dana stubblefield is accused of raping a disabled woman. let's take you now to morgan hill where the arrest and alleged assault happened. kpix 5's keit do is live there. kiet? >> reporter: it happened more than a year ago hear at the former home of ex-49er dana stubblefield. the district attorney's office though defended this long timeline saying they wanted to make extra sure they got it right. so stubblefield was bonded out of jail yesterday after being booked on charges of rape of a developmentally disabled woman. the d.a.'s office says back in april 2015 he found the woman through a babysitter website and invited her

. >>> allegations of rape against former 49er and raider dana stubblefield. his attorney is scheduled to hold a news conference. >>> and the mother of rapper tupac shakur dies in a marin county hospital. a look at the legacy she is leaving behind >>> and the water is heating up and so are fire concerns. we are live with cal fire on its efforts to prevent devastation during this fire week. >> feeling good on a tuesday morning. hanging around jack london square, taking in the views, waiting for tipoff, warriors and trailblazers in the city of oakland. i was at the store. my son had to buy flowers for his teacher there because it's teacher appreciation day. and that's the first time i noticed. it says mother's day. and then i walked in and my producer said i have to did a segment on mothers' day. >> how can you do that it. >> well, so things to do. >> his mother watches the show every among as does his i have wife. there are two moms in his life that need to do. >> i'm excited to do this. >> i'm horrified. >> steve, save us. >> it's better to find out five days

not disabled and that there 20 text messages from her asking stubblefield for more money. >> dana stubblefieldse charges without question. the woman who made these charges has raised false allegations to take advantage of the celebrity status. >> reporter: according to his attorney stubblefield passed a lie detector test and the d.a. has the results. stubblefield was a star defensive player for the 9ers in the '90s know became' three time pro bowler. he did plead guilty in the balco steroid scandal. his attorney is holding a press conference to release the text messages today at 9:30 a.m. this morning in san jose. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> jumping to the roads right now we have first reports of an accident at the bay bridge. a hit-and-run accident reported possibly blocking at least one toll lane there. you're backed up with the metering lights on slow-and-go out of the maze all approaches delay the as well. bay area bridges slow on the san mateo bridge. you can see brake lights as you work your way from 880 to 101. 19 minutes there. looking good though on the golden gate not a bad ride out of mari

>> reporter: it happened more than a year ago hear at the former home of ex-49er dana stubblefield. the district attorney's office though defended this long timeline saying they wanted to make extra sure they got it right. so stubblefield was bonded out of jail yesterday after being booked on charges of rape of a developmentally disabled woman. the d.a.'s office says back in april 2015 he found the woman through a babysitter website and invited her to his home for a job interview. the 31-year-old is developmentally delayed with a severe speech impediment. when she left he allegedly texted her back he said he would like to pay her for her time. when he returned, the report says he raped her. but stubblefield says he is being unfairly targeted due to his celebrity and wealth and his neighbor says he is the friendliest guy on the block. >> i don't believe it. >> reporter: why not? >> 's nice -- he's a nice guy. >> reporter: he was a three time pro bowler. in 2008 he pleaded guilty in the balco scandal. the press conference this morning in san jose with his attorney to disclose more. kie

and please, i need debt of money without drugs. >> dana stubblefield is being unfairly targeted. it's a money case and we'll prove that and we'll prove his innocence. >> reporter: the legal team said stubblefield is being turned into a political pawn. >> so much suspicions that we're heading for an election of this district attorney. >> reporter: stubblefield who has worked with special olympics for many years read a statement but stumbled over the word consensual both times it came up. >> but i am not a perfect man. however, the allegations against me coming a year after a con dent -- consent -- consensual encounter with another woman or all totally false. >> reporter: the district attorney's office did send a staffer to monitor the press conference. but then he left without comment. live in north san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> arraignment is postponed for several weeks. >>> the san francisco public defender's racial justice committee calling for more police accountability measures today. kpix 5's jackie ward tells us that this comes after a series of incidents involving deadly fo

there was no doubt about dana stubblefield's ability on the field. >>reporter: he's no stranger getting in trouble with the law. in 2008 he was caught in the balco scandal and pleaded guilty he was sentenced to probation for performance enhancing drugs. a year later a former fiance' filed a restraining order against him. his attorney also said there is no truth to the fact that this woman is developmentally disabled and that she herself has a criminal past. tomorrow he is hold a press conference yes says he will reveal her name facebook page and text messages between his klein and this woman. live in morgan hill betty yu kpix5. >> number of former 49ers current and past have been arrested recently. smith goes on trial for dui hit- and-run and vandalism. ray mcdonald's has been indicted by a criminal grand jury on rape charges. chris culver was charged with felony possession of brass knuckles. >>> a stunning plea deal in the case of three drifters charged with two bay area murders. one of them is going to testify against the other suspects. 24-year-ol

says the sexual encounter was consensual and that money is what this case is really about. >> dana stubblefield is being unfairly targeted and a money motivation case and we will prove that and prove his innocence. >> at a news conference today. stubblefield's attorney handed out a packet of paperwork. in it documentation for a lie detector test that stubblefield took and passed with flying colors and also time logs for 22 text messages, they say the woman send him asking for money. >> she texted him several times asking for money and asking to come back and wanting to work at the house. again does that sound like somebody that had been allegedly assaulted? >> stubblefield's attorneys questioned whether the babysitter was in fact developmentally disabled as prosecutors said. they went on to question prosecutors motives. >> from our perspective the district attorney's office had to arrest someone with notoriety. >> the attorney's office says we will present evidence in a court of law after which we expect mr. stubblefield will be held actable for his crime. stubblefield said the allegations took

>> yes, dana stubblefield's attorneys wrapped up the media conference 45 minutes ago and handed documentation showing he passed a lie detector test but, still, a year later and now he is being charged with rape. >> who is take advantage of who in the santa clara county district ton charged former 49ers player dana stubblefield with several felonies including the rape of a 31-year-old disabled woman who came to his home to interview for a nanny job in april of last area. >> he is 340-plus pounds, 6' 3 and the victim is 105 pounds. he physically pick her up and carried her and assaulted her. >> the woman want to police immediately after the attack and the d.n.a. spoors the claim. stubblefield specific out this morning saying he did nothing wrong. >> i am here to stay without reservation i am innocent of all of theallies. >> today inside his church in north san jose, stubblefield made a statement saying that the sexual encounter with consensual and the dense team attacked the district attorney's case, saying that stubblefield is being taken advantage of. >> information from the d.a. said it took

>> the attorneys for the former 49er plan to release new evidence that show the 45-year- old dana stubblefield, they say it will show he is innocent, and has been released on bail. the woman was raped in april last year, and they say that

. >> ann reuben has more on what dana stubblefield had to say today. >> the alleged incident happened more than a year ago and stubblefield's attorney calls the encounter consensual, they wondered why prosecutors waited so long to pursue charges. stubblefield is accused of raping this developmentally disabled woman in 2015 in morgan hill. authorities say she was interviewed for a baby sitting job. stubblefield admitted giving her $80 to fix her car and the attorney says money is what it is about. at a news conference they presented documents for a lie detector test that he passed with flying colors and 22 text messages that the woman sent him asking for money. stubblefield's attorney questioned whether the babysitter was developmentally disabled. this prosecutor contends that she was able to run a business and file civil lawsuits and found competent to enter pleas. >> dana stubblefield is one hundred percent categorically innocent of these charges. >> the district attorney's office says they will present evidence in a court of law after mr. stubblefield will be held accountable for hi

attorneys for dana stubblefield filed a motion today. they are no asking the santa clara county district attorney to recuse himself from the case. kpix 5's reporter len ramirez tells us, the defense claims the d.a.'s office is biased. len. >> reporter: well, that's right, ken. this is a case where the defense is going on the offense. mr. stubble field's attorneys today calling on the attorney general of california to get involved to ensure that their client receives a fair trial. dana stubblefield has not even entered a plea in his rape case but his attorneys have already gone to court filing a motion today to have district attorney jeff rosen's office pulled from the case. the attorneys accuse the d.a. of prejudicing the case and leaking information to the media. >> they showed up at mr. stubblefield's children's school with a press release in one hand and handcuffs in the other. >> reporter: stubblefield is accused of raping a 32-year-old developmentally disabled woman in his home last year after interviewing her for a nanny job. stubb

dana stubblefield is accused of raping a developmental ly disabled woman. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> thank you very much. a good morning to you on this tuesday. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> bright and early. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll get more to that in a minute as well as morning commute. let's get a look at that forecast. >> it's looking good today. we start out with clouds. we will have peeks of sunshine throughout the day and mild temperatures, too. we are getting ready for rain in the forecast. not today. we'll hold off as you get a look at the golden gateç bridge 53 san francisco, 7:00 in the peninsula with highs today reaching into the low 70s inland and 60s along the coast and in the north bay. into the next few days, a little bit of wet weather. i'll detail that in a few minutes. it's starting to stack up at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> no surprises. i'll show you the lights and you see they are backed up. we'll show you what things are like around the rest of the bay. westbound 580 slowing. big slowing here.

for valley christian school 2005-2008 and the school sent me this statement this morning -- dana stubblefield has not at any time been an employee of valley christian school for the past 6 1/2 years. mr. stubblefield did take some steps towards rejoining the staff in 2014, however, he chose to not complete the steps in our comprehensive hiring process and, therefore, he did not join our staff. >> in other news, new at 11:00, big win for medical marijuana patients and activists in the east away the u.s. attorneys office is dropping the case against the harbor side health center. in 2012 the u.s. attorney filed civil forfeiture actions against harbor side. the city sided with the clinic and sued. supporters are happy the health center is in the clear. >>> deadly shooting overnight on the streets of east palo alto, blocks away from facebook headquarters. and now, we know that victim is a 27-year-old man. it happened after 1:00 this morning on tulane avenue. the victim was standing outside when hit by one bullet. the victim was treated at the scene but declared dead there. he has not been identif

>> reporter: kristen, dana stubblefield hasn't even entered a plea yet. but his attorneys as well as the prosecutor are already engaging in a war of words and accusations with a woman described as developmentally disabled caught in the middle. dana stubblefield joined his attorneys to speak publicly for the first time at his church in san jose. >> i am not a perfect man. however, the allegations against me coming a year after a consensual encounter with another woman are all totally false. >> reporter: the retired 340-pound defensive tackle is charged with five felony counts including rape and rape of a person incapable of giving consent. the district attorney says the unidentified accuser is developmentally disabled. >> one of my primary charities is special olympics, spg that's true and dear to my heart. this is why these allegations hurt me so badly. >> reporter: the 31-year-old woman had gone to stunlfield's house for an interview to be a babysitter. his attorneys say that's verified by a lie detector test they conducted. they also claim the accuser i

lawyers for former 49er dana stubblefield says the santa clara district attorney's office should be removed. they file a motion saying he is not being treated fairly. >> here we are having to defend ourselves against very curlous accusations. >> stubblefield is accused of raping a developmental disabled woman. she had been applying for a baby sitting job. and while his arrest was bound to make headlines, it is the headline of the d.a. press release that has his lawyers concerned. former professional football player charged with rape of disabled woman. further down in the release it talks about a vulnerable victim being unconsciously assaulted. the attorney says the choice of language could prejudice the case. >> a lot of the statements made about it district attorney's office about his potential guilt and receiving his sentence and when he is convicted, we feel are mane to imply prejudices. >> and they list other examples of unfair things, how he was arrested at his children's schools and expect the d.a.'s office is behind leaks to the media. the district attorney says "our response is the

former 49er dana stubblefield is being accused of a disturbing crime.prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a developmentally disabled woman who applied for the job of nanny. he didn't answer any questions. he is out on bail. the victim claims the sexual assault happened april 9th last year. his attorney firmly denies any of the accusations. >> it was a consensual relationship he had with her. this happened over a year ago and here we are today. this is nothing but a money grub and attempt to get money and take advantage of his celebrity status. >> we are expecting to hear more at a press conference. >>> also new this morning, the mother of a renowned rap artist tupoc died. >> deputies released the news of her death. deputies were responding to reported possible cardiac arrest at her sausalito home. she was only 69. >>> a very busy night for bay area sports fans may also mean a traffic nightmare. both oracle arena and the coliseum this morning, same spot, but two games going on at the same time. expect it to be packed with fans which is going to affect c

now, dana stubblefield is facing serious criminal charges.innocent of the charges that he sexually assaulted a developmentally disabled woman. >>> and the bay area is getting ready for the elections. >>> and still looking at a couple of traffic issues out there including a new problem in daly city that sound pretty bad. 237, stop and go traffic heading into the valley. >>> a lot of cloud cover over us. temperatures, though, anywhere from upper 50s to maybe near 80. but the trend is more cloud and some rain in here. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ don't you just love it ♪ ♪ from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to join the wednesday night league. because he loves to play hoops. not jump through them. that's the excitement of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. time is 8:12. today's election in indiana critical for the repub

. >>> former 49er dana stubblefield comes out swinging against allegations he raped a developmentallyelayed woman. he says the sex was consensual. his lawyers say these charges are political. kpix 5's len ramirez on stubblefield's legal team firing back at the district attorney, too. len. >> reporter: this alleged incident happened on april 9, 2015 but it wasn't until yesterday that stubblefield was arrested for the crime. that has his attorneys talking about crime, punishment and politics. dana stubblefield's lawyer said politics explains why santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen waited a year to file charges against him. >> if you truly and honestly believe that there's somebody walking around the streets that is a dangerous rapist, do you let that person just cruise around for a year? the answer is no. yet coincidentally here we are a year later when there's an election coming up and it's a lot of press with this case because it's dana stubblefield. >> reporter: the district attorney's office did not respond to that accusation but stubblefield said the charges against him

the dna evidence taken from her match that of dana stubblefield, and he denies the charges and says that the encounter was consensual. his attorney released a statement that says that mr. stubblefield passed a lie detector test with flying colors and will present a full and vigorous defense against these false allegations. he played 11 years for the nfl as a defensive lineman, and for the 49ers for the majority of that career.>>> two former san francisco police officers implicated in the texting scandal are due in court today, jason lie is facing six misdemeanor counts relating to or for abusing or improperly assessing -- accessing police and dmv records, and they are investigating rape allegations, and they uncovered racist and homophobic texts that were sent to other officers. and curtis lu is expected to be released at 130 at 1:30 pm. >>> the san jose sharks are on the road, looking for a 3-0 lead over the predators, and they have won the best-of-seven series at home, and they are the best on the road. the pope will dry up at 6:00 tonight, and sharks fans can get together at the stanl

life as city hall, kron 4 news. >> catherine:former 49er dana stubblefield and his lawyers are firing. less than 24 hours after he is arrested and accused of raping a disabled woman >> catherine:dana stubblefield is mounting what he says will be a vigorous defense against rape charges. >> catherine:and his attorneys, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, are going on the offensive. >> reporter:flanked by his attorneys, the former 49er football star declared that he had sex with his accuser but insists it was consensual. >> today we are here to open up this case. to reveal that this was a consensual relationship. >> reporter:the alleged rape, say prosecutors, occurred in april of 2015 here at stubblefield's home in morgan hill, where the victim, an unidentified, 32- year-old developmentally disabled woman, was being interviewed by stubblefield for a job as a nanny. stubblefield's attorneys question whether she is actually disabled. sot ken rosenfeld/stubblefield's-- she ran a business and was able to get on the phone and ask for money. >> reporter: attorneys say stubblefild was targeted

dana stubblefield will be there. nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, what led up to the murder of a hiker in fairfax and traveler in san francisco? well a new plea deal is expected to provide some of the answers. the da said one of the drifters accused in both murders has copped a plea in exchange for testifying against his friends. we are live with more on this very important development in the case. >> jessica, the district attorney said that the murder suspect michael engles has given a statement about the murders he is accused of being involved in. the statement is not public yet, but it's expected to contain key information about what happened, information that will be used as evidence against his friend. >> away we go. >> for jasper, riding his bike in the open space preserve outside of fairfax comes with an element of fear. knowing three drifters are accused of shooting and killing steve carter here while he walked his dog in october, makes him worry. >> just like, going back to going on a back ride, or wal

it is quite at the home of dana stubblefield in morgan hill, and he is letting his attorneys do the talking defensive lineman for the 49ers is facing five felony counts, including rape. he bailed out of the main joe yesterday, and according to prosecutors, stubblefield attacked a 31-year-old developmental disabled woman in april last year. he interviewed her after contacting her on a babysitting website. the woman immediately went to the police to report the alleged attack. the prosecutors say that the dna evidence matched stubblefield, and the attorney says that the sex was consensual, and that stubblefield is being targeted for his wealth and celebrity. his attorney said that "mr. stubblefield passed a lie detector test with flying colors and will present a full vigorous defense against these false allegations." we expect here more at the news conference scheduled later in san jose, taking place at 9:30 am. it is unknown whether stubblefield will be there, but prosecutors say if convicted he could raise a substantial prison sentence. >>> your time is 6:34 am. >>> authorities have arrested

. >>> dana stubblefield, the attorney releasing new evidence that they say will show the innocence of their client. the 45-year-old was charged with raping mack a developmentally disabled woman, and the alleged rate happened in -- rape happened last year, booked and later released on bail. >>> two warmer san francisco police officers accused in the latest texting scandal are due in court today. jason ly facing misdemeanor counts for improperly accessing police records, and they say they uncovered racist and homophobic techs sent other officers, and the former police lieutenant curtis lu accused of telling ly about the rape investigation against him. >>> 23 robberies and the bars and restaurants and the east bay, exclusively obtaining this video of the berkeley police of one but suspect -- one suspect rummaging through the restaurant, ordering the employee to empty the pockets. the second serve -- suspect is also seen in this video, and david tied to nine roberts -- nine robberies in berkeley, and for others in san leandro. one suspect walked in with his face hidden in the black hood.

dana stubblefield says she is lying and it is all a money grab. and betty, his attorneys are trying to prove it was facebook and text messages. >> reporter: that's right liz. they gave us that evidence today to try to prove that this woman has no credibility. and, they also criticized the da for trying to sensationalize this case and they said it is all nonsense. speaking for the first time since his arrest, ex-49er star dana stubblefield admitted he had sex with the woman he found on this babysitting website after interviewing her for the job. >> i'm not a perfect man. however, the allegations against me come a year after consensual encounter with a woman are now totally false. >> reporter: his legal team held a press conference at his church in san jose and gave the media handouts of the 32-year- old woman'ssitter city profile. her bio reads i like zuma. i need a job. payment, doctor, dentist. phone, tax, light. i'm learning a zumba. i want a zunba job. i like mall and nice restaurants. they also included the about me section of the facebook pag

. >>> lawyers for dana stubblefield are fighting back after he was put in handcuffs in front of his kidseing accused of sexual assaulting as woman at his home. he claims it was consensual. len ramirez reports. >> reporter: this may be a case where the defense is going on the offense. attorneys for mr. stubblefield want the california attorney general to get involved to ensure that their client receives a far trial. [ pause ] >> reporter: dana stubblefield's lawyers accuse the santa clara county district attorney of prejudicing potential jurors in leaking information to the media and today they went to court to ask a judge to remove jeff rosen's office from the case. >> so the information that really was slanted in one particular way about the potential witnesses and the victim in the case was really put out to prejudice not to inform the public. >> reporter: stubblefield is accused of raping a 32-year-old developmentally disabled woman in his home last year after interviewing her for a nanny job. stubblefield said they had sex but consensual. his attorney cited what they called inflammat

say the sexual encounter was consensual and that money is what this case is really about. >> dana stubblefieldted, it's a money motivation case and we will prove that and we will prove his innocence. >> reporter: at a conference today, stubblefield's attorney handed out a packet of paperwork, in its documentation for a lie detector test they say stubblefield took and passed with flying colors. and also time logs for 22 text messages they say the woman sent him asking for money. >> she texted him several times asking for money and asking to come back and wanting to work at the house. again does that sound like somebody who had been allegedly assaulted? >> reporter: stubblefield's attorney motioned whether the babysitter was in fact development of the disabled. she was able to run a business, file and prosecute civil lawsuits, and was found competent enough to enter pleas in prior criminal cases. they also went on to question prosecutors motives. >> reporter: from our perspective, the district attorney's office only had one motivation and that was to arrest someone of notoriety. >> reporter: whi

former 49er and raider star dana stubblefield is scheduled to be arraigned.nocent. his lawyers gave reporters a packet of documents which they say show stubblefield passed a lie detector test. he says that he had a consentual encounter with the woman and the woman is now demanding money from him. >> she texted him several times asking for money and asking to come back and wanting to work at the house. again, does that sound like somebody who had been allegedly assaulted? >> stubblefield's lawyers also are accused of pursuing the case because they wanted to prosecute someone famous. the d.a. did not reresponsibility but released a statement saying that we will present evidence in a court of law after which we expect mr. stubblefield will be held accountable for his crime. >>> police are investigating a report that four men tried to lure a child into a car monday night. the girl described the car as large, blue or black with four college-aged men inside glrnl time is 7:39. new development about the final hours in the life of prince. the minneapolis star tribune

. >> rye, the attorneys for dana stubblefield made an announcement. they want jeff rosen to refuse himself from the case saying that things that his office has done and said might prejudice the case. stubblefield was charged with sexually assaulting a developmentally disable woman at his morgan hill home in april of 2014. authorities say she was there to apply for a job. stubblefield said that the sex was consentual and his attorneys are saying that the woman is not developmentally disabled. now they have filed a petition to get jeff rosen to recuse. jeff rosen issued a statement saying that mr. stubblefield should be held accountable for his crime. >> we are here trying to defend ourselves against curlous accusations and the inflammatory language. >> district attorney's response says that our response will be in court. dana stubblefield is scheduled to be arraigned june 7th. >>> the president celebrated 72 straight job growth months. >> president obama says that the economy has created 14.6 million new jobs during the recovery despite head winds in t

in the killing of a friend. >>> the former raiders star and super bowl champion, former 49er dana stubblefield said to be arraigned next month, being accused of raping a developmentally disabled woman applying for a babysitting job at the home in morgan hill last year. stubblefield lawyer gave the reporters a packet of documents that say that he passed a lie detector test. they say that he had consensual sex with a woman and that she is texting him and demanding money. >> i'm here to stay without any reservation that i am completely innocent of all of these allegations. >> she texted him several times asking for money, asking to come back to work at the house. again, does that sound like somebody that has been allegedly assaulted?>> and the stubblefield lawyers are questioning whether the babysitter is actually developmentally disabled, since she is able to run a business and to file legal papers. and they say that the prosecutors are pursuing the case against they want to prosecute someone famous, but the das office did not respond to the allegation. "we will present evidence in a court of la

. >> a legal battle surrounding dana stubblefield. we will talk to our legal analyst michael cardoza. >> this skateboarder is riding down a freeway in southern california on purpose. the new trend that has a lot of people kind of shaking their heads. >>> in the weather, a lot of clouds and rain showers in the bay area. coming up, we will break down the showers and chances for your weekend and talking about the timing of our next warming trend, 80s in the five-day forecast. >>> new information in the case against dana stubblefield. the former 49er was charged with raping a developmental disabled woman. the attorneys are calling for the district attorney's office to be removed from prosecuting the case because of its actions that they say have tried to prejudice the public. they are calling for the state attorney's office to assign an unbiased prosecutor. time now for the verdict. michael cardoza joining us. licking your chops and wanting to get to this one. what in the world are these attorneys thinking trying to get them removed from

dana stubblefield posted bail and face five felony accounts.ed stubblefield assaulted her after an interview for a babe sitting position. in a news conference on tuesday, stub said it was a consensual encounter and the tone described the situation as money grab. >> 15-month-old baby girl born where half a heart could be taken off life support at children's hospital today. she was born with a with three hops saying the baby would reject a new heart. boston's children said, also, they do not want to operate. people are asking for your help to identify would be car thieves caught on wednesday morning, showing the suchs rum imagining through unlacked cars with iphone and papers stolen. if you have information on the two, call the campbell police department. >> san francisco city attorney plans to sue the cad give art universities accusing the school of helping fuel the affordable housing crisis. this is according to the university that is one of the biggest landlords, they own 40 building. some of it is prime real estate. the city attorney said tha

police arrested 45-year-old dana stubblefield earlier today in morgan hill. he faces five felony counts.>>> good evening i'm catherine heenan.>>reporter: leaving jail on a $250,000 bond the former defensive line is accused of raping a 5 foot tall 100 pound developmentally disabled woman. >> he is innocent of these charges. >>reporter: the former 49er was arrested at his home this morning in front of his children. this alleged rape happened a year ago. district attorney tells me it was after a lengthy investigation that stubblefield was arrested. according to documents the 45- year-old found his victim on a babysitting website. she went to his home to interview for a nanny position and that's when the alleged rape took place. authorities say she went straight to the police where they conducted a rape kit and discovered stubblefield's dna. his lawyer says the sex was consensual. the accusations are far from true.>> she then texted him on more than 20 occasions asking for money. this case has nothing to do with rape and everything to do with money.>>reporter: st

she has more. >> reporter: here at dana stubblefield's church in san

"today in the bay's" has more. >> reporter: police arrested former 49er dana stubblefield this week charged with raping a developmentally disabled woman at his morgan hill home last year. in a press conference stubblefield proclaimed his innocence and his attorney is asking that district attorney's office be removed from the case because of comments made in press releases and to the media. >> we feel that some of the information that really was slanted in one particular way about witnesses and the victim in the case, was really put out to prejudice, not to inform the public. >> reporter: his attorney says he filed a motion in santa clara county superior court to help his client get a fair trial. >> so we feel that the case now needs to be handled by an impartial body. they're asking for the attorney general's office to rename a prosecutor in this case so mr. stubblefield can get a fair hearing. >> reporter: the district attorney's office said our response is the evidence we will present in court. we seek justice for the victim and people. this legal analyst says it's unlikely the attorney g

. >> lawyers for former 49ers dana stubblefield are holding a second news conference. they have a major new development in the case. this is a picture outside of san jose city hall in the hall of justice where the news conference is about to take place. stubblefield posted bail early this weak facing five felony counts when a disabled woman claimed that stubblefield sexually assaulted her after she interviewed for a babysitting position. in a news conference on tuesday, stubblefield insists it was a conscience you'll encounter and the attorneys described the situation as "a money grab." we have updates with the latest. >> sat news if you knew a bay area teen, 19-year-old alex cox passed away after a battle with bone cancer dying last friday. we told you about him ten years ago when a community came telling to fulfill the bucket list writing in a ferrari and a skipper on a private sailboat and met a group called "a day to remember." he forge add community bond that will live on. to learn more of the final wish and how you can help go to abc7news.com. >> san francisco is

. >>> former 49ers, dana stubblefield has been charged with raping a disabled woman.interview for a baby-sitter job. stubblefield faces substantial prison time if convicted. >>> run up to the kentucky derby, the bed races, awards given out for the fastest time, and also best decorated, and even whoever knocked down the most cones. which means you didn't do very well. dara, back to you. >> betty, thanks so much. >>> ahead in '90s class, a see equal. plus, who did beyonce just knock off at the top of the record books? you're watching "early today." l? this clean was like pow! it added this other level of clean to it. it just kinda like...wiped everything clean. 6x cleaning my teeth are glowing. they are so white. 6x whitening i actually really like the 2 steps. step 1, cleans step 2, whitens. every time i use this together, it felt like... ...leaving the dentist office. crest hd. 6x cleaning, 6x whitening i would switch to crest hd over what i was using before. a branch catches me here.our. you think that stopped me? i was about to be the first 3rd grader to jump the co

stubblefield's attorneys say they filed a motion today in superior court in an effort to make sure their client gets a fair hearing. police arrested former 49er dana stablefield earlier this week. he's charged with raping a develop mentally disabled woman at his home in morgan hill in april of last year. >> a year later they showed up at mr. stubblefield's children's school with a press release in one hand and handcuffs in the other to arrest him. since that time, there's been press statements, there's been leaks of information, all types of conduct that has been used to prejudice this particular case. >> reporter: that's why stubblefield's attorney says he filed a motion in santa clara county superior court. >> we're calling upon the district attorney's office to recuse itself from this case. >> reporter: he is now asking that the state attorney general's office prosecute the case. >> this would be a rare occurrence for the d.a.'s office to be recused in the circumstance. unless there's a very specific conflict that's developed. >> reporter: the santa clara district attorney's office issued a statement saying our response is the evidence we will

dana stubblefield is a former 49er and raider player who is accused of raping a developmentally challenged woman who went to his home to apply for a job. >>> the big union in greece began a three-day general strike today. it is the latest sign of growing anger and discontent with greece's left-led coalition government. many services like public transportation, garbage collection, even news broadcasts are suspended over this weekend. the strike was timed to coincide with the vote of a bill overhauling the pension system in greece. that is the latest reform proposed by the government under requirements for greece's third international bailout. >>> economists say that they are disappointed about the brand new jobs report that came out about two hours ago. the labor department announce that had u.s. employers added 160,000 jobs in april, the fewest in seven months. the unemployment rate did stay at 5%. the job report indicates a slow down which is raising concern about economic growth. the experts say that as a result, the feds may hold off on raising interest rates in june. >>> we all know ab

. >> attorneys for dana stubblefield are expected to reveal more evidence to prove his innocent. they say he sexually assaulted a disabled woman last year after she interviewed for a job. >>> new details for a story we broke on "today in the bay" yesterday morning. we know the identity of that man who refused to come down from the top of a vta train. th finally after 12 hours negotiators were successful getting him off. that man is kyle lewis. he was on that train for about half a day. co-face up to a year in jail and $10,000 fine. >>> at 4:35 on your friday morning, a kitty camp out is under way. the nine lives foundation lost the lease for its shelter. 140 cats and kittens need to be adopted by the end of the month. that works out to five cats a day if they are going to find a place for all those animals. administrators hope to reopen soon at a new address. >>> the lucky cat for the sharks, not so lucky last night. the black one. this one may take a while for fans to get over. a top loss in game four of their stanley cup playoff series against nashville. >> mike fisher scored t

. >>> dana stubblefield's defense team firing back today in the high-profile sexual assault case involving the former 49ers. they are now calling on the district attorney to recuse himself from the case and be replaced with an unbiased prosecutor. >> a lot of the statements made by the district attorney's office, um, about his potential guilt and receiving a stiff sentence when he is convict, all these types of things we feel are meant to inflame prejudice and not inform the public. >> stubblefield was arrest in front of his children monday. he is accused of raping a woman who had plied to be a nanny at his morgan hill home last year. stubblefield said he is innocent and that the sex was consensual. let's get right to kpix 5 legal analyst retired judge ladoris cordell in palo alto. and ladoris, what are your thoughts on this? >> reporter: well, first of all, recusal request to disqualify an entire prosecutor's office is not unprecedented. it is unusual. it won't be granted because it's based on what they claim is an inflammatory press very release, the defense is going on the offense. from

.>>> dana stubblefield scheduled to be arraigned on sexual assault charges, and he held a news conference yesterday claiming his innocence, accused of raping a developmentally disabled woman applying for babysitting job at his home last year. they say that he passed a lie detector test, and he says that he had a consensual encounter and that she now wants money.>> i am here to stay without any reservation that i'm completely innocent of all of these allegations. >> she texted him several times asking him for money and saying she wanted to come back and work at the house. does that sound like someone has been allegedly assaulted? >> and the lawyers are accusing the district attorney of pursuing the case because they want to prosecute someone famous. the da's office did not respond to the allegation, but said they will "present evidence in a court of law, after which we expect mr. stubblefield will be held accountable for his crimes." >>> a chicago-based company telling the bay area news group that it is linking millions of families with babysitters and nannies since 2001 and safety is a to

reporting live in san jose, i'm len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> and as len just reported, dana stubblefield's lawyers did not hold back. in fact, we put extended sound from today's news conference on our website, cbssf.com. >>> breaking news in the race for the white house. kpix 5's allen martin joins us with the very latest results from the indiana primary. allen. >> reporter: liz, right now, too, early to project a winner on the democratic side of the race. bernie sanders, though, is performing better than expected. hillary clinton and sanders tied 50/50! now, 83 delegates are up for grabs. clinton did not invest much time or money in that state. and even if bernie sanders wins indiana, he will still trail clinton in the delegates needed for the nomination. but it does give him momentum should he win to continue his fight. now, cbs news projects donald trump winning the republican primary in indiana. the early polls showed him having a 15-point lead over his rival ted cruz. at last check, it was better than that. he has 54% of the vote a nearly 20-point lead over cruz. john kasich notched 8

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dana stubblefield faced five felony accounts, a disabled woman claimed stun stub assaulted her after interviewing her for baby sitting position. stubblefield said it was consensual encounter and the attorney described the situation as a money grab. >> a baby girl born half a heart could be taken off life support today. these hops have denied her a heart transplant saying the body would reject a new part. she is at ucfs while the parents were fight for another opinion and the same prognosis was confirmed by the hospital and they will not separate. >> interesting situation in san francisco where the city attorney will sue the academy of art university saying that the school is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, one of the freeway's biggest landlords own 40 buildings and some of it is prime real estate. the city attorney said that the university has been converting the rental units into student housing without obtaining proper permits. the academy of art call thes the lawsuit premature and unnecessary. >> the oakland police department dispatch system is up and running after goi

it is a strange case that began a year ago and culminates with dana stubblefield being charged with rape. liz, this one will catch people by surprise. >> it will. stubblefield is a hero to many with his glory days in the 90s but a man that won a super bowl in the different light. morgan hill police releasing this mug shot. he was charged with five felony counts accused of raping a developmentally disabled woman in april of last year. prosecutors say stubblefield post add job on a baby sitting website about a job as a nanny. prosecutors say the victim in this case went to his morgan hill home for an interview, after she left stubblefield texted her that he wanted to pay her for her time and that's when the alleged rape happened. prosecutors calling it a crime of violence against a vulnerable victim. he was booked on the counts this afternoon and being processed through the santa county clara jail. he will be released in 45 minutes and we will ha

. >>> former san francisco 49ers dana stubblefield has been charged with raping a disabled woman.in april of last year at stubblefield's home after the woman was come to interview for a babysitter job. he faces substantial prison time if convicted. >>> a run-up to this weekend's kentucky derby, the bed races fastest time and even who knocks down the most cones. >>> ahead, a '90s classic is getting a sequel. >>> who did beyonce just knock off at the top of the record books? you're watching "early today." a! it added this other level of clean to it. it just kinda like...wiped everything clean. 6x cleaning my teeth are glowing. they are so white. 6x whitening i actually really like the 2 steps. step 1, cleans step 2, whitens. every time i use this together, it felt like... ...leaving the dentist office. crest hd. 6x cleaning, 6x whitening i would switch to crest hd over what i was using before. i was about to be the first 3rd grader to jump the cook county creek. jump 50 feet over the rapids and i crash land. mom patched me up. check out my scar. there's nothing there! you didn't jum

. >>> former 49er and former ray deer dana stubblefield was charged with the rape of a developmentally disabled woman man. we obtained this booking photo of stubblefield within the past hour. he is charged with five felonies and is expected to be arraigned in the next day or two. bail is set at $250,000. the santa clara county district attorney's office says the 31- year-old developmentally disabled woman went to stubblefield's home to interview for a baby-sitting job. they also say she went to police immediately after the alleged assault happened. stubblefield played 11 years in the nfl as a defensive lineman. >>> the dui trial of oakland raiders linebacker al don smith got underway. he faces misdemeanor counts of dui, hit and run, and vandalism. tint happened in his apartment parking garage last august and resulted in his suspension. he can't return to the raiders until this november at the earliest. smith was member of the 49ers at that time time of his arrest. former 49er nick moody was reportedly with smith at the time and is being compelled to testify. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, ca

and ex 49ers star dana stubblefield speaks publiclr the first time since he was charged with rape.ide of the story. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's wednesday, may 4th. i'm michelle griego.,,,, >>> here's a look at today's >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> michelle obama tries her hand at acting to boost a very real cause. she appeared last night on "ncis." >> special agent gibbs. i've been briefed overing you've done for ann's family. from what i've heard, you've gone above and beyond. >> it's my job. >> ncis and joining forces, their support has been -- i can't thank you enough. >> ann, we should be thanking you. i mean, we know the sacrifices our military families are making, and it doesn't go unnoticed. nor do the sacrifices of our veterans. >> the cbs drama gave the first lady a chance to promote joining forces, her campaign to support service members and their families. >>> senator john mccain's son is lashing out on social media about racism. navy lieutenant jack mccain taunted those who