume at 5:00 but coming up, what eliana lopez had to say about whether she and her husband seriously considered getting a divorce while all of this was happening. >>> here is a time, sheriff ross mirkarimi had an argument with his wife. sheriff ross mirkarimi was sworn in and five days later he was charged with three criminal counts. on march 12th he pled guilty t

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this madness. >> it was on new year's eve that an argument between the san francisco sheriff and eliana lopez resulted in a bruise on her arm. lopez says she confidently told a neighbor about the skirmish and the neighbor videotaped the bruising and called police. the scandal broke. >> she also said as a sheriff, it is a network and they will cover each other. you have to make an evidence, and you need something to protect yourself and fight in case you get in a custody dispute. >> he was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, but plea bargained to a lesser charge in false imprisonment. mayor ed leigh suspended the sheriff in march and now the ethics commission is hearing testimony that will decide his fate. >> lopez testified for 45 minutes tonight. her testimony will resume tomorrow at 5:00. she says she has to get back to venezuela by monday before an acting for a film rehearsal. she says she needs that job to make money for her family. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> the couple's son remains in venezuela. theo in this video with dan noyes. he went to m

this madness. >> it was on new year's eve that an argument between the san francisco sheriff and eliana lopez resulted in a bruise on her arm. lopez says she confidently told a neighbor about the skirmish and the neighbor videotaped the bruising and called police. the scandal broke. >> she also said as a sheriff, it is a network and they will cover each other. you have to make an evidence, and you need something to protect yourself and fight in case you get in a custody dispute. >> he was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, but plea bargained to a lesser charge in false imprisonment. mayor ed leigh suspended the sheriff in march and now the ethics commission is hearing testimony that will decide his fate. >> lopez testified for 45 minutes tonight. her testimony will resume tomorrow at 5:00. she says she has to get back to venezuela by monday before an acting for a film rehearsal. she says she needs that job to make money for her family. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> the couple's son remains in venezuela. theo in this video with dan noyes. he went to m

this madness. >> it was on new year's eve that an argument between the san francisco sheriff and eliana lopezruise on her arm. lopez says she confidently told a neighbor about the skirmish and the neighbor videotaped the bruising and called police. the scandal broke. >> she also said as a sheriff, it is a network and they will cover each other. you have to make an evidence, and you need something to protect yourself and fight in case you get in a custody dispute. >> he was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, but plea bargained to a lesser charge in false imprisonment. mayor ed leigh suspended the sheriff in march and now the ethics commission is hearing testimony that will decide his fate. >> lopez testified for 45 minutes tonight. her testimony will resume tomorrow at 5:00. she says she has to get back to venezuela by monday before an acting for a film rehearsal. she says she needs that job to make money for her family. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> the couple's son remains in venezuela. theo in this video with dan noyes. he went to meet eliana in ve

eliana lopez will continue tonight. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> more detail, a time line about the events leading up to today's ethics hearing against mirkarimi. this argument with his wife happened new year's eve. mirkarimi was then sworn in as sheriff january 8. five days later he was charged with three criminal counts. then march 12 he reached a plea deal, pleading guilty misdemeanor false imprisonment. on march 21st, san francisco mayor ed lee stepped in to suspend mirkarimi, leading to this ethics hearing which will help decide if in fact he will get his job back. of course we'll be at today's testimony when it continues at 5:00 this afternoon and coming up later on, we'll be joined by our legal expert steven clark who will weigh in on lopez's testimony and how this may help or hurt her husband's case. >> a road rage crash could lead to charges for a man whose car struck a mother and her two children. it happened 11:00 yesterday morning. two drivers got into a fight, then started racing. one of the drive

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eliana lopez was the star witness taking the stand for half an hour last night. mirkarimi was suspended without pay in march, shortly after he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment for bruising his wife's arm. lopez talked about that bruise and her divorce. but told the commission the couple has not reached any final decisions. amy hollyfield will have more on lopez's testimony in the next half hour. >>> san francisco police investigating fatal shooting involving an officer it happened yesterday in the district. police say the still unidentified man used a box cutter to slash a colleague. the man began walking south, police caught up with him an officer opened fire when she said he lunged at her with what looked like a knife. the stabbing victim told police he barely knew the man who slashed him. >>> members of the state senate have approved a little belt-tightening on themselves. the senate has approved a one year pay freeze for its member which the president pro tem describes as the latest money saving move. a spokesman for the taxpayer's association calls it wi

>> qué tal buenas noches. >> esta es la segunda vez que eliana lópez testifica a favor del alguacil .a relación abusica . >> si pasa una vez, es una señal dijo, pero no permitiría que su hijo viviera en un ambiente . >> hablo de un video que una amiga grabo una agresion . >> pero esta noche, lópez insistio que su esposo uso la fuerza una sola vez, por una discusion, en torno a la posibilidad del divorcio . >> estaba la supervisora de san francisco, para testificar en el caso de perjurio, sin embargo, se negó la peticio, el alcalde dijo que fue la mejor petición . >> en santa clara fueron arrestados 20 pedofilos en operativo infantil, uno de los más grandes del norte de california . >> yo creo que tienen que ser bien castigados por que tengo 4 niñas . >> en los cateos, encontraron imágenes de contenido explicito,los detenidos fueron interrogados para saber de dónde sacan material . >> se investiga la muerte de un hombre que recibió disparos por un agente del distrito . >> se llama deprady depradu . >> un hombre fue detenido por atropellar a la madre y a su hija, quién viro a exceso de

eliana lopez made the trip from venezuela to appear on center stage at today's hearing.sweeney joins us live in san francisco city hall. >> reporter: this is where eliana lopez will be testifying before that commission hearing today. she wants her husband to keep his job. he wants to keep the job. mayor lee wants him out. take a look at eliana lopez this is the woman who is going to be at the center of it all today, the woman who told a neighbor about her new year's eve argument with her husband and sheriff ross mirkarimi. the friend videotaped her bruised arm and her statement that mirkarimi had done this kind of thing before he was convicted of false imprisonment and suspended in an interview with dan noyes, in venezuela in may, lopez says she did not mean he abused her before and downplayed the physical aspect of the fight. >> he understood that he shouldn't touch and he let go? >> he immediately when i stayed stop, he stopped. >> an >> reporter: at any point were you afraid for your sift? >> no, never. >> reporter: were you afraid for theo's safety? >> never. >> repo

that gunman shot the homeowner in the hand and then ran away. >>> eliana lopez has been back in the bay area testifying at the city hall. in a few hours ross mirkarimi's wife will be in criminal court. tara moriarty tells us what lopez plans to ask a judge. tara. >> reporter: eliana lopez wants a judge to lift a protective order that has banned her from seeing her husband since january. now the couple saw each other for the first time in months yesterday at the epic hearing meeting that was going on. of course that was from a distance. now she was all smiles. eliana lopez as she entered city hall. she gave an exhaustive three hours plus testimony. >> i'm going to use these just in case he wants to theo away from me. because he said that. that he's very powerful and he can do it. >> did he ever say he's very powerful? >> no. >> you said in the video you made that he is very powerful. >> yes. >> reporter: legal analyst say the city attorney will ask lopez if she was lying then or now. lopez says to grab an arm is not domestic abuse. mayor ed lee said mirkarimi is not fit to serve as sheri

happening now, eliana lopez, the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff, ross mirkarimi, is expected to testify any minute before the city's ethics commission as it investigates her husband's conduct. this is the first time mirkarimi and lopez will be in the same room together in months, but they won't be allowed to speak to each other because of a protective order. mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor false imprisonment that left lopez with a bruised arm. mirkarimi's campaign manager just described a brief conversation with neighbor ivory madison who took this video of lopez's bruise. >> she says she's calling the police, or she called the police, and i hear eliana on the verge of tears saying this is not what i want, this is not what i want, help me help me help me, and my thinking was that something sounded fishy. >> here's a live look inside the ethics commission hearing. the proceedings are currently in a 15-minute break. campaign manager linnette haines has more testimony to come. eliana lopez is expected to testify about 7:30, one hour raert than originally scheduled. >>>

this comes a day after his wife eliana lopez wrapped up her testimony best things commission. lopez testified that the fight she had -- she had with her husband on new year's eve has sent her life into a tailspin. she told the commission that mirkarimi did cause the bruises on her arm during the argument she said she regrets making the video showing her neighbor the bruise. she said she recorded that in case their marriage ended in divorce and a custody battle ensued. amy hollyfield will have a live report in our next half hour. >>> ethics commission has ruled san francisco mayor lee's alleged perjury in two sworn statements before them is irrelevant event to the proceedings. the commissioners said any matters of witness perjury should be taken seriously. but the specific truth fullness of two statements made by the mayor don't play to the question of whether sheriff mirkarimi should be removed from office. other city leaders have refuted the mayor's testimony that he never discussed mirkarimi's suspension with supervisors before he issued it and did not authorize third partie

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 you have to make an evidence. >> reporter: lopez said that the couple has talked about divorce but they haven't reached a decision on that yet. mayor lee charged mirkarimi with official misconduct after that altercation with his wife. the commission is going to look into this and make a recommendation to the board of supervisors w

. >> the second day of testimony from eliana lopez, providing intimate details on her troubled marriage. >> the san francisco ethics commission just wrapped up its second day of questioning. that commission will determine whether mirkarimi committed official misconduct when he grabbed his wife's arm and bruised it on new year's eve. reggie kumar was at the hearing and is live at city hall with details. >> reporter: eliana lopez was questioned by the city attorney here at city hall for about two hours. she kept clarifying and contradicting past statements she made before and after the incident. she was asked repeatedly by the deputy city attorney about another domestic violence incident she had with her husband in march, 2011. she said she was referring to past marriage problems with her husband and didn't want to lose custody of their son. lopez said neighbor, ivory madison, recorded the video to ruin her husband's future. >> i said is this the second time this is happening, and i was referring to our fight. the moment when i started to cry is when i taught about theo. that is the point

. >> eliana lopez takes the stand to defend her husband, suspended sheriff, ross mirkarimi. >> i know just by the comments on the street there are scores of people out there showing their support. >> following official misconduct allegations, he is fighting to keep his job. >> eliana lopez, the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff, ross mirkarimi, took the stand tonight for the first time. kate thompson, this is the first time they've seen each other in month? >> reporter: yes, it was back in march when lopez moved back to venezuela and took their 3-year-old son. we can go to video of lopez walking into the hearing room, very confident, smiling, winked at her husband. she testified that the couple had talked about divorcing but currently they are focusing on being a family. she said that they are now looking at custody, and that was her big issue as far as going to her neighbor for help. she said there was a fight, that ross did grab her arm, and she went to that neighbor for help to find out what she would have to do if there was a divorce. and that is when the neighbor told her t

tara moriarty is here now if tell us what eliana lopez plans to ask a judge.rter: eliana lopez will be making an appearance at 9:00 this morning in criminal court. she will be asking adjunct lift a protective -- asking a judge to lift a protective order that will allow her to have contact with her husband. this will be the first time in three months stray seen each other. lopez was all smiles as she greeted supporters. during the more than three hours of testimony, she said while her husband did cause a bruise on her arm she did not try to cover up the incident. she got choked up when talking about leaving her native country to come to san francisco to start a life with mirkarimi. >> i met him and wanted to have a family with him. and it was very hard for me to leave my hometown. my career. >> reporter: now regarding the key piece of evidence in the hearing, the video lopez shot she said she made it because she was fearful of losing her son theo. she testified to grab a arm is not abuse. lee has said that mirkarimi is unfit to serve as sheriff. the ethics comm

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. >> why did you not call eliana lopez? >> i did not believe that discussion with her had anything to do with the decision i was responsible to make with respect to official misconduct. >> why not? why do not need any further information from her? >> i believed that the record that was established to the courts, the criminal actions that were confirmed, the plea of guilty were enough to define the wrongful behavior for official misconduct. >> is it fair to say that you relied on his guilty plea instead of calling his wife? " sustained. >> what was the main criterion in your decision? what was your main criterion when you reviewed the record any information that you had and decided that there was a reason to state a charge of official misconduct? >> the question i had was whether he actually did engage in criminal activity, whether he had perpetrated domestic violence on his spouse. he admitted to false imprisonment. >> what convinced you, if anything, that he had actually done these things? >> primary, his pleas to that cha

eliana lopez is on the stand as we speak. he's she flew in from venezuela yesterday to tell her side of the story about what happened the night she got into an argument with her husband, ross mirkarimi, the suspended sheriff. we are live and she may testify several hours. right? it could be and you've been taking a peek so you know there has been back and forth going on up there. and eliana lopez being grilled right now by the deputy city attorney. later on it will be more friendly territory, cross examination by her husband's attorneys. there are shots of her as she arrived, the star witness arriving and heading into the hearing there is lopez aesz attorney saying her client wants to get across how betrayed she feel business her neighbor going to police with that video we've seen of her bruised and crying. lopez says she thought madison was an attorney. and she's been trying to explain her conversations and text messages to mirkarimi's campaign manager, but has training and counseling domestic violence victims. >> i didn't e

eliana lopez is going to be here. according to a report she can only be here for a couple of days she has a movie shoot to continue in venezuela. and she has another movie starting in september down there. she doesn't seem to have any plans to come back here on a permanent basis any time soon that accusation against mayor lee is going to be taken up by the ethics commission thursday. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> a few hours from now, governor brown will sign the eight billion dollar high speed rail funding bill in los angeles. the bill narrowly passed nearly two weeks ago it funds the start of construction for the first segment of the train. in addition, caltrain will receive nearly 600 million dollars to modernize its system. the project still faces several lawsuits as well as questions about where the financing to complete the 68 billion dollar project will come from >>> this morning uc students and workers are planning to protest a meeting in san francisco where the board will discuss a possible 20% tuition hike

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. >> an emotional night for eliana lopez, she spends three hours on the hot seat answering questions about her marriage to ross mirkarimi. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. she testified quote to grab my arm is not domestic abuse. she says the incident lasted one seconds but has turned her life into a disaster. amber lee is live in city hall where she sat in in today's hearing and describes an exhausting night for the witness. amber-- >> reporter: frank during the three plus hours of testimony, eliana lopez appeared to go through a roller coaster of emotionals from tears to laughter and she described feelings of panic and betrayal. eliana lopez was all smiles at she greeted supporters when she arrived at city hall about a half hour before the hearing started. but lopez had plenty to say on the stand and became emotional when she spoke about leaving venezuela to come to the bay area four years ago to be with mirkarimi. >> i met him and i want to have a family with him. and it was very hard to me to leave my home -- hard for me to leave my hometown, my career. >> reporter:

. >> did she tell you that on the same day that share of mirkarimi -- sheriff mirkarimi and eliana lopez did that, that they were going to look for a therapist? >> no, she did not. >> did she say that theo w6éht)r concern? in regards to that incident >> no, she did not. >> did she tell you that he grabbed her arm? >> no, she did not. >> did she say that the person who shot the video turk -- told her what to say in the video? >> no, she did not. >> did she say that the person who shot the video told her to go tell her story to a different neighbor? >> no, she did not. >> did she tell you that the person who shot the video advised her to accuse the sheriff of domestic violence so that she could get custody of theo? >> no, she did not. >> did she tell you in that conversation that she believe that ross was a good person >> in the 40-minute phone call? >> yes. >> she did tell me that she and she wanted to make it work, but she said just in case, she wanted to make sure that she got custody of the notwú-71 -- of - of theo. >> did she say how she was going to do that? >> she wanted to have co

eliana lopez admitted yesterday before the ethics commission that one fight has sent her life into a disaster. she testified yesterday telling the commission that mirkarimi did cause the bruise on her arm. >> of course i was so angry he grabbed my arm in front of my son. >> why did that concern you? >> not only that, the profanity was worse for me. >> reporter: she says she doesn't think grabbing her arm is domestic violence. she told the panel she regrets making the video, neighbor showing the bruise on the video. on the video she says this is the second time this has happened. yesterday she said what she meant this is the second time they argued and mentioned getting a divorce not the second time he hurt her. she said she is looking forward to coming back to san francisco and reuniting with mirkarimi to reunite they have to get that protected order lifted. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> meantime, the ethics commission has ruled san francisco mayor lee's alleged perjury in two sworn statements before them is irrelevant to the proceedings. the commissioners said any matters of witnes

. >> an emotional night for eliana lopez, she spends three hours on the hot seat answering questions about her marriage to ross mirkarimi. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. she testified quote to grab my arm is not domestic abuse. she says the incident lasted one seconds but has turned her life into a disaster. amber lee is live in city hall where she sat in in today's hearing and describes an exhausting night for the witness. amber-- >> reporter: frank during the three plus hours of testimony, eliana lopez appeared to go through a roller coaster of emotionals from tears to laughter and she described feelings of panic and betrayal. eliana lopez was all smiles at she greeted supporters when she arrived at city hall about a half hour before the hearing started. but lopez had plenty to say on the stand and became emotional when she spoke about leaving venezuela to come to the bay area four years ago to be with mirkarimi. >> i met him and i want to have a family with him. and it was very hard to me to leave my home -- hard for me to leave my hometown, my career. >> reporter:

eliana lopez testified that her husband never said he was a powerful man during their argument. on the video taken after the fight lopez said she worried mirkarimi would take their son away from her because he told her he's a very powerful man and that he can do it. but, at the hearing she said that was her conclusion that he never said that. she did tell the commission that the couple has talked about divorcing. but says, custody of their son would be a big concern for her. >> of course i don't want anyone taking theo away from me. so, as a family always we have to be together making the decisions together looking always for the best for theo. >> reporter: lopez flew in for her hearing from venezuela. she told the panel she and her son are take there because she's scared of this madness here. next month she says they will decide, as a family, whether she anne yo will be returning to san francisco. the commission will recommend whether ross mirkarimi should remain as sheriff. the board of supervisors will have the final say. lopez is pecked to continue testifying today. -- is exp

today eliana lopez is back from venezuela to stake center stage.ney is live at city hall with a preview. >> reporter: eliana lopez expected to testify today. abc7 news has an exclusive interview with her, possibly a preview of what she will be telling the ethics commission today as she tries to help her husband save his job as sheriff. this is the woman who is going to be here today trying to help ross mirkarimi. back from venezuela where she has been staying with the couple's son. her husband suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi she hopes to help him keep his job he was charged with domestic violence for grabbing and bruising her arm in a dispute on new year's eve. it was all about her taking their son to venezuela. in an exclusive interview with the i-team's dan noyes who went to venezuela for the interview in may, she talked about and really downplayed the incident. >> and then we came back home and i said, okay we cannot talk. and he grabbed my arm and in the moment i say stop, he stopped. and he react like oh my gosh. >> reporter: mayor lee wants

mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez is back in san francisco.he is scheduled to testify before the ethics committee later today. tara. >> reporter: and she says she is eker to tell her side of the story -- eager to tell her side of the story. which she says is the truth. she has been in venezuela caring for her sick father. online supporters paid her plane ticket so she could appear before the ethic's commission to testify in person. >> this is the second time this is happening. i said ross i want to work on our marriage. >> reporter: her client will put into context this emotional video shot by neighbor madison. madison caused lopez to see her losing her son because lopez is not an american citizen. >> she got completely freaked out by what miss madison said to her regarding custody of theo. and that madison said you've got to make this video. you will lose custody of theo to ross. >> reporter: theo is the couples young son that did not make the trip to america yesterday. legal analyst that ktvu spoke to says any time a defense puts a witness s

. >> reporter: that would be eliana lopez. mirkarimi's wife. she is set to testify later today. she is back in the area for the first time in three months and she will be the last to speak in person. we know she arrived yesterday. we know she met with her attorney then and will come here to city hall when the ethic's commission meets at 5:00. she did not bring the young son theo. >> the commission is going to see that she's not afraid of ross. she loves ross. she feels somewhat invaded by this entire process. she is committed to her family. committed to her ross. committed to her son. >> this happened yesterday. >> reporter: lopez will put into context this emotional video shot by neighbor madison revealing a bruise on her arm caused by mirkarimi. madison caused lopez to fear losing her son because lopez is not an american citizen. we will tell you why legal analyst say mirkarimi's defense team is taking a risk here. >>> we are following overnight news from the hills of santa clara county. it was a close call for one lucky car owner after a big oak tree came crashing down on a m

---un beso entre "eliana lopez" y el alguacil suspendido "ross mirkarimi" podria ser indicio de que lampacto", en este dÍa de luto nacional, por la tragedia de colorado, con la masacre, el paÍs encara un momento sombrio y desafiante, y tiene un impacto emocional en la poblaciÓn, cecilia hablÓ con un experto para ayudar a entendernos cÓmo lidiar con una tragedia asÍ. >>> sÍ, bÁrbara, todos quedamos estupefactos, no tenemos seguridad en ninguna parte, los efectos psicolÓgicos aumentarÁn el miedo y paranoia de los que ya vivimos. >>> en un momento el horror, confusiÓn, miedo y muerte, se apoderÓ de inocentes espectadores jamÁs se imaginaron lo que sucederÍa, ahora sentimientos afectan a todos. >>> cuando ocurre una desgracia de esta magnitud, las reacciones son diversas. hay personas que rehÚsan salir de casas, algunos salen a comprar armas. hay personas que entonces forman organizaciones con fines polÍticos con fines religiosos. >>> segÚn el psiquiatra, el peor efecto psicolÓgico, es la amenaza a la seguridad. >>> el hecho que sea en el cine, en una pelÍcula en particular, pudo ser coinc

is this is the witnesses' interpretation of the things that were said to her by the ileana -- eliana lopez. chairperson hur: some of this was statements made by eliana. what do you mean when you say impressions? >> she says "as eliana described it." it seems to me this is her interpretation of what's the comment means. that is why i think it is speculative. chairperson hur: i would be inclined to overrule the objection. that is something you could cross-examine a witness to. again, it is hearsay. i would give it the same weight we otherwise would. i would be inclined to permit that. commissioner studley:>> i have y starting at the word that in mind 17, which appears to be her comment on what she had heard or read in the press about what mr. mirkarimi was saying. i think that is probably improper. one witness commenting on another as to whether or not they think their statement is consistent. chairperson hur: i apologize for my lack of clarity. i was referring to the objection of 13 -- line 13. that was my fault. i was not clear. >> the next sentence, line 15, i think it shows the uncertain

"eliana lopez" durante su testimonio de hoy en la comision de ♪. ♪. >>> hoy en "primer impacto."Ñaladas arremete un hombre contra su esposa, a la vista de todos. estamos en la corte con el drama de una madre indocumentada, donde estÁ en juego el destino de su hijo. serÍa capaz de ingerir visceras, grasa pura y amonio, serÍan ingredientes de la carne molida, una prueba de impacto. >>> un astro de boxeo en premios juventud, miguel cotto. >>> seguimos en vivo desde la sede de premios juventud, quiÉnes se preparan para brillar en la gran noche, esto y mÁs ahora mismo en "primer impacto." ♪. ♪. >>> hola quÉ tal, bienvenidos a "primer impacto", les saluda bÁrbara. >>> y tambiÉn pamela silva conde, gracias por acompaÑarnos. >>> comenzamos con escalofriantes imÁgenes por una cÁmara de colombia, un hombre apuÑalÓ a su esposa frente al hijo de 8 aÑos, los vecinos no podÍan hacer nada, las imÁgenes le advertimos que son perturbadoras. >>> javier rodrÍguez aguÑala mÁs de 30 veces a su esposa en el pecho y la cabeza. de nada sirviÓ que ella intentarÁ oponer resistencia. el hijo menor de 8 aÑo

---entre traducciones de palabras y hasta bromas, "eliana lopez" testifiÓ por 45 minutos en un intentoor salvar la carrera politica de su marido, el alguacil suspendido de san francisco "ross mirkarimi".---"flavio lacayo" tiene un resumen de su testimonio... fl ---una madre de familia y su hija de ---una madre de ---una madre de familia y su hija de un aÑo permanecen hospitalizadas tras ser atropelladas en "fremont". ---la mujer de 43 aÑos y sus dos hijos cruzaban la calle poco antes de las once de la maÑana en elÁrea de los boulevares "fremont" y "perata", cuando un vehículo golpeó a la madre y a la pequeÑa que viajaba en una carriola.---segun la poliÍa, el conductor del auto perdió el control del vehículo porque manejaba muy rápido. ---el que corrio con peor suerte fue un niÑo de 5 aÑos que murÓ tras ser atropellado por un conductor que saÍa de la cochera de su casa en cupertino.---la . >>> de la cochera de su casa , ocurrió en la cuadra 200 , cuando el menor andaba en monopatines ,el conductor està cooperando con la operacion , los trabajadores , de la fábrica de chocolates , la pol

. >> el sheriff pudo reunirse con su esposa eliana lÓpez. >> (habla en inglÉs) >> y como ya lo ven ele violencia. >> en seguida en noticias univisiÓn 14 esta mujer renuncio dinero no le rinde no se equivoca, usted verÁ por quÉ el di dinero de los residentes de la bahÍa se ha visto golpeado, ya volvemos. >> (♪) >> ---la directora de los parques estatales de california renuncio (y a un la directora de los parques stastat les renunciÓ y otro lo despidieron, no sabÍa que habia un sÚper hÁbil de 34 millones de dÓlares y se iban acumulando sin que nadie revisara los dineros y pe mientras que el parque estaba a punto de cerrar por falta de y en er. >> un hombre interrumpiÓ en la casa de un hombre, la vÍctima una bala en el brazo y el ladrÓn huyÓ de la escena y no se sabe del paradero. >> el alcohol combinado con el volante causÓ 10.000 muertes el aÑo pasado y por eso siguen se revisando a los pasajeros y una multa para quienes andÉn con unas copas de mÁs, tambiÉn en oakland estÁn revisando a los conductores con alcohol y podrÍan suspender licencia y multas de miles de dÓlares y si toma no ma

eliana lopez is taking the stand in the trial of her husband sheriff merkarinin. she's expected to answer questions about a new year's eve fight that left her in tears and a bruised arm. she's been in venezuela for more than a month following domestic abuse charges filed against merkarini who mayor lee is about to remove from office. here on the stand is merkarini's former campaign manager. we will have a live report from city hall coming up at 6:30. >>> we all know that in case of emergency, we're supposed to dial 911, but what if the dispatcher can't reach the right officer in time. for years that was the complaint from police officers in oakland who said that their radio system just didn't work. that system was replaced last year to the tune of $18 million. problem solved, right? no, a new report and the police union now say the new system is worse than the old one. here's the story from oakland. >> reporter: it works sometimes. >> you never know where nor when it's going to work or not work. >> reporter: oakland police officers say they radioed for help. and i

where sheriff mirkarimi joins this conversation that had really been happening between you and eliana lopez the first time. the first telephone contact between the sheriff and ms. lopez is at 4:23, and then there is a break, where nobody is talking, l[m Ñand then at 5:12,e calls you. at 5:20, he calls ms. lopez. he talks to her for four minutes until 5:24, and at 5:24, he calls you back. in the meantime, according to these records, at 5:24, ms. lopez calls ms. madison, so thereuw understand these records, and you can correct me if i -- if you have a different recollection, and i am encouraging that, if i understand these records, this is the hour and a time when the conversations back and forth begin, and you are having them, year is finally my question. were you aware that the sheriff and ms. lopez had connected on the phone by the time the sheriff called you? >> no, i did not know that. >> you're on aware that they had talked. >> -- you were unaware that they had talked. >> i said that she really needed to talk to him, to answer her phone or call us and texts, and i told him that a friend

chairperson hur: when we last left off, we were hearing the testimony of eliana lopez. an the staff bring ms. lopez and her attorney into the hearing room? while that's happening, just a reminder, any disruptions, we're going to have to ask the sheriff to remove anybody who makes noises that are inappropriate, any disruption, i'm asking him now to please remove somebody even without direction from me. we're trying to pay attention to the testimony. you're free to do whatever you deem necessary in light of what we're trying to accomplish here and we thank the public for your cooperation in that. obviously, the testimony is sensitive and we're really trying to pay close attention so thanks in advance for your cooperation. i will ask the attorneys the same question i asked yesterday evening, whether there are additional seats that you had reserved that you're not longer using. if that's the case, please let the sheriff know and we can allow a few more people in. if you're still waiting for others, we understand you need to reserve your seats. >> i think we only need a total

>>> eliana lopez is back in the bay area to take center stage in a real life soap opera at san francisco city hall. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. tomorrow is shaping up to be a huge day in the ethics probe of suspended sheriff mirkarimi. his wife is back from venezuela and set to testify about their marriage. >> reporter: the ethics hearing will resume up in the fifth floor tomorrow. after months of speculation, ross mirkarimi's wife will be here in person to testify. eliana lopez is back in the bay area for the first time since leaving about three months ago. her attorney told us her client returned without her and mirkarimi's young son theo. >> the commission is going to see that she's not afraid of ross, she loves ross, she feels some what invaded by this entire process. she's committed to her family, committed to ross, committed to her son. >> this happened yesterday. >> reporter: kenney told us lopez will put into context this emotional video made by neighbor madison of lopez displaying a bruise on her arm caused by mirkarimi. >> she got completely frea