wednesday, february 15th. i'm frank mallicoat. and i'm grace lee. time is . investigators have uncovere0 new bone fragments... as thy search for human remains ine central valley. they've recovered bones ande fragments from sites in san joaquin and calaveras count. most of the work is being de near the town of linden. that's where two men known s the speed freak killers grew up... and allegedly dumped a number of murder victims. death row inmate wesley shermantine provided the information that led to the sites that are now being searched. his friend loren herzog took his own life lat month after learning of the search. so far searchers have founde than one- thousand bone fragments or bones. they wie sent to the department of justice crime lab for d-n-a analysis. the excavation at linden has gone 45 deep inta well. besides the bones, thy

have bones, they have found items that can help match te remains to missing persons. "we've found purses, coats, shoes, jewelry, personal it" remains found at a separate burial site in calaveras coy are tentatively identified s those of 16- year- old chevy whee. she disappeared in 1985. investigators expect to spet least another month searchi. residents are cleaning up ts morning after a car slammedo a house in san francisco. here's the damage left behit 43-rd and balboa. the plastc wrap shows where the car hie residence. paramedics transported one person frome scene, around 9:30 last nig. no one else was hurt. antioch's mayor is trying to get a town hall meeting scheduled next week. he wants to talk about wayso

stop violence. the latest incident was monday night wa resident killed a suspected burglar. the contra costa times reports mayor him davs wants the meeting to discuss neighborhood watch programs, putting more police on the street, and possible sacrifs to pay for them. detectives in vallej w serving search warrants afta gunfight at a nail salon. they're hoping to gather moe evidence about the shooting which left five people injud including a 2-year-old girl. police say a gunman burst io the salon monday night and started shooting. another mn fired back. the victims are listed in either serious or stable condition. the chief probation officern alameda county is on paid le this morning. david muhammad is accused of sexually assaulting a female deputy back in may. she has filed a one-point-five milln dollar legal claim against . she claims muhammad grabbedr and started kissing her insa car. the attorney general iw investigating the case. muhd calls the allegations falsed outrageous.

an alameda county supervisos undergoing treatment for substance abuse. nadia lockyer is the wife of state treasurer bill lockye. she made news earlier this month, by reporting she was beaten by an ex-boyfriend aa newark hotel. police are stl looking into that case... prosecutors are deciding whr to charge the ex- boyfriend. nadia lockyer released a statement saying she's being treated for chemical depend, injuries from her beating, d chronic pain from a previour accident. in a statement, she says "alcoholism and addiction ae diseases from which many ofs suffer, and unfortunately, i have not been spared." so f, there's no timeline for her return to the board of supervisors. doctors and pharmacies willn be subpoenaed... for the investigation into the deatf whitney houston. that's according to today's los ans times. investigators have said puby that prescription drugs were found in the beverly hills l room, where the singer diedt weekend. but they said the

amount was not unusually la. meanwhile, a private funerar houston is set for saturday. at the new jersey church, we she sang as a child. so far, there are no plans fora public memorial. the san francisco's 49ers wl head south sooner than expe. santa clara has given the gn light on building the team'w stadium, calling for a 20-14 opening date. the chronicle reports the council voted five to one lt night on the 878-million dor construction contract. the deadline for the new facili- august 20-14. the city would fine the contractor 6- million dollars for every 4s game missed after the deadl. time is 4-- here's lawrence with a check of weather. we'll learn more today about negotiations between san bro and pg&e. city officials

will make an announcement at restitution for victims... following the deadly pipelie explosion. meantime, san francisco is g the feds over pipeline safe. the lawsuit targets the pipe and hazardous materials safy administration. the city cls the agency, quote, "abjectly failed" to help prevent then bruno explosion. it also sas the agency hasn't implementd safety recommendations since last year's deadly blast. a payroll tax cut would cone

for the rest of this year... under a tentative deal reacd by house and senate negotia. as susan mcginnis reports fm washington... it's not a doe deal, quite yet. republicans gathered on capl hill to hear deatils of a tentative agreement to exted the payroll tax cut that's expected to be unveiled latr today. (:09-:12)(sot rep. pr king/(r) ny) "for the most t i would say most people werr it. or at least accepting of it.' kicking off a fundraising sg on the west coast.

this, as his approval ratins inching higher... mainly bee of the economy. it's now at 50- percent... according toa cbs news-new york times poll that's the highest it s been

since he approved the raid t killed osama bin laden. 43-percent of americans stil disapprove of the job he is doing. rick santorum is now winning over voters... to become the g-o-p presidential candidat. the same cbs poll finds 30- percent of republicans suppt santorum for president. mitt romney is 3-points behind. n paul is third and newt gingh fourth. the candidates aren't takina break from the campaign tra, even though the next votes't be cast until two weeks from now. still, the battle coule taking a toll on republican. cbs news political directorn dickerson says all the republican in- fighting laty isn't helping the republican cause. "a month ago, ron paul and t romney beat barack obama amg independents. obama beats tm all now. why? because the attacks in the republican fd have hurt individual candide images, mitt romney in particular has been very hu" arizona and michigan hold te next contests on february 2. super tuesday will be one wk

later. because of his surge, rick santorum is exploring secret service protection. it comes after a rally almost got ouf hand in washington state. oy protesters chanted and yelld during most of the event. two demonstrators had to be dragged away by police. currently, the only gop contender with secret servie protection is mitt romney. time is 4: new fears in iran this morning. the major step it's taking.. for a nuclear program. plus, food for thought. thet that can help improve your memory. and the winner is.... the tp pooch.. at this year's westminster kennel club dog show. no damage or injuries follog save them.

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off the oregon coast. the shallow quake hit about 150-miles west of southern oregon. most residents in on and northern california

described it as a weak jolte u-s geological survey says e quake was centered in a spot known for seismic activity. just a few minutes ago iran said it has started loading domestically made nuclear fl rods into its tehran researh react the official news agey said here's a live look. the official news agency said president mahmoud ahmadinejd inserted the first rod intoe reactor iran insists its nur program is only meant to pre power to civilians. other countries fear it's really a weapons program. new concerns about the stasf chemical weapons in syria ae country struggles with violt uprisings. a u-s state department official says its monitoring the weapons to me sure they don't fall into te hands of terrorists. syria is believed to have nerve as as well as mustard gas plusd missiles capable of deliverg the lethal chemicals. the state department believes te syrian government is still n control of its arsenals. in honduras... a massive fie swept through a prison killg at least 272 people. the

fire broke out last night ia town 90 miles north of the country's capital. the prisn held about 8 hundred inmate. officials say it could haven triggered by rioting prisons or an electrical short-circ. apple c-e-o tim cook is vowg to improve working conditio, at overseas factories that e its products. the cupertino- based computr giant has been criticized... since poor working and livig conditions were revealed ata facility in china. an independent watchdog group.. called "the fair labor association"... recently ben auditing conditions at plann china, where iphones and ips are made. "we are constantly auditing...looking for prob, finding problems and fixing problems." apple is one of many u-s companies that outsource manufacturing, to reduce labor costs. checking bay area headlines. all the bathrooms are open n

at mount diablo high schooln concord. the contra costa ts reports the superintendent ordered the principal to unk them. the principal had closed most of the school's bathrooms last year becausef graffiti problems. the san jose city council hs eased restrictions on local medical marijuana dispensar. last night, council members followed mayor chuck reed's recommendation that ordinans passed in 2011 should be repealed. those laws had tried to limit the number ad location of collectives witn city limits. mayor reed recommended the repeal after marijuana advocates submitta citizens' referendum... and because of related cases peg in the state supreme court. today cal-trans will decidef the west-bound deck of the y bridge will close this week. the agency has held off on making a decision because oe the threat of poor weather. if it does rain, work coulde delayed until next weekend. if the weather holds...the westbound deck will be closd from eight p-m this friday night, until five a-m next tuesday.

time is 4: call it the kiss of death. the dangerous chemical... fd in popular lipsticks. plus, never make a mortgage payment again. how some companies are willing to pay your monthly bill. "im just glad... calms down (laughter)" another game, another lin. e last-second heroics... for e bay area native. welcome back time now 4xx

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come from a mediterranean d. these foods may help protect against blood- vessel damagn the brain. that would reduce the risk of stroke ad memory loss. also on the list: whole gra, olive oil and a moderate amt of alcohol. this is the first study to examine the effects of a mediterranean t on the brain. a new fda report might haveu making-over your beauty rou. the agency recently tested 0 popular lipsticks for lead.d found it, in each and every. shades by l'oreal, cover gil and maybelline were among te worst offenders. but, the fda says the levele too low to pose a safety ri. scientists say trace amountf lead often appear naturallyn mineral-based color-additiv. coming soon to neighborhoodl over the country. this: an orange county couple turned their e into a giant billboard. a marketing company came up wh the idea. it's offers to pay a homeowner's mortgage,n

exchange for the advertising space. "we're a really out of the x company, we're a marketing company.." butt to he thougt would help with the mortgage payments but it was like wig the lottery the company hopes to turn one-thousand homes across te country into advertisements. time is 4-- here's lawrence with a check of weather. ((4-shot everyone at desk ad libs))

one small dog, with big hai, was named best-in- show at e most famous dog show in the country.

'best in show...at the westminister dog show...is e pekingese." it was his demeanor that mae him a winner in the eyes ofe westminster dog show judge

malachy, the pekingese, beat a german shepherd, a dalmat, a doberman pinscher, an irih setter, a kerry blue terried wire-haired dachshund. more than 2- thousand purebred ds in the nation's most prestis pooch parade. jeremy lin does it again. the n-b-a star from palo alo hit another winning shot foe new york knicks last night. "lin puts it up. jeremy linm downtown. and the knicks tae the lead." lin calmly waited until thet second so toronto wouldn't have time to score again. te fans went wild... and this a road game for lin and the

knicks. they've won six gamn a row with lin leading the . and we couldn't forget to sw you this... "i left my heart in san francisco san francisco honored the legendary singer who made te city's name part of music history. tony bennett was on hand aty hall yesterday to help celee the 50th anniversary of his classic. he sang the song in public for the first tamt the fairmont hotel in decemr 1961. the cleanup begins today at justin herman plaza in san francisco.

the city held its annual piw fight yesterday. it happens every valentine's day at six p-m. it's caused a big messn the past, when rainy weather caused the feathers to clog sewer drains. but this yearl seemed to be clear. it's 4-- have unwanted gift cards? how you can exchange them fr airline miles. and keeping more money in yr pocket. the agreement... reached on a payroll tax br. it could be something san bo residents have been waiting

have been waiting to hear. the announcement today from the city and pg&e. heading south.. sooner than expected. the new opening date.. for the 49ers new stadium. weather ad libs traffic ad libs good morning. it's wednesday, february 15th. i'm frank mallicoat. and i'm grace lee. time is 5-- in just a few hours we'll get details about a plan to pay victims of the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno.