aftershocks that shook central southern mexico. this is mexico city here. we just got video into the newsroom showing people streaming out of buildings and gathering in central squares. it is about 150 mi. north of mexico city. the mexican president says there is no immediate reports of damage to his twitter account. the earthquake was so strong that the seismograph in our news room actually recorded some activity, apparently a result of that mexico earthquake. we will continue to bring you updates. he has already been sentenced but today could be the most significant yet in the san francisco sheriff s domestic violence case. the mayor plans to give his take later today but he is not the only one weighing in. kate is that bill graham s civic auditorium actually we just learned new information from his wife s attorney that she will actually not be here. today she is making a statement behind me informing us that her client will not be attending the press conference. earlie
of his office looking tired. accompanied by his wife he stated he had just received confirmation by the district attorney s office. three misdemeanor charges have been assigned to me. he quickly stated that he will be vindicated of all wrongdoing. we believe that these charges are very unfounded and we will fight these charges. and i m confident that in the end that we will succeed. district attorney george gascon believes the charges are supported by photographic evidence, text messages and the neighbor s testimony and proved beyond a reasonable doubt. our decision here just like in all domestic violence cases was based on the availability of sufficient evidence to prove the case. gascon said the case is going forward even without the help of mirkarimi and his wife. the case is always stronger if the victim is willing to testify. however, it is very common for victims to be uncooperative in domestic violence cases. gascon said lopez has not spoken to investigat
dissuading a witness. yesterday he surrendered at the very jail he oversees. he was booked, of photographed and fingerprinted. he is now free on $35,000 bail. domestic violence groups are calling for his resignation. he and his wife call the charges unbelievable. sheriff mirkarimi walked out of his office looking tired. accompanied by his wife he state he had just received confirmation by the district attorney s office. three misdemeanor charges have been assigned to me. he quickly stated that he will be vindicated of all wrongdoing. we believe that these charges are very unfounded and we will fight these charges. and i m confident that in the end that we will succeed. district attorney george gaskon believes the charges are supported by text messages and the neighbor s testimony and proved beyond a reasonable doubt. our decision here just like in all domestic violence cases was based on the availability of sufficient evidence to prove the case. gascon said the
brutality, and most of the group was loud but generally well-behaved. they made their way to the police department and stayed there for a few moments, oakland pd tracked the crowd around police headquarters. there are were a few bottles tossedded a officers and police are not reporting any injuries. a few people in the crowd vandalized one of the news trucks and then scrawled something on our camera lens. but none of the businesses or buildings in the crowd s path were vandalized. i talked briefly with a police lieutenant about an hour ago and they tell me they have made some arrests but he was not clear as to how many or the specific charges linked to the arrests. those are still details we re trying to hammer out. reporting live in oakland, abc-7 news. turning to the race for the white house. tonight was the 14th debate. political analysts say mitt romney was at the was wase winner. here s a look at the debate. many political observers expected some candidates to
good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin tonight with developing news out of oakland. occupy protesters are clashing with police downtown. sergio has been following the action since it began at 8:00. he is live at police headquarters where protesters confronted several officers tonight. what s the latest? reporter: this was a demonstration that started actually around 7:00 or so over at the plaza. they rallied there and then made their way down here to police headquarters. you can see there s still a contingent of police officers outside police headquarters in case the crowd comes by again. the looped by here twice on the march route. organizers say it was a dem moan station against police pew brutality, and most of the group was loud but generally well-behaved. they made their way to the police department and stayed there for a few moments, oakland pd tracked the crowd around police headquarters. there are were a few bottles tossedded a officers and police