mirkarimi two weeks after the murder urged him to rescind his policy of not even notifying ice. the sheriff s policy is that casual note ficks violate the due process law. if we re not honoring the ice hold was out the back door saying pick someone up, that is in contrast to what the intent is. reporter: other county sheriffs agreed to notify ice when inmates are planning for possible deportation. san mateo s policy changed after steinle s death. once an illegal immigrant is booked into county jail there, deputies will notify ice. then, we ll send the release date for that person. if they re in custody. and it s up to ice to come, pick up that person. reporter: we have learned the steinle family will be filing it s lawsuit tomorrow against sheriff ross mirkarimi and others, holding them accountable for kate steinle s murder. vic, thank you. a police chase throughout the fruitvale station this afternoon. the chase started when officers received a call about a home bu
steinle was shot to death last month and among those on the lawsuit will be ross mirkarimi. reporter: the lawsuit will be filed tomorrow morning against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi, who released the accused killer from his jail. the suit named the u.s. bureau of land management. the gun was stolen from a dlm agent s car. the family also suing federal immigration, ice. since the shooting death of kate steinle, francisco lopez sanchez has become the face on the national debate on illegal immigration. ross mirkarimi s refusal to enact with ice has fuelled the debate. one thing remains the same. the embattled sheriff has not changed his position with ice one bit. mark nico is a sheriff s office attorney. holding someone on ice is unlawful. reporter: mirkarimi continues his refusal to hold detainees. mayor ed lee in this letter to mirkarimi two weeks after the murder urged him to rescind his policy of not even notifying ice. the sheriff s policy is that casual not
now amazon, taking down certain hoverboards over fears of fire. tonight, the concern that has some parents saying, no way! this is abc world news tonight. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i m tom llamas. we begin with a major shift in the race for the white house. a republican challenger coming on strong. two polls show senator ted cruz is now the man to beat in iowa. cruz ten points up in a new des moines register bloomberg poll, rising 20 points, a record-breaking surge. the iowa caucus is now just 50 days away. the republicans are set to face off in a high-stakes debate on tuesday, and trump already trying to take down cruz. we start with abc s mary bruce is at the white house tonight. reporter: tonight, senator ted cruz is cruising, passing donald trump in iowa. it s a meteoric rise for the texas senator, a 21-point gain since october in one poll. so far cruz and trump have been friendly rivals, but trump is now taking aim. when you look at
back tonight. the one super bowl ad making its return. the item that could be under your feet. good evening. it s great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with president trump taking new action against iran, saying today, they re not behaving. the president taking action after that ballistic missile test. this evening, tehran already responding. also at this hour, new numbers revealed, showing the scope of the immigration ban so far. tens of thousands of visas have been revoked, many of the people right here in the u.s. but first, the new action against iran, and swift reaction from tehran. we begin with cecilia vega. reporter: the president today landing in florida for a weekend getaway at his winter white house, mar-a-lago. but not before making good on that threat to put iran on notice. they re not behaving. reporter: the white house issuing new sanctions, going directly after people and entities tied to iran s ballistic missile program. we asked today