the texts came to light as a result of investigation against former police officer sergeant fermanger. the messages were part of a court filing. some of the phrases include slurs against african-american, latinos, gays and they talk about white power. >> i think there should be -- the media response more times like this is strong and emotional because people don't see these types of things every day life. racism hasn't disappeared, it's been there. >> reporter: he's been the subject of racism before and doesn't necessarily believe the officer should be fired before a complete investigation. the public defender did you want agree. although police haven't officially released the names of the officers they say they are michael robinson, noel swab and michael -- >> i've been afacted quite a bit in my life by racism. >> reporter: the mayor has released a statement the context of these text -- he calls for these officers to be fired if those texts were sent by them. tori let's go back to you. >> thank you. >>> san francisco firefighters stumbled upon a marijuana -- tar ra tells how how neig