also concerns about fires that continue to burn in the area. >> thank you. >>> simon perez joins frombayhill shopping center where the red cross has set up an operation. simon, do you have an update on the death toll? >> reporter: the number may be as high as 6 people dead but even the people reporting that are saying that the number will quite likely go even higher at sun-up when crews can sift through the rubble what's left of the ashes of houses in that entire neighborhood. take a look at some of the pictures from last night. you can see the devastation. that's what the search crews will have to figure out how to sift through. they are planning to get cadaver dogs to come through as well because as one emergency official said earlier, any bodies left in there will be reduced to ashes so it will be difficult to find them. dozens of people hurt in this explosion from yesterday. many with burns. some of them with smoke inhalation sent to hospitals all over the peninsula, some of them even making it to burn centers in san francisco. once again, the crews having that hard difficult job

simon perez explains. * sot* simon perez/vallejo the >> reporter: remember, rita allen was last seen august 25, didn't report her missing until the following sunday. >> how did he wait five days to report his wife missing? >> he and his wife had very different work schedules and it wasn't uncommon for them to go several days without seeing each other and he would always fill his wife's car, his wife would leave his car at a friend's house. >> reporter: the man who suspected the man living with them off and on for years may have been responsible for the murders. or it may have been another couple. >> it was a couple that had been living in their house for a while and apparently involved in criminal activities and at some point, mr. riten house demanded they leave the house. at that time, one of the couple made a threat. >> reporter: police investigators aren't buying the attorney's story. for one, they say if someone dumped dead bodies in the home, how come riten house didn't say anything to them about that? >> at any point did he call the police and say there are dead bodies in my ho

. >> simon perez joins us now from bayhill shopping center where the american red cross is set up andimon has already heard of some other reports number-wise on the number of people who have may have died in this. good morning, simon. >> reporter: good morning, john. first report was one, then we heard three and now we're hearing as many as 6 people may have died in this explosion and the fire that followed. you can see from these pictures just how severe the explosion was and the devastating damage that it did to that entire neighborhood. now, of course, once the sun comes up today, the main thing for search crews is to see if there are more bodies. they are going to bring in cadaver dogs to help them with the search because as one official said, there may be nothing left of those bodies if there are any more except ashes. so very difficult job for those crews as they go through today. of course, they are going to try to see what the official count on the number of houses is, as well. i was here last night and it certainly was difficult not only from the darkness but because of the s

in vallejo, simon perez. >> also tonight a community is remembering two of the victims. don knapp is at a shopping center where they both worked. >> reporter: the victims have been names and photographs on television and newspapers. at this vigil this evening the lives behind the names became touchingly real. >> white ribbon in honor the people who lost their lives to the violence in vallejo. just praying for peace. >> reporter: two of those were killed in the violence that's taken five and possibly six were well liked members of this community. >> honor of the people who died to violence and. >> she was my haircutter. >> reporter: the hairstylist and a security guard at a wells fargo. >> both have touched my life and a large number of people here i see they have touched your life as well. >> reporter: co workers, friends and neighbors held this vigil between the tobies. >> they are all friends. >> reporter: any thoughts on this? >> [inaudible] i hope they rest in peace. >> reporter: because many knew her by another name they were shocked to learn she was killed. >> i wa

simon perez has more. >>> reporter: this is the house where the two decomposing bodies were found one inside and one out back buried in a shallow grave. it appears charles rittenhouse may be the only survivor in this tale so police are trying to figure out what his role may have been and they also want to find out what he was doing with depleted uranium. >>> reporter: this is charles rittenhouse apparently the last man alive in what appears to be a multicity multiday killing spree. this is the yard behind the house where one body is buried. you can see what investigators have left behind. strangely, these black pants cut down the seams seem to be spread out in the abandoned crime scene. we found these barrels with mostly japanese writing on them except for this clear english, toxic. atf officials have confirmed they discovered a bottle of depleted uranium in their search of rittenhouse's home. >> we are trying to figure out his involvement in the homicide. he is currently still at the solano county jail on charges of possession of explosive chemicals. >> unless he is in a science clas

simon perez, cbs5. >>> as for who won, california viewers are split. exclusive "eyewitness news" poll taken after the debate shows brown with a 0% lead over whitman and that is within the 4 1/2% margin of error. 23% said there was no clear winner. >>> the candidates were talking about the death penalty tonight. a federal judge in san jose blocked what would have been california's first execution in nearly 5 years. convicted killer and rapist albert greenwood brown was set to die thursday but the same judge who recently cleared the way for the execution now says the court needs more time to assess the state's newly that will injection procedures. >>> if you drive a pricey import heads up. cars like bmws and mercedes are being vandalised. we see the damage and a picture of the suspect who has been arrested not once, not twice, but seven times. >> no, that that is not decorative opinion striping on this black mercedes, it's felony vandalism. >> when you see this how toes it make you feel. >> quite upset.? >> this woman who does not want to be identified i

they are trying to line up the dollars to pay for it. >> thank you, simon perez. >>> anyone who rides bart knows those trains can get loud. we are getting an idea of just how much noise they make, too. >> it's almost ear shattering so i have to wear ear plugs all the time. >> reporter: the "chronicle" surveyed all 280 miles of bart tracks with a sound meter and found noise levels can reach 100 decibels at some spots. that is the equivalent of a jackhammer. >> when it comes to the final stop your ipod is up so loud it's blasting you can't hear what station is at when you miss it. >> it's ridiculous in the tunnels, screaming and screeching. >> the loudest spot on bart is the transbay tube heading westbound. the ride is nearly as loud between glen park and 24th street mission stations going east. quietest ride you might want to know between hayward and south hayward southbound. bart points out a recent study named the transit system one of the quite esplanade avenue of its kind in the country. >>> some say only in berkeley. a street memorial has sprung up near the spot where a mountain l

simon perez at uc-berkeley and what may be behind this sudden move. simon. >> reporter: well, allen, the families are really taking a wait-and-see attitude with this announcement. they don't want to get their hopes up too high too soon. >>> reporter: the iranian government has confirmed its plan to release 31-year-old sarah shourd, who has been kept in solitary confinement for more than a year. sarah's mother norah didn't walk to talk to the media as she left her sister's home in berkeley today. one of the people with her was carrying a suitcase apparently signaling norah's intent to fly east to meet up with her daughter. these are pictures from may when the mothers of the berkeley students were allowed to visit them in tehran. the former students say they were hiking in the mountains of northern iraq last summer when they may have inadvertently crossed the border into iran. they have been held captive ever since accused of spying. the iranian government says the release coincides with the end of ramadan and fulfills a custom of clemency during the hol

simon perez has reaction. >> reporter: allen, of course, that news has heartened the families of the three uc- berkeley graduates but there is not much more information than that just one of them will be released on saturday. these are pictures from may when the mothers of sarah shourd, shane bauer and josh fattal were visited. they were hiking in northern iraq last summer when they may have inadvertently crossed into iran. they have been held captive accused of being spies. the release coincides with the end of ramadan fulfilling a custom of clemency. based on past prisoner releases, it's likely sarah shourd will be granted freedom as she is the only woman and has complained of medical problems during captivity. the release is supposed to happen about 9:00 on saturday morning. and allen, we are still waiting to hear exactly which on of the three it will be. a long time waiting one year for those three. >> we don't know which one and we don't know what will happen to the other two how long they will be kept? >> reporter: no, no sign of that the all. thoughts that this might have do w

simon perez has our first look at charles rittenhouse. simon. >> reporter: allen, the apparent lone survivor in this case appeared in court today. that is charles rittenhouse who lives in this house behind me here in vallejo. the attorney for the 72-year- old said her client had nothing to do with the murders of his wife and her friend and in fact implied that there may be other suspects out there that the police haven't yet considered. >>> reporter: >> possession of the ingredients to make a destructive device and production of an explosive. >> reporter: 72-year-old charles rittenhouse stood silent before a judge today and let his lawyer do the talking. she said the long-time chemist had no nefarious motives for the depleted uranium found in his house. nonetheless, he remains in jail on charges positive sessing destructive and explosive -- on charges of possessing destructive and explosive devices. >> he is a victim in this case. >> reporter: the attorney excluded her client from having anything to do with the deaths of the two women foun

the debate starts at 6:00. >> simon perez, thanks a lot. that's the first debate of three. now, from you out and about tonight, you can listen to the debate live on our sister radio station kcbs. >>> the most famous baseball poem ever written says there is no joy in mudville. well, campus just might be mudville tonight. uc-berkeley says it's cutting baseball and three other intercollegial sports teams. now, another team is it going to have to become a club. that's cal's rugby program. the most successful program at cal having won 25 national titles since 1980. the rugby team will be made a club sport. they will still have access to the facilities. they will have to recruit nonscholarship athletes. at least they can keep their team together. >> again, these were very painful decisions and as i said to the students earlier today, deciding which programs was the most difficult part of the plan. >> 163 athletes and 13 coaches are impacted by the cuts. baseball has been played at cal since 1892. but it was the most expensive program to maintain on campus. >>> next, the bay area

simon perez shows us what they are doing about it. simon. >> reporter: juliette, the clean-up begins in earnest tomorrow. today's crews tried to make sure no one gets sick from what's lef of the incinerated neighborhood. >>> reporter: san mateo county work crews bustled around the site of the san bruno explosion and fire preparing for the heavy lifting scheduled to begin tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. >> tomorrow morning we are going to start removing vehicles and we are going to be going onto properties that have signed up for the program and basically removing the ash and debris. >> reporter: there are plenty of car carcasses to remove, frames stuck on the street just where they were when the fire began. as far as the homes, everything will be taken away, walls, chimneys, pipes, everything, so the home owner will be returned a clean lot when the county is finished. be county health officials are concerned about toxic dust being spread by the continuing wind. >> there is material in there such as metals, asbestos, small amounts, that i

simon perez shows us how the utility is handling all the attention, the scrutiny and the questions. simon. >> reporter: allen, as you might imagine, how a company handling a big crisis lining this can really have long- lasting effects. and it appears that up to this point, pg&e is following the crisis management playbook. >>> reporter: last thursday's deadly explosion and fire in san bruno had all the makings of much more than a disaster for the neighborhood. it was also a potential disaster for pg&e, the company responsible for the pipeline. form the lating the correct response to a -- formulating the correct response to a crisis like this is critical. >> you need to show that you know the magnitude of the tragedy. >> reporter: he says pg&e has done several things right. for one, on the very night of the explosion, pg&e said if it was at fault, it would take responsibility. >> it will in its word -- this is quoted now, will take accountability if it was found to be responsible for the explosion. >> it's not like fine wine. it doesn't get better with age. so if you are stonewalling,

simon perez tells us police hope that a big reward now being offered will lead to some fresh clues. simon. >> reporter: allen, it was a year ago today that tiburon had its first murder in four decades. it happened in the house behind me. it has been a year but the case hasn't been solved yet. and with each passing day, it's less likely it will be. >>> reporter: joan rosenthal was 75 years old when someone shot her in the head and killed her. investigators scoured her tiburon neighborhood for days searching for clues. >> the marin county sheriff's office has led the investigation. they put in over 4,000 hours. >> reporter: but as of today, nothing. >> frankly, we're running out of leads. >> reporter: former prosecutor and current defense attorney bill fazio says time is an investigator's enemy. >> when it starts getting over five or six months and there is no defined reason as to the motive, then it gets stale quickly. >> reporter: that means? >> it means that there's really nothing more that the police can do. >> reporter: investigators have followed the usual path and come up empty.

in pleasanton, simon perez cbs 5. >>> a breakthrough on state budget negotiations. a final agreement could happen as soon as this monday. california's budget is now 85 days overdue breaking all previous records of. governor schwarzenegger met today with legislative leaders at his private office in santa monica because he is still battling a bad cold. the governor's office says democrats and republicans have reached the framework of an agreement. they plan to work through the details over the weekend with the goal of reaching a final day on monday. >>> and folks commenting on our facebook page are running out of patience with the legislature. >>> this fiscal mess is what california's next governor has to look forward to and right now, the race for that job is a dead heat. democrat jerry brown and republican meg whitman are tied in the latest field poll. they each get 41% among likely voters. 18% are undecided. men, women, whites, latinos and independents are all evenly divided between the candidates. >>> more than 15 years ago the republican party launched its "contr

simon perez has the story. >> reporter: a mile section of pipe just north of here in san bruno that just a year ago pg&e declared was at a high risk of failure is now no longer putting the people of south san francisco at risk even though pg&e hasn't done anything to the pipe. pg&e records show both in 2007 and in 2009, the company considered a mile stretch of gas pipe line a few miles north of here a high risk saying the pipe had, quote, relatively high risk and likelihood of failure and it called the risk of failure, quote, unacceptably high. >> we are constantly assessing the safety and reliability of our system. when we find that we reevaluate it, we up -- we changed those evaluations immediately. >> reporter: so what is it the status of it now? it's downgraded to what? >> it is not on that top 100 list. i'm not sure exactly where it is. >> okay. >> reporter: so despite this original alarming report, it's now no longer considered a top 100? >> that's correct. >> reporter: moreover, pg&e actually asked for the permission to increase its rates and it did to fix that line but apparently

i'm simon perez in san francisco.tell you about it coming up. >>> and why some drivers may find themselves out of their car warranty because of changes coming at the gas pump. unemployment rates when it comes to veterans, no one fights harder than jerry mcnerney. when some vets were forced to travel hours for care, mcnerney fought for a new v.a. medical facility, and won. mcnerney took on washington gridlock, to improve care for vets with traumatic brain injuries. his plan became law. that's why vfw state commander dave norris endorsed mcnerney. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i'm honored to approve this message. thanks, dad. you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones. their unemployment rates slipping, california's rate >>> well, a lot of states are seeing their unemployment rates slipping. california's rate is actually inching up. but not everybody here is suffering. simon perez shows us one

simon perez says the incident has left neighbors on edge. simon. >> i was awake at 2:00 a.m. and i just got chills knowing about it. >> reporter: nancy feinberg lives in the berkeley neighborhood where the mountain lion took a stroll before dawn. >> we had absolutely no idea it was a mountain lion. we did not come to the front door. our landlord lives on the bottom floor so we figured if there was anything pertaining to them they would answer the door. we did see officers with flashlights in our backyards. >> reporter: those officers finally tracked the feline down on walnut street and had a tough decision to make. >> it was jumping into community members' backyards. it was dashing up the street. it was going into the playground of a church. there are lots of employees that work overnight in businesses there, restaurants, cleaning and the like. we also considered the homeless that sleep in door ways. we felt it posed a significant if not deadly threat. >> reporter: so the officers shot and killed the animal. >> i feel sad about it. i think they should have shot it with a tran

as simon perez shouse us the criteria for that list. simon. >> reporter: dana there appears to be some debate about whether that list was a secret but we can tell you right now you can find out for yourself. >> whenever we identify any potential threat to public safety we immediately go and address the situation. we don't put it on solis, it's not on solis of 100. >> reporter: but for planning purposes pg&e does make up a list of the 100 most dangerous pipeline segments so it nose which ones to fix before others. these maps posted on the company's web site show where they are. they get there based on criteria. will there or has there been third party construction nearby that could affect the pipe, pipe corrosion, land movement near the pipe such as, and the pipe's age, design, and what its made of. >> this list is in flux. some items will move up the list, some items will move down the list. >> reporter: they also included broader maps to show the entire pipeline system so customers can find out if they live near a pipe, risky or not. wa

simon perez has our first good look at adolph hitler tonight. simon. >> reporter: he is still alive. he lived at this house behind me in vallejo but today he appeared in court. his attorney said he had nothing to do the murders of his wife or the other woman whose bodies were found at this house. she intimates the police should be talking to somebody else they haven't considered yet. >> possession of the ingredients to make a destructive device and possession of an explosive. >> reporter: 72-year-old charles rittenhouse stood silent before a judge today and let his lawyer do the talking. she said the long-time chemist had no nefarious motives for the depleted uranium found in his house. nonetheless, he remains in jail on charges of possessing destructive and explosive devices. >> i don't think he did anything wrong. i think he is a victim in this case. >> reporter: the attorney excluded her client from having anything to do with the deaths of the two women found at his house. rittenhouse's wife rita allen and her friend, carol smart. >> he had be

simon perez is in san bruno with a closer look at where the investigation stands right now. simon. >> reporter: hi, juliette. cbs 5 has obtained this pg&e document where the company outlines plans to make improvements on its system. in this document, pg&e says it planned to spend millions of dollars repairing one mile of pipe on the very same line where the explosion took place last week. pg&e said that this line ranked in the top 100 highest risk line sections, that it had a high risk and likelihood of failure and that it had the potential impact radius of 415 feet located in a heavily urbanized area. the ntsb says it is aware of this document but it also says that the part that the document is talking about, the risky part of the line is about two miles north of where the explosion took place, not in the same place where the explosion happened. the notice will be around for a few more days and says the result of its investigation could take months, according to the ntsb. >> out of sight out of mind. they are underground. you don't see them. it's very easy to have a sense of

rittenhouse will be in court tomorrow afternoon. >> thank you, simon perez. we have just learned new information about a fight between valdemoro and the two salesmen, the father and son, that may have triggered the deadly chain of events. the august 22 fight left valdemoro battered and bruised. it happened at the home owned by cindy tran in hercules where she rented rooms to the salesmen. sherry hu is looking through that police station report. sherry. >> reporter: according to this police report, that was just released within the past hour, that sunday morning fight was started by a letter valdemoro wrote to ricardo sales calling him a liar and back stabber and telling him to stay out of his relationship with cindy tran. now, police officer broke under the fight, took photos of valdemoro's swollen left eye and valdemoro said he wanted to press charges against both the father and son. of those four people now, three are dead, one is missing. hercules police are following leads to try to find frederick sales. meanwhile, friends and family we saw today are mour

at uc-davis, i'm simon perez, cbs 5. >>> still, in the court of public opinion the debate is a draw.itness news poll shows 40% believe brown won, whitman close behind a 37%. the margin of error is 4.5%. the remaining 23% felt there was no winner. >>> president jimmy carter will have to stay in the hospital longer. he stayed overnight after he got sick on a flight from atlanta to cleveland. this morning, doctors are recommending additional observation. he had to cancel two events promoting his new book. carter's people say his illness is nothing serious. the former president turns 86 on friday. he is expected to continue his book tour soon. >>> of the more than $1 billion pledged by the u.s. to help rebuild haiti after the devastating earthquake nine months ago, haiti hasn't seen a cent. government officials say the money is still tied up in washington. they say the problem is disorganization and a lack of urgency. more than a million haitians still live on the streets amid the wreckage. and they can't start to rebuild until long-term funds are available. >>> this morning security off

simon perez shows us that alternative tonight. simon perez. >> reporter: the big question, what's the best way to get from bart to here to oakland international airport? bart says the best way is a monorail like the ones in las vegas but there is a transportation advocacy group that says no way, a bus is better, faster and cheaper. >>> reporter: this is the way it's done today, to get to oakland international airport bart riders must leave the station and lug their luggage onto air bart the dedicated bus line to the airport. >> i would like the monorail system better because it seems more efficient. >> reporter: that's just what bart is proposing spending nearly half a billion dollars on the oakland airport connector. it's not a bart train. it's an automated monorail like the ones that go between casinos in las vegas. transform is a public transit advocacy group that says spending that kind of money on a monorail is like throwing it into a wood chipper, a waste. instead the group proposes to run buses on -- >> an exclusive lane. t

simon perez on how tomorrow's debate could change those numbers. >> these are meg whitman's debate toe. >> reporter: cbs 5 political analyst james taylor says the stakes are high as the two people who want to be california's next governor begin a series of debates. starting tuesday, at uc-davis, taylor says republican meg whitman has a chance to make or break her campaign. >> jerry brown is a given known factor for californians. she has to overcome that, she has to convey to them that she is someone that is on their side, that she is in every way committed to the advancement and the improvement of the state of california as jerry brown. >> reporter: while some paint brown as the ultimate insider given his 40 years in state politics, taylor says brown's life tellings a different story. >> living on 40th and san pablo in a very rough area in oakland, california, gives a certain level of i think credentials in terms of being able to relate to ordinary people. >> reporter: still, 40 years in politics does leave a track record. >> he will do for california what he has done for oakland whic

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simon perez is in san francisco with the decision tonight. simon. >> reporter: dana, san francisco has been without its only gun store since february. but today the san francisco permit department gave the go- ahead to allow the owner to re- open the store. some people who live in the mission neighborhood don't like it. >> the answer is yes. >> reporter: yes, san francisco's highbridge arms gun shop has permission to re- open. the city's only gun shop closed in february, it owner contemplated changing to a wholesale dealer. when that didn't work he pursued his retail license. that gave an opening to opponents who didn't like guns being sold in the mission. they organized and sent dozens of e-mails to prevent the store from getting a new permit. >> a store selling firearms and accessories adds nothing to the vibrancy of this strip of mission street we have all worked so hard to create. >> this one business is basically adding another blank wall to the neighborhood by purchasing a business that 14% of the neighborhood which is to say our childre

simon perez, thank you. >>> hey, big spender...an has just broken a record previously held by new york mayor michael bloomberg. she has now poured $119 million into her campaign. it's the highest personal contribution by a candidate to a single election in american history. and that as she battles a new ad that takes aim at her education platform. don knapp shows us that ad not from her opponent jerry brown, either. don? >> reporter: while we may expect some nuance in the campaign ads, there is some copy in the latest antiwhitman ad from the california teachers union that could get folks in trouble including the tv station that air it at least that's the claim of the attorney working for the whitman campaign. >> whitman says we should cut another $7 billion from our schools. teacher layoffs, 100,000 more. 33% larger class sizes. and even more cuts to arts and music programs. >> reporter: but meg whitman's attorney calls this spot a lie. he fired off a letter to television stations telling managers they can be held liable for slande

simon perez on the mixed reaction to the new levi's ad. >> it didn't bother me until you mentioned i had my two kids with me. >> i personally don't see a problem with it. >> reporter: the new ad campaign is if nothing else provocative. >> nice butts so it doesn't bother me. >> reporter: what about the word? >> oh, as ses? doesn't bother me. >> it's about most appropriate as fashion for women in it's objectifying women. but other than that, it doesn't really stand out as more objectionable than most ads. >> reporter: a spokesman says levi's chose the language because in worldwide surveys it reflects how women talk about theirjeans. however, she refused to answer whether levi's considered the language appropriate for children to hear. >> i have two teenaged girls. i wouldn't like them to read that. they learn enough bad things and that's not the language i want them to go around as young girls saying. >> we're from canada. something like that was in our home city probably wouldn't last too long. >> reporter: another complaint i got wasn't about the appropriateness of the ad but how acc

simon perez on the long list of expenses san bruno faces. simon. >> reporter: dana, the city of san bruno is in tough financial straits and those straits just got tougher in the wake of the fire and the explosion. the city is on the hook for a lot of expense and only can hope to get reimbursed after the fact from the state and the federal government. now, the city council formally passed its emergency declaration just 30 minutes ago which pavers the way for state and federal -- which pavers the way for state and federal aid to flow into the city. but that doesn't mean all is resolved. the expenses for fire, police, repair and construction must all be vigilantly documented or the reimbursement won't work. the cost will run into the tense of millions of dollars, maybe over $100 million. >> we are just coming to grips with what that means for the city. in the council's wisdom, we have maintained a small but hopefully adequate general fund reserve that will allow us the necessary liquidity, expense liquidity, we need in order to deal with what's

simon perez is at the fire command center. julie watts is at one of the evacuation centers. and we'll begin anne makovec... in the san bruno neighborhood where it all began. anne. "..." "..." anne makovec in san bruno as of last night, about five as of last night, about five thousand people in san bruno were without power. jeff smith with p-g-and-e joins us live by phone now to give us an update. good morning jeff. thank you jeff smith with pg & e. san bruno city manager connie jackson says the most immediate task, is trying to account for all the people who lived in the neighborhood. "the city organization is fully mobilized to assist residents. our primary concern at this point is identifying and locating all of the residents of the affected area." the city is urging people whose homes are in the fire area, to register by calling this number... 650-616- 7180. the city wants to account for as many people as possible, as the search for more victims begins today. again, the number to call is 650-616-7180. cbs five photo journalist don ford was able to get near the spot where

simon perez cbs 5. >> as for who won, california votes are split. our exclusive eyewitness news poll after the debate shows brown was a 3% lead over whitman within the 4.5% margin of error, 23% said there was no clear winner. >>> coming up, cuts splitting the cal student body, one side athletes finding out they are being benched forever on the other side students who really don't seem to care. >>> and a top model finale gone really wrong what happened when the wrong winner was announced. pgh >>> >> 25 degrees. 25 degrees cooler in some neighbourhoods for your wednesday. i will pinpoint those locations. >> night club dancing. >> we are coming here to party and have a good time >> without the night club scene. >> just so much fun. >> coming up in minutes. athletic programs. coaching >> uc berkeley stunned everyone announcing it was doing away with several varsity athletic programs, coachling staff and players tell robert lisles they were blind sided. >> reporter: say it ain't so, joe golden bear baseball team knocking the cover off the ball since the

simon perez on what city leaders are discussing at a special meeting tonight. simon. >> reporter: the city council is in special session right now to formalize the emergency declaration in the aftermath of that fire and explosion one week ago today. the city of san bruno is on the hook for big expenses and the emergency declaration helps the city apply for aid from the state and from the federal government. there is lots to pay for, all the firefighters who battle the blaze for hours. the police officers, who continue to protect the incinerated neighborhood from looters. then comes the infrastructure repair, the pavement, sidewalks. also, the city may be involved in the toxic clean-up as the fire leaves behind ashes contaminated with metals from batteries, asbestos from insulation and pesticides. all those potential costs come as the city is facing a nearly $2 million budget deficit for this year. last year, the city had to make cuts to the fire department to balance the budget then. so certainly no time to be coming up with these extra expenses as the city is g

simon perez say has more on the road to recovery. >> it is probably one of the most severe and shatteringpaoeupblg injuries i have seen -- spinal injuries i have seen in the 10 years i have been working here and i've seen a lot. >> reporter: the neuro surgeon is treating 24-year-old jockey michael martinez who remains at highland hospital in oakland, paralyzed but recovering from the life-threatening tumble he took at golden gate field last sunday. >> compared to his condition on arrival, to today -- >> he has most improved at this point. he is awake now. he is able to talk to us. >> reporter: castro moray is meeting with the martinez family, including michael's parents who flew up from panama to be with him. >> i cannot exactly say how he feels but it looks to me like he is a little confused. and a little scared. >> reporter: the family is considering what experimental stem cell treatments might be best for michael. if any. >> the spinal cord is a very delicate, extremely complicated organ, and so far, there has not been one case in which we have regenerated in humans. >> reporter: in fa

simon perez shows us his road to recovery. >> reporter: it's probably one of the most severe and shatteringinal injuries i have seen in the ten years i have been working here and i have seen a lot. >> neurosurgeon fredrico castro mow ray is treating michael martinez, jockey who remains at highland hospital in oakland, paralyzed but recovering from the life-threatening tumble he took at golden gate fields last sunday. >> compare his condition on his arrival to today? >> oh, it's most improved at this time. he is awake now, he is able to talk to us. >> castro more ais meeting the martinez family including michael's parents who flew up from panama to be with him. >> i really cannot say exactly how he feel but you know it looks to me like he is a little confused and a little scared. >> the family is considering what operation might be good for him. >> the pine is very tender organ. >> reporter: they say implanting stem cells could put him at more risk because they would have to knock down his immune system during the treatment. >> we have been a little slow on this whole issue mainly because we

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simon perez tells us the whole incident has those neighbors on edge tonight. >> reporter: the reaction we got from people we spoke to today was pretty much the same. disbelief with a little fear mixed in. you can be sure about that. what else would you think with a mountain lion ro

simon perez on what they are doing to minimize a major health risk. >> reporter: a big job indeed. tomorrow all this behind me will be start to be hauled away. eventually it will be gone. the clean-up crews in san mateo county tomorrow morning in 8:00 will be begin hauling away the cars and the rest of the houses. >> all they can done is do their best, you know? but so far, i think this block is pretty good shape. >> reporter: james king lives around the corner from this, so anything is pretty good-bye comparison. >> we're continuing to do preparation work on the site. so tomorrow morning, we'll be ready to go and remove debris. >> reporter: that includes spraying hundreds of gallons of water on the streets and on the charred homes to keep the wind from distributing toxic dust beyond the site. >> there is material in the inn there such as metals, asbestos, small amounts, that if it isn't treated and handled properly, it could become a public health problem. >> reporter: tomorrow backhoes, dump trucks and tow trucks take over. >> tomorrow we'll be removing vehicles and on to propert

thank you, simon perez. >>> well, police are still looking for a gunman after shots rang out in berkeley this afternoon. it happened near the intersection of sacramento and oregon streets. witnesses say they heard at least 10 shots. a short distance away, police found bullet holes in this white cadillac. no reports of any injuries. it's still unclear what promised the shooting. >>> doctors have up graded the condition of the fremont police officer shot last week. they say officer todd young is now in stable condition this afternoon. another surgery today was successful. officer young lost 40% of his blood after he was shot while serving a warrant in oakland. police arrested the suspect, andrew barrientos, near the mexican border on saturday. he is in jail in san diego and will be moved back to alameda county. >>> palo alto police have beefed up patrols. vandals have broken into 28 vehicles during 12 days. they generally steal laptops and gps units and cell phones. >>> very scary moments for hundreds of people on a flight that was going from san francisco to australia. shortly after that

. >>> it's been a year since a mysterious murder in marin county and police have few leads but simon perez telesales they hope a big reward is being offered to lead to fresh clues. >> frankly, we're running out of leads. >> reporter: tiburon police chief michael cronin says investigators have put in 4,000 hours trying to find out who shot 75-year-old joan rosenthal in the head and killed her one year ago today. her body was found inside an enclosed patio. >> it would it would suggest that somebody had access that she gave somebody access or she came out for some of other reason and was followed back into the area by a suspects. >> reporter: generally crime -- >> involves somebody that's well known to the victim. those are the simplest murders. we solve about 90% of those and we usually are able to make an arrest within two or three days. those that don't fall into that category where the motive isn't immediately apparent, the solve rate nationally falls to something closer to a third or less. >> reporter: chief cronin says investigators did find some dna evidence and that has been analyzed

simon perez shows us how the company has done so far and what we can expect from the utility as we go forward. >> how a company handles a crisis like this has long lasting effects. up to the moment for pg&e so far, so good. it is apparently following the playbook. >>> reporter: last thursday's deadly explosion and fire in san bruno had all the makings of much more than a disaster for the neighborhood. it was also a potential disaster for pg&e, the company responsible for the pipeline. formlating the correct response to a crisis like this is critical. >> you need to show that you know the magnitude of the disaster and that it's a true huge uv huge tragedy. >> reporter: he says pg&e has done several things right. for one, on the very night of the explosion, pg&e said if it was at fault, it would take responsibility. >> it will in its word --this is quoted now, will take accountability if it was found to be responsible for the explosion. >> it's not like fine wine. it doesn't get better with age. so if you are stonewalling, if you are saying no comment, people just think you're a callous

simon perez joins us now. n, i guess we're hearing that the lieutenant governor has yet to arrive at that location. >> reporter: he has not arrived yet, john. we do have all of our cameras and microphones set up waiting for him. we're also waiting to hear from the san bruno fire chief who is supposed to give us an update this morning. if you take a look at this video, you can see there is a whole lot to talk about. the devastation just dramatic right there in that neighborhood. today we are hearing already that as many as 6 people may have died in this fire and this explosion. but now that the sun is up and the rescue crews are going to go through, they say that they are very likely to find even more bodies. we are going to have to take cadaver dogs in as well because unfortunately, it's quite likely that the remains of those people are just reduced to ashes like many of the houses. nothing left but chimneys and foundations. dozens of houses incinerated in the four over 50. three national transportation safety