>> reporter: good afternoon. barry bonds back in federal court today. what prosecutors told the judge about the possibility of retrying him again on perjury charges. >> reporter: this case details police corruption. the four defendants went before a judge today. we're live in walnut creek. the president is defending his afghanistan war exit strategy. the story ahead on the ktvu channel 2 news at noon.

good afternoon. topping our news. >> barry bonds was back in the federal courthouse this morning. the former giants' slugger wanted the judge to force prosecutors to decide once and for all if they are gog to retry him on perjury charges. new at noon, we can tell you the judge made a quick desist. claudine wong is live -- quick decision. college is -- cot joins us live. >> reporter: prosecutors toll the judge they really haven't decided yet if they are gonna charge him on perjury. the judge very quickly said. all right. go a's. take a little more time to -- go ahead. take a little more time to think about it. >> what do you think about what happened in court today? >> it will be in the news. you guys will see it. >> reporter: that's all barry bonds would say. the news from the judge, not

what h-- not what he wanted to hear. bonds wanted to find out if they were gonna retry him. his lawyers said if the feds want to try him again they need to do it next month. >> i thought, and thought for a long time that the government has had months to decide whether they intend to retry the counts to which there was a hung jury. they said in court today that they haven't decided. >> reporter: the judge said in court, the act still seems reasonable to give the feds a little more time. in light of the fact bonds is appealing his obstruction of justice. >> we remain optimistic about that. we think this is a very, very powerful motion throughout the last count. >> reporter: so it looks like everybody will be back here in late august.

in the meantime, bonds' attorney says he always believed he would be vintedcated and that hasn't changed -- vindicated and that hasn't changed. back to you. >> thank you. less than an hour ago,, the capital corridor train was heading from san jose to sacramento when it hit a person on the tracks. there's no word yet on whether the person intentionally stepped in front of the train. the alameda county coroner is on the scene right now to investigate the death -- investigate the death. none of the crew members were hurt. the passengers are being transferred to other amtrack trains or to -- amtrac. president obama is meeting

with sole yers at fort drum. many of the soldiers just returned from afghanistan. these are some live pictures right now of the president getting his picture taken with some of the troops. the president will meet with gold star families before he leads -- heads to several fund- raisers in new york city. he ends the day in pittsburgh, pennsylvania where he will spend the night. democrats, republicans and top military commanders are already reacting today to president obama's troop pullout plan for afghanistan. >> this is the beginning, but not the end of our effort to wind down this war. >> navy admiral mike mullins tested -- testified and said he's supporting the president's decision. >> more force for more time is the safer course but that doesn't make it necessarily the

better course. only the president can decide way course is the best to take. i believe he has done so. john garamendi said it's time to declare, mission accomplished. >> i'm profoundly disappointed. the president and his top military advisers have decided to stay the course. and missing an extraordinary opportunity to pivot. >> last night the president said he plans to pull out 10,000 troops by the end of the year. another 23,000 by the end of next summer. that will leave about 6,000 u.s. troops still in afghanistan. is ktvu.com has posted president obama's address from last night in its entirety on the front page. a marine reservist has been

linked to shootings last year. he was arrested last friday after spotted in arlington national cemetery in the early- morning hours when the cemetery was closed. he was carrying a backpack he said was full of explosives. that turned out not to be true. but police found evidence tying him to shots fired last year at military buildings in northern virginia. a marine recruiting system, the pentagon. the fbi suspected the shooter had some sort of gripe against the marines. all four suspects in the corruption case were in court facing a long list of charges. ktvu's jade hernandez was also there to tell us what happened when they appeared before a judge. >> reporter: the four defendants pleaded not guilty to the more than three dozen felony charges. now a federal grand jury is involved.

the former head of the central contra costa's enforcement team, norman wielsch, entered the courtroom with his attorney in a suit. >> right from the first day he was arrested before he had, as they say, lawyered up, he sat down with investigators and he told them his involvement. >> reporter: cardoza who often acts as a ktvu legal analyst blames this man today, chris butler. butler also came to court in walnut creek today to enter his plea. >> i called -- i call him the butler fairytales. he came out with a 34-page statement about a month and a half after he was arrested and got out of a jail. then all of a suen, he comes out with this. well, i -- then all of a sudden, he comes out with this, and then blamed everybody but himself. >> every day he goes over in his head, you know, his

relationship with mr. butler. that's what hut him -- that's -- that's what put him in this whole situation. all four men stood together pleading not guilty to all charges. they face can charges tying them on charges of embezzling, bribing, drug possession. this was the first time we've entered our plea. have not seen very much activity. it's difficult to separate at the moment, fact from fiction. >> reporter: paul chambers digs deeper into the conspiracy, additional conspiracy charges tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. reporting live from walnut creek, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. there is a new lawsuit tied to the fatal shooting of a b.a.r.t.

passenger, oscar grant. an oakland paramedic claims the col leeing -- the colleagues failed to give treatment to grant. in a whistle-blowing lawsuit, he said the department failed to promote him is after oscar grant's case. >> they didn't want to give a call and talk about it, get the personnel involved. we're just gonna go over the facts and what went well and what could have went better and dig further into the matter. from what i understand, it was completely suppressed. >> gillis was not at the scene of the is paramedics but believe they only treated the entry wound and not the exit wound. local authorities are

searching for a man suspected in reformed -- armed robberies. this is surveillance video. the man was armed with a silver resolve but no one was hurt. he ordered the store manage jer to take money out of the -- manager to take money out of the safe. he's described as african- american, about 200 pounds, 5'9". ahead -- reports of a major breakthrough in a decades' long bat until a disease. and marijuana is high on the on the list of -- on the list of topics today. the cooldown has begun. mark tamayo will be up in a few minutes to tell you00 cooler it will get in your neighborhood. and -- to tell you how much cooler it will get in your neighborhood. and this just in. this is a standoff in the east

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two people have palestineor injuries after a rollover crash. news -- have minor injuries after a rollover crash newschopper2 caught this video just after 7:00.

fire crews had to free a person stuck inside a toyota prius inside the crash. witnesses say the driver of the prius ran a red light as it was traling on 19th street. -- traveling on 19th street. a fire broke out at about 1:50 a.m. on caliente drive. investigators say a resident left his food cooking and fell asleep while watching tv. he was awakened by the smoke detector alarm and suffered second-degree burns when he tried to put out the fire. the fire at the fraternity house, there was so much, fire officials cannot determine where it started. students say they thought it started in the laundry room. one firefighter suffered burns to his head.

the fire caused almost $2 million in damages. new research out shows a recently-approved drug is effective in treating help a sigh tis. the california center found 8 -- help a tie sis. the california center found -- hepatitis. this virus can cause liver damage, sir cirrhosis and liver failure. >> and the law starting in january, hospitals must begin reporting any infections that occur during or after 26 types of surgeries. the superior court judge did block part of the law, however, that requires regular monthly reports. the california hospital association requested an injunction against the law saying it would create a burden for hospitals already

struggling financially. an east bay congresswoman this morning joined other lawmakers in an historic push to repeal federal marijuana laws. this is the first time congress has considered striking down the laws. it would allow states to make and enforce their own poll sis on the cultivation, use and sale of pot. barbara lee and republican presidential candidate ron paul are two of the bill's co- sponsors. a group that's been pushing to lift the federal ban on pot says there is a lot of momentum to get it through congress. >> this is really significant, in that it is going to end a major portion of the drug war that's responsible for huge tax payer expenditures, mass incarceration and leading to violence on both sides of our border with mexico. >> the bill's sponsors say they are not trying to legalize pot but want to eliminate conflicts

between federal and state laws. sheriff deputies in riot gear were called in to arrest protesters at an upscale east bay golf course this morning in an ongoing labor dispute, and we got word minutes ago that sheriff deputies cited and release 925 people for civil disobedience. the workers sat down on the streets at the castlewood country club trying to disrupt the men's invitational tournament to call attention to this -- to their contract. the workers have been locked out of the club in pleasanton for 16 months after the contract talks sales. >> asking us for over 50% of our paycheck is a little bit extreme. >> ktvu called the castlewood country club but has not yet

received a response. historic hangar one at moffet field in may be having new siding put on it. supporters of hangar 1 say this is just one more hurtle they plan to overcome. the city of san leandro is doing its part to keep trash out of the san francisco bay. metal screens will be added to catch basins in 250 storm drainpipes around san leandro. that will help catch trash before it reaches the bay and beyond. work is expected to be completed in the first week of july. the city received more than 110,000 in federal and state funding to make the changes.

just a couple of days ago we were talking about the heat. san jose is checking in right now at 76. most of the day area enjoying mostly clear conditions. here is a look at the latest on the fog. a few patches around monterey bay, close to santa cruz. but most of the extensive clique down along the central coast of california. here is a look at our forecast headlines. for today, mostly sunny. we'll continue with the cooling trend. that will be the theme for tomorrow and pretty much into the weekend. for the weekend we'll hold onto the familiar theme this time of year. we'll call it warm, mainly in the upper 70s to lower 80s. here is a look at some of numbers updated. santa rosa, 76. oakland at 63 and san francisco checking in right around 60 with a bit of a breeze out there, winds around 10, 20 miles an hour. this is the weather system up to the north. it will be cooling off the bay area and the entire state. so for today, for the coast,

temperatures mainly near the 60- degree mark. right around the bay, the lower 70s. the inland spots, most areas in the lower 80s. no more triple digits, no more 90s. gusty winds from around 25, possibly approaching 30 miles an hour. here is the forecast motedle showing you some of the -- model showing you some 69 fog. some fog developing just offshore. low clouds will be on the increase as you would expect. today's forecast is this -- at 3:00, 60 to 85 degrees. sunny and breezy out there. by 7:00, 58 to 75 and then some patchy fog developing coast side, mid-50s to the mid-60s for the 10:00 hour. here is a look at the numbers for the afternoon. these temperatures will check in at 3:00, 4:00. san jose, 80. san mateo at 70 and santa cruz in the upper 60s. here is a look ahead.

your five-day forecast, a little bit cooler for your friday, we'll hold onto the idea for saturday as well. a minor bump in the numbers for sunday and monday. the warmest locations could be approaching the lee to mid-80s. it seems like we've been talking about strange weather. this is exactly what you would expect in june. it's pretty much right on kiel. >> finally some typical weather. >> there you go. >> thank you, mark. the city 6 oakland and alameda -- of oakland and alameda county gave the approval for major improvements for the arena's sound system. it also provides $4 million to improve the fan experience at warriors games. plans for an irvington b.a.r.t. station in fremont are moving forward. b.a.r.t. officials are expected to approval an agreement today for up to $140 million. ma money will be used to purchase the land and build a station by 2013. the city council approved it

unanimously on tuesday. the agreement could fall apart if the budget deal affects redevelopment funding. ahead -- a closer look at why stocks are dropping taught but have recently made a comeback -- today but have recently made a comeback. this is not a video game. angry birds are attacking people in southern california. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!

the dow is down 75. the nasdaq is actually in positive territory 612. s&p is down 5. now, the big reason that the stocks have come back again today. the obama administration said today it is releasing 30 million barrels of oil from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. the secretary of energy says the oil is being released due to supply disruptions. white house officials say the move is intended to increase u.s. supplies during the peak summer driving season. some analysts say this could mean a drop of 50 cents a gallon at the pump in a few weeks. the time something prompting criticism from republicans who say president obama is playing politics with the country's oil

reserves which are supposed to be used for emergencies. now, the reason that the stock dropped so much is because the market was reamounting to the latest weekly job numbers that came out early this morning. 429,000 people filed for first- time unemployment benefits last week. that is 9,000 more than the week before and higher than economists had forecasts. continuing claims fell by 1,000 with 3.7 million americans still receiving some form of unemployment insurance. some angry bird are claiming their territory at a los angeles area starbucks coffee shop. >> there you go. >> a handful of customers are being attacked as the birds usually swoop in and sometimes peck some patrons on the head. >> now when i walk, i already like -- i know. i am like whatever. >> i chose that trash can to throw away my trashes and it just pecked the back of my

head. i could feel its feed. >> animal experts say they have just likely protecting their offspring and nesting. tonight at 5:00 we'll tell you about what you will be charged to get a recycling effort going. they call it the ocean highway, the incredible discovery bay area researchers have made and the way fish travel across them. that and more coming up on the news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.