run out of jail on tuesday night. live in dublin, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thanks so much. the final day of testimony into the deadly san bruno pipeline just wrapped up in the last hour on capitol hill. today's focus was on pipeline safety and prevention. several experts testified on their knowledge of pipeline disasters and how they can be prevented in the future. the gas line rupture last september killed 8 people, destroyed 38 homes. a preliminary report said a poor job was done welding that section 50 years ago. an expert gave her opinion on the disaster. >> i've seen the -- what happened in san bruno as an anomaly. and what we in the industry are

hoping is that through your investigation you find out why that anomaly occurred. >> a supposition that an undetected, unstable manufacturing defect such as may have contributed to the tragic incident that the community of san bruno experienced is an anomaly. >> san bruno city manager said what happened in san bruno is rare, may diminish the urgency of pipeline safety. today the experts spoke about the latest technologies to help protect pipeline defects and leaks but it's an involving process that will get better and more cost effective at the time. it could change safety regulations across the country. >> gas prices jumped 4 cents overnight. according to aaa, gas gummed to

4:43 a gallon. diesel is 4:78. it rose since the uprising in libya. the 76 station in san francisco charging $4.07 for a gallon of regular unleaded glass. some blue cross wants to raise insurance rates again. many policy holders who buy the coverage as individuals said the company notified them to prepare for a rate increase. could see premiums rise as much as 40% in less than a year. they tried and failed to get a similar increase last year. blue shield delayed plans to raise rates for some 200,000 policyholders by as much as 59%. >> firefighters will talk about their offer to cut their own wages and benefits. earlier this week the

firefighters union announced they were offering city officials everything they asked for, including a 10% cut to their pay and benefits. the city's initially response was it's not everything but it is a great start. last year the firefighters refused to give up anything and 49 firefighters were laid off. both the firefighters union and the city council have to approve the deal. >> severe cuts could be coming to caltrain. the transportation agency is holding a meeting right now to discuss drastic measures including closing down stations, cuts to service and possible fare hikes. amy hollyfield is live in san carlos with the very latest. aim me? >> there are a lot of people here that say they don't expect the meetings to get ugly. their passengers are more interested finding a solution than they are at yelling at people. but they are very passionate about this system. it's such a hot topic it had a

standing room only crowd. no one wants to be here talking about this, least of all the caltrain officials itself. >> we hate to do this. this is not the business we're in. cutting week service all together and cutting weekday service in half. >> i think caltrain is the background of the peninsula. if you work in san jose or san francisco and you get to your job on time that's not peak, you want to use caltrain and not drive. >> i ride caltrain almost every day and so does my wife. and we love caltrain. so it's going to be a big deal if there are service cuts and i'm hoping there's a budget solution as soon as possible. the proposal that has received the most comment is the idea to close up to seven stations. belmont is one of the stations on the possible closure list. most riders here find the idea very upsetting. but aaron said he would be

willing to drive to the next closest station. >> i don't think it would be a big deal honestly if they cut and save money for caltrain. >> caltrain officials say they hope these cuts would be temporary. they are looking for solutions. >> the only agency in the bay area that doesn't have its own form of revenue. like a tax. one of the long-term solutions we have to look at is can we go to the voters and have them provide money that makes caltrain future assured. >> there won't be a vote today. it should be official proposals and public hearing, all part of the process. if or as it's starting to look when this is all approved, you can expect fare hikes and service cutbacks starting in july. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you so much. a new recall has nothing to do

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>> here's something you don't hear every day. northwestern university's president say he's disappointed and called for an investigation

after engaging in a sex act in front of dozens of students. it happened in the union sexuality class last month. they were warned about the explicit nature of what they were about to see. the school will determine if that demonstration violated any local laws. the teacher did not have a comment. >> u.s. and german officials are trying to determine the motive that killed two u.s. airmen and whether the gunmen acted alone. he confessed targeting the u.s. military in what investigators believe is say possible act of islamic terrorism. police armed with body armor were seen patrol be terminals. he pulled out a semiautomatic weapon shouting god is great in arabic. two people died, two others were wounded, the shooter from kosovo was not on any terrorism watch list. >> violence along the u.s./mexico border is a key topic of a discussion between president obama and the mexican

president. the two leaders just wrapped up a conference at the white house a few months ago. president obama promised additional aid to secure the peace along both sides of the border. >> citizens and dedicated security forces have lost their lives. i have reaffirmed to the president that in this cause, mexico has a full partner with the united states. because whether they live in texas or tijuana, our people have a right to be safe in their communities. >> well, today's meeting comes three weeks after u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agent was shot to death with a gun smuggled into the united states. >> let's check the forecast. >> yes, very nice. you can take a nice walk today and not worry about getting too wet. still a chance of a stray shower but a drying tend as we head

toward the weekend. >> mike, thank you. the underdog who has beaten the great odds of a new life until hundreds of people want to give him a new home. >> and silicon valley with some of the world's most admired compan.

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cars. the japanese auto makers recalling mazda cars from the 2009-2010 years. a spider could leave a web connected to the fuel tank system and clog the tank's ventilation and pressure could lead to a crack causing a fuel leak and risk of fire. one of the cases a spider was found, a spider web was found in that vent. >> here's a wonderful story. an oklahoma puppy has adoption offers from around the country this morning after beating the odds and surviving euthanasia. three months old wally has a new lease on life, a story considered a week and a half ago he was put down at an animal shelter because he was so sick. he received two lethal doses of a sedative and vets put him in a dumpster but the next morning they found him alive and well and named him wally, the movie

robot who was the last of his kind. >> valley phenomenal. i can't believe that story. here's a doggie that does two. >> that is ageless. i hope they find a nice family. let's talk about some sunshine one of these days. talking about a bright sky. we have that over tahoe right now. we did have some snow earlier today but everything is kind of calm but the system that brings us rain this weekend will give you more new snow to ski on this weekend, also. let's talk about what's going on here at home. san francisco back to the east, the clouds do have a little vertical development to them. so a light shower is possible, very stray, very light and only last probably 30 seconds a minute at most. let's take a look at the physical satellite from 22,500 miles. clouds lingering off the coast. that's how those clouds are

being pushed to the west while the main storm track in the upper part of your screen is heading to the northeast. that's where the best chance of showers will be, north of us. santa rosa 51. mid to upper 50s for most of our inland valleys. upper and low 60s -- i can't talk today. i'm so sorry about that. monterey we have upper 60s to low 50. let's talk about our highlight. isolated showers, that continues. rain on saturday. everywhere else sunday and monday and looks like next week most of it would be dry with temperatures actually a little above average. tonight we ride that average with mid-60s in the south bay. as we head up the peninsula, we go from the mid-60s to about 59 inmillbrae. same type of temperatures, upper 50s along the coast, downtown san francisco and south san francisco near 60 degrees. san rafael, sausalito, cooler. valleys around 60 degrees. upper 60s and low 60s for

everybody else on the east bay shore. low to mid-60s for the rest of the east bay valley and low to mid-60s inland. tahoe 42, sunshine at 73, palm springs. farce our temperatures tonight, cooler this morning with low to mid-40s, mid to upper 40s around the bay and out to the coast. here's a look what's going on. this is the low that's going to come through, providing a little moisture for the showers. the jet stream pushing it through the next 12 to 18 hours. once we get past that completely dry as high pressure takes over friday. the north bay gets the rain saturday while the rest of us are pretty mild in the low to mid-60s. showers develop, the temperatures cool sunday to monday back into the 50s before we rebound to the mid and upper 60s. >> showers are manageable when the temperatures are in the 50s and 60s but when it's in the 40s, it feels so cold.

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