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to get a restraining order lifted so he can visit his wife and child he will have a new attorney, lydia stiglich. robert wagner is out, no reason given. mirkarimi charged with three miss -- three miss ms. . -- misdemeanors. two new accusers have stepped for. the mayor has not asked mirkarimi to step aside but looking at every option. >> there's constraints that i have. i'm going through those with our city attorney to make sure where the boundaries are. the processes i have are not just the mayor's office as you fully realize now if you reviewozl the charter, these processes involve ethics commission and board of supervisors. >> reporter: although torn lydia stiglich was only announced as mirkarimi's attorney yesterday, we have this comment: we are confident that sheriff mirkarimi will be absolved of all charges once the facts are separated from rumor, innuendo and regretably, attention-seekers. his attorney, although new to the job is firing back at perhaps those two new accusers. saying that mirkarimi also was abusive towards them. more tonight on abc7 news at 4:00, 5 and 6. terry mcs

meanwhile, lydia does not know what is causing her tics. just wants them to stop. >> still to come on the program, protecting yourself against cyber crime. find out which countries are the most secure. >> and plunging temperatures and deep snow are causing major problems in eastern europe. let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines in the newspapers around the world today. we start with the front page of "the financial times," showed the german and french leaders at the eu summit in brussels. they are describing the vote by the 25 member states as a victory for its german chancellor angela merkel. to the south china morning post in shanghai, they are reportedly challenging hong kong and becoming the global center for u.n. trading. they were looking to be an international financial hub by the year 2020. "the times" in the u.k. was talking about damage in london's reputation about an involvement in the banker bonuses. this comes after the chief executive of rbs refused a bonus amid political pressure. >> this is "newsday" on th

and the prodigy new zealand outside lydia code becomes the youngest winner of a professional golf tour event at the age of just fourteen. first we head down on to to the men's final at the australian open where number one and reigning champion novak djokovic she's taking on rafael nadal and right has just interrupted a thrilling match as the world's top players are in the full set with djokovic and such away from. retaining his crowd so i've been coming from behind to lead by two sets to one and should keep the veil the twenty four year old would become only the fifth man really three major titles in a row of each treatment all in all their six matches last year including the wimbledon and us open deciders well meanwhile russia's the elena vesnina has lost the mixed doubles final she and indian partner leander pace came back from a set down against bethany take sounds of the usa and remains on the attack how they lost on a championship deciding tie break ten points to three so no end of joyful to count and what it sounds a fun point american having her biggest title so far to her lette

and the prodigy in new zealand dollars that lydia code becomes the youngest winner of a professional golf tour event at the age of just fourteen. his first born never djokovic has outlasted arch rival rafael the doll in a record long battle to claim his third australian open crown the super came from a set down and looked in control in the fourth set. but a thrilling comeback by nidal saw the spaniard forbes' a tight decider and lead for two however djokovic hit back eventually converted his first match point to win it seven five and larsen match in five hours and fifty three minutes this titanic tussle is both the longest grand slam final and the longest match of the strain open the twenty four year old is only the fifth man to win three major titles broke also weekend although six matches last year all of them finals including the wimbledon and u.s. open this side as. well the russia there's the now has lost the mixed doubles final she and india partly underpays came back from a set down against bethany matic sound of the usa and romania is already at petco but then lost on a champ

robert wagner is now off the case and his new attorney is lydia. she wrote a letter saying she would not try this case in the media but in the court. she writes, once the case is separated from rumor and regrettably attention seekers we will solve this case. now yesterday, prosecutors released their witness list for the february 24th trial and topping that list is lopez and ex-girlfriend, christine lopez who claims the sheriff abused her. next on the list ivory madison who claims they had an incident with lopez. now his wife will be here to support him on the steps of justice, ktvu channel 2 news tara moriarty. >>> hot tempers flared inside the room over bulge he cuts and -- budget cuts and layoffs. as you can see people protested the halls, they were all among those protecting. they may have to loose their jobs more than 100 city workers will lose their jobs. >> we are dismayed and confused about the lack of foresight that brought about this crisis. >> i think we have been aggressive by keeping half of the people in the city and they might disagre

mirkarimi has hired a new attorney, lydia stiglich.ance this afternoon. >>> final check on the weather and traffic. lisa argen. >>> good morning. plenty of fog, mile temperatures 3/4 visibility in oakland. the airport has delays of an hour and 49 minutes, 2 1/2 mile visibility in napa, hayward a little better we'll see the clouds lift partly to mostly cloudy skies today, more sun in the eastç bay in south bay, highs in the mid 60s, sunnier and warmer over the weekend with an offshore flow. >>> we take you live shot of 80 berkeley east shore freeway, you can see that you are in significant company, traffic is not particularly going at the limit, but no stalls or accidents to slow you as you head into the bay bridge maze. let me show you our free waze app showing significant traffic across the upper deck of the bay bridge. >>> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news. >> back with a local update at 7:24. have a great day. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. bye-bye.

. >> reporter: lydia was the sixth teenager to come down with the strange symptoms. her right arm continually jabs the air. >> i can't stand for more than about 2:00. into i'm in a wheelchair. and my vocals and -- everything gets bad at night. >> reporter: what most frustrates you? >> that i don't have any answers. i've been -- i've been doing tests and tests and tests. >> i have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: dr. jennifer mcvig has treated most of them. she believes this is a rare but real disorder. bro brockovich has another theory. in 1970, a ton of chemicals was spilled from a train just three miles from the future high school. >> other people are coming out reporting they lived close to the spill site that their family is experiencing health problems. >> reporter: lydia doesn't believe the cause is environmental or psychological. to people that think she's faking, she points out the two bruises on her face. >> this was is from fainting. i hit myself in the face with my phone for this one. >> reporter: as for brock vich, her team will be in ne

lydia camarillo, co-director de demandantesestamos seguros q jueces siguen la ley, entonces tenemos laoportunidad de ganar." el fiscal general de texas defendio el rediseno de distritos como 1 forma de defender a nuevos representant es hispanos electos. greg abbott, fiscal general de texas es 1 intento de la legislatura estatal de proteger distritos hispanos disenado para proteger a latinos electos en la ultima eleccion." standup: fernando pizarro, washington d.c. 'pero la gran interrogante es cual sera el efecto de 1 eventual decision de la corte suprema este ano sobre el proceso electoral que ya esta en curso." este representante estatal en texas cree que el tribunal podria posponer las elecciones. rafael anchia, representante estatal de texas se pueden demorar las elecciones, actualmente se han demorado desde marzo hasta abril y pienso que la corte suprema va a permitir que se demoren hasta mas tarde, posiblemente junio." el fallo de la corte se espera en unos meses. desde washington fernando pizarro, univision. hacemos una pausa.. y en instantes... tenemos importante informacion pa

they lived close to the spill site, that their family is experiencing health problems. >> reporter: lydia doesn't believe the cause is environmental or psychological. to people that think she's faking, she points out the two bruises on her face. >> this was is from fainting. and i hit my head on my bed post. and this one, i ended up hitting myself in my face with my phone. >> reporter: as for brockovich, her team will be in new york this week to investigate the threat for themselves. >> when you're involved in children's health and a situation where there is a ground water contamination that agencies do not respond to for 20 years, we need to come together to try to find some answers. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, leroy, new york. >> so strange. >>> here's another story. with hollywood overtones. remember the dougherty gang. the three young siblings accused of going on a violent, nationwide crime spree. they were finally busted and put in jail. now we're hearing about an audacious jailbreak attempt. abc's newest correspondent muhammad lila is here with a

based in miami, lydia acosta to be persona nongra ta, ordering her to leave the country by tomorrow. while they won't say why she's being thrown out she talked about possible cyber attacks while on u.s. soil and may have tried to get information about u.s. nuclear power plants. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a miami coast guard rescue crew scrambled to save an alabama couple after their plane crashed near the bahamas. the aerial unit discovered them less than an hour after their plane went down. the man and woman were pulled from the ocean without any injuries. >>> more than 1,200 explosive devices were used to demolish a houston skyscraper. a series of explosions reduced the 20-story building to a pile of rubble in less than 20 seconds. the implosion was planned after asbestos and an aging foundation made that building too costly to maintain. >>> and finally, new york's subway was the sight of another bizarre big apple phenomenon. uh-huh, for the 11th year commuters stripped down their skivvies to take part in the no-pants subway ride

lydia stiglich has taken over the case. the prosecution released its witness list today. the first person on it is mirkarimi's wife, iliana lopez. she stands by her husband and says he never abused her. i've beenry madison is on -- ivory madison is on this list. she called police and recorded the conversation she had with lopes and videotaped the bruise on lopez's arm. and christina florez is also on the list. she is mirkarimi's exgirlfriend. she will be asked to take the stand during the case. she claims mirkarimi abused her during this three-year relationship. >> all right , reggie, of course we have some other information. i just wanted to ask about the charges facing -- the three misdemeanor charges facing the sheriff. >> reporter: right now he faces domestic violence, battery, child endangerment, and dissuading a witness. >> and that trial begins next month. >> reporter: february 24th. >>> in concord tonight, a woman was arrested accused of killing her boyfriend. this is a picture of dava steen. she called to police to say her boyfriend died from a heart attack. earl

he hired a new attorney, a defense attorney out of berkeley, a woman, lydia stiglich. he was represented by attorney wagner. after an alleged domestic violence incident with his wife. mirkarimi was just sworn in on january 8. but seem likes to many he spends much of his time fighting this case. he says he will stay in office and has pleaded not guilty. today he's looking for a modification of a stay away otd from his wife and two-year-old son. his wife, though, has since made public statements that mirkarimi didn't abuse her and may be the victim of politics. she is on the prosecution's witness list along with another woman who filed a police report saying he had abused her when they had a relationship years ago. mirkarimi is expected in court here in san francisco at 2:30 this afternoon. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith. back to you. >> christie, thank you. here's a chance for you to help out oakland police find a suspected killer. take a close look at this man. ramon mcdaniel. investigators think he killed 36-year-old isaac white outside of white's hom

wheat annually produce this report collaborative with steve and lydia. like to thank -- it was a pleasure to work with the team. i also wanted to thank general manager ginsburg for the attention he paid to this report. our division is tasked with the data driven analysis. to use the analysis in an operational way, is really exciting to see the general manager focus on that and drill down to the nitty gritty to take those recommendations and use them. the score decreased slightly, 1.4% from last year. this is the sixth annual report we have produced. the methodology has not changed, and i'm not going to recover it. the data is collected by the comptroller of staff and rec & parks staff. we rate 14 features in each park. it's a continual process to engage all facets of the operations to maintaining high appearance standards. you can see the slight decrease, but again, the score remains very high and the general manager did not warrant last year and this year that staffing is reduced as budgets are reduced and resources are diminished. it is going to be dif

lydia's new government said today it was worried by reports of it -- libya's new government said it was worried by reports of torture. the national transitional council is encouraging the revolutionary brigades to disarm. while the militias continue to operate, they are not likely to give up their weapons. " the prime minister of papua new guinea's as the country has a foiled an army mutiny. rebel soldiers have taken over an army barracks in the capital. they seized the leader of the armed forces. the rebels are calling for the reinstatement of the former prime minister. he was removed last year. our correspondent joins us via skype. it has been a tense 24 hours, what is the situation like now? >> [no audio] >> we do not seem to have you at the moment. apologies for that. you are watching "newsday." we are live from singapore and london. patent and pakistan, -- panicked and pakistan. to under 50 are in hospital. >> michael jackson's family makes his mark on hollywood boulevard. >> here in britain, the royal bank of scotland has announced it will be paying its chief executive a bonus of

his new lawyer is lydia stiglich and he she will be in court tomorrow asking the judge to modify the stay away order and allowing him to visit his son. he pled not guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, battery against his wife, child endangerment and dissuade withing a witness. >>> a polarizing issue about tough love. a local high school coach whose squad walked out on him in protest. tonight the coach is speaking out. the he says he initially suspended a hand full of varsity players for bad behavior like being late for practice. eight others joined their teammates after confronting the coach. the coach says they may return to the team if they show respect for the school's athletic program and staff. >> i understand that, a coach is here to teach and everything, to motivate and challenge them to be the best they can be. if players do not respond to that, a coach has to make a decision. coach allen says school officials are behind the decision to suspend players he deemed disrespectful. he is working with freshman and sophomores who stepped up to fill the teams. . withou

wheat annually produce this report collaborative with steve and lydia. like to thank -- it was a pleasure to work with the team. i also wanted to thank general manager ginsburg for the attention he paid to this report. our division is tasked with the data driven analysis. to use the analysis in an operational way, is really exciting to see the general manager focus on that and drill down to the nitty gritty to take those recommendations and use them. the score decreased slightly, 1.4% from last year. this is the sixth annual report we have produced. the methodology has not changed, and i'm not going to recover it.

but in reality, lydia's justice ministry is about as influential as its dilapidated building suggests. the fact is, as with so much else in this country, it is the militias, the men with guns, who control the debate of muammar gaddafi's son. >> welcome to the year of the dragon. thousands gathered in temples across china to commemorate the first day of the new year and pray for good fortune. the country is already doing pretty well, writing and economic wave which has become the envy of much of the world. this critical year, there'll be questions about whether it can last at will china become a real fully fledged superpower. our reporter travel to beijing to find out. hise's trying to tell country's past in comic-book form. the hardest thing to appreciate is how very long the perspective is. rise and fall, a history of dynastic cycles that last thousands of years. so where are we now? >> there is a very strong central government and an overall stability in society. people's living standards are improving, so, according to history, this is a textbook golden age. >> the old summer palac

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. >>> reporter: the new lawyer is lydia siglich from berkeley after he ditched robert was gone wagoner. today's hearing is all about asking the judge to lift a protective order that's forcing mirkarimi to stay away from his family. mirkarimi has only been san francisco sheriff since january 8. he is charged with three misdemeanor counts, domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading an incident from an incident on new year's eve when he is accused of bruising their wife's arm in front of their 2- year-old son. he had to turn in his guns but despite public and political pressure, he is planning to stay on as sheriff although he says won't collect any pay during trial days, which is set to start on february 24. >> he won't be thrown out as sheriff in the political process because it's too complicated. the mayor would have to have a trial of him before the board of supervisors. >> my son and me -- >> reporter: that list of witnesses for the trial came out yesterday including mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez. she so far denied the charges. mirkarimi's ex-girlfriend is also expe

her name is lydia stiglich of berkeley. she will be making an appearance at the superior court for today's hearing. that is when ross is supposed to file an order with the judge and he will ask her -- the judge to modify a stay-away order which bans the sheriff from contact with his wife or son. mirkarimi thinks his three misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged domestic dispute with his wife ileana lopez. according to the gate, the sheriff's new attorney says -- we've also learned that mirkarimi surrendered three guns he he was arrested. even though he is sheriff, some may be shocked by this because mirkarimi has always been a very vocal advocate of gun control. if you convicted on the domestic violence charge, he would not be able to carry a gun as sheriff, and yesterday prosecutors released their witness list. ileana lopez the wife is at the top of the list and is scheduled to be here on the steps future a rally in support of her husband. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is. the owners and staff of two do

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mirkarimi has hired a new attorney, lydia stiglich. no plan nation as to why.irkarimi supporters plan a rally before his court appearance. an update now on the traffic. >>> good morning. san jose multi-car accident 280 before saratoga just cleared to the shoulder. you can see slow traffic. live look at 280 northbound this is just past the 17 junction. it is bumper-to-bumper headed from san jose past 17 up into cupertino at this hour. metering lights on at the bay bridge backed into the maze. >>> when we come back, meteorologist lisa argen will have a foggy bay area >>> good morning plenty of fog hour and 49 minute delays at fo. 3/4 mile visibility -- hayward quarter mile oakland, hazy, foggy, mild everyone in the 50s now. this afternoon back into the mid 60s with partly cloudy skies east bay, south bay, warmer and sunnier for >>> there's demi moore on the red carpet. looks a little thin there. her friends and family have been concerned for months about her health. new details coming out about what may have put her in the hospital. >>> also ahead, alec baldwin t

and his new lawyer is lydia from berkeley and she will be here for today's hearing where ross mirkarimiosed to ask the judge to lift the stay away order which currently bans him from meeting with his wife and son. mirkarimi faces charges stemming from an alleged dispute with his wife. yesterday prosecutors released their witness list and also his ex-girlfriend claims he abused her several years ago. a neighbor called police to report the alleged incident with lopez. now an hour and a half before ther whatting a bump much of supporters are supposed to be there to support mirkarimi including his wife. >>> right now republican presidential candidate, newt gingrich is attending a tea party meeting. newt gingrich has tonight's gop debate in a virtual tie with mitt romney. our four candidates are campaigning in florida. >>> a meeting against the police department is expected to conclude next month. he claims he was routinely bypassed for a promotion because he was african- american. the city denies that misconduct. they are expected to take the stand and the suit seeks unspecified damages. >>

. >> later on we'll head to the kitchen with lydia, one of our favorites.ntastic -- smells so good up there. a fantastic braised pork shoulder. we cannot wait. >> we're talking comfort foods with with a capital c. >> before that let's go inside. natalie is standing by with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, matt, ann and al. we are getting a first look at the tax returns of republican presidential candidate mitt romney which show he paid about $3 million in federal income tax in 2010. the tax rate of about 14%. meantime the four remaining candidates debated last night in tampa and will face off a again on thursday. >>> president obama will focus on restoring the middle class in tonight's state of the union address. a spokesman said the president will outline a vision for the future based on manufacturing, energy, skills and values. you can watch nbc's live coverage of the president's state of the union speech tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific time. >>> the supreme court has ruled police cannot put a tracking device secretly on a car. pete willia

today his new attorney lydia asked the judge to change the ruling to the a no harassment order which would allow the sheriff to see his wife but not harass her. also asked the judge to allow him to be reunited with his son whom she said has been devastated by the separation. the prosecution objected saying they still felt for the safety of the 2-year-old. prosecutor proud an old e-mail she said lopez sent madison the neighbor would reported the abuse new year's eve. lopez sent e-mail in october while she was in los angeles saying she was worried about theo because her husband had left him in the car as he was vomiting with his diapers wet. after the two hour hearing the judge did he klaipd to change her mind saying she had no authority to modify property techtive order. the judge said the sheriff should have petitioned the family court for supervised visits. afterwards the sheriff said he was terribly disappointed. >> this is enormously crushing the fact that i haven't been able to see my family. be with my wife or be with my son. this is disproportionately cruel and i will continue

mirkarimi's newly hired lawyer lydia stiglich says an earlier investigation found those allegations toe untrue. >>> president obama is speaking at the university of michigan. as allison burns reports, he's explains him plan to keep college tuition affordable. allison. >> reporter: dave, the president's plan is a first that would reward the most affordable colleges with more federal aid. let's take a live look at the university of michigan. the president started speaking about 10 minutes ago. it's a standing room own crowd, the plan would give more federal money to schools that keep costs under control and reduce aid for those with skyrocketing tuition. he said making college affordable is critical for the economy. >> because in this economy, there is no greater predictor of individual success than a good education. today the unemployment rate for americans with a college degree or more is about half the national average. >> reporter: the president is also announcing a billion dollar competition to reward states that take action to keep college tuitions down. i'll have more live coverag

fraught different grades and some didn't know each other, but many did, including thera's friend, lydiaarker. >> the last time i went to a neurologist, they said they're not sure and they'll keep looking into it, but besides that they haven't told anyone anything. >> reporter: hundreds of parents met with health officials who said tests showed no evidence of any environmental factors at the school. more tests ruled out infection or communicable diseases. what is going on? aldoctor who has evaluated 11 of 12 girls say it's conversion disorder. >> what happens is there traditionally is some kind of a stressor or multiple stressor that provoke a physical reaction within the body. this is unconscious. it is not done purposefully. and it's almost like thinking that the stress wells up in your body and it has to come out in some way, shape, or form. >> reporter: dr. jennifer mcgive couldn't say why the disorder typically affects women. or why it would happen in a group. thera doesn't think stress triggered her condition and her mother worries whether time is on her side. >> she does not have