sphere barry bonds shows up promptly before his court appearances. here is what he faces when he enters the courtroom. he faces up to 15 months in prison. that is what prosecutors have been asking for. if bonds spends any present time, even legal experts believe it could be maybe only six months based on similar cases. more than likely, he will probably get house arrest because into other cases when athletes were convicted of the same charge, that is what they got. we talked about barry bonds biding his conviction, it is all up to him. this could be the end of his court appearances. if he says, i can live with house arrest or a small amount of prison time, this is over. if not, he has two weeks to file an appeal and the judge can say before that he can serve prison time or house arrest. for more than likely, if the files an appeal that will allow him to have a state of sentencing. this could drag on for another year or two. we are waiting for barry bonds to arrive. we will try to bring nazi before the end of the newscast and hoping this time that he w

i have no doubt that barry bonds was treated differently than other athletes involved, likely because he was the highest profile of all. based upon the evidence it appears that bonds was selectively prosecuted. right now bonds on the 19th floor waiting for his sentencing. he may be to the big house, one big house or another either federal prison or his own house for house arrest. he has a mansion in beverly hills he may be confined to that for six months or a year. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> that what we are going to talk about now. >> legal analyst dean johnson joining us for some perspective. >> thanks for joining us what do you think the judge is going to do? >> she has a number of options. i think she is going to sentence in this case as she has in similar cases. bonds is probably looking at six months to a year of house arrest, two years on probation, a small fine and community work service. >> that's on par with how she sentenced other high profile people what does this say to the average person? >> message that the judge wants to send, she has tried to send throughout this

i have no doubt that barry bonds was treated differently than other athletes involved, likely because he was the highest profile of all. based upon the evidence it appears that bonds was selectively prosecuted. right now bonds on the 19th floor waiting for his sentencing. he may be to the big house, one big house or another either federal prison or his own house for house arrest. he has a mansion in beverly hills he may be confined to that for six months or a year. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> that what we are going to talk about now. >> legal analyst dean johnson joining us for some perspective. >> thanks for joining us what do you think the judge is going to do? >> she has a number of options. i think she is going to sentence in this case as she has in similar cases. bonds is probably looking at six months to a year of house arrest, two years on probation, a small fine and community work service. >> that's on par with how she sentenced other high profile people what does this say to the average person? >> message that the judge wants to send, she has tried to send throughout this

>>darya: a developing story out of san francisco, the fate of barry bonds. at 11:00 a.m., and barry bonds will be sentenced after being convicted of obstruction of justice. that sentencing comes more than eight years after barry bonds testified before a grand jury that questioned his ties to the drug left. he was indicted on surgery and obstruction charges. earlier this year, the jury was deadlocked on the perjury charges but did find ferry bonds guilty of obstruction of justice. that is a condition that he and his attorneys say is a plan to fight. what they'd planned to do has no impact on the sentencing phase of the case which is today. will durant is live at the federal courthouse with more on how much time barry bonds concedes in jail if any at all. >>will: the judge who is handling the case has sentenced others convicted of similar charges to house arrest. if she follows her track record, that is probably would barry bonds would get. however, every time you get sentenced, it is a case by case situation. she may want to send a message to other people out

it is a sentencing date for barry bonds. we will be back with more in a couple of minutes was live continuous coverage.

it is sentencing day for barry bonds. coming up, we'll tell you what choices the judge has in front of her coming up. >>> guys, we do weather everywhere but here in the bay area we have some sunshine coming your way for the weekend. [ laughter ] >> we'll have more on that coming up next. east coast! >>> we have a big bay area connection to the nasdaq. the opening bell is being rung locally from san francisco this morning. people are excited about this. online game company zynga celebrating its initial public offering. they set the price at $10 a share, hoping to sell $1 billion worth. that's a little like vegas. >> stock prices at right now starting at 10. could we have a live update, please? [ laughter ] >> going to be the biggest ipo expected since google in 2004. we'll check in with jason brooks in our moneywatch report. >> $10 seems like a reasonably good investment. right? online gaming is going to be a big deal. >>> good morning, it's friday, december 16. i'm dennis o'donnell in for frank. >> i'm grace lee. let's ge

she could choose two years' probation for barry bonds, confinement to his home in beverly hills, or 15o 21 months in prison. bonds was convicted for perjury in the balco steroids probe in 2003. prosecutors are pushing for prison time saying bonds doesn't show any remorse. the pro base department is recommending just -- the probation department is recommending two years' probation, community service and location monitoring, which usually means home confinement. if it's any clue, this particular judge has sentenced athletes in similar cases two of them to probation and home confinement, no prison time. so we will find out this morning aif she is going to be consistent on that. again, the sentencing starts at 11:00 this morning. now, we expected a media zoo here at the federal courthouse but so far, it's been quiet. just your local tv stations, radio stations, and newspapers here awaiting the arrival of barry bonds. but a lot of people have their eyes on this sentencing case. >> two prior to with a similar charge under the current judge. just because she let them off without jail time doe

barry bonds was acquitted of obstruction of justice. federal sentencing guidelines call for a sentence of 15-21 months. bonds will not likely serve any sentence until the appeal is final. there are things that bonds could do/should do while his appeal is heard. >> the court of appeals will look more favorably on his case if he's already engaged with the community. he's done a fair amount of community service. the question is will he do any community service related to this. he's never admitted to steroid use. he can't go represent to the community about steroid use. on the other hand once the case is done, he doesn't have any jeopardy. he's only worried about the hall of fame after this case. >> reporter: so far no baseball player admitted taking steroids had received the votes needed to get into the hall of fame. bonds' major league baseball all time hall of fame leader. bonds is accused of taking steroids to approve his power. anderson served more than a year in jail following that for refusing to testify against bonds. reporting live

barry bonds was sentenced to house arrest, community service and probation today. t just as soon as the judge issued her ruling she ordered a stay so the bonds legal team can appeal. >> ktvu's david stevenson was inside the room and joins us live from san francisco with the fall out from the federal case. >> reporter: bonds won't be going to prison and for now he won't even be under home detention as his lawyers try to turn back his felony conviction. >> good morning. >> reporter: before barry bonds was sentenced this morning on one count of felony obstruction of justice federal prosecutors made a final push to send him to prison. >> 3-1 pitch. >> reporter: the former giant's player was convicted in april of getting evasive testimony in 2003. federal prosecutor said the defendant lived basically a double life for decades. he had mistresses. susan ilston interrupted with, he was not prosecuted with that. that brought laughter and applause by people in the courtroom. >> i didn't think the judge was buyiit

we begin with the sentencing of barry bonds in the long and storied steroid scandal. the legendary giants slugger is in a san francisco courtroom right now. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live from the hearing where bonds will learn his fate any moment now. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. about an hour ago, former san francisco giant barry bonds got out of a black suv with his legal team and walked past reporters, right into the federal building here in san francisco today. as you said, he will learn his fate. he is facing the same federal judge who showed mercy to two other sports figures, who were in a very similar predicament. the question is whether this judge will do the same for bonds, who has, of course, a much higher profile. he was convicted in april with obstruction of justice in the investigation of steroid distribution for being evasive to the grand jury. the jury dead locked on three other counts where he is accused of lying. prosecutors want bonds sentenced to 15 months, but back to those sports figures. tammy thom

bob, good morning. >> good morning, barry bonds will learn his fate. u.s. district judge susan ilson will sentence bonds for obstruction of justice before a grand jury the fraul probation department is recommending a sentence of probation and house arrest. given this is his only conviction and what he has done for the community. they sent other people who have lied and giving them house arrest. so that is his best bet for house arrest. she's already established the precedent. >> now, our legal analyst steven clark does see one possible wild ca card, and that's greg anderson. >> this story is years in the making. >> and nbc exclusive this morning. we're getting a first look at the recovery. he was badly beaten outside of dodgers stadium nine months ago. >> i'm nancy. how are you? i've heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> i'm doing very well, thank you. >> that's good. >> you're just as handsome as your sister said you are. >> you can see the interview right here on nbc bay area. >> a man who spent time coaching youth soccer is mind bars charged with mo

barry bonds sentencing marks the end of a long and expensive trial. and dean johnson says bonds was a sympathetic figure because of charity work and indicated the government spent a lot to get a little. >> the judge was sending a message at this point. judges often do, saying to the prosecutors i don't think much of this case. and i really do have a good deal of esteem for defendants. >> and we'd like to hear what you think about the sentencing. join on our facebook page. >> and in march yint county a judge tossed out the new lethal weapon procedure casting down on when capitol punishment can resume in california. the court ruled they failed to consider a alternative to the three-drug cocktail. no comment from the department of corrections. they want to see the written decision before saying anything about the ruling. >> and san jose police are defending themselves against another fatal officer-involved shooting. officers say they tried to stop manual fuentes for having an open can of beer in public. they tried to arrest him, officers say he tossed a g

we will have live team coverage of the sentencing of barry bonds. keep in mind, his defense team is planning to appeal the one conviction that prosecutors did get. so this may not be the end all be all of the saga that began in 2003. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 5:04. memorial service will be held this morning for the toddler who died from injuries he suffered in a mass shooting in west oakland. hiram lawrence was shot in the head a few weeks ago and was taken off life support last friday he and six others were shot by gunmen who opened fire on a crowd. no one has been arrested. his memorial service begins at 11 this morning, open to the public. >>> a crackdown could be coming to the occupy berkeley encampment. tribune reports officials say they are getting fed up with violence, drugs, dog bis and filth at the camp -- and threatening more arrests and citations. a council manhattans -- council wants to issue stay away orders. saying the situation in the park is unacceptable and detailed some of the crimes in the past eight weeks. >>> a man suspect

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he did over a year in jail by helping barry bonds avoid this case. is it fair that greg anderson did so much time and he didn't participate at all? >> you may recall greg anderson refused to testify against the giants slugger and was held in contempt and sent to jail. our legal analyst, steven clark was mentioning, for over a year. sentencing being handed down at 11:00 this morning at a federal court here in san francisco. laura, marla. >> we'll be covering it live. thank you very much, bob. >> 5:33 this morning. an nbc exclusive. for the first time we're hearing giants fan bryan stow speak for the first time since being brutally beating outside of dodgers stadium. hi, i'm nancy. how are you? i've heard so much about you. i'm doing very well. >> that's good. >> you're just as handsome as you're sister said you are. >> that's so good to see him. catch the interview monday night on bay area. >>> starting monday, pg&e will restore full gas pressure to three of the pipelines on the peninsula. the california public utilities commission is giving the go ah

>>catherine: barry bonds looks reasonably disney's. i would be also. >> it could very bonds through the wringer. he had to go for a long, expensive trial. he had to hear all of this incriminating evidence against him. in terms of his reputation, his mistresses, all of these people came to court. it was embarrassing and humiliating. bonds was the home run king here a famous san francisco giants player, short hall of famer. he will never get his reputation back or his fans back. they went after him and the thought that much from him. at the end of the day, he has a felony conviction 630 days of house arrest in his beautiful all this, is it worth it? >>catherine: most people would say is not serious >> the bottom line is, if you come into court and the like, he will face consequences for quebec is q has full discretion. >> if >> if you get immunity, tell the kids! >>catherine: stay with kron4 as we continue to discuss the sentencing of barry bonds on our web site, www.kron4.com as well as sweater and facebook. >>catherine: the one-year- ol

. >>> we begin with breaking news on barry bonds. a federal judge just sentenced the former giants slugger to two years' probation and 30 days house arrest for obstruction of justice. we go live to anne makovec who was in the courtroom. >> reporter: the sentence just came down within the last 45 minutes. you can see a crowd there gathered listening to the defense right now as they react to this sentence. the headline here is that there is no prison time for barry bonds. that was his and his defense team's main concern but he did get probation. let's look at what the judge handed out today. two years' probation, 30 days house arrest, though that is at his house in a large house in beverly hills. also 250 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine which the prosecution actually called laughable considering the size of bonds' bank account. now, the judge stayed this sentence pending appeal. that means it is not officially going to go into effect until that appeal comes in and bonds' lawyers have 10 days to make that appeal. bonds, of

barry bonds is going to be here for the love :00 sentencing. prosecutors bonds should go to prison for 15 months. the homerun king coming to the same court for his trial where he was charged with four counts. three perjury, one obstruction of justice. the jury deadlocked on perjury charges. prosecutors will not retry bonds on them. they want bonds in prison for 15 months for giving evasive answers during that testimony in 2003 during the investigation of the balco steroids scandal. federal probation department says no, not prison, but house arrest as well as community service. defense attorneys want just probation. the judge is going to be making that decision this morning. according to her frank record, it would appear she would -- her track record, it would appear she would lean towards giving bonds the recommendations of the probation department, which would be that he would get probation -- house arrest and community service. that is her track record she has sentenced people for pretty much the same crime in this same investigation. the hea

. >> former giants great barry bonds has just learned his fate in a san francisco courtroom. good afternoon, i am tori campbell. >>> a san francisco judge has chosen probation over jail time for the home run king. barry bonds could have spent up to 21 months in prison for giving missouri miss leading testimony but the sentence is stayed pending appeal. we that have the latest. >> reporter: barry bonds just left the courthouse, he waved to the crowd, that is the most emotion i have seen out of him. let's get right to what the judge handed down. he was sentenced to two years probation. he has also got a 30 day home detention. 250 hours of community service and a $4000 fine, all stayed, now he arrived in the courthouse around 10:30 this morning and walked right in, had family members with him and went directly upstairs to floor 19 and as a result in front of the judge, she gave away what she was going to do right away, she told us she had the recommendation from the probation people, the federal sentencing guidelines and the recommendation from the prosecutors, she said right aw

barry bonds can do more for the community if he's doing community service. >> reporter: bonds testifiedack in 2003 that he never took steroids that he knew of. two others were convicted in the same courtroom of steroids related offenses. greg anderson spent more than a year in jail for not testifying against bonds. in a recent interview he denied again any knowledge of bonds doing anything illegal. >> as i said numerous times, i have never talked about performance enhancing drugs, i never gave barry bonds performance enhancing drugs. i admitted i gave some to gary anderson but we have not uttered any words about that. >> reporter: one of the possible arguments in bonds' appeal is the interpretation of his testimony. following the conviction of one juror claimed bonds was evasive while he was asked if anyone other than a doctor injected him with a needle. minutes later during the same testimony, bonds answered no when asked that same question. we hope to be talking legal observance this morning about the case and the possibilities. reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. >> make sur

. >> another figure for the barry bonds case is commenting tonight. years ago victor conti founded balco and later admitted to distributing steroids and was asked if he thought the government targeted barry bonds. >> my opinion is based on barry bonds was the biggest name of all and can bring bigger news headlines. justice for one and all, i do not believe that the athletes were treated equally. in my mind he was singled out. >> many people believe he was the greatest that ever played the game as well as a lightning rod for controversy. >> i still love him anding forrive him for what he did. i love bonds. >> this is a joke, give me a break, just because he's a celebrity they let him off easy. he's obviously guilty. and. >> what is the problem? >> based on numbers, he's a no doubt first ballot hall of famer, he's a career record holder in home runs and voted most-valuable player seven times. and has 500 stolen bases and 500 home runs. we'll see what this does to prospects for the hall of fame. there are three people dead and two wounded in a shooting i

this barry bonds thing, so many levels to the story. the drugs, the legal -- >> we're going to delve into that. home run king barry bonds sentenced for his obstruction of justice conviction. we're going to sit down with a legal analyst to get his take at what happened in court today and where we go from here. >>> plus, a little boy who's in desperate search of a bone marrow transplant, we talk to a bay area nonprofit who's helping. that's coming up in a couple. >> thanks so much. comcast 186 and over the air 11.2. see you back here at 11:00. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a safeway smoked shank half ham for just 99 cents a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. safeway. ingredients for life.

>>catherine: barry bonds will be back in court tomorrow.nd decision 2012 for a preview of tonight's gop debate in iowa and where the candidates stand. and big changes on facebook today, the big deal behind the time line ahead. >>catherine: the fate of home run king barry bonds will be decided in less than 24 hours. he was found guilty in april for obstruction of justice for misleading a grand jury. that investigation began nearly a decade ago. the founder eventually pleaded guilty to distribute steroids. dan kerman talk with him about barry bonds and his role in the over all federal probe into steroids. >> i cannot believe that their bonds to get jail time. >>reporter: bellcoe founder victor is still a big fan of barry bonds. he says they he believes barry bonds was singled out among all the athletes brought before the grand jury. he believes too much money spent by the fed on the investigation but he admits that this has had a positive outcome. >> there has been an increase in awareness there has been a positive change there is testing in

they're asking the judge to sentence barry bonds to two years of probation and community service. bonds will on the judge's decision next friday when he appears in court for sentencing. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside showing clear conditions. traffic looks ok on the james lick freeway. another cold morning. in >>george: we are tracking a major hot spot on the nimitz freeway. only three lanes are available in the northbound direction passing high street. it does not look like they will be able to get the lanes open in time for the morning commute. we will have more on the kron4 news returns. the methods >>george: welcome back to the kron4 news at 6:15 a.m.. major construction work affecting the nimitz northbound. on high street, construction crews are working overnight and have been unable to finish the job in time for the morning commute. they plan to have three lanes open on the nimitz that even at that, that would leave on one lane taken away from traffic serious that means a major bottleneck for one of the busiest freeways in t

>> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at the federal courthouse in san francisco this is where barry bonds will be coming later this morning for sentencing for obstructing justice. prison is a possibility. the story coming up. >>> good morning! you don't see it here but there's a lot of moisture in the air thick dew, frost and freezing fog where that's a possibility this morning update on the weekend's forecast. >> good morning. full freeway closure on the peninsula, southbound 101 at marsh everywhere else good looking traffic. >>> dozens are already lined up at san francisco's glide memorial church now, hours from now glide will give away 5500 bags of groceries. good morning it is a friday morning. aren't you glad to hear that? i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. san jose police investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer overnight. amy hollyfield is live with what we know so far. >> reporter: san jose police worked quickly on this in the dark of the night they came out conducted a quick investigation, processed their scene this is where they told us it happened but they are

barry bonds' sentencing is expected to start here at 11 a.m. >> she doesn't have to be consistent just because she made those other two rulings and bonds of course was the face of of the balco scandal so there is a chance that she could decide that maybe she needs to make an example of bonds to show the rest of the sporting world you're not going to get away with it. >> reporter: you are absolutely right about that. he is such a high-profile figure that if you are trying to make an example, he's a good one to use for that. >> okay, anne makovec in san francisco, thank you. >>> mike mcqueary assistant football coach at penn state university may testify today in the hearing of athletic director of tim curley and gary schultz. prosecutors say they did not respond properly nine years ago when mcqueary reported an alleged sexual attack on a boy in a university shower. mcqueary says the attacker was jerry sandusky a former coach. >>> newt gingrich had the front- runner target on his back as republican candidates gathered for the final presidential debate before the iowa caucuses. michele bac

>>marty: barry bonds has long denied using steroids. >>ysabel: kobe bryant and his wife are divorcing. and as of lyons filed divorce papers yesterday citing irreconcilable differences. there is no freedom of between the two. it is estimated his worth of to $360 million. the couple plans to share joint custody of their two daughters to. >>marty: when we come back, stanley roberts and the the latest edition of people behaving badly. >>ysabel: traffic is sticking up a bit but moving slowly. if the fifth >>marty: glide memorial church did away more than 5000 bags filled with groceries on friday. as stanley roberts explains, he paid a visit to the giveaway but found a lot of people behaving badly. >>stanley: there was a mass sell-off in said francisco that had nothing to do with stocks and bonds. for >>stanley: at every year of glide memorial church gives out food to the needy. this year, they even had a new set up to speed the process, but leave it to people with less than honorable intentions. chief >>stanley: look at all of this food, the

i've never given barry bonds any performance-enhancing drugs. i a have add mountain i gave some to greg anderson, but barry and i have never had any discussion or any involvement with drugs. >> possible arguments in the appeal is the interpretation of his testimony following the conviction of at least one juror claims bonds was evasive when asked by prosecutors if anyone other than a doctor injected him with a needle. but minutes later a two other occasions by two different prosecutors during the same testimony, bonds answered no, when asked that same question. reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> stay tuned to ktvu channel 2 and ktvu.com for continuing coverage. we will bring you the announcement of the barry bonds sentencing when it comes down later this morning. >>> a public funeral service will be held this morning for little hiram lawrence, jr. he was shot in the head during a shoot-out last month in oakland. the fuel ran service begins at 11:00 at acts full gospel church in oakland. so far there have be

a judge is scheduled to sentence barry bonds. the big question tonight is will the former san francisco giant slugger spend time behind bars? nbc bay area is live in san francisco with a look at what the judge is considering. gene? >> reporter: barry bonds is known best for hitting baseballing out of the ballpark. and that star power will figure into the judge's position. but experts say it may not work in his favor. barry bonds will work into court friday to learn his face. deciding he was evasive during grand jury questioning. usf law process forrobert talbot says it's a serious charge. >> that's the basis of unruly law, people going into court saying what's true. otherwise, you really don't have anything. that's extremely important. >> judge susan ilston has lots to consider. federal guidelines suggest a prison term between 15 and 21 months. a court filing, prosecutors recommend 15 months behind bar, saying mr. bonds had a plan to mislead the grand injujury. but a federal probation officer is recommending no prison time. bonds

also out in san francisco, barry bonds, just sentenced for that obstruction of justice x and the case against the army private accused of leaking top secrets to wikileaks, time to play reporter roulette. we will begin with kate bolduan on capitol hill. kate, to you, it looks like i guess the house is kind of on a roll today. a short time ago, they took action to avert a government shutdown. so, one down. >> one down and now all eyes are on where's the next one? so they have averted a government shutdown. the house voted this after into on the megamuss, as they call it around here the massive spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. so, this has been negotiated for months now. and congressional leaders came to an agreement late yesterday evening finalizing this massive spending bill, the house voted on it today so a government shutdown has been averted. the senate is expected, they could still vote on it ostensibly, vote on it today, most likely, the senate will be in working tomorrow and vote on it tomorrow. the big overwhat really kind of started this whole

barry bonds 9 million dollar estate in beverly hills. where he may under house arrest for 30 days. >> how are you feeling going in rate now. >> good morning how are you doing. >> pretty good. >>reporter: federal prosecutors believe it's not much of a punishment for the superbowl star who is also put on probation for two years and ordered to perform 250 hours of community service. but judge susan nelson was moved by bonds charity work. almost all of it out of the public eye. bonds fan couldn't agree more she's a friend of brian stowe brutally beaten at donor stadium on opening day last season. she says he has been generous to the father of 2 who is recovering from a coma. >> he donated, he gave some money until the kid are done with college. so he has a great heart also. >>reporter: judge was also influenced by the home run king clean criminal record. she believes the behavior was an aberation. bonds attorney agree. they are peeling his conviction on obstruction of justice. >> at the moment he is branded a felon. we think unjustly and we

. >> well, former giants slugger barry bonds is ready to go back to federal court today to learn his fate. >> a judge will sentence the home run king for obstruction of justice conviction. a jury decided bonds was evasive during questioning in the steroids investigation. prosecutors recommended a sentence of 15 months in prison. usf law professor says his celebrity status could work against him. >> barry bonds' health and power could subject him to criticism. if he was somebody off the street they mile get jail time. >> the judge sentenced others to probation and house arrest. those could serve as guidelines. >>> a police officer shot and killed a man in san jose overnight after a man threatened officers. this happened at east san jose near seaview drive and bermuda way. police say during the contact the manmade a threatening move and at least one officer fired his gun in self defense. >> it's been more than eight months since san francisco giants fan bryan stow was beaten and severely injured outside of dodgers stadium. now we're hearing for him for the first time in an exclusive in

prosecutor gave bonds -- if he would tell the truth, they say he lied. >> i don't believe that barry bondsll ever go to prison. >> reporter: that from the man who started it all. balco's founder victor conti. conti always defended bonds saying he had no firsthand knowledge that trainer greg anderson gave bonds steroids. >> you cannot be sure that greg anderson ever gave bonds steroids? >> it's never clear. >> he's only worry about the hall of fame after this case. >> reporter: whatever sentence barry bonds gets here tomorrow it likely will not go into effect while he appeals his conviction. and that could take another year. in san francisco, rita williams ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with ktvu channel 2 for continuing coverage. we will bring you tomorrow's sentencing decision on air and online. >>> a man accused of trying to assassinate president obama is due in federal court in washington, d.c. tomorrow for a preliminary hearing. our ktvu news bureau in washington, d.c. obtained this booking photo of oscar ortega hernandez. he was arrested last month and it took that long to get this pic

in victor conte's labs were records that had the initials blb, barry lamar bonds. call it circumstantial. call it whatever you want. what did barry look like? how was his behavior to you? hz he looks a lot thinner than he was. even last spring. he looks in great shape. i was there. he walked in the courtroom. he strutted as barry kind of struts. when he sat at the defense table he kind of put his hand at his chin. you could tell he was uneasy. then his lawyers came in and talked to him and he felt better. i think they all knew he probably wasn't going to go to jail. then he kind of kept a straight face through the whole thing. he only said three words. the judge asked him have you read all the paperwork in this case an he said yes. then she asked him do you have anything to say. he said no, ma'am. i guess if i had a wish it would be when she asked him that question he would have said you know, i do have something to say. let me tell you what really happened. he wasn't going to do that until the attorneys said don't do that. >> guys like barry to play. there is a lot

barry bonds' lawyers are asking a judge to go easy on the former giant slugger at tomorrow's sentencing was convicted in a federal investigation of steroids use. rita williams has been looking at court papers and talking with experts and joins us live to tell us what penalties bonds could face, rita. >> reporter: it's been a long time coming but tomorrow barry bonds find out what penalty he has to pay for obstructing justice way back in 2003. >> and nobody really thinks he's going to get 15 months in prison even though the prosecutors have asked for that. the real question is whether he will get any jail time at all or will he get home detention or probation with home detention and a lot of community service. >> reporter: it's now been three years since bonds testified, they said he lied and obstructed justice. eight months ago a jury convicted bonds of one of four charges and tomorrow he's sentenced. >> i don't believe that barry bonds will ever go to prison. >> reporter: that from the man who started it all balco's founder victor conti. conti always defended bonds saying he had no fir

it was a big win for barry bonds today.ll not go to prison for obstructing justice in the investigation of steroid abuse. >> just a few miles from the ballpark where he broke hank aaron's record, barry bonds into the courthouse with his attorney. the decision was exactly what his legal team had hoped for. the prosecution asked for a 15- month prison sentence. bonds was given probation, home detention, and will pay $4,000 fine. it has been a long road for the seven-time mvp considered one of baseball's greatest players. he found himself caught in a sweeping investigation of steroid use in professional sports. faced with charges he lied to a grand jury in 2003 about using performance-enhancing drugs, the case was finally brought to trial last spring. the decision today came as no shock to those in legal circles. lawyers said they will appeal the conviction. >> we intend to fight it on appeal and overcome the judgement so that he can return to public life as a citizen free of criminal convictions. >> bonds left the courthouse

prosecutor gave bonds -- if he would tell the truth, they say he lied. >> i don't believe that barry bondswill ever go to prison. >> reporter: that from the man who started it all. balco's founder victor conti. conti always defended bonds saying he had no firsthand knowledge that trainer greg anderson gave bonds steroids. >> you cannot be sure that greg anderson ever gave bonds steroids? >> it's never clear. >> he's only worry about the hall of fame after this case. >> reporter: whatever sentence barry bonds gets here tomorrow it likely will not go into effect while he appeals his conviction. and that could take another year. in san francisco, rita williams ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with ktvu channel 2 for continuing coverage. we will bring you tomorrow's sentencing decision on air and online. >>> a man accused of trying to assassinate president obama is due in federal court in washington, d.c. tomorrow for a preliminary hearing. our ktvu news bureau in washington, d.c. obtained this booking photo of oscar ortega hernandez. he was arrested last month and it took that long to get this p

federal prosecutors have asked a judge to said that barry bonds to prison. prosecutors objected to probation for the former slugger who is expected to appear for sentencing next friday. there are asking for 15 months in jail. >>george: we are continuing to track hot spots on this friday. we are still looking at slow traffic in san francisco in and out of san leandro. on a one-to-one northbound, even though most of the accidents are out of the lanes, we still have a sluggish conditions a and a big backup leading into san francisco. the 280 extension is likely your best bet to get into downtowns. to 80 itself, the southern freeway is much improved however we are bottlenecks along 101 northbound approaching the 280 interchange in the coming up from the candlestick causally. 880 extension is probably your best bet into this city. that were third street. it is the nimitz freeway in san leandro, northbound 98 that is still backed up all the way to washington. that is near the 230 interchange from the northbound 880 ride. there was glass and debris in the lanes tha

barry bond also to pay a whopping $4,000 fine and perform community service. the prosecution asked the judge to give barry bonds 15 months in prison but the jury convicted him of purposefully trying to mislead federal grand jury back in 2003 and that grand jury was investigating a bay area laboratory and its relationship with other top athletes. he admitted he took performance-enhancing drugs but said at the time he did not necessity that's what they were. it has been too long, hasn't it? our barefoot bandit, the teen fugitive in court today, admitting to more than 30 charges of burglary and theft. he is confessing. in connection with the multistate crime spree. >> as to count two through count 16, what is your plea? >> guilty. >>shepard: guilty. the prosecution she he should spend a decade behind bars. the while dropout was on the run for two years committing crimes and evading officials in half a dozen states and three countries. it started when he escaped from juvenile detention in 2008 and broke into homes and businesses and stole luxury cars and big speed

>>catherine: barry bonds will be sentenced tomorrow in federal court. grant lodes is here with a look at how a home run king found himself trying to avoid prison. >>grant: tomorrow is the culmination of nearly a decade of performance enhancing investigation, denial and drama. in 2003 a bay area labs were ordered was rated in the investigation began. in december, bonds told a grand jury that he never knowingly used steroids. fast for to august of 2007, bonds becomes the home run all- time leader. bonds is then indicted and accused of lying to the grand jury. in april, he was convicted in federal court of obstruction of justice. the jury is deadlocked on of perjury charges. >>grant: the investigation began nearly a decade ago with a focus on that laboratory in burlingame. >> i think he is the greatest player to ever play the game. >> victor conti is still a big fan of barry bonds. >> i do not believe that he should get jail time. i think you go home detention for a few months. >> as to whether or not he used steroids, he is unsure. athlete that has a surg

it is the bengals and the rams right here. >> barry bonds back in court last week.was sentenced to one month of home confinement. >> you were out there. >> it was a media circus. >> satellite trucks, the world was watching. that's one of the questions we had was what was this all about. we asked our legal analyst about the investigation. was it simply an excuse to make headlines and grab big names to take in front of grand juries and ask them embarrassing questions or where there real legal issues involved here. >> everyone talks about what happened to barry bonds. what people don't talk about are the people that are what's happening to the athletes that are in college and what people aren't recognize as good the high school kids that are looking up to these figures and saying i'm going to engage in that exact behavior because it can make me perform like them. >> if that were the case then, paul, why would the feds then, if they busted a drug dealer say give me a list of your clients in hollywood and we're going to bring every hollywood star in here and ask them whe

bigad shaban reports from san francisco. >> reporter: home run king barry bonds walked into federal courtfacing more than a year in prison time. but he got none. a judge sentenced him to 30 days of house arrest and two years probation. bonds of convicted in april of giving misleading testimony to a grand jury eight years ago. it was part of an investigation into steroid use among baseball players. when asked if his trainer ever injected him with performance- enhancing drugs, bonds gave evasive answers. throughout this, he said he was convinced he was getting flaxseed oil. >> bonds is last of 11 implicated in the investigation of balco labs and its illegal distribution of steroids to professional athletes. all the others were either convicted or pleaded guilty. >> reporter: the steroid controversy damaged bonds' legacy in baseball. >> barry bonds is the babe ruth and the willie mays of his era. when a player of that stature comes under question, it gins to bring into question the entire era of the sport. >> reporter: bonds didn't speak in court and will remain free until his appeal. >> now

a 30 días de arresto domiciliario y 2 años de libertad condicional, barry bonds tiene el título deluerdo en algo. >>> también un nuevo reporte de enfrentamientos entre los indignados y la policía ♪. >>> el gobierno de estados unidos no cerrará este fin de semana, la cámara de representantes aprobó un plan de gastos para evitar el cierre del gobierno, pero como informa lourdes meluzá aún faltan muchas cosas. >>> la cámara de representantes aprobó el presupuesto de un millón de millones de dólares, pero los líderes del senado aún discuten cómo extender los beneficios de recortes de impuestos a la nómina, 160 millones de trabajadores verían una reducción en el cheque que llevan a la casa, mil dólares menos para una familia, los legisladores discuten cómo llevar a cabo este beneficio. >>> la casa blanca rechaza que contenga algo no relacionado e ideológico. >>> tenemos que estar aquí, pero lo que cuenta más que nada, es tener los recortes de impuestos para los 160 millones de trabajadores del país. >>> también aumentar los beneficios para las personas en el medicare >>> estaba dispuesto

s&p is up 6. >>> tomorrow is sentencing day for barry bonds. bonds will return to the same federal courthouse in san francisco where he first gave his grand jury testimony in the balco case eight years ago. he was later convicted of obstruction of justice for lying to that grand jury about his alleged steroids use. prosecutors are urging the judge to send bonds to prison for 15 months lawyers for baseball's home run king want a punishment of probation while they appeal bonds' conviction. >>> a local prosecutor in ohio says he will not file criminal charges in connection with the brawl between basketball teams from xavier university and the university of cincinnati last sat day the fight came at the end of a nationally televised game between the crosstown rivals. hamilton county prosecutors say that he feels that the universities are in a better position to deal with the situation. both schools have suspended players following the fight >>> the 69th annual golden globe nominations were announced in los angeles. >> best animated feature film, the

barry bonds will not be going to prison. the judge took the probation officer's recommended sentence two years' probation, one month house arrest, and 250 hours of community service. bonds must also pay $4,000 in fines. but no one on bonds' defense team is admitting he got off easy. >> and if justice was done, then everybody was a winner. and it would be unrealistic to think that everybody would agree about that. you might be able to guess what we think but we're not talking. >> reporter: last april, a jury found the home run king guilty of obstructing justice in the four-year long case of illegal steroid use among top athletes. the u.s. attorney's office called the recommended push the laughable and tried to persuade the judge to give bonds the minimum 15 months in prison. the judge asked bonds if he had anything to say. his simple reply, not a thing. >> bonds to left center field. >> reporter: bonds is fighting the conviction. a stain on his baseball record, his attorneys say he wants wiped clean. >> at the moment, he is b

your responses later this hour. >>> baseball great barry bonds was called the home run king. aaron's major league home run record. but, ironically just blocked from where the stadium where bonds was made a hero he's going to be be sentenced for giving misleading information in the 2003 steroid information. dan simons is live in san francisco where the sentencing begins shortly. dan, what do we believe will happen this afternoon? >> reporter: well, we do not believe barry bonds will actually get jail time. mostly all of us think he'll probably get home detention based upon how some of these other defendants were sentenced by this federal judge. suzanne, barry bonds' baseball legacy will be debated for many, many years. of course how he goes down in history is a far different question than what the judge has to decide today. this is a case that goes back to 2003 when this federal steroid probe began and barry bonds was eventually hauled in to court where he testified in front of a grand jury and he said he never knowingly used steroids. prosecutors determined that to be perjury

tenemos noticias de barry bond, pues les cuento que.an francisco, los fiscales federales instaron a un juez a que ponga en la prisiÓn a barry bonds, el mÁximo jonronero en la historia de las grandes ligas. en una serie de documentos presentados anoche ante el tribunal, los fiscales objetaron la recomendaciÓn de un funcionario federal de libertad condicional. el 16 de diciembre, cuando se le dicte la sentencia por obstrucciÓn de la justicia, los fiscales piden que bonds sea condenado a 15 meses de cÁrcel, quien fue hallado culpable en abril de obstruir la investigaciÓn de un jurado de instrucciÓn sobre el dopaje, al dar respuestas evasivas. esta noche tendremos previa para el fin de semana y sobre el torneo de futbol local que inicia el domingo en gunston, esto y mas solo a las once. si muchas gracias... todo listo para disfrutar el fin semana... y estando en diciembre comenzamos con una invitacion navideÑa de la embajada de peru... se trata de la exposicion de arte "navidad peruana"... aqui se mostrara una coleccion de piezas artisticas