a man had to go to a hospital for picking up a sunday newspaper. there could be uncomfortable moments in court for barry bonds this week when his former mistress is called to testify against him. attacked by critics and commuters, but now contractors from coast to coast are praising the s-curve. mornings on 2 starts now. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning to you, welcome to mornings on 2. >> in for tori campbell this monday. >> topping our news right now. one bay area man is making national news by picking up a sunday newspaper. craig joining us live with new information about a terrifying

attack. good morning, craig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we're closer than we've been to the explosion. if you look at the lawn behind me, you can see the damage this explosion did. because police weren't sure there were other devices around the neighborhood, they had to evacuate 50 homes. it happened yesterday morning around 10:20 when a man living in one of the homes here walked outside to get a morning newspaper, the sunday newspaper. the man picked up the paper and something inside the wrap exploded. the newspaper was actually on the yard of the next door neighbor and not the yard of the man who picked it up. the man was air lifted to uc davis medical center. some of his fingers may have been blown off. police aren't releasing his identity nor do they know what caused the explosion.

>> acid-based bottle device, there was some speculation, but now it's being character rised as a pipe bomb, that wouldn't be fair either. >> reporter: nobody else was hurt during the explosion, and after the evacuations were made, police came and did a sweep of the area and found no more explosive devices and people were led back in their homes. again, police are investigating what caused the explosion and trying to figure out if this person was targeted or if this was an random act. we're going to try to talk to both of these neighbors about what they know. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. in just 90 minutes, the

barry bonds trial resumes and jurors can hear the most explosive testimony yet. barry bonds' former mistress is expected to testify. good morning, ali. >> reporter: good morning, prosecutors are expected to call kimberly bell to the stand. she's expected to talk in detail about the nearly decade- long relationship she had with baseball star barry bonds, first as his girlfriend, later as his mistress when he married. he's accused toll lying to a juror. kimberly bell is supposed to tell the jury he admitted to her he was using steroids. it's a claim he's made before. >> yes, he did tell me that this is something he was doing. >> reporter: now bell is also supposed to talk about physical changes she observed in bonds

and personality changes she observed because of the alleged steroid use. bonds attorney are expected to make the case that bell has her own motives. the defense is expected to tell the jury about a financial dispute between the couple, specifically a $100,000 payment bell was supposed to receive for a house they shared in arizona. mike wilson as well as former giant head athletic trainer is supposed to testify about 90 minutes from now. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. in overnight news, several small earthquakes have rattled sonoma county. the largest came in at a magnitude 2.0 about 2:30 this morning. consumer spending rose at

its fastest rate during february .7 of a percent, economists are worried continuing hikes in energy prices will mean consumers have less to spend on other items. . >> america's contractors giving a will the of praise -- a lot of praise to the s-curve. the s-curve opened in september of 2009 as a temporary connection to the new eastern span. critics immediately blamed it for causing several serious accidents, including the one where a truck driver plunged over the side. since the accident, cal trans has clearer lane markers. 7:05. let's head out to hal. >> let's go outside and show you what we have now with the roads and slow traffic at the

bay bridge. the back-up is creeping past the army base overcrossing. you'll see a 15 minute delay before you make it on the bridge and another 10 minutes to get in the city. once you get to the toll plaza. this is a look at interstate 880, this looks okay. no flight delays. bart is back on time after earlier delays, they were minor, but now 69 trains on the system and ace train is running today. remember, they took friday off -- they didn't take it off, they couldn't run because of track problems. but this morning they are running as normal. this morning's commute is busy coming into livermor.

>> the rain line moved north. temperatures a little chilly, but some fog dancing around a bit, doesn't stand a chance. we'll get rid of the rain and clouds throughout the week. upper 60s, low 70s tomorrow, but main time frame is wednesday and thursday with a lot more sunshine and highs if everything continues to come in as advertised, maybe near 80 for a few, but a lot of 70s. time to take a look at how we stack up. everyone is doing just fine, thank you very much. santa rosa almost 37 inches of rain. i'd say they are doing well. san francisco has also blown past the yearly average, now over 25 inches. san jose, finally went over 100%. they'll probably go below by the end of the week, but still

things are looking good. baseball returns tonight. if you're headed to at&t park, mostly clear and breezy. temperatures starting off in the 50s. at least the rain is gone to the north. there's a lot of water around, a lot of the dams are still releasing a lot of water. rivers running high, but the creeks are starting to pale off. 38, 39. 38 bear field, santa rosa 39. low 40s, mid-40s. 48 mountain view to 47 in san jose. speaking of san jose, there are low clouds down towards the santa clara valley. a high of 65 today with lots of sunshine once we get the cloud deck to burn off. could be a lot of cloud cover out here, but the main core of the jet stream lifted north.

warm weather on the way, high pressure slowly coming back. it's deciding to nose in. it will be a warmer week. today is a transition day. tuesday is much warmer. mid-70s to near 80 degrees. little chill in the morning air, mostly sunny by noon, 54- 60. 58-68, looks sunny to me. santa rosa 65, 67 morgan hill to gill roy. a lot of 63s, 50s and 60s on the coast. warmer tuesday, we'll hold that into friday. does look like a cooldown on the weekend. preliminary hearing today for two former employees of a pizzeria. the former manager of extreme

pizza and former employee are accused of spray painting a nearby pizza restaurant. bacon house fires are on the rise and firefighters has no idea who's starting them. contra costa firefighters say they've battled at least 14 fires in the last few months. most are started by transients looking for shelter. whoever owns the vacant buildings -- usually banks have the job of keeping them secure. caught with stolen urns with stolen ashes. police made the discovery last thursday. that's where they spotted the man with a stolen toyota carolla. inside the car they found the stolen urns and items.

the urns have since been returned to family members. a shooting suspect considered armed and dangerous. this is the 19 year old suspected of firing several shots into a crowd last night, hitting one person in the foot. anyone with information is asked to call fremont police. time now, san francisco started enforcing the sit live band this month. why the rule hasn't changed a thing. two flash floods, help could be on the way. we'll show you the damage and where the city hopes to get the help. conflict in libya hits real close to home for moammar qaddafi. which is targeted by international air strikes for the first time.

remember last week, that wind and rain? turn around, what's that big yell low ball in the -- yellow ball? sky? it's the sun. it's warmer, temperatures will be coming up. up every 60s, -- upper 60s, maybe 80 by thursday. in afghanistan today a truck blew up at a construction company compound killing at least 20 people and wounding 50. all the victims were laborers. officials say there were no foreign forces at the site. taliban is claiming responsibility for the explosion. president obama will address the nation tonight and give us details about the u.s. military action in libya. ktvu's scott mcfarland live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. why the u.s. is involved at all, scott? >> reporter: first thing is first, details. president set to speak at

4:30:00 p.m. pacific time in washington, d.c. there are a lot of things for the president to address. in the past 24 hours, nato has formerly taken control of this military mission in libya. also reports that rebel forces have been good about making end roads against moammar qaddafi over the weekend, taking control among other things, key oil production areas. the president will have to answer his critics that the white house hasn't informed congress about the role. >> i think the bigger question is the cost, obviously, that's something of concern on everybody in capitol hill. how he gets around that is a larger question going forward. >> hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars. >> exactly. >> reporter: so also ground forces the president will have to address tonight. the likelihood of american ground forces being used in the conflict in libya.

live in washington, scott mcfarland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> watch the speech live on ktvu channel 2 news. the speech is set for 4:30:00 p.m. you can find more coverage on the news at 5:00 as well as online at www.ktvu.com. time now, 7:15, congress returns to washington this week under mounting pressure to strike an agreement with president obama. the next deadline is april 8th to avoid a partial shutdown of the government, but negotiators are going to have to pick up the pace if they want to meet the deadline. republicans want more spending cuts than democrats are willing to go along with. nancy pelosi will be in the bay area to mark the anniversary of the city's health act. it is scheduled to open on may 2 designed to serve twice the amount of patients.

time now, 7:16, the consulate general of mexico will launch a campaign against human trafficking. it's called "one call can save your life". it's designed to raise awareness of a victim assistance program. the big announcement took place at 10:30 this morning on folsom street. this morning workers at napa stated hospital will hold a demonstration demanding safety improvements. the protest is being scheduled to coincide with a safety summit. the workers say instead of a meeting, they want basic safety measures implemented immediately. the demands follow the strangulation of a nurse by one of the patients last october. and also the sexual assault on a worker by a patient earlier this month. hoping that federal funding could be on the way after a second day of flooding over the weekend. a broken drainage pipe failed

on saturday, sending a river of water into a mobile home park and the village. this was the second failure in three days after the pipe ruptured on thursday. home owners, business owners, and landlords have thousands of dollars in repair bills. >> it's going to take a lot. the problem is a lot of these tenants don't have the dollars to do it. you have to pitch in and help them financially with your labor. that's it. >> city council held an emergency meeting yesterday to declare a local state of emergency. that's the first step in seeking help from fema. controversial ban has gone in effect approved by voters last november. police began enforcing it this month. the law has resulted in people playing a game of standing up when police are around and officers have only handed out a few warnings. it appears police and vagrants

feel it's not effective. over the weekend, prince william of england celebrated his last few weeks as a bachelor. a very low-key event attended by twenty of the prince's closest friends. the party was planned by his brother and best friend, harry. all the guests were sworn to secrecy. some baby panda bears in china are starting kindergarten. that's right, these baby pandas are starting to live away from their moms and have moved into panda kindergarten. experts say this will develop their mental and physical skills and entertained crowds by wrestling playfully. time now, 7:19. this morning work continues to

help dozens of storm victims. why repair work was on hold over the weekend. a story about heroism in japan, one man's very special sacrifice. the commute is okay, but now we're getting a few glitches and one of them on a very busy commute. more straight ahead.

today japanese officials said radiation from that damaged nuclear plant is spreading the sea water faster than originally thought. latest tests show the sea water closest to the plant has 1800 times normal levels of radiation. workers are pumping out the radiation. time now, 7:22 from japan this morning, a story of horror

and heroism as people return to a hospital devastated by the tsunami. the tsunami was four stories high and hospital nurses are haunted by memories of people screaming, people they could not move to the roof for rescue. they also remember the sacrifice of a hospital administrator who ran to get a satellite phone and threw it to the roof seconds before he was swallowed up by the tsunami. twelve patients and ten members of the staff are among the dead. here at home more than 150 cities will hold vigils for people of japan tonight. the san francisco vigil begins at 7:00 p.m. the vigil will call for an end to nuclear power. today, by the way, is the 32nd anniversary of the three mile island nuclear accident in pennsylvania. this morning crews in santa rosa get back to work in

scott's valley. they are helping people cut off by the rockslide. tractors sat idle yesterday to avoid sunday double time pay. it's going to take two more days to complete work on that temporary road. >> cars will be able to drive it whether or not they'll be able to withstand the number of residents could be a problem. >> crews haven't started the work to remove the massive rockslide gauze geologists say it's still moving and unstable. let's go to sal, he's going to get you to where you these to go. >> -- where you need to go. >> as you get closer to the peak of the monday commute, start by greenville, traffic is slow after the crash on the way out to the valley. moving the map up to contra costa just past 242, there is a crash there, and the east

freeway looks good still, little bit of slowing on 80, but for the most part it's a nice drive. live pictures now, this is a look at the bay bridge, 15 minute delay at the toll plaza. and this morning's drive in san francisco still looks good. coming up we'll take a quick look at the south bay. at 7:24 let's go to steve. >> 30s and 50s on the lows, but this looks like a much quieter week. more sunshine, i don't think we'll see rain. possibilities towards the weekend, but much weaker as the pattern changed. march came roaring like a lion, it might go out like a lamb. 21 days, you can throw in yesterday. we had measurable yesterday, but 21 rainy days. very few dry days going back.

but look at the rain days in there. if you thought you were water logged, yeah, march has been an incredible month. everybody is now over 100% of normal for the rain, happy to say this week looks quiet. good baseball weather on tap. it won't be raining. mostly clear tonight, breeze in the air, 50s for temps, temps took awhile by cooled off across the board. still cloud cover but most is racing towards seattle and portland. mostly sunny, few low clouds. warmer today, temperatures 58 to 68. we'll ease into this, but we'll get there towards tomorrow, warmer than everything, looks good. sunshine, warmer weather wednesday and thursday and friday. then we cool it off with increasing clouds on the weekend. >> all right, time now, 7:26. people have a real hang-up with

a telephone pole. what's behind their anger. good morning, live in san pablo this morning in front of a house that's been yellow tagged. find out what the city is doing this morning. . also, new tour bus stops could help spruce up one bay area neighborhood.

a rain-soaked hillside is continuing to cause problems in san pablo this morning. it's a story we've been following since friday. jade hernandez has been at the scene all morning long and received an update from an official. >> reporter: that's right. they expect public works crews to be out here at this home later this morning. he didn't know what time but said they'd be monitoring the stability of the hillside around the home throughout the day. precautionary measures have already begun. we watched yesterday as six trees were cut down in order to protect surrounding homes. this morning we learned city officials will debrief staffers in about a half hour or so and will stay in contact by phone.

three homes in the area have been yellow tagged, one degree has been red tagged. the assistant city manager said the city will be touching base with the office of emergency services and non-profits today, which might be able to offer residents long-term help if displaced permanently. there's also a meeting on wednesday to discuss the history of the area and any information the city has obtained so far. >> there have been landslides in that area, whether they are connected or not, we're looking at that as a part of our search. >> reporter: two contra costa fire stations are on alert in case of emergency as well, the city of san pablo declared a state of emergency, its board of supervisors vote on it tuesday. in a half hour we'll touch base with the assistant city manager

in person. we'll have more then. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, jade, thank you. time is now 7:31. oakland police are searching for suspects in two separate overnight shootings. one man is listed in grave condition after a shooting last night about 11:00. about an hour later, another man was wounded on fairfax avenue, he drove himself to the hospital. he is expected to survive. police don't think the two shootings are connected. no arrests made yet in a shooting death of a man in a san francisco parking lot. they found 23 year old joshua mclane in a car. friends told police mcclain had been shot two clocks from there. they tried to drive him to the hospital on their own. another man of hurt in the shooting but is expected to

survive. policies are put into place after a death of a student that was found dead of extreme malnutrition. it was determined she hadn't attended school in 15 months. they will make phone calls twice a week and visit homes with students housing extended absence. designed to discourage voters. they say the poll hints at misfunds and local teachers are highest-paid in the area. the all-male ballot takes place on may third. time now, 7:33. resume testimony against two other men accused of taking part in an attack.

he testifies against bay the iv on wednesday. they are accused of ordering a murder in 2007 because the journalist was working on a story critical to the bakery. also this morning, jurors in san mateo will start a fourth day of the hillsdale high school bombing case. 6 men and 6 women are deciding the fate of alex wilcox. police say he was armed with ten pipe bombs, a chain saw, and a sword. san diego harbor police are investigating why a sailboat capsized, killing two men. the boat sent all people onboard into the san diego bay. harbor police, coast guard, and boaters pulled everyone from the water. two men were pronounced dead at

the scene. eight others were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. a new way to cash in on the city's tourist industry. they want to charge tour buses to park. it will be used to spruce up the neighborhood. they say it will be a good way to raise cash in the ways of big budget cuts. sal is watching what's happening in the south bay right now, sal? >> we're starting there, dave. traffic is going to be busy if you are driving on some of those freeways. i want to show you traffic is going to be slow from our map system here on highway 17, north and southbound, 17 coming up through the area there. no major problems by the way on 101 or 280. also this morning's commute will be okay on interstate 880 driving past the coliseum. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, it has been nice.

what's the big, brought object? it's the -- bright object? it's the sun. i don't think we're used to that. the city is doing repair and maintenance work on the tracks. people who would normally use cable cars to get to work can hop on buses that will go along the same route. tourists can run again starting saturday. 7:36, steve, tourists might get sun today? >> they will indeed. i heard you mention that tonight something is going on. yes, baseball is back. not a moment too soon for the rain to end. temperatures today in the 60s, upper 50s and 60s. but wednesday and thursday it will feel very spring-like. finally everything is calming down rain-wise. you thought we had a lot of rain in march, you would be

right. we've had a lot of rain. in fact, most locations have already blown past the seasonal averages thanks to 21 days of rain. you can throw in sunday, we had rain. this week looks much calmer and quieter, but not before the rain gauge had a good workout in the last three weeks. everyone is over 100%. i would hope so -- san jose now at 101% of normal, but san francisco, santa rosa well above where they should be this time of year and their yearly totals. things are looking good and a lot of snow in the sierras. a lot of snow. a lot of release from shasta. that's roaring down. there's a lot up there. we need a break. we're getting one here. 30s and 40s on these temperatures. tonight looks good for

baseball. but at least it won't be raining. that's the good news, maybe a chill in the air, but temperatures are starting to rebound. after one more system goes through, a big, big swath of moisture, but everything directed to the north. high pressure says i'm back and i'm going to hang around for about three or four days. today is noses in, tomorrow it really nudges in, and that means temperatures start to rebound fast as we get to tuesday, wednesday, and thursday under mostly sunny skies. we have patchy low clouds and fog around, but it will be warmer today. upper 50s, low 60s, napa 64. 64 livermore, 63 fremont and mountain view. redwood city and san mateo 67. we're looking warmer tuesday.

there's your sunnyside up and warmer to thursday. slightly cooler, still nice on friday. >> all right, 7:38. in texas this morning, a deadly head-on crash between a tanker truck and wrong-way driver on an interstate highway. look at those pictures. that tanker was carrying a full load of gasoline. the driver of the tanker died on the scene, the driver of the pickup truck survived. one win away from playing for a national championship. >> virginia commonwealth have made it. >> virginia commonwealth university knocked off number one seed kansas to punch their ticket to the final four. they face butler university on saturday. university of connecticut and university of kentucky play

this weekend. they may not be considered the favorite tonight, the top- sided cardinals managed to get past south carolina saturday night, but tonight it's a home game for gonzaga. 7:39, the search is on for a young woman who worked on a disney cruise ship. a live report of where she was last seen. . snow is proving to be too much. one video of the developing situation causing evacuations.

taking a live look at the big board. see the dow is up 44 points. nasdaq is doing well today. traders are hoping this rally is going to continue. everyone is on edge about japan's nuclear crisis and the middle east and south africa, they are optimistic over consumer spending and income. >> time now, 7:42. the parents of a libyan woman who claim she was gang raped by moammar qaddafi's soldiers say she's being held hostage. she ran into a hotel in tripoli telling reporters what she said happened to her. she was tackled by government agents and dragged away. yesterday, hundreds of women marched through a libyan city protesting this and vowing to fight for her rights. the libyan government reported the woman was set free, but her parents say that's not true. back at home in two hours, pg&e will try to defend their

actions after the san bruno pipeline disaster. pg&e is expected to explain why they did not turn over safety records, complete records, after the explosions. they'll consider reducing the proposed $1 million a day fine against pg&e. new this morning, evacuation orders are in place at a safeway store as the roof sags due to heavy snow. we just got the video in. it's going to be closed until building inspectors can check the roof and the snow can be removed. authorities say the snow has been soaking up rain water and has become heavy. two other businesses have suffered roof damage over the weekend. we have awaiting autopsy resorts of a san jose snowboarder found dead. the 22 year old was with his brother and friends on saturday when he disappeared.

he may have crashed into a tree, but we have not heard on whether or not he was wearing a helmet. search and rescue teams say good equipment helped a snowboarder survive in the back country of south lake tahoe. he got trapped and stranded. he call 9-1-1 and built a snow cave. he was carrying avalanche equipment. he was not hurt. time now, 7:45. a disappearance from a 24 year old woman from a disney cruise ship in mexico has triggered a national investigation. she was last seen tuesday above the disney wonder where she worked. gina silva joining us live now on the continuing investigation. gina, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave, good morning everyone. it is a mystery. her parents flew in from england yesterday heart broken. they are asking a lot of

questions. they want to know what happened, but so far no answers. the disney cruiseline came back with one person missing, that is 24 year old rebecca. she worked in the youth center and was last seen on tuesday. crews searched the entire ship and didn't find her. after the search on the ship, the mexico navy and coast guard searched the waters, i but the -- but the search turned up nothing. passengers say they were told about the missing crew member but other details are sketchy. disney released a statement saying they are doing everything possible to find her and are not giving up. they searched as early as saturday and everyone at disney cruiseline is distraught over this. the fbi has been notified. the ship is registered in the bahamas. some of the passengers were saying they heard on the ship

that -- they found her belongings. they really don't know. the parents are furious about the statements and are saying that's not the case, this was a happy woman, 24 years old who enjoyed working on the cruise. that's the latest so far, nothing, guys. >> that's gina silva reporting live, thanks, gina. a lack of money it being blamed for fewer cops on san francisco streets. about 100 officers are set to retire in the next year. the police chief is asking for fund to train new recruits. there isn't enough money to hire completely new officers, instead the money would go to training recruits from other cities. jails are bracing for more inmates. under a new state plan, non- violent offenders will be sent to county jails instead of prisons. san mateo is expecting an

increase of 400 inmates a year. san francisco county wasn't sure how many more inmates they'll receive. time now, 7:47, former white house press secretary robert gibbs could be working in palo alto. lawmakers have raised questions about privacy issues with facebook and gibbs' experience in the federal government may help the company. new subscription on its website. readers can sign up for a digital subscription that could cost as high as $35 a month. print subscribers have free access to everything on the site and links to other sites will not count against the monthly maximum. several countries could be censoring episodes of the fox

tv show "the simpsons". the show frequently features near-miss nuclear disasters. they are taking a close look at episodes and wants to make sure one featuring a meltdown does not air. the oakland airport looked more like a paradise this morning. what's behind this hawaiian celebration and how this could be a sign of an improving economy. baseball season begins days from now. get your fix today with the giants and a's. how you can help a good cause at tonight's game in san francisco.

welcome back, time now, 7:51, the city hopes to restore water service today. on friday, a mudslide affected 150 homes. the city told residents boil or

at least treat their tap water because it's just not safe to drink as of yet. the alaska airlines terminal at the oakland airport looked more like a luah. that was earlier this morning. this very festive scene of dancers and decorations was all for the inaugural alaska airlines flight from oakland to kauai. it's part of the airlines expanding service. this morning an alaska airlines spokeswoman said it's proof the economy is improving. >> you know, hawaii obviously got hit hard a few years ago, but it's really come back. we're really filling our planes on all routes from the west coast. >> there will be four flights a week from oakland, three from san jose. the first flight from san jose took off yesterday. former president jimmy

carter is traveling to cuba today. carter and his wife were invited by the cuban government. the former president will meet with high-level cuban officials and will discuss ways to improve relations between the u.s. and cuba. the trip is considered to be a private, non-governmental mission. carter also took a trip to cuba in 2002. >> charred debris is all that remains after an apartment building exploded over the weekend. seven people are still missing, seven others were injured. an investigation is underway. time now, 7:53, a search continues today for a missing for a poisonous 20-foot snake. it's an egyptian cobra. they think the snake is somewhere in the building, but as a precaution they closed down the reptile house.

it's probably hiding somewhere, you can't get to easily because snakes don't like to be in open spaces. well, stress is aging all of us, and the solution, according to one report could be more sex. according to scientists, sex is a form of good stress. it can slow down your aging and improve your mental health. other lifestyle changes include a better diet, more exercise, meditation, and personal interaction. they can activate the pleasure center of your brain. let's talk baseball. we are days away from the start of the season. tonight the a's and giants will begin a 3-day series. first pitch at 7:15, it is the fist time the -- first time the giants will be back on the home field since the world series. they will be collecting donations for the japan

earthquake/tsunami fund. >> you know who's going to be there? >> sal? >> they are going to have to start making room for baseball on my schedule and you're going to have to think about getting to the stadium using public transportation. giants especially will be very popular and the a's have a good team and more people will be going out to see them as well. think about using public transportation to get to your favorite baseball stadium and you'll help ourself out too. this is a look at 880 near the coliseum, traffic is moving well in both directions. this is a look at the -- do i have my maps in the correct spot? yes, i do. this is northbound 85, a little slow traffic. 85 is the busiest street as you drive northbound. 7:55. let's go to steve. >> thank you, mostly sunny skies out there. it will be a nice week. i promise.

maybe near 80 towards wednesday and thursday >> mostly sunny skies, temperatures, 30s this morning, but a lot of 40s. patchy low clouds. remember last week? there was a tweet out of tahoe another 2-5 inches of snow. the comment was an amazing cycle has ended. that's true. amazing cycle for rain and snow is coming to an end. warmer days as we get towards the middle of the week. storm track jet stream lifted north, anymore rain we'd have serious issues, not that we don't already, but anymore would be bad. 30s, 40s, near 50 degrees. oakland's forecast at 52 with lots of sunshine. get outside. sun will feel good. 23 you're in the shade, it might be a little chilly. but still a lot of clouds

streaming northward. low clouds giving way to warmer weather. 50s or upper 60s, few mid-60s. tomorrow we get in the 70s. join sal and others, 7:15, mostly clear and breezy. 5-day, sunshine and warmer weather. i did it just for you. i did. you were all getting cranky with that rain. 70s to near 80 degrees. we will cool it down into the weekend. 7:57. in 30 minutes, barry bonds' trial resumes. live look at the courthouse right now as we wait for barry bonds himself to arrive at any moment. >> also, one bay area man making national news because he picked up a sunday newspaper. what we learned just this morning. also the new report on housing that just came out within the past hour.

why one man in a neighborhood says this neighborhood has reasons to be frightened of newspapers. there could be some uncomfortable moments in court for barry bonds when his former mistress is called to testify against him. >> the notorious s-curve making

news again. this workweek is getting off to a shaky start in one bay area community. second hour of mornings on 2 starts now. >> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning to you. welcome back to mornings on 2. >> good morning, i'm dave clarke. it's monday, march 28. >> well, police are warning to watch out for suspicious packages following a disturbing incident involving explosives and a sunday newspaper. craig joins us live this morning with an update, good morning, craig. >> reporter: good morning, i spoke with the information officer this morning, not much more informing, but we can show you the hole in the ground in the lawn that this explosion created yesterday morning. a man came out to get his newspaper and the newspaper exploded in his face. this was about 10:20 yesterday

morning. after the explosion, what they did is brought in the atf and bomb squad from travis air force base and looked for other exmoded devices. they had to evacuate 50 homes. after finding no devices, everybody got to come back. they are still trying to determine the cause of the explosion, whether or not it was a pipe bomb or some other device. in the meantime, people began to suspect some of their free periodicals. >> why were you nervous because of the newspaper thing? >> we do it daily, pick up newspapers in our driveways. you think about what could happen if something could explode when you pick it up. >> reporter: so because of what happened yesterday, a couple of people out here said it made sense to them or they became leery of the free periodicals.

the man has not been identified, he's an elderly man. he may have had one or more fingers blown off in the explosion, but his injuries are described as non-life threatening. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. time now is 8:01. just about 30 minutes from now, the barry bonds perjury trial resumes. jurors could hear the most explosive testimony yet. allie rasmus is outside the courthouse waiting for the key players to get there, morning, allie. >> good morning, dave. the key player is barry bonds. this is his perjury trial. right now we are waiting for him to arrive. he hasn't shown up just yet, but we're expecting him to be here because he showed up every day of the trial last week since it began. you can see a large group of people and cameras waiting for

barry bonds to arrive. about 10 minutes ago we watched his attorney walk into the federal building. this is the second week of the trial, and it's expected orgeat going at 8:30 this morning. scheduled to testify this week is irs special agent, former giant's athletic trainer and kimberly bell who had a decade- long relationship with bonds. first as a girlfriend, later as a mistress when he remarried. bonds is on trial for lying to a grand jury. kimberly bell is supposed to tell the jury he admitted to her he was using illegal steroids. she's also expected to tell about changes in bonds. bonds defense attorneys are expected to suggest bell has her own motive for testifying. the defense is supposed to tell the jury about a financial dispute between the couple over a $100,000 payment for a house they shared in arizona.

again, bonds is expected to be in court listening to the testimony. this week he hasn't arrived yet. you can see a large group waiting here. in fact, this black car just pulled up. i can't tell who's inside. it doesn't look like bonds arrived just yet, but that's what a lot of people are waiting for, but the trial is expected to resume at 8:30, so bonds still has about 20 minutes or so until he makes his way to the courthouse. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you. time now 8:04. several small earthquakes rocked sonoma county. in the last couple of hours, more than four quakes hit the geyser since midnight. smallest registered 1.0. biggest was a magnitude 2.0. last quake hit a little after 2:30 this morning. america's contractors are giving high praise to the s- curve on the bay bridge. they named it one of the best

construction projects of 2010. it opened in 2009. critics immediately blamed it for several serious accidents, including a fatal crash in which a truck driver drove over the side. over to sal, are you praising the s-curve as the traffic moves flu this morning? >> i think it's doing well. traffic is doing well. if we go to the toll plaza, it's not all that bad, only backed up until about the end of what used to be the parking lot. it's not a big delay getting into san francisco and on the bridge it's okay through the s- curve and into the city. no major problems in san francisco today along northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. also this morning, looking at the commute in the south bay. as we look at the maps here, 85 seems to be the busiest.

101 is a little slow past the airport. at 8:05, over to steve. >> sunshine, patchy low clouds. this week will be quieter and warmer. last week was crazy, a lot of wind and rain, strong storms, mountain snow. across the board, every got in on it. well, that pattern changed. this week looks quieter, going to be a dry pattern and warmer weather kicks in. not before we had a march to remember as everyone went well above seasonal averages and yearly average with 21 days of rain. thursday and friday was a whopper, but 21 days. if you thought it was a rainy march, you were right. we'll end as a little lamb here. santa rosa now, well-above average. san francisco over 25% of normal, both past their yearly

average. san jose out over normal finally. they finally did it. i would hope so after that much rain. not far away from the official reading in san jose, there were much greater amounts, but at least everyone is over 100%. snow is winding down in the mountains, rain in northern california is long gone. there could be a few showers near the oregon border, but that's it. 40s, 30s this morning. fairfield was close, they were down to 41, livermore 44. temperatures start to rebound here. jet stream to the north, occasionally higher clouds, but everything up towards seattle and portland. high pressure will build in, and it's been working out. it was on vacation, but it's going to flex its muscle by the time we get to wednesday and thursday. temperatures mid to upper 70s, maybe up to 80 towards thursday.

patchy clouds, it's sunny, mostly sunny, 54-60 by noon. 58-68, looks good to me. 50s, 60s, warmer towards antioch, but mid-60s. 67 in the santa clara valley. if you're heading tonight to the giants and a's at at&t park, mostly clear. little breezy, maybe cool, but there will not be rain. warmer on tuesday, much warmer wednesday and thursday. cooler weather by the weekend. >> all right, time now, 8:08. new this morning, pending home sales are up. the national association of realtors said more americans signed contracts to buy homes last month. the index rose 2.2% to a reading of 90.8, but sales were uneven across the country, so still not enough to signal a

rebound. >> u.s. manufacturing and service executives are feeling optimistic about the economy. a survey found 68% of executives believe business activity will be higher in the next 12 months. 41% of those same executives plan to hire more in the weeks and months ahead. that number was 28% back in october. time now, 8:08. consumer spending went up during february. it was up .7 of a percent, but the rising price of gas and heating oil are big reasons for that. economists are worried the continuing hikes will mean we have less money to spend on other things. san jose-based e-bay announced this morning it's buying digital marketing company for $2.4 billion. that will allow it to make improvements online. as part of the deal, the company will sell gsi's

licensed sports business and two shopping sites. the deal could close this year. . >> preliminary hearing today for a pizzeria accused of vandalizing a rival pizza parlor. two employees are suspected of vandalizing a nearby restaurant causing $7,000 dollars. contra costa investigators have fought fires started by transients seeking shelter. and the owners of the vacant buildings have a responsibility to keep the buildings secure and unoccupied. time now, 8:10. question, who's most likely to cheat on taxes? researchers say they know the answer. san francisco's new sit law has a lot of people doing stand-

up. we'll explain. also why british police may have special powers next month.

now you don't need your eyes checked. it's mostly clear, warmer today. starting off 30s, 40s, upper 50s, low to mid-60s, even warmer throughout the week. time now is 8:13. we have new video out of libya. the video reportedly shows

libyan leader moammar qaddafi riding in a car surrounded by hundreds of supporters. crowds were waving flags, cheering, and jumping on the car south of tripoli. tonight, president obama is going to speak to the nation about the decision to take military action against libya. ktvu's scott mcclellan is live to tell us what's at stake for the president. >> the president speaks at the national defense university here at washington, d.c. tonight. it's been ten days now since the military intervention in libya has began. in addition to the video you showed, we can tell you nato has formerly taken control of the effort. the same time, pushing closer to moammar qaddafi's home city. there's also been criticism, renewed criticism of the white house escalated over the weekend that the white house didn't consult with congress before authorizing the recent air strikes in libya. the president will address that

and other criticism tonight. >> the bigger question is the cost, which obviously is something of concern for everybody at capitol hill. how he gets around that will be a larger question. >> you have cost and a concern the president didn't consult enough with congress before authorizing the strikes. we can tell you the secretary of state and defense will be consulting with congress wednesday. there are classified briefings scheduled. topic, libya. live this morning, scott mcfarland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can watch president obama's speech live here on ktvu channel 2. the speech is set for 4:30:00 p.m. you'll find more coverage at 5:as well as online at www.ktvu.com. time now, 8:15. congress returns to washington this week with pressure mounting to work out a deal with the president. the next deadline, april 8 to

avoid a partial shutdown of the government. but observers are saying they need to pick up the pace to meet the deadline. negotiations last week went nowhere. republicans want more spending cuts and democrats seem willing to go along with it. the april 15th tax deadline is a couple of weeks away. a financial group has come up with the annual list of the typical american tax cheat they say is a man, single, under the age of 45. researchers found the tax cheats are dishonest in a lot of other ways and are more likely to lie about their income and about their resumes. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi will be here today marking the anniversary of san francisco's affordable health care act. nancy pelosi will visit the new south of market health care center, which is scheduled to open may 2nd. it's designed to serve twice the number patients.

the anniversary of the affordable health care act was on march 23. time now, 8:16 this morning, workers are going to hold a demonstration demanding safety improvements. the protest is being organized by the department of mental health. the workers say instead of a meeting, they want basic safety measures implemented immediately. the strangulation by a nurse in october and a sexual assault earlier this month. two vastly different drugs are under recall this morning because of a labeling mix-up. pfizer says it was labeled as a prostate drug and vice versa. the recall applies to one lot manufactured by an outside contractor. we're going to post a link to the recall information at www.ktvu.com under web links. time is now 8:17. the city hopes federal funding could be coming soon after a second day of flooding over the

weekend. a broken drainage pipe failed after all the heavy rainfall on saturday, sending a stream of water into a mobile home park and the village. it was the second failure in three days after the pipe ruptured thursday. there was declared a local state of emergency. that's the first step in seeking help from fema. in santa rosa, a homeless man could be facing charges after being caught with stolen urns containing human ashes. police made the discovery last thursday. they spotted the 37 year old with a stolen toyota corolla. he tried to run from the scene, but police captured and arrested him. inside the car they found the stolen urns as well as other items. the urns have since been returned to the proper family members. this morning, fremont police are looking for a shooting suspect considered armed and dangerous. this is a picture of 19 year

old andrew tokey. he is expected of firing several shots into a crowd at a party last night, wounding one person in the foot. he's described as a man about 6 feet tall, if you have any informing, contact police. little has changed since the controversial sit-lie ban took affect. it was applied by voters last november. police started enforcing this this month. the law has resulted in people playing a game of standing up when the police are around. the paper says officers have handed out a couple of warnings, but the lawbreakers nor the law enforcers seem to be taking the rule too seriously. a russian spy is unleashing secrets on her tv show. chapman is going to host a new series called "secrets of the world". the show will include episodes

on astrology and wizards of the 21st century. she is also considering a run for political office in russia. prince william bid farewell to his life as a bachelor. the party was planned by the prince's brother and best man, harry. few details are emerging because all guests were sworn to secrecy. anarchists could try to disrupt the wedding and officers may be able to tap into special police powers. that comes after government spending cuts were disrupted by violence on saturday. they've heard no specific terror threat but are monitoring. . bad news for california college students. the latest gloomy reports.

and this morning, work does continue to help dozens of storm victims in santa cruz county. good morning, traffic is moving well on 280 until you get to 880, then it slows down. more straight ahead.

california community colleges are becoming more popular. that's bad news for students.

according to a recently- released survey. students are twice as likely to be shut out of community college classes they need. with 2.7 million students, california's community college system is the largest in the country. last year about 140,000 students were turned away from the classes they need. time now, 8:23. emergency crews get back to work in scotts valley helping the dozens of families cut off from their homes by last week's rockslide. the tractors sat idle yesterday avoiding the sunday double time pay out there. it's going to take at least two more days to finish the work on the temporary road. >> i don't mind the walk, but i can probably put up with it for awhile, but i heard there's a possibility this could stay for two months. >> the crews haven't started working to remove the rock

slide because experts are saying it is still moving and is unstable. time now is 8:24. if you're hoping for an easy monday morning commute, sal is doing what he can to make that happen. >> we're looking for a possibility on bart near the lafayette bart system, could be police activity, but it is yet unconfirmed, so we'll run that down. i spoke to bart on the phone and they said no delays on the system. so hopefully it's nothing. all right, let's go outside and take a look at the commute now around the bay area. this is the bay bridge, san mateo and golden gate bridge. traffic is moving along nicely, including the approach to the golden gate bridge. at 8:25, let's go to steve. >> mostly sunny. yes, i said mostly sunny. rain has ended and i don't think we'll see any this week. maybe by the weekend things might change, but right now we're good to go.

a far cry from last week. everything looks to be ending here and the state up in the sierra nevada and northern mountains. we have areas where there's fog, but at least the snow and rain is moving north. 30s this morning, 40s as well. started off at 49, 60 at noon, lots of sunshine, 65 as a high today. now they'll start to pick up steam tomorrow as the jet stream and high pressure goes to the north. nothing too outrageous, but by wednesday and thursday, near 80. yes, near 80. mostly sunny, warm clouds. couple of locations warmer. rain has ended. you don't have to worry about that. a's and giants, mostly clear, breezy, cool. jacket weather, but at least we don't have to bring rain gear.

warmer weather wednesday and thursday, 70s to near 80. cooler near the weekend. >> all right, time now 8:26. minutes ago barry bonds arrived in court. the witness today. also, a crumbling hillside has led several families to evacuate their homes. and the wait continues for the seven people who bought the winning $319 million lottery ticket to come forward and get it.

just about 20 minutes ago, barry bonds arrived at the san

francisco courthouse. at any moment we expect the testimony to resume. there he is heading on in this morning. today bonds former mistress is scheduled to take the witness stand. she is expected to provide graphic testimony about changes she saw in bonds body at the peak of his home run record. prosecutors are trying to prove bonds lied when he said he never knowingly took steroids to a grand jury. allie will have a live report about 8:50. several families have had to evacuate their homes. jade hernandez is live to tell us when the families can find out more about a very bad and growing problem. good morning, jade. >> reporter: the city staffers are getting debriefed now at city hall. live in san pablo, and we can tell you it rained 21 days here in march, and this home here has been yellow tagged because behind it, the hillside is

crumbling. we watched yesterday as six trees were cut down in order to protect surrounding homes. we've already checked in with san pablo's city manager twice this morning. he expects building and public works staff to monitor the hill slaid. officials will also stay in contact with affected residents by phone. three homes in this area have been yellow tagged. the city will also touch base with the office of emergency services, the state of emergency management agency, and non-profits today, which might be able to offer residents long-term help. there's also a meeting set up for home owners on wednesday for information the city has obtained. >> we made it through the weekend okay. no injuries, families seem to

be taken care of, one family has been lodged at an area hotel because their house have been yellow tagged. other families are staying with friends and family as far as we know. >> reporter: the city declared a state of emergency more than 12 hours ago. its board of supervisors will vote on tuesday on the matter. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, thank you. time now is 8:32. schools are adopting new policies to contact and track down students who repeatedly missed classes. they were triggered by the death of jasmine davis who was found dead of extreme malnutrition. after her death it was determined she hadn't been at school for 15 months. under the new system administrators will make weekly phone calls and visit the homes of students with extended absences. people who support a funding measure claim a phone

poll is biased. they say the poll hints at school mismanagement of funding that local teachers are among the highest-paid in the area and a partial tax could lead to layoffs. the all-male ballot is for voters in crocker, rodeo. confessed murderer of chauncey bailey is resuming his testimony of two other men accused of taking part in the attack. bay, the former owner of the bakery in oakland is accused of ordering bailey's death in 2007. a journalist was working on the story critical of the bakery. . >> this morning jurors will begin the fourth day of deliberations. six men and six women are deciding the fate of an 18 year

old planning to kill two staff members in august of 2009. he said he was armed with ten pipe bombs, a chain saw, and a sword. a search for the seventh suspected gang member in the rape of a young girl. that area is not known for crime or gang activity, officers arrested six suspects soon after the attack but are still looking for a 19 year old man who may be in the los angeles area. san diego police are investigating a capsizing of a boat where two men were killed. a 35-foot sailboat flipped over about 5:00 p.m. yesterday. all ten people on board fell into the water. police, coast guard, and other boaters pulled everyone out, but two men died at the scene. eight others were taken to

local hospitals and treated for minor injuries. one group in san francisco have come up with a new way to cash in on san francisco's tourist industry. they want to charge tourist buses it park at dedicated spots. the money would be used to spruce up the neighborhood. the plan would be a great way to raise cash. today we could learn the identities of the seven coworkers who bought the winning $319 million ticket. as we first reported yesterday a store sold the ticket, the seven lucky winners work at a new york state housing agency, and together they are going to divide the $319 million prize. after taxes, that means each person will take home around $29 million. not bad. >> great way to start off a monday morning.

>> sal knows all about our commute. >> traffic is going to be busy on 280 northbound getting up to highway 17, this is going to be the busiest commute so far. even that is getting lighter as you drive up to highway 17, a little slow when it turns into 880. no problems right now. northbound the traffic is busy as you drive towards downtown, but i want to show you the bay bridge. that looks nice. small delay there. that's about all before you actually make it into san francisco. one of san francisco's famous cable car lines won't be operating this week. the city is doing repair and maintenance on the tracks. people who normally use the cable cars to get to work can hop on buses that will be on the same route this week. tourists can get their cable car rides on the california street line.

the palo mason line will be running again starting saturday. sunny, at least tourists will like that. >> i hope so. things were rather tough for awhile. but this week is much quieter, drier, and warmer. good to go for baseball, maybe just a little chill. nothing we haven't dealt with before. very strong storms came in here, but thursday, i've been doing this for a long time, that's as good as it gets. dry pattern, much warmer weather by tuesday then into wednesday and thursday, lots of 60s and 70s. march will go out like a lamb, it came in like a lion and stuck around for a long time. twenty-one rain days this month. we'll end with sunshine and warmer weather, but it has been a miracle march. all the rainfall has brought everyone up to 100% of normal. we were waiting for san jose officially, not far away from

downtown san jose, a lot more rain than this, but 101% for san jose. san francisco 125% downtown, they are over their yearly average of 22 inches approximately. santa rosa are up to 37. april can get rain, april showers, may showers. but close to what we had the last couple weeks will surprise me. that's a strong pattern. 30s this morning, upper 30s, mid-30s. now we're looking at a lot of 30s. 44 fairfield. san jose at 50. some puffy clouds around. oakland, 48, 54, 62 for a high today. temperatures starting to rebound a bit. any of the rain stays to the north. a lot of clouds here. a big plume of moisture to the north of us. the high is going to kick the rain to the north and it will be a warmer week. starts just a little bit today,

but i think you'll notice it more tomorrow. the sun is out, that's a bonus. temperatures warming up to near 80 by wednesday and thursday. mostly sunny, slightly warmer. 50s, 60s. mid-60s inland. about the same peninsula, south bay as well as the east bay, but along the coast, still 50s and 60s. tonight, clear, breeze in the air, overall, no rain. that's the good news. looks good all the way into the end of the week, warmer weather. dave? >> time now is 8:39. "rolling stone" magazine released photos of soldiers in afghanistan accused of terrorizing afghan civilians. two soldiers shooting two afghans on a motorcycle. the rolling stone says the army tried to cover up the video and photos, trying to avoid a

scandal. twelve soldiers are facing charges. . in fort worth, texas, this morning, a deadly head-on crash. look at these pictures between a tanker truck and wrong-way driver in a pickup truck. that tanker truck was carrying a full load of gasoline. it just blew up as you see in these pictures. the driver of the tanker truck was killed there at the scene. the driver of the pickup truck survived. 8:40, now to the ncaa tournament and a team many thought shouldn't be in the tournament. that team is one win away from playing for the national championship. >> virginia commonwealth have made it to the final four. >> virginia commonwealth university knocked off number one seed kansas to punch their ticket to the final four. they face butler university on saturday. university of kentucky and university of connecticut play in the other game this weekend.

time is 8:40. more disturbing developments about the crisis in japan. the latest on the testing of radiation levels. also, how the crisis in japan is directly affecting the united states.

it is 8:43. let's bring you up to date on top stories right now we're following for you. police are warning everybody, watch out for suspicious packages. after a man picking up a sunday newspaper was seriously hurt when explosives inside the paper blew up. still not clear if the victim was specifically targeted. president obama will address the nation this afternoon in a televised nationwide speech at 4:30:00 p.m. he'll explain the u.s. military involvement in libya. the president's speech comes as rebels in libya are gaining momentum in their fight against qaddafi. the city of capatola is hoping funding could come soon after a second day of flooding over the weekend. the capatola city council held a meeting yesterday and declared a local state of emergency. that's the first step in getting help from fema.

new this morning, the united nations is observing safety procedures in nuclear plants around the world. live in washington dc with the latest on the elevated radiation levels in japan. sandra? >> new this morning, more concerns surrounding the fukushima power plant. they have still not been able to stabilize the reactors there and officials there say the evacuation zone is still in effect. now, this is what we're talking about here. we're talking about the reactors and particularly of concern this morning is reactor two. officials say they have found radioactive measures in the water in a tunnel off of reactor two and that is causing high concern because they are finding the radioactivity is 100,000 times the normal levels they would find. certainly they want to pump the

water out. as opposed to the more corrosive sea water. also issued today is the reactor one. they are saying there are higher levels of temperatures in these nuclear rods and that could mean they are actually increasing or being exposed, and that could be another dangerous situation of more contamination. that is what officials are combating right now. federal officials here in the united states say there are some slightly higher levels of radio iodine in rain water falling in pennsylvania and massachusetts but say there should be no health concern regarding that. that's the latest from washington, back to you. >> we'll keep an eye on that situation, thanks, sandra. more than 150 u.s. cities including san francisco will hold vigils for the people of japan tonight. it begins across from city hall

at 7:00. it's to call for an end of nuclear power. today is the 32nd anniversary of the three mile island nuclear accident in pennsylvania. time now, 8:46. new this morning, a safeway store was evacuated in eldorado county. this is a supermarket that's going to be closed until building inspectors can check the roof and the snow can be safely removed. authorities say the snow has been soaking up rain water and it is real heavy now. two other businesses already suffered roof damage because of the heavy snow over the weekend. we're waiting now for autopsy results from a san jose snowboarder found dead in the sierra. the sheriff's department says the 22 year old was with his brother and friends on saturday when he disappeared. investigators said he may have crashed into a tree, but we

haven't heard yet whether or not he was wearing a helmet at the time. search and rescue teams say good equipment and quick thinking helped a stranded snowboarder from san francisco survive heavy snow and cold temperatures in the back country of south lake tahoe. on saturday night, shaun voss became trapped in a tree well when he lost his snowboard and was stranded. he called 9-1-1, then built a snow cave. he was carrying avalanche equipment. searchers used g masoud shafiei coordinategps coordinates to find him. pg&e is expected to appear before a judge to explain why they did not turn over safety records following the explosions. they'll then consider lowering the $1 million a day fine against pg&e. >> today is the start of the

"new york times" subscription policy. readers can access articles for no charge, but after 30 articles they have to sign up for a digital subscription. print subscribers have free access to everything on the the site. several countries may sensor episodes of "the simpsons". the show frequently features near-miss nuclear disasters at the reactor where homer works. some networks are looking closely at the episodes about to air in the near future. they want to make sure one that features a meltdown does not pop up on the air. all right. time now is 8:49, and we're going to go out to san francisco where they are watching things very closely out there. >> reporter: we just watched

barry bonds walk into the federal building in san francisco, the second week of his perjury trial begins today. we'll tell you who bonds and the jury will be hearing from this week. >> also the 49ers are doing a run around sacramento. they plan to build a new stadium in santa clara. never look a howler monkey in the eye.

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reporting plutonium has been detected in the soil outside the troubled japanese nuclear plant. this comes after radiation from the plant is spreading to sea water faster than thought. the latest shows sea water closest to the plant has 1800 times the normal levels of radiation. workers are trying to pump the water outside. the water has to be removed before work can continue to power up the plant's cooling system. time is now 8:53, 30 minutes ago, testimony resumed in the barry bonds perjury trial in san francisco. allie is out there and tells us barry bonds arrived at the courthouse himself within the past hour. morning. >> reporter: morning, dave. we watched barry bonds arrive here in san francisco shortly after 8:15 this morning. that's when he pulled up in a black suv, walked through the billing, and -- building and cleared security. some of the people expected to testify this week are irs

special agent mike wilson, former giant's athletic trainer, and kimberly bell, bonds' former mistress. she's expected to testify that bonds admitted to her years ago he was using steroids. bonds is on trial because he's accused of lying to a grand jury about it. the second week of his trial just began. we're going to head in the federal building and get an update and bring you an update on ktvu channel 2 news at noon. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. should be an interesting day to court. sal, what do you have? >> emergency closure southbound at fruitvail. i want to show you our roof cam picture which i had them turn it there. look at the traffic there, this is miles down the road at fruit vail, at least a mile and a half heading south.

if you're driving there, you're going to approach a closure, then a delay. today i would say that you should be thinking about using eastbound 580. again, this is 880 after 16th. let's move along and take a look. that looks good coming into san francisco. then 101 san francisco looks okay coming up to the downtown area. back to steve. >> all right, sal, thank you. we have sunshine today and temperatures, yes, sunshine today -- mostly sunny, warmer. 30s, 40s give way it upper 50s, low to mid-60s, warmer weather on tuesday. if everything continues, sunshine and warmer upper 70s to near 80 degrees on wednesday and thursday. how about that? >> love that. >> cooler on friday. but the next couple of days, dry and warmer. >> sounds great. makes you think of hawaii and the alaska airlines terminal at the oakland airport looked more

like a luah this morning. there were festive dancers and decorations brought in for the inaugural flight to hawaii. it's part of the airline's expanding service. a spokesman told us the new flight is proof the economy is getting better. >> you know, hawaii obviously got hit pretty hard a few years ago, but it's really come back. we're really filling our planes on our routes off the west coast. >> there will be four flights a week from oakland and three from san jose. the first flight from san jose took off yesterday. time is now 8:56. former president jimmy carter is traveling to cuba today. he and his wife were invited by the cuban government. the former president will meet with top cuban officials including raul castro. they'll talk about ways to

improve u.s.-cuban relations. mr. carter also took a trip to cuba back in 2002. bird debris is all that remains after an apartment building blew up over the weekend in canada. it happened yesterday in woodstock, ontario. 7 are missing, 7 others are hurt. an investigation is underway. search continues for a missing snake at the new york city due. the cobra went missing saturday. it's believed the snake is hiding somewhere in the building but as a precaution the zoo closed the reptile house. snakes don't like open spaces. >> that's true. we're a couple of days away from the beginning of the baseball season, but tonight the oakland a's and giants start a 3-game series. first time the giants will be back on the home field since the world series.

at the game the giants will be collecting donations for the northern japan earthquake relief fund. and far from a done deal, but the 49ers are getting ready to start work on building a new stadium in santa clara. workers will install fire hydrants, move utility poles on the proposed site. last week the city decided to give the team money. that's it for us on mornings on 2. sunshine, we cannot wait. >> bye, now.