last two months of this case, it's cost my fall, my department, the sheriff's department and sit great turmoil, pain and disappointment. >> breaking news from the mirkarimi domestic violence trial. a plea deal. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. a plea deal was been reached in the ross mirkarimi trial. it happened late this morning,

the sheriff pleaded guilty to one count of false imprisonment. david stevenson is live with more. david? >> reporter: we've learned the agreement between prosecutors and mirkarimi's defense team was reached last night. the sheriff pleaded guilty to one charge wiping away the other charges in the domestic violence case. now, mirkarimi was charged in january with misdemeanor domestic violence battery after a december 31st altercation with his wife. both denied there was any abuse. the prosecution's key piece of evidence was a 55-second video in which his wife tearfully displayed a bruise on her arm. the deal was announced as 144 potential jurors were set to be interviewed this morning for the trial.

now, here are the details -- an exchange for prosecutor's dropping the original charge, mirkarimi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment from having kept his wife from leaving their home immediately after the altercation. he will be sentenced to three years adult probation, 52 weeks of domestic violence classes, and 100 hours of community service. he will also waive his right to appeal. he spoke emotionally about his plea after court. >> for the last two months, this case has caused my family, my department, the sheriff's department, and the city, great turmoil, pain and disappointment. it's a plea. this plea allows us to move forward. >> the district attorney's office thanks all of the witnesses that were very cure ragous and willing to -- kowr agous and -- kowr courageous.

>> was justice served? >> i believe it was. >> reporter: now, as part of the plea deal, the sheriff apologized to his neighbor who filmed the incident for involving him in this case. formal sentencing for the sheriff is set next monday and within the last half-hour, i just learned that he will be allowed to carry his gun with this new misdemeanor guilty plea. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, david. more details now even though mirkarimi has given no indication he will resign as sheriff, the san francisco mayor and supervisors can remove him from office if they determine he has committed official misconduct. later this morning, mayor ed lee said the law is narrow. >> i have to proceed with the body of law on me to see if it meets the criteria. i have to review this with the

city attorney's office. >> ktvu.com was the first to break the news of the mirkarimi plea deal this morning. you can go to our website for more information. you will also hear more for the -- more from the attorneys. a 13-year-old girl was shot and wounded in the forearm and is expected to recover. because the victim is a minor, we're not showing her face. police found her at 18th avenue and east 15th but they say that's not where she was shot. she's they are still trying to figure out where she was. pg&e announced a settlement late this morning. in september 2010, the blast in san bruno killed eight people and wiped out a neighborhood. new at noon, tara moriarty joined us live from san francisco's city hall to let us know the details of the settlement. tara? >> reporter: what the settlement means, is $70 million for the coppers of the

-- coffers of the city of san bruno t must be paid over the next 30 days. how it will be spent has yet to be determined. the money is not for the actual victims who have their own lawsuits pending but for the city to use however it sees fit. it does not include renewing the site. the mayor says this is important for monetary and psychological reasons. >> there isn't a day that goes by that i don't hear people talking about the city. kids still have trouble sleeping night. it's a citywide issue. we as council memorial -- counsel members are affected by this. >> reporter: san bruno amayor says the city will -- san bruno

says the city will -- he asked the city to settle other victims' lawsuits quickly, with the understanding that people here need to get on with their lives. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the union representing berkeley police officers says it's gravely concerned about the police chief's decision to send a sergeant to a reporter's home in the middle of the night to complain about a story. city leaders say they will also look into sheriff michael mihan ordering the department's media relation's officer to the home of reporter doug oakley at 12:45 friday morning. mihan was reportedly upset about a story being writ be about a story who some felt took low long where -- where a man was beaten to death. highway 4 has reopened. it was just reopened within the

last half-hour after a tanker truck overturned and prompted a partial chore closure. the highway patrol says it overturned near hercules just before 10:30 at cumming skyway. the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries. san bruno police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who has been missing for over a week. search efforts have centered near the sharp park golf course in pacifica. his car was found parked nearby. the missing man, joseph mchenry. he told people he was planning to go rock climbing and camping. an extensive search of the water, beaches and cliffs has been conducted. but no sign of him. any one who has information about -- anyone who has ooftion information about him is asked to call police. a new training program that

focuses on human trafficking takes off today. new at noon, lorraine blanco joins us live from the airport about who will be receiving the training and what they will be looking for. lorraine? >> reporter: airline employees are receiving this training because they are an important line of defense of children being moved from country to country. they received brochures about how to identify traffickers and victims and report them. the organization facilitying this train -- facilitating this training says hundreds of thousands of victims fall victim every year to this trafficking. a trafficking victim told us if we care enough about each other we can all prevent this horrible crime. >> i still do better, though my

physical scar. for now, they are only a remind he of what happened and what i can i can do to fight the human -- what i can do to fight the human trafficking. >> you are more likely to go to jail for actually selling marijuana than you are for selling a 14-year-old child. it's a problem domestic violencely. it's a problem international -- problem domestically and -- it's a problem domestically and internationally. >> reporter: oftentimes, victims will tell inconsistent stories. sometimes there's bruises and many don't make eye contact. if your inu wigs tells you something is not right about a traveler sitting next to you -- if your intuition tells you something is not right about a traveler sitting next to you, let them know. back to you. mitt romney something stompping for votes in mobile,

alabama. two voters show him in a virtual tie with newt gingrich. in tomorrow's primaries in alabama and mississippi. rick santorum trail by 12 points. today he's campaigning in biloxi, mississippi, where he says energy is becoming an increasingly critical national security issue. last tuesday, he scored super tuesday wins in oklahoma and tennessee but the recent polls show he has to work hard today and tomorrow to keep his southern momentum alive. a terrible shooting incident has strained relations between the u.s. military and the people of afghanistan. hear the latest from a ktvu reporter who is in afghanistan. the rain is returning. rosemary's predict ships for -- predicts -- predictions --

rosemary's predictions are up next.

the taliban is vowing revenge for the killing of 16 civilians, including nine children in afghanistan. an army sergeant recently deployed to afghanistan allegedly left his base and shot the victims in their homes

near kandahar province. president obama called hamid karzai after hearing about the attack to express condolences. the karzai says the attack is unforgivable. sara sidner is in afghanistan. we spoke to her a few hours ago about photos we had just seen. >> we looked at the pictures. they are absolutely gruesome. there are shots of burned bodies lying in the back of trucks, a toddler we saw had a blood-covered face, it appeared to be a bullet wound. >> the state department says a full investigation is underway. the contra costa county sheriff's department identified a man killed over the weekend in a motorcycle officer. they say keith cross was riding

on wagon wheel way on saturday night. they say at some point he lost control of the bike and crashed into bushes and a tree. police say he was not wearing a helmet when he crashed. if you own an electric vehicle it's gonna be easier to charge it up in san francisco. the city today unveiled 26 new charges stations. some are in front of city hall, others are in city-owned public garages. fiona maws sponsored a new law that exclude companies from being regulated as utilities by the p.u.c. >> they will not be regulated as a public utility and they will be able to have certainty and invest in these long-term investments for all of us. >> the city now has a total of 49 charging stations including those at sfo and treasure island. it plans to add another 33 by the end of the year.

south bay leaders have the first big installment for a federal grant that will help keep b.a.r.t. in san jose on track. the authority received $100 million from the federal transit administration. it's committed $900 million to the 2.1 billion b.a.r.t. expansion from fremont to san jose. south bay congressional leaders were at a ceremony a couple of hours ago in nay when the presentation was made. today marks the last step before construction can start on the ten-mile construction to add two new b.a.r.t. stations. >> the people of this valley really have to feel good that their faith of what they want to see here is coming to fruition. >> groundbreaks forel first phase begins -- groundbreaking

for the first phase begins next year. 22-year-old keenya williams will learn if she's among the special citizens award. it would be the latest honor for the mother fouling her heroic actions in 2011. she pulled out a driver out of a car that was burning on highway 101 in san francisco. good afternoon to you. significant weather on the way to the bay area. we're already tracking the first in a series of storms over northern california, eventually sliding over the bay area and at this hour and increase in clouds is what we're seeing overhead. take a look at what's going on. our winds are light. our temperatures are cool. we're going to remain cool for the next several days. 58 degrees right now in san jose. livermore checking in at 58. 54 in oakland. mostly gray skies in many

areas. 53 in san francisco. low 50s santa rosa and napa. that first storm again beginning to see some sprinkles north of eureka, redding, about 170 miles away from us. today is gonna be a dry day. today is gonna be the last dry day we see for several days. today our transition day, partly sunny skies in store. we got that first storm already approaching. by week's end we could see any where from 4 to 6 inches of rain. 1 to 2 inches each kay -- each day in some cases. stormy weather will stay with us for several days. to give you just a brief time line now, rain will be developing. it looks like it could be especially heavy. it will be with us wednesday. thursday morning we get a break. rain developing by the evening hours and friday looks light as well. let's break down the time line. noontime now into tomorrow night, here comes the rain. we could wake up with a few

scattered showers tomorrow morning in the north bay. by tomorrow by noon, most of us will see it. it's now 5:00, 6:00, we've got it. and then it stalls. we wake up wednesday morning, it has not moved. we still have rain. wednesday morning, finally pushing east. thursday morning we get a break. but more rain on the way. for the sierra, we have a storm 1 to 3 snow above 5,000 feet. that's above blue canyon. winds will be gusting to 40 miles an hour. it will be a messy commute if you don't have to travel the pass, don't. for today, upper 50s, low 60s in the forecast and there is a look at the extended forecast with your weekend always in view. notice news all that rain on the way. by the weekend, our temperatures are cool. mid- to upper 50s in the forecast for the afternoon. that equals low snow levels, tori, down to about 2,000 feet. so some of our local experts are expected to pick up snow by the weekend.

again, it looks like the morning drives, the inning drives home from work could be a little hazardous. this is more rain we've seen in a while. >> this looks like it could be the rainiest of the season so far. >> wow. okay. we're due for some. >> yes, we could use it. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. a mall earthquake hit in eler is rita this morning, 2.3. it was centered at the -- el serrita this morning, 2.3. it was centered near the areas that had two quakes last week. no word if this wake was an aftershock. homeowners are objecting to a mandate to charge them an annual protection fee. jerry brown proposed this because of the increasing number of people moving to fire

pro-- fire, rural lands. an attempt to control weeds near the antioch waterfront may be having unintended consequences for an endangered butterfly. the meadowlark butterfly can be found at the dines wildlife refuge. a state found viewer larva are surviving because of exposure of chemicals in several herbacides. they are now looking for alternative herb bau ac --

herbacides. well, today was the the first day of daylight saves time. doctors say you can be groggy throughout the day. we turn clocks back an hour in november. ahead -- why investors on wall street are optimistic at the moment and if the team was for sale there's word today the two potentials for the purchase of the oakland as. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices.

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greece officially edged closer to mending off bankruptcy today. the struggling country announced it had per sueded private investors -- per persuaded them defaulting but it could also hurt their chances to borrow money in the future. right now, the dow is up 49, at 12,971, creeping closer to the 13,000 mark. nasdaq is down 4. s&p is up 1. gas prices in the bay area continue to inch up prices are -- inch up. prices are -- cost the most in san francisco, 4.41 for a gallon. two separate investment groups are interested in buying the oakland as and keeping them in oakland. that's according to a report in

the san francisco "chronicle." a neither -- neither group wanted to be identified. lieu wuflthe as owner has been trying to move the team and -- and says it is not for sale. the san francisco gaels are the number 7 seed and they face perdue on friday in omaha, nebraska. cal bears are in the mstd region but they are in the playing games. only two pac-12 teams made the tournament. colorado got the bid after winning the conference tournament. cal plays south florida on wednesday in dayton ohio and the sports hall of fame will hold its induction ceremony tomorrow night. ktvu is sponsoring the

ceremonies and will stream is live from 8:00 to 9:00. inductees include -- thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. don't forget to watch us at 5:00 and we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thanks for watching.

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