. >>> we will have more on why the mayor wanted sheriff ross mirkarimi out and why sheriff ross mirkarimi vows to fight these charges. >>> it is linked to this week's deadly shooting, what the suspect began doing in the last hour. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, good morning to you, welcome to wednesday, it is march 21st, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook. rosemary orozco is with us today and she says rain is coming. >>> for today mostly dry and mild where we may see just a dry day, we will be a lot like yesterday, afternoon highs warming back to the upper 60s for the south bay. we have more coming up in a few minutes, hi, sal. >>> this morning's commute looks good on the san mateo bridge on that span, 6:01 let's go back to the desk. >>> public how tat tis -- utilities crews are on the road, claudine wong is on the scene with what commuters can expect, claudine wong? >> reporter: we have some heavy duty machinery between howard and mission streets. you can see one lane is blocked off and this one line of vehicles stretches down. it

mayor ed lemay force sheriff ross mirkarimi out of -- mayor ed lee may force sheriff ross mirkarimi out of office. >> reporter: we are not sure when he will make his announcement regarding the sheriff but yesterday he dodged through city hall after the discussion. he declined to comment after he entered his own office. he apologized to his department and to the city. he talked about how much he misses his family. sheriff ross mirkarimi will be able to after having more. >> i cannot tell you how much i miss my wife, our intimacy or last term. my son who is soon to be three years old, smarter than his years appear, asked me after our two hour visit, when am i coming home. >> if mayor ed lee charges him with misconduct, he will be suspended from office. they will hold a hearing and make a recommendation to the board of supervisors and nine of the 11 would have to vote to remove him. the mayor is expected to hold a conference and her attorney has criticized the d.a.'s office for going after her husband and putting her family through all of this heartache. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 mor

sheriff ross mirkarimi will be suspended immediately.f learn supervisors voted to relieve him. he promised to do a better job as a sheriff and as a person. >> i vowed and declared i would working so much harder to regain your trust that i obviously lost. in standing before you today, i am a shamed and deeply sorry for my behavior. >> those who are not satisfied with his apology could start a recall drive. sheriff ross mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez is expected to hold a news conference this afternoon. we will have more on that in the next half hour. back to you. >>> a capel light vigil will be held for sierra lemar. in the meantime some new being he is listed on megan's law for sex offenders. he was convicted of lewd & lascivious conduct with a child under the age of 14. he lives in flee month and police have not said he is a suspect. they have been contacting several people about their whereabouts during her disappearance. sierra was a student and transfer to the area. they are doing forensic working and also checking her computer for po

that would be july for ross mirkarimi. watch more of ross mirkarimi's apology on www.ktvu.com and see what other officials are saying. >>> a group is blasting the berkeley police chief for trying to persuade a reporter to change his story. the police chief apologized for the incident. now the police association is joining the course of critics who say he went too far. >> police association are outraged, embarrassed by the actions. >> he hasn't commented on the orcs today by the police -- remarks today by the police association. >>> governor jerry brown wit meet with police chiefs across california. >>> pg&e will pay the city of san bruno $70 million. ktvu's ken pritchett is live with why the money does not cover the physical damages to the neighborhood. ken? >> reporter: this settlement is unusual. pg&e already pledged money to repair the streets and the damage. the money announced today is set apart, to be spent by the city as it pleases. >> reporter: 8 lives lost, 38 homes destroyed, dozens more damaged duing to the expl

decision in the ross mirkarimi trial. how a woman from the sheriff's past.. could change everything. weather ad libs traffic ad libs >> a key witness decision in the ross mirkarimi trial. how a woman from the sheriff's past could change everything. >> storm clouds are probably gone, the sunshine coming back. we could see temperatures in the 70s. >> a full check of your morning commute coming up. >>> friday, march 2. i'm grace lee. frank has the morning off. >> good morning. i'm juliette goodrich. time now is 5:29. >>> anne makovec is in san francisco where the judge will decide whether the jury will hear from ross mirkarimi's ex- girlfriend. >> reporter: she has a similar story of abuse from mirkarimi. now, the statute of limitations on these allegations is already fired expired but it may speak to his character. we'll see what the judge says in his domestic violence case. here is her picture. christina flores dated sheriff ross mirkarimi several years ago and today the judge is going to decide whether she will be allowed to testify after she is interviewed b

i just checked in with his spokesperson ross mirkarimi is off site at a meeting.i said professional or personal-related? she said she didn't know. he has said he will not be stepping down as sheriff even though he is now convicted of a crime. he's not here at work as calls continue and mount that he resign, including a new one in the paper today from his own next door neighbor. >> for the first time we are hearing from ivory madison's the response came from her husband, who wrote a piece for the op-ed page in the san francisco chronicle. in the editorial, he calls for ross mirkarimi, his next door neighbor to resign as sheriff. he accuses mirkarimi of trying to silence his wife. he writes, telling the truth and facing the consequences are pillars our society and i'm proud of my wife for setting a good example for our daughter. if everyone acted as she did, the world would be a better place. if everyone behaved as ross and eliana did, can you imagine what would happen to our justice system and society? madison videoed eliana lopez talking about her husband ross mir

i just checked in with his spokesperson ross mirkarimi is off site at a meeting.i said professional or personal-related? she said she didn't know. he has said he will not be stepping down as sheriff even though he is now convicted of a crime. he's not here at work as calls continue and mount that he resign, including a new one in the paper today from his own next door neighbor. >> for the first time we are hearing from ivory madison's the response came from her husband, who wrote a piece for the op-ed page in the san francisco chronicle. in the editorial, he calls for ross mirkarimi, his next door neighbor to resign as sheriff. he accuses mirkarimi of trying to silence his wife. he writes, telling the truth and facing the consequences are pillars our society and i'm proud of my wife for setting a good example for our daughter. if everyone acted as she did, the world would be a better place. if everyone behaved as ross and eliana did, can you imagine what would happen to our justice system and society? madison videoed eliana lopez talking about her husband ross mir

. >> reporter: this statement comes just as mayor ed lee gave ross mirkarimi an ultimatum. he said resign or hell have him removed from office. sheriff mirkarimi is suspended, an appointed sheriff will be taken his place until all of this gets sorted out. the next step is that sheriff mirkarimi gets to have a meeting with the ethics commission. that's the latest from city hall, back to you. >>> let's go back now to city hall listen in to mayor ed lee issuing this right now. >> you know i have taken great care to respect the legal process and the integrity of the legal proceedings. none of these proceedings have concluded. i have carefully reviewed the city chatter, conducted my own review of the evidence and consulted with legal council. i also met with sheriff m irkarimi yesterday to give him an opportunity to resign. i informed him of my intent to remove him from the office for official misconduct. he has chosen not to resign and now i must act. i have asked the city attorney to prepare the appropriate documents and notify the board of supervisors and ethics commission. i

>> well, as you heard ross mirkarimi came out and said i'm ross mirkarimi, sheriff.clear indication that he is not going give up his job without a fight. he described his meeting yesterday with mayor ed lee as respectful. he says he told the mayor he takes full responsibility for actions for which he was sentenced yesterday. and mirkarimi says, quote, i think i'm able to be the sheriff and at this point i do not plan to resign. >> i do not believe conduct that i have taken

. >>> mayor ed lee suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi after he refused to resign. this is the latest surrounding his controversial domestic violence case. lorraine has more -- tara moriarty has more to tells you. >> reporter: mayor ed lee will file formal charges. he asked him to voluntarily resign but sheriff ross mirkarimi refused and he is bound to fight for his job and wants to talk before the ethics commission. although he pled guilty, sheriff ross mirkarimi would not acknowledge whether he physically abused his wife. >> i am going to let my wife speak to that. >> he has chosen not to resign and now i must act. >> sheriff ross mirkarimi will officially be served those charges and then we will send it to the bored of supervisor to vote coming up what one supervisor is saying about those votes and one person is serving as interim chief. >>> we posted new video held by dueling news conferences between sheriff ross mirkarimi and the mayor. look on our website www.ktvu.com. >>> there is a gunman suspected in a wave of gunfire in france. you can see two police cars

at&t. >>> rostraw -- san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi make as public apology.he city of san bruno is getting a $70 million settlement from pg&e. why that is just a drop in the bucket. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening. i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi public apology came today hours after a plea deal was reached with prosecutors. ktvu's david stevenson joins us live in san francisco where eliana lopez hopes to bring her family back together now. >> reporter: ktvu was first to report on the plea deal which was finalized last night. >> this plea deal allows us to move forward. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi pleaded guilty today to false imprisonment. >> for the last two months this case has caused my

nine out of 11 of them would have to agree for ross mirkarimi to be removed from his job. , mirkarimi was asked about what happened on new year's eve day. he didn't really answer reporters. he said he is not shying away from this. he looks forward to finally telling his side of the story. reporting live from san francisco, christie smith, today in the bay. >>> city of oakland preparing this morning to honor four police officers who lost their lives in one of the city's darkest days. the keller avenue bridge will be dedicated to sergeants mark dunnigan, irvin romass, daniel fikay and officer john head. they died in march of 2009 during a shoot-out with cornered fugitive nixon. he was also killed in that incident. >>> san francisco drivers can expect delays along the busy embarcadero this morning. part of the northbound lane between mission and howard streets will be closed. crews will be out repairing the sewer lines. no word on when that lane will reopen. >>> 6:35. looks like a clear day outside for us. >> good morning to you. it will be a nice day today. we are going to se

former chronicled for phil bronstein is called to testify in the trial of sheriff ross mirkarimi. the sheriff's attorney said ross mirkarimi's neighborhood called twice after the wife told her about the incident of abuse. the defense believes that could cast doubt on the seriousness of the incident. we've got big changes in the weather coming up. lawrence has the latest. >> grace, the sea breeze is kicking in bringing cooler air off the ocean water, fog too if you're headed outside. we'll see cooler temperatures

nobody has heard from her since friday. >>> a judge set to sentence sheriff ross mirkarimi this morningnment charges against his wife. domestic violence charges were dropped as part of a plea. the d.a. is skeptical about mirkarimi's remorse. sergio is live in the hall of justice. what could the d.a. do with this skepticism? >> reporter: well, it is unclear how that skepticism is going to effect this case. it depends on how the district attorney going to present that to the judge and how the judge is going to weigh those arguments. under the announcement of the plea sheriff ross mirkarimi agreed to one misdemeanor count of false imprisonment of his wife eliana lopez. in a friday story published in the chronicle district attorney gas son said he questions mirkarimi's sincerity in his plea because mirkarimi said he agreed in part to an individual mounting legal bills. during today's hearing the judge will have to consider those factors. legal analyst dean johnson says a defendant can plea for any number of reasons. >> mirkarimi himself is not required to admit that he did the crime or desc

. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi is now fighting to keep his job as sheriff. joining us from outside city hall, we will hear what mayor ed lee is doing to remove him from office. >> well he now begins the official process, after the sheriff refused to resign, mayor ed lee said he had to act. sheriff ross mirkarimi's actions clearly fall below good faith rightly required of all public officials. >> lee will file charges and then they will hold hearings. they will send the vote through the board of supervisors and it will take 11 to unseat the cher live. it stemmed from a new year's eve party with his wife. >> i look forward to that process. if you keep in mind i still never told our story. >> they served vickie to serve in the meantime as sheriff. >>> we have posted more video from dueling news conferences by the mayor and you will find the link on the sheriff ross mirkarimi case tab. >>> a shooting happened in oakland, one man was shot inside his apartment shortly before 1:30. he managed to run about a block. paramedics rushed him into surgery. an argument led

for san francisco's embattled share if >> any time now we expect the city to officially remove ross mirkarimi from office. and joins us with the latest >> is a very awkward day here at city hall. it is also an historic date. all morning the city attorney has been inside drawn up papers outlining these charges of misconduct against ross mirkarimi. he will be served within the next couple of hours with those papers and at that time he will be immediately considered suspended from his job as sheriff. as soon as possible they will swear in his replacement >> that was ross mirkarimi yesterday denying a request for mayor ed lee to resign his post. lee then ordered the city attorney to start the process that could lead to mercury me being permanently remove >> public officials our first responsibility must always be to fulfill the obligations entrusted to us by the people in san francisco and we must always be held to the highest legal and ethical standards of >> mirkarimi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment stemming from a domestic violence case involving his wife. he was sen

i am upset about all of this stuff going on with ross mirkarimi. only have you set him back, you have set us back. we were relying on him to help us out. he was out there when my son was murdered with homicide. he was out there all of the time. he was out there on the job and even after the job. he was out there. when people were tearing down my pictures, valerie brown, all of them. and here he is. can i use the overhead again? this is political. what about the fire chief? she beat her husband. she had heard kids crying. what about the fire chief? is it because of her gender? violence is violence. why are you going to do it to one and not do it to another? this is what you are doing to our kids. you get the people, but you do not get the real people. president chiu: thank you very much. are there any others that would like to speak during general public comment? at this time, public comment is closed. madam clerk, could you please call our special it

. >>> a decision today to come down in the course of the sheriff ross mirkarimi trial. the key ruling on some video evidence coming up. >>> and plenty of sunshine, widespread 70s across the bay area. that's on tap for this afternoon and then big changes for the weekend. your seven-day forecast coming up. >>> and our first accident of the morning along 580. what that means for your morning drive. details in minutes. >>> thank you. good morning, everyone. finally friday is here. it's march 9th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 6 a.m. >>> we are back on the scene of that apartment fire in berkeley. this morning, that badly damaged building could be demolished. >> it could come down. cate caugiran is going to tell us whether the fire was accidental or not. she has the latest from berkeley. >> reporter: good morning. the apartment behind me went up in flames. now what crews are concerned -- they are concerned if the nearby buildings are safe to go back inside. they actually tagged four of those buildings nearby. they put these yellow tags on there saying that the

so what is next for ross mirkarimi. >> he is between a rock and hard place.at down with former mayor of willie brown and a pr specialist, does he have a chance to recover politically? let's take a listen. >> he is out, he is totally and completely out and he does not have the resources or the key to get back in. it looks like the stars are aligned to make sure >> you advise politicians whether they have been picked up for shoplifting or bounced out of office, what is your assessment? >> he is gone. he handled this poorly from the beginning and what he needed to do was admit his guilt early on and throw his mercy on the court. he did not do that and when he was forced to do that by the court is too little too late >> even if your politician, you know your in a system with lawyers who say don't do anything, we can beat this thing, are you really your own person in that situation? >> your not and unfortunately for politicians do not fully appreciate and understand that. the minute they are accused, the con right will not apply to them. if they want to sacrifice

the wheems are in -- wheels are in motion for ross mirkarimi. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: well, the city attorney's office is drawing up the paperwork to suspend ross mirkarimi. once those documents are served, ross mirkarimi will be out and the new candidate will be sworn in. now, sources close to this case say it's playing in the legal sphere, but it will most likely be done by politics, meaning officials say this is an election year and supervisors are worried about reelection may cave in to what the public wants. >> we're encouraging individuals to reach out to their members of the board of supervisor, either, you know, either pro or con, whatever their decision might be. >> reporter: now, within five days, the ethics commission will make a relative humiditiation to the board of supervisors. to get mirkarimi out of office, it would take nine of the 11 votes. mirkarimi pleaded guilty of domestic violence that stemmed from an incident with his wife on new year's eve. he has said he does not believe his actions met the standard for off

. >>> sentencing for sheriff ross mirkarimi may end his court battle today but that will not guarantee he can keep his job, we will have reaction from the mayor. >>> an american soldier accused of gunning down several people, the problems he was reportedly facing before that shooting spree. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> complete bay area coverage starts right now. >>> we are ready, good morning, it is monday march 19th, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, rosemary orozco is in for steve to tell us about the weather. >>> good morning to you, final hours of 2012 going to be dry and cool, this morning we are off to a chilly start, clouds are thickening up once again. we will look at those numbers and in the extend forecast, as early as tomorrow, i will have that coming up. >>> you can see traffic is slowing well as you make your way towards there so make sure you drive slowly across area bridges this morning. 6:01 let's head back to the desk. >>> we have a story we first told you about and we just learned that water has been shut off located at sharon park and a few people there walk

christina was escorted into the closed courtroom before prosecutors and ross mirkarimi's lawyer arrived. the judge will decide whether to allow his former girlfriend to testify. documents say she met mirkarimi in 2007. and that they had an on and off relationship for a little over a year. and flores is in the entertainment business told police in january after the story made headlines he, too, bruised her arm after an argument. prosecutors want to show that the sheriff had a propensity for violence, they rot a -- wrote a demonstrates a pattern to intimidate as part of a larger scheme of dominance and control. >> the prosecution needs everything it can get in terms of showing that this was deliberate conduct on the part of ross mirkarimi. >> mirkarimi's lawyer argues that he broke off the relationship in the fall of 2008 telling her he was involved with lopez whom he later married. saying flores tried to win him back, sending him nude e mails, failing that. saying flores began sending hate e mails. attorney paula kenny represents mirkarimi's wife, who is refusing to cooperate with the pr

. >> ross mirkarimi has a date in san francisco's hall of justice today. >> there are chances his wife could be in trouble over that this video she made with the neighbors. and joins us with burly with the very latest in san francisco >> cassava continues and in fact, talk about awkward, ross mirkarimi is due here at the hall of justice this afternoon and will be in an orientation for people who been involved in domestic violence battery charges and he will be with other people out who been involved in the same situations. he was suspended earlier this week, officially yesterday, and he has been ordered to 52-week domestic violence batterers' intervention program after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment. the orientation for defendants in that program starts at 1:00 here at all of justice. his sentence also includes three years of probation, wondered hours community service, counseling and fines. he might remember these photos that his wife eliana lopez made with her neighbor showing bruised allegedly caused by her husband and now there is some question over whether or

. >>> jury selection underway in the domestic violence trial of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. the unusually large pool of potential jurors and the one who is raising eyebrows. >>> the morning commute could be getting more expensive for cal train riders. the board meets this morning to consider new fare hikes. >>> it is pretty dry in most areas. [ inaudible ] >>> good morning i'm frances dinglasan. we are starting off with a fatal accident [ inaudible ] >>> overall hopefully a better commute this morning than yesterday. it is 4:30 on this thursday thanks for joining us, i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. >>> new information in the case of a peninsula teacher hitting two students. the investigation is finished. now more staffers are in trouble. terry mcsweeney is live at roosevelt elementary with more on this story. >> reporter: one employ facing criminal charges she is expected in court today. now we are finding out six other redwood city school district employees will be disciplined for their in the abuse of a couple of special needs children. one man is saying that is no

some significant new details from the high profile case of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi, includingetback for the defense. christie smith is live in san francisco where mirkarimi's lawyers are demanding his domestic violence trial be moved out of san francisco. good morning. >> good morning to you, marla. a lot going on. a number of key developments. jury selection continues today. a judge has ruled that an ex-girlfriend can testify against ross mirkarimi but where this trial might be taking place is still up in the air. that's because the san francisco sheriff's attorney has filed a motion to have the case moved out of san francisco because of all of the publicity the case received. a judge hasn't made a decision. so far the court has dismissed 54 potential jurors. opening statements were expected wednesday in this trial but his wife showing a bruise on her arm, that is an issue again, her attorneys want this whole thing thrown out on appeal and that could delay the start of the trial. the ex-girlfriend christina lopez is expected to testify. that's a win for the prosecution. she s

repair to separate water main breaks. >> it is wednesday march 21st, good to have you with us. >> ross mirkarimi says he is the sheriff and he is not giving that up without a fight. >> the mayor has put someone else in charge right now. mirkarimi is facing an ethics investigation and and joins us with the latest. >> and official misconduct charge will be filed today with the san francisco ethics commission and that is the commission that will eventually make a recommendation to the board of supervisors that these hearings could go on for weeks. mayor ed lee suspended ross mirkarimi yesterday after the sheriff pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment stemming from a domestic violence case involving his wife. he was sentenced to three years' probation as well as community service, counseling, finds that happened on monday. directly after that happened he met with mirkarimi asking him to resign but the sheriff refused >> i do not believe that the conduct that i have taken responsibility for constitutes official misconduct within the meaning of the law and now look forward to makin

ross mirkarimi says he will fight for the job.commendation on whether he should be removed permanently. >> hopefully they will evaluate the case on the merits but it doesn't work that way, they have their own careers to think about. >> reporter: he met with his probation officer and joined a class a domestic violence orientation session. documents obtained by ktvu warn participates they must take full responsibility for their act of violence. outside the hall he said he looks forward to completing the program. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> 9 weeks. >> reporter: his wife eliana lopez insisted he did not abuse her. he must complete the domestic violence before a court will lifting a stay away order. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a man was injured in a shooting that took place next to a pizza restaurant. two drops to of people pulled into the parking lot. there are reports of several shots being fired after 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. one person was shot. there is no word of injurie

morning, mike lee is expected to talk about this domestic violence case and the future for sheriff ross mirkarimi, even though mirkarimi has said he wants to keep his job as sheriff and doesn't want to step down despite pleading guilty to false imprisonment after an alleged new year's eve altercation with his wife. mirkarimi was sentenced yesterday to probation, counseling, and a $600 fine. now a tape showed his wife bruised and tearful after this alleged incident. mirkarimi met with lee after the sentencing for about 15 minutes yesterday. but when he left, he didn't say what it was all about. what could happen here is that lee could start the process to remove mirkarimi from office but ultimately, it would be up to the board of supervisors. after the sentencing, mirkarimi said he's trying to regain the public's trust. >> and i'm going to devote myself to repair my relationship with my family, with the people of san francisco, and i'm committed to becoming a better public servant, one you can be proud of, someone who should not hide from their mistakes and demonstrate what it means to grow forwar

we are at city hall where sheriff ross mirkarimi will likely have to turn in his badge today. ly. mirkarimi refuses to resign his job as sheriff, even though he's now a convicted criminal after pleading guilty a domestic violence-related charge. he says he can still be sheriff. mayor ed lee disagrees. he will be filing paperwork today to file an official misconduct charge against mirkarimi. and wants to suspend him without pay. that's the first step to getting him out of the office. it is a long process itch the -- process. the ethics commission will have a hearing then the board of supervisors will take a vote on whether he should keep the job. the mayor says the sheriff forced him to do this when he refused to resign. the mayor says this is best for the people of san francisco. mirkarimi says, he's into the going down without a fight the drama and the tension continues to build here at city hall. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> final check on weather and traffic. >>> one last look at temperatures heading out the door now dress for mid to upper 40s in most neighborhoods 50 arou

the sheriff ross mirkarimi trial resumes at 9:00 this morning. the judge ruled yesterday, one of sheriff ross mirkarimi's girlfriend can take the witness and it. she claims they days her while she was in court, have a man aned to do anything and find an impartial jury in the bay area. sheriff ross mirkarimi faces domestic violence it is can a aegis deal. what -- an alleged deal and coming up what poll are doing wrong. >>> polls are open holding super tuesday or primary you can as yous, other people in the race have read about the economy, they have talked about it in committee meetings but i have if it.about with george yes, that is newt gingrich's home state. rick santorum and mitt romney have been the willing it out in the past month in the state ofth have you shown in, my mother were not necessarily want me watching one or more of the free straights. iowa north dakota will finally hand him something, meantime the fun continues calling a georgetown student, a lump quote and prostate. two radio stations have now dropped the show well eid 12 adve

it started late in the afternoon when ross mirkarimi said that he refuses to resign as mayor. about -- as sheriff. about an hour later the mayor ed lee, held his own news conference and said he was us is he spending mirkarimi as sheriff. saying since mirkarimi has chosen not to resign he must act if you thought this was over since the court case wrapped up, think again. >> there is going to be a lot of circumstantial evidence brought out it is going to get uglier it is a big mess and it is not going to get better. >> reporter: mirkarimi was sentenced monday to three years probation after pleading guilty to false imprisonment for not letting his wife leave the house for hours after the two had a fight. now lee is going to suspend mirkarimi without pay. he's going to be filing paperwork to get that underway today. next up, the case will go before the ethics commission that is going to happen probably the beginning of april. then, if it gets forwarded on, it lands at the board of supervisors. that board will vote on whether mirkarimi should remain as the city sheriff. we still ha

mayor ed lee plans on forcing sheriff ross mirkarimi out of office. they will have a closed door meeting and -- they had a closed door meeting and sheriff ross mirkarimi had little to say after that meeting. >> now the meeting came after he made a tearful apology following his sentencing in his domestic violence case. he pled guilty to false imprisonment as part of a plea deal. a year of domestic violence classes and 100 hours of community service. two shootings and that violence has many people living near downtown berkeley demanding more police protection. last night they are expressing concerns over violent crime in their neighborhood. three men were shot and two days later, three other men were fired on 7th street just a half mile away. police are responding with increased patrols. >> we are having two extra, even sometimes four extra persons on that street to not only deter violence but to seek out folks who may be associated with it. >> police hope increased patrols will be helping. san francisco police have arrest two men wanted in connection w

ross mirkarimi pleaded not guilty to domestic abuse charges.ew defense challenge suggests that a statement made out of court like a videotape violates his right to cross-examine or to confront an accuser and lopez has since said she won't testify for the prosecution. both she and her husband have since said there was no abuse. jury selection is expected to continue today. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> people across japan paused for a moment of silence to remember the earthquake and tsunami that killed almost 20,000 people a year ago and set off a nuclear crisis. sirens marked the moment the earthquake hit. japan's emperor paid tribute to the victims and said they will never forget. people offered silent prayers at memorial services in puke s in . hundreds marked the anniversary as well. they observed the moment of silence at 2:46, the exact time the earthquake hit. the japanese cultural center of northern california collected more than $4 million in bay area donations, some of which was spent to help survivors deal with

stand in ross mirkarimi's trial.e judge's chambers will help decide whether a witness will take the stand in ross mirkarimi's trial. anne makovec is in san francisco where the judge plans to interview the sheriff's's ex- girlfriend. >> reporter: she alleges he was prone to violent outbursts and bruised her arm, as well. here's her picture, christina flores. she is going to be meeting with the judge privately this morning in his chambers. it was only after the san francisco sheriff was accused of abusing his wife that flores filed a police report saying he had abused her when they dated a few years ago. the statute of limitations has expired so he can't be charged criminally but the information may speak to his character. ross mirkarimi is expected back in court on monday as well as dozens of potential jurors. the sheriff pled not guilty to three misdemeanor charges. and that trial is expected to last until mid-march. back to you. >> anne makovec in san francisco, thank you. >>> 6:57 now. it's going to be a busy few d

. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi stood his ground yesterday and then mayor ed lee showed that he's ready to go toe-to-toe with mirkarimi. mirkarimi says, he is sorry for any embarrassment that he has caused. but, he thinks he's still able to be sheriff and his actions did not constitute official misconduct. when mayor lee heard that he call his own press conference 30 minutes later. >> we must always be held to the highest legal and ethical standards. sheriff mirkarimi's actions and confession of guilt clearly fall below these standards of decency and good faith rightly required of all public officials. i informed him of my intent to fulfill my duties, pursuant to the charter and move to suspend and remove him from the office for official misconduct. >> 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 fo

, as se mostr el alguacil de san francisco, ross mirkarimi, despus de declararse culpable de retenergalmente a su esposa, en un incidente de violencia domstica. ---aun asi, algunos creen que tiene que dejar su puesto. -- pilar niÑo nos lo cuenta. take pkg take pkg ;01 ;10 ;22 ;51 1;12 2;10 trt: 2;34 out cue: "telemundo 48" ross mirkarimi/jefe oficina del alguacil de sf "profunda y humildemente pido perdon por mi conducta y el dolor que cause a mi esposa, a mi hijo, estas fueron las palabras de ross mirkarimi hoy, despues de ser sentenciado a tres anos en libertad condicional y a 52 semanas en un programa de rehabilitacion para infractores por violencia domestica. liz aguilar-tarchi/fiscalia de san francisco el todavia no puede ver a su esposa hasta que el juez mira que el ha hecho cursos la sentencia incluye 100 horas de servicio comunitario, consejeria sobre paternidad y multas por casi 600 dolares....se dicto despues de que la fiscalia y su defensa negociaron eliminar los tres cargos iniciales, a cambio de que se declarara culpable de un cargo menor, por retener ilegalmente a su es

. >>> several antidomestic violence activists demanding ed lee force out sheriff ross mirkarimi, he was charged with abusing his wife. and pled guilty to a lesser charge of false imprisonment. >> activist say the trust has been broken and say if ross mirkarimi won't step down, the mayor needs to try to force him out. we're here to address what we think and we believe the mayor thinks the national embarrassment. >> this is the second time that this group gathered on the steps expressing their outage over sheriff ross mirkarimi. these activists are now demanding his removeal from office. >> we feel it would be improper for the san francisco sheriff to be overseeing programs and imposing sentencing on inmates. >> for now, he is back on the job and busy, we're told. >> just put out a plan yesterday. >> since there is no intention of stepping down, they're stepping up the pressure on the mayor. who can suspend the sheriff then under the charter ed lee giving reasons in writing to the ethics commission that would hold a hearing and pass a decision on. and this would then cast the vote. the ma

and ross mirkarimi's suspension raises a number of issues and questions. i talk about this case with criminal defense attorney. the former assistant district attorney says the fact abuse capped before mirkarimi was sworn in office could help him keep his job. >> i think his attorneys will make an early move to say onits face have you a complaint these allegations don't equal official misconduct even if they're true. >> and hammer says he made a big mistake by declaring the case was quote, a private mat yes, today more bill boards were put up in san francisco with the phrase domestic violence is never a private matter in spanish. >> a growing scandal surrounding a drug counselor at salinas high school. the 34-year-old first accused of lewd acts with a 14-year-old now, police say they've found video on his computer of students having sex. he pled not guilty to 19 felony charges inclurding manufacturing child pornography. >> there is thousands of videos in this one computer, we found 14 homemade videos and then, we're still looking and who know what's we're go

. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi finished meeting with mayor ed lee after he was sentenced. ktvu's david stevenson tells us what the sentence calls for and how ross mirkarimi broke down. >> reporter: the drama over the case stretched from the morning into had evening. look at this, a camera captured the scene inside city hall as san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi made his way from the his office tothe mayor's office to meet with the mayor about his future. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi spoke this morning after he was sentenced in his domestic violence case. >> standing before you today i am ashamedshamed and sorry. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty to false imperezenment. she years probation, 52 weeksf domestic violence classes and 100 hours of community service. they insisted he did not abuse her. a stay away order prevents him from carrying a gun remains in place for now. . >> i started consling to address my arrogance and anger issues. i look forward to the additional counseling that i will be receiving. >> it has been alleged this was a political act.

jury selection resumes in the trial of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. the prosecution got a boost when the judge decided to allow mirkarimi's ex-girlfriend to testify in the trial. christina flores claims that mirkarimi abused her when they dated. his lawyers want a change of venue saying a fair trial in san francisco is impossible. the attorney for his wife eliana lopez is challenging the admission of a videotape of her bruised arm. >> a follow-up on the oakland teen charged with killing his adoptive parents. moses kamin pleaded not guilty yesterday for allegedly strangling robert cayman and susan poff back in january. the 15-year-old confessed to police after they discovered the bodies stashed in a parked car outside their home. prosecutors say he unsuccessfully tried to set the vehicle on fire. he will be due back in court next m. the man charged with murder in a 1984 killing has pleaded not guilty. steven carlson is accused of stabbing a 14-year-old to death. he was arrested in august after dna linked him to the kim. the two were classmates at the t

sheriff ross mirkarimi -- less predictable.o file -- [ technical difficulties, stand by ] . >>> 5:36 is the time, good news with traffic, no major accidents. >> yes, we spoke to chp and all is good on the accident front, just some reports of property damage. if we go outside we can take a live look and you can see westbound traffic at the bottom portion of your screen. drive towards concord, high win advisory is expected. . >>> it sounds like we may be gusty here, chp is reporting that and northwesterly breeze is pushing winds so be careful. we are fairly quiet this morning. temperatures are cool and the satellite radar will give you a good indication of what is going on. that stormy weather is pushing off to the east, we can see a little bit of moisture, we have a few light showers reported out in the canyon coming to the east of us but we have a ridge of high pressure attempting to build it in. they will begin to thicken up because our dry conditions are going to be short lived. we have a weak system bringing us more tomorrow

i'm ross mirkarimi, sheriff. letting you know he has no plans to resign, that he is not going give up without a fight though the mayor is now suspending him from his job, ross mirkarimi never did say what he was apologizing for when he made his apology yesterday with the mayor and, again, today about that new year's eve incident with his wife. prosecutors have said that he grabbed her and he bruised her arm and this was a videotape by the neighbor but lopez later recanted her testimony said she didn't want anything happening with her husband. but the mayor says that the sheriff, after pleading guilty after a careful review of the evidence said he has a firm legal basis to suspend the sheriff from office. >> if you don't believe the conduct that i have taken responsibility for constitutes official misconduct within the mean rg of the law. i look forward to making this case to the ethics commission in the board of supervisors. >> and again he was sworn into office on january 8th and had little time to enjoy being t

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january 8th ross mirkarimi inaugurated as sheriff. ust five days later prosecutors filed criminal domestic violence charges against him. on march 12th pleading guilty to a lesser charge of false imprisonment. yesterday mirkarimi sentenced to probation, community service and counseling and today, he says he's staying and the mayor just announced he will seek to remove him from office. and this is all moving along quickly in weeks and showers. >> and now a missing teenager from the south bay. the search going on and on. she disappeared last week. we want to show thu is sierra lamar. she had disappear on her way to school from her home. hasn't been seen since, she's 15 years old. we want to go right now to abc 7 with that story. >> this has been a day of searching and questions and will cap off with a candle light vigil here at morgan hill presbyterian church. sierra's mother tearfully passes out flyers and detectives go door to door, asking questions and a community waits. >> this is never something you're prepared for in a small town. w

, también se llevará a cabo si la presunta novia del alguacil de san francisco, ross mirkarimi será partes bolsas de plástico, dice que la ciudad tuvo que analizar los impactos de la resolución y al no hacerlo la ciudad violó el acta. >>> el primer incendio fue en la avenida okdell y la calle kings, minutos más adelante, un segundo incendio estalló en la intersección de las calles california y hide. >>> un sujeto está arrestado después de terminar con su camioneta en las aguas de la bahía de san francisco, esta mañana agapito hernández y 3 adolescentes salieron con vida de las frías aguas. >>> las autoridades de santa rosa, están preocupadas después que unos ladrones se robaran más de milla y media de cableado, el hallazgo fue hecho por unos empleados que percataron que unos 8 mil pies de cobre desaparecieron. >>> mire usted, un tiroteo dejó a 3 personas heridas, el incidente fue a las 12:50 de la madrugada, poco después la policía encontró a los heridos, según las autoridades, los hechos no tienen relación con drogas o pandillas. >>> una familia de oakland pasa por duros momentos después

. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is on probation tonight following his sentencing on a domestic violence charge. ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco with the pallagy the sheriff made today and why it might not be enough to save his job. >> reporter: the sentencing didn't stop criticism today. even as the sheriff seemed headed for a show down with the mayor. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi medwith the mayor this afternoon to fight for -- met with the mayor this afternoon to fight for his future. he was sentenced this morning in connection with a confrontation with his wife eliana lopez. his sentence includes three years' probation, 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling, 100 hours of community service, parenting classes. >> what happened shouldn't have happened. i am sorry. >> reporter: they welcomed his apology but says he should step down as sheriff. >> i don't think a few moments of comments today takes -- is any -- carries any weight over what we have heard over the last 10 weeks. >> nothing here should call into question his job. talk to the deputy sheriff'

. >>> attorney for san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi are requesting his trial be moved out of the city. his attorney says it will make it too difficult oo seat a fair and impartial jury. ross mirkarimi pleaded not guilty to domestic violence battery, child endangerment and he grabbed and bruised the arm of his wife, ellana lopez in front of their son on new year's eve. his wife is not cooperating with the prosecution and a judge ruled a former girlfriend of ross mirkarimi christina flores will be allowed to protest against him. she claims she was abruised -- abused. >>> the group called recall and restore says it cannot urafford to collect the signatures needed to put a recall measure on a ballot but jean quan is naught in the clear yet, the second group has till july 2 to collect its signatures. >>> temperatures halted and are cooling tonight. upper 40s. low 50s in a couple places. breezy out there tonight and the winds are not going to allow temperatures to cool off much over night. 20 in fairfield. winds will get most gusty overnight and special into tomorrow -- especially into

mayor lee suspended ross mirkarimi yesterday after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment involving a domestic violence charge with his wife. the mayor met with mirkarimi on monday and asked him to resign but the sheriff refused. >> i do not believe that the concept i have taken constitutes official misconduct within the meaning of the law and i look forward to making my case to the ethics commission and the board of supervisors >> i've carefully reviewed the city charter and conducted my own review of the evidence and consulted with legal counsel. i also met with sherrif ross mirkarimi yesterday to give him the opportunity to resign. >> though the ethics commission will hold hearings on the misconduct charges within the coming weeks and then make a recommendation, once the misconduct case makes it to the board of supervisors, nine of the 11 members would have to agree to oust mirkarimi officially from his office. we saw a statement, yesterday from the deputies association saying they are disappointed in mirkarimi and that whole situation has affected morale.

later today sheriff ross mirkarimi will learn whether his political future is in jeopardy. the mayor will announce if he will try to remove mirkarimi from office a day after criminal proceedings ended. amy hollyfield is live at the hall of justice with more. >> reporter: mayor ed lee has the power now. he could decide today whether to start the process to try and remove mirkarimi from office. mirkarimi met with the mayor yesterday, for a few minutes. he didn't say what they talked about. mirkarimi has said before he has no plans to step down. he says, he has been in counseling for arrogance and anger issues he's going to keep working to regain the public's trust. mirkarimi was sentenced yesterday to three years probation for false imprisonment, the charge is related to a domestic indent involving his wife and son. >> i deeply and humbly apologize for my behavior and the pain it caused to my wife and son. to my colleagues to the san francisco sheriff's department and to the people of san francisco. >> reporter: mayor ed lee can decide to start an administrative process to try

. >> people in san francisco want to see ross mirkarimi out of office. it is an exclusive eyewitness news poll, 72 percent want him to step down. only 22 percent said it wanted to remain. 66 percent approve of the way the mayor is handling the case. this morning the interim sheriff will make her first full day in office. >> during such time as i hold the office of share for the city and county of san francisco. >> she came out of retirement to assume the role of acting sheriff. the san francisco native and 35 year veteran is the first woman ever to hold that office in the city >> walnut creek police are looking for a man who tried to get a 30 year-old girl into his car. he is believed to be in his 60s. the girl says the man approached her last wednesday and thursday after she got out of woman creek intermediate school. he wanted to give her a ride but she ran away both times. family and friends are not giving up on the morgan hill teenager who never made it home. another candlelight vigil was held for sierra lamar who was last seen heading to school on f