this broke the case open. >> george shirakawa turned himself in this morning. >>> the race to elect george shirakawa's successor is headed to election on july 30. she fell short of the 50% required to win in yesterday's election. with all reporting she received 41%, followed by another who received 31% of the vote. >>> komen race for the cure is caning several walks next year, including in the bay area. it has been canceled in san francisco, washington, d.c. and five other cities. phoenix, boston, chicago, cleveland and tampa bay. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler has the impact of the widespread cancellations. >> reporter: participation in last year's three day walk dropped over previous years. susan g. komen canceled it for 2014 saying it is too costly to hold. >> fundraising. the camaraderie. >> it needs to continue for the support and funds. >> reporter: this is last year's local komen race for the cure. it is unrelated. the race is on for this fall and next. >> we raise the money to fund local services for local low income women. >> reporter: she points out before last year

george shirakawa. >> prosecutors say george shirakawa turned himself in this morning, booked and released. >>> a run off election has been set for july 30 in the race to replace george shirakawa. she fell short of the 50% required to win during yesterday's election. she received 41% followed by another who had 31% of the vote. elections officials say they are still counting some mail-in ballots but not enough left to put her over the top. >>> boundy found. ktvu's patti lee is -- body found. ktvu's patti lee is live with the man who found the body. >> reporter: he found something right here in this corner that hadn't been there the night before when the restaurant closed. you may find these pictures disturbing. even though the body is covered. not hard to tell the shed hanging over the head of the shopping cart. legs over the other end. he found the body this morning, it was wrapped in plastic. and tape and twine. >> it wasn't -- the -- the next. it was like, you know, like a blanket. >> reporter: folks who work across the street say a few weeks ago after break ins this building had survei

two years later, they received a dna swab from george shirakawa convicted of charges and the d.a. says shirakawa's dna was found on that flier in 2010 and he's being charged with false impersonation. >> the dna matched. this lead broke the case open. on may 10th, mr. shirakawa voluntarily provided another dna sample which confirmed the initial dna hit. we also found strong evidence that mr. shirakawa's dna was on the stamp of another flier. >> reporter: and here is video of the other flier that was sent out against karasko which the district attorney's office says shirakawa was behind. why would shirakawa do this? the district attorney said he had a motive. his aid was running against her and he ran the race. the district attorney's office says the investigation is still open and would not answer whether or not campos has been interviewed and would provide dna regarding this case. i want to show you a booking photo that -- that we just received of shirakawa. he will appear in court on friday. he will be sentenced for the corruption charges that he pled guilty to. he's expected to g

reporter: well, it's interesting, you know, this dirty tricks campaign came out three years ago and george shirakawa was one of the people long suspected of being behind it. but nothing was ever proven and the case seemed to be at a deadened. that is, until mr. shirakawa was arrested on separate charges and was forced to submit his dna. the new charge against disgraced former supervisor george shirakawa is that he masterminded a notorious 2010 city council campaign mailer that portrayed a political rival as a communist. >> the filing of this charge solves the three-year-old mystery surrounding a misleading and defamatory political flyer. >> reporter: the flyer came out in a bitter 2010 east san jose city council campaign between magnet lane in a carrasco and javier campos who was at the time a friend and policy aide to then supervisor shirakawa. the flyer pour raid magdalena as a communist showing her next to a communist flag a hot button image to vietnamese- americans. >> we want elections to be decided fairly. >> reporter: district attorney jeff rosen reopened the case after shirakawa was arrested

>>guest: here is a copy of the felony complaint filed against george shirakawa this morning. right now a press conference is being held by the district attorney. they announced they are now filing a felony charge of false impersonation against george shirakawa. the district attorney confirms the charge came after he gave a d.n.a. sample when arrested in march. the sample matched cells from a flyer with a communist flag sent out in a city council race appearing to be from another candidate. the d.a. is everyone whatting him because it said the flyer appeared to come from her campaign. a former aide to shirakawa won the election and shirakawa denied involvement back in 2010 and is scheduled to be sentenced friday for misusing campaign funds. the d.a. is asking for a year in jail on those damages. the arraignment on the new charge will be held at the same time as the innocencing hearing. we do have a crew at the press conference at the district attorney's office, and we will bring you more details on abc7 news. >> santa clara county officials will plan a run off election now to

why that doesn't work here today is because george shirakawa is so well known and his guilty pleas are so well known there is no way he could now have a fair trial on the charges he publicly pled guilty to. >> shirakawa says he too -- his lawyer says he too worries he may be a witness in the new case. legal and cyst stephen clark says defense and prosecutors will have to iron out a new deal by the next court date of july 19th. quote, we must be very concerned about the integrity of our demeanoric process. east san jose is not a banana republican. our community deserves better than this and it is time to bring all those involved to justice. shirakawa is free tonight on his own recog sans. the judge wants a speedy resolution in hopes of providing resolutions for the betterment of the community, the voters and of george shirakawa himself. >> damian, thanks very much. a pregnant tv actress is under arrest in connection with the latest case of poison rooisen letters. 38-year-old shannon rogers sent the letters herself and then later called the fbi to report her husband. the cup sl in the pr

george shirakawa has been arrested and booked for a campaign stunt that's apparently backfired.mes just two days before his sentencing on 12 counts of corruption and gambling away taxpayer money. our len ramirez tells us shirakawa's latest troubles stem from a plot to damage a political rival. len. >> reporter: juliette, sources here at san jose city hall say george shirakawa was long suspected of being involved in this dirty tricks campaign but no one was able to prove it. in fact, there was an investigation at a deadened. but now with dna, the case was broken wide open. the new charge against disgraced former supervisor george shirakawa is that he masterminded a notorious 2010 city council campaign mailer that portrayed a political rival as a communist. >> the filing of this charge solves the three-year-old mystery surrounding a misleading and defamatory political flyer. >> reporter: the flyer came out in a bitter 2010 east san jose city council campaign between magdalena carrasco and javier campos, who was at the time a friend and policy aide to then supervisor shirakawa. the

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the political scandal is widening for disgraced supervisor george shirakawa. he now faces a new dirty check. a postage stamp links him to another person who was running against george shirakawa in 2010. the flyers show her with a flag that affected immigrants. >> it leads them to make an informed decision and imposed on his freedoms. >> that case went unsolved until they found his dna on evidence and he pled guilty. sentencing is expected tomorrow. >>> he has the only camera on scene when they raided a twin peeks apartment where they found blank cards, fake ids, a printer and along list of credit cards and names. a bail bonds man found it when he went to find a client. >> he had reached his contract and it was a reason to go check on the monitor. >> one man was arrested and at least five people are involved including a worker at a bay area hotel. >>> she is the biggest winner and thanking a stranger for her good luck. 84-year-old gloria from florida finally came forward to claim a $590 million jackpot prize. she issued a statement saying thank you, a customer

. >>> the political scandal involving disgraced supervisor george shirakawa is growing. a new criminal charge linked to a new dirty trick. dna on a postage stamp comes through and she was running against a george shirakawa aid back in 2010. george shirakawa will be sentenced tomorrow for misusing public money. >>> they have abruptly resigned just as the commission was able to get a find for pain page. they are calling on the attorney general pamela harris to investigate. they claim those resignations may be due to a disagreement over whether they are ready in stead it will go in our fine. >>> we have posted the level right near the top of that home page. sal, what are you keeping an eye on? >> we do have a 15 minute wait at the toll plaza before you get into san francisco and once you get on to the bridge another 10 minutes so the whole thing should take -- thing should take less than 30 minutes for the trip across the bay and once in san francisco, you have no problems. then from san leandro and hey would wood continues to look good and in fact i think it is better than

we have the new details just released >>> former south bay politician, george shirakawa jr. learns his fate this morning but his troubles are not over yet. >>> let's take you live outside. wow, look at that sky. nice, bright orange for you, kind of matches marla's dress, more of a redish town on this national doughnut day, friday, june 7th. this is "today in the bay." >>> you saw the sky. now, you can see the dress. very vibrant for your start of the day. good morning. it is 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> national doughnut day. you whet the appetite. >> i'm marla tallez for laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at the forecast with christina loren. >>> i don't think anyone has mentioned it yet. happy friday, ladies and gentlemen! you made it. it is going to be a hot one, temperatures hotter than any day we have seen so far this year. right now, we are starting out pretty cool. we are at 55 in concord, 61, sunnyvale, 55 degrees to start the day in livermore as we head throughout the day. we are talking about triple digit. i'll break it all down for you coming up. first, let's find

santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa faces five felonies including gambling away more than $100,000 in public and political funds. now, he resigned in march and the board scheduled this special election for today despite requests from residents to move the election to june 25th to give more candidates time to jump in the ring. today there are six including valley water district employee teresa alvarado and cindy chavez considered front- runners. >> we're that a lot from people that we're calling. they want a fresh face. they don't want someone that represents polarization or stagnation in government. they want someone who can work across all lines and all parties with others who want solutions. >> as a former elected official, i have a track record of showing that i am independent, i am thoughtful, i do my homework, i am assertive for the people i represent and will continue to. >> reporter: voter turnout for special elections in santa clara county is typically about 30 to 40%. so far early voting numbers will probably be lower. a candidate needs 50% to win so there may be

costing taxpayers $1 million to elect a replacement for former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. who is charged with abusing public funds. kpix 5's len ramirez with more on the candidates. >>> reporter: election day is on tuesday, but east san jose resident mariel caballero is one of those who voted early. >> this election is very important to me. >> reporter: it's the special election to replace disgraced supervisor george shirakawa who is up on felony charges for misuse of public funds and using campaign contributions to gamble at casinos. >> the public expects their elected officials to be trustworthy and to do the public good and then to hear that someone was misusing public funds was disappointing and discouraging. >> i would very much appreciate your support. >> reporter: of the six candidates running to replace shirakawa in district 2, teresa alvarado and cindy chavez are the front-runners. alvarado is running as the reform candidate. she is an engineer who never held public office but has experience running nonprofits and recently managed the communications office of

. >>> santa clara county voters will decide today who will replace santa clara supervisor george shirakawa the special election just days before shirakawa is sent to prison. sue kwon is in the newsroom with what voters can expect. >> reporter: you know, they can expect to see six candidates on the ballot and voter turnout that's going to be lower than normal. some residents wanted the election delayed so more candidates could come forward. a gambling scandal led to shirakawa's down fall. that's how this all started. he faces five felonies including gambling away more than $100,000 in public and political funds. now, he resigned in march and the board scheduled a special election for today despite requests from residents to move the election to june 25th to give more candidates a chance to jump in the ring. well, today there are six including valley water district employee teresa alvarado and former city council member cindy chavez considered front- runners. turnout is expected to be low. >> the public expects their elected officials to be trustworthy and to do the public good and then to h

. >>> the charges to george shirakawa, he is facing a new charge called dirty trick. links george shirakawa to a candidate magdelaine and was running against him in 2010. it shows her with a flag of communist vietnam which may have offended vietnam knees immigrants. >>> four california public utilities commissions have resigned earlier this week or setting a fine. the san francisco chronicle is up to look into it instead of paying a fine which goes in the national fun. now on our website www.ktvu.com we have posted a letter from the city of san bruno and you will find the tab on the top of our home page. >>> new details about a deadly confrontation between vallejo police and another suspect. it was modified to a shotgun and a police officer was called to respond to a disturbance and when he got there, the map shot and killed him and recovered a 22 action bolt rifle that had a silencer. >>> they are investigating a crash that sent a car into one hair salon and a street light into another. according to marine i j, they were working on a client when a honda came crashing

the recipient of recently released documents. >> all days or in court when former supervisor george shirakawaced after pleading guilty to 12 counts including misspending, and taxpayer mound spending and perjury. the prosecution is seeking a one year jail sentence. he will be arraigned, also, on a new felony charges saying he sent out illegal campaign flyers to help a former aide win a san jose city council seat in 2010. >> happening today, police in the contra costa county town will search a middle school after a threatening message was written in the girl's bathroom. officials alerted the parents and students of the message this week, and police say they do not believe this is a credible threat. officials want to ensure that the school is safe with an extra police presence. there are five days of classes left before the summer break. >> the new warning a grocery store chain is sending to customers. >> a look outside at the golden gate bridge filled with low clouds right new and traffic is moving fine but this will lit and it will turnout to be a >> hard to believe we will have such warmth wh

a new charge of felony impersonation has been filed against former supervisor george shirakawa. >> i this was aq%Ñ crime against our democracy and our electoral process. >> reporter: the district attorney says it led shirakawa to these flyers sent less than a month before 2010's primary election. >> it is hard for me to say what effect it was. certainly i think it is fair to say that if one didn't think this would have affect on the election then they wouldn't have sent it out. >> reporter: the mailers are meant to look like they came from -- >> this flag is offensive to many americans particularly vietnamese-american voters. >> reporter: the d.a. says they were able to match shirakawa's dna to a stamp put on one of the flyers. a dna sample was taken when shirakawa was arrested in february on 12 counts including perjury and w2:misappropriatio funds. shirakawa's former aid, the city councilman said if the allegations are true it is disappointing and hurtful not just to him but the entire east san jose community. live in san jose, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> more details now.

that went out to voters. >> the dna profile from the postage stamp matched the dna profile from george shirakawa. >> reporter: shirakawa awaiting sentencing on 12 earlier felony accounts was re-arrested for impersonating carrasco, another felony. some members of the city council say this questions the legitimacy of that election. >> it's a cloud over that because the election was always very close. and had it not been for that mailer perhaps the results would have been different. >> reporter: magdalena carrasco now an east side union high school district board member said she was not bitter. >> i think this is a good day for east san jose. you know, it's important that whenever an illegal activity takes place, that the person or persons responsible are held accountable and that justice is served. >> reporter: councilmember javier campos was not in his city council offices today. but he did issue this afternoon saying, "if these allegations are indeed true, it is both deeply disappointing and extremely hurtful. those responsible deserve to be brought to justice." and speaking of justice, mr. shir

will plan a run off to decide would it wills the seat vacateed difficult disgraced supervisor george shirakawa jr. with three top vote getters at 41 percent and 31 percent and another at 14 percent. no one got 50 percent, it appears that chavez and am verify aide will be in a run off. shirakawa will be innocenced on friday for misusing campaign and taxpayer fund to support the cam goaling addiction. voter in hercules approved a hike in utility taxes which will not go up to 8 percent from the country 6 percent. the revenue will keep the hercules police department at current staffing levels. >> state senator calderon's attorney says the f.b.i. has no case and is trying to hassle an indent person after a federal agent served search warrants in the capitol yesterday afternoon, and calderon represents the district if los angeles county. agents searched the office of the latino legislative caucus of which calderon is a member. officials are refusing to say what this is about but the searches are related to allegations of criminal activity and the "los angeles times" says it could be part of a corrup

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all eyes are on santa clara county george when george shirakawa is sentenced after leaving office in disgrace pleading guilty to 12 counts including five felonies including pudgery. the prosecution is seeking a one year jail sentence and he will be arraigned open a new felony charge saying he sent out illegal campaign flyers to help his former aide win a san jose city council seat in 2010. >> police in clayton say they will search the middle school today after a threatening message was written in a gill's bathroom. officials alerted parents about the message. they do not believe it is credible but better safe than sorry. they want to ensure the school is safe with extra police presence. >> the uproar over the government getting verizon phone records has grown. there are new reports that acts are tapping into the servers of leading internet companies. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has details. >> data from verizon customers seemed like small potatoes now we are talking about online tracking. the "washington post" citing classified documents reports that the national security agenc

this is a position that was vacated by george shirakawa. he pled guilty to five felonies and seven miss de mean ners earlier this year for abuse of public money. he will be sentenced this friday. seven candidates are in the running for that position. only five have been attending to the base including this one put on by the community channel. a candidate needs 50% to win or first and second place will compete in a runoff next month. that is expected to p ha. incidentally, the santa clara registrar of voters is expecting a turnout of only 35 to 45%. it is not cheap to put one of these things on. this special election costs -- expected to cost at least a half million dollars. people who live far north in contra costa county in the tourn of hercules will be voting on whether or not to approve measure a. a measure that would raise the utility user tax from 6% to 8%. this is a tax residents pay on gas, electric, water and phone bills. this measure is significant. if it does not pass, the hercules police department has said it would most likely h

they are vying for the position vacated by former county supervisor, george shirakawa. he pled guilty to five felonies and seven misdemeanors related to abuse of public money. he will be sentenced this friday. bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thank you, bob. also in san jose. the city council voting again today on a plan to increase the marijuana business tax raising it from 7% to 10%. that plan passed a preliminary vote just last week. today's vote will be the final one on that issue. >> in contra costa county, hercules residents will vote on measure a, which will raise more revenue for the city. that would include bills such as gas, electric, water, phone, and cable tv. the city might have to disband its police department and contract out with the contra costa county sheriff's office. >>> the san francisco pride board expected to meet again today to discuss whether army private, bradley manning, should be named grand marshal of the annual pride parade. supporters crowded into the meeting of the board demanding organizers change their mind. word got out last month t

tuesday but east san jose residents are some of thousands voting early to replace disgraced george shirakawaho is up on felony charges for misuse of public funds and using campaign contributions to gamble at casinos. >> the public expects their elected officials to be trustworthy and to do the public good and to hear that someone was misusing public funds was disappointing and discouraging. >> i would very much appreciator support. >> reporter: of the six candidates running to replace shirakawa in district 2, teresa alvarado and cindy chavez have emerged as the front-runners. >> thank you for your help. >> reporter: alvarado is running as the reform candidate. she is an engineer who never held public office but has experience running nonprofits and recently managed the communications office of the valley water district. her mother is a former san jose city council member and district county 2 supervisor. >> we're hearing that a lot from people that we're calling. they want a fresh face, not someone who represents polarization or stagnation in government. they want someone who can work across

we have the new details just released >>> former south bay politician, george shirakawa jr.his fate this morning but his troubles are not over yet. >>> let's take you live outside. wow, look at that sky. nice, bright orange for you, kind of matches marla's dress, more of a redish town on this national doughnut day, friday, june 7th. this is "today in the bay."

george shirakawa is facing jail time for misuse of public funds. >>> alameda point is on the verge of a makeover after a 16- year battle. the city has regained control of the former naval base, which makes up about 1/3rd of alameda. kpix 5 reporter don ford on how the historic land came to be what it is today. >> reporter: alameda city manager john russo is signing documents. hundreds of them! >> we're signing all of the deeds and easements and a variety of legal documents that will transfer the former alameda naval air station to the ownership of the city of alameda. >> reporter: kind of like getting a house except it's a 1,380-acre navy base and that creates an incredible amount of documents to sign. funny thing is, alameda is the original owner in 1938, the city selling the land to the navy for $1. >> it wasn't what you see out here today. it was largely a sand pit. the navy actually created a lot of this land. >> reporter: the base served the navy until it pulled out in 1997. 14,000 military and civilian jobs were lost. today, the base has been partially reused. there is a vodka m

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candidates are vying for a ppgs position vacated by george shirakawa. earlier this year he pled guilty to five felonies and seven merchandise for abuse of public funds. he incidentally will be sentenced for those crimes this friday. here in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, bob. it's also election day in several other bay area counties, in contra costa county hercules residents will vote on measure a which will rays taxes on utilities to bring in more revenue for the city. the bolinas stinson school district voting on a pars sell tax to fund school programs. a ballot watsonville will allow the city to an ex farmland for newer developments. >>> a family hoping to find a stolen lawn ornament with strong sentimental value. a pink pig riding a bicycle with rainbow colored wheels. this disappeared from the family's home off newark boulevard on tuesday. the family says the art is very special, because it was a gift to their 7-year-old daughter from home run grandfather over in japan. that young girl has autism and she's brokenhearted som

. >> santa clara county holding a special election for someone to take over for george shirakawa jr. they need 50% of the vote. he was forced to leave the board of supervisors after pleading guilty to abusing public funds. he is now expected to be sentenced this friday. it is also election day in several other bay area counties, in contra costa county, hercules residents will vote on measure a, which will raise taxes on utilities to bring in more revenue. the bolinas-stinson school district voting on a parcel tax. and watsonville measure would allow them to annex two plots of land for urban development. >> you say it with passion. >> i am passionate about the forecast too. christina loren? >> you can rock the boat. you can rock the boat, because we are going to see some winds picking up a little bit later on today. you know what? nothing that warrants any sort of advisory over the bay. it is going to be pretty nice the next couple of days. offshore winds pick up and it gets down right choppy. we show you how crystal clear it is for the time being. mostly clear conditions that will no

voters are being asked to choose a replacement for supervisor george shirakawa junior. he was convicted of corruption and gambling away public money. but with six candidates to choose from, analysts say it will be tough for one of them to get 51% of the vote. that would mean a runoff and the spending of another million dollars. election officials are also expecting a low voter turnout. >>> the supreme court has ruled that police can legally take dna without a warrant from those arrested. the justices voted today 5-4. they say it does not violate the constitution and justice anthony kennedy says it's a legitimate police booking procedure like fingerprinting or photographing. at least 28 states and the federal government now take dna swabs after arrests. >>> raising mental health awareness. that was the goal of a conference this morning at the white house. experts joined with politicians, religious leaders, celebrities and patients. one of the topics was expanding mental health services. >> there should be no shame in discussing or seeking help for treatable illnesses tha

supervisor george shirakawa, jr. resigned in march amid charges of misusing public funds. there are six candidates on the ballot to replace him. if a runoff is needed it will be july 30. >>> the new bay bridge light show is having some problems. our political insider phil matier reports in this morning's "chronicle" that the $8 million light show is having technical difficulties. some 25,000 l.e.d.s won't come on and others just won't turn off. organizers are scrambling to figure out what's wrong and how it fix it. >>> a bay area carjacking suspect wanted for murder in oregon is due in court today. authorities say jeffrey boyce kidnapped a man in rohnert park and attempted to carjack a woman in greenbrae. the suspect is being held without bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in san rafael today on a long list of charges. >>> opening statements expected this afternoon in a trial of two men accused in an attack on a teenager. the girl was he raped outside richmond high school. kpix 5's cate caugiran on the crime in the unusual legal twist in the trial. >>> reporter: it's be

. >>> santa clara county voters will decide today who will replace former county supervisor george shirakawa. this special election comes just days before shirakawa is sent to prison. he faces five felonies including gambling away more than $100,000 in public and political funds. he resigned in march. the board scheduled a special election for today. >> the public expects their elected officials to be trustworthy and to do the public good, and to hear someone was misusing public funds was disappointing and discouraging. >> voter turnout for special elections in santa clara county is usually 30 to 40% but this time it's expected to be 25%. if no one gets more than 50% of the vote today, there will be a runoff next month, which will cost santa clara county about $2 million. >>> san jose police have arrested two suspects in connection with a shooting death of two teenagers on the city's east side. 15-year-old christian comilang and 16-year-old johnson cular were killed may 26 near reinhardt and carrib way. san jose police department says 19-year-old matthew clifford and an unnamed 17-year-old w

. >>> about an hour from now, former santa clara county supervisor, george shirakawa is scheduled to be arraigned. he is accused of creating a flier for a san jose city council candidate that falsely claimed an affiliation with the communist government of vietnam. police identified shirakawa with dna found on a postage stamp. shirakawa is also scheduled to be sentenced today for misusing campaign funds and public money. >>> we have new information now on the fbi's investigation involving state senator ron calderon. the sacramento bee says the fbi raided two businesses in april linked to him and his brother, tom. the fbi searched ron calderon's office. he's now working as a public affairs consultant. >>> a press conference was held at the old hayes valley farm. that piece of land is now occupied by posters who say they are not leaving it until the plans to develop it into housing is scrapped. some say the city needs to end the protest right now. >> reporter: it's been almost a week. as far as protesters on this piece of land are concerned, this is just the beginning. how long are you

. >> all eyes are on a courthouse in santa clara county when george shirakawa is sentenced leashing office in march after pleading guilty to 12 counts including five felonies involving misspending and perjury. the prosecution is seeking a one year jail sentence and he will be arraigned on a new felony charge saying he sent out illegal campaign flyers to help the former aide win a san jose city council seat in 2010. >> police in contra costa county of clayton will search diabolo middle school after a threatening message was written in the girl's bathroom. parents were alerted this week and police say they do not believe this is a credible threat but they are treating it as "better safe than sorry." they want to make sure the school is safe with extra police presence. >> a warning if you shop at railey's who were hit by a huge cyber attack and credit card numbers and debit card numbers may have been compromised. the f.b.i. has been contacted. they own nob capitol hill and food stores and bellaire. they have not discovered any unauthorized transactions and amy hollyfield will explain what cus

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. >>> more trouble for george shirakawa. the district attorney says he plans to charge him with impersonating a san jose city council candidate in 2010 when he sent out a flyer intend toddies credit another candidate -- intended to discredit another candidate. tart warring magdalena carrasco -- the target was magdalena carrasco showing her next to a north vietnam flag. he resigned and is going to be sentenced for misusing public funds. >>> a man drove his car into the water at berkeley's aquatic park and i in custody. he was chased by police and drove into the water. i tried to swim away and then finally surrendered. >>> another black eye for major league baseball. some 20 athletes could be facing suspension over another scandal involving performance- enhancing drugs. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec joins us now from san francisco with details on which bay area athletes made the list. >> reporter: yeah. generally, you know, the fans i'm speaking with here at at&t park, there seems to be a sense of resignation almost that they k

. >>> voters in santa clara county are deciding today who replaces former supervisor george shirakawa. he is facing jail time for gambling away public and political funds. the election today could cost a million dollars even though turnout may be only about 25%. teresa alvarado and cindy chavez are considered front- runners for the seat. if no one gets more than 50% a runoff will happen in july. >>> we should know soon if artemis will drop out of the america's cup yacht race. the team's ceo says they will only race if they believe the boats are safe. if artemis racing drops out, only two teams will be left to challenge the oracle team the current defender of america's cup. >>> some other bay area headlines now on this tuesday. a man is dead and a woman hospitalized after a shooting in oklahoma. they were hit last night in a car near maddox and gormley. the car hit a power pole cutting off electricity to hundreds of homes in the area. power is back on for the most part in the affected area. no word on suspects in the shooting. >>> oakland police vow a renewed crackdown on sideshows aft

. >>> the santa clara county voters will decide today who replace former county supervisor george shirakawaon comes with controversy. kpix 5 reporter sue kwon is in the newsroom this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: this one does not have support from all residents. some wanted the election delayed so more candidates could come forward and then of course the selection stems from a gambling scandal that led to shirakawa's downfall to bin

. >>> a judge postponed sentencing former san clara supervisor george shirakawa. he pleaded guilty to 12 counts of corruption. sentencing haenpostponed until july 19th. today shirakawa was arraigned on the new charges. he pleaded not guilty. the defense says those new charges are a violation of shirakawa's plea agreement. >>> putting the brakes on side shows. the police plan that they hope will make scenes like these a thing of the past. >>> facing difficult questions about the future of power after a california nuclear plant shuts down. >> $100 answer to a 5-cent question. >> could it mean power shortages? >>> masked men targeting bay area banks. the violent detail connecting a string of robberies. >>> four bay area banks in just a matter of days. authorities say it's the style of the robberies that make them so uncial usual and that's why they're so concerned. david stevenson is live in san francisco where he talked with a man who says he witnessed the most recent robbery. >> reporter: we learned more about why these robberies are considered so unusual. we spoke

results from today's special and very expensive election to replace former supervisor george shirakawa. so far cindy chavez has 40% of the votes. the runner up, theresa -- since neither has over 50% it looks like they will be headed for a runoff. . >>> is -- senators dpriled and openly mocked america's military leaders today. they have a lot of explaining to do about how they handled or didn't handle sexual assaults of women in uniform. >> with one exception, the senior officers who marched into the committee room were all men and all objected to legislation to take the decision to prosecute sexual assault away from commanders in the field but committee members, including seven women, were ready to take them on. >> not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the [ bleep ] and a rape. >> referring to the mishandling of sexual assault cases which has left nearly two-thirds of the victims feeling they were being retaliated against. >> you have lost the trust of the men and women who rely on you, that you will actually bring justice in these cases. they're afraid to report

form santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa pleaded not guilty to impersonating a political candidate. prosecutors say shirakawa impersonated city council candidate magdalena carrasco in 2010 by sending out a fake campaign mailer meant to discredit her. a new court date is set for july 19. >>> and oakland's popular monthly street festival is in trouble. tonight, the last night the city will help fund first fridays. oakland has already spent half a million dollars subsidizing the festival for seven years and now they are scrambling to line up money and volunteers. organizers hope an online fundraising campaign will avoid having to charge street vendors. >>> and swedish team artemis racing says they are back on board for america's cup despite last month's tragic capsize that killed a team member. the racing team says they will miss the opening races of the challenger series while they do safety tests on their new boat. >>> we mentioned a little earlier that president obama came to the bay area to raise some cash. but before he left, he tried to raise awareness about another hot topic, o

. >> george shirakawa wasn't home when we stopped by this evening, but this morning he quietly turned himself in and took this booking photo with bloodshot eyes. since he's due back in court on friday anyway, they released him. >> i think this was a good day. today was a great day. >> back in 2010, carrasco was in a heated reyes for campos city council seat. this mailer was sent to voters that showed carrasco saying she was a communist alongside a photo of the flag of communist vietnam. the flag is highly offensive to vietnamese refugees who fled the country after the war. investigators say shirakawa left behind dna from his saliva when he licked the stamp. the da said it was a crime. >> javier campos was a policy aid to mr. shirakawa and mr. shirakawa financially supported javier campos in the election he was running in so we think that's the motivation for mr. shirakawa to want to help javier campos. >> the arrogance of folks who have been doing this for so long makes them believe that they're so above the law that they will never get caught. >> carrasco tried to do damage control i

santa clara county are going to the polls today to choose a replacement for former supervisor george shirakawa. but it may be a while before we know who wins. there are 7 candidates for the district 2 seat and if no one gets more than half the votes, there will be a runoff next month. shirakawa is facing jail time for misuse of public funds. >>> kpix 5's ken bastida with mobile5 near sfo where a transportation startup has been slammed with a lawsuit. ken? >> reporter: yeah. it's kind of an interesting story, allen. it may not be the last time you see something like this. this is a good example of a startup company with a great idea that might be breaking the law. case in point flight car. it's a lot here in burlingame where people bring their cars and then they are allowed to leave their cars here in lieu of parking at sfo. and people come down here and rent their cars so they can actually make a little money while their car is sitting here if they are on a trip. the san francisco city attorney's office has filed a lawsuit against flight car accusing it of being an off- airport car rental busi

. >>> another felony charge for a former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa. he is charged with impersonating former city council candidate magdalena carrasco. prosecutors say shirakawa's dna was found on a stamp and a fraudulent campaign mailer sent back in 2010. the mailer claimed to be from carrasco's campaign but showed her photo next to an image of a flag of communist north vietnam. carrasco lost a close race to xavier campos. >> mr. shirakawa had financially supported campos in the election he was running in. >> shirakawa is set to be arraigned tomorrow. the same day he is to be sentenced for misusing public money and campaign funds. >>> for controversy at the irs. two irs employees are suspended for accepting free food at a lavish party during a 2010 conference in anaheim. acting commissioner danny werfel says it's his job to hold people accountable. he is going to testify today at a congressional hearing looking into excess every spending for irs conferences. an inspector-general report says the agency spent nearly $50 million on conferences between 20

>> it will be a few weeks before voters pick a replacement for santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. in yesterday's special election. former san jose vice mayor cindy chavez finished with 41%, 31 voted for teresa alvarado. there were among -- they were among the six candidates on the ballot since no one got a majority of the 50%, chavez faces a july 30th runoff with alvarado. shirakawa resigned from the district 2 seat in march part of a plea deal on charges that he misused public and campaign funds. he is due to be sentenced on friday. >>> in contra costa county, voters in hercules have passed a tax hike aimed to ease the city's financial crisis. measure a needs a simple majority and leads 71-29%. it will increase the utility user tax and extend it to include previously untaxed bills like cable tv. >>> time now is 4:36. what did you say? this is the last cool weather day? >> yeah. after this, we are going to start to heat up. we are going to crank these numbers up probably going to see some numbers moving to the 90s and triple digits possible. but today we have some low clouds

a special election in santa clara county district 2 to replace former supervisor george shirakawa, jr deal on charges of misusing public funds and campaign contributions. shirakawa will be sentenced on friday. six candidates on the ballot and a runoff will be held next month if no one gets a majority >>> one man was killed in oakland and another went to the hospital last night near maddox drive and gormley. the victims were shot while traveling in a car. next update at 8:25. ,, ,,,, Ñáçwçñ ♪ benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." senators are confronting the pentagon's top generals about sexual assault in the military today. senator mccaskill tells us why congress has to step in. >>> good news for people who wear sunscreen all the time. they tend to look younger. >>> plus, a fresh look at elvis presley before he was the king. we'll show you the photos that have just come out after 57 years. >>> but first, here's a look at today's "eye opener at 8:00." >> that senate hearing now is under way into a series of incidents that appear