with a weapon. the police then arrested him. >> reporter: police told me the suspect is a 17-year-old student from oakland who had planned to settle some sort of dispute per happen perhaps at the school today. they found him carrying a semi automatic handgun. >> they obviously pose a threat to safety. >> reporter: this is the third such incident at berkeley schools this year. police said that there were two other incidents in which guns were found at berkeley high school just last month. >> the process from there is very simple. the student is arrested by the police department, and then the principal has directive to recommend expulsion. >> reporter: but expulsion might be the least of the students worries. he is now in juvenile hall facing several charges. i'm john sasaki, ktvu. we learned just late this

afternoon that sheriff investigators confirmed the body found february 12 in the delta mendota canal was that of rodriguez. rodriguez disappeared on january 18 along with 4-year- old juliani cardenas. juliani's body was recovered february 4th. the california justice department used fingerprints to confirm the identity of rodriguez. camela harris asked the circuit of appeals to allow gay couples to get married during the appeal of proposition eight. the appeals court is considering a ruling by judge von walker to propose proposition eight unconstitutional. the appeals court decided to allow proposition eight to remain in effect during the appeals process. harris wants the court to reverse its ruling and allow gay marriages during the appeals process. prop eight supporters worked quick to criticize the

move of save california.com issued a statement that said quote, camela harris is demonstrating she doesn't believe our land is a republic or democracy. a republic because she has rejected our written constitution and violated her solemn oath to defend california's laws. a democracy because she's trying to sabotage the people's vote. baseball's reigning home run king today entered a not guilty plea. david stevenson is live tonight. >> reporter: bay reur bonds came to this federal courthouse behind me today just 20 days before his trial is set to begin and he had very little to say to the judge inside or the media outside. >> how are you doing. >> very good, how are you. >> reporter: barry bonds came to federal court in san

francisco just after 10:00 today to enter a plea. the home run king faces four counts of making false testimony and one count of obstructing justice and grand jury testimony back in 2003. in court today, the judge asked him would he like to enter a not guilty plea at this time. bonds responded, yes i do. >> we're getting closer to trial. he's always looked forward to vindication in this case. >> reporter: federal prosecutors says bonds lied when he told a grand jury that he never knowingly received steroids from his training. that man, greg anderson had served more than a year for refusing to testify in bond's case. both men did not acknowledge each other in court this afternoon. >> this isn't about barry bonds, this is about a prosecution that is in our belief out of control. >> reporter: anderson's attorneys told the judge he will not testify in the upcoming trial despite the promise of more jail time. bond's attorney surprised the court by telling prosecutors he wants him to testify.

>> we've never gotten into who we're going to call or not call or how we're going to view a witness. >> reporter: we'll tell you about some of the pretrial rulings made by the judge today. including why both sides are worried about barry bonds former mistress taking the stand and the effect her testimony could have on the trial. david stevenson, ktvu. pg & e faced tough questions in washington today about the pipeline explosion in san bruno. it was the first day of a three day hearing of what happened. carol han tells us the focus was on decisions made prior to the explosion. >> reporter: the head of the ntsb said the hearing is not about assigning blame it's about gathering more information. today new details emerged about what pg & e did or did not do. and folks here from san bruno tell me they're mad. >> very disturbing to me. >> reporter: reaction to information that came out of

today's ntsb hearing about pb & e's decision not to equip pipelines with shut off valves. they don't provide additional safety to people or prevent property damage because the most damage from a rupture usually occurs within the first 30 seconds, says the chairman. >> it's absolutely outrageous. and when you're a regulated utility, you have a responsibility to the public not to the industry. >> reporter: when asked whether an automatic shut off valve would have reduced the hour and a half it took pg & e to manually shut off the valve. the engineer admitted the valve would have shut down in 15 minutes. >> to shut off the valve. yes we could shut off the valve sooner. >> my fire trucks were down there actually melting with cracking glass and they had to back down because the system could not be shut off. it's very, very disturbing.

>> reporter: pg & e said everyone if shut off valves would have been installed, there's no proof yet what kind of difference it would have made. but the company is reconsidering it's prior position and plans to install proper valves starting this summer. >> clearly something went wrong. so we're reevaluating the program. we're reevaluating the notions of threat and where they come from. >> reporter: another thing discussed although not with as much drama, pg & e's faulty records. tomorrow san bruno takes center stage as the focus shifts to public awareness. carol han. the hearings are taking place at the same time many pipeline victims are deciding whether to accept a buy out

award. pg & e officials are not disclosing the amounts of the offers but they come with no strings attached. in fact, people who take the buy out could still sue pg & e over what happened. why the rebirth is slow going. and 15 robbers armed are rifling wearing masks and matching black clothing are still on the lose tonight after a big heist at a high tech cheap -- high tech company. the company manufacturers memory chips among other products. the robbers tied up, blindfolded and gagged several employees on a loading dock. investigators say it all took about 30 minutes and that these robbers knew exactly what they were doing. >> this must have looked like a movie with you know the masks, everybody dressed in black and

storming. >> police are also looking at surveillance tape. libya's diplomatic status in the u.s. took a turn today. lawyers are studying a fact from libya, firing it's embassador to the u.s. officials say they have no way to verify the fact since the u.s. embassy in tripoli closed last week. alli ajali has sighted with opponents of gadhafi. until the review is complete, the obama administration will recognize the ambassador as the official representative of libya. a rough day on wall street being blamed on libya and rising oil prices. the market lost more than 1% of its value today. >> the conflict in libya and ongoing unrest in the middle east caused oil prices to climb to just short of $100 a barrel sending the market plunging. the nasdaq fell nearly 45 points closing at 2,337.

>> the republican controlled house today passed a two week temporary spending bill which includes $4 billion in cuts. the bill is designed to pie time so democrats and republicans can agree on a measure. however, the two parties couldn't be farther apart. right now it's up to the senate to pass the short term agreement by friday. >> these cuts restore the commitment to significantly reduce spenting. reign in the nation's deficit and debt. >> the republican budget will bring more job losses and more suffering of our families. >> the senate is expected to vote on the two week extension by this thursday. senator barbara boxer issue add statement today saying quote if we fail to keep the government operating, which is our basic responsibility, then we don't deserve a paycheck. i am hopeful that this legislation will help convince our colleagues not to shut down

the government and i urge speaker boehner to quickly pass this bill. the government accountability office released a statement today on waste, finding tens of billions of the dollars in potential savings. >> what happens in the end is that many members of congress want their name on a program, even if one already exists they start a new one. we don't have enough time spent on oversight. the gao found 82 separate programs monitoring teacher performance. 17 dealing with disaster preparations. 15 for handling food safety and 20 devoted to homelessness. the nation may learn if newt gingrich plans to run for president. fox news is reporting tonight, that the former speaker of the house is expected to make an announcement in atlanta on thursday. gingrich is expected to form an exploratory economy aimed at seeking the election in next year's presidential race. >> the latest snow pack survey is in and it looks like a big

spring run off is on the way. but the state is still calling for water conservation. and you wouldn't know it from looking at it outside today, but it is going to rain here pretty soon. the rain is just a bit off. it'll be rainy overnight. we'll have wet in the morning commute, i'll tell you which cities will see the most rain.

we all know that water is the life blood of california and the snow pack is crucial when it comes to how much water we're all going to get. ken pritchett is live with the results of the latest snow pack survey today and what it means, ken. >> reporter: you're looking at the south fork of the american river, you can see snow still covers it's banks and the river is rather lazy now, but in the next few week, it'll be running what will likely be run off. how much water will run off in spring, it is too early to

tell. but if the third snow survey of the season is a gauge. >> it's going to put it in probably good shape come the end of the season. >> reporter: frank gurke says the snow pack at this traditional testing spot off highway 50 is well above normal. where he is testing the snow is 8 feet deep. the water content of the snow pack is 128% of normal for march 1 in northern california. this after a dry january and early february. >> then much started to grain snow again, many of the snow sensors picked up any where upwards of 10-inches of snow water con content. >> reporter: with the start of the snow melt, the data collected today will allow data operators to begin storing water for the spring and summer. with a la nina weather pattern the upbeat look is a surprise.

>> normally la ninas are a hint of a dry year, but that's certainly not the case. >> reporter: even with potentially full reservoirs, there are still restrictions on how much water can be pumped from the california delta which will likely limit state water deliveries to customers. in el dorado county, ken pritchett. crews were busy today, chipping, chopping, and breaking down a tree after it fell on a home. it fell around 3:30 this morning on to a house in martinez, it fell from the yard next door. that homeowner says the oak tree was more than 200 years old and had been leaning toward the house for a long time. no one was hurt and the house suffered minimum damage. >> i know the husband came out, went and woke up the neighbor. he was okay. he didn't hear anything.

so i guess it just gently fell over. >> that tree expert says that winds brought that tree down. over now to our chief meteorologist bill martin, whatever we looking at bill? >> we have rain back in the forecast. there will be some wind as well, some wind advisory will be in the hills around the bay area. gusts could easily go up to 40 miles per hour. we're going to get wet, it'll be wet overnight into the morning commute. we go outside and you can clearly see that weather system sitting offshore, this one is different than the last one. the last one literally came from up north. right, so it was cold, it was arctic. this one is coming from more of a mid-latitude, not quite as as far north so there's a lot of moisture entrained in here. so we're going to get an inch, inch and a half of rain and that's a significant amount of rainfall in a winter storm. that's a good one. and it'll be overnight into the

morning commute. the heaviest rain is tonight after midnight. the showers go on all night, your morning commute should be wet. the wipers shouldn't be on full in your 8:00, 9:00 hour. but there'll be a little bit of rain coming out. the roads will be very wet. afternoon looking at scattered showers. we continue on with this productive wet pattern which means more rain as we roll in toward the bay area weekend. tonight that wind advisory goes into effect basically the entire bay area, up in the hills will be the main areas. wind gusts out of the south- southwest maybe 15 miles per hour on the gust. most winds will be 20 to 30. if you go up the mountains you will probably find yourself a 50-mile an hour gust. 10:00 news, we'll be looking at 17, 13, 14-mile an hour winds in the north bay and central bay. watch what happens around midnight, 25-miles-an-hour in oakland. here's your peak wind, this

will probably be frontage passage, that's where the frontal storm gets here. that's going to get you gusts out of angel island probably 35 or 40. 22-miles-per-hour in san rafael. and as we go through time, the front passes, the wind slide down. the heaviest wind tonight. so i suspect tonight after midnight you fall asleep, you're going to hear the rain. it might wake you up but then you hear the wind. overnight you'll probably be awakened. especially if you're in the oakland hills, the marin head lands. because of the wind, because of the rain it'll be cooler. when i come back, i've got the lathest computer model loaded up -- latest computer model loaded up. in the morning commute, there will be rain. in the afternoon commute there might be a little bit. we'll be back here later on in the news. and a cherry picker also known as a man lift broke

through a sidewalk above a basement near grant and kurney this morning. the huge machine was tilted and in a hole until other heavy equipment quickly removed it around 9:00 a.m. ktvu viewers watched the situation unfold live on mornings on two. and a city leader says there was no problem with the sidewalk, the equipment was just too heavy. >> they're pulling it out now. >> we're told the concrete itself was not designed to carry a forklift that heavy. no one was injured in the accident. a bird strike caused a jetliner to make an emergency landing. the jet had just taken off yesterday morning when a bird was sucked into one of the engines. witnesses saw flames shooting out of the engine, the pilot landed the plane safely just a few miles away at dulles international airport. a 21-foot storage closet was installed to the international space station

today. the space station crew will need the extra day to stock up on supplies before the shuttle fleet will be retired today. the shuttle has been called a train truck. in the future, the space station will be restocked by a capsule, which in comparison is the size of a compact car. the army is having soldiers run obstacle courses in full combat gear. if the army brass decides the new exercises are better, the changes could go into effect next year. the american academy of pediatrics wants to ban the use of tanning beds by anyone under age 18. the organization says not enough is being done to reduce excessive exposure of children.

melanoma is the most common type of skin cancer in children. tanning beds are 10 times more dangerous than sunlight. we've got pictures for you. here it is. a new target store opening up right on the oakland-emeryville border. why that unique location is leading to a deal between those two cities. for uc san francisco, what doctors call a breakthrough in a serious disease that could effect as many as one in three americans. still ahead. how would you like this in your backyard. we talk to bay area residents dealing with homeless people where you might not expect them. and we just brought you details from the pg & e hearings. at 6:00 we'll go to san bruno where the explosion victims are beginning to rebuild their lives. in the south bay, we've

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participates in the great peace march gathered in los angeles today to mark the 26th anniversary of their 8-mile long journey of the northwest. 450 lived in a mobile tent city walking as much as 30 miles a day from l.a. to washington, d.c. the march was the largest of the 1970s calling for an end to the arms range. a few hours from now, more teachers in the north bay could face lay offs as school districts try to manage more potential cuts due to the state's serious budget crisis. tonight the nevado school district will consider lay off notices for 150 teachers. last night the san rafael school voted to issue lay off

notices to up to 40 teachers and counselors. all three school districts send lay off notices could be rescinded if voters approve the tax extension in june. college students are organizing tonight for statewide protests at the university of california and california state university systems. day of action events will take place tomorrow in berkeley, oakland, san francisco and san jose. students and teachers hope to stop $1.4 billion in funding cuts proposed by governor jerry brown. ucsf doctors are calling it a breakthrough in diabetes. the discovery announced today of a gene that seems to cause type two diabetes. john fowler tells us it's the first big step toward conquering a disease that some fear could collect our health care. >> reporter: rich diagnosed at age 63 with type ii diabetes. >> i give myself four or five

shots a day. and i take several pills to keep it in control. >> reporter: rich may have the gene ucsf and italian researchers have just discovered. >> this is the first genetic region of type ii diabetes. >> reporter: a mutation reduces the number of cell receptors setting the stage for insulin resistance and the development of diabetes. the cds estimates more than 2 million americans in the bay area alone are at risk for type ii diabetes: 10% of caucasian diabetics have this defect. >> my father was a diabetic. and was on insulin all the time i knew him. my grandmother was on insulin also. >> reporter: a simple genetic test may soon be available to

discover for whom the drug will work. >> the next thing is to look at this gene in these other populations. >> reporter: ucsf researchers have just begun genetic screenings of other ethnicities. but this drug may help doctors automatically. and a target store finally comes to oakland but why is the tax money going some where else?

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nummi has already paid out half a million dollars in claims as a result of this july 2009 crash. and today the transit agency is expected to approve plans to pay out even more. this move comes at a time the state commission is raising questions about how safe passengers are aboard nummi streetcars. sal castaneda live now in san francisco with more. sal-- >> reporter: gasia, i want to show you the platform where the crash occurred in july of 2009. over there, today the municipal transportation agency is expected to approve almost a million dollars in claims, now this comes at a time when there are questions about nummi's light rail safety. the violent crash was captured on surveillance video showing an l crashing into the sides of a streetcar in july 2009. dozens were injured and many

have filed claims against the city. so far the city has paid more than $500,000 to crash victims, and is expected to pay more. mta officials wouldn't comment on specifics but say commuters are safe when riding nummi. >> this is an old system. we have 176 chips that go through the system. we have 700,000 people who ride the system every single day we're just trying to make sure it's as safe as possible. >> reporter: the california safety utility commission said it would impose fines if the system is not addressed. one is controls used inside the nummi subways. most we spoke to were not concerned about safety. >> we're worried about service and continuation of service and the fees as well. as you see it is rush hour. today the mta announced it will have a special friday meeting

at city hall to address the public utilities concerns about light rail safety. live in san francisco, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. a new target store is about to open pretty much right on the oakland-emeryville border. many people in that area say it's a welcomed addition. while the store is in emeryville, the parking lot is in oakland. rob roth is joining us to tell us how that key location is key to both cities. >> reporter: the store is in oakland which has been trying to lure retailers for years, but we learned oakland is sharing the tax profits from target with their neighbor emeryville. we brought our cameras inside target, among the merchandise customers will be able to buy fresh grocery, meat and dairy. target could generate as much

as 550,000 a year in sales tax. although the store is in emeryville, oakland will get enough to pay for two police officers. the city of emeryville will get 2/3 because the store was built with its money. >> we need a lot more going on in oakland. >> reporter: oakland is focusing on revitalizing the near desolate downtown. >> if i need something i have to go to alameda what used to be south shore. >> reporter: attracting big name stores is challenging. >> there's been a couple of big boxes who have been interesting in coming to oakland. and they want amazing subsidies that the there's no way the city can afford it. >> reporter: oakland suffers from a a perception that it's violent. >> you have to be in a position

that you're going to have ample square footage to accommodate the three to five retailers that follow each other. >> reporter: about an hour ago, the mayors of oakland and emeryville celebrated the new target with a ribbon cutting. the store opens tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., the grand opening is sunday. the store is creating about 300 new jobs. reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. bank of america today said it is having some problems with its online banking. a spokesperson says the issues are part of a cyber attack that stems from an upgrade made over the weekend. there's no word when the problem started and the bank offered no time line for when they might be fixed. with 29 million active users, bank of america runs the largest online banking site in the country. a just released study suggests women are now at least

as educated as men but still lag behind men's earnings. even though younger women are now more likely than younger men to have a college degree. after receiving request for financial help for the 2011 engine tour of california, the silican valley leadership group says it's raised more money than expected. the leadership group says that chuck reed asked for $100,000 to support the city's stage of the race. they were able to raise that much and more and they say it was easy. >> i sent out an e-mail, not to 400 members, to about 50. 32 yes responses. the request from the mayor was to raise 100,000, we raised 150. >> reporter: now the silican valley leadership group says there's enough money for the charity ride. and the money will be donated to south bay schools.

usa17 won the america's cup last year in spain. and its arrival marks the official start to the effort to win the america's cup here in 2018. 2 0 18. it's still to be seen if this boat will race, it takes hours of may maintenance to fix it up after it's put on water. and its mast is too large to go under both of the bay area bridges. why the city of san francisco is suing business, it all stems from something that is happening way too often in washington. and governor jerry brown has a new office. where it is and why he says it makes a statement of how business and government should interact.

lieutenant governor newsom has a new office in san francisco. he set up shop in a trendy shared space called the founders den. the offices are available by invitation only and are usually used bid entrepreneurs. in the past lieutenant governors have had local offices in state owned building. newsom plans to locate his primary office in sacramento and hopes the san francisco office will redefine how government and business interact. supporters in south bay are

rallying in support of workers in wisconsin. we want to show you live pictures now from outside the main library in san jose where the south bay council is holding a rally. you can see by our estimates about 300 people at this rally. and it is continuing to grow. now in a statement, the council said a tax on workers basic rights are sweeping the country and that labor groups need to stand together to ensure that it does not happen in the south bay. on a related note. the firefighters union is announcing it is offering to accept a wage proposal that includes a wage cut in pay and benefits. robert handa is in on the scene talking with the protesters right now and keeping an eye on things. and we'll have much more on the story coming up on our news at 6:00. san francisco officials announced the city is suing two business for illegal dumping. city attorney dennis herrero went over the city lawsuit this morning in a city council

meeting. he says the city dumping is being done to stop fees. a practice he wants stopped. >> there are real consequences when you illegally dump. hopefully this is going to send a message to any would be illegal dumper that it's not going to be tolerated but to those we catch, you are going to be prosecuted to the full extend of the law. >> they are introducing a new city ordnance to help fight illegal dumping. gm's domestic sales jumped last month compared to february of 2010. ford says u.s. sales rose 10% tug the same period. -- 10% during the same period. and chrysler reports sale increases in 2010. volkswagen is giving the world a peek on what could be one day a new generation of vw buses. the new van is being shown this week at the geneva auto show.

it can go more than 100-miles- an-hour. the original vehicle has helped a generation of young parents and camping enthusiasts get around town and out into the country. volkswagen has never said if it will make more of the new vans. scientists studies bing eaters reaction. the bing eaters brain released dopamine. the dopamine spike is compared to that of drug users being shown pictures of people using drugs. scientists found 69% chemotherapy patients who took the omega3 supplement maintained or gained weight compared to 1/3 of cancer

patients who didn't take the supplement. it wasn't wheat at all it was weed. what the store clerk who gave bay area school kids the cookies laced with marijuana is saying today and what police are doing about it. it's some heavy rain tonight. we'll have the latest computer model, we'll pinpoint the exact time the rain will begin. how would you like this in your backyard. we talked with bay area residents dealing with homeless people where you might not expect them. and, we just brought you details from the pg & e hearings. at 6:00, we'll go to san bruno where the explosion victims are beginning to rebuild their lives. plus in the south bay, we've learned about a major union concession and how it may be connected to these protests half way around the country. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

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a new tax on medical marijuana clubs went into effect in san jose today.

tax clubs will have to pay 7% on monthly sales. >> i don't feel it's right to tax something while it's illegal. i think it sends a mixed message not only to the general public but to those people that are managing the marijuana clubs. >> reporter: first tax payments are due march 30th. they think paying that tax can be incriminating evidence. some seventh graders got really sick after eating some cookies. the reason, those cookies had marijuana. and officials are trying to figure out how they got to the school. >> reporter: this fifth graders mom got an unsettling phone call. >> the principal was calling me yesterday, he said my daughter was something wrong with her.

>> reporter: trisha was one of a group of fifth graders who aid cannabis cookies. it happened during the lunch hour in vallejo yesterday. >> i was disturbed because this coming from the school and she's like that. >> reporter: a campus supervisor found one of the cookie wrappers on the playground. >> the principal was looking at it and saw on the back in small writing it said medicinal cannabis. >> reporter: a school spokeswoman said the boy who brought the cookies to school got them for free. >> a store employee gave him two packages of one cookie each. >> reporter: we talked to a store clerk. he said one of the regular customers left the cookies, and he let him take them. >> i do it, good morning my friend. good morning. and oh, you want a cookie, go ahead, that's all. >> reporter: chavez says he didn't realize what was in those cookies until police came to talk to him. >> yeah, i'm scared because you

know i have boys too. >> reporter: vallejo police say they are still trying to identify and locate the customer who may have left those cookies on the counter yesterday. allie rasmus, ktvu news. the white house says the conference will bring together students, parents and educators to discuss ways to end bullying and make schools safer. this is a personal issue for both the president and first lady michelle obama. the president taped an anti bullying message last fall following the deaths of several young people who were bullied for being gay. a slow start of rebuilding. the action just a hand full of san bruno residents took following that pipeline explosion. julie haener is in the newsroom with the stories we're working on for you.

>> reporter: and south bay protesters are supporting teachers in michigan. plus hitting the streets, the training now in the way to get 40 new officers ready for their new patrols. it's all coming up at 6:00. we'll see you then. seismologists say secondary ripples caused a series of microwakes in the central valley. it's been known that a major quake can trigger smaller ones right after the first shot. but scientists looked at the shock wave that rippled out across the earth. opening up a whole new field for scientists studying earthquakes. let's talk now more about our weather because as nice as it was today. big changes are in store this evening. over now to our chief meteorologist. looking at rain here. >> we're going to get rain heavy after midnight. wind as well. a wind advisory goes into effect at 9:00. here's a system i'm tracking.

significant and the reason it is so more so than the last one. last one is significant for the cold. but this one has a lot of moisture. it's a warmer storm, right. so all this moisture is going to move in right along the west coast and it's going to drop into rain at your house. maybe 1.5-inches. these were the highs today. you would not have expected a rain in the forecast. you would have if you would have watched last night. based on how today looks, just doesn't look like a rainy event coming up. here's the system, it's moving up off the pacific. it's a good looking storm, it has a pretty strong subtropical tap but it's starting to break off a little bit. so it's going to be wet overnight. and maybe half an inch of rain to an 1.5. heavy rain in the coastal hill. you can find 2 inches in the santa cruz mountains. in the mountains, a winter storm warning. here is the computer model i've

been promising you. tonight at 10:00, here it is coming on shore. it's starting to get wet. you see the front just started to drape itself here. so heaviest rain in the north bay. heaviest rain for the rest of us at 2:00 a.m. as that system drags through. that's when the winds will be the strongest. that's when i think, when there's wind and rain in the middle of rain, it'll wake me up. 6:00a.m. that's your early commute it's wet. the mountains are a mess. they have a winter storm warning over there. then it starts to dry out a little bit. and you have scattered showers in the afternoon. so tomorrow morning's commute. your morning commute will be impacted. there'll be standing water in the roadways, there'll probably be wipers on medium if you will as you go through your commute. there's your weekend always in view. you have a little bit of rain coming up on sunday. it's a wet weather pattern.

75% of water content. we're about 105, 110% of rainfall in our reservoirs. so we're doing good. >> thanks, bill. you can get a free dinner tonight and help a good cause as well. that is if you want pancakes for dinner. i hop is serving free short stacks, in return, the chain restaurant hopes that their customers will make a donation. free pancakes are being served until 10:00 tonight. the l.a. fire department says it has questions about what made 300 people sick at the playboy mansion. plus it's called operation chihuahua. and our cameras caught up with it at the san francisco international airport. why these dogs are being flown to the east coast.

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health officials in los angeles say the playboy mansion could be infected with legionnaires disease. the bacteria was found in a water source. 200 people who went to the event came down with coughing, chills and fever. still the head of the fire department say investigators have not ruled out other causes for the illnesses. operation chihuahua is on the way. air lifting chihuahuas to new homes in the north. the the dogs and their human

companions boarded a virgin american plane. it's been done because there were so many chihuahuas in california shelters but there are a grand demand for them on the east coast. >> the first time we went there, the adoption center opened at noon, and they had people lining up at 7:00 around the block. and it was cold. it was really cold. so they really wanted them and they went quickly. >> reporter: shelter workers say the problem came to light a little more than a year ago. people started adopting chihuahua because of the movie hollywood chihuahua. there were two flights this morning carrying a total of a dozen chihuahuas. >> stay with us, we have much more news to come. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. right now there are hundreds of union members supporting other unions around the country here at a very loud protest coming up we'll tell you why this is such a hot issue in the bay area.

barry bonds childhood friend could be headed back to jail, why greg anderson is refusing to testify even though the home run hitter wants him to. an san bruno homeowners take the next tentative step to rebuilding. how the fire that destroyed their community is bringing it back together. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. baseball's home run king barry bonds, his former mistress and former personal trainer were all the focus today at a federal hearing in san francisco. at issue, whether bonds lied to a grand jury about using steroids. ktvu's david stevenson is in the city to break down the court's day developments. >> reporter: even though barry bonds was arraigned today, his defense team and prosecutors were arguing about who should be allowed to testify at the trial