. >>> san francisco's new interim sheriff vicki hennessey spoke briefly in the mayor's office she said she is ready to take on her new role. >> i know i stand before you today amidst difficult times for the city and for the sheriff's department. i look forward to working with the sheriff department staff to best serve the people of san francisco. >>> vicki hennessey joined the sheriff's department in 1975. in 1983 she became the youngest captain in state law enforcement. and became chief deputy in 1997. in 2006, hennessey took on the role of deputy director of the san francisco department of emergency services and homeland security. two years later, she was named director of energy management. she retired last year. >>> a former supporter and personal friend of ross mirkarimi says she can no longer support him as sheriff. the executive director of the city's department on the status of women is among those urging him to resign. >> the committee that's worked on domestic violence for the commission have all said that they were unable to work with ross mirkarimi given the guilty plea and

hennessey retired after three decades of law enforcement experience. including as chief deputy of the sheriff's department and head of the city's department of emergency management. >> how does it feel to be taking over? >> it's a little daunting but i think i'm the right person for the job. >> today, before her swearing in, she met with the city top public safety officials during a briefing on prison realignment. fire chief says hennessey has a lot of credibility. >> she's outgoing and she's someone that will work well, i think with deputy sheriffs and members in the department. >> in fact right after the swearing in, the new sheriff headed to the department she'll now oversee. but the man she's replacing may not go quietly. he's entitled to a hearing before the ethics commission and board of supervisors. ross mirkarimi as been suspended with, out pay but with medical benefits. there is a lot of people asking us if vicky hencesy is related to former sheriff mike henessy. not. and ross mirkarimi there has been speculation he may be preparing a legal ac

-- >> vicky hennessey is the deputy sheriff. she has been chosen to lead the department after ross was suspended. >> how does it feel? >> it is a little daunting, but i think i am the right person for the job. >> today mayor lee went one step further filing papers of misconduct and moving to have him kicked out of office for good. 2* follows the guilty plea to false imprisonment in connection with a domestic violence case involving his wife. he not only listed the false imprisonment fee, but the criminal charges that were dropped including domestic violence and endangering the health of a child. it charges that he threatened to use his child in custody proceedings. they will go to the city ethics commission. >> there are no set procedures. it will be up to the commission to decide how it is going to work. >> it is going to determine whether or not the mayor made the right decision. >> mayor lee says according to the charter, it doesn't matter that the incident occurred before he was sworn in as sheriff and his actions constitute

. >>> san francisco's new interim sheriff vicki hennessey spoke briefly in the mayor's office she said she is ready to take on her new role. >> i know i stand before you today amidst difficult times for the city and for the sheriff's department. i look forward to working with the sheriff department staff to best serve the people of san francisco. >>> vicki hennessey joined the sheriff's department in 1975. in 1983 she became the youngest captain in state law enforcement. and became chief deputy in 1997. in 2006, hennessey took on the role of deputy director of the san francisco department of emergency services and homeland security. two years later, she was named director of energy management. she retired last year. >>> a former supporter and personal friend of ross mirkarimi says she can no longer support him as sheriff. the executive director of the city's department on the status of women is among those urging him to resign. >> the committee that's worked on domestic violence for the commission have all said that they were unable to work with ross mirkarimi given the guilty plea and

. >> i, vicky hennessey -- >> vicky hennessey is the deputy sheriff. she has been chosen to lead the department after ross was suspended. >> how does it feel? >> it is a little daunting, but i think i am the right person for the job. >> today mayor lee went one step further filing papers of misconduct and moving to have him kicked out of office for good. 2* follows the guilty plea to false imprisonment in connection with a domestic violence case involving his wife. he not only listed the false imprisonment fee, but the criminal charges that were dropped including domestic violence and endangering the health of a child. it charges that he threatened to use his child in custody proceedings. they will go to the city ethics commission. >> there are no set procedures. it will be up to the commission to decide how it is going to work. >> it is going to determine whether or not the mayor made the right decision. >> mayor lee says according to the charter, it doesn't matter that the incident occurred before he was sworn in as sheriff and his actions constitute

in his place the mayor employed vicki hennessey who ran against mirkarimi last fall.harges by monday. at about five days later that commission will have to schedule a city hall hearing on misconduct by the sheriff. recommendations will then go to a board. we will have more on the 6:00 hour. david stevenson, ktvu. >> as david mentioned we will continue to cover this story. david has a lot of sources there at city hall. he will continue to follow this story. there could be more developments to come. >>> crews are working to defend the santa cruz beach boardwalk from the rushing san lorenzo river. christien kafton live at the boardwalk where he learned just how close the situation came to disaster. >> reporter: let's give you a sense of where we are. let's show you right now you can see the santa cruz boardwalk here to my right. the park says it is now safe thanks in large part to this large sandy berm that we are standing on. this berm is also rehandling the san lorenzo river. the san lorenzo back on its correct channel. it could have been disaster if it wasn't for some

we make sure that polo and hennessey are doing great but our communities are suffering. wouldn't it be great if those middle and upper classes would be responsible for creating our own polo, our own hennessey, our own hilton. wouldn't that be a better legacy for us than just saying, thank you, now we're able to buy polo, hennessey and stay at w hotels or what have you. so that was a conversation we're having. we were basically -- we acknowledged that we're being very hypocritical. that the movement has stalled basically because we haven't been owning up to our -- [inaudible] >> guest: so now that i'm an activist and now that i made that transition from corporate to cause, i make a lot less money. [laughter] >> guest: and we were both in high six figures and all that stuff. we had the life. we've given all that up. the sense of consciousness that i really do believe that things can change in america so we created the foundation. we contribute our own money and proceeds from books to the foundation and we really do think if the foundation were funded we could pick up on wh

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. >> and now, the jim the mayor was referring to is sheriff hennessey's husband, retired san francisco police officer. before she was sworn in as interim sure, hennessey attended a meeting including police chief sur and d.a., gas cone. she's taking over after the suspension. his lawyer was served with papers today laying out charges of official misconduct following the guilty plea in connection to a domestic violence incident involving his wife. the president of the san francisco commission on the status of women issued a statement saying in part we support the actions to suspend sheriff mirkarimi. there is no confidence he can pefsh yerm his duties effectively. we've not heard anything from ross mirkarimi today but there is speculation here that he may be planning some sort of legal action and his suspension is without pay. and the ethics commission and then, the board of supervisors isn't official charges fchl you'd like to see charges for yourself you can see them online on abc 7 news.com. >> thank you. >> a disgraced former contra costa prosecutor spoke out today, he just niled a m

. >> as soon as mir smir served, hennessey will be sworn in and he mass been invited to a public meeting at city hall. it appears the mayor is going into the business. but she can't be sworn in until mirkarimi is out. they aren't ruling out any legal measures but they are looking at all their options. ross mirkarimi is very interested in keeping his job as sheriff. >>> thank you. >> one of the largest teams things are flying off store shelves. >> tommy hill hilfigger is one of the mo >>> apple has been under the microscope for labor conditions in foreign factories that make ipads and iphones. spotlight is on the gap. and kohl's and tommy hilfiger. they are charged about turning a blind eye to sometimes deadly work conditions overseas. brian ross has this investigation. >> few people in the world of fashion has been as successful over the years as tommy filfiger. his classic designs have made him a multimillionaire. even as he remains far removed from the industry. almost 500 deaths in the in one country awill loan. 29 workers died in this factory a little over a year ago trapped on an up

. >> as soon as mir smir served, hennessey will be sworn in and he mass been invited to a public meeting at city hall. it appears the mayor is going into the business. but she can't be sworn in until mirkarimi is out. they aren't ruling out any legal measures but they are looking at all their options. ross mirkarimi is very interested in keeping his job as sheriff. >>> thank you. >> one of the largest teams things are flying off store shelves. >> tommy hill honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] call at&t today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. oooh. videos online? here? how much is that? nothing. at&t high speed internet at home includes access here. our invisible cord is really long, dad. oooh

. >> reporter: yesterday the mayor swore in an interim sheriff, vicki hennessey. the first woman to lead the department. sheriff mirkarimi apparently still plans to fight to keep his job. he has hired a new defense attorney to handle the misconduct charges. the county supervisors will decide whether or not to remove suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi from office. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> today authorities are widening their search outside a 10 mile radius of sierra lamar's mother's home. last night there was a vigil in fremont most were part of the dance studio where she made friends before moving to morgan hill last fall. police are following up on 150 tips. she has been missing since last friday. >>> local and state leaders on the peninsula unveiled new plan to split the 1.5 billion dollar cost of electrifying the caltrain line and helping bring california high speed rail funds to the bay area quicker. mercury news reports, electrifying caltrain would pave the way for quicker commuter trains between san francisco and san jose as early as 2018. bullet trains

. >> reporter: the mayor appointed former chief deputy vicki hennessey as the new sheriff. mirkarimi is suspended without pay. his case will now go behalf the -- before the ethics commission that hearing probably set for early april then the board of supervisors. that board will decide whether he stays on as sheriff. mirkarimi says he looks forward to making his case as to why he should stay as sheriff. he looks forward to addressing those panels. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> we posted ross mirkarimi's and mayor lee's news conferences online in their entirety, both compelling. you can watch them on abc7news.com click on see it on tv. >>> friends of a missing m girl are holding on to hope of her safe -- safe return they held a vigil for 15-year-old sierra lamar missing more than four days. lisa amin gulezian reports from morgan hill. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: sierra lamar's parents would give anything to hear the sound of their daughter's voice again. [ crying ] >> i always worry where she is. i love you and i want you back. >> reporter: the tears and emotions overflowed at this

that end i will be appointing long time law enforcement veteran vicky hennessey as sheriff upon suspension of sheriff mirkarimi. for 35 years, she's served sheriff's department most recently as chief deputy. she's served as director of our direct of emergency management. she's well respected in the law enforcement community, i'm confident she'll provide a stabilizing leadership presence at the sheriff's department. i know she will support our deputies and staff in the department who have been working diligently to continue the good work of our sheriff's department. please, vicky, if you would. >> thank you. >> i know i stand before you today in this difficult time for the city. and for the sheriff's department. i am very grateful for the fdz in mayor lee in asking me to lead the department. i have great respect for all members of the department and truly feel honored to lead and support them as they carry out their duties. i look forward to working with the sheriff's department staff, leaders and torjz best serve the people of san francisco. >> that is mayor ed lee and... chief deputy of t

longtime department veteran vicki hennessey has been sworn in as interim sheriff. >>> in oakland, switching gears, an amazing four-day program is underway to provide free dental, medical care offered by ram, remote area medical foundation. the program is already filled up for today. amy hollyfield joins us from the oakland coliseum. amy, why did it fill up so quickly? >> reporter: it wasn't the turnout of patients that was the problem, it was the lack of doctors that forced them to close early. 3:30 this morning volunteers handed out 400 numbers to people looking for a free health exam. some camped out for their spot in line. >> long wait, it is cold, but worth it. >> reporter: by 9:00 the clinic was full. >> i'm shocked i came from napa, i didn't expect it to be closed for the day. >> >> reporter: the problem isn't space or lack of equipment, there are -- there are plenty of empty dental chairs set up. the issue is finding enough dentists and eyes did. >> we don't have the number of volunteers today that -- that to volunteer on a weekday and they expect more to show up over the weekend. >>

the mayor swore in vickie hennessey as interim sheriff and the first woman in city's history to hold the office. >> it's been my intention and i believe the intention of the rest of the city to get to work. >> reporter: but for the retired chief deputy the moment was bittersweet. >> this is not necessarily a celebration of me becoming sheriff but it is me adwreg to be sheriff so we can get the work done. >> reporter: city hall wasn't the only place history was being made. the city served official misconduct charges on embattled sheriff ross mirkarimi, officially suspending him from office. on monday mirkarimi was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of falsely imprisoning his wife. the ethics commission expects to hold a hearing on this possibly in early april. it will then be up to the board of supervisors to make the final call on his removal setting up a strange political scenario. >> we've never seen anything like this in san francisco before because you're going to have the board of supervisors acting as judge and jury in a case that w

hennessey most recently served as director for the department of emergency management. now lee says he will officially suspend the sheriff as early as tomorrow. the ethics committee will then take up the misconduct charge and make a recommendation, but we understand it will be the board of supervisors that has the ultimate say. nine of the 11 members must vote to remove mirkarimi from his position to make it stick. reporting live, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> jodie, thank you. and this has been a fast moving story. we continue our coverage on line and website nbcbayarea.com. search mirkarimi to hear more of his reaction and the reaction from mayor ed lee. once again on nbcbayarea.com. >>> new tonight at 6:00, the supervisor at the center of a sex scandal returned 0 to work. she said she was eager to join her colleagues and carry on the business. she is the wife of the state tre treasurer. the supervisor claims an ex-boyfriend beat her at a newark hotel last month and that man claims there are sex tapes n. a statement today nadia said i take full responsibi

. >> i called a number of people, like the mayor, like sheriff hennessey, and other people to informof what i was going to do. >> irrelevant to the mayor. in fact, mayor lee points to the day cbs 5 captured mirkarimi running from his office and away from our cameras. on that day, the mayor called mirkarimi a distraction. >> i still have felt the same way because i just felt it would be so distractive to opt rations of that office. >> he didn't ask me. he asked me during this process if i wanted to step aside during it. that was the nature of the conversation. it wasn't a need to. because i think i have been able to demonstrate, things are going well. >> reporter: so, does the mayor have the authority to suspend or effectively terminate an elected official? i pit that question to his office tonight, i am told yes, with a caveat. i am told he has to present to the board of supervisors. they must vote on whether to reject or accept that plan. live in san francisco, i'm robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> now the latest on that u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan. tonight, w

with the department's staff and others to best serve the people of san francisco >> 59 year-old hennessey was recently this the head of the city's department of emergency management. you can watch the news conference on our website. >> investigators are retracing their steps in the search for sierra lamar, the 15 year-old morgan hill girl who has been missing for five days. were the 100 people gathered at a local church for a candlelight vigil. they say what they need now is heightened awareness. >> realize how much i love you and what you back. i love you and i just want you back. >> the santa clara county sheriff's office has 75 people assigned to the case. they can miss the area yesterday interviewing friends family and neighbors. sierra was last seen heading to a bus stop on friday. detectives found herself on the next day about 1 mi. away >> mitt romney supporters are celebrating a double-digit margin over rick santorum in the illinois presidential primary yesterday. here is susan mcguinness spoke with more >> mitt romney think supporters in illinois for his double digit win over ric

longtime department veteran vicki hennessey has been sworn in as interim sheriff. >>> in oakland, switching gears, an amazing four-day program is underway to provide free dental, medical care offered by ram, remote area medical foundation. the program is already filled up for today. amy hollyfield joins us from the oakland coliseum. amy, why did it fill up so quickly? >> reporter: it wasn't the turnout of patients that was the problem, it was the lack of doctors that forced them to close early. 3:30 this morning volunteers handed out 400 numbers to people looking for a free health exam. some camped out for their spot in line. >> long wait, it is cold, but worth it. >> reporter: by 9:00 the clinic was full. >> i'm shocked i came from napa, i didn't expect it to be closed for the day. >> >> reporter: the problem isn't space or lack of equipment, there are -- there are plenty of empty dental chairs set up. the issue is finding enough dentists and eyes did. >> we don't have the number of volunteers today that -- that to volunteer on a weekday and they expect more to show up over the weekend. >>

the minster to veteran officer veky hennessey. she become it is the first woman to lead the charges. officially suspending him from office. he recently pled guilt to a misdemeanor count of domestic violence. with the suspension official, she is ready to get to work. >> this is not necessarily a celebration of me becoming sheriff, but agreeing to be sheriff to get the work done. >> attempts to reach the new attorney were unsuccessful. the city's ethics commission expects to hold a hearing on the permanent removal by april and it will be up to the board of supervisors to make a final decision. >> pg&e's request to offset the fines is absurd. they told the commission they spent $220 million on pipeline tests and other projects as a result of the blast and it wants credit for that. pg&e wants to apply the money towards the $200 million in fines it expects to be levied as punishment for the pipeline blast that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. jerry hill said what would be more absurd than that offer if it were accepted. >>>

. >>> mayor lee called hennessey well respected and said she will provide stabilizing leadership to the department. ben we broke this news first online and you can stay with ktvu.com for mayor developments or download our mobile ktvu act to get breaking news as it happens on your phone -- again, we broke this news first online. >>> the contra costa county district attorney's office says officer pattel is charged with battery and false imprisonment stepping from an arrest in san ramon. the concord police department says officer pattel is on administrative leave. >>> investigators ramped up their effort to try to find a 15-year-old girl who hasn't been seen now in 14 days. janine de la vega is joining us now where she spoke to neighbors who are also questioned by sheriff deputies today. >> reporter: frank a sheriff spokesperson told us a short time ago that they are still going through sierra's laptop and her cell phone records. they tell us that her last tweet was on 6:23 on friday morning. they have 30 detectives working on this plus a task force. they are making this one of their top p

. >> and so the mayor appointing vicki hennessey as interim sheriff. she was last chief deputy in the area and maybe being removed as early as tomorrow and the epics commission could start in as many as five days. >> reporting for city hall and this is the beginning of what could be a long fight. he was suspended by ed lee and a pointing him interim sheriff and the battle is beginning. >> the world of online dating got safer. the attorney sheriff announced e harmony, match.com and sparks network will help protect you from sexual predators. tools include checking subscribers against national registries. they will provide fraud prevention and tips for safely meeting people online. >>> we are back in a moment. stay with us. [spring releases] boing...boing (sir can-a-lot) excuse me, madame. [giggles] i only intended to punch up your potatoes with the flavor of glorious spam! (woman) oh... i never thought of that. (sir can-a-lot) i wouldn't be here if you had, madame. (ancr) break the monotony. for more fun ideas visit spam.com. >> it was a big day for the

like sheriff hennessey and other people to inform them of what i was going to do. >> irrelevant to the mayor. mayor lee points to the day cbs 5 captured mirkarimi running from his office and away from our cameras. on that day, the mayor called mirkarimi a distraction. >> i still have felt the same way because i just felt it would be so distractive to the operations of that office. >> he didn't ask me. he asked me during this process if i wanted to step aside during it. that was the nature of the conversation. it wasn't a need to. because i think i have been able to demonstrate things are going well. >> reporter: well how well? well, instead of the possibility of jail, mirkarimi gets three years probation, a yearlong domestic violence class and 100 hours in community service, but mayor ed lee is actively investigating whether that original domestic charge rise to official misconduct. you can expect things to start moving very quickly because mirkarimi is due back in court on monday. >> yeah, robert. mirkarimi, an elected official, elected by citizens. does the mayor have the power to fi

hennessey taking over after mayor ed lee suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi accusing him of official misconduct after pleading guilty in connection with a domestic violence case. the mayor will refer this charge to the city's ethics commission which will decide whether the board of supervisors should now vote on removing him from office. >>> two water main breaks shut down traffic in neighboring east bay cities this morning. in berkeley, a six-inch water main broke at about 3:00 this morning sending water spilling across the roadway. utility crews spent the morning working to repair the roadway and also in emoriville, another break caused water to gush at about 1:30 this morning. the entire city block is closed to traffic from 59th treat. east bay utility crews worked throughout the morning to clear that road. >> one of the last open paechs of land in san jose being zoned for a mega retail center. 45 makers of land on the highway 85 and expressway now rezoned for commercial use. the city council approving this concept in a 7 to 1 vote. mayor chuck reid says the new retail center will help boost

yesterday the mayor swore in interim sheriff vicki hennessey. >> how does it feel to be taking over during this time of turmoil? >> a little daunting. i think i'm the right person for the job. >> reporter: sheriff mirkarimi who refused to leave his post throughout the charges and court proceedings still plans to fight to keep his job. he has hired a new defense attorney to handle the misconduct charges. the city's independent ethics committee will hold a hearing on the charges in april and then make a recommendation to the board of supervisors, who will decide whether to remove mirkarimi from office. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 4:33 now. police say they are following up on more than 150 tips in the case of a missing morgan hill teenager as they widen their search. last night there was a vigil for 15-year-old sierra lamar in fremont. her mother says there are a lot of -- there's a lot of private land around morgan hill but has not been searched yet. >> i want to reach out to those people that own that property to search and look for any clues if you find anything, don't touch it and cont

. >>> law enforcement veteran vicki hennessey was sworn in this afternoon after a share for shown theally suspended today ahead of an ethics investigation into his domestic violence case. >>> from the change in of the guard and what is next for both incoming and outgoing shares. >>> not only was he suspended he was suspended without pay. and hit with a stack of charges they now faces the for the ethics commission those charges included " grabbing and restraining his wife during the new year's eve incident in which they got into fights but

the mayor will serve mirkarimi with papers as early as tomorrow morning and has appointed vicky hennessey, a former chief deputy to serve as sheriff in the interim. so now sheer what happens. the mayor, once suspending the sheriff now sends writte written -- sends in writing charges to the ethics commission that has to come up with a sort of rules, regulations and procedures for carrying out a hearing. ross mirkarimi can be at that hearing if he desires. and the commission forwards findings on, taking nine of 11 to agree to perml permly -- permanently remove the sheriff from office. now, this is a process that is not going to go quickly and in the meantime, support for ross mirkarimi seems to be eroding. take a look at this statement. now the rez and chair of the san francisco democratic party sent out a statement urging mirkarimi to resign saying in part his ability to oversee the sheriff's department has been compromised and his adhere yens to the law has been marred. he's asking for him to resign. and mirkarimi says no. no intention of doing so.. >> thank you very much. the sheriff's w

. >> reporter: the mayor has appointed vicki hennessey as interim sheriff she worked as chief deputys a fight ahead of him. first, his case will go before the ethics commission probably in early april. then, after that panel makes its recommendation, the board of supervisors will hear the case and that board will vote on whether he should remain as sheriff. he says, he looks forward to this fight. he really wants to keep his job. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> we've posted the news conferences online in their entirety, both are very compelling. you can watch them on our website abc7news.com click on see it on tv. >>> the search resumes this morning for a missing morgan hill teenager. last night a candlelight vigil was health for her, she has not been seen since last friday morning. friends and family say they are not giving up hope. she disappeared on her way to a school bus stop. investigators found her cell phone but they haven't found anything else. hundreds gathered at the high school last night, hoping she will be found soon. >> i'm always worried about where she is. if you can

mayor ed lee yesterday suspended mirkarimi and swore in hennessey following an altercation with his wife with his probation officer and attended a class with 10 people. orientation documents obtained bid ktvu warn participates they must take full responsibility for their act of violence. >> i'm just taking full responsibility. >> reporter: outside the hall mirkarimi tells us he looks forward to completing the 50- week program even under the glare of the cameras. >> reporter: mirkarimi's wife insists he did not abuse her. he must now complete nine weeks of the class before the court lifts an order. >>> the public defender has filed the first of hundreds of charges. the public defender claims the police failed to conduct routine accuracy tests on their screening devices and that many people may have been wrongly convicted. the police department is still conducting an investigation but they had discontinued the use of the 20 devices at issue. >>> there's more signs of a strengthening economy tonight. the labor department says the number of people filing for jobless benefits dropped by 5,000

mayor ed lee yesterday suspended mirkarimi and swore in hennessey following an altercation with his wife. mirkarimi today meth with his probation officer and attended a class with 10 people. orientation documents obtained bid ktvu warn participates they must take full responsibility for their act of violence. >> i'm just taking full responsibility. >> reporter: outside the hall mirkarimi tells us he looks forward to completing the 50- week program even under the glare of the cameras. >> reporter: mirkarimi's wife insists he did not abuse her. he must now complete nine weeks of the class before the court lifts an order. >>> the public defender has filed the first of hundreds of charges. the public defender claims the police failed to conduct routine accuracy tests on their screening devices and that many people may have been wrongly convicted. the police department is still conducting an investigation but they had discontinued the use of the 20 devices at issue. >>> there's more signs of a strengthening economy tonight. the labor department says the number of people filing for jobless ben

hennessey says her new job feels daunting. >> this was a difficult time for the city. this is not necessarily a celebration of me becoming sheriff but it is me agreeing to be sheriff so that we can get the work done. >> the mayor had given him the option of resigning but he did not step down. here is an exception from the misconduct filing. it reads the sheriff's actions undermine the integrity of the offense of sheriff and misused the power and status accompanying the public offense. the misconduct is fundamentally income patible with holding the offense of sheriff. >>> the suspension races a number of issues and questions. earlier today i talked about the case with jim hammer who says the fact that the abuse happened before he was sworn in to offense could help him keep his job. >> i think his attorneys will make an early move to say on its face and you have the complaint there, on its face the allegations don't equal official misconduct. if it it goes to a hear all bets are off. >> he sayoff. well, a lot more to get to this wednesday night. coming up the accusations

papers telling him he will be suspended in at that point in term sheriff has been appointed the key hennessey a veteran of the sheriff's department and former chief deputy next a removal process will begin that starts off with an ethics commission investigation that will take place within five days that is the beginning of its bid could go for weeks after that and then at some point in the process keeps going for the border supervisors many of whom are former colleagues may get two votes 9 of the 11 will have to votes to oust him if they get to that point. a technical question. >>> he is suspended you say could go on for months as his band with pay? joe vasquez. >>> is said late today that he will fight to keep his job as chairman. >>> tomorrow could be a different story is immense in the suspension could come in the district attorney gets involved it's an amazing process because it has to do with a card game. and say i'm not quitting. and not resigning. and share of making it very clear to everybody that's he still believes his sheriff andy still is going to serve out as share for the people

he suspended sherrif ross mirkarimi, mayor lee introduced his choice for interim share, the key hennessey. >> i know i stand before you and it's difficult times for the city and sheriff's department. i'm very grateful for the confidence of mayor lee asking me to return to service and lead the department. i have great respect for all the members of the apartment of lead and support them as they carry out their duties. >> hennessy is coming out of retirement to take over the sheriff's department. >> investigators are continuing their efforts to try to find sierra lamar, the 15 year-old morgan hill girl who has been missing for five days. more than 400 people gathered at a local church last night for a candlelight vigil. they said what they need now is heightened awareness. >> realize how much i love you and i want you back. i love you and i just want you back. >> santa clara county sheriff's office has 75 people assigned to the case. the canvas the area yesterday. zero lives last seen heading to a bus stop near a home on friday morning. detectives found herself phone the next day about a ha

matthew hennessey works with the svps and he has heard many of the complaints. >> if you try to put yourself in their shoes for a while, you understand why. a lot of the men have been in prison for a long time and had the idea they would be released and then very close to the release date, they are told they are not leaving and they will be going to a maximum security forensic hospital, and they are not sure what situation they are getting into. >> a long time advocate for the mentally ill, carla jacobs, has heard the same complaints. >> the sexually violent predator law pretends that people who have committed crimes have an illness that can be cured, when psychiatry is used to control sexually violent predators, what we are effectively doing is using the psychiatrists as a form of social control when in effect that is the job for prison guards. >> i committed my crimes well over 10, 15 years ago. i paid my criminal debt to society. i did without argument. without complaining. i plead guilty. and i went and did my time. as society requested me to do at the time of my crimes. >> chris was con

yesterday the mayor swore in an enter@ís÷ -- an interim sherf vicki hennessey retired from the department >> it is a little daunting, person for the job. >> reporter: sheriff mirkarimi who refused to leave his post throughout;wr the charges and court proceedings still plans to fight to keep his job. he has hired a new defense attorney to handle these misconduct charges. the independent ethics committee will hold a hearing in april and make a recommendation to the board of supervisors. supervisors will decide whether or not to remove mirkarimi from office. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 6:36. more than 200 pg&e customers in vallejo will spend most of the day in the dark. pg&e is cutting the electricity in the green field terrace neighborhood from 8:30 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon so crews can replace an aging power pole. smaller outagegmu planned for tomorrow near glen cove road and south regatta drive. tentatively planned in the weeks ahead. >>> in a few hours public hearing will be held for possible fare increases. transportation officials facing 87 million dollar shortfall. of

in the meantime, vicky hennessey was sworn in at interim sheriff.woman to head that department. >> i've had the privilege of working with sheriff hennessey for quite some years, and i trust her, i know her. i know that she will be a great leader for our sheriff's department. >> the city's ethics commission will investigate the official misconduct complaint and submit their recommendation to the board of supervisors. >>> the man involved in a scandal with supervisor nadia lockyer is due back in court today. he is facing drug charges unrelated to allegations he attack lockyer at a newark hotel last month. he has been romantically linked to lockyer. the san francisco chronicle reports a sex tape of the two was given had her husband, state treasurer bill lockyer. >>> new this morning, information on the deadly shoot- out between french police and an islamic gunman who barricaded himself for 32 hours. authorities ended the stand offby storming into his apartment. coming up in 15 minutes, pam cook reports on the gun battle, how the suspect died, and the v

if she is a related to the former sheriff of san francisco michael hennessey. the mayor has decided that ross mirkirimi will be suspended pending has committee investigation. crash mirkirimi has defiantly refused to step down. >>dan: he indicated that he met with the mayor today and yet forgotten of the man was very respectful. and all the kremlin mirkirimi. >> as is the big lie the mayor explained that he spoke with ross mirkirimi had said that he has taken full responsibility for his actions. he said he does not feel like he needs to resign. he also said he does not believe this, that constitutes official misconduct. vicki hennessy is a 35 year veteran of the department. >>pam: ross mirkirimi knew that this was coming out today. what happens next in the process? >> in the process, this has to go before the ethics commission. mirkirimi indicated that he is happy that will happen. he says he has not been able to tell his side of the story. he is hoping that it will roll in his favor and allow him to continue as a share of of san francisco. in the meantime, the

>>mark: merely be introduced his replacement, but he hennessey.e back with more in a couple of minutes. fear is a live look outside at the golden gate. fitted very cloudy. will be right back. before george mfs has only taken about 15 minutes to clear this effect of roof at laguarta road for. the only area of gun fund is the 680 life. for problems at northbound villa crews have the fact that traffic northbound can put a lot of pressure on to the north. 101 is still a rough time of over 25 minutes 50 better news for the favorite westbound. things have fact that year with the macarthur maze of. for a ride on a fan mateo bridge if infinitude for of all morning ferry if fame for the golden gate, an easy trip through land. problem free of half a phantom. >>erica: here is a look at the weather headlines. a mostly cloudy conditions with bricks of sunshine here and there. as we head into the afternoon. we do have a slight chance of rain and shall work in the north bay. as we head into the evening the rain could be pretty moderate. right now we are off to a

coming from the mayor of who wants to suspend him and named former chief deputy sheriff the key hennesseyup right after the break stay right there. herself we're following a couple of accidents coming up northbound 880. again zeroth incident tabs are one of lloyd's is in the right shoulder as love and the hayward area coming up through oakland's then speeds up toward the downtown oakland exit's. all silicon valley capella commuters all toward the road traffic courts have been cleared. as traffic in your forecast. >>> if you clouds of side this morning the two badmouthing by the afternoon we're looking get over the day you can see a few clouds there in the distance but barely broke and 40's and '50's right now by the afternoon '60s and about 77 percent say changes tonight showers late tonight in dallas morning more rain is and about 77 percent say changes tonight showers late tonight in dallas morning more rain is expected over the weekend. ,,,,,,,, >>> ladies and gentlemen, it's time for another installment of "mitt romney, president?" [ playing "hail to the chief ] >> these pancakes are

mean while lee did appoint vicki hennessey to serve as sheriff as an intern. the jury vote? mirkarimi has a lot of allies on the board but he also has enemies. and these members are going to be under a lot of pressure to make the right decision. tara moyiarti. >> thank you tar -- tara. on our website we put dualing conferences between mayor lee and mirkarimi. >>> time right now 7:04. french police getting ready to storm an apartment building. -- thyme right now 8:04. they want the gunman to surrender, give up or else. coming up in just about 10 minutes we have new information about this suspect and what may have motivated the attacks. >>> also investigators say it's still too early to know if the case is linked to an early morning bombing that happened outside the indonesian embassy. a worker that was clearing street bins found a bag near the embassy when he looked inside the bag he saw a canister attached to some wires. he then dropped it and ran away. that's when that homemade bomb blew up. >>> 8:05, an east bay politician surprised colleagues by returning t