how can we talk about ordinary injustice without talking about the inherent problem us plea- bargain is and how the use of plea bargains undermines the truth finding process of the justice system? >> i gave a talk at n.y.u. to a small group of criminal justice law professors, and one professor stood up and said, why didn't you recommend your conclusion that we get rid of clean bargaining and that we have trials for everybody. clearly, these plea-bargain are inherently coercive, and my answer is if you got rid of a plea-bargain in, that is like saying 50% of marriages end in divorce. we should get rid of the institution of marriage. it is so much a part of our system that if we turned it on its head, first of all, people say the system would collapse, but it is an inherent part of our society and judicial system, so given the system we have worked with, i believe a plea is not inherently coercive. a plea bargain can be a good deal if individual circumstances are looked at, and public defenders talk to their clients. they do investigations. they negotiate with the prosecutor, and if the

a boy or girl was us by pleas to approach 45 different adults, ask them to buy boots.f those approached five people agreed to buy the alcohol for the minors. they were arrested. all the suspects receive notices to appear in court. if found guilty the minimum fine it is a thousand dollars and 24 hours of community service. >>mark: the man arrested, he's not been released for posting a reduced jail. he walked to jail after his bail was reduced from 1 million down to $400,000 on friday. welsh is accused of selling thousands of dollars of drugs with the help of a private investigator who is still in jail on $900,000 bill. he is also facing similar charges. they are set to enter a plea when they return to court next week. we'll be right back when the kron 4 morning news returns. i live look out, the sun is starting to rise over the east bay. [ man ] i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ] ...again. ♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox, then my squirrel... and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation t

as kron 4 dan curman tells us, neither of them entered a plea today.>>dan: the commander of the central contra costa enforcement team on the left and his friend and former cop christopher butler seen on the right to stood side- by-side in matching yellow jail jumpsuit said friday afternoon as they were rain down 28 counts of distributing marijuana, methamphetamine and steroids. the d.a. criminal thing allege that they obtain methamphetamine from the contra costa county sheriff property room and marijuana from the narcotics enforcement task force. it also alleged that welch received a cash payment of $5,000 for the math. during the hearing, the d.a. suggested that while she allegedly was the one who got the drugs and turn them over to bob blair who passed along to an employee to sell. the d.a. also said walsh admitted his role in the crime to investigators. welches' attorney said his client is remorseful. >> when you look at the amount of money that was involved and how what was affecting his life. what were you thinking? but again we as human and being

the cause of death will be critical for us at this point as we >>dan: move forwarddan once pleas of thef death they will know if this is a case of murder or simply improper disposal of the body. the missing man's wife will allow authorities to search for property, so far refuses to answer questions as to how the body might of got in behind her home. in novato, kron 4 news. >>pam: 2 malnourished poppies are headed into foster care this weekend. angus and gideon, are too young pit bulls. they were abandoned at the spca. they're believed to be six or seven weeks old. a third copy was abandoned along with them and has died. >> for people finding themselves in situations with animals they can care for, we encourage them to bring them to the local shelter. as difficult as that may be, it's more humane than leaving them in a backyard or dumping them in a car. particularly in the case of poppies or animals that are sick. >>pam: the spca says it will take weeks of intensive care to get the copies healthy enough to be ready for adoption. >>louisa: storm tracker 4, just writing to get flurries up

used for aabortion. planned parenthood provides other services as well. despite her plea, the house voted to end funding. the proposal now goes to the senate where it faces more opposition. >>> today we know it was a migraine not a stroke that caused a reporter's incoherent speech during a live report. branson says she had a headache an hour before. the video sparked concerns she'd had a stroke. her >> that was her last sunday. she had a headache an hour before. the video sparked concerns that she had had a stroke. her mother said it sounded like a migraine and doctors say she was right. >> genetic factors play a major role and for some rare forms of migraine, we know the specific genes that cause the disorder. >> an estimated 10% of the population suffers from migraines but women are three times more likely. women in their 30s are more likely to have them at all. once a migraine is triggered an electrical wave traveling across the brain. the sufficienter are can experience something like an aura, blurred vision, nausea, sensitivity of light and even slurred speech or par

use as a model. >> reporter: to students making their final plea. >> by closing down harbor you are taking away kids to get a good education. >> reporter: silverwood elementary, secoia elementary are also considering foreclosure. the combination of declining enrollment and no funding, has forced them to close. back out here live frank and julie. just mentioned ago we learned that secoi elementary school, middle school and homebrook are safe. that is the latest. we will be here monitoring the situation. when there is a final decision we will bring it to you. >>> more details now in addition to closing campuses the mount diablo school district is trying to negotiate $9 million savings throw employee furloughs and benefit cuttings. with more than 36,000 students, the district is one of the largest in california. it has a budget of almost $300 million this year. >>> at this hour police in oakland are searching for four men in connection with a homicide. the shooting took place about 7:35 tonight. a man in his 30s was shot and killed outside of a grocery store. we have learned the four suspects were wear

use as a model. >> reporter: to students making their final plea. >> by closing down harbor you are taking away kids chances to get a good education. >> reporter: silverwood elementary, secoia elementary are also considering foreclosure. the combination of deining enrollment and no funding, has forced them to close. back out here live frank and julie. just mentioned ago we learned that secoi elementary school, middle school and homebrook are safe. that is the latest. we will be here monitoring the situation. when there is a final decision we will bring it to you. >>> more details now in addition to closing campuses the mount diablo school district is trying to negotiate $9 million savings throw employee furloughs and benefit cuttings. with more than 36,000 students, the district is one of the largest in california. it has a budget of almost $300 million this year. >>> at this hour police in oakland are searching for four men in connection with a homicide. the shooting took place about 7:35 tonight. a man in his 30s was shot and killed outside of a grocery store. we have learned the four suspects wer

us keep this money. if the governor does not listen to their plea and wipes out the funds, finding this money would be next to impossible since the measure of voters approved prohibits the city from dipping into city funds to pay for the project. they would have to get it from the team or other investors. they will send it to governor jerry brown at tomorrow night's city council meeting planned for 7:00 in the city council chambers. marla tellest tellez for "today in the bay." >>> two teenagers are being mourned after a weekend venture turned deadly. they went rafting in a rain swollen drainage canal in the east bay. the raft was found at the spillway of the canal near the intersections of treat and bancraft. >> reporter: the creek is behind me and the fence is up because it is not meant to be open to the public, but around 2:00 p.m. on saturday the boys went into the waters below and by sunday afternoon their bodies were discovered. just a few hours after learning their son matthew miller drowned after going drafting in a rain drain creek his parents were devastated. too upset to talk on camera they say i

plea this morning.. to stop the district from shutting down their school. join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30. ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. a storm system is coming from the gulf of mexico that will trek through the southeast over the course of the day. scattered showers over the northwest, with rain and snow, in the central plains. northeast and southwest are all sunny and dry. >>> a look at the top stories. anti-government demonstrators in egypt want president hosni mubarak out of office now. they're gathering for a mass rally, a march on the presidential palace, a so-called day of departure rally. and the labor department releases its jobs report for january this morning. it's expected to show the economy added barely enough jobs to keep up with demand, and that the unemployment rate will tick up. >>> football fans know where they'll be this sunday parked in front of that tv set for super bowl xlv. of course there's that other component to the broadcast of the big game. the big commercials. companies have been gearing up all year. a

used the word vow that clicked with me. >> reporter: bats announced he was a finalist for the job in san jose. he hinted he might step down. so miles and her students made a plea and mailed this picture to chief bats reminding him quote you vowed to keep us safe. >> it's time to roll up your sleeves. >> reporter: today the chief announced he's staying in oakland. >> the preschoolers sent this thing with a big thing that says chief don't leave. which touched my heart. the bottom line is the reason i came to the city is to try to make a difference for the community and the community responded and asked me to stand by them. so that's what touched my heart. >> reporter: bats according to some officers remains frustrated with the dwindling budget. to fix the problems on the streets he needs the tools. today the mayor hinted that he might get what he's asking for. >> i'm very happy that chief bats is in place. >> reporter: bats said if the department does make progress he will indeed stay for the last two years on his contract. the next big contract form is indeed fixing those old radios that have been failing out in the field. today we'll talk about how the chief h

plea for more public restroom. they complain the homeless are using their streets and sidewalks as a public toilet. one local community group opened a public bathroom themselves. >>> sal is in charge of getting you where you need to go. he's watching interstate 80 right now. >> that is right. we will look at interstate 80 coming in from vallejo and richmond and berkeley. it is nice but it is getting heavy. a lot more people on the road today. coming down to the toll plaza and getting into san francisco. san francisco traffic looks pretty good along northbound 101. northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. and if you are driving on this is a look at the map system from hayward to union city it looks pretty good. if you are still coming in on 580, that also is doing well from livermore to castro valley. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. we do have clear skies. that is the good news. it's cold out there. temperatures will rebound. mid 250s to up -- mid 50s to upper 50s. so a little breezy it will be sunny today. tomorrow another cold morning. and then mostly sunny. cold lows agai

we'll have microphones to pass around for people to use for question time. pleas join -- please join me in warmly welcoming ambassador donald greg. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] thank you. [applause] well, for somebody from the third century, he looks very good. [laughter] you completely blew my cover, and i have to say a little bit more about my career as gregory donald in tom clancey's book. in my first visit to north korea in 2002, i was asked three questions by the north koreans. the first was why is george w. bush so different from his father? a good question. second, how do you function as a country when you elect people who have nothing in common with their predecessor? whenever you have a presidential relations, your relations with us are turned inside out. a straight comment, and then, why don't you understand us better? i was paying them a complement, and i said you're what i call the longest running failure in the history of american espionage, and i can say that because i was a part of that failure. i chased you around for a number of decades. at

one parent told us another approached her, pointed at her and said, you're going down. other parents made impassioned pleasthe board to do anything but cut schools. >> i think it's absurd that we are now on the chopping block. >> we understand your position. needing to consolidate schools to save money. but ours is not the one to close. >> reporter: again these decisions are final. the cuts will be permanent and they will go into effect in june. the students at this school and the other elementary school that was closed will be transferred to nearby schools presenting some transportation problems because buses have also been cut to save money. the school board is still working out the details. >> one problem solved, another one arises. thank you, christin ayers in concord this morning. >>> we are expecting a decision tomorrow about whether cal will drop five sports teams. it could be game over for baseball, men's rugby, women's lacrosse and men's and women's gymnastics. those cuts could save uc- berkeley about $4 million a year. organizers have raised more than $15 million, thought, to safety teams. >>> an

us keep this money. if the governor does not listen to their plea and wipes out the fund finding the money would be next to impossible because the measure voters approved in june prohibits the city from dipping into any city fund to pay for the project. now, according to a 49ers spokesman, the 9ers are also dependent on this money and do not have a plan "b." they are planning on the redevelopment money. again, the city council here in santa clara will send their message to the governor at tomorrow night's meeting at 7:00 p.m. at council came chambers. marla tellez for "today in the bay." >> so many counties and cities facing that problem. thank you, marla. >>> a group of san francisco parents are making it their mission to get an initiative on june's special election ballot. governor jerry brown's proposed budget hinges on getting voters to pass an extension of taxes now set to expire on july 1st. without the backing of voters, public education will face drastic devastating cuts. but the first hurdle is getting the measure on the june ballot. for that their there needs to be a two-thirds vote by the leg

so i'm hoping that./ plea.3 and group that can go in and rescue her. >> reporter: we hope so, too. thank you, ellen, for allowing uso be in your home this morning. >> thank you for giving me the opportunity to bring mary's name back to the forefront. thank you. >> reporter: certainly. live in hayward this morning, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >>> thank you, marla. a bay area childcare worker is accused of molesting five little girls he was supposed to be watching. and police are afraid there could be more victims. officers arrested 25-year-old keith woodhouse. he has no criminal record. in fact, he passed a background check before starting work at an after school day care at trace elementary school in san jose. he has worked at the center since august. woodhouse is accused of molesting five girls all under the age of 10. parents and neighbors say they are stunned by the arrest. >> you could be standing next to someone who you think is the greatest person in the world and yet you don't know. >> woodhouse has apparently volunteered as a camp counselor and was with youth min cities in los ang lels. officers are c

use. yesterday a judge ordered bonds to enter the new plea because prosecutors cut down the number of charges he will face. bonds now faces four charges of lying and a fifth charge of obstruction of justice. >> there used to be 11 unfounded counts. and now there are 5 unfounded counts. >> the charges are related to bonds' testimony before a grand jury that he never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs. bonds will be arraigned on march 1. jury selection in his trial is scheduled to begin a few weeks later on march 21st. >>> roger clemens is turning the table on a congressional committee that grilled him in 2008 about using performance- enhancing drugs. yesterday the former major leaguer pitcher subpoenaed a house oversight and government reform committee for copies of all their communications with former players. he's accused of lying to the committee when he testified that he never used steroids or human growth hormone during his career. >>> we'll have the latest news headlines when we come back and a look at the weekend weather. >>> actress elizabeth taylor remains in the hospital for

usually pleas for money come close in the name of life or death drastic reductions in the size and strength of the us military make millet armed conflict all the more likely with an unacceptably high cost in american blood and treasure but the real treasure lies with those with the real power according to trends research institute director gerald solenn today it's as simple as they had writing on the wall it's called the military industrial. blacks is in charge of the nation and until that changes there will be an invisible cloak around the pentagon that will allow no one to touch its budget what you will see other things that are sacrifice the basic in-service. the roads they go on repair in people who are forced to live on the streets and a continuing decline in the health education and overall quality of life for most americans in washington christine for the now. we're coming to you live from moscow this is r.t. now cause of my is a marking of the third anniversary of his declaration of independence from serbia but the republic continues to suffer from huge economic and political chaos and the cr

plea agreement. he is charged with five felonies, accused of lying to the grand jury in 2003. bonds testified at the time that he had never knowingly used banned drugs and he's pleading not guilty. today, the judge asked the legal team to seek a resolution short of a trial. both sides they they're going to talk, but there isn't much optimism. the trial is scheduled for march 21st. he faces a possible term of three years if convicted. >>> in bahrain today, the military again opened fire on protesters. hospital sources say at least 50 people were injured in today's violence. this confrontation comes a day after riot police swept through a protest camp, killing at least five people. bahrain's king has appointed a crown prince to lead a dialogue with the demonstrators, but it's unclear whether the demonstrators are in any mood to talk. >>> day two of president obama's west coast technology trip took him to oregon. he took off from san francisco early today. following last night's private technology summit with 12 silicon valley leaders who included mark zuckerberg, erik smith of google and carol barts. today in oregon, the president praised

usually pleas for money come close in the name of life or death drastic reductions in the size and strength of the us military make millet armed conflict all the more likely with an unacceptably high cost in american blood and treasure but the real treasure lies with those with the real power according to trends research institute director gerald solent says simple is they had a writing on the wall it's called the military industrial complex is in charge of the nation and until that changes there will be an invisible cloak around the pentagon that will allow no one to touch its budget what you will think i the things that are sacrificed the basic cuts in services the roads that go on repair and people who are forced to live on the streets and a continuing decline in the health education and overall quality of life for most americans in washington christine for sound card saying. well meantime some experts believe the pentagon's warnings of catastrophic consequences caused by further cuts is just butwell to get more money. it's a cut in the planned growth in spending so we're actually going to spend m

plea and mr. adachi get in a fight. here we go. you are gone. we better stop that trend. cheryl. >> i was just go to ask cheryl. her viewpoints on use with guns and whether the gun buy backs will work. do you have friends, thank you for bringing that up. >> i know people with guns. i wouldn't. i don't want to get involved with that. i just leave them alone with their guns. i don't get involved >> i say that to say, the idea if someone is carrying a gun, we might consider them dangerous. if they got that one, they can get another one. >> we have to consider, this is going to be a long process. this is not a one stop drop, if am i rackateering. i am going to take a couple of guns i don't use and use others. the major thing we have to look at is prevention. we have so many different levels of things we have to use. we can't just say, okay. drop your gun off, you're cool. that's not a shot at the program. we need that problem. but we need these other programs and dealing with the parents and families. we just first grader at cleveland. i worked at cleveland. he probably found the gun. stuffed it in his back and went to school. >> nobody

pleas for all three. we spoke to one of those lawyers tonight. "after reading everything, i'm very hopeful and positive," he told us, "that legally, there is no evidence of trespassing or spying." problem is, this whole case is more about politics than law. >> we know from previous experience in iran that these judges are not objective. these cases are not based on the actual evidence. they are political cases. >> reporter: the two men's fate may now depend on a power struggle between religious hard liners and those inside the regime who believe this case may now be more trouble than its worth. simon mcgregor-wood, abc news, london. >>> earlier tonight, president obama sat down with fox news channel's bill o'reilly to talk about politics, egypt, and of course, football. joining us to talk about is abc senior political editor rick klein. rick, we heard christiane talk about the muslim brotherhood. bill o'reilly asked the president about that organization and if it is anti-american. what did the president say? >> reporter: the president said there are strains of the brotherhood that are anti-american, but significantly, jake, he rejected the idea that t

plea bargain and avoid trial all together. >> we will respectfully talk about that as the judge asks us to do. >> reporter: after today's hearingat the san francisco federal building, bonds' attorney made it clear that they've talked to prosecutors before and they're far apart. >> reporter: mr. bonds will not plead guilty to anything. >> mr. bonds will do what he decides to do. but we are going to have a trial. >> reporter: the two are still arguing over evidence. bonds' attorney then searched through his bulging documents. the photos will show bonds' knowledge of quote the obvious and dramatic changes in his physique once he started using metabolic steroids. >> here are the photos. and this is what they say the years are. this says 2002. >> reporter: bonds's attorney who made each photo and when. >> 99. 2004. 2001. they are saying that they want to introduce to show that he bulks up during a certain time period. do you think they show that? >> i don't have enough information to show what exactly we have here. >> reporter: now still to come, march first, barry bonds' former trainer comes to court. he's expected to refuse again

plea for safety this morning following a violent incident on a transit bus. that is all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us. let's go to steve paulson. good morning, steve. >> hello, pam. happy friday. it's cold again. lots of 30s. if you enjoyed yesterday you will like today. low 50s to a few upper 60s. here is sal. >>> highway 4 bay point looks good again today. it looks nice and clear and the traffic doesn't look bad either. this is 880 north and southbound and that is off to a nice start. let's go back to pam. >> thank you, sal. >>> topping our news this morning a search for a missing couple from the palm springs area is an investigation into a suspicious death. kraig debro joins us with overnight discoveries. >> reporter: good morning, pam. a couple of questions is it a homicide, suicide? or is it a double homicide. a woman's body was found in hotel room along the 1400 block of lumbar yesterday. billy waterman was reported missiology on monday a vehicle associated with him was found near devil slide. a maid working at a hotel found the body of a woman in her hotel room. san francisco examiners office h

use of performance-enhancing drugs. the trial is supposed to start on march 21. >>> a guilty plea in a fight that turned deadly outside san giants baseball game. taylor buckley of san carlos pleaded guilty yesterday to involuntary manslaughter for the death of an 18-year-old back in 2008. the two got into a fight outside the at&t park during a game. a punch caused that victim to fall and hit his head on the concrete. he died the next day. the plea deal calls for a year in jail and five years of probation. formal sentencing is scheduled for next month. >>> the fate of five uc- berkeley sports teams has been delayed yet again. the school is thinking of dropping baseball and four other teams to save money. they were supposed to have made that announcement at noon yesterday but now, the university spokesman says it's not clear when an announcement will be made. organizers of a fundraising effort say there's about $15 million worth of pledges in an effort to save those teams. >>> an east bay coach is arrested on child porn charges. randolph folcher coaches girls basketball softball and volleyball at oakland military institute.

us released earlier on a half million bail. she was summoned back to court but entered her plea despite not being there.ntinue for at least one more session. >>> as rumored for months facebook may be ready for a new home. the palo all thoe social networking giant invited reporters to an event tomorrow morning at city hall in menlo park. speculation is facebook is moving to the former sun microsystems area in menlo park. they have grown from 1,000 employees to 2,000 now since 2009. >>> silicon valley will boost the bay area economy creating thousands of jobs. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose with more. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. the bay area council is the group that represents local businesses. it is trying to get the world expo here to silicon valley in 2020. the idea being that moffett field over there in mountain view will be the host for the extravel began. one major hurdle is how to fund it, the money. the council estimates it will cost a billion dollars to hold the world's fair with improvements to roads and infrastructure necessary up and down t