i will take this opportunity to go through the roots of our sanctuary city. it was established in 1989 and at that time, our city had heard numerous stories about how people were fleeing to america and trying to find their new lives because of persecution, war and all the other things that had pushed a lot of people to come here and find their opportunities here. during that time, we felt did very important that we allowed and welcome these new families to come here and feel safe and as they became embedded in our neighborhoods, we discovered that if we were to not only continue that invitation, but also as a sanctuary city, could involve them in everything from the way we conduct our business to having adequate services, to having help programs accessible, to having police and public safety programs accessible to them to take the fear out of being undocumented or unaccustomed to the culture. to have more open and welcoming neighbors along with a realistic viewpoint that we could not prevent a lot of it from happening because we have an unstable immigration po

and defend sanctuary ordinance not just here in san francisco, where it has been under a lot of pressure and discussion and a lot of debate, bull also all over the country, because other cities also have a sanctuary ordinance. again, it is not about -- the way that the current dialogue that is been happening, a lot is about crime. it is actually about insuring that everybody has equal access and equal process in san francisco. so we want to put that out there and remind people that is what it is about, and we are definitely here to be able to hear any questions and again to continue strengthening and defending the sanctuary ordinance. my colleague is going to talk always more about the complaint process that people can use to file a complaint regarding a sanctuary city violation. >> thank you. if i may, i just want to read more cards, and if you would, line up to speak. once again, forgive me if i am mispronouncing a name. janine. lapeta. thank you. carl. julie so -- soux. bart murphy. guadaloupe, and manava. forgive me if i am pronouncing these names wrong. line up, and you have two minutes. next speaker. >> thank you. good evening, everyone. i am from the human rights comm

this is the latest developments since san francisco became a sanctuary city a year and a half ago. rrow, ed lee will appear on sunday edition to give his views on the issue. >>> this weekend, the city of san jose bracing for more cinco de mayo celebrations. plus the home playoff games for the sharks tomorrow, a lot of activity down there. today, business owners are cleaning up after thursday's rowdy behavior. guised as the celebration for cinco de mayo. four businesses near highway 101 were damaged. one man was stomped in the head. another man stabbed. in all, seven people were arrested. >>> police say it was a small group of bad apples in an otherwise friendly crowd thursday night. they don't expect anymore rowdy behavior, but they will monitor cinco de mayo activity or trouble spots in the downtown and foothill areas today and tomorrow. >>> a hayward father credits the family dog with helping to save the life of his teenaged daughter during a fire. even though the dog has been nationally recognized for its special deed, the animal is making it nearly impossible for the family to f

it is yet another chapter since san francisco became a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.vember of 2009, laws were loosened for undocumented workers who drove without a license. if they are stopped, they are allowed time for someone to drive their car and avoid getting it towed. since then the number of towed cars has dropped dramatically. >> the sanctuary city policy is illegal. >> howard is the former chair of the san francisco republican party. he says he is fine with legal immigration, but believes this time the sheriff has gone too far. >> have no right to be in the country to begin with. so they don't have the right -- the same rights as i do or you do to get out of jail free card. >> reporter: san francisco is not the only place that is taking a swipe at the federal program. just two days ago, illinois chose to opt out and as we speak there's a bill going through the california legislature that. is authored by tom amiano and that could allow all california counties to opt out. this could be a trend that we are going to be seeing for the next year. ken. >> trend sett

. >>> this week san francisco renews it stand as a sanctuary city and will not hand over misdemeanor suspects that to be illegal immigrants. the federal program asking for fingerprints and continue jail time is voluntary. immigration officials called his decision unfortunate. >>> friends and family of an east main nursing student say they are hoping for the past but become more and more concerned with each passing hour. lee was last seen friday. a spokesman says that police have asked the nursing school and lee's family to keep a low profile. >> we are looking into what he hayward police department is asking us to do. we do not want to compromise or jeopardize their investigation. >> instructors reported a lee missing friday night when she did not come back to class after a break. her car was found parked nearby with his its doors locked. >>> one center says that the high-speed rail system could lead california's holding a very heavy bag. >> this is just plain not. >> the congressman says about the project was given a price tag of $43 billion it may cost twice that much. it will conn

. >> reporter: hennessey and others say it violates san francisco's sanctuary city policy and sweeps up innocent people in a deportation dragnet. >> one in particular comes to mind, of a victim who called was arrested with the abuser is what happens in some cases. >> reporter: an i.c.e. agent calls hennessey's decision unfortunate. they are considering legal actions to stop the sheriff. >> it's an abusive office and utter lawlessness which is really disturbing. it's not a minor crime to be here illegally. >> reporter: i.c.e. statistics show that 241 people have been deforted. 111 of those people had no prior criminal conviction. david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> san francisco major ed lee spoke today about the sheriff's refusal to comply with security. >> if it's up to the federal authority to tell us that it's up to us. if they are saying on the one hand that it's not that you can't opt out and there's no choice on your part then we don't have a choice to not comply. >> reporter: mayor lee said the sheriff's decision will not be implemented until june. >>> the opposition is also sprea

it's yet another chapter since san francisco became a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. in november of 2009, laws were loosened for undocumented workers who drove without a license. if they are stopped, they are allowed time to find someone to drive their car and avoid getting it towed. since then the number of tows has dropped dramatically. >> the policy is illegal. >> howard is the former chair of the san francisco republican party. he says he is fine with legal immigration but believes this time the sheriff has gone too far. >> you have no right to be in the country to begin with, so they don't have the right -- the same rights as i do or you do to get out of jail free card. >> reporter: this move by the sheriff is a direct swipe at the federal secure communities immigration act. we aren't alone. there is a statewide effort, a bill is going through the california legislature that is authored by tom amiano and just as wednesday, illinois opted out, this seems to be a trend. >> all right grace lee in san francisco with the latest. thank you grace. >>> the elite navy sea

we get attacked for the sanctuary city. the id cards in san francisco and connecticut are very, very good. this is an issue that most elected do not want to deal with. in sacramento, it is not a user- friendly situation. people acknowledged that something has to be done, but then they run away from the. commissions such as this, cities such as san francisco, and basically the reality. sometimes i make a joke about immigration. we are here already. we are not going to go away. if you're worried that we have h1n1, then give us health care. i went to washington and ask what is going to happen with health care reform? you have to think of ways. you have to give us more funding for community clinics so people will not be worried about getting deported and not be worried about getting health care. and not be worried about somehow being identified as a criminal. we have a lot of responsibility to all our brothers and sisters who made this country great. we cannot be intimidated. we are a productive people. i walked on the picket l

supervisor kim: onto concur with my colleagues around the sanctuary city ordinance. i want to thank the supervisors have worked on this and i gets important -- and know that our mayor has a long history of working on civil-rights and immigrants rights issues and my hope you would commit to a full implementation of this policy. he is working to expand due process protection for families here in the u.s. and i hope we will continue to the full implementation. i want to give a quick update -- the mayor referred to it on the pyre of that happened in district 6 last wednesday night. it was a for alarm fire that started around 5:30 in the evening. unfortunately, the fire snaked its way from the first floor of a way to the third floor and through the roof. the building is now and habitable. there are now approximately 48 units in the building and 143 people have been displaced. we were able to work quickly to open up the recreation center to be a temporary shelter for wednesday night and thursday night. we were able to get a number of residents and 32 individuals housing at

committing low level crimes we will hear more about that later plus why the mayor feels san francisco sanctuary city status may help officers fight crime. >> interested to hear more about that. still to come, taking you out to the ballpark how the giants played against the rockies. >> how a soldier's son kept his surprise visit secret from his mom. >>> jim bernard here, cloudy and cool across the bay area this morning the chance of showers winding down the forecast coming your way next i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. sierra. so - plenty of water to go around for california farms and households... but th >>> this has been one of the biggest years for snow build up in the sierra. plenty of watt tore go around but danger -- water to go around but danger to be aware of rivers and teams are running colder and highe

san francisco sheriff hennessee plans to start the new policy june 1st to uphold the city sanctuary ordinance. right now immigration officials require cities to hold undocumented immigrants until they pick them up. under san francisco new policy those arrested for misdemeanor released with citation just as u.s. citizen would be. ice has not commented. >>> small dog was reunited with his owner today after being found alive in the ruins of san francisco apartment building. taco was found this morning in a closet in the building on folsom and 7 street. fires destroyed the building and damaged 3 others. dog owner is a disabled veteran and survive of the 1983 bombing of the barrack ins beruit. last night fire claimed everything he owner except the dog. >> most important thing to me in the world. this little boy right here. time happy he made it. i don't know how by the grace of god. >>reporter: the fire left about 70 residents homeless. investigators are still looking into the cause. >>> well still ahead tonight. red cross honors 3 ordinary people who took extraordinary action to help save others.

the sheriff says he's trying to uphold the san francisco sanctuary city law.s do all conflict with the federal government security program. on the phone to help us out with this is angela chan. good morning, angela. >> good morning, thanks for having me. >> let's talk about this. the secure communities program says feds can scan, fingerprint databases and hold over possible deportees. what is the sheriff's obligation here? >> he does not have to hold anybody for customs enforcement. the sheriff focuses on criminal law, and not on civil immigration law. the problem is, as he mixes up these two jobs, which is clear, he's not supposed to, he would fill up our jails for people who are not necessarily committing crimes, people who have green cards and visas, but not necessarily committing crimes. in any city, including oakland, san francisco, throughout the bay area, there are large immigrant populations, including some undocumented populations, and they're needed to help fight crime, if they're the witnesses, or victims to crime, we really don't care about their s

sheriff michael hennessey says in accordance with the city's sanctuary offense, he will not help people who are in the city illegally. that means low level offendsers will be let go. >> reporter: when it comes to illegal immigration, who's in charge? it appears they are asking not requiring. >> so depending on the sheriff's opinion depends on whether they will hold them or not. >> it's pretty clear to me that it's voluntary. i was told it was voluntary by the head of secure communities. david penterell told me that face to face where there were other people present. >> it's an abusive office and utter lawlessness which is really disturbing. it's not a minor crime to be here illegally. >> reporter: people we talked to today said it comes down to who you trust. >> i would give it to the local over the feds. they are not helping so why let them offer more opinions about it. >> reporter: others say in a controversial issue like this there are no simple solutions. >> i think it's a complicated issue, the whole purpose of illegal immigration i think that is going to take a lot more sorting ou

the sheriff says the move is to uphold the city's sanctuary ordinan ordinance. >> i don't think peopleho are charged with misdemeanors should be reported to immigration. my local law indicates that. >> right now the city and county hold low-level criminals until u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement picks them up. the new policy means illegal immigrants arrested for petty kriemgs such as dis -- crimes such as disorderly conduct or shoplifting will not be held for federal officials. san francisco would become the first county in california to implement this policy. >>> a 16-year-old high school student in florida has more than just the prom on her mind. camry moore just finished write, illustrating, and publishing her first novel. and as nbc reports, she's found herself an inspiration to teenager who never dreamed to dare that big before. >> reporter: camry moore is a solve more at hillsborough high school. in her creative writing task, she's concentrating on writing an alternate ending to any popular fairytale. >> i just learned from other stuff that i read. >> reporter: for camry

doing so violates san francisco sanctuary city ordinance. >> while their goal is to remove dangerous and violent individuals from the country through deportation, they have such a wide map, they're sweeping up victims of crime who get mistakenly arrested or people charged with really minor things who are not posing a danger to the community. >> numbers show that 241 illegal immigrants have been deported since secured communities program started almost a year ago. 111 of them had no prior criminal conviction. >>> california prisons are going green. the department of corrections announcened the deal with an energy company to install solar panels at five prisons. sun edison will pay for the installation and sell the electricity. they're in southern california and the central valley. officials expect to save $55 million over 20 years and construction is scheduled to begin next year. >>> a kansas first grade is recovering this morning from injuries after being attacked by a leopard. it happened yesterday at a wichita zoo. the 7-year-old boy on a school outing reportedly climbed over a fou

they plan to start a new policy to uphold the city's sanctuary ordinance. right now immigration officials require cities to hold undocumented immigrants until ice picks them up. under the new policy, those arrested for misdemeanors will be released with a citation just like a u.s. citizen would. >>> california department of education has released the state's top schools for this school year. santa clara county topped the list with 30% of schools ranking among the best in the state. they have the top three elementary schools. however, in mount diablo school district, six schools were the lowest achieving in the state. rankings are based on student performance on 2010 standardized test, star test and high school exit exam. >> a lot of heat for the students in more ways than one. >> they get to cool down this weekend. >> and they get to stop those tests today. i think they'll enjoy, pampering mom. big story, the winds are gusting around 21 miles an hour at sfo and shooting through the san bruno gap so would have a stout sea breeze developing. defend no-hitter s

the congregation at peace luther ran church gathered today in the rubble that was their sanctuary, like their cityattered but not broken. >> god is here. >> reporter: that faith and the fact many are still here is what survivors say keeps them going right now. >> i'm so lucky compared to most people because i walked out of the house with my wife and so many families didn't have that opportunity. >> reporter: a week later it's still an emotional struggle to survive here. one that will take a long time and a lot of help. >> obviously this is not something we can get through by ourselves. we've got to have help and we'll be looking to the state and federal government for that help. >> reporter: president obama traveled to the strike zone for the first time today, offering a handshake or a hug, and a promise. >> what i've been telling every family that i've met here is we're going to be here long after the cameras leave. we are not going to stop until joplin is fully back on its feet. >> reporter: but right now joplin is still staggering. they say that there's strength in numbers. this afternoon thous

hennessey says he is making the change june 1 to comply with the city's sanctuary ordinance. it means illegal immigrants jailed for minor offenses will be released. a spokeswoman for immigration and customs enforcement calls the sheriff's decision "unfortunate." >>> for the first time in 45 days, gas price take a dip. what needs to happen for the prices to go down more. >>> courtesy of his 600 million plus facebook friends, mark zuckerberg has a new place to call home. an inside look coming up. >>> windy day across the bay area today and 30 degrees. it was 30 degrees cooler. we'll pinpoint that neighborhood and the mother's day forecast as eyewitness news continues on cbs 5. ,,,, [ male announcer ] this sunday is one of the best sundays of all, mother's day. so give mom the day off and bring home the kfc 10 buck sunday bucket. 10 pieces, 10 bucks. any recipe, any way, every sunday. mother's day is a kfc day. and today tastes so good. find 25 to 40% off all liz claiborne for her... ...or give mom a new bracelet for just $9.99. she'll love our $29.99 spring sundresses... ...and

believe -- afghan officials believe that mullah omar, the leader of the taliban, has sought sanctuary in a pakistani city and quentin, the people you're speaking to in kabul, do they believe that the death of osama bin laden will have any practical impact on the taliban and al qaeda in afghanistan? >> well, certainly this is being viewed as a symbolic success, that it might knock the wind out of some of the fighters. president karzai himself said this is a message for the taliban, come to the table, start to talk, because you've seen what's happened to osama bin laden, and the same could happen to you no matter where you try and hide in the world, whether it's in afghanistan or outside in pakistan. but there's a sense when you speak to -- i've been speaking to sources running the international mission here, and it's been business as usual. there was a pause this morning during general david petraeus' regular meeting, the announcement was made that osama bin laden had been killed. then they got on with the rest of the meet being, and that's the message we are getting from military compounds and from bases

the sheriff says the move is meant to uphold the city's sanctuary ordinance. >> i don't think peopleho are charged with misdemeanors should be reported to immigration. and -- >> low-level criminals, until u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement picks them up. the new policy means illegal immigrants arrested for petty crimes will be given a court date and then released. san francisco would become the first county in california to implement this policy. california prisons are under fire for the quality of medical care that inmates receive. but the person in charge of improving health conditions at the overcrowded facilities says conditions are better than they were a year ago. however, there are issues that make serving the large population efficiently almost impossible. >> they go into lockdown. we have to deliver medication to every cell front. instead of having the inmates come to a line. well, that's just almost impossible for us to do given the number of prisoners in each these facilities. we just don't have the staffing. we'd break the bank if we were to try to do it. >> the su

it's a decision that brings him in compliance with the city's controversial sanctuary ordinance. more on the story from vick lee. >> i don't know what they could do. can't vote for me any way. >>reporter: sheriff mike hennessee isn't worried about any repercussions from the u.s. immigration and custom enforcement agency also known as ice. he is sticking by his refusal to comply with its request to detain illegal immigrants charged only with misdemeanors. as of june hennessee says he will treat misdemeanor suspects living here illegally just like anyone else. by citing and releasing them. >> when a person is booked into county jail on miss did he pine or, state law says a person shall be given a citation on the written promise to appear and released. >>reporter: last summer ice launch add program called secure communities. that link the computers to state department of justice data ban bank. it enables them to monitor fingerprints from local law enforcement agencies like the sheriffs office. ice is able now to identify even illegal immigrants to commit petty crimes. since then hen

sanctuary ordinance. immigration officials require cities to hold undocumented immigrants until ice picks them up. under the new policy those arrested for misdemeanors will be released with a citation just as a u.s. citizen would. ice officials have not comment. >> california department of education has released the state's top schools. santa clara county topped the list with 30% of its schools ranking among the best in the state. when it comes to elementary schools, santa clara has the top three. however, six schools were among the lowest achieving in the state. rankings are based on student performance on 2010 standardized tests including high school exit exams. >> time for a look at the forecast. >> all right, for kids, this weekend represents a break from the heat. >> my school district they have been doing testing all week. break from the heat is on the way. you can see it as we look gusts around sfo, 36 miles an hour. oakland, hayward and livermore, the sea breeze is back. you may not notice it this morning, the temperatures are mild. concord, low 50s, 68 in antioch. rest of us in the 50s bu

that there needs and their sanctuaries are no longer kept in view by our laws, policies, mou's and partnerships. you will hear that the community is no longer feeling safe in cities. they feel unwelcome, unwanted, and targeted. i sincerely hope that 2500 years later, if not better than where we were then, we can at least do as well. we can revisit and rethink our laws, policies, and mou's and partnerships, and reverse the direction. it is a wonderful feeling of being safe and feeling at home. [applause] >> hello. i am a research associate at the school of medicine. i am here tonight because security is an important issue to me and i feel the security of over 300 million people in this country should matter. i also feel that after my experiences, the fbi will go to any length to do what they believe is protecting security. what they believe is not necessarily what will secure our security. i want to give you an example. in 2009, i had a friend stopped by tsa while boarding a flight. they took him to a back room. fbi arrived and interrogated him. they asked if his wife worked a job. he is a resident of lebanon. they asked him how far away he lived from the security

that there needs and their sanctuaries are no longer kept in view by our laws, policies, mou's and partnerships. you will hear that the community is no longer feeling safe in cities. they feel unwelcome, unwanted, and targeted. i sincerely hope that 2500 years later, if not better than where we were then, we can at least do as well. we can revisit and rethink our laws, policies, and mou's and partnerships, and reverse the direction. it is a wonderful feeling of being safe and feeling at home. [applause] >> hello. i am a research associate at the school of medicine. i am here tonight because security is

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sanctuary question. >> hello. welcome to mission high school. in from mexico. i am a student here. -- i am from mexico. [cheering] we want to stop deportation for teenagers. now we want, like, a city -- [speaking spanish] we want to stop that. we have the right. we are people. we have rights. >> i want to say that my friend was deported to mexico and he was supported -- he was separated from his parents for seven months. i know you have children. they did not know anything about their children. the key is studying hard to help his family, and there are a lot of kids working hard at school, and we really need this. we have our rights and we know our rights, and i hope you guys help this process. we are used, and we need this. thank you so much. -- we are youth, and we need this. >> [unintelligible] [cheering] supervisor wiener: thank you. thank you. i just heard someone shout above "secure our community is," and i know a lot of us in city government are not big fans of a secure communities. we are with you on not. speak directly into the microphone, but not too close, because then it is hard for us to hear. thank you. >> good evening. thank you for holding this meeting in for your

sanctuary law man dates. the mayor ed lee asked henessy to delay the new policy until next month so he makes sure the city is not breaking federal laws. >> what we are doing is not in compliance or is there a request. we are trying to clear up the confusion. >> lee may not have to wait too long. an had if the bill passes they are not in the program. to get in the program, they would have to make the right you know, applications. ice responded saying the sheriff's decision is unfortunate. identification and removal of criminal aliens would not be possible without the cooperation of our state and local law enforcement partners. >> there is a tremendous amount of confusion not only here but across the country over whether participation in the program secure communities is mandatory or voluntary. henessy said he was told by federal officials it is voluntarily but in the end it may come down with a confrontation with homeland security. vick lee,. >> the commute is slow tonight. you can see live from sky 7 hd, a flat bed big rigg crashed and dropped the fork lift on the freeway. it is blocking north of the 580 int

sanctuary in lebanon. they're being taken in by local residents here. the area that we're in is right across the river that serves as a natural border between both countries from the city of sensela. that's the city that's been in the headlines for the last few weeks, ever since the syrian military began its crackdown there. as far as today's protests go, we have not yet heard of anything taking place. but that also could be because communication with syria is increasingly difficult. people here have been trying to handle the influx thus far. there is according to the lebanese high committee for, high relief committee around 6,000 individuals that have have crossed in the last few weeks. they're trying to provide them with basics such as sugar, rice and are providing them with blankets, with makeshift beds and being taken in by the local community here. the big question is that nobody knows exactly how long this uprising in syria is going to take place. how long before people can actually go back home. zain? >> cnn's arwa damon reporting. >>> in libya, explosions rocked the rebel-held towns in the country's west on sunday as nato airstrikes hit moammar gadhafi's compou