just at the detection limit. >> they tested milk from two bay area areas, both positive. cows always eat grass and feed that contain naturally occurring radioactive particles. >> we don't expect these additional amounts to have any additional effects on health. >> tiny amounts added to water is no added risk. researchers are excited by these findings building this new detector today to expand their monitoring of air, water, and milk. >> using radioactivity as a label to see how the particles disintegrated in our environment. this is a unique opportunity to do that. >> reporter: experts say there is no health risk. by tracking the isotopes now, they say they will be better prepared if there is a major

release later. >> in japan today, new radiation tests near the nuclear power plant show a much greater level of contamination and the plant's owners are issuing an apology. >> we want to apologize from the bottom of our hearts for the fact that the effects of this serious accident have spread to the atmosphere, waterways, farm products, and drinking water. >> sea water outside the plant contains the highest levels of contamination since the crisis began. it's more than three times the legal limit of radioactive iodine. >> we need to be vigilant and we have to make further efforts. >> unlikely to build up significantly in fish. meanwhile, many japanese citizens have moved away from that contaminated reactor. today the emperor and empress

visited tokyo. they asked the agency if japanese citizens should be evacuated farther away from the plant. he would advise japan to carefully assess the situation. federal regulators tried to reassure about the safety of nuclear power plants here in america. one senator asked the head of the nuclear regulatory commission if any u.s. plants are as of the same design as the crippled plants this japan. >> all the reactors we have of a similar type have undergone modifications and improvements to deal with the kinds of situations we're seeing in japan. >> because of the disaster in japan, the owners of the nuclear power plant outside of san diego are proposing a new

earthquake safety study of that plant. the review had actually been in the works months before the disaster in japan. the public ewe tills commission must first approve the proposal since it would be funded through the rates customers paid. it's expected to cost an estimated $21 million. we have developing news. a judge dismissed a drug sales case after watching a surveillance video. the officers entered without a warrant and asked the defendant a medical marijuana patient where his money was. this is the latest case in a scandal involving videos showing what defense attorneys say is illegal searches and arrest by san francisco officers. don't let today's warm weather fool you. after all the wet weather, bigger landslides could happen. live at one of the latest

slides and new warning maps to show us in the works. >> reporter: the south bay homeowner says until last week, her front yard was straight. the land is now cracking and sliding and geologists we spoke with today said this most recent slide will not be the last this year. >> it's dropping hourly. >> i don't know when it will stop. >> reporter: it's sliding. sharon says her retaining wall is coming down and her front yard is dropping. >> i have no land. everything's just going down. >> reporter: experts say these recent slides have been shallow and deeper slides will happen after the water is absorbed. >> we expect deeper landslides to start moving over the next few months. if you know you're on or near existing landslides, you may want to be on the look out for unusual ground movements, strange noises, moving poles. >> reporter: you can still see

the scar from the worth landslide in bare area history and where it slid 3000 feet. the city is monitoring the slide, but residents have no heightened reason to be concerned. >> we aren't able to give them any warnings about what's imminent. we can't predict when such a large slide would start moving again. >> reporter: located this this landslide inventory map where the orange and yellow areas represent past slides. the area hasn't slid in the four decades her family has lived here. >> it may be the end. i may have to walk away. >> reporter: the california geological survey plans to put out a first of its kind map detailing the areas most susceptible to landslides. they expect it to be out next month. reporting live in santa clara county. >> we have continuing coverage

on the landslides. go to our website. you'll find a link to the map that shows if your neighborhood could be prone to slides. an update on a story we first brought you yesterday. a state of emergency in hercules. alain slide threatening several homes. the hill began moving after last week's rainstorms. residents told the city they needed help. now they can apply for federal aid while the city seeks federal and state assistance. they're considering demolishing some homes. residents have been ordered to stay out of those houses. two meetings plans to help people affected by another landslides. residents will be meeting about an hour from now. six homes have been yellow tagged on hill crest road and wyman street since monday.

they may be answering questions about who will pay for the damage and the request for emergency assistant from the state. it began sliding seven days ago. there was a noticeable difference since then. trees have been removed and a lot more mud and debris has slid down the hill. more big league testimony in barry bonds perjury trial. a former player for the oakland as took the stand. we're live in san francisco with more on today's session. >> reporter: that's right. today a fourth major league baseball player took to the witness stand. former oakland athletic randy valardi testified that barry bonds personal trainer injected valardi in parking lots during spring training 2002. valardi drawed quote, i had more endurance, strength. he said anderson did not give

the designer steroids. bonds is on trial for allegedly lying when he told a grand jury in 2003 he did not knowingly take steroids and that anderson never injected him. bonds did say that anderson game him the cream and the clear, but anderson told him they were an arthritis balm and flaxseed oil. the giambi brothers said anderson called them steroid like. prosecutors called eight witnesses today to testify about what's called chain of custody of barry bonds' 2003 urine sample provided for a major league baseball drug test. prosecutors say it latest tested positive in a ucla lab for the cream and the clear. in some cases, the defense just agrees that the chain of custody was not broken.

>> this is a case in which the defense is fighting tooth and nail every point so they put the government to the test and put on those witnesses. >> reporter: at the end of today, prosecutors said they only have three more witnesses to call in their case against barry bonds. reporting live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. another baseball great facing a similar trial says he is not following the bonds case. roger clemens is due this court this july. clemens says he's eager for his trial to begin. tonight the battle in libya has tipped in favor of gadahfi. libyan rebels lost some of the ground they gained. recaptured a oil compound. the white house says the u.s. senate allies are taking steps

to isolate gadahfi. >> to put pressure on him to pressure those around him to realize their days are numbered. the days of this regime are numbered and they may want to reconsider where they stand. >> today, secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates briefed members of congress on the conflict in libya. toured the academy eight days before the libyan uprising began. an academy spokesman said his son would not have learned anything on that tour that would have helped their military. the war of words continue at the state capital today. governor jerry brown broke off negotiations yesterday. he said he could not agree to the concessions the gop demanded in exchange for their vote to hold a special election on tax extensions.

today, lawmakers from both parties exchanged jabs over the stalemate. >> you would think the minority party would grant people the opportunity to see if they want to avoid deeper cuts or extending taxes and they failed. >> if we don't show the people we've reformed anything, why would they support the taxes on a possible ballot anyway? >> no new talks on the budget have been scheduled. positive news on u.s. job growth. the adp employment report says 201,000 private sector jobs have been created this month. hiring was the strongest in more than a decade by small businesses and manufacturing companies. on wall street, stocks surged higher for a second straight day. tele communications companies led the market higher. three stocks rose for every one that fell.

the dow closed up 71 points at 12350. the nasdaq closed at 2376. the numbers are in. the snow pack is great, but that's not what officially ended california's three years of draught. and temperatures into the 80s today. it's going to be warmer tomorrow. which cities are going to be the warmest coming up.

update on a story we reported at noon. a fire seriously damaged a houseboat today. you can see the heavy smoke. the fire broke out just before noon. no one was on board. firefighters controlled it within about 15 minutes. no other boats or buildings were damaged. california is no longer in a draught. the governor made that

declaration just today. we're live to show us the results of a survey done today linked to today's big announcement. >> reporter: if you listen very carefully, you can hear the or of the south fork river. we enter our officially draught free summer in three years. in a howling wind on an obscure patch of snow high in the sierra, state scientists conducted their final snow survey of the year and the result? >> probably the most recent time we had this much snow on the ground in this location would have been in 1995. >> reporter: the chief of snow surveys for the department of water resources. he says the snow is more than 10 feet deep at this location and the snow pack, # 154% of average for this time of year. the state is not measuring the depth of the snow. they are measuring the water content.

the if you melted all of this snow, i would be standing in about 4 feet of water. >> there is definitely more water up here than you could store in the reservoirs. >> reporter: lake shaft is at 91% capacity. they would have more water, but officials have conducted major releases in anticipation of the melting snow pack. there is so much water that today governor brown declared the three-year draught officially over. >> we should be going into october 1, the beginning of next water year with above average water reservoir storage. >> reporter: from a water supply perspective, last year was actually a pretty good year. it's the governor who officially declares or rescinds a draught. we'll have more on that at 6:00. things are slowly getting back to formal for union pacific after it had to shut down a section of its tracks

over the sierra for five days because of heavy snow. the rail company brought out heavy steam driven equipment to clear about 50 miles of track. that allowed train traffic to resume yesterday on a limited basis. the plow has been around since the 1950s but hasn't been used for 13 years. draught conditions have been declared four times over in the past 52 years. 1976 and 1977 were the driest two years in the state's history up to that point. a draught was declared in 1988 which lasted through 1993. the most recent draught was declared by the governor on june 4, 2008. the chp reports things were back to normal on interstate

80. the collision happened just before 10:30 at the richmond parkway when the truck collided with a passenger car. fortunately no one was injured. firefighters were called to the scene and put out the fire. it took tow truck drivers and crews three and a half hours to clear up that accident scene. all lanes reopened just after 2:00 p.m. it could be two weeks before highway 101 reopens in southern humbell county. five miles north of garberville, we have a picture to show you. chp says the roadway buckled about 50 feet in both directions from the mud slide. the area has received 7 inches of rain in the past month. another beautiful day today. we are really lucky we're not getting anymore rain based on what we're seeing there. >> absolutely right. we hit the tipping point last weekend and we started seeing

flood warnings. temperatures are on the increase. everything is thriving to the north. that's indicative of this time of year. the jet stream, i mentioned this last night, the jet stream divides the warmer air to the south from the cooler air of the north. as the days get longer, the jet stream starts to pump up. the jet stream pumps up, we start to dry out. look at these highs. these are current temperatures. some highs were warmer than these. 84 in santa rosa. here's what you probably noticed today if you're an allergy sufferer, you probably noticed the pollens out there. you get that big waft of the blossoms on the trees. tomorrow mostly sunny and very warm as we go into the next couple of days we're looking for more clouds and with more clouds we're looking for cooler temperatures. tomorrow is going to warm up.

then the clouds really increase as the system out in the pacific here, this drives by and just brushes us. it brings in some clouds. on saturday, there's a chance for sprinkles. basically tomorrow is a really, really, really nice day. warmer than it was today by a few degrees. we might even see a low 90 tomorrow. when i come back, i'll show you what i'm talking about with that chance of rain. a cat named smoky is getting a lot of attention for how loud he purrs. trying to confirm if smoky is a record holder. a british college brought special recording equipment after hearing about smoky. the cat's purrs have been compared to the sound of a bo oh,ing 747 from a mile away. measured 73-decibels. that is 16 times louder than a

normal cat. a blender on high is about 90- decibels. new numbers show about president obama's popularity. >> we cannot keep going from shock when gas prices go up to tranced when they go back down. >> he makes a case when it comes to energy consumption in america.

in washington dc, negotiators struggling to prevent a government shut down are working on a new federal budget proposal. $33billion in spending cuts over the next 6 months. that is well below the $60 billion in cuts the house passed last month. tea party lawmakers want more, but the proposal does represent movement by democrats who on monday said they only wanted $20 billionable in cuts. push above $4 a gallon here in california, president obama called for slashing oil import and making america more energy independent. >> we cannot keep going from shock when gas prices go up to trance when they go back down. we can't rush to proposed action when the prices are high and hit the sneeze button when

they fall again. the united states of america cannot afford to bet our long- term prosperity, our long-term security on a resource that will eventually run out. >> in a speech today, the president said he wants to cut foreign oil imports by one- third by the year 2025 by increasing the use of natural gas and bio fuels, putting more electric cars on the road, and boosting oil production. accused the president of stifling u.s. oil drilling. >> it's increased permit fees, it's prolonged public comment periods. >> nancy pelosi said congressional democrats are on board with the plan. but the conservation group green peace said the president is focused too much on quote risky energy sources and urged him to back safer, cleaner options. president obama's popularity appears to be

holding steady. a new gfk poll finds that the president's approval rating was unchanged in the last month holding steady at about 50%. americans are more pessimistic about the economy. 15% say the economy has improved over the last month and 28% fear it is going to get worse. mexico's general is moving south to los angeles. david ortega has been in san jose for nearly two years. an estimated 6.6 million mexican nationals live. the bay area county is the healthiest in the state and two others are close behind. that is according to a state by the university of wisconsin. moren county is listed at the healthiest in california. the report ranks counties on

how healthy people are and how long they live. it also measures factors such as obesity, air pollution, and smoking rates. erosion in the pipeline industry has a new face and new place. public activism coming up. concerns over weapons on campus and allegations that crimes including armed robbery are being covered up at a bay area high school.

pipelines more dangerous than the one that exploded in san bruno. sent shock waves through the

way area. remarkably resourceful small town activist says he has concerns about pipelines in tiny sasun valley and he says he has a two-year study to prove it. live in fairfield with what he found. tom? >> reporter: 50 miles from here in san francisco, protest is a way of life. out here, this report and these signs are providing a new focal point for the national pipeline controversy. not just the main drag, it's at the top and alongside of three major pipelines. two of them carry natural gas. the other carries huge amounts of jet fuel for near by travis air force base. >> i wondered what would happen and how much these pipelines had been inspected and the ages of them. >> reporter: tony got a small grant from the federal pipeline safety office to figure that out. he hired a highly credentialed geologist who reviewed the

documents from pge and the u.s. government. his big concern about the pipelines? >> lack of inspection. that's the one. >> reporter: as to the shared private and government-owned jet fuel pipeline -- >> reporter: the other is the pipelines for the jet fuel lines that are in poor condition from the documents we've gotten. they've said they have problems. >> reporter: they run directly beside a densely populated area. >> it follows for about three miles. they run at a higher pressure. >> reporter: pge says they've done inspections and upgrades. the pipeline company says its pipeline is monitored 24/7, regularly inspected, and will be replaced with a new pipeline next year. in the wake of the explosion, this activist wants solid proof. >> we did a study and we're

hoping to get another continuation because this is not complete. >> reporter: look for more of these as more and more pipeline companies have a real image problem to deal with. a major seismic upgrade of the water system along the peninsula kicked off this morning. water managers gathered at the reservoir to launch the $320 million project. it includes upgrade to the crystal springs dam, a water treatment plant in san bruno and a 19-mile pipeline. >> without these projects, a major earthquake on anyone of the bay area faults could put large portions of the area out of water for 30-60 days. our communities won't survive for 30-60 days and those earthquakes could happen tomorrow or next year. >> expected to raise rates to pay for the work with cities that buy water from it passing

those increases on to customers. more now on a story we brought you here at noon as it unfolded. arrested two suspects this connection with a burglary this morning and are still looking for a third man. police corded off the neighborhood that came after a woman called to report a burglary in progress. one suspect was found hiding in a shed. the second suspect was in a home where he was called and agreed to surrender. tonight the berkley school board will meet to talk about explosivallable bases that some crimes on the campus including armed robbery are being covered up and witnesses are being persuaded not to testify. how the school's principal is responding. >> reporter: student safety is a big deal. several armed robberies,

published reports saying they believe these crimes are being covered up. >> we press charges and have seen arrests in those cases as well. i wouldn't characterize this school as being a-typically high in terms of robberies. >> reporter: between the high school there have been a total of four incidents related to gun. the most recent happened last week. police arrested three students and found two guns on campus. no one was injured. that incident brings the total number arrested to 7 with five guns being confiscated. >> it's really scary. i wish they would have some type of security, like metal detectors so the kids were more safe. >> they still, you know, let people on that campus very easily. there's no extra security around. >> reporter: school officials disagree. they have hired on additional

security officers and practice safety plans in case something happens. >> we have to be right every time on this. there are 3300 kids who i'm responsible for making sure they get here safe in the morning and get home to their parents at night. we'll look at everything we can look at to try to make that happen. being hit with a budget ax have received an unexpected boost. it's raised $18,000 through fund raising efforts including the sports and fitness turkey trot and the festival run. helping five schools. san francisco -- pardon me. >> investigators say they are still working to figure out what started a one-alarm fire

in the city. fire crews contained the flames in about 20 minutes but worked much longer to find all the hot spots. a concrete wall at the back of the building helped keep the fire from spreading. earlier, san francisco fire crews battled another fire near 19th avenue in the sunset district. it started around 3:30 when someone left a stove on this the an apartment. a few people were treated for minor injuries. >> it was very scary. i was worried about who might still be in there. >> firefighters quickly controlled the fire. they say the damage was mostly contained to one unit where the fire started. is there a connection between hyperactivity in children and something that's used in many, many different foods. the bay area tech giant makes a major change to its network. the city it picked to unveil the changes. next. new legal lango over

bedbugs in hotel rooms.

american airlines is suspending two of its flights to japan due to a slump in traffic since the earthquake and tsunami. american will suspend the flights for a couple of weeks. the one between new york and tokyo the other dallas and

tokyo. the ceo of japan airlines says international traffic to japan has fallen about 25%. google announced it has chosen kansas city, kansas to showcase its new service. google says kansas city offered the opportunity to build for efficiently. googlo officials say it will be 100 times faster than most broad band access. >> the broad band -- what broad band 15 years ago when we first rolled it out was to dial up. >> hopes to launch the service next year once the board of commissioners approves the plan. suing a motel in southern california because of bedbugs. the women want restitution for medical bills and what they call mental anguish. they say during a three-day stay at the roadway inn in

glendale, they were bitten dozens of times. more bottles of tylenol are being recalled. more than 34,000 are being recalled because of a musty odor. johnson and johnson has already recalled 3 million. this time it's eight-hour extended release cap lets, the 150 count bottle. no injuries have been linked to any of the recalls. is there a link between every day foods and hyperactivity in the in children? the fda is looking into a possible link to dyes in foods and possible hyper activity in children. what action if any the agency should take. new research is showing that giving up foods and drinks in metal cans can lower your intake of bpa by a huge

percentage. the study shows that replacing it with freshly prepared foods drop the bpa by 66%. it's found this many kinds of food packages. some studies have linked it to health problems including cancer. there's still a lot of debate over what levels of bpa are dangerous. the silver screen will stay darker longer at the san francisco movie theater. we could see temperatures tomorrow in the upper 80s. i'll show you which cities will be the warmest.

an investigation is underway into the cause of a fire this morning that damaged a furniture store in hayward. it started before 2:00 a.m. on horsare boulevard. no one was inside building at the time and no injuries were reported. firefighters say the building sprinkler system activated and prevented the flames from spreading. oil soaked rags may have triggered the fire due to spontaneous combustion. a money saving move is being launched at the theater in san francisco. it's closing its doors two days a week. what led up to this decision, david? >> reporter: it's not the first time this theater has closed down on mondays and tuesdays.

it's a sign of how single- screen theaters are struggling. coming from miles away to enjoy the films. for the month of april, the 89- year-old theater is cutting back. next month the theater will close every monday and tuesday, eight days in all. >> in terms of programming, the rep ticket sales are definitely declining because people can rent movies and they don't have to come to a theater. >> reporter: the theater's owners say it's in the black. the schedule change is a money- saving move aimed at managing the cost of maintaining vintage pictures with the need to fill hundreds of seats. >> there isn't that much product for us to be able to maintain being open seven days a week. >> reporter: other newer, independent single-screen theaters are struggling.

the resnick movie house is hosting fundraisers and cutting back oncoming attraction fliers to keep its doors open. >> it's a lot easier when you're working with multiple screens. at the same time, there's a real value to being able to see films in neighborhoods. >> reporter: neighbors say next month's closings will hit them hard. >> we keep track of their daily schedules and we plan our rushes on what's going on across the street. >> reporter: a handful of major single-screen theaters in t city out of 75 screen screens in all. east bay park is expanding in an effort to protect a wildlife habitat and provide more public hiking trails. the east bay regional park district and the habitat conservancy are teaming up to

buy 798 acres to expand black diamond mines regional preserve. it's between clayton and pittsburg. the hilly grasslands and forrest will connect the preserve with the new clayton ranch regional park. it's being purchased for just under $3 million. they haven't reached puberty, but already they're learning to nurse. a new toy for little girls is at the center of a controversy. >> great news about the sierra snow pack, but it doesn't mean you can leave the water taps running this summer. >> would you ever live in one of these apartments? >> the unsanitary conditions her tenants deal with today. it's story you'll only see on 2. a catch 22 for beekeepers. more research could cost them. it's all coming up at 6:00. i thought of you when i saw little kids at the library in

shorts and t-shirts. they were loving it. >> san francisco reached 82 degrees. that was a record. giving you an idea of how warm, temperatures will be warmer tomorrow. fog offshore, you can see it there. not a big deal. it will go away even further offshore as the winds begin to ramp up out of the northeast. these are the cantico temperatures, imprestive. a record in san francisco, that's kind of a big deal. lows over night are in the 50s. the winds are starting to go northeast. as they do, as they go offshore, the winds kick up and the fog has a tough time forming. as we go into saturday now and friday afternoon, the clouds increase and here's a slight chance of showers on saturday. what's happening? we warm up tomorrow a few degrees, a couple more records. and friday, saturday this weak

weather system drags in. temperatures will still be in the 60s. tuesday was a warm up. thursday will be the warmest day on the week. we could see easily see temperatures on thursday going into the 90s. this is the computer model. the rain offshore, you can see some showers. that's a low pressure center going south. watch the wind shift. watch which way everything goes as we go into thursday night, tomorrow night. watch everything start to go this way. this is your cool down. see that as we go into friday? there's your chance, there was your chance of rain on saturday. it looks like a real weak chance, light showers at best. tomorrow warmer. as we go into the next few days, temperatures continue to cool down. lots of warmth, lots of 80s, maybe a couple of 90s in the

inland valleys. tomorrow is big temperature day. the five-day forecast, a chance of a shower on saturday. not a big deal, but certainly enough warranting mention. >> see you at 6:00. thanks, bill. even though britain's royal wedding is more than a month away, one company is celebrating. they've been given the contract to make the china for the wedding. they won't name the company, but each piece is handmade and will be available at a very select number of shops for public purchase. cups are $56 a piece. plates $63. 70,000 pieces have already been made. the money goes to a trust to preserve royal art facts. love hurts. that appears to be the suggestion of a new study. a romantic break up activates the same part of the brain that registers physical pain and going through a break up can

have many of the same symptoms as a physical injury. it's a financial bonus for getting a hybrid. you could see major changes when you ride the bus in the future.

the federal tax credit for buying a hybrid vehicle could

turn into an instant rebate. then file paper work with the eniery department. the. a special meeting to discuss how to spend a possible $2 billion windfall of federal funding. the governor turned down the federal funding saying he believes high speed rail is a bad investment. they're hoping some of florida's money can be diverted to the project here for a bullet train from san diego to san francisco. after a spike in deadly bus crashes, congress debated new safety regulations designed to make riding a bus safer. >> you always have a deep hole. you're never the same family. >> four years ago the this month, his son died when the

bus carrying his baseball team fell. now, congress is considering new bus safety regulation. the bill would require passenger seat belts as well as stronger roofs and windows on all buss to better protect passengers in the event of a roll over. >> lots of people who would have suffered permanent disability, parable security interest, or head injuries won't. >> the u.s. transportation department ordered new jersey to cease operations. bus industry representatives say it could cost $89,000 per bus to make the proposed safety changes. a landlord in serious trouble is defending herself on live with why she says conditions at her apartment

buildings have gotten so bad. only on 2.

the good news from the sierra about california's water supply and what you can expect this summer. i'm seeing a dead roach right here, and this is your cleanest apartment? >> we showed you the unsanitary living conditions only on 2. the tough questions we asked a landlord being ordered to clean up her act. good evening, everyone. >> at this hour, a south bay resident is in the hospital after he was evacuated from behind a landslide in a daring rescue. live pictures from the slide area in morgan hill. we've been telling you about this slide that has trapped people in one neighborhood on croix road. one of those residents suffered a medical emergency. neighbors stabilized the