paul ii. what did you pray for? >> i prayed to understand god's will. i never prayed to walk. >> reporter: just to understand why this is happening to you? >> his will. >> after he said his prayer, turned on the tv and there he is. >> reporter: it was a documentary about john paul ii called "witness to hope." >> he calls out to the world, be not afraid. >> reporter: joe says he took the late upon pitch's words to heart. >> i looked at the picture of pope john paul ii and i just got up. >> reporter: you just got up? after years of not being able to walk? >> just got up and started walking. the more i kept walking, the more -- thank you, thank you lord. >> reporter: he walked around the house for two days, making sure it wasn't a fluke, before surprising his wife. >> i came home and he's standing there and he's like, do you notice anything different? it took me 30 seconds to realize -- you're standing there, no crutches, no -- he's not leaning on anything, he's not holding onto anything. and i w

he was very comfortable standing in the shadow of john paul ii. what i think he is doing by sounding off on this is stepping into the shadow again, that is the kind of person we need in the 21st century. >>> for more than a week, people in germany have been asking how safe is the food? dangerous levels of dioxin have been found in eggs, poultry, and pork. the consumer affairs minister is under fire for not doing more sinner. today she faced her critics and presented a 10. plan to present rigid. something like this happening again. -- she presented a plan to prevent this from happening again. consumers would be informed immediately of any contamination of this kind in the future. >>> the second half of the german soccer season is underway at this hour with tabletop purse -- table toppedpers getting wins. well they'd be up to keep up? >> the coach knows his team is the underdogs, but he also knows that can be dorfman. the one against them in the first half of the season 2-0. daly began their impressive series of victories after that opening match. t

>>> pope john paul ii moved closer to sainthood today. the vatican announced that the late pontiff will be beatified on may 1st. it's a milestone that requires proof of a miracle. so, how do you do that? here's miguel marquez. >> reporter: sister marie simon-pierre experienced the miracle that put pope john paul ii on the road to becoming a saint. "i was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 2001," she says. "the shaking made it difficult to walk, drive, even to write." two months after john paul ii died, sister marie prayed to him. he too suffered from the disease. and then, she says, it happened. "a voice inside my head told me to grab a pen and write," she says. "i was amazed that i could write so clearly. when i got up in the morning, i felt transformed." sister marie prayed that pope john paul intercede in her life. the church now believes he did proving both god's existence and that john paul is in heaven. but proving a miracle, no easy task. a dedicated team of church officials, theologians and doctors. most cases are medical. and

news about pope john paul ii and the controversies that still surround him. >>> and "making a difference" from tucson. a simple act of kindness after the tragedy. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. it's hard to believe it's been almost a week since the massacre outside a tucson supermarket. and for her doctors, even harder to believe that wounded congresswoman gabby giffords has come as far as she has. today, her husband astronaut mark kelly tweeted "thanks for all the messages of support. i have some great followers. g.g., he wrote, has been improving each day. that encouraging message came on another bittersweet day in tucson as another victim was laid to rest and some of the wounded survivors began new chapters in their forever alted lives. nbc's kristen welker joins us from tucson now with the latest. kristen? >> reporter: lester, these have been long and difficult days for tucson residents but now the weekend begins with much-needed good news. doctors at university medical center t

he was very comfortable standing in the shadow of john paul ii. what i think he is doing by sounding off on this is stepping into the shadow again, that is the kind of person we need in the 21st century. >>> for more than a week, people in germany have been asking how safe is the food? dangerous levels of dioxin have been found in eggs, poultry, and pork. the consumer affairs minister is under fire for not doing more sinner. today she faced her critics and presented a 10. plan to present rigid. something like this happening again. -- she presented a plan to prevent this from happening again. consumers would be informed immediately of any contamination of this kind in the future. >>> the second half of the german soccer season is underway at this hour with tabletop purse -- table toppedpers getting wins. well they'd be up to keep up? >> the coach knows his team is the underdogs, but he also knows that can be dorfman. the one against them in the first half of the season 2-0. daly began their impressive series of victories after that opening match. t

the recommendings -- recommendations go to congress and president. >>> pope john paul ii may be on the fast track to sainthood. pope benedict set may 1st as the day for his key step towards the highest honor but shom believe this road to sainthood is going way too fast. >> reporter: the crowd at the funeral had begun the campaign. sainthood now they demanded. and the late pope seems likely to set a record for the fastest track to sainthood yet. pope ben digit, john paul's successor has already lifted the five-year waiting period after a candidate's death before the sainthood creating process normally begins and now he has confirmed the church's view that a french none, sister mary st. pierre was miraculously cured of parkinson's disease because she had prayed to john paul two months after he died. john paul had suffered from parkinson's himself. the declaration means he can now take the next step to sainthood. the planned ceremony will likely draw hundreds of thousands. >> it is the record time for this. >> reporter: john paul will beat the previous record set by mother theresa by 17 d

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. >> couric: a miracle attributed to pope john paul ii puts him on the fast track to sainthood. and remembering when the political discourse was "all in the family." ♪ god bless america... captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we're coming to the end of one of the most painful weeks an american city has ever had to endure. in tucson, arizona, for the second straight day a victim of saturday's massacre was laid to rest. u.s. district court judge john roll. the line of cars and buses filled with mourners, including dozens of judges, stretched nearly a mile. national correspondent ben tracy is in tucson tonight. and ben, i understand there's also some good news there about some of the wounded. >> reporter: that's right, katie. there are still four people here at the hospital tonight from the shooting, and doctors say they're all doing extremely well. however, earlier today was the funeral for one of the victims, a man many called one of the hardest-working judg

. >>> pope john paul ii is now on the way to sainthood. the vad can has announced pope benedict's predecessor will take the final steps to becoming a saint this may. lama hasan joins us from london with more on the story. good morning, lama. what, now, does the vatican announcement really mean? >> reporter: good morning, josh. well, the announcement says that pope benedict xvi has now proved a miracle, attributed to pope john paul ii, which is the last step to becoming a state. the vatican has now credited pope john paul ii with curing a french nunn, who had parkinson's. she woke up cured. and church doctors say there was no medical explanation for her cure. and this miracle is a key component for putting john paul ii on the road to becoming a saint. josh? >> what happens next, then? >> reporter: well, john paul ii, would finally become a saint, a second miracle will have to be confirmed. finding a miracle attributed to him can only really start after his beatification, which happens in may. and proving a miracle is no easy task. they have

john paul ii began his long run as pope in 1978. he remained as head of the catholic church until his death in 2005. >>> more than three-quarters of americans say there has been progress toward achieving martin luther king, jr.'s dream of racial equality. in a poll by the "associated press," just ahead of the king holiday, 77% of people interviewed say there has been significant progress. that is about the same as the 75% who said so in 2006. that's before president obama was elected. and 30% say they will celebrate during the holiday. >>> a party in san francisco's marina district this morning celebrating the re-opening of the palace of fine arts. that 96-year-old building has just undergone $21 million worth of work including seismic upgrades, new entrances and pathways, repairs on the dome, and restoration of the lagoon. at 10 a.m., they are going to have a ceremonial cutting of the fence around the construction site. >>> time now 5:38. hard to believe, postal rates are going up again. [overlapping speakers] [ laughter ] >> disco

john paul ii began his long run as pope in 1978. he remained as head of the catholic church until he died in 2005. >>> it's raining in northeastern brazil, where flooding and mud slides have already killed at least 475 people. it's one of the south american country's deadliest natural disasters on record. the rain is hindering rescue efforts but there have been many cases of rescuers going all out to save lives. still, officials fear the death toll will rise sharply. the number of people of missing is still unknown. >> terrible video. >>> an impressive turnaround for a silicon valley giant. your moneywatch report coming up next. >>> and from scrapping state workers cell phones to major college cuts, governor brown is making waves this week. political insider phil matier and willie brown are here to weigh in on brown's new budget proposal. ,, [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big t

. >> you were pretty close to pope john ii, john paul ii, and you had interviews with benedict the 16th. >> i can't hear you. >> i can't hear me? i can holler. okay. [laughter] >> you have met with pope john paul ii, and benedict the 16th. have you ever discussed with them their attitudes towards israel and towards the survival of the jewish people? and if so, what were their differences? >> okay. it would be an arrogant for me to say i was close to john paul. one can aspire. i've had the privilege to be with him in his presence, to speak to him on eight occasions. the importance of john paul was that he changed 2000 years of teaching of contempt. he -- there was vatican ii made some specific very significant changes in the relationship between the jewish people and the catholic church and the vatican. but what john paul did was i would say very, very courageous. probably the most important thing that john paul did was to go to synagogue. the visit of the synagogue was the most important theological statement that the church engaged in in over 2,000 years. by the pope going to synagogue

paul ii. the healing of a french nun suffering from parkinson's disease. an illness from which john paul also suffered. once beautified he will be referred to as blessed. one more miracle must be documented. he's partway there, a decree of heroic virtue certifying him as living a holy life was signed two years ago authorized john paul to be referred to as venerable. the process of creating a saint doesn't usually begin until five years after a candidate's death but for john paul the chant "sainthood now" rose from the mourners at his funeral. there is some dissent. groups protesting the catholic church's child abuse scandal urging the church to slow down the process but the current pope seems determined to charge ahead with the canonization of the extremely popular predecessor. the ceremony will be may 1st. jeff? >> mark phillips in london thanks. >>> rain expected in southeastern brazil. rescuers were able to save this woman yesterday but not her dog. nearly 480 people killed following days o

you have met with pope john paul ii and benedict xvi. have you ever discussed with him their attitudes toward israel and the survival of that jewish people and if so what were their differences? >> it would be arrogant to say that i was close to john paul. one can aspire. i had the privilege to be with him, in his presence to speak to him, on eight occasions. the importance of john paul was that he changed 2,000 years of teaching of contempt. vatican ii made some significant changes in the relationship between the jewish people and the catholic church, the vatican. what john paul did was very courageous. probably the most important thing of that john paul did was to go to synagogue. the visit of the synagogue was the most important theological statement in 2,000 years. he said to the christian world that christianity with judy and some which used to be taught, with a covenant with abraham not superseded. judy is of a viable religion, to participate and bear witness to the vitality of the jewish life. that symbolically, even the illogical

. >>> pope benedict today declared his predecessor, john paul ii, performed a miracle. charlie d'agata reports the declaration paves the way for john paul to become a saint. >> reporter: pope benedict is fast tracking pope john paul ii to sainthood, approved one of two miracles needed to make his predecessor a saint. that process usually takes years, in some cases, centuries. [ applause ] >> reporter: but mourners at the beloved pope's funeral in 2005 made their desire clear, chanting "sainthood now." benedict and catholic church leaders decided john paul should get the credit for healing a french nun of parkinsons disease. the pope had the same illness. that paves the way for sainthood at st. peter's square on may 1. his coffin will be moved to an altar in the basilica so pilgrims can pay respects. the ceremony is expected to draw hundreds of thousands this. man says it will be an extraordinary event. he really deserves it. he was a man who did great things. john paul led the roman catholic church for 27 years, becoming one of the most popular popes in modern times, es

. >>> the late pope john paul ii is one step closer to achieving sainthood. after pope benedict ruled the beloved pontiff had performed at least one miracle before his death, according to church officials, a 48-year-old french nun diagnosed with parkson's was inex-splikably cured of the disease two months after praying for the late pope. the beatification sarm ceremony will the held at the vatican making the pope a saint. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in florida, two men dressed as women were arrested for allegedly shoplifting from a home depot. police say the men used purses to steal drill batteries, each worth more than $100. when employees confronted them, the men ran. police caught up to them, arresting a third man in a getaway car. >>> in alabama add one more to it recent bizarre mass animal deaths. about 300 blackbirds lay scattered across the highway. one wildlife biologist speculated the birds could have died simply by flying across the road and into a semitruck. however, scientists are testing sam

. >>> the vatican could announce as early as today that the late john paul ii is up for beatification that puts him in line for sainthood. >>> coming up later, exclusive access to one of the nation's hottest new celebrities as he bears all for robin roberts. >> lucky lady. he is a cute guy. for some of you your local news is next. >>> for everyone else, your zodiac sign may have changed. details coming up. yeah. um, i thought this was going well for a first date. it is. look at your suckometer. oh, i just quit smoking, and the craving's really suck after a meal. okay. ding! [ male announcer ] quitting sucks. nicorette makes it suck less, doubling your chances of success. [ female announcer ] and now, winter skin can be too. discover relief from dry, uncomfortable skin with skin relief moisturizing lotion. only aveeno has an active naturals triple oat and shea butter formula that soothes, nourishes and restores moisture. women saw improvement in all five symptoms of winter skin in just one day. beauty you can see and feel. that's being comfortable in your own skin. aveeno skin relief.

for the roman catholic church, a dramatic changing of the guard with the 2005 death of john paul ii, who had been pope for more than 25 years, and the election of cardinal joseph ratzinger as pope benedict xvi. for the u.s. catholic church, much of the decade was focused on addressing a massive clergy sex abuse crisis, enacting new guidelines to preve abuse, and confronting litigation that saw more than $2 billion in payouts to victims. in 2010, the clergy abuse scandal exploded across many parts of europe and posed new challenges to the vatican and top church leaders. the new millennium began with a sense of relief that a predicted y2k computer meltdown never materialized. it ends with the development of social media like facebook and twitter offering new online possibilities for personal connection and outreach, enabling information to be disseminated at lightning speed -- both for good and for ill. >>> kim, many thanks for that. welcome to you, to kevin eckstrom, and to e.j. dionne. e.j., we have a new congress, republican control of the house, more republican votes in the senate.

. >>> at the vatican a joyful day as pope benedict spoke of the beautification of pope john paul ii. today the faithful in st. peter's square, some with polish flags, showed their pride over the news of the late pope. >>> president obama and his family attended a church service in washington today. the service honored the 25th anniversary of the national holiday marking the birth of martin luther king jr. at that service the congregation sang happy birthday to michelle obama who turns 47 tomorrow. >>> when we come back tonight, high honors in hollywood when we look behind the golden globes. :Ñ.Ñgz ugh, my sinuses... the congestion... it's your fault. naturally, blame the mucus. well, i can't breathe. did you try blowing your nose? of course. [ both ] and nothing came out. instead of blaming me, try new advil congestion relief. what you probably have is swelling due to nasal inflammation, not mucus. and this can help? it treats the real problem of your sinus symptoms, reducing swelling due to nasal inflammation. so i can breathe. [ mucus ] new advil congestion relief. the right sinu

paul ii set may 3rd as his day for sainthood. he performed a miracle. if a second miracle is identified and confirmed, john paul will be canonized as a saint. >>> starting rumors about the late president ronald reagan. his son says he may have suffered from alzheimer's disease while he was serving in the white house. ron reagan says he was concerned about his father's mental state as early as his third term. he was alarmed. ron reagan also claims that his father fell off a horse six months after he left. after that, doctors found signs of alzheimer's. his personal doctor said clear signs of the disease did not show up until years later in 1993. now, rob has a look at the forecast. very important in case you have that extra day off this weekend. >> the pressure is off me this weekend. we have nice weather, except for the fog. let's take you on a tour of our beautiful bay area. in san francisco, you see the flag pointing to the left. the sign offer an offshore breeze. we are seeing a little bit of that this morning. the pink clouds

. >>> the late pope john paul ii is now up for confirmation of pontification. >>> a new report has thrown the signs of zodiac. >> now it's turning to the polaris. but 3000bc things were oriented differently. >> over the millenia the con stalations have shifted pushing the stars into different alignments. now they're suggesting adding another constalation to the horoscope. so what do bay area stargazers think about a 13th zodiac sign? >> there's only 12 months in the year, where are they going to fill in that 13th sign. >> i think it makes the entire zodiac and astronomy thing -- >> ktvu channel two news at 6:00 is coming up next. >>> we'll tell you why vandals are targeting parking meters in san francisco. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> it's costly and it happens hundreds of types a day and now it could result in new rules to follow for drivers looking to park in san francisco. >>> changes could be on the way for this controversial law. >>> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank sollerville. it happens hundreds of times every d

you can read joseph nye's book on soft power and not read one word about what pope john paul ii did in poland and his role in the fall of the soviet empire. john paul, because of john paul you had a million people in the central square at warsaw chanting, we want god. we want god. you can imagine the feelings of the, of poland's communist elite holed up in their offices above the square watching a million people yelling, "we want god," and fearing that the pope might just say something that would leave them to go get their, their atheist tormentors. but he doesn't recognize that. nye doesn't recognize that, and nye does not recognize, does not take seriously that a certain politicized belief in god has led any number of muslims to want to kill americans. and does not recognize the fact that a certain lack of belief in god prevents the american government from taking those threats, those murders seriously. moving on in regards to diplomacy. the peculiar language of our foreign policy establishment would, would have us believe that this thing called diplomacy exists and exerts power rega

anne thompson has more. >> reporter: from john paul ii's funeral. the cries -- is one year away from being answered. this year the church with -- traveling the world, reaching out to other faiths. a media superstar, now on his way to becoming a saint at a record pace. >> he made christianity interesting in a world that thought that christianity was fading into the margins of history. >> reporter: to achieve saint hood, two miracles must be attributed to the person. the cure of a french none's parkinson's disease. she says it happened after she prayed to john paul who also suffered from the ailment. yet during john paul's 27-year papacy, catholic twisted away from the church in droves. >> he was very slow in responding to that, very slow in believing the accusations or understanding how extensive this problem was, but when someone is made a saint, we're not saying that all those things were good or done right. >> the church really changed under his influence. i think we became more confident. we became bolder, i think more public. >> reporter: inspir

pope john paul ii came one step closer to sainthood today. his successor, pope benedict xvi, declared a french nun's recovery from parkinson's disease was a miracle, and it can be attributed to pope john paul, who died in 2005. the catholic ceremony to beatify him will be in st. peter's square on may 1. a second miracle is needed for pope john paul to become a saint. u.s. economic data released today signaled the economy is picking up. retail sales and industrial production both rose in december. but consumer prices also rose, mostly from higher gas prices. stocks on wall street moved higher. the dow jones industrial average gained 55 points to close at 11,787. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close at 2,755. for the week, the dow gained 1%; the nasdaq rose nearly 2%. the republican national committee elected a new chairman today, reince preibus. he beat out the current chairman, michael steele, who dropped out of the race in early rounds of voting. his tenure was marred by allegations of financial mismanagement. priebus has been chairman of the

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in 1965 at the end of the revolutionary second vatican council, pope john paul ii on the bike aging pontiff, going to the new overlords. same secular humanism or billing itself as horrible anticlerical reality has been a certain sense divide the council. we call upon those who turn themselves modern humanists and never not the transit of bias at the highest realities to give the council credit at least for one quality and recognize their own new type of humanism. we too in fact, we more than any others on her mankind. of secular humanism they have turned equipment subjugated robe, it was no match for mash property, superintendent of california and defender of youth from the onslaught of brainwashers. early in his career, rapidly became a conservative darling by blaming problems the public school system on a curriculum that included stories about the adventures of muck muck the eskimo boys were little pedro from. then in 1969, rafferty's emergency response team produced the groundbreaking guidelines for moral instruction in california public schools, which located the true villain behind muc

oowq >>> the late pope john paul, ii is one step closeer to becoming a saint. the vatican has set a date for john pope to be beatify, the final step before st. saint hood. he died in 2005. a second miracle is needed for the late pope to be made a saint. the beatification ceremony is expected to happen on may the 1st >>> general david petraeus is the center of an evident to get him to five star general. he has distinguished himself as a leader worthy of a higher rank. at this level only the president can make the decision. congress has to approve it. the last time anyone received five stars was in 1950 >>> a sonoma county man is being held on $100,000 bail after sheriff's deputyies discovered a meth lab in his bathroom. kevin haywood was arrested during a routine probation search. the sonoma valley christian school is on the same block. all the dangerous chemicals inside the property have been removed >>> the mountain view city council has approveed a plan to install a cell phone tower on top of the church despite complaints from neighbors. it will go on top of

the vatican has announced this morning the pope john paul ii has moved one step closer to sainthood. we'll have details, coming up. >>> a little later on, we'll go inside a world that's hard for most of us to understand. animal hoarders. people who have a compulsive need to possess animals. a woman who owned 82 dogs will share her story, coming up. >>> and it is a special day around here, because 59 years ago, this very morning, we went on the air for the very first time. coming up, a special look back at some of the highlights from our past as we enter our 60th year. >>> but let us -- matt had a lot of hair. >> i was going to say, who is that guy? >> i'm glad he's not here to hear that. >>> let us begin with the latest on the shooting rampage in arizona as the first victim is laid to rest. nbc's miguel almaguer is in tucson with that story. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: meredith, good morning. four victimized are hospitalized, the congresswoman is still in critical condition. this as the first of six funerals was yesterday. >> they line the streets of tucson, some had never met

the late pope, john paul ii, in one major step closer to becoming a saint. pope benedict attributed a miracle, a nun's recovery from parkinson's to john paul. it clears the way for beatification may 1st. one more miracle is required to reach sainthood. >>> in the wake of a tucson shooting, a proposed show of solidarity is gaining momentum in washington. lawmakers are pushing for a mixed seating plan at the upcoming state of the union address. democrats and republicans would sit together instead of being separated by the aisle. >>> well, an american airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in miami. a bird struck the wing forming this hole just after taking off from honduras. the bird did not get sucked into the engine and thankfully no one was hurt. >>> and now an ibm supercomputer called watson has defeated two of the best contest apartments in "jeopardy" history including the famous ken jennings. it happened during a practice match for a tournament on the game show. watson scanned 200 million pages of books and scripts to prepare. >>> and that'

. >> [inaudible] you were pretty close to pope john ii and paul the ii, and you had interviews with benedict the 16th? you can't hear me? i can holler. okay. have you ever discussed with them their attitudes towards israel and towards the survival of the jewish people, and if so, what were their differences? >> okay. it would be arrogant of me to say i was close to john paul. one can aspire. i've had the privilege to be with him in his presence to speak to him on eight occasions. the importance of john paul was that he changed 2,000 years of teaching of contempt. he -- the vatican, too, made some more significant changes in the relationship between the jewish people and the catholic church and the vatican, but what john paul did was obviously very, very courageous. probably the most important thing that john paul did was to go to synagogue. the visit of the synagogue was the most important theological statement that the church engaged in in over 2,000 years. by the pope going to a synagogue, he basically said to the christian world that christianity did not supersede judaism which is what us

we've of the intercession of blessed john paul ii come a champion of life, and through your son, our lord save your jesus christ, we offer this prayer to you, our heavily father, the god of cizik, abraham and jacob, a amen. thanks and god bless. [cheering] >> to get the large numbers we have here. we come from every state i guess because we love our home and our country, and our country has been known to have to fight for its existence and its principals and in doing this are supporting from every place with all sorts of energies and activities supporters of life has been and is now the ninth in columbus. yes, a big round for the knights of columbus. [cheering] they are indeed the ones helping us materially and spiritually and so forth and by putting this all together and it's because we are thinking about not only our own homes and religion and our country, but in addition, we are thinking of ourselves as americans and we are thinking of ourselves as laughing our country and here to lead us in the pledge of allegiance supreme advocate knights of columbus. >> thank you, nellie for in

we've of the intercession of blessed john paul ii come a champion of life, and through your son, our lord save your jesus christ, we offer this prayer to you, our heavily father, the god of cizik, abraham and jacob, a amen. thanks and god bless. [cheering] >> to get the large numbers we have here. we come from every state i guess because we love our home and our country, and our country has been known to have to fight for its existence and its principals and in doing this are supporting from every place with all sorts of energies and activities supporters of life has been and is now the ninth in columbus. yes, a big round for the knights of columbus. [cheering] they are indeed the ones helping us materially and spiritually and so forth and by putting this all together and it's because we are thinking about not only our own homes and religion and our country, but in addition, we are thinking of ourselves as americans and we are thinking of ourselves as laughing our country and here to lead us in he pledge of allegiance supremd ..s. >> thank you, nellie for inviting the knights of part

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he says he helped police identify john paul olson as a suspected arsonist trying to set a fire in the tenderloin. today he received a letter signed by olson said from the county jail. it says in part, i do not know why you did what you did to me and ended with the words, careless ignorance and peer prejudice has made a solid cause. >> i understand why people do not want to come forward. god forbid this was a shooting or something. >> it is not clear how olson got his name, address, and cell phone number that was all included in that letter. it is illegal to provide such private information to defend and olson's attorney told us he would not discuss the case while pending. >>> zookeepers say she was loved to the very ends. by any means, a full life and the details of a bay area type of a elephant. >>> if there is no tv nearby, you can watch bay area news at 7:00 on your computer. we are streaming live on the web at ktvu.com. >> patches of dense fog graded much of the bay area this morning and reduced visibility to a quarter-mile. we will see more fog again tonight. >> more fog again to