>> reporter: her house was burglarized last week. >> we are locking our doors now. looking into security systems. >> reporter: he says there has been a spike in burglaries in marine county within the last month. last week a man shot a burglar inside his home and today a mile away -- >> scary to me. >> reporter: these signs have been posted warning residents about the burglaries and they started e-mail chains warning each other. a post says, house alarm went off. several men scattered. >> now i am teaching my kids and i have always taught them, never open the door unless mom is there. >> reporter: one resident says the sheriff's office has a short list of suspects.

a spokesman says all residents should continue to keep their eyes out. reporting live, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. the city of oakland will issue hundreds of pink slips next week. the city manager announced budget cuts. one department expected to be the hardest hardest hit is the redevelopment agency. coming up in 10 minutes, facebook could play a role in the budget plan this year. how they could save california from more cuts. the public utilities commission said today violations by pg&e led to the san bruno pipeline disaster. they released that report this afternoon. it is estimated the fine by the public utilities commission could cost pg&e hundreds of millions of dollars. >> they had the opportunity to

tell pg&e that they have to take half a billion dollars off the top. >> the public utilities commission report pg&e's alleged failures. in response pg&e released a statement saying, we are taking their findings seriously. it is clear that pg&e's past gas operations practices were not what they should have been. we are committed to raising the level of pipeline safety to new higher standards. www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the san bruno explosion and the investigation. look for the link on www.ktvu.com. preparation are underway at candlestick to make sure the power doesn't go off saturday. ktvu's david stevenson is at candlestick with why so many

extra precautions are being taken there. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee last month called the candlestick outage a national embarrassment and this behind me is the power line that sparked it but it has been replaced and tonight the city, 49ers and fans say they are ready to take on the new orleans saints. >> we are going a win. they have to win. >> reporter: lunchtime talks hindered on where to watch the 49ers take on the saints. >> we expect a huge crowd saturday. >> reporter: it comes a month after two power outages plunged the park into darkness. >> we learned the emergency preparedness plans work and when you get ready to implement them it worked. >> reporter: 49ers vice president of operations of security took us on a tour of

the park. they say they have completed major repairs inside and outside, including upgrades to generators and rewiring of the power lines serving candlestick. >> simulated a series of tests, just to ensure all the equipment is operating as it is designed to do. we will be ready for saturday. let the 9ers do their job. >> reporter: in case of an emergency, ed lee says there won't be problems against with cell phone carriers. >> at&t stepped by. they will have more to make sure cell phones are working better with increased capacity. >> reporter: pg&e says it replaced a mile and a half of the power lines, trying to prevent another blackout. reporting live from candlestick, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco mayor'em expel new orleans mayor mitchell landrieu agreed to a

friendly wager on saturday's game. if the 49ers win mitchell landrieu will send seafood, king cake and beer but if the saints win ed lee will send grab, sour dough to new orleans. highway 85 in san jose just reopened. it was shut down for hours today after a bank robbery suspect crashed crashed and police were concerned there were explosives in his car. south bound traffic at the almaden expressway. ktvu's maureen naylor is live with new information about what happened and the accident. >> reporter: in the last half hour police released this press release. has information about the two men accused of robbing this bank. we have a new interview with the good samaritan credited with capturing one of them.

>> reporter: it started at 11:30 this morning at this bank of america in san jose. >> we had one individual, male adult, enter the bank, display a suspicious device and make threats to the tellers. >> 60 miles per hour plus, almost hitting all the cars. >> reporter: steve brown says he watched the car enter highway 85 and slam into a mini van. and when the two men ran, he says he chased one down. >> we got into a wrestling match and i threw him to the ground, and placed him under citizen's arrest and called 911. >> reporter: the second suspect ran to the baseball field at the high school. >> lock down. lock down. teachers lock your doors. >> students were in the building and the suspect -- >> reporter: police shut down

highway 85 for 5 hours. light rail was stopped by the bomb squad moved in to investigate if an explosive device was in the car. news chopper 2 was there when police detonated the device which was not an explosive. >> reporter: both men are in police custody today. we will have more on the actions of the security company coming up at 10:00. reporting live, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco mayor ed lee announced a new task force. he detailed the plan. it would create a permit source of revenue for housing. >> just because the state and the feds don't find this to be their highest priority, we do. >> the housing trust fund

working group will consistent of people real estate developers and proper developers. in the penn state -- presidio, ktvu's rob roth. the old officer's quarters. this building will soon be a 22 room hotel. the first hotel to open in the former military post. >> reporter: construction cruise still fixing up pershing hall, turning it into the inn at the presidio, set to open april 1. the plan is to preserve the look and field and add land mark views. >> they don't have the opportunity to do that unless they are willing to camp outside. >> reporter: most of the units will be suits and people have

already started booking. >> booked in may and june, july and august, even into october. >> reporter: $195 a night to $350. they feel that is high for a national park. >> national park should target the bulk of the average visitors. the hotest cost $11 million to build and owned by the presidio trust. must be selfficient by next year. >> they should be preserving the history rather than building new construction to compete with the history. >> if it shows there is a demand for overnight rooms we would like to pursue another

lodge. >> reporter: the presidio will have the original windows, floors and trims and there are still rooms available for the opening in april. that presidio, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. university of california officials say undergrad applications shot up. 161,000 people applied. that is 13% more than last year. freshman applicants is up 19%. transfer applications fell by 4%. blue cost failed to reimburse hospitals and doctors. blue cross never reimbursed them for late and inaccurate payments and incorrect claim denials. they have 30 dize show how they will make the reimbursements. a land mark partnership

with the epa to reduce talkens in every day items. they want to get rid of dangerous chemicals found in consumer products used at home, school or work. >> what we are pledging to do is to work together between california and the public utilities commission to identify alternative to toxic chemcome -- chemicals. >> it chemicals -- the buzz is growing about facebook's ipo. why democrats hope they can save them from making painful spending cuts. california looking to japan it to prepare for the next big earthquake. as we go into the weekend, temperatures will be warm. i will tell you which day on

the weekend will be the warmest.

activists -- activists took to the streets today. they are asking people to wear alternative to anful fur and -- animal fur. jimmy lai was stabbed just before 6:00 last night. he was a maintenance worker. police are offering a $10,000 reward in the case. police are trying to find out what led up to the first hop side. a man suffering from stab wounds was found on 6th street

this morning. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. teacher is held on $1.8 million bail for having sex with a student. police arrested marie johnson as she arrived for work at granada high school yesterday. she will be arraigned tomorrow. facebook could provide a real wind fall for the budget this year. ktvu's ken pritchett is live that state capital with the steps california is taking a adjust if or when facebook goes public. ken? >> reporter: there is much talk about how facebook going public could be a win fall for california and it probably will. in terms of the budget, you can't count on it yet. if facebook goes public it

could sell shares worth $10 billion and the sale would equal tax revenue for california. >> it could beckingsent. if -- significant if you look at google, over time that benefited the state to the tune of several hundred million dollars. the key phrase is over time. he says google sold its shares over 18 months so the tax revenue came in slowly. it is unclear and when facebook will go public. some say the governor's plan to cut programs is premature given the potential of new rev news. >> i think we should make cuts if we have to make them as a last resort. not as an early action item. especially given the fact the revenue picture is so unclear. the governor's budget does

not factor in the facebook effect but any revenue is good. >> long term, then i will be happy to go to mark zuckerberg's house and wash his windows. or mow his yard. >> reporter: the facebook wind fall highlights california's dependence on income taxes that go up during good times and drop during bad times. it is one factor in our budget crisis. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. state earthquake safety officials say california has more work to do to with japan. the safety commission discussed japan's safety protocols. an early warning system but it may be a while before changes are made here. >> national economy isn't in

great shape. i don't see these are a fix that will happen immediately but it is something we could aspire to. >> he says japan was prepared for last year's earthquake and most of the deaths were the result of the tsunami. a earthquake shook japan today. the 5ate 8 was 75 southeast of fukushima. no one was hurt and no major damage was reported. there was also no risk of a tsunami. officials in japan are considering testing of breast milk for mothers who live mere the fukushima plant. radioactive material was found in the breast milk in 7-21

women there. the amounts were not dangerous. another warm day today. these were the highs today. 70 downtown oakland. another very warm day. a cold start this morning. very cold start tomorrow morning. this pattern repeats itself. cold in the morning. 20 degrees in the north bay. mid-60s in the inland -- in the warmest bay area cities for friday afternoon. tomorrow, sunny. the weekend looks dry. forecast has changes. brings clouds in, rain towards the end of next week. -fingers are crossed on that one -- fingers are crossed on that one. 27 tomorrow in santa rosa. frost in the inland bay valleys, around the bay, freezing temperatures and more of the same we have been seeing for the last month. high pressure is off shore right now. keeps with us friday and

saturday. weakens just a bit on sunday and monday and that allows clouds in. that is the first tweak that starts to kick that high out. once the high kicks out, we got something down the road next week, end of next week, thursday, friday, saturday that could be a significant weather producer. hoping. the models are consistent in working that out. we will see how it goes. morning hours, white colors represent 20s. purples represent 30s. lots of freezing and below freezing temperatures inland valleys, warmer along the pennsylvania. which you would expect, redwood city. highs tomorrow, greens are 60s. mid-60s. upper 60s. 64 fairfield. 63 antioch. 63 brentwood. nice day tomorrow. friday already? god. 69 morgan hill. 69 gilroy. beautiful day.

enjoy it. saturday will be incredible. rest of the country will have a opportunity to see the bay area in january. most will be sitting in the ice, cold, rain. they will see a beautiful shot from that candlestick park saturday afternoon. >> talk to people across the country, how is the weather? well, really nice right now. yeah. thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 major league baseball is giving fans an update on the a's plan to move toeshoe. and university of california students and teachers speak out on the smoking ban. the way the school plans to handle violaters. join us on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. mark ibanez is next with what the 49ers are doing to get ready for saturday's big playoff game against the saints. [ crickets chirping ]

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retailers zaggal. it starts 7:00 a.m. sunday, may 20. once again, alcohol and floats are not allowed. mark is here with sports. tough season for the warriors. and now another player going down. >> sad and familiar story but any chance of a warriors resurgence is sabotaged by miami. a huge win over miami comes with a big price. brown suffered a torn muscle and will have to undergo surgery. the warriors will be without brown's services for three months. the rest of the year. and tonight comes word wright also won't play, he has a contusion on his leg. sometimes when there is no story line leading up to a game you got to blow something out of proportion. that is what we do.

saints rolling into town tonight is the only thing somebody can dredge up. new orleans came after the 9ers like there was no tomorrow because coach's breach ofetical, not calling the coach prior to the game, it is a lot about nothing. >> not aware of any gentleman's agreement. even ask my brother. no agreement. >> expectation -- his comments were dead on. >> even if there was we wouldn't do it anyway. [ laughter ] >> it was just a bogus report. >> all right. we got you covered saturday, though. no need to get off the couch. starts with the pre-game, 11:30. the game and then the point

after with interviews and highlights. that is sporting life. sharks in action in winnipeg, no score right now. and also the warriors going at it against orlando. college hoops as well. >> warriors stay healthy -- >> that is the wish a lot of fans share with you. >> and bring on the saints. >> thank you. join the conversation on facebook, viewers are sounding off about the playoff game. show your 9ers spirits. spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh.

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