matt gonzalez at the san francisco public defender's office said mirkarimi did the right thing in bringing in the fbi. >> a culture within the department that poses a problem. the big concern for us is whether or not that agency can conduct an investigation themselves. >> reporter: mirkarimi says his internal investigation should be done in about two weeks. also investigating jails is district attorney george gascon looking into the text messaging scandal at the police department as well as problems with the crime lab. vic lee abc 7 news. >>> vic, thank you. a new traffic signal for pedestrians near san francisco city hall where a woman was killed last year crossing the street. the 67-year-old city hall employee was hit by a tour bus in the crosswalk at polk and mcalister. tour bus drivers are banned from narrating while driving. the signal was in the works months before the deadly collision. it was installed yesterday. san francisco's official walk to workday. >>> van ness avenue is closed at geary avenue until monday morning as the work on the tunnel is going through work. you can expect

. >> matt gonzalez is a attorney for the san francisco public defenders office. >> there are officers that have racist predispositions and we have a culture within the department that will try to hide this information from the public because they fear that it will result in a change in their organization. >> gonzalez is also concerned about problems at the police department's crime lab. two employees are under investigation for mishandling dna evidence. >> i think the lab scandal is very unusual. i think any time that you have evidence that appears to point to somebody's innocence that isn't being fully investigated or presented to a jury, it just -- you shake your head. >> the district attorney set up task forces to investigate the problems at the lab and the texting scandal. scientists and outsiders will assist in the lab investigation. but the text task force is supervisors in the d.a.'s office. >> we would like to see outsiders, people that don't owe their job allegiance to the district attorney. >> the police department is recommending that eight officers involved in the texting

matt gonzalez/oficina del defensor publico de sf 32:10 para nosotros si hay una cultura en el departamentoposible que oficiales entre su departamento no sabian del problema 32:27 gonzalez dijo que el hecho de que el fbi vaya a investigar el caso, es un buen precedente. 35:17 es la unica forma de tener una investigacion independiente. 35:20 mirkarimi dijo que ha inciado su propia investigacion interna y que ya se ha tomado accion contra los 4 agentes involucrados. lissette souza/dep.del alguacil de sf 25:30 tambien los 4 deputies han sido suspendidos con pago por 30 dias, en 30 dias vamos a reevaluar la situacion a hablar con el fbi a ver donde estan con la investigacion 25:44 pero este no es el unico escandalo que enfrenta la oficina del sheriff quien busca su reeleccion... hoy tambien anuncio que fue despedido el alguacil responsable de que se escapara un prisionero alexander santiago gonzalez mientras ayudaba a sacar la basura... dijo que hubo una violacion clara a protocolos establecidos... mirkarimi recalco que no se debe poner en duda su decision de reformar el departamento y corregir

. >> reporter: chief attorney matt gonzalez of the public defender's office says operation safe schoolsan implicit racial bias in the all black drug dealing roundup. attorneys for those arrested have asked for charges to be dropped but legal analyst melissa griffin-caen says racial bias doesn't erase the crime. >> when there's evidence you sold drugs for money whether or not you're part of a group that was targeted does not technically get you out of that conviction. >> reporter: this comes on the heels of the creation of three task forces by the d.a.'s office involving among other things racist and homophobic text messages sent by san francisco police officers. in san francisco, christian hartnett, kpix 5. >>> we are seeing new video of a deadly confrontation between a white south carolina police officer and the unarmed black man. until now, a cell phone video showed only part of the incident. reporter omar villafranca with the video that shows how it all started. >> reporter: newly released dashcam video shows now former north charleston police officer michael slager talking with walt

matt williams of the nationals, losers of four straight games, finishing their series with miami. bottom of the fourth up 1-0, but problems. two on for suzuki. over the head of gonzalez. ichiro stays at first. gets stanton in a rundown. ramos never makes the throw to third. stanton is safe. matt williams can't believe it. that would have ended the inning. instead, the very next batter takes it to center all the way to the wall. a bases-clearing triple for the shortstop. and the marlins sweep the nationals, 6-2 the final today. nats are on a five-game losing streak. plenty more to come on sports final tonight. a great day at verizon center. we'll hear from martin gortat also the play by play voice of the wizards will join me and game 7 tomorrow night at the verizon center. capitals have a big one on their hands. tell you about that one also. stick around for sports final. back to you. >> you might as well just camp out there. >> i'm gonna spend the night in the georgetown locker room. >> i love it, i love it looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >> so it's gonna be a chilly start tomorrow morning temperatures in the 40s, hi

hit it is over gio gonzalez so fast and safe at first, nats catch john carlos stan top, wilson ramos going to throw it, never makes the throw, so, stanton saved the death stare from matt williams the next batter echevarria takes this one in center all the way to the wall, bases-clearing triple for the shortstop. marlins, they get out the broom, sweep the nat, 6-2. nats on a five-game losing skid. >>> little league day at camden yards, birds taking on red sox. they got a show. bottom seven, orioles offense, red hot, two on for dell mon young, hammers this one to center. it will bounce off the wall. both runs come on in. they score easily. young to second with the standup two, two-run double five rbi in the game. 18 runs off 20 hits for the owes they win it 18-7 taking the series from boston. >>> the capital, of course game seven for them tomorrow night at verizon center. so, quick turn around from the court to the ice. very different, caps in game seven, matt -- whiz looking to sweep. >> so much pressure. kind of feeling the butterflies for both. >>> on this sunday night, the g disaster in nepal. terrifying the death toll surpasses 2500. tonight the desperate searches

gonzalez will make his major league debut. >> 6:21. six things to know is up next. >> katherine scott is live in a philadelphia neighborhood that was shot up overnight. katherine. >> reporter: that's right mattt philadelphia neighborhood last night hitting several parked cars and one house. we're live with all the latest details coming up at 6:30. ism it's ism it's called >> of course we continue to following the breaking and rest in baltimorely it's were you ever our six things to know. erin o'hearn has them all for us at the big board and you're starting with one we've been talking about. >> reporter: that's right tam as tensions escalate david simon creator of the critically claimed show the wire called for an end to the protest. stating changes are necessary and voices need to be heard. he went on to say if you can't seek redress and demand reform without a brick in your hand, you risk losing this moment for all of us in baltimore. turn around, go home, please. >>> rescue workers scrambling to find survivors of saturday's earthquake in nepal. new video shows chinese emergency crews rescuing a man buried under rubble in katmandu. the man had been trapped between walls of a collapsed build