tv KRON 4 Early News KRON September 14, 2010 3:00am-5:00am PST
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live, from the bay area's news station, this the kron 4 morning news. >> did morning 4:00 a.m., kron4 morning news, tuesday morning. a live picture from our rooftop chemistry and other-start for the day. camera showing you andr mild start. louisa hodge of forecast. >> good morning, a little bit of fog, not as much as their strike, patchy. bay bridge approach not too bad. temperatures are cool. a nice little warmth as we head towards the afternoon. we're looking at a slight chance of rain as we head towards the weekend, here's were looking at some fog. the
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to about 81 degrees today in places like antioch, livermore, morgan hill. keeping in around 72 degrees for redwood city and hayward. 68 degrees oakland. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. continues to keep us warming up ever so slightly the next couple of days by thursday warming up to about 83. slight chance of rain kicks in friday night a continues oregon through your weekend. quick check on your traffic with erica. >> thank you, roads and bridges are pretty good shape. bay bridge toll plaza you can see is a couple cars on the road. once you pass those paid readers to overnight construction that this shutting down the to right and lanes in some five traffic is very late this is about and the
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manager from the foot of the macarthur maze into fremont. your id san mateo 92 in both directions as both lanes closed so far this morning, you might one of your arm that the seventh bounce connector ramp are also closed. deftly be aware that as will some other route closures in the area again not to ride override vote minister meant to end. golden gate nice, easy ride. no problems for yourself to run right towards the city ride from novato to san francisco 22 manager. james. >> the investigation into the standard of gas line explosion the national transportation safety board has rowboat is one possible cause to the explosion investors say that pipes or land underneath the gas line did not contribute to the blast. investigators are looking at documents, visiting control and
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monitoring sites also looking of balls that have been preserved for evidence as well as conducting interviews records are also being checked to determine whether or not recent quake activity had anything to do that line. as reported there was a meeting last night were residents heard from officials and had the chance to ask their own questions. >> in san bruno federal investigators and local officials try and answer more questions from residents with another meeting held on monday evening. now we have learned that fema is on site in san for now they're down their initial investigation which could lead to federal dollars coming in if san bruno is declared a federal disaster site there will also questions asked about people's homes weather not they wanted to rebuild pg&e is entertaining all sorts of ideas including buying people's homes if they were not interested in rebuilding. there
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are also questions about the blaze, the explosion and the time it took for p&g need to turn off the gas inside the pipeline. tedious thing monday it took them an hour and 45 minutes. it was just too dangerous. the wells are located a mile and a half a mile from the boss side. >> will now have the audio of emergency communications. as the fire started and spread. >> >> we're possibly several blocks on fire. with two vehicles involves their in to the shoulder. we think we ever
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broken water mains. we're gonna need to do a lot of work. every officer we need to assist the regulation. >> there's some explosions. we're not sure hydrant. severe of third degree burns. we will require >> we have promised earlier.pro >> we of course of put that audio on the front page of our web site at www.kron4.com. give it a listen if you want to listen to wartime. kron4 is jonathan bloom talked with some of the residents waiting to get back to their homes he was in san bruno with them.
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>> hear this community meeting residents gathered to hear the state and federal officials talk about what is next for the devastated neighborhoods in the gas lines around underneath that many of them said they were concerned or the gas line running underneath the places where they plan to rebuild our homes. if so of these homes arrive say they're still worried that more than a gas line ruptured rupture in danger in their homes, families. they're asking pga need to move that line away from where people live. they say that will partly rebuild their homes anyways even if the airline is now moved although they say they will be worried living over a gas line. >> we will hear from some of those residents coming up. in the meantime you and always find continuing coverage on our website at www.kron4.com throughout the day if we come across new information to be sure to press their for you. also this morning we'll take another break, moorhead leinster ahead futures are now pointed-
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and we're back, bridge checked so far so good is your approach the bay bridge. hansel of headlights no proms again the plaza. caltrans is not slowing down at all. let's see, san mateo, moving well. handful of headlights headed east found. westbound hardly anything. golden gate, uriah coming southbound of marin looking alright no major problems to report. smith sailing as you
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make your way through marin. bond your continuing coverage. that gas line explosion in san bruno launch a 28 ft. section of pipe about a hundred feet away from the blast. you can still lying there on the ground. that is video of that type being packed against the morning if we had this order live coverage is now being shipped to washington d.c. it is too early to tell us if the pipe was corroded the state regulators have ordered pga need to inspect all of its pipelines christine connolly is in san bruno with mourners story. >> hear you can see a giant section of the pipeline before investigators removed it. we've now learned that the pipeline that ruptured was inspected most recently in march. here's what he ginnie had to say about the inspection. >> it is walked by an employee with equipment. looking for the presence of gas. we used the air
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patrol to find indications of gas. the line was inspected for corrosion back in november piccinni could not tell us the results of those inspections. now we cross the line where that is part of the national transportation safety board investigation and i cannot find that not share the findings of that investigation. there are asking them to inspect all of their five dozen miles of pipeline there be a focus on high pressure pipe lines. their high populated areas like san bruno. the big question is will those inspections be similar to the ones done in the past. pg&e could not yet tell us exactly what these new inspections will look like. >> wary inspector pipeline and an annual basis we will have to work with the national transportation safety board and see whether incremental time we have available to do that but it will be in a minimum service.
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there are quite similar to the one that exploded all over the bay area, kron4 is heather donald jonas where they're found. >> regulators have ordered pg need to inspect all of its gas pipelines running to california if so we got this month from the state of all the major gas lines running to california it i i i f these are high-pressure lines like the one that exploded here in san bruno. you can see major natural gas lines run to the bay area. all along the peninsula all of these lines will now to be inspected by piccinni we asked pg&e to provide us with a map of their high-pressure gas lines they've yet to return our calls. >> will have continuing coverage of this story through the days and weeks ahead. you can also lead to a website of www.kron4.com we have comprehensive coverage of the gas line explosions. we're gonna
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andrea back, let's adapted on the forecast. louisa. >> i know everyone loves to hear this because we have answered this day we will continue to see a little bit of a warm-up. the fact in most locations will warm up nicely. but to give back into these a day. here's a shot of albany. patchy fog is a dreadful but quickly. yesterday we did
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not get out of the '70s to they wish to normal livermore than not back down to the low 70's by the clock hour. dealing with little bit of thought, you can see that fog pushing rates down through the gate and up to the north bay on 1012 santa rosa to petaluma. started a version to version like livermore and san
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friday night there's a band of rain started to question to the area. looks it wil7nñ get a good w serene as far since the north bay.e6 8xoéqñ continues tt x#mtoday(a we canpfl get some s as far south as san francisco. we will keep the rain and the forecast for0r much of the dayn your saturday even into portions of your sunday. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. it raises temperatures in the1q>ñ's the next couple of days to to ñ more as we head towards you thursday. vnilow sixties around the bay '60s for the coast, slate to answer rain
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friday night reagan through the weekend.v%k let's get a quick ck on your morning commute. >> pretty soon as sailing on along just fine we do or some overnight constructions as it tight. quick bridge jack, bay bridge toll plaza traffict-8g÷s getting along fine handed westbound truck coming towards /pe%all approaches. 7mm@c=oncs those pay gates we do have couch and overnightm construction in effect between incline and treasure island. not too many cars outn'f side is not really n effort to driven&o one bed the oot of the macarthur maze to fremont. pretty good dry as you make your way to san mateo, no problems across band in either direction,> various leans close are at both ends. so five this morning. the southbound connector ramps are,0$x also t that. golden gate 9 bridges and
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has come easy ride very quiet on the roadways yourself down ride is a cut trouble-free delay free ride no signs of any overnight construction once you make your way past a wall the tunnel5a is co# is a nice easy ride. james. ce"m&>> f? thank3o you, are dg story police say that people still missing after the san 3ombrunoúf$ explosion are now pd dead. c pfor friends, neighborso and searches for than that news is difficult to face. a 17 year- old high-school student doctors last night about how he is hoping to a likely death of his friend and his friend's father, grandmother. tried calling the cell phoneqjjt it was a deadline. >> how much of you have?
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>>%qñ fivepge days a wider some hope t > are you morning are you holding out hope.$ñ i think the morning as of now i saw a little bit of hope but it isúj pretty low. >> their house in the story? if >> yesvs> their house was right next to rid the way the wind is blowing their house can't fire >> do know there would >> of been home> i know will would'vewoy been home. there wee some pictures of the@b- house, s father greg's car was there. ñit çówas a bad timing, it would intensify later there would be
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gone. h>>a$ g= how does that feel? >> it is crushing. it would of been tennis later. étmaybeh"k r when it happens. 1.$it is prety "]u>>b. well among those conces killed in the explosion and mother and daughter you see them here. some of the victim's from luñthe utilities commission analystyear-old daughter janessa died worked for the commission reviewing pg&e's investment plans to upgrade its natural gas lines, including another risky section of the same pipeline within miles of her home., janessa went to st. cecilia'sp school she was the student body president. her and her mother were home when thew blast happened and her husband and 16 year-old daughter were attending a back-to-school event. 20 year- old jessica morales died in the explosion she was at her boyfriend's house when the explosion happened. they were going to watch a football game on tv. this is a photo of the couple. her boyfriend is badly burned. he tried desperately to save jessica but could not. he is listed in critical w 19 year-old joey's sister annette skyline is ae
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hospital.3wñ sut the blast on tape that gas station owner walks us through the dramatic images. >>ht the camera is intended to take the video of the palms. the pagas station but somehow it gs further than that it looks like up the corner was captured the actual video of the fire.koñr there's one point of mother is runningzleñ with her child to sy sheokk grabs her baby and runs d8across street. and then you se 6tpeople+o runningruñ towardse perhaps!)mñ maybe have homes or loved ones in the area. bglthey were perhaps shocked, there is a true down here.÷ñdrill down he'g
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to her home to perhaps find out of the average home.-9:o you'le cars will turn and go thatm' wñ there police responded immediately within a minuted0 it them is a very sad thing to happen.zy3 %qñit is that happeno my neighborhood, my customers my heart goes out to those people lost their loved ones. it is a very sad situation. to find there are you can helpa.p,ñ wia donation ever had to www.kron4.com we havepc5 defaman there that israel find our continuingjj(juptt of the gas linkso[ç the main need and last night's meeting in its entirety but posted there for you are and programming#l$ñ reminder, ts thursday nbc will be airing the
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around the bay fifties for the coast. there's a we could warm up"n even morgan of the 83.÷ñ3t your eyes settle in in the weekend, there is a slight chance of rain kickingo+ in as e storm system"n pushes on throuh written under the weekend chance of rain from san francisco no. 3. could get a good shot ofytñ n for the north bay. full details /mcoming up on!.e that in your forecasts. james. é@>> looking good onckoñrrg$ westbou0 know from the plaza, no drums up this mank easy nine minutes frm one end to the/n1 other, san ma, he were to foster city you're making thatzo7 driving justzv t 12 minutes no delays to + repo, one last look golden gate bridge traffic coming out of duron and
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set about 101 have led to any light aq-2v@v traffic, we hope y that way. we will keep an eye on that.jgg update you as each hour passes.hf7 new$a5 headlines aroe bay, still no word on whether not sarah one of those three uc- berkeley cried willc be freed. she is expected to be released as soon as 500,000 bail is vague. she was captured in our ron a year ago when the accident bì+ ind those two men on spying charges and so does the u.s. government. 4mdxstocks are set to open lower this morning despite yesterday's gain the dow finished up 81 points to 10,0054 for the commerce department this morning set to release its report on august retail sales. the government reports on july business inventories, economists
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are looking forso3 seven straigt month of increases. some in the biggest names in business say the outlook is good. warren buffettv for one says the doub- deãrecession is unlikely. the ceosbgl of microsoft and are it andy out by theúf6bn associated pre's three other five people sayé4 e market's recent strength has made them less confident about buying, selling individual stocks. a 55% say the marketulqs fair only todu some investors, this explains why more people are taking their money out of 0stocks and puttingoo/it into bonds. we're going to take a break, we'llt5 takbe back with e headlines in a moment. those lpheadlights headed westbound f the house turned towards the 580 merge, so far so good your
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in nearby, a live look former top chemical startdz today, ande have got@& the possibility of rn on the horizon louisa is following that forecasts. hi. dof rain is for the8(÷ weekend will get down a few minutes. today we will get a nice little warm-zup everybody's going to get a warm- up jacobins these in some spots. shn and the temperatures are in the '50s. by=j# noa/u we should gep to 73,
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that's down to the upper 60s by 8:00. of sorts this morning still seeing a little bit of tho fill in,&m' pushing to the goln gate,&jñ also rolling through te san bruno. down to san jose, portions of morgan hill 7 to the north bay46ñ this morning gettia bit of that fog.(r ature visibility is not too bad. picking up by the 6:00 hour.úrñ goáit really stays in . e9:00 plenty oñwq low cloud cover. we'll start to see pulling back towards the cosines, continued the fog along the peninsula.áallowing for a little bitp of that sunshine temperatures warmer in the afternoon. temperatures in the
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across the span 12 minute trip from a penstemons. pretty good read that the golden gate, no qualms, no cars. so you're so fun ride is looking pretty good novato and the city limits still clocking in the 22 minute trip. quick shot of the shore freeway, westbound 80 no problems whatsoever is a major we pass golden gate, still not what occurs on the road. very easy conditions. james. >> thank you, are developing story investigation into the standard of gasoline explosion. the national transportation
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safety board has ruled out a least one possible cross they say the five sarah lange underneath the gas line did not contribute to the grass. federal investigators are looking into pdt documents and there are also looking annabel's the been preserved for evidence as well as conducting interviews. seismic records are also being checked just to see many recent quake activity could of affected the gas line. kron4 is kate thompson was there as residents learned the latest from officials. >> wearing restaurants to designate them as residents and live near the basque people fired questions including wide pg&e could in turn of the gas in the pipeline immediately after the blast. >> for while it was not safe to real assets the balls the needed to be turned off. we just
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couldn't get to it. >> fema completed its look at the area. >> we completed of a pulmonary damage assessment your action on site for the host of the day and is finished a few hours ago. >> as far as the investigation officials are promising residents of their work tirelessly to get answers. >> investigators are detectives they do not take no for an answer they do not want, with a friend or haven't there will be no stone to that is not turned over. to make sure that we get to the bottom of why this happens and to make sure it never happens again. >> we also have our first lesson of all of emergency communications between dispatch entire careers. take a listen.
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>> we of multiple houses on fire. we a possible several blocks on fire. we are on scene, we had the vehicles involved, there into the shoulder. >> there's no water in the hydrant. we think we ever broken water main here they need to lay in from a quarter of san bruno ave. >> law-enforcement allard weed every officer recanted sister the maturation. >> we need some lines rain now. >> we have an active hygienic claremont and concord. also a patient with severe third degree burns. >> we require an ambulance. the
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fire is headed towards us. with problems. and no idea what promised. >> kron4 charges some of the anxious residents that are waiting to get back to their rooms. >> the windows and from my house are tracking and he still saw nothing. you could see smoke, we realize we have to get ready here. >> that is the last time he and his wife's father home. it was among the dozens level by the fire in the scene of such destruction that onlookers could only point hence there. they get a closer look for on a bus tour of the residents could see where their home once stood. >> it is pretty intense. my wife was pretty overwhelming to sought. >> now like many others who came
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to this neighborhood he is looking for answers as to what will be done to keep this happening again. >> we plan on rebuilding but one of the things that i'm in a strongly press for is moving the high-pressure gas line outside of our residential area of pretty up along skyline. >> even some moseses' arrived shared their position worried their homes could be next. >> it flows to the whole area. people are saying they smelled the gas two weeks ago. i smelled gas about a month and a half ago. >> he says he's afraid for his family. my kids are home while i am here i am worried about that. it could still be leaking as far as we know. >> even if the pipe is now working moved into will likely rebuilt but it will be hard to field from and syrians living in the neighborhood knowing that is still there. >> the dance will also be
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helping those affected by the explosion there will be dedicating tonight to victims of the fire. >> the giants will help those affected by the explosion. they tomorrow's series opener against team will donate $3 from every ticket sold to the city of san fund. they will also be collecting donations from fans as well. define their you can help with the nation's detector web site at www.kron4.com that is real fine continuing what coverage including some of these links, the need for donations, not on the monetary about blood, the red cross needs your help. and last night's committee meeting we have video of it in insincerity if you'd like to take a look rate their in the front page of www.kron4.com. another break, back with more headlines than just a moment. here's a shot of the james lick in san francisco. we will hear back.
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of cool 54 san francisco, 59 oakland up into napa still kind of chili. 46 degrees down to the south bay mountain view, san jose bringing temperatures and the upper 50s as we head towards the afternoon temperatures in the '80s. all upper seventies for fairfield, concord. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. sander fell richmond and laying out. among view. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. shows that one of continuing for the rest of the workweek little bit of a breeze kicks in for tomorrow, thursday we get up to about 83 for some the warmer inland spots and a slight chance of rain was in friday night. concerts did it down into our area bringing a chance for showers really for much of the bay area of the peninsula northward. it does stand the best chance of bringing in some jars for the
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in which residents heard the latest from the investigators in charge of the investigation that is in its entirety on our web site at www.kron4.com. reports from chiron's english language state television that uc- berkeley grad student has been released. after more than a year in prison that's a story that we've been falling from some time, there were reports that if somebody paid the iranian judiciary $500,000 in bail they would release arab. it seems saithat that has now happened t.
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as soon as we get confirmation we will get that here you. that is the latest coming at television in the run. we will take another break, we'll be back with more headlines in a moment. he's a camera located in albany those headlights traveling are hercules to berkeley. so far, traffic is moving well. we will your back.
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and we're back, and again in a quick update from the kron4 news room, just in a few moments ago. word that runs english language state channel reported that sarah the uc-berkeley glad to has been held there for more than a year is now free. she has been released. that his team during the last couple of moments we're still waiting for confirmation as soon as to get that will lead to know. that is the latest coming under ron that sarah has been released. more to come. back to the gas
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line explosion kron4 tech reporter gabe slate after shearson technology that could help save our lives in a similar situation to what the people in december no experience. >> the san bruno explosion has all little on edge about the gas lines that run near our home and in our homes. but i will show you a gadget that can help give you a little peace of mind and possibly even save your life. do not for guest gas is call the silent killer for reason odorless, colorless very hard to detect. this is a portable gas leak detector is a simple device use anyone can operate it is 30 dials. it is a good tool to keep current home or business. i think is important to have as a smoke alarm. one fund budget turnon. once the agreement stops bleeding. it detects gas in the air. slowly waive the detectors were gas leaks might be happening like
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around his nose. or were the gases coming into your home. or your water heater. you can even check the propane tank use with your barbecue. a red light will beat it is an unsafe amounts of gas. i will assure you it looks like when it goes off and then i will hold down the relief on this lighter without sparking it. >> beep beeo. >> there several market this fall marks has reverses' end that supports local business is only $30. you can get it on our website a link to where you can buy. gabe slate, kron4 news. >> just a quick note, closing the writers rain now a magnitude 5.4 earthquake has just wrapped an area along the border of arizona and mexico no word yet of damage or injuries we'll keep an eye on the story in the
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genoa the new formation comes in first we'll take a break as we go reminder programming change because nbc will carry the giants game we will carry nbc programming come this thursday. that means a p.m. you can cut the season premiere of the apprentice rates here on kron4 8:00 p.m. will follow up with a special edition of kron4 news and 10. a live the good side, san mateo bridge, traffic is moving well across the bay will be right back.
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>> just moments after the explosion the first emergency calls exchange between this batts and fire crews will have more audio coming up. after more than a year one of the three hikers has been released that information just coming into the kron4 newsroom just pretend it's ago. we also want to get a quick check on weather, traffic. beginning with a look at the golden gate. good morning louisa. >> morning games. the mornigoods is everyone is in for a warm-up. 7 fairfield pushing '80s. san francisco 62. similar to we senior vice doubleday's warming it up into the '70s for santa rosa, cinephile. we do however have a slight chance of rain as a worker way towards the weekend. full details coming up. erica. >> from free ride a little more
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volume but no kron4 server coming from all purchase headed westbound complete check of your bay area bridge is straight ahead. james. >> thank you, at 5:00 a.m. to the latest on our top story investigation into the standard of gas line explosion the national transportation safety board has ruled out at least one possible cause of thursday's explosion they say the pipes that are laying underneath the gas line did not contribute to the blast. federal investigators are looking mpg in these documents there visiting control and monitoring sites throstle looking at balls that have been preserved there conducting interviews and not only with witnesses that also pg&e employees all of that is being checked out they're also looking into seismic activity to see if there was a recent quake that could affect the gas line itself. there was a course the community real meeting were residents heard from officials they also had a chance at their own questions about the
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explosion kron4 is kate thompson was there. >> in december in a federal best hitters and local officials tried a dancer or russians from residence. there was another meeting held on monday evening. now we have learned that fema is on site in december not to have done their initial of investigation which could lead to federal dollars coming in it san bruno is declared a federal disaster site there are also questions asked about people's homes weather not wanted to rebuild pg&e says they are entertaining all sorts of ideas including buying people's homes that they were not interested in rebuilding their also questions about the blaze about the explosion and the time that a tariff for pg&e to turn off the gas inside the pipeline piccinni as saying monday it took them an hour and 45 minutes it was just too dangerous and they could not get the ball. other investigators are saying the bells were located a mile and a
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half mile from the blast site. samper know, kate thompson, kron4 news. >> we also have the audio of the emergency communications between dispatch and fire crews as that fire started. and then spread. take a listen. >> multiple houses. we have possibly several walks on fire. >> and 11 we of two vehicles in the vaults. they're into the shoulder. >> no water we need it delivered years. we think we never broken water main down here. >> we're going to need to do a lot forssmann allard we will need every officer we can to assist with the regulation.. out of water. . dyslogia lines, we
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have an active hydrant at their mark and concord. also a patient with severe third degree burns. we will require a and islands. ambulance. >> i cannot see how many strictures are fired. i need a status on the water supply. >> tell as nadia you can add to our web site at www.kron4.com we have it there for you that israel also find our continuing coverage of the gas line explosion including links on how you can donate. >> we have got a nice little warm-up in store for everybody around the bay. here's a shot of the golden gate, clear shot, we're missing some patchy fog of their the stern hour, not quite as much as we saw yesterday however still in the picture. a
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nice little warm-up tempters the back of these a day, a slight chance of rain kicks in for this weekend. we'll get to that a few minutes. here's a look at where the fog is sitting in thickening operator on the peninsula, pushing down to san jose, morgan hill wrapping up into the north bay in two portions of the doubt that. we will continue to keep that fog and the forecast harvard should burn off a little bit quicker than we saw yesterday. during temperature 54 degrees san francisco, 52 concord, antioch and fairfield. 54 fremont, and cisco, half moon bay. 57 hayward in san jose. get into the '70s for the north bay. 79 degrees, said a degree mark. los cars. livermore also in any act. 7 these around the media bay area. for hayward, about 60
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degrees and your oakland. slight chance of showers cover moving into the pitcher friday you can see this band of rain getting close to our area friday night. them by saturday a few sprinkles starting in the north bay spreading southward and tactic could pack quite a bit of a punch bringing that chance of sat showers through the day on your saturday. for the most part we did see the chance of rain to the peninsula north toward even up to sunday. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. warmer temperatures over the next couple of days a bit breezy tomorrow. there is a back up to 83 inland, around the bay bacchants the 70's and '60's along the coast. quick check on your commute with erica. >> thank you, conditions are looking even better than always on the 4:00 hour, another small majority the overnight construction has finally wrapped up. the bridge toll plaza, no qualms whatsoever not much
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volume as to make your way headed westbound like i said earlier that overnight construction has finally been picked up no problems whatsoever. arise from the foot of the macarthur maze and fremont street is in a minute trip. coming from the christine is a risk to the macarthur maze is talking in a 17 minutes. jumping on over to read this in detail, no problems in either direction as you make your way in the commute direction headed towards foster city those bright lights making their way into hayward a delay free 13 minutes from end to end. it is also a nice, quiet ride at the golden gate, not many camercars during camera shot. southbound ride is looking good your ride from novato and the city limits is looking good. wrapping up with a quick shot of albany westbound 80 no problems whatsoever as you make your way down the shore freeway. a little bit more volume but still a delay free ride as he finally approach the bay bridge toll plaza. james.
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>> news editor ron, are running in state television is reporting that american and uc- berkeley cried student has been released. more than a year in prison, she's 32 years old she was with two other americans arrested by security forces back in july 1st 9. they've been accused of spying and charge the-wall the night so is the u.s. government she has had medical complications and that is one of the driving factors in the iranian judiciary offering hurleys in exchange for five under thousand dollars. yesterday her family said they could not afford it but it may be that in the last 24 hours something was done to get that money to the judiciary on their television network and their reporting that there has been released. we're waiting for confirmation and the u.s. state department. quick break, we'll
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and we continue the san bruno gas line explosion new video continues to reveal their reactions to thursday's explosion the gas station owner walks us through the images captured by his camera. >> the camera is intended to take video of the funds somehow a it goes further in that it looks like in one of the corner has captured the actual video of the fire. this one point, they're running with her child to safety she grabs her baby and runs across the street. and then you see people running towards the fire. perhaps those are the ones who have homes, loved ones along the area they could of
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been walking at the trail there is a trail done here. there were running towards their home to find out if they had a home. and then you're going to see some cars are going to turn and go that way there is police responding immediately within a minute is a very sad thing to happen. this had happened to my neighbor heard to my customers my heart goes out for those people who lost their loved ones. they lost their homes. it is a very sad situation. >> we're gonna take a quick break will you back with more on the story in a moment the latest in the investigation
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destroyed 37 homes. that money is intended to help the victims mean day-to-day needs and will be provided with no strings attached. investigators are still providina 81 year-old elis is the fourth victim up until this point for the identity of that person has not been released but that is the latest word of the family of that force president kron4 is will tran is live near the scene of the explosion with the latest good morning will what you see? >> the morning james, of their sleeves officers they brought down tactical larvae. it feels like the first day of the explosion because it is so busy with police officers coming and going hopefully we will get an news you from a captain or achieve the could tell us exactly what they're doing today as far as the police are concerned. down the road you might see those lights, they're often the distance. we're about
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a half mile from where the gas line exploded there is a lot of activity down there as well. as lot of agencies the power agency the telephone, the cable company they're doing their best to quickly try and restore some of the service to try and get the of the structure back in place. investigators are still down there looking at the pipe, the surrounding pipes to see about the welding that took place down there to see of that play any role in the gas explosion. hopefully we'll get reaction from residents are lot of them are back in their homes this morning and stand a lot of them do have their services back but there are those to my non this is a very busy place. i was ready reaction from everybody involved through the morning. back to you. >> will real quickly, we saw the bottom of the hill folks were creaking a portion of the pipe doesn't look like that work is done? >> from what i understand from talking to national transportation safety board they will be here for the next couple
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of days i've understand that there are some fragments of the pipe all over the place so for now i've not heard them change from this not being a crime scene this is why for the first few days people could not return to their neighborhood with the amount of police officers still hear it does take on the feel of a crime scene still. so you see police cars, i do not see just utilities co. but i see police cars, they're all the way down there driving through. i am sure there down there with the national transportation safety board and all the other agencies gathering evidence. that is gathering evidence but also trying to talk to witnesses in this case because the physical evidence is one part of the other point is what people herd from the sock. back to you. >> thank you, will is there in that neighborhood will visit with him throughout the day. we're also calling the forecast as we head into the weeds on tuesday morning louisa has word on what? rain by the end of the week? >> we have a bit of mixed news
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today temperatures perhaps a going to warm up very nicely with his team's mentions there is a chance of bearing kicking in by this weekend will get to that in just a few minutes here is a shot of san jose currently in san jose temperatures in the '50s. i knew we should warm it up into the '70s are high temperatures today about 76 degrees back down as the upper 60s for your 8:00 hour. fog is starting to settle in, you can see it encompassing much of the peninsula pushing into the south bay also filling in reed entered the east bay in the north bay. as a maker way through the day 6:00 starts to thicken up, keeping that in place for the next couple of hours as we head towards 10-11:00 it pulls back towards the coastline, we will start to see it mixing out as we head into the afternoon fog should burn off a little bit quicker than we saw yesterday tended to the apache in nature. the current chapter 54 degrees for san francisco. 15 san fell
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53 in santa rosa. napa looks like a cool spot 47 degrees. 10 degrees warmer than that is you had done hayward. in the action in keeping in the '70s through much the north bay. 71 and novato, 79 degrees closer to that a degree mark in their fairfield. 81 in antioch, livermore. los gatos as well. 72 degrees for mountain view and fremont. keeping a out of 60 degrees for oakland. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. shows a little bit of a warming trend for the next couple of days and a slight chance of that storm system drops down from the north on your friday that we could see some sprinkles of a theory on saturday really from the peninsula northward. the north bay could see some rain kicking in. barry said it, sunday. check and a commune with erica. >> hot spot free commune no incidents to report around the bay area, we will take care of sidestreet the bay bridge rob
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plaza just a few more cars on the road that we saw on our last report is so nice, easy conditions had westbound of course those metering lights are still cycle offering now so enjoy pretty comfortable coming easy eight minutes from fremont street your ride from cortines to the mes clocking in at just a 19 minute trip. it is also pretty smooth sailing conditions are slightly thicker but really no delays as you make your way across san mateo, those taillights are making their way in the commute direction those bright lights making their way into hayward no reports of any problems or delays. so enjoy it is 13 minutes from intense. it is an easy, choir ride the golden gate just a few cars on the road for yourself by commune northbound traffic is also moving well rain now as you make your way from marin into the city in the water towards the city is only a 22 minute trip highway 37 over to the east bank is clocking in at just the
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ministry now wrapping up with a quick shot of the suspects, 101 you can see traffic is moving in the sat down direction is moving along just fine now slightly thicker conditions as you make your way headed northbound keeping really good dry times your ride from downtown san jose up towards santa clara easy 13 manager. james. >> thank you, a quick break as we go reminder programming change coming up thursday night nbc will be airing the giants game so if you're looking forward to seeing the premier of the apprentice you have to tune in here to kron we'll have that here for you at 8:00 p.m. we will follow with a special edition of the kron4 news at 10. will follow with a special edition of the kron4 news at 10. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's luxury with fire in its veins.
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the bay area headlines the two suspects charged with fatally shooting a virginia man back in july have pleaded not guilty. 24 year-old jordan's and althea house we are charged with the murder of 45 your gene hunt can he was singing the bay area for a job interview when he was killed in a street mugging they stole $17 during the robbery they will be back in court on november 1st. we agree to take a break, a live look from san bruno where the investigation continues into the gas line explosion that happened last thursday killing four people will have a live report coming up.
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and we're back our top story the investigation into the gas line in scores in the national transportation safety board has ruled dead at least one possible cause of that last they say the pipes that were laying underneath the gas line did not contribute to the blast. federal investigators are also looking at documents and visiting control and monitoring sites if they're also looking and valves that have been preserved for evidence and they're conducting interviews not only with residents and witnesses but also with pg&e employees seismic records are also being checked to see any reason quake activity might have affected that gas line. will tran is standing by live he has the latest. good morning. >> good morning james. a couple new things to pass along ideas got done talking to police officer he says this area still very much a crime scene which is why you see all of those police officers coming and going
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including the command center rate hymie they have tactical or be set up just to make sure the public does not go here. it also what they're doing this morning as they are going around looking for projectile's we just sat down watching a video of a police officer and i did, something blue of the screen and it never came down at least as far as excrete is concerned. they're looking for that is according to him some of the homes have wet mud on the side of the homes they are wondering if all waterline exploded or ruptured causing this gas line to possibly explode too. they're wondering if that played a role at all may be the ground shifted. this is still very much active lots of questions that they need to answer which is why they are chasing every possible lead. in the meantime you can see down there and all those lights they're doing work that is the area we're about a half mile from where the gas line exploded there's a lot of activity down there from utility
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companies trying to restore power, a cable, telephone service if i walk down there and i did about five minutes ago some homes are green tent there are cars in front of the driveway or in the driveway that tells me they're home. their lights drop probably does their sleeping so there are homes down there with lights on so as far as this area where and at it seems like the power has been restored. also national transportation safety board investigators are still on the scene according to the police officer spoke to. they are very busy this morning will head down there and get reaction from residents and hopefully from the police department back to james. >> thank you, will is keeping tabs on the story from the accident site meanwhile police say the people still missing are now presumed dead. and for the friends, neighbors were been searching for these people then news is obviously very difficult to face the fact a 17 year-old high-school student talked kron4 last night about how he is coping with the
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likelihood that his friend, a classmate is dead and that his father, grandmother and empires with them. >> the the we went over to the rec center to try and look for them we went over to the senior senate to look for them. we tried calling is sulfone but it was a deadline. >>, towed to have this point? >> as it is rain now it has been five days and give some hope but not very much. i think was our friends have gone into a morning stage. we're still pretty shocked >> that this happened> are you morning, or do aglimmer hope? >> i think i am willing as of now i still have a little bit of hope but i'm pretty sure bet. >> their house has been destroyed? >> yes their house is ordered across the street from it in the house, far always immediately. gino if they would've been home? >> i know will and his dad
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would've been home. his car and his father greg's car were there break is not usually there but he was picking them up because they're in the gore shooting. is really just said time of bad timing because >> tennis later they would be gone> it is really crushing if it would adjust in 10 minutes later may be what happens. is your sideit is really sad. >> to find out how you can help with the nation efforts goethe www.kron4.com you will see all that coverage there as well as where to donate in a community meeting from last night in its entirety if you'd like to give it a look. everything from authorities were there and residents asking their own questions to all of that is available for you at www.kron4.com. >> time now for a check on the
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weather, you are looking at a shot of the golden gate bridge, get ready for a little more about their so the inland spots going to bring these back into the picture today. we're dealing with a little bit of fog cover more patchy in nature should burn off a little bit quicker in nature. this morning temperatures are kind of cool. let's take a lead the next map to give you an idea temperatures are sitting in the '50s for today. a little bit of a breeze kicks into the picture for tomorrow. and then as we head towards the end of the weekend there is actually a slight chance of rain into the picture for your friday, saturday, sunday especially for the north bay that storm is dropping in from the north. satellite pictures, give me an idea for the fog is this morning really kind of cake in this morning re around the bay of to the north bay. wrapping all the way along the coastline and down into
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morgan hill. current temperatures 54 degrees san francisco, 58 oakland. still afforded this morning for napa. south bay temperatures in the upper 50s for mountain view, san jose. getting up into the '70s to the north bay. 71 in novato. 75 degrees for napa. close to the 80 degree mark in fairfield. livermore down its lows, as well. 80 degrees morgan hill. keeping the temperature is in the '70s around the bay. 72 redwood city, hayward, mind you. 60s for oakland. quick check on your morning to meet with arafat. >> thank you, for those of you having of the door hotspot free commune no problems with sort run your ride on the bay bridge rob was that no proms either at the approach. a couple more cars on the road but still pretty
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decent conditions coming from all purchase had westbound your ride from the foot of the macarthur maze into fremont clocking in at just a minute. often easygoing ride under i do san mateo, no problems in either direction you can see this taillights making their way in the commune direction towards foster city) lights making their way into hayward rainout clocking in at about 14 minutes for men to end. second of the ride from the golden gate no promise for your son to me it is to make your way toward san francisco. it's a delay free ride. it looks like they just reconfigured lancers of the budget for novato of the city limits 22 manager. highway 37 to these banks a ride. westbound 80 couple more cars and then on our last report would still pretty easy conditions cars and moving at the limit. clocking in at a
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very easy 14 minute drive. james. a >> thank you. we will take a break, as we go we will assure you video from last thursday's explosion in san bruno now earlier in the hour we played some of the audio recording of emergency responders at the scene talking back and forth it was really hectic really gripping. we shared you a portion of that we will have more of that idea coming up in our next hour. you'll dublin want to stick around for that. the latest live from the
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the cost of that last and as they work that part of the story we're also getting word from family members that 81 year-old elisabeth torres is a bad fourth the victim that has so far been unidentified the family is stepping forward with her identity. meanwhile a wild fire burning in river canyon near bakersfield has grown to 3,400 a. note evacuation orders, n ye. but there warning people pretty aware and deeper. case if the buyer arises. about 600 or so firefighters are battling the fire. a quick check on market headline stocks set to open lower despite yesterday's gain the dow finished up 81 points to 10,00542 the commerce department says that retail sales rose four tenths of a percent the best advance since march and that includes a big decline in autos
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retail sales in key's increased 10%. that is double the amount that economists were looking for the strength came in a number area's from department stores to clothing stores sporting goods stores. but also this morning the government will report on business inventories economists are expecting it to show seven straight monthly increase some the biggest names in business are saying the outlook for the economy is actually pretty good. it warned babbitt says the recession is unlikely not to be a double dip. we're going to take a break, we'll be back with more headlines in a moment. let's give you a live look from a rooftop camera as we go a mile start of this tuesday it will be mild all week and then we do have a chance of rain by the weekend if you miss the forecast it around louisa
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bruno pg&e has been reporting establishing a sons. a $100 million fund for victims of last week's gas pipeline explosion. pg&e announced that the money was to help victims meet their day-to-day needs and four people have died. the money is intended to help them meet day-to-day needs. kron4 is jonathan lynn talked to some residents were still waiting to get back into their homes he was in sambar now he brings their side of the story. >> the windows of the front of my house started cracking from the heat, and then the final started melting easter to see smoke rolling toward a window, we realize we have got to get here. >> that is the last time he and his wife ever summer home it was among the dozens level by the fire in the scene of such terrible destruction that onlookers can only point and there as a server the damage but they get closer look on a bus tour for residents to see where their homes once stood. >> is pretty intense. my wife
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was pretty overwhelming and she sought. >> now like many others he is looking for answers to will be done to stop this from happening again. >> we plan on rebuilding but one of this things that i will press for is moving that high-pressure gas line outside a residential area putting up a long skyline. >> even some houses that survived shared that. >> the pipeline flows through the whole area. people are saying they spelled it two weeks ago, i spelldowns around my house about a month, month and a half ago. >> he says he's afraid for his family. >> my kids are home will and here i am worried about that. they could still be leaking as far as i know. he says even if the pipe is not moved to will likely rebuild but it will be hard to actually really feel,
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and circassian living in the neighborhood knowing that is still there. >> the san francisco giants will be helping those. team will donate $3 from every ticket sold to the city of san bruno. and the fire victims collecting donations from fans as well. other organizations from across the bay area have been giving donations to the victims of that explosion if the american red cross is taking the lead role, the big-name companies are stepping up, wells fargo, levi strauss give a combined $75,000 and give kurds. safeway donated to that of the $25,000 and provide per-share kurds to those displaced residents at&t is providing cell phones, chargers to the victims. many of them
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lost their cell phones and not have any phone service of the brahms member of the ground. to find out how you can help with other donation efforts to ted for web sites at www.kron4.com there you'll find a continuing coverage including links to donating and also links to last night's community meeting we have all the video their for you in its entirety there on the front page. >> weather update, we have a shot of the james lick kind of a clear shot for real there is some fog in sight. a little but patchy fog should travel quicker than yesterday, we also have a nice warm today for most locations in fact is inland spots back the '80s, a slight chance of rain as we head towards the weekend we'll get that a few minutes. here's a look to were the fog is filling in this morning over much of the bay, and shredding the east bay oven to the north bay. continuing to see the fog and the pitcher rolling back a little quicker than yesterday.
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546 the ago, 50 degrees in 2 cinephile, still kind of chili in the 40's. then it to run view about 58, 57 for san jose. as a ticket to the afternoon up with the '70s, to the north bay. getting close to the 80 degree mark in places like concord, fairfield this action getting up to about 81 for any act. livermore. los gatos keeping about 72 rate around the bay from redwood city, redwood city for the hayward. this assistance for oakland, chance of rain by this weekend however if the storm system is dropping to the south could bring a few sprinkles as early as friday evening into friday morning, check of the system looks like a wolf pack quite a bit of a punch to the northwest of their showers coming into our area asked the action moving to the south as the peninsula. a few jars in the north bay sitting the best chance of showers throughout the day and saturday and into sunday. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. warmer temperatures of the next
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couple of days thursday looks to be the warmest, getting up 83 inland. 7 is around the bay. 63 close. slight chance of rain scout kicks in. checked on >> traffic> thank you, we are tracking in hot spots or delays. i'll finish up the our the project no qualms whatsoever the bay ridge, smooth sailing coming from all approaches. of course this meeting lights are still sick of off and joined his nine minutes from the foot of amazing to fremont. it is also some of going under read this in detail. no reports of a live rounds or delays. you can see those taillights headed westbound train on the commute direction those headlights making their way into hayward rainout tracking a pretty ideal 14 minutes from end to end. checked out the red on the golden gate, just a couple cars on the road north from its rear southbound
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communal water to san francisco 22 manager brain now. highway 37 clocking over that is the minutes. wrapping up with a quick peek at the creek. no problems whatsoever in either direction and i just checked, westbound 24 is moving really well with speeding 60 mi. per hour. james. >> thank you, we will take a quick break woo back with more news in a moment. san jose showing you a live picture of the commune on 11 riverside 87 interchange traffic is building still heavy duty truck,
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and we're back the scene last there is day live pictures this morning of the command center that is set up to justify the the neighborhood and we had this morning audio recordings of those first communications from the emergency dispatchers and the first responders very compelling audio really shared apportioned we have to have more of it coming up and our 6:00 hour stay tuned for that, and the latest with the national transportation safety board there are to ship jobs three sections of that type that was blown clear of the ground in san bruno, the latest in a live report from the command center is all coming up and just a couple of minutes.
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