sheriff mirkarimi. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. good evening, commissioners and ladies and gentlemen of the audience. i am submitting this of my public, as. my name is pastor gavin, this is my case 11048 that i believe has been long overdue, and i have been denied justice, a delay and denial of justice by the political family of san francisco in the memory of edgar, surely, dr. martin luther king, president lyndon johnson, former u.s. attorney robert fitzgerald kennedy, and on behalf of my mother and father, made the rest in peace, mr. and mrs. gavin. the city of san francisco, the ethics office, mr. st. croix, mr. herrera, also district attorney george gascon, and the mayor, they have violated my rights under the americans with disabilities act. they violated my rights, being a woman, being a black woman in the united states. i am appalled by this mr. justice. my case is much older than the case of ross mirkarimi. i should be here in the chambers with you against the four supervisors, sup

we ask you reinstate share for mirkarimi -- reinstate sheriff mirkarimi.you respect the dignity of every person who enters the criminal justice system. these are excerpts of a four page letter. it has been submitted to you. i would like to thank you. you have been very fair and just. we appreciate that. i want to let you know that i am a former commissioner on the commission on the status of women. i understand what it dv and not dv. this is not dv. [applause] >> hello. i am here to ask that you immediately reinstate ross mirkarimi. i hope that we all take a moment to observe that this follows the memorial day weekend. the power of the vote, it is fundamental to this country. that is what lawyers have been fought over. another thing that is fundamental -- that is what wars have been fought over. another thing that is fundamental is freedom from government. i have struggled to understand how an ethics commission -- what price, what crime testifies in validating the vote of 53%? this is a commission that looks at election law. that is what happens here. we h

number one, ross mirkarimi, sheriff ross mirkarimi was suspended on new year's eve. number two, its share of ross mirkarimi loses his job, that means that liberal people cannot act in political circles in san francisco, which is a really, really bad thing to happen, and last and most important of all, we are using all of this money, electricity, and everything, manpower for something that is not really important, and i do not know why politically they are attacking ross mirkarimi. thank you. [applause] >> i will be as quick as possible. i have known the mayor and ross mirkarimi. ♪ whoooo, whooo whoo is control, right here in san francisco? ♪ my name is ace, and i am in your face this thing about it is coming here at ♪ city hall, it did silly -- gets silly it gets so silly, y'all, right here at city hall i am telling you, what i have sought, might be against the law, like what you are doing here heard sounds so observed the things i want to tell you all, one thing is for sure ed lee he knows me we worked together it is no mystery he will tell you there is a conspiracy

mirkarimi any job. >> you did not authorize anyone to convey to sheriff mirkarimi that if he would step down, you would give him another job? >> absolutely not. >> i have no further questions. >> do you have any redirect? >> yes, i do, thank you. good afternoon, mr. mayor. when you said that the sheriff beat his wife in a recent interview, did you make a distinction in your mind between a little domestic violence and a lot of domestic violence? >> no, i did not. >> do you believe there is such a thing as just a little domestic violence? >> i came to the conclusion that he did commit domestic violence. he admitted to it. that is the conclusion that i have. >> why did you not call eliana lopez? >> i did not believe that discussion with her had anything to do with the decision i was responsible to make with respect to official misconduct. >> why not? why do not need any further information from her? >> i believed that the record that was established to the courts, the criminal actions that were confirmed, the plea of guilty were enough to define the wrongful behavior for official misconduc

you did not support sheriff mirkarimi, correct?>> relevance. >> overruled. >> i do not believe i supported anyone. >> one of the arguments you have made in these proceedings is that sheriff mirkarimi cannot stay in office as sheriff because he will not be able to have the effective working partnerships with other city agencies and the heads of those agencies, right? >> yes. >> that misstates prior testimony. >> overruled. >> in elective politics, people did elected that often have disagreements with other elected officials? >> that is correct. >> some time she might have a bitter rival that you wind up figuring out a way to work with, right? >> possibly. >> in fact, when you ran for election, one of your opponents was current city attorney, right? >> yes. >> during that campaign, his campaign accused your campaign of the various violations of campaign financing laws, right? >> yes. >> here he is representing you in these proceedings. evidently, he was amended whatever fences' needed to be amended, right? -- mended, right? >> perhap

mirkarimi got applauded. he received applause by his supporters when he walked into the hearing room. mirkarimi has not been allowed to see his wife since the case started she is visiting venezuela while mirkarimi fights to keep his job. some of his supporters said they don't think he's getting a fair shake and the courts are trying to break up this family. the commission spent a lot of time on this first day determining what part of written statements from witnesses will be allowed. the commission did toss out significant portions of statements from key witnesses. two main players who will be testifying is ross mirkarimi, scheduled to testify next thursday. right after him will be mayor ed lee. that should be when it gets very interesting. the commission has yet to decide whether mirkarimi's wife will need to come here and testify in person or whether she will be allowed to testify via skype. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> today the contra costa county district attorney's office is expected to tell us more a

ross mirkarimi entered about 5:25.e was expected to start testifying at 5:30 but at this point it looks like lawyers are doing most of the talking. his wife's lawyer said she wants ellana lopez to come back to san francisco and testify. ellana lopez said she will do so only if the city pays for her plane ticket. they have been discussing cost issues right now and ross mirkarimi has yet to take the stand. we see him there in the front row to the right. coming up we will go back inside the hearing and let you know if he has begun testimony. >>> a woman who entered the u.s. illegally faces deportation tomorrow. ktvu's rob roth shows us the trauma she endured. >> reporter: her biggest fear is having to return to el salvador where she was raped repeatedly and police did nothing. she could be deported tomorrow. she said she is afraid. >> reporter: she fled el salvador and faces deportation because she missed a court hearing but she missed for a reason. >> to deal with that trauma you push it out of your head, recalling it, t

attorneys for both mirkarimi and the city attorney's office -- [ inaudible ] mirkarimi is facing possible removal from office after mayor lee suspended him for -- from office on official misconduct charges mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence with his wife. >>> today the contra costa county district attorney's office is expected to tell us more about raids on several recycling centers. yesterday a task force served search warrants as part of the crackdown on metal thefts. authorities say the centers fail to follow legally required checks when buying metals from undercover officers. bart and pg&e were involved because they are often the victims. >> there has to be a point where we stop the chain of theft from ripping off the taxpayers to the thieves getting paid. >> pg&e says copper wire thefts have cost the company more than five million dollars since 2005. >>> 17-year-old marin county teenager due to enter a plea in adult court today on two counts of attempted murder and a slew of crimes, including stealing a celebrity chef's lamb gooney. max wade is bein

another woman told me she is mirkarimi's aunt. many of the people in the crowd made disapproval proving sounds when the attorney would ask questions they thought was inappropriate so much so a panel member had to reprimand the crowd. the questioning is going long this morning. mayor lee is scheduled to testify they thought would get up there 11:00 this morning, that didn't happen. he is expected to take the stand today. he does not that i mirkarimi should keep his job as sheriff. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> still ahead, toyota's problems with one expected acceleration won't go away. new vehicles added to a worldwide recall. >>> a flight attendant who flew off the handle, so to speak, while on the >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> toyota is adding two lexus suv's to its recall. 154,000 lexus rx-450 h and rs s, v's from 10 the gas pedals can back -- become trapped by floor mats causing the vehicles to accelerate unexpectedly. officials say drivers should remove the floor mat and have vehicles checked.

mirkarimi and the judicial process, i waited for the full conclusion. and then asked to make sure that i had the complete record and reviewed what i could in order to make that determination. >> was there any reason why you did not also conduct your own full investigation? >> i believe the court process established that was sufficient to confirm the ron paul behavior. -- wrongful behavior. >> why didn't you suspend sheriff mirkarimi with pay? >> i believe that that position requires someone who is working, and in order for that person -- the city to pay that person. if that person is not permitted to work, and it as a result of these circumstances, i felt necessary to suspend without pay. >> why didn't you treat him as innocent until proven guilty? >> because he had already pleaded guilty to this charge. the court confirmation of this was the conclusion. >> mr. kopp mentioned, and you agreed earlier, that there are some political issues between you and my boss. is see your political ally? it was seat -- i will withdraw that. was the city attorney your p

we know that mirkarimi is scheduled to testify next week. mayor ed lee will follow him the next day. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> this morning the atf will officially begin the investigation into what sparked a huge west oakland fire last week that led to a day long shutdown of bart's transbay service. the team will search the rubble of a retirement home the building was unconstruction and went up in flames. investigators the fire was suspicious and may have been intentionally set. atf will begin the investigation at 9:00 this morning. katie marzullo will have a live report in the next half hour. >>> the cyclist who fatally hit and killed a pedestrian in the castro district this year will be arraigned this afternoon. 36-year-old chris bucchere is facing felony vehicular manslaughter charges after he plowed into the 71-year-old at market and castro on april 2nd. witnesses say bucchere was flying through a red light at high speeds moments before the collision. prosecutors allege he made no effort to stop or slow down. bucchere was charged an

last night mirkarimi testimony lasted about one hour. he acknowledged bruising his wife's arm but denied trying to cover it up. the mayor says that prevents him from adequately serving as sheriff. the ethics commission has already ruled that a video in which mirkarimi wife displays her bruce will be evidence. lopez is in venezuela but says she is willing to testify in mid july. >> there's clearly an issue of who will pay for her to get here. in most civil cases, the party who would call the witness is responsible for bringing them here so that is why i am saying the mayor's office should pay for the ticket. >> it was an accident? >> it wasn't my intention but i did it and i take full responsibility >> he is also accused of trying to dissuade witnesses, which he denies. transitions into his new job as sheriff. a decision on that airplane ticket for lopez is expected this morning. we will hear more from her lawyer who will sit down with phil at 645. >> and investigation is underway in antioch after a deadly police shooting there. yesterday

another woman told me she is mirkarimi's aunt. many of the people in the crowd made disapproval proving sounds when the attorney would ask questions they thought was inappropriate so much so a panel member had to reprimand the crowd. the questioning is going long this morning. mayor lee is scheduled to testify they thought would get up there 11:00 this morning, that didn't happen. he is expected to take the stand today. he does not that i mirkarimi should keep his job as sheriff. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> still ahead, toyota's problems with one expected acceleration won't go away. new vehicles added to a worldwide recall. >>> a flight attendant who flew off the handle, so to n before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms.

>> yes. >> during last nights hearing pretty tough questions were aimed at ross mirkarimi. he defended himself by saying he can demonstrate redeeming behavior. in the next half hour a report on what is expected today and a ruling on a video that showed mirkarimi's wife tearfully showing off her arm. >>> this fire was is reported just before 8:30 in an empty victorian home on south seventh street near san jose state. the first fire crews on the scene reported smoke coming out of every window. nearby homes had to be evacked. >> it is big. it's huge. that is a big victorian home. two stories. probably has a basement underneath it as well. and that house, my god. it was gone. >> no one was inside at the time. the cause is still under investigation but fire officials say they do not believe it's suspicious. >>> san jose firefighters will be going door to door to try to get more information about two fire there is. tuesday mornings fires damaged two buildings and sent 20 people out of their homes. investigators say both fires were set in reiching bins. $500 reward is being offer

ross mirkarimi pleaded guilty to false imprisonment, the mayor then charged him will miscontact. here is what he said. >> what can you say? we are just looking to dispel the untruths and turn fiction into facts and making sure that -- >> reporter: ross mirkarimi greeted by supporters. we expect him to take the stand and ask for his job back. we will be on the story all night and ktvu's eric rasmussen will have a wrap up coming up tonight on the 10:00 news. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the ross mirkarimi hearing and following us on twitter for updates. >> reporter: the school district this week voted to approve larges class sizes for certain grades. they raised the sized from 20- 28 students per teacher. officials say $2.3 million in tax money was used to avoid raising sizes to 31 students and they saved two schools formarily on the chopping block. >>> cooler out there today. more fog that coast. that fog will be a big player the next couple of days. you can see the cool bite of air, see it ling

amy hollyfield is live at city hall with a new interview with mirkarimi. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi tells us he is ready to testify. his wife has also reached out to the ethics commission in defense of her husband. mirkarimi was suspended without pay from his job as sheriff and accused of official misconduct. he has admitted to bruising his wife's arm and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence-related charge. he says he believes he should be allowed to fulfill the job he was elected to do and ready to testify today before the he things commission which will recommend when should keep his job. he spoke out yesterday to the i-team. >> i've been living this everyday for over six months. in some ways i'm a bit battle trained, if you will, i'm very much looking forward to this, because i haven't had an opportunity in this kind of forum, medium and taking the stage where i'm able to explain from the beginning and to where they want me to go. >> reporter: his wife eliana lopez is in venezuela visiting family. she issued a written statement defending her husband saying he has nev

christie smith is live with what mirkarimi admitted on the stand. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. happy friday. during an hour of questioning, suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi, he had his supporters in place. he was questioned by the city attorney's office and he did admit that he committed an act of violence against his wife. saying he grabbed her arm and bruised it adding it's something i regret terribly. mirkarimi is fighting to keep his job as the city attorney trying to prove that the altercation from new year's eve day is official misconduct. the focus is on the sheriff's department written code of conduct that says a felony or misdemeanor conviction reflects negatively on the department. but mirkarimi was reluctant to say specifically yes, i've been convicted of a crime. >> you've been convicted of a misdemeanor. >> i pled to a misdemeanor. 236 of the penal code. >> that's not what i asked. were you convicted of a misdemeanor? >> objection. this is asked and answered. >> he hasn't answered the question. >> yes. >> now,

was the conduct of sheriff mirkarimi related to his duties with turner?i do not think it witness who has expertise in the cellar happens and los angeles will help this commission or private recommendation. i cannot think this chief andy -- in san diego will offer a thing there will help your determination. i do not think that the domestic violence experts have anything to offer. i understood the mayors to argue that this will tell you there was more domestic violence conduct committed by sheriff mirkarimi that he was willing to commit to. apparently -- htat is not -- that is not going to help the inquiry. it should not be an opinion. i did -- do not know if i answered your questions on this three witnesses. i would be happy to try and add. thank you. >> man just speak briefly to

embattled sheriff ross mirkarimi will continue his testimony today. yesterday, he testified for about an hour, and he did admit that he grabbed his wife's arm and bruised it. he also said that he took responsibility for that and that he regretted it. mirkarimi is being questioned by the city attorney's office as he fights to keep his job. the city attorney is trying to prove that the domestic violence altercation on new year's eve with his wife is official misconduct. first focusing on the sheriff's code of conduct that says a felony or misdemeanor conviction reflects poorly on the entire department. san francisco mayor ed lee charged him with official misconduct back in march after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment. the city attorney pressed him about his ability to serve. >> when the sheriff doesn't live up to the department standards, does it reflect poorlyn the department? >> yes, it can. >> reporter: today, mirkarimi's attorneys will try and paint a very different picture when they question him. mirkarimi's wife's attorney atten

mirkarimi now telling his side under oath for the first time. he admits to commissioners last night that he did bruise his wife's arm during a new year's eve fight. he also insisted he still is fit to be sheriff despite the outcome or inspite of the outcome for the case. >> you've been convicted of a misdemeanor. >> i pled to a misdemeanor. 236 of the penal code. >> that's not what i asked. were you convicted of a misdemeanor? >> objection. this has been asked and answered. >> he hasn't answered the question. >> yes. >> mirkarimi's testimony is schedule ed to resume at 9:00. ed lee who is trying to remove mirkarimi for official misconduct also expected to testify. >> 6:33. a manhunt will resume for a suspect connected to a large scale marijuana grow operation. deputies raided the pot grow near mt. madonna park. one suspect was shot in the arm and later surrendered. but a second man got away and that led to a massive search which caught the attention of campers. the size of the grow operation is being assessed. >> there is help on the way for doz

mirkarimi is expected to testify today. tomorrow mayor ed lee is scheduled to testify.is the one who suspended the sheriff and accused him of official misconduct. he does not want him to stay as the city's sheriff. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> stay with abc7 news for complete coverage of the mirkarimi hearing we'll be there as he tests and faces questions. you can follow the latest developments on abc7news.com. >>> walnut creek police looking for a man who exposed himself to a teenaged girl and may have intended to do more. police are hoping this sketch will help them track the man who flashed a 14-year-old girl on june 18th, along the iron horse trail popular area. it is located near the walnut creek intermediate school the girl was walking on the trail when the man began talking to her. >> he offered her cigarettes and drugs, she could scared turned around started to head back home he followed her to her apartment. >>> that's when the man closed himself the girl ran inside to get away. the suspect is described as about 40-years-old, heavyset with a spanish act isn't

. >> and the wife of embattled san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is fighting the city's decision to release that video showing the bruise her husband gave her during an argument on new year's eve. and the abc 7 news i team learned lopez file aid misconduct complaint against mayor ed lee. and that comes on the day a judge signed off on a sp ordering mirkarimi's defense team to turn over cell phone records. >> and december 31 is the date of the domestic violence incident and january 13th san jose the day the sheriff mirkarimi was charged and arrested. >> there was no disswaying. the sheriff never tried to dissway anyone. >> and phone records include text mess skbrajz e mails as well as his campaign manager and three of his neighbors. this after the toon the city also denied the request to have san francisco taxpayers fund the legal costs in the ongoing proceedings against him. >> abc 7 news i team learned a story behind last week's public release of embarrassing cell phone video showing mirkarimi's wife. >> this happened yesterday... >> and she is describing the bruise on her arm came

ross mirkarimi -- mirkarimi was not alone yesterday the opposite he a room full of supporters who cheered when he walked in. his wife was absent eliana lopez is in venezuela visiting family she did send a letter supporting her husband saying he has never beaten her. mirkarimi did tell the panel this was his first time to have ever hurt a woman. >> i grabbed my wife's arm and bruised it that is an act of violence yes. something i regret terribly. >> you falsely imprisoned your wife? >> i pled to 236 of the penal code. >> i'm not asking what you pled to, i'm asking what you did? >> objection. >> did you restrain your wife's liberty? >> yes. >> reporter: his wife made a video of her bruised arm. her next door neighbor took the video and later called police. lopez says that call was made against her wishes. mirkarimi says he did not try to cover anything up. he has been suspended from his job. that happened after he entered a guilty plea in the domestic violence-related charge. mayor ed lee suspended him. scheduled to testify today. he says he doesn't think mirkarimi should keep his job. amy

one that shows mirkarimi's wife with a bruised arm. city attorney is being accused of using that tape as a bargaining chip. dan at the i team has the story tonight. >>reporter: lopez never wanted the video showing a bruise she got from her husband san francisco sheriff mirkarimi to go public. she told me 3 weeks ago in the hometown in venzuela that she was concerned mostly about the effect on her son theo. if he looked it up on the internet when he's older. >> it's really l right to release the video? don't think of my son or my career? my life? >>reporter: her lawyer even requested a protective order from the ethic commission prohibiting public dissemination of the video. >> it happened yesterday. >>reporter: but two days later before the commission could rule on the request city attorney hererra released video any way. >> i think it invades my client's privacy rights. it invaded her son's privacy rights. >>reporter: paula can filed this complaint against hererra and mayor lee for ethic violation. saying the release of the video could

>> you will not testify that if these removal proceedings to not end with the removal of sheriff mirkarimi, your not point to say that it would be impossible for him to rebuild these relationships. >> i do not believe there is anything impossible but the amount of time it takes to rebuild those relationships are the trust takes a long time. an incident may take place where you need that corporation today or tomorrow, not a year from now, not two years from now face toug. >> within the sheriff department's self,, that is like a command structure fifth, a paramilitary organization? >> yes, it is. >> you have no reason to believe that his subordinates will defied his orders if he retains his office? >> it is my true and honest belief, sir, that the officers, the deputies, they desperately want the chief to be a person they can be proud of and they want to be able to hold him or her up and say this is the person that we work for. they want the ability to be true and honest when they say that. when you break that bond of trust, when you don't lead by example, not from what you say but from what

one that shows mirkarimi's wife with a bruised arm. city attorney is being accused of using that tape as a bargaining chip. dan at the i team has the story tonight. >>reporter: lopez never wanted the video showing a bruise she got from her husband san francisco sheriff mirkarimi to go public. she told me 3 weeks ago in the hometown in venzuela that she was concerned mostly about the effect on her son theo. if he looked it up on the internet when he's older. >> it's really l right to release the video? don't think of my son or my career? my life? >>reporter: her lawyer even requested a protective order from the ethic commission prohibiting public dissemination of the video. >> it happened yesterday. >>reporter: but two days later before the commission could rule on the request city attorney hererra released video any way. >> i think it invades my client's privacy rights. it invaded her son's privacy rights. >>reporter: paula can filed this complaint against hererra and mayor lee for ethic violation. saying the release of the video could

mirkarimi is planning to visit venezuela where his wife has taken their son.i-team reporter dan noyes traveled to caracas for an interview with lopez in her hometown. a judge ruled she can extent her stay there until august 19th, and mirkarimi can visit his son as long as he stays away from his wife. >> san jose man who worked with special needs kids for years expected to be in court today on child molestation and rape charges. police arrested the 33-year-old last week he's accused of sexually molesting two young girls in his care and raping an 18 year old with the mental capacity of kindergarten. he recently worked in los gatos and in san jose that is a facility for the developmentally disabled. there may be more victims, dakota dive team will rescan reservoir looking for evidence of -- missing teenager sierra lamar investigators hope the new sonar equipment might uncover new evidence in the kidnapping and murder case. today's search is not based on new tips or leads. the 15-year-old girl disappeared three months ago on her way to school and has not been foun

and after pleading guilty mirkarimi was suspended by mayor ed lee who wants him to lose his job. the mayor scheduled to testify tomorrow. >> how i made a decision myself, what i believe the office represents for stit besides the testimony, the ethics commissioners have other issues on the plates. they're expected to address objections both sides have to exhibit lists that mirkarimi has to sworn declarations neighbors gave and objections to declarations from witnesses including a domestic violence expert, still up in the air is whether they'll allow that videotape admitted as evidence. this is 45 seconds long but goes to the heart of the mayor's case against mirkarimi. >> this is the second time this is happening. and i said ross, i want to work on the marriage. >> so this could be a very long night. the panel comes back at 8:00 in the morning. >> thank you for that update. >> there are clear skies and warm temperatures. >> yes. spencer chis chin can weather. >> it will cool us down a little bit. we're going maintain this live view looking west towards golden gate there is a marin

. >> it is coming from suspended sheriff mirkarimi lawyer over the videot one th one that shows mirkarimi'sty attorney is being accused of using that tape as a bargaining chip at the i team has the story tonight. >>reporter: lopez never wanted the video showing a bruise she got from her husband san francisco sheriff mirkarimi to go public. she told me 3 weeks ago in the hometown in venzuela that she was concerned mostly about the effect on her son theo. if he looked it up on the internet when he's older. >> it's really l right to release the video? don't think of my son or my career? my life? >>reporter: her lawyer even requested a protective order from the ethic commission prohibiting dissemination public dissemination of the video. >> it happened yesterday. >>reporter: but two days later before the commission could rule on the request city attorney hererra released video any way. >> i think it invades my client's privacy rights. it invaded her son's privacy rights. >>reporter: paula can filed this complaint against hererra and mayor lee for ethic violation. saying the release of the video

you spoke with ross mirkarimi this afternoon? >> reporter: that's right. the video was released to the public today. >> this is the politics of destruction at its worse. >> reporter: the attorney's office released video of eliana lopez, the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi, displaying a bruise he gave her december 31. >> this is the second time this is happening. i tell ross i want to work on the marriage. we need help. i have been telling him we need help. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi pleaded guilty to false imprisonment. hearing on whether ross mirkarimi should be reintited or lose his stob. >> i will use this just in case he wants to take him away from me because he said that that he is very powerful and he can do this. >> the way they are trying to exploit my family in order to press their case against me, against susunconscionable -- is unconscionable. >> she thought it was a confidential video. >> reporter: the critics hopes it won't discourage victims seeking domestic violence counseling. >> she should not be ashamed. nothing sh

. >>> the next chapter in the saga for sus pendzed sheriff mirkarimi is fighting to keep his job. opening statements are taking place right now at city hall. jean ali, ask final ligz is expected in the coming weeks and ethics committee hearing is getting under way in city hall in san francisco. we do have a live picture where opening arguments are under way. it's a crowded courtroom. he suspended mirkarimi without pay, after a domestic violence incident with his wife on new year's day. the commission will be hearing from mirkarimi's attorney and the city attorney about sworn declarations and live testimony and what is admissible. there are varying accounts of the fight in question in a written declaration, neighbor ivory madison says lopez told her there was a fight in the street that continued inside their home and mix mirkarimi slammed her against the wall. he is attending domestic violence classes and community service. the commissioners will then forward a recommendation to the board of supervisors, telling members if they believe mirkarimi should be removed from office for of

first up we are supposed to hear from ross mirkarimi. live in san francisco allie rasmus. >>> republicans are vowing to make their fight against president obama's health care law a major issue in the november presidential election. coming up at 6:15 how republicans are using the supreme court ruling upholding the law in their campaign against it. the latest polls show a majority of americans don't support the health care law as a whole but they do like many of the individual provisions such as no more denials for preexisting conditions or dropping coverage when people get sick. hospital administrators say health care reform should take pressure off emergency rooms where the uninsured go for treatment. and they say as more people get health insurance medical groups will need to hire more doctors. >>> 6:08. starting sunday it will be legal to get on a muni bus boarding from the year if you are a clipper card user. the goal is to speed up the boarding process. muni also promises to hire more fare inspectors as well. >>> 6:08 is the time. di

mirkarimi's wife attended the hearing. and no matter the outcome, she wants to speak with her husband. >> she's sad. whatever the state of her and ross' relationship, they're not allowed to speak together. >> reporter: the admission of the video of her showing her bruise into evidence. this hearing continues here at city hall tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., with more testimony from mirkarimi, followed by mayor ed lee. >>> a dramatic and historic day in washington, which could impact our lives for years to come. first, the u.s. attorney general is contempt of congress. it was a landslide vote in the house of representatives. but the real drama was when almost 100 democrats walked out on the vote. they say it's part of the politics in the republican-controlled house. holder is in contempt for failing to provide documents for a bungled gun program. if successful, two citations could force holder to turn over more than 1,500 pages of material dealing with how he and other officials handled the scandal after it became public. >>

it to reinstate ross mirkarimi -- it should reinstate ross mirkarimi. i am happy to report i am sfgreen party. even though ross left the party, we had the wisdom to realize when a serious breach of democracy was taking place. we put a statement up on our web site. i would encourage you to look at the statement. it is at sfgreenparty.org. let's refocus. we are talking about a misdemeanor case in which the court decided the remedy is family counseling. this does not by any stretch of the imagination rise to the level of removing someone from office. i watched this today. what i saw from the mayor's attorneys was an attempt to take a large industrial sized pot of spaghetti and throw it at the wall to see what would stick. i have never been so appalled. please, your job as ethics commissioners is to consider the politics. that is what you do when you address campaigns. if you go with this nonsense, who is going to be next? what is the mayor going to do to the moderate? this could open up a ridiculous can of -- [mic turned off] [applause] >> my name is tracy

some drama in the city ethics commission meeting forced suspended share for ross mirkarimi. it was quickly disrupted by a threat. >> we expected the testimony to be dramatic because we had suspended share if ross mirkarimi on in the morning and then mayor ed lee in the afternoon but we didn't expect there would be a sudden stop and that is when the fireworks began >> when i refer to that incident you understand? >> yes, i understand that that incident occurred before he took the oath of office. >> san francisco mayor ed lee was entering a tough territory legally. mirkarimi attorney was citing case law that said in order for an elected official to be dismissed for official misconduct, he had to actually be in office. the mercury in the fight that started the battle was days before the shares inauguration. that is when there was this unexpected disruption >> i'm very sorry to interrupt you, that question will be attending, i have been instructed that we need to adjourn the proceedings for now and we will resume when it is permissible >> the mayor was quickly ushered out. >> we

mirkarimi responds i think we need to organize our side. mayor ed lee is trying to prove that mirkarimi tried to dissuade witnesses from cooperating in the criminal case. coming up in the next half hour we'll hear some words of encouragement that lopez sent to mirkarimi in this fallout. live in san francisco >> he is a free man after decades behind bars for a notorious kidnapping. back in 19763 men buried a busload of children near livermore but their plot to get $5 million of ransom fell apart when the victims manage to escape. his brother says they're not saying where he is now >> i'm not worried about the reprisal from the victims at all, it is more people reading this in the news and get upset and want to make a statement and they might do something violent >> the other two kidnappers are still in jail but they have parol scheduled later this year. the two accused of beating giants fan brian stowe were ordered to stand trial early this month for the attack last year. today's court action comes as attorneys for stowe are asking for money

once we have the sworn testimony of share of mirkarimi -- sheriff mirkarimi and mds, lopez, we might not need that alternative source of information. [applause] id which the audience would let us proceed, like it or not, let us proceed quietly. this is hard enough. chairperson hur: any objections to that proposal? i think that makes sense. let's move on to cathy gordon. >> we may be able to stipulate to her. >> microphone. >> we may be able to stipulate to our participation. chairperson hur: why is it even relevant that she took the sheriff's firearms? >> it was pertinent to the degree to which he was cooperating. law enforcement officers are bound to cooperate. this is an instance where, and this relates to whether his conduct fell below the standard expected of a chief law- enforcement officer. he will be fully forthcoming and fully respect the investigation conducted by another agency. sure if -- the sure if -- the sheriff agreed that he would turn over his fire arms. he turned over his guns to a subordinate in his own department so that you had a share of -- sheriff keeping his w

mirkarimi was saying. i think that is probably improper. one witness commenting on another as to whether or not they think their statement is consistent. chairperson hur: i apologize for my lack of clarity. i was referring to the objection of 13 -- line 13. that was my fault. i was not clear. >> the next sentence, line 15, i think it shows the uncertainty in her own mind as to what the comment was directed to. i have trouble with that paragraph. chairperson hur: ok. so you would sustain the objection as to line 13 through 15? >> yes. chairperson hur: other views of the commissioners? we can take a vote. >> a point of clarification, we're talking about "as eliana?' chairperson hur: correct. >> of would find that sentence acceptable and we keep it in. although the freezing is a little different from other it -- phrasing is a little different from other things she was told by miss lopez. i think it could be successfully cross-examine. chairperson hur: i am not making any statement how probative is but i think it passes muster to be admitted. i

>> reporter: mayor lee has already suspended ross mirkarimi from the sheriff's office, without pay. he wants him gone for good. he thinks something might have occurred, something he would prove with these records that would make it easier for him to get rid of mirkarimi once and for all. look at the sheriff, not in court today, this morning it was attorneys-only. mayor lee wants to see the texts and phone records of mirkarimi right around december 31st, when the crime occurred, see if he tried to talk anyone out of cooperating with the police investigation into domestic violence against his wife. video of her bruise made it to the public venue aren't mirkarimi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprison. he has been suspended without pay by mayor lee. the mayor wants him gone. the ethics commission will hold a hearing into misconduct charges. the city wanted more than just phone records it wanted the entire criminal case file sent to the ethics commission. >> now the mayor is seeking to get the entire criminal case file and we know if what he's done with the video is any indication