Often, they dont even call to report it anymore. Usually its fairly late at night. Were in bed. And its just oh, okay someone is shooting another gun. I would hope they would not get rid of it. The neighborhood really needs it. Oakland really needs it. Reporter heres an example that people not everybody calls in. Last month shotspotter recorded 258 reports of gunfire in west and east oakland alone. That same period, only 197 reports were called in by folks who live in oakland. So theres about 60 reports that were not called in by folks who live here. Live in oakland, im da lin, kpix 5. The department has to come up with the money to keep shotspotter by this summer when the contract is up. New at 6 00, volunteers are going to Start Testing the waters off the west coast for traces of radiation from the fukushima disaster. Scientists expect to start seeing low levels of radiation next month. They have crowd sourced volunteers to take water samples from alaska to california. This comes three years after the japan tsunami. Federal agencies currently dont sample sea water for radiation. New tonight, californias highspeed Rail Authority now has the green light to tear down more properties in its path. This is an animation of the bullet train set to travel from San Francisco to l. A. Today the agency overseeing the project won permission to begin Eminent Domain cases against eight properties in fresno. But this is just the beginning. They need to seize nearly 400 properties to build the first 27mile stretch of the project. We have discovered that trains are rolling into the bay area carrying highly explosive fracked oil. This has been happening under the radar so much so that Christin Ayers had to tell the state what was going on. Reporter its called a unit train, 100 cars long, designed to deliver 70,000 barrels of crude crosscountry in one single run. The same kind of train that derailed and exploded in quebec. And the same kind of train that bay area residents have been fighting to keep out of their town. So whats it doing in a railyard in richmond . I was very surprised. Reporter Energy Consultant ian goodman found out about it in an investor publication for kindermorgan, the Energy Company operates pipelines and terminals all across the u. S. Saying theyre very proud of the fact that they were only the unit train terminal to unload crude in california. My impression is there were no existing unit train unloading facilities in california. Reporter thats apparently what state officials thought too. At this point we dont have any of those facilities operating in california. Reporter gordon shrimp is with the California Energy commission. We showed him our video. These are dot111 at kinder morgan. They are directly acknowledging they have a 100car unit train facility in california for crude oil. Thats a change. We havent been made aware of that. Reporter he said kinder morgans richmond terminal has been receiving ethanol on 100 car trains for years but what about receiving explosive bakken crude . Is that something that may be should be run through an Environmental Impact report or at least put out to the public . I think it would depend. If the crude oil is in railcars and is just temporarily stored there in railcars, then there should be no need to do an environmental report. Reporter but our camera captured much more than that. After talking to the state, we went back to richmond and saw this. Bakken crude oil getting unloaded from the train cars on to tanker trucks. We followed one of those tanker trucks to the tesoro refinery in martinez. So wheres the Environmental Impact report . Our agency would not necessarily require an eri to be done. Reporter the bay area air Quality Management district says kindermorgan just applied for a change of use because their terminal is already set up to receive ethanol trains. So even though its now bakken crude, key agents involved dont seem to care. This would not be something that would be a significant concern to us. Reporter Christin Ayers, kpix 5. We called the city of richmond to see if they approved the project. They told us kindermorgan leases the railyard from burlingtonnorthern railroad so they cant control what happens on it. The push to bring back affirmative action at our states public universities is hanging by a thread. Kpix 5s ryan takeo explains why many state lawmakers who previously supported the bill have now reversed course. Reporter in the heart of uc berkeley, the group drawn to scale is a small scale representation of the student bodys racial makeup. [ music ] reporter across california, 14 of the population is Asian American. Here on cal campus, that number is 43 . Primarily asian and lacking in africanamerican. Reporter africanamericans make up only 4 of berkeleys student body. Thats one of the reasons behind the push to use a students race and ethnicity as part of the College Admissions process. Theres a lot of things working against people of color especially for African Americans so theres definitely a stepping stone to help us get into places like this and prove we are capable of being here. Im asianamerican. Reporter student leaders across the system want more diversity but she is in the minority when it comes to her own race. Especially being one of the very few asianamericans who are in support of this at least publicly in support of this. Reporter thousands of Asian American parents like oaklands carl chan complained to state lawmakers. Chan called state senator leland yee and was one of the 100,000 to sign an online petition against the affirmative action amendment. Chans worried the idea to add diversity will mean fewer Asian American students will be admitted to state schools. The reason why theyre here is for better opportunities for our next generation. [ music ] reporter its clear the admissions fight struck a chord for many. Harmony is not realized. In berkeley, ryan takeo, kpix 5. Earlier this week the senator sent a letter to Assembly Speaker john perez urging him to stop the bill from advancing further. Perez is reviewing that request. Less than an hour ago we got an email from the chancellor of city college of San Francisco expressing sadness that a demonstration on campus turned violent. Students battled police in a protest over a new payment policy last night. Kpix 5s brian webb is at city hall today where protestors got some news in their favor. Reporter the student protestors got the backing of several city leaders and this resolution asking the state to restore the colleges elected Board Members and to get rid of the guy sent to save city college. [ chanting ] reporter the latest chapter of the city college saga took place on the steps of city hall. Students protesting the new strict payment policy forcing upfront payment in full or a rigid payment plan. Just make sure students are paying. Well, the issue with that is mostly that he implemented this policy almost overnight. Reporter the man in the middle of all this is state appointed top dog Robert Agrella put in place to save the schools accreditation and make sure students pay their bills. That meant getting rid of elected Board Members like this student. That shouldnt be taken away by the state chancellor or the board of governors. Reporter the college was in real trouble. Thats why they did what they did, right . There were issues that needed to be addressed but we were addressing those issues. Reporter violence on campus on thursday over these issues. Police and protestors clashed when students tried to enter conlin hall. The chaos caught on camera bringing the debate to a new low for a whole world to see. When the protestors tried to break into the building, we had to stop that. So it was unfortunate not what we were looking forward to. Were sorry about what occurred. Reporter students hope these protests and pressure from city leaders will spell out a happy ending and restore the city college they know and love. The Chancellors Office told me today that the board werent acting quickly enough so they had to put dr. Agrella in the spot and he made several positive moves so far to save the school, they say, the schools accreditation which is still a question mark at this point. The decision will be made by the end of july. Live in San Francisco, brian webb, kpix 5. Two students and several Police Officers were injured during the violence. A criminal case that should be a warning to all parents and children. How Bay Area Police say a seemingly harmless act evolved into something terrible. Plus the salmonella scare traced to california costco stores. As we enjoy temperatures in 60s and 70s, its still 10 or 20 degrees out east with more snow in the forecast. Not here a live look from mount vaca. Nothing but blue sky. Well have your weekend forecast and beyond the final weekend of winter, thats coming up. And why millions of salmon could soon be spending hours on the freeway. Students from 4 schools were caught sharing racy photos. Goodrich is at several bay area middle schoolers are learning about the dangers of sexting after a dozen students from four schools were caught sharing racy photos. Kpix 5s Juliette Goodrich is at the adams school in brentwood where this was apparently going on. Reporter police are investigating and the school has sent notices to all of the parents informing them about these allegations. These 12 students were involved in this sexting rick. Every blackmail by one of the students exposing the circle and parents are speaking out. Students were taking inappropriate pictures on their cell phones at home and sending them to other adams students. Reporter this middle School Parent is reading an email from the principal sent to all parents prompting serious discussions at home. By talked about it at school. Well talk about it again. Reporter it was sented out after a teen from Adams Middle School was allegedly using sexually explicit photos of a girl to blackmail her to engaging in sexual acts right on the middle school campus. Individual cents it to intimidate or harass, they can be charged. Reporter when the girl told an adult, the School Called police right away. Its a serious situation because of the Collateral Damage that it can cause and the rumor mill if they ends up in the wrong hands. Reporter they take these allegations seriously. We have preventative programs in place. We work with students to try to instruct them in the safe use of social media. My son has a smartphone and i check on it every day make sure theres nothing there thats not supposed to be. Reporter when you hear this going on at your brothers school, what do you think . Its pretty concerning. Even though with texting and sexting, it has to be taught by the parent. Reporter a lesson for all middle school students, a lesson the school intends to teach and reinforce mor often. Im sorry for her because its going to backfire at her more than anything. Reporter police have confiscated all of the students phones. They are using forensic testing to decide the charges. No one has been arrested yet. Keep in mind, we are talking about minors between the ages of 12 and 14. In brentwood, Juliette Goodrich, kpix 5. Juliette tells us the charges could be anywhere from misdemeanor to felony charges and disciplinary action at school. Well, a rare tree in cotati is no longer on the chopping block at least for now. Thread wood tree is in the path of a Commuter Rail project. The redwood tree is in the path. Its unusual on two accounts, both albino and a chimerra. There are only 10 in the world. The Transit District says it will postpone cutting down the tree while trying to figure out another solution. Salmon are on the move trying to get back to the ocean but john ramos reports some fish may have to catch a catch a ride because of the drought. Reporter the Fish Hatchery near redding is the single largest producer of juvenile salmon in the Central Valley nearly 12 million fish. Foes fish will make a big difference in our 2016 those fish will make a big difference in our 2016 fishing season when they return as adults. Reporter normally they would swim down the sacramento to the ocean. In the past some young salmon have been trucked in from hatcheries to be released in san pablo bay. This increases survival rates up to 7 times. But if the rivers stay at dangerously low drought levels, state and federal fish managers have decided to take the entire population of chinook salmon on a threehour drive from coleman hatchery to the bay. Because of drought conditions, our view is we are going to lose them otherwise if they release at the hatchery. They will never live to be a year old. Reporter ordinarily state officials dont like to truck salmon because it makes it harder for the fish to find their way home at spawning time but san rafael bait shop owner Keith Frazier says if they dont truck there may not be a spawning season. Five inches of rain in the year 2013 just doesnt do the job. Thats a disaster. Moving these fish means that well likely have a decent year in 2016 as opposed to being shut down from fishing like we were in 2008 and 2009. Reporter desperate times call for desperate measures. And if we dont get a lot of rain in the next two months, even the fish are going to need a lift. In san rafael, john ramos, kpix 5. Fish cant survive the low river levels because the slower Shallow Water makes them more vulnerable to natural predators. What a weekend we have. Its perfect outside. It hasnt been cold all winter nor will it be this weekend. Just about right. The porridge is just about right for your weekend. You thought a great day would be a rainy day . Not in this pattern. Mother nature has given us a lot of sunshine. This is from the top of the pyramid looking back toward the golden gate. And it is nothing but sunshine. Heres the view from mount vaca. These are your highs today. What a spread we had. Windsor hottest spot i can find. That on show flow didnt impact you at all. Booth hit 77. Those of you out in dublin celebrating st. Patricks day this weekend, 75. Saratoga 75 degrees in the south bay but cooler near the water. Berkeley 66. Pacifica only a high of 61 degrees. Pacifica is where we find the kpix 5 mobile weather lab tonight. This is linda mar beach. Ill told by joseph our fine photographer working the lab tonight, 59 degrees but feels warmer because of the sunshine. Surfers may be out enjoying a little bit of rough surf this weekend. There is a High Surf Advisory in pacifica and all our beaches on sunday into monday morning. Kpix 5 hidef doppler showing you a few returns offshore. No rainfall close by. We will be rainfree through the weekend and into next week. Heres our drought report card. We are doing better when it comes to reservoirs. They are up to 63 of normal. But a dry week the past week has dropped our snowpack down and our rainfall is down, as well. Big ridge of High Pressure building in from the south. It wasnt here yet, so we had that light onshore flow this morning. You had the fog. You had the clouds. It wasnt as warm today compared to yesterday. But High Pressure will be building in over the weekend and if you ever see this h on a weather map sitting right over the bay area, its going to be sunny and warm. And it certainly will be this weekend. It retreats a little bit next week. But record highs over the weekend. If you are not convinced that spring starts next week, this forecast will do it for you. 80s inland, 70s near the bay, mid60s to 70 at the coast. Cooler next week but not by much. This is a very springlike forecast. Were wrapping up the winter that really never began. Yeah. Quite true. Its going to be quite nice this weekend. Sunscreen, sun is strong already. Thank you. Still ahead, tainted snacks sold at costco. An Urgent Health warning because of a salmonella scare. How a lifeordeath scare could cause a sobering change that drug friendly Bay Area Community. Another major recall due to salmonella contamination. On the consumerwatch, julie watts says this time it impacts costco customers. Reporter the big box retailer says it will try to contact any of the affected customers who may have purchased the product. The issue freeze dried fruit sold under costcos kirkland brand. Now, the Kirkland Signature real slice fruit may be contaminated with salmonella which can cause serious infections in children and those with weakened immune systems. It includes real slice fruit with best by dates between february 14 and march 11, 2015. Letters are going out to explain the product manufactured by oregon freeze dry can be returned to costco for a refund. No confirmed cases of salmonella poisoning have been reported. And a year after it moved in, Virgin America is moving out of san jose. It announced today it will end flights from Mineta San Jose International airport to l. A. X. On may 14 saying the route wasnt profitable. There are five other airlines that currently fly that route. They will continue to fly out of sfo. Film lovers are faced with a reallife horror show. The video one of the bay areas longest running video stores is broke and may soon close. The San Francisco fixture has one of the states largest collections of movies for r