and ross perot was the equivalent of a ron paul. the young people lotched ross perot. i used to run home and couldn't wait to watch his pie charts. i learned so much from him. and it's almost -- i almost forget bill clinton in those debates. because it really was -- ross perot really was the rock star for the people in their 20's. he had a huge following. i went to go see him in monmouth county but my question is he was very good friends with john mccain. and from what i understand, he lost touch with john mccain, i think when john left his first wife. but he recently called a reporter from "the new york times" when john mccain was running for president. and i believe that reporter wrote an article, because ross perot made a personal phone call to him. that's my question. do you know anything about his falling out with john mccain? >> well, he was for mitt romney, ross perot, for the republican nomination the last presidential election. not mccain. it's part of that just fueds that ross perot has. we've got to really understand, this is -- mr. perot is not somebody pla

keeping his people united in together, under his own leadership, became ross' unwavering goal.and intake of the treaty party ross would point to the vast majority of cherokee who support him in resisting movement. he spoke for the many traditions among his for 20 said removal would care the cherokee people from the ancient and intimate connections to ancestral mountains, streams. a loyal cherokee would never trade away homeland without tribal approval. but this he proclaimed was precisely what the new signers had done. ross understood and respected traditional cherokee that refused to pressure them to change their beliefs and ways of life. where boudinot sought removal as salvation, ross you did as destroying a distinctive traditional cherokee identity. as i said come is to most charities didn't rally behind boudinot and the rest of the treaty party. on the piece of removal the cherokee nation continued to consist of traditionalists who embraced government. agriculture. and remain suspicious of missionaries christianity, not to mention the white man's civilization. the treaty p

it closes white bread and john ross in 1835, and puts together. was a mistake and assigning it was either missionaries also criticize him for his position on the treaty once they arrived in oklahoma in 1839 pleading with him to apologize for his error in advocating removal. if a relentlessly pursued the patriot call for removal of west when they believed moral renewal could be accomplished, ross at the mass of the cherokee people exclusively focused on protecting the homeland as the mark of the true patriot. he was not attacking the tree party but ross tirelessly from the side of the people to remain in their homes. to publicize the unfair plight of the cherokee and in this end to negotiate better financial settlements for the removal that actually happened. keeping his people united and to gather and under his own leadership became ross's goal. taking on the tree tea party ross points to the fact that the cherokees who supported it and resisting removal spoke for the traditional among his supporters when he said removal would tear the cherokee pe

ross was always an open door. ross was always listening. we tried to come together on a number of important issues. what i appreciated most is when we disagree, it was not a disagreement simply

ross mirkarimi asked the judge to allow him to see his wife and sun but the judge said no. >> reporter: this was him an hour ago after he heard the judge's decision. >> i am -- i am incredibly disappointed to say the least. this has been enormously crushing, the fact that i haven't been able to see my family. be with my wife, be with my son. this is cruel. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi's wife, ellana lopez, left the court in tears without comment. the judge issued an order keeping him away from his family but the prosecutor opposed his request to see his family. she said ellana lopez send an e- mail saying ross mirkarimi watched their son for two hours and the boy was not fed, left in a car and was wet. his attorney said a report said evidence of emotional abuse were unfounded. he is charged with domestic violence, endangering a child and dissueding a wins. >> i will fight this. but as i said this moment one, the only way i can is to let the process unfold and do so in the courts. >> reporter: the judge said ross mirkarimi should be going to familydurate get the order lifted. the trial s

ross westgate is in london. radio shack gets unplugged as shares of the consumer electronics retailer slide nearly 20% in after hours on monday. the company is cutting its fourth quarter outlook on significant weakness in its sprint wireless business. ra radio shack says that's more than offsetting sales growth from its partnership with verizon wireless. rising revenues from at&t and higher sales of tablets and ereaders. they expect to earn 13 to 17 cents a share. analysts had expected 37 cents, ross. >>> strong numbers out from a.r.m. today. earnings well above expectations. pretax profits rising 45%. the company whose technology pair is apple products. the ceo said he is confident they will continue to gain market share. >> we're drawing people's attention to what's going on in the outside world but the markets are continuing to grow strongly. >> stock up in a.r.m. today reporting an 8% rise in net profit by bskyb. the operator said it will launch a new internet it tv service for non-sky companies to compete w

ross mirkarimi's lawyers move for a spedy trial. a court date is -- speedy trial. a court date is set for monday. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an occupy protest is underway inside a university of california at berkeley library. a live look at the library. it closes at 5:00 p.m. you can see dozens of students are staying inside to protest new reduced library hours. a lot of professors came in support. >> once they start cutting back the hours the libraries are available, they are it undercuttingcutting the students to become educated. >>> a coalition of african american leaders gathered in oakland today to announce a new partnership with the occupy movement. persuading lenders to offer more affordable home loans to low income folks. >>> police identified the driver who was killed yesterday when suspects struck his car while fleeing from police. ktvu's robert handa is live where there samemorial to the victim. robert -- there is a memorial to the victim. robert? >> reporter: the memorial set up where the innocent motorist was killed. >> r

ross perot admired him. so lavishly.thought this was the type of person we needed in government. he chose him as his vice president which is an interesting choice. what people forget in 1992, ross perot did well in the debates. he clearly won the first debate against clinton and bush. some people would say he won all three. that is how he got to 19%. in three debates, he was at 8%. post debates he got up to 19%. stockdale struggled. he only had about one week to prepare. he got out of the gate wrong by making a comment like, who am i? other people had not heard of him before. he actually got a lot of applause when he did the debate but the media want to count on -- went to town on him. he really was not ready for it -- for that media frenzy you have to expect. it made some people question whether ross perot could be president because some people did not think stockdale had the political skills to be president. on the other hand, they do not come any better than admiral stockdale. i hate that we remember his fumbling of a

the ross mirkarimi that went in front of cameras tonight was winded. he's a man that was on the verge right there. clearly upset and finds himself not only in a world of trouble legally, but also tonight not even able to stay with his own family. that's a tremendous shift. >> i think they both look shocked. we don't know, as you say, whether there's a history with this couple. that may or may not come out. if there is one, 911 calls, complaints from neighbors. we don't know any of that yet. we can't make judgment on that. my question is, how difficult is this going to be to prosecute when his wife is saying not only am i not going to cooperate with the d.a., i'm also taking my husband's side and fight the d.a.'s charges. >> politically, that is one of the reason why things are a mystery. because you do have the wife standing by the husband. but in cases of domestic violence, that isn't to be considered because many times the wife will take the husband's side and so, are their text messages? and almost becomes, they'll put the wife on the stand and she

i would often hear of obscene ross at this bus stop. how could it be could be at these different bus stops every single day? also the incredible qadry of folks you were able to bring on. -- cadre of folks you were able to bring on. it was a tremendous experience during that time. two years later, you had a strong reputation already on the board. you were known as someone who would be at the site of homicides before sfpd who -- would be there. we have had coffee and i have been able to walk on the streets with you. i do not think i was ever on the street when a constituent did not stop you. it is a tremendously hard work and something that i hope to model as a district supervisor as well. we did some research and found that you were the primary sponsor of 126 pieces of legislation which passed over the last seven years. i wanted to highlight some of the ones that our office noted. you have been a leader on public safety as supervisor avalos and supervisor campos has delineated. i think that was something you were successful in accomplish

sheriff ross mirkirimi did not talk today. the last time he spoke he says he does not plan on stepping down. that's the question we posed to the mayor. we just talked to him about what a good job rough ross mirkirimi would do. >> our first order of business is whether the sheriff himself would consider taking a leave. i'll be talk to be him about that. >> reporter: around #:15 a.m., the usually outspoken sheriff ross mirkirimi made his way into court but tight lipped. he was accompanied by his attorney and sheriff's deputies. ross mirkirimi is facing several charges stemming from an alleged abuse against his wife eliana lopez on new year's eve. the couple claims no abuse happened. his supporters say the charges are political and over blown. >> we feel it's politic callly motivated. they're trying to tea down a good man. they're trying to take down a good man. >> one of the more overblown cases i've seen in the 28 years i've been in the building. but we'll proceed to trial and we'll be ready for it. >> reporter: a judge ordered

. >>> new allegations of abuse against san francisco's -- san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi, this time it saformer girlfriend. ktvu's david stevenson tell us the woman is comparing ross mirkarimi to a pitbull. >> reporter: the new allegations may be too old for charges but they could be used as evidence against the sheriff in his domestic violence case. >> reporter: an ex-girlfriend of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi on sunday filed a police report, alleging he committed domestic violence after they began dating in 2007. it comes after ross mirkarimi pleaded not guilty to three counts of domestic violence against his wife ellana lopez. boycott deny the charnels. in the police report -- both deny the charges. in the police report, it says he shook her, grabbed her and bruised one of her arms and the relationship ended after he admitted he got a woman in wednesday wednesday pregnant -- in venezuela pregnant. ross mirkarimi learned he will nase trial on february 24. >> i ask that -- he will face trial on february 24. i ask that everyone presumes i am innocent. >> reporter: he pl

cody ross goes to boston. say good-bye day for the 49ers. every year we like to send a crew down and there they are. professional athletes back packing their bags. here is the story. kyle williams had the ball go off his knee. he was strip of the ball. roll it into kyle williams if you would, please. mark taking the night off. what happens here is -- you know, these people that watch football, very -- a fraction of the fan base, some gone on twitter and issued death threats to kyle williams and his families. williams said hey, yeah, i probably blew the game but his team has his back. >> nobody feels worse than he does. some of the things i read, some of the things i have seen, yun one of those feelings you don't ever want to feel on the football field. to give it upch up -- give it up, it is painful. >> things happen. he did a good job all year. football game. >> all right. real quick for you 49ers fans. awards handed out today. justin smith won the award. teams most inspirational player on the field. alex smith won the award for a role mode

why will ross mirkarimi not step aside? >> he's making a mistake by not doing so because it's hurting his career. if he steps aside, it's tend of his career. he needed to do what mayor brown suggested in an earlier column. he need to cop a plea and move forward. >> but he could prevail in court, and a politician lives for another day. why shouldn't he just hang in? by the time you get five weeks of intensive laser attacks, everybody he's ever met, coming out and saying something bad about him, the court is reaffirming that he cannot be trusted with his wife and children, you can't recover from that very easily, phil. it will take years. it's almost as if you're trying to bury something that's horrible in the system and they say 35 years from now it will be okay. that's wrong. >>> okay. he's move the spotlight off him and onto mayor lee. there's starting to see rumblings that he should have him step aside. should he? >> ross is hanging himself, so i don't think he needs to. the mayor has brought this issue up and taken a lea

ross was always an open door. ross was always listening. we tried to come together on a number of important issues. what i appreciated most is when we disagree, it was not a disagreement simply because others wanted to go along. you were always willing to break free. you had your own conscience and your own code. no one instructed you. you were your own man. and i think that is something all of us can look at and be proud of. you stood your own ground very well. and i appreciated that. i think most importantly we did not have the political connection. u.n. that became fathers at a very close time in our lives. your son was born a few months before mine. our wives enjoyed as much as you can bring her pregnancy together, i remember one evening when i could not find jennifer because she was off at babies r us with ileana. they connected in a personal way and we had to watching our sons grew up. i look forward to continue to doing that with you as you move on and i wish you all the best in your new role. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. >> we h

>> i loved your interview with brian ross. i think brian ross has done some great reporting over the years chief investigative correspondent for abc news. the key question is here is news worthiness. for the most part, ebbs settlement for the open marriages claim, open marriage claim, this was a rehash of the esquire article. i find the fact that abc is putting all this effort into promoting it, they were on "the view." he was on morning radio. and now he is on "the o'reilly factor." forget desperate housewives that airs on abc. desperate news department of abc. newt gingrich sought forgiveness and received forgiveness from his family, from his daughters and obviously sought it from god. and for brian ross and abc news to sit on high and say well, he holds himself out as family values guy. people can make the moral judgment on their own. i hope they have that same kind of higher, you know, sitting on their high horse attitude when families complain about modern family the other night. their hit show where the little kid, you k

ross mirkarimi denies these charges. says he will fight them. he's due to face them in court tomorrow. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the san francisco spca wants your help raising $5,000 to care for a stolen dog abused for months. we told you about toto last month snatched from a fenced in yard at a hayward home he was returned but his front teeth and part of his left eye missing and several infections. he's slowly recovering and returning to the dog he he was before the kidnapping. police have made no arrests. >>> joe biden is in san francisco for a day of fund rising -- fundraising. tickets from $2500 to $10,000.iv the money raise will be allocated to president obama's reelection campaign and the democratic national committee. biden's wife will be touring in palo alto. >>> northwest is getting pounded now by what could be the biggest storm the area has seen in 25 years. it istdtut(ur'g flight delays and cancellations at a area airports. the storm has forced the cancellation of more than two dozen flights to seattle and portland if you are fly

i told ross i want to work on the marriage. we need help.oing to use in just in case he wants to take theo away from me because he says he's very powerful and can do it. ross mirkarimi plans to continue working as sheriff here at city hall despite some calls that he step down. he says he plans to fight these charges against him, there are three. he is due to appear in court tomorrow. his wife is standing by him. she says that these -- this is a private matter and she has no complaints against her husband. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:32. update on developing news in san jose. search-and-rescue crews have located a missing duck hunter. officials say the 30-year-old man, a military vet who recently returned from afghanistan went out yesterday and hadn't been seen since. crews say he was found in a marshy area and is being treated for hypothermia. we'll continue to follow the story and bring more details as we get them. >>> 1500 oakland city workers will begin receiving lay-off notices. of those 200 will actually be let go. city workers don

ross is expected to be part of out field platoon in boston. l it hurts will hurt for awhile. 49 hers a great opportunity but they needed somebody to make one more play to beat new york. giants made the play. that ended the niners season in the title game. instead of planning a trip to the superbowl they clean out locker today. some giants were quoted as saying they knew kyle williams had a history of concussions and were trying to drill him thinking emit turn the ball over at some point if he got realitiesed. apparently it worked. coach harbaugh today ever the historian quoted a famous sailor from scotland who live in the 15 century. >> as sir an drew bart open said fight on me.

ross mirkarimi denies the charges against him, denies these allegations. he says he plans to fight them in court. he's due in court tomorrow. he has no plans to step down as sheriff. his wife is staying by his side saying she has no complain against his husband, that this is a private matter. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> today 1500 oakland city workers will begin receiving pink slips as the city looks to balance its books after losing millions in state funds. 1500 notices will go out only 200 employees will be let go. city workers do not know who will be laid off because of seniority rules. oakland is trying to make up for the loss of 26 million dollars in redevelopment funding which takes effect february 1st. >>> richmond city council passed new guidelines last night allowing the police department to be more reluctant or choosing in the future before responding to mutual aid requests like the ones that involved occupy oakland. the new guidelines asked the chief to consider whether police will be dealing with protest -- the mayor brought the resolution f

-- rots mirakirami -- ross mirikarimi. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: we've learned that a woman could come forward and testify about p domestic violence. now whether it's the same woman who came forward over the weekend or someone now, we will need to find out -- new, we will need to find out and wait. this supposedly abuse happened during their relationship. the sheriff has said through his attorney that he has never physically abused anyone he's had a relationship with. he pled not guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence charges against his wife, eleana lopez. the mayor met with the sheriff to see if he will step aside during his trial. the sheriff said he will not. he will not receive pay. he says he will not handle any disciplinary cases involving deputies in the department for the time being. the mayor is due back in court tomorrow to try to get a court order modified that prevents him from seeing his son. there will be a rally here. there will be a bunch of ross supporters, rallying around him including his wi

ross is expected to be part of out field platoon in boston. it hurts will hurt for awhile. 49 hers a great opportunity but they needed somebody to make one more play to beat new york. giants made the play. that ended the niners season in the title game. instead of planning a trip to the superbowl they clean out locker today. some giants were quoted as saying they knew kyle williams had a history of concussions and were trying to drill him thinking emit turn the ball over at some point if he got realitiesed. apparently it worked. coach harbaugh today ever the historian quoted a famous sailor from scotland who live in the 15 century. >> as sir an drew bart open said fight on me. we are hurt but not slain. lay down an app bleed awhile and rise and fight again. >> we are all reliving i know i am. any missed opportunity. missed throw. for me there were a handful there i would like to have back. >> if next year come back and paragraph this year wasn't a fluke. duplicate it or even get better in the regular season and go ahead and make it to the supe

the san francisco sheriff ross mercury any -- ross mercury any is fighting to save his name. when we come back. francisco's sheriff is set for february 24-th. this week - a judged the domestic violence trial against san francisco sheriff is set for february 24th. this week a judge denied ross mirkarimi's request to modify a protective order that is stopping him from seeing his wife and son. >> with all this pressure, why won't mirkarimi at least step aside? take a leave? >> he is making a mistake by not doing so. but if he steps aside, that is the end of his career. he needed to do what mayor brown suggested in an early column, cop to this plea and move forward and have it over with. unfortunately, he didn't do that. >> mayor brown, he could prevail in court and a politician lives for another day. why shouldn't he just hang in? >> prevailing in court will not matter, for ross. by the time you have five weeks of intensive, laser like strikes at everybody whom he has ever met coming out and saying something negative about him, the court is reaffirming the fact he cannot be trus

ross mirkarimi denies these charges. says he will fight them. he's due to face them in court tomorrow. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the san francisco spca wants your help raising $5,000 to care for a stolen dog abused for months. we told you about toto last month snatched from a fenced in yard at a hayward home he was returned but his front teeth and part of his left eye missing and several infections. he's slowly recovering and returning to the dog he he was before the kidnapping. police have made no arrests. >>> joe biden is in san francisco for a day of fund rising -- fundraising. tickets from $2500 to $10,000.iv the money raise will be allocated to president obama's reelection campaign and the democratic national committee. biden's wife will be touring in palo alto. >>> northwest is getting pounded now by what could be the biggest storm the area has seen in 25 years. it istdtut(ur'g flight delays and cancellations at a area airports. the storm has forced the cancellation of more than two dozen flights to seattle and portland if you are fly

. >>> troubles appear to be mounting for san francisco sheriff ross mirkirimi. a source close to the investigation tells ktvu news that a third woman may be prepared to come forward accusing ross mirkirimi of abuse. this comes after an ex- girlfriend filed a police report alleging that ross mirkirimi abused her. this morning former prosecutor jim hammer said the third woman's accusation could be damaging to the sheriff. >> if the district attorney can get this in a court, that's a big if, the jury would then see a pattern of this behavior. it seems to be similar, anger, followed by physical violence. >> documents obtained by us show that a second neighbor heard ross mirkirimi's wife accuse him of abusing her even though his wife denies there was any abuse. ross mirkirimi will go to court tomorrow to ask a judge to modify a protective order so he can see his son. >>> cleanup is underway at the scene of the rock slide in san francisco. on monday rocks loosened by the weekend rain fell down telegraph hill. we're live to explain what's being done to clear up the are

ross mirkarimi has said he has no plans to step down. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> another san francisco law enforcement official is facing domestic violence charges this morning. assistant district attorney is currently free on bail police have not released what she is accused of doing or to whom acquaintances say she married. the office of attorney general harris is handling this case to avoid conflict of interest. >>> opening arguments begin this morning in is for an alleged gang member accused of gunning down a father and two sons. prosecutors say edward ramos is part of a gang. he allegedly shot the father and sons in 2008. another son survived and identified ramos. the case has sparked arguments obvious the city's immigration policy. ramos had been arrested as a juvenile but not deported. a mur trial is expected to last several months -- a murder trial is expected to last several months. >>> antioch police searching for the gunman who shot six people at a sweet 16 party. dozens of teens were running from the garage as police got

just five days after being sworn in, ross mirkarimi faces three misdemeanor charges.cisco district attorney announced charges in a news conference just moments ago. >> my office is charging mr. mirkarimi with one count of domestic violence and battery. penal code sex 273.5. one count of child endangerment, and one count of disswadding a witness. and we do not relish having to bring charges against a san francisco elected official very taken the oath to up hold the law at the state of california. >> and a neighbor reported he grabbed and bruised his wife's arm during an argument at their home. he denied allegations. so what is his future now as the new sheriff of san

day it gets more complicated for ross.elieve me, phil, it's really going to get complicated when the lady with black hair dressed in red shows up. >> who's that? >> gloria allred. >> you think she is going to be around this? >> i -- she has never missed a play-off. [ laughter ] >> can't argue with that. but ross has himself into some hot water there. let's move on a bit to the national front. this gingrich, romney rumble is giving reality tv shows a run for the money. >> it's so delightful for those of us who are democrats. it puts on display the best and brightest on the republican side and clearly that's very dim in terms of any potential. believe me, i think barack obama is actually the sponsor of this confrontation. >> if you were barack obama which of those two would you want to go up against? >> it wouldn't matter. >> yes, it would. >> no. it would not matter. it would not matter. were i barack obama, i would prefer, you know, the stick figure. i would prefer romney. i would prefer the guy who can't think. i would pr

>> resign, ross, for the good of the city, resign, ross! >> reporter: it's been a tough few weeks for ross mirkarimi and it didn't get better today. >> i'm --i am incredibly disappointed to say the least. >> reporter: the judge told him today he hadn't filed the right paperwork, that he was going about the process wrong, and that she couldn't lift the order that keeps mirkarimi away from his 2-year-old son theo and wife eliana lopez. >> so i mean, this has been enormously crushing, the fact that i haven't been able to see my family, be with my wife or my son. >> reporter: mirkarimi's new lawyer as of yesterday, lidia stiglich, said mirkarimi had been going to counseling three sessions' worth. >> this is disproportionately cruel and we'll continue to commit to fight this. >> they say this is a matter for family courts not criminal courts. >> this is disproportionately cruel and we'll continue to commit to fight this. >> reporter: but prosecutors also told the judge that miss lopez emailed her neighbor last year about an incident when mirkari

. >>> the domestic violence scandal around ross mirkarimi took a step forward today. he pleaded not guilty today. david stevenson is live with more. >> reporter: look behind me. court has just wrapped up. it was an emotional day as ross mirkarimi and his wife both shed tears as they fought to allow to bring him back to his house. take a look. this was the situation with a lot of press. it was a circus like atmosphere as ellana lopez entered the court, she was followed by ross mirkarimi. he pled not guilty to one count of domestic violence, one count of endangering a child and one count of dissueding a witness. it stemmed from a altercation in which he grabbed her arm hard enough to give her a bruise. today ellana lopez said she is not a victim. she told the judge she said the violence is that i don't have my husband with me. this is the real violence. prosecutors called for another protective order. they said it wasn't the first incidence of abuse. they revealed text messages indicated elt'em wanted to change -- ellana lopez wanted to change on thlocks on her -- chang

. >>> ross mrikarimi, san francisco's new sheriff, faces three misdemeanor charges related to domestic violence. >>> also a preview of the documentary, "the memory be green," an intimate look at the personal and creative journey behind "ghost light" the new play tells the story of the loss of jonathan moscone's father, san francisco mayor george moscone. >> i lost my dad when my back was turned. i didn't see him die. it's obviously a piece of me that hasn't been put together. >> belva: coming up next. ♪ good evening. i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news panel are lisa vorderbrugeen, "contra costa times" political and government reporter, josh richman, bay area news group's politics reporter, barbara taylor, kcbs radio reporter. barbara taylor, there have been so many breaking elements in the story about the new sheriff, ross mrikarimi. what's the latest? >> well i think i would sum it up by saying it was the best of times. it was the worst of times, that line from "a tale of two cities" charles dicness because that's what ros

. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi was charged with domestic violence, child indangerousment and persuading a witness. both say there was no abuse. ross mirkarimi shared the room today with mayor ed lee who told us he is launching a independent review of the case. >> require me to determine whether there is misconduct. >> reporter: it allows lee to remove ross mirkarimi from office for misconduct. observers say it puts the mayor in an awkward position. >> we have an officer of the court who has charges against him. problematic. >> i am against bringing down anybody who has done so much good for the community. >> reporter: some suggested he appoint a temporary successor. >> if i were him i would step aside during the trial. you know, fight to prove his incense in that way. if he is exonerated come back. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi this morning indicated he has no intentions of stepping down. arraignment is thursday afternoon here at the hall of justice. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> four separate fires burned in the bay area over the past 24 hours. this morning a fire at a traile

i met ross at the airport a couple of years ago.e not, since the airport, i have not been able to get away from him. i did a little bit of work on his campaign. as i said earlier, i am so excited about what is going on here. the tradition of progressive politics will continue in san francisco in the sheriff's department. [applause] thank you. i was hired by the sheriff's department in 1983 under the leadership of my tennessee. -- mike hennessey. [applause] i have one of the most incredible work experiences in my life, working at the o'connor jail. i think that it has come full circle. now, michael has passed on the that -- the baton to someone who will definitely carry on that tradition. once again, i am very proud and happy to be a participant in this. we have an extraordinary program for you this evening. i will not be doing a whole lot of running my mouthth >> thank you so much. that was quite lovely. and continuing in the tradition of exploring a culture, we are going to -- our next performance will be by [unintelligible] a litt

. >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco, the sheriff ross mirkarimi is due in court today. some are starting to question whether he can effectively run the sheriff's office while dealing with his own criminal case. >>> also, 49er heartbreak. over time fumble cost the 9ers the nfc championship and a shot at the super bowl >>> oakland police search for a gunman who gave officers the slip during a standoff. >>> good morning thanks for joining us i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. first a check on the weather. meteorologist mike nicco is following the rain. >>> pretty heavy last night it definitely woke me a couple of down -- woke me up a couple of times. first overall picture, a lot of green on this radar. some hanging around the bay isolated. where we find the heaviest rain now up here in the north bay, also -- possibility of small hail and lightning out of these storms the last push moving through now in the north bay this will slide south and east should cover most of the bay all of us are going to deal with wet weather during the morning commute an

ross mirkarimi's trial begins february 24. and he has vowed to fight those charges. >> thank you, lisa washington. >>> a new idea for keeping protestors from committing violence and vandalism in the city of oakland just plain keep those protestors out of the city. mayor quan is talking about a stay-away order for repeat offenders. about 100 protestors would be on the list but some critics says those orders would be like a gang injunction that quan recently opposed. >> she can call it stay-away orders. to us they look liken junctions. they work the same way, and for yours the same failed policy. >> the mayor at this moment is scrambling to try to figure out what to do with this movement. >> the proposed orders would apply to certain individuals being in certain parts of the city, for example, "occupy" leaders could be banned from being in frank ogawa plaza, the center of the protest in oakland. >>> 5:04. in just a few hours, kaiser permanente workers throughout northern california will walk off the job. mental health and optica

. >>> i'm amy hollyfield in if, ross mirkarimi is due in court this morning. some are questioning whether he can run the sheriff's office while appearing as a defendant in his own criminal case. >>> good morning thank you for joining us i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. we begin on the storm watch after a night of steady rain has left roads slick and potentially dangerous. >> drivers are being warned to expect ponding and a slow commute. let's get the latest on the storm's path from meteorologist mike nicco. >> driving into work 20 miles per hour, slower than normal, hydroplaning a little every once in a while so please be careful, a lot of water on the roads. you can see the best radar returns to the north let's start there with moderate to possibly brief heavy rain even small hail. east bay valleys most of the weather pushing out into the central valley watch out coming over the altamont pass showers redeveloping off the san francisco coast about to move in showers higher elevations around the santa clara valley nothing falling in t