public explanation of how he bruised his wife's arm saying it happened after an argument she had planned to venezuela. >> today, the city attorney questioned his version of events. >> we have amassed evidence of what he was actually doing. >> deputy city attorney stopped short of saying mirkarimi did not tell the truth yesterday. >> we don't think that the explanations that are being offered now are particularly credible. and we're prepared to go forward if the ethics committee with, evidence, to show why they're not. >> all i can tell you is that i've taken responsibility for what has occurred and being held accountable for it now. that has been ajude indicated. >> his lawyers will try again tomorrow to convince the judge not to enforce the ruling just issued. unless there is a huge surprise tomorrow, mirkarimi

swril to appear before the ethics commission on monday. >> numbers out from the federal government appear to show the pace of new hiring is slowing down. the labor department says applications for unemployment dipped but only after the data was revised. investors bloof when that number is above it's a sign hiring is not strong enough to lower the unemployment rate. >> there is a bright spod head for recent berkeley grads looking to land a job out of school. employers looking to hire and job seekers are taking advantage. laura? >> well, those here at the career center say this is a sign that employers are feeling more comfortable with the recovering economy. the fact many of them showed up here today ready to hire.

>> this shows in optimism in their faces, things may be looking up for uc berkeley graduates. >> and i think employers are being optimistic about hiring plans. >> this year more than a thousand cal students signed up for a job fair including 160 employers and participants range from big-name companies to start ups and small funds with names like tiny company. >> what are you looking for? >> pr. marketing. real estate. anything in the business world, just trying to figure out what i like right now. >> this company anna lieses executive compensation data and they're open to candidates with a variety of major autos

we find people with more quantity tative back grounds tend to do a little bit better. >> a 2011 survey found 58% of the graduates found jobs in business, finance and 64% stay fd the bay area. a recent national survey found employers expect to hire 10% more college graduates this year than last. still, some job seekers are nervous about what is out there for them. >> only thing to do is look on the bright side. hopefully we'll get something. >> and is other note for candidates recruiters say it's time to get off the computer and do old fashioned, face-to-face networking. >> a scare for dozens of passengers today airk plane hit a flock of birds and had to make an emergency landing.

the delta flight heading from new york to l.a.x.. just minutes after takeoff, pilot turned the plane around and big kudoes to the captain and crew for a quick turn around. >> trayvon martin's parents received a rousing welcome in a community event in florida today. they took part in a forum in tampa on florida's stand your ground law. george skimmerman claims he acted legally by shooting the unarmed teenager, law allows private citizens in florida to use deadly force he f.they feel they're being attacked. his family claims he was racially profiled. >> trayvon martin's legacy won't stop with the conclusion of this criminal matter

because if that happens then we've lost. >> zimmerman could leave custody if a judge grants bail during a hearing tomorrow. >> today marks the 17th anniversary of the deadly oklahoma city bombing. a solo bag piper led the ceremony at the site of the federal building. two americans were convicted on charges related to the attack. mcveigh executed in twun. nichols is serving life in prison. >> two former top officials from one of the oldest community agencies are facing felony grand theft charges. the former ceo and former cfo charged during a two and a half year investigation

accused of taking over $1 million from the employee retirement accounts to pay agency's bills. they operate several youth centers and the district attorney says this is just a plain misqus of funds. >> in a few months that the bank account showed a zero balance, money shove sent so-to-make those payments have been spent on less important things such as office supplies, food, electronics. >> if convicted both could face up to three years in jail. >> it is starting to warm up and be nice outside. >> spencer chisin with a preview of the accu-weather forecast. >> absolutely. it will be hot in places before this spell of summer like weather is over this, evening, we can expect mild conditions, and there will be coastal fog developing. temperatures ranging from

60-68. there will be lingering coastal fog. by afternoon we'll be looking at highs ranging from 70 and 88, almost 90 inland. 90s not far away. i'll tell you why in just a moment. >> thank you. >> and also coming up possible connection between keeping your teeth clean and your heart healthy. >> she's won more games than any coach in college basketball history. now, set to receive a national honor as she announced her retirement. >> michael finney puts toilet paper to the test. we're going to find out which kind is the beast all right. time for a check of traffic this afternoon. you can see sun glistening off of the cars, unfortunately they're going nowhere fast. slow going heading left to right. likewise same story heading south towards the peninsula.

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checking healthy living news this afternoon a new drug seemed to be showing promise whit comes to treating people who suffer frequent and har hard to manage epileptic seizures showing it cut the frequency of the seizures and some took as many as three dug drugs at the same time before taking the drug. the team believes the drug could be effective in battling other newer logical ziss as well. >> doctors will have a new tool in the battle against breast cancer after

researchers broke the disease down into 10 subtypes from very treatable to aggressive. researchers came up with the different types by analyzing genetic makeup of nearly 1,000 tumors, experts believe it will take from three to five years before they use information to treat patients and will allow them to better tailor treatments. the study appears in the journal nature. >> research from taiwan suggests adults over 50 who get their teeth cleaned regularly suffer fewer heart attacks and strokes focusing on people who get thorough cleanings for plaque to get scraped off teeth. plaque can harbor bacteria. the findings appear in the journal of the american medical association and do not prove a good dental cleaning will cut the risk of heart problems but follow in line with previous studies. >> on to business news. it's becoming an all-too family battle.

the fight over patents. >> hi, john. >> good afternoon. sources tell bloomberg facebook tried to buy aol before losing out to microsoft. facebook sources say it was too slow. and interestingly facebook announced it's purchase of instagram the same day microsoft unveil that had deal. the tech industry has taken on more important tech companies looking to keep break through areas like mobile communications. also out today microsoft earnings which is often seen as a bell weather with a stand out was windows unit. sales about $400 million

higher than estimates. microsoft cited a demand for software from business customers proving it can outspace spais pais those of pcs. stock market closed lower today because of two disappointing economic reports. and those your bloomberg silicon valley index down close to one half percent and mean meantime, rupert murdock's news corps continues to make headlines in a uk bribery scandal. three people arrested today including an editor at the "sun" tabloid. the arrest comes a week before murdock and his son, james are scheduled to testify before an enlics panel z we've got new details on the release of the iphone 5 according to one

analyst. piper jafrys says the next iphone will likely be released in october and he expects it will feature a new body design and work with faster wireless networks. back to you. >> thank you. >> college basketball's winningest coach turned over a whistle to one of her long time assistants today. and today president obama announced summit will receive a presidential medal of freedom. fans got to know him well. the university of tennessee lady frequently through stanford. abc is here with more. >> pat summit is a coaching legend, at the top of the record books. and now, after 38 seasons

summit is stepping down less than a year after being diagnosed with early on set dementia. >> i have loved my work at university of tennessee, it's been awesome. >> summit is the winningest coach in ncaa college basketball history. >> we have managed to win ball games and hang championship banners. >> that is a huge understatement. during her time in tennessee she won a thousand and 98 games, coaching in 18 final fours. >> the final season was an emotional one. sum yait nounsed in august the devastating diagnosis. >> i'd wake up if the morning and i would think where am i? >> she says she started losing her keys and forgetting her schedule. a specialist confirmed worst fears. >> i hate to sound this way

but why me? why me? >> she's doing well, sharp as ever. >> she will bring the will to win to a new role and the white house will honor her the presidential medal of freedom. >> summit coached united states to a gold medal in 1984. many former players gone on to become head coaches in womens' game. surely an icon in the sport of basketball. >> yes. >> spencer? >> yes. >> it's glorious outside. i wonder if it's too early to get used to it or not. >> and there is summer like weather already. the pattern has been established. there is a live view of the

weather that is a little finger of fog moving through the golden gate. there are blue skies above. and it's pleasant around the bay area, 80 degrees in santa rosa. there is some 60s and 70s around the bay. there is the cool spot with current readings at 59 degrees, cloudy skies with coastal fog. warm days throughout the weekend. and we've got several days of weather coming our way. satellite shows a large ridge of high pressure right now. that will be the controlling factor keeping our skies sunny and temperatures up, high over next several days. and it's going to get warmer tomorrow and saturday. so low temperatures tonight will be on the mild side. mid to upper 50s and mainly

clear skies inland. some areas of fog along the coast and early in the morning fog will start to burn away. watch the fog burn away early. and sunny skies will prevail from coast to inland and by 3:00 into of the afternoon looking at warm conditions inland. warm around the bay. and mild on the coast. and how high will temperatures rise? up to 80 tomorrow in antioch. 86 livermore, and that santa rosa 85. and 78 oakland 71 in san francisco. 70s in half moon bay. to the south looking for highs into low 80s near the bay. upper 80s to almost 90s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll see temperatures hitting or exceeding 90 degrees saturday. mid-80s inland sunday, take a look at the coast over the weekend. 74 degrees on the coast, saturday. mid-70s that is beach weather, then cooler into middle of

next week where temperatures dropping into 7 ows. there is warmth will bounce back. >> thank you. >> and just ahead fans mourn the death of a land rock rock musician. >> why now is a perfect time to visit yosemite national park. >> then what the bay needed to stop drilling in alaska. >> at 4:19 checking traffic 101 northbound traffic is oncoming and not that bad. this thursday afternoon. pretty smooth slowing into another direction as well heading towards san francisco. stay with us.

you would remember back in the days but some of us would. and the band has passed away. >> recognizable tune there. he his southern voice to classics according to his web site he had throat cancer and

died peacefully this afternoon. he was 71 years old. >> i do know that song. >> from hollywood to new york city the red carpet packed with stars last night. >> details and today's on the red carpet report. >> and we start by taking you straight to new york city. there is a is a premier of "the five year engagement". >> it's a cool exploration of a relationship over five years. >> and it's also more grown up and earnest examination of how difficult sit to be in a long term relationship. >> it hits theaters april 27th. back here in hollywood stars celebrate us weekly's style issue. >> it's, i have been calling myself that for four years, but... it's nothing. it's nice.

>> kept busy on cougartown tuesday night. now to the music group heard in every nightclub. >> it's just too with the same energy and vibe a crew all thinking the same thing is that we came here to party rock. >> the tour kicks off may 2 is 1. for mere news go to otrc.com. >> a san francisco airport employee makes scandalous claims. >> the young cancer victim's wish becomes an internet sensation. f

a long time female worker at san francisco international airport is suing the airport director and the city saying she hasn't received promotions because she's a woman and her union says gender discrimination is rampant in city government. we're live with the story you'll see on 7. >> newsom says there is a

saying there is a class ceiling here for women. the city has a merit system hiring employees to sort of testing process if you will that is supposed to find most-qualified candidate. she said she lost faith in the system and that is why she's suing in federal court. >> and that is the reason they get upper management decision autos pointing out in museum department females are under utilized. sonia nudeson is a cure rateor for the museum and says it's bad for women who want to get into upper management. >> for the department is less than 30 people there is over 12 men promoted and hired and i've gone nowhere. >> she says in four years she's been passed over three times for upper management jobs, though she was the most-qualified. the first two rejects she ranked number one for civil

service position. the third time, she says the airport changed the job description to include a skill she didn't have. >> that way ensures the person they had in mind would be selected. >> she filed a discrimination complaint with the city and today as they interviewed her, someone was recorded our conversation with an iphone. the union representing city workers stands behind her and her lawsuit saying her case is symptom matic of a larger problem of gender discrimination and victims they say are afraid to complain for fear of retaliation. >> they're isolated and they have their job duties. and assignments changed. and that is a chilling affect for the rest of the employees. >> there are officials saying

they have yet to see the suit. vic lee abc 7 news. >> congressional leaders say more firings could be imminent in the result of secret service prostitution scandal. peter king says he skpex more employees will be let go today or tomorrow, so far, three people have lost their jobs over the scandal. eight others on leave. they're accused of bringing prostitutes to their hotel in columbia. house minority leader demanded a full investigation. >> many people in the secret service and those people are responsible. >> the scandal involved 10 military service members and as many as 20 women. a review board is expected to

be created to determine whether this was an isolated one or a broader agency culture. >> rocker ted nugent met about comments he made with b.barack obama. during an appearance he says i will either be dead or in jail if obama were reelected in november. he says it's obvious he didn't make threats against the president. today the secret service agreed and is he in the clear. >> if you need a reason to visit yosemite you have two. flowers are blooming and the water falls are gushing thanks to warm temperatures. the story from abc 7 news reporter. >> right now is a magical time. >> it's unbelievable. you feel like it's a picture?

>> it's picked up. >> and he brought his students to experience the water falls and views have been getting better since you notice how it wasn't flowing as much as last year. and at monday night and tuesday morning. and the falls won't be at a full peak. >> it's roughly around memorial day. they're starting to take up. >> here at the base of the falls water is gushing down and park rangers say this is about this year. >> water fall is probably going to start to dry up. to mid summer. >> officials are expecting bigger crowds and have seen a 25% jump in visitors in the

first few months compared to last year. and visitors coming to the park may notice colorful hillsides. >> there are bright green hillsides and it's beautiful. oof it's been great. >> and sunny days melt away snow, visitors will continue to experience a majestic view. >> it's gorgeous there. >> and who what the white house is saying about a controversial passage from president obama's memoir. >> and michael finney takes on toilet paper in what promises to be a ferocious battle. >> and we see coastal fog now and coast will be clear tomorrow, the forecast is coming up. >> taking a look at your

traffic this afternoon in emeryville. you're looking at the traffic head together bay bridge on 80 not looking too bad. if you're heading towards berkeley, it's a slow go now. we'll be right back.

check ut the view from east bay hills in the city of san francisco. it's gorgus outside. there is a thin layer of fog there.

temperatures he'd heeting up. spencer christian will be here in a few minute was another look at the accu-weather forecast. >> it's rare a judge speaks about cases but today a retired u.s. direct court judge discussed his decision to overturn proposition 8. >> judge walker invited to talk at the common wealth club today while involved in a number of high profile cases and this audience seemed interested in the same-sex marriage debate. >> you can hit sexual orientation, vaughn walker said he did not foresee problems when taking over the prop 8 case. >> i didn't anticipate a problem because word was out. and had been disclosed and published in a number of sources. the proponents indicated

before the trial was indicated that they were not going to raise the measure. >> it became an issue. supporters of prop 8 wanted him disqualified when on august 4th, walker overturned prop 8 declaring it invalid and unconstitutional. >> to single out particularly minority judges on the basis of innate characteristics would be a dangerous road to go down. >> in february a court panel declared the ban on same-sex marriages to be unconstitutional. the judges declared walker was not obligated to recuse himself in this case because he is gay. today, a candid judge walker talked about the future of same-sex marriages. >> the notion of people deciding to get married and to

obtain benefits of a marital relationship without regard to gender is an idea whose time was come and which is being more widely accepted. >> now walker retired as a judge and is back to private practice. he says adjusting to it and says it hasn't been too easy for him. >> thank you so much. spencer is here and as well we should be. why not? there is a photo sent to us today showing the few from twin peaks this afternoon. there is just like this around the bay area, and showers continue on the east coast and high temperatures into 70s and

warmer down south, low 80s tomorrow and warm conditions from top to bottom. high temperatures into 80s. here in the bay area it will be warming up as well. there is 85 in san jose. low to mid-80s in many locations on the peninsula. downtown san francisco 71 degrees tomorrow, 67 into the sunset district. north bay will be warm with highs into mid-80s. there is near east bay highs upper 70s to low 80s, inland east bay mid to upper 80s and monterey bay, 89 inland and 81 near the bay. 71 in monterey. lovely summer weather and gets warmer on saturday.

so enjoy it now. >> a little girl with special needs got a surprise today in a story submitted to us by our viewer autos a cape crusadeor fighting something more dangerous than the joker.

abc 7 news held a 7 listens meeting and learned about a special program creating play houses for kids with special needs. >> these volunteers from intel are doing something special today. at the same time they're developing new skills. >> what is that? >> there is a jig saw. >> ever use one before? >> no. >> they've focused on grouping and in five hours will make a child play house. the work shop operate bid habitat for humanity. teams like this making over 120 play houses for children of veterans foster kids and children with disabilities. >> there is nothing beating the excitement of parents and kids. >> this will go to the silicon

valley independent living center. a 3-year-old with cerebral palsy. it needs to be wheelchair accessible. >> making sure height of the doorway and width of the doorway and interior area of the play house is sufficient to gain access to be able to move about. >> five hours later there was a play house letting her play outside and inside. >> she is very excited and she noticed the colors they're drawing. >> she seemed to like the fish. >> yes. the fish. >> it's a magic moment for the volunteers, too. you can see the joy in their faces. amanda is planning a tea party in the new play house. the silicon valley independent living center has an interesting phrase and say they're making the world more accessible for one play house

at a time. in milpitas abc 7 news. >> that is fantastic. we want to hear your ideas for stories or maybe host a few you're listens meeting. >> there is a bill loi sh-little boy got to play caped crusadeor. this video shows 7-year-old kai helping arrest the joker in arlington texas, local police officers and firefighters set up a series of simulated emergencies requiring batman's help, his mother says he loves batman and for as long as she can remember called his brother robin and sister bat girl. and they rode in a bat mobile. >> they need a bat cave now. >> absolutely.

>> still to come mazing video as millions of tires burn in this dirt desert. >> plus, it's a product we use every day but there are many choices, which is best? best picks when it comes to toilet paper. >> ground breaking day for 49ers field of dreams. can a last ditch effort stop that stadium from being built? >> that is ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> tonight on world news more on etan patz, 32 years after seeing his face on the milk carton. police say they're digging up a basement close to the place he grew up what. we've learned about the clues. >> and those internet dating sites say there is a mathematical formula putting you in touch with your perfect

mate. do they? really? watch after

heading towards the top of the hour, downtown san francisco sky way is packed at this hour, left to right, height rite hand side heading south. and there is the st. louis blues, go, shark autos this next report is a product you would not want to live without. >> it's come a long way since being introduced in 1857. the. >> i have a question. she said 1857 is when it was invented. and there is the catalog.

>> see? >> and they can't stop michael finney. >> okay. who knew there was so much to be dealing with? there is so many to choose from. how do you know which is the best? well, that is where consumer reports comes in. toilet paper from charmin and cottonelle and kirkland signature and up and up. consumer reports sized up 25 different toilet papers and checked out green ones, too, including seventh generation and bare essentials. >> our testers spent a lot of time thinking about toilet paper. >> they measured how many force is needed to break through the sheets. the same also checked how well it tears along pefshoration.

>> if it doesn't tear easily you can end up with a small, useless piece or could end up with a role. >> the role was one of several that were hard to pair and there is another designed to determine how well it breaks down is known as a disintegration test. nobody wants it clogging plumbing. this disintegrated in seconds. the charmin ultra strong took the longest. more than a minute. who wants a scratchy toilet paper? in this room consumer reports panelists sized up softness one sheet at a time. turns out from walmart topped charts scoring excellent for softness, strong and breaks down quickly. and not a walmart sharper?

quilted northern ultraplush proved easy to tear and was very soft. and eco friendly tilit -- toilet paper none of them are all that great. and seventh generation rated very good for softness and excellent for disintegration. >> firefighters use more than watt 2004 put out huge fires that were burning in desert of kuwait. there is this video. >> 10 people shed up and there are dump trucks to battle flames, moving tons of fires and set up a fire break and dumped sand on burning tires. >> and and larry pageric schmidt are going to mine asteroids from outer space. >> they call it planetary

sources, planetary sources aims to increase amount of natural resources available to us here on earth by mining asteroids. >> a post on m.i.t.'s web site as an investment in space exploration as well. and to unvaim the plan in seattle on tuesday. >> and the space shuttle discovery arrived today and and the shuttle is now a crude space craft racking up a years worth of time in space. a thousanding aas nauts were on hand chld a decision made eight years ago. >> and the white house president obama hosted ncaa champions and the president welcomed college football

national champs from alabama. and mitt romney defending strapping his pooch to the top of his car. >> pointing out the president says his father mate him eat dog meet at age 7. the press secretary had fun with these jokes. >> and making a big deal out of it sounds like someone trying to get out of the dog house. >> and mitt romney called homemade cookies from a bakery says they looked store bought. >> celebrate cesar chavez and catch a show business legend. >> abc 7 news arts reporter don sanchez has what's hot. >> this is a french film opening at the san francisco international film festival.

she sings and tells fascinating stories. and the night before, saturday night at marin center and imagine going back to the 50s, happens in maple and vine. from a act and act theater. santana headlines entertainment at the 12th annual cesar chavez holiday parade in festival. celebration on saturday. it's this weekend around the bay. and classical words for a new generation. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> you can keep track of the

latest breaking news on twitter and talk bit on facebook.com. >> news at 5:00 continues right now. >> there is is a field of dreams, can anything stop the stadium project from moving forward now? we'll take you there, live. >> and sick fish from the oil spill may be just the bait needed to stop drilling in alaska. >> i'm sandhya patel. will warming trend continue into the weekend? i'll let you know coming up. >> the kick off event for 49ers new stadium is about to get underway at this hour. this is a version of the stadium with a bird's eye view. >> sky 7 is live just north of the park. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley.

celebrations leading up to the ground breaking begins shortly. not everyone considers this a victory. we're live with that story tonight. >> this part of this is about to get underway. there are 1500 invited guests here for this event this, will have been a victory for the city of santa clairea. this is a day when a construction site represents a dream making iconsing forrive the ground breaking enthusiasm. >> what does silicon valley have? an ik connick building here. everyone is going to know where it is because of the stadium. >> the 49ers stadium is one of the