. >> this sewage spill from last week, you can see those crews into the redwood shores lagoon is nowarger than originally estimated. and we will have a daniel daniel villareal is there, and have the officials determine how much is larger than it really is? >> you know, that number listed the new estimate, it was our response at 5,000 gal. but they're expecting a much larger number. and you can see where they have done the work, and working crews have been replacing landscaping because they had to tear that of to get to the pipe and behind this, is the sewage pumped. you can imagine that a lot the coast through that is why so much has spilled into this near by redwood shores lagoon. spehler also was stacked with treating the water, the long boom, the clean-up? >> what is next? >> and it is going to see the sunlight will naturally dilute. it is a more environmentally friendly of dealing with something like that. for now, there are scientists thus they do not go into the water. >> what about the a real homes that were affected? garage? irreal homes. a noxious >> a real homes. >> and at

. >>> well, the amount of raw sewage that spilled into redwood shores lagoon last week nearly 10 timese original estimate. clean-up teams now say the underground pipe leaked about 48,000 gallons of sewage. that was last wednesday. the initial estimate of 5,000 gallons was made by workers who were sent in to fix what they thought was a ruptured valve. a lot of the sewage flowed into the redwood shores lagoon where people are still being told it stay out of the water. police in pacifica are warning people at the beach to be cautious after a great white shark was spotted attack a sea lion. this happened yesterday. witnesses reported the sighting just a few hundred yards off linda mar beach. the shark appeared to be about 18 to 20 feet long. despite the warnings, we did spot surfers still going out into the water this morning. one of the surfers we talked to yesterday said she saw a splash and then debated with another surfer. >> right away i was like shark. no she said dolphin. right when she turned around this big red thing coming out so -- it was pretty dramatic. >> no doubt what it was

much of that sewage flowed into the redwood shores lagoon where the clean-up continues. demonstrators in san francisco say they want to remind people that there is still a lot of cleanup needed from the bp oil spill. they blocked the door of the company's san francisco headquarters today. the protestors are also calling on congress to strengthen oil industry regulations to reduce chances of future spills. >>> at least a half dozen people spotted a great white shark attacking a sea lion near pacifica beach today. warning signs went up after those witnesses reported the sighting, a few hundred yards right off lindy march beach. the shark appeared to be 18 feet long. despite those posted warnings surfers still went into the water. one said she saw a big splash and then debated with another surfer what it might be. >> right away i was like, shark, no dolphin. right when she turned around this big red spray coming up, coming out, so it was pretty dramatic. >> people on the beach waved to those in the water to get out. men in a small boat also warned the surfers. no reports of

we're talking about the redwood shores lagoon. kraig debro has more on the spill. >> reporter: it's been more than a day since a pipe ruptured and sent 10,000 pounds of raw sewage into the redwood shores lagoon. >> it's probably about 8 feet of pipe that ruptured and collapsed. >> reporter: it may not be still flowing into the lagoon but it is still clearly in the lagoon. residents here have been warned not to have contact with the water, as messy and smelly this problem is, many people here didn't know there was a problem. >> i was working until late. i didn't turn on the tv last night. >> it's pretty bad. pretty bad, smells like sewage. >> reporter: it doesn't look too good either. this is the source of all of the problem. some where under the surface of the sewage is a broken 14-inch pipe, since yesterday at 3:00 p.m. when the pipe rupture, crews have been bailing out a ship constantly taking on water. >> we've pump it out into the trucks and the tankers move it downstream. >> reporter: that process was repeated dozens of times

some went to the redwood shore lagoon and that can access san francisco bay. >> a large spill so the goons have been impacted and it's gone into the lagoon. we don't want residents to come in contact with the lagoon. >> now, we are told that no one was evacuated and everyone stayed put. the water quality of the lagoon and the bay is being tested right now. results are going to be coming out later this morning. right now work underway to fix the pipe. and they are hoping that as they work to fix it they don't have a repeat, at least a smaller version of the hundreds of gallons spilled yesterday. >> our time now 5:32. this morning oakland police are investigating the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy. it's the fifth homicide in the city within the last week. it happened around 9:30 last night at bancroft and 62nd avenue. police have no suspect description. they've not identified the victim. this is the city's 58th homicide of the year. that pace though is still below the number of homicides at the same point last year. this morning the oakland police union says statistics show crime i

and into redwood shores lagoon. tests on the water show high levels of toxins and bacteria. right now, the sewage is being pumped into tanker trucks and taken to a nearby plant. people who live in the area are being warned not to come in contact with the lagoon's water. "we do know there was a spill of some sewage, we know that there's raw sawage in the water. people should not swim, or boat or kayak or have any contact with the lagoon waters.." public works crews don't have an estimate for when the break will be repaired, although they have stopped the flow of sewage. they say they are keeping residents updated with automated phone calls. trash pickup is returning in san mateo county today. a two-day garbage strike ended last night. more than 500 allied waste collectors refused to cross the picket line in solidarity with striking workers at a landfill in half moon bay. but now the picket lines are gone. the company say pickups will be running two days behind schedule, as it handles the overflow of trash. did you feel it? an earthquake hit this morning near danville. it meas

raw sewage leak into the redwood shores lagoon and garage. near anchor circle and this repair work, and why it is taking so long. >> this was the scene at sunrise working crews through the night trying to find a 14 in. pipe broke. mid-afternoon, there were still busy with the repair, 6- car garages were flooded and an undetermined amount of raw sewage made its way into this lagoon. the city put a sign of to stay out of this water until tests come back with the all clear. it is challenging to find this and it is requiring teamwork. whole as a dog down to that pipe but it is still leaking. that is why it is important for these guys to extract that excess switched so they can work without that hold filling up. >> these tanker trucks requesting and it took 10-15 minutes to fill up each. city officials still to not know what caused the pipe to rupture but these pipes are 30 years old. and perhaps it broke because it was old. one fed is repaired, a private cleaning company will come in. to clean up, including the crotcgarages garage, and they're go

much of the sewage flowed into the redwood shores lagoon. that clean-up is continuing and officials are exploring ways to treat sewage in a way that does not harm the environment. >>> the state senate and assembly voting on competing budget plans today nearly two months into the new fiscal year. both republicans and democrats have submitted proposals, but there is no sign either will pass. democrats have a majority in both houses, but they don't have the two-thirds needed to pass the budget. they differ on roughly $4 billion in budget solutions. republicans say they will not support any plan that calls for any kind of tax increases. >> it's not right to ask the people of california to pay more tax dollars when we have so much inefficiency, fraud and waste within the system. >> state senate president pro tem darrell steinberg says the state has already reduced general funds spending by $20 billion over the past two years. democrats say the republican plan would kill the welfare to work program and cripple child care services and an in home ca

much of the sewage flowed into the redwood shores lagoon where the clean-up is still going on. >>> the senate and assembly voting on competing budgets two months after the beginning of the fiscal year. there is no sign either will pass. democrats have a majority in both houses but not the two- thirds needed to pass the budget. the two parties differ on roughly $4 billion in budget solutions. republicans say they will not support any plan that calls for any kind of tax increases. >>> it's not right to ask the people of california to pay more tax dollars when we have so much inefficiency, fraud and waste within the system. >> state senate president pro tem darrell steinberg says the state has already reduced general fund spending by $20 billion over the past two years. democrats say the republican plan would kill the welfare-to- work program and cripple many child care services and an in home care program for seniors and the disabled. this is the final day of the legislature's regular session. if no deal is passed, lawmakers will have to return for negotiations in a special session. >>>

people and pets should stay away from the adjacent redwood shores lagoon. >>> it is a first for the bay area. >>> would you pay a toll if you could zip by rush hour traffic? you'll soon have that option here on this stretch of interstate 680. >>> and a cooler weekend, i'll have the forecast. the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. >>> san francisco city attorney dennis herr era is now running for mayor. he made a statement today saying he wants to make san francisco a city that works. the race will be decided in the november 2011 election. >>> there is nothin

some of the sewage found its way into the redwood shores lagoon which connects with the san franciscoay. several ighbors are very concerned what impact this spill might ha in those locations. >> we have a lot of swans and rays and stuff. i worry about being affecte >> seals and jelly fish and stuflike that. not good for them. >> w asked folks how they feel about a raw sewage spill close to their homes. most seem to take it in stride. >> you don't like to see that happen but folks seem to be working on it pretty hard so -- >> the cause of this break is under investigation. first they wanto figure out why it happened. officials for redwood city say they do expect some level of biocontamination in the lagoon next-door, at least there, maybe in the bay as well. we'll wait for those numbers to come in. live in redwood shores, terry mcsweeney. >> thanks very much. on the peninsula th second day of a two-day garbage strike means trash continues to pile up in thousandof homes and businesses. three00 delivered collectors walked off the job yestery. that means little or no gadge is being collec

some of the sewage found its way into the redwood shores lagoon which connects with the san franciscoay. several neighbors are very concerned what impact this spill might have in those locations. >> we have a lot of swans and rays and stuff. i worry about being affected. >> seals and jelly fish and stuff like that. not good for them. >> we asked folks how they feel about a raw sewage spill close to their homes. most seem to take it in stride. >> you don't like to see that happen but folks seem to be working on it pretty hard so -- >> the cause of this break is under investigation. first they want to figure out why it happened. officials for redwood city say they do expect some level of biocontamination in the lagoon next-door, at least there, maybe in the bay as well. we'll wait for those numbers to come in. live in redwood shores, terry mcsweeney. >> thanks very much. on the peninsula the second day of a two-day garbage strike means trash continues to pile up in thousands of homes and businesses. three00 delivered collectors walked off the job yesterday. that means little or no gadge

that forced sewage up through the asphalt, into nearby garages, and eventually into the redwood shores lagoon. now water testing shows high levels of toxin and bacteria and people are being told to avoid contact with the water until further notice. >> we do know there was a spill of some sewage. we know that there's raw sewage in the water. people should not swim or boat or kayak or have any contact with the lagoon water. >> the pipe is fixed. crews will spend the next few days cleaning out garages and restoring asphalt. city officials will continue testing the toxin levels in that contaminated lagoon, but as it flows to the bay, they do anticipate that the bacteria will naturally dissipate. >>> well, garbage trucks are still trying to catch up, after missing two days of trash pickup in san mateo county. service returned to the area thursday night, after a 48-hour strike. allied waste workers started picketing on wednesday at main facilities in san carlos and half moon bay. more than 500 waste collectors honored those picket lines, leaving thousands of residents with an overflow of trash. wor

the pipe broke yesterday right near redwood shores lagoon. the public works department was able to stop the sewage but not before some leaked. it coated the driveways of nearby homes. >> i don't see many people using this lagoon for recreational purposes but it is still -- it is -- th odor is pretty bad. >> they are in the process of repairing the broken pipe and telling residents to stay away from the water in the lagoon until they know how badly it is contaminated. >> people can see their trash picked up soon. sanitation workers are in a two- day strike. the track shrebg is resumed to start in homes that was supposed to have a wednesday pick up and will continue on a two-day delay through the weekend snoot federal officials say they found at least one likely source of salmonella that led to the recent recall of chicken eggs. fda investigators say the salmonella bacteria was discovered in chicken feed sold to ripe county egg and hidendale farms it. prompted both companies to recall half a billion eggs. they warn the feed may not be the sole

sent hundreds of gallons of sewage into the streets as well as several garages and the redwood shores lagoon. not clear what caused the pipe to break nor how much sewage is gone into san francisco bay. >>> trash piling up for the second day in a row. a dozen allied waste employees initiated a two-day strike yesterday but workers are picketing in facilities in half moon bay and san carlos. now more than 500 garbage collectors and other workers are refusing to cross the picket lines. the strike is causing a stink for some customers of allied. >> they're lucky to have a job. i can understand their health issues, but i just disagree with it. they should be doing their jobs. >> the workers say that they are on strike because contract talks have come it a halt. so no trash is going to be picked up today but service should be restored tomorrow. collection may be a few days behind. >>> within a 90-minute period, firefighters in san jose found themselves fighting three early- morning fires. two homes were destroyed and a million dollars in damage caused at a factory. one of those fires may have been

people are being warned not to come in contact with the water in redwood shores lagoon. >>> and plans a new ikea warehouse moving forward in the east bay. the emeryville planning commission voting 3-2 last night to send the proposal to the city council. ikea wants to use a vacant warehouse near its current store as a place for customers to pc up large items. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,,,, [ man ] this is bailey's favorite time of day. mine too. i'm chef michael, and i love to delight bailey's senses. don't i? [ barks ] because i think food speaks a language of love. that's what inspired me to rethink dry dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. [ chef michael ] mmm. tender shredded pieces made with real meat... and crunchy garnishes to enhance the mealtime experience. yes, bailey-- just for you. [ barks ] [ female announcer ] chef inspired, dog desired. chef michael's canine creations. >>> all right. good morning. let's go back out to the bay bridge toll plaza. it was so quiet at the bay bridge for a while then had a stalled a.c. transit bus befo

officials initially estimated 5000 gallons went in the redwood shore lagoon after underground pipe ruptured on wednesday. they rae advised that estimate now to 48,000 gallons. redd with city says clean up of streets and garages flooded during the spill is almost done. clean up of the lagoon is expected to begin over the next few days. >> and art expert now says he made a mistake when he concluded negative bought for 45 dollars at a fresno garage sale were the lost work of an sell adams. he first reported the dovement tonight. now the expert is a remember fore curator at boston may seem of fine art. he changed his mind after examining similar pictures owned by an oakland woman who said her late uncle had taken them. >> meg whitman had some time off from her campaign for governor today in redwood city where she had to report for jury duty. campaign official says witness man was not selected for jury duty today for a jury today but she rae maynes in the pool and could have to report back on thursday. >>> on the weather forecast warming up again. >> let's first check on hurricane earl earl. san

pichlt it broke yesterday afternoon spilling 5000 gallons roughly of raw sewage into the redwood shores lagoon and nearby streets and homes. people are being warned to avoid any contact with that lagoon and tainted homes. they of course will need extensive decontamination. authorities don't know yet what caused the pipe to rupture but one neighbor says it may have something to do with recent sewer line work. >> raises a question in my mind is about is the failure related to recent work or something else? >> the sewage is being pumped into tanker truck and transported to a treatment plant. >> also on the peninsula 24 hour strike by trash collectors ends tomorrow. but garbage has piled up at thousands of homes and businesses in san carlos, san mateo oshtion hillsboro and burlingame. 300 crash collectors walked off the job yesterday in support of a strike by a dozen land fill workers. >> livermore man accused of possessing and distributing child important nothing raves under arrest tonight. 45-year-old david garrison was the head coach of life more girl soccer team. police say they found the lewd

the sewage not only contaminated the red rood shores lagoon, it also went into nearby graunls. it wasn't repaired until thursday night. people living in the area are being told not to get near that lago lagoon. >>> first thing tomorrow, the budget will be voted on 61 days late. no one knows if it will actually lead to a budget. the democrats' plan eliminates the $19 billion deficit through a number of tax increases. the republican plan uses only cuts. even if legislators do manage to reach a deal, the governor has already threatened again to veto it. if he doesn't see major changes in the area with taxes and pensions. >> we will not sign a budget. >> come thursday, this will become california's third longest budget battle. the record, by the way, set two years ago on september 23rd now seems to be in striking distance. >>> vice president joe biden is in iraq tonight to mark the formal end of u.s. combat operations in the country. biden will preside over a ceremony in iraqi soil in just hours. the president has put the country on its highest level of alert for possible attacks.

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again that sewage went into the streets, people's homes and into redwood shores lagoon.r's being tested. we hope to have results later this morning. as for homeowners, we have been told that raw sewage only got into the garage of the homes not into the living space. and there were no evacuations ordered. residents are told not to clean it up themselves, that there are going to be professional crews to clean it up. it's a toxic situation as you can imagine and they don't want people trying to do it themselves. right now they're would go working to get it fixed. it's going to be a while. it's a serious and major rupture of this 14-inch sewer pipe. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thanks a lot. >> quick weather and traffic. >> 64 san francisco oakland 70. upper 70s through the rest of the bay to 82 san jose. rose 80 and mid to upper 80s in the east bay valleys with concord at 86. temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees cooler by saturday. megan. >> thanks, mike. at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on, backup to west grand and mass transit bart delays ten-mine b

and new tests show the redwood with shores lagoon still has high levels of e. coli. officials also say a warning to avoid contact with the water is in place indefinitely and residents will be advised when it's safe. >>> police in hercules identified a man who was found in his home over the weekend. tonight the one possible link as to who killed ricardo sales is out. >> reporter: the scene of the first homicide of the year remains off limits tonight. there are evidence markers on the front door and on the garage. police are releasing few details about what happened here on saturday. but they are talking about the person who they desperately want to find. the victim's 35-year-old son frederick sales has vanished. >> then the police were taping the corner. >> reporter: bill benson was out for a walk and came across the crime scene. his new neighbor ricardo sales was found dead inside the home he shared with his son. there were signs of trauma. was he beaten or shot or stabbed? >> we know there was some level of physical altercation before the actual murder. >> reporter:

people are warned not to come into contact with the water in redwood shores lagoon. >>> tainted chickened is what federal investigators think is behind the salmonella contamination. leading to millions of eggs being recalled. they found the salmonella in feed in two of the farms involved. 1500 people have gotten sick from bad eggs. >>> in his new video from chile showing the 33 miners trapped half mile underground. footage came from a camera that the government sent down a hole used for communicating with those miners. we'll have more on their story at 5:30. >>> it is 5:20. apparently we are worshipping at the church of apple again. apple creating some buzz. they are going to have a press conference next week. they don't know what it's going to be about. but heck, we'll be there. they are having a news conference, we don't know what it's about but we're going to tell ya. some people believe apple will unveil a new ipod touch which could be resigned -- or redestined to look like the iphone 4. of course that's what some people say. but we don't know. there may also be a new ipod shuffle.

the sewage also spread redwood shores lagoon. there was a red code notice, warning people to stay away from the spill, to avoid potential health risk. so don't have any contact with the spill or the water in the lagoon. also depibd tbehind the homes h they're working on the main pumping station. they're telling me they'll have more and more of these trucks coming in after 7:00 in the morning. until they get this fixed, these trucks are functioning as the sewer system. after 7:00, they will try to make a permanent fix. reporting live along the peninsula christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you very much. >>> we continue to take a live look at the fire we have been telling you about. it was once a three alarm fire, fire fighters rushing to this fire. knocking this one down to a two alarm fire. bob redell is live at scene. do we know if anyone was in the house? did they make it out? >> we talked to someone who is the vice president or president of the neighborhood association, he told us there was a lady in the house and she

the water in the redwood shores lagoon is likely contaminated with toxins and bacteria. >> we have called all the residents in the area to make them aware of the overflow into the lagoon. we have done some water quality testing that's with the lab and there currently are high levels of e. coli and total coliform into the water. >> the city crews have not been able to determine what caused the pipe to burst or exactly how much sewage has made it into the lagoon or by this point into the san francisco bay. they also don't know when they are going to have the pipes fixed. but again, this spill has stopped. they just need to continue work on the pipe around here. in the meantime we are going to be seeing these trucks taking the sewage away. they are keeping everybody updated with automated phone calls in the area. >> yeah. this is one situation where i don't think there are a lot of looky-loos around. they are avoiding this area. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's not good. i'm telling you, it's getting nauseating. >> thank you, hang in there. anne makovec in redwood city. >>> trash day is return

to make matters worse, the sewage was running into redwood shores lagoon which is behind these homes.he public works department put out a warning to residents in the area to stay away from the spill and don't have contact in the water in the lagoon to avoid potential health risks here. how much sewage was released is unclear. we're told someone from the public works department could be out here within the next hour. we have to bring an update for you. reporting live, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> there's even more of a stinky mess in san mateo county. garbage truck drivers walked off the job for two days leaving 36,000 customers in san mateo county with no trash pick-up. drivers are supporting 12 union workers who have not had a contract since december. the dispute is over pension liability. >> that smell coming from inside the car? no, that's trash. that's everybody's trash we are smelling as we're driving around. >> garbage pick-up changes is slowly reaching the customers. >>> fire crews are at the scene of a two alarm fire in south hahn jose on rock dale drive. we have a c

residents in the wedwood shores community are being warned stay away from a nearby lagoon because of a huge sewage spill. maintenance crews spent yesterday cleaning up 5000 gallons of raw sewage there that leaked into several garages and the redwood shores lagoon. that spill was caused by a pipeline break on wednesday. still not clear when the rupture will be fixed. >>> meantime hundreds of georgia branch collectors in san mateo county are due to go exak to work this morning. yesterday they ended a two day strike affecting 36,000 customers. they will now be busy all weekend long picking up the trash that has been piling up since wednesday. the 48 hour walk out was showing solidarity with garbage workers at half moon bay, who are in a contract dispute with their management. >> well, this could be the last day to some important resources for families in oakland. claudine wong joins us with the story and the reaction. >> reporter: good morning. we are at the jefferson child development center, one of seven centers closing today. we could be hours away from the end of that. this is all b

it leaked into several garages and the redwood shores lagoon. the spill was caused by a pile line break on wednesday and it is still unclear when it will be fixed. >>> hundreds of gar branle collectors are set to go back to work. yesterday they wrapped up a two day strike effecting 36,000 customers. they will be busy all week long picking u the trash. the walkout was to show solidarity with garbage workers in half moon bay who are in a contract dispute with management. >> seven childhood development centers in oakland will close their doors today. they provide after school programs for children. the school district says state funding keeps them run in and without a new state budget it can't afford to keep them open. the children are being transferred to other locations but many parents are fearing those centers won't have enough space. >>> also this morning san jose firefighters are voting on the vi's latest contract proposal in what has become a bitter dispute. jade hernandez has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. mayor chuck

gallons now officials say the spill was likely much larger also contaminated with sewage, redwood shores lagoonople are warned to avoid contact with the lagoon water because of high levels of bacteria but water testing shows the contamination has not spread to the bay. >> race for lieutenant governor doesn't usually produce a lot of sparks, usually is the operative word. >> they usually don't have personalities like this running for it. this year, it is definitely heating up and early. the latest involves an online video. >> it is going to happen. whether you like it or not. whether you like it or not. >> reporter: a highlight real of some of his worst moments. >> what does the lieutenant governor do for the life of me. >> reporter: while there are some mentions of policy disagreements, the 8 minute youtube video focuses most of its time and attention showing the mayor dodging reporters, on personal issues and questions why he dropped out of the race for governor. >> off the record, -- >> reporter: some clips were taken from cbs 5 broadcasts >> i guess that was the case. >> likely awkward. >> r

first estimated 5,000 gallons went into the redwood shores lagoon after a pipe ruptured last wednesdayhey revised that estimate to 48,000 gallons. cleanup of streets and garages flooded during the spill is almost done now. cleanup of the lagoon is expected to begin in the next week or so. >> this morning national guard troops are joining the border patrol in southern san diego. hundreds of groups are joining patrols with the border to determine drug trafficking and human trafficking. >> apparently not even running for governor can excuse from from jury duty. ask meg whitman. she showed up and fill out the jury questionnaire. she spent time chatting with other potential jurors. whitman wasn't selected but remains in the pool and might have to report back on thursday. >> running for governor. can you be fair and impartial? yes. okay, you're up. that's my version what happened. why the government may crack down on cough medicine makers. >> just trying to run a successful business. >> the neighborhood rules of frustrated san francisco business owner says are cramping his style, success. >>

the pipe to burst but it sent hundreds of gallons of raw sewage into the street and into redwood shores lagoon and effected the garages of six homes. >> we have a restoration company on-site here to work with the residents on how we are going to sanitize and clean up their property. >> people have been urged to avoid contact with that lagoon. officials say they hope to get a better idea of just how much sewage has gone into that lagoon later this morning ferlts thousands of people in redwood city will have to wait a couple of more days before their trash is picked up. a dozen workers at the landfill near half moon bay walked off the job yesterday to protest stalled contract negotiations. 250 garbage collectors joined them in a show of support and that has delays residential trash pick up by two days for 36,000 residential customers. >> 7:06. government numbers just came out this morning and new jobless claims dropped for the first time in four weeks. still the number of claims is a lot higher than it would be if the economy was healthy. the labor department says new jobless claims dropped by 3

. >> reporter: the rattle of heavy equipment drowned out the beauty of redwood shores lagoon, and the smell -- >> yucky stuff, yeah. right. who wants sewage all around your house, you know? >> reporter: or worse, inside six garages after an eight-foot sewer pipe broke yesterday flooding the lane. the flee is temporarily stopped, be, out front today a merry-go-round of vacuum trucks. >> what they do is they -- they sucked it out, suck the wet well down, and then they will go downstream, further downstream and put it back into the sewer system where it goes to the wastewater treatment plant. >> reporter: sort of a makeshift sewer as people continue to shower and flush. last night emergency calls went out to residents warning them to have no contact with the spill. tom fernandez came to see for himself because, he says, there was undergroundwork done here recently. >> it raises a question in my mind, is the failure related to recent work or something else? >> it should not have had anything to do with it. >> reporter: a restoration company will clean the garages, and water quality tests

the spill occurred this evening at the redwood shores lagoon and anchor circle. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta just arrived on the scene and has a live report. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, you see behind me workers are trying to fix this break. it happened around 3:00 this afternoon. a valve broke on the sewage line and it sent raw sewage out into the street, out into the lagoon. it got into the garages of six homes that you see here. now, with me is marilyn harang the acting public works director of the city of redwood city. what are you doing to try and stop this spill here? >> well, it's a forced main rupture. and what they are doing now is covering it. so we have to dig up to expose the pipe so that we can see how much -- what kind of damage it is. and then tonight they will repair the pipe, which may -- it could involve anything, a replacement of a valve or a replacement of the section of pipe if ruptured. >> what is the public health danger if there is any? >> there could be a public health danger. we have sent out a code red notice to all of the residents in the vici

officials now say 48,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into redwood shores lagoon when an underground pipe ruptured last wednesday. that's almost ten times the amount of the original estimate. some new tests show the lagoon still has high levels of e. coli disease. people are being advised not to have any contact with the water. >>> and the negotiations between allied waste and garbage collectors in san mateo county are set to resume today. in the meantime we've learned last week's strike has caused allied waste a lot of money. trash collection for 36,000 residential customers was pushed back two days after 250 employees walked off the job. to catch up the workers made rounds this past weekend and they were paid overtime. an allied waste spokeswoman says workers received time and a half for saturday and double pay for sunday. >>> some good news for muni riders in san francisco. 61% of services cut back in may will be restored. riders can expect more buses to run more frequently and later at night. muni says they were able to bring the services back in part because of a one time fundin

the spill occurred this evening at the redwood shores lagoon and anchor circle. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta just arrived on the scene and has a live report. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, you see behind me workers are trying to fix this break. it happened around 3:00 this afternoon. a valve broke on the sewage line and it sent raw sewage out into the street, out into the lagoon. it got into the garages of six homes that you see here. now, with me is marilyn harang the acting public works director of the city of redwood city. what are you doing to try and stop this spill here? >> well, it's a forced main rupture. and what they are doing now is covering it. so we have to dig up to expose the pipe so that we can see how much -- what kind of damage it is. and then tonight they will repair the pipe, which may -- it could involve anything, a replacement of a valve or a replacement of the section of pipe if ruptured. >> what is the public health danger if there is any? >> there could be a public health danger. we have sent out a code red notice to all of the residents in the vici

at first officials estimated 5,000 gallons went into the redwood shores lagoon after an underground pipednesday. the revise the estimate, 48,000 gallons. cleanups of streets and garages almost done. cleanup of the lagoon is expected to begin over the next few weeks. >> for the first time this year, police have posted warning signs at a popular pacifica beach after witnesses say they saw a great white shark attack a sea lion close to shore. it happened yesterday. this is a look at the shark from video captured by jason from his pedro point home. police say two surfers swimming 300 yards out also saw the shark attack. >> one surfer told the other one, hey, look, there's a shack attacking a seal. one one looks and that's where they see the shark thrashing out of the water with the seal. >> was the most incredible thrashing bloodbath you've ever seen. >> experts say it's not uncommon for sharks to swim off our coast this time of year. they hunt for seals who feed on salmon heading to the sacramento river. >> it is almost 6:37. let's check with mike for a look at the forecast. >> starting off

sent hundreds of gallons of raw sewage into the streets, several garages, and into the redwood shores lagoon. it's not clear what caused that pipe to burst or just how much raw sewage went into the san francisco bay. >>> firefighters expecting to fully contain the curry fire on mt. diablo sometime today. it started tuesday afternoon near curry canyon road. that fire was 90% contained late yesterday afternoon. flames ripped through a half square mile. some homes threatened for a time by the fire none burned. two firefighters have been slightly injured though one sprained his ankle the other a cut on the leg. >>> 6:05. a deadly shooting in oakland last night marks that city's fifth hospitals this week alone. meanwhile the oakland police officers association says robberies and assaults are on the rise there. since 80 police officers were laid off last month to reduce the city's budget deficit. the union told the tribune, robberies and assault were up 8.5% in a one month period ending august 13 compared with the prior year but department officials and the city council say the bigger picture is m

officials now say 48,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into redwood shores lagoon when an underground pipe ruptured last wednesday. that's nearly ten times the amount of the original estimate. new tests show the lagoon still has high levels of e. coli. people are being advised to stay away from the water. >>> negotiations between allied waste and garbage collectors in san mateo county are set to resume today. meantime we have learned that last week's strike has definitely cost allied waste. trash collection for 36,000 residential customers was pushed back two days after 250 employees walked off the job. now to catch up workers made rounds this past weekend and were paid overtime. allied waste spokeswoman says workers received time and a half for saturday and double pay for sunday. >>> all right. time now 6:21. there's now a new way that social networking can get you into trouble. up next tell you why one facebook user is now facing contempt of court charges. >>> also a disturbing update to a tragic weekend incident in san francisco's tenderloin. >>> good morning. 280 traffic still loo

where learning more about last three series this goes into the redwood shores lagoon. amount of sewage a deadly step out is expected to be much larger than in the show. >> this area behind me as for sears for a ruptured sending raw sewage into a nearby lagoon originally the estimate was about 5,000 gal. but now could be more. for the most further repair work has been completed. cruz to how this area take jobs ask some work still needs to be get done. the having cleaned up our residents are able to use them again there's still the question on december 6th originated. in a report released an estimated 5,000 gal. of raw search the stoves. that number could be low as to many more could unspoiled the new estimate is expected by tuesday. >> still have a kron4 news, we're falling breaking news at sfo. a plane made an emergency landing, coming of we will assure you the whole the was made in the engine one part of the engines fell through and richter. forcing the pilot made an emergency landing. iv ñ will assure you that correct hole we ™imk!?+'x//p-unwxí7hv  we're not exactly

officials estimate the ruptured pipe flushed 5,000 gallons of raw sewage into the lagoon which winds through redwood shores. signs went up warning people not to go into the water. the lagoon was the main concern among residents we spoke with. >> we have a lot of swauns and rays and stuff. i worry about being affected by it. >> reporter: the 14 inch die yat meter pipe blew out around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. the rupture buckled asphalt. the nasty untreated waste overflowed on to a nearby parking strip. crews worked throughout the night controlling the spill, but not before the sewage seeped into six garages. this resident didn't want to talk on camera but many of the possessions were in boxes because he's moving out this week. the neighboring garage was also filled with boxes. this owner just moved in days ago. the pipe is the biggest in a chain two of dozen so called list stations. since much of redwood sthors is below sea level, sewage needs to be pumped up through pressurized pipes, through lift stations and finally to a treatment plant. workers spent most of the day digging, trying to expose the pipe w

it leaked into several garages and the redwood shores lagoon. spill was caused by a pipeline break on went, and it's still unclear when that rupture will be fixed. >>> hundreds of garbage collectors in san mateo county are heading back to work this morning. yesterday they wrapped up a two- day strike acting some 36,000 customers. they will now be busy all weekend long, picking up the trash that has been piling up since wednesday. the 48-hour walkout was to show solidarity with garbage workers in half-moon bay who are in a contract dispute with management. >>> time now 8:23. yosemite, well known for its natural beauty, is also making news now for its connection to marijuana. two men are under arrest for running a large pot-growing operation right on the border of the popular national park. park rangers seized thousands of pot plants on tuesday. the rangers say both of the men arrested are mexican citizens in the u.s. illegally. more than 3,650 plants and several pounds of processed pot were seized. the marijuana has a street value of more than $1

. >> in redwood city, three days sense that raw sewage was going into a redwood shores lagoon and alsoarage of nearby homes. jeff bush gives us an update and how the cleanup effort is going. >> the 14-inch sewage pipe broke and with 27 continuous hours to get it fixed. it was finished 6:00 p.m. thursday night. crews for cleaning up garage, with the yellow protective suits were shoveling the mass of this home and into this big tanker truck. was extracting it. >> it was not easy, the garage was full of stuff that had to be taken out is of the cleanup could resume. they are springin spraying the concrete,d the city employes for removing and replacing a big pot. tanker trucks were lining the streets, most for a cautionary measure and lagoon the signs were still cautionary to stay out of the water. earlier, crews were taking water samples sending off to a laboratory for testing it is unclear when it will be safe enough to go back in. fist pipe break is the planned for the aged and the materials used to make it. redwood city, cree >> a ride in folsom state prison took seven and mix to the ho

. >> on the peninsula this morning, residents of redwood shores are being warned not to come into contact with the lagoonfter a sewage spill last night. public works department officials say a 14 inch failed sending sewage into several homes at the lighthouse cove community. large vacuum trucks are taking sewage out of wet wells so officials can turn off pumps. they will open up the ground to determine if the main ruptured or if a valve failed. >> it's a very large spill. so some goods have been impacted and we've just gone into the lagoon. we don't want residents to come in contact with the lagoon. >> officials use this code red system to notify the residents about the hazard. water quality samples are tested in the lab and the lagoon will be analyzed until it's deemed safe. >> another problem for peninsula residents, a sudden garbage strike has left some neighborhoods a mess. that strike began yesterday and it will last at least until tomorrow. abc 7's amy hollyfield reports. >>> brian burgess was surprised when he got home from work and found his garbage can was still full of garbage. >> i thought wha

officials now say 48,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into redwood shores la boon when an -- lagoon when an underground pipe ruptured. the new tests the lagoon still has high levels of e. coli. people are being advised to stay away from the water. >>> the only fire station in the marin headlands may be closed soon to save some money. frills are considering -- officials are considering station 42. the area is -- areas is service are -- >>> now, an efficiency study -- federal officials are negotiating negotiating with the southern marin fire district about providing that service. >>> in san francisco, the clock is ticking on the jobs now program. about 122 workers help keep the city parks clean. but that funding runs out at the end of next month. that could put those workers in hundreds -- and hundreds more back in the unemployment line. mayor new some and his staff are pushing for a funding extension. we want to check in with sal castanedo keeping a close eye on a number of place out there -- places out there, including the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> tori, you are absolutely correct.

spilled 5,000 gallons into the lagoon here at redwood shores. waste also seeped into six garages. crews have been working digging to expose the pipe. and once the repair work is done, the testing will begin then the sewer filled garages will be decontaminated. >> we'll do testing to turn on the pump and will make sure pressure is good and pipes will hold and we don't have problems downstream. >> this mud dry stuff here has to be washed down and extracted at the same time. >> residents we spoke with say they're not inconvenienced by this break and still had running water and can still flush their toilets, officials say they don't know what caused this break and that is why they're conducting the tests. and they hope to do this sometime tonight. >> thank you from one smelly problem to another. there is day two of a streak that left garbage on the streets. garage collectors walked off jobs yesterday in support of a strike by a dozen landfill workers. little or no garbage sk collected now by thousands of homes in burling game. it's going to take all

the lagoon behind me is typically tranquil but tonight could be toxic according to public works officials following a 5,000 gallon raw sewage spill here at redwood shores in redwood city. i'm here with the acting public works director. what's your warning to people in the neighborhood this evening? >> well, one main level is to not have contact with the water in the lagoon. we do know for sure that the sewage spill did enter the lagoon and that we do have contamination in the lagoon. so it's very important that residents heed the warnings, do not go into the waters, do not kayak, do not boat, don't even touch the water. it's real important that they stick with that. >> reporter: all right. thank you so much, marilyn. we appreciate it. now, this all began around 3:00 yesterday when pressure from a broken pipe poured raw sewage through the ground into nearby garages flooding them and eventually into the lagoon. now, we are told the sewage flow has been stopped but they are working on fixing the broken pipe. only after that's done can they start cleaning sewage out of these garages. as for the lagoon, they tell me that they will continue to do water quali

we are here at redwood shores in redwood city. >> we have called all of the residents in the area... to make them aware of the overflow into the lagoon. we have dug done some water quality testing with the lab and there are high levels of e. coli and total coliform in the water. >> reporter: public works instructing the people should avoid all contact with the water until further notice. this gage at 3:00 yesterday when pressure from a broken pipe forced raw sewage to come up through the ground flooding six nearby garages and then into the lagoon. original estimates were hundreds of gallons, now it's upwards of 5,000 gallons. public works says they have now stopped the sewage flow and they are just finishing up work on the broken pipe. i was just talking to crews a moment ago, who told me they should be turning things back on and getting the flow started once again within the next hour and that's when they need to be especially cautious because there could be another break down the line at a weak spot. they will continue to do water testing on the lagoon. because it flows out to the bay, they do think that eventually the toxic sewage

shores. that has spewed thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the area. it's believed to have ruptured wednesday afternoon. the sewage has buckled asphalt and flowed into six houses and the nearby lagoon. residents are being warmed not to come in contact with that water. it's bang are being taken to a nearby sewage plant. >> we called all the residents in the area so make them aware of the oversight flow into the lagoon. we have done some water quality testing and they are currently are high levels of e. coli in the water. >> they say they do not have an estimate for when it might be he are pared. they say they will keep residents updated with automated phone calls. three different fires in san jose responsible for destroying two homes and killing two dogs, also causing more than $1 million in damage to an asphalt plant. the first fire started just before 4:00 a.m., the resultful an electrical problem. a fire started at a nearby home about an hour later, not related. three people were able to escape when only minor injuries. and then a third fire broke out about a half hour after that one. the homeowner there was out on a walk when she heard an explosion she went to her neighbors for

. ♪ >>> residents of redwood shores are warned not to come in contact with the lagoon after a sewage sewage flooding into the garages at the lighthouse cove community. officials are opening up the ground over the sewer line to determine if the main ruptured or if the valve failed. water quality samples are being tested and the lagoon will be analyzed until deemed to be safe again. definitely cooling down. check with mike. >> dramatic. the free air conditioning is back. the sea breeze is here and it's going to stay through the weekend. check out temperatures from 10 degrees cooler in san francisco from 64 to 23 degrees cooler in santa rosa and 80. mid to upper 70s around the bay, low 80s south bay and mid to upper 80s the east bay valleys. comfortable tonight with temperatures in the 50s most areas and 10 to 15 degrees cooler by saturday. megan. >> we have a live look at a three-alarm structure fire burning in san jose at that del monte place and lynn oaks drive. the smoke from this fire is visible from 280. let's go to maps so we can take a look how it's affecting traffic. 280 headin