charges in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident against his wife. and police arrest a union city high school teach are for having sex with a student. >> good morning. in the 60s, sunny sky. >> good morning. ross mirkarimi is vowing to stay on his new job as he fights misdemeanor domestic violence charges filed against him. he could face charges of domestic violence, battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. yesterday he surrendered at the very jail he oversees. he was booked, of photographed and fingerprinted. he is now free on $35,000 bail. domestic violence groups are calling for his resignation. he and his wife call the charges unbelievable. >> sheriff mirkarimi walked out

of his office looking tired. accompanied by his wife he stated he had just received confirmation by the district attorney's office. >> three misdemeanor charges have been assigned to me. >> he quickly stated that he will be vindicated of all wrongdoing. >> we believe that these charges are very unfounded and we will fight these charges. and i'm confident that in the end that we will succeed. >> district attorney george gascon believes the charges are supported by photographic evidence, text messages and the neighbor's testimony and proved beyond a reasonable doubt. >> our decision here just like in all domestic violence cases was based on the availability of sufficient evidence to prove the

case. >> gascon said the case is going forward even without the help of mirkarimi and his wife. >> the case is always stronger if the victim is willing to testify. however, it is very common for victims to be uncooperative in domestic violence cases. gascon said lopez has not spoken to investigators, but she spoke to reporters. >> this is unbelievable. i don't have any complaint against my husband. we are together and we are fighting. we are going to fight this. my family, my husband and my son. this is unbelievable. >> ross mirkarimi's attorney said his client is now prohibited from seeing his wife and child through an emergency protective order. >> he's quite upset that this process does not allow him to be with the wife, his wife and child, who he wants to be with. and they want to be with him. >> kathy black is the executive director of a group that counsels and houses domestic violence victims. she says the emergency protective order gives lopez some time alone to make a decision. >> to convert that into a restraining order, and there's different kinds of restraining

orders, and that restraining order covers visitation. it helps define where that child needs to be. >> the emergency protective order lasts for seven days and is included in the charge of domestic violence. district attorney could have made the charges felonies instead of misdemeanors and the charge of child endangerment alone carries is one year jail sentence. despite of all this. mirkarimi told us he will show up to work as the sheriff on tuesday morning. >> after the district attorney announced charges, mayor ed lee issued this statement. saying, "as mayor i must now review the facts and options available to me under the city charter, but i must also ensure that we do not take steps that undermine the criminal justice proceedings underway.

" and brown told us the sheriff should step aside at least for now. >> i'm of the opinion that any elected official finds himself in a position of domestic violence has to remove himself of any responsibilities until the matter is cleared up. >> the sheriff is expected to be in court for his arraignment on tuesday. >> in fairfield investigators are trying to determine the cause of a huge fire last night. flames shot out of the roof of a commercial building on empire street. eventually the fire engulfed the structure. a fire official says arson is not suspected. at least 50 firefighters were called in to put out the fire. no one was injured. also authorities are trying to determine what caused a natural gas pipeline to rupture and explode last night in rio vista. it happened about 6:00 p.m. in a distribution field. it took crews about half an hour to cap the fire. no injuries there. the line was going to be decommissioned on tuesday. it's owned by a company called vintage natural gas, not owned by pg&e.

>> three young children killed recently in separate street shootings will behind in order today. they will hold concurrent save our babies block parties. the churches will offer music and refreshments. doves will be released in the name of each child. a three-year-old was shot august 8th as his mother pushed him. and a 23-month-old child was shot in a parking lot during the tape of a music video, and a 5-year-old was shot while standing outside his father's taco truck on december 30th. neighbors say an elderly woman badly beaten during a home invasion robbery in the sunset district was known to carry large amounts of cash. the police task force is searching for leads in thursday night's assault. it left a 76-year-old victim and restaurant delivery woman who

jumped the robbery in critical condition. both women were beaten with a hammer and stabbed. >> the victim is a very active community member. she's a business owner here. we would hate to think that she was targeted specifically but she does have, we believe, a pattern that she does every day. >> the 76-year-old woman owned several restaurants and a bakery near her sunset district home and is politically active in the community. the attacker is described only as a young cantonese speaking male. in union city a high school teacher is under arrest accused of having sex with a student. the 33-year-old man teaches at james logan high. he's facing charges of statutory rape. they say he was on the way to meet with a girl on thursday when he was taken into custody. according to the girl, the relationship began when she was 16 and it lasted for about nine months. police say they are now look for other possible victims. another east bay teacher

reporting to have sex with a student admitted to the crime. 40-year-old mary johnson was charged yesterday with 24 counts of sexual assault. investigators with livermore police say johnson's relationship with a 14-year-old granada high student began with text messages and facebook postings. court documents reveal she told police she had sex with the boy to dozens of times over a six-month period. >> police may have finally break in a case. and the 49ers are set to host the first playoff game at candlestick park in nine years. the hunt for tickets and a the hunt for tickets and a warning from police.

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police in orange county are investigating a suspect in the stabbing of a homeless man, the fourth homeless victim in the month. it was in anaheim. police aren't sure whether they captured the serial killer believed to be responsible for three other murders. bystanders chased the suspect and police detained a man about a quarter mile away. there's been an intense manhunt for a similar looking man who appears in surveillance video taken near the first murder seen. this morning gene hackman is recovering after being hit by a car. the 81-year-old actor was riding his bike in the florida keys yesterday when he was hit. he was thrown from his bike when a pickup struck his rear tire. the state highway patrol said he was not wearing a helmet. his publicist says he has some bumps and bruises but is going to be just fine. it sounds like something right out of a movie, but a retired bay area truck driver believes his dog may have discovered a meteorite in his

backyard. our media partner, the hayward daily review reports the 55-year-old michalek found that smoldering dark-colored rock in his property in castro valley yesterday. he called the lab to find out if it's a real thing, a meteorite. he's waiting for test results. >> lisa, you are a meteorologist, you studied these things, is that the real thing? >> like you said, it could be a bruquette. >> it could have fallen out of a barbeque from the night before. >> yeah. >> and mainly 20s and 30s out there. here's a look at emeryville. a very cool start. the last of these very cold frosty mornings. and then we've got a lot of things coming our way. i'll explain and give you all the details coming up. >> here's a question i might put to lisa later on. can drew brees and the saints be stopped from marching up and down the field today.

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at 8:30 the tailgate parties begin at candlestick park. the fans are? a frenzy. it's been nearly a decade since the niners were in a playoff game. and police are warning fans willing to pay thousands of dollars for a seat to be aware of scalpers who may be selling fake tickets. >> all the way to the super bowl. >> he and his pals often worship the 49ers at this park at candlestick. they are filled with hope and a little inspiration. >> 49 hours to wait. the saints, they come here, look like they come visit. just come visit and 49ers take it all the way. >> they won't be going to the game because they don't have what every niner fan dreams of, these, tickets to the game against the saints. these belong to ryan, who bought them for $150 a piece a week before christmas. now he has to give them to a friend because he has to work. >> so i give them away to my friend. >> how painful was that? >> you don't even know. you really don't know. i don't want to talk about it.

>> he tends bar at a pub that is filled with memorabilia from the days when the niners filled in the landmark stadium right across the street. >> they can make it all the way to the super bowl, all the better. great for business, great for the city a boost for the city. we love it. >> on stub hub there are still hundreds of tickets available, ranging from $149 to more than $300. this website said it has safeguards against selling safe -- fake tickets, but the 49ers and the police are warning fans from buying tickets from online sites that are not reputable. >> if you buy tickets from a nonreputable source. and it's counter fit, not only do you lose your money, but you will not get into the game. >>. >> police will also be enforcing a new rule that cuts off tailgating at 1:30 once the game starts. >> if you are in the parking lot you have to enter the game with your ticket or if you don't have

a ticket, you have to leave the premises. >> police are treating this as a rivalry game. they will 25% more officers here in uniform and plane clothes, keeping an eye on the traffic expected today. >> we have something along the lines of breaking news here. lisa says she has a feeling today about the 49ers game. what is that feeling? >> you were telling me your feelings. >> i think the saints are going to win. i don't know why, i'm just not thinking the niners are going to win. >> it is going to be a gorgeous day out there. we definitely need to warm up. it is so cold out there. but today is the coldest morning we will see out of the next seven. some changes coming our way. in fact they will start tonight with a warmer evening. 7:24 is the sunrise but many 20s and 30s this morning. another few hours before we recover.

look at all these numbers. we're at 29 in santa rosa, 33 livermore, 30 by the delta. it's calm winds and definitely another frosty start out there. but for a change we will be looking at warmer nights, some cloudier days, the cooler averages, and a little bit of rain coming our way. a series of systems that will spread some snow by the end of the work week. we aren't talking anything huge but at least it's the beginning of some changes. mostly clear and chilly this morning. spare the air. sharply cooler tomorrow. no rain out of this system, just very gusty winds and it will add to the dry atmosphere that we've had the past month or so. but it will also mix things out so the air quality will be better. right now the setup remains the same. dry across the eastern pacific and there is a cold front to the north and west of us. this will bring a carolina air mass our way. but out ahead of it we will look for the on shore flow and that will bring clouds. in fact, a 1500-foot deck of clouds overnight tonight and that will allow for a cloudier start.

then with this air mass spreading overhead, breezy winds. in fact gusty winds into the sierra nevada. but it's not going to bring rain. the rain will be confined in oregon, but definitely with the chilly air in place it will feel much, much cooler. in fact, as much as 10 degrees colder tomorrow afternoon. so a lake tahoe has wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour tomorrow. we know we need snow there. it will take at least four days or so until we see some precip in the mountains. at home, upper 50s to low 60s. game time, 1:30, should be a beautiful afternoon here at candlestick and elsewhere around the bay. once again, mid-60s so above normal for january. 64 san mateo. on the coast we will see numbers in the low 60s. quite mild n the north bay, a little bit of a north wind here so we are talking about mid-60s again for santa rosa. near east bay, 62 berkeley, 64

fremont and heading out over the hills enjoy it, this will be the last day that you will see numbers in the mid-60s for our inland valleys. upper 60s for salinas. 65 monterey. spare the air today with another mild afternoon. a frosty start tomorrow waking up to low fog and clouds. cooler, breezier, and partly sunny condition for our holiday, monday. and a chilly afternoon on tuesday. it's wednesday the north bay could see rain. thursday and friday, some showers and looks like the mountain snow could get going by the end of the week. it's not going to be huge but it's a start. >> lisa, thanks very much. dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what is coming up at seven on "good morning america." good morning, dan. >> good morning. breaking news overnight. this is really like a scene out of titanic. a luxury screws ship running aground off the coast of italy, flooding with water, forcing more than 4,000 people to evacuate. at least three people are dead. rescue crews are look for

survivors after some people jumps into the water in a panic. the question is how did this happen and why couldn't they use the life boats? that's coming up. and also, it's finally starting to feel like winter in much of this country, especially the midwest and northeast. they got a huge hit of snow overnight. now the temperature is plummeting. we've been tracking the whole thing and we have the forecast this morning. and plus an incredible scene caught on tape near you guys. a mother and her two young children trapped in this mangled car as it teters over the side of a bridge outside of santa barbara. it's hard to believe that what you are looking at here ended in a miracle and we are going to show you that coming up. also we are just hours away from an epic football showdown. i know the 49ers are playing today but there's also this. tim tebow going head-to-head against three time super bowl champ tom brady. one is an open evangelical, a self-described virgin, the other is married to a supermodel.

they couldn't be more different and we will look at the epic match-up coming up on this saturday morning. i know the niners are playing today so there's two things for you guys to watch. >> very quickly, dan, the 49ers and the saints, considering you are talking to a san francisco audience, who are you picking? >> san francisco. is that the right answer? >> that is the correct answer. very good, dan. thanks very much. look forward to your show. >> a pleasure. >> in sports check off now just a little more than seven hours away before the 49ers divisional game against the saints. here's larry with a preview in sports. >> good morning, everybody. the countdown is on. later this afternoon the 49ers will head into their first playoff game in nine years. eats a new experience for alex smith and patrick willis and frank gore so how will they react against a saints team that won the super bowl a couple years ago? head coach jim harbaugh has advice. don't put too much pressure on

yourself. and don't overcook it like a burnt piece of meat. that doesn't taste real good. >> to be more specific? >> make it about the team. trust the team. a guy doesn't have to do too much. >> it's been a winning formula all year for the 49ers. an opportunistic defense, consistent special teams and an offense that makes very few mistakes. >> i think that style is essential, whatever it takes to win. in the run and pass game we will do a lot of different things, different personnels. we won't make it easy for the defense to defend us. >> drew brees and the saints' offense has a similar mentality. >> we will throw the kitchen sink as everybody. with our tempo, with our personnel groups works our formations, with running the ball inside, outside, drop back pass, bootlegs, heavy play action. we are going to do everything. >> last week jim harbaugh jokingly said there are 28 keys to winning a game and this week he said it comes down to three.

>> score more points than the saints, number one. execute, move the ball. not turn it over. >> if you want to bring your a game, even though you do that every week, it's just like the biggest stage right now. >> this particular stage has not been kind to new orleans over the years. they are 0-4 in road playoff games. the only franchise win not played in a dome, their victory over the colts in miami in super bowl. they don't seem concerned. >> looks like it will be mid-60s and sunny. i think that's probably the best that you can ask for. >> the weather should be great. is this the week that tebowmania runs into cold, cruel reality? broncos are in new england. tebow and the broncos shocked the world again knocking off the heavily favored steelers.

but they are not favored in this game. broncos in denver by 18. even though brady outplayed tebow that day. all eyes will be on mr. tebow for this one. >> a fun journey. we are excited. every week trying learn and improve and get better. you know, i'm not just looking forward to the destination, but enjoy the journey and have fun every day and that's what i'm trying do and really live out my dream. >> ratings for that game will be sky high. coaching news now. new raiders gm, ringgy, can't interview any of his green bay buddies until the packers are done with the playoffs. the 48-year-old bowls spent the last seven seasons coaching defensive backs for the dolphins and cowboys and that's an area the raiders need help. oakland has not hired a defensive coach since john madden took the reigns back in the early '70s.

in st. louis, rams tire fisher as new head coach. he was weighing offers against two teams. fisher coached the titans for 17 years. he led his teams to four division titles as well as a super bowl appearance back in 2000. and baseball news. unable to come to a contract, tim lincecum and the giants head to arbitration. this could be record setting. he's one of 142 players filing for arbitration yesterday. timmy is expected to ask for the highest award ever. it would eclipse the 22 million that roger clemens requested in '05 from houston. lincicum made $13 million last year. he had a losing record of 13-14 but you can't really blame him because the giants' offense was so bad they failed to score for him when he was on the mound in seven of his starts. two years ago the giants and timmy went through this before they agreed to a deal just before the arbitration hearing was about to commence, and that could very well happen again. that's a rap on morning sports. mike shumann will have

plea off highlights at five, six and eleven. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> next at 5:30. >> could it be more trouble for the high-speed rail project? i'm in sacramento. two top leaders are out. but governor brown says california is forging ahead. >> and how many atoms does it take to store a single byte of computer data? it's nothing short of a revolutionary development in technology.

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>> governor jerry brown said he's to not giving up on his high-speed rail dream for california even though two key leaders of that program resigned. abc7's capital correspondent nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> the governor reiterated his commitment to the high-speed rail project one day after the resignations of k ceo roloff and another. the jolt at the top brings a lot of cries to scrap the plan, but the governor said he's not backing down. >> we are going to build, but we won't be stupid. we will listen to the critics and we will fix things and we will do the right thing and we aren't going to go overboard. we are going to be very careful

and build incrementally as we go. >> brown immediately elevated one of his appointees, dan richard, as chairman of the high-speed rail authority while the search for a new ceo takes place. questions swirled over the van ark's departure. she's seen here on the left. and while some think he was forced out over bad publicity over the project the $100 billion price tag, he sees it as opportunity. >> i'm putting my stamp on it slowly, but surely. >> and others found california's political climate tough to maneuver, despite having international high-speed rail experience. >> unfortunately he's not from california and a lot of things that us californians take for granted he had to learn. when the titanic hit the iceberg, the smart and lucky ones got off.

>> taxpayer groups say his departure signals the project's continued downward spiral and this is the perfect time to pull the plug. >> i think there is a growing sense this project is doomed, and i think given that, the sooner we do it, let's not drag this out, let's go ahead and terminate it now. >> lawmakers will soon decide whether to approve the sale of $3 billion worth of voter-approved bonds to begin the first segment. a growing number may be joining republicans to say no. but remember, governors have veto power. in sacramento, nannette anywhere an draw, abc7 news. in his weekly address, president obama says he will offer tax incentives to companies that bring jobs back to america and tax penalties for companies that outsource jobs. the president brought some props for his weekly chat. a padlock, socks, a candle. ed he brought products made by american workers in american factories and shipped worldwide. in a forum on wednesday he met with the ceos of companies that are bringing jobs back to america.

today he's asking all u.s. business leaders to think about doing that. >> and yourself what you can do to bring more jobs back to the country that made your success possible. and i'll make sure that you've got a government that does everything in its power to help you succeed. in the coming week he will outline his plan to offer new tax breaks for companies that import jobs and owe eliminate incentives for companies that move jobs oversees. in the race to make all things digital, smaller and faster, there could be a game changer out of ibm san jose's research center. they are reporter a major breakthrough. here's business and technology reporter, david loui. >> this small lab makes for cramped working conditions but these men are working on a tiny scale. while it takes around 1 million atoms to store digital data today, they have found it can be done with only 12 atoms. >> why do we do this? because, of course, if we can make something that really works, it's a revolutionary

development. >> he uses this electronmicroscope to do their research. portions of it were handmade with an occasional piece from an aluminum beverage can. the atoms are inside a chamber and subjected to a temperature of 460 degrees below zero. >> and we can see them and watch them from out in the room when we actually operate the little things down there. >> they started out with the ambitious goal to see if a single atom could retain the zeros and ones of digital information. in time they found the smallest feasible number was 12. what made is possible is reaveraging clusters of atoms so each one is opposite one of opposite magnetic polarity. sitting head-to foot-instead of head-to-head. and there's a technical term. >> we scan it along and the current changes become too large so we pull it back and come back down. so the image that we will see from this atom on the surface. >> scaling down from one million to 12 atoms can lead to smaller

consumer devices and servers that run on less power. packing more storage into a small forum is important. take this 1956 prototype made by ibm. it had 5 megabite capacity. compare that to this 16 gigabyte i-phone. it has 3200 times more storage. >> the challenge is still the atoms need to be at sub zero temperatures. abc7 news. this afternoon a second bone marrow donor drive will be held for a four-year-old san mateo boy with a rare and potentially deadly disease. kyle crawford has a disease that makes it need a donor. he is half chinese and half caucasian, which makes is difficult to find a match because of a shortage of by racial donors in the bone marrow registry. last saturday nearly 600 people

were tested in a drive at san mateio. today's drive will be held in san francisco at a free clinic on clayton street and goes from noon until three in the afternoon. lisa is here to talk about the forecast. we are going to have a nice day. some people were feeling guilty about the nice weather. but you can forget about that because it's not forever. >> right. after today it's over. we are talking about subtle changes and then rain the middle portion to the end of the week. and plenty of temperatures near or below freezing. so it's frosty in the east bay valleys. 40s here here in the city, and changes begin for the latter half of your weekend. i'll tell you about them next. >> also ahead, the trash that litters the route to candlestick park. see what our i-team dan noyes got done in [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies...

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monarch butterflies flock to the the coastline each winter, and right now they are here in record numbers. abc7's jonathan bloom explains the big surge and why monarchs are one of nature's great mysteries. >> it's really an amazing thing to see. >> at first glance they look like clumps of trees in this grove of eucalyptus trees. >> there's one right above us right there. >> look closely and you will see what may be the biggest population of monarch butterflies that the farm has ever seen. >> we had 4,188 butterflies. >> 4,188, that's about ten times the year before? >> right. and more than the last ten years. >> they say it's possible last year's rainfall caused a spike in the growth of the milk weed plant where they lay their eggs. this pinprick will hatch into a caterpillarar that will eat the milk weed nonstop for 15 days before starting its transformation. >> imagine a whole putter fly in that tiny space. >> most live only a few weeks but each year one generation will live for six months migrate across the country to where the climate is just right. these have come from as far east

as the rocky mountains and as far north as british columbia. >> to survive they need a ring of trees that's shielded from the wind but lets in enough sun light to keep them warm. and here's the thing. they don't look for it, they seem to know where it is. >> somehow they find their way to specific spots and they come there to spend the winter. >> because they come from all over the population surge tells a story far bigger than this grove in fremont. >> monarch butterflies are an indicator of a healthy environment. a good population shows things are going well across the western us. >> and february they will head back out to lay their eggs and let the cycle begin again. >> the butterflies will not return here but their great, great grandchildren will come back next fall to spend the winter here in our eucalyptus grove. >> in fremont, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> if you would like to check out the butterflies in person, there are a number of viewing

events schedule. we have a link to all of that at abc7 news.com. click on "see it on tv." >> lisa is here now and i haven't seen likely rain in -- i don't remember the last time i saw "likely rain "" in the forecast. >> i think it was around thanksgiving. >> we will start with the rain in the bay area that's coming our way midweek and keep our fingers crossed because the temperatures are going to start to cool off as soon as tomorrow. but right now as we look out at heavenly mountain resort, we have much, much colder air in place in the morning and evening hours with these cool and clear systems. 13 tahoe valley airport. we are talking about sutro right now where things look beautiful out there with temperatures once again climbing through all that sunshine. but it has been so cold in the mornings and we are going to

switch that trend by really as soon as tomorrow where we get a milder start and much cooler air in the afternoon. so say good-bye to the 60s and upper 630s. 35 in napa. good morning, livermore. 33 for you. it's 38 in san jose with 34 on the peninsula. low 40s half moon bay. 32 novato. the calm winds, radiational cooling, a stable air mass in place so a spare the air day throughout the afternoon. we are talking about more wind, in fact a lot of wind coming in tomorrow so that will increase the fire dangner the sierra nevada. relative humidity sharply decreases but that's all going to change the middle to the end of the week when we see some moisture head our way. the short term is the weekend, with today being the warmest day out of the next three. of course, that includes the holiday where we are going to see a significant change. and here's why. we've got high pressure holding on right now. here's the cold air bottled up into canada. you can see it here with the

speckling of the clouds. one more day will bring us temperatures above seasonal norms for mid-january. then finally we are looking at some changes. not in the form of rain, but in the form of a much colder air mass. and with this cold air mass we will see the winds shift out ahead of it. we are going to weak up to low clouds, the fog tomorrow. in fact, the marine layer will be pretty deep, about 1500 feet deep. this swings on through bringing the gusty winds in the mountain. yosemite 53. 73 los angeles. then by tomorrow with the wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour, it's going to be kind of dicey if you are headed up to the sierra or back home for the holiday keep that in mind. of course, if you are trying to ski, boy, lots of brown in the sierra nevada with only 11% of normal state-wide. last year doing much, much better, but at least we can see some changes in the future. back home we will be looking at a lot of sunshine today.

upper 50s to low 60s. at candlestick, 1:30 for the niners. and all around the bay numbers will be very pleasant today with more mid-6 tos. 65 concord, as well as san jose. subtle changes today but we are back to the poor air quality. keep that in mind. >> 68 in watsonville and down by the monterey bay it will be a very pleasant. tomorrow much cooler, low clouds and fog to start. we are talking about a cool holiday monday but that's really typical for january. tuesday about the same. we've been spoiled. we are looking at some rain coming our way and then hopefully snow. right now it looks like rain in the mountains by the end of the week. >> great, lisa. thanks very much. well, if you man to attend the 49ers game this afternoon against the saints, you can talk trash but leave your trash at the stadium, not in the neighborhood. that's the plea from people who live near candlestick park, a place most of us never visit unless it's football season.

at bc7 news i-team dan noyes took a look around for this morning's report. >> exiting off highway 101 on the way to candlestick park there are some beautiful bay views, wildlife and a lot of trash. >> welcome to the stick, as i like to call it. >> gilbert lives out here. he's trying to get something done about the constant barrage of garbage tossed, dumped and blown on the bay shore. >> we've got budweiser. i don't know if this is insulation or what this is. one shoe. >> on our tour we saw every kind of trash. thousands of tiny pieces of plastic instead of sand. we even found medical waste. >> there is a syringe. that's a syringe. >> so where is it all coming from? >> one of our biggest offenders, 49ers fans who need parking passes and tickets. >> besides some bad fans, he also suspects people use the

desolate areas to dump garbage from home and construction projects. he also says the passing trucks from the recycling plant nearby have something to do with it. we asked recology spokesman about that. he said the recycling trucks are sealed tight. he took us on a forensic tour of his own. >> this is intact. it was never in a garbage can. that was just -- someone just threw that out the window of their car. >> reed said recology is just as upset about the dumping as the neighbors. >> this should have gone into a recycling bin. this is fiber that can be made into new paper products. >> the sources for this trash are many. >> save the bay policy associate alison said the stress on wildlife here can't be underestimated. >> especially plastic bags and styrofoam. when they break down into small pieces they look like food to wildlife and that will eventually suffocate wildlife that try to ingest it.

>> so what can be done? there is so much trash tossed here that caltran said they can't keep up. they clean the area every other week. >> but there is just so much litter it always looks as if we haven't done anything because we will take care of it and a couple days later it's there again. >> and changing the mindset of dumpers is an up-hill battle and each person we talked to has a different approach. law that is get rid of plastic bags instead of going after people is a big step. >> we are encouraging every bay area city to stop the polluting area at the source by banning their use. >> after we called a caltran crew to cleanup and they plan to put in extra hours picking up trash by hand. a labor-intensive process. they are asking the fans this weekend and anyone that drives out there to think about the costs. >> all the other things that we should be spending our time and resources on, highway maintenance, we have to devote a lot of that just to picking up other people's litter. >> and from recology we got an offer and a card.

they say neighbors should call them about the next mattress or tv set they see on the side of the road. >> we will send out one of our workers to pick it up. we are a good neighbor. we help keep the city clean, and we help keep this neighborhood clean. >> but good worth won't be satisfied until it's all gone, whatever that takes. >> you know, if this were the christy field, it would not be happening. we are surrounded by trash and it doesn't need to be that way. please, someone give us a hand. >> for the i-team, dan noyes, abc7 news. >> straight ahead, 7 on your side's michael finney puts pedometers to the test. he will show us what works best.

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>> we have a cold, clear morning. we have a nice, warm day on the way. folks, enjoy it. not going to have another one like this one for, well, at least a while. lisa will explain. walking about four miles a day is an ideal fitness goal. that's about 10,000 steps for those keeping track. a pedometer could be the first step in getting you moving, but which should you buy? 7 on your side's michael finney has the results of a consumer reports test. >> a pedometer helped john count nearly every step he's taken while exercising the last 25 years. >> keeps me going. keeps me really going, look at me. look at my age. i'm 86 and i just love it. just love to walk. >> he's on the right track. a stanford university study reported that people who use a pedometer walk about a mile more every day than those who don't

use one. if you are ready to take the first step, which pedometer should you get? the consumer reports tests ten conventional ones. three cell phone apps and three gps watches narrow down your choices. after logging close to 100 outdoor miles, counting more than 120,000 steps on a treadmill and climbing nearly 3,000 stairs, testers found several to recommend. the most elaborate are gps watches. >> gps watches use satellites to measure distance, so they are highly accurate outdoors, but for $200, or $300, they might be more than the typical walker needs. >> and for a mere fraction of the cost consider one that clips on to your waistband. the meo trace pedometer is top-rated. costs $30 and is rated excellent for accuracy. it also has added features like a calorie counter, a stopwatch and a regular watch. for spend just five dollars on

this basic sport line step and distance from wal-mart, which was very good for accuracy. either can put you on the road to better health. >> coming up next, another oscar for meryl streep. our don sanchez has more on the role that he says is sure to get her at least nominated. osososs hey guys, breakfast!

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>> watch your character for it becomes your destiny. >> she was a polarizing politician. mark get thatcher, britain's first and only female prime minister. >> i know i will never be truly one of them. >> we see thatcher in parliament. >> the right honorable lead that screams too much. [laughter] >> the nice honorable gentleman could perhaps attend more closely to what i'm saying rather than how i am saying it. he may receive a valuable education in spite of himself. >> we look at the lessons in british history. they didn't provide clips of thatcher in older years of old age, makeup and a mind that wonders and talking to a dead husband. the kind of acting that awards

her. >> thatcher earned the nickname the iron lead and streep's cool resolve displace that determination. >> with all due respect, sir, i have done battle every single day of my life. >> this is a meryl streep showcase. the first time you see her it's eerily real with the makeup and that walk. like her role at julia childs, it's another one. but the later years dementia takes its follow and shows streep the chance to show her acting. i wish the film was more involved and the pace made it more interesting. i will give streep a full bucket, but the film gets half a bucket. i'm don sanchez, abc7 news. we will see you on the isle. >> and every week lisa gets an overflowing bucket for her forecast. what's going on weather-wise? >> we have spring like conditions today, then we are turning to fall, and maybe back to winter before our holiday weekend is over. so we are looking at temperatures in the upper 50s to about low 6 0s today at

candle stick park for the game. and elsewhere the inland valleys will be comfortable. livermore -- that's a nice picture. >> it is a nice picture. >> we talk about cool and breezy tomorrow and we will keep the rain away until the middle of the week. >> all right, lisa. thanks for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. our next news at 8:00 a.m. keep track of abc news on abc7.com. have a great, beautiful day!