late are. >> neighbors officials and construction crews are gathered to mark this milestone in the rebuilding of a community. we are live near the epicenter of the pg&e gas explosion. amy? >> reporter: of course, this is a giant step forward for this neighborhood. there is still a lot of raw emotion here. people come face-to-face with the crater. right there at the bottom of the hill where people are starting to gather for the ceremony. city officials decided to involve the residents. anyone can come and shovel dirt into the hole here on glen view drive. pg&e will come later to finish the job. they've left the hole open for a year at the request of investigators. they've been given the all-clear to fill in the spot where there once was a

pipeline. when it ruptured the fire killed eight people. even though it was a year ago, people here still get choked up when they talk about it. >> you want to forget but you don't want to forget. easier to see the hole filled. you will never forget. >> people died. when i walked out of my driveway i saw flames i thought it was a plane. it is scary ii -- >> reporter: residents need the street back. it is a thoroughfare they say it has been a hassle to go around it. some recognize it will be tough to drive over this spot that won't be possible for another two to three weeks when they estimate they will get it repaved and opened up again. one topic, whether to put some type of memorial here? some people think it is important.

others say they are ready to move on. they don't want to be reminded. live in san bruno, amy holyfield. today the coroner working to find out how nursing student michelle le died. the coroner confirmed the human remains found in the hills saturday morning are that of the young woman. le disappeared may 27th, from the kaiser permanente medical center. her family released this statement after the body was identified: we ask for privacy and respect during this difficult time as we are grieving and preparing a memorial for her. a proper good-bye. investigators believe le was killed by a romantic rival. giselle esteban is charged, due back in court next week. >> the u.s. military's don't ask/don't tell is now over. the repeal took effect 12:01 this morning.

meaning gays and lesbians can now serve openly in uniform. president obama issued a statement saying he's confident that lifting the ban will enhance u.s. national security. one gay service member who fought don't ask/don't tell said he never thought this day would happen. >> integrity is one of the core values of every military service. to have to do that to the brothers and sisters that you fight with to constantly lie to them is a burden we should never ask brave americans who just want to serve. >> gay rights advocates are celebrating. two events are scheduled today in san francisco, one at the veterans building and a party held at the san francisco lgbt community center at 5:30. new promise from96ñ) iran's president on when two hikers will be released. today he talked to abc news after he landed in new york. president mahmoud ahmadinejad insists that the two hikers will be released as a

humanitarian gesture, soon. last week he made a similar promise. fattal and bauer have spent more than two years in an iranian prison. today was supposed to be the day they got a judge's signature on a bail deal to free them, but the judge didn't show up. he has been on vacation. the attorney for the hikers will be back in court tomorrow to try again. fattal and bauer were arrested in july of 2009 along the iran/ iraq border and later convicted of spying. president obama telling the people of libya the world will stand with them as they reshape their country following the fall of muammar gadhafi. the president met with rebel leaders today at the united nations ahead of i had speech. mr. obama heralded the bravery of the libyan people who stood up to gadhafi to put an end to his repressive regime. >> the president: it was libyans from countries around the world, including my own, who rushed home to help, even though they too risked

brutality and death. it was libyan blood that was spilled, and libya's sons and daughters who give their lives. >> mr. obama said to announce the u.s. ambassador to libya will be heading back to tripoli to head a new american embassy. gadhafi continues to try to rally his supporters. in an audio recording today he says his regime is still alive. if you are looking for work there's plenty of time to get to the job fair in south san francisco co-sponsored by abc 7. employers include local and national firms as well as the federal government. david? >> reporter: we often hear the bay area economy is ahead of the rest of the state in terms of job creation. today's fair is an pam . 300 jobs will be available here in san francisco when the event kicks off at 12 noon.

california has added 17,000 jobs. the bay area has added nearly 25,000. there will be a special high-tech section of the fair at the south san francisco convention center. companies are looking for engineers and researchers. other companies are looking for other workers including clerical and security people.ppr the joy and the benefit of coming to this kind of event is the fact that often times you can find out about jobs at other companies. so it pays to network. >> they were looking for salespeople but they didn't have customer service jobs. they had a friend that had 35 customer service jobs. they asked the applicants who came to their booths that were looking for customer service, would they mind if they their resume to their friend's company? the job seekers were ecstatic. >> reporter: new economic study out today by ucla's anderson school, indicates california's jobless rate is expected to stay at 12% through all of next year.

the bay area continues to be a bright spot. the job fair today here at south san francisco's convention center kicks off at 12 noon continuing until 4:00 this afternoon. the convention center is at 255 south airport boulevard. we hope to see you here. david louie, abc7 news. new poll finds support for governor brown holding stead any california. half say they approve of his job performance, 1/3 disapprove. californians are not happy with a provision of the budget he sign today this summer of automatic spending plans for school higher revenue in health care. in the poll one in five approve of the legislature's job performance. delivered via airmail. >> reporter: i'm live with the

story of the birth of a baby hundreds of miles out to sea and seven miles straight up. we'll meet mom and baby, right after the break. later, worries about space junk. massive satellite is expected to hit earth in days. question is, where will it hit?

a new mom is resting in the hospital on dry land after

giving birth 35,000 feet up on a flight from the philippines to san francisco. terry? >> reporter: what a story they will have to tell for their entire lives. here is this woman on her first flight to the united states. very pregnant. hundreds of miles out to sea, seven miles straight up. all of a sudden, here comes baby. she and her son kevin are fine now. the child arrived in the usual way not on the due date of september 28th. certainly not in the usual place. hundreds of miles out to sea, several miles out over the ocean, labor began. >> i feel like it is so painful. >> reporter: a flight attendant helped her to a private area in the upper deck. a call went out for nurses. three responded. they started by offering aida advice. >> if you can do it, don't

have the baby here because we will land for an hour or two. okay, okay i said. then you had to in and out. so i did it. i breathe in and out, but that didn't stop there. >> reporter: kevin was on the way. aida says the nurses were amazing working together like a team. >> i don't know what to do. that so fast, 15 minutes everything happened. >> reporter: the child's full name kevin ray mayer frances domingo. >> francis because the -- san francisco, u.s.a.. >> reporter: we are all

laughing no this could have been another story but it is a great one. number one, she did have her doctor's permission to fly. the birthplace of the child is going to be san francisco. and she going to continue on her flight at some point to boston, where she will begin her life in america, with her husband and three other children. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> of course we are getting reaction to this story on our fois -- on our facebook page. >> now that is platinum in the mile high club. >> good job for the three nurses. >> so where is the place of birth going to be? >> that winter answered. >> you can join the at facebook.com/abc2 news. >> right now everyone is just

-- -- right now everyone is happy. >> temperature nearing 80 downtown san francisco. another spare the air day we'll talk about how long these conditions will last. >> let's stick with air travel. better weigh your bag before you head to the airport. you won't believe how much extra airlines are charging for international flights. >> google's challenge to facebook today. @

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to of this year's genius grants will be awarded to bay area residents by the mcarthur foundation. uc san francisco neurologist is working to crack the mysteries of early onset dementia. poet ryan of fairfax is the second winner she has taught remedial english for three decades. each will receive $500,000 to use any way they choose. the genius grant recognizes originality and potential for important future work. >> congratulationses science and poetry, like the mix. >> blue skies air quality looks hazy. >> absolutely, yeah. as you can see behind me full

screen, showing haze hanging around. not necessarily here but in the east bay valleys where the pollution may reach unhealthy levels for those most acceptable, the elderly, young, those with asthma and such. because it is so dry the park, down near san jose is closed because of the fire danger. we don't have the winds, definitely have the heat and dry air. wow, i can't believe nobody is there right now. we don't get days like this often in san -- in santa cruz maybe more than san francisco. beach and boardwalk there you can see how clear it is. we are getting flanked from the north and south by clouds. that southerly surge will start to bring cooling to the coast tomorrow. the bay probably thursday inland friday into saturday. notice how calm the winds are, east wind at three miles per hour, eight at

fairfield everybody around five or six, if not calm. that stagnant air allowing the pollution to build. look at this, 68 in half moon bay bay. mid to upper 70s around the bay shore. -- you didn't like my trance? the electric slide, yeah. temperatures around 68 in monterey. mid to upper 70s every else. didn't know i could dance. warm to high today, all seriousness in the east bay valleys, autumnal equinox, fall stasrt friday. cool afternoons. not often get him to laugh that much. look at oakland, san jose, napa all double digits warmer than average. here's a look at the players, three areas of high pressure steering the jet stream in this massive storm in alaska to the north created by the

warm conditions called a thermal low air rises, area of low pressure sitting on too much of us usually it set sits in the desert south we have or southeast of us. now it is over us and brought all of that heat . mid to upper 80s along the east bay shore. low to mid 90s in the south bay. low to mid 70s along the coast. mid 80s, low to mid 80s downtown san francisco. 72 monterey. 97 in gil roy. the game tonight, -- beautiful weather, clear, calm, 7:05, 71, 64 by the end. tonight comfortable. some 50s around, but a lot of low to mid 60s. here's your seven day, temperatures will fluctuate by two to four degrees up and down, wednesday, thursday, friday depending on which way

the wind blows. strongest wind comes in saturday. sunday and monday will be cooler than average. >> thank you mike. testing is underway in california of a system that may one day warn us before an earthquake hits. the project is run by the u.s. geological survey using computer code from uc berkeley and caltech. it could be in homes and businesses right now only 30 hand picked scientists are set up to receive the warning through their compute tears. if you are flying on -- flying on an international flight you may want to weigh your bags before heading to the airport. continental and united airlines are trying $400 for one bag weighing between 71 and 100 pounds. american airlines will charge you $450 on its asian flights. airline spokesman says the reason for the charges is to offset fuel costs and dissuade passengers from checking such heavy bags.

you don't have to wait for an invitation to sign up for google plus the search engine's answer to facebook. launched its site june 28th, on an invitation-only bay is. since then the company says it has made more than 100 improvements based on user feedback including the ability to search for web content from within the service. the news comes two days before facebook is expected to announce new new sick sharing and apps. >> metal debris from -- from a massive satellite may hit as early as friday morning. it has been in orbit for 20 years. the satellite is the size of a school -- school bus. it orbits the earth every 89 minutes because it started tumbling it follows a new path every time around. >> as it is coming down in altitude it reaches more dag so it will determine what bart

on the earth gets hit based on the orbit plane of the craft and rotation of ther. >> most of the 6 1/2 ton satellite is expected to burn up in the atmosphere. scientists say chunks from a pound to 3 muhammad pounds will crash down over -- to 300 pounds will crash down. -- ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]

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. the couple behind the restaurant guide talks about making a move to take their ratings online. >> when you go to buy a house you negotiate the price. sometimes even in retail you negotiate the price. why not in medical bills? >> michael finney has advice on getting the lowest price for health care. >> toddler gets the gift of mobility again. these stories and more at 4:00 and 5:00. >> remember it is spare the air day so it will be hazy. from all of us at abc7 news thank you for joining us. >> keep track of the latest news on twitter,. >> talk about it on facebook. have a great day we'll see you bright and early all