this time-- assemblywoman cristina garcia--who voluntarily stepped down until an investigation is complete. cooley"all of these explosive announcements are jarring." rancho cordova assemblyman ken cooley chairs the assembly rules committee.its his job to make sure the allegations are investigated.cooley confirms-- garcia's accused of groping daniel fierro-- a 25 year old capitol staffer--at a softball game in 2014. another unnamed lobbyist claimed an intoxicated garcia grabbed his crotch area--and propositioned him last may at a sacramento bar. assemblyman ken cooley(d) rancho cordova "that is the sort of facts that, okay, this is the sort of thing we'd seek to have investigated."beth hassettceo weave"groping or assault or rape. it's pretty straight forward."beth hassett--ceo of weave--an advocacy nonprofit that supports rape and assault victims--says allegations brought forth by men--are rare. but shouldn't be taken lightly."whether the perpetrator is male or female, it's still a power and control

tonight we are hearing garcia's side of the story.e is reporter lori perez. >> reporter: assemblywoman cristina garcia addressed allegations of drinking in her office. >> there's definitely allegations we hear at the capitol. and definitely we have a moment to reflect on the appropriateness, you know, should we be normalizing as much as we do? >> reporter: in less than two weeks, cristina garcia has gone from nationally regarding me too activists to accused. she has lots to defend herself against. in the latest allegations, one of her former field representatives has filed a state complaint. saying garcia urged staffers to play spin the bottle during a booze field hotel party. he says when he complained, she retaliated. dan guillon is his attorney. >> that's when he feels his days were numbered and he was being targeted. >> reporter: garcia later fired him. in the complaint his attorney said prior to working for ms garcia, he loved working in politics. he felt he had lost his dream of working in his chosen field. last week he sent an

the work being done and the issues clearly personal in october garcia revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my bottom grabbed my breasts we're talking about c.d.'s. earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative stuff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken up two men accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant to protect legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game daniel farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly extracted himself from the situation and it looks like this may even be a pattern for garcia as a second accuser story i

the work being done and the issues clearly personal in october garcia revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my butt grabbed my breasts we're talking about c.b. and o.b.'s. earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative stuff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken up two men accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant to protect legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game danielle farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly extracted himself from the situation and it looks like this may even be a pattern for garcia as a second accuse

the work being done and the issues clearly personal in october garcia revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my bottom grabbed my breasts we're talking about c.b. and o.b.'s. earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative stuff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken up two men accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant to protect legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game danielle farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly extracted himself from the situation and it looks like this may even be a pattern for garcia as a second accu

jacqueline has details democratic assemblywoman christina garcia has a reputation as a fierce advocate for women and has gained national recognition for condemning sexual misconduct oh wait this is out there as a story telling you we should not be on yourself they say they think it was their choice to make the power that they can protect their time magazine's silence breakers issue centering on speaking out against harassment even featured garcia's face in the artwork and inclusion that garcia was humbled by posting on twitter that she was proud of the work being done and that she was clearly personal in october garcia revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my bottom grabbed my breasts we're talking about senior lawmakers earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative staff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken a two man accusing garcia of sexual harassm

the work being done and the issues clearly personal in october garcia revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my bottom grabbed my breasts we're talking about c.b. and o.b.'s. earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative stuff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken up two men accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant to protect legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game danielle farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly extracted himself from the situation and it looks like this may even be a pattern for garcia as a second accu

face in the artwork and inclusion that garcia was humbled by posting on twitter that she was proud of the work being done and that she was clearly personal in october revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my bottom grabbed my breasts we're talking about cd and all b.s. . earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative stuff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken up two men accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant to protect legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game daniel farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly extracted hims

the work being done and the issues clearly personal in october garcia revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my bottom grabbed my breasts we're talking about c.b. and o.b.'s lawmakers earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative staff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you are not standing alone. and yet news has now broken up two men accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant to protect legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game daniel farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly it started himself from the situation and it looks like this may even be a pattern for garcia as a sec

. >> 20-year-old serving 70 years for his role in the murders of garcia and another person. in a state prison in abilene, he stepped down with our war stories producer for an interview. he described the life of crime that began at 13 and ended behind bars. born in houston to a father in construction and mother that as a hairstylist. he had a good life. they moved to laredo and settled into a neighborhood near the riogrande, yards from mexico. he refused to talk about his criminal career in america but did offer rare insight into the mexican cartel that seduced him to a promise of life of luxury. >> money, cars, houses. >> those people are believed to be cartel henchmen who befriended the then 13-year-old at a nightclub in mexico. parting turned to violence when the young recruit qualified for training camp and was soon being groomed to kill. >> the american teenager was now part of a well armed and violent gang found by special forces who acted as enforcers for the notorious gulf cartel. among the top people, trevino wanted on both sides of the border. 38-year-old is the gat

cuando se programÓ el pago, yo informÉ a daniel garcÍa.tes de que se conociera su papel de intermediario de la campaÑa, la procuradurÍa colombiana lo inhabilitÓ para desempeÑar cargos pÚblicos durante 12 aÑos por utilizar informaciÓn falsa. enrique: gracias. se hace historia esta noche con la 30 entrega de premios lo nuestro. tony tiene los momentos mÁs importantes de la gala. tony: muchas gracias. quÉ noche, estÁn desmontando el escenario de lo que fue un tremendo espectÁculo. entre detalles, han sido muchos los premios que premios lo nuestro ha visto nacer. con una fiesta de gala con temas del ayer, estrenos mundiales en televisiÓn y reencuentros, pero sobre todo merecidos homenajes a la trayectoria de verdaderos embajadores de la mÚsica latina. la banda ms recordÓ al cantor mexicano johann sebastian y josÉ josé estuvo presente en la voz de david bisbal. la importancia del idioma espaÑol en estados unidos y el empoderamiento de las mujeres, fueron mensajes enviados a lo largo de la ceremonia. de hecho, es una mujer la que mÁs premios lo

the work being done and the issues clearly personal in october garcia revealed to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my bottom grabbed my breasts we're talking about senior lobbyists and lawmakers earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative staff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken a two man accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant. project legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game danielle farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly extracted himself from the situation and it looks like this may even be a pattern for garcia as a

face in the artwork and inclusion that garcia was humbled by posting on twitter that she was proud of the work being done and the issue was clearly personal in october to the new york times that she has also been sexually assaulted by men in her workplace multiple people have grabbed my butt grabbed my breasts we're talking about c.b. and o.b.'s. earlier this week garcia even helped pass a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative stuff who are victims of sexual misconduct announcing after the bill's approval that you were not standing alone and yet news has now broken up two men accusing garcia of sexual harassment one of the alleged victims is a former legislative staffer highly ironic considering the bill she helped pass is meant to protect legislative staff probes already been launched into the incident alleged to have happened back in two thousand and fifteen after an assembly softball game danielle farrow claims that while she was intoxicated garcia rubbed his back and squeezed his buttocks before attempting to do more than reportedly quickly extracted himself from

garcia has been accused of groping a former staffer of a colleague in 20-14. (steve) in the south bay... what was described as a routine check of a suspicious vehicle led to the recovery of a truck load of stolen property in mountain view. now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, police are looking forthe rightful owners of that property. rob fladeboe/mountain view "....mountain view police believe there may may be dozens of victims in connection with a burglary investigation that is now focused on returning the stolen items to their owners.." this is the mug shot of 25- year-old melissa vincent, of san jose, now locked up in the county jail. police could not confirm whether this is the same one, but vincent was arrested for being under the influence of drugs as she sat behind the wheel of a u-haul truck parked here on silverwood avenue. and then the arresting officers took a look in the back of the truck. katie nelson/mountain view police "....they looked in the back and low and behold they found bags and personal

but michael garcia has been on the supply side.ce a leader of one of florida's most notorious gangs. >> how high up in the chain were you? >> pretty high. >> you were the number one -- >> yeah, i was the president, let's put it like that. i was the president for the whole state of florida. >> garcia is at hillsborough county appealing a 17 1/2 year prison sentence for trafficking cocaine, selling ecstasy and possession of a firearm. he's been in custody for the last three years. >> why did you get guilty dreams on your eyelids? >> just because of my past. a lot of things i have felt guilty for. i didn't want my family to be involved in none of this. i didn't want the pain to come in. i didn't want my daughters to be without me. when you're in the criminal life, you don't think about getting caught. >> but garcia was caught after making several drug deals with a police informant. he was arrested at home and his family witnessed the magnitude of his reputation. >> it took them, like, nine hits with the ram to knock my door down. but

gÓmez garcÍa un joven beneficiario de daca fue detenido por agentes de ice cuando se presentÓ a una corter una infracciÓn de trÁnsito afortunadamente pudo salir libre hace dÍas estuvo con nosotros hoy acompaÑado de su mamÁ luz marÍa garcia, ambos gracias por estar con nosotros. cristiÁn querÍa conversar contigo ¿quÉ pasÓ contigo ese dÍa?. >> fui a corte de trÁfico a cumplir con lo que tenÍa que cumplir y saliendo de la corte de trÁfico mmm... al pasillo bÁsicamente individuos que estaban vestidos normales me preguntaron mi nombre cuando les contestÉ que sÍ era yo solamente me voltearon me pusieron esposas y me dijeron que estaba arrestado por estar en este paÍs ilegal. >> tÚ eres beneficiario de daca ¿estÁ vigente tu daca?. >> estÁ en proceso de renovaciÓn.

a second man tells politico garcia tried to grab his crotch during a 2017 fundraiser. last year it was garcia who championed sexual misconduct charges against male lawmakers that prompted two to resign. while they're >> it's not our responsibility. it's not the victim's responsibility. it's how do those in power help fix this problem? >> garcia denies the claims, but she says that she will take an unpaid leave of absence while they are investigated. she issued a statement saying, "upon reflection of the details alleged, i am certain i did not engage in the behavior i am accused of. any claims about sexual harassment must be taken seriously and i believe elected officials should be held to a higher standard of accountability." garcia is urging the assembly rules committee to expedite this investigation. >>> breaking news from washington, just getting word president trump will not authorize the release of the democrats' memo from the house intelligence committee. the president has sent the document back to house democrats for changes. white house lawyers say the memo con

este 2018 da seÑales de que serÁ un aÑo difÍcil para algunas familias inmigrantes, cristiÁn gÓmez garcÍates de ice cuando se presentÓ a una corte por una infracciÓn de trÁnsito afortunadamente pudo salir libre hace dÍas estuvo con nosotros hoy acompaÑado de su mamÁ luz marÍa garcia, ambos gracias por estar con nosotros. cristiÁn querÍa conversar contigo ¿quÉ pasÓ contigo ese dÍa?. >> fui a corte de trÁfico a cumplir con lo que tenÍa que cumplir y saliendo de la corte de trÁfico mmm... al pasillo bÁsicamente individuos que estaban vestidos normales me preguntaron mi nombre cuando les contestÉ que sÍ era yo solamente me voltearon me pusieron esposas y me dijeron que estaba arrestado por estar en este paÍs ilegal. >> tÚ eres beneficiario de daca ¿estÁ vigente tu daca?. >> estÁ en proceso de renovaciÓn. >> entonces en ningÚn momento ellos te dijeron que te estaban deteniendo por esta infracciÓn de trÁnsito ¿no?. >> no, en ningÚn momento. >> entonces tÚ dices que el policÍa que te puso la multa te dijo que te presentaras en corte cuando llegaste ya habÍan estos agentes en ningÚn momento se id

assembly woman christina garcia on unpaid leave as investigators look into claims that she groped twoya villarreal spoke with garcia and one of her accusers. >> we control our bodies our destinies and our future. >> assembly woman christina garcia authored numerous bills about sexual assault and consent, recently featured in time magazine's person of the year issue recognizing the metoo movement silence breakers. but now she is among the accused. >> i remember feeling, a little confused about what happened. >> daniel fiero working in the state capitol when he says garcia cornered him at a staff softball game. >> she touched you sexually? >> yeah, she, she, her hand dropped down, and she grabbed my butt. and i spun to turn around. so as i turned, she, she tried to reach for my crotch. and she, she did. >> daniel fiero has said that you groped him at a softball game. did that happen? >> no. >> what do you remember happening that day? >> i was at the game. end of the game. left with staff and members. and so, you know, i have faith that the investigation will, will, make sure and have th

de 17 aÑos y omar garcia de 20 aÑos murieron repetidamente.vin garcía la policía detalla que perdió control cruzando los carriles y chocando donde viajaban otras dos personas >>> su hermano fue transportado al hospital donde murió un poco después el conductor y el pasajero fueron transportados al hospital >>> con un altar adornado con velas flores y fotografías de los jóvenes familiares y amigos recuerdan a omar y kevin >>> telemundo 48 responde a una televidente a quien le llegó una cuenta de gas altísima >>> como nos dice alex fernández le ayudamos y no termino pagando esta cantidad >>> en total le estaba cobrando en esto televidente más de 1000 dólares investigamos luego de contactar a la compaÑía lo dijeran que se tratara de un error >>> no llamarías recuperación obligada cirugía que la obligó a dejar sin empleo >>> me operaron de cáncer de tiroides iba a checar mi correo y me sorprende >>> se sorprendió porque pensaba que le estaban cobrando y aún era demasiado dinero >>> la factura que recibió establecía hasta ocho siente 30 dólares por

he confirms garcia is accused of groping a 25-year-old capital staffer at a softball game in 2014 andr unnamed lobbyist claimed an intoxicated garcia grabbed his crotch area and propositioned him last may at a sacramento bar. >> that is the sort of facts that, okay, this -- this is, um, the sort of thing we would seek to have investigated. >> groping or assault or rape is pretty straightforward. >> reporter: the ceo of weave, and advocacy nonprofit that supports rape and assault victims says allegations brought forth by men are rare but shouldn't be taken lightly. >> whether the perpetrator is a man or woman, it's still a power and control game. and that creates tension and the opportunity for sexual harassment. >> reporter: these allegations made all the more difficult because of garcia's prominent role in the "#metoo" movement advocating for victims of sexual harassment. >> there are important things she has been part of. >> reporter: garcia was featured among the silence breakers in "time" magazine all prominent women who come forward as victims of harassment often using her social

--and victims of abuse in the capitol.so far--garcia has denied the allegations against her.aying in part"i am certain i did not engage in the behavior i am accused of. however, as iúve said before, any claims about sexual harassment must be taken seriously" los angeles prosecutors are reviewing a potential sexual assault case against actor steven seagal. today, a spokesman for the district attorney said that beverly hills police handed over the case on january 31st. investigators have said they are looking into an alleged incident that happened in 2005. a number of women have accused seagal of sexual harassment or assault in recent months.... including actress jenny mccarthy. seagal has denied her accusation - and he is not commenting on the new investigation. (catherine) in sports -- it's e-mail friday! gary and his beautiful wife alicia join us to read viewer comments. (steve) also -- the man of the hour... jimmy garoppolo is introduced as the future of the franchise our sports director, gary radnich has reaction from 49ers headquarters... and all the sports coming up. nex

garcia said she was unaware of the claims.ve zero recollection of engaging in inappropriate behavior in such behavior is inconsistent with my values. her staffers say she may not remember it because she was inebriated. they go on to say she presided over a toxic workplace replete with heavy drinking and raunchy conversations. christina garcia has long said that alcohol is not an acceptable excuse for bad behavior. she is now on unpaid voluntary leave while the allegations are being investigated. >> mike: live from our west coast newsroom. many thanks. an editorial in "the new york times" recently called for a ban on pornography. the times isn't alone in wanting a crackdown. ellison barber reports for us tonight. >> dangerous and negative impacts. >> a republican member of the florida house of representatives has drafted a resolution to declare pornography i public health risk. >> we need to begin discussing, investigating, researching, talking about the impacts of it on our states. >> he's not the first to propose something li

. >>> new accusations against christina garcia. a former employee claims he was fired after refusing to play spin the bottle with her. >> reporter: christina garcia addressed allegations of drinking in her office. >> when you hear about the culture that includes alcohol in the capitol, i think we need to raise this. >> reporter: in less than two weeks she's gone from nationally regarded activist to accused. she's got a lot to defend herself against. in the latest allegation, one of her former field representatives filed a complaint, saying she urged staffers to play spin the bottle during a booze-fueled hotel party, and when he complained, she retaliated. >> that's when he felt his days were number. >> reporter: and garcia later fired him. in the complaint, his attorney said he loved working in politics but after working were garcia he'd lost the dream of working in his chosen field. four others sent a already to the state assembly, saying she drank in the office and bragged about her sex life. when pressed about the allegations sh

garcia says she has no plans to resign. >>> meanwhile, president trump is lashing out at a woman who claims he once forcibly kissed her. rachel crooks is among 14 women who have accused trump of sexual misconduct. the washington post featured crooks in a story today. in a tweet, the president denied the allegations saying quote, a woman i don't know and to the best of my knowledge never met is on the front page of the fake news washington post saying i kissed her for two minutes, yet in the lobby of trump tower 12 years ago. never happened. who would do this in a public space with live security. >>> new charges and new pleas in the russia probe. >> special counsel robert mueller accusing a dutch lawyer with ties to trump campaign aide rick gates of lying to investigators. alex vander is charged with covering up his discussions with ukraine with gates and failing to turn over e-mails to the special counsel's office. this will be the fourth guilty plea in the mueller information. it is expected to ratchet up the pressure on gates as he negotiates a plea deal. if a deal takes place, gat

garcia denied the allegations against her.ing in part i am certain i did not engage in the behavior i'm accuse up. however any claims about sexual harassment was be taken seriously.>>> congress averted a government shutdown passing a bill in the early morning hours. they agreed on the framework for a massive two-year spending plan to be voted on next month. the government technically shut down for nine hours overnight after kentucky republican senator rand paul stalled the boat. he wanted to draw attention to the growing euro deficit. it did nothing to solve the doctor issue. republicans say it will happen.>> working together in the immigration measure. we will solve this daca problem. >> mitch mcconnell said he will open debate on the state of the dreamers on monday. no plans yet in the house. the proposed budget extends a lot of tax breaks that were set to expire this year. some of the provisions include tax credits for owners of resources and owners of motorsports complexes. there are tax credits for railroad track maintena

spaniard garcia was taken to hospital after he fell to his knees, clutching his face just before their players in protest and later said garcia was being kept in hospital overnight after suffering a cut lip. more than 2—1/2 hours after the scheduled kick—off, the match was called off as fans clashed with police outside the stadium. the winter olympics closing ceremony marked the end of the 2018 competition in south korea on sunday. but there was the small matter ofjust a few more gold medals to distribute as well. keith york has been looking at the action in pyeongchang over the past 2a hours. drama involving the olympic athletes from russia was not restricted to boardrooms on the final day of competition. the goal in overtime gave away our their second goal in the men's ice hockey, with a 4—3 win over germany. in an event where a store clerk and athletes from russia have enjoyed a lot of success. —— historically, athletes from russia have. a resounding 83 victory over south korea. germany cosmic performances and bob slate got the —— germany's performances and bobsled. .. gold —— ger

garcia says she will participate fully. in a statement, rendon said, as in other cases, while the investigation moves forward, i am also asking assembly human resources to reach out to assembly member garcia's staff to ensure they feel safe in their work environment. >>> canada's prime minister is in the bay area. he is here meeting with tech leaders and the governor. anne makovec reports. >> reporter: security was tight here at the fairmont this morning when the canadian prime minister met with the governor and lieutenant governor to talk about political and trade ties between california and canada. >> we have so much work to do together as friends and as he could workers. >> reporter: the talks were private once the media got pictures of the governor and prime minister justin trudeau. they spoke about the environment, marijuana hand universal healthcare. lieutenant governor gavin newsom spoke to us about it outside. >> i think it's a very significant thing for california to punch above its wait, not wait for the trump adm

reportero: desde la ciudad de mÉxico, alberto garcÍa como univisiÓn.gente. metÍ renovado . lluvia desplazÁndose en el área de la bahÍa y temperaturas que descenderÁn, máxima en los 56° y ese viento soplando del noroeste de 5:00 a 10:00 millas por hora, mÁs informaciÓn en sÓlo minutos. locutor: regresamos con dichas univisiÓn 14, tu gente, tu voz. beatriz: un tornado daÑo viviendas y generÓ extensas publicaciones. ya habÍan dado varios avisos de emergencia, incluso antes de su llegada. conoceremos la historia de un hispano que lleva mÁs de 20 aÑos trabajando en el servicio secreto y que ha tenido la seguridad de varios presidentes de los estados unidos, edwin pitingo hablÓ con Él. reportero: servicio secreto lo contratÓ y para ello su condiciÓn fÍsica y espaÑol era necesario. aunque la carrera ha estado llena de sacrificios, todos han valido la pena. >> yo lo tomo con orgullo. reportero: forma parte de un rango ejecutivo que ha cuidado a presidentes como bill clinton, barack obama y ahora supervisa la seguridad del expresidente. pero quÉ significa para

reportero: el jefe garcÍa se convirtiÓ en predicador este fin de semana pero su palabra fue aclarar queaumento y el jefe de la polis y a deza josÉ --policia de san jose garcÍa conversÓ con la prensa este mediodÍa para reiterar el mismo mensaje que compartiÓ este fin de semana el iglesia sagrado garcÍa dice que su departamento tiene una lÍnea de comunicaciÓn con ice, pero quien aclara que no cooperan con ellas. >> sabemos que estÁn trabajando en la ciudad, pero hacennecesariamente lo que estÁn haciendo o por quÉ estÁn buscando a alguien. saben la postura de este departamento. reportero: este mensaje ha cobrado mayor importancia desde que donald trump es presidente ante reportes de supuestas i redaded en california para arrestar a 1500 inmigrantes. el jefe quiere continuar esparciendo su mensaje de calma y para seguir escuchando esto como la de domingo. >> me dio dolor cuando hable con la familia que tenÍa dos hijosy le dijo a la madre que estaban asustada, que tenÍan temor de ir a la escuela. reportero: el jefe agregÓ que seguirÁ yendo a congregaciones los llene de semana para continuar

. >> plus, the new harassment claims california assemblywoman cristina garcia is now facing. >> and the new deadline set for debris removal in santa rosa following the devastating wine country wildfires. good morning, it's thursday, february 15th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. let's start with traffic and weather. and jaclyn is tracking our commute. how are things looking? >> they look good. we are seeing the usual slowdowns but not a lot of accidents or lane closures and that's definitely good news in the traffic world. let's begin by taking a live look at your ride on 580. look at the "diamonds and rubies"! the headlights moving westbound in the yellow for drivers making their way between 205 and 680. about 30 minutes. so not too bad. we haven't seen the red light up our screen just yet. so as you head further west along 580, you will start tapping the brakes again once you get into castro valley and that's all due to an earlier crash along 238 just before 880. they just cleared that over to the shoulder. so traffic is starting to pick up again. here's a live look at 238

garcia's high profile advocacy of the me too movement earned her national attention. back in december she was included in time magazine's silence breakers cover story those who spoke out against sexual harassment. last year her charges against male lawmakers that prompted two to resign. >> it's not our responsibility. it's the the victim's responsibility. it's how do you deal with power? how do they help fix this problem? >> garcia denies the claims but said she'll take an unpaid leave of absence while they are investigated. she issued a statement saying, "upon reflection of the details alleged, i am certain i did not engage in the behavior i am accused of. any claims about sexual harassment must be taken seriously and i believe elected officials should be held to a higher standard of accountability." garcia is urging the assembly rules committee to expedite its investigation. >>> in the past hour another bombshell from washington, a second white house staffer has abruptly resigned following allegations of past domestic abuse. olent and emotionally abusive. ago... whi

, but claims he paid -- cristina garcia, but claims he paid a price. >> reporter: was he targeted?ter that was he fired? >> it was a few months later. the reasons why employers oftentimes wait a little bit is because if they fire them right away, it's just all the more obvious. >> reporter: in a complaint filed with the state, his client accuses the me too advocate of using vulgar language, discussing topics inappropriate for the workplace and showing herself to be vindictive in nature, but garcia's former chief of staff says the former staffer's complaints are totally false telling the sac bee the staffer was warned for not doing his job and fired when it did not improve. another former employee claims she groped him at a softball guam and last week the same attorney went -- game and last week the same attorney went public with claims from four anonymous men who worked for garcia each accusing the assemblywoman of fostering an improper work environment including talking to staff about sex and drinking alcohol on the job. it's a stunning twist to the sexual harassment scandal rocki

director gars yeah -- garcia, do you want to make comments on this? >> we know about their commitment and asked for an audit on the costs so we ensure what we are providing will be sufficient. i think it's the same as any other organization as well. i think we'll work through that and as you know we are very dependent on these services and we want to make sure they're qualitative. we will continue to provide the oversight. >> there's actually co-dependents here. i wonder if anybody from either the hospital or ucsf would like to make comments concerning this? >> good afternoon, commissioners. we have worked closely with the university to look at the costs and revenue opportunities. we've been doing that ever since i got to the hospital actually two years ago. so i feel very confident that going forward we'll be working together collaboratively on costs and revenue to make sure it's all controlled and maximized as appropriate and i'm happy to answer any questions. >> commissioners? >> thank you very much. >> the clerk: you're welcome. thank you. we'll m

one from director garcia and one from our health commission president, dr. chow. the two letters provides our leaderships introductions to the report and provide an introduction to our three feature stories that are introduced later on, which is the progress on the electronic health record, dph becoming accredited public health department, and the whole person care pilot. there's also language in these messages around how our programs help address the social determinants of health and dph's commitment for all san franciscans in the face of uncertainty with the aca. the next section, which is about dph, we introduced the two division: the san francisco health net work and the population health division, and their roles in our commission to protect and promote the health of san franciscans. we've also included our 2017 organizational chart in this section, and overall, the information provides an overview of the functions and services across dph. our last intro ductory section in the report is the overview of the health section. we also include bios for the commissi

garcia says she will participate fully.a statement, rendon said, quote, as in other cases, while the investigation moves forward, i am also asking assembly human resources to reach out to assembly member garcia's staff to ensure they feel safe in their workplace. >>> with recreational marijuana sales now legal in california, lawmakers want to know if drugged driving is going to be a significant problem. new legislation would require all local law enforcement agencies to file annual reports with the dmv detailing the number of arrests made for driving under the influence and the number of those arrests in which pot was suspected to be the substance causing impairment. >>> san francisco's city leaders are being pressured to delay long term contract negotiations with the police officers association. advocates for police reform want the city to wait until interim mayor mark farrell is out of office in june. they say farrell has close ties with the police union. voters will pick a new mayor after a special election in june. >>>