a large sewer line has collapsed. the emergency actioned city is taking. tonight, an early morning accident left one man in jail and an officer in the hospital. >> the bay bridge traffic is very slow because of an earlier crash. the crash itself is gone but pee have a huge backup getting into san francisco. >> i'm tara moriarty where the ground keepers are prepping the ground. we'll tell you what fans can

expect. well, good morning. welcome to morning on two. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. a chp officer is recovering after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. ktvu's paul chambers has more. >> oar we're on the on-ramp. this is what's remaining after that freeze ice storm that came through this morning. it's causing headaches. all that remain is this slush but it may be the result of an accident. around 2:00 this morning an accident involving a chp officer shut down the interstate for two hours. the officers wall patrolling 880

northbound when he saw a car on the side of the road and went to help. that's what he white vehicle came up and struct officer. >> he was disabled on the right shoulder. one of the officers came and assisted. i believe he was helping something with the tire. another vehicle came from the slow lane and struck the officer and knocked him in front of the vehicle. >> reporter: the officer was taken to a nearby hospital where he is recovering from a non-life-threatening injury. it is believed he has a broken leg. the driver that struck the officer was arrested. it's been pretty smooth sailing. people have been coming through. be extra cautious when you're on your commute. >> time now 7:02. oakland police are searching for two people suspected of

shooting a man in oakland hours ago. it happened about 5:30 near 39th and international. police found a man who had been shot. now the man was rushed to the hospital. we don't have word at this point on his condition. also, there's no word on a possible motive behind the shooting. >> hayward fighters are investigating an overnight blaze at a sushi raft -- restaurant. it started near aa door and jackson street. firefighters noted heavy smoke when they arrived. the fire started in the kitchen. this morning caltrans is reporting the fifth fatality. they said an adult man was hit in san mateo at 1:00 this morning. 62 people were on board the southbound train at the time. traction were close -- tracks

were closed in both directions for about an hour. it's unclear why the man was on the tracks. a road in an american canyon is expected to reopen after a sewer line collapsed. it happens wednesday night at highway 29 and crawford way. sky eyechopper 2 is flying over it. the city officials brought out portable toilets for the residents to use. thousands of people are expected to take advantage of a free health clinic in oakland. if you need free medical care, you're advised to line up before midnight on the day you want to be seen to get a ticket. the four day event starts tomorrow and runs until tuesday

it. offers departmental exams, diabetes screening, breast exams and more. a rare event is set to take place in the bay area this morning. a few hours the crews will blow up the former oak knoll hospital. each of the structures 1500 columns are now embedded with four sticks of diana mie. the explosion is expected to take place between 10:00 a.m. and noon. we'll have live pictures and see what crews are doing to prepare for the big blast. we'll stream it live on our website, ktvu.com. expect big crowds at at&t pancht the giants are returning to the city for their 2011 home opener. tara moriarty has been there all morning.

are you you seeing fans show up? >> reporter: they've already started lining up inside the stadium. the gates don't open until 10:00. you want to give yourself plenty of time. you can see that we have some grounds keepers. they have been on the field, smoothing things out, making sure everything is ready for our world champs. in the distance we have this flag pole. that's where the banner will be hoisted at 12:45. that's when ceremonies start today. we have stacy slaughter, the vp of communications with the san francisco giants, looking pretty orange this morning. >> always. >> i know you guys have a couple of is your prices in store. >> we have train performing today. they will per form the national anthem. we'll unfurl the world champion banner. it's going to be a very exciting day, something we've been waiting for for a long time. >> tomorrow will be just has

exciting. >> tomorrow is our ring presentation ceremony. it will be the first time the player also receive their rings, so we have a special ceremony. >> reporter: sunday we've got the award. and then the giants are dedicating the game to the giant's fan who was brutally beaten by two dodger fans in los angeles last week. what are you doing on monday for him? >> we will be collecting funds to support him and his medical expenses, and we want our fans to respect the rivalry. this is an important message. >> you also have this thing with texting that you can do. of -- you have always had it. >> they can text the word

security to 80899. they can text their seat location. it's anonmovements security will come out and assist the situation. it helps us if the fans help cooperate and get involved. >> reporter: thank you. security, of course, will be tight today for opening day. make sure you get here early and dress warmly. let me tell you, guys, it's chilly. >> you look great with that nice warm scarf, giants scarf there. >> reporter: just got this yesterday. >> all right. thank you. >> let's go over to sal. sal will tell us about the morning commute. i imagine traffic will be crowded around the stadium. >> it is going to be started. i hate to throw water on this parade but if you're driving into san francisco, it's very crowd already as you head into the city because of a crash on the upper deck of the bay bridge. it was cleared about 20 minutes

ago, so the bridge traffic is sloa. the good news, it is recovering. the best way to get to at&t park is to use public transportation. we're asking giants fans to be as courteous as possible to some of the people who are not giants fans. let's go out and take a look. northbound 101 approaching the spli. that traffic is okay. okay getting down to king street. if you're driving across the san mateo or dunbar ton, those are clear. highway 101 looks good up and down the peninsula. this will be mostly sunny today. it's cold out there but all right for the giants game. it's on its way to southern california, not before lingering showers. so there could be a passing shower, too. most of this is on the drier

side and heading south. the cold air is in police, brisk, breezy. 50s for temperatures. a little brisk right now. this will be sunny and nice. the wind will be out of the north, northwest as temperatures try to recover from the 30s this morning, amazing. our system is tracking fast. it's heading to southern california. the grapevine could be tough. so keep that in mind if you're traveling to southern california. there's not much left. santa clara valley on the peninsula. 32 fairfield. 36 liver more. 35 napa. 30 for santa rosa, concord and very low 40s for oakland and san jose. really, really cold. it came right down out of the north packing a lot of cold air that low. it's heading to central and southern california. tonight clear and cold is the source of our breeze.

that will be a cool breeze, maybe not bad but wind protected areas, it's going to feel chilly. a cold morning, partly cloudy, a few showers. 50s for temps. we'll warm up rapidly on the weekend. saturday morning is going to be really cold for a few hours. the nights are shorter. the days are longer. there will be critical minimum inlands. back to you. burning the midnight oil, a meeting to avoid a government shutdown went until 3:00 this morning. we'll see where the two sides are. plus, an effort to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy has back fired.

good morning. seeing sunshine now. skies start to clear. yesterday it left incredible weather. that's moving south. it will be breezy and cool. highs today only in the 50s. new this hour, senate majority leader harry reid just arrived at the capital tom and revealed new details and we're expected to hear from house speaker john boehner. this is a live picture of the house floomplet alison burns is here to explain where the two sides stand this morning. alison. >> reporter: senator reid said he is disapoint. he said the fight about spending cuts has been resolved, but democrats and republicans are still at odds over funding for

planned parenthood. they met until 3 a.m. republicans say the fight is still about spending. i talk with smad smad congresswoman jackie spear and said democrats already agreed to the cuts the gop wanted but the gop keeps moving the goal post. >> dms have given greatly. rps -- republicans keep moving. >> during the last shutdown in 1995 it cost taxpayers $100 million a day. this one be even more exspean -- expensive. 800,000 workers are expected to be furloughed. we expect to hear from john boehner in 10 minutes.

alison burns. president obama's weekend plans may change if a government shutdown is not averted. the president had planned top spend the weekend in williamsburg, virginia with his family. it's a recreated 18th century village but the white house said the president's plans would be altered if the government is shut down. the effort to keep the don't ask, don't tell policy in place has failed. the house arms service committee held a meeting aimed at starting the new policy. however, the chiefs of the army, navy and airforce said the training was going smoothly. also, implementation is on track. one member compared the repeal to the massacre at the alamo. the quality of recruits is at its highest decade in two decades. 99% of recruits had a high

school diploma. that is up 91% in 2006. recruiters say part of the reason is the tough job market and a more stable situation in iraq. in arizona state legislationtors passed a bill allowing people to carry guns while walking or driving through state universities or college campuses. supporters say it's the best defense. a similar bill is being considered in texas. right now utah is the only state to allow guns at universities. a bay area congressman hopes pg&e carries out its threat to pull out of a $3 million settlement with the state public utilities commission. the puc agreed to the fine after the utility could not locate all the requested pipeline records. now pg&e said if the puc commission asks about its past

practices, it will demand a full hearing. we're now finding out that four more journalists were captured in libya by forces loyal to moammar gadhafi. two of them are americans. claire gillis is a free-lance writer and gamed foley reports for the post. witnesses said they were taken away by two photographs, one from spain, one from south africa. former president bill clinton is back in haiti today. he will tour a school and launch a national cholera awareness campaign. he is the united nations special envoy to haiti.

it was a pressing issue for princess diana before her wedding but is anyone asking this soon to be princess if she is a virgin? and does anyone care. could the toll on the golden gate go up? right now if you're trying to get to the bay bridge, traffic will be slow getting around that berkeley curve. we'll let you know about the big backup and why it's there.

a rare event will happen in space this know. scientists say a huge asteroid will pal by our planet at a distance closer than the earth and the moon. nasa is reassuring people there is no threat of a collision. they plan to track it and mapt

surface with antennas in san bernard dean know county. with britain's wedding set for the end of this month, no one seems to be concerned about whether she is a virgin. that was a big question before the marriage of williams' parents. the prince and middleton have living to the off and on for the past eight years. some historians say it's about time the royals shed the rude -- rudishness. the chronicle reports some yachts and sail boats will have to move so the renovation can start and those parked in places with temporary leases will have to leave the harbor all together. the renovation is being done before the america cup sail race begins in 2013. >> the toll for the golden gate could be going up.

a bridge member said because of the possible fare hike on bus and ferry service, drivers should also have to pay more. the hikes will continue each year through 2015 as part of a plan to solve the $89 million budget deafcy. the idea wasn't talked about at yesterday's meeting. it wasn't on the agenda, but it could be on the agenda at a future meeting. >> nice shot there of the golden gate. hopefully everything is fine. let's check in with sal. i think it's different at the bay bridge. >> reporter: it's improve proving -- improving. there's a big backup. since it happened in the 6:00 hour, we're hoping that the time of the commute is over for the typical commuter, about 9:30 or 10:00. it will clear out for those coming for the home opener at at&t park. traffic is okay.

there's no a's game today. they're away. we'll let you know when three come back because people will be coming to the coliseum. the commute, we have giants fans expected on 101. you may not follow baseball but you should know today between 1:00 and 4:00 in san francisco a lot of people will be in and leaving about the same time at 4:00. let's go to steve. mostly sunny, partly cloudy. we're looking at improving conditions, just really cold. it's going to be a spectacular day. the wind will pick up out of the north, northwest as our cold low drives -- maybe it will drive -- diving towards southern california. it will griffith tools commuters down there. for us we're on the northern edge. that means the drier side. so dress for breezy cool conditions. it will be nice just not warm as temperatures rebound.

a couple little guy showers left there. were some on the peninsula, looks like around morgan hill. that's probably about it. we'll mention possible showers. the drier air is moving in. look at the lows, 30s, 40s. it's cold no doubt about it. this time of the year we can rebound pretty fast and will on saturday. upper 50s, maybe a 60. tomorrow will be very cold inland in wind protected areas and sunny and warmer. >> time now 7:25. got to tell you about a shocking story in marin, what a grandmother found on her doorstep. >> the prosecutor said barry bonds took steroids because help wanted to get strong are and bigger. hear what barry bonds said.

want to show you a live picture of the seer ra. actually, this is the bay bridge, first. this is the bay bridge. it's not doing so well. it's improving after an earlier crash getting into the city. now we go to 50 at ski run. there are no restrictions for the sierra, but you should watch

the conditions and bring the chains with you if you're going. well, jurors in the barry bonds' perjury trial are about an hour away from starting their dlib railings. ktvu's kraig debro is there to tell us what the jurors have to consider. >> reporter: good morning, dave. this is the first full day that the jurors will get this case and consider whether barry bonds lied or didn't lie in front of a dpj in -- grand jury in 2003. now bonds is facing three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. originally he faced 14 conned -- counts. now there are three. the prosecutor said his motivation was to get strong and improve his stats. bonds didn't testify in his own

defense during the trial. the grand jury testimony in 2003 bonds said after his father died many people were trying to give him things to get through the tough times. he said greg anderson said try this cream. he came to the ballpark and said this will help you recover. he rubbed it on my arm and called it flax seed oil. i think a long shot would be all guilty, all not guilty. there's so much evidence on both sides, so many points made on both sides. that would be the surprising. the most likely could be a mixed verdict. it's tough to walk a defendant out of a criminal case with all not guilty counts. >> reporter: during the trial the prosecution brought in some former ball players who testified they had taken similar substances but they knew those substances were steroids or

steroid-like substance. barry bonds may be here about 8:15, 8:30. it's not clear if he will come down here for the start of the deliberation. reporting live in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu. >> stay with ktvu for the trial. marin county sheriff's deputies are looking for a mother who abandoned her two daughters. the girls, ages two and nine months were reportedly filthy and hungry. the grandmother said her daughter, 23-year-old jennifer ross, sent a text saying she was homeless and couldn't keep them. the grandmother also said she could not care for them. so they're in child protection.

46-year-old young which i chu entered a not guilty plea in court. he was released after someone posted $250,000 bail in cash. chu, a former technician is accused of fondling a 10-year-old girl that he tutored. authorities said the girl's father notified police after noticing text messages, chu sent the girl. thunderstorms, hail, even a tornado. some pretty wild area hit the bay area. the national weather service confirm as tornado briefly touched down in rockville, outside of fairfield, blowing down fences and causing roof damage to business's. in fairfield the storm dumped an inch or two of hail. look at this car dealership, just coated along interstate 0

-- 80. meantime, a chp officer is in the hospital after being hit by a drunk driver. coming up at 8:00 the strange weather conditions that also played a role in that situation out there. tens of thousands of california school kids may be unsafe in their classroom. the sacramento b reports state regulators have failed toen force the earthquake safety law. the report cites dangerous lightings hanging from ceilings, poor welding and fire alarms that don't work. some schools are also accused of evading the law with sloppy recordkeeping. the dumb barton bridge is back open. it was shut down while caltran crews installed four steel plates. the plates give workers access beneath road.

they will eventually install 32 plates. cruise are replacing major joint work. it's a story we've been telling you about all morning. it's demolition day for the hospital in oakland. the empty building has been packed with explosives. right now we have a crew on scene so we can get a better look the explosion is expected to take place between 10:00 a.m. and noon today. ktvu will be out there when the rule that blast happens. you can watch it on our website, ktvu.com. we've been telling you all morning long the giants 2011 home opener is this afternoon at at&t park. today's the game is dedicated to the giants fan who was brutally lay tacked a week ago. brian stowe remains in the hospital and recovering from a severe skull fracture. the father said he will remain in a medically induced coma for the next three days.

doctors decided that after stowe had seizures. security will be tighter for the upcoming game between the giants and dodgers at at&t pancht -- park. extra police officers will patrol the game. the officers will be both inside and outside at&t pancht -- park. if you are concerned about your safety, you can contact at&t park security by text message. send the word security to 8099 with your location. it will be sent to the problem area. this is the third season the giants have used that program. >> giants fans headed to today's game can take cal train, a

special train at 9:56. it will make all regular local stops up to san bruno before making an express treppe top san francisco. you may be sitting next to sal castaneda. >> i'm not working the game. i'm going to the game. i love working the game but enjoy being a fan even more but we have to get there first, right? let's go to the bay bridge. if you're coming from the east bay, there was an accident in the 6 hour. caltrans did a good job. it's backed up beyond the maze. the 880 ramp is crowded. we're going to be in a lot of traffic. if you want top come to the game -- to come to the game, use public transportation. these are live pictures from

news chopper 2, at&t park, our very own tara moriarty is down on the field wearing a giants scarf. parking at at&t for these areas is, what, $40 sometimes it. can be really expensive. i rec lend that you carpool or take public transportation. i think the map is in black. let me bring them back up. traffic on highway 101. northbound 101 coming up to highway 92, you can see traffic is moving well. highway 280 traffic is okay. 7:37, let's go to steve. >> all right, sal, we are looking much better. yesterday morning wasn't bad. by the afternoon incredible thunderstorms solano, san jose.

we're almost done. it may produce a wraparound shower but it's moving away from its energy source. that would be the low. it's still saying i'm leaving my calling card with a lot of cool, cold air in place. breezy for the giants home opener. rather breezy from the northwest. there will be a no doubt about it bite in the air. we had some rain, east bay, peninsula but holding on morgan hill to gilroy. 30s for morning lows. tomorrow when the wind dies, we'll see a lot of 30s for a couple of hours. thankfulfully the nights aren't as long. the days are longer and we can warm up fast. that low continues to drive southward. as it does, high pressure is

building in. that means warmer weather by saturday afternoon. the cold air is only here for a visit. it's not going to linger. dry air hangs around and then next week sunny and warmer. today it's a cold morning. chilly, breezy, a few showers. mostly sunny. north bay and partly cloudy. chilly conditions. i mean we're a good 10 degrees, but we will start to rebound after a cold saturday morning. there will be critical minimums. don't forget your pets. by saturday afternoon, sunday, we do look warmer. we're learning that three people died after that major 7.1 aftershock in japan yesterday. meanwhile, the search continues for the thousands of victims from the earthquake and tsunami three weeks ago or still missing. hundreds are joining other searchers. they're all wearing white

radiation gear each body is hosed off before being take tonight morgue. it's believed 25,000 died but 14,000 are listed as missing and authorities say many of them may never be found. toyota says it will start production at all of its plants in japan but it will be just temporary and half capacity. it was shut down after yesterday's earthquake and tsunami and only two have reopened. executives admit production is still being limited because of a shortage of parts. a new poll shows the disaster in japan is having an effect on u.s. power. only one in four feel the u.s. government is prepared to respond to a major nuclear disaster and 60% of americans are opposed to building more power plants. the poll also shows that three -- polls also show that an

emergency like the one in japan would occur here. another mered murder gets the -- another "american idol" gets the boot. we'll hear from her. if someone is particularly pap -- happy with the irs, find out who is getting a reward for $4 1/2 million.

the person who leaves us tonight after the nationwide vote is -- pia. >> pia toscano voted off idol.

it was a huge surprise, drew boos from the audience and an emotional response from the judges. >> i'm shocked. i'm ache gri. i don't know what to say. >> randy? >> you're one of the best singers in this. you know what i'm saying? >> pia toscano joins us live this morning from los angeles. good morning. >> good morning. >> i have to ask you, did the response from the audience and the judges make you feel better after that? >> it was definitely nice to have the support and love. i was so emotional last night i didn't want to say good-bye to the judges or contestants. i was thankful to be in the position i was. >> i couldn't believe you could sing through all that emotion at first. that was a sign of an -- an

entertainer for me. >> there are a lot of theories that girls don't vote for girls and mostly women watch the show, a higher percentage. so that's why we haven't seen a female "american idol." what do you think? >> i really don't know what the formula is, how the voting goes, by definitely know i tried to be a good role model for young girls's specially. i don't know what goes on with that. i'm thankful that i got to be part of the process. >> we hear that many of the people voting, maybe they vote for the underdogs because everybody's going to vote for pia. maybe that's why you didn't get a lot of votes. >> you don't know. everything happens for a reason.

>> i heard the judges are too nice. they're not giving a lot of direction to viewers, to people voting. what do you think about the judging? >> the judging, i think is great. i think they have such a constructive way of telling us what to improve on without putting us down. i think the direction is great, especially with me. jennifer told me i have to command that stage more. i completely agree. >> we've heard along the way -- they've all told you you have to build up your confidence. to be honest i'm thinking this girl should have a lot of confidence. you're just gorgeous and talented. >> thank you. >> so you're working on this. you're really nervous when you take the stage? >> i'm just like every other girl. i get stage fright before i go on stage. it's hard, intimidating. i have a little more growing to

do and i'm read di to put that work in. >> what's next for pia toscano. have you heard any record deals? >> not yet. we're going on tour. i have my stuff on i-tunes. that's cool, too. i'll keep recording and perfecting my skills. >> pia toscano. all right. let's go back over to tori and dave. james durbin is one of the eight contestants left on "american idol." along with being a great singer, james durbin has asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism. we spoke with some parents and they said it's proof of what these children can do. >> they can achieve anything

that they want and achieve anything that they want. >> the family we talked to said early diagnosis and treatment is key to treating autism. as we've been telling you all morning long, today is the giants 2011 home opener, their first in san francisco ever as defending world series champs. this is a live picture from at&t park. coming up in about 15 minutes we'll go live to the park for an update on the fan frenzy expected today. an accountant from pennsylvania has struck it rich for doing the right thing. he's getting a $4 1/2 million reward from the irs for reporting a tax lapse at the financial services firm where he worked. the company paid $21 million in back taxes, penalties and interest. this is the first major success story for the irs whistleblower program. by the way, the tipster paid

taxes on his reward. so he's only receiving three and a quarter million dollars from the irs. san bruno will get a tax relief from the blast. the bill exempts them from paying state taxes on the fund. the september 9th blast killed eight people and destroyed or damaged more than a 50 homes. an incredible story. hundreds of baby dolphins found dead on the shores of mexico, what scientists suspect may be the reason. and a look at san francisco's projected deficit now and in the future and what needs to stop to prevent the upward spiral.

this morning, crude oil prices are hovering just above $111 a barrel. most of the investor concerns

focus on fighting in libya. moammar gadhafi attacks the country's largest oil field in the rebel controlled eastern part. wells fargo is cutting 1900 jobs with most from the mortgage department. they said most of the jobs were temporary positions created when mortgage refinancing surged. now that interest rates are edging up, there are few people applying to refinance their home loans. lateoffs are occurring at wells fargo locations craig the country. a bizarre story, dead baby bottle nodes foul dolphins are -- nose dolphins are washing up on the mexican shore. they were found either dead or stranded. the national oceanic

administration calls this a troubling event. it was april of 2010 when the oil rig exploded and oil spilled into the gulf of mexico. turning now to a story you'll see on channel 2. two men suspected of breaking into east bay storage units have been arrested. ktvu first broke the news of the thefts last month. 47-year-old gregory sherinan rented a storage locker. he and james bounds broke into other storage lockers. investigators say the break in the case came when an employee at public storage noticed one of them loitering on the property and called police. the alameda sheriff's department is trying to find the 30 owners of more than 1,000 owners. >> i didn't expect to get anything back. it was surprising when i got the phone call to come over here. >> detectives say there may be more arrests to come.

they are checking to see if this case is tied to others in the bay area. neighbors are rallying to help people devastated by a fire in the mission district. the owner of the low thus garden restaurant showed ktvu the water damage and charred walls. it started in a building next door and was fanned by strong winds. fire investigators say it appears the fire was accidental. neighbors have organized a fund-raiser for tonight at the he'll rio nightclub. more problems for the oakland police department. just before 8:00 yesterday morning the two-way radios went down. for hours officers could not contact with dispatch or each other. police say they implemented a backup system. the mayor said oakland is in the

process of installing a new system. a new report from the san francisco city controller's office predicts the city's budget deficit will keep growing if something isn't done about employee health and pension costs. the projected deficit for the upcoming fiscal year now stands at $306 million. it increases to $480 million for the 2012-2013 fiscal year and $642 million for the fiscal year after that. two golfers are tied at the top of the leader board after one round of the masters. they both shot a 7 under 65. the defending champion phil mickelson is five shots back. tiger woods is six back. that's a good position for both.

they want to be close by. >> you follow this closely. >> i do. pulling for anyone? >> pulling for phil. >> we'll swing it over to sal. >> i knew tori was a phil fan. >> traffic is going to be busy in livermore, a new crash at port ola. no major injuries but block the left lane coming towards the altamont pass you'll see slow traffic. slowing on 880 hayward from a street down to fremont and across to the south, down to the shout bay, 280 at 17 is the slowest traffic. live pictures. we had an earlier crash. couple that with a lot of people trying to get into san francisco. we have a big backup at the toll plaza. westbound 92, the alternate's okay, but it won't save you a

lot of time. you have to get down to hayward to cross the san mateo bridge. six of this and half dozen of the other if you pardon my metaphor. let's go to steve. >> we do have mostly sunny skies, rain early this morning, more reports of hail. there could be buildups, isolated showers. i would be surprised if anything occurred like yesterday. i mean this was rocking and rolling. it will be nice along the coast. breezy and cool, temperatures will be in the 50s for the giants home opener. the good news, the nights are not as long. they're shorter. it will be clear and cold as that low dives towards southern california. an isolated shower is possible. 50s for temps, far below average. maybe in the sun.

it's going to be a cool day for april. tomorrow morning will be very cold, wind protected areas and then it will warm up. tori and dave? it's all in the hands of the jury. in the next 30 minutes, the jury in the barry bonds perjury trial will dlib rate. we're hours away from the implosion of this. the former oak knoll hospital in oakland. we have the crew on the scene. the world series champs getting ready to take the home field. it's opening day for the giants at their home stadium. we're live at at&t park. what you need to know before heading out there.

remember the phrase never knowingly used steroids, barry bonds never said that. a whole lot of dynamite will blow up and bring down this building in oakland. a chp officer is in the hospital and a man is under

arrest. >> i'm tara moriarty, live at at&t park where giants are lining up for opening day, the second hour of morning on two starts now. >> welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's friday, april 8th. >> house speaker john boehner is holding a news conference with the latest on averting a government shutdown tonight. let's listen if if we have john boehner there speak. okay, we don't have him right now. we can tell you the top democrat in the senate said the whams and republicans have agreed on a spending cut of $38 billion but a fight over federal dollars for planned parenthood is blocking the deal. senate majority leader harry reid told reporters earlier that he is cautiously optimistic after late night talks with the white house but the budget

dispute has also become a moving target. failure to reach an agreement to result in a shutdown. still no deal. we'll have a live report from washington, d.c. coming up shortly. then there's this. it could be decision day in the barry bonds perjury trial. jury deliberation start in about 30 minutes from now. ktvu's kraig debro is outside the courthouse with more on this case. eight years in the making. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: we're not sure if barry bonds will be here because the jury is deliberating, but he's probably nearby if the jury comes back. this is the first full day of deliberations. the jury ultimately will be deciding whether barry bonds goes to prison or walks away a free man. he is charged with three counts

of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. originally he faced 14 counts against him. at the start of the trial there were four counts of perjury and now three. by now you've heard this phrase. bonds said he quote never knowingly took steroids. but bonds never said that. here's the exact exchange from his grand jury testimony. prosecutor, did you ever get any pill that is mr. anderson described has testosterone pills or fast acting pills that he called beads. bonds, no, not that i know of. i mean, he gave me package of pills. according to courtroom observers, it's difficult for them to tell where the jury will come down. the one we spoke to, william keen, said he thought this would

be either a mixed verdict or all not guilty or all guilty. that doesn't provide a lot of insight. i think what he was trying to say, it's difficult to read the jury and the jury could come back at any way shape or form. they might even have hung jury charges. bonds could receive 15 to 20 months in prison if convicted on each of the perjury counts. >> stay with ktvu channel 2. if the jury reaches a verdict today, we'll bring it to you right away. a crash overnight in san hoe say sent a chp officer to the hospital and a man to jail. the officer was helping someone stop about 2 this morning when another car hit him. officers say that driver was

arrested on suspicion of -- suspicion of drunk driving. the area was hit by rain and hail. >> it looks like it's basically in this area right here down the street it's dry as anything, so i don't know. it's an isolated incident right here. >> the chp officer was taken to the hospital and is recovering from a broken leg. new this morning, oakland police are still searching for two people suspected of shooting a man in oakland. it happened about 5:30 in this hear near 39th and international. that's where police found a man who had been shot. the victim was rushed to the hospital. at this point we have no word on his condition. also, there's no word on a possible motive. >> firefighters are investigating an overnight fire

at a sushi restaurant. it was a two alarm fire started at the naked fish restaurant near amador. they said the fire began in the kitchen of the restaurant. the hayward fire department so far as not given us -- has not given us additional information on injuries. cal train has reported another fatality. a man was hit and killed about 1:00 this morning. there were 62 passengers onboard the southbound train. the tracks were closed down in both directions for about an hour. operations have returned to normal. >> el cerrito police are warning people about a rash of

burglaries. many of the break-ins lap -- happened during the day. witnesses have described them has groups of two or three african-americans or hispanic males. a road in american canyon is expected to reopen after a sewer line collapsed. it happened at highway 29 a and crawford way. here's how the intersection looked. the collapse shut off the water in american canyon for more than 12 hours. that forced city officials to bring out portable toilets. city officials also passed out bottled water. well, a rare event is about to happen in the bay area this morning. in about two hours from right now, those buildings will be blown up. that's the oak knoll naval

hospital this. used to be in oakland. we're getting a close look. you better look at it now. it's going to be blown up, just imploded. there's dynamite in each of the building's 1500 columns, four sticks of dynamite. the implosion is scheduled to take place between 10:00 this morning and noon. we have a ktvu news crew on site. coming up at 8:30 paul chambers will have a live report from the area. we'll stream it live on our ktvu website. that's ktvu.com. also in a little more than two hours from now, the gates of at&t park will open for thousands of giants fans. one of the leading giants fans, ktvu's tara moriarty. she has a preview. >> reporter: if you take a look behind me you see they are

raking the infield, checking the grass and sound system. we have this lone flag pole. that is where the world series championship banner will be hoisted. outside the stadium, people are lining up. entrepreneurs are pulling out the sports memorabilia. we met up with one die-hard fan who got here at 4:45 this morning. >> i was excited. i couldn't sleep. i told my husband to come over here. we'll drink coffee. >> the giants are champions. >> now we'll all remember that exact moment and people are very excited for today hoping the giants can pull themselves out of a losing streak. tomorrow we have the ring ceremony. tomorrow the rookie of the year

award. monday the game will be dedicated to the giants fan who was badly beaten and there will be a moment of reflection for stowe. the first pitch is at 1:35. who will be throwing that first pitch is a surprise. everybody is just getting very excited. there's a lot of electricity in the air. make sure you get here early. it will be crowded and trafficky. make sure that you wear whatever gear you have -- black and orange. live from the field, tara moriarty. let's check in with sal. i think tara came up with a new word you can use, trafficky. >> very trafficky. get to the game early. the game is at 1:35.

but 12:45 is when they'll have that ceremony when they raise the banner. so a lot of people are coming into the city, beginning to ease up. i'm afraid this backup will not go away. after the morning commute is over you'll have the giant fans coming in and on the peninsula. it's mixed in with traffic. this will be busy coming up after the morning commute out of market area. if you're not a baseball fan, be aware there will lab lot of people on the roads, caltrans and muni people will be riding that. this is a look at 280. slow traffic as we see. there's a new accident, 280, 80. 85 slow in sunny vale. if you're driving to the livermore area slow traffic. 84 is also slow. 8:11. let's go to steve.

>> we have mostly sunny skies. i think we're done with the rain. there could be an isolated shower or two. this is a dynamic system. has this heads south we see more stable air mass. not everybody got in on the rain yesterday but for those who did, it was a wild show, especially in parts of napa county, solano. lots of reports of thunderstorms and hail, big drops in temps. for some it will be a sunny day today and sunny at at&t park. it will be breezy, cool and sunny. temperatures mid-50s, maybe a few upper 50s but that northwest wind may take the edge off. 31 at fairfield. 33 at oakmont. our observer joe there, 29 up in eureka. that's really cold for this time of the year. 41 santa rosa. livermore was down to 36. it will probably be as cold or

cold are as the system continues to move south. it's leaving behind a lot of cold air. thankfulfully the nights aren't as long. that allows to us warm up. tonight and tomorrow morning we will be brisk. cover some plants. if you want to be safe, don't forget your pets. we'll have temperatures for a couple hours before freezing. sunny. there could be a few showers around. it will be breezy out of the west, northwest. we're seeing improving conditions. we'll clear out and cold saturday morning. it will be sunny. in april that cold layer is visiting for a little bit. it's not going to linger. targeting children. find out what troubled part of the world as snipers putting children in their crosshairs. democrat and republican leaders have come out of negotiations in response to president obama on whether or not they worked out a deal to

prevent a government shutdown. plus, it's a law that's sure to stir up controversy. we'll tell you about a new bur ca ban that takes effect next monday.

we'll have mostly sunny weather. most of it is moving south. it will be mostly sunny and breezy and cool. highs will be in the 50s, especially fort giants home opener. cold tomorrow morning but sunny and warmer on the weekend.

>> a federal government shutdown possibly less than 13 hours away. you're looking at the floor of congress as the debating is going on right now, a lot of politicking happen. let's go to allison burns with the latest on the high stakes talks, hoping to keep the government running. >> reporter: after all night negotiations, john boehner gave a brief statement about 10 minutes ago. he made clear that republicans want more spending cuts. >> i think the american people deserve to know when will the white house and the senate democrats get serious about cutting spending. >> reporter: we're getting mixed messages. when harry reid arrived on capitol hill he said the spending issue has been resolved, the issue was the

republicans plan to cut planned parenthood. >> it's clear to me they want shutdown. it's clear that's what they want when they keep putting forth these types of measures that don't make sense. the democrats, the republican -- president have come more than halfway. yet, they keep pushing, pushing. >> reporter: during the last shut down in 1975 it cost taxpayers $100 million a day. this time 800,000 federal workers would be furloughed. the question is can the president broker a last-minute deal. reporting from washington, d.c., alison burns. now president obama's weekend plans may change if that government shutdown is not prevented. the president had planned to spend the weekend in

williamsburg, virginia, with his family a recreated 18th century village. however, the white house said the president could change his plans if the government shuts down. an effort to undue the repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy has back fired. the house armed services committee planned on stalling it. the chiefs of the arm mirks navy and air force told the representatives at the hearing that training was going smoothly with no anxiety among troops. implementation is on track for this sirm. one republican compared the repeal to the massacre at alamo. well a bay area congressman is hoping that pg&e carries out its threat, pull out a $3ment settlement with the public utilities commission. it came after pg&e could not locate all the gas pipeline

records after that september explosion and fire in san bruno. now pg&e says if public utilities commission asks about the past practices, it will demand a full hearing. the u.n.'s children's agency said snipers are targeting children in libya. hundreds have been killed and wounded by moammar gadhafi's force. they don't know how many children have been hurt or why they're being targeted but the red cross is sending a team to investigate the reports. next monday french authorities will enforce a strict new and controversial law against the wearing of a burqa, which is a face veil. women who violate the law face a $214 fine and must take

mandatory legses on -- lessonsen being french. it does in the laically who homes, hotel rooms or near religious establishments. nicolas sarkozy said it's a sign of servitude which is not welcome on french soil. >> you may soon be paying more to drive to san francisco on the golden gate bridge. why one board member said it's only fair to raise the toll. >> the questions potential jurors are being asked in the trial of michael jackson's former doctor. westbound 80 slow traffic. traffic is going to be slow at the bay bridge. we'll tell you more coming up.

welcome back. something really rare in the sky will happen this november. scientists say a huge asteroid will pass by earth. it will be the closest fly by ever. nasa is reassuring there's no chance of a collision with earth, but scientists will track this asteroid and map it at the observatory. the jury selection process is underway in the involuntary manslaughter trial of michael jackson's former dr. conrad murray. the jury has a list of 117

questions. it includes questions whether they had seen jackson in concert or new members of the family. a large portion also deals with drugs and exposure to media coverage of the case. the golden gate bridge toll could be on its way up. because of the possible 5% fair hike on bus and ferry service, drivers should also have it pay more. the hikes will continue each year through 2015 as part of a plan to solve the $89 million deficit. this was not discussed at yesterday's meeting because it was not on the agenda but could be on the agenda at a future meeting. >> sal's going to help you get to where you need to go. >> i have an agenda on bridges. the bay bridge is very crowded today. we're going to look at all the other bridges. it's not all that bad. they don't have any crashes on the bridge. there was a crash in the 6:00 hour.

san mateo bridge looks good. if you want to avoid getting across the bridge, it could be an alternate. let's go to steve lots of sunshine. still on the cool side. that looks good. temperatures, which were in the 50s yesterday, they will probably remain there yesterday. we'll pick up a northwest breeze as this strong low settles into southern california. grape -- grapevine could be cold. upper 20s. kenwood, oakmont and 31 in fairmont. we look good for baseball, mostly sunny but breezy and cool with temperatures in the 50s and i mean, we don't have to worry about rain. it will be sunny but temperatures not very warm. 40s, 30s and tonight and tomorrow also very cold saturday morning. then we'll warm up pretty rapidly saturday afternoon into

sunday. big ridge of high pressure is building. as that builds in that will pick up the old wind machine. it will be breezy. that will be a cool breeze with so much cold air. 50s for your temps. could be an isolated 60. saturday morning very cold, so don't forget the pets and plants. might want to cover those for one more day. they will be down there in the morning. after that mostly sunny and warmer weather. for the first time since moving to san francisco more than 50 years ago the giants are starting a new series as world series champs. coming up, we'll go back to at&t park. fans are waiting for the game against the cardinals. >> live in oakland. in less than four hours, this building will go up in smoke. i'll have the details in a live report. plus, the reason why the justice department is

threatening to withhold millions from local police departments.

welcome back. in less than two hours from now crews will blow up the former tirr -- the former oak knoll naval hospital in oakland. good morning, paul. >> they are pushing it back to the afternoon. we're on top of it all. that 11-story building, oak knoll naval hospital will be going up in smoke. we can take a look at some video here. earlier this week we got an

exclusive look inside the building to see first hand the prep work as the empty building was packed with explosives. each of the structures are embedded with four sticks of dynamite. the building closed in 1996, but it's about time they bring it down. there's 800 pounds of dynamite that will knock it down. they said it's been sitting under utilized but they have a lot to clean up. >> the building was con taming nateed with as -- contaminated with asbestos. the hospital is the last piece of that puzzle. >> reporter: they will take all of this stuff and crush and recycle it, every material and use them for the new development. if we can come back out here, the building closed in 1996. it basically sat there empty. they plan to build more than 900 structures and apartments, making it more livable. this will happen right after

afternoon today. we plan to cover this live during our noon newscast. once ago -- again, all that going up in smoke. >> when the actual implosion happens, we will stream it live on our website at ktvu.com plater -- later today. we have new information on a shooting in oakland, ktvu first broke on ktvu morning news. a man was shot this morning at 39th international was an employee at the otez. it happened about three hours ago. a man was on his way to work when he was shot and robbed. police smait victim is in grave -- say the victim is in grave condition. marin county sheriff's deputies are searching for a mother who abandoned her two baby daughters. investigators say on tuesday two men left the girls on their

grandmother's doorstep. the girls were ages two and nine months old. reportedly they were very dirty and very hungry. the grandmother says her daughter, 23-year-old jennifer ross sent her a text message saying she was homeless and couldn't take care of the babies. the grandmother said she also couldn't take care of the babies. now the children are in child protective services. >> the pressure is on for police to buy body armor. it provides federal help for law enforcement agencies to buy these vests. starting this month, police agencies must have a written mandatory wear policy in effect to qualify. now the justice department says these new rules are in response to a rise in police officer deaths. muni is taking action against the driver who was caught on camera texting behind

the wheel. the video was recorded by a passenger. it was a reflection from a mirror. the agency initially suspended the driver after pulling the bus over to take care of a family emergency. after seeing the video, muni says that's not the case a and she will be fired -- and she will be fired. more than 1.2 million drivers went through tolls without paying. the toll authority has a list of 800 chronic offenders, racking up 66 violations each and have more than $5,000 in unpaid fines. the agency has collected $2.6 million more through penalties than if drivers paid their tolls in the first place. >> the numbers are based on the millions of millions of cars that cross the bridges each year are fairly small.

it has been on the plus side of the ledger. >> the toll authority says the overall violation operate is less than 2% which is better than the national average. the number of citations is up by $177,000. the world champion san francisco giants are returning forker that home opener. ktvu's tara moriarty is out there where the first pitch is five hours away. >> reporter: we just saw pat burrell walk in. you can see all the empty seats. they will be filled with the likes of busty posey and his teammates. things are bustling. we have a surprise guest, the president and ceo of the giants, who i understand it's your

birthday today. >> we didn't plan this out. thank you, tara. there's nothing like opening day. there's really nothing like opening day when you're raising the world championship banner. on a day like today you can't reveal too much. you want to keep a little bit for the imagination. we will any lifting the championship banner. we have the group train that has a great san francisco following. they will be performing and all the special testtivities that mark opening day. it will be quite -- extravaganza. >> what about tomorrow. you have the coveted ring ceremony. >> this one we don't have a lot of practice, staging. we will any giving each of the players from last year, the managers, the coaches, their world championship ring. it's going to be special, i think the, pretty emotional.

>> sunday and monday? >> sunday at 1:00, buster posey, rookie of the year. everybody loves buster. we'll have all the rookies of the year in the history of the san francisco giants and going back to willie mays to toast buster. >> the giants have to give you props on your birthday. will you get a cake? >> i can celebrate later. it's a whirlwind with the world series trophy, et cetera. the birthday -- i have a birthday every year. not every year do you celebrate a world championship. i think they'll be pretty throaty today a also the of yelling and screaming. >> where are you sitting? >> i'm going to sit by the dugout. >> right here? >> kind of over on the side of the dugout and wander around the

stands. that's what i like to do, wander around and high five people. >> thank you, president of the genets. the pitch -- the pitch is at 1:35. live from the ballpark, i'm tara moriarty. >> stay here all day long for continuing coverage of the giants home opener. if you're not near a tv, we stream it on our website, ktvu.com. >> you can pick it up from your smartphone, send a tweet to sal. sal, you're going to be at the game. >> want to know a good way to chase the boss away? he comes right around and run away. i thought that was funny. let's take a look at the commute now. traffic is backed up from the mcarthur maze to the toll plaza.

parking today will be more expensive than this normally s i think we might see $50 parking. if you want to come with your car, carpool that means upand your buddies -- you and your buddies can split the tab. go to bart, cal train or muni. 101 san francisco, northbound 101 looks okay. it will be tough getting out of the city with that friday afternoon. this morning if you're driving on 3580 -- 580 looking at that crash, right near day cota there's a crash. a beautiful day, partly cloudy skies but mostly sunny. there could be an isolated

shower. that was a big system,'s -- especially towards napa county. lots of reports of hail, tornadoes, brief heavy rain. some areas didn't get a thing. we had hail down to san jose, courtesy of that low and clearing behind that, chilly conditions. looks good for the giants home opener. breezy and cool, a lot of 50s. we'll pick up a north, northwest wind. had low 30s this morning for many, upper 20s to the north. tomorrow morning will be very cold. wind protected areas from now or two we could be below freezing. we could warm up fast but that's not going to be the case tonight as we clear out and that system moves to southern california. grapevine could be tough as it takes with it its rain and snow.

that will give us a warmup on saturday but saturday morning we'll be very cool. 50s for everybody, mid-50s, upper 50s. there could be an isolated 60 or so. tomorrow morning freezing temps. cover plants. don't forget your pets. after that mostly sunny and warmer and carry that into early next week. we are now learning that three people died after that major 7.1 aftershock in japan yesterday. meanwhile, today the search continues for thousands of victims from the 9.0 quack and tsunami three -- quake and tsunami three weeks ago. each body is carefully hosed off to remove radiation before going to the morgue. it's now believed 25,000 people died but 14,000 are listed as missing and may never be found. an ominous clock is still clicking.

we're following what's happening in washington, d.c. a government shutdown is possible just hours from now. this was a shocking elimination on "american idol." what life will be like after the show. >> ktvu just talked with attorneys for bon -- barry bonds. find out what bonds and his team will be doing until the verdict comes in.

let's bring you up to date on some of the stories. democrats and republicans blamed each other for a lack of a deal to prevent a government shutdown. i think that's kay bailey hutchison. lawmakers have until tonight to avert a federal government shutdown. back here at home a chp officer has a broken leg after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. the officer pulled over to help a motorist on 880 near bass kin road when he was hit by a car.

that driver was arrested. a sushi restaurant in hayward was damaged after an early morning fire. the two alarm fire broke out at the naked fish at amador and jackson street. so far, there are -- there's no word of injuries. deliberations for the bon bon perjury trial are under -- barry bonds perjury trial are underway. >> reporter: bonds and the defense team are on standby. it's opening day at at&t and the first day of deliberations at the barry bonds perjury trial. the coincidence has peaked the interest of giants fans. baseball's all time leader is facing three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of

justice. the jury got the case. the prosecution saying it's really a simple matter. during their opportunity, the government prosecutor told jurors all bonds had to do was tell the truth. he didn't. and that's why we're here, referring to bonds. >> some counts, there will be some disputes before the jury, i think can be expected. whether they clan resolve those for the prosecutor the defense, that will be an open question. i don't expect -- they all went back there and saw the case the same way, all 12. >> reporter: bonds said he didn't know they were steroids and only used the chrome and -- cream and clear briefly.

some observers are saying some of the charges will be guilty, some not guilty. a couple of them we will wait and see. reporting live, kraig debro. >> thanks, kraig. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage of the barry bonds perjury trial and if the jury reaches a verdict today we'll bring it to you right away. an audit show as backlog of teachers accused of child pornography are a sexual harassment. the audit said teachers accused of misconduct are not being investigated in a timely manner. that allows educators of questionable character to remain on the job. auditors are recommending improvements, including the possibility of more employees to handle the work load. thousands of california school kids may be unsafe in their classrooms. the sacramento b is reporting state regulators failed to

enforce the law for public schools. the report is citing several dangers in schools including dangerous lights hanging down from creels, poor welding and fire alarms. some schools are also accused of e vatting the law with sloppy record keeping and poor communication with regulators. san francisco's marina is about to get a major renovation and this could be a nightmare for owners of yachts and sail boats. some yachts and sail boats will have to move so the renovation can be made. also, yachts and sail boats parked in slips with temporary leases will have to leave the harbor alling to the. the renovation is being done before the american sailing races. an accountant from pennsylvania struck is rich for doing the right thing. he got a $4 1/2 reward from the irs for reporting a tax lapse at the financial services firm where he worked.

the company paid $20 million in back taxes, pen familiarities and interest. this is the first major success story for the irs whistleblower program. by the way, the tipster did pay taxes on his reward. so he's only receiving three and a quarter million dollars. governor junior rip brown announced yesterday that he signed a bill that exempts them from paying state taxes on those funlsd. the september 9th blast killed eight people and destroyed or damaged more than 50 homes. the british royal family is focused more on the royal wedding than the issue of virginity. with the wedding set for this month there's not a lot of talk about whether she's a virgin. that was pray big question before the -- a big question before the marriage of prince

die -- princess diana. back here at home, the singers, the judges, the audience of "american idol," they were shocked and in disbelief after last night's elimination. now that's pia toscano singing one last time after she was told she's going -- home. look at her face. look at his face -- randy. many predicted see what make it to the finale. she told us what's next for her. >> we're going on tour. so that's going to be really fun. i have my stuff on iphone. i'll keep recording and perfecting my skills. >> northern california still has an interest in the "american

idol" competition. santa cruz james durbin is one of the contestants left. >> all right. a major event at the coliseum this weekend. it's a free health clinic. we'll have advice for those who plan to seek care. an exhibit bringing together some of the world's most deadly plants.

limited movement on wall street. the mixed market at the moment as investors are waiting to see what happens with the government shutdown, still no agreement on that. also waiting for the earnings season to begin and oil currently closing in on 112 a barrel. right now the dow is down 6. s&p is flat. a big free health clinic at the oakland coliseum will attract thousands of people. if you need free medical care you're advised to line up before mid-night. the four-day event begins tomorrow, runs through tuesday at the oakland coliseum. the clinic offers dental service, eye exams, diabetes screenings, breast exams and

more. it goes until 6 in the evening. a new report said the quality of military recruits is at its highest level in two decades. 99% of recruits had a high school diploma up from 91% in 2006. recruiters say part of the reason a tough job market and a stable situation in iraq. in arizona state lawmakers passed a bill allowing people to carry guns while driving or walking through arizona state universities and community college campuses. support offers say it's the des defense against campus shootings. a similar bill is being considered in texas. right now utah is the only state to allow guns at universities. at san francisco's golden gate park, a spotlight on plants. it's called wicked and based on

a book about plants that can cause pain in people and animals. some of the people we found tell us it is very educational. >> some of them have these mysterious and fabulous stories that i didn't really know about like president lincoln's mother being killed by something called white snake root plant. >> among the greenery included in it tobacco. they tried to get marijuana and cocaine, but the san francisco attorney said no. in just about an hour in an thy okay there will be a big ground breaking ceremony for the highway 4 widening project. ground breaking will be near the interchange. it's being expanded from four lanes to eight lanes from pittsburgh to the antioch bridge. a lot of people are waiting for

that. >> i checked ktvu.com traffic and it's solid westbound. >> let's take a look at 8 -- 880, slowing towards the coliseum. the traffic is going to be very slow. let's go to steve. >> mostly sunny to partly cloudy. an isolated shower could happen but clear and cold saturday morning and warmer the rest of the week. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching.