the san francisco sheriff ross mercury any -- ross mercury any is fighting to save his name. when we come back. francisco's sheriff is set for february 24-th. this week - a judged the domestic violence trial against san francisco sheriff is set for february 24th. this week a judge denied ross mirkarimi's request to modify a protective order that is stopping him from seeing his wife and son. >> with all this pressure, why won't mirkarimi at least step aside? take a leave? >> he is making a mistake by not doing so. but if he steps aside, that is the end of his career. he needed to do what mayor brown suggested in an early column, cop to this plea and move forward and have it over with. unfortunately, he didn't do that. >> mayor brown, he could prevail in court and a politician lives for another day. why shouldn't he just hang in? >> prevailing in court will not matter, for ross. by the time you have five weeks of intensive, laser like strikes at everybody whom he has ever met coming out and saying something negative about him, the court is reaffirming the fact he cannot be trus

>>da: sheriff ross mercury me turned himself into his own jail on friday and posted bail. he says he will stay on the job and fight the charges. the district attorney charged a sheriff with domestic violence that become a child endangerment and dissuading a witness. he is accused of bruising his wife's arm during an argument on new year's eve. his wife has been defending him. it's >>darya: here is how budget cuts could affect you, potholes may take longer to get killed, city hall could seymour furlough days included a loss of jobs, police and fire will not be affected. people in oakland tell us if that they are frustrated about losing in city services again. >> we do have called holes in our streets, people have to take the time, take a picture and sometimes we have to let the city no or go through different networks if to say, this is what is going on. one of my neighbors, her entire got busted because of a pothole. we have to go around the pot hole until the city could come out and fix it. it took a long time. it will probably take even longer vs 200 people are getting l

ross mercury meet was accused of abusing his wife in front of their son. ordered the sheriff to stay away from his own family. >> i came to this country to make a family because i love across. i know with domestic violence is. the real violence here is against me. it is: my family apart. i feel like everyone is using my family in a political game. >>darya: the share is due back in court on monday to set a trial date. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news took the stage at the apollo theater for a fund-raiser. he seemed to get caught up in the surroundings. >>darya: the president was singing, did you know how much debt that takes? the president attended a total of four fund-raising events in new york. another one was a private meeting at the home of director spike lee. >>mark: he has a great voice. we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. >>darya: the bay bridge, clear and easy. the pavement is a little bit wet. it ranged pretty good last night. you can see the areas of grain moving on throu