>> pg&e releases information about pipelines that could be dangerous. >> some of the worst in human behavior starting to creep up at the site of the explosion. what authorities are warning. >> a president talked about what's next for two cal grads still in jail. we will have those stories and traffic and weather, thursday, september 16th on today in the bay.

. thanks for joining us. >> it is straight up 5:00. we want to get you going with a look at the forecast. >> we are off to a nice start with patchy fog that could slow the commute around the peninsula in san francisco. temperatures heading to the afternoon with 70s and 80s inland. low clouds around 4:00 and now let's check in with mike. >> a little slowing on 680 northbound. reports of a deer or another large animal that has to be clear friday the lanes. stay over to the left. chp will roll the traffic break. if it's a quick fix, we will let you know if they have to close lanes. we know about surface streets. ash bury drive regarding an investigation of a shooting involving a police officer. that will be closed, but the access to the freeway is clear. no major slowing, but a blip out of antioch.

we will watch for any other slowing that develops. back to the desk. >> profit for example people's pain. believe it or not, scammers are pretending to be victims and taking free food and aid from the people who really need it. bob redell, it's only been a week and police said they have suspected scammers under arrest. >> police have arrested people for pretending to be victims of the san bruno fire caught trying to apply for new driver's licenses with that id card and the driver's license. they could have been eligible for financial aid that is being handed out to the real victims. some of whom you can see right here returning yesterday to sift through what's left of their homes within the blast site itself. authorities want all home owners to be very careful about being victimized a second time. later this morning, san bruno

police and the d a's office and licensing board will hold a news conference to warn about possible scam when is it comes to having their home repair or rebuilt. the department of insurance made a few recommendations. if you are dealing with a contractor or thinking about having someone rebuild, you want to request their license. then you can check their license status by going online. you want to make sure they are up to date and don't have major violations filed against them. you want to make sure they have insurance coverage like general liability and workman's comp. advice from the commissioner, don't rush into a contract. the general advice is get free estimates first and choose the best of the three. hire local when possible. never pay a bill in entirety up front or before the work is completed. if you want to check the licensing status, go online and

look for the california state licensing board or go to 1-800-927-help. live here in san bruno, bob redell, here in the bay. >> hard to believe. the first memorial services for victims will start today. a 13-year-old and her mother is set for tonight at st. cecilia catholic church in san francisco where the 13-year-old went to school. the funeral mass is tomorrow. the school canceled classes for the service. 20-year-old jessica morales's service is on friday. a pipeline snakes through south fremont. people who live in the grimmer neighborhood are not happy about it. a map hugs the southbound side of 880 and crosses east into south fremont. pg&e said the highest risk pipe is south to the east of

livermore, but it won't say why the line is risky. neighbors hope they will upgrade to avoid a disaster like san bruno. >> knowing that there is something this close to us would affect us right here. >> the livermore pleasanton fire department will check gas lines including the main line near the fairgrounds. blast survivors will be allowed more visit to their homes. he is still gathering things from his home. we talked to him not long after he escaped the fire a week ago today. he went to the rubble and he once called home. >> it's reality now. my car is destroyed. >> how does it help with the process? >> you know, it's there. it you that that's it. this is it.

this is what you have. this is what happened. for the people who lost lives, those are the people my heart bleeds for. to go in and see the material items is one thing, but to know family members were lost, you can't place any kind of remorse in the scale that they must be feeling. >> all of the positions now fit in the back of his truck. he said what still marries most is his wife and son. we have a special section dedicated to the coverage of the san bruno explosion on nbcbayarea.com. >> a government agency is expected to reject the claim for money from jaycee diguard's mother. she said she suffered psychological and emotional injury for nearly two decades while her daughter was allegedly held captive by a paroled

rapist. the claim should be handled by the courts. the claim was not included in the state's $20 million settlement with dugard and her two daughters. the only man arrested in a killing spree will have a preliminary hearing date. police found chemicals used to make explosives in his home and found the bodies of his wife and her friend there. he does not face changes connected to their death. police think the women were killed. they were killed in a shootout on august 31st. >> sarah shourd is still in line for medical exams. she reportedly found a lump had n her breast over the past 13 months in iran. we do not know who paid her half million dollar bail. the newspaper in the uk said a

billionaire sultan is the who footed the bill and arranged for the private jet who flew her across the persian gulf. the state department will only confirm he played a big roll n freeing shourd. in an exclusive interview, iran's president said that shourd is released on compassionate grounds, however the fate of her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal is up to the courts. >> we should let the judge and the court decide about the case. i think this is the greatest help to all of them. >> the president sat down with nbc's chief foreign affairs corresponde correspondent, andrea mitchell and insists that fattal and bauer violated the country's border and commented on threats to burn the koran and opposition over the proposed islamic center near ground zero and he calls

anti-muslim tension a zionist experience in america. >> it's 5:08 and time to check the morning commute. >> good morning. this map had a couple of incidents reported earlier. highway 13 at 24, the disabled truck is clear and we saw slowing. that's an indicator that more people hit the roadway. the lower deck was showing a little activity at the toll plaza. that is cleared and an earlier accident. no slowing out of the tunnel and oakland with a live shot shows you the light volume. southbound, that construction zone at 92 has completely picked up as well. it should be a clear flow on to the san mateo bridge. >> good news. >> changes in the works. rob will be busy in the next few days. coming down the road. >> today is one of the quieter days in terms of the weather. san jose 57 degrees and kind of mild in oakland. waking up to 62 degrees.

58 in san francisco and we have low clouds and fog. right now satellite showing you all the action off to the north and that line will dip southward as we head towards the weekend and see changes in the forecast. not for today. close to 80 and low 80s around livermore and pleasant ton and a nice day for petaluma. lake port 83. the change starts in the north bay late friday with more clouds saturday and sunday especially for areas north of fremont. a chance of scattered showers for the weekend. back to you. >> haven't seen them for a while. >> time is 5:10 and banks are kicking into high gear and why they are repossessing so many homes. >> see where lawmakers stand on tax cuts, coming up. >> you may think this looks pretty in pink, but everything is not as it appears. we will have that story coming up. >> a live look from the south bay in san jose. changes coming to the forecast.

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live from the east bay, expected highs across the bay area. san jose at 80 degrees and warmer than oakland with an expected high of 72. east bay orinda is 78. a suspect in stilettos. the search is on for a robber dressed in drag. the color coordinated bandit at a sacramento shell gas station around 9:00 last night in a pink mini skirt, knit cap and high heels. police say he pulled a gun on a female employee, but the bandit forgot one accessory. he didn't have gloves and police say they have plenty of fingerprints to process. another robber didn't get the concept of wearing a mask. check it out. surveillance from monday looked right into the security camera in fern dale, michigan. he puts on a darth vader mask on his head. he tried to rob a gas station

and police expect to be able to catch up with him soon because they have a very good look at his face. >> this morning, three officers could face felony charms after allegedly leaving a suspect beaten and begging for mercy. dash cams show them chasing him after he refused to pull over for riding a motorcycle on a sidewalk. a rookie officer is seen hitting him repeatedly with a baton. off camera, he is heard begging them to stop. another video shows an officer whistle as he tilts the camera to stop recording the arrest. the chief is called in the fbi to investigate. >> this is not indicative of the police department. no one incident defines our character. >> police say collins had visible bruises on his thigh and blood clotting. one of the officers involved has been fired.

>> bay area activists are trying to raise money to help people in the mideast. some were on a flo tilla that violated a blockade and raided by israeli soldiers in may. people died in the raid and dozens were injured. last night local activists took part in a cruise to raise money for a second freedom flo tilla. the u.s. is violating the rights of arabs in gaza by adhering to the blockade. >> we are here to say that these types of quarantines and sieges are inhumane, immoral and illegal and he are we are here to challenge it. >> they hope to raise dollar money to send a delegation. >> stopping a main rescue drill in chile. it's part of what crews call plan a to reach 33 trapped miners. they will shut it down for maintenance and have it running

on monday. plan b just started working after they broke a drill bit. a third drill success put together. >> president obama hits the campaign trail in connecticut trying to help democratic candidates. extending tax cuts to americans earning over $250,000 is the focus of a partisan fight into november. the president wants to extend the kax cuts saying it upon help the economy and democrats disagree. house minority leader john boehner who suggested he would support the president is backing off. >> if it's your only option would you vote for it? >> i top the extend the current tax breaks. >> tuesday's primary spooked both sides and tea party wins could backfire on the republicans and could be a problem for the democrats too. a new poll puts their

disapproval rating at 58%. >> the foreclosure crisis hit a new low. lenders took back more homes in august in any month and repossessed 95,000 homes, up 3% from july and 25% from august of 2009. according to realty track incorporated, banks stepped up repossessions to clear out the log of bad loans. police in one east bay neighborhood are turning to technology and trying to reach out to people who live there. >> scott has more on the story. >> safety alerts will be sent by text to people living in livermore. the police department will send the information out on action sifts and closures and many other community information alerts. to sign up, go to nixle and search for the word livermore. if you have to pay for text messages, standard rates will

apply. police cracking down on distracted driving and your smart phone can crack down as well. an ap makes it impossible to text once the phone detects you are moving faster than 10 miles per hour. no messages in or out. you won't miss anything important. you will get them later. >> when you stop and the phone receives a signal again, all the back particulars you may have missed will appear as normal. >> the ap blocks e-mails available for iphone. that can't tell if you are a passenger in the car or the driver. there is talk of requiring this in new cell phones. lawmakers so far have not, but we will see. >> we will see if it changes. the giants took another step forward in their playoff push. here's a guy who knows a thing or two about the winning. joe montana taking in the game last night and it was against the dodgers. aub we huff gets home before the

throw here and it's 2-0, san francisco. dodgers get a run in the top of the ninth, but giants hold on to win 2-1. the piece of the nl west puzzle, padres taking on the rockies and jump over pitchers. rockies win it, 9-6. so if the giants win, the rockies win, san francisco a half game out of first place. they will and they can. we are saying they are going to do it. taking the lead tonight. they will predict that. they will play the dodgers again on nbc bay area tonight. game time is 7:00. our pregame coverage starts in our nbc bay area coverage. pa. >> the heisman trust decided it will not award it to the runner up to vince young. reggie bush gave the award back because he and his family are accused of taking money while he

was at usc. they award the trophy to the best college football player every year. it remains blank. >> they won't have that year. the time now is 5:20. he is taking us out to the east bay. >> out to antioch. i did see slowing showing up right here. as folks are transitioning in to pittsburgh, that is an early sign. that blip that cleared up, speeds are closer to 60 than 65. lower than earlier. the slow down looks like it's evening out before we see folks through antioch start the slowing. that's the blip before the slow down out of this area through the alphabets. keep that in mind and early signs are continuing right now. we have word of the closure and an updated location where ashby drive is close. clayton road is closed related to a shooting involved a police officer. the intersection was close and

the road is clear off of 2 sfroo, but you will be distracted by flashing lights off of the roadway. a small residential street. over to the bay bridge. the clouds now creeping up towards the top of the screen. no problems as far as the drive and a light flow into san francisco, but this is about the time where more folks head through and cause a nice steady flow here southbound around the bend. this is south of where we see slow down into pleasant ton skpth construction zone. working on completing the express lane that is working today and over the weekend. rob will let you know about the forecast that affects the construction workers as well. >> farmers getting a helping hand and look a the the hands. we will see how that works out coming up next. wouldn't it be nice if every time meg whitman told a lie

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let's show you san jose right now. light winds and patchy low clouds to oakland. southeast wind at 3. 61 degrees and low clouds and patchy fog on the coast. the first pitch forecast with the giants on nbc bay area. should see low 60s and kind of like we have now. a little more sunshine as we see patchy low clouds.

chances of rain increase for the far north bay late on friday as the system right now is parked in the pacific northwest and sweeps through into tomorrow. pretty nice. we will see 80s towards the trivalley and southward fairly warm and tomorrow and especially for saturday. here comes the chance of showers for the north bay during saturday afternoon into sunday morning and the temperatures will be dropping off through the weekend. around the bay area, low 80s and fremont. on the coast, we will see highs in the 60s. low 70s and warmer into the eastern half of contra costa county. low 80s in pittsburgh and 70s and low 80s across the north bay. keep it on stand by in the north bay this weekend with clearing skies towards monday. back to you. >> in southern thailand, villagers who needed hands harvesting coconuts turned to

monkeys. most make their living selling coconut-based products. locals started teaching monkeys how to get them out of the trees. trainer taught the monkeys how to use their hans and feet to twist them off the trees. look how they had to train them. >> they are now forming a union and want a break. time now is 5:27. san bruno survivors are getting a warning and what they are being told about. >> meg whitman broke a record for the amount of money she pumped into her campaign. why she said that's a good thing. >> california voters could legalize marijuana in november. more americans admitmo s smoki it. we will have a live report on that as well. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. but what really happened? cnn -- not me --

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>> san bruno survivors have something new to worry about. scammers are targeting them and a new warn suggest coming up. a marijuana use a pandora's box of drug abuse? that's what a drug survey says. i'm christie smith and we will have the story coming up. >> here's a quick check of the day forecast to plan your day around the bay. we have low clouds and they break up around lunchtime. the temperatures not too bad. 80s in livermore and 65 in san francisco. 72 in oakland.

the weekend includes big changes. the in a few minutes. back to you. >> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> believe it or not on this one-week anniversary of the explosion, there is new news to talk about. >> people warning people to beware of scam artists looking to take advantage of the disaster. the commissioner is alerting everyone to watch out for people promising help from repair to legal and insurance aid. there will be a press conference later this morning to people living in san bruno what to look out for. the governor asked president obama to declare a major disaster for the state to help pay for emergency response, debris removal, and infrastructure repair. >> more and more americans are using illegal drugs. one out of 10 people admit to it and most say they smoke marijuana. christie smith has a break down of who is using what and why.

>> reporter: good morning. the survey is of americans 12 and older and shows that attitudes are changing, particularly among young people. less than half believe that marijuana use is harmful and the government reports also blamed increase marijuana use for a spike in overall illegal drug use, including methamphetamine and ecstasy. the national drug policies are believed young people are being exposed to a mixed message that marijuana is medicine. the obama administration is opposed to marijuana legalization and the survey is being released as california voters consider a november ballot issue on legalization. prop 19. advocate said it's more proof that the government's war on marijuana failed and it's time for sensible laws. here's how the drug use shakes out. marijuana use is up along with

ecstasy, methamphetamine and prescription drug abuse. on the flip side, apparently fewer people are smoking cigarettes or abusing cocaine. it doesn't distinguish between medicinal marijuana or recreational marijuana use. live in oakland, christie smith in the bay. >> there is a $17,000 reward for help catching a berkeley man's killer this morning. it happened near the ashby bart station when he was going home from a party with his fiance. if you have information, call the police department. >> two men suspected of killing a cabdriver are behind bars. police say a tip led them to arrest donnell webster in stockton yesterday. they are accused of murdering a cabbie in july of 2009 as he was in his taxy in east palo alto.

he was arrested in tacoma, washington. republican candidate meg whitman just set a new record. her campaign said whitman pumped another $15 million of her own money into her campaign. that makes the total $119 million. it's the most money a candidate spent on their own campaign. whitman defends it and said she won't let special interest group have an influence if she wins. >> developing a controversial news story. the pope is in britain and talking with reporters. >> scott has the latest from the newsroom. >> the pope talked about the abuse cannedals rocking the catholic church before, but talked with reporter this is morning. also the most complete discussion he had. pope benedict said the church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with the priest who is rape or molest children, saying the priests should never have been permitted

contact with minors. the pope met with the queen of england and the first time a king or a queen has ever invited a pope to visit england. the state visit they call it. pope john paul ii did visit, but not at the invitation of the queen. england had a long tension with the catholic church dating back to king henry v iii. >> people all over the country wrapping up bicentennial celebrations in mexico city. they packed the city to hear music and see a huge statue of a soldier assembled piece by piece. the highlight was when the president rapg the original independence bell from a balcony and shouted long live independence. long live mexico. the night ended with a fireworks

display. >> leaders hope funs will make streets safer for students walking to school. they received $160,000 to fix crosswalks and sections of walking paths. the money is not enough to renovate the dirt road that leads nearly four miles to joaquin elementary school, but it is a start. the project should be complete in the next three weeks. >> let's see how the roadways are looking. >> i will show you antioch. we have been showing the pattern and now true to form, we see the slow down heading all the way over towards harbor. speeds down towards 40 miles per hour. we see the slowing through pittsburgh where we see the 57 registering and getting closer towards willow pass. livermore shows a blip holding stead we the yellow speed indicators and registering 14 or 15 minutes as far as the drive time heading past first and spring town and over towards

pleasanton on the left of your screen. no major incidents. we will get you a live shot because the back up from time to time showing up in a couple of lanes. about a half dozen cars wait for example time to time. fast track had a big advantage for everybody. we will get you a live shot of the upper deck where you can see that. they receded back to the top of the screen and i can actually make my way over to the oakland side. we have the forecast right here for today in the bay. >> you hit one of the headlines from this morning. patchy fog around the bay and mostly 50s. 70s and even mid 80s inland. warm today and the weekend will still have interesting weather. the rain off to the north, but look at the satellite. the system will spill moisture towards the north bay as early as late tomorrow. i think it's saturday into sunday morning, we will see a chance of showers. today close to 80 in san jose.

upper 60s around san francisco and low 70s if are oakland. 83 in lake port and ukiah up to 87. today the warmest day of the next few including the weekend. cooler temperatures and a chance of showers, especially late saturday into sunday. >> california firefighters are already making headway, fighting a fire in the southern sierra nevada. flame blackened 6,000 acres for about 9 1/2 square miles near lake isabella. light winds helped crews cause firebreaks with bulldozers and they spread backfires. hundreds of people are evacua vd from the area. full containment is expected on sunday. >> pat the worst environmental disaster in the nation's history is just about over. when the well in the gulf could be sealed for good. >> and president obama will act as a campaigner in chief today. see what he will do now that his

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and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans or as democrats but as californians first. at this stage in my life, i'm prepared to do exactly that. >> welcome back and a good thursday morning. taking a look at the highs for today. palo alto not bad and warmer in los gatos. 83 degrees and in richmond, a nice 72. 5:41 right now. president barack obama will pit the campaign trail trying to keep the democratic majority in congress. today in the bay's tracie potts is live in washington with more on the president's strategy. good morning. >> good morning and that strategy is increasingly tied to what's going on on capitol hill and particularly whether or not the tax cuts will be extended by the end of the year.

republicans are digging in and president obama has a new problem because more and more democrats are saying they don't think it's a good idea to cutoff the so-called rich or wealthy and let their taxes go up. they think everyone's taxes should stay low because of the economic situation in the country. 31 democrats in the house signing a letter to nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, saying let's keep taxes low for everyone and not distinguish between the rich and the middle class. at this point president obama is still urging congress to pass the tax cuts only for the middle class and below. he spoke with the hispanic caucus. moving on to more things regarding the election, trying to solidify his base. this is an issue that seeps to be dividing the electorate. president obama trying to tell democrats the economy is not where it needs to be yet, but we are getting there. hold on. tracie potts, today in the bay. >> thank you very much.

>> the bp well in the gulf could be completely sealed by sunday. retired coast guard allen said the relief well should intercept the ruptured well today. they will pump mud and cement to seal it for good. oil stopped when they capped the well in mid-july. oil began leaking after the platform exploded, killing 11 people. 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the gulf. >> the cartoonist who sparked mohammed day is in hiding. they recommended she move and change her name. she took the advice. a radical cleric placed her on an execution list. she proposed making may 20th everybody draw mohammed day. you are watching today in the bay. >> you will check in with traffic and weather in a moment.

first, new this morning, today marks one week since names from the gas line exploded and ripped through a san bruno neighborhood, leaving four people dead and 37 homes destroyed. aid groups have been pitching in to bring comfort and relief to residents as they tried to piece back their lives. nbc bay area bob redell has a look at how victims are being help and what needs to be done. bob? >> good morning to you, brent. the response for red cross in terms of what they receive friday donation run from the public has been tremendous. what are you telling people? >> we are saying thank you for the overwhelming response from the communities and our partners, et cetera, that we now longer are accepting funds or donations to this disaster relief. we are always needing donations

of time and money to maintain our relief responses to local disasters which are ongoing. we have that on a daily basis. >> for people want to donate, you are asking them to not to designate it for san bruno, but you can donate your time. there have been two other fires on the peninsula that could have used the attention of volunteer efforts. i got that straight, correct? salvation army in conjunction has been receiving clothes and i noticed at the recreation center, they have more clothes they could need. >> correct. the response of donation of time and money has been overwhelming. the community and the partnering here are just unbelievable. >> are you surprised? >> yes and no. we are always surprised by the amount that comes at you, but it's a very, very good feeling this community can do this.

>> especially when you hear about the jobless money and people are tight with their money, but it didn't seem the case here. >> this community is very heart-connected. we are here to support one another and the red cross thanks all of its partners in the community for the response they are getting. >> you are shifting to a long-term focus. what does that mean? >> we are assessing those needs and sending out outreach teams to meet the families who have not registered or spoken up yet to assess what their needs may be. long-term, may be mental health needs and needs out there will be developing not only just from the immediate emergency needs like housing and food and clothing, but the needs that will be arising as we go down the road further. we will take those on. >> thank you very much for meeting us so bright and early. the red cross did have a center set up and that shut down last

night and they moved to a semi permanent location across from the bay hills shopping center. the address is 900 cherry avenue. it's in a business building. suite 332. if you need help with the red cross, you can go to bay area red cross.org. bob redell, today in the bay. >> thanks a lot for the update. >> when it comes to the commute, we will check in with mike for a look at the south bay. >> good morning. we will take you out because the speed sensors are moving, but the volume is starting to increase. the construction throughout the south bay is the reason they clear up at about that time. the northbound direction is the flow for the heartbeat of the bay area, bringing you up along the peninsula where it changes southbound. right about 7:30 through palo alto and men low park. we need to tell folks to slow down because we have that same speed limit.

oakland where the volume starts to increase and the slowing for livermore and 580 and antioch. portions of the east bay showing early signs of the slow down in a typical pattern. a nice flow with the tail lights. the toll plaza with the back up not forming except for the cash lanes. rob, we will see a steady volume into the city for the giants game late or tonight. remember that. >> the weather should be fantastic and you you can catch the game at 7:00 tonight after the 6:00 newscast. notice the satellite view and no worries about rain today, but the weekend will be a different story. the system begins tomorrow, but today looks nice and near 80 in san jose. 78 for fremont and half moon bay and san francisco 70s on the other side of the bay around oakland towards richmond. 72 as well. 84 in fairfield for the north bay. temperatures mostly in the 70s and 80s.

the seven-day forecast starts to cool tomorrow and notice for the weekend, scattered showers into the forecast late saturday and sunday. clearing out as we hit towards monday of next week. >> it's coming up on 5:49. the leaders at craigs list make an announcement. >> an executive from the company was on capitol hill monday and was asked if they would ever reopen the adult services section. you will recall they put a sensored bar over the link and closed it all together. when asked by a lawmaker and under loathe r oath, they said adult services was closed for good. claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in two months. that's good news. fedex is not helping. that company cut 1700 jobs. housing foreclosures held steady and more worry about the so-called shadow market. houses that could sell if the market got better. as you well know, we have the

housing prices that are very, very low. there people who want to sell, but aren't doing it. the minute housing prices stabilize, they then rush to the market with all these houses and we are right back where we started. >> it's interesting to see. thank you very much. as californians get ready to vote to make pot legal, a surprising study finds more and more americans are using illegal drugs. today in the bay's christie smith has the findings of a drug survey and what it means. >> the survey shows that attitudes are changing, especially among young people. less than half believe marijuana use is harmful. this new government report is being released today and it blames increased use for a spike in the use of illegal drugs across the board. methamphetamine abuse is up and so is ecstasy abuse. the national drug policy believes that young people are really getting a mixed message about this with the idea that

marijuana is medicine. on the federal level, it's not legal, but as california voters decide on prop 19 in november that could legalize pot. it doesn't distinguish between medicinal marijuana or recreational use, but on the flip side, apparently tobacco use is down and so is cocaine abuse. reporting live in oakland, today in the bay. >> thank you, christie. because of the wildfires and earthquakes, we have always been reminded to be ready for a disaster. last week's deadly gas line explosion in san bruno is a reminder to be as prepared as you can. you can't always be totally prepared, but you can try. some recommendations about what to put in an emergency kit have changed. the vice president of your safety is with us this morning. thanks for coming by. talk about what to put in an

earthquake. everybody was high on this and got their kids together. we kind of back off a little bit. in the meantime, we rethought that. what things do you suggest? >> the most important thing is a good supply of food and water. the red cross recommends about a half gallon per person. basic mother kit we have five year supply. >> i like the packs like the juice boxes as opposed to having a big plastic jug. these don't spoil as often? >> even in the heat of a car. the food and water will handle 140 degrees and that's an ideal place to keep it because it will be with you. >> if you are in an earthquake, they say it's in my house and i may not be able to access it. in the san bruno case, a lot of people had to run off and there is no way you have time to grab it. >> if you have kit, that's a

good place. ideal to have it at home and have in the car. we get bay area businesses prepared as well. because the chances are because of the road closures that can happen, businesses will be like a bed and breakfast. >> a lot of people have to gather at strip malls or shopping centers. it's a good idea to have them prepared to handle. what other things can you put in? talking not only about the essential first aided a, but documentation and paperwork you might have with you. >> digital cameras and everything, it's a good idea to take 10 or 15 minutes and take pictures of your house and have copies of your do you means and put them on a zip drive and send them to your mother-in-law or lives out of state. it's safe and you know where it is and you have back up information. >> a wildfire can devastate the region and you have it located

someplace not even in the area. >> what are about tips of what to do in terms of finding each other? in a disaster or in a place where cell phone reception is wiped out for a long time or over-wellmed, you have to know how to find people you are separate friday. >> it's a good idea and what we teach in the seminars we put on is to go through an earthquake drill like a fire drill at home and do it at different times of the day. if you are having dinner, where are you going to meet? at the time of the day where the kids necessary school and the parents are at work, what's the plan on where to meet. >> you try to be as prepared as possible and a lot of these folks had no warning. if you have a plan, it can help. thanks for coming by with the useful tips. we appreciate it. >> cookies, donuts and french fries can be just around the corner. they are growing soy beans to make a vegetable oil without

transfats. current oil must undergo hydrogenation and creates transfat that is not good for your heart. through breeding, they are producing soy beans that avoid the unhealthy process. >> it will be a premium oil they can fry with and be assures they can have a heart healthy oil and it will be like olive oil. >> scientists say the beans are very high in acids. up to 80%. it makes it stable with a good shelf life and lowers saturated fat. 200,000 people in britain received botox injections every year, but there is little regulation. the industry is taking steps to assure the safety of patients and launched a treatment to steer people to clinics with properly-trained staff. it seeks to ensure only doctors, dentists and registered nurses are eligible for treatment.

no word on what they're doing in the u.s. michael jackson's mother is suing the propoetor of his come back tour for putting her son in harm's way. they claimed they failed to provide proper-saving equipment for her son and said the company was negligent for hiring conrad murray as jackson's physician. a spokesperson said they wouldn't comment on the lawsuit at this time. meanwhile lawyers for dr. murray are asking a federal judge to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by jackson's father. a federal judge is set to hear that on august 18th. >> time now is 5:56. it looks like a nice day overall. i'm all choked up. >> big changes towards the weekend for the weekend forecast. patchy cloud this is morning and sunshine inland with 70s and 80s and the seven-day forecast will show changes coming your way

later on. san jose with the low clouds breaking up. upper 60s for san francisco. should be a great night at the ballpark for the giants game that will catch here on nbc bay area. the seven-day forecast for now tosses the best chance of showers saturday into sunday and temperatures warm up early next week. back to you. >> bay area officers getting ready to claim their bragging rights. we will show you the event proving the men responsible for your safety are locked and ready. >> california is less than two months from voting on a measure to legalize pot. who is just saying no today? >> the president of iran talks a ouh sh greeserd. sa h shourd. [ male announcer ] barbara boxer.

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