. the complete bay area news could have raj starts right now. -- coverage starts right now. this is the ktvu, channel 2 news at 10:00. >> barry bands was found guilty of obstruction of justice but not perjury. good evening i'm julie hand. >> and i'm frank somerville. they found barry bonds guilty of obstruction of justice but not of perjury.

the judge in the case declared a mistrial on the three perjury charges but that one guilty verdict means that baseball's homerun king could face prison time. bonds' defense team is asking the judge to three out the guilty verdict saying the prosecution failed to prove the heart of its case. amber lee spoke with jurors and ken wayne have the reaction with giants ball players. we begin with ktvu's rita williams who was at the courthouse every day during the 12-day trial. >> when barry bonds left the san francisco federal building today he was a convicted fell -- felon. >> bonds and his lead attorney shook hands for the media after the conviction. and then he autographed a baseball for a fan. >> barry wanted very much or has wanted very much to address you directly. but as you saw, the case isn't over. >> reporter: that's because there was a split decision in court. first jurors announced they were hopelessly deadlocked on three counts against bonds of lying to a grand jury when he

said he never knowingly used steroids or human growth hormone and never been injected by anyone but his doctors. in the near bonds nor his mother sitting in the front row showed any outward emotion as jurors then said they unanimously found bonds guilty of one count of obstruction of justice. the count which alleged steroids, which alleged needles, which alleged human growth hormone, those were miss tried. there was no conviction, no verdict, no finding adverse to barry bonds. >> reporter: prosecutors afterwards didn't speak to the media, but u.s. teenage issued this press release saying she respected the injure jury's decision.

>> we love you, barry. >> barry bonds was free to leave today. everybody returns here may 20th to see whether prosecutors retry him on any or all of the charges the jury deadlocked on. in san francisco rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. the judge susan illson could set a sentencing date date at that hearing but it is probably a month aaa. >> the team say experts will look for any errors the jury may have made. >> they will challenge the jury on the obstruction count given that the underlying evasive statement was not actually in the original indictment. >> federal prosecutors pursued bonds in court for more than seven years. back in september of 2007 when

they raided the balco. almost four years later in august of 2007, bonds set baseball's all-time homerun record. in november of that year, he was indicted on the charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. his trial began last month and ended today with a single verdict. six of the 12 jurors in the bonds' case are speaking out about their deliberations and decisions. ktvu's amber lee is live at the federal court house in the city tonight and spoke to some of the jurors there today. amber? >> reporter: frank, this afternoon the jurors came through the front entrance of the federal building behind me to speak with reporters. they said their experience was rewarding and frustrating at the same time. six of the 12 jurors spoke about how they reached a verdict on one count, but deadlocked on three others. they described the mood inside the jury room as emotional at times. there were even tears. >> we were all very strongly on our opinions. >> reporter: the jury said they

would have liked to see bonds testify but doubt that it would have changed the outcome. do you think his demeanour ever hurt him? >> you know, there is this perception of arrogance. >> in his grand jury testimony it did he was evasive and didn't answer the question and we used that against him. we used it as our evidence. >> reporter: 19-year-old is the youngest of the jurors. the two other jurors told us they were giants fans. they hope it sends a guilty message. >> i wouldn't want my daughter out there competing against somebody on steroids or performance-enhancing drugs. on the count on whether he knew he was injected with steroids the jury came close to a guilty verdict 11-1 for a conviction. she was the holdout. >> i felt like i had a reasonable enough doubt to stand where i stood. >> reporter: several jurors told you they thought the former giants slugger was guilty of all counts but that the prosecution didn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

>> there would be enough conviction, one piece that was supported but this other person's testimony would contradict that so you've got doubt. >> reporter: when i asked the jurors what punishment barry bonds should face, they said it is now up to the judge. reporting live here at the federal building in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. more details now. here is the breakdown of the jury vote on count 1, lying about steroid use it was 8-4 in favor of not guilty. on count 2, getting an injection from someone other than his doctor, the jury polled 11-1 for guilty. on count 3, lying about the use of human growth hormone it was 9-3 in favor of not guilty. count 4 was dismissed last month. count 5, the guilty verdict, was unanimous. we've heard what the lawyers and jurors have to say. but what about fans? what do giants players think? you may be surprised. our coverage continues at 10:30

live from san francisco where the giants are playing the dodgers. and additional comments from the jurors and bonds' attorney go to our website ktvu.com. president obama today his themes that are likely to play in his reelection campaign. the president announced a mix of spending cuts and new taxes to reduce the federal deficit. the president's plan calls for cutting $4 trillion over 12 years. in doing so, the president faulted the republican's deficit plan for saying tough luck to seniors and the poor. >> this is a vision that says even though we can't afford to maintain our commitment on medicare and medicaid, we can somehow afford more than one trillion in new tax breaks for the wealthy. >> in contrast, the president wants to repeal the bush era tax cuts to the wealthier americans. he also wants to reform medicaid and medicare, cut defense and discretionary spending, including agriculture subsidies. republicans came out swinging after president obama's speech. they call his plan for taxing the wealthy a non-starter.

>> what we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our commander in chief. what we heard today was a political broadside in our campaigner in chief. >> in an effort to bridge the divide between the parties, president obama says he is instructing vice-president joe biden to hold bipartisan meetings with congress starting next month. there is definitely a major divide between the president's proposal and the one offered by republicans. the gop's proposal would cut $725 billion for america's healthcare insurance, a cornerstone of the president's reform effort. on the energy front the gop wants to raise revenue by lifting moratoriums on oil drifting. the president wants more money to invest in clean energy. and then, of course, there is the tax issue. the president wants to end tax breaks for families that may make more than $250 a year. the gop wants no new taxes. on wall street, stocks moved higher after the president's speech closing in positive territory.

the dow industrials gained 7 points. the nasdaq was up 16 points. san francisco prosecutors today laid out a gruesome version of what they say happened the night a 16-year- old high school sophomore was killed. the body of andy zang was found early sunday morning on a home. today two teens charged in that case appeared in court. the prosecutors say the 15-year- old boy charged with murder shot zeng in the back of the head and then called 18-year- old jimmy to help him dispose of the body. the two discussed dismembering the body but decided instead to burn it. the police were called to the home after neighbors called 911 saying that they smelled gas. a friend of the zeng family said they are devastated by the death of their only son. >> they don't know those business. they don't even recognize the defendant who appeared earlier. >> the 15-year-old did not enter a plea today. the 18-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charge of being an accessory to murder after

the fact. accused serial killer joseph nosa made his first appearance at the marin civic center. mike mibach was at the hearing and tells us what happened and also what nosa did when he first saw a t.v. camera in court. >> i have a criminal complaint. >> reporter: 77-year-old joseph nosa looked up and saw the camera and covered his face. this was the scene inside the courtroom today. on one side the da. >> i am not going to comment on the -- on the case. >> reporter: on the other, joseph nosa and david brown the public defender. >> i am not going to make any comments about this case right now. >> reporter: naso did not enter a plea one reason being he does not have an attorney. he has a million dollars in assets and therefore is not eligible for a public defender. david brown, in turn, asked the judge to give naso extra time to hire a lawyer. the judge ruled he would give the defendant two weeks. even so, he still read the charges listed in the complaint. the same complaint obtained

today by ktvu, channel 2 news. in it naso was charged with killing two women in the 1970s and two in the 1990s. photos and writings discovered in his reno home connected him to the four homicides. he said he prosecute the last death penalty case in the 1980s. today he says he will consider seeking the death penalty against naso as well. >> everything about the individual and background will have some bearing on what our ultimate decision is. >> reporter: naso did not say one word inside what was about a 20-minute court appearance. mike mibach, chan chan. as we first reported last night, the four california victims all had matching initials for their first and last names. roxine rogash.

and carmen colon. and pamela parsons. the victims there were young girls but also had matching first and last initials. one even had the exact same name carmen colon as one of the names. he lived here in the late 60s but also says that dna evidence on one of the victims does not match naso's. a fire is still burning at this abandoned building that had become a homeless camp. live with the dangerous conditions that kept firefighters from going inside. plus an unusual situation at an adult bookstore. reports of a fire. but in this case it wasn't the building that was burning. >>

. aztec dancers and bands took part in a funeral procession for a prominent oakland restaurant owner who was shot and killed last friday. hundreds walked with family of friends of jesus campos from his restaurant to zit liz by the catholic church. he was shot during a robbery attempt. there is a $32,000 reward connected with the case. [ music ] new at 10, a homicide in oakland in which a car carrying the victim pulled up to paramedics on the street and dropped the victim off. it happened at about 8:15

tonight at 17th avenue and international boulevard in the san antonia district. fire and ambulance workers were on the scene of a medical call when a dodge pulled up. the people in the car told paramedics they had a man with a gunshot wound. they pulled him out of the car and into the hands of paramedics and then drove off. that wounded man was taken too highland hospital where he died a short time later. the police are now looking for the car. it is described as a silver dodge daytona with tinted windows and a bullet hole in the driver's side door. there is a fire burning at this hour at an abandoned car dealership nine hours after it started. eric rasmussen is live at the scene where he found out that the vacant building had become home to as many as 40 homeless people. eric? >> reporter: frank, this was the third fire in three weeks. it is still burning right now. investigators think somebody was actually cutting scrap metal out of the building to sell and sparked these flames. but simply too dangerous for

firefighters to go inside. they say in some parts of this building, the garbage and debris is a full three feet deep. fire is still burning through the old cadillac dealership long after the firefighters got the call just before 1 a.m. they snapped these photos as the flames engulfed the abandoned building that had become a refuge of last resort for homeless people like christine hoffman. >> where are we going to go? you know, this was the only place to live. and i don't have anywhere to -- excuse me. >> they believe fire investigators looking for scrap metal sparked with a small torch making an already unsafe building even more dangerous. >> we know that from inspections, previous inspections that the building is not structurally sound. we know people are dumping illegal hazardous materials in the building. we know there is human waist in the building. so to put somebody inside on hose lines would just be ridiculous. >> reporter: a perfect example right here why they didn't send

the firefighters into this building, that roof just collapsed moments ago. no one was hurt. >> right now i got this cleared over here. i will take two people. you've got five minutes. >> reporter: crews led people back inside to get their belongings. but city officials say the entire building could be demolished as soon as friday. it is something many have wanted since the dealership closed two years ago. >> you know, man, you go by here and definitely afternoon eyesore to the city. so, you know, unfortunately something has to be done. and this is, you know, obviously not the right way to do it. >> reporter: firefighters tell us they could be out here watching these flames until 8:00 tomorrow morning. and if we pan over here, some of the people who are living in this building are still out on the sidewalk tonight. they say they don't know where they are going to go. a city code enforcement official told me the owners of this property have been hit with $20,000 in fines. we could not reach them for comment tonight. live eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. san francisco police are investigating a report that members of the hell's angels

attacked a man after a lauren hill concert. the attack happened just after midnight on market street. police tell ktvu news the 35- year-old victim told them he saw his attackers in the lobby. once outside they asked him if he was a rival of the mongo's motorcycle gang. he said no but beaten and stabbed possibly with a broken bottle. san francisco are investigating an unusual case this week after a man caught fire at a downtown adult bookstore. police were called to 6th and mission streets at 6:30 tonight. when they arrived they found a man whose clothes and body were on fire. an employee at the bookstore says the man was watching a movie in the back when he came out screaming. the employee said it appeared his entire front side was on fire. paramedics say he may have suffered second or third degree burns. dublin police say a sendoff with a man upset by a pending foreclosure ended six hours after it started. it was at the villas condos on

dublin boulevard. at 12:15 they got a report the than was upset. 24th went -- they went to check on him and he refused to call out. the swat team was called out and after six hours they went outside and removed him. the man was taken to hospital for evaluation. no one was injured in the incident. the number of coyotes roaming through town has risen. they are worried the animals may be killing and eating household pets. the animal control says federal budget cuts meant that the trapper they used to call is no longer available. still they could call on state or federal wildlife experts if they are in a pinch. those caring for these coyote's pups say they are looking for an easy meal so keep pet food indoors and pets as well. >> in redwood city a meeting is underway to discuss mountain lion sightings.

some residents are objecting to the use of deadly force. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, it might seem like i am in a remote forest but i am actually in downtown redwood city at the high school. people came here tonight for a special meeting on mountain lions, this after a cougar was shot and killed last month in a residential neighborhood within walking distance of the school. as 1,000 pictures of mountain lions were presented tonight, there seemed to be a prevailing sentiment from the audience. >> i want to know why they had to shoot that mountain lion. >> animals are scared. they run away. they are not going to run after children attacking children. they will run to get away. >> reporter: two weeks ago a female mountain lion wandered into a backyard. after almost four hours of keeping it at bay fish and game decided to shoot it. >> the cat was deemed to be a public safety threat. and accordingly it was removed. >> did you see where he jumped up and pulled it back it is actually cracked here and here. >> reporter: the mountain lion jumped this man's fence.

he does not second-guess the decision to shoot it. >> no, i believe that they probably feel that that was the safest thing to do under the circumstances. >> reporter: mountain lion sightings on the peninsula are not unusual. state fish and game says there are 300 sightings a year. an average of eight result in shootings. >> there is lack of proper training, equipment, tools for these guys to actually act in a way that is non-lethal at times. >> reporter: we are learning tonight that the state is now distributing a dvd to police and sheriff's agency on procedures to follow should a mountain lion come in to a neighborhood. odds are it will happen from time to time. live in redwood city, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. the bay area received a dose of spring showers today. want to show you the scene this morning where some smart shoppers remembered to bring their umbrellas along with them today. the rain eventually gave way to blue skies. showers sent folks grabbing their umbrellas in san

francisco. others just pulled hoods over their heads. the rain started at about 9:00. and while it was heavy at times, it didn't last too long. [ music ] >> and those showers as we talked about last night pretty light. in the morning hours we cleared off. highs today got into the low 60s. it was cool. sun did come out late this afternoon. dry afternoon commute for the most part. tonight cool out there. in the north bay maybe some frost. mid-30s in the cool spots. some hazy showers in the forecast with a few clouds. as we go into the bay area weekend a little bit nicer. here is how the computer model sees it for tomorrow. no rain in your forecast for thursday. but what i want you to know at 7 a.m. look at all of the cloud cover offshore. plenty of clouds. look at the afternoon, noontime mostly cloudy along the coast and partly cloudy inlet. that's our day as you go through your thursday. lots of clouds at 10:00 again tomorrow night. maybe some sprinkles show up in the north bay.

when i come back the long range forecast take a look at your bay area weekend that looks like it will warm up. >> state and federal officials took the firsthand look at a sliding hill in hercules that is threatening eight homes. officials inspected the property to decide whether to help the homeowners. four homes on carson street are red tagged. four others are restrict today day use only. today one of the homeowners today pointed out a new problem spot. >> parts of it are starting to crumble away and head in this direction. and that's what has got me worried right now. >> the hill is on land owned by a homeowner's association and could cost millions to fix. federal officials told ktvu the decision on federal assistance will take several weeks. bart's general manager resigned today. tonight we are learning why she received an extra $350,000

. a shakeup at bart embattled general manager dorothy duger announced her resignation as ktvu's janna katsuyama reports, herself ran pay is worth almost $1 million. >> dorothy duger's resignation marks the he happened of a bumpy ride for the first female general manager. today we learned it comes at a price tag of $958,000. >> the generic contract for the general manager has typically been a 15-month severance. it's three month's notice plus 12 months of pay. >> i'm mad that we are spending this kind of money to get rid of a good person. >> reporter: the board member is one of nine directors engaged in a tough battle over her tenure. she came under fire from the public and some board members for not having better oversight of police after the 2009 shooting of oscar grant by a bart police officer. some board members also criticized her communication skills. supporters say she kept them on track during a tough economy

with two years of budget her experience and efficient management. in february they voted to terminate duger but the 5-4 vote turned out to be illegal and was rescinded because the board failed to follow notification procedures. >> not only was it illegal, it gave her room to want to take us to court over it. i don't blame her. >> reporter: sweet says that miss step was left bart open to a lawsuit which it has avoided by including an extra $350,000 in duger's departure deal. in today's letter of resignation she wrote. duger's final day on the job willing a week from friday. tomorrow's board meeting could be heated as they discuss an interim replacement. in oakland, janna katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. some ferry passengers will now get their tickets from vending machines. the golden gate bridge transportation district installed 12 machines this week at the larks spur, san

francisco and sausalito. they are eliminating ticket positions as part of a plan to save $6 million over ten years. the same agency is eliminating golden gatebridge toll takers. predicting your daily commute is about to get a little easier. uc berkeley, caltrans and ibm are testing a new alert system in the bay area that can predict how long a person's daily commute will take. the smart phone app tracks the user's typical drive for a week. the users then get alerts forecasting the length. based on passed traffic patterns as well as real-time information. it could be available in about a year. >> we have new information about the death of a napa state hospital patient we first told you about last night. the napa county sheriff's department said investigators performed an autopsy on william robwilling today. he died monday night after being restrained by hospital staff responding to an altercation between him and another patient. the preliminary cause of death is listed as correspond nary artery disease and an enlarged

heart. the sanluis obisp0 is asking for them to deny their letter to the power plant. they sent a letter to the utility to ask it to focus on seismic study over the next few years. the licences entire in 2024 and 2025. pg&e says it is taking a closer look at the nearby fault and adds the plant can withstand a 7.5 magnitude quake. the san francisco port commission has voted unanimously to pick a developer for the pier 70 waterfront site. the site is part of the old hunter's point naval shipyard and filled with historic maritime buildings. the vote allows the port to start negotiations for lease and development agreement with the four city development company. the board says the area has the capacity for two and a half million square feet of new development. a lot of people are talking about the barry bonds verdict, but not everyone. who we had trouble getting

comments from tonight at&t park. >> thousands of students

. just the name barry bonds offense gets an immediate reaction from baseball fans. did today's reaction change the way people feel about baseball's homerun king. ken wayne is at at&t park where he talked to players and fans about the offense. >> reporter: just bringing up his name at the former ballpark can be a bit touchy. we were hard-pressed to find any giants players willing to talk about today's verdict.

jt snow who played with bonds and now coaches, said little. >> i didn't follow it so i am not going to comment on it. >> reporter: sergio romo never played with bonds and spoke a little more. >> i wish him in the best. well, you know, he has represented the san francisco giants and that of the major league so i do wish him the best on that. >> not something we've been thinking about. not a distraction here. we've been focusing on our games here. but, you know, i'm sure he is glad it's over. >> reporter: in the giants dug- out store we found jerseys from passed giants greats but no bonds jerseys. giants fans are clearly conflicted. does it change your opinion on him one way or the other? some giants fans consider the government prosecution a witchhunt and a waist of money. mercury news says fans are a house divided. today's verdict isn't likely to change anyone's opinion. >> if you didn't like barry you are saying, see, he's guilty. if you liked barry you are

saying, see, they only found one tiny little thing to nothing has changed. >> reporter: even dodgers fans giving grudging respect. >> as far as baseball goes barry bonds is one of the best players that has ever lived and he will always be. >> reporter: there are diehard giants fans who still wear the bonds jersey. >> he is the homerun king and might be the steroid era but he's the guy. >> reporter: so you are not ashamed to wear his jersey? >> no. >> reporter: legendary dodger vince skully agreed to talk to me before the game until i told him i wanted to talk to him about barry bonds. he politely declined to discuss that topic, another indication of how toxic the barry bonds' story remains. live in san francisco, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. barry bonds' ties to the bay area began long before his time with the san francisco giants. his father bobby played for the team and the giants willy mayes is his godfather. barry bonds graduated from san mateo's sarah high school in

1982 after spending seven seasons with the pittsburgh pirates, he returned to the bay area in 1993 when he signed with the giants. a friend who was with injured giants fan bryan stow when he was attacked in the dodgers stadium parking lot two weeks ago says stow never saw it coming. cory massia told two la sports talk radio hosts that stow was hit from behind and appeared unconscious before he even hit the ground. he says two men then kicked stow as he laid on the pavement. a $100,000 reward is being offered to find and convict the attackers. stow remains in a medically induced coma. federal figures released today show u.s. job openings rose in february to their highest level in almost two and a half years. the labor department reported february job openings rose 352,000 to 3.1 million. while that shows improvement in the labor market, analysts say there simply are not enough jobs available for 75% of unemployed workers. shoppers at santana row in

san jose can now shop for more than just clothes or new shoes also shop for a new tesla. the palo alto based automaker opened a new lot at the mall. they want to educate buyers about their cars. it has displays that explains exactly how their electric cars work. from san francisco to san jose, protestors joined a growing chorus against cuts at cal state universities. ktvu's paul chambers reports now on the actions they are hoping to inspire in others. >> our future. >> reporter: with millions of dollars being cut from the education budget the students marched saying the solution is not cutting into education but finding more revenue. >> this is one of the wealthier countries in the world. the money is there. it is a question of priorities. and will they use it? >> it is clearly not within the university's power to print money and make the money to solve these problems available.

>> reporter: in the past the educators were laid off and the campus had furlough days to help meet budget strains but this comes with a price. >> some of the teachers that we have, you know, they are so worried about their jobs. it is like they are just throwing a textbook at us. i can do that online. >> we are going to produce really very not well educated citizens. >> reporter: the message was similar at this protest on the san jose state campus where a crowd of roughly 300 people turned out. >> unfortunately, we're here again, the faculty, having to really take on the advocacy for public higher education in california. >> reporter: university officials say they understand the frustration of students and staff and they want it to be known that everyone is in this fight together. >> this is really a time for the taxpayers of california to decide how they want their money to be spent and what level of support they would like to give to the future. >> reporter: organizers say today's event was successful but it is still not enough. that's why they are asking you to contact your local lawmaker

and put an end to cuts to education. in san francisco, paul chambers, cavity ktvu, channel 2 news. uc davis students are accusing the administration of spying on them. documents obtained by students show the university set us an activism response team to keep tabs on upcoming protests by monitoring facebook and attending rallies. the school says it needs to know what is planned so it can keep everyone safe. students are now teaming up with the aclu to try to put an end to those watchful eyes. there is word tonight that hundreds of oakland teachers facing layoffs will be able to keep their jobs. the contra costa times reports oakland school district officials say they will not be sending out final lay-off notices to 230 elementary school teachers or to 17 music teachers slated to be laid off because of budget cuts. still unclear, though, is how many teachers, if any, will get final lay-off notices. governor brown was joined by top slate law enforcement officials to drum up support

for its tax extension plan and the prisoner realignment program. the governor says it would be more cost effective in the long run to shift low level offenders from state prisons to county jails, but it would take about $6 billion to make the change. governor brown asked for the support of many of the state's sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors and probation officers. a big step today in japan. what re-opened for the first time since the deadly earthquake and tsunami more than a month ago. and i will be back here in ten minutes with the five day forecast. and it includes a lot of clouds and some mild temperatures. i will have the specifics. also it happened again.

[ music ] sendai's airport in japan is open again. today the airport staff greeted the first flight that landed since the quake and tsunami. flights will be limit today daylight hours. millions of people across the world watched on live t.v. as the tsunami sent waves of debris on to the tarmack. much of the area around the airport remains a mess of mud, cars and other debris. in other news of the world tonight, north korea confirmed today an american man is under arrest there after being picked up in november. it is not clear what led to the arrest of june young su but the north korean government say they intend to charge him with committing a crime against the state. in libya american fighter jets continued air strikes even after the u.s. turned over the mission to nato last week. americans have flown 35% of all air missions over the last ten

days. libyan rebels are calling on nato for more air strikes in connor as western and arab envoys are meeting to discuss ways to end the stalemate in libya. and from ivory coast new video emerged today showing the moment former president bagbo was ousted from power. this dramatic video shows fresh forces storming the presidential palace on monday and leading away from bagbo and his wife. his capture ended a violent standoff that had gone on since last november's election. the federal aviation administration suspended another air traffic controller for sleeping on the job while a plane landed. this time it happened in reno. the faa said they suspended a controller on monday for sleeping in seattle. no one was injured in either incident. the faa said it was immediately putting a second controller on the midnight shift at 27 airport across the country that currently use only one controller overnight. fremont police are

investigating a violent robbery at and an took auto parts store -- antique auto parts store. at 2:15 two men entered don's antique auto parts. they robbed the owner at gunpoint and then assaulted him. the owner was taken to a hospital but is expected to be okay. police tell ktvu news they have not made any arrests so far tonight. a major break involving a daring highest at a bay area high-tech company. what we're learning about those arrested and the punishment they could face. and clouds are still lingering from today's rain shower

. tonight several people are in custody accused of a high- tech crime that made bay area headlines. ktvu's robert handa tells us about the arrest stemming from the robbery of millions of dollars in computer chips.

>> reporter: the unigen company seems secure with guards at the entrance and roaming the grounds. but a federal and local high- tech task force says security didn't stop stormed masked men from storming the building and tying up employees and taking $5 million in microchips. and today they arrested five men of san jose and ramas of union city. >> there are 16 people still involved in the robbery. a large number of individuals who we need to identify and arrest. >> reporter: the on going investigation made it difficult to get the details. they were putting the chips on to circuit boards for google. they also said 98% of the chips were recovered and revealed the robbery ring's worldwide network. >> the large number of chips were recovered locally. >> reporter: were any recovered overseas? >> yes. >> reporter: in asia? >> in asia. >> reporter: the task force

says there have been several chip robberies in the bay area and expect them to be a lucrative project. >> if 12 or 15 do an armed takeover robbery of a bank they will get $10,000 or $15,000 but instead they do an armed takeover robbery of what, computer chips? >> reporter: investigators say companies usually need a large number of chips for their products. each chip costs about $22. the suspects in this case face kidnapping and armed robbery charges and return to court friday. in fremont, robert handa, ktvu, channel 2 news. earth day festivities began in the east bay today. hundreds of people enjoyed oakland's annual earth expo. the 17th year for the event in the plaza. today there were more than 100 booths and exhibits from local green businesses, organizations, artists and growers. the earth day isn't until april 22nd but no one seemed to mind starting early. [ music ] and we go to live stormtracker 2. to show you the clouds that are out there. really that's the weather story

for the next few days. lots of clouds moving in off the pacific. and they are going to have an impact on our forecast for the next couple of days. mild temperatures today are cool. a little bit warmer tomorrow through hazy sunshine. overnight lows on the cool side. temperature up in the mid-30s. downtown we are looking at 48 degrees for your thursday. daytime high in san jose just 66 degrees for tomorrow. so a mild day tomorrow with hazy sunshine. what we are going to see are these clouds continuing to impact our bay area. not in terms of rain but just in terms of obscuring the sun. partly cloudy, mostly cloudy conditions right through saturday. scattered high clouds, showers stay to the north of us basically. the long range computer model i will roll this out passed tomorrow. and you will see it. here we go into tomorrow night. lots of clouds and the rain stays north. friday rain that far not lots of clouds. mild temperatures friday. and then friday afternoon,

south bay gets a little bit of a break. you get the picture, right? they are just hanging there. so no big changes in the forecast. i mean except we will not see rain just cloud cover and mild temperatures. right through your saturday. now sunday right now appears to be the sunniest day on the bay area weekend. forecast highs for thursday looks like this, 67 out towards e the morgan hill area in san jose. the five day forecast with eureka always in view. it's dry but boy a lot of clouds. [ laughter ] >> always looking for a little more sunshine. >> me, too. >> wait for the weekend, i guess. thank you, bill. >> the nba hit basketball star kobe bryant with a $100,000 fine today for using a derogatory name for gay people. he called the referee a foul name. he called it offensive and inexcusable. kobe bryant apologized making the comments during the heat of

the game. it does not reflect his feelings towards the gay and lesbian community and not meant to be offensive. >>

. tonight sacramento kings game may have been their last at the state capitol. tomorrow the nba board of governors considers the plan to move the team south and become the anaheim royals. the two teams already in the area, the lakers and the clippers, have objected but analysts say it's likely the move will be approved. the kings came to sacramento back in 1985 when kansas city. the owners say this move is motivated by finances. the franchise is far more valuable in la than it is in sacramento. well mark is off tonight joe is filling in. la, giants, game three of their

series. maybe the giants gain a little momentum here. >> back to baseball. the ring ceremonies are over. a verdict in the barry bonds case. the giants are hoping it's all about baseball. wrapped up their three game set with the dodgers. mike makes it pay off with a shot down the right-field line off ted lily. brian belt singled and all the way. the dodgers tied it in the fourth and then went ahead in the sixth. in the bottom of the 6th the giants played long ball against the league. pablo sandoval goes deep to pick up his first rbi of the year right-handed made it 3-3. one batter later fontano didn't have a hit until picking up a pair tonight and two rbis. jonathan sanchez one of six giants pitchers gets the win. brian wilson his second save. the giants win 4-2 and take 2-3 with la. the as will get a first look at their home stadium since the opening weekend of the season. oakland trailing the white sox

4-1 headed to the 9th inning. cliff pennington blooped one into center with the bases load. josh willingham comes home from third. and crisp at second and game tied at 4 and head into one extra inning. first it was crisp taking one right back up the middle as jackson barrel rolls across the plate with the lead run. and then derek barton added as some big-time insurance. and willingham and crisp score. the as win 5-9 on the long road trip it play the first of two against the tigers tomorrow night. now the off season uncertainty begins for the warriors. golden state tonight concluded a seen with ten more wins than last year. but for the 16th time in 17 years is not in the playoffs. ellice is sitting the last two games out after suffering a concussion over the weekend. wright was a great acquisition this year. wright with the steal and jam against portland on the way to a 20 point game. wright scored more points this

year than his previous six seasons combined. not much for the blazers to accomplish tonight. they had already located down their spot in the playoffs. david lee starts things with the steal. and then feeds williams for 2 of his 28. after playing all summer for the u.s. team steph cure re can use some time off. pretty move for currie five warriors in double figures as they win 110-86 and finish the season 36th and 46th. the sharks open their series against la on one night at the pavilion. i know one very interested anchor person who will be interested. >> i am hoping this will be the year. so close it would be pretty cool to have the sharks in the playoffs. >> i predict a giants like run for the sharks. >> they have just peaked. >> momentum coming at the right time. >> thanks. >> i hope i didn't jinx it. >> we hope you didn't either. >> thanks, joe. ktvu, channel 2 news morning

news begins at 4:30 we will follow the verdict and the messy end to the barry bonds trial and of course what happens next. our coverage as always continues online at ktvu, channel 2 news.com. thanks so much for joining us tonight and have a good evening. >> good night. [ music ]