there you see ross mirkarimi. we will monitor what happens and bring you an update as soon as she resumes her testimony. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details here. we spoke with aaron pestcon, he is waiting to hear if he will testimony. he is expected to address claims the mayor ed lee perjured himself. he said the mayor's office asked him to offer ross mirkarimi a new job if he would resign as sheriff. >> i will testify to those issues, yes. >> the ethic's commission is expected to decide tonight whether to subpoena him. >>> body found at the brown -- dublin-pleasanton bart station. investigators say the body is that of a woman. police are investigating how she died. >>> the biggest child pornography operation in northern california history. "operation chickenhawk." ktvu's janine de la vega tells us one officer described the images as haunting. >> reporter: we are here on blossom hour, police took a 32- year-old moon who lives here into cust -- man who lives here into custody for child pornograph

she got on the stand as she described ross ross mirkarimi's irrational fears. the questions was combative at times. at one time ellana lopez's attorney interrupted when ellana lopez was asked when she knew she was in a abusive relationship. >> did you understand you were in a abusive relationship with your husband. >> i am sorry. >> can you repeat that question, please? >> reporter: now, this is the video that she took of ellana lopez. he questioned her about the video in which she points out the bruise that was caused by ross mirkarimi. >> in the videotape you pointed to your bruise and said this is the second time this happened. >> yes. >> was anything you said in the video untruthful? >> no. >> reporter: again, ellana lopez insists her husband was physical with her once and the second time referred to discussion about divorce. ellana lopez tomorrow will ask a judge to modify the protective order. we will bring you an update later and a wrap up on the 10:00 news. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and you can watch ellana lopez's testimony on www.ktvu.c

>> she came from san francisco to help her husband what eliana lopez had to say about sheriff ross mirkarimi. >>> and live in the south bay we will tell you about the ultimatum given to homeless people living along a san jose creek. >>> and to the south we have tropical clouds and some rain and will some of that make it here, time now for the second hour of the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> complete bay area coverage starts now this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, it is 6:00 on this thursday, july 19th, i am in for pam cook. >> and i am dave clark, steve is over here, let's check weather, how do you dress for a day like this? >>> well it will be warm inland and there will be tropical like clouds south bay and east bay so a higher humidity factor, 60s and 70s and 80s, here is sal. >>> getting up to 880 and 17 it is a nice looking drive no major problems and also driving south from pleasanton you want to drive down 880, traffic is looking good let's go back to the desk. >>> the wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi return to the witness stand. last night eliana lopez be

the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi.he is the star witness in a hearing happening right now that could cost him his job. i am. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> she flew from venezuela to testify tonight and defend her husband against domesting abuse allegations. ktvu's david stevenson is monitoring the hearing. david? >> reporter: that's right. suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi's ethic's commission hearing go

sheriff ross mirkarimi is fighting to keep his job as san francisco sheriff. when eliana lopez entered the courtroom she briefly made contact with her husband and spilled. she told the deputy city attorney she and the coupp's son had been live track and was working to support the family. since he has been suspended without pay she has been working to support the family. she recorded this video and in the video eliana lopez tearfully explains her husband said he was a powerful man implying his position as sheriff could help him gain custody if they divorce but eliana lopez explained that is not what she meant and that her video was misinterpreted. >> your husband said he was a four full man more than once? >> no. actually he never said that, that was my conclusion of our conversation. he never said i am a powerful man. >> now coming up. >> reporter: you will hear what sheriff ross mirkarimi said about the argument that started all of this. ktvu news. >> and they are looking into whether to pursuit perjury charges. they wanted four people to show the mayor lied

the danger is ross mirkarimi admitted, he pled guilty to it. the key is this dissuading witnesses and obstruction of justice information. she needs to steer clear of that. >> what about her attorney? how is she preparing for today? >> absolutely. paula is a great attorney, very familiar with these types of cases. she needs to stress to eliana to stay on message. it's important to be honest and consistent. iffy is comes across he is helping too much or is inconsistent with something she said or her e-mails then the commission may not believe her and that will have her testimony battered down. paula i'm sure prepped her for this day. eliana came from venz to support her husband. i think that's going to go a long way. >> we'll have continuing coverage. thanks for getting up early. >> thank you. this morning fremont police blame road rage for putting a baby girl in the house. a 1-year-old girl, mother and brother were hit by a car speeding through. police say two drivers got into an argument, and then they started racing. ones those ended up hittin

. >> i don't recall offering ross mirkarimi any job. >> reporter: he said he was asked to tell ross mirkarimi he could have a new job if he resigned at sheriff. he was unable to confirm that. his office said he is traveling. he said i understood he was making a offer on behalf of the mayor. >> so you never authorized them to convey to ross mirkarimi if he would step down you would give him another job? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: they are aligned with ross mirkarimi. no second party confirmed the allegation. his testimony was 100% truthful. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: attorneys can ask them to testimony. they raised enough money to fly ellana lopez in from venezuela to testify. >> when mayor ed lee can't bring in the main witness it is ridiculous. we said we got to get the money together. >>> the next ethic's commission hearing is set for later this month. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the highway patrol identified a man who died in a accident. he died at the scene. this happened before 2:00 p.m. on highway 87. he was wearing his seatbelt and there was no eviden

sheriff ross mirkarimi was sworn in and five days later he was charged with three criminal counts. on march 12th he pled guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment. then mayor ed lee suspended him and they will help decide if he gets his job back. >>> they will make a critical decision than is directly tied to the sheriff ross mirkarimi case. they will decide if sheriff ross mirkarimi's lawyers will pursuit perjury -- perjury and they will subpoena four people who will show he lied under oath twice and mayor ed lee strongly denies those allegations. >> he will be streaming live this evening. click on the sheriff ross mirkarimi tab and that hearing begins at 5:00 p.m. >>> the council is scheduled to vote on a new resolution for stopping the violence in syria. a bomb killed four high ranking officials. coming up we will go live to washington as is the obama administration calls for the leader to step down. santa clara marketing consultant was relieved to talk with his 48-year-old fire that hit hard in damascus. >> it hit hard antigen rales, kernels... >> they have been following throug

of ross mirkarimi. >> will have a warm-up for the bay area. let's start with that and go to james fletcher. problems. we have the bay fog on the coast with areas of drizzle. in the afternoon who will have a sunny conditions. this evening the fog will return to the coast pin we have a great looking forecast for this weekend. we will have that coming up in just a minute. moderate to media ride around the bay area. light to moderate conditions in the south bay. we have a problem on highway 4 and interstate 580 pin >>mark: cerus that it is planning on moving in and said -- shaft deputies plan on moving and to sweep the park. they are going to remove the homeless residents. >> the have been several fires and this complex i've spoken to a man who has been here for at least a year. for several days they have going for around this place posting fliers telling them that they need to move european. in a couple of minutes we have an interview with a man who left this place here is the what said about being a victim. >>will: before the fires happened was

of the ross mirkarimi? not to my knowledge. >> you did not text with political consultants, board members, media contact salmos? >> absolutely not. >> your declaration states met lopez contacted me, and i had several phone conversations regarding of domestice3dd? related incidents that have occurred with her husband, ross mirkarimi. does that sound right? >> yes. >> if my technology was working i would have this electronically. it is an attempt to take the first stagpage of exhibit 83, ad that is something all council has agreed 0 that compiles communications between a number of people on january 4, and it is all communications we are aware of, texas, phones, e-mails -- texts, phones, emails, and the people in records from are ross mirkarimi, you, and kellie williams, so that is what exhibit 83 is, and there are seven pages of small text lines, so i have tried to pull some of these out. if you want to take out your binder. >> ok. >> exhibit 83 is there in full. i just want to know that in case you want to d

next wednesday we will hear from ross mirkarimi's wife ellana lopez. she is set to fly in from venezuela and defend her husband. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a lesbian couple has gone to court to try to stop the deportation of immigrant same- sex couple. she same to the united states 20 years ago. she can't get a green card because the government doesn't recognize her marriage. >>> only on 2, a ktvu poll shows californians support legalizing betting on sports. gambling is legal in casinos casinos and card clubs but lawmakers are looking into ways to tax. 58% of california voters favor legalizing and taxing sports betting. 35% are opposed. 7% had no opinion. voters are split over legalling online poker. -- legalizing online poker. >>> the number of apligations for unemployment benefits -- applications for unemployment benefits fell to an all term low. 350,000 new applications, that is down 25,000 from the week before. but that is probably because auto makers did not issue they usual summer layoffs. >>> the t

. >> back from venezuela, the wife of ross mirkarimi takes the stand and ileana lopez is trying to save her husband's job and ann mackovic is in san fransisco with what she says she was really crying about in that infamous video. >> she testified for 45 minutes last night and that testimony will resume at 5:00 p.m. here at city hall. there is some video of her walking into the hearing room, filled with supporters last night as well as city officials. and plenty of media. she winked in her husband's direction, this is the first and she has been allowed to be this close to him when a judge issued a 100 yd stay away order and that was just after ross mirkarimi was sworn in as sherrif days after the alleged domestic violence attack. lopez has been in venezuela with her son since march. >> i feel so scared. >> even now you feel scared that you would lose custody of your sun? >> that is why i am in venezuela. because i'm so scared all this madness. >> ross mirkarimi plead guilty to false imprisonment after bruising his wife's arm, this is a shot from that infamous video she made, crying not l

the person testifying is ross mirkarimi's friend and former manager. she is here because she tried to intervene with his neighbor when the neighbor contacted police about the bruise the sheriff wife last december 31. the main event is at 6:30, that is when ellana lopez is expected to testify. this is video of her arriving. she has been in venezuela since march. she does not want ross mirkarimi to lose his job over what the mayor describes as official misconduct. analysts say she will have to down play to the ethic's commission, this video in which she displays that bruise. >> her attorneys will have told her keep it simple. talk about the fact this was not something that was really of any big deal. i blew it out of proportion. >> reporter: here is ross mirkarimi entering to cheers. this is the first time they will be in the same room together since a january protective order. she is awaiting her turn in a room. they are forbidden from having any contact throughout the night. we will bring you a wrap up tonight on the 10:00 news. reporting live in san f

spikes in ross mirkarimi's campaign there was only one -- >> in ross mirkarimi's campaign there was onlymanager. >> were you paid for your services? >> yes, i was. >> how much were yoÒ paid. >> objection, relevance. >> overruled. >> a whopping $6,800. u!rise in the campaign pay you directly or through some other intermediary? >ñna-íe)p&e%ei >> are there other benefits besides a whopping $6,800? >> believing in your candidate, believing in the issues your candidate is promoting, trying to make san francisco a better place. i believe that is a great benefits and why yousi work. >> isn't it also the case said you know people in power and have influence in their positions if you successfully held them in their campaign? >> i think it depends on how you define power and how you define influence. >> i have a power point i am going to try to work with, because we discovered at the last hearing the exhibits and were sometimes unwieldy. i will try this and if it does not work we will go back to using the paper exhibits, and i beg your indulgence as i tried to set it up. >> what is the power point

it was the first time she and ross mirkarimi had been in the same room together in public for months. there is still a stay away order in effect as mirkarimi fights to keep his job as san francisco sheriff. we heard from lopez's neighbor in declarations saying that mirkarimi grabbed her arm 18 fight on new year's eve day. lopez says mirkarimi did grab her arm and leave a bruise. she showed videotape of that arm that was shot by neighbor ivory madison. she also said to the commission that this whole fight was not a very explosive fight. >> he say -- i just one thing was the only thing he said. and i said don't talk to me that way. >> lopez said that she asked madison about custody laws and madison actually scared her with what she said. she said that she told lopez that if she divorced him that she would probably lose custody of their son because he was sheriff. san francisco mayor ed lee charged mirkarimi with official misconduct after he pleaded guilty misdemeanor false imprisonment in connection with that altercation, the commission is going to do is will make a recommendation on mi

>> her wit come as cross. >> she's at the heart after the tempt to oust her husband, sheriff ross mirkarimi. the mayor made this move after mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. and there is lopez supporting him, defending the marriage. >> never consider divorcing her husband. ever? >> no. >> no. we haven't talken about that. we never make decisions. >> abc 7's legallan lift says lopez expressing a united front is typical in domestic violence cases. >> there is a problem is that is not what she said at the time. city attorneys will point that out. >> that video taken by her neighbor. on the stand lopez talked about her conversation with madison and tried to put the tape into context. >> and she said as sheriff... this is an old-, used the words old boys network. they will... you know cover each other. and so you have to make evidence. >> she says lopez is happy to see her husband, they've had no contact because of a court order. she and their son are now living in venezuela with mirkarimi's approval. she testified she plans to extend the stay. >> are you sure y

. >> mark: suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is taking another ugly turn. he is sending out blasting allegations that the mayor relied while on the stand at the allegations hearing. sheriff ross mirkarimi is a lawyer who believes that the mayor did lie and he calls his credibility into question. >> i do believe the mayor was not truthful in the testimony to the commission. a ultimately this entire case is built on the mayor's credibility and if they shown or if there is a reasonable doubt about the mayor's credibility than the ethics committee must look into that. sheriff ross mirkarimi had absolutely nothing to do with where they're not the mayor committed perjury. no one told the mayor to get on the stand and say something that was not true. >> mark: mayor ed lee issued a statement saying enough is enough, the time has come for a share for ross mirkarimi to deal with the facts and the facts are that ross mirkarimi pleaded guilty to domestic violence against his wife. he is on probation and he said that is not conduct we can tolerate from one of our top la

should ross mirkarimi keep his job as the city sherrif? the star witness, his wife, has been on the hot seat for the past couple of days and melissa griffin has been following the hearings. lopez flew back from venezuela to testify in the hearings, it has been good peter but how did she do, did she help or hurt the cause? >> she did the best she could with a crazy set of facts, and a video and text messages. she was beautiful and charming and funny, emotional at times. but she really stuck to the story that this was not domestic violence. if you cannot help but notice the fact that she is a venezuelan actress. if you had gone to other hearings, it is a completely different feel. she was really the start. >> infected seemed at times that she was enjoying it. i do not mean to cast personal excursions but she would be asked a question, and she would go on in a monologue that would go to various places. she repeatedly had to be demolished by the chairman of the ethics commission to answer the specific question instead of telling what ever the

the woman who told a neighbor about her new year's eve argument with her husband and sheriff ross mirkarimiend videotaped her bruised arm and her statement that mirkarimi had done this kind of thing before he was convicted of false imprisonment and suspended in an interview with dan noyes, in venezuela in may, lopez says she did not mean he abused her before and downplayed the physical aspect of the fight. >> he understood that he shouldn't touch and he let go? >> he immediately when i stayed stop, he stopped. >> an >> reporter: at any point were you afraid for your sift? >> no, never. >> reporter: were you afraid for theo's safety? >> never. >> reporter: mayor ed lee is now accused by mirkarimi's attorneys of discussing the case with supervisors before suspending mirkarimi and then lying about that under oath. no supervisor has confirmed those accusations. the commission is going to take up that later this week. today it is lopez, front and center trying to minimize the damage against her husband she not planning to stay in san francisco, according to the chronicle which says she needs to

after more than two hours of testimony by the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. in the past 30 minutes, the deputy city attorney asked lopez what she meant in a text she sent to mirkarimi about using his, quote, power, to hold a police investigation into the domestic violence allegations. lopez said, quote, if you are a san francisco and you just became a sheriff, do something. we are following all of today's developments and will bring you a live report tonight on the 10:00 on ktvu. >>> to sonoma county, firefighters attacked a fire in an old barn just yards away from some homes. fire crews responded just after 3:15 this morning to the fire on old red wood highway in windsor. the barn was destroyed along with a couple of trucks and a horse trailer inside. they kept the flames from spreading to two homes nearby. >>> a car fire that briefly forced the evacuation of an oakland apartment building appears suspicious, investigators say. firefighters found a dodge neon on fire in the car port of an apartment building. crews got the fire out within 20 minutes before it

. >>> suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi and his wife reunited. we will have details and white powder sent to several bay area police departments today. we will tell you where. >> coming up later, the giants work in philadelphia and the a's going for two in a row against the yankees and if you attend the tour de france, please, keep your dog on a leash. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do, consider the journey of today's athletes. their training depends on technology. and when it takes a battery, there are athletes everywhere who trust duracell. they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trusted everywhere. and soon...even more reason to trust duracell. duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. duralock. coming soon to every duracell battery. >>> this just in. a man in his 20s was shot and killed in san francisco at 9:00 p.m. officers responded to a shooting. and they found a victim who was shot several times. he was taken to san francisco general where he died. no suspects are in

. >>> the wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi resumes her testimony today in front of the commission considering whether her husband should keep his job. eliana lopez was the star witness taking the stand for half an hour last night. mirkarimi was suspended without pay in march, shortly after he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment for bruising his wife's arm. lopez talked about that bruise and her divorce. but told the commission the couple has not reached any final decisions. amy hollyfield will have more on lopez's testimony in the next half hour. >>> san francisco police investigating fatal shooting involving an officer it happened yesterday in the district. police say the still unidentified man used a box cutter to slash a colleague. the man began walking south, police caught up with him an officer opened fire when she said he lunged at her with what looked like a knife. the stabbing victim told police he barely knew the man who slashed him. >>> members of the state senate have approved a little belt-tightening on themselves. the senate has approved a one year pay freeze for its

the question is whether rost's attorneys -- whether ross mirkarimi's attorneys will pursue. >>> getting california's high- speed rail approved. lawmakers will vote tomorrow. governor jerry brown's proposal includes $705 million that will luelectrify -- electrify california's high-speed rails. >>> live in oakland where police are not just trying to clean up the streets, they are fighting crime on the water. how they are doing it coming up. >> clouds and cooler temperatures today. steve paulson is up to tell you if you could expect a warm up for the weekend. and a florida story that is surprising people nationwide, a lifeguard fired for saving a man who was in danger of drowning. >>> this fire broke out around 1:00 a.m. this morning in oakland. ktvu news crew arrived before the first firefighters. flames reached 20 feet in the air. we don't know if it was an accident or deliberately set. >>> huge tree fell and damaged a car in oakland on east 20th street around 3:30 a.m. this morning. the branches snapped and landed on a parked car. the wind probably caused this. chain saws cut the tree l

the commission will recommend whether ross mirkarimi should remain as the sheriff the board of supervisorss the final say. she is expected to testify again today. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the mirkarimi's son remains in venezuela you see 3-year-old theo in a picture coming up, from an interview i-team reporter dan noyes did with lopez in venezuela in may. abc7 news will be there when lopez returns to testify today. the pan next is expected to make its recommendation to the board on august 16th. >>> fairfield police investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital. it happened before 10:00 last night on dana drive. someone opened fire on a 23-year-old -- man. the victim is at the hospital in stable condition. police have little information at this time but they say they have no reason to believe the shooting is gang-related. >>> santa clara police asking for the public's help in finding a man reported missing. police say the 32-year-old left work in mountain view for lunch yesterday and never came back. he was last seen at a store in south winchester in santa clara, one in the

a new job if he resigned as sheriff but ross mirkarimi's attorney claims he made the offer on mayor ed lee's behalf. mayor ed lee told ktvu he never talked to anyone about the case and he hasn't even talked to him in 2-3 years. >>> non-profit that helps victims of domestic violence says it had to give off 20 lof notices -- layoff notices this week. they say the cuts amount to 12 full time positions. the ceo says donations were down $300,000 this year even though demand has increased. they hope to restructure in a way that will minimum the impact. >>> beefing up staff to handle the development of apple's new space ship campus. the building will take up 3 million square feet. the city carved $300,000 from the budget for a planner and engineer. >>> pinterest pinned down new office space in san francisco. they signed a lease today and will leave its current base in palo alto. mayor ed lee is thrilled to welcome them to the city. >>> palo alto network hopes to raise $2 million. they filed paper work today and expects to sell 6.2 million shares. >>> a woman is suing the fda for the right

is testifying before san francisco's ethics commission and supporting efforts to try to return ross mirkarimi to his job as san francisco sheriff. christie smith is live at city hall with more on what lopez has revealed so far in this case. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning. eliana lopez got started last night. she had quite a bit to say about this fwit hight with her husbant rocked his career. we heard from elian that's neighbor that said that ross mirkarimi was yelling at her and violently grabbed her arm during that fight. she told the commission it wasn't a very explosive fight, that he did use profanity and she said don't talk to me like that. she videotaped with her neighbor ivory madison. she asked her about custody laws and madison told her she might lose custody of their son. >> after our conversation she made me feel even more scared because she also said as the sheriff this is owe used the word old boys network and they will you know, cover each other so you have to make an evidence. >> reporter: lopez said that the couple has talked about divorce but they haven't r

he insists that he suspended the were sherrif because ross mirkarimi plead guilty to domestic violence against his own life. >> these individuals that they are climbing i authorize some job announcement, that is totally false. >> that is one of two contentions being made by his supporters. that through a third-party the mayor offered ross mirkarimi a job if he would resign. >> i don't recall offering him any job. >> the mayor stands by that statement and says that absolutely did not happen but he admits it is possible others used the mayor's name to make offers that not authorized. the mayor says that he also stands by his other statement under oath, that he never spoke to any members of the board of supervisors prior to suspending the sherrif. >> i did not .. >> i know that not a fact. >> but a building inspector commissioner clams and they're like saying that supervisors spoke to the mayor before the removal of ross mirkarimi. >> you're saying that he perjured himself? >> yes. >> i've been very careful not to discuss this with supervisors of the board, they have their independent rol

eliana lopez, wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi, testifies at the ethics commission hearing onsday july has been testifying about the incident that started all of this involving suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. it left a bruise on her arm. >> this hearing is set for 9:00 a.m. she plans on asking a judge it to change the 'stay' order and wants a peaceful contact with her husband. she says that suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi was domestic violence but they maintained that it was a heated argument that want too far. she would like to remain married. while this could be another case where an injured wife changes her story. will tran,, kron 4 news. we continue to follow the latest development from a movie theater shooting and colorado. wz

. >>> suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is headed to court today to get his wife back. this comes a day after his wife eliana lopez wrapped up her testimony best things commission. lopez testified that the fight she had -- she had with her husband on new year's eve has sent her life into a tailspin. she told the commission that mirkarimi did cause the bruises on her arm during the argument she said she regrets making the video showing her neighbor the bruise. she said she recorded that in case their marriage ended in divorce and a custody battle ensued. amy hollyfield will have a live report in our next half hour. >>> ethics commission has ruled san francisco mayor lee's alleged perjury in two sworn statements before them is irrelevant event to the proceedings. the commissioners said any matters of witness perjury should be taken seriously. but the specific truth fullness of two statements made by the mayor don't play to the question of whether sheriff mirkarimi should be removed from office. other city leaders have refuted the mayor's testimony that he never discussed

our time is 6:31. >> the stage is set for the main event at the ross mirkarimi ethic's probe today. rkarimi's wife eliana lopez is back in san francisco. she is scheduled to testify before the ethics committee later today. tara. >> reporter: and she says she is eker to tell her side of the story -- eager to tell her side of the story. which she says is the truth. she has been in venezuela caring for her sick father. online supporters paid her plane ticket so she could appear before the ethic's commission to testify in person. >> this is the second time this is happening. i said ross i want to work on our marriage. >> reporter: her client will put into context this emotional video shot by neighbor madison. madison caused lopez to see her losing her son because lopez is not an american citizen. >> she got completely freaked out by what miss madison said to her regarding custody of theo. and that madison said you've got to make this video. you will lose custody of theo to ross. >> reporter: theo is the couples young son that did not make the trip to america yesterday. legal analyst that

the misconduct case against sheriff ross mirkarimi has gathered criticism. does he deserve a second chance falling his domestic violence incident? >> for answers to that we turn to the former mayor willie brown and ross mirkarimi wife attorney who was at the hearings this week. we asked how much of this hearing is everyone talking about is for the record and how much is to play in the court of public opinion. >> in reality on the political side, it is all figured out, it is all public opinion >> speaking of feeder and public opinion, is testimony, he has gone back and forth in the public's mind. tearful one day, angry the next, what do you see? >> needs to be consistent for a couple of months. he needs to use the opportunity to build on it and gather public relations team because it will all come down to a vote in the board of supervisors three months from now. >> believe me, every member of that board is quaking in their boots. they do not want to cast this vote at all simply because they will offend somebody, when you vote particularly somebody on this iss

this is the woman who is going to be here today trying to help ross mirkarimi.nezuela where she has been staying with the couple's son. her husband suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi she hopes to help him keep his job he was charged with domestic violence for grabbing and bruising her arm in a dispute on new year's eve. it was all about her taking their son to venezuela. in an exclusive interview with the i-team's dan noyes who went to venezuela for the interview in may, she talked about and really downplayed the incident. >> and then we came back home and i said, okay we cannot talk. and he grabbed my arm and in the moment i say stop, he stopped. and he react like oh my gosh. >> reporter: mayor lee wants mirkarimi removed from office permanently. now accused by mirkarimi's attorneys as of discussing the case with supervisors before suspending mirkarimi, then lying about it under oath that would be a felony. no supervisor is confirming those accusations. still, the ethics commission is going to be taking up that issue later this week itch today, it is eliana lopez

. >> mark: we are expecting to hear from the wife of the suspension of ross mirkarimi when she takes the stand. >> darya: now we're waiting for a warm-up. >> mark: and have james fletcher with more on the forecast. >> james: we have to to the '50s with some gradual clearing this afternoon we have a little more sunshine the temperatures will still be on the cool side. we will talk about this coming up. and we have more and it on your forecast, but as good a quick update on your commute. >> george: we have a good ride at the bay bridge toll plaza, no back up yet. metering lights have still been active and around the bay area you will find a new light and easy ride that is your quick commute. >> darya: to wishing for california's 10 uc schools could go up by as much as 20%. now there is a uc regents meeting that is planned this morning, we are live to talk about the protests and why tuition could go up yet again. >> will: now meeting the protesters will be the officers they are here, they're here just in case things get out of hand. one of the officers tells me that he expects things to

those stories and more in your morning minutes. >> ileana lopez, the star witness in the ross mirkarimithics hearing flew back from venezuela to try and save her husband's job. >> you never thought that your husband's status as an elected official gave him power that he could use to take voa from you? >> no. >> a boss explosion killed six israelis in bulgaria. >> george zimmerman speaks up for the first time. >> feel that it was all god's plan. >> there's no way that my god would want tourism and to kill a teenage son. >> we can see the behind-the- scenes. >> these attacks have no logic, no bases, and no merit. and they need to stop. >> congresswoman michelle bachman calls for an

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and strong words from mayor ed lee, aimed at ross mirkarimi. >> have we called into question the mayor's credibility? absolutely. >> demanding mirkarimi face the facts about his alleged misconduct. >>> a very public feud between the mayor and the suspended sheriff took another ugly turn tonight. the mayor sent out a statement late today blasting allegations that he lied while testifying at the sheriff's ethics hearing. kate thompson is here. what is he saying about the statement? >> they're being very clear. they're saying flat out that they do believe that the mayor lied when he was testifying. they are calling his court's exhibit into question. redibility into question. >> reporter: lawyers for the suspended shift filed a request to subpoena four witnesses they will will contradict the mayor's statement. >> i do believe he was not truthful in his testimony before the commission. this entire case is built on the mayor's credibility. if it's shown or there's a reasonable doubt about the mayor's credibility, then the ethics commission must look into it. >> reporter: mayor ed lee testified