learning more about what suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi tried to do to control the fallout from the domestic violence incident involving his wife. text messages between mirkarimi, his wife and campaign aide show attempt on damage control. january 4th his campaign manager texted mirkarimi, can you call me it is urgent regarding elian i need to talk to you to pro -- eliana, i need to talk to you to protect you. his wife, you have to stop this, use your power. mirkarimi responds, i cannot. this in context of a fight that lead to charges against him. the ethics commission is trying to decide whether to recommend that mirkarimi be removed from office. >>> today the bay area's high profile electric carmaker tesla will deliver first mass market sedan. governor brown will attend the celebration all crossing fingers this will be something to celebrate after a massive government loan. amy hollyfield is in san jose. >> reporter: a lot is riding on this car. here it is inside the showroom in san jose. many are calling this the company's make or break moment. will this car make tesla profitage for the first time? the sedans will be delivered to c

in one text mirkarimi's campaign manager writes, "can you call me. it is urgent. regarding your wife. i need to talk to you to protect you. call me." and then days later another text message for mirkarimi asks his campaign manager what they should do. "since political forces are lining up at the behest of opponents." the city's commission is holding hearings to consider the mayor's request at this point to have mirkarimi permanently removed from office for official misconduct. >>> more than a week after his arrest an alameda county judge is still on the bench hearing cases. judge paul seaman is accused of stealing up to $1.6 million from an elderly neighbor in the berkeley hills over a 13-year period. he is facing charges of financial elder abuse and perjury. this week judge seeman was reassigned to small claims court in pleasanton. since he is an elected official, he cannot be removed from the bench until the criminal case is over. seeman has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> a mother from danville convicted of child endangerment has received an unusual sent

campaign manager texted mirkarimi can you tall me it's urgent regarding this i need to talk to you to protect you. call me. later lopez text her husband you have to stop this before something happens. use your power. mirkarimi responds i can not. this is all in context of fight between mirkarimi and lopez on new year's eve and the neighbor alerting police to the incident which led to a guilty plea from mirkarimi. messages were released as part of the official misconduct case against mirkarimi. >>> it was one of the most infamous kidnapping cases ever. 26 chowchilla school chirp and bus driver taken for ransom. late last tonight one of the kidnappers was released from prison and comes as a shock to the victims. many dan broke news of the release on abc 7 news.com and he has the exclusive details. >>reporter: rick schoenfeld family told me about the scene at midnight when state parole agent delivered him home to 89-year-old mother on the peninsula. >> what were the first words. >> he said i can't believe i'm here. >>reporter: 36 years since rick schoenfeld his b

campaign manager texted mirkarimi can you tall me it's urgent regarding this i need to talk to you to protect you. call me. later lopez text her husband you have to stop this before something happens. use your power. mirkarimi responds i can not. this is all in context of fight between mirkarimi and lopez on new year's eve and the neighbor alerting police to the incident which led to a guilty plea from mirkarimi. messages were released as part of the official misconduct case against mirkarimi. >>> it was one of the most infamous kidnapping cases ever. 26 chowchilla school chirp and bus driver taken for ransom. late last tonight one of the kidnappers was released from prison and comes as a shock to the victims. many dan broke news of the release on abc 7 news.com and he has the exclusive details. >>reporter: rick schoenfeld family told me about the scene at midnight when state parole agent delivered him home to 89-year-old mother on the peninsula. >> what were the first words. >> he said i can't believe i'm here. >>reporter: 36 years since rick schoenfeld his b

campaign manager texted mirkarimi can mes you tall me it's urgent regarding to talk to you to protect you. call me. later lopez text her husband you have to stop this before something happens. use your power. mirkarimi responds i can not. this is all in context of fight between mirkarimi and lopez on new year's eve and the neighbor alerting police to the incident which led to a guilty plea from mirkarimi. messages were released as part of the official misconduct case against mirkarimi. >>> it was one of the most infamous kidnapping cases ever. 26 chowchilla school chirp and bus driver taken for ransom. late last tonight one of the kidnappers was released from prison and comes as a shock to the victims. many dan broke news of the release on abc 7 news.com and he has the exclusive details >>reporter: rick schoenfeld family told me about the scene at midnight when state parole agent delivered him home to 89-year-old mother on the peninsula. >> what were the first words. >> he said i can't believe i'm here. >>reporter: 36 years since rick schoenfeld his brother j

learning more about what suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi tried to do to control the fallout from the domestic violence incident involving his wife. textkarimi his wife and campaign aide show attempt at damage control january 4th, mirkarimi's campaign manager texted mirkarimi: can you call me it is urgent regarding eliana i need to talk to you to protect you, call me. lopez texted her husband: you have to stop this before something happens, use your how we are. mirkarimi responds: i can. a fight lead to charges against him, the ethics commission is trying to decide whether to recommend mirkarimi be removed from office. >>> oakland police investigating homicide after passers-by found a woman's body this morning. we brought you the story at 4:30. police say around 2:00 this morning people driving on the highway 13 on-ramp on joaquin miller road noticed the body in the brush. investigators are not disclosing any information about the woman's identity, age or whether they think she was killed or dumped at the scene. the highway is clear and open now. >>> in san jose today attorneys will be meeting with a judge after an explosive courthouse

. >>> the legal team for ed lee has filed a court order to obtain ross mirkarimis phone calls, e-mails, and text messages. mirkarimi and his campaign manager exchanged several text messages followings new years eve incident where he bruise his wife's arm. he is accused of having his campaign manager attempt to prevent his wife and neighbor to go to police. >>> district attorney will decide whether to file sexual assault charges against pablo san vol. at 4:45 how they describe his behavior hours before that alleged attack. >>> in a couple hours a new ferry service starts running. and for this week only it is free. it will link oakland and alameda with a $25 million ferry terminal at oyster point just south of candle stick park. businesses in the area are encouraging employees to use the new system. people we talked to hope this will ease traffic. >> there is a lot of businesses out there. any way you can lessen the congestion on the highways or have people know public transportation is great for the whole bay area. >> one way ride takes 40 minutes. right now service is only offered during the wee

recordedly sheriff ross mirkarimi and his campaign manager texted several messages following the incident where sheriff ross mirkarimi bruised his wife's arm. his ethics hearing begins june 19th. >>> and a national day for justice for trayvon martin. it is set for 5:00 p.m. in downtown oakland. another is at 71st and international at 7:00. meanwhile george zimmerman, the man arrested for shooting trayvon martin is back in jail. a judge said he had misled the court about his finances an accident accident's attorney wants a new bombed hearing. his parents said that will set the stage for george zimmerman to take the witness stand. >> it is only his version of the facts that says trayvon martin attacked him and all the objective evidence shows he pursued trayvon martin and shot trayvon martin in the heart. >> he said the shooting was in self-defense. >>> jury selection begins in the case of jerry sandusky. he is accused of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. yesterday a judge denied a request that the victims be allowed to remain anonymous. they will have to testify using their real name

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mirkarimi texted " call me, it's an emergency " to his campaign aide. his campaign manager >>> mayor ed lee is trying to prove mirkarimi was trying to dissuade witnesses from cooperating in the case. and a fire is burning in sacramento the fire is burning near rancho seco. for several miles, it is burning expected to burn for days. and back in 1976, richard allen and two others. a busload of child touch to let schoolchildren. but the plot fell apart after their children manage to extend it. >>> i am not worried about the rise over the victim's right now. people get upset the want to make a statement. >>> the other two kidnappers are still imprisoned and they have parole victim parole hearings scheduled later this year. >>> and the trial is determined whether not the penn state football coach sexually abused young boys. >>> ag of capel finest performance through percent of alberta's oppose same-sex marriage. she was bullied are a school bus and the abuse was captured horn on video. you just fill for the women watching this video. >>> i took a look at it,

the chronicle reports the contents of the texts between mirkarimi and campaign manager are not known.ey were turned over to members of mayor lee's legal team. city attorneys claim mirkarimi tried to get her to dissuade his neighbor ivory madison from going to the police after he had an argument with his wife eliana lopez and bruised her arm new year's eve. madison shot video of lopez's arm and called police. >>> it may be hard to find a cab around lunchtime today. cab drivers plan to gather for a show of solidarity. they will caravan to an undisclosed location for iconic photo opportunity they say to protest proposed rule changes to be voted on tomorrow by the city's metropolitan transportation commissioner the agency i should say mta wants to cap credit card fees at 3 1/2%. for the past two years cab companies have been passing on the full 5% fee to drivers. drivers say it cuts into their profits. >>> there morning 2200 cyclists are waking up in santa cruz to begin day two of the aids life cycle. they pedals in harvey west park last night where they would the night. the ride kicked o

. >>> and a text message between ross mirkarimi and his aide reveal a sense of urgency between him and his aide. the text messages for all released in part of the ethics case in part of hi. >>> he said call me, it misses an emergency. >>> the phone records of mirkarimi, his wife and his campaign manager were simpy med as part of the ethics case against the sheriff. he said can you call me, it is urgent regarding billing on the pr these epics. this will continue next week. back in 1976 richard allen shown fell and 2 others buried it bus of school children but the plan fell apart when the victims-to escape. >>> they did it when there were 22 years old, and the been in prison for 36 years, so right now they're different people, barrett different persons from the person that committed the crime occurred >>> the two other kidnappers are still in prison but have parole hearings coming up. >>> he sent the jury home. this happened after the balas kicked out to women. will them voted not guilty for beating the priests, a lender. >>> one of the pri's kim at the albert and when the people that th

mirkarimi's legal team is objecting to the tentative ruling it involves texts and calls made between mirkarimi and his wife eliana lopez, his campaign manager and his neighbors ivory madison lee used subpoena powers as mayor to see if records can reveal whether mirkarimi twraoeud to dissuade witnesses from cooperating with police in the domestic violence incident on new year's eve with his wife. >>> authorities say the search for sierra lamar is winding down. she is the morgan hill teenager missing since mar: divers returned to the reservoir -- one last time yesterday. one of six waterways in the region they've been searching. authorities say it will be the last water search for sierra unless they get new tips. police arrested antolin garcia-torres and charged him with kidnapping and murdering sierra. >>> oakland mayor quan is proposing a 400 million dollar budget plan with no cuts or layoffs the first time in four years. she says better than expected revenue and cost savings from employee concessions are allowing the budget to be in the black. police department staffing would stay at

the chronicle reports mirkarimi's legal team octobers to the judge's tentative ruling yesterday it involves textsand calls made between mirkarimi and his wife, his campaign manager and his neighbors. lee used his subpoena powers as mayor to see if records can reveal if mirkarimi tried to dissuade witnesses from cooperating with police. >>> oakland mayor quan is proposing a 400 million dollar budget plan with no cuts or layoffs. the first time in four years. she says better than expected revenue and cost savings from employee concessions are allowing the budget to be in the black now. police department staffing will stay at the current level 650 officers. the city council questions adding 13 new city positions when the city could be giving back worker concessions. a vote is tentatively set for june 29th. >>> the state assembly has approved bail to open up i-80 carpool lanes between bay bridge and carquinez bridge. the lanes could become available to all drive verse in the reverse direction the -- drivers in the reverse direction. eastbound lanes would be available during the morning commute, westb

messages between mere peer's wife, campaign manager and next door neighbor and calls and texts placed to mirkarimi. it was a flurry of activity. at one point eliana lopez tells the neighbor ivory madison she has changed her mind, she wants to tkro talk to a doctor. today mirkarimi says he wasn't part of any of those conversations. it want until late in the day he spoke to his wife and learned she made a video with the neighbor showing the bruise on her arm and police would be called. >> she had made mention of a video which i just learned about for the first time. and she was very concerned, very, very concerned and wanted to come and meet me and talk with me. just trying to absorb it all. process what was happening. but it was very -- but i was very clear with my wife, i remember the quote that i said to her, i said this bell you can't unring this bell. and we must follow through with this process. >> reporter: mirkarimi was once again greeted by loyal support earth who continued to pact room for him. i asked who they are? one man said he's a san francisco resident concerned about the electoral p

messages between mere peer's wife, campaign manager and next door neighbor and calls and texts placed to mirkarimi. it was a flurry of activity. at one point eliana lopez tells the neighbor ivory madison she has changed her mind, she wants to tkro talk to a doctor. today mirkarimi says he wasn't part of any of those conversations. it want until late in the day he spoke to his wife and learned she made a video with the neighbor showing the bruise on her arm and police would be called. >> she had made mention of a video which i just learned about for the first time. and she was very concerned, very, very concerned and wanted to come and meet me and talk with me. just trying to absorb it all. process what was happening. but it was very -- but i was very clear with my wife, i remember the quote that i said to her, i said this bell you can't unring this bell. and we must follow through with this process. >> reporter: mirkarimi was once again greeted by loyal support earth who continued to pact room for him. i asked who they are? one man said he's a san francisco resident concerned about the electoral p

mirkarimi as well as for the city to get together and talk about specifically, which text, which phone s, you want from whom, to whom. and the board of have advisers they will get this to decide whether mirkarimi is going to be able to return to his job. today a ruling saying come back the day after tomorrow and tell me if you have figured out a compromise. as far as that criminal case file that is not going to the ethics commission, according to the judge. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> update on a story abc7 news told you about yesterday. prank that got out of hand at an east bay high school. we are told the assistant principal of brentwood's heritage high will call each parent later today regarding possible punishment. last thursday night seniors decided to paint parts of the school one group chained a lamb up. the seniors have been suspended for five days, no final exams or graduation. the school was hit again over the weekend that appears to have been the work of an earlier seen class who spray painted the school's windows. >>> standoff in oakland ended peacefully this morning wi

the chronicle reports we don't know the content of the texts between mirkarimi and his campaign managerover to members of mayor lee's legal team. city attorneys claim mirkarimi tried to get his campaign manager to dissuade his neighbor from going to police after he had an argument with his wife and bruised her arm. madison shot this video of lopez's arm and called police. >>> san jose water officials are expected to present their case for a big rate hike at a hearing in san francisco this morning. the water company says it needs a 44% rate hike over the next three years. the company says revenues are down because people are using less water but the costs remain the system, for the system. an advocacy group is recollection emergencying a smaller 10% increase over -- recommending a smaller 10% increase over three years. >>> low turnout expected tomorrow for the primary election earth voting has been taking place -- early voting has been taking place. issues include prop 28 which would alter term limb anies for state legislature, prop 29 would add a one dollar -- one dollar tax on packs of

. >>> san francisco's ethics committee has released some of suspended sheriff ross america mirkarimi's texts with his wife. one message, america rimy said, quote, i-america rimy said, i think we need to organize our side. he called the case, a witch hunt >>> protesters are trying to draw attention to the closure of five elementary schools. for weeks, they have been holding a sit-in at lake view elementary. the district says it does not have the money to keep it open. but former teacher says the answer is simple for a district that owes $120 million to its creditors. >> the banks got bailed out 16 trillion. we wrote wells fargo and said, you got bailed out $50 billion. that's 500 times more than the oakland school debt. the banks should step up. >> the protest hes are holding their own summer school focusing on lessons in social justice, arts and gardening. >>> this, again, ace big deal. >> traffic relief is coming to a growing east bay suburb. you'll hear more about what happened today. >>> it's hard to tell summer is in most of the bay area. we'll tell you if you need your jacket. >> and na

mirkarimi as well as for the city to get together and talk about specifically, which text, which phone s, you want from whom, to whom. and the board of have advisers they will get this to decide whether mirkarimi is going to be able to return to his job. today a ruling saying come back the day after tomorrow and tell me if you have figured out a compromise. as far as that criminal case file that is not going to the ethics commission, according to the judge. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> update on a story abc7 news told you about yesterday. prank that got out of hand at an east bay high school. we are told the assistant principal of brentwood's heritage high will call each parent later today regarding possible punishment. last thursday night seniors decided to paint parts of the school one group chained a lamb up. the seniors have been suspended for five days, no final exams or graduation. the school was hit again over the weekend that appears to have been the work of an earlier seen class who spray painted the school's windows. >>> standoff in oakland ended peacefully this morning wi

. >>> san francisco'sth thicks committee has released some of sheriff ross mirkarimi's text messages. he exchanged the messages with his wife on a domestic violence charge back in january. most involve how he should publicly respond to the new years eve argument with his wife that resulted in an official misconduct investigation. now in one message mirkarimi says quote, i think we need to organize our side. and he calls the case a political witch hunt. >>> the two men ordered to stand trial in the beating of giants fan bryan stow are due back in the los angeles courtroom. both men are scheduled to be formerly charged in the vicious beating outside dodgers stadium last year. >>> happening right now a car crash causing a power outage in santa rosa. a car slammed into a utility pole just after 11:30 last night near the intersection of mendocino college avenues. it knocked out power to 979 pg&e customers. power should be restored by 7:30 this morning. >>> 4:33 is the time right now. home burglars are becoming a growing problem in the city of brentwood. they are mostly happening in the dee

the chronicle reports we don't know the content of those texts between mirkarimi and his campaign manager were turned over to members of mayor lee's legal team. city attorneys claim mirkarimi tried to get her to dissuade his neighbor to go to police after he had an argument with his wife and bruised her arm new year's eve. madison shot this video of the arm and called police. >>> could be hard to fan a cab in san francisco -- to find a cab in san francisco around lunchtime today. cab drivers will caravan to an undisclosed location to protest proposed rule s to be voted on tomorrow by the mta. they want to cap credit card fees at 3 1/2%. for the past couple of years cab companies have been passing on the full 5% fee to drivers. drivers say it cuts into profits. >>> this morning 2200 cyclist are beginning day two of the as life cycle. they pedals into the park last night to spend the night. the annual ride kicked off in san francisco yesterday morning. it ends in los angeles on sunday. the event has drawn riders from all over the country. this year's ride is expected to bring in more than 1

the chronicle reports mirkarimi's legal team is objecting to the judge's tentative ruling yesterday it involves textsalls made between mirkarimi and his wife, his campaign manager and his neighbors. lee used his subpoena powers as mayor to see if records can reveal whether mirkarimi tried to dissuade witnesses from cooperating with police in the domestic violence incident on new year's eve with his wife. >>> authorities say the search for missing teen sire sir winding down she is the -- teen sierra lamar is winding down. divers returned to the reservoir one last time yesterday one of a half dozen waterways in the region they've been searching. authorities say this will be the last water search unless they get new tips. police arrested antolin garcia-torres and charged him with kidnapping and murdering sierra. he's expected to return to court this month to enter a plea. >>> mayor quan proposing a 400 million dollar budget plan with no cuts or lay-offs, not the first -- the first time in four years. better than expected revenue and cost savings from employee concessions are allowing the budget to be in

. >>> san francisco's ethics committee has released some of suspended sheriff mirkarimi's private text messages. he texted his wife and manager in the weeks before the arrest. most involved how he should publicly respond about the arrest. >> he said at one point "i think we need to organize our side" and he calls our whole thing a which hunt. >>> fans are waiting to see their favorite cars at the racetrack and claudine wong is out there. claudine? >> reporter: that's right. we want to show you in this garage area over here, this is where all of the action is getting underway. this garage opens in about a half an hour. but it's a great spot to see all of the action in all of those trailers. they roll them out, bring them across the way and then they get them ready for the race today. it's really getting busy out there. it's really a fantastic thing to watch. those cars will race at 12:30 tomorrow. but at 8:30 this morning, this are gonna get out and take a couple of rounds and see how how it feels for the drivers. take a look at the stands. if you have ever been around, the stands are p

. >>> san francisco's ethic committee has released some of the private text messages of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. he exchanged those text messages with his why. most involve how mirkarimi should publicly respond to the new years eve argument he had with his wife that led to a official misconduct investigation. mirkarimi says i think we need to organize our sigh. and he calls the case a political witch hunt. >>> time is 5:03. president obama and republican presidential candidate mitt romney using immigration reform to try to attract latino voters. yesterday mitt romney addressed a conference hispanic voters. today president obama is due to speak in front of that same group. coming up why romney's speech now has the president on the defense. >>> new poll on gay marriage indicates that president obama's endorsement of gay marriage has done little to shift the nations view on the issue. the public is still split. 42% oppose same sex marriage, 40% support it and 15% are neutral. last august 45% opposed same sex marriage, 40% supporting it and 10% neutral. >>> today's tran march is kicking off this we

this morning new evidence on the case against suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. textsages that he sent to his wife and campaign manager in the weeks before his domestic violence arrest have surfaced. they will be used as evidence that mirkarimi tried to dissuade witnesses from cooperating in that case. in one text his campaign manager texted, can you call me, it is urgent regarding your wife. i need to talk to you to protect you. call me. days later another from mirkarimi asks hearsay campaign manager what they should do, quote, since political forces are lining up at behest of opponents. the city ethics commission is holding hearings to consider the mayor's request to have mirkarimi permanently removed from office for official misconduct. >> ferry service could link richmond to san francisco by 2015. transportation authority outlined a plan for a commuter ferry to take riders about 35 minutes from richmond to the san francisco ferry building and cost about $10. the service has been funded by a contra costa county sales tax increase in 2004. >> 6:37. another state par

. >> exhibit 81 is a series of text messages between sheriff mirkarimi and linnette peralta haynes. sheriff, i am going to ask you -- before we go to a particular message, there was a rally in front of city hall by domestic violence advocates in the days before you were arrested. do you recall about rally occurring? >> objection. . sustained. >> i am laying a foundation for a subsequent message, something that is relevant. >> get to the main issue. if there is an objection and we need to go back, we can. >> sheriff -- i apologize for the pages being unnumbered. there is a text message on january 12 at 4:00 04 p.m. -- 4:04 p.m. that i wanted to ask the sheriff about. is about eight or nine pages in. it is shown on two different pages. the second page shows the full text message. sheriff, looking at this january 12 4:04 text message, this is a text message you sent to linnette peralta haynes? >> yes. >> you are expressing dismay beverly upton has been part of the rally calling for your resignation. >> yes. >> you mentioned you have always been a fervent supporter of the dv community.

january 4th, mirkarimi campaign manager texted mere moore call me it is urgent regarding eliana, i need talk to you to protect you, call me. later that day lopez text her husband you have to stop this before something happen, use your power. mirkarimi responds, i cannot this is all in context of a fight between mirkarimi and lopez on new year's eve and their neighbor alerting police which lead to a guilty plea for mirkarimi. the messages were leased as part of the official misconduct case against mirkarimi. >>> this morning, one of the men accused of kidnapping 26 school children and a school bus driver from a central valley town more than 35 years ago is a free man. i-team reporter dan noyes broke the news that rick schoenfeld was released from prison this week one of three convicted for hijacking the bus in 1976 and holding the kids and bus driver for ran some they hid the bus in a livermore quarry until the children and bus driver managed to escape before the ransom demand could be made. >>> it was a horrible crime and it affected the kids, their families and their community. it was

. >> text messages between mirkarimi and his wife coming out tonight.hat they say about his relationship. joy us for 7 news at 11:00. >>> all right. big night. nba finals. it's now down. lebron james joined forces with duane wade in order to win a championship. in miami. had he a chance tonight in game 5 of the finals against oklahoma city. they would find it. james netted a triple double on the way to his nba first championship. the heat were in the command the well game. beating the thunder 121-106. miami second title and the first since 2006. >> all right. wedding cake can be incredibly expensive. with price tag in the thousands of dollars. now a growing number of brides and grooms turning to the local supermarket to help cut the cake cost. and as clare reports, they are getting a welcome reception. >> it's unforgettable wedding moment. with that iconic ingredient. the cake. not necessarily something would you find here. but it turns out in the wake of new cost conscienceness even for weddings, the supermarket are moving in on the guilded wedding cak

. >>> text messages sent by ross mirkarimi are shedding new light on how his camp tried to avoid political fallout after a new year's fight with his wife. the messages were sent from the sheriff to his wife and a campaign manager in the weeks before his domestic violence arrest. in one text, murk rimmy's campaign manager texted, "can you call me? it is urgent regarding your wife. i need to talk to you to protect you. call me." days later, another text message from the sheriff asked what they should do since political forces are lining up at the behest of opponents. they want him permanently removed from office for misconduct. >>> a mother accused of leaving her 11-week-old twins in the car while making returns at the mall has been banned from a pleasanton nordstrom's. the 46-year-old appeared in court on two counts of child endangerment. a shopper leaving the stone ridge mall in february heard the babies crying in her cadillac escalade and called mall security. investigators say she was in the store for about 40 minutes. as part of the plea deal, she was ordered to stay aiwa from nordstrom

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that one was not only over mirkarimi and lopez's phone records, but their text messages as well. >> thispened yesterday. >> the judge ordered release of this video to mayor ed lee. as evidence in a fight to remove mirkarimi as sheriff. showing lopez crying over her rocky marriage and displaying a bruise. the video was subsequently released to the public. >> for a man who ran on a campaign of stability and decency, it's hard to see how he can go lower. >> now, a judge ordered at and t to turn over phone and tex records of mirkarimi ask lopez made over two weeks from december 31. the order alies only to calls and texts to, and from their neighbor ivory madison who shot the video. and lawyers say there is a broader request to subpoena all calls and texes. >> there is going to get the date, time and duration that. is it. >> the city attorney says they need information to prove that mirkarimi tried to disswayed madison and others from cooperating with police. this city attorney says he made a call to lopez's husband, asking him to ask his wife to stop talking to police he overheard ross mirka

. >>> san francisco east ethic committee released suspended sheriffs ross mirkarimi's private text messages. he ex-kinged the messages -- he exchanged the messages with his wife and campaign officer. they say how he should publicly respond to the new years incident with his wife. in one message he says quote i think we need to organize our side. he also calls the case a political witch hunt. >>> time now 6:03. president obama and mitt romney going head to head trying to attract the latino voters. today president obama will address a conference of elected latino officials in florida. this is the same group mitt romney addressed yesterday. coming up at 6:15 we'll have more on what president obama is expected to say. there is also a new poll out on gay marriage that indicates president obama's endorsement has done very little to shift the nation's views on the issue. associated press gfk poll shows the public is still split. 42% oppose same sex marriage while 40% support it. 15% are neutral. just last august 45% oppose same sex marriage, 42% supported it, 10% were neutral. >>> final preparatio

mirkarimi's phone records. a reportedly they exchanged several text messages after the new year's eve incident where sheriff rossirkarimi bruised his wife's arm. the ethics hearing begins june 19th. >>> and the board of supervisors could make a new lease and they are asking the city to give them some flexibility. right now the lease runs through 2015 and they are moving there in time for the season. if they agree, they will give the city more than $5 million. >>> union officials say 99% of their employees voted yesterday to go on a strike. this does not mean they will walk off the job immediately and, they are asking for concessions which is contributing more. the union? >> who is on strike... >> and about 250 hotel workers will begin the second day of the strike in san jose today. workers say they want to freeze their salaries and pay for their healthcare. organizers say they want to get back to the bargaining table soon. >>> i am thinking you are keeping an eye on 24 because a couple of the big bosses are taking that road to working. >> i am as simple to read as a preschool book. our bosses take this road on h

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. >>> they are following text messages from the suspended sheriff mirkarimi and his wife is shown publicthey hope to show it tried to dissuade witnesses from cooperating. they filed with the city ethics committee on how he, and his wife and manager responded to the events. after the reports of the altercation between i and his wife were made physical >>> the jury deliberates in the trial. the former penn state assistant coach sexually assaulted 10 i woulds over a 15 year period. and now his adopted son matt is claiming that his father abused him. as well as a man who is suing jerry sandusky who is saying he abused him more than 100 times. the jury is deliberating. it just started again. around 30 minutes ago. here is a look from this morning as jerry sandusky arrived at the courthouse. >>> one day in the testimony. and here in the south bay, the judge overseeing the assault trial sent the jury home without explanation. the 44-year-old lynch is charged with beating a gees sue wit priest in his retirement home. he said he molested him when he was seven years old. yesterday the priest took

mirkarimi is trying to keep private phone calls and text messages to friends and colleagues in the days. the mayor wants the records to make his case to remove mirkarimi from office permanently for official misconduct. a judge has issued a preliminary ruling to release the records. a final ruling will come at the hearing this morning. >>> there are new efforts in the search for sierra lamar. sheriff investigators calling off the water search. dive teams were searching the reservoir extensively after the mother of suspected -- the suspect there antolin garcia-torres told investigators her son was actually fishing there the very same day that sierra disappeared. investigators say this is not the end in that search for sierra. >> it was a less scheduled kind of planned search. it doesn't mean that the searches are going to stop, just from here on now, they're going to be more target focused. >> they know what they're doing. they know what they found and not found and so i have confidence in what they're doing. >> garcia-torres accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar back in court

mirkarimi from office. a judge will decide whether records of calls and texts made or received by mirkarimi be turned over toce a police investigation into domestic violence allegations against him. the judge tentatively ruled in lee's favor yesterday. >> let's see about your morning commute. >> south bay overturned truck that was blocking lane southbound 101 at great america parkway for the past hour it has just been cleared. a traffic spotter submitted a picture all these lanes blocked southbound slow there caused slowing in the northbound direction and i'll show you with the maps jammed both directions and causing 20 minute delays. bay bridge toll minor back-up. >> check in with mike right >>> welcome back. beautiful picture from emeryville back to san francisco clear outside when you step out we are going to have partly cloudy conditions and breezy now still in the low 50s on our way to mid 60s around the bay low 70's inland. warmest tomorrow [ cheers and applause ] >>> 60 years on the throne. and they do love to throw a party here in london. and the pictures that we have been seeing all morning long, es

he wants to get suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi's phone calls, e-mails, and text messages.mber exchanged text messages the new years after he bruised his wife's arm. he is accused of having his campaign owner trying to prevent his wife and neighbor from going to the police. both deny the allegations. mirkarimi's ethics hearing will begin on june 19th. >>> we are hearing from a witness that saw pablo sandoval just before a woman accused him of rape. santa cruz bar manager told the mercury news that he was friendly, socialized with fans and didn't leave with any women. three hours later she told police that he raped her. sandoval's attorney says the sex was consensual. >>> 6:34. still no word on what caused a grass fire near the pittsburgh- antioch border. the fire burned in a pasture right off buchanon road. started at 7:30 last night. they put it out within an hour. firefighters say about 25 acres burned. it came pretty close to some homes but no buildings were damaged. also an effort to help control a big forest fire in utah took a deadly turn. coming up in ten minutes fro

text saying can you call me? it is urgent, i need to talk to protect you. the mayor hopes to prove that mirkarimi tried to dissuade witnesses. one bay area city is boosting its gain busting the budget by millions. why police say timing is everything. it was a case of verbal abuse on viral, now a father is trying to help quell a firestorm started in part by his son. employees at the apple store are about to get a bigger,,,,,,, >> san jose police are boosting their gang busting budget by $2 million and the timing is no coincidence. the department says gang activity always rises in the summer. some of the money will provide summer activities to keep kids from joining gangs. >> we are very devastated over what happened to my little brother. it is not fair for them to do something to him. >> he died after being brutally beaten by gang members in roosevelt park. the budget increase will also support religious leaders who tried to steer kids away from gangs. a father makes a face to face apology to the bus monitor who was taunted and bullied on a school bus. one of the father's not on her door and apolo

the "chronic" court documents show mirkarimied a his campaign man -- ross mirkarimi and his campaign manager exchained several texteve incident. mirkarimi is accused of having his campaign manager attempting to prevent his wife and the neighbor from going to police. his hearing is on june 19th. >>> alameda is facing a $88 million shortfall. today a group will meet m oakland to discuss options for closing that deficit. supervisors have until june 22nd to approve a final budget for the 2012/2013 fiscal year. >>> time turning 8:35. if you live in the south bay, you may have felt an earthquake yesterday morning. the u.s. geological survey says the epicenter was nine miles north of morgan hill, 15 miles east-southeast of san jose. no damage, no injuries have been reported. >>> well, a concern about quakes is one of the reasons an east bay shelter for pregnant women may be closing. the catholic diocese of oakland says an inspection found that the house would not survive an earthquake. social service workers say the shelter is one of the few places that allows women to stay for several weeks after they give birth. >>> sa

. >> text messages from sheriff mirkarimi and his wife is made public. >> they are hoping to show mirkarimirsuade witnesses. they offered a glimpse into how he, his wife and campaign manager responded to the unfolding events because of an argument that became physical between mirkarimi and wife that became physical. >>> watch the markets and we had a big drop on wall street with the dow falling 251 points. it is the biggest drop of the year. and small rebound today. the dow is up 42 to 12,615. also watching goggle, their shareholders are approving a stock split. the cofounders remain in control and they are creating a new class of stock. splitting the shares two to one and won't have now voting power. >> they will only get the nonvoting shares. allowing voting power to remain with the existing shareholders. may not occur until late in the year given the shareholder lawsuit. >> new evidence suggesting women are falling behind men when it comes to managing money and investing. >> it is finance finesse. >> and 20% of women are confident about their investment compared to 45% of men. allocating

minutes if suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi has to turn over critical evidence in his domestic case. he tried to keep phone calls and text messages to colleagues private. they include conversations in the days before he was charged with bruising his wife's arm during that argument. the mayor wants the records to help make his case to permanently remove mirkarimi from office for official misconduct. a judge issued a preliminary ruling to release the records. a hearing going on now as we speak that is expected to make that ruling official. >>> and in the east bay, police in emeryville are looking for leads in the killing of an 18-year-old woman. officers responded to a shooting yesterday afteoon on 47th street. they found a woman in a home with gunshot wounds to her chest. she later died at the hospital. investigators are asking anyone with information about the crime to call the emeryville police department. >>> we are happy to report it was a peaceful surrender in oakland following a tense overnight standoff. a man suspected of shooting at an alameda sheriff deputy in custody. he surrendered about 3:00 this morning, that

mirkarimi. the city wants to use his phone calls and text messages against him during the ethics commission hearingp. the judge ruled his phone carrier has to turn over phone records of calls between mirkarimi and his wife, campaign manager, and three neighbors. >>> 5:47. officials in afghanistan now say 22% were killed in coordinated suicide bombings in kandahar. in addition to the 22 dead, at least 50 others were injured. all of the victims were civilians. the taliban claim responsibility. >>> as jury selection continues today on the child mullless station charge. he is accused of writing love letters to an alleged victim. he will read the letter in court once the trial begins. he will be the nine jurors have been seated in the case. another three jurors and four alternates are still needed. >>> 5:48. alameda county sheriffs deputies say they shot and murdered a suspect that tried to run them over. they say the man jumped into a car and then drove toward two deputies. that is when the deputies shot him they say but he kept driving for several miles. the man was found hiding behind a home. that is

he wants to get suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi's suspended phone calls, e-mails, and text messages.xchanged several text messages on the new years eve that he bruised his arm's wife. he is accused of having a campaign manager to prevent his wife and a neighbor going to the police. >>> once detectives in santa cruz finish their sexual assault allegation against pablo sandoval a district attorney will decide if charges should be filed. a santa cruz bar manager told the news that pablo sandoval was friendly, socialized with fans and didn't leave the bar with any women early friday morning. three hours a later a woman told police that sandoval raped her at a aptose resort. sandoval's lawyer says the sex was consensual. >>> now the fire burned in a pasture behind civil saddle road near a neighborhood. you can see that right there. it started at 7:30 last night and put out within an hour. firefighters say about 25 acres burned in that fire. look at that. it did come dangerously close to some homes but no structures were damaged. >>> 5:36. if you live in the south bay you may have felt thi

mirkarimi's phone records. a reportedly -- reportedly they exchanged several text messages after he bruised his wife. the ethics hearing begins june 19th. >>> seniors were suspended for taking part in a prank. 8 of the 43 suspended students claimed they were unfairly suspended. they took part in prank that included graffiti, the moving of school benches bit parents say the suspensions during finals week is too severe. >> why couldn't they not allow them to go to other things not the final? >> well, in the meantime we are looking for ban first, in the meantime we are peeling off stickers and pressure wash the paint. >> if suspensions are upheld they may not be able to attend graduation. the hearing is scheduled for 5:30. and they are changing the lease in exchange for flexibility on the city. the city would allow the 49ers out of their lease which is when they are scheduled to start playing at a new stadium in santa clara. at least $1 million will be dedicated to youth programs. >>> they have voted in favor of a strike and union officials say 99% of workers voted yes to a strike and this does not mean

mirkarimi was charged and arrested. >> there was no disswaying. the sheriff never tried to dissway anyone. >> and phone records include text mess skbrajz e mails as well as his campaign manager and three of his neighbors. this after the toon the city also denied the request to have san francisco taxpayers fund the legal costs in the ongoing proceedings against him. >> abc 7 news i team learned a story behind last week's public release of embarrassing cell phone video showing mirkarimi's wife. >> this happened yesterday... >> and she is describing the bruise on her arm came from mirkarimi briefly grabbing her, both filed legal motions to keep it private. the city attorney released it in response to several public records reqe.s both attorneys are accusing the city attorney and mayor of using this video part of a threat to get mirkarimi to resign. dan noyes will have the full report coming up tonight at 6:00. >> and governor brown and top state democrats behind closed doors trying to hammer out a budget. and the leaders are trying to find alternatives to roughly $2 billion in cuts to welfare, child care and home care for the disabled and elderly. t

mirkarimi. the city wants to use his phone calls and text messages against him in the ethics hearing. led that at&t must turn over phone calls between mirkarimi, his wife, campaign manager and three neighbors. the city is asking that all records be turned offer without any restrictions. >>> well, sheriff deputies say they shot and injured an attempted murder suspect who tried to run him over. deputies trafficked the man near grovewy and queen street ins can tro city yesterday. they say he jumped into a car and drove right towards two deputies -- two deputies. that's when the deputies shot him. the man was found hiding behind a house lateert where he was bitten by a police dog. deputies say the same man led him on a high speed chase in oakland just a week ago. he had been wanted to about a month. >>> and a wanted parolee is back in jail after a very extensive search in west oakland. newschopper2 was overhead as police arrested eddie rodriquez. he was spot -- he was spotted yesterday afternoon driving in a car with another man. when police tried to pull the car over, the driver sped off

yoon noted that sheriff mirkarimi did not take any corrective action and did nothing to disavow improper conduct like witness dissuasion, right? >> yes, sir. >> did you see the text message for his wife asked him to contact the ex-sheriff to do something. and he responded that he could not do that. if i were to tell you that there is such a text, would that change your opinion? >> no, sir, it would not. >> you also faulted the sheriff for his refusal to cooperate with investigators. is it your opinion that as soon as a criminal investigation was undertaken by the san francisco police department, sheriff mirkarimi was obligated to speak with them? >> he has the same right as anyone else accused of a crime to take the fifth if he so desires. >> when you say he has an obligation to cooperate with law enforcement -- >> i believe it is in their policy. and every other policy in the state of california. you cannot operate without agencies interacting. he would have the right to take the fifth and not cooperate, that is correct. >> when there is a criminal prosecution ongoing, persons entitled to not speak to the authorities, right? >> that is correct. >> you have also