a baseball slugger finally admitted steroid abuse, mark mcguire said he used steroids when he broke the home run record. >> not here to discuss the past but here to be positive about this. >> that was then when he refused to testify for steroid abuse. this is now. >> i was using steroids. >> frustrated by injuries, he denied using them for performance. they say he helped them get back to the field. it was an admission that hardly came as surprise. jose canseco that they juiced up in the bathroom together. others had share their suspicions. >> when he he picked me up from behind bear hug and i never felt strength like that that. >> they played together in 1990 but it does more than clear his name. >> it's like walking around with a straight jacket, you don't to have wear the straight jacket. hey, i made a mistake. >> baseball analyst says the announcement only helps his image and his chances at the hall of fame. >> i don't think it hurts at all. anybody that has to be an idiot that -- >> he used steroids during the off-season while playing with the oakland a's and on occasion during the

>>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

>>catherine: balco is investigated for steroid distribution the beer bar has denied knowingly using steroids. not that he said officers were forced to open fire when the man that you see on the left pointed a gun at them, this happened after the police chased the man that you see on the right. both officers followed, one of them pushed into the ground and investigators say the suspect then pulled a gun from his waistband and tossed it into a bedroom. >> the individual in the room try to pick up the gun and officers threaten him not to pick up the gun, was he picked up, the officers began to shout demands for that person to drop the gun. the officers wearing san jose police vest. they were very recognizable. at this point we believe the suspect spoke english. >>catherine: both officers have been put on administrative leave. and last week's fake a reduction of this girl calls law enforcement more than $30,000. an amber alert was issued after officials say the scene--teenager send a text message to a family member saying that she had been held against her will. but the police found her and she

prison, and many applaud the government for sending the message about the dangers of steroids. but some in sports and the law wondered if this was the best use of federal resources. brian? >> pete williams at the intersection of justice and sports tonight, pete, thanks for that. >>> on capitol hill in washington, the house has passed the spending bill needed to keep the government up and running, but there is still a lot of work to do before the end of the year. we're joined tonight by nbc's kelly o'donnell from the hill. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first no government shutdown, that's done, because house republicans and democrats came together overwhelmingly to pass that nearly $1 trillion spending bill that covers more than a dozen government agencies and included in that is the fate of your household light bulb. republicans fought hard to get rid of the money to enforce the ban on the old incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient kinds. they said government was reaching too far into everyday life. democrats pointed out they're not really

it will depend on the game decides to regard his steroid era, when half the players were using banned drugs. do you want to pretend that didn't happen? >> again, bonds is going to be appealing and he has long denied that he knowingly used steroids. >>> in weather, jacqueline's talking about a cold night and we even mentioned freezing fog. that sounds a little intimidating but i can see it's getting chilly all right. >> tomorrow's a saturday and people won't be heading out as early in the morning. in the north bay, it looks like we are going to see it, especially in santa rosa, where temperatures are already 37 degrees. it's also 37 in fairfield, 39 in novato, 37 in half moon bay, temperatures are going to continue to slide overnight. here's a look from earlier this afternoon of our cameras, sunny skies and we're going to keep the clear skies going all through the night. no wind and the clear skies leading to really cool temperatures. from 29, our coldest spots, to 45 in our warmest locations. again, areas of freezing fog in the north bay likely in santa rosa and maybe even napa, just

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 tho

the mvp, while not standing for it means steroids work. he is a bill -- billboard by the fact that juicey makes you a winner. >> you could be 275 pounds and 5 foot 10 is not a sport. these guys are juiced up and get on a treadmill. why juice up, get on a treadmill and run around. >> that doesn't work. >> what about men taking human growth hormone in the middle of their life to keep muscle tone. they are juicing. the whole point of life on this earth is to alter our frail forms for stuff we cooked up in a laboratory or cave. >> why are the can disels -- scan delz involving sports. why not just say legalize drugs? >> did you see the move vow "limitless"? this is what the movie is about. you are right. the drugs are used everywhere. and why they are used everywhere is because unlike the stuff available to us legally, it works. everything that is illegal tends to have an actual affect whether it is a recreational drug affect like marijuana or coke. you know it works because it has an affect on you. the fun stuff -- when you see a commercial fo

wasn't whether he used steroids. i don't think it is going to have an effect on the way people vote that big. right now it would be to not vote for him. the baseball hall of fame ballot works in an interesting way. there are a list of guys who are eligible after they are doing playing for five years. if they aren't elected the first year they stay on the ballot as many as 14 years. my feeling about this is i am going to wait as long as i can to kind of get a view of the basketball landscape. if it turns out 80% of the people were using steroids, then it was a level playing field and i would feel better about voting. the frustrating thing for me about this trial is we didn't -- trials are supposed to be about learning the truth right? the truth was never discussed. it was all these legal games about did barry mean this when he said that. >> we already know the truth right. conte went to jail for steroids crimes. in victor conte's labs were records that had the initials blb, barry lamar bonds. call it circumstantial. c

i asked the man who wrote the book on barry bonds and steroid accusations, about the sentencing. >> i mean i think obviously it has been a long time coming. bonds testified more than eight years ago now. it has been quite a saga to get to this point for him. >> reporter: another major player of course victor county he ran the lab that produced the -- steroid at the center of this. he said whether they, meaning athletes told big lies or small lies most of the athletes told some kind of lie to the grand jury. 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

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there is a new study that found steroids may boost a child's chance of survival.ight now guidelines suggest giving them between 24th and 34th week of pregnancy. giving steroids as early as 23 weeks can save lives. >>> we have a warning for anyone baking holiday cookies this weekend. centers of disease control and prevention says don't think about eating raw cookie dough. researchers believe raw flour, not the eggs will make you sick. companies should think about formulating ready-to-bake cookie dough to be safer. we need to be better educated about the risk. >>> social website twitter is getting a facelift. coming up next, how twitter's new look will make it faster and simpler for you. >>> find out why hundreds of saints invaded new york city. @ >>> it has been five years since the first tweet went out. twitter's popularity has been growing. now it is a newer, revamped look for users. phylicia taylor is going to tell us what's difference about the new design. >> reporter: over the next few weeks twitter's 100 million users will find a new appearance. the sights ha

convicted in april for giving evasive testimony during a federal grand jury probe into the balco steroids scandal back in 2003. prosecutors are pushing for that prison time saying bonds doesn't seem to show any remorse. the probation department though is recommending two years' probation, community service and location monitoring which generally means home confinement. if it is any clue, this particular judge has sentenced athletes in similar cases two of them to probation and home confinement. no prison time. again, that sentencing is set to take place this morning at 11:00. back to you guys. >> anne, the two prior to you're talking about a cyclist and track coach. because she let those people get away without any jail time, does that mean she has to be consistent in a ruling with barry bonds? >> reporter: no. all of these, you know, cases in these sentences are hanked down on a case-by-case basis. now, on one hand, barry bonds has done a lot for community over the past several years. he made a lot of donations, done some community work. but on the other hand when you look at all the mon

to make your pedal foot bigger is there steroid testing. >> there is, yeah.y in our sport. >> stephen: how do you work out. because what do you do you deal with. what is the most what we think of as classically athletic aspect to nascar. >> sure. i think from a physical standpoint wore's in the car from the shortest race is three and a half hours in distance, up to five and a half for the longest race. >> stephen: five and a half hours in the car. >> correct. >> stephen: so are you more worry bode crashing at 125 miles an hour or that you drank too much ice tea before you go. >> some guy does have a problem with that. they have a small tank and can't quite make the distance. >> stephen: that's what the seat covers are for. >> correct. if you ever see a guy pouring water on hi himself in the victory lane, there si a reason. he's trying to dilute something. he's had a problem. it's not champagne straying out. >> no. >> stephen: listen, we're all adults. >> we are. >> stephen: well, are you sharing both the joy and the stress of it with the rest of the world w y

>>james: this was barry bonds going to court to testify about use of steroids. he will be back in court today and we will give you the updates throughout the morning as he is expected to arrive around 10:00 a.m.. >>justine: grant lotus has more on how home run king found himself trying to avoid prison. >>reporter: in 2003 bay area laboratory cooperative was raided and the grand jury investigation began. in december of that year barry bonds to a grand jury that he never knowingly used steroids. fast forward to august of 2007, he became baseball's all-time home run leader. in november of 2007 he was indicted in accused of lying to the grand jury about using steroids. april of this year he was convicted in federal court for obstruction of justice but the jury is deadlocked on the three perjury charges. >>justine: to that investigation began nearly a decade ago with the focus on balco its founder pleaded guilty to distributing steroids and went to prison for four months. we talked with the main man about barry bonds and his role in the overall federal probe into ste

out one of those penalties today to former giants slugger barry bonds for his role in the balco steroids scandal. terry mcsweeney is live at the federal courthouse with more. prosecutors are recommending one sentence. probation officers recommend another. >> reporter: yeah. and it is a huge difference.÷ the dii.xnce between prison and freedom. this isiwe where s is going toe today at 11:00 when the hearing starts. the sentencing for barry bonds for obstructing justice in the balco steroids investigation possibly putting an end to this story that has been swirling around the homerun king since 2003. take a look at bonds coming down to the courthouse many times over the past few years. he is convicted of one count of obstructing justice for evasive testimony before a federal grand jury looking into the balco steroid scandal. prosecutors want bonds to spend 15 months in prison. that is the bottom, the lenient side of the federal sentencing guidelines. the judge has sentenced others convicted of similar crimes in the same scandal to just home detention, federal probation department says tha

barry bonds will be coming to get his sentence for obstructing justice in the balco steroids investigation. no matter what happens this is not the end of the case. dean johnson will tell you why, coming up. >>> cooler this friday morning. you saw terry and amy bundled up, temperatures almost 15° cooler than yesterday in some areas. freezing fog possible in the north bay valleys, dry forecast the next he seven days. >>> traffic looking great right now. friday light, if you will. minor delays bay bridge toll earlier problems cleared. >>> dozens of people have spent all "nightline"ed up in the cold to make sure they are among those no -- who get to take part in a holiday grocery hand-out at glide memorial. >> you heard mike say 15° colder in some places. 6:01, thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. in san jose detectives trying to figure out what triggered a deadly shooting involving one of their officers. amy hollyfield is live near the scene. >> reporter: actually, that's where we were, police told us it was where it happened we didn't see any officers. we felt like we

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 in san francisco kraig debro. >> make sure you stay right here with ktvu channel 2 and ktvu.com for continuing coverage. we will bring you the sentencing decision on barry bonds when it's announced later this morning. >>> another occupy camp has been dismantlinged by oakland police. this one was on lake merit. earlier protestors set up a vessel called aquapy lake merit. oakland's municipal code prohibits private boats on the lake without permission. protestors said they tried to get a permit for the boat but was d

>>darya: and the only player accused of using steroids? >> mcgwire and the soles of brought baseball back. mcgwire and sammy sosa of bras baseball back to where it is. baseball knew about this all along but did not care. they could seeds in the seeds. >>mark: and they did not break any rules. >> and here comes the government saying, you better could in some rules. >>darya: we are back with more in a minute. right now, we're taking a hot spot. >>george: conditions are rapidly improving on interstate 280 in the southbound direction. there was an accident on farm hill road that managed to back up traffic all the way to highway 92. fan even though it is a little sluggish from just north of 92 in the southbound direction, the accident on the shoulder seems to be drawing less attention, the southbound backup is clearing. qr path >>mark: a dramatic win for the san jose sharks. it took 4.5 minutes to get back into the winning column. they beat the colorado avalanche 5-4. five different sharks players scored goals. this was their third win in the l

researchers say getting steroids as early as 23 weeks can save lives as well. >>> and a warning this morning surprising for the baking holiday cookies. the cdc says don't think about eating raw cookie dough. researchers believe raw flour not the eggs could be making people sick. researchers say manufacturers should think about formulating ready to bake cookie dough to be safer for consumers. >>> this week is expect to be the busiest online shopping week starting today with what's dubbed green monday. online sales are up 15%. and consumers will spend more than 24 billion dollars. research firm says the six single days exceeding one billion dollars led to what's being hailed cyber monday. >>> many of us avoid use the malls and doing shopping online. we are guilty of it. that too can come with its level of stress if you are not careful. joce sterman keeps us safe while shopping on the internet. take a look. >> reporter: the web is a great place to find good deals on gifts for the holidays. but it's also a place where scamers might try to take advantage of you. the better business bureau

tear steroids may boost a child's chance for survival. guide lints suggest giving it to a woman at risk of going into labor between the 24th and 34th week of pregnancy. researchers now say giving steroids as early as 23 weeks can save lives as well. >>> and there's a new finding on women who undergo surgery to treat breast cancer a study found a low number of them on the out of the reconstructive surgery despite the sighlogical and cosmetic benefits they have found being a stows health insurance was the biggest predictor when they got the surgery. >>> stay at home moms wear many hats including of course the cook, chauffeur and teacher but here's one we haven't heard. human guinea pigs. andrea canning met some of them and has the story. >> reporter: every day, jennifer march teens scours the internet searching for the newest clinical -- martinez sources the internet searching the newest clinical trials. she has to be fast there's competition for human guinea pigs especially moms look for extra cash. >> i did one study and thought okay that

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. >> barry bonds back in court last week, still to come, another look at the steroid investigation. >> yeah but first, our political insiders talk about one of the most contested elections we've had in awhile. >> and it's a sign of the season but not one you usually see around our area. how the snow park is helping out with the drive to feed the hungry. >> patchy fog to start the day, look for cool and dry conditions by this afternoon and probably through the week. your forecast coming up is under arrest in san jose. sandra contreras- velazquezs being held on 10 >> a woman suspected of stealing gold chains from kids is under arrest. >> sandra is being held on $100,000 bail. police say she went to three elementary schools during school hours. she gained the victim's trust by pretending to be a family friend and then persuaded the kids to let her take their necklaces. then she sometimes gave them cheap imitations of replacements. >> in more headlines, the san francisco police chief will hold a meeting to discuss a fatal officer involved shooting. officers shot a man that opened fire dur

>>shepard: so sometimes people take this when they are on steroids because you tyke so many steroidsr body does not produce the testosterone and that is a marker for them. that said, what will happen next? >>guest: well, the appeals process will not have a resolution until january, and if he loses the appeal and is suspended he will not be eligible to play until may 31st and that could cost him two the $6 million salary and that is not to mention all of the country and pending endorsement deals with advertisers like air tran, and muscle milk opening up a fresh wound in baseball starting with barry bonds with the federal grand jury investigating steroid use by the athletes imagine the headache for bud selig who says the sport has cleaned up and toughened the testing rules. >>shepard: they have occupied wall street and campuses and city halls across the nation and now the protesters rallying against corporate greed and other marries are picketing at some of our busiest ports. but some officials say they could cost locals their jobs. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announ

maybe not this, case shined an intense light on dangers of steroids and led to improved drug testing throughout the world f not for the balco probe who knows how many would have started juicing and continued secretly for years. if this case accomplished anything maybe to save a lot of young kids from poisoning themselves with daempk russ drugs. sure, aj leets want owe do stuff and there is maybe kids scared away or kept away from steroids and maybe, just maybe that is the real victory here. >> it's not over yet. if he appeals it will be another year before it comes to court again. and we'll continue. >> thank you very much. >> and we'll be right back. >>> join me tonight at 9:00, coming up then, condition gres flips dimmer switch. tonight critics say lawmakers are keeping america in the dark age autos then at 11:00 the bay area's own secret sant yachl the gift helping 80 families coming up tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> we'll see you then, but that is this edition, this truncated edition. >> we're ending early so i can bring you a special report on a recent trip to west africa. a jour

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 the case, he insisted he believed he was getting flaxseed oil and arthritis cream. the jury was deadlocked over whether bonds actually lied during his testimony. >> bonds is the last of 11 implicated in the investigation of labs and its illegal distribution of steroids to professional athletes. all the others were either convicted or pleaded guilty. >> and bonds hit one high. it is out of here. >> the steroid controversy damaged bonds legacy in baseball. >> barry bonds is the babe ruth and the willie mays of his era. it becomes to bring into question the the entire era of the sport. >> cbs news, san francisco. >>> bonds has 14 days to file an intention to appeal his conviction and the appeals process is likely to take a year or more. >>> the man known as the barefoot bandit pleaded guilty to about 30 burglary and theft charges linked to a two-year cross country crime sp

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more likely that he is own going to be getting house arrest for obstructing justice in the balco steroid scandal. the homerun king will be here 11:00 this morning that is when the sentencing begins. take a look at barry bonds coming to this courthouse so many times during his trial. he is -- he was charged with four counts, three perjury, one on instruction of justice in -- one obstruction of justice in april the jury deadlocked on perjury charges. prosecutors will not retry bonds on those charges. they want him in prison for 15 months forgiving evasive answers during the investigation of the scandal. federal probation department says house arrest would be more likely. the judge has a track record in this matter. she has sentenced others convicted of similar charges in the same scandal, to just house arrest. probation is also a possibility. legal analyst dean johnson will be joining me in one hour in front of the courthouse. at 11:00 we have midday at that same time the hearing is going to begin. we will have live team coverage of the sentencing of barry bonds. keep in mind, his defense

school steroid scandal. article was written by karen camden. thought that investigation went nowhere. no prosecutions, but some of the team captains lost their college scholarships. yeah? just to get even, huh? karen's not a violent person. she'd never do anything like this. yeah, but something happened at that party, didn't it? something that changed your daughter. mrs. camden, we have eight people dead and 12 more in the hospital. if you know the reason for this, we need you to speak. they raped me. becky was the one who set it up. she invited me to that party. helped rob holt, mr. skateboard cool, slip something into my drink. then jake porter raped me and the others watched and took pictures. oh, god, karen. god, honey. i wrote that story about the steroids. they blamed me for messing up their scholarships. why didn't you press charges? they were the stars of the school. it would be my word against theirs. they had to pay. karen, eight people are dead that you went to school with every day. i'm going to need you to put your hands behind you

. >> bonds testified in 2003 that he never took steroids. "that he knew of" and two other people closely associated with bonds were convicted in the same courtroom of steroids related offense. greg anderson spent more than a year in jail for refusing to testify against bonds. and anderson got his -- from victor conte. >> as i said numerous times, i've never talked about performance-enhancing drugs with barry bonds. 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.

this was a major steroid scandal that originated here in the san francisco bay area.alled to testify in front of a grand jury about that case and in that testimony he said he had never used steroids and so prosecutors charged him with perjury as well as obstruction of justice. there was only one charge that stuck. it was that obstruction of justice charge. here we are today, barry bonds will receive his fate from the judge in a couple hours from now. >> dan simon there for us. thank you so much. >>> seven minutes past the hour. penn state. child molestation scandal. we're learning more today about what mike mcquery says he saw in the showers of penn state's football program. susan candiotti is at a hearing in harrisburg, pennsylvania. on the scene there. we have learned a lot this morning. we do need to warn our viewers here, some disturbing details coming out. susan? >> reporter: good idea to give people a chance if they don't want to hear this to perhaps turn away at this time, but it is disturbing testimony. it is the first time we're hearing directly from someone

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 surge in performance. >> conti believes bonds was singled out among all of the athletes brought among the grand jury and police to much money has been spent by the feds. he admits there has been an outside. >> there has been a positive change. there is testing in place now where there was not before. >>grant: can't believe as many major-league players continue

bonds was convicted in a federal investigation of steroids use.illiams 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 firsthand knowledge trainer anderson gave bonds steroids. >> just ta

. >> 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 picture through the freedom of information act. hernandez is accused of firing shots at the white house. if convicted he faces life in prison. >>> more details about a hit- and-run incident that left a firefighters hospitalized during the hearing of the suspect's girlfriend. here's surve

. >> 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 picture through the freedom of information act. hernandez is accused of firing shots at the white house. if convicted he faces life in prison. >>> more details about a hit- and-run incident that left a firefighters hospitalized during the hearing of the suspect's girlfriend. here's sur