discovered in the underground pipeline system. any one of them have phone toshl trigger another catastrophic explosion like that in san bruno. >> there is a report filed with the public utilities commission in march. and it's only now coming to light after a san francisco reporter dug it up. and in the report the utility identifies lines that are a risk because they're overpressurized. there are pipes overpressurized. pg&e thought the pipe was seamless. it wasn't and it gave way in a fireball. and this report p fw. skpe. mailed reports on 239 other lines that might also be at risk. >> there are 230 lines

identified here, there are only small segments of the lines. >> a spokesman says the company will tell us where all 500 spots are located. and we know lines 101 and 132 have been found at risk. two mile stretch of 132 has been shut down at the explosion site. an active part of the line runs paflt daniel archer's house in south san francisco. >> i feel there is a bomb ready to go off without us knowing he doesn't trust the utility company and a metals expert says there is a good reason. i spoke with kenneth today via skip. >> those lines are greatly overpressurized he says he ran the operations for the kind of

pipe pg&e has running he found a disturbing similarity. >> overpressurized more than double what it should be. >> state assemblyman jerry hill represents san bruno and says the utilities should be made to test every line overpressure. >> the law states have you to test those pipes afterwards. and i think this is the test. >> this is going to be the test of the california public utilities commission. i think it's standing by the law and what it says are going to allow pg&e to get away with not doing the appropriate testing which got us foo trouble. >> i can't say that we have undergone just a monument efforts based on the federal standards. and we have validated the pressure of all of our pipelines. >> and again, pg&e spokesman

says he'll get us the location of the spots and we'll post them on abc 7 news.com as soon as we get them. who is going pay for these risky pipelines? >> that is the question. and evidently, you will. pg&e said it plans to ask for a rate increase of up to $12 a month for gas and electricity to modernize it's systems. pg&e president chris johns issued a statement saying quote, it's critical to the 15 million people we serve and economic health of california that pg&e continues to insfleft a safe and affordable energy future. and says it will cost less than a month and less than $5 for electricity. >> warriors coach mark jackson spoke for the first time today about a black mail plot against him following an affair, jackson spoke today at a warriors event, defending

himself against charges he created a distraction. >> not all all. there are three draft choices that we're excited about. >> can i ask you how faith played a part? >> i'm a man that rolled with god for my entire life. i'm blessed. >> and alexis adams and her alleged accomplice are accused of going after jackson for thousands of dollars in exchange for keeping nude photos of him private. saying the portion supports jackson 100%. >> the widow of thomas kincaid will face off in court against lives in girlfriend over the contrailer of the late artist's $66 million estate. a judge aloud a request from his girlfriend amy pinto-walsh who claims to have a hand

written will. and his widow annette kincaid wanted proceedings confidential. she disputes the authenticity of the will. >> that is is that he was in a state where he couldn't understand what he was doing. >> we're pleased the judge is going keep this in probate court. we think it's the right place for it. >> he had been separated from his wife when he died from an accidental overdose in april. >> and state fish and game department is hunting tonight for a mountain lion attacking a mountain in marin county hiker over the weekend. the lion mauled a 63-year-old in a sleeping bag. the man suffered strachs but was able to drive himself to the hospital. and investigators found mountain lion tracks and a

dead house cat near the area. >> there is a deadly accident taking the live of a north bay teenager. the truck he was in was hit head on on sonoma county lakeville highway. one man is under arrest after turning himself in 10 hours later. abc 7 us? live from the detention center tonight. that suspect is being held. >> the suspect is from vallejo this, is where officials managed to catch up with him. saying he admitted to being part of the collision that took the live of 17-year-old. he would have been a senior this fall, today, classmates are mourning the death. >> he was friendly. and he was good at skateboarding. he was a cool kid. >> the 17-year-old died this morning.

and this is as he was driving his red pick up near petta luma. investigators say he was hit by 41-year-old michael harmton driving a ford truck. a witness says harmon got out of the truck looked at the teenager and then walked away from the scene. >> why did he say he ran? >> just stated he was freaked out. >> harmon talked to the chp for more than three hours and this is after he called to surrender this morning. >> his version tries to place the victim at fault and base ond what we've seen, the two don't match up. >> he says harmon has a driver ace license but a kim nal past. >> this suspect is on probation. he has a criminal history with drug-related charges. >> and harmon has been booked

on vehicular manslaughter scharjs and he's being held without bail first court appearance is on thursday. in sonoma county abc 7 news. >> the case of a man accused of beating a breeft is now in the hands of a jury. the jury is considering felony charges against william lynch accused of attacking gerald lindner two daysing ayes. his attorney says lynch was overcharged. >> we hopt jury will understand this is way overcharged and there was no grave bodily injury. he's lucky he walked away with nothing but a cut. >> the deputy district attorney says it was a self attack of revenge and vigilantism. >> the fact that the victim did something horrific to the defendant years ago doesn't give the defendant the right to go out and commit a crime.

once again, you can't take the law into your own hands. >> this judge instructed jurors not to allow sympathy in this case. the convention could send lynch to prison for four years. >> california is facing foreclo qlurs have trail blazing legislation. >> after years of trying california homeowners finally have some protection. the ininvolvement of the attorney general and national mortgage settlement this year helped. the legislature debated whether california homeowners should be given more rights when facing foreclosure, there is an argument something needs to be done to stop the wave. >> there is a titanic of foreclosures sinking the economy. >> opponents say this opens the door to more lawsuits against lenders where attorneys get rich.

>> someone has to pay off attorneys and i can't believe we're doing this. this is ridiculous. we have 352 days for dploer -- foreclosure that, is plenty of time to get your house in order. >> approved bill of rights bans dual tracking so bank was k.not foreclosure on your home while you're seeking a loan modification and let's homeowners sue for violations. attorney general harris took the lead in both the national mortgage settlement and efforts to put much of night state law. >> we gave those families some promise that they can be in a system that allows them a fair opportunity. >> this e.gives luis is hope,

he's in a loan modification, taking comfort in knowing the bank cannot foreclose on him if governor brown signs it this bill will be good. there will be guidelines you know? there is nothing. banks make their own laws and we don't have any protections. >> this bill heads to the governor's desk. the governor indicated he'd sign the bill praising the attorney general for protection that's are long overdue. >> now, breaking news we started with at the top of the hour, high voltage power lines that came down. sky 7 is live over the scene. >> there is pg&e wants to make sure nobody walks or drives into this situation. police have the area taped off. you can see it's windy out there. wind is blowing tape this, is a few block as way from the

bay fair mall in san lower yenzo. there is about four blocks west of i 80. >> and there is more still to come tonight. first up, a booze cruise crack douchbl a lawmaker says there is too much drinking on california party bus autos and inside of the penthouses of some of san francisco's most-exclusive hotels. it's an unprecedented fund-raiser. >> later how you can keep foster children achieve their dreams with a click on your fa

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tate legislation that would make party bus operateors responsible for under aged drinking comes under consideration. abc 7 news is live tonight on polk street. >> there is one of the popular destinations for party buses. broadway is another place. weekends you can see buses lined up here one by one. police and night club owners say that many of the revelers are minors and drunk. assemblyman hill calls them booze cruises and parties on wheels. >> neon lighting, sound system, dance floors and lounging areas and dancing poles. >> there is a 19-year-old

brett got off a party bus, alcohol level three times the legal limit to drive exwas killed on highway 101. and doug and linda are his parents. >> brad after being on the bugs several hours and having an alcohol level that high and just being dropped off at his car. >> hill wants party bus operators to be held accountable. his bill would require operators to verify ahead of time if there are minors aboard. buses could wo have adult supervision. >> this group would be required to have a chaperone over age 25. >> and bus operators failing to comply could be find. their license, suspended. they could be charged with misdemeanors. community groups and police say something needs to be done.

>> this is a line up with a open bar, mixing drinks. young folks come um and are hardly able to stand up. >> and there are easier for these people to become victims of crime. >> and saying the organizers should be held accountable there is driver's job to goat you from point a to point b safely. if the driver thinking he's going to get find and and penalized, whatever, his chain of thought will be that as well. >> and there is a law that holds limo operator as ktable but says there is no mention of party boats in that law. he hopes this will close the

loophole on that. thank you very much. >> and there is a set heelment for explos poeing employees to men pin jitis bacteria. several responders exposed at the home of a patient, too. and they did not test anyone else who might have been exposed. >> and there are 3400 nurses holding another one day walk out tomorrow this, is going to be the fifth strike in a contract battle over health care benefits and sick leave. the hospitals are in san mateo and alameda county autos people celebrated openings of the neighborhood fire stations today. and the mayor cut the ribbon

at station 25 this morning. three of the eight stations closed after the city declared bankruptcy in 2008. this marks the first time that one has reopened since vallejo emerged from bankruptcy, last year. >> public is excited about the fact we're doing what we said we're going to do. get our financial house in order, restore service autos i know firefighters are proud to have this station opened and they're second to done, doing a great job. it's going to give them more tools to get the job they're so inspired to do and to get it done right. >> a grant from fema will keep the station open two years, it allows them to hire ten new firefighters. >> good news there. there is spencer christian there with good news, too. >> there is a holiday forecast upon us. >> there is a warm up and clear skies hopes for evening in 4th of july.

here is a live view looking down on to the bay. you can see mainly clear skies. there are patches of low clouds and there is a live look at doppler 7 hd giving a view of how little clouds we have at the moment. there are patches down here and there is clear skies, mild conditions now. 80 degrees at this hour in fairfield. 70s into other locations. 60s around the bay. 60 here in san francisco. these are the highlights. areas of fog alochk the coast and locally over the bay tonight but not very wide spread. warmer tomorrow, and sunny skies and warm for 4th of july, now, there is a bit of an onshore flow with us throughout the day, it's steady and getting stronger, we'll start at 7:00 and there is drizzle ask fog will hang

around and then start to back off a little bit. overnight lows on the mild side, mid 50s and mid to upper 50s inland. and l is fog pulling back to coast. despite the flow we'll have mainly sunny skies at the coast tomorrow. there are high from 60s on the coast to low 90s inland. there is 91 in fairfield. 88 in livermore, it's going to be warmer and this is as well as the bay and there are highs into noid upper 70s. there is mid to upper 80s inland. looking to conditions on wednesday evening, 4th of july, san francisco fire works taking place at 9:30 and there is winds up to to miles per

hour. temperatures into 50s, i'm concerned about the wind if it's strong enough. and at the moment mainly clear skies and good viewing for fire works. low 90s inland including wednesday and there are temperatures remaining warm throughout the seven-day forecast. upper 80s to around 90s inland and there are mid-60s on the coast there. is a nice stretch coming our way with clear skies, we're hoping. >> thank you. >> okay. >> there are government bure @a

the federal government announced it's opening a new patent office in silicon valley. they plan to open satellite agencies so they can hire experts. the silicon valley office will be especially important, too. 25% of the patent applications have come from that area. and there are new patent offices being planned for denver and dallas foert -- fort worth area. >> and representative barbara

lee and local officials made that announcement today at caltech in oakland. the change means low income patients don't have to wait until being diagnosed with aids to qualify for long term treatment and care under this program. california is the first state to roll out reform that goes nationwide in 2014. >> there is california serving as a model. and seeing i'm confident we're ready and willing to charter this new territory. >> and hardest hit group, gay men and african american women. >> and the heat storm that has much of the east in its grips tonight. million was out air conditioning. they might be for day autos summer camp at facebook. a four week academy prepares

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we want to update breaking news in san lor yenzo. there is a power line came down. this is in the area of bay fair mall on 159th avenue well. know 730 people are with out electricity. and there is pg&e on the scene working to restore power. and we'll update you. >> tens of thousands of people without power for a long time going on the 4th day in the middle of triple digit temperatures. and spencer christian is here with a look its been a

scorching heat wave. there is no telling how long many of them will live without electricity. from the plains to the coast national weather service says the heat is not over, yet that, has crews working to rerestore power to areas feeling the blistering heat. >> this is moving as quick as you can. it's going to take days to get power back on. >> the swaeltering heat and lack of power is slowing the commute. >> a lot of detours and lights that are out. some that are on, but a lot of congestion. >> the mayor of baltimore is among those appealing to help each other. >> asking all of our city residents to check on your vulnerable neighbors, 65 and

older, without pou skbrer those they know don't have air conditioning. check on them z living in isolation, check and to come together neighbor to neighbor. >> so far, that is just what's happening. the question is... how long will people keep their cool? >> we'd like the power back, it's hot. we're ready to get back to normal. >> and that is a tough situation. there are temperatures into the east into triple digits again. and there is no break for the next couple day ootz president is offering condolences to the families of the crew of a military plane that crashed while fighting a wildfire. there is a glimmer of hope in colorado springs. officials say they stopped the massive fire from getting bigger, it's 65% contained and

there are nearly 18,000 acres charred. it's the worst fire in the hate's history. >> there is money matters the manufacturing index has fallen. to 45.7 last month. that is on a scale. orders down in both united states and in europe. surprisingly the stock market had little reaction. the dow jones dropped only 8 points. nasdaq imrufed after tk nolg announced plans to take over a chip maker that has gone bankrupt in japan, dell computer announced plans to move beyond making personal computers. spending to buy quest software to make dell more competitive. >> this is a cool job. it's no ordinary summer job. there is a group of 10 high

schoolers in east palo alto. there is the start of a four-week intern ship at facebook. >> there is writing on the wall at facebook headquarters is a privilege they don't get every day. these 10 juniors are the first ever to go through the facebook academy. and this is an honor earned. >> we're hoping that they'll be encouraged to pursue a college education in sigh qlens, sh-science, technology and math. >> they'll learn around the sprawling campus and they'll learn about marking with computers and get to visit other departments like

accounting and online security. learning about careers you can have in a big company. >> i think this is amazing. i feel like i'm in a new city. >> for some, they'll see what goes into making that web site. >> there are many getting a look and a chance to see if they like it. >> i'd like to find out if i'm good at the stuff. >> they might have openings by the time they finish college. >> we'd love to be able to fire these students as they grow. neighbor one of them will start the next facebook. >> still coming up, touch screen technology revealing some of the world's dwrinest creature autos joy of science at new

well, when the exploratorium moves into the new building on the water front next year, it promises to use new technologies in ways never seen. >> there is an interactive ocean. there is a drive to discover touch screen from the planet. >> there is a little lens showing you wow, look at the

creatures that are living in the ocean. >> there is jennifer, passionate about the creatures called planton. >> this produces ham half of the oxygen you breathe. >> about share the passion with you and me. as residents she conceived of a new way to share what she and others are discovering combining touch screen technology with a growing field of data. this is the place that introduced the world to cab spotting that is a vish saigs of every yellow cab in the city, moving and animated in realtime. another example, ships crossing the english channel, and air traffic over britain. >> in ways it's like a new microscope. there is data. you can't really see it. there is vish saigs that allows to you see something you couldn't see before.

>> and this one responds to touch. there is a spy glass popping up, revealing a tiny creature at work in that part of the world. created in collaboration with the darwin project. and computer scientists. and this is about letting people expeer yens science. >> in the new building this will be a large 5 inch table with lenses. >> and want owe explore the ocean? there is an app for that. a big app. richard hart, abc 7 news. >> coming up next, how you can help bay area foster children achieve dream autos and it's easy with a click. stay with us.

abc news is teeming up with sleep train that runs a campaign for foster kids and now, we're joining in that effort. how you can help, by using facebook but first a look at the needs of foster children. >> this 18-year-old was five years old when entering the foster care system. and he found what he calls a perfect family at 10. >> certain homes i was abused. >> he tried to hope for a better hive but it was hard. >> i remember when i entered foster care, like nobody loves me. nobody believes i can do anything. so why should i be able to do anything? >> now, with support of a stable family, his ambition soared and he's headed to uc santa barbara with hopes of a career in music.

>> if my music thing does not happen, i will go to graduate school, hopefully, at harvard for law or english. and either try to become president or become an english professor. >> like all foster children his greatest need was for someone to love him. >> i had a child ask me how many hugs can i have per day? >> lisa harris provided the love to 12 foster children over eight years. it takes more than love. there are other needs. >> often times you'll get children have no clothes. nothing. they come to your home with nothing. i've had children who were taken from their home at midnight and there is nudging. >> that is where sleep train comes in, asking people to donate school supplies and clonling. they're collection sites. >> there are 60,000 foster

children. >> and dale carlson says he got the idea after a toy drive. >> the kids didn't didn't have shoes. they didn't have mattresses or jackets. they needed basics. so we said this is what we've got to do. >> there are pams like sleep train try to make it easier for strangers to help. >> there is how you can help foster kids in the bay area, abc 7 news sleep train teemed up for the dream campaign. go to facebook page and there is a little cloud, click on it. all have you to is like it. for every new like, $1 gets

donated to bay area kids. so there you go. like it. then look for a badge. and share this with family and friends, then, that, you get a badge. that will share this with family and friends. it's easy. and there is all have you to do. it's that easy. >> that is just fantastic. >> some of the best hotels are trying to raise $1 million for leukemia and lymphoma society. there is how some of the best suites are up for kids. >> -- bids. >> this is ambitious, everybody recognized the core. >> this mission is the idea of tom klein. members of the council pledged to raise $1 kblinl in a month.

>> there is a survival rate is where you can bid on the penthouse and dinner for six worth $18,000 or stay in the palace hotel where residents have spent nights. or try st. regis suite of the st. regis hotel. the manager is running the site. >> there are packages coming in on a daily basis. >> from around the world. there is proceeds being going to the campaign. >> this is so rewarding. >> and this is unprecedented.

this industry is competitive. and there is everyone coming together for one cause. >> because research safes lives, and there is why this mission is personal. >> we'll do it. and. >> in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> there is some great news. so wake up with spencer. >> there is time to get up, get going. >> let me wake you up with the new alarm clock app. this is putting traffic at

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join me tonight at 9:00, coming up, the ship may look like it's sinking but it is not. what sit really doing z at 11:00 an 82-year-old woman injured while protecting a goose at golden gate park. the man police are looking for tonight and right now or sports and mike shumann. >> yes. >> warriors introduced three of the four choices today thchl is a talented group of rookies. there is all in oakland today with head coach jackson. the top choice with a seventh pick, he's a small forward they're looking for leading last season as a sophomore with a 17.5 rebound per game. and the azili left with a

career record for blocked shots, 204, not bad for a guy that moved from nigeria and didn't start playing basketball until age 14. and this may be the pick of the draft. >> we're looking forward to getting out there. and this is i think summer league team got a chance to be good. >> this is where we want to win. >> two sports stars have been sided and this is to pursue a pro baseball career. there is 245 with two home runs and there is 48 runs

scored and football ran for 449 yards and there is a a lot longer career in baseball that. is a good choice. there is serena williams avoiding upsets. and there is a wake up call with shots like that. there is not an easy match throughout this event and there is a upset in the day maria sharapova that can not keep up with this ground stuff. and for the men defending champion novack jokavich.

this showed constant winners and his return may be the best in the game. and there is sixth time wimbledon champion taken to four sets and has back issues in the first set. left the court in a tie breaker moving well after that, using all game to move into the quarter finals. and there is american marty fish, check out this serve. that is 118 miles per hour facial. she made the call but woozy afterwards ask had to be he is skorlted off the court. there is a decision for a third spot on the united states olympic team. san jose and there are two

supposed to have a runnoff but late today, decided to withdraw and be an alternate for this event there. is no explanation given. >> thank you. >> and is that this edition of abc 7 news. >> and don't forget our campaign that will donate $1 to sleep train kids program. >> for all of us here, thanks for watc

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