but let's move on to our top story tonight. you're going to hear from the ceo of pg&e, not the man in charge when an explosion and fire killed egt people -- eight people but it is his job now to rebuild trust. and we're live with what he has to say. >> the pipeline rupture here was a clear call for change, including a new ceo. today, he offered up a progress report. p fw. and e filling the pipeline with a concrete mixture, two years since the explosion there is much work to be done here and within the company, the work of rebuilding trust is just beginning. and the ceo says seven wrongful death suits have been settled and the eighth is

close. he'd like to have the remaining suits settled by the end of the year. >> we need to get on with the work we need to do. the company aj knowledged we're responsible for that. we're working with victims you heard ted. and i think we've made progress but we need to get these proceedings behind use he hopes pg&e can regain trust through a focus on excellence. the company is taking a look at everything from top to bottom and comparing itself to the best in the business, also known as bench marking. >> there is extensive bench marking and we need to celebrate gaps because they give us the road map for success in the future. >> and he thinks trust will be regained one customer at a time as they interact with workers for basic and emergency needs. >> there is four and a half

million gas customers and we want to minimize those and when there are problems we want to make sure we jump on them. >> one customer lives in daily city and shops in san bruno just up the street from the site. if she's an indication, pg&e has work cut out for it in restoring credibility. >> there is a long time they must have known there is a problem. they didn't do anything bit. i think there is a still a big problem. and they say everything is fine but that is not fine as far as i'm concerned. >> saying today so far shareholders absorbed a billion dollars worth of costs. that figure expected to climb before the press conference, a san bruno fire democrat vim asked me to ask early if he'd been to san bruno. he said no and he feels it's appropriate for president chris john, who has.

>> thank you, heather. >> abc 7 news learned a firefighter is in a medically induce coma tonight after suffering a massive heart attack. the 44-year-old is a 15-year veteran of the source and is in stable condition. a viewer sent us these pictures. the flames broke out before noon and yin collapsed after he'd been fighting the fire. despite concerns firefighters will focus on the work woo we're struggling. and it's important to know we're going to carry it out. we're going to go to work. that is how we do thing autos no one was hurt in the fire. and the cause under investigation. >> there is a traffic stop turning into a manhunt this afternoon. police tried to pull over a man talking on a cell phone and blocking traffic. the man tried to get away, crashing into six cars, then

took off on foot into a residential area. police searched until they located him in the basement of a home on waiverly street. >> my nanny had seen someone in our backyard and called my wife and i to come over which check oit it out, we're able to figure out where it was. and this guy is receiving medical attention for puncture wounds to arms, police say they found stolen items in the car he was driving. >> a death row enmate slashed two guards today. timothy mcgee sentenced to death for two murders. officials say' tacked the guards with a makeshift knife. the guards have cuts to hands, necks and arms and are going to be okay. >> a man who tutors students in his home has been arrested.

police have charged him with hitting a 16-year-old girl a stick and forcing other students not only to watch but to participate as well. the students reported other cases of violence and according to police confessed and this young man now has been released on $100,000 bond after getting caught in a little girl's bedroom. the girl's father spotted him in the middle of the night and held him until police arrived. he was charged with a similar crime on the same block in che actually touched a girl he went to high school with as she was sleeping. >> in tampa, florida now it's mitt romney's night. he officially accepts his party nomination for president and laufshlgs -- launches a final push for the election. mark matthews is live from the convention hall this evening z you've got a chance to speak with condoleezza rice who warmed up the crowd last night with sharp criticism of the president. >> and she did and without a

teleprompter. today we started off on pretty comfortable turf, talking about her plans for the future, and if she would ever consider running for political office. >> in her speech condoleezza rice says her parents inyou stilled an ambition to be whatever she wanted. >> that she could be president of the united states if she wanted to be. she's become the secretary of state. >> so does she want to be president? >> i don't. i'm in the a person who will run for office. i've said it many, many times, it's not in my dna. >> but she's also playing a prominent role in this week's republican convention. last night taking the stage before paul ryan and took on the obama administration this what consider to be the president's strongest suit, foreign policy. >> dictateors butcher their people and threaten regional security. russia and china prevent a response.

and everyone asks, where does america stand? >> well, i wanted to talk about the future. not about the past. >> none of the skbreerkz have talked about the past in terms of the iraq war. why the bush administration pushed to into it. rice is the highest ranking person at this convention, everyone else stayed away. >> i'm greatful that president bush was willing to make the tough decision after september 11th that kept us safe. >> rice's argument? it could have been much worse. >> i thought we were going to be attacked again and so did everybody else. >> that does not account for the massive antiwar protests in united states and europe and major ally that's refuse to join the coalition, rice says history will judge the war differently. >> it won't judge what was done by how it looks in 2012. it will judge what was done by

how it looks down the road. >> down the vood hard to pin down n this election year, at this convention, it's not hard to see that the bush administration's foreign policy is nothing anyone on stage is bragging about. >> there are many things we do differently, but saddam hussien? i would do it again, and again and again. >> she says shees she'd do it again if she ran fr public office would be a tough sell in 2012. we'll wait and see if 2016, 2020. now, she's saying politics isn't in her dna. >> okay. mark, thank you very much z mark will be tweeting headlines from the romney's speech tonight following him on abc 7 or go to our facebook page. abc news will cover the speech live at 7:00 and we'll be streaming it on abc 7 news.com as well. >> there is a push in sacramento tonight to restore

the public faith in the state park system and keep parks open. this is after tens of millions were found squirreled away in park bank accounts. >> this summer, auditors hoarded $54 minneapolis milin that had gone undetected yeechb as 70 parks were set to close due to a lack of funding. in their final days lawmakered moved to restore confidence by aloe indicating some money. $20 million of the smash will help keep parks open. and part that have will match private donations. >> people who had come up with the money or organized people to try to keep their parks

open held that as a breech of trust. that is the state saying we want to refwhaild trust. >> many donors stepped forward threatened to take back the contribution as lawmakers don't let parks keep the funds. not everyone is happeny about where this is going. off road inthusists support and pay an extra fee help maintain trials open to them within state parks and lawmakers boryed $10 million this year and m feel that money should be repaid. >> and so if they had money all the time they should put it back. >> governor brown supports keeping the money within the parks budget and will likely sign the bill when it reaches its desk. the legislature needs to wait to spend the money because investigations by auditors and attorney general are still pending. the proposal strengthens a state parks commission ability

to oversee the troubled parks department. >> coming up an update on san francisco's famous set of twins in trouble tonight. but friends are stepping up to help. >> how people in petaluma are chipping in to give the world series heroes a proper salute this weekend. >> and as isaac weakens and down graded to a tropical depression there are concerns of flash flooding. >> get out the phone bill. i have charges or

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there has been an outpouring of support for the 85-year-old marion and vivienne brown. a fund-raiser will take place for them tonight that. is where care quo lynn tyler is with the story. >> this fund-raiser starts at 8:00 tonight, marion brown says that is a little bit late for her, but she hopes to attend. marion brown is a vip guest m a fund-raiser for her and her twin. >> how is your sister doing? >> she's being taken care of. and i hope they cure her alzheimer's. i never would have expected her to get it. >> the 85-year-old marion and vivienne are famous more than four decades for being

identical twins with a flamboyant style and personalities to match. but now, marion is living alone and for a while, worried she p her sister would have to eleven the -- leave the city to find affordable care. but bare area stepped up to make sure that that didn't happen. >> this is heart warming to see them sending in checks and going online, making donation autos they're using donations to pay for the assistive living facility in san francisco. care like that can cost up to $7,000 per month. it's a hefty price tag bringing us to the fund-raiser at the red devil lounge on polk street. the stage being sets for other legends to perform, including sisters of perpetual indulgence and jazz diva kim naly. the club owner says every money raised will go to care

for the twin autos they're representative of what we need to be doing with all of our older -- elders. this is a nice reminder to me to respect these elders i'm starting with them. >> thank you all of you who have made our tragedy so much more pleasant. and endureable. >> there are a lot of seniors in the bay area find themselves in the same boat as browns. they work hard and then, they're in financial hard places. we have a link to jewish family services and web site. you can get more information and make donations by the way, you do not have to be jewish to receive their help. >> thank you very much. and the fun continues for

pride from petta luma. the amazing boy that's went all the way to the u.s. championship game in the world series. and wayne freedman reports on the home coming that is just getting better. >> when you thought you'd heard the last, now there is a new twist not only will petaluma say thanks by throwing a parade there will be more. imagine being 11 years old, receiving a key to the city. >> there is a source of pride to be recognized for anything. >> and he and his pals found themselves working on a project this week. >> with the cnc machine i would like to make a brawl. >> and this shop teacher received a call. >> about bringing people home. get a round in representing the baseball. and the key.

the dits -- it's going to be painted on it. >> this is not the first time a shop class made a contribution to the city. do you see the benches? look underneath. they say petaluma high school and there are 60 of them. and there are many eggs, they made those, too. >> what are you teaching these kids? >> work ethic. teaching them skills for live. and measure. >> and they used to be a machinist at the naval ship yard. he is an inspiration all in one. >> they say they will. >> and we're looking forward

to having them. >> from petaluma, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> the parade starts at 1:00 and will go three blocks up 4th street then back down petaluma boulevard. and how much fun will that be? >> great weather. >> yes. yes. two thirds of the weekend coming up will be nice. there is a long holiday weekend coming up. and there is is a live view looking westward towards mount tam. low clouds and fog right now. marine layer is doing it's thing and going to provide a cooling influence and there is what remains of what has tropical storm, now tropical depression isaac moving

towards arkansas now producing heavy rains over portions of the south and mississippi valley. you can see there is watches in affect. it's winding down. over in southern california there is a wide area of down pours and there is concern about flash flooding from los angeles east and northward. there is more on that later. there is a pattern continuing overnight. there is warm conditions inland east bay lok locations it's 86 degrees in antioch. there is 56 in san francisco. coastal drizzle is likely. cooler tomorrow, saturday and

then, temperatures rebounding sunday and into monday which is labor day. low clouds, fog wide spread tonight and there is temperatures low to mid-60s tonight and dropping into upper 40s. here what's happening in nappa. there is low pressure going to reinforce that flow, cooling marine influence that we're just beginning to experience near the coast. and there is 7:00 tomorrow morning we'll see fog quickly pulling become to the coast. and this will stay there. there is more coastal clouds tomorrow and so there is a cool down coming our way. highs under partly cloudy skies. mainly into low 70s in san

jose and cupertino. mid-60s up to about 70s in redwood city. on the in and around san francisco, 61 downtown tomorrow, 57 into sunset district. north bay highs into low 7 ows up to 72 in santa rosa. near east bay, mid to upper 60s to about 70s in fremont. inland east bay, highs into upper 70s to near 80 tomorrow, here is the accu-weather forecast. a big warm up on sunday and monday. temperatures bouncing back inland up to about 90s and 80s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. great labor day weather. and uch next, national park service campaign owe close a marin county oyster

yosemite national park shut down 90 cabins in that area in cabins they say there is a prime breeding ground for

mice. people catch the hanta virus from mouse droppings. yosemite is retro fitting cabins to get rid of the double wall gap. >> it's a design flaw not a cleanliness law. we clean the cabins in between guests. >> a california department of public health report addressed the rodent infestation, outlining several steps yosemite had to make to reduce the number of mice to keep them from hiding in the structure autos a new review is raising questions about whether the national park service did enough research before trying to shut down an oyster farm. the battle is over the park service claiming the farm is harming the environment and wants it cloused. the but the national academy of sciences found the review lacks strong support. because there wasn't enough data available.

at kad my said the park service research was so deficient waits, quote, similar to estimating rainfall for an entire year when the rainfall records are only available for march. contacted by abc 7 news for a response the park service issued this statement. quote, we welcome the input and will consider recommendations in its final review. >> and when we come back tonight more from mark matthews in florida. it's mitt romney's big night but there is a mystery speaker. >> and from the gulf coast tonight isaac forces thousands more people to evacuate homes. they're in peril because of a dam that may collapse. >> and a scathing report on the california court system and money spending without being very open about it. abc 7 news continues right after this.

tonight is the biggest night in mitt romney's political career.

>> the night he accepts nomination for president and will express his disappointment from the obama administration. >> we're live at the republican convention in tampa, florida tonight. >> now, mitt romney just walked into the hall. he's expected to take the stage about 7:20 our time. we've gotten some excerpts from the speech. we don't have yet a full copy of the speech. mitt romney was here in the arena today at the podium checking out the mic and teleprompters and writes in his speech i wish rez obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed but he says his promises mean the president's promises gave way to disappointment and division. he says this isn't something we have to accept, now is the moment we can do something and he says, with your help we will do something.

and he's expected tonight to talk a little about his faith to talk about his plans for the future and give more about his biography to begin speaking to go through to 8:00 tonight. >> and any idea what he's going to say? >> that is right. he's a mystery fweft. and it was up in sun valley, idaho. and he drped in and told him i want to endorse you. when asked why, a reporter asked clint eastwood why he's endorsing he says i think the country deserves a boost. >> all right. mark matthews reporting for us, thank you, mark and there is

live coverage begin agent 7:00 ask we're streaming the convention right now. >> mark matthews will be tweeting tonight or follow us on facebook at abc 7 news. >> and mandatory evacuations underway in louisiana tonight. a dam is in danger of collapsing. people living along the river there are packing up and moving out. many given just 90 begins to leave. workers releasing some water from the efforts to release prch. -- pressure. and they hope this will ease pressure. water spilled over the top of the levy, flooding homes in just minutes. >> and across the gulf the damage is extensive, tornadoes

ripped through alabama and mississippi. this one tore a hole the foundation. >> there is a chigsed independent audit to take a look at the court construction project. yikts began to question the way waits spending public money. the commission reported back today z vic lee has their findings tonight. >> the counsel killed the project after a state audit blasted the system and changed aoc with mismanaging it. now this one on california court house construction program ready to spend $5 billion on 40 projects. and saying that the lack of management provided an opportunity for confusion, misunderstanding, and

inefficiency. the program like the now defunction project is administered by aoc, the administrative arm of the judicial counsel. the reform group has long been critical of the aoc. >> there is another example of the mismanagement that aoc has given this. >> and state legislatures grilling top administrators. they were outraged at the bloated level of spending. among items, $8,000 to remove gum from a entrance. $45,000 for simple repairs to a bench. plans to spend $345,000 to remove asbestos from a vacant court house. >> the judicial counsel quell has a responsibility to the public as well as to judges

and has a responsibility to manage public money responsibly. >> and there is a statement says the audit gives us a clear direction needed to strengthen the program. vic lee abc 7 news. >> you'll want to have a copy of the phone bill handy for the next report. >> exposing a major rip off, unauthorized

hopefully you had a chance to find that cell phone bill. >> there is some unexpected charges at how you can stop them. >> there is called cramming. that is putting third party charges on a phone bill that the customer never requested. >> this attorney is showing me his mobile phone bill with usual charges and then, there are a group of new fees. >> there is five charges for $9.99 a month. i don't know what they are. >> al is not alone this, is a common complaint, mobile phone bills loaded up with nonphone

company charges, charges for sports scores, daily horoscopes and services. and there are consumers are told they ordered the service. >> they can when getting someone who says they have my signature, they can send me an announce skmt say this company wishes to charge $9.99 a month. did you approve it? and there is a powerful innocent yef to pro long the problem. they get a third of the revenue these cramming schemers devif when they cram your bill. >> and that is joe ride jout. he says call the phone company to have charges dropped. >> some of the billers will invite consumers to stop the spam that can sometimes bring about the charges. risk is that some companies will use that stop as an

indication it's a live number and will invite greater spam traffic and more bogus charges. >> and there is what you're not being told. call your carrier, tell them to block all third party charges thchl takes about two minute asks you'll never, ever have to deal with this again. >> that is it. >> and this is like just a blanket. i don't want any of the charges. just do it tonight. the company is very, very good about taking charges off if you're willing to block them from then open. and if you want the services and some like them, and find them useful, you can say i want that one to go through. so some are good and many are not. >> coming up next a high school auditorium rises from a vandalism attack. >> dolphins found what

a richmond school building torn apart by vandals is reopening in time for the new school year. and the crime is still unsolved. >> contractors are putting finishes touching on the new building. again. >> these floors were damaged and flooded. >> the school board president showed us work done since last february when vandals broke in and nearly destroyed the building days before it was slated to open. paint on the floor, graffiti on the walls and broken pipes flooding everything. ask shattered glass, everywhere. >> these windows had been destroyed. all them. >> ramsey says repairs cost $1 million. >> it's clear that wasn't a group of teenager who's did that. it was someone who had a convenient debt wra and someone who was on a mission. and someone who had an axe to grind against the contractor

or school district. >> with the building open, teachers say they're not just excited about the space but the new learning opportunities. >> there is one of the most updated libraries in the district, new books in the library. >> and the principal sex sited about the computer lab, with pc aegs up to 36 kids who might not have computer autos this is a digital divide. all of the updated technology autos and including technology for the arts. >> they love to create characters. >> and it was too badly torn up. >> this impacted the children. students were disappointed and upset. >> with crime unsolved they're not alone. >> we're still very, very upset z want to see someone brought to justice and want someone to turn this person in.

>> in south san francisco, a canal seems to be a popular spot for dolphins saying these two dolphins were spotted yesterday. and and one of them appears to be suffering from a skin issue. this society says there are no plans to go into the water to rescue dolphins and another dolphin was spotted swimming in the waterway. and after spending a day in the canal it swam back into the bay on its own. >> people love to walk up there so take a look. but let's hope it finds what it is looking for. >> let's check on the forecast. >> tomorrow, some more thunderstorms, but warmer in spots. a high of 95 in yosemite. cheek skbro sacramento, cooler than average tomorrow, highs into 80s and 99 in fresno. 82348 los angeles, here in the bay area we had this usual

summer spread. 56 was the high in pacifica. 69, 70s in oakland so there is a 37 degree spread between highest on the coast and inland. almost 40 degrees that is what we get sometimes this time of the year, tomorrow we won't see anything near that. cooler across the board, fog at the coast and locations near the coast and around the bay. there are highs into 50s on the coast. low to mid-60s in coastal locations. up to about 70s in perhaps fremont. upper 70s warmest inland loks and there is the accu-weather forecast. a two day cool down, temperatures below average, bouncing back sunday and monday. it's labor day. highs 90 inland sunday and monday. >> opening tomorrow in select

theaters there is a comedy about sleep walker. >> are you ready to lip sync? i can't hear you mike wrote this film based on the one man show on broadway and it seems too real. he's trying to be a stand up comedian. mike's girlfriend humors him. >> how long have you been together? >> eight years. >> that is ridiculous. >> his family wants them to get married but mike resists. >> i'm not going get married until i'm sure nothing else good is go owing happen. >> he takes joke btz relationship. it works and he's driving hundreds of miles. it's astruggle.

a lonely life. >> if you're in a relationship with the word marriage you're not ready, don't go. >> there is a a real problem. he sleep walks. >> and how long has this been going on? >> the world is in for a shock when he juchs out of a second story window. it has been a favorite, now starting to get traction nationwide. and it's not easy. also it feels -- deal was lack of sleep and a thoughtful look at relationships. it kept me awake. i'll give it three quarters of a bucket and we'll see you on the aisle. >> that is interesting. >> yes. it is. >> and when we come back sudden retirement of he a

popular american tennis great. >> he's not quite finished just yet.

join me tonight at 9:00, coming up a boy finds a bone

nanza. he may have hit the most disgusting jackpot, ever. >> and it's been at 11:00 and this is tracking down a millionaire, the man officials believe bought a winning ticket. >> i wish they'd find me. >> yes. won't that be nice? >> yes. yes. it's a lot of money. >> yes. and i'm very findable. and there is a's finishing off a four game series sweep. bombs away and not a good sign with the paper backs filling the seats. they're just bags. they're holders. and there is a solo shot in third. there is a triple with bases loaded. a's score five ones -- runs to go up and then, in the 6th there is josh redic wh. a find

he's been. there is a aets six straight, they are back home tomorrow night against red sox, almost. there is an rbi single, and in the third tyler clean with 8th of the year. and the giants are clawing back into this game. it's 4-3 astros in the 6th. andy roddick is on his 30th birthday deciding new york would be the right place to retire. and he is had misfortune of playing in an era dominated by roger fedderer. not done yet, the second round

is tomorrow night. >> this is when i just feel like it's time. imi don't know i'm healthy enough to go another year. i've wanted to in a perfect world finish at this event. ask i thought all year boy know when i got to this tournament. and when i was playing first round, i knew. >> college football is here, stanford opening up their post andrew luck era tomorrow night without luck, stanford figures just to pound the ball z stephan tail lower rushed more than 1300 yards last year, two of the 10 touchdowns against the spartans in a blowout. san jose state coach knows what is coming. >> the great runner has got three other backs that are really good. what makes them go is the offensive line. they're great runners but that

is figure and blows open holes sometimes i can run to. >> and join us this saturday for the kickoff edition of lexus after the game. there is a wrap up in college football. and former warriors head coach will be indetectived and deli had two stints for the warriors z nelson like a mad scientist. and he sat down with mike shumann and talked about the call from the hall. >> it's a great way to cap it off. isn't it? it's incredible without it. i was happy. with the way it ended up, everything is just wonderful. that is to get the call i made the hall of fame, you know? what a great day that was. >> what a career. >> yes.

yes. >> now, nellie is dabbling businesses on maui. >> nice live. >> yes. >> thanks larry. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> the coverage is coming up at 7. >> we'll join us again at 9:00 and 11:00. from all of us here, thanks for watching.