we will also find out more allegations about ross mikarimi.e changes are coming ahead of the america's cup, we are giving you a peek at the new plans. [music] >>pam: at 6:00 p.m. there are signs of an economic progress tonight. but some courthouse in numbers took the wind out of the market's sails, the dow closed down 22.. the nasdaq was down 13 points and the s&p 500 was down nearly 8 points. tonight dan kerman takes a look at how the bay area is fairing and whether any of this good news is trickling down. >>reporter: to please a positive economic news on thursday, unemployment claims rose modestly after a steep decline before a long term trends proved an increase. but on the downside, new-home sales decrease making it the worst record since 1963. >> for the nation it is mixed with more good than bad but is low. it will be another year or two before it is felt by many people. this is the director for this-- >> silicon valley was the fastest-growing in the nation in terms of job growth. here in silicon valley, and have the highest criminal roo

teresa estacio join us live their lives that you just spoke with cheryl mikarimi yourself one on one? her burn >>reporter: i did, i spoke with cheryl about 30 minutes ago here at the city hall at his office. at one point, he seemed very emotional as the toll of these charges and fighting these charges seems to be surly weighing on him heavily. this city met with the mayor for about 30 minutes today. it was a very cordial meeting and that he respects that the mayor is just doing his job. he says that several issues were discussed and let us listen into in his discussion. >> the mayor is a concern for all of the city and of course with this high profile case and the madness surrounding a lot of what is being reported. i expect the mayor to be reaching out and it was a good conversation. i told the mayor and i will certainly share with you, i am on the job. i am here early, i leave late and all cylinders are running at full steam at this sheriff's department. we have a top- flight staff here. and i know that with the frenzy that has been certainly revolving around the issues concerning m

mikarimi has pled not guilty and said he will not take a while he is on trial.oming up in the next half hour, we will look more into mikarimi and the charges against him and his efforts to stay on the job. >> darya: run of the residential care facilities that experienced an outbreak in marin county has now reopened. they say the living center of san raphael had recently been opened that this of a reported 25 cases of gastrointestinal illness. let us take a look at the other aging center, this one is still closed after reporting 62 cases starting on january 18th. and 17 cases of the neural virus have been reported at a preschool in marin county. this started from january 13th. that affected 16 children and an adult. that school will remain closed it was closed as of yesterday. >>james: we are following the latest with apple, shares of that company skyrocketed overnight. we have broken down some of the information out of that report. take a look. first off, apple is worth $13 billion. >>james: we are also taking a look at stock futures. investors are still looking

sure frost mikarimi is charged with domestic battery he will be arraigned today. and now his wife says the neighbor had ulterior motives and that she plans to fight the protective order to assure away from his family. >>reporter: lopez told a spanish radio and venezuela that people are trying to attempt to ruin her husband. several times during the interview she said this is not a case of domestic violence but political persecution and she believes someone is unhappy with her husband's progressive views. she says she has no complaints against her husband in new the electives san francisco share. she is horrified at palo people go. she says she will continue to stand by him and she is confident that the troops will come out. during a phone interview she also said in these moments i really miss even as well.-- i remiss in venezuela. >>justine: a high-speed chase ended with an innocent bystander did. police said officers of trying to catch a car with suspects and burgers inside. three people are now behind bars, the police still have not released the identity of the

and then no pets, mikarimi wife came into a courtroom took the witness stand and gave an impassioned plea saying that she was not a friend of her husband and that she was not in danger and her child is not a friend of her husband and he is not in danger. she says the only violence that is being committed is by this country because they're trying to keep the family apart. the judge was not having any of it, the judge indicated that she has to believe what is in the arrest warrant that indicates allegations of abuse. as a result, she is in the protective order keeping him away from his wife and away from his son. his attorney was very upset by this, his wife lopez would also very upset by this. he is due back in this courthouse on monday. they will set a trial date, and you can be sure his attorneys will try to reverse the protective order so that they can bring the family back together. >>catherine: still the head at 5:00 p.m. suspected drunk driver texas car right into a muni tunnel driving on the tracks before getting stuck. another shake-up in the gop presidential race, why rick pe

the ongoing development in the domestic violence case against the shares for ross mikarimi court will be in court today. he's accused of grabbing his wife and bruising her arm during an argument on new year's eve. he now has a new defense attorney, take a look, bob wagner is no longer represent him. what >>james: could me what the witness list and the first person on that list is mikarimi wife. she continues to stand by her husband took in system that he never abused her clearly is but also on that this is ivory madison and they say she's the one who called the court with corporate police. and prosecutors will call up kelly williams and she is another person that lopez confided in about being abused. can the agreement and a girlfriend who claims that she was abused by him during their relationship. there are other witnesses as well. it will be called to testify during the february 24th trial. when the tune here for the latest on the story as it continues to develop >>justine: oakland man seen on her work ethic is being questioned and it has been happening for some time now. last night

>>pam: we are back in court once again for san francisco share for ross mikarimi.nd his wife just two weeks ago at a news conference outside his office. the district attorney and asked if he is going to charge the shares with three counts in alleged incidents of domestic violence. >>reporter: san francisco share frost mikarimi was quiet during his monday morning appearance, it was a quick hearing to set a trial date for next month as well as an evidence hearing he was seen here leaving court and he declined to talk or discuss the case against him. he is currently facing three charges, one is spousal battery, no. 2 is child endangerment and no. 3 dissuading a witness. all of this stems from an incident on new year's eve with his wife. his attorney robert wagner had some harsh criticism about the case against his client, listen in. >> i will say that i have had a chance to review the materials that were provided to me it is one of the more overblown cases that i've seen in the 20 years that i have been in the field. but, we will proceed to trial and get ready for it.

mikarimi attorney did not return our calls. >>james: san francisco police arrested 29 people at the game on sunday. crimes vary from public drunkenness to criminal officer. police say 110 people were ejected from game and in some cases things that violence between fans of the opposing team. 49ers and giant fans the loans after the game to. it is a particular incident happened in san jose. the person who posted this said the giant fans taunted with the 49ers fan's pyramids--. >>justine: prosecutors say they found joseph naso dna on the stocking of one victim and underneath the fingernails of another. he has been connected to four cold cases. they just in marin county ordered and trout. where are the places innocence to represent himself at trial. and san jose police say a man in then they shot and killed last week sexually assaulting the 11 year old girl that he had kidnap. police say this man abducted the girl on friday. she was with his former girlfriend's daughter. her work 11 hours later, please track and down to this town h

take a look of the video as ross mikarimi wife lopez arrived at the courthouse. she waved to everyone certainly getting off of the appearance that she is not a battered spouse. a short time later her husband appeared. he was much more subdued and an issue was the stay away order and inside the court sparks flew. this is video of the sheriff, his wife and a toddler son during his hearing in ceremony earlier in the month. prosecutors say that she told a neighbor that he left their son in the car without food, vomiting and when closed. they say the incident happened on october 19, 2011 and it was a nightmare. it was this alleged incident plus the domestic violence incident that happened on new year's eve that prosecutors say that if they went order should not be lifted. then the judge agreed. outside court sheriff more--ross mikarimi spoke about the decision and going forward. >> i am terribly disappointed least. this has been enormously crushing the fact that i have not been able to see my family, be with my wife, or be with my son. i will continue to fight for thi

>>reporter: mikarimi attorneys have said they will try to get the protective order lifted so that he can rejoin his wife and child. >> save, save, save,! >>justine: this is youtube video occupy protesters harassing mayor quan in washington d.c.. the scuffle broke out as police tried to help her get into her car. a developing story that we are following this morning that this may be one of the biggest protests san francisco has seen in years starting this morning. it is being called occupy wall street west. thousands of protesters will be in the financial district, marches and rallies will be going on throughout the day we will have more on the developing story coming up at 4:30 p.m.. >>james: we will take a quick break in a live look at the james lick freeway as we go, we're still gauging the road conditions out there. it rain yesterday, it rained overnight this morning and not so much rain is on the roadway will be back with more in just a minute. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy m

the documents also stated that lopez has never denied that the defendant sherriff ross mikarimi abusedhas called the incident a family matter in san francisco i teresa estacio with kron4 news. >>pam: tonight at 6:00 p.m. we have painful budget cuts. more than 100 city workers could be laid off in big cuts to city services. the city has cut $20 million and that is after state redevelopment money was eliminated. kate thompson is live at city hall tonight. kate, this is the first time their residents will get a chance to weigh in on the cuts. >>reporter: this is the first time the resident a chance to weigh in and the city workers whose jobs are on the line. people were given pink slips, thousands given out by the city. right now city workers are wondering will they or won't they be one of the workers that are laid off the city said it will only off about 109 workers. people's jobs are on the minds, people's livelihood is on the lines. they do not know if they will be one of the 100 workers that will be losing their jobs. people are very stressed out and and just wondering in the end who

>>reporter: in an interview from her home wives of a share for ross mikarimi and went on to say that money or security in a gene is that she told about the discussion that he had eluded the in the sense that there was never any shouting and odd. did she send is legally use that against us and makes me wonder what her motives are. the two men because they had children of the same age and attend said she invited her to take a parent can ask that she talked unit and the 20 minute interview she never to do anything about a video or bruised and denies that her son was any danger. the group on thursday to classified protective order keeping the lid is sheriff away from his family. pam >> the arrest warrant in the case tells a different story. legal analysts say court while one is in a report my of their shocking it is hardly a slam-dunk for the prosecution. dan kerman reports. >>reporter: criminal defense attorney michael cardozo reviewed the arrest warrant in the domestic abuse case, he said it is not the got yeah that many people for trade to be. >> this is not a smoking gun, what you ha