good morning. a car dealership continues to smolder at this hour after catching fire yesterday afternoon. find out why firefighters say the building continues to burn. now that a jury has found former giants slugger barry bonds guilty of obstructing justice, what is next? look at punishment he could be facing. and pg&e dropping pressure on pipelines could do more harm than good. why the utility is warning both

customers and regulators this morning. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. and good morning. i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. it is thursday april 14th. let's start you off with a quick look at weather and traffic. mark in for steve. hi, collude own. off to a dry start this morning. few high clouds in the region. that will be a factor today. notice the change in the upper 50s to upper 60s. typical winds kick in this afternoon around 15 to 20 miles an hour. more on the weekend forecast in a few minutes. sal has an update on traffic. good morning. westbound 24 traffic looks good up to the tunnel off to a nice start. no major problems. also a look at interstate 880 and that traffic is off to a nice start as well driving through the east bay. 4:31, let's go back to

claudine. we are continuing to watch a developing story in vallejo where firefighters have been monitoring a fire at a vacant car dealership. that fire had been burning for hours and still smoldering now. this happened yesterday around 1:00. ktvu's jade hernandez is there now with what's happening right now and what firefighters are planning this morning. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. about 20 minutes ago we watched a big flair up right here at this dealership. when we pulled up this morning we could see the smoke and smell it. as early as tomorrow this building could be torn down. it's been burning since yesterday afternoon at 1:00 as claudine mentioned. it's the third fire in three weeks. the vallejo fire department investigators believe someone was cutting metal out of the building possibly using a butane torch which sparked flames. garbage and debris inside reached three feet in some spots. that's one of the reasons why firefighters believe this

building could be -- could continue to burn this morning. to give you some background, the cadillac dealership closed two years ago and became a sort of last resort refuge for homeless people. about 50 people are left without a place to stay now that flames are bringing down the building. vallejo firefighters couldn't do much about the fire inside the former dealership because the building was already deemed unsafe. >> we know that from previous inspections that the building's not structurally sound. we know people are dumping illegal hazardous materials in the building. we know there's human waste in the building. so to put somebody inside on hose lines would just be ridiculous. >> reporter: vallejo firefighters snapped these pictures of the burning structure long after they were called to the area yesterday afternoon. crews let people living inside at one point to get their belongings, but this dwelling will soon be gone leaving some homeless wondering where they go next. coming up a squatter's story about life inside of that

former car dealership. live in vallejo, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. this morning lawyers on both sides of the barry bonds case are already planning their next move. yesterday a jury in san francisco convicted baseball's all time home run leader of obstruction of justice. but it deadlocked on three perjury charges. prosecutors say they are going to decide whether or not to seek a retrial on those charges pretty quickly. the defense is already planning their appeal. >> they'll be studying very carefully appellate grounds to challenge the guilty verdict on the obstruction count given that the underlying evasive statement was not actually in the original indictment. >> bonds remains free while he awaits his sentencing date. he faces a possible two year prison term but most legal experts predict he's much more likely to be sentenced to nothing more than house arrest. a judge has scheduled a hearing for may 20th to discuss the future of this controversial case. now we were hard press today find any giants players or

coaches willing to talk about the verdict. and those who did talk said very little. >> i wish him the best. he's a representative of san francisco giants and that of the major league fraternity. i wish him the best on that. >> something we've been thinking about. hasn't been a distraction here. we've been focusing on our games here. i'm sure he's glad it's over. >> the giants spoke during last night's giants dodgers game at at&t park and began just hours after yesterday's verdict was announced. ktvu's tara moriarty will have more outside the federal courthouse in our next half hour. and on our website at ktvu.com you're going to find more coverage of the barry bonds trial including comments from the jurors in the case. , again, go to ktvu.com. time now 435:67:89 stanford police have released a new description of a man who broke into a graduate housing apartment and sexually assaulted a sleeping woman. he's a dark skinned man about 30 years old 5'6" with wavy

hair and rounded nose. that attack took place saturday night. police believe the attacker got into the apartment through an unlocked door. accused serial killer joseph naso due back in court to enter a plea. yesterday the 77-year-old reno photographer made his first appearance in a marin county courtroom. at one point he looked up, spotted the camera and you can see him there he covered his face. he is accused of killing four women in northern california dating back to the 1970s. prosecutors have yet to decide whether they'll seek the death penalty. >> everything about the individual and background will have bearing on what our ultimate decision is, yes. >> his arrest has drawn national attention because his alleged victims in northern california all have the same initials in their first and last names. authorities are also looking into the possibility that these linked to the so-called double initial killings in the rochester, new york, killer in the early 70s, those crimes

inspire the 2008 film called the alphabet killer. pg&e says customers could be in danger if it's ordered to reduce pressure on more natural gas pipelines. the utility says dropping levels on certain pipes could lead to uncontrolled outages. that could cause pilot lights to go out and natural gas could seep into homes and businesses. regulators are considering pressure reductions after pg&e failed to produce records in the wake of deadly san bruno disaster. using less may cost san franciscans more. posing an increase of 47% increase on water bills. that's because people are using less water and that has meant lost revenue. already scheduled to see a 12% rate increase starting in july. the puc is scheduled to vote on this latest proposal next month. sfo's brand new terminal two officially goes into business this morning. the first two departures are american airlines flights to dallas-fort worth and miami. now both flights are leaving

this morning at 6:00. that terminal took three years to remodel. it includes workstations with power outlets and a number of very green features. the new terminal will be home to american airlines and virgin atlantic. another air traffic controller is caught sleeping on the job. this time it's close tore home. coming up about 4:50 how this latest incident is prompting the f.a.a. to impose new safety rules. those rules effective immediately. all right. time now is 4:37. let's go right out to sal who is making sure your commute runs smoothly this morning. hi, sal. >> good morning, claudine. traffic is doing well around the bay area so far. we start off the thursday morning commute looking at east shore freeway and of course things are getting a little bit busier as we get into the commute area. people already out there but it's not stop and go as you drive to the bay bridge toll plaza. it's still very light crossing the bridge into san francisco. we're off to a nice start in the south bay as we always look

at 280 at this time and it's a very nice drive right through downtown san jose driving into the west valley. 4:38. let's go to mark. hi, sal. good morning to you. all is quiet in our weather world for today with a dry forecast. just a few high clouds pushing into the bay area. we're going to stick with that theme as we head into the weekend with partly to mostly cloudy skies for tomorrow. temperatures you will notice change beginning today. they will be warming up. in fact we're talking about more 60s later on this afternoon. as far as current numbers pretty chilly out there. in fact this morning is cooler than yesterday at this time. napa right now 39 degrees. san francisco 47. and livermore at last check reporting 40 degrees. here you can pick out the latest on the slight and still high clouds streaming into northern california. that includes the bay area of the clouds breaking up a bit as you work your way closer to monterey bay. here's the overall set up with the showers. the main shower ban is up to our north. as a result at least a chance of showers up toward eureka and crescent city for today and

also into saturday. underneath this ridge we have a few high clouds pushing into the region. that's why we have the partly to mostly cloudy forecast. but definitely temperatures warming up. by the weekend the warmest locations approaching the lower 70s. for this morning mostly cloudy skies, upper 30s to mid-40s want to bundle up out there at least in the short-term. by 12:00 some scattered high clouds, 55 to right around 60. and then by 3:00 the typical winds kick in especially coast side and right around the bay winds from around 20 to 25 miles an hour there's the eventual temperature range upper 50s to upper 60s. san francisco go 60. san jose tops out 66. and livermore at 63. here's a look ahead your five- day forecast batch of high clouds as we head into the weekend. temperatures warming back up into the upper 60s to lower 70s. coming up i'll highlight the one part of the bay area that could pick up a few sprinkles as we head into saturday. time now 4:40. on capitol hill today the house and senate set to vote on a spending bill that overts a government shutdown last week. it will keep the government

funded through the end of september. reaction still coming into the plan president obama announced yesterday. that plan would reduce the federal deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. one controversial proposal would repeal the bush era tax cuts to the wealthiest americans. that's something republicans strongly oppose. >> cannot afford one trillion dollars worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. >> we can't tax the very people we expect to reinvest in our economy and to create jobs. washington has a spending problem. not a revenue problem. >> the president also called for reforms to medicare and medicaid and he wants to cut defense spending and domestic programs. new poll suggests that most americans think the taxes they pay are fair. 54% of people surveyed said taxes are somewhat fair or very fair. 46% said they are unfair. vice president joe biden caught on camera apparently napping during the president's speech yesterday. take a look for yourself.

this is vice president biden at george washington university as the president was talking about medicare. biden's eyes were closed for about 25 seconds during that 44 minute speech. well, 4:41. we are learning gruesome new details about the death of a san francisco high school student. the accusations against the two teens accused in his death. plus it wasn't unexpected but it is now official. bart's general manager has turned in her resignation. the deal that got her out the door and what the board will be trying to decide in just a few hours. good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well on westbound highway 4. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

good thursday morning. time now 4:44. dry forecast for today. just a few high clouds moving in. it will be warm. we're talking more 60s this afternoon. the situation is getting worse for some homeowners near the sliding hillside in hercules. state and federal officials took a firsthand look at the problem area yesterday. they're trying to figure out if they can help residents. four home on carson street are red tagged, four others are restricted today use only. one homeowner tells us there's a new problem. >> parts of it starting to crumble and headed this direction. that's what's got me worried now. >> the hill is on land owned by a homeowner's association. it could cost millions to fix.

hearing on whether they'll receive assistance will take several weeks. bart will hold a special meeting to consider naming an interim general manager following a shake up at the top. her last day will be next friday. now rumors about her leaving have been rampant since february. that's when five board members vote today terminate her contract. that vote turned out to be illegal and was rescinded. now bart says it's made a deal that will pay her $958,000 to leave. that includes money to avoid any lawsuits stemming from that illegal vote. >> i'm mad that we're spending this kind of money to get rid of a good person. >> supporters credit her for two consecutive years of budget surpluses but she did come under fire for her handling of bart police after the fatal shooting of passenger officer grant. two men arrested during protest that followed the mesherle verdict now facing fines. that started peacefully but

quickly became violent. a 33-year-old oakland man and a 20-year-old castro valley man were among the dozens arrested that night. they now have to pay $25,000 each to the owner of a jewelry store they are accused of looting. the search is underway for the people who drove up to an ambulance and dropped off a victim before driving off. it happened just after 8:00 last night. police say paramedics were on an unrelated call on 17th international when a car pulled up. the people inside dropped off the shooting victim and left. the wounded man died later at the hospital. police are looking for the car which is described as a silver dodge daytona with tinted windows with a bullet hole on the driver side door. new details about what happened the night a 16-year- old high school sophomore was killed in san francisco. the body was found early sunday morning at a home. the two teens charged in the case appeared in court yesterday. prosecutors say the 15-year-old boy charged with murder shot

zang in the back of the head and called 18-year-old lee to get rid of the body. prosecutors say the two discussed dismembering the body but decided instead to burn it. neighbors called 911 after smelling gas. a friend of the family says they are devastated by death of their only son. >> they don't know those boys. they don't even recognize the defendant who appeared earlier. >> the 15-year-old did not enter a plea. the 18-year-old pleaded not guilty to a charge of accessory to murder after the fact. police in san francisco are investigating a bizarre incident at an adult bookstore. a man apparently set himself on fire. it happened last night at the bookstore on sixth and mission. an employee says the man was watching a movie in the back of the store when he came out screaming. the entire front of his body was on fire. paramedics treated him for serious burns. his current condition is not known. san francisco police are alts looking for the alleged members of the hells angel who is are suspected of attacking a man after a concert.

that attack happened on tuesday night near the war field theater on market street. the victim said he saw the attackers in the lobby. once outside they asked if he was a member of a rival mongol motorcycle gang. he said no but was beaten and stabbed possibly with a broken bottle. five men facing charges in connection to $35 million stealing chips. they stormed in wearing masks and carrying weapons. they are accused of tieing up workers and taking millions of dollars worth of flash memory chips. police believe more men were involved in that heist. >> there were an excess of 15 suspects involved in the robbery. there's still a large number of individuals out there who we need to identify and arrest. >> the five suspects are in custody and are due in court tomorrow. police say 98% of the chips were recovered. and many of those stolen chips were found in asia. time now 4:49.

new air safety rules effective immediately following a potentially dangerous situation at the reno-tahoe airport. plus one of the nba's biggest stars is slapped with a hefty fine. the offensive remark that got him into trouble.

governor brown is now getting the support of top state law enforcement officials for his plan to transfer thousands of inmates from state prisons to county jails. brown says it would be more cost effective in the long run to transfer low level offenders but it would take about $6 billion to make that change. many of the state's sheriffs, police chiefs, prosecutors and probation officers say they support the plan as long as the state provides adequate funding. new figures are out on the state of the housing market. but those numbers could be deceiving. reality track report that is foreclosures are down 35% from

the same time last year. bank repossessions also appear to be down by 17%. but analysts say those declines may largely be due to processing delays by lenders and say there are signs foreclosures are actually starting to creep back up. the f.a.a. is taking new safety measures to try to stop the ongoing problem of air traffic controllers sleeping on the job. the move comes after a traffic controller at the reno-tahoe airport fail today respond to calls from a medical helicopter forcing it to circle in the air for about 15 minutes. that employee is now accused of sleeping and now has been suspended. in the wake of the incident the f.a.a. is adding secondary traffic controllers to overnight shifts. waking up on the fair lawn islands. in just a few hours they're going to swim 30 miles from the islands to the golden gate bridge. they're going to be swimming in chilly waters often infested

with great white sharks. that swim is going to raise money for charity. time now 4:53. let's head right to sal who is watching the ferries on the waters and barge and roads. how are you, sal? watching everything. claudine, i'm doing well. thank you very much. traffic is doing very well if you are driving on the bay area commute. let's go out and take a look at westbound 24. that looks good heading out to the commute here there are no major problems if you are driving up to the tunnel. also this morning we're looking at the commute approaching the bay bridge. that traffic moving along very well. i want to mention some 80 closures. closure at willow avenue offramp this morning and tomorrow from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30. they're doing some construction work and constructing a new h.o.v. lane in that area. the willow avenue offramp will be closed but willow avenue itself underneath the freeway will be subject to traffic control if you drive in that area expect delays. at 4:54, let's go to mark. hi, sal. good morning to you. we are starting out with mostly

cloudy skies over a good portion of the bay area this morning. you can see why the satellite view from up above with a cloud streaming into the good portion of the state. looks like cutoff is around monterey bay with the clouds beginning to break up. this morning cooler than yesterday at this time. as a result a few upper 30s. napa right now 30 degrees. santa rosa right around 40. and san jose last check mid-40s to 45. off to a school start in the south bay. this forecast throughout the day overall high clouds moving into the region and temperatures on track to reach the 60s by 3:00 an afternoon high of around 66-degrees in san jose. high pressure rebuilds but it's not complete sunshine. we still have a few high clouds kind of clipping parts of the bay area. that's what we have this morning. and some showers likely to our north especially to the north toward eureka and crescent city. for us partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperatures warming up. this will take us right into the weekend. our forecast model shows you this. just a few high clouds for

today. take this into your friday. a little bit of activity moving in tomorrow morning and then once again into saturday morning at 7:00. but for the most part all the significant rain remains to the north. friday morning and saturday morning. for this morning mostly cloudy skies it is chilly out there by 12:00 some scattered high clouds. then by 3:00, 4:00, you can see partly cloudy skies, a bit of a breeze and temperatures we have more 60s showing up for santa rosa, antioch and livermore. five-day forecast temperatures warm into the weekend with a sun-cloud mix. no significant storms in sight. coming uptake a look at the a's forecast. they're back in town tonight. time now 4:56. nba starter kobe bryant will have to pay a $100,000 fine for using a derogatory term for gay people. he made that comment during a game on tuesday night directing that remark at a referee who called a foul on him. bryant has apologized saying he made those remarks out of frustration during the heat of

the game. he also says it does not reflect his feelings towards gay and lesbian communities and says it was not meant to be offensive. today the nba will consider a move to plan move to the sacramento kings to get them south to become the anaheim royals. the lakers and clippers have objected, but analysts say it's likely the move will be approved. the kings came to sacramento in 1985 from kansas city. the king brothers say this move is financial. still to come, the fire was discovered almost 16 hours ago, but right now that fire in vallejo is still smoldering. why firefighters say they had no choice but to let it burn. and the trial is over but barry bonds is not done fighting. how the slugger plans to fight his conviction. and why another trial may be in his future.

a former car dealership here in vallejo continues to burn at this hour. why firefighters believe that this building will go down. well, the trial is over but barry bonds is not done fighting. how he plans to fight his conviction. why another trial may be in his future. the search for a sexual predator in stanford heats up. the new overnight details police hope will help them crk the case. also concerns over a change