crews working to repair the 42 inch main that ruptured and trying to figure out how this happened. this sink hole and visitation valley is the biggest reminder of the giant mess on sunny vaim avenue and there is about half a mile from cow palace. fixing could take longer than that. still, residents had to clear out were allowed to come home today. and we're live. >> work stopped for the day. this is a segment of the offending pipe. that will take two weeks to order and fab brait the steel necessary to repair that. and also today they were able to build a temporary road across the sidewalk and corner here. and that is what officials were waiting for to be able to allow people back into their homes. there would have been no way in and out.

there is progress but still a long way to go. >> this tight section brought up this after the noon. p.u.c. says rupture happened on the right hand side of the segment. there is a joint connection. before being brought out there is a hole cut to allow a worker to crawl inside for a inspection. but that inspection did not yield immediate answers to why the brand new 42 inch pipe failed yesterday morning. the transmission line gushed hundreds of thousands of gallons of water nearly three hours. turning the streets below it into a small river. at the catholic school, mud still sits up against the back door of the gym. volunteers helping get the campus in shape are wondering how they'll recover. >> this is very disappointing. we spent two weeks of having the gym floor redone. there are new carpets in the school. so it was, we spent a lot of time here. and a lot of hours here. this is just urge dwront see everything the way it is.

>> crews hustling to clean up and repair the gym and two classrooms in time for school to reopen. >> there is still on tuesday, 8:00, 270 kids. bright-eyed kids will be back to school. yes. >> there are residents allowed back in at noon today. >> it's good to be home. back home. >> mina come back once in the morning to get medicines and food. not knowing if they'd in fact be allowed back in today. >> there is power, we can stay home, we can sleep there. stay there overnight. >> and there are still four nun who's cannot stay sleep, live in the convent here. and there is where they're staying elsewhere. abc 7 news.

>> developing news out of louisiana, a levy will be breeched to relieve pressure on it. reports of mass flooding coming in despite the fact hurricane isaac was gown do you know graded to a storm trod. this -- tropical storm today. this cell phone video shows water gushing and triggering life threatening flooding. and the governor says 40 people have been rescued so far. >> it's horrible. everybody house is gone. nobody got a house. nobody. >> water over the top of the roof well. had to break through the ceiling. and come through the attic. >> state officials say it will be breeched as soon as they can get equipment to the site and there is sandhya patel tracking the storms. >> yes. i want to show you tropical

storm isaac moving at a snail's pace, soaking the gulf coast. unofficial reports near new orleans of and you can see heavy bands of rain continuing to move in across the gulf coast. and there is sh reports of winds gusting to 44 miles per hour. peak wind gusts 5 miles per hour. there is visibility poor. the storm is not going to weaken any time immediately. tornado watch boxes are up for louisiana, mississippi and alabama. isolated tornadoes with this system. still packing winds at 70 miles per hour. tracking at six miles per hour. on this track will weaken in about 48 hours to a tropical depression and this continues to move northward there. is a life threatening situation. >> thank you.

>> and there is a bay area chapter of the american red cross keeps a data base of thousands willing to help out oo. we met bay area volunteer number 62 leaving out of sfo today dedicating two weeks to work at shelter was those who have been displace bid isaac. there is mary on the way to a small town, leaving behind her husband, son and job in petaluma. >> this is so worth it. putting my life on hold for a few weeks means nothing to me ask i think would mean a lot to folks impacted by the hurricane. >> isaac has been down graded to a trornl but continues to hammer the gulf coast. displacing thousands. there are 80 red cross or

community shelters in six states. and there is director of disaster services. >> is it's just kind of on the outskirts of weez. so that is probably greatest challenge we have now is waiting to get in to assess impact and begin delivering recovery services. >> smith says 62 trained volunteers have been deployed so far. and this is including ann from campbell well. talked to her by phone. >> this is just sheets of rain coming down. and this is a lot of wind going on since yesterday afternoon. it's about the same thing. and so that is piling up, there are a lot of power outage autos saying they're

trying to gather data on the damage and there is help on the way. >> it's personally fulfilling to be able to help someone and get them through that tough time. >> and there is a best way to help is by giving money z you'd like more information you can call. and that is donation hot line. you're going to find details on abc 7 news.com. >> there is dran paul yin about to give the biggest speech of his political life tonight in tampa, florida. mark? >> thank you very much right now we're listening to senator john mccain.

expecting paul ryan a couple hours from nouchl you know ryan is a force in the house republican ranks but polls show there is a number of american that's don't know him. the tonight is the best opportunity to proin dus himself to the country. tonight paul yin gives the biggest speech of his political career. >> millions who might not know a lot about paul ryan are going to get to know him the way we know him. >> and he is making introductions to voters finding most views are split 41% favorable. 37% unfavorable. a quarter said they had no opinion. and there is front and center for spending cuts. his plan calls for controversial cuts to program like medicare, republicans see him as a leading voice for a fiscal conservatism. democrats say he's an

extremist. the obama campaign released a video hammering home that message. >> this afternoon, he spoke to veteran autos the number one concern i hear from young veterans can be summed up in one word. jobs. and they want to get back to work. >> and mitt romney going to be here at the arena tonight for the speech. and he's gone over the speech a couple times. we've talked to a couple old hands who have been on the stage and we're going to be talking about with newt gingrich. and rudy giuliani is delivering a key note speech in 2004.

>> and there is our coverage continues tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00 and instant updates around the clock you can follow him on twitter or on our facebook page. and there is live coverage of the republican convention on our web site. >> there is a devastating fire in san jose. firefighters decided to let a nursery burn to the ground. >> and there is michael finney on anor

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. tonight investigateors trying to figure out what sparked a fire that destroyed a nursery. firefighters took pictures as

flames engulfed the nursery just before midnight. and firefighters decided to let the fire burn out because they were concerned water might spread chemicals .s and the manager race together scene only to watch the business go up in smoke. >> memories, memories in the store, 50 years of doing business. a lot of good people have worked here. this is kind of tough to see it go. >> there is nothing sus spishus at this time. something could be revealed in the investigation. >> and fire department says tests revealed no dangerous chemical autos a change in how the people who teach your kids are evaluated is being called reform as well as a tactic.

>> and california hasn't changed the way it evaluates teachers. >> i believe this to be a good reform. >> in last few days lawmakers are trying to jam through what some are calling landmark reforms. by awill youing student test scores to be part of a teacher evaluation for the first time in state history. among controversial parts allowing school districts to get input from parents ask teachers on how much weight the scores and other factors are given. >> i understand clearly that los angeles is a very different school district than plumis. >> the teacher association fought for years, it is behind this bill. >> this is a evaluation bill. we believe this is an impruf provement. >> local school birds and reformers have lined up against it. saying measure gives teachers union more power, they can

agree to count test scores at just 1%. >> we believe this bill is an expansion of collective bargaining. >> opponents point out teacher evaluations cannot be connected to personnel decisions. >> you can have an educator and can't be fired and a good evaluation doesn't prevent from you getting pink slipped. at stake is money from the federal government. >> it doesn't go far enough and this is not going specific enough. >> the feeling is that the feds will deny the state application. in sacramento abc 7 news. >> and other notes from sacramento. governor brown must design if fines for breaking hands free law will go up, passing a bill raising fines for drivers caught using hand held phones.

and the base line will go up from 20ses today $30 for first time violators and will run about $199 when adding in various fees. >> and if you've stayed in a hotel and been shocked by the bill, you're not alone. >> and $2 billion this year for charges like resort fee autos michael finney joins us now. that is a new record. >> and i can do this. and and we're used to used to air lines tacking on everything and hotels getting in on the game and the business travel coalition wants new rules requiring hotels to review mandatory fees when guests book a room saying many are shocked when they're charged for services like house keeping, bell capping, internet access and of course notorious resort

fee. the group says many hotels are cutting room rates and making up a difference with these fees. u.s. department of transportation is already requiring airlines to reveal fees and taxes up front. now the groups say hotel guests should voice their complaints to the federal trade commission. >> if you use tivo you don't need to be at your tv at home to watch them anymore. there is a new device hooking you up to any apple device so you can watch on your iphone or iphone. let's you watch tv programming or content. >> i can just watch barefoot contessa when chopping vegetables. >> it retails for 130s skpdz soon will be made for an droid as well.

dave jones held a press conference claiming there is wheeling and deal goinging on that could reduce the quality of your auto repair. jones and the consumer federation claim insurance companies are working behind the scenes to weaken consumer protection laws at the last minute and say companies want to water down state laws requiring companies to pay for high quality parts after a crash. and there is person answering the phone says the organization had no comment about those claims. >> there r.have you ever wondered what starbucks does with coffee grounds and uneaten paste tries? the coffee giant spent a lot of time thinking about those items and ideas including turning them into baked goods into deterrent and plastic and

scientists are working with starbucks on the project. >> very cool. >> and there is sandhya patel now. >> and hand it over. thanks a lot. this is a fantastic looking day. beautiful weather. 97 in livermore this afternoon. 63 degrees in half moon bay. summer like z higher than normal temperatures this afternoon and there are changing and it's going to change in a dramatic fashion by friday. and from our camera looking across the bay towards golden gate bridge hazy skies there and sunny skies across the entire area and there is blue

skies up there. 79 degrees if you're traveling tomorrow, 80 degree day. sunshine, gusts 30 miles per hour. on friday, there is a slight chance of thunderstorms so keep that in mind. checking out live doppler 7 looking for fog. there is some fog near the coastline. we're enjoying a nice day. south of us some thunderstorms developed in southern california continuing. we'll watch moisture carefully. there may be high clouds drifting in heading into thursday and friday. there are temperatures now, it's hot inland. 96 degrees in livermore. there is low 90s but numbers surpass that had today. 69 in san francisco. there is coastal fog cooler

tomorrow we're going twog a cooler forecast for friday and saturday. there is fog that will be patchy to fill back in near the beaches so first thing in the morning there is foggy near the coast if you're just heading to work. cool 49 degree start but a filed 60 degrees for antioch. 50s in between. there is what is going to happen to the fog. pulling away most areas but a few patches that are lingering near the coast going with 60s coast side. near 9 ows inland tomorrow afternoon. so there are numbers coming down. 80 santa clara. 81 in san jose. blue skies on the peninsula. 76 degrees redwood city and menlo park. low 60s near the coast. there is some fog in pacifica.

70 degrees in downtown san francisco. sunset district 63 degrees and low 80s in santa rosa and napa. head out towards east bay, 72346 oakland and san leandro. inland areas warm but not warm as today. and for monterey bay, 62 degrees in monterey. 72 in santa cruz. accu-weather forecast there is a cooler pattern that is cooler than average. we'll start to warm it up. looking at monday and tuesday, warm days. near 70 degrees along the coast. there is going to be a gorgeous labor day weekend. >> thank you. >> just ahead, the big league efforts to honor hometown hero autos petaluma

julia child foundation is in an intellectual property dual with the maker of thermador oven saying it used pictures and quotes from her without permission, thermador says it's only telling the truth. julia child used its ovens and her own oven is on display at the smithsonian. the foundation says she never endorsed the product. >> oakland a's announced they will honor the petaluma little leaguers. and they will sign autographs before the a's host boston. the city of petaluma going to honor players and coaches sunday afternoon at 1:00. you can see a map of the route

on our web site. look under see it on tv. >> i how cool.

coming up in half an hour, an exclusive from napa state hospital. employees tell vic lee their personal safety devices don't work z mark math use gets inside of the democratic war room. and there is an 80 pound dog with a man made jaw bone to help him satisfy it. >> thank you. >> and a surprise reaction from staff at san francisco asian art museum. >> workers happy not enraged when they came upon this art work. >> monday night a group pasted hundreds of butterflies on the wall. >> and spells out the word