>> reporter: i'm paul chambers. there's a huge concern for safety at a school, regarding guns on campus. there's new areas of concern as rainslides hit the bay area. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty, live here cover everything the barry bonds 'trial.

good afternoon. we begin with breaking news out of hayward where police are chasing after burglary suspects. officers have cordoned off a neighborhood east of industrial boulevard and north of tennyson road in southwest hayward. they are searching around darrwin street and port smith avenue -- port smith avenue. this is video from newschopper2. witnesses say the suspects were running through backyards and knocking on doors. police believe they could be inside one of the homes. the police officer involved in the crash was not hurt. also just moments ago, we got word that a second lane is now open on westbound interstate 80 in richmond. that's where a truck crash has been tying up traffic for an hour and a half. the crash happened around 10:30 at the richmond parkway, a big

rig carrying oxygen tanks collided with a passenger vehicle. the truck caught fire but the chp says none of the tanks ruptured. and no one was injured. but the two left lanes are still blocked. this is westbound on 80 in richmond. and it could be 2:30 before things get back to normal. there's heightened concern at berkeley high school over gun violence. several weapons have been confiscated from students recently. the assistant county d.a. says armed robberies by students or or near -- on or near campus, paul chambers has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. we came to the juvenile justice center to talk to the assistant district attorney about the concerns for guns. student safety is a big deal at this school. recently there have been several

armed robberies. some think the crimes are being covered up. but this principal says, no. >> that's absolutely not true. we have our share of problems. we have to be can ditt and transparent about -- candid and everything that's -- about everything that's going on. >> reporter: two students were in a bathroom when a semi- automatic gun went off. police arrested three students and found not one but two guns. no one was injured. but that brings the number of ins dents to seven with guns being confiscated. >> i wish they would have metal detectors, more security, so the kids are safe. >> three still let people on the campus with no extra security around. >> reporter: school officials disagree saying they've hired on additional security officers as well as brought on more

administrative staff. >> we have to be right every time on this. there's 3300 kids who i'm responsible for making sure they get here safe in the morning and making sure they get to their parents at night. we're going to look at everything to try to make that happen. >> reporter: tonight at 7:0 there will an board meeting at berkeley city hall. now back here -- 7:30. there will be a board meeting at berkeley city hall. we'll stay on top of this and bring you the latest. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. there's no word on what governor brown will do next now that a june special election for a tax extension is off the table. the governor broke off negotiations with republican leaders saying he could not agree to their 53 demands in exchange for their vote on holding that special election. the governor has already

enacted $11 billion in building cuts. some whom owners live -- homeowners live an a hillside in this area, and they have a constant problem with the earth giving way along the private road leading to their home. they say water and gas lines with -- have been replaced several times. >> waterline runs underground and then we have to fix it. >> reporter: some homeowners say they would like the city to fix the problem. others say it's a private road and they will have to bear the cost of fixing the pipes again. an update on a story we first brought you yesterday. the city of hercules have now declared a state of emergency. that anonymous declaration came last night in response to a serious situation tied to the

recent storms. a big landslide is threatening homes south of highway 4. the city is ordering some people to stay out of their homes others -- their homes. others can go inside but cannot spend the night. the city of hercules is didding demolishing -- considering demolishing some before the landslide crushes them. tonight, there will be a special meeting held for those residents affected by the san plan blow landslide. six homes have been yellow tagged since last thursday and hills are still very saturated. now residents are wondering who will pay for the damage and the city is considering asking for state funds. the meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at city hall. testimony is moving quickly in the barry bonds's perjury trial. fellow athletes finished their testimony today along with an

irs agent. tara moorery moorery -- tara moriarty has more. tara? >> reporter: well, the court is on lunch break. the testimony centered around a urine sample regarding a drug test and whether that sample was tested correctly. the most interesting part of testimony came when the defense grilled irs michael wilson. he was questioned about the government's procedure regarding that -- regarding that sample. the prosecution is saying that sample tested positive. >> well, the government has the burden of establishing that the test showed positive for the clear actually belonged to mr. bonds and that's something typically that the government

has to prove. >> reporter: marvin benard wrapped up his testimony and randy, another player, spent only ten minutes on the stand. both talked about gettinger is roads from greg anderson. sometime this week or next we'll hear testimony from ar many doe rios as well as benito santiago. but they are not expected to testify directly about bonds. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. you can get updates on the bonds's trial any time by going to ktvu.com. click on the "bond's trial" tab. and we have breaking news to show you. a huge plume of black smoke is coming from the city of alameda. we see it on a live camera above the ktvu studios near jack london square. we have no information about specifically this fire is. but again, you can see this large plume of smoke and it's

rather dark colored, meaning the fire is actively burning at this time. we also don't know where the smoke is coming from. this is a live picture from the city of alameda. smoke is burning and we will continue to look in to this and give you an update as soon as we have any more information. an early-morning fire damaged a furniture shore. it stopped -- it started just after 2:00 p.m. not far from the heyward airport. no one was inside the building and one was hurt. the sprinkler activated and prevented the flames from spreading. arson screws were checking the -- arson crews were checking the aftermath of a one- alarm fire at oscar's photo

shop. crews were able to contain the fire in about 20 minutes. there's no word on the cause of the fire or the damage estimate. earlier, texas crews battled another fire on lotten street. it started around 3:30 when swum left a stove on on an an. everybody on an apartment. everybody was quickly evacuated. >> it was very scary. when we came out, there weren't a lot of people out here. so i was worried about who was still in there. >> crews stay the fire was mostly con tined -- contained to the one area where the fire started. and we just got new information about the roll of the u.s. in the libya

situation. temperatures are warming up. meteorologist, steve paulson, will be along in a few months to tell us if we'll hit any records today. also -- >> reporter: the giants and as. there's still some issues to be determined on the field before they play.

one person is dead. two were injured after a fiery early-morning crash in downtown sacramento. the crash occurred at 5:45 a.m. when a vehicle lost control and fell off a freeway ramp onto interstate 5 below. investigators closed several lanes for more than two hours before the scene was cleared and the freeway reopened. federal, state and local officials gathered in richmond this morning to kick off a project they hope to transform a toxic site into environmentally-friendly homes and open space, something they say the community has been anticipating. >> and they've really been waiting and looking forward to this day when they would begin to see the clean up of the site happen and see the start of the reality for a new few -- future for this area. >> the first step is to clean up the pesticides.

after that construction will begin on affordable housing. the city foresees hundreds of jobs for both the cleanup and the construction. the top nato commander is saying the u.s. libya roll will be measurably reduesed -- reduced. in the men time, the president of uganda is offering a place for moammar gadhafi is stay if he decides to leave. but that does not appear to be imminent -- imminent. rebel fighters are asking the international community to give them arms. there's concern that some of those fighters may be affiliated with al qaeda. the testing of seawater near japan's crippled nuclear plant is showing is highest radiation level yet.

officials found iodine levels 3,000 times the normal amount. they say there's still no immediate threat to health. the plant operator may spray around the plant to prevent the spread of water. and they may use clothing to prevent the release of fumes. test results were released for massachusetts and pennsylvania. california results are expected within the next few days. government officials say it's not a long-term public health concern because radioactive iodine degrades quickly. but there's one warning from virginia authorities to avoid drinking rain water out of an abundance of caution. > president obama is calling for a big reduction of oil imports as part of a broad, new

energy policy. the measures he outlined at georgetown university, includes a one-third reduction in oil, a shift to cleaning -- cleaner fuels. he said he's determined to ensure the safety of u.s. plants and he says that smarter, safer methods are in place for the expansion of offshore oil exploration. >> to keep reducing the dependence, as long as it is safe and responsible. mr.obama says his administration has issued 39 shallow water permits since the offshore moratorium. the california legislature has passed one of the most ambitious renewable energy laws

in the country. but there's no word on whether governor brown will sign it. as we told you yesterday on the news at 5:00, palo alto state senator joe smideon wrote the bill. within ten years it would require utilities to get a third of their power from renewable sources, such as wind or solar. pg&e opposes the measure saying it would drive up costs. governor brown said he would give it serious consideration. the annual preen bay bridge series has only one -- preseason bay bridge series has only one game left. joe fonzi is out at the park where the fans are hoping for a sweep by the world champions. hi, joe. >> reporter: it just seemed likes we were doing this. for the giants and as, it's the third time in three days that they will play each other as their regular preseason portion

comes to an end. you know that things are back to normal when fans are gathering in front of the willie mays statue on their way in here. the as have been here four times before. but for the giants, the first year they are the defending world champions. you wouldn't have wanted to be out here at this week last time. whether you were a worker or a hookey, it was a great day to come out. >> this is my son bryce and his first time at the ball -- ballpark. >> we're looking forward to today. >> we play defense. it's all about pitching and defense. we have to hit, too, but we pretty confident. >> reporter: a little bit of

biz for the giants to decide. brian belt has been the big topic of conversation this bring. will he start the year in fresnoor san francisco? that decision is -- fresno or san francisco? that decision is expected later today. the as open on friday against seattle. baseball, 2011 upon us. reporting live from at&t park in san francisco, joe fonzi, ktvu channel 2 news. all right. a lot of sunshine, as you saw, not only in many locations but also where joe is at at&t park. 67degrees. we had a lot of high clouds this morning. middle east of that has given way. high pressure, no doubt about it, is becoming large and charge and that northeasterly wind is kicking in. and there's no sign of rain until a cooldown for the weekend. but today and tomorrow after some patchy fog, we do have mostly sunny conditions and temperatures are on their way

up. it will be warmer this afternoon. still some 60s on the coast. 70s, peninsula and the south bay but the north bay and east bay starting to get in the 70s. you want to head over real quick to at&t park, 67 degrees. say hi to joe for me. mostly sunny and a little breezy but temperatures are really nice, really comfortable. as that fog has retreated. those higher clouds just coming down from the northwest. as advertised they are on their way out of here. what that means is temperatures head up. north-northwest 10. santarosa, we did have a northerly breeze but north- northwest at vacaville. calm at fairfield, calm san francisco, west-northwest san jose. so that breeze is starting to kick in. 74 fairfield. 74 santa rosa. 76 san rafael and 67 san francisco. same for san jose. 70 in concord. 68 down in mountain view. any rain stays way to the north today, tomorrow and probably

friday. temperatures will warm up. tomorrow i think we'll be in in line for record highs. monday and tuesday were warmer. we'll top it off on thursday, very warm conditions. there will be some mid-80s as long as we can get that north- northeast wind in. it is taking shape. mostly sunny. 60s for some. 82 st. helena, 80 santa rosa, 80 napa, sonoma and fairfield. low 80s, including brent wood. castro valley at 76. still some 80s, morgan hill to gilroy, cupertino, 78. fremont, 7. 76 san mateo and daly city, pacifica, os but palo alto at 78 -- 60s but pail loy alto at 78 -- palo alto at 70 degrees. it warmed up and then goes right back town. >> thank you, steve. today, jerry brown is

expected to announce that california's three-year drought is over. all of the extra snow means water for the state. still ahead -- a bay area tech giant made a major announcement a few hours ago in the midwest. brash place

taking a live look at the big board on wall street, telecommunications company lead a rally. right now the dow is up 90 currently and -- 09 at 12,769. the nasdaq is up -- google plans to bring their network to kansas city. they announced kansas city will be the first community to get the program called fiber for communities. internet can be made 100 times faster than what most americans have. we want to clarify a story we mentioned a few minutes ago. a special meeting will be held tomorrow night, not tonight. six homes have been jell-o tagged since thursday's -- yellow tag since thursday's

landslide and the hills are still very saturated. coming up at 5:00, higher than ever levels of radiation have been found in japanese sea water but what about the water in the united states. uc berkeley researchers -- researchers have been testing bay area water and milk for radiation. we'll have that and more on the news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.