cesar ---cargos penales fueron anunciados hoy por el fiscal de san francisco george gascon contra tres lo que se conoce como un "club de pelea"... blanca ---segun dijeron, cual gladiadores, obligaron a 2prisi pelearse para su entretenimiento. ---pilar niño nos amplia los detalles. take pkg ;01 0;18 1;12 1;23 1;45 inhumano.asi lifico hoel fiscall comportamiento de 2 oficiales de la oficina del sheriff y un ex- oficial, quienes presuntamente obligaban a prisioneros a pelearse entre ellos george gascon/fiscal de san francisco 11:35 verdaderamente es vergonzoso 12:54 basicamente estaban utilizando seres humanos y los estaban poniendo como si fueran animales de pelea para pelear unos con otros 13:03 scott neu quien ya no trabaja con el alguaci esuien enfrenta mas cargos... 17... entre ellos 4 por trato inhumano de un prisionero... eugene jones, enfrenta 5 cargos similares y clifford chiba, tres... segun el fiscal, a los reclusos los amenazaban con golpearlos, esposarlos, ponerles la pistola electrica o transferirlos de celda si se negaban a pelear.... 13:36 si hay veces hacian apuestas y ha

blame gascon for an increase in crime. >> since george gascon became district attorney violence crimety has risen 25%. >> reporter: that's martin hallow ran, president of the san francisco police union in a radio ad that has been playing all week. >> gascon, who is the co-author of the prop 47 law, is passing out get out of jail free cards. if you leave your purse in your car and it ends up in the hands of a criminal, under gascon's law it's a slap on the wrist with a ticket issued. >> reporter: in most most places cops are in lock step with the d.a. here in san francisco, her at loggerheads. it's no secret there is no love lost between the sf p.d. and d.a. george gascon, himself a former cop. lady he has been on -- lately he has been on a campaign for police reform. also prop 47. police have long blamed prop 47 for the increase in crimes like auto burglaries. last year there were nearly 26,000, quadruple the number since 2012. >> it's difficult to catch these individuals in the act, and then of course, you know, once we catch the individuals in the act, then there is the issue of the

. >> the police union is rung radio ads attacking district attorney george gascon and blaming him for an increase in property crimes. crime reporter henry lee joins us now. he just showed us the crime numbers just yesterday. >> that's right. the numbers tell the tale. there were about 26,000 car burglaries in san francisco last year. that's a quadruple increase in the last four years. now, because of this, there's now a blame game between san francisco police union and district attorney george gases cone. this fight is pretty intense, even by san francisco standards. >> since george gascon became district attorney violent crime in the city has recognizen nearly 25%. >> reporter: that's martin hall hallorand. >> gascon is passing out get of jail free cards. if you leave your purse in the car and it ends up in the hands of a criminal under gascon's law it's only a slap on the wrist with a ticket issued. >> reporter: in most cases cops are in lockstep, but here they're at loggerheads. lately gascon has been on the campaign for police reform and that's irritated the rank and file. but off

george gascon himself a former sf top cop. lately gascon has been on a campaign for police reform and that irritated the rank-and- file. but officers are also upset with prop 47 which reduced many property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. police have long blamed prop 47 for the increase in crimes like auto burglaries. last year there were nearly 26,000, quadruple the number since 2012. >> very difficult to catch these individuals in the act. and then of course, once we catch the individuals in the act, and there's the issue of the prosecution, the case going to the district attorney's office. and seeing especially under prop 47, whether or not they are going to prosecute the person. >> reporter: a spokesman tells us the union doesn't know what it's talking about. >> beyond ridiculous. the fact of the matter is that this is an organization that has zero credibility, they've completely demonstrated they're willing to say anything in order to evade scrutiny and hoodwink the public and distract people from the problems that th

ktvu's crime reporter henry lee has more on what's become a public feud. >> since george gascon became district attorney violent crime in the city has recognizen nearly 25%. >> that's the president of the san francisco police union in a radio ad that's been playing all week. >> gascon who is the co-author of the prop 47 law is passion out get out of jail free cards for drug offenses and property crimes under $950. that's right, if you leave your purse in the car and it ends up in the hands of a criminal, under gascon's law it's only a slap on the wrist. >> reporter: here in san francisco, loggerheads. no secret that there's no love lost between the sfpd and george gascon, a former sf company. officers are also upset with prop 47 which reduced many property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. police have long blamed prop 47 fortin crease in crimes. last year the number was quadruple from 2012. >> it's very difficult to catch these individuals in the act, and then of course once we catch the individuals in the act, then there's the issue of the prosecution, the case going to the distri

police union officials, in 2010 while having a dinner after a harvard conference then police chief george gascon was drinking heavily and while recalling his time on the los angeles police department, quote, made multiple statements that disparaged minorities. he became so loud and animated that an african-american patron approached chief gascon and asked him to restrain himself because his behavior was offending their family. the former union police president says he is bringing up the 5-year-old dinner to show that gascon was not always the crusading police reformer he is today. >> he is obviously an opportunistic politician. and i have watched him flip- flop on so many issues and i wasn't going to sit back and watch him, um, sully the reputation of this department which i happen to have a lot of pride in. >> reporter: are you saying george gascon is a hypocrite? >> yes, very much so. >> reporter: it's pardon ball politics to the max. while the d.a. isn't talking others are defending him. >> i have known him for five years. i have had to deal with him and i have never heard him make any sort o

report i think seeing a little bit of a tension as far as turf unawares wars between you. >> george gascon but again whoever is looking at the police department at a deep level it has gotten my support so, anyway the questions whether there is a old boys need not the police department i hope the doj will address old boy networks unfortunately do lead to you know situations that can cause a tremendous amount of trouble thank you. >> further public comment? you have to come up, sir to the mike so everyone can hear you >> okay. >> good evening and welcome sorry. >> i got a letter to be here for business is this still going on. >> we're not at your item yet. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay hearing and seeing none. >> sergeant, next item. >> item 4. >> vote on whether or not conducted energy devices should be separated from the support and consideration at a at a later time action. >> so colleagues as you recall when we proposed having a discussion of use of force the department indicated that part of their request will be more or for on authorization for tasers use that has

report i think seeing a little bit of a tension as far as turf unawares wars between you. >> george gascon but again whoever is looking at the police department at a deep level it has gotten my support so, anyway the questions whether there is a old boys need not the police department i hope the doj will address old boy networks unfortunately do lead to you know situations that can cause a tremendous amount of trouble thank you. >> further public comment? you have to come up, sir to the mike so everyone can hear you >> okay. >> good evening and welcome sorry. >> i got a letter to be here for business is this still going on. >> we're not at your item yet. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay hearing and seeing none. >> sergeant, next item. >> item 4. >> vote on whether or not conducted energy devices should be separated from the support and consideration at a at a later time action. >> so colleagues as you recall when we proposed having a discussion of use of force the department indicated that part of their request will be more or for on authorization for tasers use that has

report i think seeing a little bit of a tension as far as turf unawares wars between you. >> george gascon but again whoever is looking at the police department at a deep level it has gotten my support so, anyway the questions whether there is a old boys need not the police department i hope the doj will address old boy networks unfortunately do lead to you know situations that can cause a tremendous amount of trouble thank you. >> further public comment? you have to come up, sir to the mike so everyone can hear you >> okay. >> good evening and welcome sorry. >> i got a letter to be here for business is this still going on. >> we're not at your item yet. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay hearing and seeing none. >> sergeant, next item. >> item 4. >> vote on whether or not conducted energy devices should be separated from the support and consideration at a at a later time action. >> so colleagues as you recall when we proposed having a discussion of use of force the department indicated that part of their request will be more or for on authorization for tasers use that has

report i think seeing a little bit of a tension as far as turf unawares wars between you. >> george gascon but again whoever is looking at the police department at a deep level it has gotten my support so, anyway the questions whether there is a old boys need not the police department i hope the doj will address old boy networks unfortunately do lead to you know situations that can cause a tremendous amount of trouble thank you. >> further public comment? you have to come up, sir to the mike so everyone can hear you >> okay. >> good evening and welcome sorry. >> i got a letter to be here for business is this still going on. >> we're not at your item yet. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay hearing and seeing none. >> sergeant, next item. >> item 4. >> vote on whether or not conducted energy devices should be separated from the support and consideration at a at a later time action. >> so colleagues as you recall when we proposed having a discussion of use of force the department indicated that part of their request will be more or for on authorization for tasers use that has

francisco police department but members of the police officers association say district attorney george gasconf making racially charged statements himself. >> d.a. gascon being an elected official, he is a politician and he is playing into this political theater. >> the poa president says he and others submitted sworn declarations yesterday. that's about one week after gascon told the panel that he was more worried today about the climate within the ffpd than 2009 to 2011. >> this is a sworn declaration under penalty of perjure real. it's basically refute black the district attorney said before the blue ribbon panel ten days ago. if he had not made those false accusations, we would have no reason to refute it. >> reporter: one of those assertions during a 2010 work trip back east delaney says that he, gascon, and another union member had drinks over dinner. he alleges that gascon made multiple statements that

the poa is now running radio ads of accusing district attorney george gascone going easy on criminals. that's the president of the san francisco police union in a radio ad airing all week. officers are also upset with the prop 47 law that gascone coauthored. police have long blamed prop 47 for the increase in crime like car break ins. there were nearly 26,000 car break ins last year. >> the prop 47 statewide initiative is responsible for that. it's not making the problem going away. making an arrest in auto burglary cases makes the problem go away. >> the district attorney's office say they took action on 80 percent of cases they were given but that's only one% of car burglaries. >>> police released this surveillance photo there yesterday. they say the robbery happened at wells fargo at about 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. the suspect showed the teller a note. he's described as a white or latino man with a slender build wearing a dark polo shirt and black baseball hat and sunglasses. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> maybe you have done this. people walking down the

george gascon is a native. >> there's been a lot of blood, that has been overlooked when we talk about cuba. >> reporter: and the trip has been a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail. >> i think he should be pushing for a free cuba. >> reporter: of the candidates looking to replace the president, lay out their own plans. >> i think we restoring full diplomatic relations with cuba, it will result in significant improvements for the lives of cubans and help the united states and our business community. >> reporter: while in havana, president obama will also make time for a baseball game between cube's national team, and the tampa bay rays. >>> president obama is traveling with the first family and several members of congress, they are to arrive tomorrow, and return to the states on tuesday. white house says the zika virus won't have any impact on the president's travel plans for cuba. the cdc just put the country on a travel notice list today. it can potentially cause birth defects and neurological disorders. >>> campaign 2061, voters are getting ready to head to the polls in ari

. >>> san francisco district attorney george gascon says there is county jail mates garcia and stanley harris much bigger than garcia to fight at least twice in the jail on brian street. deputy scott neu told the two inmates if they didn't fight, he would handcuff them or send them to a different jail with fewer privileges. >> describes the immoral authority of the honest, hard working deputies that work hard day in and day out. to protect us and to ensure that we run our county jail system in a proper and legal manner. >> reporter: public defender jeff acohi brought the allegations to light. >> we call this a game of thrones gladiator fight because it was done for jest. >> we heard from garcia last year. >> they took me down to the hallway and made me to fight an inmate. if i didn't fight i would be beaten by themselves. >>> news attorney harry stern told me off camera that the charges are overblown and the case is being pursued by a d.a. stern says his client may have let the inmates wrestle to settle a dispute about who was stronger but gascon says the fights were real. >> it is unf

as of today, san francisco district attorney george gascon has not filed any charges. in the news room, andria borba, kpix5. >>> a disturbing discovery. five animals shot with pellets in the berkeley marina. police are looking for whoever is behind this case of animal cruelty. a grounds keeper reported finding a cat and several raccoons over the weekend. four of the animals died. the fifth animal had to be euthanized. pet owners say they will be more cautious in the area. >> i am a trusting person for the most part. but then you come out here where you see everybody just hanging out being peaceful that somebody would be doing this. it is kind of crazy. >> berkeley police are asking anyone with information to contact them. >>> the alameda county da has decided not to file any charges in the deadly balcony collapse that happened last summer in berkeley. six students died there. seven others were hurt when the balcony gave way during a party in june. the da says the cause, water trapped during construction leading to dry rot. victims of the collapse included five irish st

stems from george gascon was the city police chief. according to sworn statements by two police union officials, in 2010, gascon was drinking heavily, made statements that disparage minorities. he became so loud and anticipated that an african-american patron approached chief gascon, and asked him to restrain himself because of the behavior, which was offending his family. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney's appearance before a blue ribbon commission has raised the hack kills of the police officers association, not only do they say the gascon testimony is incorrect, but that when he was chief, he went back east with a couple of union officials, and one night on the town, actually had too much to drink and made racially disparaging remarks himself, and was approached by an african-american patron at a restaurant. the office is not comments on the allegations, however, they are questioning the credibility of doa president who made the allegations. it's been handed to the blue ribbon commission for them to look at. and if they

second gaps in the body camera video which is now in the hands of san francisco district attorney george gascon. the body camera covers most of the incident between petrov and the deputies. >> we get a little ticked off when things like this happen because it tarnishes everybody's badge, my badge and we don't like it. >> now no charges have been filed either against mr. petrov in alameda county who was accused of ramming a deputy's patrol car or against the deputies here in san francisco. we're told internal affairs is looking into previous cases involving the deputy accused of theft and bribery to see if there is a pattern. andria borba, kpix5 news. >>> breaking news, a tricky rescue underway right now at point reyes, this is going on north of abalone point. search and rescue teams are scaling their way down the rock base to get to three people who are stranded. two are stuck on the rocks. another is on the beach. the chp says it can't reach the area by helicopter making the rescue all the more difficult. surprise storm >>> now to some pretty wild weather, check this out. that is hail, kind of

en aquel entonces , el fiscal george gascon se nego a levantar cargos criminales en contra de los oficiales.yue sus acciones fueron conforme a derecho. por eso es que el siguiente recurso para los papas del joven fue interponer la demanda civil. escuchemos. ahora hay que mencionar que el juicio esta basado en tres acusaciones.incluyendo uso de fuerza excesiva, muerte injusta. el jurado determinara si es que los oficiales actuaron de manera rasonable. el caso de alex nieto no es el unico que ha movilizado a la comunidad de esta manera. otros casos muy sonados son los de mario woods muerto a manos de la policia de esta ciudad el pasado diciembre.despue s de que habia apunalado a una persona. y hace un ano, amilcar perez , quien tambien fue asesinado por agentes del orden publico luego supuestamente haber utilizado una navaja para robarse una bicicleta.. sandra bermudez reportando desde san francisco , noticiero telemundo 48 primera edicion. lorena/ots ---- el fiscal de san francisco ''george gascn'' dar a conocer ---- el fiscal de san francisco ''george gascn'' dar a conocer take vo oficial ''o

district attorney george gascon said scott neu forced two inmates to pummel each other as guards watched for fun. deputies eugene jones and clifford chiba are also charged. the case has been under investigation since march of last year. >> subjecting inmates, who are in our care and custody, to degrading and inhumane treatment makes a mockery of our justice system. >> we're pleased that the district attorney has taken these allegations seriously, that felony charges have been filed. >> now, if convicted former fut neu could serve ten years in prison, deputy jones faces five years or deputy chiba could serve almost two. >>> a show of support at san francisco's federal courthouse for the family of alex nieto. he's a college student who police shot and killed two years ago. his parents are suing the four police officers who fired a total of 59 bullets at their son hitting him 14 times. >> translator: so important for me and my husband that everybody is here supporting us today. >> officers maintained that nieto pointed a weapon at them, then they fired in self-defense during a confrontation

defendants read while the street of san francisco grow more dangerous an chaotic under his watch, george gascon seeks to distract the citizenry with a constant diet of press conferences aimed at satisfying his unquenchable thirst for self promotion. >>> an airport baggage handler is sentenced to nine years in prison prison. he worked at oakland international airport. he pleaded guilty in december. he sneaked a duffel bag with nine pounds of methamphetamine through a secure door at the air. the drugs were put on a plane to hawaii where agents seized them. >>> time now 4:56. an attorney for cupertino-based apple told congress that thieves could steal more information from an iphone than from breaking into a house. >> it would hurt consumers and well meaning users who rely on companies like apple to protect their personal information. >> essentially we are asking apple to take the vicious guard dog away. let us try and pick the. >> apple is fighting the -- the lock. >> apple is fighting the fbi. the fbi director admits forcing apple to unlock the phone would set a precedent. >>> starting june 1 sm

. >> are you saying george gascon is a hypocrite?so. >> reporter: the district attorney accused of making off- color comments during a dinner. >> the glamour slammer from a zen garden to heated floors what taxpayers are paying to make criminals more comfortable than ever. >> plus, caught redhanded. the break in a rash of thefts forcing bay area drivers to make some expensive repairs. >>> good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen martin. new at 6:00, an east bay high school is doing some soul searching over its mascot. there is a new evident to get rid of colonel reb. >> reporter: the mascot is all over campus including this building here. what do you think? does it look like a racist mascot or no? well, it's been standing here for about 60 years. it could come down. he is known as rebel guy at san lorenzo high. at first glance, nothing offensive about his blonde moustache or the big hat. but at one time, the mascot was a confederate figure and some argue he represents a painful part of the school history. minstrel shows, st

george gascon's political rivals say in his time as police chief, he behaved badly one night at a restaurant. according to sworn statements by two police union officials, back in 2010 gascon was drinking heavily and made multiple statements that disparaged minorities and he became so loud and animated that an african-american patron approached chief gascon and asked him to tone it down because his behavior was offending the man's family. gascon's office is not commenting on the allegation. instead, staff there are questioning poa president gary's credibility. he is behind the accusations. the case is being investigated by a special commission. delanus says he will testify if they ask him to. . >>> the 11th gop debate is in detroit tonight. after winning 7 states on super tuesday, the front-runner has been attacking mitt romney and other republican rivals who believe he is tarnishing the party's image. this morning, romney is expected to call out trump publicly for the first time but some pundits say it won't do any good. >> attacks from the establishment will make trump stronger. >> trump sa

the union has been running radio ads this week accused district attorney george gascon of going easy gascon district attorney. >> he's head of san francisco's police union. that has irritated the police' rangk and file. it reduced many property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. it blames the prop 47 for crimes like car burglaries. there last why there were 20,000 quadruple the numbers is since 20 2012. they are responsible for that. when our arrest as poor as it is is not making this problem going away. makeing arrest is going to make this problem go away. >> they took action on 80% of the cases given but it's 1.5% of all the car burglaries. 0021 >> you will be able to follow the pope on instagram. he already has a huge following. tomorrow is the day before palm sunday and the day before gram instagram page will be public. pope francis met with the instagram ceo. he has almost 9 million followers. >> maybe you have date ofone it walking down the street while looking at your phone. now the state lawmakers wants to fine people and violators could get up to 50 days in jail. in 2010

report i think seeing a little bit of a tension as far as turf unawares wars between you. >> george gascon but again whoever is looking at the police department at a deep level it has gotten my support so, anyway the questions whether there is a old boys need not the police department i hope the doj will address old boy networks unfortunately do lead to you know situations that can cause a tremendous amount of trouble thank you. >> further public comment? you have to come up, sir to the mike so everyone can hear you >> okay. >> good evening and welcome sorry. >> i got a letter to be here for business is this still going on. >> we're not at your item yet. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay hearing and seeing none. >> sergeant, next item. >> item 4. >> vote on whether or not conducted energy devices should be separated from the support and consideration at a at a later time action. >> so colleagues as you recall when we proposed having a discussion of use of force the department indicated that part of their request will be more or for on authorization for tasers use that has

. >>> the union representing san francisco police officers is running ads this week of george gascon, the da of being too easy on criminals. the da has been on a campaign for police reform and that's irritated the rank in file. officers are upset with the prop 47 law that reduced property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. they blame him for the increase in crime including auto burglaries. there were nearly 26,000 burglaries last year. >> throwing stones and asserting prop 47 is responsible for that is not making the problem go away. making arrests in auto burglary cases will make this problem go away. >>> a high school in newark is using a security system. this coming to the day nearly 20 years of the columbine shooting. >> reporter: many schools have armed guards and metal detectors to boost security but schools like this one are going further installing shot spotter technology that can pinpoint gun fire in seconds. at newark memorial high outside san francisco they can try act late the source of a shooting in minutes. it would give information about the gunmen's location. shot s

investigation, and the indictment of the individuals that were involved, the fact that the da george gascon is involved in a vigorous investigation related to the maertsz has to do with with those taped transcripts mayor ed lee's associates with various individuals that were shown to be illegal, in fact, 3 people that are now essentially they're going to prison and the talk was continually about the mayor and influence pedestrianing i think we have not nor have i asked for more i think would we have enough issue to initiate a formal investigation of mayor ed lee regarding these things many of them anecdotal but certainly in regards to us having the power to conduct an audit and i hate to agree with mr. hart he gets my obligate on most of the things he says the questions that are raised i think are substantial and since say is not something that will be a lot of effort or hassle for us to do i think there is sufficient justification for us to toss ed lee's name inlets do him as as audit i think we have things that call for some questions that might be answered so in that sense what's the har

. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney george gascon says the deputies forced stanley harris to fight each other at least twice in the jail on brian strait. then deputy scott new told intimates if they didn't fight each other, he would handcuff them, taste them, beat them or send them to a different jail. >> this severely undermined the moral authority of the honest, hard-working deputies that work hard day in and day out to protect us. >> reporter: a public defender brought the allegations to light. >> we call this a game of thrones gladiator fight. because it really was done for just. -- jest. me off-camera the charges are overblown, the case is being pursued by a grandstanding d.a. at most his client may have let the inmates wrestle to settle a dispute about who was stronger. gascon says the fights were real. >> it's really unfortunate when we start downplaying really bad behavior. this is not horseplay. this was really bad behavior by law enforcement officers. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff vicki hennessy wasn't in office at the time of the fights but said she wants t

district attorney george gascon says richard ard garcia and stanley harris fought each other on two occasions in the jail on bryant street. then deputy scott neu told the two inmates, if they didn't fight, he would handcuff them or send them to a different jail with fewer privileges. >> undermines the authority of the honest hard working deputies that work hard day in and day out to protect us and to ensure that we run our county jail system in a proper and legal manner. >> public defender jeff a dochi brought the allegations to light. >>> we call this sort of a game of thrones, gladiator fight because it really was you know done forages and that they were betting money on the winner. >>> there is no longer a deputy. accused of routinely pushing harris to gamble for food and clean bedding. neu has been charged with assault and making criminal threats. eugene jones is on unpaid leave and charged with felony counts. deputy c liba faces charges as well. >>> a bomb threat prompted west college in saratoga. workers on cam put found a note state that a student planned to blow up the school. after r

. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney george gascon says the deputies forced inmates ricardoarcia and stanley harris to fight each other at least twice in the jail on brian strait. then deputy scott new told intimates if they didn't fight each other, he would handcuff them, taste them, beat them or send them to a different jail. >> this severely undermined the moral authority of the honest, hard-working deputies that work hard day in and day out to protect us. >> reporter: a public defender brought the allegations to light. >> we call this a game of thrones gladiator fight. because it really was done for just. -- jest. >> reporter: harry stern told me off-camera the charges are overblown, the case is being pursued by a grandstanding d.a. at most his client may have let the inmates wrestle to settle a dispute about who was stronger. gascon says the fights were real. >> it's really unfortunate when we start downplaying really bad behavior. this is not horseplay. this was really bad behavior by law enforcement officers. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff vicki hennessy wasn't in

. >>> the president of san francisco police officers union is calling out district attorney george gascon in a radio ad that has been airing all week. the union says it believes because of prop 47 which gascon co-awe that ared more violent criminals are on the streets. this is not a dance in courtroom, but it is a case now being argued out there on the airways. today in the verdict, this finger pointing case is our topic. legal analyst michael cardozo, couldn't think of a better man to talk about san francisco politics than you. what is going on here? ray ads? >> there's obviously a problem there. you've got both sides pointing at each other, and they're both right. they both have problems. they should both step back and clean up their own homes. >> what's the problem with the poa, according to gascon? >> gascon says the police aren't doing their jobs. what i view that as being, you've got a police officer that becomes the district attorney of san francisco. he had zero experience being a district attorney. so his yardstick of measurement is how police do work. that's why i think he goes

george gascon's political rivals say in his time as police chief, he behaved badly at a restaurant. according to sworn statements by two police union officials back in 2010, then police chief gascon was drinking heavily. he made multiple statements disparaging minorities and became so loud and animated that an african-american patron approached chief gascon and asked him to restrain himself because his behavior was offensive. gascon's comment is not -- office is not commenting on the allegations. instead, staff there are questioning union president gary delagnes' credibility. he is behind the accusations. the case is being investigated by a special commission. delagnus says he will testify if they ask him to. >>> donald trump's squaring off against ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich at the 11th gop debate in detroit, michigan tonight after picking up 7 states on super tuesday, the billionaire front-runner fending off attacks from mitt romney and other republicans who believe he is tarnishing the party's image. so this morning romney is expected to call out trump publicly for the

. >> san francisco district attorney george gascon forced garcia and harris that is much bigger than garcia to fight at least twice in the jail on brian street. then deputy scott neu told the innates if they didn't fight he would handcuff them and beat them or send them to a different jail where there would be fewer privileges. >>> it is underminding the moral authority of the honest, hard working deputies that work hard day in and day out to protect us and to ensure that we run our county jail system in a proper and legal manner. >>> public defender jeff adochi brought the allegations to light. >> we call this a game of throne gladiator fight because it was done for money. >>> we heard from the inmate last year. >>> they took me down through the hallway and made me beat another inmate that was done and told me if i didn't fight that i would basically be beat. >>> attorney stern told me off camera that the charges are overblown and the case is being pursued by a d.a. stern says at most his client may have left the inmates wrestle about who was stronger. but gascon says the fights wer

. >> district attorney george gascon says the deputies forced inmates to take part in physical fightsother. scott neu, eugene jones both facing numerous felony counts. clifford chiba faces three misdemeanor counts. gascon says chiba failed to report the crimes. an attorney for the defendants releasing a statement that read in part: ...w nstant diet of press co ces aimed at satisfyin his unquenchable thi lf- promotion." an attorney for cu o- based apple told members congress... a thie eal more information f i-phone, than from bre a house. "bruce >>> an attorney for cupertino- based apple told members of congress a thief could steal more information from an iphone than from breaking into a house. >> weakening encryption will hurt users who rely on companies to protect their personal information. >> we are asking apple to take the vicious guard dog away load us try and pick the lock. >> apple is fighting the fbi demand to hack into an iphone used by san bernardino shooter syed farook. fbi director says it would set a precedent to unlock the apple phone. >>> 5:57. new rules at bay area pa

the san francisco police officers association is accusing distribute tone george gascon of making disparageing remarks about minorities saying he was friendly with union leaders when police chief and made disaerialing remarks about minorities in their presence. the union is firing back against the d.a. in a dispute. both sides have been going after it since the d.a. have been investigating police bias. month response from the d.a.'s office. >> new detail on the homeless sweep on division street in san francisco. it wasn't the only large homeless community cleared out. under highway 101 we are told 100 or more homeless lived here. as of yesterday most tents and homes were gone. >> there are only file of us and we are holding it down. >> the police told everyone to leave over the weekend and knows he will have to leave, too. some would left have relocated at a temporary city shelter. >> south bay high school wrestler said he got person lease -- herpes from a match and wants the tournament postponed. he has skin infections all over his face. he said he was diagnosed with herpes and thing he get i

. >> district attorney george gascon says the deputies forced inmates to take part in brawls with eachther. scott neu and eugene jones both face numerous felony counts. clifford chiba faces three misdemeanors. gascon says chiba failed to report the crimes. ...with a cons iet of press conferences aimed ing unquenchable thirst fo self- n." time is 6: a notorious bay area tech mogul is back in trouble with the l this time for h ment of hi personal driver. ion may >>> time now 6:40. a notorious bay area tech mogul is back in trouble with the law. this time, for his treatment of his personal driver. >> and why a dance competition may be responsible for the spread of a mystery illness among california college students when we come back. ♪ we're about to show you an incredibly low fare. like all our fares, you get two free bags and zero change fees. because what's the point of an incredibly low fare if you're just going to stack fees on top of it? our sale fares have nothing up their sleeves. book them now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding

george gascon's political rivals say in his time as police chief he behaved badly one night at a restaurantng to sworn statements by two police union officials back in 2010. six years ago. gascon was drinking heavily made multiple statements that disparaged minorities and it became so loud that a black patron approached the chief and told him to tone it down because his behavior was offending the man's family. gascon's office isn't commenting on the allegations. staff there are questioning the poa president's credibility. he is behind the accusations. and that case right now is being investigated by a special commission. >>> donald trump squares off against ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich at the 11th gop debate i detroit tonight. after getting seven states on super tuesday, the front-runner has been fending off attacks from republicans who believe he is tarnishing the party's image. this morning, romney is expected to call out trump publicly for the first time. but some pundits say they are not sure it will do any good. >> there's no guarantee. attacks from the establishment could mak

investigation, and the indictment of the individuals that were involved, the fact that the da george gascons involved in a vigorous investigation related to the maertsz has to do with with those taped transcripts mayor ed lee's associates with various individuals that were shown to be illegal, in fact, 3 people that are now essentially they're going to prison and the talk was continually about the mayor and influence pedestrianing i think we have not nor have i asked for more i think would we have enough issue to initiate a formal investigation of mayor ed lee regarding these things many of them anecdotal but certainly in regards to us having the power to conduct an audit and i hate to agree with mr. hart he gets my obligate on most of the things he says the questions that are raised i think are substantial and since say is not something that will be a lot of effort or hassle for us to do i think there is sufficient justification for us to toss ed lee's name inlets do him as as audit i think we have things that call for some questions that might be answered so in that sense what's the harm