christin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning frank. we're inside an earthquake simulator now and i'm joined by a man from an earthquake preparedness company. you take this simulate your around to show people what it would be like to be in a big earthquake. >> we are trying to show people how to earthquake-proof their homes, all their breakables that could fall on a child or somebody in the event of an earthquake. >> those truly are the biggest dangers that an earthquake can pose inside a home? >> down in the chilean earthquake, 70% of the injuries are caused by the contents, like office contents, things in the home. top heavy furniture, heavy enough to hurt you in an earthquake is going to topple over. >> reporter: very soon here we'll see the effect of having certain appliances and that sort of thing like this we have a tv here, we have bottles and glasses and this sort of thing. >> we are using buckles and strap. i'm using my quake hold gel to secure the items on the shelf. for our furniture, we have top- heavy furniture straps that

so let's check in with christine hanson who joins us today. hi, christine. >> good morning. see too many cars out this morning. it's truly quiet, very quiet on the streets. no wet streets, no problems getting around and actually a really nice day for saturday. sunday we have to think about. we're looking once again at the golden gate bridge where i don't see too many cars on the golden gate bridge this morning. a beautiful picture! golden! that is the golden gate bridge. >> and it looks like it. good visibility. temperatures this morning have been fairly mild with some of the cloud cover. first of all let's take a look at the satellite image. as you saw some of it late yesterday afternoon streaming overhead. now look at it today. a little snow, a little rain but most of it the california/oregon border. but all this cover will stream over us throughout the afternoon. 43 degrees in half moon bay is the cool spot. 45 redwood city, 49 degrees in mountain view across the bay. fremont 46. cool in livermore valley, 44 degrees. 51 antioch, 50 san jose and san francisco 45. it's goin

>> all right, christin, thank you.ristin ayers in the cbs 5 newsroom. >>> and a woman who poses as a victim of the pipeline explosion is going to jail for a year. that's 47-year-old angela marie wise from san francisco. she pleaded no contest to a number of felony charges. she had told officials that she had been left homeless by the san bruno explosion. prosecutors wanted prison time for her, but she will be serving her sentence in the san mateo county jail. >>> it is 6:33. a man posing as a caltrans worker helped rob a home at woodside. sheriff's deputies say suspect knocked on the front door wearing a yellow hard hat and blue vest. he told the resident he was there to check the backyard because of the storms and possibly a landslide. while the home owner was distracted, a second suspect snuck in the unlocked backdoor cut and stole some jewelry. deputies are now searching for those two suspects. >>> and masked robbers with firearms, 15 thieves blindfolded up and gagged workers at a company on warm springs boulevard n

>>christine: a lot of people are asking that question. the answer is they do half potassium iodide for communities near plants. also some county health departments have some as well. a small not just in case there were disaster and it was needed. that happens at certain county health departments. >>pam: our team coverage with to resell who founded the u.s. government is now installing more air monitors on the west coast. >>terisa: in the next few weeks the epa plans to install about 30 more of these devices. this one is in san francisco. experts explain the device works by collecting hair samples and sending the data to a testing site to the u.s.. scientists then run a battery of tests, some of the test look for gamma radiation and particulates that concern associated with the nuclear plant meltdown. although japan is 5,000 mi. away, a spokesperson with the bay area air quality management tells kron 4 news that in the past, the air monitors have been able to detect coal dust from china. besides stationary system such as this one in the ai

imagine they have taken off, huh, christin? they are now on the road. you have to imagine it's got to be a big deal if you have college students up at the crack of down and they all were up early this morning getting signs, banners, posters, together on their way to sacramento to make a statement about budget cuts. you're looking at video from evergreen valley college. students getting rowdy this morning, getting ready to bring your message to the legislature. they are calling for no education cuts. they are calling for politicians to support governor brown's budget which would spare colleges of some really deep budget cuts and again on their way to sacramento this morning to make their voices heard, several students that we talked to would be speaking directly to the legislature this morning and calling for just making this a day of action for students to oppose those deep budget cuts. so they will be rallying in a short time. they say this is their opportunity to make their voices heard. frank. >> well, let's hope someone is

your complete forecast coming up in just a few. >> thank you, christine.ell, the roads are slick this morning but it's not as cold as last weekend when black ice was a big problem for drivers. it's unclear if weather played a role in this accident. the chp is investigating in contra costa county. a fatal crash that involved at least five cars just south of camino diablo near livermore. the chp confirms one person died at the scene, another suffered major injuries. other drivers considered themselves lucky they weren't injured. >> car swerved in my lane. couldn't avoid it. as much as i could, i swerved off the side of the road and the car hit my left rear end. consequently -- >> it happened just after midnight. the investigation kept the road closed for three hours. a driver crashed his car into a fire hydrant in san francisco's south of market district this morning. here is the result. what a guiser. a fountain of water shooting some 60 feet into the air at first and tacoma street. the driver was found on howard street around the corner. he wasn't injured

>> all right, christin. thank you, christin ayers in san francisco. >>> the crisis in japan has many wondering just how they can help. you can find information on our website, cbssf.com. click on "links and numbers" for a list of agencies that are coordinating relief to japan. >>> in other news on this tuesday, prosecutors have now dropped 88 criminal cases in san francisco. they are linked to the investigation of several officers accused of misconduct during drug searches. on friday, district attorney george gascon turned over the investigation to the fbi. >>> checking other headlines around the bay area, the hunt is on for whoever opened fire on five people in san francisco's mission district at the el tin tan bar just after 11 last night. five people were wounded, one seriously. witnesses say they saw the two men run from the scene and drive away in a white station wagon. no word of any arrests yet. police are investigating if this might have been gang- related. >>> and today pg&e must hand over documents

>>christine: i don't even look at it because at $62 if i thought about it i would cry.'ll think about it and getting go. >>maureen: some says they will change the driving habits and so few goals of more. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: a live look from the golden gate bridge, mostly sunny skies and a few clouds langtry in the north bay. a look at our satellite picture bay area wide, a few clouds like grip over the santa cruz but you can see mostly sunny skies. temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60s, a little warmer today anywhere from 1 to about six degrees. 62 santa rosa, 64 napa, 62 in san jose but cooler along the coast and have one day at 55 degrees. tonight into tomorrow, decreasing cloud cover this afternoon and will continue into this evening. tomorrow morning patchy valley fog and land. as we head into the afternoon mostly sunny skies and temperatures will warm up quite a bit. anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees. we will get into the '70s more. will take a look neighborhood by neighborhood in just a bit. we will be back after this. try our new, fresh

christin, thank you. christin ayers in san francisco. >>> police in the south bay busting what they call a sophisticated scheme to steal credit card numbers from gas station customers. this time the scammers installed skimmers inside pumps in mountain view and los altos. the devices collected more than 3500 credit card numbers. officers arrested the two suspects, though, before they could get their hands on the credit card information. >>> dozens of accused criminals just got get out of jail free cards because of alleged police misconduct in san francisco. this morning, district attorney george gascon announced he dropped a total of 57 cases, more than 40 just this morning alone. they are all linked to eight officers under investigation for allegedly raiding residential hotel rooms without warrants. the investigation stems from video of those raids released by the public defender. most of the dropped cases involved drug accusations. but some are from armed robbery and assault. >>> don't fight prostitution

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good morning, christin. >> reporter: good morning, frank.he vote as you said, was supposed to happen today. but governor brown asking for that delay to give him time to try and garner some more republican support, who are currently opposing his plan. meanwhile oakland schools bracing for a possible worst- case scenario. let's look at what brown's plan would do. he is trying to close a $25 billion deficit and attempting to do that by making 12.5 billion dollars in cuts and generating $12 billion in revenue through a series of tax stock exchanges that voters would have to -- tax extensions that voters would have to approve in a special election in june. without that education could face $5 billion in budget cuts. at the wednesday board meeting oakland unified school district finalized hundreds of pink slips sent out to oakland teachers and administrators. if brown's budget is not approved, the district could be looking at cutting up to 500 positions and parents at last night's meeting were not happy with hearing that. >> you're talking about c

christine had as a look tonight? >>christine: right now there has been a lot people who have been coming down to the speech here at pacific had to take a look at the ways. i'm going to step out of the way to show you what it looks like. you can see, the ways are not that big right now. i'm going to zoom in here and show you. you could see pretty small waves that they are coming in a little bit further ran to the beach than normal. this beach is closed all boat people have been coming out here to look at it. it is closed until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. i've been going up and down the coast to throw the day. the show you did you i took at pillar point harbor. the harbor had no major damage but as i zoom into this, you could see where they marked off the high point of this search. that is where the yellow tape is. he could see how high that is from the normal water level. they had a significant surge year at around 8:00 a.m.. several small surges through the day after that for a short period of time. no boats were damaged in

christin ayers live at the bay bridge this morning. thank you. >>> and some major changes are coming to the way pg&e deals with gas pipeline safety. company officials say they will be sending safety information by mail to anyone living within 2,000 feet of a pipeline. they will also begin installing loom shutoff valves -- automatic shutoff valves on their systems. this comes of course after three days of ntsb hearings in washington on the san bruno blast. the ntsb expects to release its final report in a few months. >>> 6:03. the san jose firefighters union has agreed to major concessions, the city reduced the budget deficit and anne makovec tells us this tentative deal would slash pay and benefits, but it is a start for things. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. unfortunately, a sign of the times, now this deal does still have to be ratified by the city of san jose's 647 firefighters. as well as the city council. that is expected to happen by next tuesday. and both parties do seem quite pleased with the deal. the mayor and

thank you, christine.he roads are slick this morning but not as cold as last weekend when black ice was a big problem for drivers. the chp in contra costa is investigating a fatal crash that involves at least five cars south of camino diablo. it happened just after midnight. the investigation kept the road closed until about two hours ago. investigators say one person died at the scene, another had suffered major injuries. a driver crashed his car into a fire hydrant south of market district this morning. here is the result, a fountain of water shooting some 60 feet into the air at first street. the driver was found at howard street around the corner. he was not injured but police did arrest him on suspicion of drunk driving. city crews were delayed shutting off the water because a control valve had been paved over. escalating gang violence on the past two weeks have police stepping up patrols. now officers are getting civilian help from the guardian angels. >> the guardian angels are now on patrol in san

christin ayers is in san jose where the students are getting ready to board buses. she joins us now live. good morning, christin. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at san jose city college. you can see the buses behind me all set up ready to go. students will be leaving at 6 a.m. to meet with legislators in sacramento to talk about higher education. a couple of issues at play. students are looking to get legislators to agree to support the california dream act. they are also looking to get support for tax extensions in the june elections to make sure that funding for higher education remains and funding for community college. there are about 250 to 300 students inside getting ready. they have their signs and they are getting ready to rally here, 250 at evergreen valley community college as well, all of them hoping to bring forward some of these issues involving community colleges. but higher education as a whole. meeting with those legislators later this afternoon but certainly wanting to make a statement before heading out to sacramento. we'll be talking to th

>>christine: that's the million-dollar question. the defenders and this could be the tip of the iceberg. he does ask the district attorney for items involving the detectives. >> this could be a lot of cases potentially. we handle about 6000 drug cases a year. i would expect were going to have to review all those cases to determine whether the officers were involved and whether there was a pattern on practice with nsf pd to violate suspect's constitutional rights or gain entry to their residences illegally. >>pam: could some of the cases that have been dismissed potentially be refiled? >>christine: it's possible that could happen. the d.a. office said the felony cases could be refiled but it would likely no longer pursue a misdemeanor case. >>pam: stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage of the alleged police misconduct case. we'll keep you up-to- date on the investigation and the cases dropped. >>catherine: criminal proceedings were suspended sadly today against a patient at what of state hospital. the patient is accused of the sexu

. >> reporter: it's taken ten long years, but christine kwapnoski has finally made it to the supreme court of the united states. >> and here i'm rocking the whole company and i'm doing it for myself. i'm doing it for every woman who is afraid to do it for herself. >> reporter: christine is one of the lead plaintiffs in the case against walmart, and she's accusing the company of discriminating against her and against perhaps as many as 1.5 million other women, former and current employees. it was an old boy culture, she says, and an old boy network for pay and promotions. >> i asked about why the males were making more money, and it was basically i was told they had a family to support. at the time i was a single mom with two kids. >> reporter: other allegations in the case, some local managers held business meetings at hooters restaurants, and women were referred to as little janie qs by some senior management, but is all that, if it's true, really typical for all women working at walmart? that's what the supreme court will try to answer in this case. among other statistics, plaintif

christin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the third arrest in an elaborate drug bust involving a high ranking narcotics officer and a private investigator both of whom are already in jail. this most recent arrest friday outside of the danville police department. steven tenabi a danville police officer was arrested in uniform in the parking lot. he is facing assault rifle charges and selling steroids. he has been linked to norman wielsch and chris butler. both men are accused of stealing drugs that were rounded up in stings with butler allegedly selling the drugs. wielsch's attorney tells cbs 5tenabi never sold drugs for his client but instead was involved in a ruse that involved setting up drunk drivers. >> we have the investigation agency setting up males in dui situations. >> reporter: now, that attorney told us some of the arrests happened outside this danville bar that butler the private eye would use decoys to get men going through messy divorces drunk, then send tenabi out to arrest them. the question of course

christine conley took your questions to the san francisco health department to find answers. >>christine: on kron 4 facebook page viewers like patrick asked will potassium iodide be distributed? here's what thomas with the san francisco health department said. >> will not be distributed it's not necessary for anyone on the west coast to take it. people who take it may have allergies to iodine and may have an allergic reaction especially in infants and young children you could actually cause disease of the thyroid. >>christine: high road had we recognize symptoms of radiation exposure in had we protect ourselves? >> in the united states we don't have to worry about any exposure. for workers in japan to get exposed to high levels at the plant, they could develop which called acute radiation syndrome and you can imagine the radiation effects the gastrointestinal tract as was the bone marrow. the effects immediately would they get nausea and vomiting as well as other flu like symptoms reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: the state health apartment has answers to some of the freque

i'm christine for sound watching our t.v. our developing crisis an unprecedented disaster topping talking of course about the situation in japan at the fukushima daiichi plant so dangerous in fact that our team has pulled its crews out of the area well workers at the power plant and japanese authorities rushed against the clock there's another agency that seems to be moving at a snail's pace and talking about the i.a.e.a. international atomic energy agency responsible for keeping tabs on all cases of peaceful use of nuclear power argues arena glu school reports on its role in the crisis which appears now to be pretty minimal. i missed reports that radiation levels in the japanese capital could be up to eleven times the norm people scramble to get away from the invisible killer here in tokyo series do seem to be less visible than usual at the epicenter of the plans nuclear disaster fifty people remain struggling to keep the reactors under control but wait where is the international atomic energy agency the exponents of the pea

let's go to christin ayers. she is in oakland, where a big wave could mean some big problems for residents there. christin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sydnie. scientists are telling the "contra costa times" that the biggest threat from a tsunami would come after an earthquake in the southwest corner of alaska. they say it would send a massive tsunami that would hit right here at the port of oakland. it wetback four or five hours for that tsunami to get here and if we take a look at the maps from that study, you can see why oakland and alameda would be right smack in the middle of the most massive flooding. he they are in a perfect position to get the brunt of a tsunami up to 165 structures in this area would be threatened if that were to happen and we of course saw some of the devastating effects that a relatively minor tsunami had on santa cruz harbor on friday. he experts say that area and any area of santa clara county would be spared. one of the factors is the port itself, large ships and shipp

christin ayers reports in danville.ood morning. >> reporter: this is the third arrest of a current or former cop said to be involved in an elaborate drug case. stephen tanabe is a danville police officer. he was arrested in uniform on the job on friday on weapons and drug charges. he is accused of selling steroids. tanabe has been linked to normal we'llish the -- norman wielsch the former head of of the contra costa county drug task force and chris butler a private investigator. butler allegedly sold stolen drugs. there was a ruse setting up drunk drivers, as well. an attorney told us some of the arrests happened outside a danville bar that butler the private eye would hire decoys to get men going through messy divorces drunk then send tanabe out to arrest them. these three men apparently all knew each other as former antioch police officers. today a case is going to court involving the three officers. the public defender is expected to ask that the case be dismissed. >> thank you, christin ayers in danville. >>> we are

christin. >> reporter: that's right, lawrence. we have seen law enforcement officials combing the beaches out here just trying to make sure that no one is out here in some of these low-lying areas and as that's going on we have seen a little change in the waves out here. there's definitely watered churning and the waves are sort of picking up just as we are standing out here. authorities are saying to get away from all of these coastal areas to try to avoid them and there are evacuations in effect in this area in parts of the linda mar area and east of highway 1 have all been evacuated. residents received automated phone calls earlier this morning to let them know to evacuate and head to shelters or to higher ground if they can. we have a list of the shelters that have been put in place right now. they are set up in a number of schools in the area, one is at terra nova high school, another at oceana high school, farralon view elementary school and pescadero high school. try to get to one of those shelters if you have nowhere else

if christine conley kron 4 news.r japan is being closely watched by companies in the silicon valley. japan is the no. 1 producer of silicon which is used to make computer chips. disrupted. if it continues long term it will cause problems for the tech company including the rising prices. >>jeff: today representatives from the federal emergency management agency inspected the damage from last week's some of the. there tore found previously undiscovered damage that brought the total to more than $22 million. if that make it easier to qualify for federal margin sea fans but it means it will kick lagered a complete recovery operations. in santa cruz, jeff kron 4 news. >>reporter: the autumn discovery kids us an idea of the future presidio parkway. it allows you to see what driving through the presidio park we will look like. it's designed for those working on it to get a better understanding what the finished project a look like. the simulator is an for product designers and engineers though, if people can give is been fo

what's the mood like out there right now, christin?rter: you just sort of are watching and waiting, you're right, everybody out there is out with cameras, binoculars trying to see any action on the beach. some people have even started to sort of venture down to the beach to see whether or not it is safe enough. but you can see we have camcorders out here, long lens cameras, people with their families to take a look at what's going on out at the beach. if you look over here at the coast, you can see that it is low tide here and it looks -- seems to look like low tide out here. we are seeing right here -- we have police pulling over right now and just having a chat with someone who had ventured down to the beach to take some pictures earlier. so police still keeping a watchful eye to make sure that these beaches are clear and it looks like for the most part people are heeding the warnings. police were sort of combing the beach up and down earlier today just to try and make sure no one was out there. we talked to a surfer earlier who was

i'm christine for sound and watching our team. we begin with breaking news the united nations security council has moments of moments ago voted on a resolution imposing a no fly zone extending over all of libya and that quote all necessary means can be used to protect citizens this is of course an attempt to try to halt libyan leader moammar gadhafi is mounting attacks against rebel positions there are the course on honest answer churkin to is live in our new york studio not far from the u.n. and brings us the very latest on this breaking. on the south it seems to me the key phrase here all necessary means what are we talking about airstrikes ground forces what do you know. well christine you know this vote certainly comes at a very unexpected time even though we knew it is likely to happen because of a long period of really nail biting and guessing games of what could come out of the united nations security council with so many cooks in the kitchen suggesting different ways of handling what is going on in libya what has happened

toby worked with christine to see how easy they are to use. not surprisingly it pays to enter carefully. christine spot aid mist take she made that could have cost her. >> look at that. a thousand dollars. >> a small mistake can make a difference in what you get back. you have to be careful. but programs let you stop, check things and have things perfect before you file. >> programs consumer reports tried through the free file web site worked consistent lie if you don't need itemize this is a fairly straight forward process. >> and it's fast. christine was finished and filing them for free in about an hour. there is another reason to file online. the refund could be processed in just 10 days versus four to six weeks for mailed returns. >> woe saw severe weather today and there is more on the way. >> and sandhya patel is back to update the forecast. >> there is is is still pockets of rain and it's moderate and getting wet. there is a cell off the coast expected to reach daily city near 6:57 p.m. watch out for brief down pures. and water spouts

christin. >> reporter: that's right, frank. they are rallying against what they call university greed. the uc regents are meeting today to discuss how to deal with $500 million in state funding cuts. these workers are here to tell university, don't balance the budget on our backs. these protests are happening at 10uc campuses today. custodians, service workers and even students say they have already seen massive layoffs, temporary positions have been slashed, and now their retirement age may be raised and pensions cut. one custodian told me it's too much to bear for the university's lowest paid workers. >> we already are living on the edge of our poverty. we already are in poverty. we are living like what we call it hanging by a thread because we are already struggling to make ends meet. and with this new cuts that they are presenting to make on us, like making us retire at age 65 with a physical work as a custodian, i don't know if i'm going to be able to do it. >> now, workers went before the board today to tell them the cuts

good morning, christin.e a big crowd behind you. >> reporter: the crowd is definitely building. the energy is building. in half hour these college students will be boarding buses on the way to sacramento. you can see the crowd here, dozens of students with signs and banner. they are getting on the buses to go to sacramento where they will be making their voices heard about state budget cuts, education cuts and way it's affected them over the years and how governor brown's budget could have the same effect. they will urging legislators to vote yes on the tax extension building and to get online with the california dream act. a number of issueses they will be preparing today. they are trying to get some signs together and to get students corralled and ready to g thousands of students will be gathering at the capital today. and they told me this is really an opportunity to have their voices heard about the issues that are affecting them directly. >> i think the best thing i have seen is that students have becom

but now christin ayers reports this is a familiar sight for this neighborhood. christin. >> reporter: elizabeth, the good news near this home is that the rain has stopped. the soil has started to dry. however, there is bad news. geologists say the soil is still shifting while the residents of this home wait for someone, the city, their insurance company, anyone to take responsibility. four days after the hillside beneath leon walker's house collapsed swallowing his backyard, the future is just as unstable as the ground under him. >> devastated by it. >> reporter: the porch juts out over empty space. he believes at any moment the home will tumble downhill. >> this is just the flashpoint of what's wrong with this hill. the entire hillside is compromised. >> reporter: walkers' wife says these before and after pictures prove it that there were two other mud slides below their home in 1975 and again in '83. and that the city of san pablo did a poor patchup job to try to fix it. >> it's the same condition now. all they did just put a band- aid on it pretty much. they

thanks so much, christine.end high-speed rail is a good green idea that will reduce traffic congestion and benefit the environment while gaining thousands of jobs. others call it wasteful government spending. so which is it? heather ishimaru has an in-depth look. >> the current price tag on california's high-speed rail project is about $43 billion for an 800 mile all electric line between the bay area and anaheim. this is the high-speed rail authority's animation how it might look zipping along at a top speed of 221 mph. the authority wants the federal government to pay about half the cost. after that and the nearly $10 billion in voter-approved bonds, there's still a nearly $15 billion gap. >> it's absolutely crazy. the world over high-speed rails are heavily subsidized by government. they don't pay for themselves it is. they don't make a profit. >> an analysis of whether it's a good use of taxpayer money. there's better use of the money in times of deficit and debt. >> it's not the future. we don't need it. w

federal, state and local law enforcement agents raided several card clubs early this morning and christin ayers is in emeryville at one of the clubs targeted with more on what authorities were looking for. christin. >> reporter: frank, we have just learned from a source close to the investigation that authorities believe this casino was at the center of an active organized crime ring. we're talking about bookmaking, loansharking, and extortion, all allegedly happening at this casino which has become an institution in emeryville. >> i was shocked and scared. >> reporter: gamblers startled out of their early-morning card games as federal agents stormed an emeryville landmark one of the oldest card clubs in northern california. >> we were playing cards around 6:00. 50 agents walked in, got two per table, asked us to put our hands on the table. they had the search warrant for the place. >> we have the fbi, the irs and the dea. >> reporter: dozens of state and federal agents armed with weapons and warrants and customers say they didn't just search the building. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: c

christin ayers on the questions raised by the justices today, christin. >> reporter: elizabeth, as you said that sex discrimination suit is massive. it's so big that wal-mart lawyers told the supreme court today that it's too big and too fractured and should be thrown out. what started with this woman's claim of sexism at the nation's largest retailer -- >> i believe that there was a pattern of discrimination at wal-mart, not just in my store but i believe it is across the country. >> reporter: -- has ballooned a decade later into a class actio suit. up to a million female plaintiffs claiming discrimination. now the supreme court has to decide whether their lawsuit has become too big and too broad. at least one justice seemed to think so. justice antonin scalia pressed the plaintiffs' lawyers asking, doesn't your class include women who were underpaid and women who weren't? is that commonality? >> i think there was good questions asked on both sides. it was a good argument and i think it covered a lot of ground. >> reporter: wal-mart lawyers pushed even harder urging the court to halt

i'm christine frizz out here watching our city. well start today right here in washington where secretary of defense robert gates and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen testified before congress was the first time they've done that since the u.s. started its involvement in libya are just how important has more on the model nature of the mission and the anger at spring for some lawmakers. twelve days into the u.s. bombing of libya. u.s. congressman were hoping to finally get some answers but after two hours of questioning the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff they were still confusion about the u.s. is ending and i think a policy success would be the removal of. the gadhafi regime the military mission is a limited one and does not include regime change. the rebels that we don't have much visibility into into those who have risen against gadhafi each element has its

christin ayers lovers. christin ayers reports. >> reporter: the dog park would be right here at the north end of lake merritt. it would be smack between a freeway, boulevard and playgrounds. opponents say that's a problem. it's been a dogfight. >> it's been getting very ugly on that. people have been on both sides have been -- have been just way over the top. >> reporter: neighbor against neighbor, dog owners -- >> i'm all for it. >> reporter: -- pitted against parents. >> i'm worried that all these little kids are going to be in danger. >> reporter: over a slice of space sandwiched between 580, lakeshore and busy mcarthur boulevard that could soon double as lake merritt's only off leash dog park. >> i think it's needed but i also think that that exact location is a little exposed. and it's surrounded by busy streets on all sides. >> reporter: even some dog own, like joanna worried this simply isn't the place for a pup not the least because of the nearby tot lot where children roam. >> we have two other par

christin ayers is in san bruno with the latest. christin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tonight at 6:11, the time to the minute that the explosion happened here in san bruno, residents will gather to remember the 8 who died. the vigil will go on tonight as new details emerge about a botched pg&e repair job in milpitas just 50 minutes before the explosion happened according to national transportation safety board documents. when power was out in milpitas, pressure to three peninsula gas lines spiked above their usual level. city officials say it's an alarming revelation. >> certainly it raises questions about what was going on and how it might possibly have affected what happened in san bruno. >> i think it's scary. pg&e knows a lot more than what they are leading on. i seriously believe they are covering it up. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission is still waiting on documents from pg&e that prove that nearly a third its gas transmission lines are safe according to the "san francisco chronicle," the puc is threatening sanctions if pg&e doesn't have tho

i am christine connelly, kron 4 news. >>> rain back in the forecast tomorrow.only time we will see rain. i will have the details coming up in a few minutes. >>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi started targeting the source of his country's riches, oil. including new storage facilities. as kron 4's athren h tells us -- catherine heenan tells us -- >> reporter: rebels open fire near the oil port. on the horizon, an explosion. >> airplane over our head. there is a huge plume of black smoke from the western edge of the city. >> reporter: more than 350 miles from the libyan capital. it's under attack by air and artillery. the rebels fight back with solder launched missiles. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he has come to fight the dog moammar gadhafi. but the dog still has teeth. >> very bad. >> how many wounded? >> morthan 25. just now. >> reporter: linnian tv shows supporters celebrating. the government says it has retaken the town. this demtration where the uprising began. thousands of women appealing for enforcement of a no-fly zone to keep moammar gadhafi's jets o

christine connolly. >>pam: our team coverage of the rising price of gasoline. how high could it get? maureen kelly found out. >> prices of the pop art likely to keep going up at least for the next couple of weeks. of the death-gas pump analyst up? >> it is difficult to say that how prices will go. it is a $1 million question. >>reporter: difficult to answer would happens and libya. and how investors will react. what we pay on the pump will depend on the futures of oil departments. it is becomin increasingly difficult to predict. >> and perhaps what could happen and saudia arabia and other oil producing countries. it is puzzling for foreign investors. >> the price of regular gasoline has been going up at a factor of a is crazy as 35 per day! that trend stopped short on monday according to aaa. but only by 15. >> hopefully that is a trend for consumers that there will not conceive continue to see those increases. >>reporter: not see those increases. some more, gasoline use the goes up. in the summer. increasing demand and prices maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >>pam:

christin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sydnie.his is an earthquake simulator set up to look like an apartment. they call this the big shaker. and you can see why. this is what it's like to be in an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. as you can see, things falling off shelves, glasses, we have some of the larger appliances actually put down with putty and so stuck down and we also have them belted and strapped in there so they are not moving. but you can see just how strong this is and the people who are running this quake hold and emergency earthquake emergency preparedness center say that it's really important and in fact a wake-up call for bay area residents to realize just how powerful these quakes are, how quickly these can happen and how important it is to be prepared. so the message here, it could happen here, you need to not only be prepared with some of that putty, the belts to try and keep some of the heavy -- top-heavy appliances down but also disaster kits. we talked to you earlier about what to keep in mind. the disaster emerge

christin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sydnie.esidents will be gathering here later this evening to honor the people who died in that explosion. up until now, residents have honored them by leaving flowers and notes along the scene of the blast. but now they will get a chance to remember that six-month anniversary and also gather together for a vigil tonight. as that is going on, new details are emerging about a botched pg&e repair job in milpitas just 50 minutes before the explosion happened according to national transportation safety board documents. when power was cut in milpitas, pressure to three pins gas lines spiked above their usual level. city officials say that is an alarming revelation. >> certainly it raises questions about what was going on and how it might possibly have affected what happened in san bruno. >> i think it's scary. pg&e knows a lot more than what they're leading on. i seriously believe that they are covering it up. >> reporter: there are other issues at play, as well. the california public utilities com

thank you very much, christin ayers in the newsroom. we'll be checking back in with you throughout the morning on this. >>> barry bonds will have his day in court today. the former giants slugger expected to plead not guilty in his perjury trial. bonds will share the spotlight with his former trainer, greg anderson. bonds is accused of lying to a grand jury about his steroid use. his trial starts march 21. >>> san mateo police shot and killed a man they say fired on them. the first call in this case came from the cbs pharmacy -- cvs pharmacy yesterday morning. police say an armed man trying to get medication was threatening employees there then police were called about a man creating a disturbance at a nearby home. that's where they found the man, who had been at that drugstore, as well. >> he is schizophrenic, okay? everybody knows. the police know. he is on medication. to pay what? i never pay. okay? and he got very upset, came home and they send the police here. >> the suspect pointed a handgun directly at the officers and fired upon

frank. >> okay, christin ayers is live in oakland. thank you. >>> dozens of bay area college students being forced to return home from japan. 12 students from san francisco university and 35 from stanford have been studying in japan as part of a program but that program is suspended for the first time in its 45-year history. it's unclear when the students will get back home. the airports are packed with passengers trying to leave japan. >>> and if you want to help japanese victims, you can log on to our website, cbssf.com. click on "links and numbers" for a list of agencies that are coordinating relief. >>> the time now is 5: 35. we are going to use a little reverse psychology here saying i love the rain. i am so looking forward to the rain you. >> better love it because it's going to be around for quite some time, right? >> frank, you're going to love the next seven days. >> you bet! we love ya! >> i don't think too many folks feel that way. they are looking forward to spring. even i'm looking forward to a heat wave around the bay ar

kron 4's christine connelly spoke withficials to answer some of your most common questions about the drug. >> reporter: will it prevent radiation damage? health officials say the drug only protects the thyroid which you see pictured here. it lies against and around the larynnexthe drug shields the thyroid from radioactive iodine that can cause cancer. think of it as a gas tank. if you fill it up with iodide, then that helps prevent the bad iodide from coming in. it blocks no other types of radiation and protects no other body parts. it should be given within a few hours of exposure. another common question is if people should be taking it as a precaution. officials say the tablets are not recommended at this time. they can pose adage to people who have an allergy. christine connelly, kron 4 news. >>> to update the latest, the official death toll stands at 4,300 people. that number is expected to climb above 10,000. 452,000 people are in temporary shelters. search and rescue teams are working to find 8,000 people listed as missing. the cold and wintery weathers is hampering their effo

christine connolly. >>pam: with many roads wiped away and many other passable, for trains, airports are flooded. and not-possible, and teresa estacio is of san francisco international airport. she spoke with several people that just a rock from japan. >> people just does are rod from japan. travelers seven sharing similar stores-ride from japan. i spoke to some of these travelers and what it was like to be there before and after the earthquake/tsunami hit. >> horrible. words, the worst i've ever experienced and the past 10 years. >> we were on a train platform it got shaky. when it was over everybody priest a sigh of relief. as soon as the was over, they've breathed a sigh of relief however, all the highways and transfer blocked. it actually took 5.5 hours to get back into downtown tokyo. hundreds of lives were lined up hundreds of lines-were waiting for supplies, food it was near panic. >> speaking of near panic that he was glad to get back to oakland. he has no plans to return anytime soon. reporting l

christine connolly. >> oh my gosh! look! >> holy crap. welow, wow, oh my gosh! >> he is in english teacher in japan. during this earthquake on friday he is back with the school. this was just 10 seconds later, the quake was a full and the ground was shaking and moving. it was difficult for them to stand. and eventually the shaking stopped and this building separate from its foundation. >>catherine: the better look from the devastation. this is satellite technology from google earth. the before and the after the we are going to show you speak for themselves. this first is from above the cushion of 2 mi. south of the ku shima watched as we transition to the after picture a huge destruction. moving on to another area real view of the hikoshima you can see the plant is on the coast and there is the after. the facility is practically wiped out. finally, a before satellite imagery of the yagu yohama this is a agricultural section and it is wiped out. covered with mud. you can barely see any of these buildings that were standing. >>pam: this disastrous earthquake has a

kron 4's christine connelly shows us how they are measured. >> when the dentist x-rays your month you get 1/100th. a mamgram, 4 times as much. all in all, americans are exposed to about six a year from all sources, including rays and radon in the atmosphere. the minimum dose for risk of cancer is 100. 250 can cause some people to feel nausea. it can damage your bone marrow and spleen. at the fukushima dai-ichi plant, the highest reading has been 400. at 3,000, you may not recover. and above that, the dose is usually fatal. i am christine connelly, kron 4 news. >>> air traffic to the united states from japan is being monitors for nuclear contamination and there are reports detected on some car go arriving from japan. but not in harmful amounts. so far no radiation laz been detected at sfo. kron 4's maureen kelly explains what is going on there. >> customs and boarder parole agents on the look out for contamination. this is done here every day since 9/11. homeland security asked their agents to be on alert because of the crisis in japan. passengers are being screened without even realiz

we also want to check in in pacifica was christine conley. christine.ming out now to the beach here in pacifica. some of the folks that are coming out to this area, the beach is closed but she could see people here still walking down. people wanted to come out and see what the waves look like. the thing is the waves are not that big. you will see a very small wave here. they have been coming in a little stronger than what were used as saying. besides that, throughout the night there not has been anything to significant. let me show you the rest of the beach here. uc not to many people further down. earlier there were police officers walking up and down the beach letting people know that this area was closed. the beach is closed until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. still people coming out to look. people should stay away from the beach. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: i get are live pictures over the santa cruz harbor were you could see the boats that are damaged because of the tsunami surge. we have a series of reports from around the bay. our team coverage st

christin, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. pg&e officials wrapped up their testimony about the blast yesterday with some disturbing details about the response to the explosion and why it took them an hour and a half to shut off the gas. pg&e engineers admitted in sworn testimony before the national transportation safety board that they originally sent the wrong man to the explosion to turn off the gas. and to make matters worse, the company had rejected installing automatic or shutoff valves that engineers admitted could have stopped the flow of gas after the explosion in 15 minutes flat. instead, workers had to shut the gas off by hand, which took close to 90 minutes. >> let me put it this way: would it take 60 minutes to 90 minutes for a remote valve to close? >> no. >> would it take 30 minutes for a remote valve to close? >> no. >> would it take 15 minutes for a remote valve to close? >> uhm....... >> once the decision had been made to activate that valve works it take 15 minutes for that valve to close? >> uhm....... yes,

i'm christine freeze out and you're watching our team well today marks the twelfth anniversary of the nato bombings in yugoslavia it was a different time but with recent military outbursts in the west against libya it's hard not to draw some parallels between the two attacks are just on a stance you're going to analyze as the wars past and present. in march seasons change sunshine invites americans onto the streets american politicians invite themselves to foreign countries. march nine hundred ninety nine the u.s. and its nato allies bomb yugoslavia on forces joined our nato allies and air strikes against serbia and forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo and march two thousand and eleven america's next democratic president and a new coalition of the willing attack libya the un security council passed a strong resolution that demands and to the violence against its. it authorizes the use of force the libya was sanctioned by the one security council in contrast to the bombings of yugoslavia there was no such green light in one thousand nine hundred nine in the bombings were led