a man tries to elude police. he pulls a gun on officers.

they return fire. all ahead on the noon news. good afternoon. i'm kraig debro in for tori campbell. we begin with developing news out of san bruno where the fear of a leak led to the evacuation of a school. the school prince pant said -- principal said the students thought they smelled gas. they didn't want to take any chances. so they evacuated the kids, put them on buses and took them to parkside intermediate to be picked up by their parents. parents we talked to said they are still on edge about the disaster. one mother tried to convince her kids. >> reporter: what did you tell them? >> they are gonna be okay, to pray and they are safe, just to say with everybody here. >> reporter: you still seem a little bit --

>> yeah, yeah. pg&e says the parents were likely smelling carbon dioxide that built up in one of the school's heaters. emergency crews and pg&e both acknowledge this community is sensitive right now. it's been one week since the gasline explosion decimated a neighborhood nearby. claudine wong joins us with more on that part of the story, including the victims trying to rebuild their lives. claudine? >> reporter: good afternoon, kraig. it's been one week since fire devastated this neighborhood. people are still trying to deal with what's happened out here. we've seen a range of emotions, from sadness, to shock, to frustration. it's still hard to comprehend how much was lost. this is claremont drive today. just a shell of what it was. but this is a look of a picture of what claremont drive likely looked like a week ago, really, just a normal suburban street.

now, if you take a look at where this house possibly was on claremont drive -- we want to show you what one home is like. the chimney is just really a shadow of what it was. that's what that house looked like a week ago. it's just one of the dozens lost. it's hard to imagine that someone would take a community ravaged like this and take and advantage of the officials. but local law enforcement says that's exactly what happens and they say it starts happening about right now. nelly never iced to see the sunrise from her window. she used to look out and see her neighbor's house. that house is gone. >> we spoke up to -- yeah, yeah. can't believe it. >> we're used to seeing our neighbors. we wave at them. >> we hope they come back. >> reporter: the victims say the city believe the insurance company and pg&e have all been

there for what's happened. >> they are right there. we've never had had to look for them. they are all there. >> reporter: but official say not everyone has good intentions and these victims are at risk of being victimized by people looking to make a dream off this tragedy. >> we've worked some of these other fires in northern california and these people will come in and wreak havoc upon these people. they've been traumatized. they are trying to get their lives back together. they say, i can fix this for you, make it right for you. they are vulnerable. they trust them. >> reporter: this licensing board investigator says these scam artists will hit a neighborhood ravaged by disaster about a week after the incident which is right about now. they are warning people to be careful. >> the best thing for people to do is check the website for the contractors' state licensing board. run the license they have.

make sure it's the same person being represented. never pay cash. always issue a check to the name of the company you are dealing with. get a contract, a legal contract. >> reporter: the bishops say they've seen nothing but goodwill and a community coming together in the faith of tragedy and while bill says he knows all of this is a reality, nelly bishop says it's a hard reality to swallow. >> that just blows me away when you said that. it just amazes me that people would try to take advantage of someone else in this kind of a situation. >> reporter: back out live on claremont drive, you are looking at some of the recovery effort. we're not sure if the woman you are looking at right now in the pink is a homeowner. but we can tell you that they are pulling stuff out of the rubble and loading it into her trunk. this is all part of the recovery. the licensing board, the person we talked to said they are gonna have investigators out here from now until the duration of the recovery, kind of watching things to make sure

they go well. they say in the next week or so, residents will start to see a lot of contractors out here, a lot of people leaving things on their doors. some of those people are legitimate but some are not. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine -- claudine. pg&e records show the utility was granted a rate increase to replace a piped selment in south san francisco in 2007, about two and a half miles north of the explosion. the $5 million project was scheduled for last year but it was put on hold due to a change in priorities and now pg&e wants another $5 million for the same job. >> some things happen when we're going down and a year later, maybe some other items becomes more emergent that we need to fix and that's why we'll redirect funds to take care of the things that are urgent today. >> according to "the chronicle" the company spent $62 million

on unanticipated company bonuses last year. critics say the mine could have -- money could have been used for the south san francisco job, and they say workers may have noticed a problem with the san bruno segment. mark leno plans to introduce legislation that would make pg&e responsible for uninsured costs from an explosion and fire and not rate payer. this idea follows another proposal under consideration by the p.u.c. to require a rate increase when the cost of reimbursing victims. they say the utility will follow more maintenance. new estimates put the estimate of damage -- damage of this at $50 million. officials say there's more than $31 million in damage to homes and private property. the health experts are now

saying the toxic dangers are tried to the disaster in san bruno last week. they say the debris left behind from fire cesspool of toxins. they want to remove this before the rain comes and the runoff goes off in the bay. a rosary service will be held for a mother and daughter killed in san bruno. the vigil for the two begins at 7:00 p.m. at saint cecilia's church. tomorrow, the funeral will be held at the same church. and the memorial service for jessica morales will be held saturday night at the church of the highlands. she was killed while watching football with her boyfriend at the time of the explosion. her boyfriend sir vived. for more information on the cleanup, explosion and efforts,

go to ktvu.com. two men were killed during a chp police chase. this happened as the chp was chasing a vehicle shortly before 1:00 a.m. the chase reportedly began when police tried to pull over the vehicle and they did not stop. two men in the front seat went to the hospital with minor injuries. >> we'll make a determination as to what led to the collision part, what led to the loss of control and the collision. >> the driver, 19-year-old jose antonio hernandez will likely be cited for vehicular manslaughter, felony dui, driving on a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance. officers you a wounded a man -- officers wounded a man this morning. jade hernandez has more on this. >> reporter: good afternoon. a man trying to elude police

pulls a gun and opens fire. in turn those officers opened fire on that men. investigators this afternoon are looking into whether or not that man was a man that police were looking for with outstanding robbery warrants. john steinberger lives a block away. >> i heard about four or five shots. and then i heard another one about ten minutes after. >> reporter: steinberger drove away from where officers were, still bothered by what woke him up. >> and then i heard a single shot and i came outside and saw a car at high speed coming down this way. at that point, i got nervous for my kid whose bedroom window is on the outside. >> reporter: contra costa county sheriff crime lab technicians weren't the only ones who worked through the night after two concord police officers shot a man who pulled a gun on them. the officers stopped a man around 2:30 because he resembled the description of a man wanted on similar warrants.

>> he immediately ran down ashbury drive. the officers pursued in their vehicles. they made it about halfway down ashbury drive. when the officers confronted the suspect he produced a weapon. >> reporter: both officers opened fire. >> it was just the officers looking around and they saw it individual and they wanted to stop this individual and that's when the foot pursuit started. we don't have any information about whether shots were fired by the suspect. >> reporter: neither officer was hurt. the suspect was rushed to hot -- to the hospital. by day late they -- daylight, they surveyed the damage. >> very serious. i had no idea it was to that extent. >> reporter: we're live at ashbury and clayton where the officers are still here. the officers involved in the shooting were placed on paid leave. the suspect is only being described as a man in his early 20s suffered multiple gunshot

wounds. he's at john muir hospital. back to you. >> thank you, jade. police in baltimore say a gunman in john hopkins hospital killed himself after he killed his mom, a shot a doctor and then barricaded himself in a room. the doctor was rushed into surgery and is expected to survive. police say a s.w.a.t. team isolated the gunman. >> portions of the hospital were isolated. this area was not. we are encouraging people to come here if they have police -- if they have business. >> police say the man was distraught over a situation with his mother. san francisco's hosting a best in the west right now for law enforcement s.w.a.t. teams. the two-event is closed to the public due to safety concerns. but newschopper2 gave you a bird's-eye view of what's going on out there. events include the jungle

trail, the sniper course and a real ammunition contest called live fire. you see employees staged a noisy protest over a labor dispute. >> what do we want! >> they protested outside ucsf, they are upset over mark yudof's plan to change, they say, retirement. >> and what the university is trying to do today is utterly criminal! the fact that most of my coworkers are already working just above poverty level and they've been working hard for the students and the patients of this university system! >> workers claim the proposed changes could force some of the lowest-paid workers into public

assistance. ucsf so far has not commented on the performance. there could be a big strike at the big hotels in san francisco. hilton has voted to authorize a strike and could be joined by workers from 60 other hotels. the union has been working out a contract. union leaders have planned a meeting for tomorrow to decide if there will be a strike. a cargo ship came into the port of oakland with an unexpected load. look at the front of that boat that he. what you are looking at is a dead whale protruding part -- from the front of the boat. the ship reported a collision with a whale this morning and the ship ended up dragging it into port. they say it appears the whale was killed by sharks. they are still trying to determine the whale's species.

laying low. what freed sarah shourd is doing now. unexpected -- but more than welcomed news. the good news coming out today about the nation's job market. and rain is headed our way. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo will tell you when and where you will need that umbrella. e ret ma oilwi totr wco l wcot

share ray shourd is spending a low-key day in the nearby nation of oman. officials say sarah shourd will not talk to reporters again until she's on her way out of oman. she's reportedly seen doctors for a lump in her breast and a precancerous condition. meantime iranian's president said he will not intervene in the case of the other two people arrested with shourd 14 months ago and charged with spying. new numbers just released this morning on unemployment are encouragaging. new job claim benefits fell last week. many economists predicted an increase. there were 450,000 claims filed last week. experts say this indicates layoffs are easing even as the pace of economic growth has slowed. the number of people living

in poverty is up. u.s. census bureau says about 43.6 million people or one out of every seven were living in poverty last year. that's up from 39% in 2008. it's the highest poverty rate since at least 1965. the number of people lacking health insurance is also up, due mostly to the loss of employer-provided healthcare during the recession. well, mark is here. he's got some not-so-great news for the weekend. i heard rain and cold. it will definitely be raining. no worry of rainfall right now. we have the typical low clouds and fog, at arrest for today. the -- at least for today. the low clouds are hugging a good portion of the coast. a look outside, we can show you this. in fact, there's the real deal looking at the low clouds. away from that is mild.

san rafael currently in the lower 70s on track to reach the lower 80s this afternoon. san francisco, 61 degrees. santa rosa in the mid 70s. already 80 in fairfield and san jose at last check reporting 74. weather story, probably one of the warmest days of the workweek. a little bit of drizzle for your friday morning. the weekend we bring in the chance of a few showers as a pacific storm approaches. gets us fairly close to the coastline. temperatures for today, barmest locations inland on track to reach the mid-80s, around 85 to 87 degrees. you can see all of the activity developing out here to the north and west of the area of low pressure. this big trough and the whole complex as a whole will be moving out, at least approaching the coastline over the next 24 to 48 hours. for tomorrow, we could drizzle outside, especially coast side. the coast side keeps most of the rainfall just offsure. a good bet of roadways

tomorrow. and then on saturday, a few chances of showers. the most chance is up high. this area is the best chance for picking up the rainfall at 7:00 a.m. and there's still a chance for rain in the afternoon. and the probability for saturday and sunday night. we do this have this -- mostly sunny skies for this afternoon, still some coastal fog. in the evening hours, fog inland. santa rosa, 83. antioch at 87. san jose in the upper 70s and redwood city in the mid-70s. here is a look ahead you will notice the cooldown beginning tomorrow. temperatures inland only in the 70s. look at that, kraig, by the weekend, we bring in the rain cloud. a slight chance of rain for the north bay on sunday and also sunday morning.

and we clear out the rain clouds on monday just in time for the workweek. >> so the raider game and the boat show might be affected this. >> at least bring a jacket. cash for clunkers could be coming to the bay area. the air quality district is considering an idea, one being to provide car owners to trade in their old polluting vehicles for new, cleaner models. right now, the agency is still studying the plan. the bay area's first express toll lane is about to open on monday. the lane will run on southbound 680 between highway 84 and sunol and highway 237 in milpitas. it's gonna be free for carpoolers. solo drivers can also use the lane but they will have to pay. the fee will fluctuate based on traffic. the kickoff celebration for the lanes opening is debt for 10:00 this morning -- is set for

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seen texting. that's double the amount in january, when the state's texting ban took effect. the auto club said tougher penalties are needed. michael jackson's mother has filed a lawsuit against the promoters of her son's comeback tour. the lawsuit claims that aeg live put jackson's health at risk by pushing him to rehearse despite signs of poor health. jackson's family said the promoter failed to monitor the cardiologist hired to care for the singer. dr. murray faces involuntary manslaughter charges. he's pleaded not guilty. this morning a special bikeride got underway in southern santa clara county. several bicyclists left morgan hill for a long ride and a bike show in las vegas. it's a 660-mile journey designed to raise awareness for breast cancer. they will ride more than a hundred miles a day. they are scheduled to arrive in las vegas next saturday.

pope benedict xvi made his strongest comments yet about the sex abuse crisis saying the church did not act quickly enough. and what bay area sex abuse survivors are saying about that? that's tonight at 5:00. our next newscast is the channel 2 news at 5:00. we will see you then.