his father. ellana lopez said she wants ross mirkarimi to return home. >> i will continue to commit to fight this. as i said from moment one, the only way i can is to let this process unfold and do so here in the courts. >> reporter: today ed lee said he isn't asking ross mirkarimi to take a leave of absence. >> this is up to him. i think he has the responsibility. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi is charged with three misdemeanors. the trial is scheduled to start next month. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. police say a body was found today on stanford property. a construction worker discovered the man's body about noon. police say the man had been deceased for a while but the coroner hasn't determined how

long. they creted the area as a crime scene. -- they treated the area as a crime scene. he was a member of a team of narcotic's officers, he was taken into custody today after pleading guilty to 9 felonies. in court today he accused his co-defendants of similar crimes. san francisco police arrested dozens of violent criminals. ktvu's ken pritchett is live in san francisco where the police chief spoke about the significance of the round up. >> reporter: the chief says more than 70 wanted suspects were netted in a 10 hour operation. here is a small sample of fresh

mug shots. the chief says beyond a few foot chases the meme targeted were -- the people targeted were taken into custody without incident. 70 arrests. other warrants for robbery and other crimes. four people wanted by federal authorities and of the 70, 20 were state parolees. 46 were wanted on felonies and 20 for misdemeanors. an operation like this is dangerous for the officers involved. >> these are folks that are moving about san francisco, the bay area, california, if you will, knowing that they are wanting which would -- amps it up a little bit, we don't know which one of them won't want to be taken back in to custody. >> reporter: that said the chief says a sweep like this is something they do on their own terms. it is safer that way rather than having a peb of the public

coming across one of -- having a member of the public coming across one of them. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. new laws to control violence near local bars. ktvu reported on a fight involving 15 people. police say such violence is a problem around closing time. counsel members asked them to be aggressive when drafting the ordinance. discussing removing write in candidates. last year they removed them from the june primary and the november election and now lawmakers are worried it might cost someone a vote. the bill is expected to clear its final hurdle next week. an update about a disorder that we reported, it was the first in the nation to report.

morgellons, a skin problem that effects many in the bay area. ktvu's john fowler joins us now. >> reporter: i told you about this skin disorder, now the cdc says it is not infectious. >> it drives you nuts. >> reporter: many told us they had a real disorder. >> kind of understandable why people don't believe it. >> it is not a hygiene problem. there is something else going on. >> reporter: 150 people reported unexplained lesions. doctors diagnosed people as delusional. >> i am not doing that. >> you can see these fibers come out. >> reporter: researchers reported reviewing 115 patients with the symptoms.

finding no infects agents. san francisco doctor who is treating patients said the sudy was inadequate. he said they reported 80% of patients had protein fibers. >> there is something else there they are describing that is very real and that we don't understand. >> reporter: other researchers suggested a nerve problem or reaction, shar to lyme disease. she suffered -- similar to lyme disease. she suffered for years. >> they say you are crazy too. >> reporter: 3/4 of sufferers reported exposure to solvents. that finding and other findings point out the need for further research. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. on www.ktvu.com you can read the research and learn

more about morgallons. click on the link on the top of the home page. shooting down a bill to delay the elimination of the redevelopment agency. they ruled lawmakers can eliminate the agency. the bill proposed extending the deadline for doing that till april 15 but today they said the bill doesn't have enough support to pass. committee found the funds are being used correctly. $144million parcel tax for the school district passed in 2009. it generated $6.6 million. the tax was passed to retain qualified teachers, prepare student for college and maintain strong math, science and literacy programs. firefighters responding to a house fire found a american grow operation inside. the fire was reported after

1:30 p.m. officers on the scene tell ktvu there were several marijuana plants inside the home. a family of a toddler killed in rohnert park dropped its lawsuit against the city. they filed the suit after their daughter was struck and killed by a woman texting while driving in 2009. ling murray was injured in the accident. the lawsuit claimed the intersection was dangerous because there were no lights warning drivers of pedestrians. a group took a step towards a protesters lawsuit against oakland police and the sheriff's office. they asked a court today to allow the suit to proceed as class action. it represents 150 protesters arrested in the demonstrations after johannes mehserle was sentenced in 2010. the protesters were harassed

and mistreated. berkeley is considering pulling its money out of wells fargo. berkeley worked with one of one of since 2004 and renewed its contract in 2009. the counsel is set to take up the issue on january 31. an item suggests the city could choose a small local bank or credit union in the spirit of the move your money movement, it encourages people to take their money out of big banks who received the bail out. a man is beaten and robbed minutes after getting jewelry appraised. what makes this case unusual to investigators. business is picking up for california wineries. the two things luring consumers. back here with your bay area five-day forecast, with your weekend in view, a few rain drops in there. see you back here.

a caltraps technician who was fired after falsifying safety reports has been allowed to resign. he struck a deal that allows him to resign if he agrees not to take legal action against the state. the deal saves taxpayers money that would have been spent on a trial. caltrain is considering two tax increases to fund its operations. two proposals are up for discussion. one proposal increases the sale tax in san mateo county, the second raises the sales tax in santa clara and san francisco counties. voters must approve first. scientist is being held in jail after his arrest for

violating u.s. export laws. authorities say he bought prohibited lab equipment. he was taken into custody today. his friends say he was detained last month after stepping off a plane in los angeles. it was not a random attack but police say it was a targeted jewelry theft. ktvu's maureen naylor is joining us live with what makes this case unique. >> reporter: investigators say this is unusual. not because it happened in a parking lot, but for how the robbers were dressed and targeted the victim and his goods. >> reporter: according to police the shoppers was attacked by 3-4 well dressed men about 2:30 yesterday afternoon outside macy's.

>> the man gone to a jewelry store with the intent to have jewelry that he owned appraised and when he returned to his car with the jewelry he was approached. >> reporter: that is when he was pistol whipped while the others grabbed the jewelry, driving off in a black minivan. >> appeared to be a coordinated attack. could be part of a larger crime ring but there is no expect information. >> reporter: the suspect is in his 30s, whering a blackjackt, black shoes and a black driving cap. he left the same parking lot a half hour earlier. >> they patrol the parking lot all day long. every time i see him 2-3 times. i saw the guy yesterday when i was here. >> like a shock for me because i think this is the place, the

more safe. the mall in a same said shopper safety is its top priority. -- in a statement said sopor safety is its top priority. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. a man sited for smoking outside a bar is facing murder charges. he is accused of shooting a man on december 17 in oakland. he was arrested friday after two sheriff's deputies spotted him smoking near a bar. coordinates prevent smokes within 20 feet of businesses. he remains in jail tonight. commute leaders met to discuss how to help people reenter society after prison. they are calling on agency to provide more helps on ex-

convicts as they rejoin the community. >> when persons come back home from prison or jail there will be quality programs providing jobs, educational opportunities, family reubification. >> they -- reunification. in san jose a chase bank is the latest target of the occupy san jose movement. the protest is still taking place inside the bank. 40 demonstrators marched through the bank, disrupting business to help a woman facing forecloser. occupy san jose was joined by other groups. police showed up but no arrests were made. the california attorney general rejected another settlement offer for foreclosed

homeowners. she called called the deal inadequate for california. the deal would help 1 million. >> we made clear any proposal must include transparency, relief, and at the same point the deal isn't right for california. >> the banks are settling for signing documents and failing to provide mortgage modifications to eligible homeowners. business is picking up for california wineries. shipments rose above 5% to 210 million cases. that is enlargest increase in 10 years. analysts attribute the jump to discounting. on wall street, the dow briefly rose, but it fizzled leaving the down and the nasdaq

down. the dow lost 22.33 points to 12,734.63. the nasdaq fell 13.03 to 2,805.28. state regulators are poised to vote on tougher standards that would require auto makers to go greener. the board is set to vote on the rules, they would require auto makers to make less polluting vehicles. it begins with vehicles sold in 2015. they would be required to emit 3/4 less smog. another dry day outside and mild for this time of year and bill is hinting changes might be on the bay. bill? >> yeah. changes coming our way. sprinkles monday. it is not a major rain event but something to break up the temperatures and the fog. it is dry, high pressure settles in. high surf advisory is going away.

still big out there. winds at 16 miles per hour. northwest is going like this. it is driveffing coastal fog into the folden gate bridge -- driving coastal fog into the golden gate bridge. visibility is nasty long the coast. valley fog reforms tonight it already is. you might have coastal fog and valley fog and you have low visibilities on the bay. be prepared for that. the winds will change and when they do they scour the coastal fog away. day time highs today above the average. highs for friday already, already friday, be about the same. mid-60s. unusual for late january. isn't it? we need rain and we are not going to get it. few sprinkles trying to get through today. sprink tools the north. that slides -- sprinkles to the

north. that slides through. high pressure builds in. winds clock off shore. there you see it. here comes the high pressure. everything is migrating this way. lows migreating east, high pressure migreating east. as high pressure builds in, it comes into closer proximity with the wind. -- migrating east. as high pressure builds in, it comes into closer proximity with the wind. gets rid of the costal fog and it st. breezing in southern california, grapevine and areas like that. tomorrow looks like a nice day. winds pick up to 25 miles per hour. today at 1:00 p.m. we had plenty of coastal fog. tomorrow morning, doesn't show fog but there will be fog in the valleys. what you want to notice, no high clouds. more sunshine tomorrow. right? today we didn't have an

abundance of sunshine, tomorrow we will. 65 fairfield. 65 antioch. highs for friday, 67 san jose. 68 morgan hill. five-day forecast, with your bay area weekend in view, the week new by. right? i am serious. i thought it was wednesday. it is friday tomorrow. bay area weekend in view, dry. sprinkle opportunities on monday. but minimal. not a lot. >> i was digging the rain and it disappears. >> maybe next week. >> what about for the mountains? snow? >> maybe flurries. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 pipeline safety is front and center at an event tonight. our ktvu crew is learning what pg&e is doing differently and tonight may be the best chance

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member rubelia from arnold schwarzenegger is being sold on ebay. a photograph of arnold schwarzenegger at the white house and there is a women for arnold pen. so far no bids on that one. >> no takers. mark joins us now. peyton manning in the news again tonight. remember a couple years ago brett favre, brett favre, nothing but. peyton manning is taking his place. you can't go final minutes without hearing peyton manning's name. the colt hire the new head coach chuck pagano but the topic quickly drifted over to peyton manning. who had earlier this week spoke

publicly about how bleak the colt's situation is, called the complex a ghost town with so many people being fired. today the owner of the team at the press conference responds to peyton manning. >> he is a politician. i don't know -- look, he -- when it comes to being competitive, out of 1-10, we are both 11s. there have been lenty of h ls scattered by him with his desires to win. one thing he has always known, because he has been around so long, you keep it in the family. you keep it -- if you have a problem, you talk to each other. >> sounds like the translation there is peyton manning will not be a colt next year and they owe him $28 million. i don't expect if he even plays next year he won't be with the

colts. tiger woods at the at&t this year but this weekend he is in due by. golf championship but he didn't have the shot of the day. that honor belongs to sergio gorsia. that is an ace. tiger gave it a shot. par three. watch his shot. it will just miss a hole in one. he knocked in the birdie from there. 2 under 70. woods is three back of the leaders right now and he will be down on the peninsula, monterey peninsula in a month that at&t for the first time in a long time. that is the sporting life at this hour. >> that's right that is coming up. >> it will be fun to see him down there. cameras clicking bothering him, you know what? he is back.

>> he is back. >> i don't want to say tiger is back with his tail between his legs but i just said it. >> thank you. you can relive the 49ers trip to the playoffs on www.ktvu.com. you will find slide shows right on our home pain. all the photos were several in by ktvu viewers. coming up next on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity:

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