blanca ---el encandalo que acab con la carrera poltica del ex-supervisor george shirakawa, amenaza consus aliados polticos. pitch - cesar ---el concejal de san jose xavier campos fue citado a declarar ante el gran jurado que enjuici a su amigo, roll open under pero invoc la quinta enmienda constituciona l y no contest preguntas. take 2 box ---pero lo que no dijo ante un juez, campos lo dijo ante nuestras cmaras.. jaime peluffo tiene la exclusiva... jaime take jaime live cu - peluffo asi es, xavier campos defendi su decisin de no contestar las preguntas del gran jurado, y que todo esto tiene motivaciones polticas. :01 - :06 :15 - :20 1:24 - 1:30 trt: 2:01 o.c. "gente corrupta." es la primera entrevista que concede el concejal xavier campos desde que saliera la transcripcin de lo que declar ante el gran jurado que interpuso cargos de proselitismo ilegal en contra de su amigo el ex- supervisor george shirakawa. s.o.t. xavier campos/concejal de san josé 11:32:06 i believe are politically motivated questions. campos defendi su decisin de invocar la quinta enmienda de la constitucin en contr

condado de santa clara, george shirakawa dio un giro inesperado...fiscal que investiga el caso, "karyn sinunu-towery" tendria conflicto de intereses... ---segun documentos en poder de nuestra cadena hermana "nbc bay area" la fiscal habria efectuado una donacion monetaria a la campaÑa de "magdalena carrasco" quien en 2010 se enfrentaba a "xavier campos" un aliado de shirakawa... ---el caso es que ahora la fiscal tambien esta investigando a campos por unos panfletos que relacionaban a carrasco con los comunistas en vietnam... ---el fiscal general determino mediante un comunicado que la contribucion no afectaba el trabajo y la imparcialidad de la fiscal "sinunu- towery". cesar --- un tragico accidente termino con la vida de dos conductores, dentro de ellos la de "thomas howard" quien por cuatro aÑos fuera el defensivo de los "raiders" de oakland... pitch - blanca ---- el increible choque de 4 vehiculos dejo 2 muertes y 2 condutores mas, heridos. ---angel ayllon nos informa. pkg 01 16 1;01 trt 01;26 pkg thomas howard, quien fuera el defensivo de los raid

santa clara nego hoy una peticion, presentada la semana pasada, del abogado del exsupervisor george shirakawar al publico, acceso a las transcripcion es del gran jurado en el caso de corrupcion por el que ya fue sentenciado a un aÑo de carcel... ---el letrado "jay rorty" argumento que por la cobertura negativa en los medios, su cliente no podria recibir un juicio justo en el otro caso donde se le acusa de enviar ilegalmente panfletos electorales... cesar ---una mujer que se lanzo del tercer nivel del coliseo de oakland continua en condicion critica en un hospital de la zona... take vo ---un hombre de 61 aÑos trato de amortiguar el golpe de la mujer y debido a los golpes tambien se encuentra hospitalizado.. . ---las autoridades informaron que el hombre trato de convencer a la mujer a que no saltara pero que no lo logro y trato de atraparla en el aire... ---se desconoce por que la mujer se lanzo al vacio. blanca ---los camioneros que trabajan en el puerto de oakland, realizarn un paro de labores el miercoles proximo. take vo ---los trabajadores realizarn el paro debido a que no lograron un acue

. >> and george shirakawa learned his sentence just over an hour ago to one year in jail and three years probation. he pled get y guilty and gambled at casinos. >> he lied to the public and stole from the public and is being appropriately held responsible. >> the attorney didn't community after the sentencing. we don't know where he'll send his time. he could be taken to another county since he's a well-known figure in santa clara county. >>> twitter took a drop, shares lost a little more than 7% closing at $41.65. they were mountain mismarket neighborhood, and too low. twitter lost money during the first nine months of this year. >> and silicon valley looking ahead to the next ito. rheuters is in talks with the loss altos company. fox is one of the fastest growing tech start ups created by two friends which charges fees for additional space. >>> new figures shows santa clara and san mateo counties are among five implementing the state's prison's realignment plan. those two counties, monterrey, santa barbara are the only ones actually sending low-level offenders to county jails in stead

. >>> former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa is behind bars tonight after being sentenced for misuse of public funds. the 51-year-old was ordered to spend one year in jail and was given three years probation. as ktvu's robert honda reports, officials need to decide where shirakawa will serve his sentence. >> reporter: george shirakawa jr. came to a san jose courthouse today to be sentenced for misuse of public funds. i asked the former supervisor if he every planned to comment. -- if he ever planned to comment. >> eventually. >> reporter: shirakawa did not get the chance in court. his attorney requested community service instead of jail calling shirakawa a gambling addict. the prosecutor argued the misuse of trust warranted jail time. the judge agreed. >> the defendant shall be ordered to serve one year in the county jail. >> mr. shirakawa stole from the public. he lied to the public and he has been appropriately held responsible for those actions. >> reporter: shirakawa was remanded, but the sheriff's department said he may not remain in the santa clara county jail becaus

. >>> former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa is behind bars tonight after being sentenced for misuse of public funds. the 51-year-old was ordered to spend one year in jail and was given three years probation. as ktvu's robert honda reports, officials need to decide where shirakawa will serve his sentence. >> reporter: george shirakawa jr. came to a san jose courthouse today to be sentenced for misuse of public funds. i asked the former supervisor if he every planned to comment. -- if he ever planned to comment. >> eventually. >> reporter: shirakawa did not get the chance in court. his attorney requested community service instead of jail calling shirakawa a gambling addict. the prosecutor argued the misuse of trust warranted jail time. the judge agreed. >> the defendant shall be ordered to serve one year in the county jail. >> mr. shirakawa stole from the public. he lied to the public and he has been appropriately held responsible for those actions. >> reporter: shirakawa was remanded, but the sheriff's department said he may not remain in the santa clara county jail becaus

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el voto decisivo fue el de la supervisora cindy chvez, quien reemplaz al autor de la ley george shirakawan hasta hoy, no haba dicho pblicamente su postura en el tema. s.o.t. rosen 1:00:30 and they are not going to do it. el fiscal rosen no quiso reaccionar a la decisin de la junta de no modificar la ley. s.o.t. césar flores/silicon valley debug 1:01:18:11 es lo que queríamos, y lo logramos. s.o.t. lucila ortiz/siren 1:01:30:13 sabemos que va a haber más confianza entre la comunidad inmigrante y la policía a la hora de reportar y trabajar juntos en contra del crimen.. cu - peluffo outro como parte del voto, el condado va a monitorear la implementacin de la recien aprobada ley de la confianza en otros condados, y aparte harn un anlisis del reincidencia en el sistema local.. este es mi informe, regreso con ustedes.. cesar ---el presidente obama vuelve a impulsar una reforma migratoria integral.. pitch - blanca ---en esta ocasion, el mandatario se reunio con lideres empresariales para instarlos a apoyar su plan de reforma ante el congreso. roll open under ---liliana henao nos amplia la inform

. >>> today in san jose george shirakawa junior finds out if he is going to jail. the former santa clara county supervisor will be sentenced for five felonies and seven misdemeanors involving public money to feed his gambling habit. prosecutors want the 51-year- old shirakawa to be locked up for a year. defense attorneys will argue for community service instead of jail. >>> 5:09. bart unions say the transit system is more interested in time schedules than safety in the workplace. a hearing in san francisco looked into what happened last month when a bart train struck and killed two workers on the tracks. at the center of the debate was culture. workers gave examples of what they called dangerous conditions. bart says safety has always been a priority though. officials say bart has worked with cal/osha over the years to fix things >>> a 9-year-old girl from marin helped twitter make history on wall street. and there she is. vivian harr rang the opening bell at the new york stock exchange on the very first day people could buy shares of twitter. vivian used twitter t

blanca ---el abogado del ex- supervisor del condado de santa clara "george shirakawa"...ranscripciones del gran jurado relacionados al caso penal de su defendido por el uso ilegal de fondos publicos no sean accesibles a el publico. ---segun en documentos presentados hoy ante el tribunal superior de ese condado por el letrado "jay rorty", su cliente recibio cobertura perjudicial en los medios de comunicacion, que incluso publicaron partes de las transcripcion es. ---segun rorty, por este motivo, su cliente recibira un juicio injusto. stop open nat sound --- wait for cue cesar ---en dallas texas, se realizo hoy una ceremonia especial para conmemorar el 50 aniversario del asesinato del presidente john f. kennedy... ---durante el evento se observo un minuto de silencio justo en la hora en que el presidente recibio el impacto de bala en la cabeza cuando se desplazaba en la limusina presidencial al cruzar la plaza "dealey" en el centro de esa ciudad.. ---la ceremonia fue encabezada por el actual alcalde de dallas... blanca ---con solemnes eventos; todo el pais recuerda hoy el a

disgraced politician george shirakawa heading to court for sentencing as part after plea deal he pleaded guilty several felonies from his abuse of public funds. shirakawa blamed the bad behavior on depression and his gambling addiction. he is facing up to one year in jail. shirakawa's legal troubles not over yet. he's being charged with false impersonation for allegedly helping to send out campaign flyers back in 2010 that contained false information. shirakawa's lawyers have argued the charge should be included in the plea deal bought judge has denied that claim. >> it's 4:34. police asking for help to find a 77-year-old man suffering from dementia and diabetes. they say edward moore does take medication for both and he's never walked away unattended. he was last seen near his home on sequoia road wearing a green shirt. he has camouflage shorts and sandals. it's possible the man may have gone into east oakland where he used to live. >> a lot of talk around a possible run for the white house. hillary clinton will be delivering a speech. about 22,000 people expected to show up at the mass

. >> san jose politician george shirakawa facing sentencing today for a dozen crimes that he blames onn out-of-control gambling habit. >> just before her double mastectomy, deborah cohen of san francisco turns on some beyonce and throws a dance party. the video has gone viral and even got beyonce's attention. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's friday, november 8. i'm michelle griego. >> yeah. friday is here. hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it's 5:00. we have some developing news right now. this is about as dangerous a storm as you can get. a super typhoon slamming the philippines. vietnam is preparing for the worst. cate caugiran is gathering the very latest. she is in the newsroom. but we kick it off with the latest on the storm with meteorologist lawrence karnow in the weather center. >> this was some kind of storm making landfall and it's not done yet. still holding on to cat

. >>> and george shirakawa was sentenced just minutes ago. he pled guilty to 7 misdemeanors in connection with misusing taxpayer money and campaign donations. about 15 years ago the judge sentenced him to a year in jail and ordered him to be taken into custody. now ktvu's robert handa just left the courtroom. >>> and two people were taken to the hospital after their car was hit in san jose at north first street and sky port drive just after 9:00 this morning. so far, no details on the train. service was restored about 10:30. >>> job report numbers were out today. the u.s. add ed 204,000 jobs last month and analysts were expecting only about 125,000, but the unemployment rose from 7.2% to 7.3. economists say that's because furloughed federal workers were counted as unemployed. the report us says employees added 60,000 more jobs in august and september than previous estimated. of the dow gained 167 points, and that pushed it to another record high close, that's the 3rd record we've seen in about a week. the nasdaq added 61 points. >>> could new

but so far no arrests have been made. >>> george shirakawa is scheduled to be sentenced today. guilty to a dozen charges, including perjury and mishandling of campaign funds. he's accused of ceetating a fake campaign -- creating a fake campaign handler to discredit a candidate. the district attorney warrants him to -- wants him to serve a year in jail but his attorney is pushing for community service. >>> b.a.r.t. managers made a sur vicing revolution yesterday during a special legislative hearing in san francisco, they say the recently adropted safety -- adopted safety rules for those working on tracks could lead to changes in service. and they would not rule out the possibility that b.a.r.t. could cut the operating hours. >>> 8:38. well, the stanford cardinal football team beat oregon last night ending the ducks' dreams of a national championship. [ cheers ] >> they were pumped you. the fifth-ranked cardinal made it 2-0 against the number three ranked ducks at home. first quarter, kevin hogan going deep to michael for 47 yards and a first down. later on in the drive. there's

. >> george shirakawa will be sentenced for misspending public funds while a separate case continues. shirakawa resigned from office after reaching a deal in march on thement use of public funds which he admitted involves a gambling problem. there was a criminal grand jury that handed down a felony indictment. >> san jose state university officials say all courts planned for spring of 2014 will be restoreed. officials say we will have to keep the budget balanced. academic programs exceeded the budget by $3.8 million. the school will now take funds allocated to campus infrastructure and other projects and redirect them to academic units. >> agree wi-fi on the way to work. a.c. transit has 16 state-of-the-art commuter coaches with free wi-fi and luggage racks. the agency going to add 38 more buses by spring. >> now mike has the forecast. >> we going on start by looking at the temperatures outside. you can see they will on the screen. right now we have 41 in santa rosa and napa for the school spot and 53 in oakland, and 50 in san carlos and fremont. look at this picture from the camera,

. >> george shirakawa will return to court for misspending federal fumeds. he resigned from office in march after reaching a deal on the misuse of public funds which he admitted involving a gambling problem. he now is facing charges involving a phony campaign mailer after a grand jury handed down a criminal indictment against him. >> national standardized test results show california students scoring at the bottom of the nation in two key subjects. the 4th graders were 47th in the nation in math and reading. 8th graders were 45th in math and 42nd in reading. california's 8th grade reading scores jump seven points. that was the biggest gain on the tests. san francisco state university say all courses for spring of 2014 will be restored. this week, the school announced they would eliminate dozens of classes to keep the budget balanced. academic programs had exceeded the total budget by $3.8 million. under a new plan the school will take funds allocated to campus infrastructure and other projects and re-direct them to academic units. >> investors are waiting do

. >>> former santa claire rap county supervisor george shirakawa will be sentenced today.e is also accused of creating a fake campaign mailer to discredit a candidate running for san jose city council in 2010. the district attorney wants him to serve a year in jail. shirakawa's attorney is pushing for community service. >>> san jose state's president has backed off a plan that would cut classes. yesterday the school's president released a statement saying the campus will use a one-time fund that was supposed to go to infrastructure and other projects to make up the difference. >>> stanford beat oregon and that ended the ducks dreams of a national championship. boy what a game. the fifth ranked cardinal made it two in a row against the number three ranked ducks at home. the cardinals started strong. first quarter kevin hogan went deep down the field. hit michael rector 47 yards on the first down. later in that drive tyler plow into the end zone for a touchdown. final score 26-20. >>> 6:40 is the time right now. denied for help. how areas burned and destroyed by the rim fire

just weeks after the deaths of two track inspectors >>> former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa will be sentenced today. he is also accused of creating a fake campaign mailer to discredit a candidate running for san jose city council in 2010. the district attorney wants him to serve a year in jail. >>> the san jose police department says many crimes are going unsolved because of a staffing shortage. the department has been losing officers at an alarming rate. there were 1400 officers in 2009. now there are about 900. place say there are not enough investigators to staff special units and crimes such as burglaries and auto thefts are going unsolved. >> without a doubt for practical reality those crimes are going unchecked. and uninvestigated. >> police say they would need to add at least 200 new officers to restore the special unit. >>> happening now the 29th annual symposium on mental health policy in atlanta. live pictures. this is health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. she is appearing promoting the affordable care act. she is joining rosalynn carter. they are

. >>> we have new video tonight of the disgraced form santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa being led out of a courtroom. he was sentenced late this afternoon to a year in jail for stealing public funds. shirakawa was also placed on three years' probation. he blamed his crimes on depression and a gambling addiction. the prosecution says this case sets an example. >> the public is able to see with their own eyes that someone who stole from the public and lied to the public and was a very powerful and important person was held accountable as everyone else would be under the law and sent to jail. >> as part of the plea deal when shirakawa is released, he cannot hold public office ever again in california. >>> tonight the parents of that 18-year-old who was intentionally lit on fire on a bus are speaking out. we heard from them a bit on our 5 p.m. newscast. now at 6:00, our own da lin on their reaction to the suspect being charged with a hate crime. da. >> reporter: being charged as an adult with hate crime. during my interview with the victim's mother and father, the family cam

. >> disgraced politician george shirakawa heading to court for sentencing.pleaded guilty several felonies, stemming from his abuse of public funds. shirakawa is blaming the behave yore on depression and a gambling addiction. he faces up to one year in jail. his troubles not over yet. he is being charged with false impersonation for allegedly helping send out campaign flyers in 2010 that contained false information. his lawyers argued that the charges should be included in the plea deal but a judge denied the claim. sanford the fans feeling good. well they should, big timep winners. college football changed. >> touchdown stanford. >> that was a great one to hear and watch. traffic heading out of the stadium was a mess. fans were celebrating. the 6, setting up oregon for the second time, costing the undefeated team a run at thenalnal championship game. stanford, 2shix 0. but they tried it. sanford took it. 26-20. we got off the phone with palo alto police. they tell us all the celebrating was tame with no reports of vandalism or fights which is a good way to c

. >>> today in san jose, george shirakawa, jr., finds out if he is going to jail. the former santa clara county supervisor will be sentenced for five felonies and seven misdemeanors. they involve using public money to feed his gambling habit. prosecutors want the 51-year- old shirakawa to be locked up for a year. defense attorneys will argue for community service instead. >>> bart's unions say the transit system is more interested in time schedules than safety in their workplace. a hearing in san francisco looked into what happened last month when a bart train struck and killed two workers on the tracks. at the center of the debate was culture. workers gave examples of what they called dangerous conditions. bart says safety has always been a priority. officials say bart has worked with call osha over the years to remedy problems. time now 6:10. we have been unraveling the mystery for weeks. what's happening on google's barge in the san francisco bay. this morning we have the pictures of what it will look like once it's done. >> and all you have to do is snap a phot

and today san jose's george shirakawa, jr., finds out if he is going to jail. santa clara county supervisor will be sentenced for five felonies and seven misdemeanors. the latest on weather coming up on this friday right after the break. >>> starting out with patchy, dense fog this morning, some visibilities down to a quarter mile or less in some spots. out the door, looking towards san jose, some of that fog there in the distance just beginning to lift. it should lift rapidly though. that's just a very thin layer. the temperatures mainly in the 40s and 50s although a cool 38 in the napa valley. this afternoon 70s sunshine inland. 60s and 70s around the bay. 50s and low 60s coastside. next couple of days a few more clouds with cooler temperatures. chance of showers tuesday. female narrator: through veterans day it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars end monday at sleep train. >>> just in with this the european space agency says that a

. >>> there is a question over where former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa will be lockedice, calling shir came waugh a gambling addict. the prosecution argued that abusing public trust warranted jail time. >> he stole from the public, lied to the public and has been appropriately held responsible for those actions. >> while shirakawa was remanded to the santa clara county jail, the sheriff's department says he puts a strain on the system. in an exclusive look in how the jail would have to accommodate a high profile inmate, officials tell us shirakawa's notoriety forces them to house him away from other inmates. it is possible he may end up in the alameda county jail. he still faces charges in a separate case. >>> the san jose football team could become bowl eligible today when they kickoff against san diego state. the spartans need one more win to become bowl eligible and two more to guarantee a post-season spot. the spartans will host the aztecs tonight at 7:30. average attendance for games has been a little more than 13,000 fans, but with the final three games at home,

george shirakawa jr. being sentenced today. this is all part of a plea deal that happened in march.ded guilty to several felonies, stemming from abuse of public funds. shirakawa is blaming his bad behavior on depression and gambling addiction. shirakawa is also charged with false impersonation for allegedly helping send out campaign flyers in 2010 that contained false information. it's friday and christina loren is here to tell us the weekend is upon us. >> i love hearing those words. a good looking day shaping up. you can see here mostly cloudy conditions, across the greater bay area. but the thickest fog is at the immediate coast. that's going to limit the sunshine into san francisco. a quarter mile visibility there. parts of oakland you can see for hundreds of feet. now that the sun is out we'll see a good deal of clearing the next couple hours and then quite a bit between noon and 2:00. 66 in san francisco, and 71 degrees here in san jose. the seven-day outlook tells the story. good for the weekend, then the rain moves in monday, tuesday and wednesday the rain chance. best chanc

of former countysupervisor george shirikawa was on one of the flyers so lt month she hauled carasco's opponent i that case, xavier camposo teify who was also an aide to shirakawa, now sving time for other crimes. >>r. campos wascting on my advice. >>eporter: campos' lawyer told m to pleadhe fifth at the grand jury hearing last month. nbc bay are uncovered these stements from the campaign in 2010, showed sinunu-towery did her husband, james towery. >> question might be, who is the best person for this job? rhaps it is meone who is senior i office. thens there anyone else who has not been involved inny of the races? >> reporter: jud nadler is a gene your fellow at santa clara county's government ethics center andants to know if there's a ptocol in placeo ma sure there are no interest in the d.a.'s office. but law professor ff hazard was re direct. on t phone hazard said though the donation was minimal and a long tim ago, prosecutors are held to a higr standard and mu remain ave the fray. and to protect the integrity and reputaon of that office, sini-towery should have stepped ade in the mailer se. >> i think the peoe would expect theersons i charge of that inves